Codex Pirates

Chapter 360 Only Benefits

The room where Dampier meets the five old stars is spacious and bright, but there are not too many luxurious and expensive decorations.

Dampier just took a look, and felt that the five old stars should be the kind of characters with a strong and fulfilling heart. These five should be very clear that at their level, they no longer need any external objects to show their identities. On the contrary, Precious and luxurious utensils will only double in value because they have been used by them.

In the middle of the room, there are several sofas around a small round table, and five tall old men are standing or sitting around it.

The old man closest to the door seemed to be the oldest, with a black flat hat on his head, sitting on a single sofa, facing Dampier sideways, revealing a long scar on the left side of his face, one end of the scar started from his forehead and crossed his temple, She has been buried in the fluffy white beard on her chin, and she seems to be thinking about something at this moment. She is looking down at the cane she is leaning on, with a rapt look on her face, as if she didn't notice Dampier's arrival.

A little farther away on a long sofa, there are two old men with golden swords sitting on their horses. Both of them have white beards and hair. One of them has long hair like a waterfall and hangs straight behind him, while the other is bald on the top of his head, showing his forehead. Between them is a conspicuous birthmark like a map of the archipelago.

Another person has short blond hair and looks the youngest compared to the other gray-haired companions. He is sitting on the last single sofa in the house, looking up and down at Dampier with interest.

The last old man leaning against the wall was a bit unique, the other four were all wearing dark suits, only he was wearing a baggy white kimono, exposing his bony chest, besides that, there was no one among the five. Only he was holding a samurai sword that was almost as tall as a man, holding it in his arms.

After the five people entered the room, none of them spoke until Dampier opened his mouth to explain the mystery.

Since Dampier was imprisoned in the Holy Land Prison, he has been interrogated by the intelligence agencies of the World Government, because Dampier has shown from the beginning that they dare to kill himself, and Karp and other marines will suffer double torture. The high-level navy is not sure about the attitude towards William and his group, and more importantly, how to deal with Karp's problem. Before these spies did not destroy Dampier's body too much, but they were not allowed to sleep, and they were detained in cells with harsh conditions, etc. Behavior is essential.

In previous interrogations, Dampier only said that he represented William, conveyed his peace wishes, and wanted to see Wulaoxing, and said nothing other than that.

Although Dampier came to ask for peace talks on his own initiative, he was not in a hurry at all. Although he was imprisoned for three consecutive days without sleep and depressed, he did not appear agitated at all.

And the World Government and the Five Old Stars don't seem to be active at all, and they don't even seem to want to invest more energy in Dampier.

They are very clear that such a person can be sent out, William must have made preparations to prevent information leakage, and peace talks are not the first choice of the world government. How important it is to see the face of the navy, but the prerequisite for letting them ignore the face of the navy is that they have sufficient interests and bargaining chips.

When Dampier counted silently in the prison until the third day, he finally saw Wu Laoxing after being searched by the intelligence staff of the world government.

Dampier knew that the sudden change in the attitude of the world government must be due to some changes in the outside world when he was locked in prison these days, so that the five old stars had a "chat" with him. Look at William There is an idea of ​​​​what chips in hand.

Therefore, after entering the room, Dampier immediately asked if the Four Emperors were in contact with William.

The old man with the scar on his left face who had been staring at his cane before finally turned his head to look at Dampier: "'Pirate Scholar', Albert Dampier, I only now believe that Morgan William was arrested When you are in prison, it is really you who are in charge of the overall situation from the outside world, not Morgan William who is remotely controlling in prison."

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Dampier to respond, he lowered his head and stared at the cane again, as if there was some mysterious knowledge on it.

"William is the one who sets the strategy. I'm just a person who follows orders." Dampier said without sleep for three days. Although his face was a little pale, he still maintained a polite attitude.

The old man with a map birthmark on his forehead leaned against the sofa, crossed his hands, put them on his stomach, and looked at Dampier with vacant eyes: "You said that you want to talk on behalf of Morgan William, and he wants to become the king's Shichibukai Right? Could it be that Morgan William feels that he has already won? Or does he think that with the lives of Garp and a group of marines, he can threaten the world government, so he can only passively accept his opinion?"

"The position of Qibuhai is not a bargaining chip, and if Qibuhai becomes a covenant that can hold the position by threatening the navy and the world government, then this system will violate the original intention." The old man in kimono said, "A Garp, With the addition of a few warships, for the navy, the loss is not a bone-shaking one, and the strength of the navy can still easily destroy and crush you, as long as we give an order."

Of course, what they said is not true. The current King Qiwukai, Doflamingo obtained the position of Qiwuhai by threatening the world government and the navy, but Doflamingo is a Tianlong person. This matter involves When it comes to the legal system of the world government, it is difficult to deal with it if it is not easy to crusade.

As for the great pirate of the murlocs, "Sea Hero" Jinbe was also given the position of Shichibukai as a bargaining chip by the five old stars considering the issue of racial harmony, in order to eliminate the antagonism between the murlocs and humans.

"Soldiers on the battlefield will pursue life and death, and even among the soldiers, only the most reckless commanders will pursue death and destruction regardless of loss," Dampier said with a smile, not at all nervous about the threat of the five old stars "In this world, we are not the only ones who are enemies of the government and the navy, or have conflicts. Do the navy and the world government have to work hard every time they encounter one, and they must completely eradicate it regardless of losses? Doing so, No matter how powerful the world government and navy are, no matter how strong their background is, I am afraid they will fall apart in a short time, right?"

"William told me that real politicians know how to seek common ground while reserving differences. If they are mature politicians, if necessary, even in confrontational situations, they can find the common interests of both parties, turn enemies into friends, and unite the front," Dampier looked around One glance at Wu Laoxing, whose face was as deep as water from the beginning to the end, did not show the slightest thought, "He also told me that he wanted to secure the position of Qi Wuhai under the king, and he only relied on the life of Garp and others as a threat in exchange for the government's verbal approval. The temporary promise is useless, the only thing that can really make us and the government an ally in the united front is profit!"