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After the shock of the previous two days, the third day suddenly became completely silent. No one expected that Oran would bring up a topic about the Dragon Palace Kingdom at this time.
"Some of your countries are located in the New World. Fishman Island is your outpost. If they can stop more pirates, your countries will naturally be safe. Don't you understand such a simple principle?"
Oran raised this issue because it was promised in the Dragon Palace Kingdom back then, and it was an agreement made when the merman mining team was established.
Oran is simply fulfilling a promise he made years ago.
However, raising the issue doesn't equate to solving it; at least, other people don't seem to have much of a feeling about it.
"King Oran, are you very interested in those fish in the deep sea?"
"What you're saying violates the World Government's principle of equality. A law from hundreds of years ago clearly states that fish-men and mermaids are human, not fish. Do you have a problem with the World Government?"
The World Conference isn't a place where everyone sits together and has a peaceful exchange; frankly, it's a place for arguing, and not fighting is already the ultimate restraint.
Sarcasm and sarcasm are commonplace here, and Oran has extensive experience dealing with such people.
No matter what the other person says, don't respond directly. Instead, question them from another angle.
In situations like this, whoever gets ahead of the other loses. The only way to win in a verbal battle is to keep the conversation under your own control.
Labeling is merely a basic tactic and not worth mentioning. Even though many people agree with the king's description of fish, they still side with Oran when making statements, as this is the world government's political correctness.
"Alright everyone, I believe you didn't come here to argue. Let King Oran finish what he has to say."
King Riku of Dressrosa smoothed things over, pointing out that Dressrosa was located at the very edge of the New World, and Fishman Island served as a natural geographical barrier for them.
Just as Oran said, if a large number of pirates could be kept out of Fishman Island, it would bring a lot of stability to the countries of the New World.
It's inappropriate to discuss personal relationships between nations. Although in this world, the power of a king is generally unprecedented, if a king wants to support another country because of personal connections, the people can't do anything about it.
But this is a world conference, and apart from Oran, no one in the Ryugu Kingdom has any connections with it.
If you really want them to do something, you can only rely on interests. The existence of the Dragon Palace Kingdom is always overlooked, to the point that the countries in the New World have never thought about this issue.
After all, the world has a broad definition of a good king. The king doesn't need to be capable; as long as he doesn't cause trouble, even being a bit harsh is acceptable.
After Oran brought it up, he gained some supporters, such as those in the New World countries.
The allocation of seats at the World Conference is usually quite deliberate. The five seas and the Grand Line share these fifty seats, averaging ten seats for each of the five regions.
There may be some changes due to real-world factors, but they are unlikely to be significant.
Nations that can establish themselves along the Grand Line are generally much stronger than those in the four seas.
Absolute equality does not exist at world conferences; what determines these things is national power.
"The current market price for iron ore is 37,000 Berries per ton, right? What if I told you that with the help of the Ryugu Kingdom, this price could be driven down?"
The ore currently being mined by the deep-sea mining team is only for Oran's own use, which can reduce costs somewhat, but only to a limited extent. Therefore, Oran is preparing to find some new customers here.
They are still middlemen, but no longer the small-scale middlemen of the underworld; they are middlemen between countries.
These member states wouldn't voluntarily help the Dragon Palace Kingdom; asking them to go to great lengths to dive into the deep sea would be asking too much trouble. In the end, they would basically provide financial assistance, with Oran handling the actual operations.
After a proper discussion with the Dragon Palace Kingdom, other countries contributed their efforts, and Oran gained favors—a win-win situation. In fact, Oran won twice.
As the communication continued, the kings participating in the meeting clearly split into several factions, with the nations of the New World and those in need of the minerals finding Oran's suggestions reasonable.
People who felt this matter was none of their business didn't express any opinions, but countries that already had a business exporting minerals were not happy.
In the end, the argument lasted all morning before a result was reached that satisfied all parties. In a sense, the efficiency was already quite high.
This continued for another four days, bringing the World Conference to a close. Morgans' newspapers, carrying information revealed by the departing kings, flew to all parts of the world. This information could, to some extent, influence the direction of world policy.
Therefore, people all over the world pay attention to this issue of the newspaper, and even though Morgans' newspaper sales are usually not low, sales on this day will show a certain degree of increase.
[A formal member state, the true strongest nation!]
Morgans even rehashed old news, bringing up previous issues and using the changes in Piltover as a starting point to introduce subsequent policy changes.
The kings who had arrived in Mary Geoise but had not been able to attend the meeting already knew about the news and had been shocked by it. There were even rumors that this country had squeezed out another country's meeting slot as soon as it joined.
The Kingdom of Lulucia would certainly not publicize this matter; it would be shameful to say it out loud. And none of the other countries would deliberately rub salt in the wound.
The king of the Kingdom of Lulucia still regularly strolls around the venue, so much so that the other kings don't know which unlucky one was squeezed out.
As the world conference concluded, the news began to spread throughout the ocean.
The New World, Elbaf, the Land of Giants.
"Clap clap clap, Dongli, is this that little girl's country? It's become a member state now."
"Hahaha, yeah, she must have grown up by now. She was so big at such a young age, she's probably as tall as a giant by now."
I'm really looking forward to the day she comes to challenge us.
The duel between Dorry and Brogy was suspended for a while, but it has recently resumed, and they are always a little unhappy that they haven't been able to determine a winner.
However, this time it's only a matter of determining who is better, not who will live or die.
These two can fight to the death and it's hard to say who's better. Holding back their strength actually makes the duel more difficult.
Judging from this, when Leriana arrives as promised, neither of them may be able to determine a winner.
"Your Majesty Neptune! Queen Otohime! News of the World Conference has arrived! King Oran has kept his promise from years ago!"
In the deep sea, on Fishman Island, a Left Minister hurriedly entered the Dragon Palace with a newspaper in his hand.
Although the Ryugu Kingdom has not participated in the World Conference for many years, it still knows when the World Conference is held.
The situation is much better now than it was back then, so people have been waiting for the newspaper to be published in the waters near the Sabaody Archipelago for some time now.
Newsbirds don't discriminate against fishmen or mermaids; as long as you pay, any creature can become a target for their newspaper sales.
We must assert our equality and not forget the deep sea.
Morgans' newspaper sources came from various kings, who may not have had good relationships with each other, but all followed an unspoken rule.
When facing outsiders, they only mention the general idea and do not talk about the specific details. It would be bad if outsiders knew what they planned to do.
Therefore, the news revealed by Morgans was just news that conformed to mainstream topics in the world, but for Fishman Island, this was enough.
After many years, finally someone has remembered them.
"This is good news, and we should tell the people immediately."
"Yes, it's time. Sidiriel has helped us a lot and has kept his promise. Now it's time for the people to know that there is such a human royal who has provided us with a lot of help."
Compared to Fishman Island, Piltover is the real carnival, where what was lost in the past has finally returned.
"Homage to King Oran!"
"Homage to the Siddiel family!"
Similar conversations were the main topic of conversation in Piltover's taverns, creating a lively atmosphere even in the otherwise quiet royal city.
Meanwhile, Oran himself was still on his way back.
Boom! Boom!
The Power Gear's main gun roared, sinking a pirate ship that was trying to attack them.
The end of the meeting is also a period of activity for the pirates. Unlike the meeting, since the kings usually leave in groups, many pirates will do something even crazier, trying to pull off a big heist.
However, they overlooked the fact that as the number of kings increased, the strength of the guards would also increase.
"King Oran, then this matter is troublesome."
"Don't worry, we are neighboring countries, this is not a big deal."
On the way back, the kings would also talk about some things. For example, the kingdom of Drum Kingdom discussed the issue of population outflow with Oran.
Previously, Piltover was a non-member state, which would attract some people, but not many, so the Drum Kingdom didn't care much about it.
Now that the other party has become a member state, the nature of the situation has changed dramatically. If Oran were to actively attract more people, there is a risk of a massive outflow of population.
Oran also assured that he would not actively poach people, as his demand for grassroots labor has begun to decline; what he lacks is high-end talent.
At least during the old king's reign, Oran will not do anything excessive. In any case, if we wait a few more years until Wapol takes the throne, all those talents will have to come to us on their own initiative.
They chatted about population here and resources there. The exchanges between the royal families were relatively cheerful. Brand, on the other hand, was grinning foolishly as he looked at the formal diplomatic documents in his hand. It wasn't until night fell that the kings returned to their ships.
Oran himself received a phone call at that moment.
"Master, it is I, Absalom."
"What's wrong, Abu?"
"Something's happened in Wano Country. Kaido's Beasts Pirates are fighting a group of samurai. Do you think I should do something about it?"
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