The sudden landing of a huge group of ruins shocked them all, and only then did they realize that there was a navy at the port.
And in the sky behind the navy, there are those huge ruins piled up into black clouds.
"navy?"
Salor frowned, "The struggle in our kingdom has nothing to do with your navy, so don't meddle in your own business."
They are not pirates, but the Royal Army, and they are the Royal Army of a country that is a member of the World Government. Even the World Government is not qualified to handle internal affairs, let alone the navy.
"That's right, you just have to fight the pirates obediently. The other things have nothing to do with you." said the noble general of the Sukenai Kingdom.
"You can't say that. If you fight like this, you don't care about the civilians?"
Kuro spit out the remaining cigar butt, lit another one, and said: "Don't let him destroy such a prosperous place like Meng Island."
"This is our territory originally. What we do has nothing to do with you, and it is not your navy's turn to take care of it." Salol said.
"This is our territory!"
The Suknai noble retorted, "Moe Island is the territory of our Suknai Kingdom!"
"It seems you still have to fight to know who this belongs to!"
Salor said coldly, "Listen to the order and prepare to shoot."
boom!
There was a loud noise from the sea.
A ship in the fleets of the Suknai Kingdom and the Ruoman Kingdom was sunk by a sudden drop of debris. The debris was flying everywhere. A piece of wood scraped against Salol's face, and a trace of blood flowed from his cheek.
Salor wiped the blood from his face with his fingers, sweat broke out on his forehead.
The nobleman opposite him had almost the same attitude.
"Be careful."
Clow took away his cigar, blew out a puff of smoke, and said calmly: "In this damn place like the Grand Line, it's perfectly normal for something to fall from the sky and a tsunami to roll up on the sea."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, and a huge tsunami suddenly rolled up from the sea. The huge shadow formed by the tsunami enveloped everyone present.
There is no doubt that if this tsunami comes over, let alone the ships nearby, this town will probably not be able to escape.
The nobleman of Sukenai glanced at the tsunami blankly, swallowed his saliva, and said to Kuro: "What on earth do you want to do?"
"It's boring to fight and kill. Let's sit down and talk somewhere." As soon as Kuro opened his finger, the tsunami fell into the sea, creating a huge wave that shook the surrounding ships.
…
In a tavern in Lower Town.
The people drinking inside had already left when the armies of the two kingdoms appeared.
Outside the tavern, the armies of the Ruoman Kingdom and the Sukenai Kingdom stared at each other, while the navy stood in the middle, acting as a moderator between the two groups, which would inevitably lead to a fight between them.
In the tavern, the three parties found a table and sat down.
Crow was sitting on the side facing the door, followed by Crow and Lida.
On the other two sides, sat the nobles of Ruoman and Suknai.
Ruoman's aristocratic general, called Salol, is the son of the palace minister and one of the most powerful men in the country.
The aristocratic general of Sukenai, named Enoch, is also a powerful man.
Enoch drank a glass of ale in one gulp to relieve the tension caused by being frightened by Kuro.
"Lieutenant Colonel Lucilu Cullo, right? What on earth do you want to do? You are just the navy, and territorial disputes have nothing to do with you." He glared at Cullo, as if this would bring him courage.
Salor pushed the ale cup and said to the trembling waiter: "Give me a glass of water, I don't drink."
As he spoke, he continued: "The dispute on Meng Island is a dispute between our two countries. This place has been fought over by us a long time ago. Now that the dwarf is dead, we have all suffered a lot. This one serves as a bridgehead between the two countries.
The cute island must be taken down. Even if you stop us now, you will not be able to stop us in the future."
Meng Island was captured, no, even if it was not captured, this place would be better as a battlefield than their own country.
Just like twenty years ago, everyone is fighting here. If they win, they will occupy the bridgehead. They will look at the enemy and take advantage of the opportunity to attack. If they lose, they will retreat and wait for the next attack.
How can it be so easy for enemies who have been enemies for centuries to understand each other?
Although Salor dislikes that dwarf, but now that he is really dead, things will be very troublesome later on.
The two countries maintain a balance by purchasing the military units experimented by Polopa. When fighting with such things, they won't feel bad if they lose, but they won't get anywhere if they win.
So they all need Meng Island, and they must continue to maintain this situation and control the war on this island. Otherwise, it will be really bad if the war escalates.
Moreover, the geographical location of Meng Island is also what they need. It is located in the middle of the route, leading to any route, and there are more than a dozen waterways. Controlling this place is equivalent to taking the initiative of the merchants who come and go.
No one wants to give up.
Kuro bit his cigar, glanced at them, and said:
"Both of your countries say that Meng Island is your territory, but Meng Island has not been controlled by you for so many years. As a country located on two shipping routes, you do not concentrate on development. You think about fighting every day, and you have to fight for one.
An island stuck in the middle of the shipping lane.”
"You don't know that your fighting will give pirates an opportunity to take advantage of it. As a navy, I would like to make a suggestion here. From now on, this place will be a naval base, and our navy will take over it."
"We ensure the passage of the waterway, allowing merchants to go to any country they want through the waterway. There will be no pirates. You can each return to your own routes and develop, and there will be no more wars."
"Who is in favor and who is against."
Qrow leaned back in his chair.
These two countries don't want to fight. Kuro can see this. Fighting now is completely due to the current situation and tradition. This island is being fought over, and there is no telling whose it is. In this case
, then let him give this step,
"I object!" Enoch slammed the table and shouted: "Even the navy has no right to decide the ownership of this island!"
Snapped!
Kuro slapped Enoch's body, causing him to fall heavily to the ground.
He put his foot on the table, held a cigar in his mouth, and said viciously: "I am talking to you so nicely and so angrily. Why on earth do you object even if you say I object? Is this giving you face? You old coward, if you don't accept it, go to the World Government and file a complaint."
I!"
As he spoke, he looked at Salol.
"What about you, do you object too?"
Salor looked at Enoch who was twitching on the ground, and then at Kuro who looked unhappy, his head shaking like a rattle.
"I have no problem with that at all."
So just tell the truth from the beginning, why call people into the tavern and pretend to be negotiating.
Negotiation is all about talking. If you don’t talk, how can there be any results? We just want to talk. You don’t give anyone the space to talk. You are not playing the right way.