The Red Line, the Holy Land of Mary Geoise. This is where the World Nobles, the Celestial Dragons, reside. They consider themselves gods, far removed from the mortal world, and thus live at the peak of the Red Line, ten thousand meters high, ruling the entire world from above. Here, the power of the Celestial Dragons surpasses the laws of mortals. No matter which country's royalty they encounter, they must show obedience and humility.
The only entities capable of punishing the Celestial Dragons are the Celestial Dragons' own rules and the God's Knights, composed of the Celestial Dragons themselves... In the very center of the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, a magnificent castle with a green roof stands tall. Its name... Pangea Castle! This majestic and solemn castle is where the World Government holds the World Conference.
Among the over 170 countries in the world, only the royalty of fifty countries have the right to come to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise to attend the conference, jointly discussing and deciding the future development of the world. Since it is currently the World Conference period, as royalty and nobles from various countries arrive, the massive steel gate at the main entrance of the castle, engraved with the World Government's cross and five-star emblem, continuously rises and falls, allowing the royal members of each country to enter the castle.
Within this heavily guarded castle, there is an extremely special room, named... the Hall of Power! Five elders, each with different appearances and extraordinary temperaments, stand or sit in this spacious hall. Their expressions are indifferent, and their unintentional words and actions always reveal a condescending attitude. In fact, given their status and position, they are indeed enough to look down upon most people in this world, and they are the highest authority of the World Government... the Gorosei!
"I spent several years having my subordinates collect economic and trade intelligence from various countries around the world, hoping to observe the future economic development trends of the world through this, but... Just at this moment, I noticed a very abrupt existence..." A bald elder holding a saber, wearing a white robe, and wearing frameless circular glasses on his face, raised his right index and middle fingers to his forehead, his face showing a look of contemplation. His name is Issac Baron V.
Nasujuro Saint, and he holds the position of "Financial Warrior God" in the World Government. Before the bald elder could finish speaking, another elder, sitting on a long sofa, holding a cane, wearing a black suit, with white curly hair, a fluffy white beard, a flat hat, and a scar on his left cheek, spoke first.
"Umbrella Corporation!" "That's right!" Nasujuro Saint nodded slightly, looking at the elder who had just spoken. His name is Jaygarcia Saturn Saint, and he holds the position of "Scientific Defense Warrior God" in the World Government.
A tall, thin elder in a black suit stroked his long, straight white beard, his face thoughtful. He had three long strands of white beard on his chin.
"This Company seems to have common interests and cooperative relationships with more than twenty countries..." His name was Marcus Mars Saint, and he held the position of "Environmental Warrior God" in the World Government. "As a community of interests, it is indeed a very large entity, but... The relationship between countries is all built on the foundation called interest.
This relationship is sometimes very strong, and sometimes very fragile..."
The speaker wore a black suit, no tie, with golden hair, a golden beard, and a scar on his chest.
Another elder, also in a black suit, with white hair and a bald spot, and two upward-curving white mustaches, and a birthmark on his forehead, clasped his hands together, his face thoughtful.
"The Umbrella Corporation is the world's largest arms trade Company... The World Government's organizations CP and Marine also have some cooperation with it..."
His name was Topman Warcury Saint, and he held the position of "Legal Warrior God" in the World Government. As World Nobles, the Celestial Dragons possessed the best resources in the world. The power, status, and wealth that ordinary people dreamed of, they had possessed directly from birth. The endpoint that ordinary people strived for was merely the starting point for them, the Celestial Dragons. They lived a life free from worries about food and clothing every day, an existence of extreme extravagance!
In this sweet environment, most Celestial Dragons had been raised into reckless, humanoid garbage. But... there were exceptions. There were also clear-minded individuals among the Celestial Dragons, and they understood very well why they could possess such high-level privileges! Therefore, these clear-minded individuals, who possessed various high-quality resources, would think about keeping this privilege forever in order to maintain the interests of their class... Among them, the Gorosei were the elites among these "clear-minded" Celestial Dragons.
They not only possess profound knowledge but also have considerable strength, and are the leading representatives of the Celestial Dragons. They have extremely high speaking power, whether among the Celestial Dragons or within the World Government, and are responsible for the daily management affairs of the World Government. Therefore, except for Imu, who is seated on the Empty Throne, the Gorosei, who hold immense power, do not need to obey anyone!
"I have estimated that based on the economic volume exposed by the Umbrella Corporation now, it can completely control 22% of the Berries circulation in the world, and this value is still showing a trend of continuous increase year by year…" Nasujuro Saint said, his expression serious.
"22% of the Berries!?"
"It's actually this high!?"
"Is this still the known part...?"
"The existence of the Umbrella Corporation is a problem that cannot be ignored…" Upon hearing this, the other four were greatly surprised, their expressions varied.
The existence of a company that could control 22% of the world's Berries was no small matter, but a huge hidden danger… With such a wealth foundation, if the Umbrella Corporation wanted to secretly shake the rule of the World Government, it wasn't impossible!
Pit Saint, with golden hair, frowned. "I remember this Company only emerged a few years ago, right? How could it have such a huge volume…"
"The King of the Sardo Kingdom, the head of the Umbrella Corporation, Gild Tesoro… He is a business genius! He started from scratch as a small-time thug on the Sabaody Archipelago and reached his current position in just eleven years." Nasujuro Saint said with a slight sigh.
Upon hearing this, Mars Saint raised his right hand and stroked the three strands of white beard on his chest, his face filled with surprise.
"Eleven years...? Starting from scratch, that's impossible!"
Warcury Saint, who had been clasping his hands together, twitched his upward-curving mustache and frowned.
"It is indeed a bit too strange… Unless he himself possesses extremely strong personal strength, only then could he have developed so smoothly. Otherwise, those wild dogs of the underground world would not turn a blind eye to the Umbrella Corporation, this piece of fat."
Nasujuro Saint placed his right index and middle fingers on his brow, closed his eyes, and said thoughtfully, "This point, I also can't quite figure out… I specifically sent people to investigate Tesoro's rise to power, but the information obtained was not much… However, what concerns me greatly is that those emperors of the underground world have barely suppressed Tesoro's rise. I also asked Stussy about this, and she said that in the early stages, the Umbrella Corporation did not compete with her in the business field, so she didn't interfere. In the later stages, because the other party had a country as backing, she could no longer carry out overly obvious suppression. Considering Morgans' news business, basically no one can compete with him, so the situation should also be similar.
But Kiberson, Umit, and others, even they didn't suppress the Umbrella Corporation and allowed it to grow and swallow up some of their business, which seems too unreasonable…"
Pit Saint lightly rubbed the short golden stubble on his chin, guessing:
"Perhaps Tesoro isn't the actual head of the Company, and the Umbrella Corporation has a background we don't yet know."
"Perhaps... those wild dogs of the underground world are wary of Whitebeard's power? After all, the Umbrella Corporation has close commercial cooperation with the Whitebeard Pirates and is protected by Whitebeard....."
Mars Saint said reflectively.
Thump! Thump!
Satan Saint raised his cane and lightly tapped it twice on the ground. Only after the other four looked over did he speak:
"These issues can be investigated later... Now, the most important thing for us is how to curb or take control of the Umbrella Corporation."
"There are more than twenty countries that have a vested interest in the Umbrella Corporation. On the surface, we can't be too aggressive and can't directly seize it by force... This can prevent other countries from feeling sympathy for the rabbit when the fox dies."
Pit Saint reminded them.
The Legal Warrior God in charge of law, Warcury Saint, raised his right hand and touched his upward-curving mustache. He said with a slight smile:
"Regarding how to suppress the Umbrella Corporation, or even destroy it... I think this can be done legally."
Facing the puzzled gazes of the other four, he spoke in a unhurried tone:
"Recently, the situation in the New World has become increasingly turbulent and difficult to control, and a situation where the Four Emperors are vying for territory has formed.
For this reason, I believe the World Government should propose a special bill to curb the expansion of illegal Pirate forces. For example, prohibiting any corporate organization from accepting the protection of illegal Pirate forces and conducting corresponding exchanges of interests. Once such an existence is discovered, the World Government has the right to investigate and punish the corporate organization..."
Upon hearing this, Nasujuro Saint looked surprised:
"Hmm!? Are you thinking...?"
Warcury Saint's smile became even more evident:
"The Umbrella Corporation has commercial cooperation with the Emperor Whitebeard. It needs to provide a large amount of weapons and money to the Whitebeard Pirates every year to obtain protection... Once this law is announced, the Umbrella Corporation will face two choices. Either violate legal regulations and become an enemy of the World Government, or they can only actively break ties with the Emperor Whitebeard!
Becoming an enemy of the World Government, needless to say, we can openly suppress and encroach upon them in various fields, and I believe it won't be long before the Umbrella Corporation collapses. As for breaking ties with Whitebeard... This is equivalent to actively slapping Whitebeard in the face. Given that guy's personality, he will definitely be furious and retaliate against the Umbrella Corporation."
"What a clever dilemma!"
"This plan is excellent!"
"Now is exactly the time of the World Conference."
We can propose this new law to the Fifty Kings' Conference now, and then instruct those puppet countries to take sides and agree.
Following the process, if there are no surprises, after ten days of public announcement, this law can be officially implemented..."