Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru felt a growing heaviness.
The Konoha Pirates seemed too reckless, attempting to use the historical secrets of the Golden Underground Palace to incite tension between the Navy and the World Government…
If the secrets here were too astonishing, they might indeed shake the ruling position of the Heavenly Celestial Dragons. The Five Elders would surely find a way to slowly eliminate all those in the know…
Sengoku understood the Five Elders well.
As political creatures, should anyone threaten the World Government and Navy, Sengoku would also relentlessly eliminate any unsettling factors.
The Five Elders were no exception.
When Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru were forced to enter the Golden Underground Palace, they finally saw the secrets hidden within, causing cold sweats to stream down their bodies.
The Five Elders…
Will surely kill!
No matter whether it's the Navy Admiral, the Navy Hero, or the Admiral, eventually all would become sacrifices to maintain the rule of the Heavenly Celestial Dragons!
"The Goddess of Rabbit created the world…"
"The Twenty Kings jointly sealed the Goddess of Rabbit…"
"The immortal ruler seized the Void Throne of the King of the World under the name of Imu…"
"Could it really be that Garp's ancestor actually served as a Divine Servant to the Goddess of Rabbit?"
Sengoku found himself unable to maintain his Buddha-like composure. His heart pounded wildly as he read the golden inscriptions that seemed unbelievable!
"Could this be fake…"
Sengoku, as a Navy Admiral, holding a high rank in world power, never knew of Imu's existence above the Five Elders, nor of anything about Mary Geoise!
"..."
Vice Admiral Tsuru remained silent.
This Navy advisor attempted to calm her inner shock, her gaze fixed upon the signature beneath the golden inscriptions praying to the Goddess of Rabbit.
"This is the historical truth left by Queen Lily of Alabasta…"
Red Sand Sasori directly used the name of Lily, the King of Alabasta from eight hundred years ago, to prove the authenticity of these wild histories. He even took the initiative to say: "We spent a considerable amount of time searching for this name hidden in history. Perhaps the World Government erased it, but Alabasta's royal family should have traces of her existence…"
"..."
Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru felt deeply impacted.
If the history here merely reveals that Imu and the ancestors of the Heavenly Celestial Dragons betrayed the Goddess of Rabbit who created the world, sealed her in Laugh Tale, and took the opportunity to seize world power, Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru's hearts could maybe accept it…
Victor becomes king; the defeated becomes the bandit.
This is indeed one of the world's fundamental principles.
However…
Without the Goddess of Rabbit…
Someday this world will inevitably be submerged by a massive tsunami…
Sengoku knew more than others, abruptly recalling certain measures the World Government implemented. Starting seven hundred years ago, the World Government ordered criminals from the East Sea and non-affiliated civilians to work as laborers in building the 'Tequila Wolf' bridge, connecting large islands using bridges.
Clearly…
The World Government foresaw the disappearance of the Grand Line and predicted the chaotic magnetic fields in the ocean would prevent humanity from safely traversing the sea. However, they still aimed to connect large islands with the 'Tequila Wolf' bridge, enabling humanity to rely on bridges for communication…
Aside from this…
There's also the advocacy for building Sea Trains and so on...
The Heavenly Celestial Dragons likely knew well of an impending extinction-level disaster. Once the Windless Zone and Red Earth Continent vanish, and the ocean's magnetic fields become thoroughly chaotic, the Sea King Species will roam globally, making the sea completely off-limits to humans. Yet they could still maintain their rule!
The Heavenly Celestial Dragons…
Long prepared contingency plans for when human civilization can no longer connect!
The Heavenly Celestial Dragons have always been superior, viewing ordinary humans as inferior beings, ready to strip their lives at any moment because most humans would inevitably die when the extinction disaster strikes. The Heavenly Celestial Dragons, however, could rely on their preemptive setups, remaining as the high-ranking World Nobles and still the rulers of these seas!
"..."
Cold sweat slowly dripped down Sengoku's forehead.
A bit…
Problematic!
What should he do?
Should he have a serious talk with the Five Elders?
No…
The Five Elders wouldn't pay him any mind.
Once the Five Elders learn the secret here, for the stability of the Heavenly Celestial Dragons and the World Government, they'll surely eliminate all those in the know, even the Navy Admiral wouldn't be spared!
At that moment…
Nothing would change.
These seas will, as predicted by the golden inscriptions, see the extinction of most ordinary people in the great world-ending tsunami, while the Heavenly Celestial Dragons survive to continue their rule…
The original Twenty Kings…
Long ago prepared survival chances for their descendants amidst the extinction disaster.
However…
What about ordinary people?
Most human nations might face direct extermination, countless humans would perish in the great tsunami, and everything about these seas would return to primitive society. Only the Heavenly Celestial Dragons still enjoy the grace left to them by the Twenty Kings…
"..."
Sengoku's mind harbored a ripple of doubt.
All along, Sengoku chose to maintain order simply to ensure most people could survive within that order.
But…
The Heavenly Celestial Dragons' actions will lead to the demise of the majority!
As one of the maintainers of world order, Sengoku's mind clearly told him that he might also become a factor causing world order chaos.