How strong is the World Government exactly?
It's hard to say, but it definitely isn't weak.
By the Elbaf arc, almost the entire sea, with the exception of Hachinosu Island where Teach resides, consisted of Luffy's friends.
And even the Blackbeard Pirates shared a common stance with Luffy when it came to dealing with the World Government.
If you think about it, the people fighting the World Government during the final battle would at least include the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, the Elbaf Giant Race, the Red Hair Pirates, Cross Guild, the Revolutionary Army, the Marine dove faction, a group of Supernovas... and perhaps even the Blackbeard Pirates, the Whitebeard remnants, the Roger remnants, the Wano Country remnants... It's safe to say that, apart from the Marine hawk faction led by Akainu and Aramaki, almost everyone in the final circle would be an enemy of the World Government.
So, another question arises.
Excavator... scratch that!
How strong must the World Government be to withstand such an ordeal?
Imu can even execute a Gorosei member on a whim at such a time.
Admittedly, the final combat power of the protagonist's team will certainly surpass that of the World Government.
At least the main characters cannot die, and not too many members of other teams who come to help can die either.
Otherwise, "One Piece" would turn into a healing manga like "Akame ga Kill!"
Most likely, it will be similar to previous battles, with one-on-one duels.
Or Imu, like Teacher Kaido, takes on everyone alone.
In any case, there won't be too much of a gap in the hard power of both sides.
The Ohara incident played a very important role in subsequent developments.
The agreement between Dragon and Vegapunk was formed at this time.
Subsequent characters like Kuma and Kizaru were all related to this meeting.
If Blake destroyed this meeting, it would lead to a decline in the Revolutionary Army's strength.
A more serious problem lies with Elbaf.
Originally, the agreement between Harald and the World Government was to train warriors in Elbaf to serve as mercenaries for the World Government.
The Marine Vice Admirals of the Giant Race came from this arrangement.
However, the God's Knights arrived in Elbaf and kidnapped over a dozen children, including Jabra's son, Corone.
Somaz broadcasted to all of Elbaf.
He not only demanded that the Giant Race swear permanent allegiance to the World Government but also demanded the destruction of all schools and libraries in Elbaf.
Because this violated the agreement between Harald and the World Government back then.
You should be training warriors! Mercenaries! You should be diligently cultivating yourselves.
Don't spend all your time thinking about researching strange things.
This is also one of the core conflicts between Elbaf and the World Government.
Where did the schools and libraries come from?
A large part of them were from Ohara!
If Blake had been too active during the Ohara incident, it could have severely impacted Elbaf's choice of stance.
If the God's Knights and the Giant Race hadn't fought then, and without such a powerful ally as Elbaf, Luffy might have been worn down by an endless stream of God's Knights before he even reached Imu.
Luffy, receiving the Kaido treatment, might ask Imu, "What kind of world is your dream?"
For Blake, who wants to ascend to the throne, he needs to carefully balance the strength of both sides, trying his best to facilitate a battle that results in both sides suffering heavy losses.
It would be best if no one was left, like in "Akame ga Kill"... It wasn't until the afternoon that Koala finally found her balance point of power.
The water skin slightly deformed in her hands.
Ripples spread across the water's surface, but it never spilled over.
Perona, beside her, was already sitting on the ground, exhausted, with her tongue hanging out.
Robin tried to maintain her elegance, but large drops of sweat on her forehead completely ruined it.
Stella watched everyone with doting eyes.
Mandy remained expressionless, standing beside them like a stone statue.
Blake stood up and walked over to Koala:
"Remember this feeling, this is control."
"Yes, Captain!"
Koala nodded vigorously.
Bang!
The water skin burst open, nearly splashing Blake.
Blake's face darkened:
"Continue tomorrow!"
With that, he turned and left.
Koala awkwardly scratched her head and whispered:
"Um... I didn't mean to..."
This was a huge improvement compared to her previous behavior of kneeling down to wipe the floor at the slightest disagreement.
Stella quickly stepped forward to comfort her:
"It's okay, keep practicing tomorrow, I believe you'll soon be able to control your power."
Infected by Stella's gentle smile, a smile also appeared on Koala's face.
It was no longer the fake smile Blake called a "survival smile," but a genuine joy from the bottom of her heart... Meanwhile, on Covenias Island.
Aramaki had quietly followed another group investigating the archaeological team.
Just like Blake, Aramaki chose to observe the other party's movements using Observation Haki.
However, Aramaki did not possess Blake's super long-distance Observation Haki.
So, when he observed the other party, his figure would usually appear in their Observation Haki.
Aramaki had to pretend to be a real Pirate Captain, acting domineering and arrogant.
To be honest, his acting wasn't very good.
But even though CP is an intelligence agency, they, like most people in this world, weren't very intelligent and didn't notice anything unusual about Aramaki.
When these people gathered, Aramaki found a moderately distanced spot on the street and continued to observe them with Observation Haki.
Six people had already appeared in the room where the CP gathered.
"How's the situation? Have you found it?"
This sentence wasn't spoken, but sung.
Not only sung, but also accompanied by an accordion.
The others were already used to it.
"Ackerman, can you please stop playing that broken accordion? It doesn't sound good at all!"
Rasky complained, then pulled out a sea chart and turned to continue:
"According to the island residents, the target is heading in this direction."
He drew on the sea chart.
"This direction... is it Ranna Island?"
Newman glanced at the sea chart, then pulled out his pocket watch:
"It will take at least 1 day, 14 hours, 46 minutes, and 42.79 seconds to get to Ranna Island from here, with an error not exceeding 0.3 seconds."
Everyone ignored Newman, the lunatic.
Rasky decided:
"Since that's the case, we'll prepare to depart."
Suddenly, the ground beneath their feet began to tremble, and a vine broke through the soil.
The CP members dodged, only to see that the vine that emerged from the ground made no movement, merely blossoming into a flower with a smiling face at its top.
The CP looked at each other, momentarily unsure of what had happened.
Having done all this, Aramaki, his achievement and fame deeply hidden, had long since vanished without a trace.
Back on the ship, Aramaki ordered his crew to head towards Ranna Island.
He needed to reach Ranna Island before the CP.
But he had been a bit too forceful when stealing the ship, causing its condition to be less than ideal.
Aramaki wasn't confident he could get ahead of the CP.
So he chose to cause the CP some minor trouble.
As long as they were suspicious for a few hours, there was no way they could catch up to him.
The plan was going smoothly.