**Chapter 151: The Security Problem of Mary Geoise!**
Inside the Room of Authority.
Im was naturally aware of the outside matters, but after a brief understanding, he stopped paying attention because he was currently thinking about a very important Matter.
The security problem of Mary Geoise!
Whether it was the incident a few days ago where Rayleigh snuck in, or the incident in the original Timeline where Fisher Tiger caused a ruckus, both proved that the several-thousand-meter-high Red Line rock wall simply couldn't stop some high-Strength individuals with intentions from coming up.
On this point, both the Celestial Dragons and Cipher Pol were overly confident!
For this reason.
He had already ordered the Five Elders to solve this problem. At the very least, they must ensure that the Edge of the Red Line within the scope of Mary Geoise is controlled, and the situation where one can directly enter the Holy Land just by climbing must not happen again!
However, Im always felt that simply adding movable Surveillance Den Den Mushi and strengthening the Holy Land Garrison's standing guard and patrols was not enough. There must be a large-scale alert method that provides 24-hour real-time monitoring, capable of detecting any outsider entering immediately.
His Haki could certainly do this, but he couldn't keep it active all the time.
Moreover, if he had to do everything himself, what were the people under him for?
"What should be done? Whether using Technology or Devil Fruit, this problem must be solved."
Unfortunately, Im currently had no leads.
In his helplessness, he could only order the CP Agent stationed in Mary Geoise to patrol the surrounding area in pairs.
Before this, their main responsibility was to follow each Celestial Dragon, essentially serving as personal bodyguards. Standing guard and patrolling were tasks performed by the Holy Land Garrison.
But now it was obvious that the latter's Strength was too weak. Although they wore quality Armor and had good Physical Ability, not having Observation Haki was a critical weakness.
How many of the individuals who dared to sneak into Mary Geoise were ordinary people?
Although prolonged use of Observation Haki would tire the CP Agent's Spirit, they could certainly take turns!
South Blue.
Yanade Kingdom.
"You watched the Live Broadcast these past few days, didn't you, Pericles!" The King, wearing a gold crown inlaid with sapphires, looked excitedly at the Prince below the stage and laughed.
"Royal Father, your Son has watched it."
Pericles nodded, sighing, "Even the World Noble has freed the Slave in the Holy Land. It seems the World Government is serious this time."
"It must be that the beautiful Queen Otohime's Speech also moved the Celestial Dragons!" The King slapped the armrest of his Throne, stood up, and said loudly.
"That's right, it must be!"
"..."
Prince Pericles lowered his head silently, feeling helpless. He always felt that his Royal Father, who returned after attending the Reverie, was a bit strange, no, very strange.
Before, he clearly had considerable resentment and worry about freeing Slave, but upon returning, he immediately ordered preparations for freeing Slave and instructed Official to make plans.
Furthermore, he frequently visited various Factory to see the Slave Worker, weeping profusely and expressing his apologies to them, fully displaying his sense of shame.
However, surprisingly, perhaps because he had treated the Slave relatively well in the past, it did indeed earn him the understanding and moved some Slave.
Finally, after discussion, it was decided to free the Slave in batches, while simultaneously hiring professional Worker from outside, and trying their best to persuade some Slave with good Attitude to stay and continue working as Formal Worker, receiving wages.
There was no other way; this was the best method they could think of.
Releasing all the Slave at once would result in too great a loss. Although this current approach also required a large amount of Funding and would significantly impact productivity.
But as he had said before, a severe Blood Exchange is better than dying directly, isn't it?
"Royal Father, you called me here this time for..."
"Oh, right, right!"
The King snapped back to attention, remembering the main Matter, and sat back on the Throne, laughing, "It's about the South Blue Alliance Matter from before. I just received News that they have disbanded on their own."
"Hmm... Is it because of the Public Broadcast of the 'ONE PIECE Great Sea Battle' that happened before?" Prince Pericles speculated after a moment of thought.
"Exactly!"
"You are indeed a clever Child."
The King laughed heartily with satisfaction, saying, "Those Kingdom are completely terrified. They realized that their Alliance Army was purely overestimating themselves in front of Marine Headquarters. So now, the so-called South Blue Alliance only has the Saint Margaret Kingdom, the initiating Nation, left!"
Prince Pericles sighed, "That does avoid a War, and fewer people will die, but the Saint Margaret Royalty will likely suffer terribly. The World Government couldn't possibly have heard nothing about the South Blue Alliance, a Matter affecting over a dozen Kingdom."
"Besides that, the Royalty of other Kingdom that joined will also be heavily punished to varying degrees, I suppose. However, the World Government has changed quite a bit recently, so it's really unclear how it will be. If it were before, there would be no need to guess; the entire Nation would definitely be dragged to the Bridge on the Sea in the East Blue."
The King nodded repeatedly with lingering fear, looking gratefully at his eldest Prince.
"Yes, fortunately, you advised your Royal Father against it back then. Otherwise, we would be in big trouble now. From now on, if you have any Opinion, you must tell me immediately!"
"Understood."
Seeing his Royal Father become so reasonable, Pericles felt that this great change was not bad, but he was curious about what had happened?
At the same time.
Just as the father and Son were talking, the two Dock of the Saint Margaret Kingdom, which they had mentioned earlier, were now blockaded by Marine Warship.
However, these were not large Headquarters Warship from Marine Headquarters, but small Marine Warship from the local South Blue Branch.
Although their Volume was not very large, their Armor was not very sturdy, and the number and Power of their Cannon were far inferior to Headquarters Warship, fortunately, quite a few ships arrived, a total of six.
They came from the South Blue 125th Branch Base.
This Mission was personally led by Colonel Wolf, the Base Commander of that Branch. His Adjutant was Lieutenant Colonel Harlos, the former Colonel Haros, Base Commander of the 194th Branch on Watermelon Island in the South Blue, who was transferred and demoted due to Bribery involving the 'Slave King'.
He was now a Lieutenant Colonel.
But Lieutenant Colonel Harlos felt no dissatisfaction in his Heart. Instead, he felt extremely fortunate, exclaiming that Headquarters had shown him mercy this time by not sending him to take a look at Enies Lobby.
He believed this was Marine Headquarters showing consideration for his Son, Gaspardi.
Through Transponder Snail contact with his Son, Lieutenant Colonel Harlos had learned that the Special Paramecia Type Gummy-Gummy Fruit had been delivered to his Son by Vice Admiral Dragon. On this point, he was sincerely grateful and admired Vice Admiral Dragon's trustworthiness. He had originally worried that Dragon would keep it for himself, but now it seemed that this Son of Marine Hero Garp was also an extraordinary individual.
Returning to the main topic.
Gaspardi was no longer a Headquarters Private First Class. Thanks to the Elementalization Ability of the Special Paramecia Type, which was similar to the Logia System, he began to receive attention from the higher-ups. After several Mission, he was promoted.
He was now a proper Headquarters Ensign, which was equivalent to a Major in this part of the South Blue!
"But what is this G-0 Branch that my Son mentioned? Why don't I remember a G-Branch called G-0?" Just as Lieutenant Colonel Harlos felt a wave of confusion.
He saw a group of Man in Black, filled with Killing Intent, escorting a group of men, women, and children dressed in luxurious clothes but with their hands cuffed, constantly pleading and crying, walking from the depths of the Island.
Large numbers of Citizens watched in fear on both sides, but neither they nor the Kingdom Army Soldier, facing the wary gazes of the various ranks of Marines, dared to speak loudly or attempt to rescue the King's entire family.
"Ah, is it over? That was fast, indeed worthy of the CP2 Expert..." Lieutenant Colonel Harlos sniffed with his nose, keenly smelling the faint scent of blood in the Wind.
"It seems they killed quite a few people in the Royal Palace."
He had originally thought there would be a major Conflict with this Nation's Army when they arrived, but he didn't expect that from the General to the Soldier, no one dared to order the Cannon or Gun to fire.
This showed the extent of the Marines' Prestige among the World Nations at this time!
"Heh heh, sooner or later, Gaspardi will also become very Strong, just like that Vice Admiral Akainu, Vice Admiral Kizaru..."
(End of Chapter)