Chapter 345
Im: Guess what I found?
Chapter 345 Im: Guess what I found?
One day later.
Mary Geoise, Pangaea, among the flowers.
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Im was holding a copy of the latest World Economic News newspaper in his hand.
The Twelve Zodiac Signs: A Declaration to Change the World?
This was the front page headline of the newspaper, and its contents need no further explanation—it detailed the 'major event' that had spread throughout the world in just one day.
“Lord Im, please calm down—we never expected those damned insects to dare to do such a thing. We will take care of ‘Morgans’ right away.”
Before Im, the Five Elders all knelt on the ground, fearfully admitting their mistakes.
"unnecessary."
However, at this moment, Im made an unexpected response.
"There's no point in venting your anger about what's already happened."
He said it coldly.
Both the Five Elders and He understood the truth—this report by the World Economic News Agency had nothing to do with Morgans, who was imprisoned in the Mary Geoise prison and could not possibly have passed on any intelligence.
Killing Morgans now would only be an outlet for anger, and might even cause the World Economic News to completely 'lose control'.
Im doesn't hesitate to kill some insects, nor does he feel any pity for them, but only if the surrounding area becomes a little quieter after the insects are killed.
“Take good care of him and ensure that his vitality declines to its lowest point.”
Im calmly made his judgment.
".yes."
Upon hearing this, the Five Elders' hearts skipped a beat, but they still quickly nodded in acceptance.
They all understood what Im meant.
Torture Morgans' vitality to its extreme, which would cause Morgans' life card in the hands of the World Economic News Agency to burn down to a wisp.
Im is using this method to send a warning to the lone-wolf World Economic News Agency.
That concludes the matter concerning Morgans.
The Five Elders observed Im's expression and spoke in a trembling voice about something even more important.
"Sir Im, shouldn't we take action regarding the 'Ester'?"
The Five Elders asked this question, their cautiousness replaced by a hint of murderous intent.
Yes.
Since yesterday, when the Twelve Constellations announced the existence of the 'Ester' to the world and established the rules for the Twelve Trials.
The Five Elders were already prepared to launch an attack on them at any time.
"The three generals have already been recalled, along with the Holy Land Guard and the Space Guard. They are ready at any time."
"unnecessary."
The Five Elders were only halfway through their statement when Im interrupted them.
"It's not the right time yet."
His answer surprised the Five Elders.
Is it not the right time?
The twelve zodiac signs have almost all turned against us, so now is not the time to take action against them. When will we?
But Im clearly had no intention of explaining to the Five Elders.
"Where is Shamrock?"
He simply asked that question.
"We've already contacted the Holy Land via Den Den Mushi; they should be back soon."
Maz Saint answered instinctively.
"Ah."
Im nodded: "In that case, you may all leave."
With those words, the King of the World tossed his long robe and turned to leave.
Upon hearing this, the five elders exchanged glances.
In each other's eyes, there was only unease and vigilance.
"Lord Im!"
While the remaining four veteran members of the Five Elders were still hesitating, the newly appointed 'God of Scientific Defense', Garin Saint, spoke first: "Shamrock is my offspring. It is an honor for our Figarand family for him to serve you and become your 'sharp blade'."
"Please believe me, as his father, I am also willing to be another sharp sword in your hand."
He knelt down solemnly with great respect and spoke these words with heartfelt sincerity.
Seeing this, the other five elders quickly followed suit.
They glanced at Garin Saint and understood the reason behind their new colleague's words.
Judging from what just happened, Im's current attitude sends them a bad signal—although they are still the 'Five Elders,' managing the operation of the World Wheel on Im's behalf and handling many affairs of the World Government member states.
But in reality, they have clearly lost Im's true trust.
They no longer had the right to know Im's true thoughts, and Im had not even informed them of this 'major event' undertaken by the Twelve Constellations.
This is a very dangerous sign—it means they are drifting away from the true core.
This was clearly something that Garin Sei could not tolerate.
He had worked so hard to become one of the Five Elders, how could he possibly tolerate being squeezed out of the core of the government?
“Please give me a chance, Lord Im—I assure you, there will be no repeat of the failure that occurred when Satan was in power.”
"Let me serve you and the world."
As he said this, Garin lowered his head even further, his crescent-shaped white hair lightly touching the ground.
That was the appearance of utter submission.
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His words caused the remaining four Elders to turn grim.
What failures occurred during Satan's tenure?
What a joke! Back then, it wasn't just Satan who was in office—several of them were also in office.
"That guy Garin, back in God Valley he was just someone who got cut down by Rocks and then fled in disgrace before the Star Lord."
The remaining four Elders cursed inwardly.
However, they dared not say much in front of Im at this moment—or rather, although what Garin Saint said was unpleasant, they also agreed with his purpose.
Those who have held true supreme power will never allow their power to slip away.
Upon hearing Garin's words, Im also stopped and turned his head slightly to look at the five people.
"rest assured."
His eyes revealed no emotion, and he spoke softly and calmly: "You will have the opportunity to serve Mu."
The five elders were taken aback when the words were spoken.
But then, just as they were about to ask Im what he meant by that,
"clatter."
"clatter."
Outside the flowers, the sound of light footsteps could be heard.
The Five Elders subconsciously turned their heads and saw Shamlock standing outside the flower room.
At this moment, Shamrock's expression still retained some of the urgency of his journey and traces of the deep sea—although he had no injuries, his armor and the 'Seven Deadly Sins' in his hand were clearly damaged.
Upon seeing Shamrock, the words the Five Elders were about to say naturally fell silent.
Moreover, Im had already waved his hand slightly at them—the meaning was simple: He wanted to speak with Shamrock alone.
Even if the Five Elders were unwilling.
At this moment, they had no choice but to bid farewell and leave the flower garden.
After the Five Elders left the Flower Garden.
"Lord Im."
Shamrock walked up to Im and knelt on one knee: "I'm sorry, I failed to kill 'King of the Heavens'."
He said with shame.
Im was not surprised when he heard Shamlock's words.
As the one who bestowed power upon Shamrock, He naturally had the means to know what was happening to Shamrock.
Therefore, He also knew that the person who stopped Shamrock at the crucial moment was Loki, the 'King of the Heavens'.
"The Heavenly King has become a host to Nidhogg, and the Sea Kings near that ship called 'Ester' have also awakened?"
Im spoke in a deep voice, his eyes almost bulging with sharpness. "David and Joy Boy are the 'power' left behind by those two guys!"
obviously.
As the ultimate enemy in Davy Jones and Joy Boy's plans, Im knew more or less about their intentions.
Just as he had always known about the existence of the Nidhogg Fruit, he also knew about the existence of Uranus and Poseidon—He knew that those two had left them in a corner of the world, and that one day they would reappear and fight against it.
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Shamrock didn't speak, lowered his head, and even resembled his father in some ways.
He was clearly very dissatisfied with the outcome of his operation.
"It's alright, Shamrock."
However, Im remained surprisingly calm.
"You have accomplished the most important task."
He looked at his subordinates.
To be honest, if it were in the past, He would have thought that Shamrock was incompetent.
However, after a series of events in the past, Im suddenly had the idea that he should compare prices and throw things away.
Compared to those fools who failed miserably at the hands of the twelve zodiac signs and accomplished nothing, the person in front of him had at least accomplished what was most important to him.
It must be said that in this respect, Roy guessed Im's thoughts pretty accurately.
"The Seed of the Sea has been destroyed, and the Star Lord can no longer obtain its power. This is the most important thing."
He said calmly, “Even if he has obtained the ‘Seed of Heaven,’ he cannot truly obtain the power to kill Mu until he has all three seeds.”
Yes.
For Im, things weren't going so well.
Uranus and Neptune have clearly been born, and the Fishmen and Giants have also joined the ranks of the Twelve Constellations—the plan devised by Joy Boy and Davy Jones is being realized step by step.
But for Im, although this matter troubled Him, it was not so terrible.
After all, he had defeated even the real Davy Jones and Joy Boy in a head-on battle before—it was just a matter of trying again.
For Him, there was only one 'existence' that He truly cared about from beginning to end.
That is the Star Lord.
Only he—as long as he doesn't obtain the power of those three seeds, as long as he doesn't acquire the power to create the world, then even Davy Jones and Joy Boy's plan is nothing more than 'another great war' to Im.
And now, he has ensured that.
"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Im."
Upon hearing Im's words, Shamrock became even more respectful and said, "I have already heard about the activities of the Twelve Constellations. Do you require me to go to that ship called 'Ester' immediately?"
It was clear that, although he had only recently returned to Mary Geoise, Shamrock was already prepared to set out for war again.
But
No, it's not the right time yet.
Surprisingly, Im gave the same answer as the Five Elders to Shamrock.
The difference is that Im clearly has an interest in explaining Shamrock: "That ship was an ark built with the help of 'freedom,' and could not be sunk because of that foolish desire."
"Moreover, Mu is somewhat interested in the place called 'Garden of Stars' Stars, St. Louis."
At this point, the coldness in Im's eyes was like ice that had never melted for tens of thousands of years.
“That might be the location of the Star Lord—Mu must be sure of that.”
"Even Mu has to admit that the twelve constellations are the most 'troublesome' insects over the long course of history."
He does not deny this.
He ruled this world for eight hundred years or even longer.
Throughout these long years, even though He feared and loathed Joy Boy and Davy Jones, it was only to this extent.
But only the past thirty years, the thirty years since the Valley of the Gods.
The being known as the 'Star Lord,' a mysterious, powerful being with the same 'essence' as him, instilled true fear in Him.
That is why Im made the judgment that 'it's not the right time yet'.
He had to admit that even if the World Government were to wage a full-scale war against the current twelve zodiac signs, they would be a formidable opponent.
For Im now, the key is not the war, but the 'Star Lord' himself.
"Only one of Mu's 'sparks' remains."
Therefore, He chose to wait.
He is very good at waiting—just as He was when He was a shadow bound within the Pillars of Creation.
He only needs to wait for the foolish insects to come to him out of greed, and wait for them to become proud of their belief that they have control over power and everything.
Then, the flaws will appear—humans always are like that.
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“M will completely destroy him.”
Upon hearing Im's words, Shamrock did not refute them.
He lowered his head even further, devoutly responding to the decision made by his God.
Im stopped talking about the twelve constellations and instead said, "I have two things to entrust to you."
"Of course, if that's your will."
Shamrock's expression turned serious.
"First, the person whom Mu previously sent the Five Elders to discuss cooperation with, Mu wants you to go there in person—bring him the power Mu gave him and tell him that Mu's promises are always kept."
"The war he craves, M will bring him."
"Im gave the order in a low voice."
"Yes."
Shamlock responded in a deep voice, "Yes."
He clearly knew who the collaborator Im was referring to was, someone he had recently reached an agreement with.
"The second thing."
So Im then brought up the second matter.
"Regarding the host of the surgical fruit"
He mentioned it.
Upon hearing this, Shamrock stiffened and immediately bowed in apology: "That was my mistake, Lord Im."
He already knew that the God's Blades had been wiped out after encountering Rayleigh, and that the user of the Op-Op Fruit had been taken away.
No, the key is not the 'surgery result'.
Im shook his head: "Lily and the previous generation's David planted two 'bindings' on Im. Even with the power of the Op-Op Fruit, Im will find it difficult to break free of the bindings."
When speaking of Queen Lily and Rocks, Im's words carried a clear sense of disgust, but he forcibly suppressed it.
Yes.
As He said—the bondage He suffered was left behind by Queen Lily using the power of the Op-Op Fruit.
Originally, all He needed to do was find the fruit of the surgery and train someone skilled enough to perform that special 'surgery' again to regain his freedom.
But thirty years ago, the appearance of Lox interrupted His plans.
That man was a user of the Op-Op Fruit, no less powerful than Queen Lily, and he also gave everything to deepen Queen Lily's 'binding'.
This directly means that even if Im finds the Fruit of Surgery now, it will be difficult for Him to gain freedom through this method.
However, during the escort of the Op-Op Fruit user, there was an unexpected gain.
Even Im hadn't anticipated the appearance of another person in this incident.
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Im gently raised his hand and threw something towards Shamrock.
Shamlock took the object, glanced at it, and froze on the spot.
Because that thing was, unmistakably, a photograph.
In the photo, a boy wearing a pure white straw hat is laughing heartily.
That attitude was not unfamiliar to Shamrock, who had now accepted Im's 'Abyss Servant Contract'.
That was indeed it.
"Nika!?"
(End of this chapter)