Chapter 34 Dragon Kingdom's Dazzling Rise: The Resource Leaderboard!

[Kaido: Why not take the 2 billion Baileys? King's bounty isn't that high!]

[Gao Yang: You're talking nonsense. If his bounty was 2 billion, I would have just cut off his head and exchanged it with the Marines.]

[Gao Yang: Remember, killing people is to show that we're not weak or deceitful. Releasing people is because we love peace. Don't do anything like this again. First-time offenders get a break, but if you do it again, you're out.]

Gao Yang is not one to make threats, but he's not someone to be underestimated either.

He doesn't have any lofty ideals, he just wants to protect his people and his country.

If he can deter his enemies, that's great.

But if not, he's not afraid to kill them and take their money.

He's got plenty of other uses for that money, like funding his crazy new ideas.

And if those enemies want their money back, they'll have to do some hard labor first.

[Sengoku: Our Marines are fine! We also paid a ransom for another group of people]

Sengoku got permission from the Five Elders to pay the ransom for the Marines.

Kaido was reluctant, but he agreed.

The Dragon Kingdom has King, so Kaido can't ignore his life.

Wanokuni has a lot of money, but it's not worth losing King for just seastone and wealth.

King is a strong person, and he might grow into a top powerhouse in the future.

Crocodile doesn't have any friends who would pay for him, and Baroque Works is impossible to contact.

He is a prisoner himself.

Gao Yang said bluntly, "If you're broke, just work off your debt!"

Baroque Works and Crocodile no longer exist.

Everything belongs to the Dragon Kingdom now.

Crocodile has no backing, so he has lost everything.

Gao Yang will not give up everything he has just gotten.

....

"Send Kizaru to deliver the ransom money. Kizaru is more tactful, and we can use him to try to recruit the swordsmen from the Dragon Kingdom to the World Government or the Marines."

"But boss Bai already refuses."

"We haven't met them yet. Once we do, we can let them make their demands. Then, Kizaru can show them his strength. A swordsman that powerful should fight for our cause!"

"I will do my best!" Sengoku agreed to the Five Elders' request.

He knows that the Marines need strong people, and the Three Swordsmen are certainly powerful.

....

"I can't believe there's someone in the world who could take down Kaido and make him look so weak. The Dragon Kingdom is really powerful!" Kozuki Hiyori looked up at the sky in disbelief.

Kaido had dominated Wanokuni for years, and she had never seen him suffer like this.

After the prisoners were released, everyone was surprised.

They didn't expect the Dragon Kingdom to be so proactive in their initial contact with other forces in the world.

[Let's compare the top 3 kingdoms in the world in terms of resources! The country with the most votes will get rewards! The rewards include natural resources, land area, and physical fitness.]

[Anyone can vote, even death! Just touch the screen in the air to send a vote. The stronger your mental power, the more messages you can send in a short time.]

Everyone was excited to see the familiar sky Screen.

They all wanted their country to be on the list.

If their country was on the list, they would get the same rewards as the Dragon Kingdom, which would improve their land area, natural resources, and physical fitness.

They could even ask questions and get any rewards they wanted!

[Rocks: I want to be able to come back to life!]

[Aokiji: A resource leaderboard?]

[Sengoku: I wonder what kind of resources they're talking about? Natural resources or man-made resources?]

[Garp: Dragon Kingdom seems to have an advantage in this area. They have a lot of seastone.]

[One of the 5 Elders: If we're just talking about a single resource, then there's no point in comparing them. It has to be a comprehensive ranking. Dragon Kingdom has a lot of seastone, but they're lacking in other areas.]

[Doflamingo: That's right. Dragon Kingdom doesn't have the most resources in terms of population or land.]

[Whitebeard: It seems like you're all interested in Dragon Kingdom.]

[Red Hair: After all, Dragon Kingdom seems to have an edge.]

[One of the 5 Elders: It's impossible for Dragon Kingdom to be the country with the richest resources in the world just because of their seastone.]

[NO. 3: Wanokuni! ]

[NO. 2: Elbaf! ]

[NO.1: Dragon Kingdom! ]

[Big Mom: Are you kidding me? Dragon Kingdom is number one again? Is that even fair? They're not a small country, but their land area is at best middle-of-the-pack. How can a country with such a small territory be the country with the richest resources?]

[Ochoku: It's not possible. It's already rare for Dragon Kingdom to have so many seastones. Normally, the same terrain and features will produce more consistent resources in a larger area. You can't just rely on seastone to be number one]

[Sengoku: It seems that first place isn't guaranteed. Did you forget? The most important thing for the countries on the list is the degree of recognition, and only those with the highest degree of recognition will be rewarded!]

[Aokiji: Even so, it still makes me wonder what kind of resources Dragon Kingdom has to be number one in the world again!]

[Kaido: It's my time to shine!]

Kaido wanted to take the money and go to Dragon Kingdom right away.

But now that his country is on the list, he doesn't need to rush.

If Wanokuni is recognized by others, its strength, resources, and territory will all improve.

This is much more important than King.

So Kaido decided to stay and wait for the results.

"The Celestial Dragons' ancestral home didn't even make it to the top three this time."

The 5 Elders looked unhappy.

Everyone was waiting for the results.

Wanokuni was ranked third in resources!