Chapter 135

The video playback ended, and the screen switched back to the live broadcast.

Luke looked at the audience in front of the screen and said, "Now that the video playback is over, this QnA live stream had five questions in total, and you answered all of them correctly. Now, let's decide the rewards."

After saying that, Luke instructed the system to begin the decision.

[QnA completed, calculating rewards. There were five questions in total, and Participant answered all of them correctly. Correct rate: 100%]

[Participant rewards, choose one.]

[Reward 1: Explosive Dyna Stones x50]

[Reward 2: Healing Potion x5]

[Reward 3: Enhanced Healing Potion x1]

[Reward 4: Obtaining the right to use Pluton for one hour]

[Reward 5: the revival of a person related to Zephyr]

[Above are the rewards for the QnA participants]

[Host receives reward: Zephyr's Martial Arts]

[Host receives reward: Pacifista x100]

[Host receives reward: Explosive Dyna Stones (all Marine inventory)]

[Unsealing progress: +5%]

Luke glanced at the rewards and the 5% progress in unsealing and thought it was decent.

Zephyr's martial arts, the man who became an Admiral at the young age of 35, not relying on abilities but solely on his martial arts skills, was on par with Garp, Roger, and Whitebeard during the same era. Naturally, his martial arts skills were formidable.

However, now that he was older and suffering from illness, he couldn't compete with these young people anymore.

What caught Luke's interest were the Pacifista and the Explosive Dyna Stones. The Pacifista was claimed to be a powerful weapon capable of eliminating pirates with a bounty over 100 Million.

But he didn't need them to eliminate pirates; it just so happened that he was alone here. He could have them serve as his butlers and take care of him.

As the system continued to plunder more energy, his home on the moon grew larger.

As for the Explosive Dyna Stones, they were said to possess the destructive power of ancient weapons. Based on the footage, their actual effect should be inferior to the Power of the Underworld, but they still qualified as island-destroying weapons.

The Five Elder were already uneasy because of the Power of the Underworld. If they were to find out that all the Explosive Dyna stones in the Marine's arsenal had disappeared, they would be even more unsettled.

Luke imagined the ugly expressions on the faces of the Five Elder upon hearing this news and couldn't help but smile.

Luke looked at Zephyr and said, "I've already prepared your reward. Here, I have five options for you, but you can only choose one."

Zephyr's spirits lifted upon hearing this. He had already made up his mind to change the future as foretold in the prophecy and leave a hope for his students and the world.

For that, he needed more time to achieve this goal.

And this was closely related to the rewards from this QnA live stream. What could he obtain?

Whitebeard's Life Potion, the Straw Hat Pirates' Constitution Potion, Robin's Spiritual Potion... these thoughts lingered in his mind.

Regardless of what it was, as long as it could give him more time to realize his ideals, it was worth it!

People from all over the world also watched this scene attentively, curious about what reward Zephyr would receive.

At the same time, in Mariejois, the Five Elder were also closely watching the live broadcast.

The current development of events was going exactly as they had hoped.

Zephyr had fallen from grace due to his plan to destroy the New World.

They could now take advantage of this situation and deal with the troublesome Zephyr with a clear conscience.

Everything was going as they had predicted, even smoother than expected.

However, the only variable now was Luke.

If Zephyr obtained something he shouldn't from Luke, causing deviations in their plans and making the situation uncontrollable, it would lead to significant problems.

Zephyr was currently weak; any Admiral could easily apprehend him, and the remaining pirate guerrilla groups were nothing but trash.

So, after the QnA live stream, they could effortlessly eliminate this threat.

However, if Zephyr got something that can help him as a reward and the capture failed, allowing him to escape...

Then Zephyr would establish a Neo Marine, which would be a variable for them. Moreover, it was unknown what actions the future Zephyr would take.

If this Neo Marine were to develop, it would be troublesome. It would undermine the rule of the World Government.

The World Government was not afraid of pirates because pirates were the enemies of everyone.

If people wanted to fight against pirates, they could only rely on the Marine, provided by the World Government.

However, if new options appeared, the World Government would become less important. And if this newly established Marine were to develop, the Marine under the World Government's control would no longer be a necessary option for allied nations.

And once these countries gathered around this Neo Marine, it would be tantamount to the emergence of a second World Government.

There couldn't be a second World Government in this world. No matter what, the Five Elder would not sit idly by if such a thing were to happen.

That was also why Cipher Pol had been relentlessly pursuing the Revolutionary Army but showed little interest in the pirates.

Pirates were ultimately just pests that couldn't influence the overall situation. It was these people who were undermining their foundations that truly had an impact.

What would happen if the Marine had another defector like Zephyr?

You see, Zephyr was the man who trained the entire Marine. If he could train one Admiral, then he could train a second one.

A deranged Zephyr is terrifying for the world, but for the World Government, it's of little concern.

However, a rational Zephyr is beneficial for the world but a serious threat to the World Government.

Everything must be nipped in the bud.

"We can't leave this matter entirely to the Marine, nor can we send CP0. This matter must not have any mishaps. If we can't deal with Zephyr at this moment, we'll face an enemy even more challenging than the Revolutionary Army."

They couldn't tolerate Zephyr continuing to undermine their control over the Marine from within, nor could they tolerate a rational Zephyr starting a new faction outside the Marine. Therefore, Zephyr must be eliminated!

The Five Elder closely watched Luke and Zephyr in the live broadcast, determined not to let Zephyr receive the same reward as Whitebeard.

Originally, Zephyr had already stepped into the grave, and even if they didn't kill him, he didn't have much time left. But if he were to gain another half of his life like Whitebeard...

Then without a doubt, their concerns might become reality.

Zephyr had spent half of his life training the entire Marine, and if he were given another half, a second Marine might truly come into existence.

The Five Elder started to feel a little uneasy.

...

At this moment, under the attention of the world, Luke spoke up.

"First Reward: 50 Explosive Dyna Stones. If you want to continue with your plan to destroy the New World, this can save you the time to attack the Marine's arsenal. They should be guarding these things very tightly now. These 50 Explosive Dyna stones can completely fulfill your plan."

Luke's words immediately startled people worldwide, especially those from the New World. Even the Four Emperors, like Kaido, had unpleasant expressions.

If Zephyr truly wanted to continue this plan and chose the Explosive Dyna stones given by Luke...

Then they would have to fight for their lives.

No one wanted to be involved in this madness, innocent and unjustly killed.

The Five Elder didn't feel much about this reward, but they were more concerned about the Explosive Dyna Stones. Did Luke have the Explosive Dyna Stones?

At that moment, someone walked in to report.

"Report, according to information from below... all the Explosive Dyna Stones in the Marine's arsenal have suddenly disappeared!"

"What?!" The faces of the Five Elder immediately changed.

They didn't care if Zephyr destroyed the New World or anything like that. The world was vast, and the New World was only a part of their influence, so they didn't mind.

On the contrary, if Zephyr chose the Explosive Dyna Stones, they had more reason to eliminate him.

However, the disappearance of the Explosive Dyna Stones was crucial to them. If all the Explosive Dyna Stones disappeared and Luke claimed to have them, it meant that everything had fallen into Luke's hands.

Now, Luke possessed the Pluton a devastating weapon, and had obtained the Explosive Dyna stones, which were as powerful as ancient weapons.

Coupled with Luke's elusive abilities, the Five Elder had no doubt that Luke had the capability to bury all those Explosive Dyna stones in Mariejois.

That would be troublesome. With just one explosion, the entire Mariejois would be destroyed, and they would be wiped out.

Thinking about this, the Five Elder' hair stood on end, a chilling feeling engulfing them.

"Immediately order Cipher Pol to search Mariejois. Don't let anything slip through. Once the Explosive Dyna stones are discovered, dispose of them immediately!"

"Not only that, we must increase manpower and patrol at all times to prevent Luke from planting Explosive Dyna stones without our knowledge!"

"We must eliminate all threats. We must get rid of Luke as soon as possible!"

But how to get rid of him?

This question left the Five Elder in silence.

If Luke were Zephyr, they would have a thousand ways to deal with him. But they couldn't even find Luke's shadow, let alone deal with him.

Headache... The Five Elder felt deeply powerless.

The immediate priority now was to eliminate Zephyr. As for Luke, time was of the essence; otherwise, things would become even more troublesome.

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