Chapter 95: The Live Ends

A cheer erupted from a group of prisoners on the sixth floor. "This is the news you promised? Quite the surprise! We've all harbored a distaste for those pompous Celestial Dragons for a long time!"

The arrival of the Celestial Dragons meant a renewed supply of "meals" for the prisoners. While the sight triggered salivation, many vehemently refused to partake. They understood the grim reality – consuming the food merely signified the start of the next brutal cycle. Refusing wasn't an escape from torture, but for some, like Arlong, it offered a small semblance of control. As the saying goes, transitioning from simplicity to luxury is easy, but the reverse? Arlong embodied this struggle.

During his initial cycle, Arlong had indulged in the sixth floor's "hospitality." He reveled in the temporary reprieve, only to be dragged back to the first floor, his fragile hope shattered. This constant yo-yo effect had frayed his nerves to the point where he discovered a new strategy – refusing the food. While it didn't alleviate the torture, it kept him on edge, a state preferable to the crushing despair that followed the false comfort of the sixth floor.

Arlong had already tried, and he didn't want to continue. After seeing these things, Arlong even shrank into a corner without even looking at them. Yet, the Celestial Dragons were quite happy to eat.

"These people probably don't know what they'll experience next. This Luo Ning is indeed devious. This kind of punishment is far more terrifying than any physical torture!"

Looking at the Celestial Dragons who were eating happily, all the criminals shook their heads. Physical torture was fine, but the spiritual torture was the worst.

"It's not perverted, but I can't think of such a way! It's truly devious!"

Since Arlong's punishment began, the sixth floor became quite quiet. Everyone stopped making trouble. Even when Magellan appeared, many people chose to remain silent for fear of being dragged out to experience this kind of punishment.

Honestly, the criminals here could endure physical torture a few times, but they couldn't hold on like this forever. Just look at Arlong and you'll know. Every time Arlong comes down, his state is much worse than the last. He's almost a lunatic now.

And suicide is impossible. Arlong once tried to commit suicide on the sixth floor, but what was the result? Even the prisoners on the sixth floor felt miserable, but they simply couldn't die.

Because of this live broadcast, everyone raised Luo Ning's threat level significantly. They are no longer seen as mere pirates.

Suddenly, the Marines felt much less stressed. Some Marines from all over the world couldn't even find what to do. This isn't particularly good news for the Marines. After all, the Marines' purpose is to fight against pirates. Only by maintaining a stable situation can both Marines and Pirates survive.

If there are no pirates, there will be no meaning for the Marines' existence. When the time comes, the Marines will have nothing to do, and the World Government will naturally not support so many Marines.

Strictly speaking, the World Government requires pirates. Only with the threat of pirates will kingdoms honestly consider joining the World Government and paying Celestial Tribute.

Even if the World Government could eliminate pirates entirely, it wouldn't. This is the reason pirates have always existed. Otherwise, with the World Government's power, one or two Emperors could be swiftly defeated, rendering the others insignificant threats. Once the threat of death is removed, the Marines could rapidly enter the New World and claim it.

Without the New World as a pirate haven, pirates would be confined to other sea regions.

In this scenario, with all high-level pirates eliminated, leaving only newcomers and mid-level fighters, the Marines could easily reduce their numbers to less than 10% with minimal effort, eventually eradicating them completely.

However, the World Government doesn't pursue this course of action.

The recent disappearance of a large number of pirates has indeed caused temporary difficulty for the Marines. However, other threats still exist, so the World Government won't allow the Marines to disband for now.

Zephyr has also joined Impel Down with his group. He currently serves as an instructor, but he retains the option to participate in pirate capture missions at sea.

This time, Luo Ning's actions have had a tremendous impact, but the World Government is powerless to intervene.

The live broadcast equipment has been retained, and occasional broadcasts continue.

Luo Ning has set sail again. His target, as previously agreed, is Dressrosa. However, Dressrosa resides in the New World, so his journey will require passage through the Red Line.

For Luo Ning, this is child's play, but he intends to enter Fishman Island.

He also has two reasons for going to Fishman Island: one is because of Shirahoshi, and the other is because there are historical texts there. Although the historical texts are useless, he promised Robin after all, so he will take her there.

The current Shirahoshi should be around eleven years old.

In fact, after Arlong's incident was broadcast this time, Luo Ning also knew that Fishman Island would definitely be affected. However, this matter had nothing to do with him.

Luo Ning also plans to make contact with Shirahoshi. After all, if he doesn't, it's estimated that the World Government will come to her later.

It's just a matter of time. In that case, it's better to take Shirahoshi under his command first.

Otherwise, if the power of Shirahoshi's Poseidon is controlled by the World Government, then there will be a big trouble later.

As for the blueprint of Pluton in the capital of Seven Waters, Luo Ning didn't care about it.

After all, Pluton cannot be remotely controlled, and it's completely different from Shirahoshi. Pluton is said to be a ship, but even if Pluton is as big as an island, it's still in a bad position against Poseidon. People can hide in the sea and let a group of Sea Kings attack your ship relentlessly. No matter how strong the defense is, this thing is still man-made. As long as there are enough Sea Kings, it can be directly destroyed.

Therefore, in Luo Ning's opinion, unless Pluton can fly, it must be weaker than the other two Ancient Weapons.

Although Uranus hasn't been revealed yet, it's estimated that it has something to do with natural disasters. After all, it is the most mysterious Ancient Weapon.