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OPI Chapter 211: Strategic Shifts
🕑 Added 2024-07-28 21:49:54 +0000 UTCWarcury spoke in a deep voice while looking at a document in his hands.
"Speaking of which, the report sent by Stussy says that Queen Historia, with the help of Lord Imu, has obtained the power of the Nine Titans, becoming the Ultimate Titan."
"This means that in theory we could control the Rumbling, the only drawback would be the size of the dimensional doors."
Warcury continued. "Lord Imu said before that it would take several years to upgrade a small dimensional gate to a medium-sized one, so in the next world due to the size of the dimensional gate, the Rumbling cannot be used."
"So we have the Rumbling but can't use it?" Saturn's expression turned grim.
"Not necessarily." V. Nusjuro intervened. "When the Rumbling advanced into our territory, I had already thought of how to avoid this situation in future conflicts."
"At that time, I thought of requesting Lord Imu to move the dimensional gate to a large uninhabited island. This way, even if a similar situation were to arise in the future, we would still have the ocean around the island to hold back the enemy forces."
"That's right, the current dimensional gates are on the Red Earth Continent. If otherworldly forces manage to enter, both Mary Geoise and the World Government headquarters would be directly threatened."
Warcury agreed with V. Nusjuro's words.
Previously, they had ignored this hidden danger because they had encountered weak worlds such as Kabane World and Demon Slayer World.
But in future worlds, there would undoubtedly be civilizations more powerful than the World of Titans, so it was necessary to plan ahead.
"Then what do you propose?" Ju Peter asked.
"I'm thinking, can we open the future dimensional gates directly in the World of Titans? That way, even if the enemy forces manage to counterattack, the battle won't take place in our Home World."
"In the event of facing an opponent we cannot defeat, we would have a buffer territory that could buy us enough time to ask Lord Imu to close the dimensional gate to the World of Titans."
Hearing this, everyone agreed that it was a good idea.
"I think that's a good idea. We can make the Titan World our forward base of operations, and military forces could enter directly from the Titan World to the dimensional gates of other worlds."
"In addition, the dimensional gate of the World of the Titans is medium-sized, which facilitates the transportation of troops and resources."
V. Nusjuro nodded and continued.
"The crucial thing is that if in the future enemy forces manage to enter the Titan World, Queen Historia could summon Rumbling as the last line of defense."
V. Nusjuro took a deep breath and then said excitedly.
"Moreover, on this basis, we can connect the medium-sized dimensional gate of the Titan World to the Demon Slayer World."
"In this way, we could wait for the enemy forces to enter the Titan World, and then ask Lord Imu to close the dimensional gate that connects to their world."
"They would then be completely trapped in the Titan World, and there would still be a world between them and our Home World."
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Imu, his eyes slightly closed, reclined half submerged in a large bathhouse.
This bath was intended exclusively for the use of the king.
Imu was thinking about the document that Stussy had given her, when she had just left the dormitory and was about to go to the bathhouse. At that moment Stussy was in a complicated mood, which Imu noticed immediately when he read her superficial thoughts.
In fact, Imu had noticed Stussy's strange behavior a while ago, and was quite shocked when she read some of his memories. She learned that he was actually a clone sent by Vegapunk to infiltrate the World Government.
When Imu transmigrated, the One Piece Series hadn't reached that point, so he didn't know about it.
If it weren't for the fact that after Vegapunk completely surrendered to the World Government, he released Stussy from her mission, letting her choose her own destiny, Imu would have already gotten rid of her.
Still, because Stussy knows that she is a clone she has many conflicts with her existence and being freed from her only goal in life she didn't know what to do. Coincidentally at that time she learned about Imu's true identity and that he is the one responsible for all the improvements in the World Government, so she made Imu her new goal to sustain her existence.
So Stussy had been trying to get Imu to see her as more than just a secretary or an assistant.
In regard to this fact, Imu doesn't reject Stussy, the only reason he still keeps his distance from her is because he's waiting for her to open up to him. Although due to her background, Imu won't make Stussy his wife.
As for whether Stussy herself would agree to be just a lover, Imu has never thought about this problem, because from the moment she became his assistant as a spy, her fate was already sealed.
On the other hand, the Five Elders' proposal not only involved relocating some dimensional gates to secure the Starfish World, but also a vast series of construction projects and detailed adjustments.
The Five Elders suggested moving the Medium Dimensional Gate to the Canberra/Australia Continent, establishing it as the main battlefront against other worlds.
Furthermore, future dimensional gates would also be placed on the Canberra Continent until the conquest of the other world was completed, at which time they would be adjusted according to the situation.
Just like the dimensional gate of the Kabane World that would still be on the Red Earth Continent. That world no longer had any threats and had become a world of agricultural resources and production of Kabane's heart cages.
It is worth mentioning that the Biochemical Research Institute has requested the World Government to use cloning technology to manufacture Kabane after the existing Kabane materials are exhausted. The proposer is Vinsmoke Judge.
As for the Titan World, since the Canberra Continent is going to be the main battlefield against other worlds, it is necessary to build various defensive facilities and military camps. In addition, the various industrial factories that were planned to be built in this world will be dedicated entirely to the manufacture of various weapons, devices and machines for war.
The Demon Slayer World is established as the frontline command center and part of the war industries will also be moved to this world.
After leaving the bathroom, Imu headed to his office. On the desk remained the proposal from the Five Elders.
"Well, if you have confidence, do it."
Imu signed the document for approval.
After signing the plan, Imu sat down and began to review the next report.
But he noticed that most of them were reports on the various affairs of the World of Titans.
For example, Vinsmoke Judge had managed to develop a device that made the Pure Titans follow simple, repetitive orders, which is very useful in construction and industrial production jobs.
On the other hand, Fisher Tiger, in command of the Fish-Men troops of the Navy, has arrived at the World of the Titans and, following Kuzan's orders, they are searching for the source of all living matter or Shining centipede, in the waters around Marley.
Imu looked at the report in his hands with satisfaction. The development of the Pure Titans' control device can greatly advance many of the construction projects in the Titans World and the Demon Slayer World.
Imu’s eyes lit up as she looked at the next report. “Hey, has Eren’s Shining Centipede already been sent to the Biochemical Research Institute? I hope they can find something useful there.”
Imu hopes that he can clone the Shining Centipede, and then use it to help someone from Starfish World gain the Power of the Titans.
However, in order to prevent the Power of the Historia Titans from being affected, he specifically asked the Five Elders to ask the Biochemical Research Institute to conduct the experiments without endangering the Shining Centipede's life.
"No!" Suddenly, Imu suddenly realized a serious problem.
“If the Biochemical Research Institute really clones the Shining centipede or finds other Shining centipedes and creates the Power of the Titans in the Starfish World, the authority over them might not be under my or the World Government’s control!”
"King of Death..."
Imu narrowed his eyes in thought, once again sensing the threat and obstacle posed by the other party.
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On the other hand, Historia, still showing signs of fatigue and redness on her face, had already gotten up. Despite the pain in her lower part, she completed her grooming with the help of four maids.
"Hey, what is this?”
But when Historia put on the white dress the maid had given her, she noticed that the dress had a gold pattern of a bird with its wings spread.
“Your Majesty Historia, this is the Celestial Phoenix, symbol of the identity of the Queen of Heaven. Even the Celestial Dragons must bow and pay homage upon seeing it.”
“Therefore, all of your outfits, crowns, and even weapons must bear the emblem of the Celestial Phoenix.”
The maid responded with a respectful attitude.
"Celestial Phoenix... Queen of Heaven..."
Historia stared at the dress that had been brought to her, muttering to herself.
