novelsite Chapter 160 The Choice of Fish-Man Island
Chapter 160 The Choice of Fish-Man Island
The document that Profik handed to Neptune and Otohime was a declaration of cooperation between Fishman Island and Daybreak that had been drafted in advance.
"This declaration is something I have drafted in advance. You two can go over it first. I am a cautious person and like written materials. As long as you sign the document on behalf of Fish-Man Island, the agreement will be effective. As a partner, of course you It is also possible to propose changes to the document.”
While Profik explained, Otohime and Neptune also started browsing.
The title of the document is "Declaration of Cooperation between Fishman Island and Daybreak", which is concise and to the point.
The first paragraph is the purpose of cooperation: "King Shichibukai" Profic and his organization Dawn, and Ryugu Kingdom unanimously recognize their friendship with each other and are willing to help each other to form an unbreakable cooperative relationship. The two parties will conduct all-round, multi-field and in-depth cooperation. Its ultimate goal is to build Fish-Man Island into a prosperous and wealthy country while allowing Daybreak to develop and grow. Both parties agreed that they should uphold the spirit of equality and continue to strive for the reconciliation between the fish people and humans.
There are many clauses after that, which simply stipulate the direction and principles of cooperation between the two parties. However, after all, it is just a declaration, and the specific content is not detailed-these should be left to be determined during specific discussions. The initial declaration only needs to determine the direction of the fight.
Otohime and Neptune have probably finished browsing the contents of the declaration, and Profik's explanation is coming to an end:
"Finally, I need to remind you that this declaration and the subsequent documents we signed are in duplicate. Before it is officially signed, Star will use the fruit power to give effect to the document. The signer who violates the regulations will be punished by the fruit power. punishment, and at the same time, the agreement in the other party’s hand will have a mark at the location of the corresponding clause.”
The devil fruit that Star ate is called "Ping Ping Fruit", which can control the abstract concept "Ping". When signing a document, it is given legal effect and ensures to a certain extent
Of course, such a major declaration of cooperation cannot be signed on the spot.
Reaching cooperation with a big pirate under the World Government can be said to be the most significant diplomatic event in the two hundred years of Fish-Man Island, a country that does not even have officials responsible for diplomacy. Otohime and Neptune must gather their ministers and discuss it carefully before they can finally make a decision.
"Your Majesty Neptune, cooperation is of great importance. We will take our leave first."
Profik, who knew well enough not to rush, did not rush him. After explaining some basic contents, he said goodbye to Neptune. .
He believed that the Dragon Palace Kingdom would be willing to sign the document. After all, this cooperation declaration did not stipulate too many substantive contents and would not cause any harm. The parts that really involve cooperation between the two parties will be discussed one by one in subsequent cooperation. That will be the key.
After Profic and others left, King Neptune spoke worriedly: "Otohime, can we really trust them?"
As the leader of a country, Neptune has developed some sensitivity despite his abilities. And he is more realistic than Otohime, so he feels that Profik has "ulterior motives." If you cooperate with Profic, will you fall into the trap of the other party?
He asked because he wanted to hear if Otohime had discovered anything about Se Haki.
The tacit understanding between husband and wife over the years allowed Otohime to immediately know what Neptune meant, but this time she could not give a clear answer like before: "I don't know, Mr. Profic has the power of the mind fruit. I can't see into his heart..."
After a slight pause, Otohime raised her head and looked directly at her husband: "But I decided to believe them. After all, Fishman Island has no choice!"
Otohime's sensitivity is actually not that bad. After calming down and thinking carefully, she can also find that Profik has some agenda in this cooperation - whether it is financial or influence. But she finally decided to cooperate with Profic. After all, the plan provided by Profic at least sounded like it would be of great help to Fish-Man Island. Moreover, as King Shichibukai, he is currently the best partner that Fish-Man Island can find.
"I think it's better to convene the ministers to discuss it!" Neptune was still worried.
After several days of discussion, and after putting forward several revisions, the Dragon Palace Kingdom finally decided to have the representative of the Neptune throne sign the declaration.
The person who signed on behalf of Daybreak was naturally Profic. He almost accepted all the amendments proposed by the Dragon Palace Kingdom - just as Profik had judged, the Dragon Palace Kingdom did not have much experience in diplomatic negotiations, and most of the proposed amendments were irrelevant to the substance. Just let them go.
The announcement of the declaration also caused quite a ripple on the Fish-Man Island. Many fish-men who were extremely hostile to humans considered signing a declaration of cooperation with Daybreak to be a betrayal. Aaron, the extreme fish-man racist, pounced on Profik and was about to break out on the spot.
Of course, the result of this was a severe beating by Jinbei, who was standing at the scene as a guard.
Unlike Aaron, Jinbei is one of the few residents of Fishman Street who has a positive attitude towards this matter. After accepting Tiger's instructions to entrust Fishman Street to him, Jinbei seemed to have grown a lot. Although he still had a bad temper and was still hostile to humans when he was young, he had begun to consider issues from the perspective of Fish-Man Street and even the entire Fish-Man Island.
Jinbei took the initiative to approach Profik and others and learned a lot about things related to overseas. In this process, Profik spread many ideas to Jinbei. Jinbei also gradually realized that Fish-Man Island really needed to develop its economy and national defense, and the protection of the King's Shichibukai was indeed a good choice.
And when Profik helped Jinbe capture Makuro and his gang, who were fishmen but captured mermaids and fishman slaves, Jinbei's attitude changed even more. If Makuro, as a fish-man, would capture and sell his compatriots for profit and become a villain among the fish-men, then why couldn't Profic and the others, as humans, be good people willing to help the fish-man island?
In the days after the signing of the declaration, Profik went to Ryugu Castle several times to discuss some specific cooperation matters with Princess Otohime and King Neptune.
Things like trade negotiations will be discussed in detail after Profik has gained territory. The most practical issue currently being studied is that Profik will hand over the Dawn Flag to Neptune and allow Fishman Island to use it as a refuge. .
The effect is definitely not as good as that of Whitebeard and Big Mom, but it is still better than nothing, and it can be dealt with temporarily. Moreover, Profic plans to arrange a permanent force on Fish-Man Island in the future to strengthen the protection of Fish-Man Island.