One Piece: God Killer

Chapter 159 Cooperation

Will the "career" of Fish-Man Island be as simple as he said? Profik didn't know, but he guessed not.

After all, there are still many conditions for things to develop in the direction Profik said. For example, Fishman Island must show sufficient advantages in trade, and the scale of trade must be large enough to influence the policies of other countries...

And maybe, Fish-Man Island will in turn be affected by other countries that trade with it, or maybe the World Government and the Celestial Dragons will interfere with it...

If there is a problem in any link, the efforts of Fish-Man Island may be in vain.

However, Profik did not tell Neptune and Otohime about these things. Otohime now urgently needs to find a way out for Fish-Man Island. She really needs the support of confidence. Even if it turns out that the source of this confidence is not strong enough in hindsight, it is still much better than having no support at all.

Princess Otohime did not expect this. She had no understanding of business and tourism. She had been attracted by the picture painted by Profik and was immersed in her beautiful imagination.

This fully exposed Princess Otohime's lack of vision. Even though she is the princess of Fish-Man Island, her knowledge in many aspects is far inferior to that of Profik, an ordinary person before time travel. Under Profik's deliberate guidance, he was quickly and easily convinced.

What Profik wanted was this effect. If not, how could Fish-Man Island naturally join his sphere of influence?

"So, what should I do?" Although Otohime is an idealist, she is also the princess of a country. After a moment of excitement, her thoughts quickly returned to practical issues. But at this time, she realized that she had no idea what to do.

She doesn’t know what commodities on Fish-Man Island are needed by humans, she doesn’t know how to establish trade channels, she doesn’t know what commodities on land Fish-Man Island needs, and she doesn’t know where to go sightseeing…

Princess Otohime suddenly discovered that she had nothing but enthusiasm.

Neptune also felt a headache - he was thinking about the same problem as Otohime just now, but he also didn't get a good solution. It was quite reluctant for him to let this "Knight of the Sea" go into battle to kill the enemy, but if he was expected to make great achievements in the cultural and economic fields, it would be a difficult task for the fishmen.

In fact, there is no talent that meets the requirements in the entire Fish-Man Island. Jinbe can fight well, and he does have a chivalrous spirit, but his knowledge level is far behind; Tiger is very heroic, has broad knowledge, and his cultural level is considered "high" among fishmen, but he can't do fine things. work; the left and right ministers are the "rare" management talents on Fish-Man Island, but the problem is that their talents are limited to "governing the people", and if it is based on results, then this talent in "governing the people" is not very good. is questionable.

Mrs. Charlie seems to be the one most related to "culture" on the entire Fish-Man Island, but the problem is that her abilities belong entirely to the occult. At most, she can predict whether this trip to sea will be auspicious...

As for Aaron, Hody, and Vander Deken, they are probably the "remaining ones".

There is no way around it. The education and cultural level of the residents on Fishman Island are just like this. Most of them cannot even write their own names, which fully meets the standards of "illiteracy" recognized by UNESCO.

Such a situation was naturally expected by Profik - if Fish-Man Island could develop independently, wouldn't he lose the opportunity to further influence Fish-Man Island?

Seeing that Princess Otohime changed from excitement to depression in a short period of time, Profik decided to take the opportunity to add fuel to the fire: "Trade is not that easy. Who is responsible for communication, who investigates routes, and who establishes relationships. When the time comes, How to dispatch goods, how to distribute profits... In addition, your Fishman Island and the countries on the land have not had contact with each other for a long time, and they do not trust each other. The difficulty will probably increase exponentially. Your Highness Otohime, do you know what to do? "

Otohime was silent. The road was in front of her, but she didn't know how to get there. This feeling was really uncomfortable.

"It doesn't matter," Profic offered help at the right time, "you can leave these things to me!"

Profik's method is simple. He is the Shichibukai, and he will have his own territory sooner or later, and then he can naturally establish trade relations with Fishman Island. In this way, he can build his own territory into a transit point for the connection between Fish-Man Island and humans, and Fish-Man Island can also gradually establish connections with other countries through Profic's territory.

Princess Otohime was very interested in Profik's proposal and immediately expressed her gratitude.

However, King Neptune's "extraordinary display" showed extraordinary political sensitivity at this time. He asked in a deep voice: "'Everything in the world is bustling for profit; the world is bustling, everything is for profit.' Can you help me?" Fish-Man Island, what kind of benefits do you want to get from Fish-Man Island?"

Now it was Profik's turn to be surprised. Under such an "offensive", King Neptune could still react?

Profik felt that it was best to be a little more honest at this time: "Your Majesty Neptune, as the king of the Shichibukai, I naturally have my own agenda!"

"His Majesty the Shichibukai also needs money, interests, power and prestige, and I can get all of these by cooperating with Fish-Man Island! I can get a lot of profits from the transit trade, and Fish-Man Island will also become my It is an indispensable part of the future business landscape, and cooperation with a world government member country will also make our status as 'The King's Shichibukai' more stable!"

"But so what? As long as you cooperate with us, Fish-Man Island can not only solve its current predicament, but also get the protection of a Shichibukai! We each get what we need. Isn't this the true meaning of cooperation?"

It can be said that what Profik said is true or false. What he said is naturally true, but the part that is not said is the key point. Through such cooperation, most of the residents of Fish-Man Island will identify with Daybreak, and when they break up with the World Government, Fish-Man Island will be on their side. If the cooperation reaches this level, even if the Dragon Palace Kingdom wants to withdraw at that time, it will be impossible.

Not to mention the deep dependence and huge interests that will bind Fish-Man Island to death. Even if the Dragon Palace Kingdom comes to "break off its arms" by then, the Five Old Stars and the World Government will probably not dare to accept Fish-Man Island anymore.

If all goes well, the entire fish-men clan, and even the power of the Sea King, will become a member of the Profik camp.

"Your Majesty Neptune, Your Majesty Otohime," Profic stood up and said with a smile, "Consider cooperating with us! Fishman Island will never regret today's decision."

As he spoke, he handed over a document.