Stussy ultimately chose Hitler , which was both surprising and not so surprising.
It just gave the Rocks Pirates more to talk about, maliciously inciting discord between Whitebeard and Hitler .
However, Whitebeard was completely unmoved, and Hitler , as the victor, naturally had even less to say.
Every night, Stussy would proactively make Hitler intoxicated, even causing Gloriosa to feel a tiny bit jealous.
Fortunately, Gloriosa was an understanding woman; she knew how suppressed Stussy's emotions had been all these years, and when she suddenly found an outlet, she naturally couldn't help but pour them out wildly.
Thus, a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Stussy's frenzy finally subsided, and Gloriosa also moved in, allowing Hitler to fully enjoy the bliss of having two women every day.
On this day.
Rocks, as usual, gathered all the core members of his Pirate Crew, preparing to go to Elbaf again to invite Harald.
He never gave up on wanting Harald's on His Crew.
For this, he even had Golden Lion move the frozen research facility behind Skull Mountain.
After several days of sailing, Rocks's Pirate Crew ship arrived at the coast where Ida's tavern was located.
Rocks disembarked first, directing Golden Lion to set up the frozen research facility in a nearby valley.
Harald, who had already received the news and was waiting there, watched Rocks's actions, his expression seeming somewhat unwelcoming.
"Yo! Harald! I've brought you something good! Come and see!"
Harald said nothing, following Rocks into the newly set up frozen research facility.
Click!
The extra lights installed by Rocks's men were turned on, and the cold storage, filled with chilly air, gradually lit up, revealing countless frozen Giants before Harald.
"This... this is..."
Harald's pupils constricted, his face filled with shock.
"Is this..."
"Ah ~ the legendary Great Hammer Battle Group!"
Rocks grinned.
"Guess where I found them?"
Harald's face darkened; he had guessed the answer but was reluctant to say it.
"Zehahaha"
Rocks had no such scruples as Harald, laughing loudly: "It's the World Government's territory! I found them in a forbidden research facility unknown to anyone!"
"Harald, seeing such evidence, do you still want to join the World Government?"
Harald's eyes narrowed, and the hostility he had been radiating to Rocks since he landing on the island gradually dissipated.
He let out a long sigh.
"I received orders from the World Government that if I wanted to join them, I had to kill you."
"So, from the moment you landed on the island, you've been Thinking to killing Me ?!"
Rocks gazed at Harald, a grin on his face.
"You've been used, Harald!"
"The World Government has no sincerity at all! They just want to treat your Giant Race as weapons of war, or rather, slaves on the battlefield!"
Harald fell silent again, leading everyone back to Ida's tavern.
Plates of Elbaf's unique giant delicacies were brought to the table. Harald sat by the bar, propping his head with one hand, his face troubled.
"What should I do..??
"That violent history, in the name of warriors, has now become shackles for Elbaf, which aims for peace..."
"Many allied nations were once attacked by Elbaf. Without the permission of the World Government or the Celestial Dragons, Elbaf will never be able to enter the world's circle..."
Rocks sat cross-legged on the bar beside Harald, still adhering to his theory.
"So Harald! Join me!"
"As long as we overthrow all these Celestial Dragons and the rules that hinder peace! Your Elbaf can embrace peace however it wants!!"
Harald shook his head.
"No! This is just another cycle of violence!"
"Moreover, I am responsible for the people of my country! I cannot risk their lives by participating in a losing battle with a scoundrel like you!"
Rocks snorted coldly, genuinely annoyed by Harald's stubbornness.
At this moment, Hitler jumped from a nearby table onto the bar.
"Harald, since you believe we are bound to lose, why not listen to my suggestion again?"
Harald turned to look.
He remembered Hitler ; last time, this young man indeed offered a theoretically feasible plan, but he didn't execute it.
Thinking of this, Harald nodded.
"I'm all ears!"
Hitler paused briefly, then spoke: "In my homeland, there were once two proverbs!"
"One: Dignity exists only on the sword's edge! Truth exists only within the cannon's range!"
"Two: Seek peace through struggle, and peace will endure; seek peace through compromise, and peace will perish!"
"Peace is precious! Rare! Seldom can it be maintained for long!"
"There are too many foolish people in this world; they simply don't understand any reason beyond swords!"
"Because they have never stepped onto a battlefield, they have no reverence for death!"
"Also because they have always been the victors! The superiors! Only when others beg them for peace! Never when they discuss peace with others!"
"So Harald, it's meaningless for you to constantly try to appease the World Government!"
"They simply cannot hear your ideals of peace!"
"The only way to make them sit at the negotiating table and calmly discuss peace with you is through swords!"
"Furthermore, you lack understanding of the Giant Race's history!"
"Elbaf 800 years ago and the World Government were sworn enemies!!"
"You were already enemies! Since 800 years ago!"
"Either the World Government is destroyed! Or Elbaf kneels down like a dog! Like a slave!"
"The peace you desire, apart from these two options, has no other choice!!"
Hitler 's words plunged the entire tavern into complete silence.
Harald, Rocks, Ida, and the entire Rocks Pirate Crew, all looked at Hitler in shock.
"How do you know?!"
Harald Asked In a Suspicious Voice!
"The history of the Giant Race! How do you know?!"
Of course, it was because he had read the manga in his previous life!
But he certainly couldn't say that at this moment.
"The Void Century! This history was erased by the World Government!"
Hitler said.
"I don't know why the long-lived Giant Race didn't pass down this history through oral tradition, but I know one thing!"
"During the Void Century, the Giant Race once followed a leader!"
"This leader was overthrown by the ancestors of the current Celestial Dragons during the Void Century, which led to the current World Government!!"
"Harald! If you truly want to pursue peace! First, understand this period of history roughly, then consider how to negotiate with the World Government!!"
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