Chapter 19: Fish-Man Island's Shock and Surprise!
At this moment, inside and outside the Banquet Hall, a large number of Sea King Army Fish-man soldiers, clad in armor, wielding steel tridents, and all over two meters tall, guarded every location.
Especially along both sides of the red carpet leading directly into the hall, a Sea King Army soldier stood every three meters, eyes straight ahead, chest out, and head held high.
Three members from the World Government, led by the Right Minister in front, walked into the Great Hall.
This Right Minister, a Seahorse Fish-man by species, with orange-yellow skin, wore a katana at his left waist, and held a long-handled scimitar with a crescent blade in his right hand. He exuded a strong military aura.
Soon, the four arrived at the center of the Great Hall.
The Right Minister stopped his steps and reported in a deep voice towards King Neptune sitting on the throne, "Your Majesty, your subject has brought the World Government officials!"
At the same time, Queen Otohime, sitting to the side of the throne, was observing the three men in black clothes below the platform, a sense of expectation rising in her heart.
"Well done, return to your position." King Neptune nodded.
The Right Minister, hearing the instruction, stood to the left side, facing the Left Minister on the right side.
"Respected King Neptune, I am Colson, Senior Councilor of the Political Affairs Institute of the World Government, directly under the Administrative Department." The leading black-clothed official took the initiative to introduce himself.
His expression looked very gentle, and his Tone was full of respect, which made the Left Minister and Right Minister very satisfied.
"Good, and these two?"
King Neptune looked at the other two men in black, as one of them was carrying a black leather Box, which caught his attention.
Colson smiled and said, "They are members of CP7, responsible for security work."
"I see."
King Neptune understood, no longer paying attention to them, and said, "Then tell me, what is your Purpose in coming to Fish-Man Island this time? I am very curious."
"This time, I represent the World Government and come mainly for three matters. The first matter is about the World Conference to be held in June this year."
After speaking, Colson turned around, took the black leather Box handed over by a CP7 member, and then personally entered a triple eight-digit password to open it.
Immediately afterwards, he took out a white scroll with the World Government Symbol from inside, and finally handed it to the Left Minister beside him, saying, "Please hand the scroll to His Majesty the King for review."
The Left Minister first glanced at King Neptune, and seeing the latter nod in agreement, he took the somewhat heavy scroll with both Hands, turned around, and walked up the steps.
"Your Majesty!"
"Good, thank you for your trouble."
King Neptune picked up the scroll with one hand, and under everyone's gaze, untied the golden ribbon, and then slowly unrolled the scroll to read it.
This process was somewhat lengthy, and the Great Hall was silent for a moment, everyone waiting quietly.
Queen Otohime noticed that King Neptune's expression was gradually becoming serious, and his Eyesight seemed to reveal disbelief and shock.
This made her even more curious about the contents of the scroll.
In fact, there wasn't much content on it, but King Neptune read it back and forth three times, which made it seem somewhat lengthy.
He raised his head to look at Colson standing below, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
Was he going to say something like, "You guys are fake, fake officials, right? How could the World Government become this... this good?"
"Your Majesty, may I take a look?"
At this time, Queen Otohime asked softly, King Neptune hesitated for a moment and still handed the scroll over, saying, "Take a look."
Just as Queen Otohime was reading the scroll, Colson smiled and asked, "Your Majesty the King, I represent the World Government to solicit your opinion, are you willing to support the agenda of this World Conference?"
"Hmm, this is a good thing, no, it should be said to be a great thing. Of course, I am willing to support it, because if this agenda can really be passed, and the World Government is really willing to fully promote it, it will be of great benefit to our Fish-Man Island."
King Neptune cautiously answered Colson.
"But the question is, are you really willing to fully promote it? Because I remember that this matter was banned by law a long time ago, but now it is basically just a formality."
"Seriously, just passing the agenda, without strong measures to control it, actually doesn't mean much!"
On the other side, Queen Otohime, sitting next to him, already had her face filled with shock and deep Surprise, but after hearing King Neptune's words, she also felt they made sense. Therefore, her beautiful eyes turned to Colson below the platform, sincerely hoping that his next answer would satisfy her.
"You want to ask how much sincerity and determination the World Government has this time, right?" Colson smiled.
"That's right!"
King Neptune no longer concealed it, and looked at the other party very solemnly.
"Regarding this, the Big Shots above have already made preparations, please wait a moment."
Colson, with a confident look as if he had come prepared, turned again to the black leather Box held up by the CP7 member, and quickly pressed the complex password.
This scene made the Fish-men and mermaids in the Great Hall break out in cold sweat. In the end, the straightforward Right Minister couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't you take it out together just now?"
Colson opened the Box, took out a second golden silk white scroll, and replied, "This is the rule of our department." After speaking, he still asked the Right Minister to help pass it up.
However, this time, he didn't wait for King Neptune to finish reading it, but began to introduce it, because the World Government needed to let all Fish-men understand this matter.
"The scroll you are now looking at is the 'Public Announcement on Establishing Equal and Friendly Relations between Humans and the Mermaid Tribe and Fish-man Tribe', personally written by the Five Elders!"
"What?!"
Queen Otohime, the Left Minister, the Right Minister, and all the Sea King Army soldiers present were stunned.
Colson smiled slightly at this and continued to introduce the general content above.
"Mainly the following points."
"First, from the date of signing the public announcement by both parties, severe penalties will be imposed on the acts of buying and selling, and enslaving the Mermaid Tribe and Fish-man Tribe. The Celestial Dragons and the Mermaid Tribe and Fish-man Tribe within the territory of all Affiliated Nations will be unconditionally returned, and a certain amount of compensation will be paid, but this does not include the Mermaid Tribe and Fish-man Tribe imprisoned for crimes."
"Second, the Sabaody Archipelago will be designated as a safe zone. The Mermaid Tribe and Fish-man Tribe can freely reside and play on the island, with all treatments equal to Humans. At the same time, Fish-Man Island will allow Humans to freely enter, reside, and play."
"Third, Fish-Man Island is allowed to station troops in the Sabaody Archipelago, responsible for matters related to the Mermaid Tribe and Fish-man Tribe. At the same time, Fish-Man Island is allowed to establish a Navy Branch of the World Government domestically, responsible for matters related to Humans, Pirates, and so on."
"Fourth, the Mermaid Tribe and Fish-man Tribe are allowed to hold normal positions in the World Government, Navy, and various departments, working together for a friendly Future between Humans and the Fish-man Tribe and Mermaid Tribe."
After he finished saying such a long paragraph, King Neptune also finished reading the contents of the scroll, which were roughly the same, and he did indeed see the five names with Celestial Dragons surnames signed below.
Honestly, this King Neptune began to suspect that he was living in a dream, and Queen Otohime beside him was even more excited, with tears welling up in her eyes.
"Next, is the third matter."
Senior Councilor Colson looked at Queen Otohime, who had already stood up, trembling all over, with red eyes, and smiled gently.
"The World Government hopes to invite Queen Otohime to participate in this year's World Conference and deliver an important speech in support of this agenda. I wonder if you are willing?"
Queen Otohime was almost fainting from happiness. She first exchanged a glance with King Neptune, and after receiving the latter's supportive and encouraging Eyesight, she looked at Colson with utmost seriousness and replied.
"Of course, this will be the most glorious moment of my life. Thank you very much, World Government!"
(End of Chapter)