One Piece: God Killer

Chapter 412 Everything

"How is this possible? This country simply can't come up with so much money!" King Liku argued.

Dressrosa has nothing good to offer except peace. As the king, he would never be able to come up with even 10 billion berries, let alone 10 billion berries.

"Originally, I didn't need to give you such an opportunity. I could have just snatched it away." Doflamingo's words directly cut off all of King Riku's fantasies. "The deadline is before dawn tomorrow. You are not allowed to rely on foreign aid, and you are not allowed to reveal my existence to the people."

Of course, Doflamengo, who completed the agreement and then left, did not notice at all that in the corner of the palace, Yixiao was sitting there quietly, "watching" all this.

The next day, King Riku rejected the plan proposed by the army commander "Tank" to "fight against the Don Quixote family."

"The so-called 'fighting' may sound noble, but in essence it is just 'killing', which is not what humans should do!" King Riku loudly declared his philosophy, "Dressrosa has not seen a war for eight hundred years, which is proof that we are not 'beasts'!!"

"Don't give in to savagery! As human beings, you are not allowed to kill!!"

In terms of military strength, even in the New World, Dressrosa is by no means "weak". Whether it is the army captain Tank or King Riku himself, they are both good fighters who can fight one hundred at a time, not to mention the hero of the arena, Cyrus. With his strength, he is enough to fight against the pirates with a bounty of over 100 million.

But even such a powerful country never resorts to force to solve problems. In order to maintain peace, King Liku has mediated between neighboring countries and indeed maintained the stability of this sea area.

The fact that Dressrosa has been free of war for eight hundred years is the greatest achievement that the Riku clan is proud of.

Just as King Riku said, possessing military power while maintaining humanity is the reason why Dressrosa can be called a "civilized country."

"There is no time! Everyone, head to the towns immediately!" King Liku ordered the Liku Army, "Collect 10 billion berries from all over the country! If we fail to do so, this country will become a 'pirate country'!"

"If I do this, I may lose the trust of many citizens for a while! But this will only take a few hours! When everything is over, I will compensate the citizens with the utmost sincerity! There is no other way! Relying on lies or being clever will not work!"

As King Liku issued the order, King Liku's army quickly went to various towns and conveyed the news that the country needed to collect 10 billion berries to the people across the country.

"Put all the cash in the town here! This is the king's order! We have no way to explain, and we don't have time! - It's all based on your trust in King Riku! Please take out all the cash you have!"

Just when the people were doubtful and hesitant, the image of King Liku appeared on the big screen.

His expression was very serious, his whole face was tense, and he seemed to be shouting with all his strength:

"The entire Dressrosa region - something has happened suddenly, and I have a request for you! You will all find it hard to believe, but this is an unreasonable request. I cannot explain the reason at the moment... Please lend me all your property, all your money! All of it!"

After saying that, King Riku suddenly fell heavily to his knees!

All the residents who saw this scene were stunned with shock, and the ministers around rushed forward one after another, trying to pull King Riku up.

"Your Majesty! Why are you kneeling?!"

"You must not do that! Your Majesty is the ruler of a country!"

"Don't do this, please raise your head!!"

"Your Majesty, how can you face the kings of previous dynasties after making such a fool of yourself in front of the entire nation?"

"Your Majesty, you will become a laughing stock in the whole world if you remain like this!!"

King Koliku, however, didn't care about these things at all. He finally raised his head, with a distorted face, and said loudly to the Den Den Mushi in front of him, and also to all the citizens: "Please everyone! This is not a show, nor a joke. If you want evidence, I can cut off my hands or feet right now and show you!!"

King Riku's words were like a bomb dropped on the entire Dressrosa, and everyone smelled danger from the king's actions.

Then, everyone made the same choice - to take out their own money and hand it over to Liku Wangjun.

"Everyone, hurry up! Listen to the king! Take out all your property!!"

"That kind-hearted King Riku definitely didn't do this out of malice!"

"There must be something hidden, everyone please donate money quickly, the country needs our help now!!"

One, two, three, one after another, the residents of Dressrosa piled their belongings in the designated location.

The husband took out the money to buy a ring for his wife, the wife took out the money her husband had bought for his new jewelry, the children took out the money to buy candy and toys, the young girl took out the money to buy new clothes, the old man took out the money he had saved for a lifetime, the merchant took out the payment for goods, the bank withdrew cash, the audience in the arena stopped betting, and the enthusiastic dancers donated their performance fees.

The trust and prestige accumulated by the Liku clan played an unimaginable role, and the wealth collected by the Liku King's army increased rapidly.

Looking at all this, King Riku finally felt a little relieved and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

For a king, what could be happier than having the trust of his people?

"This is the power that this country has accumulated over the past eight hundred years... Just watch, Doflamingo, you won't succeed!!"

“Wait…what’s going on?”

King Riku suddenly found that his body was out of control. He turned around like a puppet and saw Doflamenco's grinning face in front of him.

……

"It's His Majesty King Riku! His Majesty has come in person!"

The people who were gathering their belongings were overjoyed to see King Liku and welcomed him without any precautions.

However, King Liku, riding on a tall horse, raised his spear towards the people!

The crowd screamed and ran away, their faces full of fear and confusion. They didn't know why the usually friendly and kind King Riku suddenly seemed like a different person.

King Liku's spear was about to pierce the chest of a civilian. Just as the first victim was about to appear, a staff knife came from the side and blocked the spear.

"It's you?" King Riku, whose body was out of control and still maintained a "charging" posture, recognized the blind man in front of him.

He had black hair, a purple robe, wooden clogs, and a cane in his hand. He looked honest, but there were scary scars on his eyes. He was obviously the blind man who had been accidentally knocked away by him earlier.

However, he looked ordinary before, even a little panicked. But now, his aura was like that of a ferocious beast.

No, King Liku had once removed tigers from the mountains for his people, and had also killed dragons in the sea for his fleet. But the aura of those beasts that devoured countless people could only be described as "docile" in front of the blind man in front of him.

Even Doflamengo, who exudes danger from head to toe, seems inferior in comparison.

There is actually such a person hidden in the Kingdom of Dressrosa?

"Just please, stop me like this!!"

Although his body was controlled by the parasitic threads, King Riku's mind was still clear and he pleaded loudly.

“Like this, there may still be a chance to avoid tragedy in this country!!”

"It's not you who should be 'stopped'!" Yixiao's deep and rich voice was filled with anger. He took a step forward, stretched out his strong and powerful hand, and grabbed King Riku's head.

A piece of almost transparent filament was torn apart by a smile.

"At this point, it's time to tell the people of this country everything!"