At the same time, something also happened earlier, roughly the time when the Straw Hat crew obtained the Devil Fruit.
In the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.
At this moment, the highest authorities of the world, the Five Elders, were discussing a matter in their exclusive conference room.
Of course, what they were discussing was not the matter of the East Blue, nor was it the matter of Ian being the so-called God of the Sun.
Although the incident in the East Blue was indeed quite noisy, to the World Government, it was nothing more than an insignificant, trivial matter.
No matter how much noise those people made, in the end, it would not affect the World Government.
The only thing that gave them a slight headache was merely that the four so-called emperors of the sea were also going to be involved in this incident.
But they were very clear that this incident was not directed at the World Government, and moreover, after the commotion passed, the incident would gradually subside.
Therefore, they believed that the Marine Headquarters could handle it, and there was no need for the World Government to intervene.
As for the losses and harm brought about after the chaos, just the losses at the East Blue and the casualties of those lowly civilians, to the World Government, they were not even worth a single strand of a Celestial Dragon's hair.
No matter how many of those lowly civilians died, after a few years, they would recover anyway, and might even be more numerous than before.
And as for Ian, the God of Sun... to the World Government, that was simply a joke.
As the highest authority of the World Government, they understood better than anyone what the God of Sun represented.
A guy who had eaten a Paramecia Light-Light Fruit dared to call himself the God of Sun; it could only be said that the civilians of this sea were truly ignorant!
Although that guy's strength was indeed very great, to the World Government, he was nothing more than an additional yonko-level force. It was somewhat troublesome, but it fundamentally could not affect the World Government.
Moreover, this fake God of the Sun could also help the World Government divert the attention of certain people and reduce some trouble for the World Government.
Therefore, they did not interfere too much and simply let the Marine Headquarters handle it.
Compared to the fake God of Sun, the one who could read the Poneglyphs had a much greater impact.
Thus, compared to the fake God of Sun, daring to marry the survivor of Ohara and allowing the blood of the Ohara survivor to continue, this crime was even more severe.
It was just that during this period, those people had been quite quiet, and there had been no news of the Ohara survivor going out to sea.
In order to avoid igniting a war during this time, they temporarily let those ignorant people off.
Once everything was fully prepared, it would be time to deal with those ignorant people then.
As for this meeting... It was merely because of matters on Vegapunk's side.
The Warrior God of Finance, St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, clad in a white robe, frowned as he looked at the Warrior God of Science and Defense, St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, across from him.
"Have you investigated why Vegapunk wants an unknown member from Whitebeard's ship?"
Regarding Vegapunk's research, the World Government placed extremely high importance on it.
Once Vegapunk's research succeeded, it would not only reduce the pressure on the World Government but also strengthen the World Government's control over the sea and its ruling position.
Therefore, compared to other matters, Vegapunk's experiments were even more important!
"People have already been arranged to investigate."
In response to St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro's inquiry, St. Jaygarcia Saturn did not conceal anything and said in a serious tone. "Although I still do not know why Vegapunk has set his sights on a little fellow from the Whitebeard Pirates, anyone who can be acknowledged by Vegapunk as experimental material... is absolutely not that simple."
As he spoke, he snorted coldly again. "Does he really think that the things he does behind the scenes are completely unknown to the World Government? If not for the fact that that guy is still somewhat useful, we would have already put him on trial."
As the World Government's Warrior God of Science and Defense, he was likewise well aware of what Vegapunk's experiments required.
And this time, that guy had actually changed the research materials directly, and was being so secretive about it; if he was not trying to hide something, it would be strange.
"Vegapunk has indeed been somewhat unruly during this period."
The Warrior God of Justice, St. Topman Warcury, spoke in a stern tone. "St. Jaygarcia Saturn, you should properly remind that guy. Don't let him do something irreparable."
"I know. Rest assured, I will keep an eye on Vegapunk the whole time. Although that guy has some intelligence, he still can't stir up any great waves under the World Government."
St. Jaygarcia Saturn nodded, his gaze flickering slightly. "Moreover, we are not limited to only Vegapunk as an option. If he truly dares to do something that threatens the World Government..."
With a trace of coldness: "Then I will make him understand that the World Government is not limited to choosing only him."
"If possible, it would still be better not to replace him so easily."
St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro pondered for a moment, then continued. "No one can be certain whether, after replacing him, the new one can meet our requirements. You must know that intelligence at Vegapunk's level is extremely rare, especially when we still need him to research that thing."
The other four elders: "..."
As these words fell, the other four elders also fell silent.
They all understood St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro's meaning. Indeed, Vegapunk's intelligence was not merely reliant on the Brain-Brain Fruit; his intellect itself was also a rare treasure of this era.
But for the sake of the World Government's rule, when it came time to abandon him, they would still abandon him.