The newborn eastern sun rose as usual.
When Rosse saw the dawn rise for the tenth time, the entire Lanka Kingdom had already been completely purged.
Inside the sleeping palace, the queen and prince who stayed overnight yesterday were packed into body bags and taken away, and Rosse also finished washing up under Stacy's service.
"Your Highness."
Zannie's figure appeared beside him, with a hint of fatigue on her face.
The affairs of the Lanka Kingdom over the past days had been handled almost entirely by her, with only Stacy and Rogue providing assistance from the side.
Although Zephyr was more capable on that side, he was stronger mainly in terms of combat power, and Rosse didn't intend to let Zephyr participate in managing the affairs.
There were some processes that Zephyr didn't need to know too clearly, just letting him see the result was enough.
This point also counted as a tacit understanding between Rosse and Zephyr.
As long as the result was good, Zephyr would choose to tacitly approve, even if it went against the justice he once upheld.
Now, he only wanted to bring an end to the era of pirates.
"Is the purge completed?", Rosse asked casually, stepping out.
Zannie and Stella followed to his left and right.
"It's completed. A total of 42 noble families were cleared, with a total asset haul of 90 billion Berries. For now, that's just a rough estimate. After all the assets are sold off, the actual amount should exceed 90 billion."
"90 billion Berries… if it's at wholesale price, that should be enough to buy about a million slaves, right?", Rosse said with a smile.
"Yes, but that price would only buy the most ordinary slaves. If we only need population, we could negotiate with those forces that sell slaves. 90 billion should be enough to buy two million," Zannie replied truthfully.
This world had no shortage of things, but population was the most abundant.
After thousands of years of reproduction, as long as the island was slightly large, there were traces of humans or other races.
There were fewer than 200 member nations of the World Government today, but in reality, there were tens of thousands of islands and nations. Those non-member regions and islands were also important sources of slaves.
"Using this method to buy is cheap, yes, but I have an even cheaper plan," Rosse shook his head with a smile.
No matter the time, directly using money to buy was always the least cost-effective option.
Getting big things done with small money, that's the right method.
"Are the screens in the other cities set up?", Rosse asked.
Jaygarcia Island had a total of 10 cities and 40 towns, spread across 200,000 square kilometers of island area, supporting nearly 4 million people.
According to his plan, in order to ensure smooth political communication, each city would be equipped with 1,000 screens, and each town with 100 screens.
That way, even if he was far away in the Holy Land, he could still use real-time broadcasts to keep exerting influence over the island.
"It's all been set up. Will you be appearing today?", Zannie nodded in confirmation.
Although she really wanted a vacation, she was still highly efficient in doing work.
Recently, Rosse had conscripted 10,000 marines from the South Blue, and countless types of supplies. All of them were currently being coordinated and planned by her.
"Since it's ready, then I'll show up today. Just in time to settle people's hearts. Everyone knows, I'm a man who prefers to keep a low profile. If not forced, I really wouldn't want to show my face," Rosse said jokingly, and both Zannie and Stella couldn't help but chuckle.
Celestial Dragons were already considered very high-profile, but among the Celestial Dragons, Rosse was definitely the highest-profile one.
In terms of global fame among Celestial Dragons, it wasn't the Five Elders, but Rosse, who had just been involved in a Buster Call broadcast.
However, it was a bit unfortunate that Rosse's public image was extremely polarized, with many supporters and also many opponents.
After Rosse gave the order, Zannie spent the whole morning preparing.
The equipment was already in place and ready for broadcasting, but it still took some time to transmit the order summoning everyone on the island to the screens.
After eating lunch prepared by Stella, Rosse slowly arrived at a reception room.
At the end of the reception room was a large screen, displaying the scenes in front of screens around the island. On the table was a Den Den Mushi for image transmission.
This broadcast wasn't a global broadcast, only covered Jaygarcia Island.
"Your Highness, everything is ready," Zannie slightly bowed, her stunning curves fully revealed.
While she spoke, in front of every large screen on the island stood densely packed crowds, their expressions varied, but mostly unified in anxiety.
Although the people Rosse had purged were limited to nobles, with some wealthy merchants included, ordinary people still felt uneasy.
Even nobles so high and mighty had been wiped out clean. If he wanted to handle them, wouldn't it be a matter of a single sentence?
Zzz! Zzn!
The black screen flickered a few times, and the image gradually became clear.
Under the gaze of almost 80% of the people on the island, Rosse's figure appeared in the center of the screen.
["Good afternoon, everyone,"] Rosse rested his elbows on the table, fingers interlaced, his young and handsome face naturally exuding authority.
Just by looking at Rosse in the image, the people on the island instinctively quieted down, silently waiting for Rosse's next words.
["My name is Saint Jaygarcia Rosse. I believe I'm not unfamiliar to you. The island beneath our feet is named after my family."]
["800 years ago, the Jaygarcia family was the sole ruler of this island. When the World Government was established, we chose to leave. Not to abandon this ancestral land, but in pursuit of a greater goal."]
["The World Government was established by the original twenty kings. Among them, only one family gave up the honor of the Celestial Dragons and remained in their ancestral land until today."]
["For the sake of world stability, the Jaygarcia family relocated to the Holy Land Mary Geoise. In the 800 years since the founding of the World Government, the Jaygarcia family has always been at the forefront of leading the World Government."]
["To this day, the head of the Jaygarcia family still holds a position among the Five Elders of the World Government, maintaining the operation of the entire World Government."]
Rosse started by eloquently rephrasing the Jaygarcia family's achievements in a different way.
At the time, it was the family that had abandoned the people here, but of course he couldn't say it like that. The effect of different wording was completely different.
["Because of the death of the Pirate King Roger, the world situation has become turbulent. I, representing the will of the family, have returned to the ancestral land, intending to provide protection for it."]
["The Lanka family, once vassals of the Jaygarcia family, were granted the authority to govern Jaygarcia Island by our family. Unexpectedly, power blinded them, causing them to lose their sense of reverence."]
["From today onward, the Lanka family is stripped of their name. The Lanka Kingdom is renamed Jaygar Special Administrative Region, and will henceforth be directly governed by the Jaygarcia family. I will serve as the first governor of the Special Administrative Region, responsible for all military, political, cultural, and economic matters."]
["After becoming a Special Administrative Region, Jaygar will still enjoy all the privileges of a member nation. Furthermore, as it is directly subordinate to the family, it will not have to pay the Heavenly Tribute, only a Special Region Tax."]
["The Special Region Tax will be newly established, following the principle of 'those with more ability contribute more,' encouraging the development of commerce, industry, and agriculture…"]
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