After a brief meeting, everyone immediately set out to prepare the necessary Den Den Mushi and distribute them across various locations.
As Sabo stood up to leave, Dragon called out to him, "Wait, Sabo."
"Stay a moment."
Sabo paused, nodded, and after everyone else had departed, he followed Dragon to a secluded cliff face.
Dragon looked at Sabo and asked, "How is Bonnie's mood?"
Sabo sighed slightly, "Still the same."
"The death of Kuma and the destruction of the Sobe Kingdom have hit her hard."
"She's consumed by a desire for revenge."
"Fortunately, our offensive is at its peak. I promised her that on the day we storm the Holy Land, I would bring her along..."
"Only then did she calm down for a while, training diligently every day."
Dragon fell silent, "Sigh..."
He shook his head, pushing the thoughts away. Then, he reached into his chest and pulled out a stack of blueprints, handing them to Sabo.
Sabo took them and began to look through them, a hint of confusion in his eyes. "These are..."
"Warship blueprints?"
The seagull insignia on them was clearly that of the Marines, but no such warships existed in the Four Seas; only those on the Grand Line.
Dragon nodded, "That's right."
"They are Marine warships."
"The core is the Seastone outer rim at the bottom of the hull, which is why Marine warships can traverse the Calm Belt."
Sabo's eyes widened, and he inhaled sharply. "Hiss—"
"With this, we won't have to worry about the difficulty of attacking the Grand Line anymore."
Cutting across from the eastern and western seas of the first half of the Grand Line would be much simpler than entering through Reverse Mountain and conquering each island one by one.
Dragon looked at Sabo and said, "Exactly."
"This matter is of utmost importance."
"Go and select some shipwrights to take with you."
"Go to a fully industrialized island, modify these ships to suit our needs, and build them."
"As for the Seastone, I will find a way."
After all, the cost of building warships was too high. These were warships custom-built in Water Seven. If we were to replicate them exactly, it would not be worth the investment...
"Halting our offensive for now will not arouse suspicion from the World Government."
"They are unaware that we will be equipped with another set of Den Den Mushi. There is a lot of room for maneuver here."
"We must strive to build as many ships as possible in the shortest amount of time."
"Once the Four Seas are completely conquered, we will attack in two prongs."
"One prong will approach from the Reverse Mountain direction to draw the attention of the World Government, while the other..."
"Will traverse the Calm Belt from the Four Seas and directly assault Mary Geoise..."
Much later.
Sabo, having accepted the mission, had been gone for a long time.
Dragon stood at the summit of the mountain, gazing at the rising smoke in the distance, his thoughts drifting to unknown places.
To be honest, he had little confidence in his ability to overthrow the World Government...
The more he learned, the more he realized the terror of the World Government, its eight-hundred-year reign, and its capacity to instantly annihilate islands scattered across the globe...
The secrets hidden atop the sky-piercing Red Line continent remained unknown.
The Revolutionary Army's foundation was ultimately too shallow, and they lacked sufficient strong individuals. Apart from dividing their forces, there was no other way to directly attack Mary Geoise.
Either choice led to a slow death. It was better to gamble on the island-destroying power they likely wouldn't unleash in Mary Geoise.
Moreover, they were not the only ones aiming to overthrow the government...
From his past interactions with Vegapunk, he believed Sakazuki was the one who could change the world.
If they failed, the Navy, led by Sakazuki, would inevitably clash with the World Government.
The outcome of that conflict was uncertain, but the Revolutionary Army's ideals and seeds had already spread throughout the Four Seas.
Regardless of who won between the Navy and the Government, they could not erase the consciousness of most people in the world. The world would surely become better...
Therefore, the Revolutionary Army's primary mission now was not just to overthrow the World Government and eliminate the nobles, but to spread the ideals of the Revolutionary Army throughout the world.
This way, even if they failed, as long as their ideals had spread, whoever won between the Navy and the Government would need to develop new policies based on the Revolutionary Army's foundation to gain public recognition. Otherwise, no one in the world would acknowledge them...
As he thought, Dragon suddenly let out a self-deprecating laugh and shook his head.
He was already contemplating the aftermath before the final confrontation had even begun.
"Is this all we can do..."
He dissolved into a gust of wind and vanished...
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East Blue, an unknown sea area.
From a small sailing boat, a roar erupted:
"Bastard!!"
"Who allowed you to hoist a pirate flag on my ship!!!"
"Ah, sorry, sorry!"
"But a pirate crew should have a pirate flag!"
"Who said we're a pirate crew!!!"
Inside the cabin, Johne and Johnny opened their muddled eyes, exchanged glances, and sighed helplessly.
"Here we go again..."
They slowly got up, yawned, and walked out. They watched the carefree straw-hatted boy habitually hoist a pirate flag, only to be chased by Zoro.
Johnny couldn't help but doubt the wisdom of following this straw-hatted boy. He looked at Johne with a face full of skepticism.
"I say..."
"Does this idiotic guy really know important figures like Shanks..."
"It seems impossible..."
Johne also looked helpless.
"Who knows..."
"Becoming the world's greatest swordsman is Zoro's obsession."
"Having someone here who might know Shanks could save us a lot of trouble..."
"It's better than having no hope..."
"The war between pirates and the Navy in the New World is escalating. Who knows when the world's greatest swordsman might die."
"Otherwise, Zoro wouldn't be in such a hurry."
He shook his head and turned towards the galley.
"Let's go, time to cook."
Johnny shrugged and followed Johne into the galley.
The commotion on deck had not yet ceased...
*Bang bang bang—*
After a while.
Zoro sat on the deck, leaning against the railing and panting heavily.
"Hoo—"
"Hoo—"
He looked at Luffy, who seemed on the verge of starvation, "I say..."
"Are you an idiot? Don't you know being a pirate is a dead end?"
Having spent so many days together, he had long realized that this guy's idiocy wasn't an act... but he still couldn't help but comment.
Luffy turned his head, a look of displeasure on his face.
"How could that be? Pirates are the freest people in the world!"
Zoro's face was full of question marks.
"Huh?"
"What kind of reason is that?"
"Don't you read the newspaper?"
"The war in the New World between pirates and the Navy is intensifying."
"It's likely that pirates will disappear from this world entirely before long."