From a Pirate to a Revolutionary Mentor

Chapter 196: The Sensation in the Second Issue of New Era Newspaper
In the conference room of Sky Island headquarters, Kevin waited until Kaido's passionate speech was over before nodding encouragingly.

Seeing this, Kaido, who had just sat down, seemed to become even more interested.

"Although that old woman is quite powerful, her sons and daughters have a lot of parahuman-type devil fruit food."

Kaido looked at Dragon and said, "I am not just saying this casually. The food transformed by the power of the Parahuman Devil Fruit can be eaten. This can greatly reduce the pressure on the logistics department."

Hearing this, Drago thought for a while, looked at Big Bear and asked, "How is the pressure on logistics?"

Xiong thought for a moment and replied, "The number of members in each region has been increasing, and the expenditure of activity funds is necessary. At present, because of that kid Tezoro, it is not a big problem."

"Of course, if the food expenditure is completely resolved, then we will have more funds to store gold. This is the strategic reserve that you mentioned."

Hearing this, Vegapunk confirmed: "Since we haven't obtained the sample of the giant mechanical soldier yet, we don't know how to use gold to form energy. But even if gold cannot form energy, according to O'Hara's records, the reserve of gold is also of utmost importance."

Kevin nodded: "Continue to increase the gold reserves. In addition, the issue regarding the BiGMOM Pirates needs to be put on hold for the time being."

Kaido was stunned by this and looked at Kevin: "Sir?"

Kevin pressed his hand to calm him down.

"For now, the pattern of the ocean will tend to be stable, and time may last until this balance is broken."

"The first member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea has been chosen, and Crocodile, who was defeated by Whitebeard, has accepted the appointment. The competition among the Four Emperors of the New World Pirates will continue, and the pirates will continue to kill each other before the fourth emperor appears. This is what the World Government and the Navy want to see."

"And the competition among the Four Emperors will also select the Seven Warlords of the Sea. So the balance of power on this sea is: Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Navy, and the Four Emperors."

"Eating BiGMOM may not be difficult for us now. Although that woman has a physique like a steel balloon, her domineering and fruit ability are also unparalleled, she also has a fatal weakness."

Kevin paused at this point.

"The world's people have not yet awakened, and the New Era has only published one issue. It is easy to rise up, but the crisis you will face after being exposed will be equally huge."

"The time has not come yet. They want balance, and so do we. People without awakened thoughts will be satisfied with just being alive, but that kind of world is not what we want, right?"

"Let everyone see the truth of this world. When they know that it is wrong to be imprisoned and it is so difficult to just live, then we should start to act."

After the words fell, everyone in the conference room was thinking carefully about the mentor's words.

Finally, led by Dragon, everyone, including Kaido and Olivia, agreed to continue focusing on development.

Then, the captains from each region began to ask questions.

Xiong took out a document and handed it to Kevin: "This is some of Tezulo's ideas on raising funds for logistics, but it requires strong support from the family."

Strong support?

Kevin picked up the document and flipped through it, smiling unconsciously under his mask.

When I first met this guy in the Sabaody Archipelago, he was working hard to make money in order to buy Stella.

Later, the woman with beautiful singing voice in the hands of the slave trader was noticed by the Celestial Dragons, and the day she was taken away was also the day when Tesoro had gathered enough money.

After rescuing the two, Kevin no longer paid attention to him. However, because of his potential as the future Golden Emperor in his memory, Kevin did give him some advice, and his performance in ideology class was quite good.

However, after many twists and turns, the future Golden Emperor still chose this path, but his original intention was different.

【Entertainment City Plan】

Kevin flipped through the document and placed it on the table. He reached out and tapped the document: "The bottom line cannot be touched. We will never do something like pimping."

"Basically, they use class as an excuse to not allow ordinary people to enter, only nobles and Celestial Dragons from various countries are allowed to enter. The original intention is to extort their money in the form of entertainment, but it is difficult to grasp the degree here."

"If the person being manipulated is one of ours, it might be easy to corrupt him. Sometimes, it is easier to corrupt him than to stick to the bottom line."

Daxiong frowned and thought for a while, then nodded: "Then I will reject this proposal. If the entertainment city wants to attract these people, there are indeed many things that touch the bottom line."

Kevin shook his head slightly. "It's not necessary to fight back, but there are many things that need to be modified. First of all, not only ordinary people, but all navy personnel are not allowed to enter."

"The second point is that in the establishment of the entertainment city, except for him, Tezoro, no one from our revolutionary army is allowed to be in the entertainment city, whether it is management or guests."

"Third point: You can tell him clearly that if he degenerates in the future, he will also be an enemy of the revolution."

"Fourth point: He needs to select the employees of the entire entertainment city himself, and he will be responsible if there are any problems. He must know the methods of the revolutionary army because he has studied them. He can attract these nobles in a new way, but he is not allowed to sacrifice ordinary people to please the nobles."

"Fifth point: When his family asks him to stop, he must stop and all casinos will be closed. If he doesn't stop, I will personally go and ask him to stop."

After saying all five points in one breath, Kevin still didn't seem to be finished, and continued, "Living a life of luxury is the most effective way to corrupt people's will. Tell Tesoro that the revisions can be made at any time based on the situation, and the possibility of stopping the call at any time is not ruled out."

"You can approve the start-up capital for him, and tell him that creating a star is more profitable than pimping."

Daxiong recorded these modification plans one by one, and then began to report on the logistical materials and financial situation.

In addition, there is the ocean trade that relies on the new channel, and the profits from the circulation are very considerable.

After the logistics were completed, it was Ivankov's turn to report, who was in charge of the first half of the Grand Line.

Compared to the New World in the second half, the first half of the Four Emperors incident was also very chaotic, and Alabasta was invaded by pirates time and time again.

Fortunately, the country's guards and royal army were both quite powerful, so the revolutionary army did not have to invest too much energy.

Alabasta...

Kevin thought about the memories of this country in his mind. The first one that came to mind was Vivi, who was only a few years old now, and the queen who refused to go to Marijoa eight hundred years ago: Queen Lily.

Putting aside this confusing information, Crocodile has now become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, so in a few years he should start to find clues about Pluto, and his firm will will begin to wane.

At that time, it was also the best time for the Revolutionary Army to liberate Alabasta.

Soon, Ivankov finished his report.

Following closely is Kaido, who was just so passionate. The current situation of the New World is a bit chaotic, but for him who has already occupied the position of the Four Emperors, it is not a big problem.

Although he lost the Blue Dragon form of the Fish-Fish Fruit after his death, he still possessed an immortal body through the Impure World Reincarnation.

After regaining his firm will, Conqueror's Haki and Observation Haki have made great progress. The only flaw at the moment is the lack of physical foundation.

After listening to this, Kevin looked at Vegapunk and said, "Perhaps the institute can develop a set of armor for him?"

Vegapunk shook his head slightly: "The basic strength of the body can't keep up, and it's not flesh and blood. The upper limit of Armament Haki is there. With Conqueror Haki, it can launch a very strong attack, but it will inevitably not be able to withstand it."

"Armor can indeed solve some problems, but if you are fighting against a being like BiGMOM, armor is of little use."

Kevin frowned and thought for a while: "Let's give it a try first. A body that can recover quickly may be able to quickly reassemble the broken parts inside, and the external armor can delay for a while."

Vegapunk agreed and mentioned the huge mechanical soldier energy system that he was obsessed with.

Afterwards, Belo Beti, as the new commander of the Eastern Army of the Revolutionary Army, began to talk about his plans for the East China Sea.

The ability of the Encouragement Fruit is very unique, which is one of the reasons why the Eastern Army has developed rapidly in the East China Sea.

The reports from Sihai were very quick. The strategy had always been to develop covertly, and with Daxiong in charge of logistics, there was not much to report.

Only on the North Sea side, Crow Karas talked about the resettlement of the remnants of Ferefance.

Trafalgar Law lived up to everyone's expectations. With his medical skills and the fruit of surgery, he has cured nearly half of the patients with Perkins disease. Currently, most of these people have joined the revolutionary army imperceptibly.

As for the other part, they will have to wait until everyone is healed and the deserted island is abandoned before they can be given travel expenses to let them leave.

Soon, the expanded meeting began to summarize.

After the end, Kevin sent the military commanders of each region back, and the only ones left at the Sky Island headquarters were the founder and other high-level officials.

"At present, the problem with Ginny has not been solved yet. If she is transferred to logistics, with Xiong by her side, it shouldn't be a big problem."

Dorag frowned, and Ginny obviously knew why.

Kevin replied: "Whether it is resolved or not, the World Government will definitely be more cautious towards us after this. Moving the headquarters to Sky Island is indeed an option."

"We need time, and they also need stability. In addition, there are no more Celestial Dragons in the Sabaody Archipelago. Now that our business has been set up, we need to gather intelligence from the entire world. Please help me keep an eye out for Celestial Dragons."

Dorag said he understood.

Although he didn't know the specific reason why Kevin killed the Celestial Dragons, he could associate some things with it.

After all, possessing multiple abilities was unprecedented.

Ivankov looked at Kevin, without any of the slights he showed to others: "Sir, there is news about the ancient weapon Pluto in Alabasta on the Grand Line."

"Although not many people know this information, I'm afraid we are not the only ones. If this is the case, we..."

Kevin waved his hand: "Pluto is not in Alabasta. The news about Pluto is in the historical text somewhere underground in the desert, but Pluto is not there."

Dragon knew about the existence of Wano Country, but did not explain it.

There's no need to let everyone know about this kind of thing.

Finally, Kevin proposed a change in policy for the New Times.

Prior to this, out of caution, the content of the New Era Newspaper was not radical, but at this time the Revolutionary Army headquarters had changed from Baldigo to Sky Island Headquarters.

As long as they are careful, newspapers could perhaps be more radical.

At the same time, the direction of the newspaper is radical, so the small radio that appears as a result of the smooth progress of the subsequent research institute project is responsible for subtly instilling new ideas.

……

After the meeting, Kevin returned to the G5 branch.

The instructors arranged by Olivia will start to join the navy one after another, and he will need to liaise with Borsalino and Kuzan later.

As for Tezoro's entertainment city, after adding many restrictions, it needs support from all sides while gathering wealth. The Navy, CP, and Kaido, one of the Four Emperors.

Only by taking care of these three aspects can its safety be guaranteed. In addition, the reason why Tezoro gave it a try was also to go fishing.

Use the entertainment cities in various places on the sea as bargaining chips in exchange for a big harvest of the Celestial Dragons.

From the very beginning, Kevin had no intention of letting Tesoro continue with this kind of thing that would touch his bottom line.

After yawning, Kevin continued to work late into the night in the base commander's office: typing.

He still needs to think of the content to be reported in the next issue of the New Era Newspaper. He had started the first issue in a hurry in order to catch up with the Four Emperors incident. Now the intelligence and real cases in various regions have not been summarized yet, so he can only rely on him to give an outline.

……

Five days later, the second issue of the New Era was delivered by owl to every corner of the world.

Compared to the rush of the first phase, the number of owls produced by the Sky Island Headquarters Research Institute has more than doubled this time, so the comprehensiveness is naturally sufficient.

Marinford, residential area.

Zhan Guo, who worked hard from early morning to late at night, was startled by an owl perched at the door as soon as he went out.

It’s not because the silly bird with its head tilted is very strong, but the appearance of this silly bird means that the newspaper that the crane speculated was published by the revolutionary army also has the latest issue.

Although the last New Era Newspaper helped the Navy to improve the follow-up of the Four Emperors' Plan, it is not difficult to see from the content of the entire newspaper that they have the potential to cause trouble at any time.

"Goo?"

The white owl tilted its head and looked at Zhan Guo, then picked up a newspaper with its mouth.

Zhan Guo reached out to take it, but Sha Niao took a step back and lowered his head to gesture at the hanging pocket.

On the pocket was written in large letters: 100 Baileys per portion.

Obviously, this means paying first and then getting the newspaper.

Zhan Guo searched his pockets, but found something embarrassing.

This is Marinford. As a naval marshal, he basically has no use for money in this position, so naturally he has no habit of carrying coins.

"Give me a copy and follow me to the office to get the money?"

Zhan Guo asked tentatively, but the owl glanced at him and blinked, giving him a sense of contempt.

"Asshole. Do you believe that I can catch you and make soup with you? I'm the boss here! You know that, you idiot!"

The owl shook his head, still with a look of disdain on his face.

This made Zhan Guo a little unhappy. He looked around and saw that there were not so many people in the residential area early in the morning.

Just as he was about to make his move, a voice suddenly rang out: "Zhan Guo."

"Crane? How long have you been back?"

Zhan Guo quickly stopped his occasional funny behavior and looked at He who came over and asked, "You came here to see me so early. Something happened?"

Tsuru handed him the newspaper in his hand: "The matter of the Seven Warlords of the Sea has been brought up again and analyzed inside and out."

"Gu Gu...Gu!"

"puff!"

Seeing that the customer who had been waiting for a whole morning finally got the newspaper, the owl cursed and flew away. It decided to wait in another place. Before leaving, it threw a mine with disdain, hitting the two men right between them.

This made Zhan Guo very angry, and he pointed at the flying owl and said, "Stop right there, you are pissing and defecating everywhere!"

Crane covered his forehead and sighed, "Birds don't have sphincters, so they can't hold their breath. Also, the bird just now must have had some problems with its eyes, which is why it made people feel that it was despised, not you."

"Huh? Is that so? Hahaha!"

Zhan Guo laughed awkwardly, then spread out the newspaper and started reading, while walking towards the central area of ​​Marinford with He.

……

Malinvandor, Office of the Marshal.

【On the drawbacks of the Shichibukai system】

This is the first edition of the newspaper on the desktop.

The above outlines in detail the meaning of the Shichibukai system, as well as the World Government's plan to balance pirates and the navy.

Permission to plunder would mean that pirates who became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea would be able to plunder towns and merchant ships without scruples, and even the navy would be unable to take action against them.

In this case, after the detailed explanation, ordinary people have the biggest reaction.

Under the legal right of plunder, their property and lives will be threatened. Even if they request support from the navy, the navy can only watch when it arrives.

Following closely behind are the kings of countries like Alabasta and Punk Hazard, who are also inherently opposed to this system.

With so much gold from heaven every year, if a pirate with legal plundering rights is finally created, wouldn't all this money be wasted?

However, these kings are aware of the power of the World Government. They cannot resist and can only think about bringing it up at the next World Conference.

Ordinary people at the bottom of the society have no way to protest, but the seeds of dissatisfaction have already taken root.

After the analysis of the Four Emperors incident, those who were plundered realized that they were part of the sacrifice. It was not until the appearance of the New Era Newspaper that they breathed a sigh of relief.

The seeds were already planted at that time, and today we have gone one step further.

The second page of the newspaper is about the follow-up of the Four Emperors incident.

It explains which pirates are most likely to become emperor in the current chaos in the New World, and the newcomer Red-Haired Shanks is among them.

The third page is a very bold account of the event.

[Grand Line, Baldigo disappears]

A few days ago, a horrific battle took place on Baldigo in the Grand Line, and soon after, the entire island sank, and the White Earth Island disappeared.

The article explains the mystery of Baldigo before this. Although few people visited the island due to its desolation, those who occasionally passed by in recent years were unable to reach the island and would be washed back by the waves.

This sense of mystery attracted attention, and the article immediately gave the answer: the Revolutionary Army.

After a paragraph introducing the revolutionary army, the newspaper began to give the number of naval forces dispatched that day, as well as five figures on the island who seemed to have come from hell.

At the same time, the slaves of Marijoa were released, and the Celestial Dragons were attacked.

Seeing this, Zhan Guo no longer cared about the story of the black-armed general.

This newspaper actually clearly stated that the Celestial Dragons had been killed, and there was even a photo of the Celestial Dragons' tragic death.

This is the photo transmitted back by the shadow clone. It’s not big, but it also took a long time.

"I'm afraid things are getting a bit serious."

Sengoku breathed out.

Before this, it was natural for ordinary people to take the Celestial Dragons' superiority for granted.

Wherever they go, everyone they meet must kneel on the ground. This is their privilege and one of the reasons why they have become irresistible myths.

And now, this newspaper tells everyone clearly... the Celestial Dragons can be killed.

In the newspapers, speculation about the killings of the Celestial Dragons pointed directly to the Revolutionary Army, because... six Celestial Dragons had already died at the hands of the cloaked men on the wanted list.

This... is also what is in the newspaper.

He nodded and said, "Once this newspaper is read by everyone, the majesty of Mary Geoise will be seriously challenged. This will weaken the protective layer of the descendants of God and the world's nobles."

Warring States nodded slightly.

"How dare they! With just the second issue of the newspaper, they are targeting the Celestial Dragons. What do they want to do? If this is the case, those five people on Marijoa will probably go crazy and look for them."

"uncertain."

Vice Admiral Tsuru said, "Even without this incident, the cloaked man also killed six Celestial Dragons, plus the one in the newspaper. In this case, the World Government itself will not let them go."

"But the appearance of this newspaper has indeed dealt a real blow to the protection of the Celestial Dragons. They have been too safe all along."

After frowning, Zhan Guo's eyes lit up.

Is it stable?
The Five Elders wanted to stabilize the sea, but the Revolutionary Army took this opportunity to go a step further, apparently wanting to prove that the Celestial Dragons were unable to resist.

Further actions have already begun, and the revolutionary army seems to be moving too fast.

But it is conceivable that apart from this newspaper, they will probably become more secretive in the future.

"That's really an incredible amount of courage."

Sengoku sighed, then looked at Crane: "In this case, I'm afraid we have to select the admiral of the navy as soon as possible."

Crane replied: "Not only that, the candidate for the admiral must also have a sense of oppression on pirates and ordinary people, and use fear to reduce the probability of the Celestial Dragons being attacked."

"Currently... Kevin is the most prestigious among the navy. Among the pirates, Sakaski has always been at the front line, but the G5 branch is also known as the place of death by the pirates."

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(End of this chapter)