"Gentlemen, the Revolutionary Army never mistreats its friends, and our alliance is absolutely top secret. No one will reveal the information about the alliance." As a user of the Cheer-Cheer Fruit, even without deliberately using her ability, every word she spoke carried the power of persuasion and seduction.
In fact, for Roy and Doflamingo, as long as there are enough benefits, it's not impossible for them to not only make contact with the Revolutionary Army, but also directly confront the World Government.
Moreover, providing supplies to the Revolutionary Army like this isn't a major problem. Even if the World Government finds out, they'll at most issue a warning. After all, the biggest loss would be to force the Shichibukai to completely side with the Revolutionary Army.
"What benefits can the Revolutionary Army offer us? If there aren't enough benefits, helping you would be a thankless task." Doflamingo was always one to act only after seeing a tangible benefit, so he naturally wouldn't agree so easily.
Belo Betty frowned slightly. Although the Revolutionary Army was powerful, its foundation was too weak. Under the encirclement and suppression of the World Government, it had no decent resources left. It was too difficult to win over two Shichibukai.
"If you can't think of any bargaining chips yourself, I can suggest something for you, such as all the data after the Pacifistas are successfully developed." Roy sat in his chair, his right hand gently supporting his chin, looking relaxed and lazy, but in Belo Betty's eyes, he was a demon grinning and opening his bloody maw.
"No, that's top-secret information that Kuma obtained at the cost of his life. How could we hand it over to you like this?" Belo Betty spoke urgently. Although she didn't know how Roy knew it, for them, Big Bear's sacrifice was a pain that would never fade. How could they use his sacrifice to make another deal?
Doflamingo listened silently, but his mind was far from calm. With his intelligence, he was able to deduce a great deal of information from their conversation.
Among the Shichibukai, the one he valued most but couldn't understand the most, Bartholomew Kuma, turned out to be a member of the Revolutionary Army, and was prepared to sacrifice himself, all for the sake of obtaining data on what they called the Pacifistas.
The sheer volume of information was overwhelming for Doflamingo.
Crocodile the Sand was also a bit out of sorts; after spending a few days with Roy, he felt like the world had become unrecognizable.
"Don't get so worked up. Since Xiong has already decided to make a sacrifice, why not maximize the benefits of his sacrifice? Besides, whether the Pacifista can be successfully developed is still unknown. Using this as a bargaining chip would actually be a loss for us." Roy spread his hands, looking completely innocent.
"Hmph, with your intelligence sources, you must know how much the Navy and the World Government have invested in the development of Pacifistas. The alliance of Navy Admiral Kizaru, Shichibukai Bartholomew Kuma, and the world's strongest scientist Vegapunk is incapable of failure," Belo Betty said with a disdainful sneer.
"F-F-F-F-A, this is truly astonishing. Just this information alone has made my trip worthwhile." Doflamingo clicked his tongue in amazement. Even as Celestial Dragons and a trader in the Underworld, he hadn't been able to figure out the information, yet these two casually revealed it.
It's understandable that the Revolutionary Army has this intelligence capability, since they are the World Government's number one enemy. As for Roy, it just makes one marvel at his mystery.
"With lofty aspirations and the courage to change the world, how can one be considered a qualified revolutionary without the conviction to give everything for the revolutionary ideal?" Roy earnestly enticed.
Belo Betty's beautiful eyes widened. She, an Army Commander of the Revolutionary Army, had actually been educated by Roy using the Revolutionary Army's ideology. Ironically, she even thought Roy's words made sense, especially that Ark Maxim, which made her want to write it on the Revolutionary Army's banner.
"Actually, this matter is easy to resolve. Xiong should still be rational, so why not let him make the decision himself?"
Belo Betty was speechless. Based on her understanding of bears, he wouldn't hesitate for a second. Since he had already decided to sacrifice himself, he naturally wouldn't mind dedicating his last strength to the organization.
But as Xiong's close friend of many years, she really couldn't bear to see Xiong's last shred of dignity trampled on.
"The bear's original intention was to give the Revolutionary Army a chance to breathe and gain the strength to fight back. What you've done goes against his final wish." Roy looked compassionate, and anyone who didn't know better would really think he was thinking of others.
"You don't need to say anything more, I agree." Belo Betty's knuckles were white from clenching her fists. Usually, she was the one who encouraged others, but this time it was her turn to be persuaded. "However, this is only a promise I make unilaterally. The final outcome will be decided by the dragon."
Roy wasn't worried about this. A qualified Revolutionary Army, someone who could be considered the World Government's number one enemy, would naturally know how to make choices and compromises.
Using some data that hasn't been obtained yet but has special significance to exchange for the cooperation of two Shichibukai is definitely not a bad deal.
Moreover, the Revolutionary Army is in dire need of supplies and weapons. Every additional batch of support will preserve more of the revolutionary flame. Roy believes that Dragon is absolutely able to distinguish between what is important and what is urgent.
"I hope to see the first batch of supplies and weapons soon. Let's set the transaction location in Alabasta." Belo Betty still didn't completely trust the two. After all, the Shichibukai were essentially subordinate to the World Government. She wouldn't reveal any information about the Revolutionary Army's base until absolute trust was established.
Roy and Doflamingo didn't care about this. If the Revolutionary Army hadn't been more Mind's Eye, they probably would have been wiped out by the World Government long ago.
After Belo Betty left, Doflamingo said in a sinister tone, "Frozen, bringing in the Revolutionary Army will only result in expenses and no returns in the short term."
"For us, some valuables are insignificant. If we can exchange these things for top-secret information from the World Government,' then we've made a huge profit."
Whether it was the Shichibukai, a king, or a trader in the Underworld, Doflamingo made a fortune from all of them; to describe him as richer than a country would be an understatement.
Roy has amassed a fortune through sheer thievery, and now he's also part of the savings of a Shichibukai. In terms of wealth, he's definitely a super-rich tycoon.
For these two super-rich individuals, even if these investments went down the drain, it wouldn't be a big deal. But if they could obtain information on Pacifista, that would be a huge profit.