Hac Imprisoned

"Phew." Dragon breathed a sigh of relief as he exited the Dream Domain. Looking at the desolate and broken sand and gravel around him, he felt a sense of familiarity. "Once we get Doflamingo's supplies and weapons, we should be able to get through this difficult period."

For Doflamingo, acquiring Devil Fruit by sacrificing only a negligible amount of supplies and weapons was a win-win situation.

Dragon sees it the same way; by sacrificing some captured Devil Fruit, he can preserve the seeds of revolution as much as possible, making it a sure-fire way to profit.

"If we only consider ability and not character, Nightmare's creations are quite impressive. He 'Devil Fruit beyond the realm of combat, which shows that his vision has transcended the limitations of pirates." Dragon subconsciously rubbed the ring on his right index finger.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, a series of exclamations came from outside, interrupting Long's thoughts. Hearing the barely suppressed panic in those voices, Long instinctively sensed something was wrong and hurriedly ran outside.

Sure enough, once Dragon arrived at the beach, he quickly spotted two people surrounded by a large group of the Revolutionary Army soldiers and cadres. They were Sabo and Koala.

Koala was alright, just a bit disheveled, but Sabo looked like he'd been pulled straight out of a sea of blood, his consciousness blurred and his breath barely a whisper.

The Revolutionary Army's medical officers were doing their best to save them, but the Revolutionary Army was short of medicine and it was difficult to achieve any effect. With tears in her eyes, Koala was overjoyed when she saw the dragon. In her heart, the dragon was omnipotent. "Leader, leader, you must save Sabo and Master Hac."

Upon seeing Sabo's injuries, Dragon's heart skipped a beat. In a sense, he was closer to this disciple he had personally taught than to his son whom he had barely met, and even groomed him to be the successor of the Revolutionary Army.

Fortunately, remembering Hac's previous description and what he had just traded, he calmed himself down and asked in a deep voice, "Where is Hac?"

"Master Hac was captured by the Navy while protecting Sabo and me." Koala, who was already terrified by Sabo's injuries, was overwhelmed with grief and couldn't help but cry when she thought of Hac's fate.

"Following the Navy's usual practice, Hac will likely be thrown into Impel Down like Ivankov and Inazuma. Although the chances of escape are slim, anything is possible, and it's better than being executed." Dragon had just witnessed the legendary escape of the only person to escape Impel Down, and he still felt a bit of hope. He thought he could ask his senior for advice at the next Dream Gathering. "However, given Golden Lion's personality, he will definitely consider his Impel Down experience a disgrace. He might even think I'm deliberately humiliating him, which would be very awkward. Perhaps the final breakthrough is still with Nightmare Roy."

Fortunately, Long knew that Sabo's injuries were serious, so he didn't think too much and quickly took out his biggest gain from the Dream Domain, besides military supplies.

"Nightmare, Nightmare's ability to materialize can transcend spatial limitations, otherwise Sabo would have been in real danger today." Dragon thought with lingering fear after taking out a bottle of potion, uncorking it, and pouring it into Sabo's mouth.

Sabo's injuries healed at a visible speed, his pale face quickly regained its color, and his breathing gradually became steady. Even someone who didn't know medicine could see that the medicine not only miraculously pulled Sabo back from the brink of death, but also made him almost completely recovered. If it weren't for his blood-stained clothes, you would hardly be able to tell that he had gone through a life-or-death battle.

"Is... is this a miracle?"

"Does our Revolutionary Army also have this kind of miraculous 'medicine'?"

Not to mention these Revolutionary Army cadres, even Dragon, who had heard Hac describe the miraculous effects of the "medicine," couldn't believe his eyes. Even when he was at Marine Headquarters, he had never seen a "medicine" with such overpowered effects. Then he felt a pang of regret, because he had paid a considerable price to get it back from Roy. If he had known it was so powerful, he would have diluted it first.

While others were perhaps focused entirely on the potion's miraculous effects, Koala exclaimed in surprise, "This... this isn't what we saw in the Rommel Kingdom..."

"That's right, as you can see, this is the 'potion' I bought today from... a secret channel." After considering it for a moment, Long decided to keep Roy's secret for now. After all, he needed Roy's help and dared not offend Roy.

Dragon immediately realized something: the Revolutionary Army has always been short of medicine. Many people had died because of the lack of medicine. Although everyone was saddened, they could understand, after all, the Revolutionary Army's situation was indeed difficult.

But now, after Sabo was injured, he used a miraculous medicine to treat him. Although he had just obtained it, such a coincidence was hard to believe. They might think that he, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, was actually biased towards his own people.

People are not worried about scarcity, but about inequality.

Once morale is low, it becomes very difficult to lead the team.

"This 'medicine' was actually purchased from our allies today. In addition to this special 'medicine,' a large amount of military supplies will be continuously transported here, so you don't need to worry about logistical support anymore."

Dragon's words weren't very convincing, but fortunately, most of the Revolutionary Army were simple-minded and didn't think too much about it. After hearing his words, they all cheered.

Dragon led Sabo back to the room, while Koala followed closely behind, her expression shifting.

"Leader, are we really allies with... Nightmare, those brutal pirates?" Koala couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her. Her voice trembled as she mentioned the title, as if she were recalling the fear of being dominated by Roy.

"I understand your concerns, and I know that a great pirate like him is definitely not one of us."

"Then you still..."

"So-called revolution is never accomplished by mere passion. In addition to necessary sacrifices, a certain degree of compromise is also required. We must distinguish between the main enemy and the secondary enemy, unite the majority, and strike at the small minority. If we blindly regard everyone who does not conform to our ideals as an enemy, the revolution will inevitably fail."

Seeing that Koala was still somewhat conflicted, the dragon continued his brainwashing... explaining, "Our enemy is the system, not just individuals. Even if Nightmare Roy is powerful, after a hundred years he will turn into a handful of dust, and who can he harm? But the system is different. If the corrupt system represented by the World Government cannot be overthrown, let alone a hundred years, even a thousand or ten thousand years, the people of this world will still live in misery and be unable to find relief."

"Chief, I understand. I will definitely become a mature revolutionary!" Koala clenched her small, white fist and said firmly.

Watching Koala being washed... successfully trained, a fatherly smile of satisfaction appeared on the dragon's lips.