The Revolutionary Army's Progress

Yamato scratched his head, looking at Vegapunk who seemed completely unconcerned and was still enjoying the service of Kozuki Hiyori and Kozuki Toki, and said with a troubled expression:

"Ace already knew that the Whitebeard was a clone, and he just wanted to ask if there was any way to bring that clone back to his senses?"

Vegapunk stroked his chin, pondering carefully for a moment:

"Restore Whitebeard's clone to sanity? Well, that's not impossible."

"We just need to restore the missing parts of his brain, or we can input Whitebeard's original memories into the electronic brain to create an Artificial Intelligence with a Whitebeard personality..."

"So it's possible to recover?"

Yamato blinked, his face full of anticipation, and looked at Vegapunk.

Vegapunk shook his head:

"That depends on how you define 'restoration.' After all, it's just a degraded clone. It's absolutely impossible to restore him to the original's level. However, it's easy to restore him to a degraded version of Whitebeard with normal human intelligence."

"As long as he has intelligence, that's enough. Ace and that Pineapple Head aren't looking for a new father! They just can't ignore the clone who looks exactly like their Pops!"

Yamato breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand, and said casually.

Ace and Marco weren't stupid. It was just a clone. They couldn't just ignore it because it looked so much like their Pops when he was young. They didn't really treat the clone like their father.

Vegapunk casually reached into the crevice and took out a vial of potion:

"Give this to that Whitebeard clone! It's pure Yang Release Chakra extract. As long as he has a breath left, injecting this medicine will make him fully recover."

"Once the Whitebeard clone's brain, which was removed, recovers, it should be able to possess sufficient intelligence!"

After saying that, Vegapunk threw the potion in his hand, and Yamato caught it, thanked him, and left in high spirits.

As Yamato left, Vegapunk reached out and pinched her from behind, Kozuki Hiyori to let out a soft moan and blush deeply.

"Did you give Yamato the idea to come to me?"

"Um... yes... yes! Sir... I'm... I'm sorry~"

Vegapunk twisted the needle harder and harder, and said with a smile:

"So what's your opinion? This kind of thing shouldn't concern you, right?"

"Ugh, I... I know Ace and Marco have nowhere to go now. If they... well, if they could stay in Wano Country, it would be a good thing for Wano Country..."

The current Kozuki Hiyori is not the powerless courtesan from the original story. Precisely because of her own strength and her past experiences of traveling the seas, doing missions for Umbrella Corporation, and being hunted by the Umbrella Corporation, Kozuki Hiyori has come to a deeper understanding of the dog-eat-dog reality of the seas.

Having come to terms with reality, Kozuki Hiyori naturally had some ideas about recruiting high-level combatants for Wano Country. Ace Kazuma were currently nowhere to go, which gave Kozuki Hiyori some reason to recruit them.

Vegapunk spoke casually, twirling a small bean between his fingers:

"Next time something happens, just tell me yourself. Don't go and Yamato that idiot Yamato, understand?"

"I... I understand, sir."

With a Kozuki Hiyori gritted her teeth and said something, then hugged Vegapunk tightly. Her soft, fragrant body trembled slightly, and her eyes were moist.

Her pitiful, shy, and alluring appearance made Vegapunk's appetite surge, and he pulled her into his arms with a forceful pull...

"The World Government is in a really bad situation right now! I never imagined the Revolutionary Army could go to such lengths!"

In a room filled with books, Robin, dressed in a black dress, held a newspaper in her hand, a gloating smile on her face, and said with a grin.

The Whitebeard Clone riot in Mary Geoise greatly damaged the morale of the World Government and severely weakened it.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Revolutionary Army developed rapidly. The original uprisings in a dozen or so countries quickly expanded to nearly 40 countries, and even Alabasta joined the Revolutionary Army.

Well, Cobra was prepared to die a heroic death, but he never expected that the seemingly invincible World Government would be almost powerless to resist the Revolutionary Army's attacks.

Or, to put it another way, the people of the world have suffered under the World Government for far too long! All of this was originally concealed by the World Government's brutality and the Navy's power, but when this powder keg was ignited and the World Government's powerful facade was torn off, those ordinary people erupted with almost insane hatred and anger!

Even the Revolutionary Army itself was caught off guard... Many times it wasn't the Revolutionary Army that liberated a country, but rather the people of that country who directly revolted, killed the king and nobles, and then announced that they had joined the Revolutionary Army.

Even Long himself was often baffled by the development of the Revolutionary Army's power. Those countries hadn't sent Revolutionary Army there! How did they suddenly join his ranks?

In less than a month, the Revolutionary Army's power expanded like an inflating balloon, and its miscellaneous military force alone had reached nearly one or two million!

Of course... this is similar to peasant uprisings in ancient times. Although on the surface the Revolutionary Army's power has increased a lot, in reality it is a mixed blessing. Although its strength has increased a lot, the original steadfast and elite Revolutionary Army has lost much of its purity.

Many countries claim to be part of the Revolutionary Army, but in reality, their ties with the Revolutionary Army are not close, and they are not very obedient to the Revolutionary Army's orders.

This is largely due to the relatively simple-minded nature of people in the Pirate World. Even if an uprising is merely imitating the Revolutionary Army, they will instinctively be more obedient to the Revolutionary Army leader...

If this were the society Vegapunk traveled to, the rebel army would probably have already spiraled out of control by now!

Moreover... it's hard to say which is stronger, a force of 10,000 elite soldiers or a force of 100,000 soldiers mixed with 90,000 miscellaneous soldiers—any qualified general would definitely choose the former.

In China, throughout history, only Han Xin, the military genius, has dared to utter the Admiral "the more the better." In any case, there's definitely no such genius in the Pirate World.

Fortunately, the Pirate World is a supernatural society. While military strength is not entirely useless, the real determinants of victory are top-tier combatants.

"I reckon Dragon is probably in a state of blissful predicament right now... He probably didn't even expect that the World Government could so easily cripple him!"

Vegapunk glanced at the intelligence report as well, and said with a grin.

In fact, if the World Government's cloning program succeeds, the Revolutionary Army might really have a hard time holding out.

Although the Revolutionary Army has grown quite strong over the years thanks to Dragon's secret development, and could probably even defeat the Four Emperors Pirates, they have also expanded their operations significantly!

Unlike the Four Emperors Pirates, which are fighting groups with a concentration of strong individuals, the Revolutionary Army is widely distributed throughout the Four Seas and the Grand Line. Even though there are many strong individuals among them, once they are dispersed, they can only be described as struggling to cope.

If thousands of Whitebeard's clones were to spread out and spread throughout the country, Dragon and the Revolutionary Army's Army Commander might not be in any danger, but their Revolutionary Army organizations would inevitably suffer heavy losses, and might even be wiped out.

Unfortunately... of all the choices the World Government could have made, they chose Vegapunk's technology. You have to understand, the technology Vegapunk gives to others is almost always full of hidden tricks and backdoors!

In this respect, Kaido might have something in common with the World Government; all of his artificial Zoan Devil Fruit users are now Vegapunk's subordinates.

After hearing Vegapunk's words, Nico Robin gave him a grin:

"By the way, Mr. Long also asked me to express his gratitude to you. He seems to know about the World Government's plans and is very knowledgeable about the changes in Mary Geoise."

After listening to Nico Robin's words, Vegapunk stroked his chin and pondered for a moment:

"That dragon is really something... He must have spies in Mary Geoise, right?"

"Or... is it possible that some of those slaves have connections with the Revolutionary Army?"

Besides the slaves under the Celestial Dragons, Mary Geoise also has many slaves specifically responsible for the operation of the city—including bubble elevators, pedestrian walkways, and many other automated facilities, which are actually purely operated by human labor!

The World Government does have the technology for automation; the reason it uses human labor is simply to satisfy the Celestial Dragons' distorted sense of superiority!

Vegapunk wasn't surprised that the slaves had made contact with the Revolutionary Army; the only problem was the channels through which the slaves and the Revolutionary Army communicated...

Hmm!? Vegapunk seemed to have thought of something, and turned his gaze to Robin. Although the slaves under Mary Geoise were not a secret to the people of that city, it was not so easy for the Revolutionary Army to find out.

The most likely explanation is that Robin revealed it to them, even pointing out the underground location of the slaves. This would allow the Revolutionary Army's Push-Push Devil Fruit User to truly find the slaves.

As for how Robin knew about Mary Geoise... she probably saw it in Vegapunk's study. Given Vegapunk's personality and how he's been playing along with the World Government for so many years, it would be truly strange if he didn't even know the general terrain of Mary Geoise.

"By the way, since that's the case, why not let Wano Country join the Revolutionary Army? Right, Kozuki Hiyori was thinking of getting Marco and Ace to join Wano Country, wasn't she? If we use the excuse of avenging Whitebeard, I'm sure they'll be willing to join!"

As if he had just thought of something, Vegapunk spoke to Nico Robin.

The World Government has been pushed to this point, so Vegapunk naturally wants to add fuel to the fire. If the World Government doesn't want to be destroyed like this, it will definitely reveal its trump card.

After all, now is not the time to think about the consequences. If we cannot suppress this wave of the Revolutionary Army, we will be swept away in one fell swoop!

Human nature is unpredictable. Currently, the Affiliated Nation of the World Government still have some reservations about it. However, once the World Government's reputation is ruined, even if it has many trump cards, it will be almost impossible to salvage the situation. At most, it will perish together with the Revolutionary Army!

"You want Wano Country to join the Revolutionary Army? You really have some ideas! In that case, I'll go call Dragon!"

Nico Robin tilted her head slightly, surprised that Vegapunk would come up with such an idea, but upon closer inspection, it wasn't surprising at all.

Although they are called the Revolutionary Army, these people in the Pirate World are not actually making a revolution, nor do they have much aversion to the so-called feudal king's rule.

The Revolutionary Army's idea was closer to overthrowing those tyrannical and incompetent kings and replacing them with a wise one, so in the end, it didn't really conflict with so-called feudal rule.

As for why this situation occurred, firstly, it may be due to the limitations of the Revolutionary Army itself, and secondly, in a world like Pirate World where individuals are extraordinary, achieving equality for everyone is almost impossible.

Charlotte Linlin was able to destroy a village of giants at the age of five, Kaido was the strongest warrior in the Vodka Kingdom at the age of ten, Douglas Bullet destroyed his own country at the age of fourteen...

If we want equality for all, then we have no choice but to expel these monsters from humanity!

So even though Wano Country is a typical feudal dynasty, and even on the high seas, its system is closed and backward, it doesn't prevent Wano Country from joining the Revolutionary Army.

At least Kozuki Hiyori, the shogun of Wano Country, is definitely a rare wise ruler compared to her peers in the Pirate World.

Moreover, Wano Country's current strength is indeed formidable! After the Devil Fruit Awakening the Fantasy Species Blue Dragon Fruit, Yamato's strength is comparable to Kaido's.

With Vegapunk's help, Kozuki Hiyori used the true Soul-Soul Fruit and Awakening directly, bringing her strength close to the top tier on the high seas.

With Ace and Marco now on, as well as the artificial Devil Fruit User, it can be said that they are even stronger than some of the Four Emperors' pirate crews!

When Kozuki Hiyori received Vegapunk's request, her eyes lit up. As a member of the Kozuki Clan, Kozuki Hiyori had also obtained a lot of information from Kozuki Sukiyaki and knew very well that the World Government was a potential major enemy of Wano Country. In fact, Wano Country had not opened its borders for many years in order to deal with the World Government someday in the future.

Therefore, Kozuki Hiyori had long regarded the World Government as a hypothetical enemy. Now that she had the opportunity, and could even take the chance to recruit fighting forces like Ace and Marco, she certainly wouldn't let it go.