In the empty room, Longinus sat alone.
In front of him was a Den Den Mushi wearing a humanlike smile.
"A man like you actually came to speak with us over a shipwright. I have to say, that's quite unexpected. Even with Roger's halo, his identity should be equally insignificant to you."
"For intelligence agencies like Cipher Pol, the accuracy of information is paramount. If the final report is deemed false, it would undoubtedly be a devastating blow to the person in charge."
"So, before finding Pluto's Blueprint, Spandam had no intention of reporting his suspicions."
"Of course, there was another important reason: Spandam was worried that someone might share in his credit."
"That was why the Five Elders were unaware of what had happened to Tom."
"I want to save him purely because of the genius concept behind the Sea Train," Longinus explained unhurriedly.
"The Sea Train?" The voice on the other end of the Den Den Mushi paused for a moment. "I've looked into it as well. It's somewhat novel."
"What? You want to develop trade?"
To the well-informed Five Elders, the Sea Train was nothing special. Even if it could drive commercial trade forward, in their eyes it was still something dispensable.
"Of course not." Longinus spoke seriously. "In my view, the Sea Train's greatest significance lies in suppressing the Revolutionary Army's rising tide of development."
"Oh? The Revolutionary Army's rising tide?" When Longinus mentioned the Revolutionary Army, the Five Elders began taking him seriously.
Over the past two years, more than a dozen kingdoms had been overthrown one after another.
For the government, such losses were actually insignificant.
The problem was that the Revolutionary Army had used its methods to prove its own existence, while also taking advantage of this to fuel the spread of revolutionary