Revolutionary Army Established, Crocodile Becomes a Shichibukai!
The Sabaody Archipelago, the end of the First Half of Grand Line.
This is an archipelago supported by the world's largest mangrove tree, the Yarukiman Mangrove, which consists of seventy-nine branches, forming seventy-nine closely spaced islands.
The Sabaody Archipelago is a very special place. It is close to the Red Line and is the end island of the First Half of Grand Line. If you want to enter the New World, you can either use connections to go from the Sabaody Archipelago to Mary Geoise and cross the Red Line, or you can go to the Sabaody Archipelago to apply coating, dive to Fish-Man Island, and enter the New World through Fish-Man Island.
There is no other way that can be called 'conventional'.
At that time, this island was also directly under the control of the Celestial Dragons, and could be considered Mary Geoise's backyard. Celestial Dragons would often come here to play, and then kill some unlucky people, seize other people's wives, or buy some slaves.
As the end of the First Half of Grand Line, this place is a gathering place for villains from all over the seas, including but not limited to Underworld -hunting teams, ruthless pirates, and the mafia. They tacitly occupy islands one through twenty-nine of the Sabaody Archipelago, turning the area into Lawless Zone.
Meanwhile, on Grove 13, Ortolan was walking through this Lawless Zone with a newspaper in his hand.
The Lawless Zone was truly chaotic. Ortolan had witnessed four gang fights on his way from the port, and the brutality filled him with 'fear'. It was far too violent here.
However, his current attention was not on the chaos, but on the major events that had occurred in the past two days, as reported in the newspapers.
The Sorbeth Kingdom in the South Blue was captured by the Freedom Army. Subsequently, the leader of the Freedom Army, Monkey D. Dragon, publicly announced in the newspaper that their Freedom Army would officially change its name to the 'Revolutionary Army' from today onwards, and also read out their platform in the newspaper.
After several hundred words, the general manager could summarize it into something like, "I'm going to rebel against the World Government, hang all the Celestial Dragons on Mary Geoise, and restore peace and order to the world."
The Revolutionary Army's declaration shook the entire world. Although he had not yet received the news, Ortolan could already imagine the shocked and furious expressions of the noble lords on Mary Geoise.
However, although Dragon's Revolutionary Army has publicly declared itself an enemy of the World Government and stated that their main goal is to overthrow the Celestial Dragons' rule over the World Government in Mary Geoise, etc.
In fact, he was not the first to do this. Ortolan was no longer a country bumpkin who had just arrived in this world and knew nothing about it. He was an elite talent trained by the Marines.
The grades in the textbook are good!
In Ortolan's memory, organizations similar to the Revolutionary Army had appeared many times during the more than eight hundred years of rule by the World Government.
Almost every one or two hundred years, a World Government organization like this emerges.
When Ortolan learned of this information, he was not surprised, because that was normal. If the World Government had been established for more than 800 years, and only Dragon led the Revolutionary Army to cause trouble, that would be too incredible, because it would mean that the rule of the World Government was deeply popular!
However, considering that the World Government still stands firm in Mary Geoise, and that all the organizations that once declared their intention to hang the Celestial Dragons have disappeared, it is clear that the World Government has ultimately emerged victorious in these numerous struggles.
"So I'm afraid that soon, the World Government will introduce a series of policies and measures to curb the development of the Revolutionary Army. They are experienced..." Ortolan looked at the photos of the Revolutionary Army members in the newspaper and couldn't help but sigh.
The people in the photos are showing off their faces without any restraint, as if they are afraid that the World Government will not be able to see their faces clearly.
Standing in the center is Garp's eldest son, Ortolan's scapegoat, Dragon.
Beside them were several members who looked somewhat immature, but who would later become Army Commander of various Revolutionary Army, as well as Ivankov, the co-founder of Dragon.
However, these were not what Ortolan was concerned about. He was more interested in Ginny, who had a beaming smile on her face, and Bartholomew Bear, who had a serious and composed expression.
Even though Ortolan had changed much of Dragon's trajectory, in the end, Bartholomew Kuma and Ginny still chose to join the Revolutionary Army.
According to the intelligence Ortolan received, the breaking news in today's newspapers, which was originally planned, was not about the Revolutionary Army's plans, but about the plans of the first Shichibukai.
Sand Crocodile, Crocodile had previously failed in his challenge Whitebeard Edward Newgate, resulting in the loss of an arm and betrayal by his own crew, was invited to join the Shichibukai.
He became the first Shichibukai!
This signifies the official implementation of the Seven Warlords of the Sea system and a further reduction in the burden on the World Government.
This matter was originally very sensational and should have caused a huge uproar at sea, but now it seems Dragon Dragon's Revolutionary Army is attracting more attention, since Crocodile wouldn't dare to openly say in the newspaper that he wanted to hang the Celestial Dragons.
Just as Ortolan was reading the news in the newspaper, the Den Den Den Mushi he was carrying in his pocket rang.
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Ortolan casually closed the newspaper, took out his Den Den Mushi, glanced at it, raised an eyebrow, and said with slight surprise, "Doflamingo?"
Without hesitation, Ortolan picked up the Den Den Mushi and asked, "What is it?"
"Furffurffurf, Vice Admiral Bane, good afternoon. Have you been reading the newspapers today?" Doflamingo greeted him with his distinctive and signature laugh.
Ortolan chuckled and said, "I'm watching it now, it's really interesting."
"Yeah, it's interesting. The world is changing so fast, it's like a different world every day. If I can't quickly adjust my state, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with the pace of this chaotic era..." Doflamingo joked.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Doflamingo asked, "How much do you know about the Shichibukai, Vice Admiral Bane?"
"Oh..." Ortolan responded with feigned modesty, then continued, "The World Government plans to select seven powerful Great Pirate with sufficient prestige and strength, and recruit them into the Shichibukai. The purpose of this organization is to absorb the power of pirates to mitigate the devastating impact of the Great Pirate Era; it's somewhat like 'using pirates to fight pirates'..."
"So, do you think the status of Shichibukai has a future?" Doflamingo asked after thinking for a moment.
"Hehehe..." Ortolan chuckled twice and said, "That depends on who sits in this position."
If someone like Moonlight Moria were to sit in that seat, could that be considered a promising career path?
Doflamingo smiled and said, "Do you think I have this opportunity? Is it suitable for me?"
"As a pirate, in terms of reputation and strength, to be honest, you're not qualified enough. So if you want to become Shichibukai, you still need to do something big to prove your 'ruthlessness,' Doflamingo..." Ortolan said.
That's right. Don't be fooled by Doflamingo's Shichibukai status as a Lami. In reality, he's just a nobody right now.
This is why Crocodile looks down on Doflamingo. Crocodile has already been causing trouble in the New World, daring to challenge the Whitebeard Pirates at such a young age.
Although he lost the battle, that was actually something everyone expected; it would have been strange if he had won!
This defeat did not actually affect Crocodile's prestige in the pirate world, after all, not everyone can survive after challenging the Whitebeard Pirates.
From this point of view alone, Crocodile has already demonstrated his strength.
Compared to him, Doflamingo is at best a nobody from the North Blue. He hasn't done anything remarkable in the pirate world. Therefore, if Doflamingo wants to become Shichibukai, as Ortolan said, his reputation and strength are not enough. He needs to prove himself properly!
On the other side of the Den Den Mushi, in a certain sea area of New World, aboard the Flamingo, Doflamingo crouched under the mast, listening to Ortolan's reply on the other end of the Den Den Mushi. He raised his hand and stroked his chin, saying, "Is that so? It seems I still have many shortcomings..."
"However, I personally believe that you are a capable and shrewd guy. If you can obtain the title of Shichibukai, it would indeed be a very suitable position for you... It should bring you great benefits and help." Ortolan encouraged Doflamingo again.
Doflamingo felt a little relieved; this big shot still had faith in him.
Before Doflamingo could even offer a humble reply, Ortolan continued, "However, your status is rather special. The people of Mary Geoise might not be happy to see you rise to prominence. So, if you want to become Shichibukai, the difficulty doesn't lie with the Marines. As a partner, as long as you can demonstrate sufficient value to me, I can handle the Marines for you. As for the arrogance and prejudice of those noble lords in Mary Geoise, you'll need to deal with that yourself..."
As Ortolan said this, he was still thinking to himself, "Doflamingo is a shrewd guy, he should be able to understand what I mean, right?"
He's currently short of money, and if the Donquixote Family were willing to generously lend him a hand, then he, Ortolan, wouldn't mind 'selling' his position as one of the Shichibukai to Doflamingo.