Below the Red Line, in the port of the Mary Geoise New World.
In the Marines camp, Ortolan was sitting in the tent.
Sakazuki lifted the curtain and came in, looking at Ortolan: "The Bubble Elevator have all been shut down; you can't get to Mary Geoise by normal means..."
Ortolan was not surprised by this situation at all, and said with a smile, "The main control of the Bubble Elevator is located in Mary Geoise. Now, unless they are stupid, they will not keep it. Moreover, even if they are still operating the Bubble Elevator, you can't expect our huge army to take the elevator to Mary Geoise, can you?"
Just kidding. That Bubble Elevator, even if it's fully operational, can only take up less than fifty people at a time, and it takes about twenty minutes to go back and forth. Is that how Ortolan fights Mary Geoise?
If we send in a wave and they all die, isn't that just giving them away for free?
"Even winches capable of large-scale transport are unusable... So, will we have to see what Ichisho does next?" Sakazuki asked Yu.
The winches on Mary Geoise could transport five warships at a time, which meant at least 10,000 men could land. It was indeed a good channel, but it is no longer usable.
"A smile is one thing, and secondly... I am a member of the Revolutionary Army," Ortolan replied.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Hina's Den Den Mushi (snail Den Den Mushi) rang behind him.
"Here he comes..." Ortolan chuckled.
After taking out the Den Den Mushi, Hina glanced at Yu and said, "It's from Dragon first."
Ortolan took the Den Den Mushi into it. "Not here yet? My patience is running out. If you don't come soon, I'm going to come myself..."
On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Dragon responded with a slightly helpless tone, "We don't dare to show our faces right now. Your Marines fleet is right above us. Have you even resolved the issue with Sakazuki yet? Don't let our few ships get sunk by your Marines the moment they show themselves!"
It is obvious that the Dragon came from the seabed, and now they have observed that the area below Mary Geoise is full of Marines fleets.
Ortolan glanced at Sakazuki then spoke to the Den Den Mushi: "Dragon... it's me."
Dragon, a former member of the Marines, naturally knew Sakazuki. Upon hearing the voice, he breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems the internal conflicts within the Marines have been resolved... In that case, I'll be there right away."
More than half an hour later, guided by the fleet, several ships of the Revolutionary Army docked at the port of Mary Geoise. Soon, Ortolan met with some of the key cadres of the Revolutionary Army, including Dragon, Bartholomew Bear, Ivankov, Inazuma, and the Giant race Mori.
Sakazuki and Dragon had met many times before, and their reunion was filled with emotion.
"Long time no see. Do you still think I'm a traitor who has betrayed the Marines's justice, Sakazuki?" Dragon greeted Sakazuki with a smile.
When Dragon resolutely left the Marines, Sakazuki believed that Dragon had betrayed the Marines's justice and was a traitor!
Now, upon hearing this question, Sakazuki shook his head with a complex expression. "I can now understand why Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Teacher Zephyr were unwilling to pursue your matter... At the time, I thought it was out of consideration for Garp, but now I think perhaps they also hoped to leave a spark for you in the future..."
When Sakazuki thought about this, he felt that Fleet Admiral Sengoku was indeed far-sighted. In the past, he did not only treat Ortolan as a future opportunity and take a gamble, but also planted the seeds of war in Dragon much earlier.
Looking at it this way, considering the overall situation of the Marines over the past twenty years, Sengoku, as the Supreme Leader of the Marines, followed one path. Later, he allowed Dragon to leave the Marines, laying the groundwork for the Freedom Army and the subsequent Revolutionary Army. Then, ten years ago, after Ortolan joined the Marines, Sengoku used Ortolan as another line, secretly and strongly supporting Ortolan's development.
The three lines represent the three paths of the Marines. As long as one of these three paths is successful, the Marines's justice will be carried out to the end!
Hearing this, Dragon sighed, "I used to think that only by completely leaving the Marines and building a system could I change the darkness emanating from Mary Geoise and enveloping the entire world. Now it seems that Ortolan's methods are much more efficient..."
He left the Marines and built the Revolutionary Army from scratch. Although it developed quite well, it ultimately failed to gain momentum.
He even estimated that, according to his original plan and expectations, it might take at least fifteen more years for the Revolutionary Army to have the power to shake the World Government.
This is merely the beginning. In Dragon's view, it may take two or three generations of effort to finally achieve success. He is just the one who ignited the flame.
Perhaps, in the course of his life, he will be able to overthrow the World Government.
As it turned out, it had only been about ten years since Ortolan was recruited into the Marines by Garp, and this guy managed to build a powerful and influential force within the Marines by borrowing resources from others.
While their Revolutionary Army is still playing in the mud in the South Blue, Ortolan has already besieged Mary Geoise with his army!
This made Dragon feel inferior.
Ortolan didn't respond to that, but instead said with interest, "The joint government that your Revolutionary Army has set up in the South Blue, although it's still a makeshift organization and immature in many aspects, seems quite good to me..."
"Isn't this the South Blue Alliance, built to complement the framework of the Seven Seas Alliance that you want to establish to replace the world's official order? We, the Revolutionary Army, have been around for so many years. We should at least grab a place in the world order we're going to establish so that we don't waste our time..." Dragon chuckled.
Sakazuki asked, somewhat puzzled, "What does 'Seven Seas Alliance' mean?"
"It's just a rudimentary concept. The so-called 'alliance' is merely a transition. In the end, it will evolve into a total ruling class order..." Ortolan said casually.
Seeing that Sakazuki was interested, Hina, who was behind him, quickly took out a document from her briefcase and handed it to Sakazuki, saying, "Mr. Sakazuki, this is a rough draft of the letter of intent. It's still in its early stages. Do you have anything you'd like to add?"
Sakazuki took the letter of intent and began to read it. Soon, he understood what the so-called 'Seven Seas' were.
The four major sea areas—east, west, south, and north—remain unchanged. However, the Grand Line has been completely divided in two: the New World Sea is New World Sea, and Paradise is now Paradise. They are no longer integrated under the concept of the 'Grand Line'. Furthermore, the two Calm Belt in the north and south have been divided between the New World and Paradise according to their proximity and geographical location, thus increasing the area of these two sea areas.
This divides the sea into six areas, with the last area being the concept of sky Skypiea.
The entire world was thus divided into seven seas!
As for the Red Line, it is a private reserve left by Ortolan for the Marines, the Yi District.
"Each sea area will form its own joint government, making seven in total. The leaders of these seven joint governments will then further integrate to form a world-level ruling order, which we will tentatively call the 'Seven Seas Alliance,' to replace the world governments and become the highest authority..." Sakazuki looked at this concept and thought it seemed pretty good.
However, compared with the official government of the mortal realm, this division seems somewhat loose and not solid enough, and feels somewhat lacking in this aspect.
However, the advantages are also very obvious, namely that power is no longer concentrated in the hands of a fixed group... and in various sea areas... hmm?
As Sakazuki pondered this, he suddenly realized that the Marines, which possessed the most powerful military force on the seas, would become a decisive force, surpassing all others, that the seven sea regions would vie to win over!
For example, the Marines's military expenditure, judging from the current New World situation in Ortolan, is self-sufficient.
Although the world can be self-sufficient, it can't just use its own money to maintain world peace, can it?
Wouldn't that make me a sucker?
Burn yourself to light up others?
Therefore, after the establishment of the maritime order, military expenses will definitely still need to be allocated externally. In the seven sea areas, whichever side wants to gain more Marines support will have to rush to give money and military expenses to the Marines, and try to get the Marines to devote more energy to them.
In this way, the primary and secondary relationships change.
In the past, the Marines begged the world's government for money; now, the seven sea regions are rushing to give money, and it depends on whether the Marines is interested.
"There are advantages to a loose system... Dividing the ruling power into seven parts can greatly prevent violent dictatorships like the current World Government. It also gives our Marines a greater advantage by completely separating political and military power. The Marines retains only its military purity, which is more in line with the standpoint of justice, preventing justice from being completely swayed by politics..." Sakazuki said with satisfaction, "Good, although it's a prototype, very rough in many aspects, and has many problems, the idea and starting point are indeed very good!"