Foundations

"I understand the true use of Lead Ore, but why would the World Government allow the people of Flevance to mine such important Lead Ore? Wouldn't it be easier for them to mine it themselves and keep it secret?" Dragon continued to ask.

"Mr. Dragon, this is because the World Government sent people to Flevance for an on-site inspection over 100 years before the rise of Lead Ore. They already knew that Lead Ore, once mined, would poison people, and long-term mining would lead to Lead Disease.

The citizens who contracted the disease would have their lifespans shortened with each generation due to the accumulation of trace toxins. In about a century, the people of this country would be wiped out.

However, in order to obtain Lead Ore, the World Government colluded with the royal family of Flevance to conceal the truth and led the citizens to mine Lead Ore.

This caused the lifespans of the people of Flevance to shorten, and those who fell ill could only watch as their skin and hair turned whiter and whiter, dying while enduring excruciating pain throughout their bodies."

"So this is the truth behind Flevance's so-called infectious disease?

I still overestimated the World Government's bottom line. Flevance was, after all, a member nation of the World Government. They went so far as to destroy an entire country for some Lead Ore. It seems the World Government is utterly rotten," Dragon said with a grim expression.

"Indeed! The World Government is beyond saving. While Ohara's impending destruction can be attributed to touching forbidden Poneglyphs, Flevance did nothing wrong. They were simply wiped out because Lead Ore was buried beneath their land. How tragic."

"Since mining Lead Ore is so dangerous, why did you bring it up, Mosen?" Dragon changed the subject and asked.

"Mr. Dragon, although we cannot mine Lead Ore ourselves, there are those who can help us."

"Who would mine Lead Ore without fear of death or affecting their descendants?" Dragon asked, frowning.

"Of course, it would be those who have no emotions and no descendants. Mr. Dragon, you should know that Vegapunk was once the leader of an organization called MADS, right?"

"I know that. That organization also included Queen, one of Kaido's subordinates, Vinsmoke Judge of the Vinsmoke Family, Caesar Clown, and others."

"Vegapunk's data indicates that Vinsmoke Judge can create clone soldiers called Clone Soldiers through Lineage Factor.

Judge created Clone Soldiers by modifying the Lineage Factor of infants. Clone Soldiers possess powerful physiques and are absolutely obedient to commands. Judge incorporated the concepts of 'fearlessness of death and never betraying' into the Lineage Factor of the Clone Soldiers, though the Clone Soldiers themselves are unaware of this. It only takes five years to create a 20-year-old soldier.

Furthermore, Vinsmoke Judge's lifelong greatest wish is to restore the former glory of the Vinsmoke Family in the North Blue.

Unfortunately, although the Vinsmoke Family is nominally a kingdom, they have no territory and are like rootless duckweed. It is difficult for them to achieve this goal.

Therefore, we can use this as an opportunity to temporarily cooperate with the Vinsmoke Family, help him establish himself in Flevance, and thus the Vinsmoke Family will have its own territory. We can also control a portion of the Lead Ore through them."

After listening to Mosen, Dragon frowned and asked, "But Mosen, didn't you say before that Lead Ore is not suitable for making weapons, and its true purpose is to power them? What use is Lead Ore to us if we don't have weapons?"

"We have weapons, Mr. Dragon. Look at this," Mosen said, taking out the Gulp-Gulp Fruit from his bosom.

"Is this a Devil Fruit?"

"Yes, it's a Paramecia-type Gulp-Gulp Fruit. This fruit is very special. The Devil Fruit user who eats it can swallow anything, including metal.

After the user eats metal, they can also imbue the metal with 'vitality,' making the metal a living thing with the ability to self-repair."

"Self-repairing metal? This is indeed a good material for making weapons. So, Mosen, are you planning to use this fruit to create a large amount of self-repairing metal and then make weapons out of it?"

"No, this Memory Alloy is not easy to mass-produce, and its uses are very extensive, applicable in many areas. Once created, its value is extremely high.

This fruit can allow our people to eat it, exchange the Memory Alloy we create for money, and develop our forces. After two years, when we have enough strength, we can go to Wano Country."

"Wano Country? Mr. Dragon, are you referring to the homeland of the Samurai, Kozuki Oden, the former captain of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates?" Dragon asked after thinking for a moment.

"That's right, Mr. Dragon. Wano Country is the origin of Seastone, and the craftsmen there possess the technology to process Seastone. There is also a mineral called Iron Sand in the local area, which is very suitable for making weapons.

At the same time, the country is isolated overseas and in a state of national seclusion, making it difficult for the World Government to infiltrate. Building weapon factories there would be most suitable.

This country is currently facing some trouble, which is precisely our opportunity.

Once we help Wano Country resolve these troubles, we can cooperate with the Shogun of Wano Country and jointly operate weapon factories."

In the original story, after Luffy defeated Doflamingo, the Revolutionary Army soldiers who infiltrated Dressrosa destroyed Doflamingo's weapon factory. After that, Dragon received a report that mentioned Iron Sand.

Doflamingo and Caesar Clown's artificial Devil Fruit business had Kaido as its biggest buyer.

To pay for the artificial Devil Fruits, Kaido established a weapon factory in Wano Country and began mass-producing weapons, which included Iron Sand.

After Doflamingo's downfall, the supply chain of weapons made with Iron Sand was broken, leading many armed forces to surrender due to the lack of suitable weapons.

Even CP0, due to the interrupted supply of weapons containing Iron Sand, specifically went to Wano Country to meet Kurozumi Orochi and eventually participated in the battle of Onigashima.

This illustrates the importance of Iron Sand.

The current timeline is that Wano Country has already been occupied by Kaido and his crew.

In about two years, Kozuki Oden will engage in battle with Kaido. As long as the Revolutionary Army appears in Wano Country at the appropriate time and helps Kozuki Oden defeat Kaido, cooperation between the two sides will be a natural progression.

This is why Mosen wants the Revolutionary Army to grow stronger over these two years.

Mosen's suggestion gave Dragon a sense of enlightenment. From how to obtain Lead Ore to Memory Alloy and then to Iron Sand weapons, Mosen laid out a very clear plan for the future development of the Revolutionary Army.

If the Revolutionary Army develops according to Mosen's plan, it should grow rapidly and begin to confront the World Government.

It is no exaggeration to say that Mosen's suggestions today, in a sense, laid the foundation for the future of the Revolutionary Army.

Dragon suddenly felt that with Mosen's intellect, it was a pity for him to remain undercover in the Navy. It would be better to directly join the Revolutionary Army.

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