Chapter 257: Equality (13)
Chapter 256: Equality
The concept Leo proposed was extremely novel and strange.
What was racial equality?
And what was fish-man freedom?
They had never heard of such concepts before, but the power of language lay in its ability to directly convey the thoughts in one's heart to others.
The moment Leo brought it up, Jinbe and King Neptune's brows twitched. They immediately understood what Leo meant.
But what made politicians formidable was that even when they heard news or intelligence that tempted them, they would not immediately reveal their interest.
King Neptune had once attended the Reverie, so he did not lack depth or strategy.
Jinbe was one of the Shichibukai, dancing on the blade between the Four Emperors and the World Government, skillfully navigating both sides. Naturally, he did not lack intelligence either. The two merely raised their brows and quietly listened as Leo explained his ideas.
As the people Leo encountered grew stronger, he found that they were not all mindless fools. In fact, their minds were even sharper than his. It was merely the background and systems of the One Piece World that limited their perspective and vision, preventing them from breaking free of this world's constraints to view its problems.
But Leo's way of thinking undoubtedly came from another dimension.
He truly stood on the shoulders of giants when considering problems, so naturally his view was far more comprehensive than Jinbe's and the others'. Seeing their noncommittal expressions, he smiled and spread his hands. "Have you ever learned about the ideals of our Revolutionary Army?"
"Our vision is to overthrow the current World Government." Leo looked at them with a smile. "Perhaps you think—what does that have to do with us?"
"People who want to overthrow the World Government are as numerous