Infiltrating the Enemy

Chapter 049: Infiltrating the Enemy

Leo's words were very reasonable, even touching upon the very core of this world.

The three sisters of the Empress, sitting on the railing behind him and listening, had long since believed Leo to be a man with great strategic vision due to his consistent ability to pinpoint the heart of matters. They trusted him implicitly.

This was because whatever he said, he could always identify the root of the problem.

"Honestly, the existence of the Red Line is too strange. I highly suspect it was built by the Celestial Dragons to obstruct world trade, commerce, exchange, and information."

"Of course, this is just my speculation. Let's return to our original topic."

"Namely, when can we consider the time ripe for revolution?"

Leo's words were vivid and struck right at the core of the issue. They listened intently, not daring to let their minds wander even slightly.

Even Ace and Iska, who had been flirting beside them, gradually turned their attention over.

"First, we will divide into three routes."

Leo pointed at Iska and said, "Iska, you will lead them back to the base, pretending to have suffered a defeat. You will become our hidden pawns within the Marines. I will give you a method to assess and identify seeds with revolutionary tendencies. When you encounter such people, I hope you will take a long time to observe them, become their friends, and then draw them into our organization."

This was the path of infiltrating the enemy.

This path was extremely dangerous and perilous, but it was the first task Leo assigned her, so how could Iska refuse?

She swallowed and nodded.

"You must strive to become stronger. We will teach you the methods for training Haki. Once you are strong, you must apply to enter Marine Headquarters for advanced studies. You must become the sharpest swords striking directly into the enemy's heart, swords they don't even know are pressed against their chests. You must gradually occupy their hearts, their blood, and then, from within, transform the Marines to our side."

"I know this is difficult, but we are not making plans for a month or two from now, nor for a year or two. What we are formulating now are plans for five years from now, ten years from now, and even plans for the next twenty years!"

Silence fell upon everyone.

They knew Leo was playing a big game, but they hadn't expected him to play this big.

"I can even foresee that some of you might just be ordinary people now, ordinary Marines, but as you rise higher in rank, you will betray your own class for your own interests. You will expose our existence for your own power."

His words sent a shiver through everyone.

It was then they realized that the people around them were also human, and humans had human nature.

Now they had nothing, so they could plot with Leo here about how to seize the world.

But as they gradually moved up and became mid-to-high-level personnel in the military, holding important positions, possessing their own businesses, their own families, their own careers – who could guarantee they would remain loyal to the revolution and not advance their own careers by reporting the revolution?

"Therefore, my requirement for you is that upon your return, you must immediately use the excuse of defeat to cease contact with those around you. Immediately apply to the military department to be transferred to other Four Seas branches as Marines."

"With your skills and the Haki training methods, you should be able to make great strides in the local branch bases immediately!"

"You don't need to come to the Grand Line. Once you become the head of a base there, you must diligently perform your duties, protect the ordinary people within your jurisdiction, and then develop the people in that base into our allies. Leave the rest to us to contact you; mutual contact is absolutely forbidden!"

"That's roughly all the points," Leo said briefly, and the Marines' hearts began to surge with excitement.

Once dispersed, they would all be safe, and they could all develop with peace of mind.

In fact, Leo had even considered more profound aspects.

Although these Marines were not from Headquarters, as soldiers of the Grand Line, their combat effectiveness was fundamentally different from that of soldiers in the Four Seas. Once they went to the Four Seas, they would at least be officers, or even, like Axe-hand Morgan, directly become the head of a Marine base.

At that time, they would have boundless freedom.

As the highest authority in their own small kingdoms, no one would obstruct their development of comrades.

Moreover, with so many Marines here, after dispersing and after a few years, when they held high positions, they would likely have forgotten the faces of the Marines around them, making it difficult to betray their class.

Only Iska, as the strongest "seed player," would likely receive significant attention after joining the Marines. Once she reached the higher echelons, seeing the Marines' inhumane actions would only strengthen her loyalty to the revolution.

And at that time, if Iska, who held a high position in Marine Headquarters, were to be brought down by a tip-off from someone in a Four Seas branch, then the Marines would be finished; they could just report on each other.

"So, during these days, besides diligently remembering how to train Haki, you must also listen carefully to my lectures. The coming days will likely be precious. Once we disperse, how you deal with your surroundings will depend on yourselves," Leo said seriously. "No note-taking, only memorization. And you must fully understand my meaning. If you don't understand, you won't be able to connect it to reality and apply it to your own environment."

"Your future, even outside the Four Seas, will be very dangerous because a pirate tide, rare once a century, is about to begin."

"The motivations of these pirates setting sail and the formation of the pirate tide are very complex. I will explain them clearly in future events, but for now, you are all in great danger in your respective bases in the Four Seas. You must study Haki diligently, otherwise, if you slack off, and are lost like Ace who threw his life away, no one will be able to help you."

Leo's words made all the Marines adopt a solemn expression.

He spoke clearly and directly, so even an illiterate person could understand him. No one was ignorant of the stakes anymore, and they all began to listen with utmost seriousness.

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