Mary Geoise.
Over the past few days, before the Elbaf Incident had even settled, new intelligence reports had begun arriving in the Room of Authority one after another.
Three Heavenly Tribute transit warehouses in the North Blue had been attacked.
The surveillance Den Den Mushi near Red Port had suffered several brief malfunctions.
Two food supply routes leading to the Holy Land had been repeatedly surveyed from afar by unidentified ships.
Sabo, Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army, had also left behind several inexplicable traces of activity near the Red Line.
The Five Elders did not know the full plan behind the Heaven-Severing Ladder.
But they had already determined that the Revolutionary Army was about to launch an unprecedented large-scale operation against the Red Line.
Inside the Room of Authority, Saint Saturn laid all the intelligence reports on the table.
"Their target may be Red Port."
"It could also be the Slave District, the Heavenly Tribute warehouses, or even the Holy Land's granaries."
Warcury Saint spoke in a low voice.
"Whatever their target is, we cannot let them approach the Red Line."
Soon.
An emergency order of the highest level was sent to Marine Headquarters in the name of the World Government.
It required the Marines to immediately enter the highest state of combat readiness.
One hundred warships were to be deployed to blockade the sea routes around Red Port.
Admiral Kizaru was to head to Mary Geoise at once to reinforce its defenses.
Any ship suspected of having contact with the Revolutionary Army could be shelled first, then subjected to identity verification.
Marines everywhere were required to cooperate with Cipher Pol in arresting those who had recently spread images and newspapers related to Elbaf.
The order ended with a bold warning.
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