Sabaody Archipelago, in a commercial district crowded with people, Long almost covered his whole body in a black cloak.
Looking at this bustling neighborhood, Long was thoughtful at the moment.
It has been two or three years since Revolutionary Army started. However, except for the development of New World in several countries, it has been suffering setbacks in other places.
It's not about how strong the local forces are, but that almost all of those places are within the area occupied by the Empire.
At first, before Empire attacked, they Revolutionary Army could rely on the oppression of the nobles to mobilize a large number of civilians, but soon Empire came, and the team they had gathered quickly fell apart.
Under the Empire's series of pro-people policies, they have no breeding ground at all, compared to their anti-aristocratic and anti-oppression slogans.
Empire is more thorough in this regard.
In any place invaded by the Empire, Empire will pull out the problematic nobles in the early stage, find evidence of their crimes over the years, and conduct public interrogations.
Compared to the nobles they killed due to riots and hatred, there is no doubt that Empire's legal sanctions are more just and win the hearts of the people.
And after each public trial, Empire will launch a large-scale legal popularization campaign.
In the legal provisions, Empire clearly declares that Empire's laws treat everyone equally, whether they are nobles or civilians, anyone who violates Empire's laws will be punished.
Long Ye read those laws one by one, especially the opening chapter of the law, which gave him a great shock.
"You can't do anything without the authorization of the law, but you can do it without the prohibition of the law!"
When he saw this sentence, Long's heart trembled instinctively. This sentence showed Empire's compliance with the law, and also showed Empire's enforcement of the law.
As for the more detailed content inside, Long read it for three consecutive days.
Because the laws of the Empire are so detailed, covering almost every aspect, the complete Empire law book alone is half a meter thick.
At first, Long thought that Empire's design of so many laws would definitely make it unbearable for many people. After all, more laws mean more restrictions on individuals.
But after actually reading it, Long was silent for a long time.
Because of these legal provisions, the dragon feels like it has evolved from various moral folk customs. As long as you do not do evil, these legal provisions will not be applied to you at all.
Only then did he understand the difference between the Empire and them. Some of them joined Revolutionary Army out of hatred, and some were really oppressed and couldn't survive anymore.
However, it is precisely because of this that most of them are full of hatred for World Government and the nobility, and have never thought about how to establish a perfect system after destroying it.
But look at what Empire did, build schools, improve local medical facilities, solve local employment problems, and promote equality under the law.
This series of dazzling operations, not to mention Long, even many cadres in the Revolutionary Army gradually became speechless, and they suddenly felt that their previous efforts had become useless.
Because Empire did almost everything they could think of, and Empire also perfected some things for them that they had not thought of. With such Empire, how could they revolutionize their own lives?
In addition to wanting to walk more in the Empire this time and see if the government decrees in other places in the Empire are consistent, Long Zheng also wants to go back to East Blue because his hometown seems to have not been occupied by the Empire yet.
Along the way, he discovered that the closer he got to the core area of the Empire, the more prosperous it became. Compared with the areas outside the Empire, he felt like he had entered two worlds at once.
Outside the Empire, pirates are rampant, slaves are overflowing, and the nobles are still aloof. However, within the Empire, business is prosperous, and there are laughter and laughter everywhere. The children who are leaving school along the way are in high spirits, dressed neatly, and in good shape. They walk on the road as if they are the children of the nobles.
Such changes made Long feel that if Empire ruled the world, there would be no need for them Revolutionary Army to exist at all, because Empire created a world that they could only imagine in their dreams.
This is what they think and do. Now many Revolutionary Army cadres are already looking for opportunities to develop in the Empire.
Long was not dissatisfied with this. He returned to East Blue this time partly because he wanted to see his son, whom he had not seen for many years, and partly because he was planning to contact his father to seek opportunities to join Empire for development.
After all, he also wants to serve such a country.
Thinking of this, Long gradually walked towards the Sabaody Archipelago port.
Five days later.
East Blue, Foosha Village.
In an open space not far from the tavern, many villagers were gathered in a circle, with different expressions, either nervous or curious.
Among them, three parties are confronting each other.
On one side is Red-Haired Shanks's group, on the other side is Garp who followed Red-Haired Shanks, and on the other side is naturally the leader dragon Revolutionary Army who has just returned to his hometown.
"Shanks I guessed it right, you little brat came to East Blue just because you don't have good intentions!"
"Garp old man, Ace is so old that he has his own right to choose!" Red-Hair replied helplessly.
"Hmph! What kind of choice do I have to accompany you to become a corrupt pirate? Don't even think about it. I advise you to leave East Blue as soon as possible. Don't force me to do anything." Garp said angrily.
"You can't stop a young man from pursuing freedom!" Shanks retorted with a guilty conscience.
During this period of time traveling in the Empire, he has seen the development of the Empire over the years. To be honest, he is becoming less and less confident about the future that the captain is looking forward to.
"Hmph! To pursue freedom, do you have to become a pirate? Empire's adventurer is just for fun!"
"Yes, I think father is right!" Long suddenly said.
Garp looked stunned, looking at his rebellious son with some suspicion.
Long was suddenly embarrassed by his father's suspicious eyes.
At this time, Ace, Luffy and Sabo all looked confused.
The three brothers were exercising well on the island, but suddenly a pirate wearing Straw Hat came over and asked them if they wanted to be One Piece.
He also enthusiastically invited them to have a feast at Masno's Tavern, and told them a lot of passionate stories about pirates, which made the three of them excited.
Just when the three of them were about to say that they wanted to be One Piece, the door of the tavern was suddenly pushed open.
His grandfather walked in angrily, and without saying a word, he gave the three of them a hard punch. Up to this moment, the bruises on their heads were still not gone.
Then the door of the tavern was opened again, and a mysterious man in a black cloak walked in. Garp, who was about to fight Red-Hair, was stunned, and then it turned into the current three-party confrontation.
"Grandpa, even if you stop me, I will prepare to go to sea, because we have agreed that we will be ready to go to sea when we are 17 years old to see this endless world!"
Ace covered his head and yelled.
Whether he is a pirate, an adventurer, or a navy, among the three, the navy is the only direction he would not choose.
As for whether he is a pirate or an adventurer, Ace is actually more of a pirate at the moment.
Because Shanks is a good storyteller, the passionate stories about pirates he told really filled Ace with a kind of yearning.
"You can go to sea, but you can't be a pirate!" Garp Veins popped up on his forehead, and his hands couldn't help but itch again.
"Why! Old man!" Ace yelled stubbornly.
"Because if you become a pirate, you can't get out of East Blue!"
Garp replied with a confident look, in all these years, no pirate from East Blue has ever been able to enter Grand Line from the territory of the Empire.
Almost all the pirates who had this idea were killed by the Empire's ship's cannon.
It's just that Garp still doesn't understand why Empire didn't take action against his hometown.
He has reported this matter to Imperial Cabinet more than once. After all, the places occupied by the Empire have experienced great development. As a East Blue person, how can he not be impatient.
I reacted upward time and time again, but was rejected time and time again. Anyway, the comment given by Cabinet was that the time had not come yet.
But it is true that the time has not come yet. East Blue is where the protagonist of this world lives, and is related to many children of destiny in the future.
Once Empire attacks the protagonist of this world without mastering more than half of Fortune, then the Deva Path of this world will have to fight to the death.
Yu doesn't want to fight to the death with the main consciousness of this world right now and end up with a shabby world, so Empire's focus has always been on New World.
But now, after gaining Whitebeard's allegiance, most of Fortune in this world has fallen into Yu's hands.
So Yu didn't intend to endure it any longer. He had stayed in this world for long enough, and Yu decided that it was time to speed up the integration of this world.
If Ace doesn't believe it, look away. Anyway, he wants to be a pirate, and he wants to become the One Piece Shanks calls him!