The Reverie officially began.
At the great round table, fifty kings of the Affiliated Nations who had come in person took their seats.
The Five Elders had not arrived late, as some might have expected. They had come early and sat at the head of the table, waiting in silence.
Hades had no need to interfere with this meeting. He was only there to make an appearance.
Whatever the Reverie discussed, it would have no effect on the Affiliated Nations.
He sat with his eyes closed, resting as he listened to the other kings talk.
The Five Elders raised several topics, many of which were already known in advance.
They proposed tighter controls on the movement of grain to counter the Revolutionary Army.
The identities of everyone involved in large grain transactions had to be verified.
That would keep the Revolutionary Army from exploiting any loopholes.
If anyone's identity was unclear, each Affiliated Nation had to notify the World Government immediately.
The World Government had dedicated offices across the Four Seas and the first half of the Grand Line.
They housed substantial numbers of agents, drawn from both the World Government's own forces and the hidden forces of the Celestial Dragons' Families.
To a degree, they could also contact the Marines and draw on their strength.
They would investigate in secret. The moment they found a link to the Revolutionary Army, they would act.
The Revolutionary Army was active around the world, especially in the kingdoms of the Four Seas. Any kingdom that found traces of it had to notify the World Government immediately.
The World Government had even planted people inside the Non-Affiliated Nations to investigate.
That mattered especially now, with grain in short supply across the seas.
Even though the World Government had resolved the immediate problem,
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