"Dragon, this operation will be extremely risky. Why don't we call it off?"
At Revolutionary Army Headquarters on Baldigo, Ivanov stood up and leaned his enormous face toward Dragon, speaking with concern.
The Revolutionary Army had convened a secret meeting.
All its core officers were present. Even those unable to come attended remotely through Visual Den Den Mushi.
Dragon sat with his arms folded across his chest, wearing a dark green coat. His eyes were closed and his expression grave, as though he were pondering something.
Then Dragon opened his eyes, swept his gaze across his comrades, and spoke earnestly.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I've already made my decision."
Of course he knew the risks involved.
After the previous two infiltrations of Mary Geoise, the World Government had learned its lesson. Who knew where the Celestial Dragons were hiding their treasure now?
But the Revolutionary Army needed to grow.
Soaring prices had severely eroded the value of the enormous wealth the Revolutionary Army had painstakingly accumulated.
Now he regretted not stockpiling more supplies ahead of time.
There was no telling how long the war would last.
Even after the battle of the Golden Sea ended, the chaos in the Four Seas would not subside so easily.
From here on, food prices would only keep rising.
The Revolutionary Army could only do everything in its power to gather food.
In just a short time, most of the food on the market had been swept up.
Many grain merchants had also begun stockpiling food. Merchants chased profits, and they intended to wait for prices to rise further before selling.
Even the Revolutionary Army found it difficult to acquire food in large quantities.
If the Kronos Kingdom had not released vast quantities of food onto the market, prices would have climbed even