The bloodshed had ended, but for this turbulent age, it was only the beginning.
Sakazuki and Kyle immediately led separate Navy fleets to the North Blue and the West Blue.
They joined forces with what remained of the two kingdoms' armies, along with royal family members and nobles who had escaped before the rebels stormed their palaces.
Large numbers of rebels were killed without mercy.
The uprisings were easily crushed by overwhelming force.
The Revolutionary Army's first uprisings ended in failure.
Dragon did not appear this time. He knew they had already lost. Even if he intervened and defeated Kyle or Sakazuki, it would not change the outcome.
The World Government then worked with its Affiliated Nations to restrict the seaborne grain trade.
In particular, the Great Powers that produced grain were forbidden from selling food to revolutionary forces whose identities were unknown.
At the World Government's request, the Kronos Kingdom and numerous arms dealers across the seas also stopped selling weapons to the Revolutionary Army.
The World Government cracked down on the Revolutionary Army in other ways, too.
In the public eye, it painted the Revolutionary Army as a disreputable dark force that stirred up rebellions for selfish gain.
The Great Powers agreed on that point.
They needed to suppress the Revolutionary Army's reputation while supporting its growth, making it dependent on them so they could eventually control it.
In other words, the Revolutionary Army had been shut out completely.
Now that it had drawn the attention of the World Government and the Navy, it would face pressure from every direction.
For food and weapons alike, it had little choice but to buy through intermediaries or the Underworld.
In the Underworld, however, arms and grain cost considerably more than they did in open trade.
With the seas in turmoil,