Carol looked at the intelligence in his hand, thought for a moment, and said:
"Step up surveillance. Find out what exactly they're plotting."
"I'll go report to Fleet Admiral 'Sakazuki.'"
The surveillance department chief nodded.
"Yes, sir."
He set down the intelligence in his hand and slowly withdrew.
Carol picked up the report and left as well, heading toward Fleet Admiral 'Sakazuki's' office.
Egghead Island, ten thousand meters above the sea.
Inside Fleet Admiral 'Sakazuki's' office.
'Sakazuki' accepted the intelligence Carol handed him. It contained intercepted communications and information on Revolutionary Army branches establishing kingdoms.
After scanning it, 'Sakazuki' chuckled and casually set it down.
"Interesting."
"Dragon isn't quite that stupid after all."
Unlike the purely robotic Seraphim.
The Shape-Shifting Leaf was a Devil Fruit ability, and the 'Sakazuki' created through that ability...
Not only possessed all of Sakazuki's memories, but could also think independently. He instantly understood what Dragon was trying to do.
Carol, standing before him, grew a little interested too.
"Oh?"
Looking at Carol, 'Sakazuki' said:
"Dragon intends to preserve the seeds of his movement by disbanding the Revolutionary Army."
"Because whether the World Government or the navy wins, a purge of the Revolutionary Army is inevitable."
"But if those Revolutionary Army branches disband and establish kingdoms..."
"They become legitimate nations."
"Anyone seeking to control the world can't send troops against those newly established, legitimate nations. They'd have no moral justification."
"When Revolutionary Army nations are scattered throughout the Four Blues, could anyone really purge the Four Blues completely?"
"That's his calculation."
"Unfortunately, he's one move short..."
After hearing this, Carol couldn't help clicking his tongue.
Indeed...
With a scheme like that, whichever side won would have to swallow the loss in silence, however bitter it tasted.
What else could they do, declare war on every