October 15th, 1511 (Sea Circle Calendar )
A month has passed since Long was arrested and imprisoned.
During this period, the Revolutionary Army disappeared without a trace.
However, the Revolutionary Army of the North Army led by Karasu and the Revolutionary Army New World Army secretly taken over by Champagne did not descend into chaos as expected. Instead, they quickly took control of the West Army and the Paradise Army, which had lost their Army Commander.
After more than a month of reorganization, Karasu and Champagne successfully integrated the West Army and the Paradise Army, and together with the North Army and the New World Army under their own control, Karasu's power surged.
With the help of Dragon's public declaration of disbandment, Karasu, who turned the tide, successfully suppressed Betty, the Army Commander of the East Army, who was originally in a neutral position.
Meanwhile, the crow also won over Lindbergh, the commander of the Confederate army.
October 15th.
On a secluded island in the New World.
Using the camera function of the internal communication Den Den Mushi), the Revolutionary Army's existing high-ranking officers secretly held a video conference.
As soon as Karasu logged in, he got straight to the point. "Dragon has lost his qualifications to be the leader of the Revolutionary Army. In order to continue leading the struggle between the Revolutionary Army and the World Government, it is absolutely necessary for us to elect a new leader."
"I have no objection." Lindbergh did not object.
Betty frowned. "We can go to the South Blue, find that secret passage, and then rescue Dragon and Ivan from Impel Down."
Disguised as Peter, Champagne shook his head. "Do you know where that secret passage is? There are over a hundred islands in the South Blue near Impel Down. Searching them one by one would take at least a year and a half to find it. Are we just going to keep waiting?"
Betty explained the importance of dragons to everyone, "But without the power of dragons, transporting many of our previous weapons and supplies will become extremely difficult."
" Betty, leave the transportation of weapons and supplies to me." Karasu volunteered to take on the task.
Hearing the Karasu's reply, Betty knew that the re-election of the leader was unstoppable. "Is that so? If you can resolve this issue, I agree to a re-election."
"I agree too," Champagne immediately chimed in.
The other deputy corps commanders also spoke, and none of them objected.
After all, there are still many uncertainties regarding the rescue of Dragon and Ivankov. The Revolutionary Army is currently facing a huge crisis, and without a leader, it is easy for internal chaos and division to occur.
With the support of the crowd, Karasu became the second leader of the Revolutionary Army, replacing Dragon.
However, the Karasu did not rush to criticize the dragon's theories as soon as it took power, nor did it mention the topic of joining the Liberator Organization.
After all, doing so would be too obvious.
Now, Karasu is no longer in a hurry. He can slowly guide the Revolutionary Army to change direction, while gradually diminishing the presence of Dragon and others within the Revolutionary Army.
After discussing with the other Army Commander, Karasu decided to reorganize the Revolutionary Army.
Jilong, the deputy commander of the Northern Army who had always followed Crow, was appointed as the commander of the Northern Army.
The Karasu himself took charge of the New World.
Peter (Champagne) was appointed commander of the Paradise Army.
Lindbergh continued to serve as commander of the Confederate army.
Betty continued to serve as Army Commander of the East Army.
Du Bo, the former deputy commander of the Southern Army, was appointed as the commander of the Western Army.
At the same time, a small number of middle-level managers were reshuffled and redistributed among the various branches to suppress the formation of internal factions.
Thus, Karasu had completed the initial reorganization of the Revolutionary Army.
After the video conference ended.
Crow secretly gathered a dozen or so mid-level officers who had passed loyalty checks and were relatively capable. These people were all on Crow's side, including Jilong, who had just become the commander of the Northern Army.
He addressed the dozen or so trusted confidants present, saying bluntly, "We must change our previous ideology. The dragon's attitude towards those nobles is too ambiguous. We all come from poor backgrounds, and I'm sure it's difficult for you to empathize with those nobles who live such extravagant lives."
"That's right. Why should we work so hard to overthrow a corrupt kingdom, only for those so-called good nobles to profit in the end?"
"I've wanted to say this for a long time."
"Can those so-called good kings and nobles guarantee that their descendants will never degenerate? That's probably just wishful thinking."
Once the words were spoken, everyone voiced their suppressed thoughts.
The Karasu was very satisfied with everyone's awareness. He gestured with his hand and then solemnly reminded them, "I know everyone is very dissatisfied, but there are some things we can't be too direct about, especially in front of Betty and the others. Try to restrain yourself."
Champagne added, "We can spread new ideas to the lower and middle ranks, but we must be careful with our approach and strategy. We need time and effort to restore order to the Revolutionary Army."
Hearing this, everyone understood what Karasu and Champagne were thinking.
That is to unite the lower and middle classes, while isolating a small number of upper-class members and those loyal to Long and others.
After discussing and agreeing on various strategies...
The Karasu took out three Devil Fruit and said to the crowd, "These Devil Fruit are one of the benefits given to us by the Devil Fruit Liberator Organization, and they are all quite powerful. Those of you who were chosen, I hope you will not let these Devil Fruit down."
Seeing the Devil Fruit on the table, everyone couldn't help but feel envious, but they still maintained their composure.
" Giron, here you go with this Paramecia Salt-Salt Fruit."
Giron accepted the fruit with a broad smile, then closed his eyes and took a big bite of the flesh. "Ugh..."
The Karasu cautioned, "Spitting it out proves your willpower is weak."
Provoked by this, Giron suppressed his nausea and, with a ferocious expression, ate the rest of the fruit.
"Ugh..." Giron covered his mouth.
The Karasu then picked up the remaining two Devil Fruit and handed them to A Bing, a staff officer of the North Army, and Kadi, a staff officer of the West Army, respectively.
A Bing's Devil Fruit is the lynx form of the Zoan Cat-Cat Fruit.
Kadi's Devil Fruit is the Paramecia Spring-Spring Fruit.
Watching the two eat the fruit, the Karasu patted them on the shoulder with satisfaction.
Then, the Karasu painted a rosy picture for the rest of them. "Don't Envy. As long as you do more for the organization in the future, you'll definitely reap the rewards. You'll have a chance to obtain Devil Fruit, various potions, weapons, and the like."
"Yes," everyone answered in unison.
Champagne also raised its arms and shouted, "Gentlemen, let us strive together for the ideal state!"
Let's strive together!
After this small meeting ended.
Karasu, Champagne, and the others parted ways one after another.
Through connections within the Distillery, Champagne placed some of Distillery intelligence agents within the Revolutionary Army's Spark to further infiltrate the Revolutionary Army.
Furthermore, the identity of the Distillery's intelligence agent was not revealed to the other members of Spark, since there was no professional and regular loyalty review among Spark 'Distillery members, and it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn't be traitors.
Just to be on the safe side, it's best to keep your identity as Distillery informant a secret for now.
As Karasu and Champagne's various arrangements were implemented one after another, the Revolutionary Army was completely infiltrated by the Liberator Organization.
In the next year or two, as long as the arrangements are carried out step by step, the Revolutionary Army will soon change color.
As long as Dragon and Ivankov don't get out within the next year or two, even if they are released in two or three years, they won't be able to change the Revolutionary Army's changes.
Moreover, Impel Down is now half of the Liberator Organization' territory, so Dragon and Ivankov are unlikely to escape.