Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 613 The Terrifying Power of the Revolutionary Army

In the past two years, Jaya Island has gradually become an important island that must be visited in the first half of the Grand Line.

The navy here bears the strong imprint of Li Xia and Heitan, taking it upon themselves to protect the lives of ordinary people.

Hani, a cadre in the revolutionary army, did a very good job, and Li Xia promoted him to lieutenant colonel in the G188 branch before participating in the Marineford War.

He was in charge of the base's operations, and with the covert support of the Revolutionary Army, he had a good grasp of the G188 branch.

Li Xia changed into casual clothes and strolled leisurely down the street with her hands in her pockets.

Unlike other admirals, the three former admirals were all quite tall, over three meters, while Whitebeard and Kaido, with their special bloodlines, reached a terrifying six or seven meters in height.

He is less than 1.9 meters tall, which is just average height in this low-gravity world. That's why he is so popular in the Navy.

Because ordinary marines tend to prefer admirals who are similar to themselves, whether in terms of height or experience, Li Xia is the 'template' for ordinary marines.

Li Xia was like a tourist, casually buying a glass of freshly squeezed juice from a vendor, slurping it while looking at the surrounding scenery.

Compared to two years ago, the roads on Jaya Island are smoother and cleaner, and buildings of all sizes have sprung up around it. The tropical coastal plants have added a lot of greenery to the island, and the flowers planted along the roadside are in full bloom. Pedestrians are smiling and very comfortable.

"Is Jaya Island nice?"

Li Xia snapped out of her reverie, looked at the smiling, proud fruit stall owner, and nodded:
"Hmm, it feels very bustling."

“Jay Island wasn’t like this before! It’s all thanks to the navy here.”

The fruit stand owner chuckled:

“Originally, Jaya Island was a lawless place, very chaotic, and all kinds of criminals set up strongholds there. Later, General Black Cat—who was a colonel at the time—became the base commander of Jaya Island.”

That's what made Jaya Island better.

As he spoke, he made a chopping motion with one hand.

"Robbers, murderers, pirates, and bandits—they were all sent to the streets and beheaded!"
The fighting lasted for three whole days! Naval escort ships were hauling people in one boat after another; the scene was incredibly impressive.

The fruit stall owner sighed:

"In short, since then, our Jaya Island has been peaceful. With peace, people have come here. People from other places say that the navy here is different from others."

I hope this place will always remain General Black Cat's territory.

Li Xia smiled and said goodbye to his boss, continuing to walk forward. In fact, the boss's feeling was not wrong. Li Xia only did one thing: he separated a small part of the navy from the original simple army and gave it a function similar to 'police'.

Although the navy is also responsible for maintaining order, the military is the military. Their crude methods of maintaining order simply suppress problems and are extremely prone to corruption.

Now, due to improved security and the cessation of naval exploitation, Jaya Island is experiencing exceptionally prosperous commerce, and its population has surpassed its two-year-old level, reaching an astonishing 200,000. Essentially, people from the surrounding islands have gathered on Jaya Island.

In addition, the constant flow of merchants, tourists, and pirates provided the G188 branch with a large amount of tax revenue.

This tax revenue, in turn, ensured that the marines received their full pay and generous subsidies, eliminating the need to exploit ordinary people.

That's why Jaya Island is so prosperous today.

It's not like no pirates have ever coveted Jaya Island, this exceptionally prosperous island.

But to put it another way, his fate was extremely tragic.

Jaya Island is located directly below Sky Island and is also the closest naval base to Sky Island. Naturally, a large number of troops have been stationed there.

Currently, the G188 branch has a full three thousand regular naval personnel, plus auxiliary and support staff, totaling just over five thousand, with three standard large warships and ten small fast ships.

There is even a strong call within the Navy to upgrade the G188 branch to a naval sub-base fortress with a single-digit designation.

After wandering around for a while and exchanging a few words with Heitan through the team chat, Li Xia flew away from Jaya Island again.

Currently, the entire airspace over Jaya Island is under close surveillance by the CP agency, but with such a vast sky, it's impossible to monitor everything.

The howling wind blew around him as Li Xia soared into the sky, soon breaking through the thick clouds and entering the White Sea.

The clouds high in the sky were exceptionally clear and transparent, and the sunlight poured down on them without restraint, making them even somewhat scorching hot.

Everything before him was blindingly white as Li Xia flew toward the depths of the ever-churning sea of ​​clouds.

As the distance closed, the scenery on the floating island became increasingly clear.

The once relatively empty Sky Island, like the Jaya Island below, prospered at an extremely rapid pace, and the low and dilapidated houses were now replaced by all kinds of brand-new buildings.

Before Li Xia even got close, people riding "Weiba" rushed out of the town and sped towards Li Xia's location across the air and sea.

They had unusual hairstyles, but wore uniforms and carried long guns on their backs.

"This is the Revolutionary Army's Sky Island Base! Please state your purpose!"

A tremendous sound emanated from the loudspeaker, and the people below kept changing direction erratically, seemingly in preparation for a possible attack.

Shandians, warriors of Sambora?

Li Xia watched these soldiers with their unique hairstyles with great interest. He remembered that when they defeated Enel and liberated Sky Island, the Shandians were forced to make peace with the Sky Island residents against their will due to the Revolutionary Army's overwhelming strength.

Now it seems like they've actually integrated into the group.

Before Li Xia could answer, several more Viper trucks drove up from a distance. After glancing at Li Xia, they excitedly shouted:

"Is this His Excellency the Under Chief of the General Staff? Mr. Sabo has already told me."

Li Xia nodded: "Where are Mr. Long and Sabo?"

"plz follow me!"

The guards automatically formed an escort formation and traveled above the vast sea of ​​clouds. To them, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff was an elusive and mysterious figure.

But legend has it that the revolutionary army couldn't function without him, and many of the measures and ideas that have been proven to be extremely visionary were proposed by him.

Even the idea of ​​occupying the moon, developing sky islands, spreading its values ​​and ideas to the world, and attracting talent from all over the world came from this 'Deputy Chief of the General Staff'.

Neither Mr. Long nor Mr. Sabo ever denied this point, which is why there were quite a few people in the entire Revolutionary Army who regarded the 'Deputy Chief of the General Staff' as their idol and mentor.

"Your Excellency Deputy Chief of the General Staff, the leader and the Chief of the General Staff are waiting for you on a small floating island in the Western Sea."

Wiba stopped, and the leading warrior pointed to a small floating island not far away and said:

"We won't go."

Li Xia nodded again. He could clearly sense Aowu ahead, so that must be the Revolutionary Army's secret meeting place? "Thank you."

He flew to a small floating island and indeed saw a house that looked unusually simple sitting on this small floating island of less than 300 square meters.

"Boss!"

Awoo burst out from inside, spun around happily a few times, and it seemed that Xiaolong had been working hard these past few days, as his previously somewhat bloated body had become much more streamlined.

"They're all inside. When are we going to pull off a big heist?"

"almost."

Li Xia walked into the small house and saw that there were already several people sitting inside waiting, including Zefa. The old man's right arm was completely healed, and he even seemed to have regained his energy.

He originally had a goal, but that goal was too extreme, so his reason and emotions were constantly in fierce conflict, which was constantly draining Zephyr's spirit.

At this moment, he accepted the revolutionary army's ideology and strongly agreed with it. This clear-headedness and the sense of purpose to start anew made the old man perk up again.

He threw himself into his work with great enthusiasm. It should be noted that Zephyr brought more than just naval training methods. As a junior marine who rose through the ranks to become an admiral, and as the chief instructor of the navy, he was a highly skilled and dedicated individual.

Zefa filled the gap in the Revolutionary Army's disorganized state and was key to transforming it into a regular army. He was familiar with the structure and composition of a regular army, and it can be said that Zefa's arrival immediately revitalized the Revolutionary Army.

Xia, you've arrived?

Ivankov's eyes widened as he watched Li Xia remove his mask, completely surprised that the legendary Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Army was actually the Vice Admiral who had shone brightly in the Marineford War.

"You...you're a navy boy?"

Li Xia remained calm and nodded to Ivankov.

Although the Queen of the Transgender has some mental issues due to being a slave in her childhood, she is actually a very good person and trustworthy.

Sabo was even more excited; two years later, he was clearly more mature.
"Xia, you suddenly contacted us two years later. Has the crucial moment finally arrived?"

Since the Marineford War, Li Xia has remained silent, while the Revolutionary Army has continued to grow stronger according to its established plan.

"Yes, it is indeed a crucial moment."

Li Xia sat directly in the reserved empty seat, setting the main tone for the meeting.

"Now that I have been promoted to Admiral of the Navy Headquarters and have learned more intelligence, the opportunity for the decisive battle is indeed approaching."

The Celestial Dragons' holy city of Mary Geoise is searching for 'infinite energy,' and Vegapunk is close to completing this research.

Vegapunk originally intended to use the endless energy to create a world without conflict, but I've learned that the Celestial Dragons seem to want to use this endless energy as a weapon.

Therefore, the Celestial Dragons must absolutely not be allowed to obtain such a terrifying weapon; even a mere wisp of it could easily destroy an island.

Everyone present was startled, some even horrified.

If the Celestial Dragons obtained the power to easily destroy a small island, they would truly have no chance to retaliate.

Even a sky island would be destroyed in one blow by such power, right?

"Xia, can the intelligence be confirmed?"

Dragon asked with unusual seriousness, "If that's really the case, then the final battle will probably come very soon, and it must be completed before Vegapunk."

"Yes, that's confirmed!"

Li Xia nodded seriously as well. These kinds of plot-driven events are unlikely to change unless there are significant alterations.

"If it weren't confirmed, I wouldn't be here to discuss this with everyone."

Everyone nodded silently. Long leaned back and took a deep breath.

"Xia, tell me your thoughts."

Li Xia shook her head:

"Before I discuss the plan, I need to confirm the strength of the revolutionary army."

Dragon, Sabo, and Ivankov all nodded in agreement, agreeing that it was only right to formulate plans based on one's own strength.

"Let me introduce you."

As Chief of the General Staff, Sabo should have been most familiar with the strength of the entire Revolutionary Army. He immediately stood up, walked to the blackboard, picked up the chalk, and wrote:
"Currently, our revolutionary army is still divided into four branches in the east, west, south and north, but now we also have an additional force directly under the headquarters."

He drew four circles on the blackboard and wrote down the cardinal directions:

"The four divisions correspond to the four seas of the east, west, south, and north. According to our previous strategy, we will focus on the small countries that are not members of the World Government."

The World Government has many member states, but not all countries can join. To join, one must pay a lot of money and also pay Celestial Gold to the Celestial Dragons.

This amount of money was simply unaffordable for poor countries, which is why they became non-member states.

So what is the attitude of world governments towards countries that are not members?

There is only one option—kill! Randomly destroy a non-member country every three years.

In addition, pirates also considered countries that were not members of the confederation as a sweet treat, because no matter how much they rampaged in member countries, the navy would not interfere.

Just like the former apostles, who slaughtered thousands of people with extremely cruel methods in an attempt to increase their bounties, the World Government didn't even bother with them because they were from countries that were not members of the World Government.

Therefore, in Li Xia's view, the world government is like a mafia, and the member states are like merchants who have paid protection money.

This is precisely why many people in countries that have not joined the Axis feel like they are living in hell.

Therefore, the Revolutionary Army resolutely implemented Li Xia's strategy, projecting the vast majority of its forces into countries that were not affiliated with the Revolutionary Army, protecting their safety and allowing them to live in peace, and taking advantage of the fact that these countries were vulnerable to attack, using actual combat to hone its soldiers.

The entire revolutionary army was astonished to discover that the people of the non-member states who had been drawn to the revolutionary army and joined it had unleashed unparalleled power!

They are the best soldiers and the most steadfast supporters of the revolutionary army. They fight without regard for their lives, and anyone who dares to disrupt their peaceful lives is an enemy!
That's why Sabo speaks with such pride about the power the Revolutionary Army possesses today!
"Currently, there are four legions in the east, west, south, and north, with a total of 30,000 men in each legion!"
They are all experienced and exceptionally determined warriors!
In addition, there were 2 men from the Central Army Corps.

Our revolutionary army can muster an army of 140,000 men, plus many trained reserves!

Li Xia raised her eyebrows slightly.

The revolutionary army... they've become so powerful now?
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