I have the Flame-Flame Fruit, I'm invincible!

Whether it's Luffy, Blackbeard, Whitebeard, Big Mom... they will all do anything for their dreams.

Human dreams never end.

But, but dreams can't feed you.

Yes, you, Dorag, Ivankov, and others are noble and virtuous, and many members don't care. But every aspect of an organization—eating, drinking, sleeping—requires money.

Your revolutionary army isn't pirates; you can't just rob people. You can't expect everyone else to follow you in your revolution and then have to worry about food and drink, can you?

At the very least, having sufficient supplies would at least greatly reduce the casualties of the revolutionary army, right?

Then Dick gave Dragon a good lesson.

No amount of spiritual encouragement can replace material rewards; we cannot allow soldiers to bleed and weep.

The saying goes, "To do a good job, one must first have the right tools."

Dorag nodded repeatedly as he spoke.

But it all came down to one thing: no money.

If he had money, Vegapunk would have gone with him.

"Dick, do you have any ways to make money?" Dorag asked.

Dick rolled his eyes.

Why did this shameless behavior seem so familiar to him?

"Never mind that for now. What I want to ask you is the Revolutionary Army's political program and policy propositions. What are its objectives? What are its specific operations? Is it just about opposing the Celestial Dragons? Will the King oppose them? Will the nobles oppose them? After defeating the Celestial Dragons, what kind of regime does the Revolutionary Army plan to establish? How will it maintain order on the seas?"

Dragon: (@_@;)

Ivankov: ━┳━━┳━

Bear: (⊙﹏⊙)

Dorrag froze, staring blankly at Dick.

He knew every word Dick said, but he didn't understand them when put together.

What is a political program?

Dick: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 52 Gives Dragon a Little Shock

After learning more, Dick was speechless at the level of Dragon and the Revolutionary Army.

That's normal, though. In the world of One Piece, to say that there are any advanced theories is pure nonsense.

Not to mention, the more the revolutionary army revealed itself, the more it was made to look like clowns.

Dragon also transformed from a charismatic revolutionary leader into an incompetent clown who only knew how to shock and preserve his strength.

Even Nico Robin, who had personally experienced the Revolutionary Army's ideology, said: The Revolutionary Army is only against the Celestial Dragons, not against the King.

"Let me tell you, the primary task of the revolution is to distinguish who our friends are and who our enemies are..." Dick, transformed into a revolutionary, spoke eloquently to Dragon and the others about class, primary contradictions, secondary contradictions, and so on.

This left Dorrag and the others completely stunned.

But then, suddenly everything became clear.

For example, the saying, "The primary task of the revolution is to distinguish who our enemies are and who our enemies are."

That's absolutely insightful!

As if his meridians had been opened, Dorag felt that his many years of revolutionary life had been wasted.

Compared to Dick, his own ideas and strategies were nothing more than those of a three-year-old.

Dorag felt his brain wasn't big enough, and he wished he could take out a small notebook, write down everything Dick said, and review it from time to time.

“Dick, please allow me to invite you to join the Revolutionary Army again,” Dragon said with a fanatical look in his eyes.

"I am willing to recommend you as the Chief of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Army."

Bear and Ginny nodded in agreement, and Ivankov also supported it.

With Dick joining the Revolutionary Army, their path will be much easier.

With the four elders agreeing, the matter was essentially half settled.

"I refuse, don't even think about it."

What good is a chief of staff? Dick had no desire to hide with the revolutionary army.

Not to mention, Dick was determined to be the boss.

Before time travel, you have to follow orders; after time travel, you still have to follow orders.

Didn't Dick's time travel go to waste?

“Okay, now for the important part: how to do it,” Dick said.

What I said before, at best, was guiding principle; at worst, it was all empty talk. The key is in the specific implementation. Otherwise, it's just theory.

Anyone can be a keyboard warrior online, and they can say things even better than Dick.

The world of One Piece is a world where individual power trumps everything.

Although a certain author has been emphasizing the importance of military strength, the comic constantly suggests that masters, especially those at the King-level, are everything.

No matter how many soldiers there are, they are all cannon fodder.

No matter how many of you there are, Whitebeard can wipe them all out with a single tsunami; or Shiki can just use floating islands to smash them down. Not to mention Logia-type users, the number of minions is meaningless.

Even for pure martial arts masters like Garp who lack map-wide attacks, a million-strong army would be doomed if they abandoned their pride and used guerrilla tactics.

The 10 elite naval troops at Marineford—though called elite, without the likes of Kakashi, Akagi, and Kobe—could have been wiped out by Whitebeard alone.

Therefore, being an expert is the most important thing.

Taking the pragmatic approach is to commit the error of dogmatism.

Dick combined his previous discussions with others, his own knowledge, and his understanding of the comic's content to come up with some ideas.

1. There needs to be a stable rear area to provide logistics, personnel, and supplies.

This rear base, during its infiltration phase, needs to meet conditions such as secrecy, abundant resources, easy defense and difficult attack, and weak control by the world government.

Baltimore is too barren, unsafe, and too small. It is unsuitable as the headquarters and rear base of the revolutionary army.

Is there such a place that meets these criteria?

Have.

Sky island.

The White Sea, thousands of meters above sea level, contains more than one Sky Island. It is secluded, safe, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the World Government has little control over it.

It also has special resource shells, which are rare in Qinghai and can be sold for a high price;

There is also the legendary golden city of Shangri-La, a city said to be entirely made of gold.

Financial pressures can be directly resolved, and there's also a historical text inside.

The revolutionary army occupied that area, which, apart from having relatively little manpower and mineral resources, was almost a perfect rear base.

2. Unite all allies who can be united.

The gap in strength between the Revolutionary Army and the World Government is too great; it's a gap in all aspects—politics, economy, resources, technology—that no strategy can bridge.

The most important thing among them is that they are experts, experts, experts, and damn experts.

If you have a strong expert, nothing else matters.

If there were 10 Kaidos at their peak, even if none of the others were, Dick would dare to storm Mary Geoise and kill Im and the Five Elders.

Even Jesus couldn't keep him.

Of course, this is wishful thinking.

“I recommend someone; Mr. Dragon could try to recruit him into the Revolutionary Army,” Dick said, recalling the events of One Piece.

The blind Zatoichi, oops, I mean the blind surgeon Yixiao.

The future Admiral Fujitora.

With Dorlag personally negotiating and having a newly established platform, the chances of success are very high.

The only problem is, how do we find him?

“You could try checking out casinos around the area,” Dick suggested.

This is the only way.

"And two legendary giants of the Giant race, Dorry and Brogy, the former captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates."

The two giants are currently on Garden Island in the Grand Line. By winning them over, we can use this as a springboard to form an alliance with Elbaf, the world's strongest nation.

Even if Dragon were to swallow his pride and use his cunning, he could mediate the conflict between the Titans and Big Mom, making it a condition for the Titans to accept Big Mom, which could directly push for an alliance between the Revolutionary Army, Elbaf, and Whole Cake Island.

But this method... well, let's just say it's...