The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

"Drag, the Whitebeard Pirates have changed their name to the Blackbeard Pirates, with Teach as captain and Marco as vice-captain."

"It's not Marco?" Dragon was somewhat surprised.

Sabo was brought back before he could finish watching, so he didn't know the specific outcome.

"Do you see this scar on my body?"

Shanks pointed to the three claw marks around his eyes, his expression grave, and said:

"These are the scars Teach left behind. I knew he wasn't a simple guy."

"Could this person be a spy for the Don Quixote family?"

When it comes to something extraordinary, Dorrag instinctively thought of this.

"That's impossible. He's a pure pirate, and his reason for becoming captain is to exact a relentless revenge on the World Government," Shanks said.

"What are they going to do?" Dragon paused, taken aback.

"We won't do anything for now, we'll just accumulate strength. When the World Government is ready to take action against the New World pirates, we'll cross the Calm Belt and rush into the Four Seas, where we'll do what pirates do, until they are all wiped out by the World Government."

Dorrag opened his mouth, he didn't quite agree with this approach, but he still cared about the people.

But in the end, he still didn't say anything.

His ideals were completely buried with the destruction of the revolutionary army.

In fact, he was destined to fail from the moment he set sail; his entire life was a failure.

What reason does someone like him have to say more?

"I don't really agree with his approach, but by then, I probably won't be around to see it either," Shanks said nonchalantly.

The world government is now powerful enough to make them despair.

If it weren't for a strong enough will, I wouldn't have been able to keep going.

"Of course, there's also good news. Vegapunk has left the World Government and is preparing to join us. Moria has also felt threatened and is willing to cooperate with us. Big Mom is said to have been lured away by the traitor Smoothie, and Katakuri, the current acting captain of the Big Mom Pirates, has also contacted me in order to save Big Mom and avenge her."

"Is there an undercover agent inside?"

"I don't think so. They are all pirates who are deeply threatened by the World Government, and many of them even have grudges against the World Government. As long as we combine everyone's strength, we may not be without a fighting chance!"

"it is good!"

Chapter 387 We Are Ahead

After rekindling Dragon's confidence, Shanks left the deserted island with satisfaction.

He was just issuing a call to action first, and would convene a meeting later if there were any further developments.

Currently, the World Government still prioritizes the four seas, and he has no intention of provoking the World Government at this moment.

Just like Dragon placed his bets on Luffy, he had a similar idea.

He has investigated all of Luffy's crew members, and each of them has considerable talent. Perhaps Luffy really is the chosen one, and each of his crew members can become a top-tier fighter.

Only in this way, coupled with their covert accumulation of power, can they at least ensure that a part of the New World is not controlled by the World Government.

He always felt that Luther was a dangerous person and did not agree with his ideas. He even thought that under Luther's rule, the sea would move in a worse direction.

Moreover, he also had personal grudges against Luther regarding Uta and the rest of his companions.

He will never forget the day they obtained the Gum-Gum Fruit, and the look in the eyes of his companions before they were killed; he still remembers it vividly.

As one of the few survivors, he was already burdened with more than just his own life.

"Shanks, where do we go next?"

Yasopp, carrying a gun, saw Shanks deep in thought as he returned to the ship and went up to ask him a question.

"We need to unite all our forces to find Moria in Wano Country."

Shanks took a deep breath, gave the order, and led his companions on a long voyage toward their next destination.

......

Several days later.

The Holy Land, Mary Geoise.

"The matter of the revolutionary army has been completely resolved. From today onwards, they are history."

Olvia calmly reported to Luther, her face showing absolutely no remorse.

If the revolution could lead the people in a positive direction, perhaps she would still feel some reluctance.

But as it turned out, the revolutionary army founded by Dragon was too idealistic, even more naive than Corlab's.

They wanted to liberate everyone, let the people be their own masters, and also wanted everyone to live a good life.

All I can say is that this is just a beautiful vision.

The shortsightedness of ordinary people makes them focus only on immediate interests. Their good life is only temporary, or it is a good life obtained by exploiting others.

It's fair to say that if she hadn't been using the Tianhe Chamber of Commerce to maintain the operation of the revolutionary army, those liberated member states would have long since returned to their pre-liberation state.

Ambitious commoners will become the new royalty and nobility, and the people will be ruled again.

Nothing has changed except the rulers have changed.

Olvia watched all of this happen from behind the scenes, and even experienced it firsthand.

She understood the problems of the Revolutionary Army even better than Dorag.

Ultimately, freedom and development are conflicting concepts.

Freedom does not necessarily preclude development, but it will certainly slow down the pace of development.

Without countless people making sacrifices, how could others live a good life?

Dorag never understood that the inherent evil in human nature is the only way to maintain the efficient operation of the entire political system.

When the entire political system prospers to a certain extent, even if only 1% is given to ordinary people, it is still a life that people could not have imagined when they were poor.

"What, are you regretting what happened to the Revolutionary Army?"

Luther roughly knew what Olvia was thinking, but when he got there he couldn't help but make a joke.

Olvia shook her head, her expression unchanged:

"A failed attempt, however, can offer us a lot of lessons."

"It's only of reference value. I hope that the world government can shine with new brilliance in your hands," Luther said with a smile.

He enjoys the feeling of being in control and having power, but he's not particularly interested in management itself.

While they wouldn't go so far as to do something as absurd as the Celestial Dragons, they would still use their supreme power to open back doors or something similar.

Moreover, his goal in striving for success has always been to live a carefree, extravagant life where he can do whatever he wants.

But who could have imagined that, as they continued their work, they would reach the final stage, and that they were only one step away from completely eliminating the threat?

Yes, the last step...

Luther gazed at the world map not far away, his eyes lingering on the location of the New World.

It's only a matter of time before the four seas and the first half of the Grand Line are completely incorporated. Although many member states have objections to the new policy, even more member states want to expand their territory.

As for the member states that disagreed, it wasn't that their people had any objections; it was just that the rulers had their own ideas.

If that's the case, simply changing the rulers of those countries would solve most of the problems.

If the king is no good, replace him; if all the members of the royal family are no good, replace them with a new royal family; if there are problems with the nobility, replace them with a new batch of nobles.

The brutal but effective methods implemented have led to the World Government rapidly infiltrating the world and slowly transforming it into the shape of the World Government.

The essence of the Great Pirate Era is that many people cannot survive, and the experiences of some passionate young people have nowhere to be released.

Since that's the case, as long as those people survive and passionate young people have something to do, that's fine.

For those utterly corrupt member states, the world government will intensify its infiltration efforts, secretly instigate popular uprisings to overthrow them, and replace them with its own people.

Ultimately, they either have to accept the unspoken rules of the World Government to ensure its stability and give their own people a way to survive, or prepare to sink into the sea.

While they appear to be a member state and a world government, in Olvia and Luther's plan, their future relationship will be that of an empire and an internal province, only with a different name.

When centralization of power reaches a certain level, the so-called king is merely a puppet in name only.

As for those passionate young people, we can't let them become pirates to vent their energy, but there are still many other methods.

Organize treasure hunts regularly and conduct a series of public opinion guidance activities to transform people's yearning for the sea into an upward drive within the World Government.

They proclaim that as long as one has the strength, ability, and talent, one can become a high-ranking official in the world government, live on the Red Earth in the future, and become a superior person.

As for whether the holy sites will be full, the trend suggests it will be.

However, the official narrative is that they will be living on the Red Line. Given the vastness of the Red Line, there is enough space to build hundreds of cities the size of Mary Geoise, so there is no need to worry about it becoming overcrowded over hundreds or thousands of years.

By then, they'll probably be able to wipe out the interstellar pirates in outer space and begin interstellar colonization.

Overall, governments around the world are thriving.

Outsiders only saw Luther tyrannically strengthening his rule, but the people in the areas reclaimed by the World Government could truly feel that their lives were getting better.

To have a better life, you never need to follow any rules of equality and justice.

All you need to do is make the cake big enough and give people a ladder to climb, and everyone will be satisfied.

Chapter 388 Unrivaled

"Your Majesty, Moria has made contact with Shanks."

Olvia brought up another matter: Shanks had been seeking to cooperate with Moria not long ago.

The previous meeting was just an agreement between the two parties; they only officially met these past two days.

"Shanks... he's still the same as before. I don't know if it's Roger or Joy Boy's influence, but he seems like a guide for the chosen ones," Luther remarked.

"Destiny... if it really exists, isn't that utterly ridiculous?"

Olvia calmly stated that the Don Quixote family, as the world's largest individual power, had secretly collected and altered historical texts over the years.

Furthermore, after inheriting the World Government, through Satan's account and some documented records, the history of 800 years ago has been completely reconstructed.