"What exactly is the Revolutionary Army doing in North Sea?"
"Taking over so many countries at once, do they have the strength to hold them?"
"It's time to strike these rats; they're too arrogant, daring to act openly!"
Five days passed, and the Revolutionary Army's movements could no longer be kept secret.
The World Government learned of the Revolutionary Army's actions in North Sea, but they didn't know that almost all countries were about to be conquered; currently, they only knew about ten.
But this number alone was enough to make the Gorosei feel disgusted.
The Revolutionary Army's known strongholds were only two: Baltigo in the Grand Line, a very desolate island, and the Okama Kingdom of Kamabakka, the Kingdom of Queers. Neither of these places were World Government member states, nor did they have much value. To pinpoint the Revolutionary Army's current operations, these two strongholds had not been destroyed.
Outside of these two locations, the Revolutionary Army was basically resisting the oppressive rule of certain kingdoms. After the Marine attacked, the Revolutionary Army would retreat, always engaging in such a tug-of-war.
Never before had they launched simultaneous attacks on multiple countries and successfully taken them down. This was something they could not tolerate.
The Gorosei pressured the Marine. Sakazuki was already making arrangements on how to ambush the World's Greatest Martial Arts Tournament and find a way to deal with some powerful pirates.
"The Revolutionary Army and pirates, huh!"
"Arrange for Yamakaji to take five more Vice Admirals to North Sea!"
Sakazuki decided to focus on pirates, as his goal in joining the Marine was to eliminate pirates. In his eyes, the Revolutionary Army wasn't that dangerous.
As long as the Marine attacked, they would scatter like rats, completely incapable of resistance.
The Gorosei thought the same, so they said nothing when Sakazuki didn't arrange for an Admiral. They all waited for the World's Greatest Martial Arts Tournament's semi-finals to begin the next day.
"Is it over already?"
Uchiha Tamahiko received a Den Den Mushi call from his Shadow Clone.
He had done everything he needed to do; the rest was to help intercept the Marine and other forces, allowing the Revolutionary Army to develop steadily and stabilize the situation in North Sea.
Although the Revolutionary Army had always been suppressed by the World Government, they had members in various countries. People oppressed by the World Government and local countries who couldn't survive naturally chose this one ray of hope.
Therefore, their actions were very swift and received support from many people. After all, the world has the most poor people. Even in the peaceful East Blue, ordinary people struggle to survive, let alone the chaotic North Sea.
Ordinary people truly had no way out; if they couldn't pay taxes, they would become slaves!
So the Revolutionary Army had the largest number of members in North Sea, which was why Monkey D. Dragon agreed to this operation. Monkey D. Dragon didn't even intend to occupy too much of North Sea.
He only hoped that through this event, everyone would see that the World Government was not invincible, and at the same time, let everyone know the ugly face of the World Government, gaining more Revolutionary Army members.
"How's your stamina recovery? If you can't do it, I can arrange for others."
Then Uchiha Tamahiko found Kuzan and asked him.
After all, he had fought Charlotte for four and a half days, and the consumption must have been huge, with both sides suffering considerable injuries.
"It's fine, I won't lose."
Kuzan, still bandaged, said with a resolute expression.
Fighting pirates still filled him with energy.
Before, he had only taken over a few small islands, adding about five thousand people, as there were no countries around Dressrosa. Dressrosa was closer to the Marine's sphere of influence, and Kuzan couldn't easily seize normal countries, so he specifically targeted pirates.
His attention was basically diverted by these matters, and he didn't notice Uchiha Tamahiko's arrangements in North Sea, so he couldn't tip off the World Government.
"Don't underestimate Fire Fist Ace; his strength is probably already close to or even at the Four Emperors level."
Uchiha Tamahiko warned seriously.
But the main purpose was to lull Kuzan into doing free labor.
After tomorrow, the World Government would likely face immense pressure, and then they would have to choose between sending people to watch these pirates perform or going to North Sea to expel the Revolutionary Army.
"Hmm, I understand."
Kuzan nodded. He naturally didn't underestimate this Supernova from a few years ago; he had already been invited to be a Shichibukai back then. When he was in the Marine a while ago, he had even pursued Ace. He couldn't defeat him in a short time, so he naturally wouldn't be careless.
Soon, the next day dawned. Uchiha Tamahiko did nothing else but wait for the matches to begin.
The first match was Ace VS Kuzan. The quarter-finals were fought one by one to prolong the time and keep the World Government focused on the situation here.
After all, these pirates combined were too dangerous. No matter what they were doing, the Marine couldn't relax and be careless. If they caused any trouble, it would make the World Government very uncomfortable.
At 8 AM, Uchiha Tamahiko left the ship and went directly to the combat arena, using Earth-Style Wall to create several earth walls. Then he set up the projection Den Den Mushi. Some pirates didn't know what Uchiha Tamahiko was going to do, but few dared to speak nonsense. The intelligence organization personnel aimed the live broadcast Den Den Mushi tightly at these earth walls, wanting to transmit the information back for observation by those in the rear.
Around 8:30 AM, half an hour before the match began, the projection Den Den Mushi activated. The image displayed on the wall was not very clear, but it was clear enough to identify who it was.
"Monkey D. Dragon!"
Many pirates in the arena recognized this person and were somewhat surprised.
Why would this person suddenly appear in such a situation? Was this match related to the Revolutionary Army?
The World Government and Marine watching the live broadcast both felt a sense of unease, not knowing why there would be such a segment.
"Ahem, I am Monkey D. Dragon, leader of the Revolutionary Army."
"Starting today, North Sea has been completely occupied by the Revolutionary Army. We will implement reforms, abandoning the payment of Celestial Tribute and only collecting normal population taxes based on percentages. Amounts below the threshold will no longer be collected. In the future, no one will be forced into slavery for being unable to pay taxes, nor will they be forced to sell their children due to the exploitative Celestial Tribute, to the point of being unable to survive and only able to become pirates."
"The oppressive position of kings will also be abolished. Managers will be selected by local residents and rotated every five years, so a single family will not exploit them for a long time."
Monkey D. Dragon didn't mince words, directly stating all the Revolutionary Army's intentions.
The Gorosei were stunned after hearing Monkey D. Dragon's words.
"We absolutely cannot let him live!"
"Kill him! Such a thing cannot happen!"
"If this continues, the World Government will be resisted by everyone!"
"Why did the Revolutionary Army do so much in North Sea, and we only just found out now?!"
The Gorosei's expressions varied, but they all understood one thing: Monkey D. Dragon must die.
This was completely digging at the roots of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons. To them, the lives of ordinary people were unimportant; being exploited was their destiny.
At this time, such live broadcast screens were available all over the world, all made by Revolutionary Army members hidden in various countries. Although they couldn't compare to the World Government's widespread propaganda channels,
it was enough for almost one-tenth of the world's population to know this news.
Hope surged in the eyes of commoners upon seeing this news, while nobles and others panicked. They were the beneficiaries of the status quo, helping the World Government and Celestial Dragons stabilize the world. If they lost their privileges, they would rather die than live.
Such live broadcasts were quickly destroyed by these nobles and World Government personnel, but the news could no longer be contained and began to spread.
"Alright, the matches can begin."
Uchiha Tamahiko had the CP9 members put away the projection Den Den Mushi and then announced.
But Kuzan, who was about to go on stage, looked bewildered.
Weren't these things the Revolutionary Army was doing precisely the policies implemented in Dressrosa!
He quickly realized that he had been deliberately kept in the dark about this, because his attention had been focused on this duel. At this moment, he felt somewhat conflicted, not knowing what to do.
"Kuzan, I will defeat you!"
Fire Fist Ace, on the other hand, didn't care about what the Revolutionary Army was doing; he only wanted to defeat Kuzan and restore the glory of the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Hmph, I'm a bit angry. I'll go easy on you!"
Kuzan's face was grim. Regardless, being played for a fool still made him very angry.
Instantly, scorching flames and rising ice pillars collided directly, with red and blue forces clashing.