Chapter 299: 299. The Revolution Begins
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Satisfying Stussy's expectations, Alex also learned from Robin and Hiyori about the world situation during his operation.
First was the chaos of the times that he promoted behind the scenes.
There was less than one day left before the last carnival day at Water Star Island that he had planned. Basically, the pirate forces that could be ranked first in the New World had all arrived at this carnival by hunting and killing Marines to get tickets.
In contrast, it was said that Kong, the commander-in-chief of the three armies, was sent to Marine Headquarters. All the Marine elites and even Fleet Admiral Akainu had already set out in person, coming with the purpose of destroying the pirates.
Both in terms of scale and importance, it surpassed the Summit War and directly created the situation that was currently attracting the attention of people all over the world.
Impel Down on the other side was imprisoning a new generation of "Joy Boy" who the World Government also feared.
Through other means, he learned that the Straw Hat Grand Fleet and other allied forces, and even revolutionaries, would go to Impel Down.
The World Government was said to have let most of their army also participate in and strengthen the defense. They also sent two Five Elders to take charge.
From what Alex knew about the situation between the two sides, the World Government had used at least two-thirds of its troops, and three of the most mysterious Five Elders were among them.
And Alex's real goal, Mariejois, had nothing more than the remaining troops, the Celestial Dragons' shield, the two remaining Five Elders, and Im, who was really in the dominant position.
At the same time, he thought about how the date of the carnival was specially linked to the World Government meeting.
So only on the sixth day, under the sea riots caused by ONE PIECE and not limited to pirates and Marines, basically all the kings of the member countries had already arrived at the holy land of Mariejois in advance, whether for their own safety or national considerations.
As for why the World Government didn't execute Straw Hat Luffy immediately after arresting him to free up Impel Down's troops, according to the information given by Catarina, there were two points.
One was to take the opportunity to attract the group of revolutionaries to get rid of this organization that was hiding everywhere.
Another purpose was the factor of Garp. After all, whether it was Garp's strength or the influence of the Marine hero, it was very important at this critical moment.
If Sengoku was still the Fleet Admiral, he might not have to worry about these things. But now Sengoku was semi-retired and Akainu became Fleet Admiral, which was full of great uncertainty. The key point was that the World Government didn't want to gamble on this.
It was a pity that the World Government didn't know that Impel Down wasn't as simple as they expected. After all, the internal weaknesses had been taken advantage of by the Revolutionary Army several years ago.
Reading this, Alex couldn't help but smile.
Everything, even with a few days of rest, was still developing toward the best situation with Baccarat's blessing.
One day later
One of the symbols that represented the supreme force of the World Government was the deep sea prison Impel Down.
At this moment, it was just like the state during Garp's visit. One after another, government white sails were forming tight defense nets around the large prison.
Among them were all CP agents and army leaders trained by the World Government. Not only did they have strength comparable to Admiral level, but there were also Five Elders with even more unfathomable strength.
And at high altitude that no one noticed, using the wind current to hide his presence, Dragon stood in the sky and quietly looked at the barrier built below.
It wasn't until he understood the general situation of the area through his Observation Haki that he took out a regular Den Den Mushi from his arms to report: "There are a total of 20 government sailboats around the outside, and six Marine-class warships."
As he said that, Dragon also frowned. His face looked a bit troubled. To be honest, this lineup was beyond his imagination.
"It doesn't seem like ordinary trouble. For the sake of your son, Dragon, this is no less than a Summit War. The problem is that our main military force is basically made up of civilians."
The Den Den Mushi immediately turned into the shape with pink sunglasses, and the Eastern Army Commander Belo Betty was obviously upset about it.
After all, they had spent almost all the energy the Revolutionary Army had built up over the years, but they had only come to rescue the Straw Hat instead of saving more people from suffering in the world.
"That's why I'll trouble you, Betty!"
The Den Den Mushi turned into blond hair again, and Sabo said with a pleading tone: "As long as you are here, they are all powerful allies. And just like the information given by the Sky Kingdom, there are Five Elders we have to deal with, and to some extent, it can also share the worries of the Sky Kingdom."
"This can be considered for the revolution," Northern Army Commander Karasu followed.
"Hmph!"
Belo Betty snorted softly. She was more inclined to serve the people rather than serving the so-called leader's son. But this did have a certain relationship with the Sky Kingdom, so she hummed softly and said: "So, what are you going to do? Breaking through from the front is a stupid move."
"Hee-haw!" came Ivankov's voice. "So now it's finally my turn?!"
"That's right, it's up to you to cause internal problems. You can properly release some criminals to attract attention, and by the way, let them also become fighting forces," Dragon said.
A group of guys who wanted to escape from prison would inevitably form a united front for this.
So the unknown Level 5.5 floor was dug out by Morley, the then Western Army Commander. Originally, he wanted Ivankov to collect information about Impel Down here, but he didn't expect it to play a critical role at this time.
Then under Ivankov's guidance, a group of people who were hormone-transformed were divided into two groups.
One group rushed straight to the fifth floor above and started a riot.
The other group, with the help of Inazuma's Snip-Snip Fruit, opened up a path and directly reached the Eternal Hell below.