Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's domineering aura was released, and the domineering aura with a clear direction quickly crossed half of the island and put pressure on Long who was working in the base on the island.
"Buzz—"
Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's control over Conqueror's Haki is extremely superb. At the moment when the other colleagues in the same office with Long in the Revolutionary Army's base were completely unaware of it, Long's expression froze, and at that moment, his breathing became heavy.
Long, who was busy with his paperwork, slowly raised his head, his eyes full of surprise.
It has been many years since I felt such a powerful domineering dragon, and this domineering aura feels somewhat familiar.
But in my mind, the owner of this aura should have disappeared along with the Kingdom of Alabas several years ago.
Unexpectedly, this aura reappeared in this world now.
"Is it Tsugikoku Yoriichi?!"
Long glanced around at his colleagues who were working nearby. Seeing that they looked normal, Long also realized how powerful the control of the owner of this domineering domineering aura was.
This also deepened the speculation in my heart.
"Is the new naval negotiation fleet arriving today?"
"Who have we arranged to pick you up?"
After pondering for a long time, Long Yi was a little confused as to why the other party suddenly released such an aura. Was it just to intimidate him? Did Jigoku Yoshiichi want to inform him in this way that he had returned?
If that were all, wouldn't the goal be achieved when the leaders of both sides met?
As for deterrence?
Long did not feel any sense of coercion from that domineering aura.
Strong people who have reached their level of strength sometimes do not need to communicate. They can roughly judge the other party's intentions just through chance contact.
Long did not feel overly oppressive from the breath of the drum beating, it was more like a message?
"Mr. Long, the person in charge of the connection is Captain Belo Betty."
Soon someone answered Long's question. He nodded and continued to ask:
"Call and ask what happened to Bello and the New Navy."
Having said that, Long suddenly paused, then waved his hand and said:
"Forget it, there's no need to call and ask. I'll go to the harbor and take a look myself."
"If that guy really comes here, it would be better for me to receive him personally."
Long's words also made everyone in the office raise their heads. Although their Revolutionary Army attached great importance to this negotiation with the New Navy, if it was just to assist the New Navy negotiators to land on the island, a leader like Long should not have come forward.
Moreover, they all heard a different meaning from Long's words. It seemed that there was some extraordinary figure among the people who came out from the new navy this time.
"Long, isn't having Bello Betty come forward enough to show our importance?"
"I heard that the leader this time is Joracol Mihawk. He should be the third most important person in the new navy, right?"
"The standard of our reception shouldn't embarrass the new navy, right?"
The person who spoke was Lindbergh, the captain of the Confederate Army. The timing of this negotiation with the new navy was very coincidental. It happened that the top leaders of the revolutionary army gathered at the headquarters to summarize and plan for the future.
The hierarchical division within the Revolutionary Army is actually very clear. Long is the true leader. If compared with the positions in the New Navy and the Naval Headquarters, it is the position of Marshal.
The dragon's status is comparable to Zefa.
Under the Dragon, there are four district commanders of the Revolutionary Army, and next to each commander is a deputy commander.
The four army commanders have equal status, only below Long, and can be understood as the No. 2 figure in the Revolutionary Army. As for the deputy army commander, his status will naturally drop one level.
If the Revolutionary Army and the New Navy were considered forces of the same level, the status of the admirals in the New Navy would be on the same level as the commanders in the Revolutionary Army.
Mihawk's position in the New Navy is actually only below Zephyr, and he is on the same level as Yixiao and others.
Therefore, it was in accordance with basic etiquette for Long to send the Eastern Army Captain Belo Betty to receive the new navy.
Although the revolutionary army is in great need of material assistance from the new navy, they must also raise themselves to the same level as the new navy in negotiations.
Having the leader, Dragon, personally receive Mihawk of the New Navy would, in a way, make the Revolutionary Army look less worthy in front of the New Navy, putting itself in a weak position at the beginning of the negotiations.
It was precisely because of this consideration that when Long said he would go to the harbor to receive them in person, other people in the office were so surprised.
Lindbergh's words naturally caused everyone in the office to nod in agreement, but Long shook his head when he heard it.
"I'll go first. Then you'll know why I went there in person."
"If it's him, I have to go there myself."
Long had no intention of explaining in detail to the others. As soon as he finished speaking, his figure turned into a gust of breeze and disappeared from the spot in an instant, leaving the others looking at each other in bewilderment.
On the coast, more and more people have noticed the dispute taking place on the merchant ship.
Although the New Navy was very restrained and did not want to make things too ugly at the Revolutionary Army's headquarters, these young people in the Revolutionary Army were all passionate people who fought against pirates in the New World, so they naturally could not swallow this loss.
After getting Mihawk's instructions, Mason no longer hesitated and took action directly. In just one encounter, he subdued the soldier who had the knife on his neck.
The other members of the new navy also took action upon hearing the news, subduing all the strangers who boarded the ship and holding them on the deck. The supplies that those people had collected from the cabin were also piled in a corner of the deck and were not sent back to the cabin.
After subduing those people, the New Navy did not choose to disembark to look for the real revolutionary army, nor did they get angry and leave by ship because of such a small incident. Instead, they waited quietly in the harbor, waiting for the person who could really take charge to come forward.
Today's little episode is a good thing for the New Navy. They are not in the wrong, and this may bring some advantages to the New Navy in the subsequent negotiations.
After Tsugakuni Yoriichi released Hagoushoku, the first "boss" who came was not Ryu, but Belo Betty, who was waiting on the coast to receive the new navy envoy, and her partner, Ashiro, the deputy commander of the Eastern Army.
They didn't know what kind of ships the new navy would use to visit their island, so they spent the entire morning drinking tea in a teahouse a few hundred meters away from the pier, waiting for news from the pier that foreign ships had arrived.
By the time the two of them learned that a ship was entering the harbor, someone had already gotten there first.
When Belo Beti and Ashlu squeezed through the crowd and stepped onto the deck of the merchant ship, their eyes quickly swept over everyone on the deck.
When their eyes fell on Mihawk at the bow of the ship, they recognized the great swordsman of the New Navy at a glance.
The transmission of information in this world is very closed. Mihawk's appearance, like his reputation, is naturally widely known, but this is actually relative.
For the lower classes, even newspapers are a luxury.
Few of the natives of this country care about the major events happening in the world.
For a long time in the past, the vast majority of people had to face endless work every day. They had already done their best to make ends meet and had no time to pay attention to what was happening in other parts of the world.
Not being able to recognize Mihawk was no surprise.
"What happened?!"
Belo Beti, who was on board, confirmed the identity of this group of people the moment he saw Mihawk. When he saw the new navy capturing a group of islanders, Belo Beti was a little confused for a moment and didn't understand what was going on.
Her eyes were full of questions, hoping that someone could answer her doubts.
"Are you from the revolutionary army?"
The person who came forward to negotiate was still Major Mason. Although his rank was not high, he was a man with experience on the sea. After seeing Belo Beti and Ashilu, he felt that their aura was completely different from that of ordinary people, and he had some guesses about their identities.
"Mr. Joracore!"
"I am Belo Betty, the commander of the Eastern Army of the Revolutionary Army, and this is my partner, Ashiru, the deputy commander of the Eastern Army."
"We are here to pick you up."
"Is there some misunderstanding here? Why are your people arresting these people?"
Belo Betty just glanced at Mason without saying anything, but directly introduced himself to Mihawk at the bow of the ship.
Belo Betty, the commander of the Eastern Army of the Revolutionary Army, and Ashiro, the deputy commander, people of this level will naturally appear in the intelligence system of the New Navy.
In fact, not long after the two of them boarded the ship, these people from the new navy had already recognized their identities.
Facing the Eastern Army captain's greeting, Mihawk didn't choose to respond. Instead, Mason, who was ignored, took a side step, put his body between Belo Betty and Mihawk, and interrupted:
"Captain of the Army, my name is Mason, new Lieutenant Commander, currently in charge of this ship."
"As for matters concerning these people, you can just negotiate with me."
"There's one question I'd like to confirm first. Are they members of your revolutionary army?"
Mason is a smart man. He knows that from this moment on, the negotiations with the Revolutionary Army have begun. Mihawk made such an attitude in order to allow the New Navy to take the initiative in the negotiations.
"ah?!"
"No, these people are a civil defense organization spontaneously organized by the people. Their main purpose is to maintain order at the docks and guard against pirate invasions. They are not members of our revolutionary army."
Bello Beti was a meticulous observer. She noticed that there were several acquaintances among those captured by the new navy, and she also noticed that there was a lot of food and property piled in a corner of the deck.
Normally, that kind of thing shouldn't appear on the deck. There should be a special storage place for those things on the ship.
Belo Beti also grew up from the bottom of society. When she saw the scene on the deck, she actually had some bad guesses in her mind.
"Oh? Really?"
"These people came on their own and wanted to inspect the ship. Naturally, our new navy fully cooperated."
"It's just that they found these contraband on our ship. Not only that, they also want to detain our crew and ship."
"This is our first time on this island, and we don't know the rules here. I'd like to ask Captain Belo Betty if these items are truly contraband on this island."
"You know, we in the new navy have always been very disciplined."
"Mr. Mihawk means that if these contraband items are not in compliance with the rules of this island, then I think there is no need for us to send any contraband to this island next time!"
As Mason spoke, he walked to the side and opened the bag. The bag contained mostly food supplies such as flour and rice, as well as some scattered Baileys, clothes, etc.
No matter where such things go, they are probably not considered prohibited.
Mason's words were full of sarcasm. Belo Betty naturally understood the subtext of his words, and his expression changed slightly.
Angry, resentful, and disappointed in someone.
Complex emotions surged in her heart, forcing her to glare sternly at the islanders who were subdued by the new navy. But when she turned her head and looked at Mason again, Belo Betty's eyes softened:
"Major Mason, huh? Hello, nice to meet you."
Only then did Belo Betty look Mason in the eye.
"What you're talking about is probably a misunderstanding. They have always been responsible for the security of the dock and have never made any mistakes."
"This time, they were just confused for a moment. Please give them a chance."
Belo Betty originally wanted to smooth things over and get over the matter, but when her eyes swept over Mihawk and the black-robed man beside him, after a brief hesitation, she chose to honestly admit her mistake on behalf of others.
In the future, there may be a lot of cooperation between the New Navy and the Revolutionary Army. It is definitely not a good idea to damage the image of the Revolutionary Army in the minds of the New Navy for these people.
In just a few seconds, Belo Beti had actually made up her mind. If the new navy insisted on punishing the islanders, she would definitely not say a word.
Of course, this is the territory of the revolutionary army after all, and Belo Beti wants to fight for it if he can.
"Wow"
"A moment of confusion?"
"I saw that they were very skilled when they were looting supplies from our ship."
"It's really just a moment of confusion."
"Well, if your revolutionary army encountered such a thing, what would you do?"
When Mason said this, Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Mihawk, who were a little further away, were also looking at Belo Betty.
This is a test paper given by the New Navy to the Revolutionary Army.
Belo Beti was certain that if the punishment was too light, the subsequent negotiations between the New Navy and the Revolutionary Army would be extremely difficult; but if the punishment was too severe, the New Navy might directly punish those people using the methods of the Revolutionary Army to silence them.
The people in their own territory made mistakes and were punished by others. If such things were to spread, their revolutionary army would probably find it difficult to hold their heads up in front of the new navy.
For Belo Beti, this is a dilemma, and it cannot be solved by so-called official means.
Punishing these criminal islanders is not the main purpose of the new navy. They simply want to take this opportunity to establish dominance in future cooperative relationships.
(End of this chapter)
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