Chapter 276 Standing on the opposite side——The Revolutionary Army! (Two in one)
In the year 1505 of the Haiyuan calendar.
The world government's work of collecting heavenly gold has begun worldwide.
A huge difference from previous years is that the protagonists who collected the Heavenly Gold in previous years were agents of the CP system, an intelligence agency affiliated with the World Government.
But starting this year, the main body collecting the gold from the sky has become the navy.
For unknown reasons, when it came to collecting Heavenly Gold, the CP agents became inspectors overseeing the Navy's execution. The naval forces of the various branches were the ones who had direct contact with the nation and the people.
Collecting Heavenly Gold is never a simple matter. For those countries that can pay the full amount of Heavenly Gold, the Navy and CP agents will take the Heavenly Gold and leave. However, if those countries cannot pay the full amount of Heavenly Gold, the Navy and CP will become hungry wolves that devour everything.
In previous years, days like this were always the most chaotic times in the world. Countries that could not produce gold from the sky would either become chickens used to scare monkeys, or simply give up and become resistance forces against the world government.
Originally, these things would not affect the normal operation of the navy at all, because the task of collecting the sky gold and punishing those member states that could not pay the sky gold was the responsibility of the CP agents. In previous years, all the navy had to do was escort.
Most of the people who would attack the Sky Gold transport ship are pirates, so this kind of escort mission is also within the "business scope" of the navy.
However, with the adjustment of the mission content this year, the unprepared Navy Headquarters suddenly became overwhelmed.
Collecting gold from the sky is a very hateful thing, and now the navy has begun to face such hatred.
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In the Dressrosa base office.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Cyrus looked through the window at the people watching at the naval port and remained silent for a long time.
The Navy of the Sword of Dawn did not participate in the collection of Heavenly Gold. Of course, they did not receive any related tasks. Marshal Sengoku would not cause trouble for himself by ordering the "unteachable" Navy Admiral Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
Ulysses Guderian, who was in charge of the collection of the Sky Gold in Dressrosa, would not be so foolish as to use his identity to order the Navy of the Sword of Dawn. "Giving a warning" in front of Yoriichi Tsugikuni was already a very risky thing.
Those officers who have crossed the navy to command the ordinary navy probably feel that others have no excuse to take action against them.
Now Ulysses Guderian just wanted to finish loading the goods quickly and leave Dressrosa safely.
"It seems that the World Government's purpose in coming to Dressrosa is not just to intimidate us."
"This is bringing hatred to our navy."
Ji Guoyuan looked at the scene on the coast and spoke.
"General, what does this mean?" Cyrus tilted his head slightly and asked in confusion when he heard this.
"Let's go, Cyrus."
"Since I've already taken the blame, I can't take it for nothing."
Without answering Cyrus' question, Tsugikoku Yoriichi turned around, grabbed the long sword next to the sofa, and walked out of the office. Cyrus was confused and immediately put on his long sword and followed Tsugikoku Yoriichi out of the office.
Next to the naval port.
The CPs loaded the goods very quickly, and the well-trained CPs cooperated very well and were very efficient.
Ulysses Guderian stood on the shore, watching his men's movements, and could not help but urge them, "Hurry up! Skip some inspections if possible."
"King Riku wouldn't play tricks on such matters."
"Hurry up and load the ship. Everything needs to be completed by the morning and we can go out to sea."
For some reason, Ulysses Guderian's heart was pounding, and he suddenly had an ominous premonition. Even though his subordinates were already quite agile, Ulysses Guderian still urged them forward.
“Wow…wow…”
Suddenly, the sound of dense footsteps came into Ulysses Guderian's ears. Looking in the direction of the sound, Ulysses Guderian saw a large group of navy men slowly walking towards the coast. The man leading the group was a young man wearing a loose red training suit and a navy cloak.
Behind the young man followed the branch base commander, Vice Admiral Cyrus.
"Tsugikoku Yoriichi!"
“Oh no!”
The leader of that group of navy was none other than Yoshiichi Tsugikuni. The moment he saw the man coming, Ulysses Guderian's pupils shrank, his heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself that something was wrong.
Taking a deep breath, Ulysses Guderian straightened his back and pretended to be calm.
"Stop for a moment."
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi walked over with the navy and shouted to the busy CP people.
"General Jiguo Yuanyi..."
"We are on a mission, do you have any advice?"
Ulysses Guderian walked in front of Yoriichi Tsugakuni, stretched out his hand, stopped Yoriichi Tsugakuni, and asked in a deep voice.
"I suddenly remembered something."
"Navy Headquarters, it has been a long time since we delivered supplies to the Sword of Dawn."
"I heard that the purpose of Tianshangjin is to provide military funds for the development of the navy provided by the member states."
"What a coincidence! We at the Sword of Dawn are short of supplies right now."
"Leave all the gold from the sky to our branch."
"Go back and write a report saying I accepted the items! The provincial headquarters would have to transport them back and forth, which would be a lot of trouble."
"A large-scale transport fleet going out to sea is not only risky but also very expensive."
"Let's just save everyone some energy."
Yuichi Tsuchiya's voice was clear. Although he didn't shout at the top of his lungs, everyone around him could clearly hear what Yuichi Tsuchiya said.
The CP agents stopped and looked at Tsugikuni Yoriichi in surprise. The onlookers also quieted down and the whispers disappeared.
The Dressrosa minister in charge of handling matters related to Tenjojin's affairs shrank upon hearing Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's words. He immediately retreated into the ranks of the guards, pretending not to hear and playing the ostrich. This was a matter for the Navy and the World Government, and had nothing to do with Dressrosa!
The minister of the kingdom of Dressrosa was a seasoned veteran. He faintly smelled the scent of blood from the words of Yoriichi Tsugikuni. At this time, the most important thing was to protect oneself.
“…………”
Ulysses Guderian fell silent. He didn't know how to deal with Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
reject?
The consequences of refusal... Ulysses Guderian felt that he could not bear it.
What does Shunji Kuniyoshi mean?
Then I'm afraid that the day he returns to the holy land will be the day of his death.
Although Ulysses Guderian knew that this was a life-or-death journey before coming to Dressrosa, the complexity in his heart at this moment, as he watched the door to life open and close again, was simply indescribable.
"Hey, please count how much Heavenly Gold Dressrosa has paid."
"Then hand it over to our navy."
"Even if it's a little less, it doesn't matter. I will ask the headquarters to make up for it."
"It doesn't matter if it's more. Just give less military funding for the next few years."
Jiguo Yuanyi pointed at a CP9 behind Ulysses Guderian who was keeping accounts in a notebook and said loudly.
Seeing Ji Guoyuan pointing a finger at him, the CP9 stiffened, a flattering smile appeared on his face, and then he looked at his leader.
"General Jiguo Yuanyi..."
"Do you know what you're talking about? Are you planning to...rob the Heavenly Gold?"
"What's the difference between this kind of behavior and pirates?"
"Is this the justice you bear?!"
A hoarse voice came from Ulysses Guderian's mouth. He had heard that Tsugakuni Yoriichi was a just and upright sailor, and he thought that Tsugakuni Yoriichi was the kind of square, stubborn guy who didn't know how to flex his muscles.
But what was happening before his eyes had some impact on him.
Was this navy in front of him blinded by the golden sky? Was it greed that stopped him?
Ulysses Guderian hoped to use the banner of "justice" to make Tsugikoku Yoshiichi retreat.
"Hmm?"
"Ulises Guderian, right?"
"Pirates are destroyers of order, and the navy is the guardian of peace. Pirates have no right to take the sky gold. If they do, it's called robbery."
"But our navy is different. I just took the military funds that were originally intended for our branch."
“This is called process simplification.”
Ji Guoyuan said with a smile, and his words made Ulysses Guderian's heart sink to the bottom.
The other party clearly didn't want him to leave with the Heavenly Gold... At this point, nothing he said was of any use. If it were anyone else, Ulysses Guderian wouldn't have said so much nonsense and would have made the other party understand the meaning of "the power of the World Government" long ago.
But facing Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, Ulises Guderian really did not have the courage to take action. As the current supreme commander of CP0, he knew very well what the four words Tsugikoku Yoshiichi meant.
"General Jiguo Yuanyi, please wait a moment."
After delaying for a while, Ulysses Guderian finished speaking, took out a Den Den Mushi from his arms, and dialed the number in front of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
After a busy tone, an old voice came from the other end of the phone:
"Ulises, what's going on?"
Hearing this voice, the muscles on Ulysses Guderian's face relaxed a little. He glanced at Tsugikoku Yoriichi and said quickly, "Tsugikoku Yoriichi wants to take away all the heavenly gold!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tsugikoku Yoriichi reached out and took the Den Den Mushi from Ulysses Guderian's hand, and greeted him with a smile, "It's really been a long time since I last heard your voice, Saint Satan."
"We, the Sword of Dawn, have been in arrears with our military expenses for a long time."
"Gold from the sky..."
"I just took it."
Sacred Land of Marinchoa.
In the center of the empty hall, five elderly men sat on sofas around a small round table. A Den Den Mushi sat on the table, and from it emanated the voice of Tsugikuni Yoriichi, echoing through the hall.
"Hmm?"
In front of the sofa, Saint Satan was leaning on crutches, wearing a neat suit. Hearing this familiar voice, Satan felt a pain in his chest. After a soft murmur, Saint Satan said in a deep voice:
"General Tsugikokuenichi."
"It's been a long time since we last met..."
"You gave us a difficult problem right from the start!"
In the hall, five old men stared at the Den Den Mushi on the round table without saying a word.
"It's not really a difficult problem. It's just a simplified process."
When Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's voice was heard, the hall fell into silence after the echo disappeared.
After a while, Marcus Massheng exchanged glances with the two Five Elders beside him, then randomly interrupted, "It's not impossible for you to streamline the process."
"With your name, Tsugikoku Yoriichi, if you want to do something like this, no one can stop you."
"but……"
On the other end of the phone, Ulysses Guderian heard the direct communication between Tsugakuni Yoriichi and the Five Elders, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing the Five Elders compromise, Ulysses Guderian had a refreshed understanding of Tsugakuni Yoriichi.
When he heard the word "but" from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Ulysses Guderian's breathing immediately became shallow and he didn't dare to breathe at all.
Ji Guoyuan's expression remained unchanged, but upon hearing this, he couldn't help but chuckle, "Any other conditions?"
"What gives you the illusion that you can negotiate with me?"
Yoshikazu Tsugakuni held the Den Den Mushi in front of him with a smile on his face.
When Ulysses Guderian heard this, a look of fear appeared on his face, and then he quickly lowered his head.
silence……
There was nearly a minute of silence.
Just as Yoriichi Tsugikuni was about to hand the Den Den Mushi back to Ulysses Guderian, Satan's voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.
"The Self-Defense Army...has officially changed its name to the Revolutionary Army."
"Chief, this is Garp's son, Long. You should be familiar with him."
"Right now, Long's revolutionary army is active throughout the world, inciting the people to revolt, stirring up riots, and launching wars. Countless innocent people have died in these wars. What do you think of Long and the revolutionary army?"
Satan didn't seem to be angry at Tsugikuni Yoriichi's "rudeness" and continued talking to himself.
"People's demands are very low. They just want to live with dignity."
"If Long is the culprit who took away their dignity and deprived them of their right to live, then his crime is heinous!"
Yoshikazu Tsugikuni did not directly respond to Satan's words, but his words also revealed some of his thoughts.
"Yeah……"
"When dignity and life conflict, which one is more important?"
Satan Sheng continued to ask, without insisting on asking Yoriichi Tsugikuni to express his attitude towards the Revolutionary Army.
"Everyone's choices are different, but I'm afraid the vast majority of people would choose life."
Jiguo Yuanyi thought about it and replied.
"Hehehe, okay."
Satan Sheng seemed very satisfied to hear this answer from Tsugikuni Yoriichi. After a light laugh, he continued:
"Then General Tsugikoku Yoshida, please consider the lives of the vast majority of people and stop the war!"
"The chaotic world needs a righteous general like you to lead it."
"The Dragon's revolutionary army, no, the rebel army! It has undoubtedly taken the lives of countless people. The war has burned too many innocent people."
"Tsugikoku Yoriichi, I think I already know a little bit about you."
"Those who distribute weapons, incite hatred, and ignite war are definitely not righteous, right?!"
"General Jiguo Yuanyi, you won't turn a blind eye, right?"
The two consecutive questions made Tsugakuni Yoriichi and the navy officers behind him fall silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on Tsugakuni Yoriichi.
The navy of the New World had only heard of the Self-Defense Force led by Long, but had no direct contact with it.
Moreover, the Self-Defense Force has now been renamed the Revolutionary Army. The navy is unfamiliar with this name, which they have only seen in newspapers. At the same time, they also have a very bad impression of the extremely evil criminals portrayed in these newspapers.
After hearing what was said on the other end of the phone, ordinary sailors did not think it was an excessive request.
Even some young people who were full of enthusiasm had clenched their fists and looked at Yuichiro Tsugakuin with extremely expectant eyes, expecting Yuichiro Tsugakuin to lead them to "maintain world peace."
"You want us, the Sword of Dawn, to bring peace to the people of the four seas?!"
"Okay! My men and I will do our best!"
Of course, Yuichiro Tsugakuin knew clearly what the Five Elders were thinking, but he did not refuse the other party's request, or the bargaining chip they handed over!
(End of this chapter)
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