Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Inside the Master's office, Kong was drinking coffee, glancing at Garp and Sengoku sitting across from him.

While eating senbei, Garp shouted loudly:

"Master Kong, I think our warships are still too inadequate. I was almost able to capture Roger this time, but he escaped again because the warships were damaged during the battle."

After hearing this, Kong was so excited that he almost spilled his coffee. His eyes were fixed on Kapu as if he wanted to devour him.

Garp looked at the somewhat angry Air Marshal and belatedly lowered his voice, while stuffing the senbei in his hand into Sengoku's arms.

"You damn Garp, you bastard!"

Sengoku, who was drinking water, was suddenly touched by Garp's action, and the scalding hot water flowed down his pants.

"Both of you, shut up!"

The veins on Kong's face throbbed constantly, as if Garp had been stirring up trouble right under his nose ever since he returned.

"Garp, you've been trying to capture Roger for so long, damaging four warships, but you still haven't caught him. I suggest you stop worrying about Roger for now."

Kong rubbed his temples, saying with a headache.

To be honest, the Roger Pirates were not really the kind of pirate crew that posed a significant threat.

At least in terms of disrupting world stability and cruelty, the Golden Lion Pirates are far superior to the Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates.

The Navy's most important task right now is dealing with that madman, Shiki, not the less threatening Roger.

"Admiral Kong, Roger is no ordinary pirate. I see something revolutionary in him. Please give me another chance. I will definitely be able to capture Roger."

Garp changed his attitude, abandoning his playful demeanor and speaking with a serious expression.

When Garp first met Roger, he noticed Roger's unique qualities, not to mention his distinctive kingly aura.

His ability to hear the voice of the world and his innate love of freedom have enabled him to achieve his current fame on the Grand Line.

Garp had previously teamed up with Roger in God Valley, so he naturally knew Roger's abilities, which is why he went to great lengths to capture Roger.

The relationship between the two is one of both rivalry and friendship. Sora looked at Garp, who was looking serious, and a conflicted expression flashed across his face, but he quickly put it out of his mind.

The reason is simple: Roger is no longer a significant threat to the world, so the Navy needs to focus its efforts on dealing with Shiki.

Even if Roger does become a threat to the world in the future, that's a matter for later.

The navy today neither has the time nor the capacity to attend to so many aspects.

"If it weren't for you idiots failing to train qualified disciples, resulting in our current shortage of core naval forces, would we still be in such a state of restraint?"

Sora gave Garp and Sengoku a dressing-down in annoyance.

The leading young generation in the Navy right now are Sakazuki and Borsalino, both of whom have reached the level of elite vice admirals.

Secondly, there are Raleigh and Kuzan, who have the strength of a vice admiral.

The strength of the military academy students varied greatly after that. Kake and Gion, who improved their strength relatively quickly, had already reached the level of brigadier general, while most of them were still at the level of colonel.

"Any news about that kid Ryu?"

Kong looked at Garp with a helpless expression.

After hearing what Kong said, Garp could only look up at the window and say:

"The weather is really nice today, Warring States. Let's go fishing at the beach later."

Sengoku was also trying to smooth things over for Garp;

"Yes, the weather is really nice today."

Having understood what the two disciples said, Kong...

So they stopped asking questions. Monkey D. Dragon, Garp's son, was originally a vice admiral in the Navy.

In fact, before Sakazuki and Borsalino joined the Navy and rose to prominence, the Navy's preferred candidates for admiral were always Monkey D. Dragon.

Top-tier physical attributes, top-tier Devil Fruit abilities, maxed-out combat intelligence, and maxed-out strategic planning skills—this is the unanimous assessment of Dragon by the high-ranking naval officers.

Everyone believed that Long would rise to the rank of admiral, and that in a few decades, Long would become an outstanding naval admiral.

However, a few months ago, Dragon went to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, and since then his habits have changed. Not long after, he left the Navy and his whereabouts are unknown.

"It's alright. I know that kid, Dragon. He's not an evil person and won't join pirates or any other forces."

"Just wait. In a few years, maybe the dragon will come to his senses and come back on its own."

Sora could only console himself and Garp with this thought.

What they didn't know was that Dragon hadn't joined any pirates or other underground forces; instead, he had created his own.

A force capable of changing the world, known as the Revolutionary Army.

Inside the Dawn Base, in a very sturdy castle.

Raleigh was sitting in a chair reading about the personnel training at the base, with Bessem Reginald sitting upright beside him and Miles serving tea and water.

Cleveland had just arrived. Hearing that Raleigh was looking for him, he hurriedly handed over his work to his subordinates and rushed over.

"Lord Raleigh, you wanted to see me?"

Cleveland, who had just opened the door, immediately saw Raleigh flipping through files.

Upon hearing the voice, Raleigh was also very happy and said;

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Cleveland. Sit down and have some water."

"it is good."

Cleveland didn't stand on ceremony; he accepted the tea Miles had brewed and sat down on the sofa.

"Who is this young man?"

Cleveland asked curiously, looking up as he spoke to Bessie McGregor, who was seeing him for the first time.

His name is Besemeleginode, and he's a fantastic young man. He's proficient in the martial arts passed down through his people, and he's very strong. I discovered him during my patrol.

Upon hearing Raleigh's words, Bessiere Reginald, flattered, bowed to Cleveland.

"Lord Cleveland, I still have much to learn from Lord Raleigh and you."

Cleveland nodded calmly.

He is no longer the naval captain who only knew how to capture pirates.

When Raleigh is slacking off, he's the one dealing with the ministers of the nation and the officials of the World Government.

Pressure accompanied growth, and Cleveland's political standing rose rapidly in a short period of time.

Just as Cleveland finished his glass of water, Raleigh finished looking at the file in his hand.

"Have you collected all the information?"

Upon hearing this, Miles refilled Cleveland's water glass, then left the office with a bewildered Bessie McGregor, considerately closing the door behind him and calling the guard away.

After hearing Raleigh's words, Cleveland took a notebook out of his pocket and handed it to Raleigh.

"Our intelligence network is now in its initial stages."

"Currently, we have the most personnel in the East China Sea and the North China Sea, while our personnel are relatively weak in the South China Sea and the West China Sea. The intelligence agents in these four sea areas are all composed of our own people."

"We haven't considered infiltrating the Grand Line or the New World yet. Currently, our intelligence regarding the New World is obtained through the Navy's and the Donquixote Family's intelligence networks."

Raleigh nodded.

He has always attached great importance to intelligence, because intelligence warfare is always an important component, no matter where you are.

In a war, whoever has the most detailed intelligence will have a higher chance of winning.

The East China Sea and the North China Sea were two sea areas he had handled, and he had a natural advantage in developing intelligence agents in these areas.

The progress in the West China Sea and the South China Sea is somewhat slow, which is understandable, since those are areas where his connections are weak.

We don't need to rush the intelligence gathering process for now. For the time being, we can utilize the Navy's intelligence network for acquisition and verification.

Cleveland then opened the notebook to the first page and read aloud:

Monkey D. Dragon's organization is expanding rapidly in the far north. Although it was originally composed of workers from the Kingdom of Eryokobu, they have now been transformed by the dragon into loyal revolutionary soldiers.

According to intelligence reports from our agents, Long subjects them to military-style training and labor during the day, and explains the revolutionary program to them at night to help them better understand the revolution.

Although one or two thousand people left during the process, the remaining workers fully understood and supported the revolution, and the Dragon's Revolutionary Army firmly established itself in the far north.

Raleigh nodded without saying anything.

This senior of mine is born with all the qualities a leader should have, and since he was able to start from scratch in another world, there's no reason why he would be slower than before after joining forces with Raleigh to accomplish something big.

At the current pace, the Revolutionary Army may not even need Luffy to speak before it raises the banner of rebellion against the World Government all over the world.

Cleveland then turned to the next page.

"The Kingdom of Ohara in the Western Sea that you asked me to pay attention to, according to the information I bought from the intelligence dealer, does indeed have a group of scholars and archaeologists who have formed a so-called historical text exploration team."

The intelligence broker told me they're likely to set off on an exploration soon. Also, I've sent an intelligence chief there; he'll establish an intelligence station in O'Hara.

Raleigh nodded, agreeing with Cleveland's approach.

Tell the station chief not to forget his mission, not to show sympathy for others, and to leave promptly when the organization orders him to do so.

Some people in the One Piece world are corrupt, and Raleigh doesn't want to see his people die under the Buster Call along with the scholars of Ohara.

In Raleigh's view, there was no way the situation in O'Hara could be changed.

Just as he couldn't persuade the scholars of Ohara not to study the World Government's taboos, Cleveland took out another nautical chart from his notebook and handed it to Raleigh.

After several years of reshuffling and restructuring, the power dynamics in the New World are gradually becoming clearer.

"The crew that occupies the most territory and has the most people is Shiki the Golden Lion's Flying Pirates. They are a super-large pirate crew with a total of 8,000 people."

"Moreover, Shiki the Golden Lion is constantly recruiting soldiers, as if he has the same ambition as his captain Rocks."

The other captains of the Rocks Pirates were also very powerful; Edward Whitebeard and Big Mom Charlotte Linlin were the pirate crew that occupied the second largest number of islands.

Neither of them was particularly enthusiastic about fighting for territory, and they engaged in relatively few battles with the Navy or other pirates.

They were the three pirate forces that occupied the most territory in the New World before. Besides them, some of the more famous strongmen in the New World include Roger, the captain of the Roger Pirates, Rayleigh, the vice-captain, Kaido, the captain of the Beasts Pirates, and the lone wolf, Barlowe Clydefield, etc.

These people weren't interested in fighting for territory; the headquarters considered their level of danger to be average. They believed the most important thing right now was to launch an attack against the Golden Lion Pirates.

Raleigh nodded.

If I were a high-ranking member of headquarters, I would definitely pay more attention to the increasingly frenzied behavior of Shiki. Overall, the order of the New World has gradually stabilized, and we can try to gradually establish intelligence stations along the Grand Line.

Cleveland suggested.

Raleigh was silent for a moment, then gently shook his head and said:

"No need to rush, Cleveland. The world situation is not static; what you perceive as calm may not be..."

It's just the tremors before the explosion.

Raleigh knew perfectly well that there really weren't any major events happening this year!

However, starting next year, a series of major events will break out.

More importantly, three years later, in the year 1499 of the Sea Calendar, the Roger Pirates dominated the Grand Line.

Upon reaching the final island, Gol D. Roger and his crew, upon learning the truth, laughed heartily and named the final island "Laugh Tale".

After that, Roger began to be known as the Pirate King, and everything Roger obtained was collectively called the one and only One Piece.

This event foreshadowed the arrival of the most chaotic era in history—the Age of Exploration. However, Raleigh did not intend to tell anyone about these things.

We don't need to contend with those forces that have already grown strong; what we need to do is continuously build up our strength.

Like a volcanic eruption, it may remain dormant for decades, but the eruption one day will surely be earth-shattering.

Luo tapped the table with his fingers, then pulled out a small booklet and said...

"These are some of the fastest-growing talents in the base, and I believe they are ready to take on missions."

The booklet in Raleigh's hand was from the Navy training program at the base.

Here, they not only rapidly improved their combat capabilities and mastered the basic applications of the Six Styles of the Navy and Haki, but their thinking also underwent a new transformation.

Cleveland nodded in agreement and said:

"With their strength, they are currently capable of dealing with those pirates who have not yet become a force to be reckoned with in the four seas."

Raleigh handed the pamphlet to Cleveland for the specific implementation, saying he would leave the rest to the more professional Cleveland team.

These officers and soldiers were mixed up with soldiers from headquarters or other locations and distributed to bases throughout the country.

"We must place our people in all the bases across the world, waiting for the right time to let them replace those main insects."