Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 369 Liberation of the Western Sea

The Five Elders learned of Cyborg's death from the newspapers.

After the war began, the Five Elders suddenly found themselves seemingly deaf and blind, no longer able to receive intelligence from the world.

Right after the Battle of Marineford, they discovered that they could no longer access the intelligent network.

Then, the World Economic Daily stopped sending its newspapers to Mary Geoise.

Then, for some reason, I couldn't get through to the Den Den Mushi anymore.

The war in the East Blue ended on November 16, but they didn't receive the news until November 21. It was Kizaru who delivered the newspaper by himself.

"The situation isn't good right now!" After the Five Elders had finished reading the newspaper, Kizaru began to explain the current situation.

"While the war raged in the East Blue, the Grand Line wasn't idle either. Alabasta's army had already occupied Lulucia, Cocoyana, Boruto Island, and Guanyu Island, and built a fortress on Reverse Mountain, which they named Yokoyama Fortress!" Kizaru took out a map and pointed out the direction to the Five Elders: "Now, not only has the Grand Line been cut off in half by Alabasta, but the passage into the Grand Line has also been completely controlled by Alabasta!"

The five elders' faces were all dark. These two things seemed like minor matters, but in reality, they had a huge impact.

The establishment of Yokoyama Fortress completely blocked the passage from the four seas to the Grand Line from the rebels. From now on, unless Mary Geoise uses ships that can enter and exit the Calm Belt to transport goods, Mary Geoise's supplies can only be transported from the New World.

However, such ships require a large amount of sea stone, which is not even enough for warships, so how could they be so extravagant as to use it on merchant ships?

As for transporting supplies from the New World, that's a joke. The New World has lost one Whitebeard, gained one Blackbeard, and there's also Shanks, Kaido, and Big Mom. They've taken over all the territory. Where are you going to transport supplies from?

While Alabasta's act of cutting off the Grand Line may seem contradictory to Yokoyama Fortress, their functions are actually quite different.

From the perspective of the world government, Alabasta has cut off the Great Sea Route.

However, from the perspective of the rebels, Alabasta had established a transverse passage along the Grand Line.

From this point on, ships from the East China Sea could travel directly to the West China Sea along this route without having to go around the Reversed Mountain.

That's right, the East China Sea and the West China Sea are connected, but there is a doldrums in between, which is why it's impossible to cross them.

But the rebel ships were all powered by hydrogen, so they didn't care whether there was wind or not.

As for the sea kings in the calm zone?

Do you recognize my 381mm naval gun?

The rebel army would love for the Sea Kings to come, because the Sea Kings in the One Piece world are extraordinary; eating them can increase strength. The million-strong army in the East Blue and the million-strong army in the Grand Line both need the flesh of the Sea Kings to eat.

Without a Sea King leading the way, the Sea Kings have never been the protagonists of this world. Not to mention the current Revolutionary Army, even the former World Government, if they were determined, could have eaten the Sea Kings into protected species.

Ning Yuan specially organized a salvage team composed of strong individuals who were unwilling to fight against the World Government, and then went to capture the Sea Kings.

Marine oils are important industrial and lighting raw materials, used in the leather industry, tempering baths, and as lubricants for precision instruments. Furthermore, marine lipids can be processed into edible margarine, candles, and oil paints. The bones, skin, and whiskers of marine animals are also widely utilized.

Once humanity begins industrialization, all non-human creatures will become meat on a chopping board.

Far away.

The current situation is that Mary Geoise has lost contact with the East and West Seas, and communication with the South and South Seas is only possible via ships that can navigate the doldrums.

Given that the rebel army has already established contact with the West Sea, it is only a matter of time before they obtain the West Sea.

It could be said that the world government has lost half of its territory!

In reality, the actual figure might be more than that.

Because the World Government has almost no territory directly controlled and relies entirely on colonies for its survival, while the land under the command of the rebels, after the liberation of thought through the land revolution, can be fully utilized.

The two have vastly different control over and utilization rates of resources.

Even if it's just the East China Sea, the manpower and material resources that the rebels can mobilize far exceed those of the World Government, not to mention that the West China Sea will be added soon.

The only advantage Mary Geoise currently holds is perhaps its peak combat power.

They have the Knights of God, and the Five Elders believe that as long as the Knights of God are mobilized, suppressing the rebels will be a piece of cake.

But then another problem arises: if you want to suppress the revolutionary army, you first need to find the revolutionary army.

Don't spout nonsense like the Revolutionary Army headquarters is in Alabasta. The Revolutionary Army is in Alabasta, but how are you going to get there?

Without smart map navigation, you have to use a log pointer to find your way.

However, the Revolutionary Army has the ability to interfere with the Log Pose, so if they go out, they will get lost and will not be able to find Alabasta at all!

Ning Yuan, who comes from the modern world, knows how much humans rely on satellite navigation, and the people in the One Piece world are the same, extremely dependent on the Log Pose.

Although Ningyuan developed the sextant, it never spread and was replaced by the smart map.

So the ships in Mary Geoise still used log pointers. Now that the log pointers are obsolete, they don't even dare to leave their doors, because they'll get lost if they do.

"The Five Elders!" A World Government official burst into the council hall.

This behavior is extremely impolite. We, the Five Elders, are still talking with the Fleet Admiral, and you just barge in like this?

But the Five Elders were too lazy to care about such things now, and simply asked impatiently, "What is it?"

"All the Celestial Dragon families have reported that a large number of slaves in Mary Geoise have disappeared; the total number is estimated to be around 140,000!"

The Five Elders were startled: "The rebels have attacked?"

"No!" The man shook his head. "These people disappeared without a trace, completely unlike the last time the slaves were freed!"

The Five Elders frowned again.

Are we no longer able to understand what methods the enemy is using?

Kizaru looked at the Five Elders on the stage, who were at a loss for what to do, and silently shook his head, remembering what Ning Yuan had said to him during their conversation.

"The World Government appears powerful, but its actual rule is extremely unstable; it's nothing but a paper tiger. There are so many things they should be doing but haven't done. For example, they don't control such an important shipping route as Reverse Mountain, and they don't have control over newspapers, a tool for controlling public opinion. The Calm Belt is such a good tool for world domination, but the member states don't have the power to use it, and Mary Geoise itself doesn't even think about using it!"

"They've been resting on their laurels for too long, completely ignoring the fact that the world is dynamic, changing, and constantly progressing!"

Mary Geoise, like the five old men before her, was now very old and looked like she was about to die.

"We will distribute all the Seastone in Mary Geoise to you. You must use it to build warships and transport ships, and make sure to ensure smooth transportation between the South China Sea and Mary Geoise!" The Five Elders said to Kizaru. "As for the Revolutionary Army, don't worry about them. Mary Geoise will gather its strength and then deliver a fatal blow!"

"Yes!" Kizaru nodded, but inwardly he just wanted to laugh.

You also need to accumulate strength. If you want to fight someone, they have to be willing to fight you first.

If someone kills you without even lifting a finger, how are you supposed to fight back?

In December, the East China Sea is already in winter, but the West China Sea, located in the Southern Hemisphere, is in autumn and summer, making it a good time for war.

The revolutionary army streamlined its forces, leaving 80 to guard the home front, while the remaining 20, along with 10 elite troops selected from the Alabasta army, and 30 to go to the Western Sea.

The World Government in the West Blue has virtually no decent resistance force. The elite troops of the Marine branch here have all been withdrawn due to the Marineford War and are now all in the Revolutionary Army. They were originally meant to resist the Revolutionary Army, but now they have become guides.

If the navy has no power, then the civilian population has even less.

There isn't even a decent kingdom in the West Blue; it's full of mafia gangs. The most powerful mafia member is Capone Bege, who has led the most formidable group of mafia members away from the West Blue to become pirates on the Grand Line.

Even if Capone Bege himself came, he would only get beaten up, not to mention that he took all the Mafia's elite with him.

Moreover, because the Mafia oppresses the people even more ruthlessly than the government, the resistance of the people of the West Sea is stronger than in other places.

When the revolutionary army arrived, it swept away all the criminal and evil forces like autumn leaves being swept away by the autumn wind.

The people of Xihai, who have been shrouded in darkness for years, finally saw the sun for the first time!

(End of this chapter)