One Piece Gunslinger

Quality over quantity; books themselves are not necessarily thick. Truth is often self-evident, so simple and easily understood by the masses. It's just that people's eyes are often blinded, preventing them from seeing clearly.

The two then curiously turned to the title page, where they found the following sentence: "The revolution has not yet succeeded; comrades must continue to strive."

Upon seeing this sentence, the two of them didn't think much of it at first, but being intelligent people, they were stunned after thinking about it carefully.

Did the revolution succeed?

No matter who you ask this question—whether it's the Revolutionary Army, pirates, the Navy, or anyone else—from kings and nobles to fishermen and peasants, they can all tell you definitively: no.

So why is such an obvious situation written on the title page of this book? What does Li Ang mean by this?

If we ask the next question, can the revolution succeed?

Aside from those within the revolutionary army, perhaps only a very small minority would say things like "possibly" or "very difficult." The vast majority would tell you not to dream.

Indeed, the gap is still significant, but thanks to the efforts of many revolutionary martyrs in the revolutionary army, it is gradually narrowing. Li Ang hopes everyone will not slacken their efforts; as long as the revolution has not yet succeeded, we must continue our struggle. Only in this way can we possibly grasp even the smallest possibility.

This statement, seemingly encouraging, is actually filled with helplessness. When you feel utterly powerless, a glimmer of hope still lingers within it.

It can be said that the title and opening page of this book already reveal part of the revolutionary army's aims.

"Hey, snap out of it. I'd like to take you to choose a room."

It turned out that the two of them had been sitting there for quite a while without realizing it, and hadn't turned the page all night, spending all their time looking at the cover and title page.

"I didn't expect you to notice that sentence on the title page so early on," Kerla laughed. "I never imagined you were so clever. Master's eye for talent is truly remarkable."

The two then came to their senses, reluctantly returned the book to Kella, and asked curiously, "Are there many of this book in the Revolutionary Army?"

Kera, knowing what the two were thinking, explained, "There are so many, practically everyone has a copy. That person was right, Li Ang always carries his book with him. Not only him, but many people do the same."

Moreover, if you look at other areas we control, there are still quite a few in circulation. Perhaps some have even spread to other places.”

"Wow, so many! Does that mean books are worthless?" Nami stuck out her tongue.

"You little money-grubber, this book isn't something you can buy with money, right, Sister Kella?" Karina immediately retorted.

Kerla laughed and said, "This kind of priceless treasure is indeed beyond the measure of money, but it took a lot of resources to spread it. Thinking about it this way, this book is not worthless."

Indeed, many places in the world have relatively underdeveloped civilizations. Books are not something that ordinary people can afford. This leads to a lack of widespread knowledge and contributes to people's ignorance. Perhaps the only book that is widely known is the Bible.

However, since writing this book, Li Ang has been determined to spread it far and wide, surpassing the church's scriptures that fool the people and help rulers suppress their discontent.

Only ideas cannot be destroyed. If the Revolutionary Army's ideology can be accepted by people all over the world, then why worry about the World Government not being destroyed and the Celestial Dragons not dying?

Unfortunately, given the Revolutionary Army's limited resources and influence, even with his best efforts, Li Ang could only manage to distribute a copy to everyone within the Revolutionary Army and the areas under their control.

There's no way around it; this isn't like Earth, where you can just have your prints done in a few quick strokes at a printing factory, then have them delivered to distributors and retailers all over the world, and easily spread the word.

The printing, binding, transportation, and sales of these books consumed a significant amount of the revolutionary army's assets. The revolutionary army itself was actually quite poor, so Li Ang's achievement in doing so was already commendable.

"Don't worry, I'll bring your books over tomorrow. This is it, that's my room, and there are a few empty ones next to it, you can each choose one." As she spoke, Kerr led the two of them to the female cadres' living area.

However, the revolutionary army did not have many female cadres, so there were actually many empty rooms here, unlike the side for male cadres. Some rooms were even shared by two people.

"Is it alright for me to live next to you, Sister Kella?"

Karina's repeated use of the term "sister Kella" made Kella, who had never called her "sister" before, feel quite flattered.

"Yes, no problem, the room is empty anyway."

"Then I'll live next to Koala with Nami." Karina pulled Nami aside.

Nami then realized, "Hey, there are so many empty rooms, why do I have to stay with you?"

"Don't you want to be next to Sister Kella?" Karina asked, feigning surprise.

“But I can go to another room…” Nami said, pointing to another room next to Koala’s room.

Then Nami noticed a sign hanging on the door, indicating that someone was already inside.

"Well, two people sharing a room isn't out of the question, as long as you don't mind it being cramped. We don't object anyway," Kella said, essentially expressing her support for the two of them sharing a room.

Nami turned her head and looked at Koala's expectant eyes, finally realizing that she had been tricked by Karina. It turned out that Karina had used Koala as a cover, calling her "Koala sister" repeatedly to win her over. Her purpose was obvious: to be able to live in the same room as her.

Unfortunately, even if Nami understood the situation now, it was too late to change anything. She couldn't refuse Carina's hospitality, nor could she bear to disappoint Koala. So she could only obediently say goodnight to Koala and follow Carina inside.

"Why did you have to drag me along?" Nami wasn't unhappy; the two were already used to living together, so squeezing in a bit wasn't a problem. She just couldn't quite understand why.

"Hehe, you little thief. You have the nerve to ask me that?" Karina chuckled wickedly after closing the door. "Good things should be shared, so hurry up and take it out."

"Tch, I see. I really couldn't hide it from you." Nami said, pulling out a book from behind her back. It was Koala's book, "Carry the Revolution Through to the End."

It turns out that Nami couldn't resist the urge to steal the book, thinking that waiting until tomorrow would be too long, so she couldn't help herself and stole it back. Naturally, Karina witnessed this scene.

So the clever Karina used this move, reaping the benefits of victory without lifting a finger, and sharing the spoils with Nami.

From this perspective, Carina's cunning is indeed far superior to Nami's, which explains why she was able to scheme against both the pirates and Nami in the original storyline. Furthermore, she used the same tactic twice, stealing all the pirates' assets, including Tesoro's ship.

"Hehe, the night is long and I can't sleep. Would you like to spend the night with me?" Karina deliberately made a lewd expression. "It's so lonely without you."

"Come on, what do you mean by 'long night and no sleep'? It's obviously a time difference issue. If we were in the East Blue, it would be the middle of the day, how could anyone sleep?" Nami, completely unaffected by Karina's infatuated expression, calmly sat down on the edge of the bed and said.

So the two spent their first night at the Revolutionary Army headquarters in Baldigo, leaning against each other and reading for most of the night, before finally falling asleep.

the next day.

"Where are my books? They've disappeared!"

They had only managed to doze off for two or three hours when they were startled awake by Kerla's shout, and sat bolt upright with a start.

"Oh no! I forgot to secretly return it."

Chapter 183 The Might of the Great Demon King

In the end, the small incident subsided, and Kera did not blame the two of them. After all, she was happy that they had such a desire to learn and improve.

Furthermore, the time difference was also a mistake; I didn't realize it in time. It was the middle of the night for them, but it was only noon for me. How could I possibly sleep? However, I still had a slight reservation about Nami and the other person's theft, as it wasn't exactly a good habit.

The two didn't want to listen to Kella's long-winded explanation, so they both surrendered, promising to change their bad habit and never steal again.

As promised, Koala delivered two new books to the two women. These were copies for everyone in the Revolutionary Army, and their arrival in Nami and Carina's hands signified that the Revolutionary Army had officially accepted them.

Next, following the normal procedure, after the books are distributed, the revolutionary soldiers in the military camps will naturally have their studies organized internally by the military camps.

After all, most of those uneducated men were illiterate, and many of them couldn't even read. The only solution was to start teaching them from scratch and carry out a literacy campaign.

Those who are not illiterate can move on to the next step and begin learning the contents of the book, as well as other courses to broaden their thinking.

Of course, those who could do clerical work or become cadres had to be literate, so there was no basic literacy course set up at headquarters in Baltimore; everyone started directly from the second step.

However, Nami and Karina's situations are more unique than Steel Frame's; their intelligence far surpasses that of the average person. The methods that work for ordinary people simply won't work on them.

So Kerla thought it over and over and realized that the two men were actually very similar to himself, except that he had been personally taught by Leon from childhood. Leon not only imparted all his revolutionary ideas to him, but also instilled in Kerla everything else, including economics, culture, politics, and strategy.

In the end, Kela had no choice but to keep both of them by her side and handle the problem herself, just like Leon had kept Kela by his side years ago.

Of course, most of the time Kella doesn't need to do anything; their clever minds are enough to handle most situations. Only some difficult and profound questions require Kella's answers.

Moreover, Kerla doesn't need to manage everything; she only needs to be responsible for the content of this book and some training to broaden her thinking and enhance her mental agility. As for professional fields like navigation and espionage, we'll have to wait until after she returns.

Speaking of Li Ang's return, we must mention that Nami and Koala were surrounded by a large group of veteran Revolutionary Army officers the very next day.

"Please wait a moment, gentlemen. May I ask where my name is, Li Ang?"

The speaker was dressed in a purple robe, tall and imposing, but carrying a cane. He had two intersecting scars over his eyes, which undoubtedly caused his blindness.

Nami and Karina looked closely and exclaimed, "Wow, isn't this the Revolutionary Army general we saw in the newspaper?"

Before the two could react, another fish-man appeared behind Fujitora, dressed in a white karate uniform, and together with Fujitora, they blocked the passage in front of them.

Haku spoke up and asked, "I am very concerned about Li Ang's recent situation. Please tell me about it. I would be very grateful."

The two women were newcomers to the area. They had not offended anyone and had not done anything that could harm their lives or cause any harm. Now that the revolutionary army's generals had blocked their way, they unconsciously prepared to run away.

However, Sabo still waited for quite a while, and when the two turned around, they saw him blocking their way.

"Hehe, nothing more, I just wanted to ask where Li Ang is?"

Look at Sabo's speech, he went straight to the heart of the matter, without any beating around the bush, he just wanted to force out Li Ang's location, which is completely different from Fujitora Haku's approach.

Of course, such comments often end up being the most disastrous, and the first one to be eliminated.

"Um, can you tell me why you want to know Li Ang's location? Or do you not even know where Li Ang went?" Karina finally tried to explain.

Fujitora scratched his head and said, "Well, if you're asking for a reason, it's probably because we miss him. We haven't had an easy time while he's been away from headquarters. If you can tell me why, I'll thank you in advance."

Nami asked in confusion, "So, after you find out where he is, what are you going to do?"

"Needless to say, they definitely brought him back. After all, he left so quietly and suddenly, and there were still many things to deal with," Haku said matter-of-factly.

Sabo nodded and said, "Yes, life has been unbearable since Li Ang left, especially since he handed over all the problems to the Great Demon King before he left. We just want to bring him back, make him work properly, and get everything back on track."

Nami and Karina were completely surrounded by the three people and couldn't escape for the time being. Since Li Ang hadn't told them to keep it a secret, they decided to betray him.

But just then, a beautiful figure darted out from behind Sabo and grabbed his face: "You've got guts now, haven't you? Now you've learned to ambush young girls in the corridors. And what's this 'Great Demon King'? Who's the Great Demon King anyway?"

It could only be Kella.

Kella was wondering why the two hadn't returned for so long after they went out, so she went out to check and saw this scene. She caught Sabo red-handed.

"Ouch, that hurts! Kella, let me explain." Sabo immediately lost his temper and could only let Kella do as she pleased.

"What explanation is there? I saw it all." Koala gave her no chance. "Fine, you're only a vice commander now and you dare to block a beautiful girl inside the Revolutionary Army. What will you be like when you become the commander-in-chief? What kind of great demon king will you be? It seems I have to teach you a lesson today."

Then, amidst Sabo's screams, Kelra dragged Sabo further and further away until they disappeared from everyone's sight.

"How terrifying! I never imagined that Sister Kella had such a scary side," Karina said, still shaken.

Nami nodded, her face pale.

Even though Kelna's resentment wasn't directed at them directly, the slightest bit of resentment that accidentally leaked out still made them shiver.

The two turned around again, but there was no sign of Fujitora and Haku. The two had already run away when Koala appeared behind Sabo and sensed something was wrong. Sabo had been completely betrayed this time.

When the two of them finally returned to the General Staff Headquarters, Kerla was already back at his post, methodically processing various documents.

Looking at his smiling, gentle, and considerate demeanor, it was as if nothing had happened. But compared to his previous appearance, which was filled with dark energy, the two women were even more afraid.

"Um, um, Sister Kella," Karina finally mustered up her courage and stepped forward to ask, "What happened to that person just now?"

"Oh? Sabo?" Kelra smiled. "Already chopped up and fed to the dogs, huh?"

"Huh?!" The two women were shocked. They were so startled that they almost fell to the ground.

Is it really that scary?