The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

"If you're talking about military strength, you can always ask Gion. If you're talking about strategy, you can always ask me. If you're talking about human nature and management, you can always ask Olvia. We will always be your strong support."

"Bad uncle..."

Robin lowered his head slightly, not wanting the other person to see the guilt in his eyes.

Actually, she knew all of this in her heart.

With Luther around, she didn't need to come up with a backup plan.

Just as Luther used Gion's military might as her trump card, Luther's very existence was her greatest reliance.

But just as Luther was her support, she also hoped to help Luther as soon as possible, which is why she was so eager to grow quickly until she could help Luther.

However, on the surface, Robin replied sincerely and solemnly:

"I understand! I will improve!"

In the future, her plans will become more and more comprehensive!

After all, only by thinking further ahead than Luther could she truly help him!

With the reflection session over, Robin felt relieved, which made her suddenly realize a problem:

"Mom, have you been following this matter?"

"Ah... sort of, Gion asked me a few things..."

Olvia spoke somewhat vaguely, and Luther frowned slightly as he listened.

He seemed to realize that Gion was up to something extraordinary.

Otherwise, there would have been no need to contact Olvia.

But with so little information, Luther couldn't guess what it was for the time being.

"So it wasn't because of me after all. Mom really doesn't pay any attention to me," Robin complained, dissatisfied.

"Haha, that's because I've been very busy lately. Not only is there the matter of Happy Valley, but there's also the matter of the Kingdom of Luce that I need to take care of personally. Rob Lucci's talent is limited to combat, and Kalifa is too young and inexperienced. Your Highness, I'm already quite overwhelmed."

Olvia's complaining voice sounded like she was being coquettish.

Olvia's closeness to Luther was also a result of subtle changes in her feelings towards him after she ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

"And another thing, recently Lord Nasujuro came to me and said that unless Your Highness goes to exchange for the bounty in your name, we are not allowed to use your name to exchange pirates for bounties."

Zambaron V. Nassuro, a bald old man wielding a sword, is also one of the Five Elders in charge of finances. He oversees the operation of the Celestial Treasury and the World Government.

"Let's leave the Five Elders aside for now. Once we succeed in Wano Country, we won't need to rely on pirate bounties for development anymore. As for helpers, I'm already training them," Luther said with a smile.

He knew that this kind of exploitative behavior would be stopped. After all, the World Government doesn't actually issue bounties for people to exchange for; it's more about inciting pirates to fight amongst themselves and end up bloody battles over the size of the bounty.

Now that one avenue has been cut off, once Wano Country is acquired, we can simply use pirate agents to sell the Seastone to the World Government and continue profiting from it.

Since Wano Country is the only place with a large amount of Seastone, his profits could be even greater.

"Help...where is anyone else! Wait...you mean Robin!? She's too young, she can't handle it!"

As Olvia realized something, she decisively refused.

"Mom!" Robin said, somewhat displeased, "How do you know I can't do it if you don't even try?"

She genuinely wanted to help Olvia and Luther, and now that such a great opportunity was before her, she didn't want to miss it.

Therefore, she opened her round eyes and looked pitifully at Luther, hoping that he would plead for her.

Luther gave her a reassuring look, then turned to Olvia and asked:

Is there some concern?

Normally, Olvia wouldn't be so resolute.

“Robin was born in Ohara, so he’s not suited to have contact with the Revolutionary Army,” Olvia revealed the real reason.

"The Revolutionary Army?" Robin was a little confused. "What does Ohara have to do with the Revolutionary Army?"

"The Revolutionary Army originated in the West Sea, supposedly founded due to the influence of the Ohara incident. The Kingdom of Luce was the first kingdom they liberated. They seem to have lofty ideals, but in reality, they are nothing more than a group of threatening elements," Olvia defined the Revolutionary Army directly.

"Huh? Mother, are you planning to restore the Kingdom of Luce to its original state?" Robin tried to get information out of her.

"Your Highness?"

Olvia was clearly not falling for Robin's tricks, and instead consulted Luther to see what he thought.

“Tell me, being born in Ohara isn’t really a big problem. Robin can easily direct it remotely via a live Den Den Mushi,” Luther said with a smile.

Even if Olvia hadn't said anything, he wouldn't have dared to send Robin directly to the Kingdom of Ruth; that would have been like throwing a lamb to the slaughter.

Robin's identity as Olvia's daughter has not been exposed, but it's better to be safe than sorry. If the Revolutionary Army takes her away, he'll have nowhere to turn.

"Then I'll tell you."

When the revolutionary army and the Kingdom of Luce were mentioned, Olvia's tone gradually became dismissive and pessimistic:

"In fact, the Kingdom of Luce doesn't need us to restore it to its original state at all; they're already in complete chaos."

How could that be?

Robin was somewhat surprised; how could things get worse after the revolution?

"This was an inevitable outcome."

Olvia said it with certainty, and then followed up with her analysis:

"The revolutionary army was founded with the intention of eliminating nobles and royalty, liberating commoners, and letting the people be the masters of their own country. But this is a paradox. If the people are capable of governing a country, they would not be just ordinary people; they would have made it through their own abilities long ago."

"Perhaps there are geniuses among them, but the time is too short, and there is no time or place to train. Now we also have to prevent a new wave of nobles and royalty from emerging, which would lead to even greater internal chaos."

"In the Kingdom of Luce now, people argue all day long over trivial matters, and government orders change every day, relying entirely on wishful thinking."

"Couldn't the Revolutionary Army have ignored it?" Robin asked, somewhat curious.

“A simple question,” Olvia said with a smile, “If the revolutionary army governs the country, are they the new aristocracy or the revolutionary army?”

“They can gradually involve the people of the Kingdom of Luce, and gradually let the people participate in politics,” Robin thought of an idea.

"This will intensify the conflict. If the public is provoked even slightly, some people will start to question why you should be allowed to participate in politics first, or why you should be allowed to get rich first."

After a pause, Olvia calmly pointed out the fundamental problem:

“Ultimately, people don’t believe that those who first become privileged will help those who are still poor. And without privileged classes, the country would only descend into chaos.”

"So there's no solution to this?"

Robin looked distressed; she really couldn't think of a good solution this time.

No, that's not true.

Olvia smiled and shook her head:

"Either everyone accepts inequality, or a saint appears, strangles everyone's material desires, and forcibly makes everyone equal."

"Furthermore, this saint must remain a saint and cannot die. Otherwise, a new cycle will still occur many years later."

"It is now clear that the revolutionary army cannot do either, and can only temporarily suppress the kingdom with its strength and prestige, barely maintaining its normal operation."

"When their prestige from suppressing the previous nobles and royal families is exhausted, that will be the time for them to step down."

Upon hearing Olvia's assessment, Luther nodded slightly and offered his own addition:

"This is the first attempt by the Revolutionary Army. After repeated failures, they will always find their own way. Once the Revolutionary Army finds its own management model, they will expand very quickly."

“I don’t deny that, so what Your Highness needs to do is to destroy them from the root,” Olvia said with emotion.

What are the bad uncle's plans?

Robin looked at Luther with curiosity, eager to know the details of his plan.

"A plan to earn rewards through hard work and get rich overnight through boldness!" Luther smiled slightly.

“That sounds wicked,” Robin muttered.

“Your Highness, if you don’t use this tone, it’s actually a very advanced social operating model. It might even make everyone accept inequality and frantically pursue a higher class, instead of numbly accepting the status quo.”

Olvia, on the other hand, showed her approval. She had heard Luther explain this social model in detail, and it was far more advanced than the current one, which she greatly admired.

"Yes, I think so too, that's why I gave this social model a nice name..."

Luther paused, a smile playing on his lips, and said:

"Capitalism!"

"And those who get rich and run businesses by taking risks in entrepreneurship, I've also given them a nice-sounding name..."

"capitalist!"

"So, Uncle Bad must be the biggest capitalist," Robin muttered.

"Haha, I accept this expectation. You can all work hard in the future so that I can become the biggest capitalist." Luther smiled slightly.

Upon hearing this, Olvia and Robin both rolled their eyes and couldn't help but laugh.

Chapter 95 My father is crippled!?

Jiuli, Yutian City, Yutian Mansion.

"My dad's crippled!?"

Inside the room, Momonosuke's voice suddenly rose, filled with disbelief.

"Lord Momonosuke, it's our fault for failing to protect Lord Oden..."

Kin'emon, a retainer of Oden, knelt down with a look of guilt on his face and dared not get up for a long time.

With his lord Oden dead, he was truly afraid to face Momonosuke.

The news of Kozuki Oden losing his arm was relayed back to Kuri through special channels and was also learned by Momonosuke, Kin'emon, and others.

"How could this be... how could this be... what should we do... what should we do..."

Momonosuke paced back and forth in the room in a slightly flustered manner, like a headless fly.

He found it hard to accept losing his biggest support all at once.

"Alright, Momonosuke, things haven't gotten to the worst yet."

Lady Kozuki tried to appease Momonosuke, but to little avail.