Chapter 336

Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Kuzan grinned: "That's great. With you in charge of the Adventurer Guild, I can rest easy. So, does anyone else have any opinions? If not, then the Adventurer Guild is officially declared established!"

"None!" "No objections!"

After the meeting, in the Fleet Admiral's office.

"Sakazuki, this is the structural model of the Adventurer Guild. Of course, this is still just a concept, for reference only. From today on, you are an Admiral of the Navy Headquarters and the President of the Adventurer Guild. It's better for you to build the structure of the Adventurer Guild yourself."

Sakazuki looked down. From the highest-level Adventurer Guild President to the lowest-level odd-jobber, it was layered and progressive, with a very clear organizational structure, more streamlined than the Navy's.

Sakazuki put these materials away and looked up at Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Kuzan: "Why?"

"Sakazuki, we've been fighting for half our lives. Do we really have to continue?"

"Aside from our different philosophies, we both want to contribute to the Navy and make it better. In the battle for Fleet Admiral, I won. But this time, I hope you can win. I hope you can make the Adventurer Guild an existence no less than the Navy."

"You have the ability."

Sakazuki looked at Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Kuzan with a complex expression, a thousand thoughts in his heart, finally turning into a faint smile.

"After becoming Fleet Admiral, your eloquence has indeed improved!"

"Fleet Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Kuzan...."

The first half of the Grand Line, an unknown island.

Karl was grilling fish on the beach, with a mountain of Holy Light Shells piled up beside him.

That's right, today is the trading day agreed upon with the Revolutionary Army. As usual, he takes the money, and the Revolutionary Army takes the goods.

It’s just that the person who came this time surprised Karl a bit.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Dragon, the Revolutionary Army and the World Government are fighting tooth and nail, yet you actually have time to come here personally to trade with me."

Dragon took off his hood and grinned: "Coming here this time, besides the trade, there are some things I want to understand from you. I wonder if Admiral Karl is interested in chatting with me?"

Karl laughed, and as if by magic, he pulled a stool out of thin air and placed it beside him: "Sure. It just so happens you can taste my cooking. Come, sit."

"I'll ask first: how is the Revolutionary Army doing now?"

Dragon was slightly stunned, then began to recount the recent situation of the Revolutionary Army, not treating Karl as an outsider at all.

Since declaring war on the World Government at the Reverie, the Revolutionary Army had entered a state of total war, setting off waves of revolution in the Four Seas and the Grand Line, involving nearly 20 member countries of the World Government.

Because the Navy did not intervene, the Revolutionary Army's opponents were only the World Government and the armies of corrupt countries. Relying on nearly a decade of accumulation, the Revolutionary Army could be said to be advancing triumphantly, basically never having lost.

Now, the Revolutionary Army has successfully overthrown the regimes of 9 countries. The remaining countries are resisting fiercely, and it will take some time to achieve victory.

After listening to Dragon's account, Karl nodded. This was about what he expected.

"It seems it won't be long before the Revolutionary Army can gather its forces and launch a general offensive on Mary Geoise, right?"

Dragon shook his head: "That doesn't count for much. If the Navy hadn't already drawn a line with the World Government, the Revolutionary Army would never have achieved such results."

"To launch a general offensive, the Revolutionary Army must obtain a key figure."

"Vegapunk?"

Dragon sighed deeply and nodded: "Correct. Bartholomew has been undercover in the Seven Warlords for these years, fully cooperating with Vegapunk on experiments, just to win Vegapunk over to the Revolutionary Army's camp."

"Although Bartholomew has temporarily lost his self-awareness, fortunately, Vegapunk has already recognized the Revolutionary Army's philosophy. As long as we help him break free from the World Government's control, Vegapunk is willing to join the Revolutionary Army camp and resist the World Government together."

Karl rubbed his chin, his mind involuntarily recalling the intelligence sent by the intelligence department yesterday. The Straw Hat crew had already arrived at Vegapunk's territory—Egghead Island. If nothing unexpected happened...

"Isn't that great? Just do as you planned. Wait, you aren't thinking of asking the Navy for help, are you?" Karl stared at Dragon.

Dragon quickly shook his head: "That won't happen, don't worry. To be honest, it's already a blessing that the Navy can maintain its current stance and not help the World Government suppress the Revolutionary Army."

"Then..."

Dragon looked at Karl seriously: "Do you know Imu?"

"Hmm?!" Karl showed a surprised expression.

Seeing this expression, Dragon breathed a sigh of relief: "You really do know Imu!"

Karl stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table: "Correct, I do know Imu, and I have even fought her."

"What???"

Now it was Dragon's turn to be shocked. He couldn't understand how Karl, as a Navy hero, knowing of Imu's existence was already quite something. But he never expected that Karl had actually seen Imu and even fought her.

This, this is truly great!

What did he come here for? Wasn't it to ask Karl for information!

"How is Imu's strength, exactly? A person who has lived for nearly a thousand years..."

Before Dragon could finish, Karl said indifferently: "You don't actually need to worry about this. Although Imu's strength is strong, it hasn't reached the point of despair. She can be defeated."

"Instead of worrying about Imu's existence, you should consider more how to deal with the World Government's true trump card—the Ancient Weapon, Uranus."

After all these years, Karl still hasn't figured out what exactly Uranus is, which shows how deeply the World Government has hidden it.

The deeper it is hidden, the more extraordinary Uranus's power must be, and the cost of using it must be enormous. Otherwise, after the Revolutionary Army declared war, the World Government couldn't have just destroyed an island to show off its muscles, and used technological weapons developed by Vegapunk at that.

Therefore, until the final moment, the World Government will certainly not consider using Uranus. This is the final trump card, similar to the existence of nuclear weapons.

"Uranus...."

Dragon took a deep breath and looked at Karl gratefully: "Thank you for telling me this information."

"This doesn't count as much information, just something I said in passing. To be honest, if you are preparing to launch a decisive battle with the World Government, don't forget to bring your son."

"Luffy?"

Dragon was slightly stunned. Ever since Luffy was born, he hadn't cared much about this son. But as the news of the new Emperor's ascension spread across the sea, he truly realized that the son he needed to protect in secret two years ago had grown into one of the hegemons of the sea.

"You have a good son. He is now one of the Emperors of the Sea, and he is also the existence the World Government fears the most."

"Because of his Nika fruit? I know this."

After the Ohara incident, he met Vegapunk. In that conversation, Vegapunk mentioned Joy Boy and the Nika fruit more than once.

A large part of the reason why the World Government wants to cover up the truth of history is to hide the existence of Joy Boy.

"Just knowing this is enough. According to Navy intelligence, the Straw Hat crew is currently on Egghead Island, which is Vegapunk's territory. If nothing unexpected happens, the World Government will move against them soon."

"The Navy cannot intervene in this matter, but you can!"

"Alright, enough talk. Time for business. Here, the Holy Light Shells for this time are all here. Where are my Berries?"

Navy Headquarters, Marineford.

Stepping onto Crescent Moon Bay, one can feel that the atmosphere at Navy Headquarters is very unusual, full of an air of internal competition.

No choice, who told that guy Akainu, after confirming he would serve as the president of the Adventurer Guild, to directly announce that the Navy would conduct an elimination round in one month—all Navy members at the rank of Vice Admiral and below must undergo assessment.

Once they fail the assessment, they will be stripped of their Navy status.

If Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Kuzan had said this, perhaps some wouldn't believe it, but the person who said it was Akainu, Sakazuki.

He is for real!