Chapter 580: Egghead Island

First half of the Grand Line, some unknown island.

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

Only, the person who came this time made Karl a bit surprised.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Dragon, now that the Revolutionary Army and the World Government are fighting fiercely, you actually still have time to come here personally to trade with me."

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

Karl laughed and took out a stool from thin air as if by magic, placing it beside him: "Sure, just in time for you to taste my craft. Come, sit."

"Let me ask first, how is your Revolutionary Army doing now?"

Dragon was slightly stunned, then began to tell about 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 has entered a state of total war, setting off waves of revolution in the four seas and the Grand Line, involving nearly 20 member nations of the World Government.

Because there was no Navy intervention, the Revolutionary Army's only opponents were the World Government and the armies of corrupt nations. Relying on nearly ten years of accumulation, the Revolutionary Army can be said to be advancing triumphantly, basically never having lost.

Now, the Revolutionary Army has successfully overturned the regimes of 9 countries, and the remaining countries are resisting fiercely, needing 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: "This is nothing. If the Navy hadn't already drawn a line with the World Government, the Revolutionary Army would never have been able to achieve such results."

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

"Vegapunk?"

Dragon sighed long and nodded: "Correct. Bartholomew has been undercover in the Seven Warlords for these years, fully cooperating with Vegapunk in 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 philosophy of the Revolutionary Army. As long as we help him break free from the control of the World Government, Vegapunk is willing to join the Revolutionary Army camp and resist the World Government together."

Karl rubbed his chin, and couldn't help but recall the intelligence sent by the intelligence department yesterday. The Straw Hat crew had already arrived at Vegapunk's territory—Egghead Island. If nothing unexpected happens...

"Isn't that great? Just do it according to your ideas. Wait, you don't want to ask the Navy for help, do 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 didn't pretend anymore 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 simply too great!

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

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

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

"Instead of worrying about Imu's existence, you'd better consider 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 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 also be huge. Otherwise, after the Revolutionary Army declared war, the World Government couldn't have just destroyed an island to show off its muscles, and it used technology weapons developed by Vegapunk at that.

Therefore, until the final moment, the World Government will definitely not consider using Uranus. This is the final trump card, existing like a nuclear weapon.

"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 mentioned it in passing. To be honest, if you are prepared 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 who needed his secret protection two years ago had already 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 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 soon take action against them."

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

"Alright, enough talk. It's time to get down to 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 the scent of internal competition.

No way, who told that guy Akainu, after confirming his role as the Adventurer Guild President, to directly announce that the Navy would conduct an elimination in one month, and all Navy members from Vice Admiral and below must undergo assessment.

Once the assessment is failed, they will be dismissed from their Navy status.

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

He is for real! ===== CHAPTER 582 =====