Chapter 239: The Heavenly Gold is Looted

Sengoku slammed his hand heavily on the table: "Damn it! Who exactly did this? What are the fleet's losses?"

The messenger hurriedly replied.

"Marshal, not a single Marine was injured or killed."

"The enemy had a clear target; they looted the Heavenly Gold and left immediately. Some fleets transporting the Heavenly Gold... didn't even realize when it was stolen..."

"Nani?!"

Sengoku instinctively thought: Could it be the Morning Star Group? After all, very few people on the Grand Line could silently loot the Heavenly Gold.

And Jin Ni, a commander of the Morning Star Group, is a Door-Door Fruit user who has developed the Door-Door Fruit to an extremely terrifying realm.

Using the Door-Door Fruit ability to loot the Heavenly Gold is simply a piece of cake.

However, Saint Saint Saint Saiwen is a Celestial Dragon, so Sengoku couldn't directly question him and could only report the news to the Five Elders.

Upon hearing the news, Saint Saturn also suspected the Morning Star Group at first, but...

But Saint Saint Saint Saiwen is currently helping Saint Garling search for his son lost in the lower world; he shouldn't have the leisure to loot the Heavenly Gold.

Especially since Inazuma is dripping with oil.

Just selling Sea Prism Stone products has made Inazuma rich beyond measure; Saint Saint Saint Saiwen wouldn't even look at the Heavenly Gold.

After years of interaction, Saint Saturn naturally knew: Saint Saint Saint Saiwen had no interest in gold, silver, or treasures, only in Devil Fruits.

"It probably wasn't the Morning Star Group."

"The current measure is to order Borsalino to go immediately and support the fleets transporting the Heavenly Gold to prevent further losses, and investigate the theft afterwards."

"Good."

Hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku looked at the helpless-looking Kizaru: "Borsalino, the Heavenly Gold concerns Marine funding; go there immediately."

"I was just born with a hardworking fate."

After dropping the words lightly, Kizaru turned into light and vanished.

Leaving Sengoku alone, scratching his messy white hair: The Grand Line had just stabilized for a year, and now it's chaotic again.

Who on earth could have done this?

The Heavenly Gold of over twenty member nations was looted, accounting for nearly one-eighth of the World Government's annual Heavenly Gold quota, even more than the Marine budget.

If it were just an isolated case, perhaps it was a pirate with no eyesight blinded by the huge wealth.

But the Heavenly Gold of twenty member nations being looted is clearly an organized and premeditated action.

Putting the Morning Star Group aside, the only ones on the Grand Line with this capability are the Four Emperors' crews or... the Revolutionary Army.

Sengoku's eyes lit up, believing he had discovered the truth behind the Heavenly Gold theft: It was the Revolutionary Army.

Previously, the Marines had clashed with the Revolutionary Army many times, discovering more than once that the Revolutionary Army was so poor they couldn't even afford decent weapons.

And the amount of Heavenly Gold is huge, exactly the funding source the Revolutionary Army lacks most urgently.

Thinking of Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, being the biological son of his old comrade Garp, gave Sengoku even more of a headache.

"I still have to preside over the Warlord meeting; I'll leave this to you, Xiao He. Come up with an investigation plan as soon as possible."

Tsuru nodded: "Good."

Leaving the conference room, Sengoku secretly sent a message to Donquixote Rosinante, and received a reply shortly after.

【Do not worry, everything is normal】

Sengoku frowned: The Morning Star Group is still within the Inazuma Realm; could it really not be Saint Saint Saint Saiwen?

Then who could it be?

West Blue, Paloma Island.

Paloma Island is located on the edge of the West Blue, surrounded year-round by thick fog and dark currents; it is the Revolutionary Army's base in the West Blue among the five major bases.

Inside the building in the center of the island.

Dragon and Ivankov were looking with eyes shining with golden light at the muscular man constantly taking out Heavenly Gold: Sangoma Habayi Lao Ye.

Lao Ye is a talent specially recommended by Saint Saint Saiwen, whom Dragon regards as the spiritual leader of the Revolutionary Army; the recommendation reason was his skill at making money.

Looting the Heavenly Gold... indeed, skilled at making money!

"Lao Ye..." Ivankov always felt like he was being taken advantage of; how could anyone have such a name.

"Isn't doing this a bit excessive?"

Saint Saint Saiwen had specially changed his appearance and joined the Revolutionary Army under the alias Sangoma Habayi Lao Ye.

"Eh?"

"Just snatching some Heavenly Gold; compared to rebellion, it's nothing. We are already preparing to rebel; why worry about whether it's excessive?"

Ivankov was stunned for a few seconds.

"Lao Ye... what you say makes sense."

"Dragon, we will never lack funding again."

Dragon blinked; this Lao Ye in front of him gave him a particularly familiar feeling, but he couldn't recall exactly where the familiarity came from.

"Lao Ye... regarding our next plan, do you have any good suggestions?"

"Suggestions?" Saint Saint Saiwen paused: "How about recruiting some talents from Impel Down?"

"Impel Down?" Dragon's face was full of question marks.

"Impel Down holds only the most vicious pirates with countless lives on their hands on the Grand Line; we absolutely cannot take anyone just because we lack people."

Saint Saint Saiwen explained only after waiting for Dragon to finish speaking.

"What you say makes sense, but I received news: the World Government is secretly conducting a human modification project,"

"attempting to use prisoners from the sixth floor of Impel Down as a blueprint to mass-produce humanoid robots."

"Once the World Government succeeds, what does this mean for us? Our liberation cause will only become increasingly difficult."

The Pacifista Project can succeed,

but not using the body of the Crimson Count, the Crimson Count after all being a powerhouse equal in renown to Luo Jie and Shiki.

Moreover, he is at the tail end of his prime.

The identity of Saint Saint Saint Saiwen is not suitable for causing a scene in Impel Down; the identity of Revolutionary Army member Ivankov, known as Emporio Ivankov, carries far fewer reservations.

"You wish to stop the human modification project?"

"Yes, their ultimate modification target is the Crimson Count, Bartholomew Kuma..."

Ivankov's eyes widened.

"Good heavens, that's truly ruthless."

To modify a powerhouse equal in renown to the Pirate King Luo Jie and the Emperor of the Sea Shiki into a biological weapon, the World Government is indeed willing to pay a heavy price.

Dragon's focus, however, lay elsewhere.

"Hosted by Vegapunk?"

"Yes, Vegapunk himself is hosting."

Hearing this, Dragon fell into a long silence: the Revolutionary Army had few personnel available, and was not at all prepared to launch a full-scale war.

But if they did nothing.

Once the World Government succeeded, the Revolutionary Army would only face greater difficulties in the future.

"Kill the Crimson Count?"

Saint Saint Saiwen shook his head: "As for the other prisoners, killing them is fine; they are all scum who deserve death. The Crimson Count... let's try inviting him to join the Revolutionary Army."

"That will... be very difficult."

Dragon was tempted, yet he also understood just how difficult it would be to invite such a great pirate to join the Revolutionary Army.

"He has no choice. We have nothing to lose by trying; if it fails, we can kill him then."

Hearing these words, Dragon's forehead broke out in a cold sweat.

"Ivankov, this matter requires careful deliberation."

Saint Saint Saiwen felt utterly speechless: This guy Dragon, no wonder he was called the Legendary King of Cold Sweats before the God Valley plotline emerged.

He really breaks out in a cold sweat at the slightest thing.

"We have at most two months to prepare. You should make a big commotion then to draw the attention of the World Government and the Marines; I will go to Impel Down."

Upon hearing this, Dragon's forehead sweated even more.