Peaceful Negotiations

The next day, the news of the two marines' merger on the Grand Line was published in the newspapers and spread throughout the world.

Therefore, the power close to the marine force is exciting, and the power hostile to the marine force is therefore afraid.

It was not only because of the return of this powerful fighting force but also because of the terrible power in the two marines' hands!

Poseidon, Pluton, and even ... Uranus!

On the streets and alleys, everywhere you can hear people talking, from the last time, they also care about this kind of thing that seems very far away from them, but closely related.

"Another Yonko has fallen! Alas! Times change so quickly, in just a few months the world has become strange!"

"The new government is already more powerful than the old era's pseudo-government, mastering both the Pluton and the Poseidon, there is no one left in this world to stop them!"

"Your news is too late, as early as the first time the resurrection of the Great Leader, the government has already sent someone to invite that Dr. Vegapunk!"

"I also heard about it, and it is said that Dr. Vegapunk readily agreed to the government's invitation after he learned about the Great Leader's resurrection."

"Goodness! Has the government already got all three of the weapons of God in its hands? It's so powerful, the Great Leader has completely changed the situation of this world in just a few days!"

Just then, a new round of newspapers rained down from the sky all over the world.

People picked up the newspapers with curiosity and then read them aloud.

"Peace and liberation are down to the last step! I believe that everyone is eagerly awaiting that day! But the world can no longer afford more wounds. In order to achieve peace at an early date, and in order that there will be no more bloodshed on our two sides, I would like to invite all of you from the Revolutionary Army to negotiate on behalf of the United Government, and strive to resolve the dispute between the two sides in a peaceful manner. At the same time, on behalf of the government, I also make a solemn promise that no matter whether this negotiation is successful or not, the three major weapons will not be used in war!"

The crowd was first shocked by the tremendous amount of information in these words, and immediately, a huge cheer that they had never heard before resounded around the world.

"This is a declaration of peace from the Great Leader, this is the light of the world!"

"To promise not to use ancient weapons, such greatness is really shocking!"

"It's so great! The leader actually took the initiative to give up such a great advantage just to achieve peace one day earlier!"

"Long live the Great Leader! Long live the United Government!"

"Haha~ woohoo! Peace ... Peace is finally going to be achieved? Is this awful world finally about to be liberated?"

Just as it plunged the whole world into a sea of cheers because of this proclamation, the crowd on an island was sadly frowning.

These people are the other protagonist of the newspaper - the revolutionary army.

"Should I say that it is worthy of Longinus? His methods are really sharp as always!" Betty's face was stony as she kept tapping her fingers on the table, looking a bit annoyed.

"This hand, indeed, made us very passive!" Victor's eyebrows also tangled into a ball.

Seeing this situation, Koala asked in a small voice, "Sabo, why is everyone sad face ah? Longinus-sama promised not to use ancient weapons, isn't this a good thing for us?"

Sabo shook his head gently and asked, "What do you think, what is the biggest advantage of our revolutionary army?"

Koala subconsciously said, "Of course, those who have infiltrated into the hostile forces comrades, underground intelligence, and behind enemy lines as ..."

That said, Koala also seems to have realized the problem, lips slightly open and closed, did not continue to say.

"You should also have thought of it, our revolutionary army is never good at frontal combat, we are really good at dismantling the enemy from the rear and the bottom!" Sabo sighed helplessly, "So that we had not intended to fight the United Government head-on, their God's weapon, even if it is strong, can not affect us at all!"

"That is to say, the United Government put us at a moral disadvantage with a promise that would not have taken effect in the first place?" Koala said, rather depressed, "In that case, if we end up going to war with the United Government, in the eyes of the people, won't we become the sinners of the breach of peace?"

"There is no time to take into account the attitude of the public!" Sabo said with a stony face, "What I really worry about, is the opinion of our revolutionary soldiers!"

"You mean ..." Koala was startled, "that our fighters might become war-weary as a result?"

"In most people's eyes, the current situation is that the United Government has given up a huge advantage to negotiate, and once the negotiations break down, the charge of breaking the peace will fall on us. Worse still, our warriors may thus believe that it is our lust for power and fear of death that has led to all this!"

Sabo sighed and continued, "After all, that man also mentioned in the declaration that he proposed the peace talks for the sake of the lives of the warriors on both sides. If we do not go to this negotiation, it also means that we value our own lives more than the lives of the warriors."

"But ... but the United Government hasn't given up any advantage at all! That we can explain!"

"Even you are confused, how many of our warriors are able to see the deep meaning behind this? Not to mention, the United Government controls the world's public opinion, in this regard, there is no way we can compete with them!"

"That means ..." Koala looked up at the head with a worried face, "this time the Marineford negotiations are necessary to go?"

"No, you absolutely can not go!" At this time, Betty cut to the nail to Dragon said, "This negotiation any of us can go, but only you can not go!"

Dragon shook his head slightly, "Without me as the leader of the revolutionary army, the United Government will not approve of it. Moreover, if even I, the leader of the revolutionary army, do not appear, does not it look like we are weak-minded?"

"But who knows if they are really at peace or fake peace?" Betty was still discouraging, "You have seen Longinus' methods, from his resurrection to now, just a few days have turned this world upside down, that man, is even countless times more terrifying than Imu, who is called 'God'!"

All the people in the meeting room were stony-faced. Indeed, the rapidly changing world situation was something none of them had expected.

Who would have thought that a few days ago, the world, which was still inconsistent and chaotic and disorderly, would already be on the verge of peaceful liberation a few days later, and all because of the changes brought about by that man's resurrection!

At this time, Kuma, who had been silent, suddenly said, "Actually, I don't think there will be too much danger in this talk, or rather, for the real crisis to be a certain signal hidden behind this talk!"

Seeing that the crowd would cast a strange gaze, Kuma explained in a deep voice, "I have had a lot of encounters with that Fleet Admiral Hitsujiza, and my understanding of him should be a bit deeper than yours. He is the kind of man who focuses on great power, and looking at his past actions, he prefers to overwhelm the other side with absolute superiority!"

"The promise not to use ancient weapons, in addition to his strategy, more is his absolute confidence, he is confident that he can defeat us without relying on that kind of weapons beyond the conventional! In this case, it's unlikely that he would in turn directly lash out at this meeting!"

"He is the kind of man who pursues perfection and indeed is unlikely to allow himself to be tainted." Victor nodded thoughtfully and asked again, "But what is the real crisis you are talking about?"

"The same is true of the great power!" Kuma said in a deep voice, "Have you not noticed? This time the talks, he invited more than us!"

"He has also invited forces from all over the world!" Betty took over the topic, "He is trying to take advantage of the world's great power to overwhelm us!"

Kuma nodded, "On the world's stage, we are isolated, and in the event of a disagreement, we will likely not be able to garner any support."

"This will lead to two situations!" Betty's voice was heavy, "First, under the suppression of the majority against the minority, we can only be forced to agree to the proposal of the coalition government's side; second, it is our deviation from the 'hearts and minds' against the 'public opinion', in this way, the United Government will have sufficient reason to wage a just war against us, and our fighters may be confused by appearances, and even the greatest advantage of our revolutionary army in the popular base may be negated!"

The crowd was silent, overwhelmed by the immense pressure from nowhere.

In such a silence, Dragon opened his mouth to break the moment's calm, "Let's do this, Sabo and Victor stay, Betty, Kuma, Tiger, you go with me to this meeting! No matter what kind of purpose they have, in the tone of world peace, our revolutionary army has no reason and can not back down!"

Published in Qidian, January 17, 2020