One Piece: New Order

Chapter 340 340: The Monitored Revolutionary Army

The world did not slow down as time passed, and the pace of change was astonishing.

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South Blue.

As the headquarters sea of the Revolutionary Army, the offensive here was far faster than in the other three seas.

Arata Kingdom, port.

The place had already been taken over by rebelling farmers and hidden Revolutionary Army agents. While resisting the kingdom's forces that kept arriving in waves, they also prepared to welcome the main Revolutionary Army.

Inside the royal palace, compared to the fighting outside, things were just as busy.

King Derek directed his guards. "Move that inside too! And that painting! It's a masterpiece. Be careful!!"

Valuable items were loaded onto long lines of carts. He glanced at the CP agents in black suits beside him and complained, "What is the World Government even doing? They're just abandoning us like this? Damn it… My palace… Those lowly peasants better take good care of it. Otherwise, they'll regret it."

He looked back reluctantly at the palace, which had only been renovated less than two months ago, still shining in gold and luxury.

One of the leading CP agents spoke with a hint of apology, "I'm sorry, King Derek. The Revolutionary Army has stirred uprisings across the Four Blues, and the government is powerless to respond everywhere. But we've almost located their headquarters. Once they're wiped out in one go, you can deal with those peasants however you like."

The king snorted. "I hope so. That's enough. It's all ready. Let's go. I'll make sure to question the Five Elders properly…"

With that, he walked toward the royal convoy escorted by CP agents.

Meanwhile, the carts loaded with treasure sped off along another route, heading toward the government's ship waiting on the other side of the island.

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On the other side, not long after the royal convoy departed, it suddenly stopped.

King Derek leaned out, confused. "What's go—"

Before he could finish, the leading CP agent grabbed him by the collar and dragged him out.

Pfft!

A farmer's three-pronged fork stabbed straight into his chest.

His face filled with disbelief, and his hand trembled as he raised a finger. "You…"

The agent pulled the weapon out coldly. Derek collapsed to the ground, his pupils fading, barely breathing.

"Finish it quickly."

Before the guards ahead could react, the CP agents escorting the convoy suddenly attacked. They pulled out ordinary farming tools, and in just moments, the entire royal convoy was slaughtered.

Not a single one was left alive.

Afterward, they threw all the bodies back onto the carriages, rushed back to the palace, scattered the corpses throughout, and quickly retreated.

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Some time later, a cloud of snow descended from the sky.

Sabo landed and took form. Looking at the empty palace and the slaughtered royal family, he muttered, "Damn it… I'm late again."

A trace of frustration appeared on his face. Every time, the World Government's timing was perfect. They always slaughtered the royal family and took the treasure just before the Revolutionary Army arrived.

It wasn't like they had never caught anyone, but those agents would immediately kill themselves. No matter how they tried to predict movements, there was no way to extract information.

And even if they claimed it was the government's doing, no one would believe it. After all, they were supposed allies.

Now, the World Government was using the Revolutionary Army's advance as cover to purge the member nations of the Four Blues, and the blame fell entirely on the Revolutionaries.

Sabo grabbed his hair and looked up helplessly. "Ah… What the hell is going on…"

He turned into a storm of snow and shot into the sky.

This had to be investigated.

Lately, they had been taking the blame again and again, and because of the so-called "Revolutionary Army massacres," those kingdoms were resisting desperately.

This couldn't continue.

It wasn't that it caused real trouble, but taking the blame for something like this for no reason felt extremely unpleasant.

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South Blue, Bango Island.

Inside the temporary headquarters meeting room, after hearing Sabo's report, Dragon frowned deeply.

He had already noticed this issue recently. He had even split the forces into several routes, with each commander issuing orders independently, yet the government still managed to slaughter the royal families and take the treasure in advance.

It couldn't be that the Revolutionary Army's top ranks were all spies.

One of the attack orders had even been given directly by him. Could it be… he's the spy?'

That was absurd.

Dragon pressed his temples and let out a soft sigh. "I understand. Go handle your work first. I'll think of a solution…"

But in truth, he had no good solution.

After thinking it over again and again, he decided to seek help from Vegapunk. If the government really had some kind of foresight ability, then this war couldn't be fought at all.

He had a vague feeling that something else was wrong.

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New World, Egghead Island.

Inside a secret laboratory in the clouds, after listening to Dragon's explanation, Vegapunk frowned slightly.

"You mean… even the orders you personally gave were discovered in advance by the government?"

Dragon's steady voice came from the other side. "That's right."

Vegapunk's lips twitched, and he instinctively moved the Den Den Mushi a bit farther away.

If the people weren't the problem, then there was no need to think further.

The Den Den Mushi must be bugged.

Fortunately, the equipment on Egghead was encrypted. With the government's current technology, they couldn't trace signals back here, but it was still frustrating.

Pirates and the Revolutionary Army relied on individual strength and rapidly developing industrial technology. Trying to fight against the Marines and the government, who had already stepped into the information age, was almost like a joke.

After all, the limits of this era were clear. Who would even imagine that Den Den Mushi could be monitored?

Even if you told them, would they believe it?

And even if they did, they couldn't crack it.

Vegapunk let out a sigh. "If you have enough funds… replace all your Den Den Mushi. There's an eighty percent chance they've been monitored…"

Dragon fell silent for a long time. "Monitored?"

Vegapunk gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "Yes. Exactly what it sounds like. You'd better replace all of them. The government probably got lucky and intercepted one Den Den Mushi, then followed the trail and uncovered a whole network…"

The world was vast, and there were millions of Den Den Mushi. Precisely targeting the Revolutionary Army's communications was nearly impossible. The workload alone would be overwhelming.

The only real possibility was that by chance, they intercepted one, then traced the connections and identified more frequencies within the Revolutionary Army, eventually monitoring them all.

Dragon took a deep breath. "Thank you…"

Vegapunk sighed softly. "No need. Oh, and there's something else for you. The technology for warships that can cross the Calm Belt…"

After Sakazuki had given the order, there hadn't been a good opportunity to pass it on, but now was the perfect time.

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New World, Wano Country, Onigashima.

After several days of travel, Big Mom finally arrived. But the moment she saw King, she completely forgot her original purpose.

"Mamamama~ Since that Kaido guy is already useless, why don't you join me instead? My country is still missing three races. Though one of them might have already disappeared from history… but you're still alive, aren't you?"

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