Chapter 630: The Struggle for Dominance! (Two in One)
Following the release of Kuni Yuichi's overlord-colored domineering energy, the overlord-colored domineering energy with clear direction quickly crossed half of the island and moved towards the dragon who was working in the base on the island.
"Buzz——"
Ji Guoyuanyi's control of the overlord's domineering energy is extremely exquisite. In the base of the revolutionary army, when other partners in the same office as Long were not aware of it, Long's expression condensed. At this moment, his breathing changed. It got a little heavy.
Long, who was immersed in the paperwork, slowly raised his head, his eyes full of surprise.
I haven't felt such a powerful overlord-colored domineering dragon for countless years, and this domineering aura feels familiar.
But in my mind, the owner of this aura should have disappeared along with the Kingdom of Alabas a few years ago.
Unexpectedly, this aura reappeared in this world now.
"Is it Jiguo Enichi?!"
Long glanced around at his colleagues who were working around him and saw their normal expressions. Long also realized how powerful the owner of this domineering domineering spirit was in controlling his domineering energy.
This also deepened the speculation in my mind.
"Is the fleet for the new navy negotiation arriving today?"
"Who have we arranged to take over?"
After pondering for a long time, Long Yi didn't understand the purpose of the other party suddenly releasing such aura. Is it just for deterrence? Jiguo Yuanyi wants to inform himself in this way that he has returned?
If that's just the case, wouldn't it be possible to achieve the goal when the leaders of both parties meet?
As for deterrence?
Long didn't feel any intimidation from that domineering force.
Strong people whose strength has reached their level sometimes don't need to communicate. They can roughly judge the other party's meaning just through chance contact.
Long didn't feel too strong oppression from the aura of the reason for drumming, it was more like a message?
"Mr. Long, the person in charge of the connection is Captain Bello Betty."
Someone soon answered Long's question. After hearing this, Long nodded and continued to ask:
"Call and ask what happened to Bello and the others and the New Navy."
Having said this, Long suddenly paused, then waved his hand and said:
"Forget it, there's no need to call and ask. I'll go to the harbor and take a look myself."
"If that guy really comes here, it would be better for me to receive him personally."
Long's words also made everyone in the office raise their heads. Although their revolutionary army attaches great importance to the negotiation with the New Navy, if they just accept the New Navy negotiators to land on the island, Long should not be like this. The leader comes forward.
And they all heard a different meaning from Long's words. This time, among the people from the New Navy, there seemed to be some remarkable people.
"Long, isn't it enough to show our importance to Bello Betty?"
"I heard that the leader of the other party this time is Joracor Mihawk. In the new navy, he should be the third person, right?"
"The standard of our reception should not make the new navy feel embarrassed, right?"
The person who spoke was Captain Lindbergh of the Southern Army. The timing of the negotiations with the New Navy was also a coincidence. It happened that the top leaders of the Revolutionary Army gathered at the headquarters to make a summary and discuss plans for the future.
The hierarchical divisions in the revolutionary army are actually very clear. Long is the leader in the true sense. If compared to the positions in the New Navy and the Navy Headquarters, it is the position of marshal.
The benchmark for dragon status is Zefa.
Under the Dragon, there are four major revolutionary army commanders in the revolutionary army. Next to each army commander, there is a deputy army commander.
The four army commanders have the same status, only under the dragon, they can be understood as the No. 2 figure in the revolutionary army. As for the deputy army commander, his status will naturally drop one notch.
If the Revolutionary Army and the New Navy were compared to the same level of power, the status of generals in the New Navy would be at the same level as the military commanders in the Revolutionary Army.
Mihawk's status in the New Navy is actually only lower than Zefa's, and he is on the same level as Yixiao and others.
Therefore, Long dispatched Bello Betty, the commander of the Eastern Army, to receive the people of the new navy, which was considered to be in line with basic etiquette.
Although the Revolutionary Army is in great need of material assistance from the New Navy, when it comes to negotiations, they must also put themselves on the same footing as the New Navy for negotiation.
Letting Long, the leader, personally receive Mihawk from the New Navy would, in a way, make the Revolutionary Army lose ground in front of the New Navy, putting itself in a weak position at the beginning of the negotiations.
It was precisely because of this consideration that others in the office were so surprised when Long said he would go to the harbor to receive him in person.
Lindbergh's words naturally caused everyone in the office to nod in approval, but Long, on the other hand, shook his head after hearing this.
"I'll go there first. When the time comes, you'll know why I have to go in person."
"If it's him, I have to go in person."
Long had no intention of explaining it to the others in detail. As soon as he finished speaking, his figure turned into a breeze and disappeared in an instant, leaving only the others looking at each other.
Along the coast, more and more people have noticed the dispute that is taking place on the merchant ship.
Although the New Navy showed great restraint and did not want to make things too ugly at the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army, these young people in the Revolutionary Army were all passionate members who fought against pirates in the New World, so naturally they could not eat it. This dumb guy is a loser.
After receiving Mihawk's instruction, Mason no longer hesitated and took action directly. In just one face-to-face effort, he subdued the soldier who held the knife on his neck.
Others in the New Navy also took action after hearing the news. They subdued all the strangers who boarded the ship and pinned them to the deck to watch. The supplies those people collected from the cabin were also piled in a corner of the deck and were not returned to the cabin.
After the New Navy subdued those people, they neither chose to disembark to find the real revolutionary army, nor did they get angry and leave by boat because of such an episode. Instead, they quietly waited in the harbor for those who could really take charge of things. People come forward.
Today's episode is a good thing for the New Navy. It is not them who are at fault. This may bring some advantages to the New Navy in the subsequent negotiations.
After Guoyuanyi released Overlord Seba, the first "talker" who waited was not a dragon, but Bello Betty and her companions who were originally waiting on the coast to receive the new navy envoy. Two people, Ahilu, the deputy commander of the Eastern Army.
They didn't know what kind of ships the new navy would use to come to their island, so they spent the whole morning drinking tea in a teahouse a few hundred meters away from the pier. While drinking tea, they waited for the news of foreign ships coming from the pier. Inbound news.
By the time the two of them got the news that a ship had entered the harbor, someone had already "quickly arrived".
When Bello Betty and Ahilu squeezed through the crowd and boarded the deck of the merchant ship, their eyes quickly swept across the people on the deck.
When their eyes caught sight of Mihawk on the bow of the ship, they recognized the great swordsman of the new navy at a glance.
In this world, the transmission of information is very limited. Mihawk's appearance, like his reputation, is naturally well known, but this is actually relative.
For the people at the bottom, even newspapers are a luxury.
Few of the indigenous people in this country care about the major events happening in this world. For a long time in the past, the vast majority of the people had to face endless labor every day. They did their best to have food and clothing, and they had no intention of paying attention to what was happening in other parts of the world.
It's no surprise that he didn't recognize Mihawk.
"What is happening?!"
Bello Betty, who boarded the ship, had already confirmed the identity of this group of people the moment he saw Mihawk. When he saw the New Navy team arresting a group of people, Bello Betty was a little confused for a moment and didn't understand. What happened?
Her eyes were full of questioning, hoping that someone could answer her questions.
"Are you from the revolutionary army?"
The person who came forward to negotiate was still Major Mason. Although his military rank was not high, he was someone who had experienced on the sea after all. After seeing Bello Betty and Ahilu, I already felt that the aura of these two people was completely different from ordinary people, and I had some guesses about the identities of these two people.
"Mr. Joracol!"
"I am Bello Betty, commander of the Eastern Army of the Revolutionary Army, and this is my partner, Ashiro, deputy commander of the Eastern Army."
"We're here to pick you up."
"Is there any misunderstanding here? Why do your people want to arrest these people?"
Bello Betty just glanced at Mason and did not speak to him. Instead, he introduced himself directly to Mihawk at the bow of the ship.
Bello Betty, the commander of the Revolutionary Army's Eastern Army, and the deputy commander Ahiru, figures of this level will naturally appear in the intelligence system of the new navy.
In fact, not long after the two of them boarded the ship, these people from the New Navy had already identified their identities.
Facing the greetings from the commander of the Eastern Army, Mihawk did not choose to talk. On the contrary, Mason, who was ignored, took a side step and blocked Bello Betty and Mihawk with his body. Interjected:
"Commander, my name is Mason, the new Lieutenant Commander, and I am currently in charge of this ship."
"If you have anything to do with these people, just negotiate with me."
"There is a question I want to confirm first. Are they members of your revolutionary army?"
Mason is a smart man and knows that negotiations with the Revolutionary Army have already begun from this moment on. Mihawk's posture is also to allow the New Navy to take the initiative in the negotiations.
"ah?!"
"No, these people are civil defense organizations organized voluntarily by the people, mainly to maintain order at the dock and guard against pirate invasions. They are not members of our revolutionary army."
Bello Betty is a meticulous observer. She noticed that there were several acquaintances among the people captured by the new navy, and she also noticed that there was a lot of food and property piled in the corner of the deck.
Normally, that kind of thing shouldn't appear on the deck. Those things should have special storage locations on the ship.
Bello Betty also grew up from the bottom. When she saw the scene on the deck, she actually had bad guesses in her mind.
"Oh? Really?"
"These people said they wanted to go on board for inspection, and we, the new navy, naturally fully cooperated."
"It's just that they found these contraband on our ship, not only that, but they also wanted to detain our crew and ship."
"This is our first time on this island, and we don't know the rules here. I want to ask Captain Belo Beti whether these things found are really contraband on this island?"
"You also know that our new navy has always been very disciplined."
"Mr. Mihawk means that if these contraband do not conform to the rules of this island, then I think we should not send any contraband to this island next!"
While Mason was talking, he walked aside and opened the bag. Most of the things in the bag were flour, rice and other supplies, as well as some scattered Bailey, clothes, etc.
Such things are probably not contraband no matter where they go.
Mason's words were also full of irony. Belo Beti naturally understood the subtext of his words, and his face changed a little.
Angry, sullen, and disappointed.
Complex emotions surged in her heart, forcing her to stare sternly at the islanders subdued by the new navy, but when she turned her head and looked at Mason again, Belo Betty's eyes softened:
"Major Mason, huh? Hello, nice to meet you."
It was not until this time that Belo Betty looked at Mason squarely.
"What you said should be a misunderstanding. They have always been responsible for the security of the dock and have never made any mistakes."
"This time, they were confused for a while. Please give them a chance."
Belo Betty originally wanted to smooth things over and perfunctorily pass this matter over, but when her eyes swept over Mihawk and the black-robed man beside him, after a brief hesitation, she chose to honestly admit her mistakes on behalf of others.
In the future, there may be a lot of cooperation between the new navy and the revolutionary army. It is definitely not a good idea to damage the image of the revolutionary army in the hearts of the new navy for these people.
In just a few seconds, Belo Betty had already made up her mind. If the new navy insisted on punishing those islanders, she would definitely not say anything.
Of course, this is the territory of the Revolutionary Army after all, and Belo Betty thought that if she could fight for it, she would still fight for it.
"Wow"
"Are you confused for a moment?"
"I saw that they were very skilled when they searched for supplies on our ship."
"It's really just a moment of confusion."
"Well, if it was your Revolutionary Army that encountered such a thing, what would you do?"
When Mason said this, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi and Mihawk, who were a little further away, also looked at Belo Betty.
This is a test paper for the Revolutionary Army from the new navy.
Belo Betty can be sure that if the punishment is too light, the subsequent negotiations between the new navy and the Revolutionary Army will definitely be difficult; but if the punishment is too heavy, the new navy may directly punish those people with the methods of their Revolutionary Army and shut up their Revolutionary Army.
The people on their territory made mistakes and were punished by others. If such things were spread, it would be difficult for the Revolutionary Army to raise their heads in front of the New Navy in the future.
For Belo Beti, this is a dilemma, and it cannot be solved by so-called public affairs.
Punishing these criminal islanders is not the main purpose of the New Navy. They simply want to take this opportunity to establish the dominant position in the future cooperation relationship.