“Huh?” Fujitora was completely bewildered. Did he miss something? Everyone else had heard it from beginning to end. How come he didn't hear anything?
At this moment, everyone in the chatroom felt the same way as Fujitora.
Luffy: Did you guys understand?
Garp: This is what happens when you don't study hard, Luffy.
Shiki: Hey, Garp, it's like you understand, why don't you explain it?
Garp (picking his nose): Why should I explain to a pirate like you?
Roger: This is what happens when you pretend to understand.
Unlike the commotion in the chatroom.
At this moment, Sengoku had a serious expression.
He was thinking about what exactly did Roa discover from the Captain’s words?
Do these words truly hold the great advantage to overthrow the World Government?
Pythagoras Saint: Hmph, nonsense, absurd.
While the Five Elders felt a little nervous, they habitually refuted.
Satan Saint: The World Government has ruled the world for eight hundred years. Will it be overthrown by the words of a single captain? Ridiculous.
Unlike the Navy and World Government, Dragon seemed to grasp the faint light at this moment.
After all, he had been exploring the path of revolution for decades. He had a certain sense of revolution, but it was still blurry, as if separated by a sheet of paper.
“What advantage?” Fujitora asked humbly.
Unlike the beginning, after spending so much time together, Fujitora no longer saw Roa as an eight-year-old child.
His determination, the unique aura around him, his knowledge and understanding of the world, all made Fujitora feel that the other party was much stronger than himself.
“Closedness and openness.” Roa explained with a smile, without holding back.
“Even merchants know that combining Baltimoa's mechanical technology and Water Seven's craftsmanship to modify the Red Line, why doesn't the World Government allow it?”
“Because they are afraid of communication, afraid of the communication and integration of the world.”
“The world appears to be composed of various loose kingdoms, but in reality, it's still a feudal system.”
“The World Government grants land to the various kings. The various kingdoms must offer tributes and obey orders every year.”
“It sounds awkward, but in fact, the so-called affiliation is actually granting land. Nominally, the kings bring their kingdoms to join, but actually, after joining, the World Government gains strong control.”
“When a country joins the World Government, its land is strictly speaking no longer its own. The World Government has the right to tax through the Heavenly Tribute, and the kingdom must abide by the World Government's laws.”
“Severe violations of the law will result in the destruction of the country. Failure to pay the Heavenly Tribute will lead to the loss of protection, and the kingdom has no right to refuse the Heavenly Tribute.”
“And the root of maintaining this situation lies in the World Government's powerful strength. It possesses the ability to simultaneously destroy several countries, the power to confront dozens of countries.”
“To maintain the World Government's supreme power, it must ensure its absolute dominance over the current world's strength.”
“What the World Government needs to do is to suppress external development, absorb outstanding talents and technologies from the outside world through the brain drain effect, while maintaining closure as much as possible, so that the World Government can achieve a monopoly and restriction on outstanding technologies and talents.”
“Because of the Red Line and the Calm Belt, they have done a good job in this regard, so they can't let people build a passage that can easily cross the Red Line.”
“Because that means the exchange between the Four Blues, and even the Grand Line, will be even easier.”
“Imagine, the East Blue is rich but not advanced, the North Blue is advanced but lacks resources. If a more convenient trade route is opened, the North Blue will have the resources of the East Blue, and the East Blue will have the advanced technology of the North Blue.”
“Similarly, what about the South Blue and the West Blue? When the Four Blues all start to develop rapidly, when the power of a country can easily resist pirates.”
“Do they still need to join the World Government and pay a huge amount of Heavenly Tribute every year? They can even form another alliance and challenge the World Government.”
“At that time, will the World Government still be able to maintain its current control over the world?”
Roa spoke a lot in one breath, his eyes becoming increasingly bright.
“Closure means backwardness, backwardness means weakness, weakness means being controlled and exploited by the stronger. This is the World Government's purpose, and the means to maintain its rule for hundreds of years.”
“And our Revolutionary Army's biggest advantage lies in openness. We encourage openness and have no obstacles like kings and nobles, the landlord class. We can freely unleash our initiative.”
“If we have our own territory and advanced technology, we can spread it to all territories within a short period of time. Our development speed will be incomparable to the closed World Government.”
“Our advancement will be incomparable to the backward royal feudal system.”
“Openness against closure, openness will win. This is one of the inevitabilities of our revolution’s success.”
Roa spoke while making notes in his notebook.
“Later, I will publish a book, titled ‘On the Inevitability of the Success of the Revolution’.”
“Mr. Izo, you need to remember a very important thing. Make people confident in the Revolutionary Army. This is crucial.”
“Although we are currently very weak compared to the World Government, I want everyone to understand, when they read this book, that the Revolutionary Army will surely win.”
“This is the victory of openness.”
“Roa, you're truly amazing.”
After listening to all of Roa's words, Fujitora couldn't help but exclaim.
“Sometimes I wonder, are you a gift from heaven to the world's commoners? You are a divinely appointed leader. You seem to understand everything, to see through everything.”
“You are truly a monster, but that’s to the World Government. To me, to the commoners and slaves of this world, I firmly believe that you are the beacon of hope.”
Fujitora's words stunned Roa, then he couldn't help but shiver.
“Mr. Izo, your words are too cheesy, they're giving me goosebumps.”
Were Fujitora’s words cheesy? They were a little cheesy.
But they reflected the thoughts of most people in the chatroom at this moment.