One Piece: I Am the Revolutionary Army

【Mother? 】

In the virtual space, this voice echoed quietly. Even though the passage of time has made it somewhat unfamiliar, the lake in her heart still caused ripples in an instant.

Suddenly, she seemed to be back in Novara twenty years ago, the nine days that had brought her both joy and pain. On that day, she finally saw her mother whom she had been dreaming about, but it was also on that day that she lost her mother and began a turbulent life.

"Lily's mother? No wonder she has the same last name as Lily."

The members of the Straw Hat Pirates were all surprised that Lily rarely elaborated on her past. Although they learned that she was a survivor of Novara after the Judicial Island Incident, little was known about her deeper experiences.

Dr. Alka mentioned Salo and his mother Emilia.

Sometimes, the deepest wounds are not healed by time. Instead, they become stronger as they grow older, thus carrying these heavy memories and moving forward courageously - just like Nami seeing Bell-mère on the huge screen, like Franky meeting Master Tom, Sengoku recalling Rossandy, Law remembering Frevans, and even his parents.

In an instant, Lily returned to Novara when she was eight years old, as if she was still the little girl who had never grown up. When the real image of Emilia appeared on the huge screen, her emotions reached a climax.

[The Calm Belt Base No. 4, this is one of the four Calm Belt islands surrounding the Scientific Research Base No. 1 that Ron and his team found earlier.]

[Uta Island is just a small island with a population of several thousand people. The main terrain is primitive forest. A large camp has been built and a suitable living area has been initially developed.]

[It’s not very big, only about the size of five small towns. The only drawback is that the seasons on this island change very quickly, with spring, summer, autumn and winter switching within a month. If it weren’t for the heating equipment developed by Vegapunk…]

[Scientific Research Base No. 1 is extremely important. Ron chose to set up the island to receive Novara scholars on this Base No. 4.]

[When a commercial sailboat docked at the port, a woman who looked embarrassed but very elegant walked down from the boat. Leading the group was a woman with flowing silver hair, fair skin, and a slender figure. She wore a leather windbreaker and had two pistols on her waist. Although she looked cold, she could not hide her gentle and intellectual temperament. This contradictory fusion made the visiting woman particularly eye-catching.]

[“That’s our leader, Mr. Ron. If you have any questions, you can communicate with Mr. Ron directly.” The revolutionary soldier on the sailboat pointed to Ron at the port and said to Emilia.]

[Emilia jumped over the fence, hopped lightly to the port, and walked straight towards Ron.]

[“Hello, Mr. Ron, can we buy a ship that can cross the doldrums?” Emilia walked forward, her eyes flashing with eagerness and excitement.]

[As an archaeologist, she is well aware of the importance of such ships to their exploration work. With them, they can go deep into the unknown islands in the doldrums, those route islands that may be damaged, and the uninhabited islands in the doldrums, which may hide historical relics that have not been discovered by the world.]

[“Hello, Ms. Emilia, I’m Ron, and this is Mr. Kevin.” Ron smiled and waved, then introduced Kevin next to him. ]

[“Wait a minute, so you are…” After a close observation, Emilia looked at Ron and Kevin and felt that they looked more and more familiar, and she couldn’t help but reveal a look of surprise.]

[“Well, it’s hard not to know a pirate boy worth more than a billion berries.” Emilia smiled frankly: “I thought I had encountered a new ocean adventure.”]

[Emilia has no good feelings towards pirates, even though their Novara Archaeological Expedition Team was once listed as dangerous pirates by the World Government.]

[“We are not pirates, Ms. Emilia.” Ron explained calmly.]

[“So you misunderstood me. We are actually the revolutionary army.” Ron was not angry and continued to explain: “We just launched a workers’ uprising in the Kingdom of Lubni, and the World Government offered us a high reward.”]

[Since the workers of the Kingdom of Lubni won two wars, the World Government regarded it as a shame and basically did not announce the specific crimes of Ron and his team, but only wanted them with a high bounty. At present, except for Ron and his team, a few insiders in the Navy, and limited information, the outside world has a deep misunderstanding of them. ]

[“Sorry, I thought you were pirates.” Emilia apologized generously. ]

[As Ron patiently explained, Emilia had already believed him. After all, he had no need to deceive her. Thinking back carefully, from the beginning when they were rescued in the Calm Belt, the first thing the crew members thought about was how to get them out of the Calm Belt. Even the meeting with Ron was initiated by her. Their behavior was indeed completely different from that of most pirates who mainly robbed and plundered.]

[Ron also noticed this, so he was not in a hurry to have further exchanges, but arranged for these scholars to stay on the island for two days.]

【The Revolutionary Army always wins trust through actions rather than words. 】

[Two days later, the last bit of Emilia's vigilance disappeared.]

[This small island in the Calm Belt is inhabited by a large number of civilians, with complete housing facilities and land for farming, which is obviously not something pirates can achieve.]

[In the following time, Emilia gradually learned a lot about the Kingdom of Lubni and the efforts made by Ron and his team there.]

[This made her sincerely admire him. As a knowledgeable archaeologist, Emilia knew the situation of the Kingdom of Lubni very well. When she learned that Ron had successfully organized a large-scale workers' uprising in just over half a year and achieved remarkable results, even she, who was well-informed, could not help but admire him.]

[After a period of time, Ron gradually became familiar with the archaeologists in Novara.]

[This group of archaeologists gave Ron a very different feeling from the people he had met before. Most of the people he had met before were like shells. They could read but rarely had their own thoughts and correct understanding of the world. Even Mr. Kevin, although he had a certain ideological foundation at the beginning, was still lacking in detailed cognition.]

[Most of the ordinary citizens in many countries and cities I have seen in the past lack the ability to think independently and the method to explore the true face of the world. In comparison, Mr. Kevin is relatively outstanding, and in the Kingdom of Goa and other regions, the hooligans in the towns and the civilians in the central streets are often even more so. ]

[However, Novara's scholars are completely different. They have independent thoughts and profound cognition. Compared to people with ordinary knowledge, they are like shining stars.]

[Novara's scholars are well-read and have studied a large amount of historical data. They have an extraordinary understanding of the world and the reality. In this regard, even Ron is slightly inferior because his understanding of this world is not comprehensive enough.]

[Since he went to sea, although he has visited some islands, the only places he has truly understood in depth are probably the Kingdom of Justice, the Kingdom of Lubni, and Frevans.]

[Ron gained a lot from talking with them, such as the development and evolution of various countries in the world, and how the legal order of the world government has been gradually formed and improved over 800 years.]

[Whether it is Ron's research methods, or his discussion on open and closed social forms, or his ideas on the reform of the Kingdom of Goa and the proletarian revolution, these advanced ideas shine like gems. Anyone with a little knowledge can perceive their brilliance, and for those with more insight, they can better understand the value they contain.]