"Captain, is this the better rescue plan you said? Are you planning to sneak into the city of Laslov?"
After hearing Raymond's plan, the friends of the "Ghost Group" all showed unusually solemn expressions on their faces.
"Um!"
Raymond nodded and continued: "In this public trial, the World Headquarters must be heavily guarded. If we just fight head-on, even if we really win, we may not be able to rescue people alive."
In Roland's prophecy, the World Headquarters accounts for a full 90% chance of winning.
Although I don’t know how this chance of victory came about, the essence of prophecy is to predict an unchangeable outcome.
Raymond had to think about what would happen to those "criminals" if the Pirate Alliance couldn't defeat them.
What's more, even if some changes were predicted and the Navy Alliance won, if Raymond were the commander of the World Headquarters, he would immediately choose to execute the "criminals" first to reduce trouble.
This also means that if the original plan is followed, the chance of Ilya being rescued alive is extremely low.
That's why... Raymond plans to sneak in alone!
Anna's eyes were full of worry and she asked: "But Captain, is this too risky for you?"
"No! On the contrary, if I stay on the ship, the target will be bigger and more dangerous."
Lei Meng Xiangxiang explained: "Now that I carry the name of the 'Endless Eight Emperors', once the war starts, there will be countless masters watching my movements. I want to rescue, but the situation will be more dangerous... "
After hearing this, although everyone thought it was reasonable, they couldn't help but worry about Raymond's safety.
It is conceivable that the current "Raslov" is definitely not as arranged as an iron barrel by the World Headquarters. If he, a big pirate, enters, once he is discovered, it can be said that there is no possibility of escaping.
There was solemnity in Helen's beautiful eyes. After thinking about it, she suggested: "I'll go with you. If anything happens, there will be someone to take care of you..."
She was the most powerful among the "Ghost Group" now, and she felt that she should do something for this man. Even though she knew that this trip was extremely dangerous, she did not hesitate at all.
"No, it's safer if I go alone."
It is one thing that Raymond is worried about Helen's safety, and it is also true.
He explained: "Miss Lorraine can't predict my whereabouts, and those guys certainly can't either. But if you accompany me, you might be more easily exposed. What's more, with Arnold's support, at least the plan to sneak in safely is feasible. Very sexy..."
The entire plan has already taken shape in Raymond's mind, and he has thought everything through.
"But..."
Anna on the side wanted to say something, but Raymond interrupted her.
"This is the best plan I can think of..."
He continued: "When the time comes, everyone will listen to the arrangements of Senior Capone and the others and participate in the frontal attack. This battle of our 'Ghost Group' will definitely be the focus of the World Headquarters. Everyone must be careful when the time comes. Our primary purpose this time is To save people, the greater the noise you make outside, the higher my chance of success..."
After a pause, Raymond turned to look at Luo Lan and said, "Miss Luo Lan, there is another favor that I need you to do."
Lorraine: "Say."
Raymond: "I want you to help pretend to be me. You don't have to do anything, but at least those people won't notice that I'm not on the ship for a short time."
Luo Lan nodded calmly: "I understand."
Raymond then said to Lulu above his head: "Lulu, help me prepare some first-aid medicine. Detoxification, healing, recovery..."
Lulu: "Yes, Captain."
"Colin, help me prepare the escape tools. Oh, by the way...and the unlocking device."
"yes!"
"Then our combat plan is like this... If I successfully infiltrate, I will find a way to pass on information to everyone. There must be countless extraordinary sensory and signal jamming devices in the city of 'Laslov', and mental power and communication devices are easily exposed.
I will teach you a special body code, and then everyone will look at my gestures..."
Raymond is also extremely familiar with "Laslov" and has made detailed research on the terrain, defense, and artillery position.
After hearing the complete plan, everyone realized that the plan in his mind was already perfect. Even Luo Lan on the side felt suddenly enlightened after hearing this.
If there was really a chance of saving people alive, his plan would definitely have the highest probability.
The friends did not try to persuade him, they knew that their captain had already made a decision, and the plan was obviously well thought out.
On the contrary, they really wanted to help, so they followed Raymond's plan to really help.
...
A few days later, the Navy Headquarters moved to Raslov, the last large-scale human settlement city!
Raymond took a merchant ship and landed quietly.
As soon as he got off the boat, he was picked up by a woman wearing a black cloak and entered the city directly past the interrogation of the gate guards.
"Master, there are three days until the day of judgment. The patrol in the city is very strict now, you'd better not come into contact with anyone else..."
The one who came to meet him was naturally the CP9 captain, Arno Dorian, the [God Assassin] codenamed "no.2".
"Um."
Raymond didn't speak, but communicated mentally.
At this moment, he changed into an ordinary disguise, calmed down his aura, and his identity was a CP9 secret agent, a direct subordinate of Arno. Now he was recruited and came from other sea areas to support the headquarters.
"Arno, after the war starts, you can find a way to escape from the city on your own. If you arrange for me to infiltrate this time, your identity will definitely be exposed. There is no need for you to stay in CP9 anymore. From now on, you will be with me on the ship.
Bar..."
The most critical link in Raymond's rescue plan this time is Arno. Only this high-level arrangement of CP9 can allow him to come into contact with the "prisoners" being tried.
Of course, this operation also means that Arnold, the secret agent, has completely lost the possibility of continuing to lurk after this time.
When Raymond is exposed, any fool will guess that something is wrong with Arnold.
"Yes, Master."
Arnold has absolute obedience to Raymond, and she will choose to carry out any request.
At this time, he added: "The location of the execution platform and the layout of the combat force have also been determined. At that time, every 'criminal' will wear an anti-magic collar, which is the latest nt5 secret lock manufactured by the institute. The collar has a total of two keys.
, one of them is controlled by our CP9, and I have backed up all the keys. The other one is in the hands of the Navy Marshal, I'm sorry, I don't have the authority to get it..."
"You've done a great job."
Raymond responded with approval. He had already thought of this, so he asked Colin to help him create some "universal unlocking tools" before coming.
Now Arno has provided one of the keys to the "Forbidden Magic Collar", which means half of the time is left for him.
If that still doesn't work, there is a backup plan, which is to kill Ilya and then [Reincarnate in the Dirty Land].
Of course, this is the next best option.
Now he has also discovered that [Dirty Earth Turn] is actually not a perfect technique. It has a drawback that cannot be ignored.
Although people resurrected by this spell can retain their memories and strength, they lose the possibility of further advancement.
For scientists like Lulu, it may not matter, but half a foot like Ilya's will have a great impact on top masters in the "demigod realm". It is a very bad choice to make no progress in life.
After thinking about it, he asked again: "By the way, has my identity been arranged? I want to get as close as possible to that Elijah Belle."
"No problem. The entire trial process will be attended by personnel from both CP9 and the Navy. When the time comes, I will replace the original swordsman and you will take his place..."
Arno responded respectfully: "It's just that you have to be with me, Master, for these two days. Especially when other people are around, you still need to call me 'Captain'..."
"Um."
Raymond nodded, feeling it was natural.
...
"Raslov" consists of dozens of ships and islands, with a large urban area.
However, the naval branch in its core area is real land created by reclamation. This trial was held in this largest naval base besides the naval headquarters.
This is the most prosperous trading city under the jurisdiction of the World Government and the legendary "pirate forbidden area".
There are a large number of navy stationed in this city all year round. It is a dangerous area that even the "Endless Eight Emperors" level pirates have to go around. Except for the "Pirate King" Delos of the year, no big pirate has dared to land here under the banner of the banner.
A city.
Because of this "public trial", a large number of outsiders have poured into the city in recent months.
The "Shichibukai under the King" who were recruited were bounty hunters, reporters, speculators, intelligence traders...a mixed bag.
Of course, there are countless navies.
A large number of naval warships come in and out of the port every day, and masters recruited from various naval branches in the nearby waters gradually gather here. Senior naval officers wearing white "cloaks of justice" and showing their domineering attitude can be seen everywhere on the streets.
Raymond followed Arnaud through the passage of senior naval officers and saw many "general stars" with shining gold stars on their shoulders.
Major general, lieutenant general, even general!
Many of them look familiar, they are all "boss" characters in the game that pirate camp players once avoided.
"The standards for recruitment are very high. They are all senior combat personnel with at least the rank of lieutenant or above. There are now more than 200,000 navy personnel in the city, and they are extremely high in both quantity and quality..."
While walking, Arno communicated mentally with Raymond.
"Um."
Raymond also discovered that this city was somewhat different from the one in the game in his memory. At least for this battle, this naval branch had a lot more giant artillery.
The city is bustling and noisy.
Raymond and the two walked through the crowded streets, where patrolling naval soldiers and secret sentries could be seen everywhere.
Because of Arno's presence, they did not receive any questioning and successfully arrived at a secret stronghold of CP9 - a high-end tavern in the city.
Raymond and Arno stayed here temporarily.
...
Being a spy gave Raymond a lot of conveniences. No one asked questions, and there was no need for any communication.
The members of cp9 are more like strangers. Everyone just follows the rules and does things without any extra communication or relationship building.
This is a group of people who live in the shadow of the sun. For many espionage personnel, no one knows their existence except those directly on the line.
Therefore, Arnold created an almost perfect identity for Raymond.
For two days, news kept coming.
Raymond also came into contact with how the world's most powerful and largest intelligence agency operates for the first time.
A lot of information that is top-secret to others, there is no secret at all for them.
For example, who did the invited king come into contact with, who were the ladies at night, what did they have for dinner...
Which businessman has come into contact with pirates, and the composition of his family...
Who are the remnants of the revolutionary army who were deliberately let go? Who are the people they have come into contact with recently...
Just the intelligence office run by Arno receives a huge amount of intelligence feedback every day. It can be said that most of the movements of the "Pirate Alliance" are under the control of CP9.
It is conceivable that the current "Laslov City" is as tightly guarded as an iron barrel.
Raymond was also glad that he didn't do anything unnecessary and arranged for more people to infiltrate.
Except for the friends of the "Ghost Group" and Capone, no one else knew about his operation this time.
The situation in the city is more complex than people imagine. Often when a person comes in, anyone he comes into contact with may be CP9's secret agent.
Even as captain Arno, it is impossible for a large number of people to infiltrate without being discovered by the secret spies of other CP9 captains.
...
Of course, those pirate bosses also have their own rescue plans, so there is no need for Raymond to worry.
After all, none of the methods of the "Pirate Emperor" are simple.
And [Night King] Morgan is also known as the uncrowned king of the underground forces in human territory, so his channels naturally do not need to be worried about by outsiders like Raymond.
There is an undercurrent surging in the city.
In the past few days, there has been news coming in all the time.
Intense battle reports have begun to come from the nearby sea area.
The "Pirate Alliance" also began to build momentum for this rescue, with frequent activities. Because a large number of senior naval officers arrived and were recruited to "Raslov", the pirates in those sea areas gradually began to take the opportunity to attack major naval branches.
Pin down some naval fleets.
Finally, the day of judgment has arrived.
...
This day, the wind was calm and sunny.
The naval branch of "Raslov" is a solid fortress in the shape of a cake. On the wall is a huge seagull painted on a white background with blue paint, and the word "Navy" is written on the iron painting with a silver hook.
In front of the fortress, there is a huge square.
This was originally a training ground for naval soldiers, but now more than 20 black iron towers have been erected.
There is a platform of less than five square meters on each iron tower, which is the execution platform where prisoners will be executed.
Today, the Navy branch is bustling with activity. There is an auditorium set up on the side of the square. On it sit the kings, lords and their families from various human territories invited by the World Headquarters, as well as a large number of people holding cameras.
reporter.
This public trial will be broadcast live across the entire Endless Sea!
Today, in addition to fishing, the World Government also wants to use this opportunity to "kill chickens and scare monkeys" so that it can use powerful force to deter those so-called "neutral places".
Around the square, naval generals stood ready.
The standard of this trial was beyond everyone's imagination. Even the navy responsible for maintaining order were all officers of the second lieutenant level or above.
And near the rostrum, there were even more powerful people gathered.
All the "Shichibukai under the King" who were recruited were all present, and each sat on the seats with their title cards on them. In addition to the well-known "Number One Swordsman in the World" Hawke, there were also people because of【 Snake Princess】The new and unfamiliar face after Elijah was deprived of his title.
In the next row, the general stars are shining brightly. These are more than twenty regular generals from various branches of the navy. These are all veteran strong men above Sequence 0 who have realized high-level hegemony!
Further up, sat three generals whose aura was so overwhelming that no one dared to look directly at them. They were the three generals of the Navy Headquarters.
In addition to the [Thunder Fruit] esper Ray Dandelion and the [Sun Fruit] Pico Aluret, there is also a cold-faced female general.
That is the most popular new naval star recently, Eileen Philip!
Her position was between the two veteran headquarters generals, and she seemed to have a higher status.
The three of them sat there with expressionless faces, as if they were like magic needles in the sea, suppressing the whole audience.
The Admiral of the Navy [Iron-Armed Ape] Amon Melunes is currently occupying the rostrum, presiding over this public trial.
...
"There are really as many strong men as clouds..."
At this moment, on a certain iron tower, Raymond, wearing the executioner's uniform, stood there without even daring to breathe.
His current situation is really full of dangers. Looking around, in the entire Endless Sea, almost all the top naval generals with names are present.
This power is enough to defeat any force in the Endless Sea.
What's more, he looked up and saw an unknown number of "descendants of the Twelve Sages" in the attic of the tall building!
There were too many masters present, so Raymond did not dare to let out his senses. Even his breathing was kept as even as possible to avoid arousing suspicion.
The slightest mistake could lead to death.
"Everyone... Today the General Office will conduct a public trial of a group of extremely vicious criminals. Their existence has greatly affected the continuation of world peace and civilization..."
A standard official speech, which roughly describes how brutal the "rebels" are...
Not long after, Marshal Amon finished his opening remarks, and then shouted loudly: "Put the criminals on the execution platform!"
Raymond suddenly looked startled. He knew that the real topic had begun!
...
As soon as Amon finished speaking, a series of dull machine sounds sounded.
The door to the naval branch bunker slowly opened, and a group of people with "magic-proof collars" locked around their necks were escorted out of the dungeon by a group of guards.
"Look...the first one is the leader of the revolutionary army..."
"The tall man is the chief of general staff of the revolutionary army..."
"..."
The reporters kept pressing the cameras in their hands, trying to capture the panic or remorse on the faces of these people before they died.
Unfortunately, they were disappointed and could only take pictures of resolute faces looking forward to death.
Even though they were being held in custody, these "prisoners" exuded a strong and unyielding temperament. There was no fear in their eyes, but more indifference and calmness.
As soon as this group of people came out, there was suddenly a chilling atmosphere in the air, and everyone swallowed a mouthful of saliva without realizing it.
Like sudden thunderclouds in summer, the bright sun is blocked in an instant, giving people a feeling that a storm is coming.
It wasn't until the end that a pretty figure stepped out.
She was wearing a pink snake-scale gold-patterned high-slit cheongsam. She had a graceful figure and graceful appearance. Her hair and clothes were arranged meticulously. Even though she was shackled, others could not see any embarrassment on her face. On the contrary, there was something in her eyes.
Yi Yi's indifferent smile makes people seem to see the freedom and ease of seeing through everything.
"Ilya!"
Seeing the face of the visitor clearly, Raymond's pupils shrank slightly, and the hand holding the long knife tightened slightly.
More than 20 people were escorted to the execution platform, and Ilya also walked up the steps slowly with a proud look on his face...