"Then what?"
Atlas crossed his arms and looked at Dragon with eager eyes and a smile.
Dragon is an interesting person.
Like many others, he was full of passion when he first joined the Marines.
But wherever the sun shines, there must be shadows.
Dragon, who was accustomed to the sunshine, naturally couldn't stand the various behaviours of the World Government. Still, he could not change anything due to the constraints of Marine's system.
Unlike Akainu and Aokiji, he did not become a Marine Admiral, and he used it to implement his own ideas of justice.
He sees and does things more thoroughly than others.
But…
"Then?"
Dragon frowned slightly, and his face became even more fierce.
"What are you going to do? For your justice."
Atlas was calm, his tone neither salty nor cold.
Dragon is indeed a man with a very intelligence; otherwise, he would not have gathered strong men like [Miracle Person] and [Tyrant] in a short period of time.
But after all, he was still limited by the times and worldview, and revolutionary ideas were not yet mature.
"After I came out of Logue town, I traveled worldwide, and I saw a lot of darkness. The kings and nobles were greedy and extorted money, and the common people under their rule lived in misery. Cannibalism often happened..."
Dragon slowly recounted what he had seen and heard over the years in a calm tone, as if it were commonplace.
"Ohara, Flevance, Kingdom of Goa..."
His voice gradually deepened: "These are things you can't see in Marineford. Pirates are a persistent problem in this world, but they are not the root cause!!"
"The World Government, headed by the Celestial Dragons and those nobles, are the fundamental obstacles to establishing the New World!!"
Dragon saw it clearly, and his goal in establishing the Revolutionary Army was obvious—overthrowing the world government! !
Therefore, from the fundamental point of his thoughts, he did not take pirates seriously.
In other words, the pirates, who could never stick together, were no threat to him.
So, he doesn't object to Luffy becoming a pirate, and he doesn't even dislike pirates as a group.
"So, I want to overthrow all those nobles who rely on brutal rule!"
His voice was loud and decisive.
This statement was not a bold one. Atlas was still a Marine Admiral now.
A leader of the Revolutionary Army openly spoke in front of him about overthrowing the world government.
And this was exactly Dragon's test.
To find out if Atlas is who he imagined.
Really…
"Haha~~What can you do after the overthrow?"
Atlas laughed and asked, "Continue to overthrow the next kingdom? Then a new noble will appear in the previous kingdom?"
"..."
Hearing this, Dragon frowned.
Judging from the current base of the Revolutionary Army, it is already the limit to overthrow one or two kingdoms, so he urgently needs more like-minded people.
"There are classes in this world, and where there are classes, there must be a ruling class and a ruled class. The aristocrats you speak of are the ruling class."
"The ruled class represented by the common people do not have any means of production, and the products of their labour are possessed by the nobles, who can spend and enjoy themselves unscrupulously..."
"Of course, the most fundamental thing is a gap in military force."
"So there is no problem with your idea of using violent revolution to overthrow."
Atlas didn't care whether it was right, so he applied the remaining ideas of capitalism to his mind.
Dragon was also lost in thought. Although he was a little unfamiliar with terms like "means of production," he could still understand the general meaning of Atlas.
It almost directly summed up the way the nobles exploited the common people. This was a problem that he had never thought about before.
"I'll give you an idea, you can try it."
Atlas followed the instructions, and his tone gradually became less harsh.
"What idea?"
Dragon suddenly raised his head, a flash of inspiration appearing in his mind, feeling that something important was about to appear before him.
"If you want to build a free and equal New World like you said, the first thing to do is to eliminate the concept of class so that there is no hierarchy between people and everyone is equal."
"However, as it is now, as long as aristocratic private ownership exists, inequality and exploitation will still exist."
"So—"
Atlas deliberately slowed down his speech, looked at Dragon, who was subconsciously holding his breath, and smiled: "With the current strength of the Revolutionary Army, you can overthrow a small kingdom first."
"Then, conduct a pilot project on public ownership, confiscate all private property for the state, and the state will invest resources to establish and implement public ownership communities..."
Atlas didn't go into great detail; it was just a general idea.
The specific implementation still depends on how Dragon and the others operate.
At this stage, social resources become shared resources among people. Without private ownership, there would be no ruling class, and true equality could be achieved.
"I have heard about some of your Revolutionary Army's previous actions. Overthrowing one or two countries has no meaning at all. Instead, it has aroused the alarm of the world government."
"What you should do now is to slowly explore an effective and systematic revolutionary path, instead of overthrowing one country and then moving on to the next. That is not liberation."
"It can only be regarded as destruction!!"
After saying that, Dragon had fallen into deep contemplation.
Although he had witnessed the cruelty of the world through traveling around the world, he had not concluded a set of effective theories.
His situation was equivalent to knowing that the corruption of the nobles is fundamental, so he wants to overthrow them, but he has no clue what to do after overthrowing them.
Now, Atlas provided him with the methodology.
However, as far as Atlas's own thoughts are concerned, he maintains a certain degree of doubt about the feasibility of a set of theories.
It can only be said that this method may be possible for Dragon, but it is completely unsuitable for his path.
There was no way, the goal Dragon wanted to achieve was too big, and he was destined to encounter many difficulties and obstacles.
Maybe he will say this before he dies: The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard.
Therefore, the purpose of Atlas is to accelerate the growth of the Revolutionary Army and let them go to the front line to attract the attention of the world government.
As long as their ideas and practices are more effective, the world government will become more and more fearful of them.
And Atlas can develop silently, digging out the foundation of the world government!