In the empty room, Longinus sat alone.

In front of him, there is a phone bug with a humane smile.

"It's surprising that a man like you would come to talk to us about a shipwright."

"Even with Roger's aura, his identity should be just as worthless to you."

Intelligence agencies like CP pay the most attention to the accuracy of information, and if the results of the report are finally found to be false, it will undoubtedly be a devastating blow to the person in charge.

Therefore, until the Hades blueprint is found, Spandam will not report his guesses.

Another important reason, of course, was that Spandam feared that someone would share the credit with him.

This also makes the five old stars not aware of what happened to Tom.

"I wanted to keep him, and it was all out of the genius of the Sea Train." Longinus explained unhurriedly.

"Sea trains?" The voice on the phone bug's side paused for a moment, "I've also learned a little, it's a bit new." ”

"What? Do you still want to develop trade? ”

For the well-informed Five Old Stars, the sea train is just like that, even if it can drive the development of commerce and trade, it is still a dispensable thing in their eyes.

"Of course not." Longinus said seriously, "In my opinion, the most important significance of the sea train is to suppress the development of the revolutionary army. ”

"Oh? The wave of development of the revolutionary army? Hearing Longinus mention the Revolutionary Army, the five old stars also looked at it squarely.

In the past two years, more than a dozen kingdoms have been overthrown one after another.

For the government, this loss is not a big deal.

But the problem is that the revolutionary army proved its existence with its means, and at the same time fueled the wave of revolutionary ideas.

The trend of liberal thought has become more and more intense.

In today's sea, there are pirates stirring up the wind and rain in the new world, and there are undercurrents of revolutionary armies surging in the four seas.

Even the world government cannot continue to ignore this chaos.

It's time for a change!

"Explain it carefully."

"Yes." "The revolutionary army has a vast area of activity and many kingdoms, and the government and navy are relatively weak. ”

"In the event of a rebellion, it is difficult for the government to send a fleet to quell the rebellion in the first place. Although the inlay technology invented by Dr. Vegapunk allowed the fleet to cross the windless zone, it did relieve our pressure to a certain extent, but it was ...... Still not enough! ”

"We need to make it easier to connect the world into a whole. In the event of a rebellion, there is no need to even send troops from the headquarters, and the naval forces in the entire sea area alone can put down the rebellion in a timely manner. ”

"You said that the way to connect the world into a whole is the sea train?" The voice of the five old stars sounded at the right time, and they couldn't hear joy and anger.

"Hmmm! Once the train network is rolled out, it will be possible to connect the four seas and the entire first half of the Great Route, with the headquarters as the center, and the government will have an unprecedented degree of control over the world. ”

Hearing Longinus's words, the breathing on the phone bug's side became slightly rapid.

The world government is not a monolithic state, but a politically dispersed group of nations with more than 170 member states worldwide.

It's not that the world government doesn't want to increase its control, but it can't.

According to Longinus's understanding, the current world government is very similar to the maritime civilization called "Ancient Greece" in another world.

There are many islands, the sea is blocked, and the transportation is difficult, which has created a city-state system of small countries and widows.

The city-states were loosely connected and indifferent, and communication between them was maintained only through overseas trade.

The only difference is that the world government has relied on absolute military repression to keep this loose alliance alive for 800 years.

Therefore, it is natural that the five old stars, who have the highest power in the world, will want to take this power one step further.

It's just that they are not yet carried away by greed.

"The key question of this proposal is, how do you ensure safety?"

"The routes close to the Navy headquarters and major branches may have enough deterrence, but if there are too many lines, the trains are easy to be hijacked, and the tracks may be damaged."

"The people of the revolutionary army are not stupid, if they really want to start a rebellion, they will definitely destroy the adjacent tracks at the first time, so that the train network we have laid will only become a waste of material and financial resources."

Hearing the five old stars' questioning, Longinus explained in a calm tone, "The key to solving this hidden danger lies in the fish-man. ”

"You mean, let those fishmen help us guard the orbit." The tone of the five old stars was filled with a strong sense of distrust.

"Fishmen are natural sea warriors, and the average revolutionary army has no way to destroy the orbit under their protection. It would be better if the revolutionary army sent high-ranking cadres, and we could have set a trap to arrest them. Longinus said bewilderedly.

"As for the fish-man's loyalty, I don't think there's any need to worry about it. On the one hand, Princess Otohime and I will actively guide and try to eliminate the hatred of the fish-people towards the government; On the other hand, we can seize on the fact that Dorag killed Fisher Tiger and make a big deal about it, and stir up hatred among the Fish-People against the Revolutionary Army. ”

Hearing Longinus mention Fisher Tiger, the satisfied smiles of the five old stars were perfectly presented in front of Longinus's eyes through the phone bug.

It's clear that they are the real murderers, but they can throw the black pot to the enemy, this feeling is simply not too cool.

"However, Tom is still related to Roger after all, and it is always uneasy to hand over such a huge project as the train network to him."

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Five Old Stars. The only ones who can do this are Tom and his two disciples. ”

Longinus wasn't lying, the only three trains in the world were built by the three of them.

The world's outstanding shipbuilders have gathered in the capital of seven waters, but the capital of seven waters has long been decayed and dilapidated, and there are very few people who can devote themselves to building ships like Tom and the others.

Most of the shipbuilders who did not change careers starved to death.

In such a comparison, it is not an exaggeration to say that the shipbuilding technology of the three of them is ahead of an era.

"Another point, Tom's identity as a fishman may also provide us with a lot of convenience for our next moves."

The phone bug was silent for a moment before the voice of the five old stars finally rang.

"General Longinus, we have indeed been touched by your words and sincerity. Well, the train network will be handled by you. ”

"You can also prioritize the mobilization of government resources."

After saying that, the voice of the phone bug fell silent, and the room returned to tranquility.

The bright light shone on Longinus's face, reflecting a face in pastel tones.

"If you look at a problem from a different angle, you will get a completely different answer."

"In the eyes of the world government, the train network will be their weapon to suppress the riots, but in the eyes of the revolutionary army, the train network is also a bullet that they will give the world government a fatal blow by 'surrounding the city from the countryside'."

"I have already played the overture for you in the future movement! Next, it was my turn to listen! ”