Pirate: I can copy all devil fruits.

"Jiang Lin, it's great that you're fine!"

On the uninhabited island, Hancock excitedly stepped forward and hugged Jiang Lin's body.

"I'm fine, let's go back first!"

Jiang Lin raised his hand and gently patted Hancock's shoulder, then turned to look behind him.

Behind him, under the escort of Shanks, Wu Laoxing walked into the ice and boarded the pirate ship outside the ice.

After receiving the Five Old Stars, the pirate ship did not stop, but turned its bow and sailed away from the island chain.

After Shanks left, Jiang Lin also returned to the island chain with the crew.

"Jiang Lin, you're back, what happened? Is Wulaoxing dead?"

Sabo stood at the gate of the station, warmly welcoming Jiang Lin's arrival.

"no!"

Jiang Lin's face darkened, looking in the direction he came from, his eyes were full of anger.

"what happened?"

Seeing Jiang Lin rushing into the station angrily, Sabo looked suspiciously at Ace and the others who were following Jiang Lin.

"Ugh!"

After Ace sighed helplessly, he walked into the station without saying a word.

"We're in big trouble, let's go in and talk about it first!"

After Qingzhi finished speaking, he quickly walked into the station.

"Trouble? What trouble?"

Sabo followed everyone into the station. In the command room that originally belonged to the navy, Jiang Lin sat in the main seat, quietly waiting for the arrival of Aokiji and others.

Soon, everyone was seated.

In addition to Jiang Lin, his crew and Sabo, there were more than a dozen unfamiliar faces on the scene.

These unfamiliar faces were all civilian representatives who had been elected after their achievements in previous battles.

These people are temporarily acting as commanders to help Jiang Lin manage the civilians left at the scene.

"Let me first talk about the results of this operation. The operation to snipe at Wulaoxing was a complete failure!"

"The Five Old Stars have been rescued by the Four Emperor Shanks!"

When Jiang Lin said this, he paused slightly before continuing.

"And we still have more serious things to face. The entire combat power of the navy has come to our side."

"I'm sure it will be on our side soon and we have two options at the moment."

"First, give up here and go to the Whitebeard Pirates."

"The second is to stick to this place! But in this way, the sacrifice will probably be great!"

"I want to hear your opinion."

Jiang Lin sat on the main seat, and spoke frankly to the civilian representatives sitting below.

Shanks personally told Jiang Lin about the information about the navy's invasion.

As Shanks, there is absolutely no need to deceive Jiang Lin.

Therefore, Jiang Lin had to respond to this.

"Jiang Lin! Is what you said true?"

"This is not a strategic point, why does the navy have to fight for it?"

"Yes! Could your information be false?"

Civilian representatives have spoken out one after another, and they do not understand the actions of the Navy.

Although it is said to be an island chain, it is actually just an artificial barrier.

The loss of the navy here should not be such a big loss in terms of their strategic layout. There is no need to smash here!
"The intelligence is not yet known to be true or false, but this arrangement, regardless of whether the navy comes or not, is the choice we have to face now."

"After all, this is a place far away from the Whitebeard Pirates. If we stay here for a long time, our logistical arrangements may be very difficult."

"So, my opinion is to give up here and go to the Whitebeard Pirates."

Seeing that no one offered any constructive suggestions, Jiang Lin threw out his thoughts.

This island chain is too far away from the Whitebeard Pirates. For the Whitebeard Pirates, as long as they can ensure the smooth flow here, it is not necessary to stay here for a long time.

"Jiang Lin, wait a moment, I just learned a piece of information not long ago, which may help your judgment."

Sabo stood up from his seat and distributed some newspapers to those present.

"This is the newspaper that was just released this morning. The content recorded in the newspaper is exactly the news about the world government's global conscription."

"The world government has adopted the method of lure and inducement to absorb all the personnel it can absorb."

"Whether these people are criminals, pirates or the revolutionary army, as long as they want to, they can join the navy and fight against us."

Sabo took the newspaper and broke out what the world government was doing.

"What? There is such a thing?"

After hearing this, Fujitora's face changed drastically.

"That's right! According to the intelligence of our revolutionary army, most of the criminals in the advancing city have signed an agreement with the navy. The agreement states that as long as they can participate in the war, they will all be free after the war."

"It's not just about advancing the city! The world government is still recruiting troops from various countries under its banner, and strictly restricting personnel from various countries to go to sea."

"At present, those who go to sea without approval are all charged with treason, and they will be killed without arrest!"

"The navy's approach is undoubtedly to cut off our way out, and at the same time continue to strengthen its own strength."

"So, I think the reason why they value this island chain so much must be for these reinforcements that have not yet arrived."

"After all, this is the only large entrance to the sea. Only here can a large number of people and ships pass through."

Sabo's words thoroughly explained why the navy is so fanciful.

When they acted, the world government was not idle, and they were frantically mobilizing their own power in an attempt to contain Jiang Lin's power.

"That's how it is! No wonder Akainu and the others sent out their entire army to attack us."

"So it's because we already got the opponent's trump card!"

Jiang Lin narrowed his eyes slightly, and his momentum kept surging.

He originally planned to retreat here, but now it seems...

He can't take this place anymore.

According to Sabo's information, once Jiang Lin and the others give up the island chain, it will be almost impossible to get through here in the future.

And without the entrance and exit, Jiang Lin and the others will become "turtles in the urn", and failure will happen sooner or later.

"Rubeck, immediately after the meeting, organize a meeting with the captains of the various brigades, and tell them the truth about what the world government is currently doing."

"In addition, you tell the captains that from now until the start of the war, if anyone wants to withdraw, no one is allowed to stop and condemn."

"After the start of the war, anyone who escapes will be treated as a deserter and executed on the spot!"

After Jiang Lin sorted out his thoughts, he immediately gave an order to a civilian representative sitting below.

Now that the navy is doing something like this, some of the people under his banner will definitely want to leave.

And Jiang Lin's method is also very simple. If you want to leave, you should leave as soon as possible. If you don't leave and wait until the war starts, then don't blame him for being rude.

"Ok, I see!"

A middle-aged man with a beard sitting on the lower seat nodded slightly after listening to Jiang Lin's words.

"Everyone! I think everyone is aware of the seriousness of the situation. This place is very important to the enemy."

"It's just as important to us!"

"This is our only way in and out. Once the enemy completely occupies this place, we will face the situation of being trapped to death."

"And with our current strength, it's not enough to defend here. We lack weapons and supplies!"

"This is a real problem!"

"I know it's going to be a tough battle, and I know we may face very high sacrifices."

"I will not force anyone, not only the people outside, but anyone in the room who wants to leave, just tell me, I will never stop."

"The only thing I can promise everyone is that if I die, I will be the first one, and if I retire..."

"I will definitely be the last one!"

Jiang Lin swept away the previous haze, put his hands on the table, stood up, and spoke loudly to everyone.