Alistair believed that healthcare, military, technology, and education were essential responsibilities of a government.
Neglecting these responsibilities would lead to disastrous consequences. A weak military would compromise national defense; neglecting healthcare would allow pharmaceutical giants to control the population's health; neglecting technology would force the nation to buy patents from tech giants; and neglecting education was the worst—it would turn citizens into ignorant masses, easily exploited by capital.
Therefore, everything could be relaxed except education. The skills to fight tyranny must be taught.
When the revolutionaries and pirates returned, it was time for dinner.
Alistair had already made arrangements with the inns.
For enough money, the inns didn't care who ate the food. They provided soup, bread, ham, and sausage, then left.
Alistair understood that a strong physique wasn't achieved through random training. Luffy's brothers' hunting in the forest stemmed from their bodies' instinctive need for energy.
Most pirates had to conserve food at sea.
Zeff, the Red Leg, resorted to cannibalism after a shipwreck. Larger crews couldn't afford to overeat at sea.
Without adequate food, how could they train and replenish energy? This was a crucial difference between the weak and the strong.
Even large crews had to split up due to logistical challenges.
This wasn't an issue on land.
As long as Mock Town had enough supplies, they could eat and drink as much as they wanted.
Mock Town's supplies were surprisingly abundant. The merchants, to serve pirates, had to stockpile goods—alcohol, bread, sausages, ham; they even bought fish from the Shandora Union and had vegetable gardens.
They were like hamsters, accumulating wealth from pirates.
Thanks to them, pirates spent their loot quickly, allowing Alistair to buy food for over five hundred people (less than a hundred revolutionaries and over four hundred pirates).
But the pirates were no longer wild and free.
After running ten kilometers, they were exhausted, drenched in sweat. They ate and drank obediently, too tired to complain.
Pirates rarely underwent such intense training. Their explosive power was excellent, but their endurance was weak. After ten kilometers, they were exhausted; eating and drinking was enough, let alone complaining.
The revolutionaries' speed was astonishing.
It defied common sense.
Normally, captives would spend a night before training.
But these pirates were considered "ready for assimilation" on their first day, training beginning in the afternoon.
They planned to escape that night, but not only were they forced to train, but their ships were sold, the merchants even sailing away, leaving few ships behind; escape was impossible.
Some were truly desperate; others replenished their energy, waiting for an opportunity.
Alistair wouldn't let them idle at night.
He knew that literacy campaigns were crucial for New Oriental's success, followed by night schools.
Working and attending night school, young people entered universities, becoming the backbone of New Oriental's rise.
Alistair wouldn't let them waste their time.
He decided to teach something interesting.
The steel mill was operational; steel and musket production would increase. Though their weapons were from various origins, they would soon have standardized "domestic" muskets.
Training had begun, but most only knew how to use muskets, not their principles.
After dinner, everyone gathered—captives inside, revolutionaries outside, all armed, wary of the captives.
Only hands-on experience revealed how difficult it was to persuade these pirates.
Their stubbornness made the revolutionaries question how they'd been persuaded by Alistair—had he cast a spell?
"Muskets, powerful weapons. With gunpowder, bullets, and guns, they can harm most strong individuals at sea. Only Logia-types and a few Paramecia can withstand concentrated fire. This is your only weapon against strong opponents."
This was a lie.
Only a disciplined army with hundreds of muskets could deter powerful seafarers.
But coming from Alistair, who had just defeated them with muskets, the pirates believed him—they saw the power of muskets, not what lay beneath.
"So, what are the principles of musket operation?" Alistair gestured to Van Augur and Mihar.
As the strongest snipers, he wanted their explanation.
Mihar and Van Augur walked onto the platform with long faces, never expecting to be called upon to explain musket principles…
It was instinctual; explaining the theory was difficult…
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