General Lanlin of One Piece

Chapter 617 Warring States and Rorschach

Marine Headquarters, Marine Fando, Inner Bay Military Port.

"Luo Xia, you are so leisurely. You actually have time to sit here and fish. Why, is your G5 territory so stable now?"

Sengoku, holding a bag of senbei in his hand and wearing a pair of flip-flops, showing off his two flying legs, walked from the square and looked at Rorschach, who was sitting on the embankment basking in the sun with a fishing rod in his hand. .

Rorschach has a leisurely posture, wearing a white shirt and beach pants, with his legs crossed, sitting on an invisible chair. There is an iron bucket filled with ice cubes on the ground beside him, and several bottles of ale and juice are placed in the bucket.

Seeing Warring States approaching, Rorschach did not get up. He just took out a bottle of ice-cold ale from the ice bucket and handed it over.

"Old man, I just got out of jail after a year, and now I'm in the new world, fighting for several months with those cruel and brutal pirates for the sake of a stable rule from above. I have to take a breath even if I hang myself. , can’t I just relax and unwind?”

"You kid, when did you learn such shady words? You might as well just call the Celestial Dragons rubbish, because you don't want to look at the faces of a bunch of rubbish."

Warring States glared at Luo Xia angrily and sat down on the air chair to his right.

Rorschach was shocked and turned his head in disbelief to look at Warring States who was uncorking the ale bottle and pouring wine into his mouth.

Warring States eyes were full of memories of the past. When he talked about the interesting stories from his days as a recruit, his whole temperament completely changed from that of an unsmiling naval marshal to that of an approachable and gentle old man.

"My dream is to become the supreme commander of the forces of justice and help everyone realize their dreams, but..."

While sipping the ice-cold ale, he said words in an old and plain tone that touched Rorschach's heart.

In fact, everyone knows the root cause of many things, but whether it can be changed, how to change it, whether it can withstand the various losses that occur during the change process, and whether it will become worse after the change, these are all issues that need to be considered. . "

Only a bad guy like Gibek can be called the Pirate Emperor who stands at the top of the new world. "

"And my dream when I joined the Navy was to become a naval admiral, or even a marshal or commander-in-chief who could rule thousands of troops!"

"Then you're pretty tough, old man."

But I hope that you will not spread your grievances on the Navy, nor be angry with yourself, let alone lose your original persistence because of some bad things.

"But after constantly experiencing those painful and painful decisions no matter what choice I made, I realized how naive we were in the past..."

There was a bold smile on his face that Rorschach had never seen before, and there was a boldness in his voice that he had never seen before.

"Is there something wrong with my ears, or is the navy marshal in front of me a fake? You actually said that the Tianlong people are rubbish? Have you been taken over by Mr. Garp?"

Warring States glanced sideways at Luo Xia.

He, Garp, and Xiaohe and I joined the navy in the same batch.

"What? That bastard Garp can say it, but I can't? Do you really think that my justice in the world is in vain?"

Xiaohe has a very strong temperament and believes that although she is a woman, she must be no worse than a man. Therefore, in the degree of hard training, she is second only to Zefa. This made her the eldest sister of all the female soldiers in the navy for a time. It was very popular at that time. It's majestic. "

Many feelings emerged in Luo Xia's heart, and she couldn't help but whisper: "Your dream has come true, old man."

"At that time, the new world was in chaos, wars were raging in the paradise, people all over the world were in dire straits, and the world government... was still busy continuing the bad habits of hundreds of years every few years, using bloody means to inspire the bloodline of the descendants of the Creator, and in this way to demonstrate The majesty of the Creator.”

Warring States looked at his hand, which was still broad but already full of wrinkles, and the muscles were no longer as full as before.

"but me……"

Garp is cynical and only wants to fight. He enjoys fighting and is a fighting maniac who gets stronger and fiercer as he fights. His talent is the strongest among us, but he doesn't work very hard in boring training and only grows rapidly in battle. He laughs and laughs all day long and hates the complicated official work.

He resisted the urge to hit Rorschach with a big Buddha impact on his head. He reached out angrily and took out all the remaining bottles of ale in the ice bucket next to Rorschach, leaving not a single bottle for Rorschach.

Seeing the pained expression on Luo Xia's face, Warring States was satisfied and opened another bottle for himself.

Warring States was silent for a while, and his voice became deeper.

Rorschach did not interrupt his narration, but just listened silently.

At that time, the sea was really chaotic.

"Xiaohe's dream was to become a female general who was not weaker than Garp and the others, but in the end she switched to a civilian position and became the chief of staff of the navy. She changed from a strong woman to a soft-spoken old woman."

At that time, Roger, now known as the Pirate King, was still a young man who had just left the sea.

"Zefa's dream is to become a righteous hero and protect the weak, but he has been struggling with loss and pain again and again, and finally moved towards the violence that he least wanted to embrace."

He drank another bottle of ale, shook his head and said, "No, I did not realize my dream. In fact, none of us have fulfilled our original dream when we joined the navy."

"You bastard, don't look at me like that. I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice. Who haven't you seen? What have you never experienced? With all your bad thoughts, I still use Do you have to take the trouble to guess?"

Newgate, known as the world's strongest man, is still working as a thug for a crappy pirate who likes to hunt for treasure everywhere.

"Garp's dream is to fight vigorously. He doesn't want to be a hero. He just wants to be a big soldier and enjoy the battle. But now he has become a naval hero and has been given a name that cannot bear any stain. head."

When Warring States heard this, he sighed and his expression became lonely.

"A very arrogant dream, or should be said to be ambition. That bastard Garp teased me and said that I wanted to be the navy king. He was right, I did think that way. I want to become the supreme leader of the entire force of justice. Commander, let Zefa, Garp, and Xiaohe become my capable generals, and then use this power to fulfill everyone’s dreams.”

Warring States' calm voice with some emotion made Rorschach feel like he had re-recognized this old man who stood at the top of the navy.

Rorschach's answer made Warring States almost choke to death on the ale in his mouth.

“Boy, I know you are very complaining about some of the practices of the world government.

"At that time, Zefa was the weakest and the least talented, but he had the strongest perseverance and trained the hardest. He rushed to the front in every battle and suffered the most serious injuries, but he never complained and was full of passion. Want to uphold justice and protect the weak.

Warring States drank half a bottle of ale, stretched out comfortably, squinted his eyes, and looked at the vast sea ahead.

"It was during such a chaotic and numb era that Garp and I became the navy."

“I think that old guy Zefa must have told you something about his youthful passion.

"Boy, let me ask you, when faced with the choice of sacrificing 10,000 people or 100,000 people, what would you do?"

Rorschach's lips moved, wanting to give a straightforward answer.

But he couldn't give an answer.

Some people would say, of course it’s the part that sacrifices less. What would the expendable person think?
Why should I help them make decisions?
But in the end, he gave his answer.

"I choose what is just and what is right."

Warring States looked at Luo Xia and said solemnly: "Justice is sometimes controversial. In everyone's eyes, it has a different meaning, just like the persistence in our hearts now."

"For example, the Batelila Island incident in the South China Sea."

"The World Government wants us to find Roger's bloodline. For this reason, we would rather kill the wrong one than let go. We must capture all pregnant women and children of the same age on the entire island. Rorschach, if it were you, if you were Garp... …what will you do?"

Luo Xia was shocked. She never expected that Warring States would mention this matter at this time.

Did he also anticipate what might happen next?
Or maybe he just gave an example casually.

Seeing that Luo Xia didn't respond, Seng Guo continued talking to himself.

"Garp insists that the baby is innocent. Even if Roger is guilty of a heinous crime, his blood is innocent. If he chooses to hand over... Portcas D. Ace, then the belief in justice he pursues throughout his life will be Complete collapse.

But if Ace is not handed over, more innocent people will be implicated and die.

If I had known the struggle in his heart at that time, I would have forced him to hand over Ace without hesitation!

Because I've made choices like that many times. My mind has been able to calmly choose the decision with the least loss.

But Capta...can't..."

Zeng Guo's voice was hoarse and he clenched his fists.

"Why not make the third choice?" Luo Xia said softly with deep eyes.

Warring States looked dull and shook his head: "There is no third option! The price of the third option will be a thousand or ten thousand times that of the Batelila Island incident. That price is beyond our ability to bear."

“Just like the time O’Hara was destroyed.

There is nothing wrong with studying history, but studying a history that scares the rulers will only bring disaster to oneself.

If we don't destroy O'Hara, if they study out what the rulers fear and spread it, there will no longer be only one O'Hara that brings about destruction. "

"So, we just keep watching and are forced to make those choices. Because of the stable life of most people, we keep sacrificing the interests of those small groups of people?"

Luo Xia's expression no longer hesitated and became firm, looking at Warring States deeply.

"Marshal of the Warring States Period, I don't think such numb persistence will bring good changes to this chaotic world."

"Rorschach, sometimes being able to stay the same is the best change!" The pain and struggle in Seng Guo's eyes disappeared, and he turned into a majestic naval marshal again.

“Pandering to and currying favor with hegemonic rulers will not satisfy them, it will only make them worse.

This world needs a change.

Perhaps this change will be accompanied by blood and tears, sacrifice and pain, but if it can be exchanged for a better future, this sacrifice will be worth it!"

Luo Xia refused to give an inch and looked directly into the majestic gaze of Warring States.

"You also know that just if, it doesn't necessarily make it better. What if it gets worse?
There are billions of people in this world. Because of the rules of the world government, at least the more than one billion people in the participating countries can receive our protection.

If this rule is broken and no better rules are created, the number of innocent people who will die due to wars and pirates will not be as few as now! "

Warring States stood up, his burly body exuding a huge aura, making him look like a towering mountain.

“Being complacent will never get the future you want.”

Luo Xia also stood up, full of momentum, equally majestic and deep, as heavy as a mountain.

The sailors who were training in the square next to them were suppressed by the momentum from the two men and fell to the ground.

Even the senior generals and instructors felt dizzy and unsteady.

On the edge of the square, Garp and Aokiji appeared.

Skylark stood outside the yard of his home, looking worriedly at the two people standing on the embankment facing each other.

"I stand by what I stand for, Rorschach."

Warring States restrained his mountain-like aura and looked at Luo Xia in front of him with complex eyes.

"As we grow up, we have been smoothed out by countless helplessness and changed our original intentions. I hope you can continue to stick to your own ideas. I don't want to see you become another Garp one day. Another Zefa, another Kuzan. Be yourself, the navy is not a world government. The justice of the navy can always tolerate different voices."

Luo Xia's heart was shaken, and she stared blankly at the Warring States in front of her, unable to say a word for a long time.

Today, he got to know the Warring States Period again.

This is an old-school naval brass loyal to the World Government.

Although he once had a dream to change the world deep in his heart, the heavy reality changed his original intention and turned him into a man of extraordinary intelligence and calm and decisive character.

He can always make the most decisive decisions regarding the cruel orders issued by the World Government and execute them without hesitation.

Compared to Akainu, he is more like the number one loyal dog of the World Government and the decision-maker for many catastrophic events.

But at the same time, he can also understand the inner persistence, struggle, and pain of his former comrades.

But when it comes to orders issued by the World Government, he will show no mercy, even to his comrades.

The death of his adopted son Rocinante made him extremely painful, but he did not take action against Doflamingo, the murderer, because of this pain and anger.

He is also able to tolerate various new justice concepts that are constantly emerging within the Navy.

He knew Kizaru's laziness, Aokiji's confusion, and Akainu's extremes.

He can arrange the orders of the world government and the management of the navy in an orderly manner.

This is the Warring States Period, the former Sengoku Admiral, the naval marshal of this era.

(End of this chapter)