General Lanlin of One Piece

Chapter 723 Choice
As Gates' impassioned voice fell, countless eyes in the square converged on Rorschach.

Among these people were not only sailors participating in the military conscription, but also journalists from major newspapers, envoys from some participating countries, and officials from the World Government.

Since this time the recruitment was even broadcast live around the world, Rorschach simply suggested that Akainu invite some envoys from the participating countries to come and watch the ceremony.

This approach can, on the one hand, discuss with those joining countries about building naval branch bases in their kingdoms, and on the other hand, it can give Morgans the opportunity to talk to those envoys about business cooperation such as building theaters.

At the same time, it can also increase the reputation of the navy, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

Facing these looks of awe, admiration, fanaticism, or jealousy, Luo Xia walked towards the high platform calmly and without any stage fright. He naturally had a calm demeanor that had been battle-tested for a long time, which made people feel heartbroken.

When passing by Akainu, he paused slightly.

"Uncle Sakaski, are all the medals awarded to everyone sent out?"

"You only need to award a few typical medals, and leave the rest to Brannew."

Akainu said solemnly.

"In order to better promote justice, protect the weak, and fight against evil, we have opened up special recruitment standards to the millions of sailors participating in this recruitment. Under this standard, you do not need to accumulate military merit over a long period of time. , as long as you have strong enough personal strength and a clean past, you can rise to the top and become a senior general in the navy!"

"Twenty-three thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven, this is the number of sailors who died in the Marinevando War. And this does not include those soldiers who were seriously injured and severely disabled due to the war."

"It's broken." Warring States and Garp looked at each other, shook their heads, and squeezed out two words through their teeth.

Rorschach continued: "I think everyone already knows that two months ago, our navy fought a battle with the Whitebeard Pirates in Marineland. In that war, we achieved a comprehensive victory. Completely defeated the Whitebeard Pirates, whose total number of pirates exceeded 70,000, killed more than 40,000 pirates on the spot, and captured more than 20,000."

Isn't it time to take advantage of the high morale of the new recruits to recruit these soldiers whose personal strength is not inferior to that of the navy's elite first into the navy's ranks?

Luo Xia nodded, and Shi Shiran stepped onto the stage that was targeted by countless spotlights and stood under the spotlight.

as predicted.

At this moment, Rorschach was wearing a sky blue military uniform, black military boots on his feet, and a large white justice cloak behind him.

His iconic silver-white hair and blue eyes as blue as the sea instantly made the people in front of the live broadcast have a profound impression of him.

It was obvious that the recruits who had achieved good results in the Wilmayor Proving Ground were extremely satisfied with the military ranks they were about to obtain.

"Thank you for having such great confidence and high hopes in our navy in this terrible era when pirates are rampant. You have traveled thousands of miles, fearless of danger, and come from all over the world to join the navy."

After Luo Xia finished speaking, the audience applauded like thunder, resounding from all directions.

As soon as Luo Xia said something later, the loud cheers in the audience gradually subsided, and countless eyes fell on him.

In the square below, there was a burst of cheers.

Rorschach declined the loudspeaker phone bug brought by Brannew, and just faced the eyes of the world and spoke loudly. The sound was like a loud bell, echoing clearly over the G1 island and reaching the ears of everyone present.

When we talk about sacrifice when morale is high, aren't we afraid that these strong men who have finally come from all over the world will leave after being said to be afraid?

Warring States and others, who also looked up at Luo Xia, were stunned and didn't understand why Luo Xia would mention this at this time.

"But do you know how many brave soldiers our navy sacrificed in this war?"

The cheers got louder.

"First of all, on behalf of the Navy Headquarters and the naval branches around the world, I welcome you to join the Navy!"

Above G1, Rorschach's calm voice continued to echo.

When Rorschach said these words, the smiles on the faces of the recruits who had received wooden plaques representing various levels of military ranks in the G1 Square, which had been filled with cheers, disappeared, replaced by hesitation and fear.

Their reaction is quite normal.

How many people in this world can face death without fear?

Not to mention, there were still such large-scale deaths.

Rorschach, however, ignored the commotion in the audience and kept talking in a low voice.

"Twenty-three thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven elite warriors who are powerful, fearless, and brave in sacrifice. Every one of them is the backbone of our naval headquarters. They are all They are the cornerstone of justice and the most powerful sword against pirates and criminals.”

"Among them, there are lieutenant generals, major generals, brigadier generals, colonels, lieutenant colonels, majors, and lieutenants."

"Some of them are fathers and mothers, and there are children at home who are waiting for his triumphant return and worship them as heroes. Some of them are children, with elderly parents who need him to support and take care of them. Some are even newly married and have not yet He had no time to say goodbye to his newlywed wife and hurried to the battlefield. "

Under the stage, faint sobbing could already be heard, coming from every corner.

The sailors who experienced that cruel war were touched by Rorschach's calm narrative and couldn't help but have red eyes.

The emotional Bebo, Skylark and others had already shed tears.

Rebecca pursed her lips tightly, she could feel the heaviness contained in Rorschach's words.

"To be honest, I really don't like war at all, because every war breaks up countless families that should be happy and makes countless people die who should be living happily."

Rorschach's deep voice echoed over the G1 island, echoed in the world's live broadcast, and echoed in the ears of countless people.

"But some wars have to be fought. Because of this bad era, those pirates who do not regard the weak as human beings, those criminals who trample on the lives of civilians and base their desires on the suffering of countless innocent people, Really don’t deserve to live!”

His voice turned cold, as sonorous as a knife, and had a ringing sound.

"Those soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the Marinefando War, the sailors who sacrificed their lives in the G1 sea battle, and the people who were injured and died during countless encirclements and captures of pirates are well-deserved and true heroes!"

"It is precisely because of their heroic fights, fearless of life and death, and constant fighting against the pirates that more ordinary families have hope that they can live peacefully!"

"They are great warriors and heroes of the navy!"

"I say these words to make everyone think clearly that joining the navy is not a hot-blooded decision, but a truly carefully considered choice. Because in the navy, you are destined to fight with countless vicious criminals in the world. , fighting is destined to face death in order to safeguard justice and protect the weak!"

"We are the navy of justice, so we cannot retreat!" "Because behind us, there are thousands of lights!"

"So, everyone, you still have time to think about it, and you still have the opportunity to leave. Once you truly ascend this high platform and are awarded the glorious naval rank, you will put life and death aside and fight for the cause of justice for the rest of your life! Now, I will give you ten minutes to consider whether to stay or not. If you want to leave, we will arrange for warships to escort you back safely."

After Rorschach finished speaking, he fell silent, stopped speaking, and stood quietly on the high platform.

But because of his words, the crowd in the audience fell into a long silence.

At this moment, whether it is the recruits holding wooden signs, reporters holding video phone bugs, envoys from participating countries watching the show, or senior naval officials such as Warring States, Garp, and Akainu, or in front of live broadcasts around the world The audience watching and listening to this scene were all silent.

Rorschach's inspiring words caused the entire audience to fall into silence.

"Behind us, there are thousands of lights."

Garp's lips wriggled as he chewed this sentence over and over again, and his eyes suddenly became moist.

Such a simple and unpretentious sentence, but it vividly displays the most beautiful side of justice.

Akainu, standing at the back of the crowd, raised his head and stared at Rorschach for a long time before moving his gaze away and landing on Hibari, who was choking and crying.

Kizaru lowered his head, not wanting others to see his face.

He muttered under his breath: "I should wear a darker pair of sunglasses next time."

In the crowd, Arammu had a disdainful sneer on his lips.

"Protecting the weak? What a ridiculous statement. This world is originally about the jungle, and the strong dominates the life and death of the weak. Since ancient times, humans have been able to survive by stepping on creatures weaker than themselves. Weak people deserve to be killed. Those who are stepped on deserve to be enslaved, and those who are strong should enjoy the services provided by the weak. This brat who talks shamelessly is not worthy of following Brother Akainu. He is really a ridiculously naive guy. "

Huang Mu, who had a sneer on his face, suddenly felt a terrifying cold murderous intention, which enveloped his body, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and he couldn't help but shudder.

He raised his head and saw Luo Xia casting two cold gazes towards him.

Under the gaze of these two cold eyes, the sneer at the corner of Aramaki's lips stiffened little by little.

When Luo Xia withdrew his gaze, Huang Mu suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Because at that second just now, he felt a little fear of Rorschach in his heart.

In the long silence, some recruits began to silently place the wooden signs in their hands on the ground, lowered their heads in shame and turned away.

One, two...

As time passed, the crowd in G1 Square became noticeably smaller.

The atmosphere in the field seemed to become heavier.

Enilu glanced around with calm eyes, and he could clearly feel that there were many people struggling in their hearts, thinking about whether to leave.

Unknowingly, when nine minutes passed, the number of elite recruits who had finally fought their way out of the Wilmayor training ground had been reduced by a full 20%.

And the remaining 80% are still hesitant.

Time passes by second by second, which seems to be a kind of torture for those who stay.

In the last ten seconds, hundreds more people stood up in a hurry, put down their wooden signs, bowed their heads and left.

Finally, ten minutes passed.

Rorschach's voice came from the high platform.

"Everyone, the time has come."

As Rorschach announced that the ten minutes were over, many of the recruits who had not left the audience suddenly came to their senses from the long and torturous wait, and found that they had broken out in a cold sweat without even realizing it.

At the same time, their previous hesitant and struggling mood suddenly disappeared and became relaxed.

At this moment, everyone on the G1 island looked at Rorschach in unison.

Facing the new recruits who did not choose to leave, and the veterans who stood solemnly, Luo Xia's voice suddenly became softer.

A gentle smile appeared on his face, and he stretched out his right hand toward the audience.

"Now, please let me say it again."

"Welcome to the Navy family, my comrades!"

"Oh!" As his words fell, a huge sound that seemed to overturn the entire G1 island suddenly sounded from the audience.

At this moment, no matter whether they were new soldiers or veterans, they could not contain the emotions surging in their chests. They opened their throats and roared loudly.

It was a warm cheer, and it was a hearty laugh after finding a firm stand and finding a goal in life.

"Uh oh oh! The navy will win! Justice will win!" Pamel suddenly waved his fist and shouted in a thunderous voice.

"The navy will win! Justice will win!"

Tens of thousands of people followed and chanted, and the sound waves were like thunder, resounding throughout the world.

At this moment, countless viewers in front of the live broadcasts around the world couldn't help but cheer along with the thunderous shouts on G1 Island, shouting with red faces and blood boiling.

The big pirates who saw the live broadcast through various channels all had ugly faces.

And all over the world, the little pirates in the paradise were so frightened that their faces turned pale, their legs became weak, and they fled amidst the passionate shouts of the surrounding people.

The cheers on G1 Island lasted for several minutes before gradually stopping.

With a smile on his face, Rorschach said loudly: "Then, let's get back to the topic. Next, I will announce the list of people promoted to Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters."

(End of this chapter)