From a Pirate to a Revolutionary Mentor

Chapter 78 A World Where Life Is Worse Than Death

"Vegapunk must be taken away. This has been the most important part of my plan for a long time. He means too much to the Revolutionary Army."

"I understand the flaws of forcing a scientist to join. The simplest way to deal with it is non-violent non-cooperation. We don't have any solution in the short term."

"There have been many users of the Brain-Brain Fruit over the centuries, but there is only one Vegapunk. I know that very well."

"You know what, Dragon, the people in this world have always been naive in my opinion, and so is Vegapunk. Joining the World Government has brought them so much power that the lower-class people have no power to resist."

“Why force it?”

"Because I believe that when he truly understands the Revolutionary Army, he will do his best to help us. So I need you to let him understand, listen, and see, and deeply understand the meaning of our name."

"His position is the same as ours, and even the will of most people in the Navy is the same as ours. This is also the reason why I have stayed in the Navy."

……

After the O'Hara disagreement, Dorager and Kevin had a long talk.

Believe in the will of the Revolutionary Army, believe that our thoughts can make them aware of the problems in this world, and believe that Vegapunk will eventually join because of his understanding.

Dragon stepped forward and stood beside Vegapunk, looking at the fishman who was bringing fresh water into the construction site.

"His name is Keira. His parents were bought and dismembered by the same person at a human trafficking shop because he wanted to see the difference between the body structure of fishmen and humans. Later, when he was about to be bought for the third time, it was Mr. who saved him."

"The one who mixed the cement was Swell, a human. His country was a non-member state, and the neighboring country attacked them in order to pay the heavenly gold. His father died in the war, and he inherited his mother's golden hair. He is very beautiful, right?"

"But because of his beauty, his mother was bullied and committed suicide. When we arrived, he had been guarding his mother's body for a day and a night."

"The girl with the long arms is from the Long-Armed Tribe. Her fate was even more tragic because of her peculiarity. Her tribe members were captured like prey, and she survived and has been wandering around. However, because of her peculiarity, everyone wanted to sell her. The last time she was encountered by a major from the New World Navy Branch, he still chose to sell her."

"The first moment we rescued her, she took a knife and tried to cut off her arm."

Vegapunk turned his head suddenly, looked at Dragon for a second, and then looked back.

How many times does a young girl have to encounter such a thing before she would rather cut off her arm than continue?
"So is this what you wanted me to see?"

Dorag shook his head slightly: "No. Because no matter who comes, they all have their own stories. There are too many, so many that it makes people feel that this world may be hell."

Vegapunk stood there in a daze.

Is it a world where life is worse than death?
Dorag continued: "Not just them, Mr. Spark or Big Bear, but also Ginny and Ivankov, they all have their own stories."

Vegapunk suddenly understood why there was no discrimination or conflict here, and why everyone was so motivated.

Because although they are not of the same race, they all have the same experience, the experience of being oppressed and suffocated by this world.

An experience that is worse than death.

The revolutionary army gave them new life and a purpose to live for.

Turn this world upside down!
"I'll go to the evening ideological class."

Vegapunk turned and left, while Dragon still stood there with a smile on his face.

……

Judicial Island, a private bar on a high-rise building.

Amid the soft music, two figures sat at the bar drinking.

"The items on the list are almost complete, but the demand for these instruments is very small, right? Is there anyone who wants these things in the New World?"

Kevin shook the cup in his hand. "Scarcity makes things valuable. These forbidden things are the most valuable. Don't think that pirates are all reckless. Sometimes those guys understand the power of technology better."

Spandine frowned and thought for a while, then patted the table and said, "Forget it. Anyway, I'll turn it into money if I give it to you. It's not difficult for us to use it. But you also know that prohibited items need to be managed up and down."

Kevin calmly handed over another note: "This box is extra."

Spandine put it away and continued, "The leader of the science corps disappeared some time ago, so these things are being checked more strictly. In addition, that person is very important, even my CP9 has been deployed to search everywhere."

Seeing Kevin was unmoved, Spandain looked over suspiciously: "It's not you, is it?"

Kevin poured himself a glass calmly: "We all cooperate to make money. If I give all the capital to my friends, I'm afraid I won't even be able to afford a drink later."

Uh……

Spandane was embarrassed for a moment and then waved his hands repeatedly: "It's just a joke. We are friends. How can a loyal person like me let my friends not be able to afford a drink? Come often in the future, you can drink as much as you want here."

The topic was changed and no one mentioned money anymore, and they started chatting again.

"Something big happened in Shampoo recently. The news was blocked by the higher-ups, so I'm the only one who knows something about it. In your navy, I'm afraid only lieutenant admirals and above know about it."

Spandine glanced at Kevin's rank, smiled familiarly and patted him: "Don't worry, with me here, you will be able to move up in no time at your level."

Kevin also smiled: "You can make more money if you go up there, right? If we all get rich together, and we have power and money in our hands, then One Piece is nothing."

"Hahaha! You're right!"

Spandine was very happy. He liked the attitude of this young major general from the headquarters.

It was okay to ask for less this time, just as he was repaying O'Hara for reminding him. Fortunately, the navy was blamed for that matter in the end, otherwise he would be the one being scolded now.

After thinking for a moment, Spandine said, "There is a cloaked man in the bounty order that the navy just issued. That guy has the ability of the teleportation fruit. He has brutally killed two celestial dragons in the Sabaody Archipelago and escaped unscathed."

"If you encounter a guy who can fight against a general and escape unscathed, run away quickly. Don't let the bounty of several hundred million go to your head."

"The higher-ups have already made a plan. It won't be long before this guy is caught."

Kevin became interested after hearing this and asked, "With the ability of the teleportation fruit and the ability to fight against the admiral, it should be difficult to catch him, right?"

"Ah……"

Spandain drank the wine in one gulp. "The users of Devil Fruits are restricted by seawater and seastone. These cannot stop the people above. Someone from CP0 has already gone to Wano Country. Without the ability to teleport, that guy is nothing."

……

Kuzan reported to Den Den Mushi that he was going to set sail again. After being notified, Kevin also left Judicial Island and headed for the Navy Headquarters.

But Kevin did not get the details that the Celestial Dragons had about him.

Spandine, the big mouth, backed down at the crucial point, but in the end he did not give any details.

However, in Wano Country, the only technology available is seastone.

The P substance contained in seastone restrains the ability of devil fruits. Although his Flying Thunder God requires consumption of physical strength, it is not a devil fruit.

After setting the trap, you also need bait. Is this going to give me a celestial dragon?

Kevin on the deck closed his eyes and rested. If another celestial dragon came, he might be able to open two diamond treasure chests in a year.

If I'm lucky, I might just go to Huajian and knock that Im over. Time passed quickly.

Four days later, Kevin and Kuzan had arrived at the second half of the Grand Line, the New World.

One of the member states here was invaded by pirates, and the G-branch went there and was directly defeated. In this situation, the headquarters asked Kuzan to bring Kevin here.

You should know that the naval branches of the Grand Line all start with the letter G, and their base commanders are generally lieutenant generals, on par with the headquarters.

This kind of combat capability is completely different from the naval branches in the world.

Since even the vice admiral cannot suppress him, the only option is the general. Currently, Borsalino needs to guard the Sabaody Archipelago, and Sakaski has been working hard outside, so only Kuzan has time.

"You're still so lazy."

Kevin was lying on the deck basking in the sun when suddenly it became dark in front of him.

Taking off the blindfold, Kevin yawned, "Isn't it the same for Lieutenant General Kuzan? It would be a waste if he didn't bask in the sun on such a nice day."

Kuzan looked at the sea level in front of him: "We will arrive in one day. Since the Great Pirate Era was opened by Roger, more and more pirates have poured into the sea."

Kevin frowned and Kuzan looked at him.

After a long moment, Kevin clapped his hands and said seriously, "Speaking of which, this is the golden age of pirate hunters! If I quit my job and become a pirate hunter, wouldn't I be able to make a fortune?"

→_→

Kuzan was so choked that he was speechless.

If he hadn't seen Nomi's transformation with his own eyes, he really didn't want to say another word to the new major general who was coming over.

Just outrageous!
What is justice for this guy? Money and treasure?
A day passed quickly, but when Kuzan and Kevin got off the boat, all they saw were corpses and gun smoke.

"You're late."

Kuzan frowned and looked around the port. There was no living person here. The dead included the king's guards and ordinary people.

Among them, the corpse of the young woman is the most infuriating.

But doing so is the nature of 99% of the pirates in this world.

Plunder and killing are their true colors.

"It seems that the lieutenant general has seen many such scenes. I saw several new soldiers over there vomited."

Kuzan glanced at Kevin: "What about you? Why didn't you vomit?"

Kevin raised his head. "There were many such incidents in the West Sea. But this scene looks like the guards retreated, and the marginalized people left behind were treated as sacrifices."

Kevin walked up to the body of a teenage girl and after thinking for a moment, he took off the cloak of justice from behind and covered it with it.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk...how miserable."

The group reached the center of the island and after passing through one checkpoint after another, they arrived at the palace.

The magnificent palace was beautiful, but when the fat king saw Kuzan for the first time? He immediately started crying poor, as if he had seen a relative.

After pretending to cry for a while, she asked if the payment of the heavenly gold could be delayed for some time.

However, Kuzan could not change the regulations of the World Government and did not make any promises.

"Is this not possible? It seems that the untouchables in the garbage dump can't even create the greatest value by dying."

These words made Kuzan look up slightly at the king.

The pirates have left, Kuzan and Kevin need to stay for a few more days to see if that guy will come again.

At night, Kuzan found Kevin and sat down next to him.

"Are you feeling anything today?"

"Hmm... Thanks to you, the Vice Admiral of the Navy, I never thought that this king, who can barely afford the gold from heaven, could come up with so many different dishes for every meal. The food is pretty good."

This made Kuzan stunned.

The king had no influence, not even the inner circle of the island was affected.

As for the group of poor people, they were just untouchables in the eyes of the king.

The people at the top are still living a life of drunkenness and dreams, the people at the bottom are worried and terrified about the coming of pirates, while those in the center of the island are indifferent.

Layer by layer, in the end only the people at the bottom of society lose their lives, while the middle and upper classes continue to enjoy.

This was not the first time Kuzan had seen such a scene, but it was also the first time that he had so many thoughts because of one sentence.

Is this what the man meant by class?
There is no hope of rising, and every day is lived just for the sake of living, waiting for bad luck to come one day. A lifetime of hard work and life will be taken away in less than a second.

"Kevin, do you think the world is sick?"

Kuzan's voice rang out.

Kevin replied: "How should I know? Anyway, whether she is sick or not, I am just working for money. If I can prevent that girl from dying naked, it is the best I can do."

"We just do whatever the higher-ups say. We are paid to do things, but we are not them, so how can we understand their feelings?"

Waving his hand, Kevin stood up and walked towards the warship.

Don’t let me meet the user of the superhuman devil fruit, the power fruit. If I meet you, you will really regret coming into this world.

Kevin felt like there was a fire burning inside him, with no place to vent it.

The cloak of justice fell because he could not face the eyes that were still open after death.

It was humiliation and despair, without any energy or spirit, and in the blank eyes there was both mockery and relief towards the world.

If Huang Quan of this world could start over again, perhaps she herself would not want to be a human being again.

"call……"

After taking a long breath, Kevin calmed himself down.

Strength, I need the strength to split the darkness of this world!
Use the mother fire as energy to protect each island. At that time, it will be a time for soldiers to fight against soldiers and kings to fight against kings.

With Vegapunk's technology and Wano Country's Pluto's giant ship, the Sea King of Fishman Island will not be born for another six years, but Uranus himself doesn't know.

Some can't wait...

(End of this chapter)