One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 110 The meaning of resistance and struggle is GM
A few days later.

Not much happened in the past few days. The only thing worth noting was a strong accusation from a certain king, condemning the navy for failing to fulfill its obligations and causing serious losses to the property of the member states.

And report to the World Government in an attempt to obtain compensation or reimbursement.

But how could the World Government care about a small member country? After all, the two officers of the Navy were defeated, so it was not the Navy's problem.

The king of the allied country had no choice but to ask the navy to offer a reward for Defar's capture.

But unfortunately, some dirty evidence and records were placed before the king, and the navy's reward amount was reduced again and again. In the end, only a huge reward of 8 million berries was issued to Defar as a token of its intention.

If you are not satisfied, you can report more of Defar's crimes to the Navy Division Base to increase the reward amount.

Everyone was happy with the final result, as only the nobles were injured!
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"Mr. Ross, are you really not going to stay a little longer?"

"No, Thomas. Thank you for your hospitality these days. There is still half a month before returning to the Navy Headquarters. During this time, I plan to take them to other kingdoms to see if there is anything that can be used as teaching materials."

At the naval port, Ross and his four companions said their final goodbyes to Thomas.

Thomas was still wearing a lot of bandages at this time. He was almost defenseless, and Defar's punch broke several of his ribs. It was really brutal.

Thomas looked gloomy, his eyes full of reluctance.

"By the way, this is for you, an ordinary animal-type fruit. Consider it a reward for providing the teaching materials."

Rose took out an ordinary devil fruit and handed it over, saying to Thomas with a smile.

Thomas's originally reluctant expression turned into surprise, and then slowly calmed down.

Ross's action was very similar to the way he gave pocket money to everyone when they were little, awakening Thomas's long-dormant memory. He then instinctively reached out and took it, saying:

"Mr. Ross, I am not a child anymore... Thank you, I will eat this fruit."

He spoke stubbornly, but his body was very obedient.

It is common sense in the Nasdaq family to accept what Mr. Ross offers unless there is really no need to refuse.

If we refuse directly, Mr. Ross will be very angry, and no one knows why.

Thomas certainly knew the preciousness of devil fruits, even the most common animal-type ones.

The debts I owe to you are increasing...

Thomas couldn't help but think that, if nothing unexpected happened, he would submit his resignation letter to the Navy when he was about forty years old, then return to Cloud Island to contribute, and use the rest of his life to repay the favor he owed to Mr. Ross.

"I understand. But in my eyes, you are all just children who have not grown up. So, I'm leaving now. Remember to come back to Yun Island during the holidays."

"must!"

Thomas waved and watched the white cloud dragging the four people slowly away and flying into the distance.

He looked at the devil fruit in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then took a bite. The terrible taste exploded in his taste buds.

Thomas twisted his expression and ate all the fruit pulp in just three or two bites.

Animal-type snake-snake fruit jungle anaconda form!
the other side.

"Mr. Ross, where is our next stop?"

High in the air, Long couldn't help but ask.

Next to him was Jhin, who had a calm expression and remained silent. He always looked like this, as if nothing could stir up his emotions again.

Long tried to enlighten the other party more than once, but after trying for so many days and seeing no response, he slowly gave up.

Borsalino pricked up his ears beside him. This time he did not lie down lazily, but sat up like a dragon. The transparent golden spots on his body proved that he was using the ability of the fruit all the time.

Ross once said that the basic development of the fruit is directly related to proficiency, and the best way to develop it is to allow a certain ability of the fruit to continue to exist for a long time until one's physical strength is exhausted.

This is a rather long process, similar to the way the human body is exercised, where you are first injured, then recover, and finally become stronger.

Originally, Borsalino had not planned to do this, thinking that the month of business trip could be used to relax.

But after being stimulated by the dragon, I can only pick some simple and easy things to practice first, and the closer I can get, the better.

"I haven't thought about it yet. The main reason is that it is difficult to find nobles with super special fetishes like Eagle and his family. Most of the nobles' special behaviors are actually within people's imagination."

Ross shook his head and said, he was telling the truth.

Although there are basically no good people among the nobles, most of their special hobbies or behaviors are within the imagination of normal people, and only a very small number exceed the self-cognition of normal people.

Beside him, Long nodded in affirmation. Before this operation, he had seen the dirty deeds of those nobles, because his hometown, Windmill Village, was a marginal village in the Kingdom of Goya.

When he was a kid, he would often sneak in to cause trouble after training.

But the most evil behavior of the nobles he met was probably that they did not take human life seriously and killed people directly.

I thought this was extremely evil when I was a child, but as I grew older, I felt that it was nothing at all. The things pirates did were much more abominable than this.

Until a few days ago, his stomach began to churn, which was rare for him. Looking at the cooked foods hanging on the wall, he couldn't eat for three days.

Not to mention those torture instruments that were so exaggerated that he didn't know how to describe them, each of which could cause indelible pain and trauma to the flesh.

Against the backdrop of such nobility, the pirates' burning, killing and looting seemed so liberating, a liberty for ordinary people's lives.

It was this kind of contrast that allowed him to directly glimpse the invisible darkness of this world, a darkness even greater than this. Only then did he make up his mind to make a career.

Stimulation is always the best medicine to make people make up their minds
"I think you all know why I brought you out here. I want you to see your own heart clearly and make up your mind. Just like Long, he already knows what he really wants."

"If you want to understand your inner self and make up your mind, breaking your cognition is the easiest way. I don't have much time, so I can't slowly open your cognition, so I can only try this more drastic method."

"But it's hard for ordinary actions to touch your heart, because your thoughts and personalities have already been formed. If you were twelve or thirteen years old, I would just take you to Shampoo Land for a couple of rounds."

Ross said this with some reluctance, allowing Long and Borsalino to intuitively feel the troubles he was experiencing. Teaching materials were not easy to find.

After organizing his words a little, Ross turned around and asked Xiang Long and Borsalino.

"Long, before this incident, what did you think the world was like? What was your goal? Did you really make up your mind to do something?"

"And Borsalino, Long should have described to you a little bit what he saw in that little underground prison. Just from the description, what do you think?"

Ross's question made Long and Polusali fall into deep thought.

Not long after, Long organized his words and blurted out:

"A terrible but still beautiful world. This is the worst adjective I could think of before I came out this time. Although there are many vicious villains on the sea, with the efforts of the navy and the world government, most people should live a pretty good life."

On the surface, the sea was indeed like that, and in the face of true darkness, it appeared exactly as the dragon had said.

A bad, but good, world.

As a well-educated person, he can clearly understand this.

"The goal should be to become a hero like my father, right? Or even a righteous man like Uncle Sengoku and Sensei Zephyr, and then clear the evil from the sea."

“As for determination? I don’t know if it counts, because I did work hard towards my goal and overcome difficulties time and time again.

But really, I haven't reached the point where I'm willing to do anything for my goal, so that should be considered a reasonable behavior, right?"

The dragon said this, blowing the wind with a determined look on his face.

At this moment, he already had the urge to do anything for a certain cause. It was a feeling he had never had before, as if everything seemed less important in the face of his career.

But he has not yet fully discovered what this career is. Even though he has made up his mind, he can only walk and watch, slowly letting the truth that emerges from his heart slowly peel off the mysterious veil.

Ross certainly knew Long's current condition and knew how to remind him, but he believed that Long had to catch this kind of thing himself.

Whether it was the Self-Defense Forces, the Volunteer Army, or even the Insurgent Army, they were unable to break free from certain shackles.

When the shackles are broken, the word "GM" will be reflected in the meaning of all resistance and struggle.

After Long finished speaking, he turned his gaze towards Borsalino.

But the other party's words made people feel bored. The atmosphere was clearly starting to heat up, but Borsalino said nonchalantly:
"I just think that group of nobles deserve to die. As for more thoughts, I don't know. My purpose in joining the navy is just to have a peaceful and regular life, learn some skills, find some excitement occasionally, and satisfy some desires in my heart. That's all."

"Whether it's Long or Sakaski, I feel like my justice isn't as strong as either of theirs."

Borsalino admitted it openly.

That's what he thought at first.

If it weren't for the civil unrest in the North Sea that disrupted his originally peaceful and regular life, he might have been promoted to the Navy Headquarters very late.

There is no real peace in the chaotic sea no matter where you go, except in the navy, which is the ideal place to live for most people.

Before the Age of Exploration, the average naval officer undertook less than five combat missions per month.

I want to write but can’t write anything…

I feel like a person who has an idea but doesn’t know how to express it. That feeling is very uncomfortable.
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(End of this chapter)