Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 617 The Truth Behind the Blank Hundred Years

Actually, compared to Aowu's water clone, Li Xia prefers to 'project his avatar' like in reality.

However, the projection of the incarnation seems to be possible only under the power of the Hall of Light, which must require certain conditions, or perhaps one simply hasn't reached that level yet.

Li Xia continued to soar above the clouds, using the cover of the mist to fly towards the new world with all his might.

This time, however, he did not fly at full speed, but maintained a speed just shy of breaking the sound barrier, which was the most energy-efficient and still quite fast.

The movements of the Four Emperors are not a secret to him. Both the Navy and CP have people closely watching the movements of the Four Emperors' crews. For example, the Navy knows the general situation of both the Marineford War and the movements of Big Mom and Kaido.

It's precisely because Shanks, who often disappears without a trace in a small boat, that's difficult to monitor, but giving him a range isn't hard.

All relevant intelligence was copied to the Navy Headquarters in real time, and the Admiral, as an administrative position second only to the Fleet Admiral, truly wielded real power.

Therefore, the relevant information will also be copied to Li Xia.

At this moment, Shanks was on his own territory, and the famous Four Emperors' ship, Red Voss, had not set sail.

The gale tore at his clothes, tousled his hair, and the strong wind made his clothes shake violently.

The line of day and night, the line between light and darkness, lay behind him. Li Xia was like someone who was always chasing the sun. After about several hours of flight, the latter half of the Grand Line gradually became clear before his eyes.

After briefly determining the direction, he swooped down towards the sea below, his Observation Haki spreading out like radar waves. The area given in the intelligence report wasn't very large, so Li Xia patiently used this method to search for Shanks' location.

As a luck value of "0"—no, it's 1 now—enumeration is the best way to exclude luck.

Time passed second by second, and Li Xia's figure suddenly stopped on the sea surface. Then he turned his head to look in one direction, and a smile appeared on his face.

found it!
"Shanks, thank you anyway."

Ace raised his oak wine glass, tilted his head back, and took a large gulp of the liquor. His muscular body was covered with scars of all sizes.

Compared to two years ago, this young man has clearly matured a lot.

Marco, Jozu, Vista, and the others around him also raised their glasses, gestured to Shanks, and then drank them down in one gulp.

To preserve Whitebeard's masterpiece, the entire Whitebeard Pirates crew fought, fought, and fought without rest, with almost no time to rest.

Even so, without Whitebeard, a top-tier fighter, their territory shrank more and more under the siege of the Navy, Kaido, and Big Mom. Some members of the Whitebeard Pirates left, but many more stayed and gritted their teeth to hold on.

After Whitebeard's death, they displayed remarkable unity, managing to maintain the stalemate on the front lines through repeated back-and-forth struggles.

Now, thanks to Shanks' mediation, the Four Emperors have finally signed an agreement again, divided up their territories, and entered a rare period of peace.

"I didn't do anything."

Shanks shook his head, raised his glass, and chugged down the liquor, which dripped down his stubble. He simply wiped it away with his sleeve and said again:
"Lingling wants to form a marriage alliance because a bigger cake like Jemar 66 is in front of her."

Kaido's problem stemmed from the sudden delay in the delivery of weapons from Joker and the halt of the SMILE artificial Devil Fruit trade.

He needed to shift his focus and dared not rashly open up two fronts.

In reality, you earned your respect through your own fighting, and that's what you deserve; it's not something I brought you.

"Without the bloody battles of the past two years, even if I were willing to mediate, Kaido and Big Mom wouldn't have agreed."

Ace and Marco lowered their heads and gave a few bitter laughs. Of course they had to fight. How could they possibly agree to give away everything that Whitebeard had left behind?

Especially Ace, if he were to be lost like this, he would live in pain for the rest of his life. His life was bought with the money of many people. No matter what, he had to stand up and carry the flag for Whitebeard.

"Moreover, the Navy's actions have put Kaido and Linlin on high alert. The newly appointed Admiral Light Shah suddenly appeared in the New World and easily killed Edward Welb, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

This blatantly violated the World Government's rules, forcing them to suspect that the Navy and the World Government might have some new ideas about the New World's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing overall structure, overall situation, and overall structure).

That's why they agreed to sign the agreement, wanting to ensure internal unity.

In a sense, Wright-Scholes was the one who did you a huge favor.

Shanks naturally has his own sources of information, and the fact that the admiral killed the Shichibukai was not due to any changes in the Navy or the World Government.

Rather, it was simply a whim of the admiral, or perhaps the admiral still retained a simple sense of justice and deeply abhorred the pirates who slaughtered the residents.

It's not that Shanks has a good impression of this kind of navy. After all, as pirates, they are different from real bandits. They have formed a large-scale, regular armed violent group. Killing is certainly involved, but it is more of a means than an end.

Just as a country will inevitably engage in killing in order to maintain its existence, such as the death penalty, it is a form of punishment.

"Wright-Sherlock?"

Ace, Marco, Vista, Jozu, and the others exchanged glances and sighed softly.

Especially Ace, although he didn't know the contents of the agreement between Li Xia and Whitebeard before, and even had a deep resentment because Whitebeard died at Li Xia's hands.

It wasn't until Marco revealed to him the secret agreement between Whitebeard and Li Xia that Li Xia would end Whitebeard's life and give him a dignified exit, given that Whitebeard was in a hopeless situation.

This further illustrates that Li Xia helped Whitebeard treat his injuries, and even his own escape was due to Li Xia's secret assistance.

Ace's feelings toward Li Xia had become very complicated; his original resentment had turned into confusion.

The constant fighting left him no time to think, until the news came that Light Shah had killed Whitebeard Jr., which turned his confusion into deep guilt.

Whitebeard Jr. was the object of anger for all members of the Whitebeard Pirates; they absolutely refused to acknowledge that the seemingly idiotic figure was their father's child.

Furthermore, it is absolutely unacceptable to agree to give the things left by my father to this idiot who claims to have full inheritance rights.

But everyone admits that this idiot really has terrifying strength, and even Marco, Jozu and others cannot defeat him.

Therefore, in the eyes of Ace and the others, Li Xia's behavior was to protect his father's reputation, and it was more like his anger at the fact that the deceased had been wantonly used.

This is true loyalty! (Li Xia: ?)
Even the Whitebeard Pirates have to acknowledge this favor!
"Oh? It seems you know this new admiral?"

Shanks picked up his oak glass again, took a big gulp, and asked with great interest.

He was indeed quite interested in Light Shah. This admiral went from being unknown to becoming famous in just a few battles. His previous experience was unremarkable, consisting of training and capturing pirates.

Even internal intelligence lacked sufficient information about Wright-Shaw. Apart from verifiable facts, his preferences, beliefs, principles, and character were completely unknown.

"We know each other to some extent, anyway—"

Marco sighed, then shrugged, looking like he didn't know what to say.
"We owe him a huge favor, and he was also responsible for rescuing Ace."

Shanks was genuinely surprised. He continued to ask a couple more questions, but suddenly stopped. A dark red light seemed to flash deep within his pupils, and he abruptly stood up and looked into the distance.

"Whoosh!" A sharp whistling sound pierced the air as a dark shadow, accompanied by a shockwave, plummeted from the sky. Upon reaching the ground, it was as light as a feather, landing silently right in front of them.

The sudden shift between fast and slow, urgent and leisurely, even carried a strange sense of incongruity. Those with weaker abilities didn't even notice the figure, simply looking up at the sky in bewilderment, searching for the source of the strange sound.

"who!"

Ace, Marco, and the other captains of the Whitebeard Pirates immediately stood up and gripped their weapons.

The Red-Haired Pirates were the same, watching the newly landed figures warily.

"So lively?"

Li Xia's gaze swept around, lingering for a moment on the faces of Ace and the others, before he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow:

"Ace, Marco? Long time no see."

Those around him stared at Li Xia's navy coat, and beads of cold sweat gradually appeared on their faces.

"A naval admiral?!"

"Why would a naval admiral come here?!"

"All hands on alert! The navy is attacking!"

But even more surprised than these people were the Whitebeard Pirates' officers.

"summer?"

Marco and the others exclaimed in confusion, completely unprepared for the person they had just been discussing to suddenly appear in front of them.

However, the obvious hostility subsided considerably, and they even put down their weapons.

"Wright-Sherlock?"

Shanks was even more surprised, his gaze falling on Li Xia's young face with a scrutinizing look.

"Yes, I'm Shanks, here to see you. Is it convenient for us to talk?"

"Find me?"

Shanks narrowed his eyes, but without any hesitation, he readily agreed:

"can."

He walked towards the sea first, and Li Xia was about to follow, but then paused, as if remembering something. After a moment's thought, she spoke up:
"Ace, Marco, why don't you guys join us? Shanks, do you mind?"

Shanks waved his hand.

The two looked at each other, but decided to follow anyway, thinking that at least this general probably wouldn't want to capture them.
At this moment, a bright moon is slowly rising from the sea, casting its cool moonlight upon the land.

The surroundings were very quiet, with only the sound of waves crashing on the beach. The area was also bathed in moonlight, as if coated with a layer of frost.

Li Xia couldn't bear to look at the moon when he thought about it being full of revolutionary soldiers.

Then he chuckled softly.

"what happened?"

Shanks turned around and looked at the smiling Admiral, who was perhaps the youngest Admiral in history.

According to the records, he was only in his early twenties!

What was I doing in my twenties?
They are still wandering the seas and have yet to make a name for themselves among the Four Emperors.

"Nothing, I just thought of something interesting."

Li Xia glanced around, then simply split a rock into several pieces with his hand. He then casually wiped the pieces with his fingers, creating a few simple stone benches, and gestured for everyone to sit wherever they liked.

Shanks and the others' gazes had become serious. Crushing rocks or crushing them into powder was an easy task for them, but this level of control was astonishing.

They exchanged a glance, slowly sat down, and waited for Li Xia to speak first, wondering what could possibly make a naval admiral seek them out.

After thinking for a while, Li Xia finally let out a sigh of relief. There was no need to beat around the bush; it was better to be direct.

Because no matter what, we should know the outcome in two months.

He calmly looked at Shanks, Ace, and the others, and then dropped a bombshell:
"I don't think the world should be like this, and there shouldn't be Celestial Dragons, nobles, or different classes."

Shanks: ? ? ?

Ace: ? ? ?
Marco: ? ? ?

Dude, you're a Marine Admiral, saying the Celestial Dragons should disappear and the nobles should disappear, especially when you're talking to pirates? Is that really a good idea?
Shanks was so shocked that his eyebrows almost flew off. He never expected Li Xia to bring this up, and he couldn't understand why Li Xia specifically sought him out to talk about this.

"The vast majority of people in this world live in slavery and oppression, like livestock raised by the Celestial Dragons. Even those so-called strong people are nothing more than stronger livestock."

Even the Navy is merely maintaining the existence of the World Government; the so-called justice is justice under the leadership of the World Government.

"They might even become tools for the Celestial Dragons to oppress and enslave others when needed."

Large beads of sweat slid down his face.

Shanks, Ace, and Marco watched in horror as Li Xia poured out words that would normally get him executed on the spot.

He felt that he, a pirate, was like a law-abiding citizen in front of this Marine Admiral.

"So I want to change this world, at least to make people live like human beings, instead of livestock and slaves. So I want to pull down those high and mighty Celestial Dragons who call themselves gods and make them kneel in the mud."

Li Xia has fully embraced the role of 'Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Army'. He loves what he does, and since he is now in the Revolutionary Army, he will do what the Revolutionary Army should do, such as turning the world upside down!

He looked at Shanks and asked a question even more direct than before, one that almost made Shanks's scalp tingle:
"In order to achieve this goal, I want to join forces with you and learn some things from Shanks."

For example, the Knights of God.

For example, Im!

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

(End of this chapter)