Pirate: I broke Akainu's defense with a bucket of water.

Chapter 19 What do you think of this world?

"What!? Are you crazy? Are you going to go against the World Government?" Alrita looked at Cheng Lang in disbelief, her eyes full of confusion.

As a pirate, she would occasionally be hunted by the navy, and she was terrified every time, which made her very uncomfortable.

But if she went against the World Government, she couldn't imagine how dark her world would be.

By then, you really won’t be able to spend your money.

Cheng Lang silently turned his gaze away. He smiled awkwardly and said, "It's just an idea."

But Alrita just shook her head: "Don't have such thoughts. That's the World Government. It's not something that small people like us can afford to offend."

Cheng Lang didn't expect Alrita to be so excited.

Seeing Cheng Lang like this, Alrita felt helpless.

She lay back down again and said, "Don't even think about joining the revolutionary army. I don't know if you know what the Devil's Son is."

"I know, Robin, the son of the devil, right?" Cheng Lang was surprised by what Alrita said, but he still responded.

"Although I don't know how she offended the World Government, she is an example of someone being hunted by both the World Government and the Navy."

"Is she so famous that she can get news in the East China Sea?"

"It's not a question of fame," Alrita said with a smile, "but rather a rumor that if you hand Robin, the son of the devil, over alive to the World Government, you can escape being a pirate."

"real or fake?"

"I don't know." Cheng Lang's hands kept moving, with doubt in his eyes. After all, there didn't seem to be any information about this in the original book. However, there were quite a few short clips showing Robin being betrayed, but many of them were about bounties or being visited by the navy.

"I don't know, but regardless of whether it's true or not, if I ever encountered the Devil's Child, I would probably contact the World Government immediately to hand her over. I could get some money and get rid of my pirate identity, which is a rare opportunity for many small pirates."

Cheng Lang understood that this was a kind of public opinion. Regardless of whether it was true or false, it would push most pirates to the opposite side of Robin, making her unable to trust pirates, let alone people from any country.

In other words, Robin finds it difficult to find support in both the black and white worlds.

"By the way, why do you want to be a pirate?" Cheng Lang asked curiously.

Alrita stretched herself, her eyes a little far away.

"This is a long story..."

Alrita began to talk about her past.

To put it simply, her parents were ordinary farmers, but because the country had to pay taxes, every family had to contribute money and effort. As a result, the family, which had little savings, had to cut back on food and clothing. But in the end, her parents starved to death at home, and she became an orphan. She started stealing to support herself since she was a child, and because she had experienced hunger, she loved to eat.

In order to eat enough and because of her physical condition, she quickly became a fat woman, but at the same time her strength also increased because of eating. As her weight increased, her strength also increased.

At this time, it was naturally impossible for her to support herself by stealing.

She became a bully, started by collecting protection money, then within a few years she was wanted, and finally she went to sea.

Became a pirate.

Everything happened so naturally. There was no so-called choice. He was forced by life and finally became a pirate.

Cheng Lang saw the crux of the problem at first glance

The beginning of the collapse is also the gold in the sky.

I'm afraid that people in many countries are becoming hungry and cold because they have to cut back on food and clothing in order to pay the gold from heaven. As a result, many people can no longer survive, and if they can't survive, they can only do evil. In this way, the population decreases, but the gold from heaven does not decrease. The pressure on others increases, and a vicious cycle is created.

The final result was that those who resisted became pirates, and those who did not resist starved to death. Eventually, the population declined, the country was no longer a member state, and was then destroyed by pirates.

Seeing this, other countries naturally decided to become member states.

In this way, pirates will never be eradicated from the sea, and with the harassment of pirates, more countries will want to become member states to avoid being destroyed.

The so-called Great Pirate Era is said to have been started by Roger, but it may be more of an inevitable phenomenon that the accumulated resentment reached a threshold and then erupted.

"This is really like the change of dynasties."

"What?"

"It's okay, I've applied sunscreen." Cheng Lang clapped his hands, walked to the guardrail, and looked at the sea in the distance.

Alrita turned her head to look at Cheng Lang. In the sunlight, Cheng Lang's eyes were looking into the distance, as if he was looking into the future, but Alrita could feel the other party's depression.

After all, what I just told you is not an interesting story.

"Don't worry, we have so much gold, the situation I described won't happen."

Alrita believes that her family's tragedy was caused by lack of money.

Cheng Lang didn't say much. After all, there was no so-called basic education in this world. Alrita was lucky enough, as she could at least read. Many people in the world couldn't even recognize their own names, let alone think about why they had fallen to the point of becoming pirates.

All I know is that because I had no money, I became a thief and eventually became a pirate.

Every step seems to be your own choice, but in fact, people in this era never have a choice.

One Piece tells a story of freedom and adventure, and it is precisely because of this background setting that the value of freedom can be highlighted.

Just like in the dark night, as long as there is a little firefly, it is already very bright.

After exhaling a breath of foul air, Cheng Lang thought a lot more clearly and gradually realized the path he should take.

Become a revolutionary army?

He gave up the idea.

After all, this is the place you go when you have no choice.

Given a choice, joining the revolutionary army is tantamount to blocking all future paths for oneself, and one can only go down one path to the end. However, it must be said that his abilities are indeed very suitable for the revolutionary army, and he does not mind providing some help when the time is right.

So becoming a navy?

Indeed, he can. His identity is clean now, so it is easy for him to join. It’s a pity that Cheng Lang will not choose it.

The reason is simple: the Navy’s concept of justice is good, but what it does is not.

"Alrita, I'm going to be a pirate."

"why?"

Alrita was very puzzled. With Cheng Lang's ability, whether he joined a country and became a noble, or founded his own country and became a king, at the very least he could become a rich man. She was not even surprised that Cheng Lang planned to join the navy.

After all, after spending these days together, Alrita knew very well what kind of person Cheng Lang was. He was a good man who was inexperienced in the world and had a kind heart.

You can also feel that he doesn't actually want to be a pirate.

"Why? What do you think of the world?"

Chapter 20: Alrita's Experience Burst

"this world?"

Being asked this question for the first time, Alrita hesitated for a moment, then frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"So, of course, you can also simply answer your opinion of the world, for example, the world is beautiful."

"Huh? Of course it's terrible." Alrita answered as a matter of course.

"What was the point that made you feel that it was terrible?" Cheng Lang continued to ask.

Alrita was silent for a moment, and she began to recall in her mind, but no matter how she recalled, she never felt the key point that the world was rotten, but she just felt that the world was rotten.

Seeing the other party's silence, Cheng Lang smiled and gave the answer: "You can't answer it, right? The reason is very simple. That is, you feel that the world is rotten all the time."

Cheng Lang's words made Alrita nod. Indeed, since she was born, she had never had a full meal as a child, and she had never had a stable life since she grew up. However, the world seemed to have changed since she met Cheng Lang.

Not only did she become beautiful, but she also gained wealth.

This also made her want to feel comfortable, and she even often thought about becoming a noble, because this would make her feel good, and she would be able to escape from the quagmire of hiding from pirates, and she would not have to worry about not having enough food.

"Just as you said." Alrita nodded, then wondered: "What does this have to do with you being a pirate?"

Although Cheng Lang's questions made her think from a very new perspective, she was still confused about the fundamental issues.

However, Cheng Lang did not answer her directly.

"If I become a marine, what do you think I can achieve with my current abilities?"

"This..." Alrita began to think. Until now, Cheng Lang's strength was a mystery in her eyes, but looking at his body shape, she could tell that he was obviously not a combat type of talent. He looked handsome but not lethal.

"Marine Lieutenant?" This was a relatively high evaluation given by Alrita.

"What if I become a noble?"

"Then you can become the greatest noble in the country. If you want, you can even directly establish a country. And with your abilities, you won't be afraid even if you encounter pirates."

Seeing that Alrita thought so highly of the nobles, Cheng Lang shook his head.

"what happened?"

"Why did your crew leave you?"

"What does this have to do with it?" Alrita frowned.

Cheng Lang began to use an analogy: "A country is like a pirate ship. You are the captain and the king. Luffy is the king of another country. He defeated you but did not destroy your country. However, your country abandoned you. Your people sold the country and prepared to go to a new country to live."

"The country wasn't destroyed, so why were you abandoned?"

"Because I was defeated?"

"In other words, your country's foundation is military force, and your military force has been denied, so your citizens are deserting you. So, to put it in a broader context, what is the foundation of a great nation?"

"This..." Alrita couldn't answer because it was something beyond her cognition.

“It’s also force.”

"what?!"

"The Four Emperors, Big Mom's Pirates, that is, Bankoku knows about it, right?"

Alrita nodded.

"What do you think would happen if Big Mom announced she would no longer be a pirate and promised to pay the Heavenly Gold?"

"hiss!?"

"So, a nation is built with force and maintained with money. We now have gold ingots, which does make us look rich, but it's like a child getting a crown. Do you think other adults will cheat or steal it?"

"Yes, definitely."

"So, establishing a nation or becoming aristocrats is an unattainable problem for us. We are just the children walking around the streets wearing a crown."

"You can also stop being a pirate and become a businessman, for example."

"What did you rob earlier?"

"merchant.."

“So force is needed.”

"Hiss..." Alrita felt that what Cheng Lang said made so much sense that she couldn't refute it. Even her opinion on the identity of a pirate was elevated to a higher level.

At the same time, I also realized that the reason why I didn’t see the beauty of the world was because I was too weak.

Alrita suddenly understood and stood up and came to Cheng Lang.

This scared Cheng Lang and he didn't know where to look.

"What is this for?"

"I finally understand. The reason I feel the world is rotten is because I'm not strong enough and I'm not standing high enough! When I become a great pirate like BIGMOM one day, the world will become beautiful in my eyes."

"You could say the same thing."

Cheng Lang looked at Alrita, who had become a little strange.

Oh no, did I over-instill the idea in Alrita?

And there was fire in Alrita's eyes.

At this moment, she regained her confidence and found her goal.

In the past, her goal was actually very simple, which was to be praised for her beauty, just like a hungry person wants to eat a full meal, and her method was to suppress it with force. She was indeed praised, but she knew that she was not really beautiful, and when she was called a fat woman, she was really angry.

After eating the Slippery Fruit, she achieved her goal, but she also lost her goal. All that was left was to enjoy the success brought by beauty, and at the same time, to see what kind of person this man who made her beautiful was, and what his abilities were.

She also didn't mind following this man like a crew member for a while, until he was defeated, just like she once was. At that time, she might also leave this man like her crew members once did.