Ignite the fire from the pirates

Looking at his own hands, Vegapunk trembled slightly: "But I... I feel like I am creating a dragon with my own hands, an invincible dragon."

"I am just a scientist, a scientist who relies on the power of the Brain-Brain Fruit. There have been people smarter than me in the past, and there will be in the future as well."

"If that time comes... no one can stop the birth of the evil dragon, sir. The power of domineering is simply irresistible."

After he finished speaking, the conference room was silent for a long time, with only the sound of Vegapunk's breathing remaining.

After a long moment, Kevin said, "The mother fire comes from the giant mechanical soldiers, and the giant mechanical soldiers are clearly from the ancient kingdom. So, do you think the power of the ancient weapons has this core energy?"

This made Vegapunk stunned.

Yes, the Mother Fire was not the first one he created, but was the result of reverse engineering based on the analysis of the giant mechanical soldiers.

According to the documents from O'Hara within the Revolutionary Army, even he today cannot fully replicate the technology of the ancient kingdom.

But such a huge kingdom eventually disappeared in history.

Kevin sat down on his own and looked up at Vegapunk: "In fact, I can't guarantee you what the future of this world will be."

Vegapunk frowned.

Kevin laughed at himself and continued, "In the past, I felt that I was standing in the future of this era. I looked at the development of this world arrogantly and believed that this world would definitely become the perfect ideal."

"But the so-called perfection itself is wrong. Even the ideology of the Revolutionary Army cannot guarantee that every future generation will have such a selfless spirit as the present one."

"Times are changing. The next generation, or the next three or four generations, will eventually look back on the heroic sacrifices of the revolutionary army as history."

"Maybe they will shed tears, or they may even speak sarcastically, but no matter how they react, their inner human desires will not change because of anything."

Kevin sighed at this point: "The world itself is a huge cycle. There is no absolute fairness, only relative fairness and relative perfection."

Vegapunk's eyes gradually became confused: "Then...what are we fighting for?"

Kevin replied in a deep voice: "For this deformed world in front of us, in order to change it so that he can be better, even if it's just a little bit better..."

Better?

Vegapunk stood there in a daze, ignoring the coffee that the robot brought over, and kept thinking about Kevin's words.

After a while: "The destruction of the world... is that a better thing?"

Kevin smiled and said, "I don't know. But I think the appearance of the Mother Fire is definitely not to destroy the world. The Doctor hopes that he can provide nearly unlimited energy for the continuation of life, right?"

Vegapunk nodded: "But with this kind of power, once..."

"In that case, there will be a new revolutionary army, right?"

Kevin interrupted him, still smiling: "Human wisdom is not something that was achieved overnight. Intelligent life has evolved from slash-and-burn farming to living in groups today and standing at the top of the food chain. What is the reason?"

As if answering his own question, Kevin continued, "Grind the stone to a sharp edge, then tie a straw rope to the top of a wooden stick and throw it. This change not only makes it easier to catch prey, but also makes it easier for the same species to kill each other."

"When life gathers together in a group, there will be one or two who will stand out and become the leaders who lead the progress of the race... and thus the thing called power is born."

"Power breeds desire. When life enjoys the benefits brought by power, desire will expand. But Doctor... sometimes desire is not necessarily a bad thing."

"In Dr. Baltimore's hometown, cold weather resources have become very difficult to obtain. But from the perspective of the entire world, humans have occupied a lot of resources, but doesn't the doctor still have desires? Nearly unlimited energy is also a kind of desire, isn't it?"

Kevin paused at this point.

I got the truth about this world from Roger, and also learned which two ideas were the so-called collision of ideas.

The future of rapid technological development will destroy the world. So is it right to stagnate technology and maintain the power of a small group of people through feudal slavery?

At that time, a passage from memory emerged from my mind.

"Give time to civilization, not time to civilization."

Before I knew it, these words came out of my mouth.

At the same time, it also made Vegapunk look up suddenly.

Civilized?

The darkness of this world is so unbearable that all races are slaves of the Celestial Dragons, and some are branded with sin since birth.

Being executed because of one's surname, becoming a slave because of one's race, or even having a hard time surviving because of one's ordinary status is extremely difficult.

In his mind, the truths of the world that Vegapunk knew emerged one by one.

Give civilization time...

This world is not a civilized world.

"Boom."

Kevin placed a round sphere on the desk.

"This thing can form a protective shield by inputting energy. The amount of energy determines the strength and area of ​​the protective shield."

"We can't be sure of what the future will be like, but we can decide now... at least, make the world look not so bad now."

After he finished speaking, Kevin turned and left the meeting room.

He returned the power of choice to Vegapunk and did not make any moves to demand anything from him from a moral high ground.

Just like Roger and Rayleigh of the Sabaody Archipelago, everyone will have their own choice when facing OnePiece, and this choice is not consistent.

Kevin has his own persistence. Because he has seen the light before, he cannot tolerate the darkness now no matter what.

This was decided since he was born into this world. In his memory, life should not be taken away so easily. No matter how big or small the price is, there is always a price.

……

There are only seven days left before the execution.

In the living area of ​​Marine Headquarters Marinford, each sailor was saying goodbye to their loved ones.

But the lowest military rank among them was not major general, but lieutenant colonel of the headquarters.

Under orders from the World Government, the Navy must deploy sufficient forces outside the bay.

Yes, it is the number of troops rather than the combat power.

The issuance of this order once again gave rise to the idea that the navy was a victim.

After people's wisdom was awakened, everyone learned to think about what the events represented.

However, due to the eight hundred years of the World Government's rule, the voices for uprising have not yet appeared, and anger is just anger.

In the living area, Smoker looked at Tina beside him: "You too?"

Tina lit a cigarette: "Sometimes Tina wonders if they can see that future if they are alive."

Smoker looked at the living area again. The families of the middle-level navy officers were basically all here.

Ever since the family of Admiral Zephyr was killed by pirates more than a decade ago, the families of high-ranking officials have had more secretive protection measures.

At this time, young sailors were comforting their families, allowing them to board the refugee ships and leave this place which was originally the safest place in the world.

There were the crying of children and the anxious instructions of his wife.

Smoker snorted coldly and clenched the newspaper in his hand tightly.

White smoke rose up, shredding the newspaper.

A breeze blew the debris up into the air and showered the living quarters below.

"They openly announced the evacuation of the families of mid-level naval officers in the World Economic Journal. These bastards have become more and more unscrupulous!"

Tina blew out a puff of smoke: "You and I both know the reason, don't we? This situation also shows their fear. The clash of ideas has begun, Smoker."

A collision of ideas...

Smoker was silent for a moment.

Of course he knew what this meant.

Those idiots on Mary Geoise probably haven't reacted yet, or they didn't expect in a short period of time that the New Era would bring such a huge change to the world.

This newspaper, which exposed the information about the evacuation of the families of mid-level naval officers, will make all the people in the world who have gradually become wiser speculate on the deeper meaning behind it.

"Any orders?"

Tina had finished her cigarette and sounded a little irritable.

Smoker: "No. Mr. Admiral just told us to act alone and not follow him."

Tina stretched out her hand and rubbed her hair, frowning and stamping out the cigarette butt: "The importance of Mr. General is different from ours. Wartime orders must be obeyed, and we cannot affect Mr. General."

Smoker nodded: "I understand."

……

At the same time, just as Smoker and Tina expected, people around the world were also discussing the new issue of World Economic News.

But just like the last projection broadcast of the World Government, people once again did not just look at the surface, but also analyzed the content of this report in context and drew conclusions.

Roge Town in the East China Sea.

People in the tavern were talking a lot, loudly declaring their views on the situation that would follow.

"The execution site was set in Marinford, and the information about the evacuation of the navy families was leaked directly to the newspapers... Isn't it obvious that the Revolutionary Army is ambush these navy families?"

"Haha...if we really set up an ambush, the Revolutionary Army's reputation would be infamous."

"That's right. After all, no one will trust those villains who don't follow their words and deeds."

……

Chapter 268 The battle begins, the navy's only remaining value

Sometimes people only believe what they think, because few people think they are fools.

The World Economic Times released the news that the navy families were evacuated from Marinford. This situation made many people around the world whose minds had changed doubt the intentions behind it.

And those who are already at the top of the ocean are even more aware of the malice involved.

In the waters of the New World, the Red Hair Pirates and the East China Sea set sail again, arriving here again from the first half of the Grand Line.

However, they had originally aspired to fight for the only remaining throne of the Four Emperors, but they found that there had been a lot of rumors on this sea recently, and it was impossible for them to create a title that matched the Four Emperors during this period of time.

On the Redforth, Beckman handed the newspaper to Shanks.

"Those people have never shown such wisdom before. It seems they are really anxious."

Shanks took the newspaper and read it through with a serious expression: "Has it reached this point?"

Beckman: "The emergence of the New Era newspaper has already shown some signs. Rumor has it that not all of Ohara's scholars were killed by the World Government's Demon Slaying Order. Some of them were transferred by the Revolutionary Army before that."

Shanks frowned, "Scholars who can interpret the text of history are essential to ushering in a new era. The outcome of this war will affect the future of the world, Beckman."

Beckman asked, “Are we going to participate?”

"We have to leave some seeds behind, right?"

"understood."

……

At the same time, the World Government also began to take action.

Among the flowers, Im stabbed a sharp blade into the bounty poster in front of him.

[The most vicious criminal in history: the revolutionary army's fire mentor, the cloaked man]

[Bounty of 5.6 billion Baileys! ]

The bounty is a thing of the past, and after the World Government broadcast the projection that took it out of context, it will naturally no longer exist.

For someone who is about to become a new Celestial Dragon, the Navy is not qualified to issue a bounty.

……

In the first half of the Grand Line, a total of twelve refugee ships have evacuated from Marinford under the escort of eight warships.

Smoker and Tina were also on the eight escort warships.

"There's no need to be so nervous. With such an escort force, no pirates dared to attack in the first half of the Grand Line, even if they knew the route."

Tina on the bow deck looked into the distance: "Those people on Mary Geoise are not stupid. Marshal Sengoku also said that the navy will be responsible for the defense outside the bay. What does this mean? It means that the navy is no longer trusted by them."

Smoker was stunned, and Tina, who had been on alert since the warship set sail from Marinford, seemed to have thought of something.

So he stood up and walked to Tina and whispered, "World Government?"

Tina frowned: "All life is a bug in their eyes. The Navy and CP are just loyal dogs. If the loyal dogs are no longer loyal, killing them and eating their meat is the best option."