Chapter 232 Shanks, Do You Want to Create a God?
The first half of the Grand Line, the Kingdom of Alabasta.

Crocodile came to this country not long after he assumed the position of Shichibukai.

As a pirate who was once famous in the New World, he has been very peaceful in the past two years. Even after becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he sometimes helps Alabasta drive away invading pirates.

But it's not like he did nothing.

The popularity of the New World Golden Entertainment City led him to open a huge casino, Yuyan, in Yudi while exploring the country.

Since he maintained the title of admiral as a navy soldier two years ago, Kevin has spent most of his time practicing swordsmanship and providing emergency rescue services to the Revolutionary Army.

Of course, the two large islands and countries of Alabasta and Dressrosa are also places of his concern.

The former corresponds to the first half of the Grand Line, and the latter corresponds to the stability of various countries in the New World.

In a country with a standing army of 600,000, Kevin has been waiting for Crocodile to take action to complete the liberation of Alabasta.

But it was obvious that he overestimated Crocodile.

This once famous pirate became autistic after being beaten by Whitebeard. Not only did his will collapse, but his personality also became much more cautious.

At the Rain Banquet, Kevin met a strong man who could not see in his memory but had a clear mind.

"Young man, if you have something to do, you can go and do it. I am just a blind person. The gameplay here is very interesting. Maybe I will stay for a few more days."

He swallowed the last mouthful of soba with a smile, put down his chopsticks, stood up and bowed slightly to Kevin: "Thank you for the treat, brother."

Kevin thought for a moment and replied, "What happened suddenly concerns the future of this world, so I have to go. Do you think God should exist?"

god?
Yixiao was stunned for a moment: "If you are talking about the world's nobles..."

"Do not."

Kevin interrupted him: "Any god I mentioned, good and evil are in it. Your Excellency, do you think that gods should exist?"

For a moment, the blind swordsman in front of him frowned and fell silent.

Kevin didn't wait for his answer. When no one else was paying attention, he disappeared in front of him.

He smiled and gripped the hilt of the knife.

Sure enough, he is not a simple person...

Revolutionary Army?

God...should it exist?
I am just a blind swordsman, how can I understand such profound questions?
But the way this man in the cloak revealed his identity in the end just happened to arouse the interest of a person like me who had his eyes closed.

……

At the same time, in the East China Sea, there are the Polaris Islands not far from Rogue Town.

The scattered small islands have no ports, so the ships of the Revolutionary Army and the Red Hair Pirates can only dock near the coast and use the islands to hide their hulls.

On the deserted island, the two sides faced off.

"It seems that the revolutionary army still has moral principles and did not take the goods and run away."

As soon as Jesus finished speaking, a big bone hit him on the head.

Lakilu threw the bone casually and said, "The opening remarks should be made by the boss, idiot."

Jesus covered his head and glared back, but did not refute. He waited obediently for Shanks to speak.

However, without the Jesus cloth, both sides were silent for a long time.

Finally Shanks sighed: "It seems that the gentleman's request is very important to you. So... we can only talk about it after he arrives, right?"

On the Revolutionary Army side, the companions of the three teams all looked at Lor.

Obviously, this is to let him serve as a negotiating representative.

Lor stood up, baring his teeth as his wound pulled him: "Indeed. Although it is just a parahuman devil fruit, since Sir has specifically asked us to pay attention to it, then what this fruit represents is not something we need to consider."

Beckman, the vice-captain of the Red Hair Pirates, said: "Trade, or our Red Hair Pirates can make a promise, or we can give you money and all the treasures on the ship..."

Before he could finish his words, Lor's disdainful laughter interrupted him: "Pirates, don't treat us as gangsters. We are the Revolutionary Army, not pirates!"

Lakilu reached out and touched the handle of the gun, and this action made the atmosphere suddenly tense.

Jesus Bu also looked at the revolutionary army on the opposite side: "No matter the number or strength, if you rob by force, you will not win."

"Ha ha……"

Lor smiled, and then the nine members of the Revolutionary Army laughed at the same time.

Yes, they can't win.

There were only three teams, and he was the strongest among them. In comparison, he could only hold back one of the opponent's cadres.

As for Red-Haired Shanks, according to the New Era newspaper, he is a guy who can compete for the fourth Pirate Emperor.

But...so what?

Bach and Ayag have never been afraid of death. As the only survivors of the former team, how could they be afraid of death?
The captain of the 71st team stood beside Lor, holding the hilt of the knife: "It is true that we cannot win. In addition, in our understanding, this is indeed just an ordinary parahuman devil fruit. But... we believe in it, sir."

"Because we believe in you, this fruit is bound to be related to our ideals and the future of this world. For this... it is worth sacrificing our lives to buy time, pirates!"

The Revolutionary Army, who used shields as weapons, also sneered: "So what Captain Lor just said is right. Don't impose your pirate ideas on us. Before the sir arrives, you will have no chance of getting it, unless we all die here."

For a moment, the other eight members of the revolutionary army stood on Lor's left and right.

In such a scene, although there were only a few people, the momentum of these nine people shocked the entire Red Hair Pirates.

Although they are also willing to risk their lives for their captain and the pirate flag.

But you have to know that the nine people in front of you are just three insignificant teams of the East China Sea Revolutionary Army. There is no telling how many such teams there are in the Revolutionary Army.

But these nine people dared to draw their knives against them and dared to say that they could delay them until the gentleman arrived even at the risk of their lives.

Such a will...

If the entire revolutionary army is like this...

For a moment, Shanks seemed to understand why the World Government continued to pay more attention to the Revolutionary Army.

The word "ideal" also reminded him of the captain's son Ace.

They...are influencing the whole world.

"Boom."

The next moment, Shanks sat cross-legged on the ground, and when he raised his head, his harmless face was revealed.

"Ah, la la...don't be so nervous. We haven't met that gentleman for a long time, right?"

Shanks waved his hand and said, "Boys, use the boat to get some wine and meat down from the ship. Friends we haven't seen for a long time are coming soon. Isn't this a good time to have a party?"

After the words fell, there was a pause of only two seconds.

"Hahaha! The boss is right!"

"Banquet, party! What a lively party!"

"Is the cloaked man really coming? He has really become a big shot since the last time we met..."

"I heard that gentleman's domineering power is very strong. I really want to learn from him."

"So you're trying to say that the boss's dominance is not as good as the cloaked man, huh, asshole?"

"Captain Jesus, there is a traitor in your team."

"Then punish him to drink three barrels of wine!"

"Hahaha...isn't this a reward for this bastard?"

……

As Lor and the others stared in amazement, the group of pirates on the opposite side seemed to change their attitude in an instant.

Several small boats went to get food and wine, and the chef was busy preparing campfire and fresh water.

For a moment it really seemed to have become a banquet mode.

"Lor, don't drink for a while."

"Don't drink, I suspect they want to get us drunk."

"The army commander will be here soon, and the gentleman may show up at any time. We cannot be defeated by the other side's sugar-coated bullets."

"Don't worry, I'll..."

Before he could finish his words, Shanks grabbed Lor's shoulders and pushed him into the pirate's circle.

At the same time, he waved his hand and said, "Come on, the ingredients will be delivered soon. Don't be so polite."

A few people looked at each other and had no choice but to follow.

The other party invited us warmly and also made it clear that we should wait until the gentleman arrived. It seemed wrong to draw a gun or a knife and attack at this moment.

Soon, a bonfire was lit on the coast of the deserted island, and the pirate group's chefs began to barbecue, while barrels of wine were freely drunk.

The other captain even poured the wine himself.

The few people in the Revolutionary Army had never seen such a scene before. With the wine against their lips, they could only protect their weapons and the box containing the devil fruit...

When Kevin arrived with the coordinates brought by Lor, he saw nine companions who refused to surrender and a group of drunk pirates.

"This is really... in line with the red-haired style."

Kevin patted Lor's shoulder, and the black Flying Thunder God technique flashed and faded, proving his identity.

"Sir, it's all them."

Lor's voice made the other guys look over, and they all broke away from the enthusiastic pirates and quickly stood next to Kevin.

Shanks raised his glass and said, "Don't ruin the atmosphere, Mr. Revolutionary Army. Long time no see, wouldn't you like a drink?"

Lakilu filled a glass of wine and walked over to hand it to Kevin.

Taking the wine glass, Kevin smiled and said, "So you have reached a consensus?"

Luo Er quickly shook his head: "No, I'm just waiting for the gentleman to come over to negotiate."

Several people nearby began to report, and in a few words they explained what had happened.

Kevin didn't say much after hearing this. He took the box containing the devil fruit and patted several people on the shoulders. "In this world, a small number of people go to sea not for plunder, but for adventure. In the past, scholars from O'Hara went to sea to explore history, and they were also defined as criminals and pirates."

"Dr. Clover from O'Hara, who has been killed by the World Government, was also a pirate when he went to sea in his early years."

Kevin paused and said, "We really can't ruin the atmosphere of the party... You've been nervous for so long, now that I'm here, you can relax."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

But Kevin raised his glass towards Shanks and drank it all.

"You can actually tell what is good and what is evil. Just like the term "untouchables", don't define good and evil based on your status, but use your own thoughts to tell the difference."

"Prejudice is a huge mountain in people's hearts. Not all pirates are thieves, and not all marines are soldiers... right?"

After he finished speaking, Kevin walked over with a glass of wine and sat down next to Shanks.

Lakilu, Jesus Bu and several other Red Hair Pirates executives, including a monkey, rushed out and dragged several members of the Revolutionary Army into the carnival.

……

Meanwhile, by the campfire, Shanks asked, "Sir, have you been staring at this ordinary parahuman devil fruit?"

Kevin glanced at him and said, "The Nika form of the Mythical Beast Man-Man Fruit, or the Sun God form. This is not an ordinary superhuman form, Shanks."

Uh……

The purpose of the test was achieved, but the other party's stated attitude made Shanks not know how to continue for a moment.

After a while, he came to his senses and asked, "Then why did you want to get this fruit, sir?"

Kevin looked at him, thought for a moment and replied: "You want to use it to create a god who saves the world, but I don't want to. So this fruit cannot be given to you."

Creation... God.

Just this sentence alone explains a lot.

Shanks' eyes narrowed slightly.

It seems that this gentleman from the revolutionary army also knows a lot.

That’s right, the name O’Hara is not just O’Hara.

And Nika... this giant tribe and the sun god believed in by many other races are, in a sense, indeed deification.

Only those who conform to Nika's will can awaken the ability of this fruit, master the power of this fruit, and become the core of the future of this world.

The captain said that the man would be his son, so he came to the East China Sea and found Ace.

"gentlemen……"

"Ok?"

"Only those who inherit the will of this fruit can awaken, become the new Nika, bring laughter to the world, and beat the drum of the world's liberation."

Shanks said a lot in one breath, which contained some of the secrets of this world.

But Kevin was unmoved. Instead, he smiled and said, "The drum of the world's liberation has already sounded. Didn't you hear it?"

Shanks was stunned.

After following Kevin's gaze, he realized that he was talking about the ordinary members of the Revolutionary Army.

Yes, in the East China Sea, the weakest sea, being able to possess such a level of dual-color domineering, he admitted that the power of the Revolutionary Army was already very strong.

But the drums of liberation sounded...

"Shanks."

Kevin interrupted his thoughts and continued, "Marijoa is known as the land of the gods, and the Celestial Dragons claim to be the descendants of gods. The former Lunaria tribe was also called gods..."

"Generation after generation of gods fell, and the so-called new gods reappeared, and then looked down on all living beings from a high position. They regarded ordinary people as ants, plundering them at will, and absorbing the nutrients of all races to supply themselves."

Kevin sighed, then looked at the pirates who were having fun and even started dancing, and several of his fellow Revolutionary Army members who were following suit.

"But I think the world doesn't need God. They can be their own God and don't need anyone to save them."

"Striving for their ideals all their lives, sacrificing their lives for their ideals, having an unwavering will to become the gods who save themselves...they are all their own gods."

For a moment, Shanks' breathing became heavy.

He suddenly understood the purpose of the man in front of him.

And this purpose has never appeared in all the history of this world.

In the past, humans, or all intelligent creatures, have always placed the vision of survival on a certain god.

The pirate flag that prays to the gods, obeys the king, takes orders from the World Government, and relies on the strong...

It has been like this since the ancient times when the Kingdom of Alabasta was founded, and it has never changed.

But now... the man in front of him seemed to want to break this cognition and make everyone his own god.

"The World Government...still underestimates your Revolutionary Army..."

The words he murmured to himself were a true reflection of Shanks' inner thoughts.

Kevin replied: "There is one good thing about this world. A firm will can bring about the power of hegemony. In this way, even ordinary people have the power to resist."

"Do you know? Those survivors who survived from Ferefance, each of them possessed the power of domineering after their thoughts awakened."

"The Revolutionary Army will be the dragon slayers, and they will also be the dragon slayers of the future. As long as a new evil dragon appears, everyone will be Nika, and will stand up and fight for their lives to beat the drum of liberation and change the world!"

Everyone is a nikah, everyone can beat the drum of liberation…

Shanks stared at the man in front of him with a serious look.

No, even now, he didn't even know whether the other person was a man or a woman.

Time passed by minute by minute.

After a long time, Shanks seemed to have thought of something.

"But...the way they look at you, sir, is it like they are looking at their god, right?"

Kevin nodded slightly upon hearing this, but did not explain.

Yes, he will be the new God, but he will also shatter this one and only God with his own hands.

After a while, Kevin stood up and dusted himself off: "Let them relax for a while. If they get drunk, just wait for the people from the East China Sea to come and take over."

"Shanks, you already know these people. If you want to stay in the East Sea for a while, you can try to understand their thoughts."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kevin disappeared from the spot.

After a while, Beckman came over and sat where Kevin had just been.

"No agreement?"

Shanks laughed at himself: "We didn't talk about it at all. Even this gentleman made me waver. Everyone is like God. It's really a great ideal!"

Beckman was confused and asked Shanks, who then simply repeated what he heard.

So... there were two people with dull eyes and serious expressions.

On the other side, Lor and others were listening to Jesus Bu's bragging, which was interspersed with various magical adventures of the Grand Line.

It belongs to the Eastern Army of the Revolutionary Army. Although it has always been known about it, it has never been to other waters.

"Do you know the Sabaody Archipelago? There are bubbles there that can wrap people up and float, and 10,000 meters below it is Fishman Island!"

"There are a lot of human trafficking shops in Shampoo, and we killed a lot of them back then. Do you know that? Because of the name of this uncle Jesus Bu, those slave traders hid for several years and dared not show up!"

It seemed that his boasting was off, or it might be because he was drunk, and he was slapped in the face by several members of the revolutionary army.

They all knew that according to the internal records of the Revolutionary Army, it was Mr.'s sweep of the Sabaody Archipelago that led to a significant reduction in the Celestial Dragons and the slave trade.

However, even though he was exposed, Jesus Bu was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he put his arm around a revolutionary soldier's shoulder and said, "How is it? Isn't it a magical experience? Go to sea. Only going to sea is a man's true dream!"

However, Barton shook his head slightly and reached out to touch the shield next to him.

“No, our dream is not to go to sea.”

Lor on the side looked at Jesus Bu and said, "You are not the same as those evil pirates, but you are not the same as us either."

"Whether it's the Seven Waters City with the Sea Train you mentioned, or Bubble Island, or Fishman Island 10,000 meters under the sea..."

"These...I want to leave them for future generations to experience, without any danger or being captured and enslaved."

Barton nodded: "Our ideal is the future, a better future. The children of that future will not be divided into different classes, will not be killed at will, and will not be born as slaves!"

Another captain of the Revolutionary Army followed up, "They can go anywhere in this world, they won't be killed or robbed by pirates, they can happily go anywhere and enjoy the future we are creating."

For a moment, Jesus was a little confused.

There is absolutely no freedom in such a life.

He couldn't understand it, because in his opinion, going to sea to pursue dreams was a man's true romance.

Luo Er patted his shoulder and said, "I heard from your teammates that you have a son?"

Hearing about his son, Jesus Bu was inspired: "Yes, I believe he will be a great sniper in the future!"

Luo Er shook his head: "It doesn't matter. What I want to ask is... do you think it's better for him to become a pirate and go out to sea, die or become stronger and be wanted, and walk on the edge of death every day? Or is it better to be able to study peacefully, travel around the world to gain knowledge, and meet kind people wherever he goes...?"

For a moment, everyone in the Red Hair Pirates fell silent.

I don't know when those words just now attracted everyone's attention.

Including Beckman and Shanks, both of them listened quietly.

"The teacher said... our generation is the reformers, and reform means bloodshed and sacrifice. But if we don't resist, our descendants will still be pariahs, slaves, and ants in the eyes of the Tianlong people."

Barton's voice was a little low: "The Kingdom of the Bridge, the Tykira Wolf, the white town of Ferefance, the plague-ridden Kingdom of Zerxi... there are too many..."

"Mr. said: Freedom is not about doing whatever you want, but everyone has the right to survive and the right to pursue beauty and kindness."

"The teacher said: We are human beings! We are born to be our own masters! We should not have anyone looking down on us from above!"

"The teacher said: There should be no distinction between noble and humble in this world, and there should be no distinction between high and low in life! Only by standing up can we knock them to the ground!"

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(End of this chapter)