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

Chapter 165: Great principles and benefit the world
"Who told Sakaski to call me that? Just think of it as my own willfulness this time, so I'm sorry."

Facing Long and Borsalino's request, Ross shook his head and declined, but still added:

"This time you should practice well with Zefa. When you graduate, your instructor Zefa and I will lead you to hunt down the legendary pirate Golden Lion. This will be more exciting than the battle on Beehive Island. I just don't know if you dare to do it!"

Ross smiled and raised an eyebrow at the two of them, his tone full of temptation.

This pancake is super spicy and is big and round. An ordinary person might die if he takes one bite of it.

Borsalino was a little hesitant. This was not just a fight on Honeycomb Island to bully the weak. This was an extremely dangerous and troublesome pie in the sky. He was hesitating whether to take it.

As for Ross's provocative words, he is a young veteran, how could he fall for such a crude trick?

Long, on the other hand, was full of excitement. He shook his head quickly and said:
"Great! But forget it..."

In this respect, Long is very similar to Garp, and becomes very shrewd when faced with major events.

Although Garp usually looks stupid, he is very smart at critical moments. He knows exactly what can be said and what cannot be said.

It would be fine if the expedition to conquer the legendary pirate Golden Lion failed, but if it succeeds, Dragon as a participant will surely gain a huge amount of reputation.

What will happen if he retires from the navy with such reputation?
Firstly, it would bring discredit to the navy, and secondly, it would cause trouble for his father Garp.

Thirdly, once he formed a volunteer army, his organization would definitely encounter obstacles that were several times greater than he had imagined.

Moreover, these three points are closely linked and can be deepened again and again.

Long is not stupid. Even if he quits the navy, he must be alone and not get involved in too many things.

Only in this way can Sengoku, as an uncle, suppress the bad voices, and his father Garp will not be implicated. The navy will just lose an ordinary navy.

It won't cause any waves.

But if he is too ostentatious, everything will backfire.

"Smart! Long, you are not lacking in the calmness and courage of a leader when facing major events. This is your greatest advantage. Remember this decisiveness!"

Ross turned his head and nodded at Long, his tone full of praise, but when he looked at Borsalino beside Long, he couldn't help shaking his head.

This guy, at least show some backbone!
Hesitation is a good thing because you know how to analyze the pros and cons. It is not a bad habit, but it depends on the situation.

It would be best if Borsalino could decisively agree at this time. After all, that was the legendary pirate Shiki the Golden Lion, and he was definitely not someone a small fry like him could mess with.

Maybe if the other person uses all his strength to strike back, even if he hits him once, it would be enough to take away half of Borsalino's life.

Therefore, even if he wanted to go, Ross and Zefa would not let him fight. Instead, he would clean up the miscellaneous soldiers around to collect his military merits and resume.

But Borsalino hesitated and didn't seem to think about it at all. Really... Oh, it will take some more time to train him.

Even if you want to mess around, you have to do it in a decent way! You have to do it with integrity! You have to do it with ideals! And you don’t have to do it just for the sake of messing around!
"Okay, stop thinking about it. Why are you so stupid?"

Ross took two steps back and came in front of Borsalino, and tapped his forehead lightly with his fingers covered in Armament Color.

It's not painful, but it will cause a small red and swollen bump.

Ross then told Borsalino all the knowledge he had just learned, asking him not to just focus on the surface of things, but to analyze them in combination with the scene and the person.

Borsalino was obviously a socialite, but she didn't understand such a simple trick.

It couldn't be the two instructors who asked him to die.

"Oh, thank you Mr. Ross for reminding me. I will pay attention next time, I will!"

Borsalino scratched his cheek awkwardly. He still needed to learn how to be more mature.

By the way, why does Mr. Ross know so much about… the ways of the slackers? Isn’t he the busiest one among them?
I heard that before Yun Island was completed, he had always done everything himself.

"It's good that you can remember these. Okay, let's go back and rest first. Zefa and I will discuss this month's practical experience in the new world."

Ross said a simple goodbye to everyone and left.

The three of them stayed where they were and left together.

There were still several hours left before daylight, but it was already almost four or five in the morning.

Zefa should have gotten up so early.

The more powerful they are, the less sleep they need. After all, when the body's rest indicators are met, they will wake up directly and will not be able to fall asleep again.

For a strong man like Zefa, he only needs three or four hours of sleep a day.

As for Garp's problem of falling asleep from time to time, all we can say is that the Monkey family can't look at it with common sense.

There are always some strange people in this sea, and the Monkey family is definitely one of them. The Navy Headquarters Family Area, Zefa's residence.

Ross turned into mist and penetrated in, then found the lighted study. He went in and condensed into a human form beside Zefa with eye sockets.

"It's Ross. Are you still awake at this late hour? It seems that Long and Sakaski have been playing together for quite a while."

Zefa put down what he was holding, took off his glasses, and started chatting with Ross. He looked relaxed and spoke in a calm tone, just like the tone of two old friends chatting.

When he left the training ground today, he noticed some movement on the combat platform. Combined with the six people who had just returned to the team, he guessed most of what had happened today.

"Well, you know, since Long ate the mythical beast fruit, his physical strength has improved by leaps and bounds. Now he can fight Sakaski back and forth, but he is still at a disadvantage in terms of basic skills."

"Well, you came to me to discuss the practical experience in the new world, right? Just tell me, after the discussion, go and have a rest. You have to live a few more years to accompany your family. Don't be like me, who only learned to cherish it now."

Zefa said this with a gentle look on his face and a smile on his lips. He lived a very comfortable life after retiring from the front line. Every day, apart from training the trainees, he would spend time with his family reading books, and occasionally go to the hot springs with everyone. It was so relaxing!
Even Garp doesn't have such treatment. He has to go out on missions from time to time. He just took the two little guys, Walter and Zeping, to the East China Sea for fun a few days ago.

Otherwise, he should be guarding the G1 branch now.

"Okay then. I plan to give Jin to you to take out for some fresh air, and by the way, let him have a clear understanding of what kind of people pirates are. Oh, and if there's a chance, I'll take him to see what the slave trade is."

"Jin? The little guy who wears a black hood all day long. I heard that you took him to the West Sea for plastic surgery. He has fascinated many little girls in the navy!"

When talking about this, Zefa winked at Ross with a teasing look on his face.

Jhin looks very different now. His originally very youthful face was forced to be bleached, and at the same time, his skin and hair were also covered with wigs.

Considering the common level of face blindness on the sea, he was a completely different person compared to before, looking like a normal handsome boy with an inexplicable sense of majesty.

Coupled with his manly little tattoos, it was even more difficult for these female marines to extricate themselves from him. The bolder ones even wanted to refine copper!

This look is very popular among older sisters and peers.

So even though he no longer has to worry about his appearance, the socially anxious Jhin still likes to go out wearing a black hood and black robe.

But bleaching is just bleaching after all, it is only a temporary measure, and it will definitely return to its original state in the future, but by then he should have flown away with the dragon.

"Yes, that's him. He has great talent and is a natural warrior, but... he has a secret that is hard to explain. In the future, he will stay by Long's side and will not join the navy."

"The World Government?"

Zephyr inquired.

Ross didn't say anything, but nodded affirmatively, confirming the answer to Zefa's question.

"Well, it's a pity to waste such a good seedling. The World Government is a damned bunch of guys, but the balance of the ocean cannot be without them."

Zefa was a little depressed.

The world government deserves to die!
But the current ocean simply cannot do without the suppression of this behemoth. Unless the pirates can create a huge wave, it is temporarily impossible for any force to be beyond their control and have the ambition to change the world.

"Let's wait and see. I have a feeling that a great era is about to come."

"What era?"

"It's an age of chaos, an age of pirates, an age of change, but that's a little too cruel. I'll find a way to reduce the situation. To break through the current corrupt system, blood must be shed, but it can't be the blood of children."

Ross's voice was powerful.

His kindness is always limited. No matter how much the adults fight, it is all their own fault, but the next generation cannot make any mistakes.

Human beings are animals that know how to inherit, and it is always the next generation that inherits the good ideas of the previous generation.

No matter when and where, the next generation is the main force leading to a better future, which is why Ross opened so many orphanages.

This was also the reason why he indulged his eldest son in arms trade in the North Sea and even let him fight to the death.

Those words he said at the time were also what Ross meant.

Only when a batch of rotten branches and leaves die can fresh buds thrive and make this imperfect world less bad.

"It doesn't matter. I'll be in my 60s or 70s by then, so I won't be able to care too much. It's the time for young people to make their own way."

“Yes, I can change some things, but it is always the young people who really change them, and this is all I can do.

If you are rich, you should help the world; if you are poor, you should take care of yourself.”

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(End of this chapter)