Helping each other with countless me.

Chapter 74 People’s hearts will change

"No. 3333, that's my name."

"I was born and raised in the Bridge Kingdom."

“This is a bridge that has been under construction for 700 years but has not yet been completed.”

"Mom, I was given a name, Solan."

"I like this name"

"Tonight, Mom went out again"

"Every time she goes out, she brings me a lot of food when she comes back..."

“Looking forward to it”

“They all said that my mother was not a good woman.”

“I don’t understand what you mean.”

"I asked my mother, but she just smiled and told me to eat quickly."

"Mom is dead."

“Died on the way.”

"Before she died, she was holding food in her arms"

"I didn't cry..."

"Because I know there's no point in crying"

“I have grown up and learned a lot of things.”

"My mother protected me for the rest of her life"

"I want to get out of here, out of this disgusting bridge kingdom."

"Look at the outside world that my mother talked about"

Li Zhongren quietly flipped through the diary written on a wooden board by a little girl named Solan.

She was a supporting character in the original work, the place where Robin landed after being slapped away by Tyrant Bear on the eve of the Battle of Marineford. Based on his "Revenge Notebook", even the slightest memory of the pirate world in his mind would be clearly recorded, so he found this little girl.

In a sense, it feels like a pilgrimage to a holy place.

But after he saw the diaries the little girl had hidden in the attic, he knew.

The original work is only based on a children's comic, and many things are not drawn. But in this real world, in this almost closed country, whether it is the management who hold power or those extremely vicious criminals, in such an environment, it is impossible not to breed evil.

What happened to her mother was just a microcosm.

In fact, Li Zhongren didn’t even have to think too much. Did this little girl named Solan escape the fate of her mother?
impossible
However, the only thing that made him admire her was that, between the lines, although the girl hated this place very much, she still kept a calm heart, because she also knew a truth, that emotions without practical actions were meaningless.
Gradually, she stopped writing in her diary and began to imagine the outside world based on her mother's descriptions, which served as her spiritual sustenance.
So, after seeing this, Li Zhongren suddenly changed his mind.
"who are you?"

Solan pushed open the small door of the attic and poked her head out. She saw a young man looking at her diary and paintings. Then she saw the guard's clothes he was wearing. She seemed to have thought of something, so she slowly crawled into the attic, knelt in front of Li Zhongren, and began to take off her clothes.

"Snapped!"

Li Zhongren didn't say anything, but opened one hand and the letter appeared in his hand, and placed the other hand gently on Solan's head.

Ability Name: We Are All Wanderers
Ability content: After activation, you can empathize with the other party and open their heart in the shortest time.

Restriction: The other party must also be someone who has been directly or indirectly persecuted by the Celestial Dragons

Tick
Solan stared at the boy in front of her in a daze, tears falling from her eyes.
Feeling what happened to this young man, she suddenly realized that her own experience didn't seem so bad.
"Wipe away your tears and let's start the class."

Li Zhongren gently put on the clothes that Solan had taken off to his shoulders.

"Go to class?"

Solan blinked.
-
Santa Maria Joa

Zhan Guo once again came before the Five Elder Stars.

"We mobilized almost all the tracking devil fruit users to search the entire Sabaody Archipelago repeatedly, but we did not find any trace of the boy who was wanted. During this period, no ship left the Sabaody Archipelago."

"It seems that he has mastered some kind of ability to transfer himself."

After a long time, Saint Jaygorusia Satan hammered the ground with his cane in an unhappy manner.

"Then lift the blockade. Saint Rozward has been looking for me recently. The blockade has seriously affected his family's slave trading business."

"Yes, then, I will take my leave now."

"Should we report this to Lord Yimu?"

After Sengoku left, Saint Jaygolucia Satan looked at the other four people.

"It's not necessary. It's not the Nika Fruit."

"By the way, is there any news about the Nika Fruit?"

"There has been no news since he was kidnapped by that red-haired bastard."

"However, there is no need to worry. This fruit has existed for 800 years and no one has been able to awaken it."

The five elders began to discuss
"By the way, Satan, how is the progress of the construction of that bridge?"

“It’s already coming to an end.”

Saint Jaygolucia Satan spoke.

"With another twenty years or so, we should be able to completely complete the construction and construct a complete magic circle."

"Then let's capture more slaves and let more of them die. This can be considered a blood sacrifice in advance. We should try to build the bridge within ten years."

"can."
-
"Teacher, I have a question."

Solan raised his hand. For a month, every night, the boy would give him lessons and teach him some knowledge.

From being unfamiliar at the beginning to being familiar, now, she seems to have gotten used to the boy's presence.

As she continued to learn more, her horizons broadened and she understood why she suffered such a fate. However, this made her even more desperate.
"explain."

"Is unity useful? My mother said that the world government is so powerful that it seems that one person can destroy the world."

"Normally, unity is useless in this world," Li Zhongren opened the notebook.

"But what if I tell you that if everyone has the same belief for the new world of their dreams and unites from the bottom of their hearts, a powerful force will be born. The stronger the belief, the stronger the power they can obtain, and it will be powerful enough to fight against the World Government?"

"Really.. can you do this?"

Solan couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Yes, but...it's difficult."

"It's not difficult, teacher!"

Solan stood up.

"All those people outside, they all want to rebel against the World Government, but they just don't have the power. If we have your method, teacher, we can unite together, defeat the World Government, and build a world without hunger and oppression."

"Are you sure?"

Li Zhongren looked at Solan with a smile.

"This is the last lesson I'm going to teach you before I teach you that method. People's hearts can change."

After the words fell, Solan suddenly felt dizzy and lost consciousness.
"Wake up."

I don't know how long it took, but Solan opened his eyes, tears once again filling his eyes, this time not because he was moved, but because he was angry.
In her dream, she gained strength through the teachings of her teacher, defeated the guards of the Bridge Kingdom, and liberated everyone. As more and more people joined, their strength continued to increase, strong enough to establish a real Bridge Kingdom without fearing the encirclement and suppression of the World Government.

However, things took a sharp turn for the worse here.

They are losing their power
The reason is very simple. After they enjoyed the life they had never enjoyed before, their hearts changed.
People are no longer united. On the contrary, they even start to use the power they have to fight for their own interests. Without this unity and this faith, the powerful force will become rootless water.
In the end, the Bridge Kingdom was easily destroyed by the World Government.
"Teacher, why is this?"

"Because that's human nature."

Li Zhongren glanced at the notebook.

Ability Name: A Dream

Ability content: Starting with a certain idea, deduce the most possible future
Constraints: The deduction itself is intended to directly or indirectly fight against the Celestial Dragons.

"What you don't know is that the high and mighty Celestial Dragons were once just people like you and me, except that they possessed powerful powers. As far as I know, the original Celestial Dragons were not like this, but as time passed, they became like this."

"Why didn't the dragon lose its power?"

“Because they didn’t take a shortcut.”

Li Zhongren tapped Solan's forehead.

"Think about it, as long as we believe in a goal and unite, we have such a powerful force. How could this power be limitless?"

"So, teacher, the key to the problem is how to ensure that everyone's faith will not be shaken by so-called interests, right?"

"Yes."

"Then teacher, do you have any method?"

"Of course... yes."

Li Zhongren nodded.

"To be precise, it coexists with that method. Only when the two exist together can the longevity and stability of this shortcut be ensured. However, in fact, conversely, if this method is added, it is no longer a shortcut because it also needs time to ferment."

"I call him the steel stamp of thought!"

"Ideological Seal?"

"That's right. Decide on your beliefs and charter, and engrave it in your mind. The more you abide by it, the more it will strengthen your beliefs. The stronger your beliefs are, the more powerful you will be. You can even spread this belief."

"In your dream, you should not have forgotten that not only the people at the top, but also the people at the bottom, their beliefs are changing as their lives get better. I already have good farmland and a family, so why should I work so hard?"

“It’s human nature.”

"And this method is specifically designed to counteract changes in thinking."

“However, this method also has a disadvantage.”

"what?"

"It takes time to spread slowly, and it cannot rely on any other means. After all, faith is the purest thing. If you deceive it, it will deceive you. That's why I came here. Everyone here hates the Tianlong people so much, which provides soil for the spread of faith. This place is closed and regular, which provides time for faith to ferment."

"I understand, teacher, then please spread this belief to me."

"It's not me, it's you."

"??"

"Teacher, you should know my past."

"I know."

Solan nodded slightly.

"So, I am not suitable, because I can't do all this myself. In fact, on the first day I gained power, I led hundreds of people to death. My existence is like the peasant uprising army in the knowledge I taught you. My purpose is to destroy and break the shackles of this world for you. Then, you can rebuild a brand new order in this world."

"You can also say that, in fact, what you did is also part of my revenge, but I will not lie to you, but tell you everything."

"The road you choose is at your feet"

"I choose"

Solan looked at Li Zhongren and took a deep breath for a long time.

"Under your guidance, teacher, I will save the Bridge Kingdom. If I have the chance in the future, I will even save the world!"

"Yes. Under your guidance, teacher, I saved you. Life is not just about revenge. After my mother died, the thing I wanted most was to see the outside world. I think this would make her happier..."

"I also hope that you, teacher, can also see the sun in the new world, instead of being destroyed along with the old world."

"Ah"

Li Zhongren rubbed Solan's hair and said nothing.

　The Pirates chapter ends here for now.

　　In the next chapter, the world will change.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)