Pirates: I used a bucket to break Akainu's defense

"Be a pirate? Sure." Alrita didn't say a word of objection.

Cheng Lang explained: "That's not what I meant."

"I thought I would meet Luffy in Rogue Town, so I was sailing on the sea with the intention of traveling and thinking about what I should do in the future."

Alrita understood what Cheng Lang meant.

She was silent.

At the same time, she began to think about the future.

People think differently when they have money and when they don't.

Just like when people are hungry they just want to eat a full meal, but after eating they have more to think about.

Similarly, when I had no money, I only thought about one thing, which was how to make money. But now I have suddenly become rich. I have a box of gold. If I sell it, I can get at least tens of billions. These tens of billions may not be much for some big countries.

But some small countries can pay all the gold in the sky.

Such a huge fortune fell into the hands of one person.

There will be no problem in eating, drinking and having fun all your life.

So the direction of thinking is different.

Is it really necessary to become a pirate now? Even founding a country is not impossible. Then, becoming a noble lord and enjoying a luxurious life is also possible.

Who wouldn't want to be a noble lord in this era? To be frank, the Celestial Dragons were a role model and a symbol, promoted around the world. There were even rumors that they could directly command generals.

If there is a chance to become a Celestial Dragon, who would refuse? And now that you have money, you can establish a country and become a noble. In the absence of Celestial Dragons, what is the difference between local nobles and Celestial Dragons?

When thinking about this, Alrita felt excited.

As Alrita's thoughts became more and more outrageous.

Cheng Lang continued, "What do you think about joining the revolutionary army?"

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?"