Even further operations can be completed by analyzing the devil fruit.
...Li Zhong felt that if he was lucky enough, he might not have to start researching from scratch and could just pick up a ready-made one.
Because this kind of information can be inferred at a glance, the people in this world can definitely infer it as well.
As a person who has traveled through many worlds, Li Zhong understands one thing: in a world that can develop civilization, there must be smart people in this civilization. Even if there are some things that he does not understand for the time being due to the lack of information due to the progress of the times, it does not mean that he is stupid!
The hidden dangers of devil fruits are most likely known to the smartest people in the world, even those with the most power in the world!
Now that they know about it, they will most likely find a way to solve it.
Li Zhong thought that if he had the chance, he could chat with them, maybe there would be some unexpected surprises!
Just when Li Zhong had this thought, someone brought him a pillow because he felt sleepy.
Old Edward came to visit Li Zhong.
After a few simple greetings, he went straight to the point and stated the purpose of his visit.
That is to say, it is about inviting Li Zhong to join the navy.
Old Edward used both reason and emotion to persuade Li Zhong in every way.
The main argument is that the navy has many strong people, strong teaching staff and fast promotion channels!
As long as you have the ability, you can succeed!
If your talent is outstanding enough, you may even be assigned a powerful natural devil fruit!
Li Zhong is pursuing power, and he has never concealed the fact. These days he has been asking old Edward about domineering and devil fruits. In this case, old Edward might as well give in to his wishes.
But old Edward didn't just say nice things.
He met Li Zhong by chance and recruited him to join the group. If he only said good things about Zhuo and didn't say bad things, when problems arise in the future, the Navy will protect him from the World Government. But if Li Zhong comes to retaliate, the Navy may not necessarily care.
His old body couldn't stand such torture. Not to mention the stronger Li Zhong after many years, even the current Li Zhong would probably not need more than three seconds to kill him!
So old Edward spoke frankly about some of the tricks.
"I'm not asking you to join the navy for anything else. I can also gain a lot by recommending important talents to the higher-ups. I'm about to retire, and I plan to pave the way for my children."
"After becoming a marine, besides training, you only need to catch pirates. Don't get involved in matters related to the World Government. There are many troubles there."
"Justice? Don't talk to me about justice. I feel like laughing when you talk to me about justice!"
Chapter 266: Choose Pirates or Navy?
Old Edward was an old navy man with gray hair on his temples.
He even had a glorious record of participating in the elite training camp of the Navy Headquarters, and was a classmate of the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Sora Steel.
After so many ups and downs over the years, although he chose to retire at the peak of his career, he did not completely cut off contact with some of his old classmates.
Of course, the gap in level between the two sides is too big now, and there is nothing much to talk about, but through the mouths of some classmates who retired early due to injuries and returned to Beihai for retirement, he also learned some exclusive news from the headquarters.
Some of those old classmates were promoted to brigadier general, lieutenant general, and one even reached a higher position, but more of them have already passed away!
Most of them died on the way to hunt pirates, but some of them... died at the hands of their own people!
Unlike old Edward, who had seen through everything long ago and joined the navy only for fame and fortune, but found that his talents were not enough to reach the top position, so he retired and returned to the North Sea to lie down, some of his classmates really joined the navy with a heart of justice!
As these people climb higher and higher in the navy's system, they inevitably intersect with the World Government.
The purpose of the world government's rule over the world is not to make the world develop better and let the people live and work in peace and contentment. Its core is to "maintain stability". For the sake of stability, they can even launch a national-level massacre against innocent people!
No one, old or young, women or children, will be left behind!
This is undoubtedly contrary to the "justice" in the minds of most people!
Time flies, piercing their hearts of justice.
Some families with wives, children and the elderly chose to put aside justice and became birds of a feather with the World Government.
Some people want to feed their whole family so that they can feed themselves and choose to fight for justice!
The result... naturally there was no result.
The World Government is so powerful that a few small brigadier generals and lieutenant generals can't even make a splash.
Haven't you seen that the World Government established the Seven Warlords of the Sea system some time ago? This legal right of plunder has trampled on the justice in the hearts of many navy officers. In the past, countless navy officers, led by Admiral Zephyr, filed a joint protest, but it was of no use at all!
The Shichibukai system was still established.
Of course, the Navy did not do nothing.
During this time, they frantically killed pirates on the Grand Line, and anyone who had the potential to serve as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea would be struck by their merciless thunder.
Okay, your World Government is very powerful and can force through resolutions, so we might as well make sure you can’t even gather all the Seven Warlords of the Sea!
Therefore, to this day, there are still many vacancies in the position of Shichibukai.
Old Edward hoped that if Li Zhong joined the navy, he would not get involved in the world government's messy affairs. If he had to, it would be best not to cause direct conflict.
Instead, like today's navy, they use roundabout means to achieve their goal of preventing the other side's actions.
"Although most of the Shichibukai positions are vacant now, the World Government's goal has been achieved by establishing this system. Does the World Government really care whether there are really people who can serve as Shichibukai?" Li Zhong only asked a question in response to Old Edward's remarks.
The so-called Seven Warlords of the Sea, to put it bluntly, are just seven powerful pirates. They are not a threat to the World Government.
They just wanted to leave a way out for the pirates in this way.
As long as you don't go against the world government, you can be recruited even if you kill people or set fires!
Those countries that are not members of the World Government can burn, kill, rape and loot at will, but they cannot go against the World Government.
Regardless of whether the quota of Seven Warlords of the Sea is full or not, as long as this system exists, the World Government’s goal of maintaining its own stability has been achieved.
Old Edward opened his mouth, but was speechless.
"Then..." Old Edward looked at Li Zhong, not knowing what to say next.
"I accept your invitation."
To old Edward's surprise, Li Zhong refuted his previous words and actually accepted his invitation.
In fact, for Li Zhong, it doesn’t matter whether his path is to become a navy or a pirate.
It's all just a temporary transition. His real goal is not to burn, kill, rape, plunder or be a knife for anyone, but the Supreme God!
However, there is no systematic way to progress. Becoming stronger mainly depends on fighting, accidentally eating fruits, and being taught a few special skills by the old pirate who likes you. This is the path of a pirate.
The navy's path with a more systematic training method is obviously easier to follow, and as the sword of the world's ruler, the navy can mobilize resources that are obviously not comparable to pirates.
As for the disgusting things done by the World Government… just kill them if you don’t like them!
For others, it may be a difficult choice.
But for Li Zhong, it couldn't be simpler.
Through Old Edward and old newspapers, Li Zhong has roughly determined that there is no super powerful person here who can monitor the heaven and earth. Even if there is, he is probably someone who doesn't like to meddle in other people's affairs.
In this case, with Li Zhong's methods, killing some people silently can be said to be effortless!
"Okay, okay, okay!" Seeing Li Zhong nod, Old Edward was overjoyed and kept cheering.
He had a rough idea of Li Zhong's strength. After all, Li Zhong did not avoid others when he was practicing. Everyone saw it during the past few days in the Navy branch.
His absolute strength has reached the level of colonel in the headquarters, and when fighting, the combat power he can exert is even higher than that. He is a genius in combat. Even if the strength is the same, he can easily kill the opponent in a one-on-many situation.
With Li Zhong's ability, all he needed to reach a high position was an opportunity, in old Edward's opinion.
The more extraordinary Li Zhong's achievements are, the more benefits old Edward, the recommender, will get!
"So what should we do next?"
After completing the employment formalities with Old Edward, Li Zhong looked at the certificate with his portrait printed on it in his hand and asked.
The process of becoming a Marine was surprisingly easy.
Normally, there are some cumbersome procedures involved, but since Old Edward is the highest officer of this branch, it is easy to get things done with someone above him. With Old Edward's nod, all the complicated procedures were cancelled and reduced. Li Zhong went to take an ID photo, the information was filed, and the entire process was completed.
"I know you are anxious, but don't be anxious yet." Old Edward walked to Li Zhong's side.
"You are a new recruit now. Even though I know you are very strong, I cannot recommend you directly."
A major stationed at the corner of the North Sea, he only has some power in this branch. Not to mention the headquarters, even within the North Sea, he has little say.
...In the final analysis, his glorious moment was too long ago, and who cares about things that happened decades ago. And now he is of humble status, so it is no problem for him to drink with his old classmates, but it is a bit unrealistic to ask them to do things for him.
Besides, Old Edward didn't really want anyone to share his hard-earned 'opportunity'.
"But this is just a small problem. As long as you prove your strength a little, the road to heaven will soon be opened." Old Edward tapped the corner of Li Zhong's ID with his fingertips. There it said...
Private.
The starting line of the navy.
"In the navy, as long as you catch pirates, your status will rise very quickly. From private, all the way to lieutenant, if you find a pirate who is similar, I can promote you three levels in one day!"
"Promotion to a lieutenant is more complicated and requires approval from above, but with my military merits, I can find some internal connections to speed up the approval process, and it will be completed in less than a month."
"Once you become a captain, I can recommend you to the Navy Headquarters."
Is it a month...
Not too slow.
Li Zhong closed his ID and nodded.
Then he opened a stack of wanted posters he carried with him and began to look for his next target.
And the first person that caught his eye was... Don Quixote!
Chapter 267: Differences in Cognition
"That's it, Old Edward, do you have any information about him?" Li Zhong pointed at the wanted poster in his hand with his index finger.
The photo on the wanted poster was of a man wearing sunglasses and a sexy pink feather coat, looking like a flamingo.
This person is the strongest pirate in the North Sea, the leader of the Donquixote family, Donquixote Doflamingo!
"This..." Old Edward was smiling at first, but when he saw the wanted poster photo that Li Zhong was pointing at, his face turned pale instantly.
"No way?"
"Okay." Li Zhong understood what old Edward meant.
In Old Edward's opinion, Li Zhong's current physical fitness and dominance are roughly equivalent to that of a colonel in this unit. Li Zhong is a genius in combat, and he might be able to defeat a weaker brigadier general.
Li Zhong's current appearance has been transformed by hypnosis and is closer to his most common appearance, a tall and strong young man who looks to be in his twenties.
With the strength to fight against a brigadier general in his twenties, Li Zhong had the potential to be a lieutenant general in the eyes of old Edward, and he could even dream of becoming a general.
Even though there is only one level difference between brigadier general and lieutenant general, the difference in strength between the two is sometimes even greater than the difference between a colonel and a private who has just joined the navy!
There are many commodores in the navy, but not vice admirals.
Every normal lieutenant general has his own unique skills and is a world-class master!
There are even some people who, because they don't want to deal with the affairs of the World Government, refuse to leave their rank of lieutenant general even though they have the ability of a general.
This is how old Edward sees Li Zhong, but Li Zhong himself knows that the truth is not like this at all.
A colonel in his twenties?
The actual time it took Li Zhong to grow from an ordinary skinny child to his current strength was actually less than a month!
If Li Zhong had not lacked a famous teacher to guide him, and had to figure out all the methods on his own from scratch, his strength would definitely have improved faster!
Although Li Zhong is not a match for Donquixote Doflamingo now, by the time he finds Doflamingo, the opponent may not be able to withstand a few moves from Li Zhong.
"...Okay." Old Edward looked at Li Zhongwang's oppressive eyes and became scared.
After all, no matter whether Li Zhong can beat Flamingo or not, he can kill himself easily!
Old Edward would not have any inexplicable delusions just because Li Zhong has become a marine under his command.
He would not forget that this was a very willful lord. He could kill hundreds of pirates just because he didn't like them, and he could also cut himself into pieces for the same reason.
Although Old Edward could not completely see through Li Zhong, he could understand the look in Li Zhong's eyes, because he had also seen that kind of look in someone else's eyes. It was a look that would ruthlessly destroy everything that blocked its way!
This person is definitely not someone who will obey my orders just because he is wearing a navy uniform. If I dare to use chicken feathers as a token of authority, he will definitely kill me!
Old Edward walked out of the room and came back after a while. Although he looked heavy on the surface, his heart was full of joy.
He handed a stack of information to Li Zhong.
Li Zhong flipped through it and frowned slightly, but soon relaxed again.
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