I, a Celestial Dragon!

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Wen extended his hand towards Xia Qi.

"Have a cigarette, Xia Qi."

"uh-huh."

Xia Qi handed Gao Wen a cigarette and lit it.

After taking a puff of smoke, Gao Wen looked at everyone with a smile.

"I don't believe in fate in this world. Since I exist in this world, I am fate.

Rayleigh, you are right. I have indeed set my sights on the emerging force of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. If I were to build a force from scratch, it would not be impossible, but it would be too slow.

If you don’t want to rule the world, just forget it. But if you do it, you should seize the day!

How many forces are there in this world?

Pirates, the World Government, and more than one hundred and seventy allied nations, that's all.

Triangle, what a stable relationship, but later the Revolutionary Army appeared, and then the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Those members of the Seven Warlords of the Sea do not take the World Government seriously at all. At best, they are troublemakers who only follow orders and not declarations.

You see, they are not very obedient, but they have considerable strength and power. As long as they can be united as one, the New World may not be conquered, but the Grand Line can definitely be controlled well.

In addition, I hope to bring a new voice to the world full of pirates through the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Men and women drifting on the sea do not necessarily have to choose between pirates and the navy.

They can sail the seas under another name."

After he finished speaking, Gao Wen put down his cigarette and exhaled a puff of smoke into the air.

Looking at the curling smoke and the silent crowd, Gao Wen said leisurely.

"Of course, it's not as easy as I said. Conquest is not like playing chess, where you can win by using the right pieces.

Political core, people's livelihood, technology, and many other things need me to consider.

But I don’t need to look that far ahead, I just need to take it one step at a time and keep doing it in the right way.”

Gawain's left hand gently drew a circle on the bar.

“For now, I just need to meet the existing Shichibukai.

Recruit those who can be recruited, and kill those who cannot be recruited and replace them with someone who can be recruited.

Integrate them together, control the Grand Route well, and then through the control of the Grand Route, obtain enough talents to carry out various affairs such as scientific research, culture and education, infrastructure and publicity.

If there weren't Conqueror's Haki and so many strange-shaped Devil Fruits in this world, I would actually have a better way, such as making full use of every civilian in this world and planting a red flag on every mountain top.

I exchange stability and equality for their respect and obedience. That's fair, isn't it?

But unfortunately, transportation is too inconvenient, and the Conqueror's Haki makes civilians lose the opportunity to charge and resist. People with Conqueror's Haki can stun tens, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people who lack strength and willpower with just a little effort.

So I don’t need civilians to fight for me, I just need enough people’s support!

I want them to know that when the emerging talents among them are determined to make a name for themselves, they don't have to be limited to becoming pirates or joining the navy.

I want to let them know that they can still choose me, and I am their best choice! ”

As he finished speaking, the cigarette in Gao Wen's mouth was almost burned out.

Putting down the cigarette butt, Gawain glanced at Rayleigh who was listening intently and asked softly.

"how do you feel?"

"Not really, if you are not a celestial dragon, then this idea is really naive.

But you are, so I can hardly see the possibility of you failing.

There are so many points you can take advantage of. For Jinbei, just a clause that brings equality to the fishmen can almost exchange for him and the entire Ryugu Kingdom's power.

That article is difficult for both the navy and pirates to deal with, but it is easy for you!

And there is Hancock. The lives of the people on Nine Snake Island are her eternal weakness. As a queen, she has no choice in front of the Demon Slaying Order!

Bear, Crocodile, Moriah, and Doflamingo are even simpler than the above two.

Among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the only difficult one is Hawkeye, but you can replace him.

Relying on the influence of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and their rule over the Grand Line, although their numbers were slightly smaller in the early stages, after gradually replenishing their numbers, the young men who had traveled across the world were simply unable to resist.

Talent and capital will be inexhaustible here!

I can almost see that the next era of the Grand Line will be called Gawain!"

As he spoke, Rayleigh rubbed his beard irritably.

"If those are your only goals, then I can hardly find any possibility for you to fail. So, are those your only goals?"

“Of course not, old man, I have many more ideas.

What I have told you is only the simplest part, which is the least likely to fail if disclosed to others!"

"What's next? You said we should seize every minute. What are you rushing for? How can we speed up?"

"That's not something I can tell you right now, Rayleigh!"

"If not now, then when?"

"Wait until you get on my boat, then I'll talk to you."

"No way! I even want to kill you because you could really make those young pirates in the world lose their dreams!"

"The dreams of pirates will only bring more pain to non-pirates!

Besides, there is nothing impossible in this world. One day, you will stand by my side.

We can make a bet, let’s bet on this pub!”

Chapter 36 Life Card

"You two are making a bet. Why are you betting on my house?"

Xia Qi complained, then took out two cigarettes and put them in her mouth. After lighting the cigarettes, she took one out of her mouth and threw it to Gao Wen.

"Here, I'll give you another one, just for talking so much."

"No need!"

Beside Gao Wen, Di Yuan made a quick move and directly caught the spinning cigarette in his hand.

Di Yuan took the cigarette, brought it to his lips, and took a puff with disdain.

After exhaling the smoke, Di Yuan sneered in the curling smoke.

"You are not qualified to judge the adults' ideals."

"Tsk, tsk, you are really conscientious. So you really like Gawain's idea?"

Xia Qi teased, then took out two cigarettes and handed them to Gao Wen and Rayleigh respectively. The four of them all started smoking, and the tavern suddenly became like a chimney.

In the smoke, Di Yuan nodded slightly.

"As for the Seven Warlords of the Sea, my friends in the navy and I all think it's unnecessary. We have enough power to suppress the pirates and prevent them from leaving the New World at will!

As for the method of dividing the pirates by the Seven Warlords, not to mention the problem that this rule cannot make the Seven Warlords truly useful to the navy.

If we only talk about the policy of using pirates to control pirates, will this policy give civilians a feeling that the navy is no longer able to suppress pirates?

Add to that the secret treasure left by the Pirate King Roger, and how many civilians have been influenced and led onto the wrong path!

Rayleigh, you... hehe, the reason why the navy tolerated your retreat to Shampoo and Magic is because you are not a pure pirate, you are more like an adventurer.

But not every pirate can be like you!

Many people may have the original intention when they go out to sea, but when they encounter danger, when they are shipwrecked, lack clothes, and are on the verge of starvation, and choose whether to plunder...

They are pirates, and pirates are supposed to do what pirates do!

Just this one principle can make 90% of young pirates fall into the realm of thieves when faced with the choice of humanity! "

After he finished speaking, Di Yuan slowly exhaled a puff of smoke.

“I don’t understand a lot of things, and I spent the first half of my life focusing on improving my own abilities.

I can't think of a way to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea, let alone a way to eliminate pirates.

Well, since you have the confidence to control the Seven Warlords of the Sea and use it to stabilize the Grand Line, then of course I will be the sword in your hand and do my part for this good cause!

As for what adults can achieve in the future, haha.

No matter what kind of changes adults can bring to the next era, those changes will definitely be better than the current era.

After all, there has never been a worse era than now!"

Having said that, Di Yuan put out the cigarette in the ashtray after taking only a few puffs.

As for Gawain, he nodded with satisfaction, then stood up with a cigarette in his mouth.

“Di Yuan is right. This is what I admire most about her. It’s not terrible to have no ideas. Just get closer to people who have ideas.

As for you, Rayleigh and Xia Qi.

Forget it, prejudice is like a mountain. If you don’t see many things with your own eyes, you probably won’t want to bet your future on me.

Let’s stop drinking here today. I’m going back to prepare to go out to sea, and by the way, I’ll practice physical skills with Di Yuan.

What happens in the future is a matter for the future. Rayleigh, just don’t forget to meet me at Nine Snake Island.”

After saying that, Gawain walked towards the door of the tavern, and Di Yuan quickly stood up and followed behind him on the right.

Approaching the door, Gawain waved without even turning his head.

"See you at Nine Snake Island, Mr. Rayleigh."

"See you on Nine Snake Island, boy!"

Rayleigh responded, and then he and Xia Qi looked at Gao Wen's back from a distance. After they walked away, Rayleigh turned around and sighed with Xia Qi.

"Is this the rising star of the Celestial Dragons?"

Rayleigh muttered, placing the bottle in his hand on the bar.

He was no longer in the mood to drink.

And Xia Qi, after noticing the disappointment on Reilly's face, raised her eyebrows and laughed.

"I actually like his idea. He is different from other Tianlong people. Why not let such a person who has status, ability, and is willing to do something for the world give it a try?"

"But his thoughts are exactly the opposite of Roger's. Roger doesn't like the word stability. If it is too stable, how can it turn the world upside down?

He did this, and we were in a passive position!"

"No, I'm not you. We still have a grudge. You and Garp worked together to dismantle my Rocks Pirates. Sooner or later, I will take revenge."

"Tsk, I've heard this for too long, Xia Qi, wait until I die, then you can take whatever revenge you want.

As for your Rocks Pirates, don't you also want to see it disbanded?"

“That’s two different things. Although the atmosphere in our group was really bad at the beginning, the members were too strong, had too many thoughts, were not united, and attacked each other. Almost everyone was unwilling to be inferior to others.

But those are all problems caused by the members becoming stronger and stronger. Speaking of Captain Rocks alone, he is definitely much greater than your Roger!"

"It's up to you. My thoughts on Roger over the past decade or so..."

Rayleigh fell silent and took a long puff of his cigarette.

“Although I occasionally feel proud of the waves created by the captain, I am proud of them.

But looking at the news from all over the world in the newspapers, there were more and more fighting and plundering, and the increasing volume of slave transactions year by year.

Maybe when people get older, they tend to reflect on their past?

Sometimes, I can't help but wonder, is our goal really worth so much sacrifice? "

"Who knows? This is not something that an insider can see through. Let the future judge, Rayleigh."

Xia Qi shook her head and then she suddenly clenched her fists.

“As for now, haha, you are going to Nine Snake Island, right? That’s a country of women!

You know what you should do there, right? If you don't, it's ok, I'll teach you! "