I, a Celestial Dragon!

But whether you are qualified or not, being willful will be punished because they are not your parents, they are not us!

Dad doesn’t want to tell you how to climb up. Dad doesn’t want to tell you how to get a better position using a more realistic method.

But there are some things that you can't blame others for if you don't do them.

If you don't defeat others, others will naturally defeat you!

Lord Gao Wen is ambitious. Just look at the people around him and you will know. Under the banner of Xuanniao, it is destined to be a world of hard work and progress.

In such a world, no one can tolerate naivety and standing still!

Don't be fooled by the fact that there are girls like Uta, Shirahoshi, Vivi and others who are younger than you on his boat.

Don't be fooled by the fact that he has girls of your age, such as Lieutenant Iska, on his ship.

Those who are younger than you, they are princesses, all of them!

Their country stands behind them, and their existence is exchanged for the obedience of an entire country and nation behind them!

As for Lieutenant Iska and others, they are warriors. The reason for their appearance is their potential. They have unlimited possibilities!

And you, my daughter, I'm sorry!

Your father is not a king, and even my wealth is not even worth a mast on Gawain's ship.

You have no privileges and no potential, all you have is carefulness!

So, my dear daughter, forget your past and try to live on that ship!

When you are no longer naive, you will no longer be easily defeated! "

After saying this, Ke Yaba resolutely let go of his daughter.

"Let's stop here. We can't keep Master Tianlong waiting for too long."

……

On the other hand, in front of the dock of Xiluobu Village, Usopp's brothers were crying and saying goodbye to him.

Compared to the relatively realistic farewell that took place at Kaya's house, Usopp's farewell to his younger brothers seemed very pirate-like.

Crying and tears filled the ground, and expectations for the future and prospects for life occupied all their words.

Usopp cried and hugged his younger brothers tightly, calling out their names one by one.

"Wow, Tomato Head, Onion Head, Carrot Head!

Brother, after I leave, you must take good care of this village!"

"Damn, bro!"

Onionhead wiped away her tears and answered with great determination.

"After you leave, we will definitely inherit your job and shout in the village every morning that pirates are coming!"

"Wait, brother!"

Carrot Head on the side couldn't help but ask.

"You shouted that pirates are coming because your father is a pirate.

But we, we are waiting for you!

So should we call for the arrival of the Celestial Dragons?"

"Or maybe the black bird is coming?"

Tomato Head added from behind.

Listening to his younger brothers' words, Usopp started laughing while crying.

“Pfft, haha, woooo, stop saying such stupid things, little devils!

Those are the lies that only I, Liar, am qualified to tell. After I leave, you can’t take away my career and go shout lies in the village!!!”

Having said that, Usopp let go of his younger brothers, and then he stuck out his long nose and gave them a thumbs up!

"It only took me six days to master the disassembly and maintenance of various types of guns, and by the way, I also made my body many times stronger... Usopp!

As my younger brothers, you must follow me and become better than you were in the past, assholes!

Wait until I have toured the sea, wait until I have made a name for myself!

By then, I will definitely not be like my bastard dad!

By then, I will return to Xiluobu Village and tell you all my stories!

I believe that I can create an amazing story!!!

And you, by then, must become even better!!!"

……

In the distance, in the waiting area near the Little Black Bird, Gawain sat on the sofa with a smile, watching Usopp and his younger brothers say goodbye.

Listening to Usopp's voice, Gawain pursed his lips and said to Rayleigh who was sitting lazily beside him.

"Rayleigh, the influence of pirates is still the greatest. Even after joining us, this kid is still thinking about the bounty."

"Haha, that's not the case. The concept of bounty has been circulated on the sea for more than 800 years. That number is no longer a dangerous thing. It is a common standard used by civilians to measure the strong and the legendary!"

After he finished speaking, Rayleigh turned to look at Gawain and spoke seriously.

“To be honest, it’s actually quite inconvenient in life without rewards.

For example, on our ship, although there is no huge difference in status among us cadres, there should always be a distinction between the top and the bottom.

Now, we all rely on our understanding of ourselves and each other to determine our respective heights and positions.

After all, there are many places to practice on the ship, and we will get the hang of it after practicing with each other.

But in the future..."

At this point, Mr. Rayleigh's eyes became deeper. He moved a little closer to Gawain and whispered.

"But in the future, my dear captain, you will never treat us officers equally.

You should know better than me that treating everyone equally is only suitable for the current adjustment period.

If war really comes, we must have a distinction between high and low!

After all, when the battlefield is divided into areas and ranges, only one person can have the final say in each area. This is the most basic core of war.

That means one person is responsible for the task!"

Having said that, Grandpa Rayleigh raised his hand slightly and pointed at the numerous Black Ice Platform members around him.

“These ordinary soldiers are different from us cadres. You and Lu Qi have divided them into many levels.

The detailed level divisions not only allow more talents who are good at command to surface, but also allow them to have a complete hierarchy like the navy.

In this way, even if they are divided into groups of five, the team members can instantly know whose orders they should obey, and who should stand up and give orders!

But you have never proposed such a division among us cadres.”

Rayleigh raised his hand and patted his chest.

“I also know that at a critical moment, perhaps someone with more experience like me can stand up and say a few words to the young people.

But this is very informal, Gawain.

Let me give you an example. If Crocodile, Hancock and Shiryu team up to attack a pirate group, they will have disagreements on some plans.

So who do you think would be willing to follow whose orders among the three of them?

Hancock doesn't take orders from anyone but you.

The same is true for Xiliu.

As for Crocodile, he would not take other people's orders seriously!

Although some things seem extremely realistic when they are brought up for discussion.

But in the final analysis, the system requires this reality, and cadres cannot and should not have complete equality! "

After saying that, Mr. Rayleigh looked at Gawain, waiting for his answer seriously.

As for Gawain, he thought for a moment, then chuckled and nodded.

“You are right, old man. Although I have clearly divided the powers and responsibilities of the Black Ice Platform for the time being, I have not made any specific divisions among the cadres.

On the one hand, I don’t want concepts such as strong and weak, high and low to limit cadres’ understanding of themselves and their pursuit of strength.

On the other hand, among cadres, command power sometimes does not seem important.

After all, this is the sea, where strength is everything. We need the strength of the cadres even more. We need them to act as blades and make the necessary incisions for the entire sword!

But what you said is indeed correct. In certain special cases, cadres should be ranked according to their levels to make the interaction between them clearer.

I have a simple plan for this.

Among us, merit is not something that can be discussed. It is an indisputable fact that hard power is more important than merit.

No matter how great their achievements are, if they cannot withstand the impact of the Four Emperors and their Vice Emperors, then they are naturally not qualified to become cadres, because the army led by such cadres cannot threaten the real strong.

So, I still don’t want to give you a clear seating arrangement for now, but I can approach this problem in a different way.

I can make the sequence of cadres clearer and more specific, so that when we divide the work areas of cadres in the future, we can clarify and adjust the work content according to their respective sequences!"

Having said that, Gao Wen picked up a cigarette.

He said with a smile while puffing out misty smoke.

“For example, I can divide the cadres into different teams according to their respective strengths, and gather people who are suitable for this style under the appropriate cadres.

Although this cannot solve the fundamental problem of the seating order among cadres, it can solve the problem of effective coordination among cadres.

As for this sequence, I temporarily think they can be called the Flag Guard Thirteenth Squad.

Perhaps such a name would be more suitable to be spread across this ocean."

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"Oh?"

After hearing Gawain's explanation, Rayleigh's eyes were filled with a bit of helplessness.

"Thirteen divisions? This model is indeed very suitable for today's ocean.

However, this model is ultimately more suitable for pirates. For example, Newgate's pirate group currently has fourteen divisions, and this number is likely to continue to increase in the future.

In short, this model can indeed make certain divisions among cadres while maintaining basic equality among them.

However, such ambiguous classification still fails to solve the problem of high and low ranks among cadres.

For the pirates, there is no need to distinguish between superior and inferior. Pirates have always advocated free will, and they can do whatever they want.

But for us, we need more detailed and complete rules, don’t we?”

After he finished speaking, Rayleigh shook his head slightly.

"So, Gawain, we'd better think of another way."

"not necessarily!"

On the side, facing Mr. Rayleigh's worry, Gawain also shook his head.

He added as he explained to Rayleigh, shaking his head.

"As you said before, the reason why we need to divide the cadres is because we need to establish basic command authority for the appropriate cadres when they leave me to carry out combined operations, so as to avoid conflicts among the cadres during temporary cooperation.

In short, we need to allow cadres to determine who will take the lead at the first time when they suddenly cooperate in any situation!

The core of this issue, on the one hand, is indeed the priority of cadres.

On the other hand, this problem can also be solved by reverse thinking starting from the different environments in which the cadres are located.

In other words, I don't have to rank them, I just need to let them know what they should each do and what actions are most needed!

In short, use squads to divide different functions, and use different functions to deal with different environments!

For example, I plan to set the 4th squad as the medical squad. In this way, when facing a cooperative mission mainly focusing on medical care, the captain of the medical squad has the right to take full control of the command of all squads!

Or maybe I plan to set the 11th Division as a pure combat division.