Chapter 53: The Four Seas
"What else can the sea do, just like that, it's the same blue, it's the same..."Fang Xing replied casually, only to stop when he saw Zefa's face getting darker and darker.
Of course, his answer was only a perfunctory answer, and he said with a straight attitude: "The current sea is nothing more than pirates rampant. ”
Normally, the government and pirates can only maintain a stable parallel when they reach a certain percentage, but in the era of pirates, the number of pirates has been increasing, and it has become much higher than this ratio, and there are even more pirates than the navy in some areas.
Therefore, pirates are rampant, which is the most intuitive feeling of Fang Xing now.
"And it doesn't stop there."
Hearing Fang Xing's answer, Zefa, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, lowered his head slightly, his eyes just happened to be able to look at the bed Fang Xing, and his tone was slightly heavy.
"Today's sea is infested with pirates on the surface, but just like this, will it fall into such a bad situation, it is not only pirates but also the navy that are rotten. Like a fruit that is fresh on the outside but has long since decayed on the inside, when I peel it off layer by layer, I only find the inside that has long since rotted into emptiness, and sometimes I even wonder if it is really worth it to spend my youth on it. ”
After saying this, Zefa showed a sentimental look, and in his empty pupils, with emptiness and loneliness, he slowly lowered his head and covered his face.
Maybe he didn't think it would be like this.
Fang Xing could roughly guess how he felt.
When he was a child, he dreamed of becoming a hero to protect justice, and he climbed to the highest point of justice step by step, but the scenery of the highest point he found was a different scenery, which was not the same as the justice he guarded, what would it be like, it should be disappointed and lonely.
Wanting to comfort him, Fang Xing said slightly, "It's not your fault. ”
Zefa remained motionless, his head bowed, making it impossible to see his expression.
"I feel sad about my inability to change, but also sad about doubting my peers. Speaking of this training, it was supposed to be a few months later, and I didn't want to advance it, because I suspected that my former comrades-in-arms Sengoku had some purpose for letting me leave. It's a ridiculous idea, and now even my former comrades-in-arms are starting to doubt it, and it seems that the problem is me. ”
Fang Xing straightened up, sat up cross-legged on the bed, and squinted at Zefa with his eyes: "Although I don't know why Warring States let you train in advance, are you thinking too much. Even if the Navy changes, and it's your business, and you've already tried to change it, that's not enough. ”
Maybe it's because Zefa thinks too much that he is so heavy. Coupled with the tragedy of the students being slaughtered later, and the cruel reality that the enemy became the Seven Martial Seas, he collapsed step by step and then went to the path of rebellion.
"Really.. I didn't expect to be preached by a little ghost like you. ”
Zefa raised his head, and there was a sense of anger in his originally lonely cheeks, and then he laughed, laughing with wildness and freedom, which was definitely different from his usual solemn appearance, more like the Zefa in Fang Xing's understanding.
Seeing that Zefa had returned to his previous state, Fang Xing simply followed this sentence and replied politely: "Yes, you are so old, you still need others to preach, I don't know if it's good to cause trouble to others?"
This kid took advantage of him again, and Zefa grabbed his head helplessly.
"Fang Xing, you kid is like this again, I think that after graduating from me, joining other people's teams will be taught a lesson by the chief, but not everyone is like me."
Zefa's subtext is not to beat students casually, and he thinks that although he teaches harshly, at least his temper is not bad.
"So, as long as you become better than everyone else, won't others be able to do it?" Fang Xing said lightly.
With the superpower of vector manipulation, he definitely has the potential to become the strongest, and it all depends on how he develops this ability, although he is still far from this goal.
Zefa looked at the boy with flat cheeks in astonishment.
Do you aim to be the strongest in the world? That's a long way to go.
All kinds of Devil Fruits, gifted people, or ambitious conspirators can all stand in the way of the strongest.
Whether he will be able to overcome these obstacles, Zefa does not know, but for now he can only do it is to teach him well.
"Do you know where you're heading now?" Zefa asked.
"North Sea." Fang Xing replied.
Although there is no compass, judging from the direction of the magnetic field sensed by the body, it is probably heading north.
"You kid, you know... But that's not the point, the four seas, separated by the Great Shipping Route and the Red Earth Continent, are divided into.
Fang Xing interjected: "I know this, it is divided into four seas: the North Sea, the South China Sea, the East China Sea, and the West Sea. ”
Zefa glared at Fang Xing, and then said, "Don't interrupt, why is your personality as impatient as that guy from Karp." ”
Speaking of Karp, Fang Xing was also intrigued and asked, "Tell me his story." ”
Zefa thought for a moment and said, "Hmm... Speaking of Karp...", halfway through the words, his face became more and more blue with the memory.
"In short, Karp is a reckless bastard, and although he has a nasty personality, thanks to him, peace has been maintained in many places.
Among the four seas, the most prosaic is the East China Sea, thanks to Karp. Due to his prestige, there are many fewer people who become pirates in the East China Sea, but there are many more people who aspire to become a navy, and the old guy often strikes to go around the East China Sea, which makes this phenomenon even more obvious. ”
This is quite like Karp's character, Fang Xing thought.
"The four seas that were separated by the navy could be ruled separately by the navy, but now with the opening of the era of pirates, there are constantly pirates pouring into the great shipping routes, resulting in the gathering of pirate forces, which has led to the phenomenon that the navy is powerless."
"You told me this is useful?" Fang Xing asked strangely.
Zefa also replied with a strange expression: "Aren't you going to be the strongest?" Naturally, the strongest navy should know about this beforehand. ”
Zefa heard Fang Xing say that he wanted to be the strongest, and he took it for granted that he was the strongest navy.
The "......" channel is not on the same line, but Fang Xing didn't dare to explain.
Zefa raised his head and looked at Fang Xing, and only snorted for a long time.
"This actual combat training is estimated to have no effect on your kid, you try to restrain your ability, hone some more combat skills, and give others a little training, you must know that such a suitable target is not easy to find, otherwise you will have to..."
Zefa suddenly paused as he spoke, and Fang Xing couldn't help but ask, "What else is going on?" ”
"That's not the point, well... In short, don't go overboard. ”
"Since you've said so, I'm not going to bother myself, just stay in the cabin."
"Don't you ask for trouble?"
From refuting him for Aine before, to the subsequent training challenge, to the with Smoker, he doesn't look like a person who will keep a low profile.
"You kid is a bit like Karp."
Zefa sighed, and then continued: "But this point is still Karp is more powerful, he likes to be nosy, he is no longer looking for trouble, he is completely causing trouble." ”