Chapter 473: A Difficult Choice
"It's useless to conceal it, and when you get to the place, don't you still want to expose it? I just need to watch which king you follow to the Seven Martial Seas, what's the point of your concealment now? ”
Smoker moved his body, he was also a little uncomfortable after being tied up for so long, it was the first time he had been handcuffed by Hailou for so long, and that feeling of weakness made him feel very unconfident.
"You're right."
Ling Ze nodded, this was very reasonable, he had nothing to refute, so he had to do something.
"Just send it here, Brigadier General Smoker, we'll see you on the day of Ace's execution, and I hope you don't miss me."
Ling Ze's hand touched the deck, which made Smoker have a very bad feeling, his arm immediately smoked, and the weapon in his hand hit Ling Ze directly.
"Zizizi!"
However, before Smoker's attack could hit, the warship under their feet had already turned into dust in an instant.
"Plop! Thump! Thump! ”
The navy soldiers all fell into the sea, and they had nothing to catch, because Ling Ze's decomposition was very simple, and there was nothing left of the entire warship.
"Plop!"
The worst is Smoker, who is a Devil Fruit ability, who is deprived of the ability to swim, and he immediately begins to "flutter" in the sea, looking like he is about to drown.
"Save the Brigadier General! Brigadier General Smoker! ”
Dusty shouted loudly, and the naval soldiers around Smoker also quickly swam towards Smoker, and for a moment, the sea was in chaos.
It wasn't until Smoker was held up by a few sailors that he finally didn't have to "flutter" anymore that he had time to speak.
"What about that bastard!? What about that bastard?! ”
Smoker looked around anxiously, while his sailors looked at each other, no one paid attention to Ling Ze's movements at all, and they all ran to save Brigadier Smoker.
"Bastard!"
Smoker was discouraged, he felt like a fool, being toyed with by the other party.
"Hurry up and ask for backup! I'm going to report the situation to the Marshal of the Warring States! Gotta get that guy out of here! ”
Smoker felt that the identity of that guy was now a mystery, he didn't believe that Ling Ze did this, just to keep him from knowing which "King Seven Martial Seas" he belonged to, that guy might have a ghost in his heart!
Smoker was very anxious, because Ling Ze was brought in by him, if Ling Ze did something, then he would definitely be to blame, this is still the second thing, the most important thing is that he can't bear this breath!
Smoker immediately sent out a distress signal, and the sudden disappearance of a warship here has actually attracted the attention of the surrounding navies, and many warships have already come over, and the most important thing in Marin Fando is the navy, and there are 100,000 elite naval non-commissioned officers gathered here.
After destroying Smoker's warship casually, Ling Ze left directly from the bottom of the sea, and with the adaptability of [Demon Haunting Shura Armor], he could easily gain the ability to swim freely in the bottom of the sea like a fishman.
Ling Ze followed the current, quickly touched another warship, he touched it from the bottom of the ship, "alchemy" played in his hands, he opened a "door" at the bottom of the ship, and then quickly got into the "door", and after entering, he quickly restored the "door".
The whole process was very natural, even the sea water was under his control, it only seeped in a little bit, Ling Ze froze the sea water into ice, did not let the sea water affect the operation of the ship, at least did not attract the attention of the naval soldiers on the warship, he temporarily hidden.
Ling Ze turned on his perspective ability and began to observe the situation of this warship, this warship is similar to Smoker's, in fact, they were all recruited to participate in the "Top War", but not all the soldiers on this warship are eligible to participate, and Smoker's is the same.
After leaving those who are qualified, the others will be ordered to leave, and the Sengoku do not want them to sacrifice needlessly.
"There's a warship sunk over there, it seems to be Commodore Smoker's warship, he said that there was an intruder who destroyed his warship, what a strange thing, there will be an intruder at the gate of justice?"
Ling Ze was hiding at the bottom of the warship, and soon a navy soldier arrived, and the two navy soldiers were resting in shifts, discussing what was happening outside.
"Who knows what's going on... It's weird to look at... Such a big warship ... In the blink of an eye, it suddenly disappeared..."
The two naval soldiers shook their heads in an incomprehensible look.
"Click!."
Ling Ze slapped his sword twice, knocking the two naval soldiers unconscious, and he first looked at the other party's rank.
"Sergeant..."
"Tsk, if you don't wear a robe, you can't participate in the top war."
Ling Ze was a little disgusted, but in fact, it didn't matter, these two guys didn't wear robes, so he could do it himself, anyway, the uniforms of the navy soldiers were not very complicated.
"Zizizi!"
Ling Ze took off the uniforms of these two people, and immediately made a naval uniform, as long as he reached the rank of lieutenant, he was allowed to wear a coat with the word "justice" written on the back, so the 100,000 elite generals were not really only "generals", but included lieutenants.
If there are really only 100,000 "generals", then how many people are there in the navy? A major is equivalent to a battalion commander, and a battalion of about 500 soldiers, if not counting lieutenants, then the navy will not have 50 million soldiers?
Even counting lieutenants, it is understandable that there are 100,000 "generals", and if the lowest is a lieutenant, a second lieutenant is equivalent to a platoon commander, and a platoon is about 30 soldiers, which is 300,000 navy, which is actually a normal number.
But considering the "boundary situation" in the world of "One Piece", the real size of the navy must be more than 300,000, because most of these "100,000" elite generals are the "generals" of the headquarters, and only the elites are symptomatic from each branch.
Of course, the marshal of the Warring States period would not transfer all his troops and lieutenants to the Navy Headquarters to participate in the "top war".
After all, the enemy of the navy is not only the "Whitebeard Pirates", whether it is the "Four Seas" or the great shipping route, there are still no fewer people in those places where the navy should be stationed.
Ling Ze put on his newly made second lieutenant uniform, which was the lowest-ranking officer to participate in the "Top War", and Ling Ze felt that wearing this should be easier to blend in.
He took off the blindfold and revealed his eyes, since he wanted to disguise, naturally he couldn't be so special.
Ling Ze blinked, he felt that this seemed to be a little more conspicuous, no way, being handsome is also a kind of trouble, among the naval officers with a dragon face per capita, his face must be at least a vice admiral to be possible!
"Low-key, low-key."
Ling Ze pulled the brim of his hat, trying his best to cover his face, and then he repeated his old trick and left the warship again.
Of course, he can't fish in the muddy waters of this kind of warship, because most of the naval soldiers on this kind of warship are familiar with each other, and he must blend in with the "100,000 generals", which is the place suitable for fishing in troubled waters.
Ling Ze hadn't really figured out which camp he wanted to join, because he hadn't figured out what the so-called "success" of this mission meant.
It stands to reason that the goal of the "Whitebeard Pirates" is to save the "Fire Fist" Ace, so as long as the "Fire Fist" Ace is rescued, it will be considered a success, which is nothing to say.
And the basic goal of the navy is to execute the "Fire Fist" Ace, and the advanced goal is to severely damage or even completely annihilate the "Whitebeard Pirates", and the Warring States Marshal will definitely not be as simple as executing the "Fire Fist" Ace, even if he is the son of the One Piece.
The fundamental goal of the Marshal of the Warring States Period may be to inflict heavy damage or even total annihilation of the "Whitebeard Pirates", which is a blow to the so-called "Four Emperors", and the four sea pirates are kings in the "New World", is this something that the Navy can tolerate?
Finally seized an opportunity to make the "Whitebeard Pirates" pour out of the nest, if the marshal of the Warring States does not do a lot, then he is not the "Warring States of the Buddha", this is a marshal with "overlord domineering".
And if you want to hit hard and annihilate the "Whitebeard Pirates", the difficulty must be higher than saving "Fire Fist" Ace.
Although on paper, the navy has a dominant position, and they are still waiting for the "Whitebeard Pirates" to come to the door, but when it comes to fighting, the 50,000 pirates of the "Whitebeard Pirates" are not vegetarians, not to mention that there are still people on the navy's side who are frantically releasing water.
For example, the "Navy Hero" Karp, for example, the "Seven Martial Seas of the King", and the "Empress" Boya Hancock can't even tell which side she is on, of course, there are also those who are directly against the water like "Sea Hero" Jinping.
In fact, Jinping has already turned against the water now, he refused the navy's forced summoning of the "Seven Martial Seas of the King", because he wanted to prevent this big war from happening, even if he was deprived of the title of "His Seven Martial Seas", even if he had to sacrifice his life, he didn't want "Whitebeard" to die here.
Jinping saw it very clearly, the Warring States Marshal's "drunkard's intention is not to drink", and what about "Fire Fist" Ace? What about One Piece's son? One Piece is dead, and Ace can kill if he wants.
What really matters is that the "Four Emperors" Edward Newgate is the "Whitebeard" with a "righteous thin sky" and a very charismatic personality, and he is the man closest to "One Piece" in the world.
Jinping is now imprisoned in Advance City LEVEL 6, and is in the same cell as Ace.
Jinping and Ace are not the first time to meet, the two are very familiar, when Ace has not joined the "Whitebeard Pirates", Jinping has often been in and out of the "Whitebeard Pirates", he is older than Ace.
When Ace went to challenge "Whitebeard", it was Jinping who fought him, and Ace was still the captain of the "Spade Pirates" at that time, "The two started a fierce battle, and they fought for five days and five nights without a winner, and finally Ace joined the "Whitebeard Pirates".
Jinping's stronghold is on Fish-Man Island, and since entering the "Age of Sea Pirates", Fish-Man Island has become a lawless area, and a large number of pirates who have gone to the "New World" have come to cause trouble, and many fishmen and mermaids have been caught and sold by outsiders.
When the inhabitants of Fish-Man Island were in despair, it was Edward Newgate the "Whitebeard" who came to their rescue and included Fish-Man Island in his protection.
Since then, no one dared to make a move on Fish-Man Island, and peace was restored to Fish-Man Island, so Jinping was grateful to "Whitebeard", and he often went in and out of "Whitebeard's" ship just to do a little bit for "Whitebeard".
However, due to the position of the "Seven Martial Seas of His Majesty", he could only act in secret, but this time it was different.
This time Jinhei couldn't hide anymore, because if he didn't come forward, "Edward Newgate the Whitebeard might really die, and he wouldn't be able to see that happen."
If it was just to save "Fire Fist" Ace, Jinping would never have done this, after all, it was not easy for Jinping to make friends with "Fire Fist" Ace calmly, who let the "Age of the Sea Pirates" be made by Ace's father.
Looking at it this way, the difficulty on both sides of the pirates and the navy is not low, but if the operation is good, it is actually not very difficult, the difficulty is difficult, if the performance is good.
After all, rewards are given out based on performance, and playing soy sauce all the time is definitely not considered a good performance, this kind of task is really confusing.
Of course, in addition to the navy and pirates, there is another force that can be counted, and that is the "Blackbeard Pirates", this guy is also an important party to participate in the war.
At first, he represented the "Seven Martial Seas of the King", but he did not fight for the first time, and he jumped back in the middle of the war and showed his true colors.
The purpose of his becoming the "Seven Martial Seas of His Majesty" is to absorb the prisoners in the "Advance City", and his participation in the "Top War" is for the "Shock Fruit" of "White Beard", this guy is the ultimate winner, his goals have all been achieved, and he has become the "New Four Emperors".
"If you join Blackbeard's camp, won't it be easy to win?"
Ling Ze thought for a moment, and then ruled out this option first, because he didn't like "Blackbeard" as a person.
That guy has no merit, he doesn't agree with Ling Ze's three views, in order to get the "dark fruit", he killed his partner in the same boat, just this point, Ling Ze can't get along with him, of course, it may also be the same sex rejection, after all, this kind of humiliating thing, Ling Ze has been forced to do it before.
Poor Gozqi, who has been dead for so long, has to be pulled out and whipped again, but Ling Ze feels that he is still a little different from "Blackbeard", because he was forced to do so, and "Blackbeard" joined the "Whitebeard Pirates" for a purpose that was not simple in the first place.
"Whitebeard, navy, it's really a little difficult to choose, on the one hand, there are sentient and righteous pirates, who have a very good appetite for me, and on the other hand, there is a navy that represents justice, no matter what, they are doing good deeds, punishing evil and promoting good."
Ling Ze is a little big, although he likes the atmosphere of the "Whitebeard Pirates", appreciates the affection and righteousness of the "Whitebeard Pirates", and obviously gambles everyone's lives to save one person, but everyone is willing to follow him, this personality charm makes Ling Ze appreciate it very much.
But it is undeniable that the "Whitebeard Pirates" are pirates after all, a group of pirates who do not produce anything, and expect them to be really like in the anime, not to kill people, set fires, burn, kill and loot, that is obviously not realistic at all, the navy wants to execute them, I am afraid that none of them will be wronged.