Codex Pirates

Chapter 168 Pluto Rayleigh

On the great route, in a tavern in the Chambord Islands, two men who have made the World Government and the Navy like their backs are gathering to drink and chat.

These two men, one is the former vice-captain of One Piece Roger, Rayleigh known as "Pluto", the other was also a crew member on the ship of One Piece Roger, and is now the same famous pirate in the world, "Red Hair" Xiang x.

"The great route, so many big pirates and navy, it's hard to hurt you at all," Raleigh looked at the sleeve of Shanks' left arm, "I didn't expect that you just went to the East China Sea, and you didn't even have an arm. gone."

Shanks was slightly taken aback, then touched his left arm with a smile: "I just paid a little price for the next era just like Captain Roger."

"'A little price'..." Lei Li swung his wine glass, "The next era in your eyes is in the East China Sea?" Lei Li asked.

"Yeah, can you believe it? There was a kid in the East China Sea who said exactly the same thing as Captain Roger. I was really taken aback," Shanks said excitedly when talking about Luffy, "I believe he will become A great big pirate, so together with the captain's straw hat and this arm, I was on top of him."

Shanks vividly told Rayleigh what happened in the year he parked in the East China Sea Windmill Village, especially the bits and pieces of communication with Luffy.

After hearing what he said, after having a glass of wine, Rayleigh imitated Roger's tone with some melancholy, expressing angrily that he would catch the big fish that bit off Shanks' left arm and grill it.

After Rayleigh finished imitating, both he and Shanks laughed at the same time.

"The captain is always like this," Shanks said with a smile, "as long as an idea arises in his mind, he will persevere in completing it, sometimes even regardless of the consequences."

Rayleigh paused while drinking, looked at the unpredictable Shanks, and heard Shanks continue: "I have been traveling around the world since the death of Captain Roger, and few people can do it better than me. It is clear what Captain Roger's words brought to this world."

"Bring what?"

"Heroes are swarming, and there are countless scum." Shanks took a sip of wine, "Captain Roger did nothing wrong, he opened the door to a new era before he died, but the price is a bit heavy , not only took the life of Captain Roger, but also the stable lives of countless civilians. Along the way, I don’t know how many scum who ran from land to sea because of Captain Roger’s words. It’s even more numerous.”

Raleigh grinned: "Are there only some worthless scum?"

Shanks heard the words and said: "Not really, I met a very interesting pirate in the East China Sea, he expelled other evil pirates in his power, protected the lives and work of civilians in the territory, and even helped them rebuild their homes. In him, I saw something different from other pirates."

"He's an interesting man indeed, and you should invite him aboard," said Raleigh.

"I invited, but was politely declined."

Shanks gave a wry smile, and Raleigh burst out laughing upon hearing this.

"The great pirate era has passed for so many years, and the situation is no longer as chaotic as it was at the beginning, and gradually stabilized. People in the previous era, such as Captain Roger, were responsible for planting the seeds. What our generation should do, I think, should be Protect those seedlings that have begun to grow vigorously, and stop the loss in time, so that when the people of the next era grow up, they will not be left with a dilapidated world."

"Stop loss?"

"Because the era of the Great Pirate ruined their original lives and even killed enough people," Shanks said in a deep voice, "This world, people of our generation, have the responsibility to prevent it from continuing to deteriorate."

"Shanks," Rayleigh stared blankly at Shanks for a moment, exhaled, and then clinked glasses with Shanks, "Roger really didn't misunderstand you at the beginning, you have now become a great man like him gone."

For a character like Rayleigh, besides strength, the most important thing for him to judge a big pirate is to have a mind that looks at the world.

In this world with devil fruits, any cat or dog who eats a natural devil fruit can gain great strength, but everyone who can truly influence or even change an era has a big picture in their hearts.

Rayleigh took the initiative to pour a glass of wine for Shanks: "What's the name of the pirate you're talking about?"

"Luffy?"

Rayleigh smiled: "It's not that kid."

"William."

Reilly said: "It seems that what he did has a lot of influence on you."

"I saw another possibility in him, and pirates don't necessarily only bring destruction and chaos." Shanks admitted generously.

"I don't know if I'll have a chance to meet him," Raleigh said.

"He is a person who is not willing to be ordinary, so he will definitely go to the great route, and he will not be unknown when he enters." Shanks raised his head and drank the wine and put it on the wine table, "So I think, you There should be a great chance to meet."

"I hope so," Raleigh said.

...

Opportunities in life are always unpredictable.

Gesetta, the former editor of "Donghai Daily", used the word "once" because now his position, together with "Donghai Daily" itself, has become history.

"Donghai Daily" used the hot events of the Prohibition to make a big fuss about King Norton I.

Gesetta and his colleagues in the "Donghai Daily" wantonly vilified and slandered Norton I, intending to turn him into a popular figure like a clown, because the newspaper is not in the territory of the Kingdom of Navia, and Norton I cannot control them. That's why they are so unscrupulous, but they have counted thousands of times, and they didn't realize that there is a word in this world that hurts its kind.

Half a year ago, the King of Falaise Kingdom, where the newspaper was located, was angry at their wanton slander and attack on Norton I, who was also the monarch of the same country, and thought their behavior was disrespectful.

Overnight, the "Donghai Daily", which is still somewhat famous in Donghai, disappeared without a trace, and the top executives of the newspaper were arrested all over the place.

Because Gesetta is a member of the journalism industry, the news is more well-informed, knowing that the world is like this, and there is no reason to talk to these kings. After hearing the news, he pretended to run away, and the big one escaped unharmed, and left the Kingdom of Falaise , living in a foreign land.

In the end, in order to beg for food, Sherlock, who was instigated by William, recruited him through the Four Seas Trading Company. As a talent in the news industry, William raised him like a retainer in the Warring States Period in his previous life, in case of emergencies.

And when William decided to set up his own newspaper as a mouthpiece, he naturally thought of Gesetta. At the same time, Gesetta didn't expect that his current boss was the so-called "boy godfather" he had reported extensively.