"This... Luo Chen did so many big things?"
Carina's fingers holding the newspaper were trembling, her face full of shock.
The World Government attacked Totto Land but suffered a crushing defeat.
The Five Elders and the powerhouses of the God's Knights were either killed, imprisoned, or defected.
Over seven hundred Celestial Dragons were captured in Totto Land and publicly beheaded not long ago.
In this battle, the World Government suffered heavy losses and lost all face.
Instead, it fulfilled Luo Chen's prestige.
Taking advantage of the situation, he established the Jinghai Army.
Within the army, there were countless strong individuals.
Nine Admirals, every one of them an existence that shook the sea.
The World's Strongest Man, Whitebeard.
The original three Marine Admirals.
Marine Hero, Monkey D. Garp.
What shocked her the most was that Luo Chen could even resurrect the dead.
Beside her, Usopp's eyes were about to pop out.
He looked at Rayleigh foolishly, asking if the other party had made up a fake newspaper.
The information on this was simply like listening to a story.
"It's fake, right... Luo Chen can even resurrect the dead? Pirate King Roger? Marine Fleet Admiral Sengoku? And Shimotsuki Ryuma who has been dead for hundreds of years?"
Usopp simply dared not believe it.
He had traveled with Luo Chen before.
Although he was much stronger than them.
He was still an ordinary person.
Resurrecting people who had been dead for hundreds of years—only gods possessed such ability.
The shock it gave him was too strong.
It was like hearing that a friend around you suddenly became a god and ruled the world.
Franky's eyes also widened round, and he said with a rolling tongue, "That's too perverted!"
Tony Tony Chopper was extremely excited, his hooves patting Roronoa Zoro's head again and again, as he said with pleasant surprise:
"Can Dr. Hiluluk be resurrected too?!"
"There really is a medical technique that can resurrect the dead!"
"Luo Chen is truly amazing!"
Roronoa Zoro's head buzzed with pain from being pounded by his hooves. He grumpily picked Tony Tony Chopper off his shoulder.
He didn't blame Tony Tony Chopper.
Everyone had someone in their heart they wanted to resurrect.
With the opportunity right in front of them, it would be strange not to be excited.
Moreover, Dr. Hiluluk was like a father figure to Tony Tony Chopper.
The depth of feelings between the human and the reindeer had long surpassed ordinary friendship.
"Can Kuina be resurrected too?" Roronoa Zoro muttered to himself in his heart.
Sanji, Usopp, Carina, and Franky were all staring at the words "Impure World Reincarnation" on the newspaper.
They all had relatives they wanted to resurrect.
Monkey D. Luffy, on the contrary, didn't care. It wasn't until he saw a photo of Shimotsuki Ryuma that he showed surprise.
"Zoro, why are you up there?"
"Did you secretly become a Jinghai Army Admiral?"
In the photo, the young swordsman with green hair in a short topknot looked extremely similar to Roronoa Zoro.
Sanji laughed. "That's not the moss head. That is the World's Greatest Swordsman from hundreds of years ago, Shimotsuki Ryuma. A powerful swordsman on the same level as Dracule Mihawk, who defeated the moss head with a nail clipper last time."
Hearing this, Roronoa Zoro's face turned pitch black.
Nail clipper?
Damn eros-cook, he had to cut off one of this bastard's legs today.
"Clang—!" Roronoa Zoro's long sword unsheathed, wrapped in Armament Haki, and slashed toward Sanji.
"Moss head, you're going too far. I'm telling the truth." Sanji's leg wrapped in Armament Haki collided with the long sword, sparks flying everywhere.
The two fought together, moving away from the group.
Carina looked helpless and continued to read the newspaper.
After seeing the Jinghai Army's declared goal of wiping out pirates, her pretty face changed slightly.
"Luffy, look here."
She pointed her finger at the line of text: [Destroy the World Government, wipe out pirates, suppress the turmoil of the sea].
Pirates... their Straw Hat Crew were also pirates.
And Luffy wanted to become the Pirate King.
In this way, wouldn't they become enemies with Luo Chen's Jinghai Army?
When Usopp, Tony Tony Chopper, and Franky saw it, their expressions also changed, not knowing what to say.
Become enemies with Luo Chen's Jinghai Army?
That was seeking death.
The current Jinghai Army possessed power surpassing the Marines of the past.
And Luo Chen's own strength was unfathomable.
Usopp forced a smile. "Actually, it's not like we absolutely have to be pirates."
"Luffy, why don't you reconsider? Pirate King Roger has been resurrected; being the Pirate King seems meaningless now."
He looked at Monkey D. Luffy and couldn't help but persuade him.
At this critical juncture, presumably, all pirate forces were in imminent danger.
Anyone rational who didn't want to die would absolutely not provoke Luo Chen and the Jinghai Army.
Nine Admirals—this power was much stronger than the Marines.
Monkey D. Luffy remained silent.
Give up being a pirate? Give up becoming the Pirate King?
This was his dream.
He was unwilling to give it up just like that.
But Luo Chen had saved them, saved Ace.
He couldn't bring himself to be enemies with the Jinghai Army either.
Monkey D. Luffy didn't know how to answer.
He looked confusedly at Usopp, Carina, and his other companions.
It seemed they were no longer willing to be pirates.
Monkey D. Luffy clearly heard the voices in everyone's hearts.
Of course, it wasn't just the voice of "don't want to be pirates, don't want to be enemies with Luo Chen."
There was another voice: if he insisted on the dream of being the Pirate King, Usopp and the others would still accompany him.
Carina, Franky, and the others looked at Monkey D. Luffy silently.
It seemed to be the first time they had seen Monkey D. Luffy so hesitant.
In the past, he always acted on impulse, making decisions without thinking for more than three seconds.
He would do it directly without considering any consequences.
This time, it was completely different from the past.
Carina smiled. "Luffy, you are the captain. We respect your decision."
"Everyone has cultivated for so long just to enter the New World and continue the journey to become the Pirate King."
"If you insist, we will go with you to find the location of Laugh Tale."
Franky and Tony Tony Chopper nodded.
If a choice had to be made, they would always stand by Monkey D. Luffy's side.
Usopp really wanted to lie to everyone that he had caught a "die if I become a pirate" disease.
However, in the end, he didn't say it.
Seeing them so conflicted, Rayleigh suggested, "No rush to make a decision."
"Look at the news in this newspaper first."
He handed another newspaper to the Straw Hats.
After reading it, Carina said in surprise:
"The animals in the East Blue have all gone berserk? Fierce beasts are falling from the sky and attacking numerous islands?"
The news in the newspaper reported strange events that had occurred in the East Blue not long ago.
From time to time, violent fierce beasts fell from the sky, launching surprise attacks on island residents.
Due to the emergence of the Jinghai Army, the Marine branches in the Four Blues, including the East Blue, were currently in a state of suspension.
Many soldiers resigned from the Marines, either going home or traveling across the ocean to go to Totto Land to join the Jinghai Army.
The current East Blue had completely fallen into the turmoil of fierce beasts.
Marine Headquarters and the World Government Headquarters had not sent personnel to deal with it either.
Because Admiral Candidate Momousagi led two-thirds of the Marines to mutiny and surrender to the Jinghai Army.
Marine morale was low, and there was almost no one available to use.
Rayleigh looked at Monkey D. Luffy, who was still thinking, and smiled.
"Your cultivation can be considered to have achieved initial results. Why not return to the East Blue to solve the turmoil of the fierce beasts and test your strength?"
"Of course, I guess the Jinghai Army might also send people to the East Blue."
"You might encounter the Jinghai Army in the East Blue; maybe things will take a turn."
He hoped Monkey D. Luffy and the others would return to the East Blue.
On one hand, to have more time to think about future plans.
On the other hand, to test their own strength.
Carina, Usopp, and the others were all moved by Rayleigh's proposal.
Monkey D. Luffy also nodded in agreement.
In the East Blue, they had their relatives.
Now that the Marines and the World Government were powerless to solve the crisis, they might as well go back and give it a try.
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