Chapter 261 Another year
The banquet is over.
At night, the sky is full of stars and the sea breeze is still blowing.
Most of the members of Roger's pirate group were drunk and fell into a deep sleep.
After all, it was not easy for Lex to come to the Oro Jackson, and it would be a big loss if he didn't make a killing on this rich man, so everyone drank to their heart's content, especially Roger, who was the most shameless, and he drank so much that he was unconscious.
At this moment, Lex was sitting cross-legged on the bow of the Oro Jackson, with Rayleigh beside him.
"What are your plans next? Do you want to continue sailing in the New World?"
Rayleigh thought for a moment and said, "Roger wanted to go through the Grand Line again and collect the lost historical texts. Now that we have Oden, those historical texts have also been translated. Maybe there is a way to reach the end of the world in them."
In fact, in this era, almost no one realizes the value of the ancient texts on the huge stone tablets scattered around the world.
First of all, most people don’t know that those huge stone tablets are scattered all over the sea. It is often the pirates who have been roaming the sea for many years who know about such things - huge stone tablets engraved with ancient characters.
Even if most pirates saw such a stone tablet, they would ignore it because they could not destroy it or it was too heavy. Real pirates are interested in treasures and women, not archaeology.
Therefore, up to now, only the Roger Pirates, who are the "least dedicated" among pirates, would consciously collect these historical texts and try to uncover the truth of the world.
After saying that, Rayleigh paid attention to Lex's expression, trying to see from his face what he thought of the historical text.
After all, in Rayleigh's eyes, Lex probably knows much more secrets of the world than O'Hara's Dr. Clover.
Unfortunately, Lex's expression didn't change from beginning to end, and Rayleigh couldn't tell anything.
"Yes, with Oden, you are one step closer to the end of the world. I wish you all the best."
"Thank you."
"Then I won't stay long, so I'll take my leave now."
Lex stood up, and Rayleigh followed suit: "Why don't you wait for Roger and the others to wake up before leaving? Let's all see you off together."
"Uh-huh, forget it, don't wait for them to wake up before drinking my wine. I don't have much in stock."
Rayleigh smiled awkwardly, what Lex said was true.
"Haha, okay then."
"Well, farewell."
"Take care of yourself."
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Lex entered the different dimension, crossed the calm belt, and headed for the West Sea Fenghuai Thousand Miles.
Gion called him yesterday and told him that the top naval officials wanted to meet with him, but Lex refused.
If it were last year, Lex might have agreed to Cyborg Sora's request and accelerated his plan to infiltrate the navy, but now there is no need for that.
Through this world conference, Lex successfully divided the local forces of the navy. In time, except for some branches close to Marinford, most of the naval bases will no longer listen to Marinford's orders.
In other words, the so-called naval headquarters is no longer particularly important in Lex's eyes.
Besides, even if he continued to befriend Cyborg Emptiness now, they would eventually fall out.
When Roger was executed in 1498 of the Sea Circle Calendar, what Lex did would definitely push him completely against the Navy.
Therefore, as long as we maintain our current attitude towards the navy, continue to infiltrate, support Gion openly, and divide the navy secretly, that will be enough.
What Lex needs now is time, precipitation, and waiting for the seeds to blossom and bear fruit.
Before he knew it, Lex arrived at Fenghuai Qianli, which he had not seen for a long time.
Using his Observation Haki to scan the sea and sky, he saw Lusca still sleeping on the bottom of the sea, but he did not disturb him.
In the eyes of a long-lived person like Luska, decades of time pass in the blink of an eye, like a flash of lightning, and they are gone in a single sleep.
Before Rex obtained the pure gold, he could not help but feel a little embarrassed about time. He was afraid that the Golden Lion, the Red Earl and others would grow old, and he was afraid of the erosion of time.
Now that he had the pure gold in his hands, Lex gradually became more confident.
It is good to get the fruits of surgery, but it is also harmless not to have them.
Moreover, Lex had a premonition that the second awakening of the devil fruit might hold the answer to eternal life.
This is why Lex has not killed Vegapunk until now - only Vegapunk can study the essence of some devil fruits and help Lex awaken the fruit for the second time, and even obtain the second fruit.
Rex strolled leisurely along the west coast covered with thousands of miles of maple and locust trees. He was alone, neither practicing nor appreciating the scenery, but just walking leisurely.
He enjoyed the feeling of loneliness. Of course, this did not mean that he did not care about the Golden Lion Gion and others. It was just that apart from worldly emotions, loneliness was the sublimation of Lex's soul.
Presumably this is also the reason why Im stays alone among the flowers all year round, with only flowers, plants, insects and butterflies as his companions, quietly watching the years pass by. In Lex's view, Im is also a person with a story.
Perhaps, when the final battle comes, Lex can first listen to His story of more than 800 years. The richness of time brings the depth of the story, and Lex will inevitably be interested.
At some point, the Red Earl quietly appeared not far from Lex. He stood there motionless, like a stone carving.
Lex turned around and smiled faintly: "Master."
"Well, ...is everything settled?"
"Well, the World Government, the New World, and Paradise are all taken care of."
The Red Earl looked at the West Sea in front of him. The sea and sky were vast, and the blue stretched endlessly. It was a feeling of freedom.
"Since there is nothing else to do, you might as well stay in Fenghuai Qianli. Gut, Roy and others will take care of all the outside world matters."
Lex knew that the Red Earl felt sorry for him.
A 22-year-old young man is busy all day long. Not only does he have to fight wits and courage with an 800-year-old old monster, but he also has to support a huge new world and control several major forces. It seems to be a glorious life, but in fact it is full of hardships.
Apart from anything else, Lex could have spent the whole day making love with Gion, or practicing on his own.
But ever since Rex went to sea, apart from a year of training on the moon, he has had almost no free time. Even the last time he accompanied Gion was during the World Conference, in the Prime Minister's Office in Marijoa.
So Lex nodded:
"Well, then let's stay at Fenghuai Qianli."
"Very good."
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When you are busy with work, you often feel that time passes very slowly, but when you really have nothing to do, you realize that time is fleeting and years are hard to catch up.
On New Year's Eve of the year 1491 in the Haiyuan calendar, Lex spent the night in Fenghuai Qianli. He did not invite anyone, but only brought back Gion from Marinford. Including the Red Earl and Lex himself, there were three of them, who spent the New Year in a simple but warm way.
It is now the 1492nd year of the Haiyuan calendar.
