Chapter 35 The Flower of Dreams Never Withers
After singing a song, only three bosses were left in the hall. After the banquet, it was time to get down to business.
"Hahahaha, Wang Zhi, I came to see you this time for something."
"Tell me."
Wang Zhi was extremely cautious towards Shi Ji, a man who was always very dangerous.
"Silver Axe should already know what Lex told you."
"Well, if you mean total war, I do know." Silver Axe replied.
"War? Shiki, I advise you to be more contented. Don't forget how Rocks died."
Wang Zhi spoke calmly and directly refused.
"Hahahaha, are you really old? Or are you satisfied with guarding the small piece of land of Beehive Island? Wang Zhi, this war was proposed by Lex."
"Your nephew?"
"Yes, use a war to intimidate the government and let them know that after Rocks' death, the sea is still the world of pirates! Wang Zhi, come and help me!" Shiki said domineeringly.
"I have to think about it. After all, this concerns the lives of my men. I can't just joke about my brothers' lives." Wang Zhi frowned slightly.
"It's okay. Silver Axe has already joined, and I believe you will join too." Shiqi said meaningfully to Wang Zhi.
"What? Silver Axe, you..."
Wang Zhi lost his composure in an instant. How could his good friend who had always been honest and well-behaved do such a dangerous thing?
"Buhahahaha, Lex invited me to confront the Navy Headquarters, and there's that guy Newgate in front of us, so I'm just going to fool around."
Silver Axe raised his hand, touched his head, and smiled innocently.
Hearing Silver Axe say that he was fooling around, Golden Lion didn't get angry and continued speaking.
"Wang Zhi, don't think you can live out your days in peace just because you occupy the land. The navy and even the government will not let us, the remnants of Rocks, go. The only way is to take the initiative and drive them out of the New World. Only then will the sea truly belong to us pirates!"
".....This, I agree. At worst, we can come to the Valley of Gods again. I will be responsible for where to go." Wang Zhi finally agreed.
"Hahahaha, you are just like Silver Axe, cooperating with Newgate to confront the Navy Headquarters. You don't ask for any results, as long as you can suppress the Navy in Marinford, you will succeed."
"Just delaying them? If you hadn't said so earlier, I would have thought you were really going to fight. By the way, what about you guys?"
Wang Zhi meant something.
"Mary Geoise needs a more mobile force, so Lex, Ryder, me, Rhine, Gutt, and Shano will confront the World Government!"
"!!! So many combat forces? Even the indifferent fellow 'Swift Wind Swordsman' has come out!"
"Hahahaha, there are more combat power than you can imagine. Anyway, relax, this time it's just for deterrence. After Rocks' death, the government has overstepped the line! This time we have to teach them a lesson!"
"Well, I'll do my best."
Wang Zhi answered seriously.
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After the negotiation was completed, the Golden Lion flew away from the Beehive Island, leaving only Wang Zhi and Silver Axe in the hall.
"Silver Axe, what's wrong with you? Didn't you say you would stay in the New World? Why did you suddenly get involved in such a dangerous operation?"
Wang Zhi suddenly looked at Yin Fu, with a hint of blame in his words.
"Buhahaha, what do you think of Lex?"
Silver Axe did not answer Wang Zhi's question directly, but asked about Lex.
Although Wang Zhi was confused, he thought about it seriously and then answered.
"Lex? I have to admit, he's a genius! Not only does he have absolute talent, but he's already reached the pinnacle. I heard that John, the money-grubber, was killed instantly. I guess it wouldn't be much better if it were me. The most important thing is that this man is not like us pirates. His stance has always been strange, and he is very strategic. This war is probably planned by him. Shiki may be just a thug like the two of us. At the same time, he also knows how to be patient. When I first knew this man a few years ago, he was already comparable to a navy admiral! Before that, I didn't even know that Shiki had a nephew! This makes him many times better than Rocks."
With only his good friend around him, Wang Zhi did not hide anything and expressed his true thoughts.
As Wang Zhi was speaking, he seemed to realize something and continued to ask Yin Axe.
"Are you convinced by Lex? Are you going to side with him? Let me tell you, it is because Lex is so strong that it is more dangerous to follow him. After this war, we should not participate in it anymore..."
Before Wang Zhi finished speaking, Yin Axe laughed.
"Buhahaha, do you think we can still stay out of this?" Silver Axe changed the subject.
"??What's the meaning?"
"In this free sea, everyone has their own pursuits. We two went out to sea when we were very young, robbed warships, and became pirates. After so many years, we are still lucky to be alive and doing well. But what about our pursuits? Are we just going to grow old like this, waiting to be captured by the navy when we are old, and live on the sixth floor of Impelton? Spend the rest of our lives in darkness? Or will we be directly targeted by the government one day, settle old scores, and wait for death?"
"Impossible, that's not what we're after! The sea wind is blowing again. This time, no one can stay out of it. Only by participating in it, or even standing in the center of the storm, can we have a glimmer of hope. The world is vast!"
Wang Zhi couldn't help but look solemn, as if he saw his always honest and dutiful friend say so many serious words at once.
Silver Axe seemed not to notice and continued speaking.
"I agreed to Lex this time not only because I want to strike back at the government, nor am I looking for a good employer to join when things get tough in the future. I just firmly believe in my choice. Not only will I follow Lex in waging war this time, but I will also support him in any of his future actions! This is my choice. It was Lex who gave me a reason to sail on this ocean again!"
Yin Fu's words were so shocking that Wang Zhi couldn't help but look at him deeply. After a while, Wang Zhi looked away and said.
"You are such an old guy, but you still think about the dreams of young people every day. Really, my hard-earned stable life is going to be disrupted by you again."
Wang Zhi seemed to be complaining, but his words clearly revealed his determination to live and die with Yin Axe. Years of sharing weal and woe had already made the two of them the closest of brothers.
"Buhahaha! This is not what young people do. A person's dream will never end! Do you still remember why we went to sea 50 years ago?"
"Isn't it because we have been hungry in the Kingdom of Flowers that we go out to sea to have a full meal?"
Wang Zhi joked.
"Buhahaha! Can't you be a little more romantic? I still remember you standing on the raft, with your hands on your hips, shouting to the sea, saying that you wanted to be the freest man in the West Sea! Buhahaha! Even at that time, the two of us couldn't even get enough to eat."
"Get lost! I'm not that chuunibyou. It was you who was shouting about becoming the world's greatest axe master. Hahaha!"
The corners of his mouth curled up under the Silver Axe armor.
"Buhahaha! So let's do it again! After all, the blood flowing in our bodies is restless. I have seen that Lex, this man, will stir up an unprecedented storm on this sea of freedom, and the two of us are the ones who follow behind him and call the wind and rain! Isn't this interesting? Isn't this air more free and fragrant?"
"Hahaha, this time, I'll listen to you!"
The two young men from the West Sea who once went to sea together have gone through thousands of experiences and have now grown into two powerful pirate giants in the New World!
Today, these two once passionate young men, after going through many hardships, have become today's pirate giants, but they have once again rekindled that dream that had been missing for half a century!
Dreams never fade with age.
The fire of freedom is always burning, and no one can stop the flower of dreams from blooming in this sea of freedom!
