Chapter 6 Father and Son
Lex walked towards Whitebeard with the unfinished rum in his hand.
Behind him were the lively Whitebeard Pirates. They gathered around the campfire, holding bottles of wine and barbecue, and loudly singing the pirate song - "Binks' Wine" to end the party.
"Yo-ho-ho, yo-ho-ho......."
"I'll send you Binx's wine."
"Ride the wind and waves and let me swim"
"The waves are surging and the sunset is moving"
“The birds’ songs pierce the sky”
“Leaving the port, unforgettable homesickness”
"Sing a song to express my feelings"
"The waves are surging and the waves are splashing"
"A man of honor can travel the world"
"I'll send you Binx's wine."
"We pirates are the best in the ocean"
“The waves are like pillows and the warships are like nests”
"The skull flag flutters in the wind"
"The wind and thunder rise from the vast sky"
“The waves dance and the drums roar”
"Tomorrow the rain will pass and the clouds will disperse"
“A real man is not afraid of difficulties and obstacles”
“Yo-ho-ho, Yo-ho-ho….”
“Yo-ho-ho, Yo-ho-ho….”
"I'll send you Binx's wine."
"I searched in my dreams last night and tonight"
"The people who bid farewell gradually go away"
"We'll meet again on the night of the full moon"
"I'll send you Binx's wine."
“Sing the song of the sea”
“Life is short and unpredictable”
"Tonight I have wine, tonight I am drunk......"
Lex strolled among them, and the singing of the crowd drifted away to an unknown distance with the sea breeze. A few dark clouds at night just happened to block the moonlight.
The sky is full of stars, the sea is silent, the waves are calm, and the night is deep.
Lex took a deep breath of the humid night air and sat down next to Whitebeard's captain's chair.
"Dad, the banquet is over. Don't you want to go back to the captain's room to rest?" Lex asked, putting down the bottle of wine.
"Well, sit with me for a while."
The corners of Whitebeard's mouth curled up slightly, his wavy golden hair swayed gently in the wind. He looked out at the sea under the starlight, seemingly enjoying it very much.
"Oh, by the way, Dad, today I asked Marco to practice seriously, and made an agreement with him to defeat the rear admiral in three months. You won't mind, right?" Lex asked thoughtfully.
"I have already agreed, why are you asking this?"
"That's true, but I have a feeling that you are not very happy about it, Dad."
"Is it your Observation Haki that sensed it again?" Whitebeard glanced at Lex on the left.
"I guess so. But I think it's not enough for the Whitebeard Pirates to have only you, dad, as their top fighter. Marco is very talented and he can cross that threshold if he works hard." Lex picked up the bottle and took a sip of rum.
"If the children need to fight on the front line, then what is the point of me as a father? I will protect you well, even though you, Lex, don't need my protection now." Whitebeard's expression became serious.
"Haha, so you're just unhappy because of this. I didn't peek into Dad's inner thoughts just now, I just sensed his emotions, so I guessed wrong. But, Dad, do you believe in fate?" Lex looked directly into Whitebeard's eyes from the side.
"Hmm? Destiny? Of course there is such a thing as that, but I only believe in the destiny that I like."
Whitebeard said calmly, still looking out to sea, not meeting Lex's gaze.
"I saw it, Dad. In the future more than 30 years from now, you will launch a top-notch war and die in the Navy Headquarters. You will use your life to push the new era to a climax. The Whitebeard Pirates will also fall apart and withdraw from the era."
Lex said it directly, without holding back or considering the consequences.
White Beard was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed.
"Kulalala, died in the new era? We can talk about that kind of thing in 30 years. According to what you said, I can still live another 30 years, which is already pretty good. By the way, what about Marco and the others? What will happen to them?"
Whitebeard looked at Lex. This man was obviously more concerned about his family than his own life and death.
"Marco will survive, but many of his family members will remain in Marinford forever."
“........” There was a silence.
"Is that so, Lex? I believe what you said. You have never been a jokester."
Whitebeard continued to gaze at the sea and wanted to raise the jar of wine, but he felt that the wine was no longer tasty. Anyone would feel sad to hear that their family members died in battle, let alone Whitebeard?
"Dad, I'm saying this to tell you that maybe these things can be changed."
"what do you want to do?"
Whitebeard asked. He knew Lex and knew that the purpose of his saying so much was to lead to the next words.
As expected, Lex said next.
"Cultivate the top combat power of the Whitebeard Pirates, expand their influence, form an alliance with their uncles, cultivate secret lines, enter the upper echelons of the Navy and the World Government, set up branches of the Navy in the four seas, unify the underground world, drive the Navy out of the New World, compress the Navy's influence within the 'Paradise', develop technology, and build a lunar base..."
Lex talked a lot, and he kept talking. He had only discussed these things with Golden Lion in private. At that time, Golden Lion praised him highly and laughed loudly, saying that he was worthy of being his nephew, and told Lex to go ahead and do it.
The more Whitebeard listened to these words, the more he felt something was wrong.
The previous part seems like what a pirate would do. Aren't pirates supposed to burn, kill, and loot?
The better pirates are kind and will collect protection fees and actually provide you with protection. These islands are safer than some of the islands protected by the navy, although there are very few such pirates.
But the plan that Rex mentioned became more and more outrageous, and it was totally unlike what a pirate group should do.
In fact, it is not Whitebeard's fault. In this so-called "old era", most pirates are very conservative and are pirates in the traditional sense.
Even if someone wants to subvert the world, the most they can do is to the extent of Rocks, gathering a group of monsters to attack the Celestial Dragons.
In fact, what Rocks did was not wrong. In this world of pirates where great power is concentrated in one person, this method is simple and efficient, but the tolerance rate is too low. If the strength is just a little bit worse, he will be shattered, so Rocks disappeared in the long river of history.
But what about Lex?
When he had seen what true peace and prosperity was like, and the years were peaceful and quiet, he came to a dark and chaotic world.
You have to know that he has never been a "native". Influenced by the distorted values of this world, he has been a time traveler since he was a child, with a mature mind, complete thoughts, and an independent soul.
He has his own set of values and world views. Although he cannot be said to have been through a lot, he has gone through a lot of years.
Two lives are human beings.
He knows what peace is, what corruption is, and what freedom is.
As he walked along, he no longer cared about the unimportant things in life, whether it was temporary wealth, false power, or the beauty of a red-faced skeleton.
No no no, his name is Leon Lex, a man who dreams of changing the world.
Perhaps with Lex's current strength and status, he could live a more luxurious life than the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise, but he is Leon Lex, perhaps the only time traveler in this world.
He changed the world just because he wanted to.
This was what he pursued. In this process, he felt a freedom he had never had before. In this process of struggle, he felt the weight of his life, the meaning of his life, the pulse of the times, and the wind of fate.
So, "Dad, will you support me?" Lex raised his head and looked directly at Whitebeard.
“…You should have had these plans a long time ago.”
"Well, my uncle and I call it the first 'Ten-Year Plan', which officially started the moment I set sail."
“What is the ultimate goal?”
"Reshape the world!"
“Kulalalala, although it sounds unbelievable, but because you are my son, this is enough reason. Just go for it. I am Whitebeard!”
“Hahahahaha, then Dad, please look forward to the world being turned upside down!”
