It’s another year when the navy recruits foreign troops. At this time, many new blood will enter the naval academy to learn how to become a qualified navy.

Some of these new students have relatives who died at the hands of pirates, and they are determined to become marines to avenge the evil pirates; some worship the legends of naval heroes, and join them with full enthusiasm; some may come from their status as naval civil servants.

Salary and benefits...

In this era of rampant pirates, the navy is in very short supply of troops every year. Under such a shortage environment, the requirements for recruiting multiple foreign students to the naval academy have been reduced again and again.

There are indeed many soldiers found in this way, but most of them are just here to make a living, and Adou is completely unable to support him with his own strength. Putting them into a dangerous battlefield at sea, they are just serving as targets for the enemy's shells, and in the end they end up

Become a meal for leviathans.

Regarding the uneven supply of navy recruits in recent years, Zaifa, a former navy admiral and now the chief instructor of the Naval Academy, has been dissatisfied with it.

"The strength of the new students themselves is not what I want to ask for."

In the marshal's office at Marine Fando at the Navy Headquarters, Soho Masahiro and Marshal Sengoku, who now leads the entire Navy Headquarters, repeatedly emphasized his philosophy, "Combat power can be trained, but awareness is not. If they had not been able to fight to the death against the pirates,

If you have the awareness and belief to fight, then all your efforts will be in vain.”

Warring States did not respond to his words, but instead said: "You haven't accepted new students for two years, right? It's a good idea."

"Because the students you have recruited in the past two years are simply terrible."

Zaifa said: "This is obviously because the admissions office is not doing its job well, and they are all just a bunch of people who have nothing to do. Warring States, you are also responsible. Don't tell me that all the talents in the past two years have gone to become pirates!"

Sengoku completely turned a deaf ear to his words and fell into his own memories, "I remember that the freshmen you admired so much last time were Smoker and Tina. Now, they have become excellent marines."

"Warring States, I'm not here to catch up with you."

"I know, but these problems left by the Navy Headquarters are not something you and I can solve."

Sengoku pulled out a document from the mountain-like pile of paper and handed it to Zaifa, "These days, you have been taking previous graduates to the new world to fight against pirates, so you still don't know the changes in the naval academy."

Zaifa took it silently and opened the document. This was a summary of all the information about this year's new students in the Navy. Zaifa flipped through page after page, and suddenly stopped after halfway through.

Many times, you can extract a lot of useful information just by looking at that person's photos without meeting that person in person. Over the years, we have sent away batch after batch of outstanding students. When it comes to looking at people, there are different methods.

Very unique vision.

Some strange intuition made him pay attention to the handsome young man with silver hair and blue eyes in the photo.

"Lucas."

Zaifa read the boy's name and put his hand on his chin, thinking.

"The Naval Academy has been in session for half a month, and a lot of shocking things have happened in the school during the past half month - a young man single-handedly challenged the entire Naval Academy, and achieved a complete victory without being injured. There are instructors with the strength of Rear Admiral or above.

It also means that this boy's strength is far superior to theirs, and the current combat training instructors in the school are no match for him."

Warring States crossed his hands in front of him and smiled as he spoke. The person recommended by Rosinandi is really amazing.

"A genius who is rare to see in a century, he will leave it to you to choose the method."

"snort."

Choi Fa was not affected by these external experiences. He stood up and prepared to leave the office. "If he cannot satisfy me, I will not let him graduate and become a navy man."

——

Zaifa returned to the Naval Academy and received respectful greetings from many students along the way. Zaifa asked the instructor who came to greet him: "Where is Lucas now?"

"Lucas?"

The instructor was stunned for a moment, then smiled knowingly: "I think this is where girls scream the loudest."

As soon as the instructor finished speaking, the high-pitched screams belonging to the female group passed through several teaching buildings and reached Zhifa's ears. The high-pitched sounds were noisy, but they were mostly shouting, 'So handsome!' 'Ahhhhhh'

He's looking over here!' and so on, and the name with the highest vocabulary is Lucas's name.

Choose method, "..."

With a dark face, Zaifa pushed through the circle of female students. When they saw that it was him who was coming, all the people watching fell silent.

On the training ground, the silver-haired man holding a wooden sword stood out with an outstanding appearance. His waist-length silver hair was rolled up casually, fluttering in the wind like the highest-grade satin. He was wearing a simple navy uniform with white top and blue bottom.

Like a piece of art, after a battle with the man in front of him, it did not bring a trace of dust to his outfit. Such noble and pure white is a scenery that has never been encountered in the naval academy in the past.

How about his strength is another matter, but this man's appearance can really shock the entire naval academy.

After meeting the real person, Zaifa, who doesn't pay much attention to appearance, has to admit that this person is born with influence. He is a luminous person who can be restless wherever he goes.

"How are you?"

Lucas asked caringly towards the person who came to challenge him.

"Yeah, not bad."

The man who came to challenge him was not a sore loser. He sincerely praised Lucas: "You are indeed very powerful!"

"That's good……"

Lucas was still worried that he might have exerted too much force. Just when he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the sudden pressure made his eyes tremble. A few seconds later, a large concave pit appeared in the position where he was.

There was a boom - dust flew into the air, and Lucas jumped up to the wall. He looked at the sudden appearance of a mountain of strong men with a sense of oppression, and his nerves began to tighten unconsciously.

The students who came to challenge Lucas were carried away from the training ground by their instructors before they knew what was happening.

Zaifa casually threw out the coat on his body. His strong body covered with scars was the result of surviving countless battles. Zaifa's smile almost reached his ears, and the muscles on his arms were getting stronger and stronger.

It swelled more and more, and veins popped up, which was a sign that his fist was accumulating strength.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

Several teaching buildings at the Naval Academy collapsed within one day.

"——Choose method!!!"

Seeing the bill sent by the subordinate to report for repairs, Sengoku's roar rang through the entire Malinfando.

After a series of pursuits by Zaifa, Lucas finally became a student appointed by Zaifa. From now on, Lucas's special training in combat training will be taught by Zaifa personally, and the head teacher of the student who lost his precious child will be

I could only send Lucas away with tears.

【Former Admiral?!】

Although they are separated in two places, Rai and Lucas have an exclusive video conversation in their heads. This is also a benefit brought by the soul avatar.

Listening to Lucas talk about what happened to him at the Naval Academy, Ley was both pleased and touched that her baby was so popular.

Rai asked Lucas about the method selection with some curiosity, "Is he strong?"

【Yeah, very strong.】

Lucas was taking a bath in the shower room while transmitting the conversation with Rai in his mind. [From my current point of view, I am no match for Teacher Choi.]

【Are you happy, Lucas?】

[Well, yes, he is a very good teacher. In fact, everyone in the school is a very good person...]

But it is very weak. If the naval academy is all that strong, it will make Lucas feel regretful that he should not have left Rai so early.

Now it seems……

Lucas squeezed his sore shoulders and said, "Sure enough, Mom, you have the foresight."

The selection method is very strong. Although in training, the selection method is to train Lucas to death, this is exactly what Lucas is looking forward to. After being bored for a month, now he finally has something that can make him feel alive.

It feels like coming over.

【I feel relieved when I hear you say that.】

When Lucas went to study the theoretical class on the world government system before, Rai could always hear Lucas's depressed voice. It was a brainwashing lesson about a world government that required the navy to unconditionally obey its superiors. To be honest, this was Luka's gloomy voice.

This is the class that Si hates taking the most.

Lucas, who is usually friendly and kind to others, did not smooth his brows when he took this class. He often wanted to raise his hands to speak to refute the political theory he did not understand, but when he was impulsive, another thought flashed in his mind.

Following his mother’s teachings——

'Lucas, you have to tolerate everything in the world that you don't understand but exists, because most people are not lucky enough to be born. Sometimes, what they implement is a kind of domestication from the surrounding environment. They are both pitiful.

It's abominable, and the final outcome is also tragic.'

'...It's not quite accurate to say it's inclusive, but if you want to change a situation, you must make sure that you have the ability and belief to subvert it, and you must be prepared to bear the price after failure. Behavior without careful consideration,

It's just reckless to hurt others without actually being able to help.'

You can't be so reckless.

Lucas withdrew his hand that was about to raise his hand to speak, and was lost in class gloomily.

——

After spending half a month with Lucas, Zaifa was not only amazed by his ever-improving fighting talent, but also moved by Lucas's pure and kind character. His behavior of subconsciously helping others is

He couldn't do anything fake, and he was completely relieved of Lucas after seeing Zaifa many times.

But what worries Zifa is the attitude of outsiders towards this unexpected genius——

Lucas is confident in his own strength but not arrogant. He can treat people weaker than himself with humility, courtesy and sincerity. His exquisite appearance has also brought him more attention, but because of this,

The differences that Lucas displayed have erected an insurmountable wall between him and others.

Most people respect such a genius, but find it difficult to get along with him.

During breaks, I often see scenes of Lucas staring at the sky and feeling extremely lonely. In fact, Zaifa is a little worried about Lucas's mental condition, but he is not a grown man who is very good at engaging in such psychological counseling, so he pulled him in

He was the same as his navy, and the other guy who could fall asleep chewing senbei happened to be passing by and heard about this and insisted on coming over to join in the fun.

"I heard from Zifa that you are sad because you can't make friends?"

Monkey D. Garp, known as the 'Naval Hero', was looking at the silver-haired and blue-eyed boy in front of him with his nose pressed.

Garp's outspoken words made Zhifa's fist harden instantly. If there wasn't Lieutenant General He in the middle to mediate, he would have beaten Garp away long ago.

Lucas looked blankly at the three people who brought him to the office to drink tea and chat.

"Don't be nervous."

The Navy Demon Crane, who makes pirates frightened, treats her own people like a kind old woman. People live for a long time and see more people. The true nature of many people can be seen through by Crane at a glance. Through Lucas's

With his eyes, Crane seemed to see the blue sea that he had not appreciated for a long time.

Just being in the same space with this person makes me feel relaxed. It's really magical.

He sighed in his heart, and chatted with Lucas with a smile on his face, "You are Lucas, right? The real person is even more beautiful than the rumors say. I am He, and I am also a navy. I am looking for you this time.

, also because I have some questions that I would like to ask you, can you please?"

"Of course, please tell me."

Lucas nodded understandingly and responded with a bright smile.

"Why do you want to be a Marine?"

"Because I want to help others."

Lucas said without hesitation, "If I can't help others, the power I have will be meaningless."

"What a great idea."

The other party didn't lie, he really thought so. The noble character displayed by Lucas made the smile on He's face grow wider. The navy had really found a treasure.

"But what I want to know is, why did Lucas want to become a navy?"

After agreeing to help his friend, He wanted to open the child's heart in a step-by-step manner.

"Well……"

Lucas hesitated for a moment, "I don't know what to say."

"It doesn't matter if you don't say it."

He laughed and passed by, and she asked another question, "Is there anyone important to Lucas that you want to protect?"

"some."

Lucas smiled and said: "I like my mother the most, and I want to protect her forever."

"To be able to teach an outstanding child like you, your mother must be a very gentle woman."

"Well, mom is the best."

Lucas said: "Actually, becoming a navy is what my mother wants to do, but unfortunately she can't complete it, so I'm here. I want to be the best navy, so my mother will be proud of me when she sees it.

.”

Lucas's words were really misleading and successfully made the three of them think wrongly.

So the mother of this child... is no longer here?

So could Lucas's so-called long-cherished wish to protect his mother be an obsession that he cannot get...

The three of them started brainstorming, or to be precise, two of them. After thinking about the first point, Garp, who was lacking any strength, thought of the first point and gave an indifferent attitude of "Oh, what next."

Thinking of his relatives who died in the pirates' revenge, Zaifa felt sad. He looked at Lucas with a little more affection, "Where is your father? Lucas."

"Father?"

This was an unfamiliar word to Lucas, and he shook his head blankly, "I don't have a father. My mother gave birth to me alone."

Naturally, this 'one person' and the three of them could not have imagined that the process of giving birth to a child would not involve the father to the extent of the underworld. They understood that - this child has not been accompanied by his father since he was born, and it was his mother who brought her into the world.

People pull the big ones.

"It's enough for me to have a mother."

Lucas smiled and said: "My mother is very good to me and taught me a lot of principles of life. Without my mother, I wouldn't be where I am today."

Such filial piety.

At this time, Garp thought of his unfilial son who was always the opposite of him. How could other people's children be so obedient that they could listen to their family members and become a navy?

When it comes to love, he also gives it to his son... in the form of fists.

"Are you used to living in school? Do you feel...lonely?"

Crane looked at the boy in front of him with soft eyes, expressing his concern for him as if he were taking care of his own child.

"Lonely? No, because my mother has always been by my side."

...Oh, you can’t tell others about the channels in your head.

Realizing that he seemed to have exposed something, Lucas was a little panicked. He took off the weapon wrapped in a chain around his waist and gave it to them. He changed the subject dryly: "Look, my mother gave this to me. This

The weapon is infused with my mother's love for me. With it, I will never be lonely or lose my way on the road ahead."

Lucas's smile at this time radiated a dazzling light, which stung Zaifa's eyes, which had been lonely for many years. He patted Lucas on the shoulder happily, "I believe your mother will be proud of you."

of."

Although Zaifa had never seen that lady before, since fate had brought her child who was still alive to him, Zaifa suddenly had a strong desire to protect the child, so it was up to him to take care of that child.

A lady looks towards her child's bright future.

Three days later, Warring States once again invited Zaifa to the office for tea.

"It seems that this student has won your heart."

From the fact that Zaibao taught Lucas everything he could, Sengoku understood that Lucas might have a great future, and that he might even surpass the first-generation students of Zaibao and become the current three giants of the navy.

"The world government has also paid attention to Lucas. They seem to want to..."

"——Don't even think about it!"

Before Zeng Guo finished speaking, Zaifa interrupted him directly. From his tone, it was not difficult to hear his angry mood at the moment, "I don't know what intentions the World Government is hiding? Lucas is my student of Zaifa,

If they want to reach out, they must first step on my body!"

Zaifa was serious, and the color of his weapons was attached to his skin. Sengoku understood deeply that if he spoke for the World Government again, Zaifa would definitely beat him up without saying a word. Forget it, he said it too,

Just go back and fool around with that side.

It's just...choosing a method...do you think too highly of Lucas?

Seeing Zhifa looking like a tiger who is eager to protect his cubs and show off his power, Warring States, who heard about it from He, also somewhat understood Zhifa's state of mind at the moment, but he still wanted to shake Zhifa's shoulders and tell him——
Chapter completed!