Chapter 495 The Truth about Ancient Weapons

Chapter 495 The Truth about Ancient Weapons

Chapter 495 The Truth about Ancient Weapons

Lu Li walked towards the conflicted Kizaru, who subconsciously used the power of the Shimmer Fruit to retreat.

"For the doctor's sake, I won't kill you this time."

Lu Li had no intention of chasing him. If Kizaru used the power of the Flash Fruit to escape, he would be the most slippery person in the world. "As for your stance, go back and think about it slowly."

Obviously, he could see that Kizaru was already very shaken, otherwise he wouldn't have been almost knocked into the sea during the duel with the disabled Aokiji.

The darkness of the world government and the departure of his friends have made this veteran in the workplace no longer firm in his heart.

At this time, there was no need for Lu Li to find a way to hunt down Kizaru. Letting him go back might have other miraculous effects.

Upon hearing this, Kizaru looked at Aokiji with a complicated expression, then looked at Sen Taomaru standing on the whale submarine, sighed, then turned around and left using the power of the Shine Fruit.

The battle paused. Yamato was on the submarine cover, hammering his right hand with his left hand, as if he suddenly remembered something, "Brother Lu, I seem to have forgotten to take Daxiong's memory!"

Because Vegapunk asked her to copy the data, she thought she had accomplished the task after completing it, so she forgot that one of the purposes of their visit to Eggman Island was to restore Bear's memory.

"If I had relied on you, I'm afraid the memory ball would have been destroyed long ago."

Lu Li looked at Yamato speechlessly, then he hooked his finger and a beam of light flew out from under Egghead Island. It was the memory ball wrapped in his binding chain, which was taken by the bear himself.

"What a wonderful battle! It seems your swordsmanship has improved."

Hawkeye sighed and said that he had seen Lu Li at his peak in the battle on Egghead Island.

It is true that Lu Li’s core strength is the use of a sword, but Lu Li’s other auxiliary abilities have a huge impact on the battle. When the firepower is fully opened, the offensive power is completely incomprehensible.

At this time, Aokiji also skated over on the sea, "Natural Disaster, your strategic goal has been achieved. This also means an all-out war with the World Government. Are you ready?"

Now that he has joined a gang and is standing against the World Government, he naturally has to worry about the war that will follow.

As a former admiral of the navy, he knew the navy's war potential best. It was said that the Battle of Marineford had gathered top elites, but if a large-scale war broke out, the Four Emperors alone would not be able to conduct a global war.

The navy is different. They have people all over the world. If a war breaks out, the navy's attack circle will be so wide that it will be difficult for them to defend.

"Why do you think I came to see Dr. Vegapunk?"

Lu Li said with a smile, leading Aokiji into the submarine cabin. It’s no wonder that Barrett’s submarine is quite useful.

"We have already mastered two ancient weapons, but we just lack energy. What era is this? Can a war be won by sheer numbers?"

Lu Li explained, "I plan to activate ancient weapons and directly launch a long-range attack on the World Government."

After hearing Lu Li's speech, Aokiji unexpectedly felt that Lu Li's plan was very reliable, but Hawkeye and Yamato already knew Lu Li's plan, so their reactions were very calm.

Instead, Vegapunk was shocked when he heard this, "Scourge, what are you talking about!? You can't use ancient weapons for that kind of thing!"

"what?"

Lu Li looked at Vegapunk in confusion, "Why? The World Government also has ancient weapons, right? They also got the eternal energy you made. If we don't use ancient weapons, won't we be passive?"

Vegapunk's face was grim. "Mr. Lu, you don't know that ancient weapons are not as easy to use as you think. Such weapons cannot bring peace, but only permanent destruction to all mankind."

His face was filled with self-blame. "The biggest sin of my life is that I developed the Mother Fire and let it fall into the hands of the World Government. I originally wanted to solve the energy problem and eliminate war..."

"Doctor, your ideas are great, but too naive."

Lu Li said seriously, "The energy issue is indeed one of the main points of conflict in international wars. As long as there is eternal energy, there will be no shortage of food and supplies..."

"Wouldn't that create peace?"

Vegapunk said puzzledly, "Mr. Lu, do you think what I am thinking is wrong?"

"wrong."

Lu Li said bluntly, "Because the desires of human beings will never be satisfied. After being satisfied on a material basis, they will pursue spiritual satisfaction. The weak desire justice, and the strong desire power. The ideal society of complete equality will never appear, because people want to divide people into different levels."

“Outrageous talk!”

Zhan Taowan was very angry after hearing what Lu Li said, "After everyone has enough food and drink, why is it necessary to distinguish between different levels?"

Lu Li glanced at Zhan Taowan, "Really? Then do you think that after the Mother Fire is in the hands of the World Government, they will share the energy with the public for free?"

Zhan Taowan's expression froze, and the others also fell into deep thought.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that it really won't happen. Given the nature of the Celestial Dragons, even if they have eternal energy, they will not share it. The excess energy will most likely be sold to maximize profits.

"This is the fact. Unless the so-called eternal energy has no technical barriers and is available to everyone, energy will still be monopolized by the strong to maintain their status and continue to exploit others."

Lu Li said, "I can't completely deny this distorted human nature, because a society without desire is a manifestation of the lack of progress. It's just that the Celestial Dragons and the World Government are going too far."

He was born in a society that space explorers called the cyber age. His planet had reached the standard of a first-level cosmic civilization. The company had mastered a new method of energy production, and it could be said that it had an almost inexhaustible supply of energy, and had also begun interstellar mining.

In this case, even if energy and materials are distributed to people all over the world, everyone can live a prosperous life.

But aren’t he, his master and his senior sister still too poor to afford food?
Their situation is still relatively good. Companies in some areas go even further, even charging for fresh air. The distorted class structure and endless chain of contempt divide people into classes.

In fact, the "superior people" in the company have no shortage of food and clothing. They certainly have the energy to make everyone live a good life, but that doesn't make them feel "superior".

Although Lu Li was disgusted by what the company did, he could not deny that people's spiritual desires and pursuit of superior status were not desires that needed to be belittled. It was just that the company was too inhumane.

Having had this life experience, Lu Li was sure that Vegapunk's idea of ​​liberating everyone through energy was very difficult, especially under the rule of the world government. "Then Mr. Lu, do you think that using the Mother Fire to fight is the right way?"

Vegapunk felt that what Lu Li said made sense, but he didn't think it was right to use the mother fire on ancient weapons, so he questioned it.

“War is only a means to solve problems.”

Lu Li said, "When there is no general political method to solve the problem, war is the only means. The world government will not give up their ruling power, and we cannot continue to be oppressed. Naturally, only war can solve the problem."

He glanced at the people in the cabin and said, "Face the reality. All long-term peace is based on the deterrence of absolute force. Without lethal weapons, there will be no long-term peace."

Lu Li's words left everyone silent, but even Vegapunk couldn't come up with a rebuttal after careful thought.

Yes, why can the Four Emperors live so comfortably in the New World? Why don't pirates dare to plunder the islands under their command?

This is the epitome of a simple truth. Because the Four Emperors are too powerful, no one dares to provoke the islands they cover.

To put it another way, only by possessing a military force that can deter the entire world can we ensure that no one causes chaos and maintain peace.

From this perspective, the World Government did a good job in the past, but in recent years the World Government has lost its absolute deterrent power over the world. Now that the top combat forces of the Navy have been lost and the Five Elders with the highest power have all been killed by Lu Li, it can no longer suppress people's restless hearts.

It is conceivable that after the news of the battle on Egghead Island spreads today, many countries that have been exploited by the World Government for a long time will probably begin to rebel.

"But...Mr. Lu, you probably don't understand how terrifying ancient weapons are."

Vegapunk sighed, "According to my research, using ancient weapons as weapons to destroy nations and islands is actually a wrong way to use them. Under the wrong premise, every time ancient weapons are used, they are actually accelerating the destruction of the world."

“Will sea levels rise?”

Lu Li said in a calm tone.

Vegapunk was a little surprised, "How did you know!?"

This was the conclusion he came to after studying ancient history and ancient weapons for a long time. He originally wanted to announce the answer to people all over the world after a thorough study, including his understanding of the "great secret treasure".

“Will it really cause sea level rise?”

Aokiji also frowned and asked. Although he had joined Lu Li's group, he did not want to destroy the world. Not to mention too much, a ten-meter rise in sea level would be enough to cause the destruction of many countries.

It doesn't mean that ten meters can completely submerge an island country, but the tight environment will lead to conflicts and contradictions over resources, and factors such as hunger and war may arise within their country, which may lead to its destruction.

"Don't forget that we, the Beasts Pirates, have a lot of historical texts. I may know more than the doctor."

Lu Li said, "But I still want to hear about the doctor's research results."

The secrets that Vegapunk knows are related to whether he can complete the second part of the main mission, so it is better to dig deeper as much as possible.

"I'm afraid you'll be a little pessimistic after knowing this..."

Vegapunk sighed, and then began to explain under everyone's expectant eyes, "In fact, the so-called blank hundred years refers to the history of war between a huge kingdom that mastered high technology and twenty kingdoms in ancient times. After the end of that war, the world's sea level rose by 200 meters."

"Two hundred meters?"

Yamato heard this key word and thought about the topography of Wano Country. "Is that why Wano Country has such a strange topography?!"

The terrain of Wano Country is very high, above the sea level, which obviously does not seem to be formed naturally. But if Wano Country was turned into that state by the strong men in order to resist some kind of super tsunami that swept the world, then everything makes sense.

Vegapunk nodded. "Yes, the war lasted for a hundred years. It was difficult to define both sides as simply evil or just. However, in the end, the huge kingdom led by Joyboy was defeated. The repeated use of ancient weapons in the war caused the sea to submerge everything. The world before was not what we see now."

He walked to the main control room in the cabin, inserted the hard drive that Yamato copied into the computer, and called up a map. "This is the world map I restored after calculation. The world in the past should have five continents, and the seas between them were not far away. People's culture and ideas could collide with each other, instead of being confined to a small place all their lives without going out to sea like now."

Lu Li listened to Vegapunk's explanation and found that his exploration level was increasing rapidly.

In fact, he had also seen the explorer's analysis of what Vegapunk said in the space, but listening to the truth in the world would naturally bring him tangible benefits.

"The sea has submerged the world. Now there are only scattered islands left. If we continue to use ancient weapons, I believe the scale of the war will not be less than the battle in the blank history. By then... the world will sink completely."

Vegapunk's expression was serious. "So, we must not start this."

Lu Li touched his chin when he heard this. He felt that this was somewhat similar to the nuclear war crisis theory of last century in his world. It would be fine if no one used it, but once someone used it, others would have to use it too, and eventually everyone would use it together and die together.

"No wonder the Celestial Dragons chose to set up their holy land on the Red Earth Continent. That is the highest place in the world."

Aokiji said thoughtfully, "These fat guys are all wearing oxygen masks. Could it be that they have already prepared a strategy to deal with the world sinking?"

Speaking of this, Vegapunk was a little embarrassed. He stuck out his tongue and made an expression of being the smartest person in the world. "I also developed those oxygen masks. In theory, they can freely convert oxygen under the sea, and they also have a filtering function to ensure the freshness of the air."

"Hey, Doctor, your research is always useful in strange places!"

Zhan Taowan couldn't help but complain.

"I can't help it. My research funding was previously provided by the World Government. I can't refuse to meet the Celestial Dragons' small requests."

Vegapunk said helplessly, "If you want, I can also make a new version of the mask."

Lu Li shook his head. "Doctor, you should keep it for yourself. What I want to know is, after the ancient weapons are used, what is the approximate rate of sea level rise?"

Vegapunk frowned upon hearing this, "I've explained so much, and you still want to use ancient weapons?"

(End of this chapter)