Shanks couldn't help but feel a little rare.

Although he himself knew that the naughty child was very strong and now there was strong assistance from Fishman Island, Don Quixote family, the world's richest man, Gilde Tezolo, and others, he was still a little too weak compared to the two new worlds of the Big Mom Pirates and the Hundred Beast Pirates, as well as the covetous world governments and the navy in those new worlds.

In his opinion, the current Naughty Child Pirates is like a young pirate who has just gone out to sea. He has motivation, but his foundation is insufficient. If he can devote himself to the business for a few years, coupled with the strong assistance of the Don Quixote family and the world's richest man, Gilde Tezolo and others, he might really achieve great things by then!

Unfortunately, the other party was too impatient and now he started a war with the two four emperors in the new world, giving the navy a chance for nothing. That kind of thing just made Shanks sigh a little regretful.

"That……"

"Why not, you should tell me!"

After slowly sitting on the rock again and looking at the newspaper in his hand, the red-haired Shanks pondered for a while and then suddenly asked strangely.

“It’s very simple!”

"Because naughty kids have revolutionary troops!"

Ben Beckman had no intention of grasping it, and said it openly.

"Revolutionary Army?"

“Um…”

“It’s useless!”

"These people are indeed good on the shore, but this battle is a victory or defeat at sea. The guys are too dispersed and they are eager to get together even a decent fleet, which is useless."

However, it would be fine if he didn't listen. After listening, Shanks couldn't help but shake his head. Obviously, he was not optimistic about the revolutionary army, especially the current revolutionary army.

In his opinion, the power of the revolutionary army is indeed not very helpful to naughty children. Those people can only toss and fight on various countries and islands during the war. However, no matter how harsh the effort is, the result will definitely not affect the decisive victory at the sea.

Those people are just icing on the cake, and he is not optimistic about it anyway.

“It is indeed.”

"but……"

"What if I add a white beard?"

First, he looked at his own captain for a while, and then Ben Beckman suddenly asked with a smile.

“!!”

"Whitebeard?!"

"yes!"

"Why did I forget this!"

Shanks slapped his thigh hard, remembering such a thing.

Thinking back to the time, during the War of the Supreme Court, the naughty boy helped Whitebeard and others, and even shared most of the Navy's top combat power. It can be said that he personally saved the life of the Fire Fist Ace who has inherited the Whitebeard's legacy. Therefore, for reason, their Whitebeard remnant who is being reorganized will definitely not sit idly by this time.

"Thus…"

"It turned into the situation of the Naughty Child Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates plus the Revolutionary Army vs. the Big  Mom Pirates, the Beast Pirates and the World Government?"

"Tsk!"

"I don't know if the world government has contacted Kaido and the others..."

"This victory or defeat is a bit unpredictable..."

"If it weren't for the insignificant little pirates and armed businessmen in the new world, the only one who has not been involved at the moment seems to be..."

“!!”

"us?!"

"Yes, it's us!!"

As the red-haired Shanks muttered to himself, he and Ben Beckman finally exclaimed and came to that common and amazing conclusion.

“It’s very clear.”

"This is why the Five Old Stars can't wait to want you to go to the Holy Land Mary Choa in person at this time!"

"Captain, what do you think?"

Seeing that the captain thought of this, Ben Beckman continued to ask.

"What do you think?"

"What else can I think?"

"If possible, of course I don't want to get involved in this world war that is coming soon. What does this have to do with us?"

Shanks drooped his shoulders like a self-deprecating person, with a look of helplessness.

"There's no way."

“The world war has begun.”

"and……"

“We’ve been involved.”

With a sigh, Ben Beckman couldn't help but hang his eyelids.

He looked more and further, knowing that the development of things is no longer possible for their captain.

All they can do is choose to join a certain party. It is obviously unlikely to remain neutral, and it is even more unlikely that others will let one of the only four emperors in the new world, and they have powerful forces stay aside and remain indifferent.

No one can survive this war, either victory or destruction, and all they have is choice. I believe that the end of the war will definitely be a major reshuffle in this world, right?

Even Ben Beckman himself did not expect that something would come so quickly and suddenly!

“Um…”

Redhead did not refute the words of his deputy captain, but just rubbed the stubble on his chin and lowered his head to ponder.

“That is,…”

"Now the strength comparison between the two sides is basically the same, and our decision..."

"Can it affect the tilt of that balance?!"

After thinking for a while, Shanks suddenly looked up at his expressionless deputy captain and summed up in surprise.

"I have no idea……"

"Captain, this matter can only be chosen by you, and we will unconditionally support any decision of yours!"

Ben Beckman did not express his opinion.

Because, he didn't want to easily influence any decision of the captain, especially this crucial moment that determines the life and death of the Red Hair Pirates.

"but……"

"It is very likely that the balance is tilted now, and it may have never been level?"

Suddenly, Ben Beckman lowered his head and sighed in a low voice.

“??”

"What did you just say?"

Shanks seemed not to hear his captain's sigh clearly, and then he couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"No!"

"I didn't say anything."

"Captain, have you made a decision?"

"Do you want to go to the invitation of the Five Old Stars and the Holy Land of Mary Choa?"

Ben Beckman stood up straight and asked with a straight face.

"go!"

"Why not go?"

"Time is urgent, I'll go now!"

Shanks smiled and threw the newspaper down.

"but……"

"I'm not in a hurry to decide something now."

"Let's talk about everything when I come back from the Holy Land Mary Choa!"

Then, he turned around and looked at the vast sea, the blue sky and the beautiful scenery of the sea and the sky. Red-haired Shanks put his hands on his waist and said loudly.

At this time, the newspaper he had just left behind was covered by the rising waves. After the waves retreated, the newspaper was already tightly attached to the beach, revealing only the photo of the naughty child on the headlines who was grinning in front of the camera and sitting on the Golden Throne.

“…”

"It's going to rise, I'll go and order the ship to prepare now!"

Ben Beckman didn't ask any more questions. He first looked at the newspaper that was gradually covered by the beach, looked at the photo of the naughty child thoughtfully, then nodded directly, and quickly left the beach.

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Chapter completed!