aircannonsinc Chapter 127 When the Clouds Clear and the Sun Shines
Chapter 127 When the Clouds Clear and the Sun Shines
"Can you explain it briefly?"
Lex took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to the dusty old soldier in front of him.
The veteran happily took over:
"Hmm? Interesting boy."
The veteran took the cigarette from Lex skillfully.
"Hey! I'll just briefly explain it."
"First, because we have a stupid king, Pentles has been targeted by the other four countries, who are preparing to capture it as a bargaining chip to become a member of the alliance."
As he spoke, Lex followed the old soldier with a bad look on his face into a tavern.
It was called a pub, but in fact it was just a shabby shed temporarily built with wooden boards and iron sheets during the war.
But it was this tavern that only served low-quality drinks that became the final spiritual sustenance for countless soldiers nearby.
Lex and the veteran sat down.
Seeing this, Lex took out a small stack of Baileys and ordered two glasses of malt liquor.
The veteran was also smoking the cigarette given by Lex, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
"But this is a long story."
"We have to start with Gareon. This guy is a real hero!"
Lex's expression changed slightly.
Because his insight told him that when the old soldier said this, he felt deep admiration and remembrance in his heart!
"Gareon? What kind of man is that?"
The veteran continued to introduce with pride:
"Garren was a guard in the palace of the former kingdom, but that incident made him no longer ordinary."
"That was half a year after the war started. The situation on the front line was stalemate. Although the four-nation coalition had a large number of troops, we in Pentleres were not cowards. We were not afraid of death and beat them so hard that they could not advance the front line at all!"
Speaking of this, the pride on the veteran's face became even stronger, as if he was proud of these things!
"But the good times didn't last long. The damn royal family committed treason!"
Lex can only read minds, but cannot directly read memories, so after hearing this, he couldn't help but become more curious:
"Royal treason?"
The old soldier nodded fiercely:
"Yes! Royal treason!"
As soon as these words came out, the tavern fell silent. The dozen or so soldiers who were drinking and smoking also became speechless. Only the old soldier's voice remained in the dilapidated tavern:
"The damn Lee West, in order to preserve his own filthy wealth and the safety of the royal family, secretly colluded with the royal families of the four countries, handed over the entire Pentleres, secretly leaked military intelligence, and caused everyone to die continuously, and the army was defeated."
"What's even more infuriating is!——"
"Lee West sold everyone! Sold them to the World Government, sold them to the Four-Nation Alliance, sold them to the enemy royal families, as slaves!"
"He promised those forces he colluded with that as soon as the war was over, all the people in Pentles would become slaves and be sold all over the world. The royal family wanted half of the wealth and used the rest to give to those forces to ensure the royal family's safe immigration to Marijoa!"
The old soldier was filled with rage, and every time he thought of it, he became furious!
The soldiers and civilians fighting and sacrificing their lives on the front lines, aren’t they just trying to save this precarious, rotten country?
But what?
The king betrayed, sold out his country, and sold out his people!
Lex felt very strange:
"Is this king so stupid? Isn't he afraid of being robbed by his own enemies? Without his army and the support of his people, what can he use to negotiate with the Four-Nation Alliance and the World Government?"
Before the old soldier could speak, a young soldier at another table shouted:
"Humph! He is just a hopeless idiot, trash!"
The veteran continued:
"That's unknown. Garen was executed before he could reveal any more information..."
"Did Garen Shequer bring out this information at the risk of his life?"
".....yes."
The old soldier and everyone in the tavern looked sad.
"Where is the king?"
“…ran away.”
"Now he is lingering in the royal family of the Kingdom of Vodka."
"Vodka Kingdom?"
"Yes, didn't you know? One of the four countries in the coalition is the Kingdom of Vodka!~"
Lex was thinking, isn’t this Kaido’s hometown?
Oh, no wonder, this place is close to Wano Country, and I don’t know where Kaido is hiding and developing now, and he occasionally goes to Impel Down for a day trip.
The Four-Nation Alliance...
war.......
The Shadow of the World Government...
The king committed treason...
Interesting!
...........
In front of the camera.
Camus and the people of Pentles thought of Lex.
The man sent this letter after five years!
I heard that the new world today has long been ruled by Lord Lex!
It's really exciting!!
In Pentles, whether they are veterans, women and children, or even teenagers who grew up hearing the name of Lex, all of them wiped away their sorrows and were eager to give it a try!
It’s time to follow Lord Lex and do something big!
Today, Pentles is a notorious chaotic country in the New World!
It is also a war power!
Camus continued to read the contents of the letter aloud:
"So, in the past year, I have made alliances, attacked Marijoa, threatened Mariner Ford, and cleaned up the New World Navy Branch! I solved the resistance from the World Government and solved the last obstacle to the New World!"
"I, Leon Lex, can now boldly say: I have the ability to lead you! The new world is ours! Pentles will be far better than ever before! Wherever your artillery fire reaches, the flag of Pentles will be raised high! No one can oppress you!"
After reading this, not only Camus, but all the people of Pentletes felt their scalps tingling and felt an uplifting force throughout their bodies!
So, Camus shouted loudly, saying something that was not in the letter:
"The banner of Lord Lex will be raised high!!!——"
moment--
These words were spread across the country, to every corner of the archipelago, and to the ears of everyone in Pentleras by countless Den Den Mushi!
then--
The roar of the landslide and tsunami drowned out everything!
"Lex! Lex!~! Lex!!!————"
The sound echoed in the sky above Pentles, breaking through the blue sky and clearing the clouds to reveal the sun!
Agulas Gut, who was beside Camus, just felt the long-term strategy of his young master at this moment!
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At the beginning of the Haiyuan calendar year 1486.
Inside a dilapidated pub.
Everyone was silent for a long time.
at last.
The old soldier spoke first:
"Young man, I haven't asked you what your name is yet?"
"Leon Lex!"
"My name is Camus! I'm a veteran!"
"Hello, take care of me!"
Lex took the initiative to extend his hand and officially got to know Camus.
Camus was slightly startled when he saw the slender hand reaching out.
It has been a long time since I wore clean clothes and shook hands with a gentleman of equal status.
Too long ago...
It was so long ago that Camus only remembered the faces of the brothers who died in the war, their smiles of relief at the last moment, the days and nights they spent crawling in the bushes, and the disgusting mountains of corpses and seas of blood...
finally--
"Hello! Take care of me!"
Camus stretched out his hand and gave a long-lost knowing smile.