Chapter 1254
Roger laughed heartily, "Hahaha, as expected of Xuan, I can't hide anything from you. That's right, I'm going to the navy to surrender. You've been on the ship for so long, and you already know about my physical condition."
Not many on board Roger knew he was seriously ill. Most of the crew members were concealed, and only Rayleigh and the ship's doctor Krox knew about it. Oh, and Xuan was added later.
Xuan shrugged, turned to Lei Li and said, "Aren't you going to persuade him?"
Rayleigh picked up his wine glass with a wry smile, "I've tried to persuade you, but it's useless."
"Yes." Xuan nodded with a chuckle. Some people have the kind of temper that cannot be persuaded to come back. The Uchiha Madara he knows is like this, and the Roger in front of him is also like this.
"I won't say anything superfluous. Since you chose to invite Edward to drink here, you have already planned the next thing. As a member of the Roger Pirates, I can only wish you the best. Finally, this gift you."
A golden jug was placed in front of Roger, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face.
"Didn't you always think about it? As a parting souvenir, this thing is still very suitable." Xuan smiled and said, not giving the other party a chance to refuse.
Looking at the precious treasure that he had dreamed of before, Roger showed a complicated look on his face, and sighed deeply, "Really, you just gave it to me at this time, Xuan, you are really not a good person."
"To each other, do you think good people can become pirates?" Xuan asked with a smile.
"It's hard to say. It depends on everyone's definition of a good person. I think this is a philosophical question." Roger also smiled, but put away the flagon.
Afterwards, the two parties drank for a while, got up and left together.
"Xuan, I'm not going to die!" Roger said firmly, the light called dream in his eyes never dissipated.
With a smile on his face, Xuan waved his hand and walked away.
"Let's talk about this sentence next time we meet, if we can still meet."
...
As Xuan left the tavern, the cherry blossoms on the island fell like rain, and the members of the Roger Pirates who were not far away hurried up to meet him.
"Mr. Xuan!" several senior members greeted.
Shanks, who was wearing a straw hat, also quickly greeted him, "Mr. Xuan, where have you been for more than a year, we have no news about you anywhere?"
In the entire Roger Pirates, Xuan's prestige is very high, second only to Roger and Rayleigh. In the hearts of these crew members, he is even the number three person on the ship.
Xuan smiled and nodded at them. At this time, White Beard had already left, and only Roger Pirates remained on the island.
"Mr. Xuan, the captain..." a pirate whispered, looking at the tavern with a worried expression, Roger and Rayleigh hadn't come out yet.
No one is a fool, especially the elite on Roger's ship. Maybe they will be careless in many cases, but this does not mean that there is a problem with their IQ.
After many years of getting along, Roger's strangeness will be noticed more or less this year, but many of them cannot be sure.
"It's okay, you have to trust your captain." Xuan said with a smile, then turned his gaze to Shanks, "Not bad!"
With just two words, Shanks suddenly smiled. He rarely smiled because of other people's praise. But it does not include Xuan, who rarely gets praise when he is trained.
"I'm leaving first, let's meet again by fate." After a brief reminiscence, Xuan waved his hand and left. When he came to the beach, he took out the emerald green leaf, and it fell into the sea naturally and turned into a boat, sailing into the distance with the waves.
Not long after, the figures of Roger and Rayleigh walked out one after another.
"captain!"
"Mr. Raleigh!"
Everyone rushed to greet him.
Roger looked at his crew, with a smile on his face, and said loudly, "Brothers, I have something to announce today."
Rayleigh's eyes dimmed, but he didn't interrupt Roger's words at this moment.
His eyes swept over the faces of all the people present, and the scenes of the common struggle in the past emerged one by one before his eyes. Roger's smile deepened, "It's been more than 20 years. New crew members like Si. But no matter what, you are my most valued partners and brothers, Roger.
Together, we have overcome countless difficulties and experienced unimaginable sufferings. We successfully found Ralph Drew and became legends. These are our joint efforts. Thank you all! "
"Captain, why are you saying this all of a sudden?" a pirate asked suspiciously, it was not like Roger could say such words.
Rayleigh turned his head in another direction, misty mist appeared in his eyes, but he forcibly endured it.
"Ah, what I want to say is that everyone is excellent and strong enough, so...the Roger Pirates will be disbanded from today!"
The loud and clear voice is the end of a legend. Many crew members didn't even react, they just looked at Roger dully, wondering if they had heard something wrong.
"Captain, what did you say?" An old crew member asked in disbelief.
Roger took a deep breath, and said in an unquestionable tone, "I say, the Roger Pirates are disbanded, this is an order!"
"Mr. Raleigh!" The crew cast their blank eyes on Raleigh.
"Accept the captain's order!" Raleigh closed his eyes in pain.
Chapter 106 Surrender
The Roger Pirates disbanded when no one expected it.
Regarding Roger's decision, the crew members were puzzled, angry, and unwilling, but no one questioned it.
Years of prestige have engraved Roger's authority in their bones, and there is no one who can persuade Roger to change his order.
Xuan used that leaf to drift on the sea, and nothing happened to him for a long time. It is probably a good choice to travel around the customs of the world.
Just waiting for Roger to start the era of the great pirate.
...
In the blink of an eye, the time has come to 1500 years in the lunar calendar.
This is a year worth remembering in history, because many things have changed since then. The number of pirates also increased several times due to Roger's words.
The sky is bright and sunny.
This is an extremely normal day for Marin Fenduo.
Since last year's big cleanup, the pirates on the sea have become more honest, and their tasks have become a lot easier accordingly.
But pirates are like weeds, and they are the typical ones that remember to eat but not to fight. Just a year later, many pirates appeared again. It is a challenge to completely defeat all the pirates. Kind of unrealistic.
Sengoku handles official duties in his office, and since taking charge of the suppression of pirates last year, Sora has consciously handed over some matters to him.
Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that Kong intends to train Sengoku to be the successor of the next marshal.
Of course, the position of admiral of the navy cannot be determined by the former admiral alone. There are many other things involved in this, as well as the connections of individuals in the world government.
It's a pity that the admirals of this year's navy really have too many flaws, and the other two people who are theoretically qualified to be Marshals of the Warring States Period are no threat at all.