Past history and high-end technology were either banned by the World Government or buried in the sea.
The way people communicate with each other is almost primitive compared to the era in which Gawain lived in his previous life.
Even if he stands at the height of Zephyr, the information he can access in his life is probably far less than that of an ordinary person with a mobile phone.
It is this gap in the total amount of information that has created the limitations of Zephyr and even the thinking of most people in this era.
Even Aokiji and others, who are the current admirals of the Marines, are the same.
They can see some problems within the Marines and even the World Government, but it is difficult to see the whole picture.
In Gawain's view, in the world, there is only one person who has truly seen through the appearance and the essence of the World Government and has even taken action to overthrow the World Government.
King of the Pirates, Gol D. Roger!
Therefore, Gawain did not answer Zephyr's question but asked back: "Why do you think Roger wanted to start the great pirate era even at the cost of his life? Let this already extremely chaotic era completely run wild?"
"To be frank, the number of people who died directly or indirectly because of him is almost an astronomical number!"
Zephyr was stunned for a moment.
The voices criticizing this era that Gawain had just said passed through Zephyr's mind one by one.
"I..."
Zephyr opened his lips slightly and felt that he had grasped something vaguely, but it was stuck in his mouth, and he couldn't say it.
Yes!
With the vision of that man, he could definitely predict this kind of problem.
Even those who have reached the end of the world and revealed the truth of One Piece will know more than himself and the Marines.
Just to completely drag this world into the abyss before he dies?!
What a joke!
For Roger, even a small thing like drinking a glass with a friend is more meaningful than destroying the world.
Even putting aside the exploration of history and the pursuit of One Piece, Roger's behavior in that era was not like that of a pirate at all.
Only the likes of Shiki the Golden Lion can be said to be real pirates.
As a former admiral who had fought Roger multiple times, Zephyr knew this better than anyone.
But the more he understood Roger's character, the more he tried to retrace Roger's motivations, the more everything seemed shrouded in an impenetrable mist.
"Why?!"
When Zephyr was puzzled, Aokiji's trembling voice sounded in everyone's ears: "I think... I should understand why."
While speaking, Aokiji's eyes fell on Gawain, and what was reflected in his trembling pupils seemed to be some inhuman monster: "You just said that the World Government built the current world structure, and the Marines are responsible for the function of a pressure regulating valve."
"On the one hand, it suppresses the affiliated country of the World Government, and on the other hand, it controls the number of pirates within a stable range."
"But the Marines's tolerance is limited after all."
"As more and more people go out to sea and raise the pirate flag, the pressure faced by the Marines will continue to rise."
"The World Government's control over the situation will also diminish over time, until eventually..."
"Boom!"
"It will collapse completely!"
Kizaru, on the side, reacted in time and murmured: "So the establishment of the Warlord system is an extremely dangerous signal for the World Government and the Marines."
"Only when the World Government realized that the Marines might no longer be able to single-handedly deal with the increasingly unpredictable situation did they choose to use pirates to balance pirates."
"That's about it."
Gawain nodded. He was not surprised that Aokiji and Kizaru could see this.
To hold the rank of admiral in the Marines required not only combat strength but also strategic vision and a broad perspective. With his guidance, it was only natural for them to grasp the situation immediately.
Gawain turned to look at Zephyr and asked his original question again: "Why did Roger start the great pirate era even at the cost of his life? You should have the answer in your mind now, right?"
Zephyr's eyes gradually lit up, and he said in disbelief: "To truly shake the structure of the World Government, to destroy and then rebuild, and to rebuild a new world on the ruins?!"
This may be the closest guess to the truth in his mind, but Roger's decisiveness and determination in this process still made him shudder even after twenty years.
This is the first pirate to be called the king in hundreds of years?!
"He was gambling with the lives of everyone in the world! Wasn't that price far too cruel?!"
"The price?"
Gawain's eyes fell on Zephyr's broken arm, and he murmured: "There is a price for doing anything. The only difference is whether you are willing to bear the corresponding consequences."
"Those who want to protect everything and lose nothing are often the ones who lose the most in the end."
"Haven't you lost enough over the years while upholding the justice of the World Government?!"
Whoosh!
A gust of wind swept by, rolling up tiny grains of sand on the ground and hitting Zephyr's face. But he didn't react at all; his eyes were tightly closed, and his teeth were clenched so hard that his cheeks bulged.
Aokiji and Kizaru, who were standing by, were also silent when they saw this.
As students who were trained and raised by Zephyr, they had heard everything that happened to Zephyr countless times.
At just over thirty, he had reached the pinnacle of Armament Haki and was promoted to admiral.
Yet his life took a sharp downward turn after that.
A few years later, his wife and newborn child were both killed by pirates.
Zephyr, who was hit hard, withdrew from the front line, but he never forgot the justice he insisted on and trained countless elites for the Marines.
But even so, fate still did not favor this man.
A few years later, when he led the new recruits to the sea, he was attacked by pirates again.
A ship of new recruits was almost slaughtered, and his arm was lost in that battle. Since then, the name of the Black Arm has not lived up to its name.
It can be said that Zephyr has been losing all his life.
"Enough!"
A loud shout suddenly sounded; Gawain turned around and saw the marines who surrounded him again had red eyes, and they looked at him angrily.
"What do you know about Mr. Zephyr?!"
"He is the man who has paid the most for the Marines, and no one can uncover his scars!"
"Even if I have to bet my life, I will make you pay the price!"
Several marines could not restrain their rage and were about to step forward but were forced back by Zephyr's eyes the next moment.
"Forget the conversation just now. Otherwise, I can't protect you!"
"Go!"
Everyone was unwilling and gritted their teeth and said: "But Mr. Zephyr, I..."
"This is an order!"
"Yes!"
A group of marines suddenly stood up, suppressed their unwillingness, gritted their teeth, and looked at Gawain, then turned and left in a hurry.
After a few seconds, everyone disappeared from Gawain's sight.
"Continue!"
Zephyr's voice was indifferent, and he was not shaken by Gawain's words at all.
Gawain nodded and continued: "Now to my second question... Is the King of the Pirates, Gol D. Roger, truly good or evil?"
"What?"
Zephyr was slightly stunned, thinking that he had heard wrongly.
How could the word justice be applied to a pirate, especially Roger, who was the King of the Pirates?!
Zephyr looked up and saw only Gawain's serious eyes.
He was not joking!
He was asking him this question very seriously!