One Piece: General Xuanming, Defeat the New World

"Evil will never triumph over justice!"

"The pirates from the New World arrogantly started this war, but left in disgrace under the swords and guns of you and my comrades!"

"The Navy is a righteous army, and an undefeated army! The righteous military spirit will forever float across the four seas and in your heart and mine."

"Now I declare that the awarding ceremony officially begins!"

Gang Gukong's strong and loud voice echoed throughout the entire square. Below, there was thunderous applause and the crowd was excited!

"Next, I will personally confer military ranks on the soldiers who have made outstanding contributions in this war to commend their fearless determination and their belief in victory."

"General of the Warring States Period..."

"General Zephyr... Vice Admiral Garp... Vice Admiral Tsuru..."

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This awarding ceremony was open to the top leaders of the entire navy, and even the Warring States generals were honored.

Although Sengoku's military rank couldn't be raised for the time being, since Kong had no plans to retire, the ceremony was still held in full style.

As the famous naval commanders walked up to the podium one after another, the spirits of the marines below the stage grew increasingly high. The thunderous applause never stopped for a moment, and continued over and over again, refusing to cease for a long time.

"Brave generals are certainly worthy of praise, but those seemingly ordinary marines like you and me, who fought bravely with their enthusiasm and fearlessness against powerful enemies, deserve more respect from you and me."

"Now I will award the corresponding medals to the troops..."

If those high-ranking generals were awarded medals, the navy below would be able to take it calmly.

But when Gang Gukong read out the familiar names, looked at his comrades who had been with him day and night proudly puffing out their chests, and looked at his superiors wearing the glittering medals and ranks, every Marine found it difficult to suppress the envy and desire in his heart.

"If he can do it, so can I..."

"He is not much stronger than me. This time, I was assigned to guard the headquarters. If I go to the New World, I can still kill him with outstanding merit..."

"Next time, next time I will definitely..."

In addition to envy, countless Marines have strengthened their inner beliefs and are determined to strive for such a glorious moment for themselves.

At the same time, Ganggu Kong saw the actions in the queue below and nodded secretly.

If it can inspire the spirit of progress and justice among the grassroots naval soldiers, then this medal awarding ceremony will not be in vain, and this is exactly the purpose of Gang Gukong's behavior.

After all, only a small group of people are awarded the title. If one simply wants to reward these people, there is no need to make it so large-scale.

In a world where individual strength varies greatly, individual heroism prevails.

Those who have achieved great things are those who are strong. It is ridiculous to talk about the effort without talking about the gains.

The most basic principle in this world is to respect the strong. I believe there are no idiots who would promote the idea of ​​"equality for all" here.

But respect for the strong will undoubtedly lead to neglect of the weak, that is, personal heroism. It is not that personal heroism is bad, but this situation can easily make those seemingly ordinary soldiers content with being ordinary, stop working hard, and develop a desperate and decadent mentality.

This is absolutely not allowed. The countless grassroots naval forces are the backbone of the navy and the future of the navy.

This time, Gang Gukong's commendation of countless grassroots naval forces solved this problem just right.

Although, for those people, it is just a medal and a roll call, but compared with the past neglect, this is enough to greatly encourage them.

In fact, it is the grassroots naval officers who have the purest sense of justice.

The limits of justice will eventually become the shackles of justice.

If justice is absolute, then does that which is not absolute not mean it is not justice? If justice has its limits, how can it include all justice?

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"Finally, I would like to give special recognition to Lieutenant General Carsente."

"Vice Admiral Carson single-handedly intercepted the legendary pirates, Weather Queen Charlotte Linlin and King of Beasts Kaido, fighting one against two without losing, and ultimately won."

"It laid the foundation for our navy's victory on the southern front, thus reversing the weakness of our navy's lack of strong men in the final decisive battle."

"At the same time, in the final battle, we rushed to the front and forced hundreds of thousands of pirates to retreat, laying the foundation for the final victory!"

"Lieutenant General Carsente is the sharp blade that enforces justice and the holy shield that upholds justice!"

"Once again, I will personally confer the title of Lieutenant General Carsente on him, and give him the title of 'General's Alternate', codenamed Xuanming!"

"Next, please invite Lieutenant General Xuanming to the stage!"

Kong Gukong's words echoed over and over again, shocking everyone.

General candidate. In people's eyes, this title is very close to general.

So young, so strong, so determined!

"Long live Vice Admiral Carsent, long live the Holy Shield!"

"The Lieutenant General is invincible!"

"Lieutenant General Xuanming, Lieutenant General Xuanming, Lieutenant General Xuanming!"

After a brief moment of shock, people began to applaud and cheer, praising Carsent's achievements.

More than half of the navy officers who can stand here are soldiers who have experienced the decisive battle of the New World G1 branch. They have witnessed with their own eyes the powerful strength of Carsent!

Lieutenant General Xuanming transformed into a mythical beast from myths and legends. He relied on his own strength to cross a battle line of dozens of miles and resisted the attacks of several powerful men without losing the upper hand!

Almost all of the young generation of navy who experienced the G1 decisive battle have become fanatical fans of Carsen.

Outsider, clean identity, no naval background, strong, just, caring about colleagues...

Everything that Carsen showed was almost everything a perfect navy needed!

As Carson slowly walked to the platform, the cheers from below became louder, and the admiration in people's eyes almost solidified into substance.

Worship, this is the worship of idols. When the idols are combined with the beliefs in one's own heart, that kind of worship is definitely not just the same-level emotions such as "a real man should be like this" and "envy".

Strong strength will give rise to admiration from the heart, that is

“Willing to give everything for him”

"Carsent's will is the direction of justice"

"Lieutenant General Xuanming, the future Grand General Xuanming, Marshal Xuanming is justice itself!"

Out of admiration for Carsen, people set higher expectations of him in their hearts, and as Carsen became more powerful, he was able to satisfy people's desires and yearnings.

The satisfaction of demands will give rise to stronger faith, and higher faith will bring stronger demands...

In the cycle again and again, the faith becomes more and more pure, the kind of faith that is looked up to, almost omnipotent, and able to realize what one thinks and wishes in one's heart.

This was by no means a navy's admiration for its admiral. This emotion was more like—

The believers' devout faith in God!