From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 108 The difference between a brave general and a commander.

After laughing, Zefa took a breath and said earnestly, "Being lustful is not a problem. I have been thinking about whether you have any major flaws or problems these days. If you do, you can still change them while you are young. Otherwise, when you have formed a fixed habit in the future, it will be difficult to turn back."

After a short pause, Zefa continued, "Although you and I have established a father-son relationship, in fact, I don't know you very well. In the past few days, I have been thinking about it, from the things I heard about you before and after we met, and gradually found some clues."

"Teacher, please give me some advice." Ben responded with a very serious expression.

When he heard that the topic involved Bane's flaws and weaknesses, Smoker shook his head helplessly and said, "You guys keep chatting. I'm going to take some fresh air."

This kind of topic is not suitable for him to listen to, even though he has a close relationship with Bane.

After Smoker left, Bane stood up and closed the door, then sat on the sofa again. Zefa took a sip of tea and said softly, "As you said when we met before, there are many ways to foresee the future in this world. These days, I feel more and more that you may have some such talents, right?"

Ben was stunned for a moment, but still nodded and said, "A little bit."

"That's right." Zefa nodded in understanding, and then said: "That's why you like to take risks. To put it more carefully, it's because you can see the 'future', so you are very confident in yourself and your judgment is also very sure. Just like when you came to see me this time, you made a lot of preparations along the way, and these preparations were based on your judgment. You determined that I would agree to your request. Right? Even a long time ago, you have regarded this as an inevitable result and are planning the follow-up matters!"

After hearing this, Bane was silent for a long time. It was true. He had been planning these things for a long time. Things like the Land of Gold and Crocodile were more or less related to the subsequent attempt to gain benefits from the new naval incident triggered by Zephyr.

"No one can control the future. Even if one can really see the future, it is the same. Those who play with these techniques will eventually be played by these techniques. I have seen too many people like you, Bane." Zefa said softly, looking at Bane in silence.

Without waiting for Ben to speak, Zefa continued, "Taking risks may work for a while, but if you form path dependence, then if you make a mistake once in the future, you may be doomed. Have you ever thought about what you would do if I really don't agree to your request? Will the subsequent results change?"

"But teacher, as the saying goes, fortune and honor come in danger," Ben couldn't help but say.

"Also lost in danger." Zefa put down the teacup, looked at Bane seriously and said: "If you are just a fierce admiral of the navy, I don't need to say this to you, but if you want to become an admiral, or even work with me, it's different. I'm old and have no choice but to take risks, but you are still young. From the moment you said that to me, I knew that the future of these supporters behind me would rest on your shoulders. Look at Sengoku, then look at Garp, can you perceive the difference between them?"

Without Bane's reply, Zephyr gave the answer directly: "Garp is a fierce admiral of the navy. He does things without scruples and often makes big incidents. It's not the first time or the second time that he takes risks. He always likes to do things recklessly because of his strong strength. Although he hasn't caused any serious disaster so far, I always feel that sooner or later, he will get himself into trouble."

"But Sengoku is different. When he was young, he was actually just like Garp, a person who did things without considering the consequences. But when I retired and Garp was determined not to be promoted to the position of admiral, he was destined to become the admiral of the navy, so he changed. Since then, I have never seen Sengoku take risks, not even once, because he knows that he is responsible for everything of the navy. Others can lose, but he cannot. Once he loses, the navy will suffer unspeakable losses, and it may even affect the security and stability of the entire world." Zephyr paused slightly when he said this.

Then he said with some emotion: "My navy is very powerful, far surpassing the Whitebeard Pirates. After all, in such a large pirate group, only the old guy Whitebeard has some ability. But even so, after Sengoku decided to annihilate them, he was very cautious and tried every means to weaken Whitebeard's chances of winning and increase the navy's chances of winning. Even the battlefield was placed in our headquarters, and we would never take the slightest risk."

Bane was also somewhat moved after hearing Zefa's heartfelt words.

There are many things he had never thought about in this way before. Zefa said that he was too confident in himself, which was even an understatement. He was more than confident, he was simply conceited!

Think about Zefa using Garp and Sengoku as two examples. Zefa couldn't see the future at this time, but Bane knew something. Garp really got himself into trouble later! On the contrary, Sengoku never made a mistake as a marshal. At least the navy didn't make any irreversible mistakes in his hands, and he landed smoothly in the end.

"There is a difference between a great general and a commander, Bane. You have many great generals around you, whether it's Zoro or Weber, they are all great generals, but there is only one commander, you. Since you have decided to join the navy and do this great business with me, you must remember the lesson I taught you today. I don't ask you to demand more of yourself all the time, but you must also figure out your position at the critical moment and then take action. When to be a great general and when to take on the responsibility of a commander, you must learn all these slowly and master them slowly." Zefa patted Bane on the shoulder.

"Yes, teacher. Thank you for your advice." Bane responded in a very serious tone.

"After this, due to the preparations for war, your senior brothers may not have time to train with you. It's a good time to combine work and rest, and have a proper balance between relaxation and tension. You just need to maintain your normal practice in the next few days, and read these in your spare time." Zefa pointed to a pile of books on the table not far away.

"What are those?" Bane asked curiously.

"The secret knowledge of naval warfare experience summarized by our navy over the past hundreds of years is all-encompassing. Originally, only lieutenant admirals were not allowed to read it. There are also a few books in it that only admirals are qualified to read," Zefa said casually.

The word "foundation" seemed to appear in those books. This was the accumulation of the navy over 800 years, and it was the foundation that pirates could never achieve.

At this moment, Bane seemed to have figured out why Vice Admirals such as Huoshaoshan and Doberman, although their strength was not that outstanding, were always able to chase after those pirates in the New World who seemed stronger than them!

In the war between the navy and pirates, personal strength is one aspect, but war literacy should not be underestimated either.

Just as Bane was sighing about this, the radio outside suddenly sounded.

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea, Amayasha, Donquixote, Doflamingo-sama, has arrived at the Marine Headquarters."

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Tyrant, Bartholomew Kuma-sama, has arrived at the Marine Headquarters."

"The King's Shichibukai"

After several broadcasts, it seems that except for Crocodile Crocodile who was killed by Bane and Sea Knight Jinbe from Fishman Island, the rest of the Seven Warlords of the Sea have all arrived at the Marine Headquarters!

"A group of pirates came to the Marine Headquarters and were addressed as 'adults'. There was even a welcome announcement on the radio. This is really a shame to justice!" Zefa said a little irritably.

"Don't worry, teacher. If we give them some more time to act arrogantly, we will settle accounts with them sooner or later!" Ben said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)