One Piece: General Xuanming, Defeat the New World

The originally vast and flat island has turned into ruins after the passionate collision between the two.

Carsent stood quietly in place, his clothes neatly dressed, even his Navy Coat of Justice was not damaged in the battle.

"His physical fitness is good, but his strength still needs to be improved. With the current Barrett, he is not qualified to balance the top pirates in the New World."

"As for the other small pirates, it doesn't matter whether they are there or not."

"But Barrett's advantage lies in his youth and outstanding potential. When Roger was still alive, he was the best troublemaker."

"By the time Roger dies, Barrett will have grown up enough. Five or six years will be enough for Barrett to take over Roger's burden and become the second troublemaker in the new world."

"But it's this devil fruit that was developed. It's really hard to describe..."

In his mind, Carsent kept thinking about a series of major events that would happen in the near future, and considering the chess piece in front of him named "Barrett".

In the new world, or even the vast chessboard of the entire ocean, how should we place our pieces to obtain the best benefits?

A moment later, Carsent took out a few books from the warship, threw them next to Barrett, and then left in style.

Barrett's Fusion Fruit is one of the top-level superhuman fruits. If it is developed, it will definitely be no less powerful than the famous Tremor-Tremor Fruit. However, in Barrett's hands, it is simply a collision of Gundam mechas, completely losing the power that the fruit should have.

……

"Set sail, the warship is heading from the direction of the G1 branch to the Holy Land for rest!"

As Carsent's order was issued, the Shield Eternal, which was docked at the edge of the island, set sail again. The huge steel fortress cut through the waves and sailed forward.

"Lieutenant General Carsen, Anna is now much more stable, although she is still a little depressed."

On the other side, after Gion comforted Anna, he went to the deck to report to Carsen.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Gion."

Carson nodded. Compared to himself, Gion and Anna might have more in common. The empathy between girls might have a better healing effect on Anna's psychology.

"Would you mind telling me about Anna's specific situation?"

"Of course, if Anna asked you to keep it a secret, then you don't have to tell me."

Although he had openly communicated with Anna many times, Carsen still wanted to hear what other people thought of Anna.

"It's nothing serious, Sister Anna. Just some common emotions."

"Just like what you said to comfort me at the training camp, those girls doubted their own abilities and felt that they had failed to live up to your trust."

"This situation is very common among all recruits, and specific data from the General Staff Office shows that the severity of the situation among female marines is more than 30% higher than that among male marines."

Having said that, Gion leaned lightly against the fence, letting the sea breeze lift up her long hair. She leaned back slightly, her eyes half-closed, and slowly recalled her previous appearance.

"However, compared to the common temporary self-loathing and self-denial of those new recruits, Sister Anna seems to have some different emotions."

"Take myself as an example. I fight all day long, and only have a short training time in between the battles."

"Strength is improved more in life-and-death struggles, so every bit of strength improvement can be understood and mastered in a timely manner."

"To be specific, Sister Anna doesn't know how to use her own power, nor does she understand what level her abilities can reach."

"She told me that you all said she could defeat ordinary vice admirals and pirates with high bounties, but she never had any actual combat to support her belief. Therefore, this feeling cannot form a positive motivation."

"For example, when I personally killed the first pirate whose bounty exceeded 10 million berries, at that moment I felt as if my soul had been sublimated, and all the solidity in the past had paid off."

"We need to accurately understand our own strengths and know what we can achieve. The feedback from our own strengths will make us more focused on improving our strengths."

"While sister Anna's strength is improving, she lacks this kind of verification and feedback process."

"I feel as if Sister Anna doesn't believe that she can really do that, and this lack of belief will actually restrict Sister Anna's strength."

Gion said a lot in one breath. During the battle between Carsent and Barrett, Gion also communicated with Anna for a long time.

It was during this conversation that Gion accurately captured some of the negative emotions in Anna's heart.

When Gion spoke, Carsente listened quietly beside him, and at the same time thought slowly in his heart.

After Gion finished speaking, Carsent slowly spoke.

"Okay, I think I understand what's going on. I'd like you to communicate more with Anna in the next few days."

"Oh, that's what I should do. If Sister Anna is in trouble, I will naturally help her."

……

Carson also understood most of what Gion said.

To put it simply, before, both myself and the Five Elders had taken extreme protective measures for Anna. Unless it was absolutely guaranteed, they would not let Anna go to the battlefield.

This kind of protection, which was originally out of "good intentions", also made Anna lack the method to verify her own strength.

Although there were private soldiers from the CP organization and the Makaz family in the holy land to practice with Anna, Anna always doubted whether these people were giving in to her and whether she really had the strength to do so.

In this idealistic world, self-doubt is definitely the most fatal flaw.

It doesn't matter if the war can be crushed by relying on physical strength and fruit ability, but if the strength of the two sides is similar, then Anna's mentality will definitely lead to ultimate failure.

"After returning, talk to the Makazi family and set aside a separate, controllable hunting ground for Anna."

After a long period of thinking, Carsent finally came up with a preliminary solution, but the specific implementation still needs to be determined after communication with the Holy Land.

……

Five days later, the Holy Shield Eternal arrived at the port on the coast of the Red Earth Continent and anchored.

At the foot of the holy land, on the land beneath the red earth continent, there is also a very prosperous town.

This is also the place most frequently visited by soldiers of the G1 branch during their vacations.

"Saint Carson, Anna Palace, the Five Elders invite you to go to the Holy Land of Power. The elders said they have something to discuss."

"What a hassle! We just arrived on land and haven't had two days to rest yet. Really."

Anna pouted and complained helplessly.