"What... Lucas, what have you done to me? I feel power pouring out of my body."
Thor looked at his hands in shock, the dazzling lightning kept crackling in his hands, and this power could be controlled by him at will.
Lucas explained in a calm tone: "I used the power of the Time Gem to speed up the passage of time on you, so that you can reach the state of old age ahead of time. You at this age are at the peak of your life."
The divine power in the Aesir will continue to grow with age. Thor, the God of Thunder in old age, also known as King Thor, is the most ideal heir in Odin's eyes.
During this period, Thor's body has not aged enough to impair his fighting ability, and his divine power will also reach its peak.
Sensing the surging and powerful thunder and lightning in his body, Thor said confidently: "Give me Mjolnir, and I can smash this planet."
Lucas shook his head and said, "I don't have Mjolnir with me. You'd better get used to your own power!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lucas kicked Thor, the God of Thunder, sending him descending to Mariejois with boundless lightning.
BOOM!
Thor, who descended with boundless lightning, immediately attracted the attention of many strong cipher pols on Mariejois, and soon a group of guards came out to engage him fiercely.
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Howard Stark: "The Time Stone can still be used like this? Odin should take it. This Infinity Stone fits their family so well, why didn't Odin get it?"
Sebastian Shaw: "That's right! Kamar-Taj's Sorcerer Supreme and Hell Dimension Demon God, what they need should be the Space Gem. If Odin uses the Space Gem in exchange for the Time Gem, there should be a good chance of success, right?"
Dongfang Yuechu: "If I were Odin, I would be willing to exchange the two Infinity Stones of Reality and Space for the one Infinity Stone of Time."
Tohsaka Tokiomi: "They are all of the same grade of Infinity Stones. Wouldn't it be a big loss to trade two for one?"
Kariya Matou: "Who said it was a loss? After Odin got two Infinity Stones, he didn't use them at all, but hid them away. Using two Infinity Stones that Odin never used to exchange for one that their family would greatly benefit from - where is this a loss? This is obviously a great profit!"
Lucas: "Who knows what Odin thinks? Maybe the Sorcerer Supreme disagrees!"
Whitebeard: "I see the Marine Headquarters warships coming this way, and they're quick!"
Fisher Tiger: "Marine is a watchdog raised by the World Government. How could they not take the initiative to show up when their master is in danger?"
Fire Fist Ace: "Group Leader, do you want to try to recruit Marine?"
Lucas: "We can try it!"
Lucas's body moved instantly and appeared in front of the warship coming towards Mariejois.
Standing on the warship is Sengoku, the former Fleet Admiral of Marine, who was brought back by the World Government because of Akainu's death in battle. Although Sengoku was reluctant, in the face of the World Government's request, he thought about it and returned to temporarily serve as the Fleet Admiral.
He had no choice!
The current Marine's three Admirals were problematic: Kizaru is an old veteran who just clocks in at work and is not suitable for the post of Fleet Admiral. Fujitora and Green Bull were recruited as Admirals through world recruitment and did not have the qualifications to serve as Marine Fleet Admiral.
The World Government told Sengoku that if he refused to go back to serve as Marine's Fleet Admiral, they would have to choose a person with Admiral-level strength from the CP organization's operatives who would be parachuted into Marine as Fleet Admiral.
In order to prevent Marine from being controlled by the lackeys of the World Government, Sengoku agreed to their request, but it also meant that his position as Fleet Admiral was only temporary.
"Lucas?"
"Was it you who attacked Mariejois?"
Sengoku looked at Lucas who was standing in front of him and asked with a solemn expression.
"How about I give you a chance to work for me? You should know that I represent justice better than the World Government. Under my rule, the people will truly have peace and justice."
Lucas smiled slightly and extended an olive branch to Sengoku and the others.
"NO!"
Sengoku refused without hesitation, and the others remained silent.
Looking at Sengoku and the others who were ready to fight, Lucas smiled slightly, and his body disappeared directly from where he stood. He had prepared these people for Thor to face, so he didn't need to engage them himself.
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Fire Fist Ace: "Aren't they all for justice? Now Group Leader represents justice, so why don't they choose to support him?"
Whitebeard: "Gurararara! Maybe they don't think Group Leader has a chance, or maybe they don't want to make the world go through big changes."
Lucas: "Whitebeard, you missed one more thing. Maybe they are not willing to give up what they've worked hard for many years to achieve. They have worked hard for many years to get their status and power in Marine. Once they change sides, maybe all these things will be wiped out."
Senju Hashirama: "No way? I thought they were quite righteous."
Lucas: "Justice can only make them not become pirates, it can't make them give up everything they have, especially everything they put a lot of effort into. Even you, Hashirama, can you guarantee that you would give up Konoha for the peace of the ninja world?"
Senju Hashirama: "Hasn't Konoha disappeared? For the sake of the peace of the ninja world, all the ninja village have disappeared."
Uchiha Madara: "That's because you have lost the qualification to fight, otherwise you would not be so accepting! For most people, ideals are just talk, and keeping what you have is the most important thing."
Lucas: "That's right! Whether it's a pirate or a Marine, they are essentially the same kind of people, all striving for their own ideals. It's just that most of the ideals of pirates tend to be evil, while most of Marine's ideals tend to be good."
Lucas: "Pirates pursue power, status, wealth, fame, influence, and freedom. They don't care what impact they have on others, let alone what impact they will have on the world, so they are evil in the eyes of the world."
Lucas: "And what about Marine? Marines pursue justice, order, peace, power, and glory. Their philosophy is opposite to that of pirates, because the existence of pirates is the biggest obstacle to their philosophy. So they are seen as good in the eyes of the world."
Lucas: "The judgment of good and evil is based on the position of the vast majority of people, but is the position of the vast majority of people always right? Have the Marines ever stated that they execute justice for the sake of ordinary people?"
Lucas: "There are many people in Marine who regard protecting the people as their own justice, but there are very few such people... And justice itself can change, and there are people in Marine who have changed their own sense of justice. Top figures like Zephyr and Aokiji are not a few."
Fire Fist Ace: "Group Leader, do you think Marines are not pursuing justice for the common people?"
Lucas: "That's right! Pirates kill a large number of innocent people in order to seize resource. The looting is their purpose, and the killing of people is a side effect. Do you understand what I'm saying? For Marine, hunting pirates is the purpose, and protecting people is the side effect. The effect and the purpose are different."
Lucas: "Whether it's Marine or pirates, what they value most is their purpose, not the side effects. Even if there is no side effect, it doesn't prevent them from achieving their goals."
Senju Hashirama: "If they're not protecting the people, what are they killing pirates for?"
Lucas: " Some pirates don't spend their treasures at all, but hide them instead. So what do they collect treasures for? @Gold Thief Woonan, you are a representative figure of such pirates, what would you say you collect treasure for? You don't spend it!"
Gold Thief Woonan: "To realize my dream!"
Lucas: "That's right! It's not only pirates who have dreams, but Marine people have dreams too. Power, status, glory and even destroying pirates can all become their dreams. People like Akainu - do you think he destroys pirates to protect the people?"
Lucas: "There are not a few Marines like him. They don't kill pirates to protect the people at all. That's not their purpose; at best, it's just a side effect of their actions."
Lucas: "You can think of this world as a dirty and messy house, and Akainu and others are clean freaks. They can't stand such a messy and dirty world, so they set out to destroy the pirates they see as garbage. That's their ideal."
Lucas: "Even if it was Zephyr and Aokiji, if they hadn't lost their way in Marine, they wouldn't have joined me. It takes a saint to give everything for ordinary people, and there are no saints in this world."
Lucas: "Marines are also ordinary people, and most of them are just regular workers. Their principles prevent them from degenerating into pirates. They regard Marine as a profession and a job."
Lucas: "It's impossible for you to make them sacrifice their careers for some people they don't even know. Besides, who decided that ordinary people's welfare is the ultimate justice? The so-called common people are not without faults. It's just that there are many of them, and the law does not blame the public."
Lucas sneered. He was not as naive as Ace.
Lucas: "Good people do everything for justice, and bad people do everything evil - this is a very naive idea. There is never a clear boundary between black and white, and the world is dominated by gray. Even I, doing these things to save the world, am also achieving my personal wish. I am changing the world according to my own ideas."
Whitebeard: "Group Leader, what are you going to do with those Marines?"
Lucas: "If we can make them submit mentally, that's best. If not, make them bow their heads physically. And if even that's not possible, we can only use other means."
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