A Celestial Dragon Cultist

As a marine defending "justice", the Marine G2 branch could not be located in any country, which would make their position of absolute neutrality biased.

What appeared in front of Longinus was an isolated island in the atoll's shape, with the flag of a seagull, the symbol of peace, fluttering in the wind, surrounded by warships, and massive cannons, with bustling traffic and crowds of people. The supposedly strict and solemn marine base was invigorated by the month-long world conscription.

The marine bases on the Grand Line have only nine bases. Unlike the Four Seas Branch, which has three levels lower than Marine Headquarters, and the highest rank is only Captain ( Head of Headquarters ), the marine bases on the Grand Line are directly under Marine Headquarters. The rank system is the same as the Marine Headquarters.

The Marine G2 Branch was much more than those small branches in the four seas in terms of size. According to the information that Longinus had learned, this branch alone possessed the formidable power of one Vice-Admiral, five Rear Admirals, and twenty Commodores, holding down the vast seas but were not limited to, dozens of surrounding countries.

Therefore, when the Louis fleets sent Longinus to the G2 branch with the considerable fuss, it miraculously did not attract many onlookers. Even the marines on duty did not look away, treating Longinus only as some second-generation who came to the marines for decoration.

And those who don't have any real talent, the probability is that soon enough they'll be crying and fleeing back. This kind of thing is already too typical for people. There's no need to pay attention for long.

What's more, the so-called royal backgrounds of the nobility sons are not worth mentioning here, and what kind of kingdom is as powerful as the most powerful Marine that subdued the Grand Line?

The only thing worth paying slightly more attention to is that the main ship's teenager seems to be a bit too young. Is it possible that this fleet's country is having an uprising and sending the children of the major powers over for political asylum?

After seeing Longinus disappear into the crowd, Louis let out a long sigh, "It's not for nothing that the Marines are strong, their ideas of justice attracting countless new stars like little Longinus to join them, it's just that... the World Government has been comfortable letting the Marines continue to grow! Are we going down? How long will the stability and peace of this sea last?"

Then Louis shook his head and said, "Heh! Why would nobody like me think so much? Let's hurry back to the kingdom and solve the Azka threat. I have not settled the score with them for breaking the rules to contact the pirates this time!"

Hina, standing next to him, wasn't so depressed, but looked into the crowd's depths with hopeful eyes and secretly made up her mind: " Strong power and the determination to protect justice? Hina will follow in Longinus nii-san's path and join the Marine too!"

...

Longinus looked at everything around him with wonder. For three years, coming to this world was the first time he saw such vibrant crowds and bustling towns as if he had suddenly moved from tribal times to the feudal dynasty.

It didn't take long for Longinus to find an inn for his stay.

"Excuse me, may I have information on the world's recruitment process?" Longinus asked as he pulled out two 1000 denomination bills from his pocket and handed them over.

The waiter who helped Longinus clean up the room has initially been feeling irritated, but seeing Longinus acting up so well, he couldn't help but smile and say: " Looking at what you're saying, the guest want to ask something, can I refuse?"

That said, his body had been honest enough to take the tip and put it in his pocket, and his somewhat irritated face was lit up with a smile.

"World Conscription, well, it will last for a month. Every three days will start a round of conscription. It is mainly for the convenience of those who are located in more remote areas. It's only been ten days now. There is still plenty of time, guests you can wait assuredly for the fourth round of conscription in two days."

"Besides, the main reason for selecting the Marine is to eliminate the guys who can't handle their physical fitness, and a strong physique like yourself, our guest, is nothing more than a formality."

The waiter looked at Longinus with hidden fear, wondering why this young-looking face gave him a sense of threat that came from the higher-ups.

The marine is neither a CP organization nor Pirates. They can control the Grand Line in addition to the Admiral's superior combat power, and the most incredible support is the elite soldiers throughout the sea, so naturally, it is impossible to impose a very high lower limit like the elite selection.

Also, the Marine conscription takes a lot of time in every round, and if you engage in some strength test, speed test, physical fitness test, or even individual versus group combat or something like that, it's just not enough time for a year.

Therefore, the selection process for this massive world conscription was straightforward. As long as there were no physical disabilities or physical limitations, everyone could pass the selection quickly.

"Argh!"

Suddenly, there was a commotion and uproar from the street outside, causing Longinus to frown and look out the window. He only to see that road, which was already crowded, was already full of people, showing that there was always plenty of potential market for such things regardless of which side of the world one came.

" How dare someone cause trouble even on a marine base?" Longinus asked.

"There's always an idiot everywhere in this sea, especially after many egotistic idiots have been making the trouble later. This kind of scene is becoming more and more normally seen."

The waiter says meanly, "Guests, just listen to this as a joke, it won't be long before the patrolling guards throw out the troublemakers, and then you can enjoy the humiliation of those aristocrats who are usually superior to you pissing their pants."

"Is that so?" Longinus's eyes were wandering, but his sharp gaze cut right through the crowd to see the field's situation.

A pale face and faint shoes of a noble who arrogantly raised his torso directly, yet his body, which had been pulled out by wine, made such an action comically.

In front of him was a tall, strong man, but now supporting the ground with his broad back to protect the young body in his arms, allowing some character playing the role of the pound and kick at him, but still keeping quiet as if those beatings were just as weak as rain falling.

"Why would a lowlife like you dare resist me? St. Thomas Lass has said that such lowly inferiors as yourselves need only obey!" Lass scolded with extreme anger.

Ever since he witnessed the " power" of the Celestial Dragons by accident, Lass has been envious towards the Celestial Dragons, believing that they are the superior people who should be treated as such. He always considers himself to be a Celestial Dragon from the lower realm.

Unfortunately, he had the disease of a Celestial Dragon but not the life of a Celestial Dragon. His status as an aristocrat who barely affected his territory, he had hit repeated walls after leaving his acres of land. Now he was finally letting out all of his suppressed anger.

Published in Qidian, February 16, 2019