At the port.
On the warship, trainees from the elite training camp are returning to assemble one after another.
A quarter of an hour later.
Zefa walked out of the cabin, his expression as serious as before:
"Are all of you here?"
A military academy instructor answered.
"Reporting to the chief instructor, there should be 54 people present, but the actual number is 53, which means one person is still missing."
After a quick glance at the team, Zefa did not see the dark figure.
Although the student Verohe always likes to solve problems with violence, it is undeniable that Verohe is still a member of the elite training camp.
Zefa walked in front of everyone and swung his mechanical arm, making a loud, crisp sound.
"Has anyone seen Verroch?"
Most of the students shook their heads: "Report, I didn't see it."
Tina said, "Teacher Zefa, Vice Admiral Jiyuan and Vice Admiral Kake are searching the area where Verroch disappeared, but there is still no news."
Hearing this, Zefa frowned, and a sense of uneasiness rose in his heart.
"All the instructors should go and look for them together."
As a user of an ancient animal-type devil fruit, Verroch is one of the people the navy is focusing on training, so Zephyr cannot just ignore him.
"yes."
The returning instructors responded in unison.
…
In order to find the missing Verokh.
The Kingdom of Valleran once again welcomed this group of instructors.
In order to avoid the same accidents, the trainees of the elite training camp just waited quietly for news with Zefa on the boat.
Night falls.
Coles meditated in the cabin and did not rest until three in the morning.
When I woke up the next day.
The instructors still hadn't returned, and the students began to sense that something was wrong.
Zefa also contacted the king of the Kingdom of Valleran and used the loudspeakers in the kingdom to make an announcement, asking Verroch to return to the port as soon as possible.
However, even after the sun set, there was still no movement.
Today is the third night the warship has spent here.
There was a cold wind outside.
Inside the warship's cabin, the dim lights kept flickering, emitting the glow of an oil lamp.
Zefa was sitting on the chair, his left elbow resting on the table, his brows furrowed in thought.
He couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
The fact that Verohe has not been found during this period of time means that Verohe did not simply disappear, but was most likely killed.
Zefa couldn't help but slam the table with his left hand to release his anger. Then, the anger on his face disappeared and was replaced by self-blame.
This was his negligence!
He shouldn't have let other students participate in the mission of finding the silver dragon.
As for the death of trainees, the elite training camp actually has its own death standards. After all, there are many uncontrollable factors during training.
It’s just that Zefa had experienced the pain of losing all the trainees on the recruit ship before, which made him unable to face the death of the trainees now.
Although Zefa did not like Verohe, a student who liked to solve problems with violence, he still felt a little heartbroken when Verohe might die.
Because this is the student he taught!
…
When Coles woke up again.
He keenly noticed that the atmosphere on the entire warship had become different.
The fog on the sea has not yet dissipated.
On the deck of the warship, the trainees were gathered together again. There were no other instructors around, only Zefa.
Zefa's body is still as burly as ever, and he wears sunglasses, so his expression cannot be seen clearly.
But Coles vaguely discovered that Teacher Zefa's aura seemed to have aged a little.
Zefa's heavy voice made all the students present feel depressed.
"Now I have to tell you some very bad news. Your instructor still hasn't found Verroch, so Verroch is likely dead."
The students couldn't believe it.
Verroch, the strongest student except for Coles and possessing the ability of an ancient devil fruit, might actually be dead!
Coles was silent.
He was still somewhat touched when he heard that Verohe might be dead.
After all, it was because of the battle with Verroch that his swordsmanship was able to successfully enter the iron-cutting realm.
Later, during the physical training in the training camp, although Verohe always competed with him, this also made him competitive and full of enthusiasm.
The sudden disappearance and death of such a powerful opponent made him feel somewhat regretful.
Zefa's voice came again, this time heavier.
"Now, I have a task for you. Set up a blockade at the port and closely examine all personnel coming and going. If you find anyone suspicious, report it immediately."
"Do you understand?"
Fifty-three students immediately raised their hands and saluted with very standard postures.
"clear!"
…
The King of the Kingdom of Valleran was also notified about the blockade and censorship.
While expressing deep apologies, the king also cooperated with the navy to conduct strict port inspections.
As one of the member states of the World Government, the Kingdom of Valleran did not join because of its strong national strength. It was only accepted because of its abundant tobacco production.
It can even be said.
This country is a weak country. Their citizens are physically weak due to long-term smoking and are simply unable to compete with the power of other countries.
The only resource we can offer is tobacco.
The current king also wanted to get rid of this embarrassing situation, and they used a lot of money to build up armed forces.
However, due to the suppression from neighboring countries and various obstructions, it has never been successful.
The reason why the Kingdom of Valleran has maintained a stable status quo is that it has joined the World Government and has strong naval support.
Now one of the most elite cadets in the Navy Headquarters' elite training camp might have been killed in the country, so naturally the King had to take action.
So he agreed without hesitation to the navy's blockade and inspection of the port.
At the same time, the king also sent forces to search for the possible murderer in the country.
For a moment, the entire Kingdom of Valleran fell into a tense and depressing atmosphere.
…
Dong Dong Dong!
The footsteps of a group of King's Army were heard, searching the city streets for suspicious persons.
At this time, Nicole Robin was looking for the books she needed in a bookstore, and she keenly noticed the unusualness of the outside world.
After learning everything that happened outside through the power of the fruit, she couldn't help but frown slightly, thinking and analyzing quickly in her mind.
The elite navy disappeared inexplicably!
I didn't expect such a special thing to happen in the Kingdom of Valleran.
It seems that we need to leave this place as soon as possible, otherwise the situation here will become more and more serious.
For a moment she thought of the young navy man she had met before, but since he was able to deal with powerful nature-type devil fruit users, he shouldn't be one of them.
Robin put his sunglasses back on.
After buying a book from the bookstore, he turned and walked towards the port.
However, the current port inspections are also very strict, and there are also naval inspections, so it is still difficult to pass safely.
But more than a decade has passed, and the navy probably wouldn't be able to recognize her current appearance.
Robin put on the purple hat and followed the team with a relaxed look on his face.
As a tobacco-producing country, the Kingdom of Valleran naturally has a large flow of people at its ports, and even under strict inspections, it still seems a bit crowded.
Coles was in charge of the inspection here, and he would use his Observation Haki to conduct investigations from time to time.
In addition to the people boarding the ship here who need to be checked, merchant ships and some transported goods are also being checked to prevent people from sneaking in and escaping.
Although the murderer who killed Verohe may have left, he may still be in the country, which is actually an uncertain fact.
With the help of his Observation Haki, Coles also caught some criminals who had no money to sneak across the border, or who were pickpockets and thieves.
Of course, these are just minor incidents.
When walking in front of a group of people boarding the ship, Coles suddenly had an idea because he sensed a woman who looked familiar.
"You go check over there, let me take care of this." Coles spoke to the student who was checking here.
"Okay." Facing Coles, the strongest in the elite training camp, the trainee did not refuse anything and turned to check the transport ship on the other side.
Coles took over the trainee's inspection position and spoke to the tourists.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please line up in an orderly manner and show me your tickets."
The tourists took out their tickets and passed through smoothly after being checked by Coles.
Three minutes later, Coles was checking the ticket of a black-haired woman wearing a purple vest and a matching hat.
After confirming that it is correct.
Coles returned the ticket to the other party.
"No problem, ma'am, you may get on board now."
The woman in sunglasses nodded, turned around and successfully stepped onto the deck of the ship.
At this time, Coles directed and acted by picking up a coin on the ground and throwing it to the beautiful woman in sunglasses who had just boarded the ship.
"Ma'am, your Bailey fell off. Be more careful next time. Good luck!"
Nicole Robin turned around and took the pale golden coin that was thrown to her with her fair hand.
She discovered that this coin with a face value of 500 yuan was the one she had returned to Coles in the valley before, and the other party had thrown the coin to her.
This was the third time she had met him, and the third time she had heard Coles say "Good luck".
"Thank you!"
Nico Robin unconsciously smiled, and she suddenly felt curious about this handsome young navy man.
Where is the other party from
What’s in a name
…
In order to avoid blocking others from boarding the ship, Nico Robin began to walk towards the front cabin.
Coles had already turned around and continued to check the tourists behind him.
After all guests are on board.
The cruise ship began to leave the port and headed towards a nearby country. The shadow of the ship gradually went farther and farther, and finally disappeared on the sea.