Operation Storm was quickly launched, and almost all the pirates on the Sabaody Archipelago were captured.
For a while, pirates were rarely seen in the illegal area, and those shops that violated regulations were closed for rectification, which brought this area into a rare period of peace.
The story of the newly appointed Major General Charlotte Coles quickly spread throughout the island, causing people to marvel at it.
"This rear admiral is really powerful! I doubted his ability because of his age before, it seems I was short-sighted!"
"It is said that Major General Coles was able to capture thousands of pirates simply by standing there, relying on his mysterious abilities."
"Great! It's great to have this major general here. We don't have to worry about the danger of pirates in the Sabaody Archipelago anymore."
…
Of course, in addition to these praises and compliments, there are also accusations and curses.
Inside a human trafficking store.
The black-hearted boss looked at the large number of slaves in his hands and cursed: "This young rear admiral is really meddling in other people's business. He actually asked me to reorganize my shop. If I can't sell these slaves in my shop, I will have to pay a lot of money. It's really abominable!"
In a wealthy man's mansion.
Bang!
The male slave wearing an iron collar was kicked down, his body was covered with bruises and blood was oozing from the corner of his mouth.
"You are such a loser! If it weren't for the unnecessary actions of the naval garrison major general, which has resulted in the inability to buy slaves now, I would have replaced you immediately!"
"Hurry up and clean the hall, or you won't be able to eat next."
The male slave was extremely angry, but he was restrained by the slave explosion collar on his neck and could not resist at all. He could only obey helplessly.
The remote control of this slave explosive collar is in the hands of the buyer. If it cannot be released, it will explode once the other party presses the remote control.
Under the threat of death, the man slave had no choice but to compromise.
The back garden of another luxury house next door.
Bang!
A clear slap was heard.
A delicate teacup shattered.
Then a thin young woman fell to the ground, with a clear red slap mark on her cheek.
"I told you to brew tea number nine, but you brewed the wrong tea. Looks like you want to get beaten again!"
The female noble with crow's feet on her face let out a loud roar like a rooster.
"Madam, I don't know what's going on. The box records number 9." The female slave who was also wearing a collar hurriedly explained.
"That's your problem." The old-looking female noble stood up and immediately pulled out the whip from her waist to whip the slave.
After whipping the slave more than ten times, the noblewoman still felt unsatisfied, but when she saw the slave's skinny body, she couldn't help but stop.
If he was really beaten to death, I wouldn’t be able to buy such an obedient slave recently!
"Hurry up and pick up the debris on the ground."
"Okay, ma'am, I'll clean it up right away." The young female slave endured the pain, stretched out her arms covered with whip marks, and picked up the debris on the ground.
Although I don’t know why the usually cruel lady was so kind today, at least I survived today.
…
Naval station.
On the square, the victorious navy began a sumptuous banquet.
They were overjoyed and cheered for the victory.
Meanwhile, in the dungeon of the temporary prison, the captured pirates were dejected. They all had sad faces when they anticipated that they would be locked up in the dark underwater Impulse Castle.
Coles was standing by the window in his office, sensing all of this through his observational coloring.
Sure enough, human joys and sorrows are not shared.
Coles sighed for the second time. The last time he sighed was in Rogue Town, when his military rank was still second lieutenant in the headquarters.
Two years later, he is now a shining rear admiral of the Navy Headquarters.
Time flies by so fast!
His strength also grew step by step from being weak at the beginning. Although he is not yet a strong man on the sea, he is already not weak.
According to a rough estimate, his current strength is comparable to that of several slightly weaker Shichibukai.
However, this is not enough.
If you want to have real say in this great pirate era, you must continue to become stronger.
Coles returned to the chair at his desk and sat down, beginning to think about his current path to becoming stronger.
His swordsmanship has already reached the level of a swordsman.
Physical skills also improved greatly through the high-intensity training in the elite training camp.
Observation Haki and Armament Haki are still in the early stages and require practice to improve.
Shadow Fruit ability.
In addition to the core ability of summoning shadows, he has developed many more moves.
Attack: Shadow Knight Lance, Shadow Rising Dragon Fist, Shadow Meteor Kick, Shadow Blazing Sun.
Auxiliary types: Shadow Confinement, Shadow Domination, Shadow Swap, Shadow Seal, Shadow Designated Summoning Land, Empowerment.
Defense: Shadow Shield.
Coles only developed a defensive move for himself at the beginning, and basically did not spend any effort on defense afterwards.
Because his tactical style has gradually taken shape, offense is the best defense.
For Coles.
The Shadow Fruit now has two development options: one, continue to develop new abilities, and two, strengthen the already developed moves.
These two development directions are different.
It will also have an impact on Coles's future fighting style.
It’s a bit difficult to decide!
Forget it, just guess the pros and cons option.
Coles reached into his pocket and pulled out a Bailey coin, and with his index finger and thumb, he flicked it straight up.
The front choices develop new abilities, while the back choices further strengthen existing moves.
bite!
The crisp metallic sound echoed in the silent office.
The pale gold coin spun for who knows how many times before it fell onto the brown tabletop with a plop due to the influence of gravity.
Buzz!
The coin continued to rotate on the table, but the afterimage slowed down at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At a glance, you can see the numbers on the front and the patterns on the back.
final.
The 500-dollar Bailey coin stopped spinning and stood quietly on the desk with its narrow edge.
Not the front, nor the back!
Coles looked at this scene and said calmly: "If that's the case, then let's develop together."
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As time goes by.
The people of the Sabaody Archipelago also clearly know one fact.
That is, after the arrival of the new garrison major general, Charlotte Coles, they gradually lived a stable and peaceful life.
Although every once in a while there would be pirates on the Grand Line who wanted to go to the New World, these pirate groups would be discovered and intercepted by Major General Coles before they could go ashore to do anything.
The result is naturally predictable.
Under the powerful strength of Major General Coles, these pirate groups were defeated one after another.
Sometimes, Admiral Coles would stand on the shore and send out flying slashes to sweep away the pirates;
Sometimes, Major General Coles would use several black knight spears to pierce the hull of the pirate ship, causing it to sink into the sea along with the pirates on board;
Sometimes, Major General Coles would go on board and fight the pirates himself, and everyone would see a pair of black fists beating down those vicious pirates one by one;
In short, under the strong action of Major General Coles, these pirates could not harm the people on the island at all.
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Three months passed in the blink of an eye.
The Rear Admiral's office at the naval station.
Coles, wearing a white shirt, sat quietly on the desk chair.
In front of the map of the Chabaotier Archipelago, there was a black-haired young man wearing a white shirt and a major general-level navy coat.
The black-haired young man had the same hairstyle and handsome looks as Coles, and even their height of 1.95 meters was exactly the same.
It was as if there was a mirror placed in the middle of the office, which was why there were two identical Charlotte Coles.
The two men were so similar that even if Charlotte Ronald came to identify them, he would not be able to tell which one was his real son.
Coles, who was sitting on the chair, stretched out his right hand, and the black shadow power in his hand condensed, directly forming a shield.
"Cole", who was standing in front of the map, also stretched out his right hand, and a surprising scene appeared. The black shadow power was also exerted by him, quickly forming an identical shield.
"Disperse!"
As Coles made a cold voice, the body of "Charlotte Coles" standing in front of the map began to transform into strands of black shadow power and gradually dissipated.
This "Rear Admiral" who looks exactly like Coles has developed the latest fruit ability based on his own characteristics.
Shadow Stand!
The development and construction of this move was condensed by his experience in superb sketching, controlling the power of shadow and making detailed thread drawing.
The shadow stand-in is exactly the same as Coles, and is controlled by him. It can speak and communicate, and can use shadow abilities and some moves, but it cannot "summon shadows" on the dead.
The core ability of this shadow fruit can only be used by itself.
The development of Shadow Stand has greatly improved his development and combat capabilities.
In addition, if Coles feels bored with his daily work duties, he can let the shadow substitute stay in the naval base while he goes out to do other things.
This ability has no distance limit, so you can go wherever you want.
However, he cannot leave at this stage.
The three-month cleanup period for the lawless area has passed, and people there are gradually becoming unruly again. We still need to be on guard and pay attention.