Time flies.
Half a year passed.
Charlotte's family, inside the villa.
The breakfast prepared by four chefs early in the morning was already placed on the rectangular dining table.
Coles woke up on time, washed up, and started to eat by himself.
Soon, her younger sister Vilshia also smelled the food and started to eat it from the dining table.
As for my father, he might still be struggling to get up because he has to wear those boots today.
This is the trouble with having money.
When he had no money before, father Ronald didn't have this difficulty in making decisions.
When Coles was almost full, Ronald finally came out of the room on the second floor, wearing a pair of new blue boots.
"Recently, a maid took a long vacation, and I have to go to the job market to select someone. It's such a hassle!"
Coles slowly stood up and waved to the servant to bring his navy coat.
"Then just ask the butler to choose someone."
"Yeah, why didn't I think of that?" Ronald suddenly realized and thought this method was very good.
Coles turned around.
"Then I'll go to the naval base first."
"Okay, goodbye, brother." Vilshia has a day off today, so she doesn't have to go to school.
"Be careful on duty." Ronald also reminded.
"Don't worry." Coles put on the navy coat brought by the servant, swung his right hand slightly backwards, and walked out of the villa with a relaxed look on his face.
After leaving the villa.
His expression gradually became more urgent.
Because it has been six months since the end of the recruit period, and with the three months of the recruit period, the time he has to go to the Navy Headquarters is also getting shorter.
…
Rogue Town, Naval Base.
After entering the base, Coles was immediately informed by a Navy soldier that Colonel Smoker was looking for him.
Navy Building, sixth floor office.
Coles knocked on the office door and saluted, "Colonel Smoker."
In the room.
Smoker was sitting behind his desk, smoking a cigar.
"Come on, sit down first."
Coles sat down on a chair not far away without any hesitation.
Then, Coles asked, "Colonel Smoker, do you want me to go out to sea to wipe out the pirates?"
Smoker shook his head slowly, put down his cigar temporarily, and said solemnly:
"A new order has arrived from above. According to reports from the public, the 16th Navy Branch in the East China Sea has corrupt officers who are in cahoots with pirates.
After discussion, it was decided to assign this mission to you. This time you will go to the 16th branch as an "inspector" sent by the headquarters."
"East China Sea, Sixteen Branches?" Coles felt vaguely familiar with the term.
"That's the place managed by Colonel Mouse." Smoker nodded.
Colonel Mouse!
The shameless navy scum who colluded with the Arlong Pirates and oppressed the people.
With this name came.
Coles immediately understood why he felt familiar with the person. It turned out that the person was a character that had appeared in the original story.
During the past six months, he has been immersed in training and has rarely thought about the original plot.
Now, because of the mission mentioned by Smoker, I just remembered it.
However, according to his memory, at this point in time, the Arlong Pirates should have occupied twenty villages and exploited the villagers for five years.
For five years, the navy above did not receive any news, which shows how terrifying the dominance of the Arlong Pirate Group over the nearby villages is.
Same.
For five years, the sixteen branches remained silent and watched the pirates oppress the people, which shows how corrupt they have become.
"How is it, is there any difficulty?"
Smoker asked aloud.
Coles stood up, his face extremely serious: "There will be no difficulty, this trip will definitely complete the mission."
…
Rogue Town Port.
A patrol ship has quietly docked on the shore.
In this operation, Smoker did not give Coles much help, but only let Coles go with his fifty naval soldiers.
Coles did not request more support.
After all, Colonel Mouse wasn't a very strong character, and he could easily deal with him.
The Arlong Pirates, which are involved with Colonel Mouse, are so powerful that they can be said to be at the overlord level in the East China Sea. Ordinary navy soldiers would not be of much use if they were to go there.
"Everyone aboard."
After confirming the number of soldiers, Coles, wearing a white naval uniform and a coat of justice, was the first to board the patrol ship.
These fifty recruits.
During the past six months, he has encountered battles with pirates of all sizes, and has grown rapidly. Now he is considered a qualified naval soldier.
After boarding the ship.
These naval soldiers steered the rudder and hoisted the sail, then followed the steps to determine the route and set off.
Coles stood on the bow deck, feeling the breeze on the sea and determining the wind direction and weather.
There was no navigator among the fifty naval soldiers, and Coles did not apply to Smoker because he was the navigator.
And among the navy of Rogue Town.
There should be no one who knows navigation better than him.
Because the patrol ship did not carry too much supplies, it was moving very fast on the sea.
The 16th naval branch, which was originally scheduled to arrive in three days, will now probably only take two days and one night.
After making sure there were no problems for the time being, Coles turned around and returned to the cabin.
The first day is over.
The patrol ship has left the waters of Rogge Town and is on the way to the 16th Navy Branch.
Gradually.
Raindrops were falling from the sky, the wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the whistling sound could be faintly heard.
Coles hurried out of the cabin, carefully observed the weather, and then came to a conclusion.
A violent storm is coming!
As night fell, dark clouds quickly gathered in the sky, and even the stars could not be seen.
Above the rough sea, the wind grew stronger and gradually formed a gale, sweeping out huge waves on the sea.
The naval soldiers on the ship quickly walked out of the cabin, ready to change course at any time to prevent the ship from being blown into the sea by the strong wind.
Coles had already walked out of the cabin, alert to the current weather.
After all, he is the user of the Devil Fruit. Once he falls into the sea, his body will become weak and he will eventually drown in the sea.
The wind is howling!
Rough seas!
This is the theme of this evening.
No one let their guard down, because in this situation, any slackness could lead to their death at sea.
There were lightning and thunder in the sky, adding a sense of danger to the scene.
Suddenly, heavy rain poured down!
"reef!"
In this case, if you don't reef the sail.
Given the size of the patrol ship, it would undoubtedly capsize in the storm, so Coles anxiously gave orders to the naval soldiers around him.
"Yes, lieutenant." The naval soldiers also knew the seriousness of the problem and hurried to fold the sails.
Just a moment.
Everyone on the bow deck was soaked.
Even though the sails had been furled, the wind was too strong, and the patrol ship did not have too many heavy objects to hold down the ship in order to speed up.
The boat was rocking now.
It's like a piece of duckweed in the raging waves, which may capsize at any time.
Faced with this situation, the naval soldiers were simply unable to maintain the ship against the wind and rain.
"Everyone get into the cabin." Coles gave orders to the group of naval soldiers.
Then he sent his shadow soldiers out to maintain the balance of the ship.
The shadow soldiers are not made of flesh and blood, so the violent storm outside has no effect on them.
The wind and rain continued for a long time, and the patrol ship was shaking violently. It was not until three o'clock in the morning that the storm outside gradually subsided.
The naval soldiers walked out of the cabin, hoisted the sails again, and set off towards the target location again.
The next journey.
The journey was smooth.
At noon on the third day after leaving the Rogue Town Base, the patrol ship arrived at Kekeya West Village.