The other side.
The Rogue Town Naval Base still knew nothing about William's rescue plan.
White medical room interior.
Coles is recuperating quietly. He was seriously injured this time, after all, it was the injury left by the battle with the swordsman-level William.
To avoid worrying my father and sister.
Instead of going home immediately, he decided to return after his injuries gradually stabilized.
Because of the injuries.
Coles was unable to continue training.
He could only lie on the hospital bed and rest while he began to prepare for the battle with William.
William, a strong swordsman, only had a tentative battle with him at the beginning.
After Coles amplified the power of the magic sword, William gradually became serious.
The reason why Coles was able to fight him to a draw was entirely due to the strength of the Shadow Soldiers.
Lanros is the key.
After all, his current swordsmanship skills are only at the top of the precision swordsmanship level, and there are two levels of realms between him and William, namely, the Iron-Slashing and Swordsman levels.
Even though his swordsmanship has doubled due to the magic sword's power, it can rival that of a swordsman at the Iron-Cutting Realm.
But if it weren't for Lanros, the swordsman-level shadow soldier, Coles would not be able to fight William for more than a few rounds.
Coles couldn't help but sigh in his heart, his own strength was still a little weak!
After recovery from injury.
Training must be strengthened.
…
On the third day after defeating the Click Pirates, Coles was able to move normally again and ended his rest in the infirmary.
After changing into a brand new white military uniform, he turned and walked out of the Rogue Town Naval Base.
Then, he crossed several streets and entered a repair shop with a sign hanging on it.
During the battle with William, he was hit head-on by the opponent's Iai Slash, and the silver pocket watch chain on his chest was also cut off.
In order not to reveal any flaws.
He needed to find a repair shop to fix the pocket watch his father gave him.
Ding-a-ling!
As Coles pushed open the wooden door, a bell decoration on the door rang out with a clear and pleasant sound.
This repair shop is not large, but the walls on both sides are hung with all kinds of repair items, including clocks, radios, water guns, etc.
A dazzling array.
It's a bit dazzling.
Behind the counter, sat a skinny old man with half bald hair and a pair of reading glasses on his face. At this moment, he was concentrating on repairing an old flintlock rifle.
Coles approached slowly.
But he didn't say anything, waiting for the boss to finish repairing the item in his hand.
In the process of watching.
Coles found that the bald boss's craftsmanship was very exquisite, and the things he repaired were almost exactly the same as their original appearance.
About fifteen minutes later, the bald boss finished repairing the flintlock in his hand. He looked up at Coles and said with some surprise.
"Navy officer, it's really rare to come across a small shop. What do you want repaired?"
Coles took out the silver pocket watch that William had cut into two pieces and said, "The chain of this pocket watch is broken. Help me fix it again. It should be the same as before, without any signs of breakage."
The bald boss glanced at the pocket watch and the broken chain and said indifferently.
"Small problem, five thousand Baileys."
Coles took out the banknote and placed it next to the counter: "When can it be repaired?"
"Ten minutes."
"Okay." Coles then asked, "Can you also repair weapons?"
The bald boss took Bailey away, and then began to repair Coles' pocket watch chain on the spot: "I was a weapon forger for a while before, so I can learn these by analogy."
Coles suddenly realized, and then thought of his own magic sword, and asked casually: "Can you make a special scabbard?"
When the demon sword Hongyue was obtained on the ghost ship, it did not have a scabbard.
Coles was not strong enough before.
I didn't care too much about the demon sword.
But after experiencing the battle with William, he understood how much a good sword could improve a swordsman's strength, not to mention that this demon sword had a special amplifying effect.
As long as you can keep your mind focused, the demon sword can be an extremely powerful weapon.
However, the demon sword has no scabbard, so it always feels a little awkward when performing Iaijutsu.
That's why Coles asked this question.
If the boss could make the scabbard, he wouldn't have to go to a weapons shop.
The bald boss gave a concise answer.
"As long as you give me the blueprints or a prototype blade, I can make it."
Hearing this, Coles reached behind his back and quietly took out the demon sword Red Moon from the shadows.
“That’s the prototype of this knife.”
The bald boss carefully observed the blade, then he couldn't help but raise his reading glasses and said in surprise: "It's actually the demon sword Hongyue of the 21st level of the Great Blade!"
Coles didn't expect that the bald boss in front of him actually knew the famous sword.
But he didn't deny it.
The bald boss kindly reminded: "Sir, although I don't know where you got this magic sword from, it is very dangerous. Without firm belief, you can't control it at all."
"I know."
Coles already knew this, but it did not hinder his determination to use the magic sword.
Seeing this, the bald boss stopped trying to dissuade him: "Okay. But the blade of this demon sword is very curved, and the forging process of the scabbard is complicated. If you really want to forge it, you'll need to wait a month."
"I have time to wait."
Coles responded.
There is still more than a month before we go to the Navy Headquarters, which is plenty of time.
"Then pay the material fee first, one hundred thousand Baileys!" said the bald boss.
One hundred thousand Baileys was enough to buy a good knife of extraordinary quality.
But Coles paid readily because he was not very interested in money.
Like this time when he wiped out the Arlong Pirates and the Click Pirates, after deducting the government's deductions, the reward he could receive was more than 30 million Baileys.
Money means a lot to him.
It's just a number.
…
Ten minutes later.
Coles leaves the repair shop.
The repaired silver pocket watch was hung back on his chest, and the chain was exactly the same as before, with no sign of having been cut.
"Lieutenant Coles, why haven't I seen you patrolling the streets in the past few days?"
"I'm going to carry out a mission at sea."
"I see, so they must have caught a lot of pirates!"
"Not many, maybe seven or eight."
After chatting with the owner of the fruit stall on the roadside, Coles bought some fresh fruits and then walked towards his villa.
"Master, welcome home."
As soon as Coles arrived at the door of the villa, a dedicated security guard came to open the door.
Follow the road into the villa.
Coles took off the navy coat he was wearing from behind and asked the servant to hang it on the hanger in the hall.
Then, he began to sit leisurely on the sofa and eat the fruit he had just bought.
Because of the injuries.
So Colonel Smoker gave him a few days off so that he didn't have to be on duty recently, and Coles was happy to rest at home.
"Where's my sister?"
Coles asked the servant beside him.
The servant immediately replied respectfully, "Master Coles, Miss Vilshia is doing her homework in the room upstairs. I'll go and call her down."
"No, she's already down."
Coles shook his head.
On the semicircular staircase, a blonde girl about twelve years old was seen walking down quickly from upstairs and throwing herself into Coles' arms with a smile on her face.
"Brother, why didn't you go home this week?"
Coles picked up his sister and replied with a smile: "I went to sea for a few days to carry out a mission, so I can't come back for a while."
"I guessed it!" Vilshia raised her head, feeling a little proud.
"You have become much smarter."
Facing his lovely sister, Coles did not hesitate to praise her. At the same time, he skillfully scratched her little nose with his fingers.
"That's what my father said, hehe... Hey, there's fruit, too, that's great!"
Vilshia paused for what she was about to say, her eyes quickly fell on the fresh fruit on the table, and she started eating decisively.
this,,
My IQ doesn't seem to have changed!
Coles rubbed his sister's little head with his hands and sighed helplessly in his heart.
Just pretend he didn't say anything about the compliment he just gave.
…
Time passed slowly as Coles spent time with his family.
The naval base learned to be vigilant this time, and in order to prevent the William Pirates from landing again, patrols were strengthened both at night and during the day.
The town of Roge has been peaceful these days and nothing unusual has happened.
But Coles knew that this was just the calm before the storm.
The William Pirates had previously attacked in full force to rescue Vice Captain Jeff.
This time, their companion Akin was captured and imprisoned in the Rogue Town Naval Base, and the William Pirates absolutely could not ignore it.
The other party may just be accumulating strength and planning some action.
When the time came to the tenth day after the Click Pirates were defeated.
The appearance of newspapers made the entire East China Sea tense.
The headline of this Donghai newspaper is:
The overlord of the East China Sea has changed!
The William Pirate Group was established, with more than 8,000 pirates under its command!