When the sunset falls.
This survival test is completely over.
Of the original 75 students, 21 were eliminated, leaving only 54 students who passed.
Next to Boeing Islands.
The three warships set sail and left, but they did not return directly to Marinford, but had to go to another place.
…
A day later, three warships arrived at the Kingdom of Valleran on the Grand Line.
This is one of the member states of the World Government.
This land is also called the "White Country" by outsiders. It is called so not because it snows here, but because it is a tobacco-growing country.
In addition to growing tobacco, almost everyone in this country smokes.
So there has been a lot of white smoke floating in the sky above this country.
Hence the name of the White Kingdom!
Cigarettes are a very popular consumable product.
It is also highly stimulating and can play a big role in restoring physical strength and refreshing the mind.
At the same time, in addition to being highly addictive, this thing also contains some substances that are harmful to the human body.
It’s just that this harm has little impact on people with strong physiques.
Tobacco is divided into various categories, and cigars are the most expensive among them.
Many senior officers in the Navy Headquarters like this stuff and smoke it almost every day.
Representative officers include General Zefa, General Sakaski, Lieutenant General Huoshaoshan, etc.
In addition to refreshing themselves, smoking can also help them forget their irritability temporarily.
The navy often fights pirates at sea. After a life-and-death battle, there are always navy officers who like to smoke a few cigarettes to suppress the various emotions in their hearts.
All these factors led to a huge demand for tobacco in the Navy Headquarters, so the Navy Headquarters often came to the Kingdom of Vallerand to pick up goods.
This time, Zefa led the trainees of the elite training camp to Boeing Islands to participate in a survival test, and he received this incidental task from Warring States.
This is also the reason why three warships were dispatched this time.
Because loading and unloading cargo takes time, the trainees in the elite training camp were given a day off so that they could move freely temporarily.
We will gather and return to the warship tomorrow.
Faced with this rare holiday, Coles naturally would not stay on the warship to practice.
He follows a combination of work and rest, and he will not refuse to relax and unwind.
He walked down to the harbor.
Entering the city ahead,
Started to play by myself.
Finally, Coles sat down on a vacant seat placed on the street.
He observed the city, sketching on the drawing board with the pencil in his hand.
As for his hobby of sketching, he basically only does it in his free time during holidays.
The paper described a strange but vivid scene:
An old man with a cane was walking on the street, with a pipe in his mouth.
The middle-aged woman selling fish in the store was butchering fish for the customers, but she was also smoking a cigarette.
Even some younger, rebellious teenagers were found smoking in the dark alleys.
There was a wisp of smoke in the air, and above the sky was a thick white fog.
This is a country that belongs to smoke.
Coles suddenly felt a sense of regret in his heart.
If Colonel Smoker came here, he might be able to fit in easily.
Shrug slightly.
Coles put away the drawing board and prepared to leave the place, but his eyes suddenly fixed on the street entrance in front of him.
A woman in her twenties with long, beautiful black hair appeared.
She was wearing black sunglasses.
Although the eyes are not revealed,
But with her fair face, straight nose, and soft red lips, she still looks charming and beautiful.
She was wearing a stylish black suit and a cowboy hat, looking like a traveler.
A breeze blew.
While blowing the light white smoke, the woman's long black hair was also blown away.
Coles suddenly felt his heart beating.
He also has expectations for love.
The mysterious lady in front of him immediately touched his heart.
Do you want to try to get closer
Coles thought about it and decided to let it go.
After all, he can only stay here for one day, so it would be useless even if he knew him.
The black-haired woman in the distance looked around, then left in search of her target.
The other person's figure also disappeared from Coles' sight, leaving only the fleeting glimpse just now.
Suddenly.
This glimpse coincided with a certain pirate character in his memory.
Coles's mind was aroused again.
Could it be, her
…
One minute later.
With the help of his observation Haki, Coles found the black-haired woman wearing sunglasses whom he had seen on the street before.
After seeing the other party enter a tavern, Coles followed him in.
Inside the tavern.
Filled with noisy sounds.
There were more smokers in this place, and white smoke was spreading above the pub.
The black-haired woman wearing sunglasses was very familiar with this kind of scene arrangement. She sat directly at the seat in front of the counter and ordered a glass of good wine.
In order not to appear to be deliberately so, Coles sat down at a brown table and chair in the middle of the pub.
He ordered a bottle of cheap rum and started drinking, pretending to be an ordinary drinker.
There were a few ordinary-dressed drinkers sitting at the table next to them. They were playing cards together and there was some gambling money on the table.
After the cards were opened, a sailor lost all his money and left cursing.
With one person short of three, the older bearded man asked Coles.
"Hey bro, wanna play some games?"
After hearing this man's shout, some eyes from all directions turned to look over.
In order not to stand out in the tavern, Coles took his rum and sat at the gambling table naturally.
"How do you play?"
The oldest bearded man answered, "It's very simple. Five cards, each one is a comparison of the size. One hand is worth a thousand Baileys."
"Okay." Coles said no problem.
Sitting in front of the bar counter, the black-haired woman took off her sunglasses, revealing a pair of blue eyes as deep as the sea.
After her face was fully revealed, more eyes focused on this beautiful woman.
In this regard,
Women are used to it.
As she picked up the expensive drink she ordered, she spoke to the owner behind the counter.
"Boss, I heard that the Kingdom of Valleran is a tobacco powerhouse, and the whole sky is filled with white fog. Do people here like to smoke?"
Facing the beautiful woman's question, the tavern owner who was wiping the plates took out the pipe from his mouth and answered without hesitation.
"No, there are still many people here who don't smoke, because ordinary people who smoke too much are always weak and sick."
The woman took a sip of her drink and turned to ask what she wanted to know.
"Oh, but I've heard there are a lot of legends here, like some time ago someone said a 'silver dragon' appeared here, is that true?"
The tavern owner answered seriously.
"Someone here has indeed seen a 'Silver Dragon' before, but we don't know if it was an illusion. A group of bounty hunters came here some time ago, but we still haven't heard any news of the 'Silver Dragon' being captured."
…
Ten minutes later.
At the gambling table in the middle of the tavern.
The atmosphere was extremely tense.
There is no other reason, it’s just because the other three have already put all their chips on the table.
Victory or defeat depends on this one move.
Finally, Coles revealed his cards and won all the money with the same suit.
The other three felt very regretful, but now that they had lost all their money, they had no choice but to leave.
Coles drank the rum in his hand in one gulp, and there was no trace of the joy of winning money on his face.
For him who possessed the Observation Haki, winning the money from those three people was just an extremely simple matter.
At this time, the black-haired woman in front of the counter had also stood up and walked out of the pub.
Coles put away the money he won, kept a portion for his own drinks, and quickly followed.
Relying on his observation Haki, he blocked the other party in advance in an empty street.
Coles half leaned against the wall, tossing a coin he had won into his hand.
"If I guess correctly, you should be Miss.all sunday of Baroque Works, Nico Robin!"