Donghai, Rogge Town.
Beep, beep!
The huge war beast is docked at the Bluestone Port. Its towering body is as daunting as a mountain, with numerous masts and dense artillery, fully displaying the iron-blooded aura of the navy.
Hidden in Rogue Town, the "beginning and ending" town, the pirates who were preparing to set off for the Grand Line were trembling in fear and hiding in their hiding places.
After more than two months of extensive investigation, the identity of the prosecutor of Donghai has been confirmed.
Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel from the headquarters of "Navy Headquarters" Marineford, and Lieutenant General Soryu who just killed the "legendary big pirate" Golden Lion a few months ago.
With their arrival, the surging undercurrent of the East China Sea instantly became completely calm, as if a needle had been cast to calm the sea. Pirates from all walks of life could only hide in fear and wait for the storm to pass.
On the deck, Flying Squirrel found Ron, who was ordering the soldiers to assemble and line up, and said: "The marshal called just now. The first batch of officers has passed through the windless zone and arrived at the East China Sea. They will start from the 153rd branch and gradually take over the command of the East China Sea branch. Work... Gee, the marshal moves so fast, it will obviously take several months just to review the list."
The two of them knew this matter well, and there was no disturbance other than the sigh that the Warring States Period was indeed a wily admiral of the navy.
Ron nodded to show that he understood. Looking at the Rogg Town naval soldiers below who tried their best to greet them, he suddenly smiled and said: "By the way, Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel, how many branches do we have left to investigate?"
According to the original plan, they should have started from Branch 173, sailed in the opposite direction to Upside Down Mountain, circled around the East China Sea, and ended their investigation in Rogge Town.
As a result, they could not use the record pointer to navigate when there was no wind, and the route deviated during the voyage. The first destination they arrived at was Branch 153, missing several branches on the other side.
So much so that now that they have arrived at Rogge Town, there are still several branches in Donghai that have not passed.
"Huh? Why do you ask this?"
As a prosecutor, it wouldn't be out of the ordinary for Ron to care.
Flying Squirrel was just curious why he asked at this time, but he quickly answered: "In addition to Branch 173, there are three branches: 16, 17, and 18... Branch 18 is where Brigadier General Pudding Pudding is located. He has already been convicted of serious dereliction of duty. After being investigated, Branch 18 is currently under the management of our people, so there is no need to make another trip.”
During the inspection process of more than two months, it often happened that the base commanders of a certain branch, from colonel to corporal, were scoured, leaving the branch without a leader.
In this case, they definitely cannot leave and must leave someone behind to protect the safety of the branch and the people in the surrounding sea areas.
The second reason why a full ten war beasts were dispatched was to allow them to have sufficient troops for subsequent deployment before someone from the headquarters came to take over.
Up to now, there are only five ships left in the huge fleet. Among them, the number of casualties caused by clearing the ferocious beasts is less than one hundred. The remaining three thousand people have been arranged to go to the mountains and countryside. If the quality is not good, use quantity. Fill in, and strive to build each branch like an iron wall.
Judging from the average level of our soldiers, the East China Sea pirates still can't cause much trouble.
"Does that mean there are three branches left?"
After getting the accurate number, Ron pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "That's almost enough!"
Flying Squirrel: "..."
"What do you mean? What do you want to do again?!"
"Calm down, it's just a security measure... Don't talk about it. Look below. That's Smoker, right?"
Ron decisively changed the subject. The corner of Flying Squirrel's mouth twitched and he turned his gaze. He saw the big white man with an open chest and two cigars in his mouth. He looked like a young naval colonel who had more gangsters than a soldier. A flash of light flashed on his face. dissatisfied.
"This bastard!!"
Rogue town, port.
"salute!"
Bang!
Following a long roar, all the soldiers neatly raised their palms to their foreheads and saluted the two lieutenant generals who came from their headquarters.
Just after walking down the stairs, before Ron could say anything, Flying Squirrel took a decisive step forward, and under Smoker's horrified eyes, he drew his sword and cut across!
laugh! !
The soldiers around them only felt a terrifying sharp edge magnifying in their sight. When the sword light dissipated, they found that their senior officer, Colonel Smoker, who was always known for his toughness and was known as the "White Hunter", was sweating profusely. Standing frozen in place.
The smoking cigar on his lips was broken into two pieces, the cut was smooth, and the half of the cigar fell to the ground and rolled twice. Then, a leather shoe stepped on it with a thud.
"Smorg, is this your consciousness as a navy?! What do you think of the discipline of the navy?!"
Clang! !
Flying Squirrel sheathed her sword with a bad look on her face, and her figure, which was already half a head taller than Smoker, stood upright in front of Smoker, making Smoker look like a little kid who had been educated by his parents.
In fact, he is almost like his parents... As we all know, Smoker was an officer who graduated from the headquarters' recruit camp and had been active in the Grand Line in the early days. He made great contributions one after another and was promoted to colonel along the way.
During this period, he studied with Flying Squirrel.
Just like how Aoki followed Garp back then.
Therefore, Flying Squirrel can be regarded as his second teacher besides Zefa. He is a great benefactor who has guided him to this position all the way. He even recommended him to hold important positions in the G-series branch.
However, Smoker's sharp-headed style was destined to be incompatible with the somewhat conservative Flying Squirrel. During a mission to clear out pirates, faced with a criminal ordered to be captured alive by his superiors, he disobeyed the military order and beat him to death, which was satisfying at the same time. But he also committed the serious crime of disobedience.
The biggest difference between the navy and pirates is that pirates are organized and undisciplined, while the navy is organized and disciplined.
Disobeying orders and ignoring discipline are serious crimes that must be severely punished in the military!
Moreover, he was asked by the superior afterwards.
He even beat up the officer who gave the order, saying that such a scumbag did not deserve to live in the world and he would kill him immediately.
Then Smoker was thrown into the East China Sea to temper his temper...
If Flying Squirrel had not fought hard for the Marshal in that incident, Smoker would have been in jail for at least a few years.
Because of this incident, he became a famous thorn in the navy.
He is cold-hearted and warm-hearted towards those below, but he is not convinced by anyone.
But in front of the flying squirrel, Smoker will never be disrespectful at all!
Escaping from the sword light and facing the flying squirrel's gaze, Smoker calmly took off the completely cool cigar and put it into his pocket, then raised his hand in a military salute.
"Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel!"
The flying squirrel glanced at him silently, making Smoker's scalp tingle. In the end, he didn't say anything and sighed.
"This is Lieutenant General Canglong!"
Turning slightly sideways to reveal Ron's figure, the flying squirrel gave a brief introduction.
"Ron, his name is Smoker... Even though he and you are both of the natural element, he is actually an idiot who cannot be reused!"
Smoker: "..."
That's too much!
Swearing doesn't reveal the shortcomings of others!
Ron was a little amused when he noticed the twitching corners of Smoker's eyes.
The Navy doesn't have many requirements for clothing. There are all kinds of weird things, and it's not surprising to dress up like a gangster. But smoking a cigar on such a serious occasion as the prosecutor of the headquarters was a bit too much, and Smoker was not unjustly reprimanded.
He couldn't help guessing that it was probably because Flying Squirrel was old-fashioned and conservative that Warring States threw Smoker to Flying Squirrel's boat with a wave of his hand.
Just imagine if Smoker was studying on Garp's ship...
Ron deeply doubted whether the Warring States Period could last until 1520 before abdicating the throne!