The warship slowly docked on the shore, and a tall and sturdy man got off the ship. He had short hair and a resolute face, but his temperament was almost the opposite of the energetic old naughty boy Garp. There was a hint of anger between his eyebrows. apathy.
Behind this person were a man and a woman. The man had short silver-gray hair and two cigars in his mouth. He looked tough and a little bit ruffian. The woman has long pink hair and a cigarette in her mouth. She is not inferior to Peach Rabbit in terms of appearance, but her temperament is different.
Zhang Da also felt that something was wrong when looking at this combination, but he still went up to him: "Are you General Zefa?"
He remembered that those following Zefa should be Ain and Binz, but when Zefa took them out for internship, it should be when Zefa's arm was cut off. It is possible that there are other people following Zefa now, but These two people look very familiar.
"There's no need to call him that. I'm no longer a general. I'm just an instructor now." Zefa was not surprised that others could recognize him. He looked at the young teams on the opposite side.
If he hadn't read the information provided by the headquarters, it would be hard for him to believe that these people defeated the Golden Lion. He smiled and asked, "Are you the Amber Tour Group that has been very active recently?"
"Yes. Because we arrested more than 400 criminals from the Baroque Working Group, we contacted the Navy, but I didn't expect it to be Zefa... Sir, you can lead the team here in person." Zhang Da also hesitated and decided to use 'Mr.' This title just makes me a bit confused as to why the navy specially sent Zefa here.
Zefa was very easy-going and explained patiently: "I just happened to be interning with students nearby. Because Baroque Works is different from ordinary criminals, I was asked to escort them."
"Internship?" Zhang Da also thought about it, and it seemed that it was indeed something Zefa often did. Later, his broken arm was chopped off by pirates on the way to take the new recruits for internship.
"Does that mean all the people on the ship are new recruits?" Zhang Da also looked at the man and woman who had been following Zefa closely. These two should be Smoker and Tina, right? Still in training camp?
"Hey, don't compare ordinary recruits with us." Smoker is 25 years old this year. He and Tina are the strongest in Zefa's training camp. When they are officially young and energetic, they are It was a little uncomfortable for someone younger than him to be a new recruit.
"Smorg, pay attention to your position. Tina remembers that the Amber Tour Group is a friend of the Navy." Tina is much calmer than Smoker, and in a sense, these students are indeed recruits.
"Oh, I'm sorry, my tone was inappropriate. I didn't mean to look down on you. I heard that Mr. Zefa taught all the elites in the navy." Zhang Daye didn't want to stage a show that offended Smoker and raised the issue. Drama such as competitions and public slaps.
He took out a box of cigars from his inventory and handed it to Smoker: "I'm trying to apologize to you, it's a good product~"
Since the other party was so polite, Smoker didn't say anything else. He opened the box and took a sniff: "Huh? What a good thing. It's a brand I haven't seen before. Where can I buy it?"
You must have never seen it before. This was the cigar that Tom smoked in the luxury car when he inherited a million-dollar inheritance. It was of excellent quality. In fact, there is also a cigar that can spit out smoke rings of any shape, but Smoker has the smoke fruit ability and does not need this thing.
Zhang Da also said: "This is the only one, there is no other. You can try these first. If you want to buy them, just come to me. Each one only costs 100,000 Baileys."
"One hundred thousand Baileys? Why don't you go and grab it?" Smoker smokes two cigarettes at the same time every time. With the speed at which he smokes, he can lose even one million Baileys every day. His salary is not high. To the point where you can squander it at will.
"It's a limited edition, and the output is very low." Although Zhang Daye still has some stock in hand, the prize pool is getting bigger and bigger, and he doesn't know when he will be able to draw new ones.
The young Smoker fell into a tangle, and Zefa interrupted the transaction: "Let's hand over the prisoner first and then we can talk."
"Okay." Zhang Da also ended the topic with some regret. He almost defrauded Smoker of his money. "They are all locked up in the big house in front. I will take you there."
Most of the criminals have woken up, but they are not in good condition. On the one hand, they have injuries on their bodies, and on the other hand, they have not eaten all day.
For Zhang Daye, food is precious and cannot be wasted on these people. Anyway, they will not die from starvation after one or two meals.
Zefa, Smoker and Tina frowned as they looked at the condition of the prisoners. Some of these people had wounds from swords, some had broken bones and tendons caused by blunt instruments, and some had injuries so messy that it was impossible to tell what they were used for. After being beaten, one person even suffered from frostbite all over his body...
Please report that there is no mention in the newspaper that the Amber Tour Group has a hobby of abusing prisoners. The miserable appearance of these people really looks like they have been abused.
Zefa did not rush to a conclusion, but Smoker was about to have another attack after seeing such a situation, but Tina was one step ahead of him and asked in a gentler way: "Didn't they receive any treatment after catching them? Na saw that some people could no longer hold on."
"It was treated, and healing magic was used, but after curing a few people, they cried and refused treatment." In fact, if it weren't for practicing skills, Zhang Da wouldn't bother to do it. If it wasn't for not having enough magic power, , and the treatment will not be stopped just because they cry a few words.
Tina said doubtfully: "Refuse treatment? Why? Tina is very curious."
The criminals wanted to cry when they heard this. It's not that we don't want to treat him, but it's okay if his old man doesn't come to treat him. After he's cured, he'll have to injure him again. It's okay to injure him. If he feels that the injury is less serious than before, he can still do it. If I want to make up for it, who dares to let him treat it?
But under the low eaves, the criminals had no choice but to cry bitterly: "Sister Navy, please take us away directly! No need for treatment!"
"Yes, yes, prisoners like us don't deserve to be treated at all."
"That's right, let us go to prison to fend for ourselves!"
Zefa, Smoker, Tina:?
Facing the doubtful looks of the navy officers, Zhang Da had no choice but to pat his chest and promise: "First of all, let me state that I did not intentionally abuse them."
It is the most basic courtesy to restore the props to their original state after practicing the skills. How can it be called abuse?
"It's up to you whether you believe it or not. I'll take you to a place after you finish counting." Zhang Daye said to Zefa, "It's best to bring all the students with you. If you come out for internship, it would be a pity not to take a look."
"Mysterious." Smoker said dissatisfiedly, and then while puffing away his smoke, he and Tina led people to detain the prisoners and register the names.
Zefa seemed to have thought of something and looked at Zhang Daye inquiringly: "Could this town..."
Zhang Da also nodded: "You must have a strong sense of knowledge, right? Don't you think it's too quiet here?"
Zefa's fists clenched suddenly.
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On Cactus Mountain, hundreds of naval training camp cadets looked at the tombstones. They were shocked and guilty. If they could have received the news earlier, if they could have arrived earlier...
The most excited one was Smoker. After learning the truth, he was completely furious. He was absolutely furious. He exploded into a ball of smoke and angrily wanted to fly down the mountain. If Zefa and Tina hadn't stopped him, , he had to teach those criminals a lesson, even if he was punished afterwards, it didn't matter, he was a thorn in the side anyway.
Zhang Daye's original intention was for Zefa to take this opportunity to give lectures to the students. By the way, he also took advantage of everyone's high spirits to quietly share his speculations with Zefa.
However, Zefa felt that there was no need to say anything. His students were not ordinary soldiers, and seeing these tombstones was enough. So Zefa just led the students to stand on the mountain in silence, saluted solemnly, and finally announced calmly: "Starting today, everyone's training volume will be doubled."
"Yes!" No one complained. After coming down the mountain, they silently put on their military caps and started training without saying a word.
Zefa no longer needed to supervise this kind of thing. He walked beside Zhang Daye and asked, "Do you have anything to say, Mr. Daye, brought us here specially?"
"Well, we interrogated without permission and learned about the plan of Baroque Works. By the way, we had some guesses about the mastermind behind the scenes." Zhang Daye said.
"Who is it?" Smoker couldn't hold himself back and asked anxiously, wishing he could bury the murderer on that mountain right now.
"I suspect it's King Shichibukai, Crocodile."
"What did you say?" Smoker almost dropped the cigar from his mouth, and Tina was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear.
Zefa said seriously: "Mr. Tatsuya, do you know what you are talking about?"
Although he doesn't like the Shichibukai, after all, this is a system that the World Government has planned for a long time and has already implemented. As a navy, sometimes he has to treat these pirates as allies.
"I said it was just speculation without any evidence. It's just that the headquarters of the Baroque Working Society happens to be in Alabasta. If the plan succeeds, the king's reputation will have a subversive impact, and Crocodile, a hero in the eyes of the people, will be the next The best candidate for the leader is the situation that is most beneficial to him no matter how you look at it.”
Zhang Daye has already known the conclusion and even the process. He said helplessly: "But we are just a small tour group. Even if we want to investigate, we are powerless, so we want to avenge these poor people." The responsibility has to be left to your navy."
"This is our responsibility!" Smoker has a strong sense of justice, and he doesn't have a good impression of the Shichibukai. "No matter who is behind the scenes, we will find out!"
Zefa didn't stop it, which was regarded as acquiescence. He wanted to massacre civilians, intended to provoke civil war in Alabasta, and subvert the political power of the alliance countries. Each of these was not a small matter. As long as it could be verified, he would take care of it no matter what.
If we can take this opportunity to destroy the Shichibukai, it would be a good thing for the world, and the naval soldiers would also be deeply inspired. And when facing new recruits in the future, he no longer has to answer questions like, 'Why do we rely on pirates to scare pirates when we are obviously a navy?'
The World Government always says that giving them privileges is to use pirates to check and balance pirates, but how many of the Shichibukai today have actually fulfilled their responsibilities?
Zefa felt that those guys didn't have a fuel-efficient lamp. Maybe everyone was plotting something secretly by taking advantage of the privileges granted by the world government. It would be better to abolish it early and save worry.
Zhang Da also didn't know that because of his influence, Zefa had the idea of taking the opportunity to abolish the Shichibukai. He was thinking about how he could visit Zefa's ship naturally and... pick up something by the way.
It's not just for food, it's for some physical training. Putting aside the unexpected incident of Teacher Kai, Zefa is a famous teacher second to none.
After a few beatings from Kap, I can learn the iron block and shaved armor colors. After a few beatings from Zefa, can I learn the moon step and the sight color? Zhang Da also fell into deep thought.
"Teacher Zefa, the bounty that should be paid to the Amber Tour Group has been calculated, but there is still a gun that has eaten the dog fruit. It is difficult to decide."
Tina handed a list to Zefa, which contained the names of more than thirty criminals with bounties on them. Although the bounty for each person was not high, the total amount was quite large, and there were also a large number of weapons. , the most valuable thing is of course the gun.
Zefa looked at the list and reminded: "The gun that eats the devil fruit is very precious. Are you sure you want to trade it to the navy, Mr. Tatsuya?"
"We don't have any use for it. If we put it up for auction, we might as well fall into the hands of some bad guy. It would be better to hand it over directly to the navy." Zhang Da also said it in a high-sounding way. In fact, the main reason is that Tom doesn't like dogs.
"Thank you for your trust. We will make good use of it and we will not be stingy with the bounty." Zefa secretly said that his old friend was right. Although this kid refused to join the navy, he still wanted justice.
Zhang Da became more energetic when talking about the bounty. He gave him a lot of gold and Baileys when he parted with Brooke, and now he can finally get his blood back.
It was originally agreed that it would be kept here temporarily, and naturally it would be returned to Brooke when they parted. Although Brooke resisted, Zhang Da also insisted on giving it. He would travel with Rab in the future, and he would have to spend money. He couldn't do it then. Let him take Labu to perform at the beach.
After taking a look at the numbers on the list, Zhang Da nodded and expressed satisfaction, and then said: "Actually, it doesn't matter if the bounty is smaller. I would rather get Mr. Zefa's guidance than the bounty."
"Oh?" Zefa glanced at Artoria, who was playing chess and fishing with Tom on the shore. "In terms of strength, I'm afraid that one can't be worse than me, right?"
"It's different. Her fighting style is not suitable for all of us." Zhang Daye said, "Actually, we are all learning the six moves, and a few of us have mastered one or two of them, but the learning progress is very slow. There is no one better than you for guidance.”
Smoker and Tina were even more shocked. Are you showing off? There seems to be only one person in your group who is over twenty years old at most. Several of you have mastered one or two of the six movements. Are you considered young geniuses? Do you dare to say that progress is slow? You are definitely showing off, right?
"Six forms?" Zefa said in surprise, "I heard that it was given to you after the Golden Lion incident. How can you learn it so quickly?"
Smoker and Tina began to doubt their lives. How long had it been since the Golden Lion incident? It seemed less than three months, right? You have mastered one or two of the six movements in more than two months. What kind of monsters are you!
"After all, I have accumulated a lot of confusion. In addition, I am the only one who has barely mastered the weapon color regarding Haki. I would also like to ask you for advice on this aspect."
"He's even domineering..." Smoker and Tina felt like they had been hit. Teacher Zefa, we want to return...
However, Zefa agreed to Zhang Daye's request with great interest. He was also curious about what the members of the Amber Tour Group were capable of. Why does Ahe have a good impression of Zhang Tatsuya, Gion admires the female swordsman so much, and even Garp can't forget the little girl named Wendy?
What is this small group that has only recently become active like, and where did these people come from?
"Of course there is no problem in discussing it. I am still somewhat confident in my physical training. How about this, let me, a student, compete with you and learn from you." Zefa glanced at Smoker, just to let him know , I only know that relying on half-baked natural abilities will sooner or later lead to losses.
Smoker slowly raised a question mark. I have been active in training recently, performed well in internships, and have not disobeyed instructions. I shouldn't have offended Teacher Zefa, right?
It’s my birthday and I’m still wondering whether I should take a day off... I’ll give it a try after thinking about it.
(End of chapter)
