Cocoa West Star, Belmere Island.
The food served to everyone was a fruit-based meal, which neither Shandai nor Luffy was satisfied with.
But I really don’t have big chunks of meat, so I can’t blame them.
Fortunately, the sea is right next to you, so you can go fishing by yourself and make a delicious seafood dinner.
Yamazaki thought about suggesting setting up a seafood processing plant, but then swallowed the words.
The earth's oceans have been badly damaged by humans. If he said this, it would harm another planet.
When people come to this world, they have to pursue interests in order to survive, but when they can survive, it is better not to pursue interests.
If you don’t bring it with you in life, you won’t take it with you in death.
Oh, and left with a lot of infamy.
No matter how the money comes from, one thing remains the same, that is, the exploitation of workers, layer by layer.
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At the dinner, the little cat Nami washed off the Dragon Star Thieves' tattoos, engraved oranges and windmills, and officially joined the Straw Hat Star Thieves.
In Nami's words, without her, the Straw Hat Pirates would most likely drive the battleship directly into the prison and throw themselves into a trap.
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After the dinner, Zoro approached Yamazaki and seriously raised the challenge.
"Challenge me?"
"Yes, I want to become the best swordsman in the universe."
"I don't use a sword."
"I know, but you're a master."
"Then you want me to give you tricks?"
"No, please don't be polite to me."
"That's it," Yamazaki scratched his head, "I don't think we can fight."
"Why?"
"Because you can't take any of my moves, and you can't cut me if I stand still."
"Is the gap between us so big?" Sauron was frustrated.
"Let's do this. I'll take you to see the swordsmanship I know."
"ah?"
Zoro suddenly found himself in a starry sky with Yamazaki next to him.
As Yamazaki slowly talks, the stars move and everything changes.
"The way I understand the sword lies in the heart and mind, not in the body, let alone moves."
"In the beginning, you learn to sword, one move at a time, just to exercise your body."
"What you think in your heart, and the choice that determines the path you take in life, is the way of the sword."
"Being dignified and upright like the sky tomorrow, or being like a fly and a dog hiding in the dark moon and the wind, or being ruthless regardless of life and death regardless of whether the sky is falling or the earth is falling, just to sharpen a sword in the chest."
A sword turned into a scorching sun, and the light was so bright that although people dared not look at it, they felt warm in their hearts.
A sword turned into the cold wind, which was biting to the bone. His body was numb and stiff, and his heart was even more panicked.
A sword flew across the sky, changing from large to small, difficult to distinguish with the naked eye, and then from small to large, filling the starry sky.
One sword can turn water into huge waves, one sword can turn into earth, and thousands of mountains can be turned into ridges.
A sword turned into stars, and meteors fell from the sky, gathering into comets in one blow.
A sword transformed a person, but it was a casual sword, but it split the entire starry sky. Everything was gone. Only the sword was still there, silently stopping there, as if it had been there since ancient times and would exist forever in the future.
"But these are just evolutions. I don't know which path is right and can lead to the ultimate realm of swordsmanship."
"Perhaps, there is no extreme state at all, only more."
"I only know the basics. If the basics are enough, everything will come easily. If the basics are not enough, everything will be like a mirror and a castle in the air."
"It is better to compete with nature than to compete with people. Once you defeat nature and defeat this universe, no one in this universe will be your opponent."
"Before you defeat nature, you might as well take nature as your teacher first. The earth, water, wind, fire, sun, moon, stars, and all things can be used wherever you want."
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Zoro didn't know when Yamazaki left, and he didn't know how long he stood at the beach.
In short, looking at the sea reflecting the stars in the sky, Zoro recalled the sword that broke through the starry sky, and couldn't help shouting and took action.
The sword poured out with all his strength.
The sea surface was split open and hit for several kilometers.
Zoro fell on the beach, smiling and breathing heavily,
With one strike of the sword, all the confusion and depression in the past seemed to be thrown away, and my heart felt very comfortable and enlightened.
Sauron knew that he had taken a very important step and saw the future path. Before defeating this universe, he no longer had to look for the path in confusion.
There is no road more profound and grand, and no road more exciting.
As for whether you can finish the walk, don’t think too much, just walk.
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In the morning, Zoro saw Yamazaki again and wanted to be his disciple.
Yamazaki refused, saying frankly that he could not be called a master, nor could he be called a teacher. At most, he could be called a teacher.
Zoro didn't force it and just followed Yamazaki's wishes.
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In the morning, went to the capital to deliver news to the king.
From then on, Cocoa West became the territory of the Straw Hat Pirates.
The Straw Hat Star Pirates will leave 200 battleships on Cocoa West to protect interstellar trade and planet security.
The Straw Hat Star Thieves do not levy a poll tax. They only need 10% of the interstellar trade volume. If it is 100 million Berries, they will give 10 million Berries. There is no requirement.
Luffy wanted to say that he didn't charge protection money, but Nami punched him back because he was a rubber man anyway.
With no income, how can you buy a warship? Without a warship, how can you fight against other interstellar pirates? How can you protect Cocoa West?
Yamazaki also asked Nami to give the king a copy of the Star Fleet's basic training materials, so that the king could provide popular education to the citizens.
If you don’t want to pay protection fees, learn to protect yourself.
The king was originally doubtful, but after seeing this, he no longer doubted it. If he hadn't really replaced him and it was a well-intentioned Star Thieves group, he wouldn't have given him training materials.
This thing is not precious to Starfleet, but it is not that easy to get the complete version. It is not easy for outsiders to get it.
Of course, they can buy it, but the price is beyond their reach.
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Yamazaki read the information and made a copy.
That is said to be basic training, but you can continue to improve after completing the practice.
When you can use your armed color Haki freely, you can reach the rank of general in the Star Fleet, and there are many people in the Genryu who can compare with it.
Further up, you need to have talent or practice.
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The king announced to the public that the whole planet was happy and relieved.
The king held a banquet to entertain the king, but the Straw Hat pirates stayed behind. The Tripod pirates didn't like the excitement and retreated first.
He didn't leave, and went to the sea to catch seafood by himself to reward himself.
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After playing for a day, the Tripod Bandits and the Straw Hat Bandits met up the next morning. Yamazaki was originally going to explain some things and then leave, not wanting any interstellar pirates to come.
Just in time to familiarize the Straw Hat Pirates with space combat.
It's just a little strange. The news about the change of ownership here should not have spread yet, and since it is the territory of the Dragon Star Thieves, no one should come to rob it.
Could it be that the Evil Dragon Star Thief Group said it themselves? Just for revenge?
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