Just like when you put meat in a refrigerator, the oil will get on the hands of the transporter. On behalf of the World Government, the Navy bids for the two top-level Superman-type Devil Fruits. In the process of handing them over to the World Government, reasonable considerations will naturally appear.

The "loss" - yes, there is one Piaopiao fruit missing.

Of course, whether it was public declarations or reports to the five old stars, Porusalino and others' statements were completely consistent - it was all the fault of that crazy Kaido! Our warship was damaged and sunk! Two stars

There was only time to save one Devil Fruit!

Under such circumstances, the original plan of the Five Old Stars, which was to hand over the Soul Soul Fruit with greater strategic significance to the Navy and the Piaopiao Fruit, which was more beneficial to Mariejoia's defense work, to CP0, was forced to give up.

Half of them.

As for whether CP0 was abandoned or whether the Navy was abandoned - if it weren't for the alliance of anti-world government forces, and if it weren't for the wonderful performances of the two movie stars, Porusalino and Lieutenant General Garp, the result would actually be different.

It goes without saying.

But now...

…

It is the end of the year 1512 in the Haiyuan calendar. The third world conference since the beginning of the Great Pirate Age ended just ten days ago.

The location is the Ionian Island, the Kingdom of Baliwood in the Western Sea.

Rear Admiral Gion is performing a mission here, and operating with him is the third-level battleship "Cyclops" of the fifth detachment of the "Burning Fleet".

In order to appease the panicked kings of the major world government affiliated countries, at the important meeting ten days ago, the Five Old Stars officially announced that the Navy Headquarters would dispatch the "Burning Fleet" that destroyed the former Four Emperors BIGMOM in batches.

Traveled to major franchised countries for the first time to launch pirate cleanup operations.

Although the "Burning Crusade" plan to which the "Burning Fleet" belongs was initially proposed by Porusalino, its purpose was to operate in all four seas and attack pirate groups at the source. However, the plan has always been unable to keep up with changes. Since then,

Since its formation, the Burning Fleet has been like a pony

Like my brother, all the games we played were "high-end rounds", even the "Army of Evil" Germa 66 - the pirate supernova that encountered during the operation with a bounty of hundreds of millions was not included at all.

The target of the Burning Fleet can only be regarded as a small task that can be solved easily.

Therefore, this also led to the fact that as soon as this arrangement of the five old stars was proposed, the kings of the major franchise countries all fell into a state of ecstasy after confirming that it was not a joke - this is just like before Porusalino traveled through time.

In this world, super special forces that have always only dealt with dangerous international missions suddenly appeared in an ordinary residential area one day, driving a main battle tank, holding a missile beeper, fully armed, and said they would catch thieves for the residents.

Although it is a bit "big material but little use", which makes people very confused, but in one sentence - don't use it in vain, use it and you will feel better!

Of course, after all, the World Government has so many participating countries, and the sea is so vast after all. Therefore, during the specific cleaning operation, the Burning Fleet was actually "broken into parts", with a single warship as an ordinary one.

Action Team - Only when encountering a large-scale mission area jointly declared by several adjacent World Government member countries, a large force of two or more ships will appear.

This can not only ensure efficiency, but also prevent pirates from hiding early because the navy's goals are too obvious and their momentum is too exaggerated.

By the way, in order to further highlight the greatness of the World Government's move, the Five Old Stars also specially arranged for the "World Economic News" to have "Big News" Morgans come to Mary Joa and conduct an interview with the five of them in person.

——In this interview that was conducted completely according to the script, Morgans successfully played the role of a bully and asked various tricky questions (just seemingly), while the five old stars showed the ruler's "

"Be tolerant of others" and answered his doubts very patiently.

for example:

"Is there any difference between an operation like the Burning Fleet and previous operations carried out by naval branches in various places? Is it necessary to be so high-profile?"

——"The difference is huge. The sailors of the Burning Fleet are all elites among the elites. They can solve problems that ordinary naval branches cannot solve; they can solve problems that ordinary naval branches can solve in a shorter time.

better."

Another example:

"The cost of such a large-scale operation must be astronomical..."

——"When it comes to upholding justice and protecting the citizens of the countries that join the World Government, there is no need to consider the cost! Even if one billion beli is used to destroy just one pirate group, it is still worth it!"

Another example:

"Send the Burning Fleet to various parts of the world to perform missions. If the situation in the new world changes..."

——"The world government has the confidence and ability to solve all pirate problems. The so-called revolutionary army, NEW navy and other forces are destined to fail and are completely worth mentioning."

…

In short, take the initiative to find reporters to act as leverage and answer seemingly tricky questions, thereby avoiding more trouble. The five old politicians, such as the old politicians, know how to market.

…

Regarding the issue of pirates on Ionia Island, as soon as Gion and his subordinates arrived here, they had the "Cyclops" hidden nearby and then asked Smoker to start investigating.

In a total of 18 hours, in less than a day, Smoker had already grasped the movements of the pirates here and asked the sailors to follow up. As the top name in his elite class of the Navy, Smoker, in addition to being the leader of the people,

The "problem boy" who keeps him at arm's length is well-known for his identity, high combat effectiveness, and astonishing work efficiency, which are also his well-known labels.

"Rear Admiral Gion, the islanders don't seem to expect our navy to attack the pirates..."

"That's because the navy branch in charge of this area was not strong enough to effectively eradicate the pirate forces here. After they left, the pirates came back again and began to retaliate against the islanders... In this case, I

We have encountered it before, we just need to do a good job this time, so the islanders will not complain and choose to trust our navy in the future."

Smoker agrees with this, but it is not easy to wipe out all the pirate forces that have been active in a fixed area for a long time, especially since the "Cyclops" battleship can stay in this area for a limited time, and they also have other pirate forces in other areas.

Tasks need to be performed.

"Have everyone else gone to inquire about the situation? It's time for me to take action."

Gion suddenly said this.

"Major General Gion, you'd better not take action yet, you are too conspicuous...and if you, the monster commander, are all deployed, it will make our subordinates look too incompetent."

——Not only is her appearance and military rank conspicuous, as a representative of the new generation of female sailors in the Navy and a monster with extraordinary strength, Gion has spoken many times as a spokesperson for the Navy in major newspapers. On the Telephone Bug Network

On top of that, she has a large number of fans and can be said to be a very famous sailor all over the world.

Therefore, even in the Kingdom of Bali in the West Sea, on this Ionian island, even if he is wearing casual clothes for disguise, Gion is still very easy to be exposed - if he takes action at this time, he may very well be exposed. This added another layer of doubt to the islanders who were not looking forward to conquering the pirates, and made the pirates notice something strange.

"Well, okay then, I'll go practice sword practice for a while..."

With no other choice, Gion went around to the back of the hotel and started practicing swordsmanship - not that she hoped to make much progress with this random opportunity and time, but she just needed to practice every day and it had become a habit.

She pulled out the big sharp sword "Kinpila" from the scabbard, stopped the Haki that was always on, put her hands in a posture, then took a deep breath, straightened her back, and swung it to the top of her head. Then she quickly Swinging downwards vigorously, and after repeating the action several times, she held the handle of the knife again and closed her eyes.

She was surrounded by a group of pirates with a bounty of at least more than 100 million beli. They were all armed. As she imagined this, she hit the enemy's wrist with the back of the knife, slashed his body, and turned around at the same moment. , a sword hit the enemy on the other side in the face.

"Um?"

Gion slowly opened his eyes and found a little girl holding a bamboo knife in front of him - was she the daughter of the hotel owner?

The girl said nothing and stared straight at Gion with her face raised. She was probably around 12 years old.

"Excuse me, what can I do for you, little sister?"

"My, my name is Dasqi!"

"Huh? My name is Gion, it's our first time meeting you."

Gion bowed his head to say hello as a habit, and the girl named Taschi also nodded slightly - the smile on Gion's face made her feel less nervous about talking to strangers.

"Sister...you are from outside the island, right? Can you use a sword?"

"I know a little bit."

Gion's words were not considered modesty - in a place like the Navy Headquarters where swordsmen are everywhere, even a great swordsman can only say that he knows a little bit.

After all, you never know whether you will suddenly meet Hawkeye, the world's greatest swordsman, who comes to the headquarters for a meeting, or Porusalino, who claims to be the inheritor of Ashina's swordsmanship - if they hear someone say that they are good at it Sword, I will definitely take the initiative to ask for advice.

Of course, there is also a weird old man who insists that his fist is also a sword...

"Then can you teach me the exercises?"

Taschi raised the bamboo sword in her hand and took a posture, looking at Gion intently, her eyes full of hope.

"I want to become stronger than a pirate!"

Gion quickly accepted Daschi's abrupt request. A girl who also wanted to learn swordsmanship asked her for swordsmanship. She didn't feel bored, rather she was a little happy - after all, she wanted to be stronger than a pirate or something. , it really touched the heart of this female sailor.

Gion first asked her to try swinging the sword up and down. Although the posture was standard, the tip of the sword was not stable and the center of gravity of her lower body was also shifted.

"When you swing the sword, instead of hitting the ground, imagine swinging the tip of the sword far away, and then swing the sword - use more wrist strength."

Gion made serious suggestions, and Taschi behaved a little better at first, but after two or three swings, it returned to its original state.

Gion accidentally asked the girl when she started learning swordsmanship, and Gion learned that she only started learning about half a year ago.

"My uncle, the owner of the blacksmith shop, taught me swordsmanship before. Although he is a blacksmith, he is also very good at swordsmanship. He is the most powerful person on the island... although this was before he injured his leg."

After the blacksmith uncle couldn't teach her swordsmanship, Dusky was looking for a new master, and Gion happened to appear at this time.

"Uncle Blacksmith is so pitiful... Obviously he has done nothing bad, and the navy rarely comes to such a rural town. Sister Gion, your ship also came here for supplies, right?"

"...Well, yes, you are right."

Gion responded vaguely - the disguised identities of their group were ordinary members of the Chamber of Commerce. Moreover, although they were going to attack the pirates here, they didn't think that a little girl like Taschi would leak information, but for the sake of safety and security

Keep it secret, so Gion can't tell little Tashiki the truth yet.

"Ever since the pirates came to this island, they've been doing all sorts of unreasonable things. And the adults all said that you have to endure it, and resisting them won't do any good... There will definitely be good things, right? Sister, right?

"Of course! You should resist things you cannot accept! Sometimes you can't give up even if you try your best!"

Although there were many things that could not be changed even if he tried his best, or would be meaningless, after all, he was facing a little girl who was still growing, and Gion did not discuss these complicated situations with her.
To be continued...