Pirates: Build a high wall from the East China Sea.

Chapter 12 Kendo Instructor
Naval Headquarters, Marinevando.

At this moment, in the Admiral's office.

Marshal Zhan Guo, who hung up the phone, crossed his hands in front of his chin, frowned, and looked deep in thought.

Then he seemed to remember something, lowered his head and opened a huge drawer below, and stretched out his hand towards the place where the bounty for pirates from the East China Sea was placed, as if looking for something. After flipping through it, he took out a bounty order.

[Name: Mok]

[Reward: 30000000 Baileys]

That’s right, this is the bounty of Captain Mok of the Mok Pirates, who is causing headaches for the 16th Branch of the East China Sea.

Normally speaking, as a naval marshal, he would not care too much about pirates like this. Although the bounty of 3000 million berries was already very high in the weakest sea, he was after all just a small pirate with 3000 million berries staying in the East China Sea.

As long as he doesn't enter the Grand Line and doesn't cause any trouble, it will be a small matter for the Navy Headquarters.

As for the 16th Navy Branch, although it did apply for funding frequently, according to the investigation by the trial personnel, the application materials of the 16th Branch were all legal and compliant. The only thing that made people suspicious was that it was too frequent.

however.

Now it seems...

Zhan Guo lowered his head and frowned as he looked at the bounty order in his hand. "It seems that the 16th branch has indeed been wronged."

Being able to escape from Garp's hands, gaining even Garp's approval, and even having Garp propose a direct bounty of 50 million, is indeed not something that a mere naval branch can handle.

This kind of pirate is indeed a bit troublesome for the East China Sea, the weakest sea.

It seems incredible now that the 16 branches were able to contend with them for so long.

only.

How could such a powerful pirate stay in the East China Sea all the time?
Doesn't that guy have any ambitions?
If he has no ambition, why does he keep harassing the 16th Navy Branch?

What kind of hatred is this?
In addition, Sengoku also had some impression of the base commander of the 16th branch, Dande Shache.

After all, he was once a talented naval colonel, but it seems that he has begun to degenerate since he was demoted.

I have been staying in the East China Sea for many years, but I haven't had any outstanding achievements.

At that time, he also suspected that Colonel Shatcher, who had no military achievements, had been targeting the Mok Pirates all the time. Was he really cooperating with the pirates to defraud military funds?

But now it seems...

Since even old man Garp said so, maybe it’s not what they think.

Although Garp has always been a careless guy and has been unmotivated since the Pirate King Roger was put on trial, and he always comes to steal his snacks, but as Garp's partner for many years, Sengoku knows clearly that Garp would never lie to him about such things.

You know, that guy is a pirate.

As a naval hero, Garp wouldn't cooperate with a pirate.
Picture what?
Zhan Guo shook his head with a hint of amusement on his face, and continued to look at the bounty in his hand. He muttered to himself with a headache, "It seems that another big pirate is going to appear in the East China Sea."

Last time, Ace appeared and caused a lot of trouble in the Grand Line and the New World, and now another big pirate has appeared in the East China Sea.

Could it be that something big is going to happen in this weakest sea again?

The only thing to be thankful for now is that the Mok Pirates are still staying in the East China Sea and have not entered the Grand Line.
Thinking of this, Zhan Guo pondered for a moment, then picked up a pen and scribbled across the bounty order, directly crossing out the 3 and writing a 5 on the side.

then.

He raised his head again and looked at the navy beside him. With a serious tone, he said, "Notify the approval department that there is no problem with the military expenditure application of the 16th branch of the navy. At the same time, the military expenditure will be increased by 16%. However, tell the commander of the th branch base..." His eyes narrowed slightly, "We must stop the Mok Pirates and never let them enter the Grand Line."

……

"No problem." Xia Che looked at Nami who was glaring at him angrily and said with a headache, "I have asked Wu Duo to apply for military funds from above, and then we can hold on for a while longer."

however.

"Military expenses? We don't know how long we'll have to wait for the Navy to allocate funds, and how much money there will be. We can't even support the training and equipment purchases of the 16 branches now, not to mention that there are so many other places that need money."

Facing Xia Che's consolation, Nami folded her arms and said, "I originally thought I could take advantage of the Navy Headquarters, but I didn't expect that I would have to subsidize them? It's really a loss~"

Then he looked at Xia Che unhappily.

"You lied to me, saying that I would be in charge of the money, and that this finance minister would see a lot of money."

"This... is not a lie. Didn't you see a lot of money?"

"It does look like a lot of money." Hearing Xia Che's words, Nami pouted with disdain, slammed the table fiercely, and looked at Xia Che with squinted eyes, "But you spent it all before I could even warm it up, you damn liar! I'm telling you, I want to resign. Do you know how heartbroken I am to see so much money flowing out of my hands? And you also spent my 50 million Baileys."

"..."

Faced with Nami's questioning, Xia Che smiled awkwardly.

Nami not only holds the title of a naval sergeant, but is also the Minister of Finance of the 16th branch and the Konomy Islands.

When it comes to money, Nami is very sensitive and responsible. She knows exactly where every penny is spent. Therefore, Xia Che is quite satisfied with the Minister of Finance.

As for the so-called 50 million...

That was the money Nami had saved from working as a thief over the years.

Of course~
He knew that Nami didn't really care about the 50 million and was just complaining.

Today, the main income of the town of Cocoaxi depends on canned oranges and orange marmalade. Although with his help and the unique recipe left by Bellmère, the sales of orange marmalade and canned oranges are still quite good, but it is indeed difficult to support so much construction and the development of the navy.

only……

"Navy training and purchasing equipment and facilities are indeed very expensive." Xia Che stood up, walked in front of Nami, and sighed, "But there is nothing we can do about it. This is a necessary expense. If we don't have a strong force to protect us, everything we do now will be in vain."

Strength is everything.

Then, he looked at Nami seriously, and met Nami's gaze, with a tone of emotion and relief.

"Thank you for your hard work over the past few years! I will find a solution as soon as possible."

The words fell.

This tone.

This look.

Nami shuddered when he stared at her. Her anger seemed to have subsided a lot. She turned her head away and said, "I know! I'm just complaining."

With a helpless tone, "You know that the funds are not that abundant, why do you still do so many things? You can stop doing trivial things like cutting down trees and repairing roads. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Having said that, he turned around.

"I'll talk to Nokigo and the others to see if the orange factory can increase production. Really~" As he walked outside, he pouted and complained, "If this continues, the canned oranges in Cocoa West Village may not be enough for you to spend even if you sell them all the way to the Grand Line."

Xia Che didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the figure walked out of the door.

then.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat back in his seat.

Miss Robin, who was sitting elegantly beside them, rolled her eyes helplessly as she saw this scene. "Boss, you are so cruel. You actually exploited a young girl like this?"

"What do you mean by exploitation? What do you mean by exploitation?" Xia Che took a sip of the tea that Robin had poured for him with her power, and said leisurely, "I am exploring the potential of the girl, how can I say exploitation? Look, isn't Nami arranged everything in an orderly manner?"

"Black-hearted Boss, do you think I will believe it?"

"Of course, you are my closest secretary."

"Sorry, I don't believe it~" Miss Robin sneered, then frowned and said, "But some of what Miss Nami said is indeed correct. Perhaps some construction can be temporarily stopped. We don't have that much money to support it for the time being."

"Don't worry, funding issues are minor problems." In response to Robin's words, Xia Che still took a sip of hot tea and said slowly, "It will only be difficult for a while, and I will ask Mok to catch some pirates to subsidize the money. If it really doesn't work..."

His eyes flashed slightly, as if he thought of something, and there seemed to be a flash of golden light in his eyes.

"I know where the land of gold - Shandora is. There is gold everywhere there. If we are short of money, we can just go there and dig some."

The words fell.

"?!"

The legendary land of gold?

Shandora?
If the legendary land of gold perhaps has... records of that history?

Robin's face changed as if he had thought of something, and he quickly looked at Xia Che who was leisurely drinking tea in front of him. When he was about to ask, he seemed to see something.

The tension on Robin's face disappeared immediately. He drank his tea leisurely and said slowly, "The Land of Gold? Boss, do you know where it is? If you are not nervous, why don't you tell Miss Nami?"

"I……"

however.

Before Xia Che could finish his words.

At this time.

"Yes, I also want to ask why you didn't tell me?" A meaningful and sneering voice suddenly came from the door, "The Land of Gold? Gold all over the land?"

"???"

Xia Che was so scared that the teacup in his hand trembled. He turned his head immediately and saw Nami, who was supposed to leave, coming back again without knowing when.

He quickly put on a wry smile, laughed out loud, and said, "I just remembered and was about to tell you! Hahaha, sorry, sorry." Then he immediately changed the subject, "By the way, why are you back? Is there something wrong?"

"I originally wanted to ask about your swordsmanship instructor."

"Oh, this?" Hearing Nami's words, Xia Che quickly picked up the topic, glanced away, and said with a smile, "I have already arranged it. I should be here by the time..."

But he still hadn't finished speaking.

"But none of this matters now. What's the point of squeezing my potential?" Nami clenched her fists, making a 'cracking' sound. She stared at Xia Che meaningfully, then suddenly her eyes became tearful. She shouted loudly, "You know how anxious and scared I have been during this period? The Navy Inspection Team is coming, and we are out of money again! Damn it, you had a way but you didn't tell me? Are you worthy of my hard work?"

"I'm sorry~"

"What's the point of apologizing now? I'm very angry."

"I'm sorry!"

"Where is the Land of Gold?"

"On Sky Island!"

"Sky Island? Is there really gold everywhere there?"

"Almost the same. Anyway, there is a lot of gold, and there is a city built of gold. However, it should have been dug up by some stupid guy now."

"Who? I don't care, those are all mine!"

"..."

Seemingly feeling something was wrong, Xia Che, who was comforting Nami, also raised his head and immediately saw Nami's cunning eyes in front of him.

I think you're playing me!
……

at the same time.

Just when Xia Che was helplessly discussing with Robin and Nami when to go panning for gold.

At the dock of the 16th Navy Branch.

A girl with a unique white long sword on her waist was nervously asking a navy officer on the dock, "Hello, is this the 16th Navy Branch?"

"Yes, it's here!" As if shocked by the girl's appearance, the 16th Marine looked at the girl in front of him in confusion, "Sergeant Dashiqi, why are you back? What's the matter?"

"Tashigi? I'm not Tashigi." Hearing the marine's words, the girl shook her head in confusion, but after hearing that this was indeed the 16th branch of the Navy, she seemed relieved, and then said seriously, "I'm Kuina, the junior sister of Colonel Xia Che of the 16th branch of the Navy. This time I came here specifically to look for Senior Brother Xia Che."

The words fell.

"???"

Senior Brother Xia Che?

Guina?
The Marine still looked at her in confusion and doubt.

Sergeant Dashiqi, stop joking. Is this another mission from our headquarters?
　Thanks to A Whispering C for two monthly tickets; Nickname already exists for one monthly ticket; Book friend 20200317235826218 for two monthly tickets.

　　Thanks to book friend 20200317235826218 for the reward of 500 Qidian coins.

　　I saw a lot of familiar people~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)