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

Chapter 25 Assessment
In the following days, the 16th Navy Branch and the Konomy Islands were quietly digesting their gains.

After careful calculation by Miss Nami, the income this time not only includes the pirate bounty and pirate ship, but also a part of the pirate's treasure.

Although it was hidden very deeply by that group of cunning pirates, if you were not careful, you might almost sell it together with the pirate ship, but with the help of Miss Thief Cat, any valuable item, no matter how deep it is hidden, cannot escape her eyes emitting a strange light.

They have all been found out one by one!

As I just said, some of these ships must be sold.

Not to mention that the Conomi Islands and the 16th Navy Branch do not need so many ships, some of them are not suitable for civilian or naval use.

So, it’s better to sell it and buy a new one later.

Some of them will be left in the Konomy Islands as cargo ships, and some will be left in the 16th Navy Branch as naval warships. When the time comes, they will just need to change the coating.

Although all naval warships, regardless of their models, are built and ordered uniformly.

Strictly speaking, pirate ships are not suitable for naval use.

But there is no other way now. We cannot find a suitable supplier of naval warships, so we can only make do with it at this stage.

If you want a warship, you can either build it secretly yourself, buy it from a black marketeer, or order it from the Navy Headquarters.

He built it himself. Not to mention that he didn't have a shipbuilder, even if he did, he didn't have the blueprints of a naval ship. Although there are so many naval ships on the sea, the technical content of naval ships is not low.

Especially large naval ships!

Moreover, it is illegal to privately build naval warships at sea.

If you look for black market dealers... the price is expensive and there is no guarantee. And if you look for black market dealers, it is easier to find them in the Grand Line or the New World.

As for asking the Navy Headquarters for an order?
Please, the 16th Navy Branch is invaded by pirates every year and requires funding every year. Where does the money come from to order so many naval ships?
Doesn't this tell the Navy Headquarters that the 16th Navy Branch has money?

How can we ask for subsidies then?

You have to know that even the five existing warships of the 16th Navy Branch were obtained by asking Sean for help in recent years, plus their own damage reports.

Of course~
This time we can take this opportunity to use the fact that the navy ship is damaged as an excuse to ask the navy headquarters to replenish it with another one.

By then, the 16th Navy Branch will have 6 naval warships, plus the pirate ship-coated naval warships. It can be said that the 16th Navy Branch, in terms of the number of naval warships alone, can be called the strongest naval branch in the waters near the entrance of the East China Sea's great waterway.

As for whether there is a naval branch stronger than the 16th naval branch in the other half of the sea area, Xia Che is not sure.

only.

This strength is just like the previous overlord of the East China Sea, the Click Pirates, which claimed to have 5,000 pirates and 50 pirate ships, but if they met a strong man, they could be chopped to pieces by one person.

Without the hard power, no matter how many equipments you have, it will be useless.
Even if you count strictly, the number of marines under the 16 branches of the Navy is not as much as that of the Click Pirates.

Of course, the Navy branch has been recruiting marines during this period and has never stopped. Recruitment slogans have been posted, and there has been a craze for becoming a marine in the Conomi Islands. I guess even Smoker has heard about it by now.

For example, now...

"Bang~"

The door was suddenly opened.

Xia Che, who was planning the naval strength development plan for the Konomi Islands, looked up at Smoker who ran in without even knocking. He took a sip of the black tea that Robin Xiaomi poured for him and said helplessly, "Senior Smoker, you need to change your temper. Fortunately, I am not doing anything in there now. If I had done something in there, it would have been so embarrassing. No wonder you were demoted to the Weakest Sea. You still need to learn more about the ways of the world from me."

"..." Upon hearing Xia Che's words, Smoker, who had originally had a calm expression, suddenly turned dark.

Want to learn from you?
What should I learn from you?
Taking advantage of troubled waters, deceiving superiors and subordinates, and embezzling funds?

Or should I learn from you to catch pirates?
not to mention……

How are you better than him as a guy who was also demoted?
What do you want to do in there? Smoker pointed at the boy with pink hair and a melon face and said, "This guy heard that you are recruiting marines here, and he hopes to join the 16th Marine Branch."

As soon as he finished speaking, the boy next to him stood up consciously and looked at Xia Che excitedly.

"Colonel Shache, my name is Coby. Please allow me to join the 16th branch of the Navy. I hope to become a powerful navy like Colonel Shache and capture all the pirates."

Although he didn't know what happened at that time, when he woke up and saw that everyone was captured, he guessed that they must have been captured by the two navy officers at that time.

It's incredible that only two navy officers captured so many pirates.

Especially after learning that the male sailor was actually the base commander of the 16th Navy Branch, Coby believed that...Colonel Shache must be a very powerful sailor. Therefore, when he heard that the 16th Navy Branch was recruiting marines, he always wanted to give it a try.

But I can never find an opportunity, or I’m afraid...of not being recognized.

After hearing that they were going to be sent back to their island, he became very nervous. Finally, he mustered up the courage to ask Colonel Smoker, and was brought here by Colonel Smoker.

however.

"Kibby..." Hearing the name, Xia Che raised his head in surprise.

After looking at the pink hair, he guessed who the boy in front of him was.

Unexpectedly, this time when we caught the pirates, we even brought this guy along.

He raised his eyelids, ignoring Smoker who was laughing at Coby's words "Catch all the pirates!", and fixed his eyes on Coby. He crossed his hands in front of his chin and said seriously, "Although the 16th branch of the Navy is very short of marines, we recruit elite soldiers and strong generals for the 16th branch of the Navy, and you..."

Although he didn't finish his words, Coby already understood what he meant and lowered his head in disappointment.

It's normal for someone as cowardly as him to be rejected.

But thinking that he had finally mustered up the courage this time, he would definitely regret it if he gave up like this. He took a deep breath again, looked firmly at Colonel Xia Che in front of him, and was about to say something.

At this time.

"But as a navy captain, for the justice of the navy, I am willing to give you this opportunity." As if he had guessed what Coby wanted to say, Xia Che interrupted him directly, looked at Coby again, and said in the tone of a navy captain, "As long as you pass the exclusive assessment of the 16th Navy Branch, you can become a member of the 16th Navy Branch."

The words fell.

"???"

Robin, who had been keeping quiet and trying to downplay his presence, raised his head in confusion and looked at Xia Che.

When will the marines of the 16th Navy Branch be assessed?
Why didn't she know?
Aren’t they all the same recruitment assessments passed down from the Navy Headquarters?
The requirements for branch marines are slightly lower.

now.

Even Smoker, who was watching boredly nearby, turned his head curiously. What about the 16th branch of the Navy having its own assessment?

To be honest, as a naval colonel who was also demoted by the headquarters, Smoker was very curious about what kind of assessment would be set by this naval colonel who was more talented than himself.

"I, I, I..." Hearing that Colonel Shache was willing to give him a chance to take the test, Coby suddenly became excited. He clenched his fists and shouted loudly, "I will try my best! Thank you Colonel Shache for giving me this opportunity. I will definitely not let Colonel Shache down."

"Very good!" Xia Che nodded in satisfaction, his hands still crossed, but his expression became serious again. Looking at Coby in front of him, his whole body exuded the aura of a naval colonel again, and he asked solemnly, "In that case, let me do the test myself!"

As soon as these words fell.

Kirby:? ? ?
Colonel Xia Che will conduct the assessment personally?

Before he could react.

"Please listen to the question!" Under the gaze of everyone, Xia Che asked directly, "If there is a large-scale war between the navy and the pirates, and you are also on the battlefield, at this moment, the war has come to an end, all the goals of the navy have been achieved, but the pirates have not been eliminated. However, at this moment, the battlefield is littered with corpses, and you see your companions and acquaintances on the battlefield dying one by one. How will you react at this moment with your heartbroken heart?"

(End of this chapter)