One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 144 Simple Distribution and Conversation
"Porter, Barrus, and Ivan, step out!"

After Ross's figure gradually disappeared, Sakaski slowly called out three names.

Soon three students stood up, then quickly and skillfully took out a notebook and a pen, picked up the fruits with clear division of labor, and began to record.

The names, functions and uses of the fruits were listed in detail, and the whole process took less than five minutes.

They divided all the fruits into four categories, including a unique flying category. There is no doubt about it, being able to fly is good.

Bears, tigers, elephants, dogs, etc. are suitable for close combat.

Agile creatures like cats and leopards that are good at fighting with speed.

And finally, there are comprehensive categories that take both into account, such as pythons, lizards, and honey badgers.

These are all rough classifications based on the fighting characteristics of the animals themselves. They are not precise enough, but their advantage is that they can quickly find the fruits that suit them.

"Reporting to Major General Sakaski, there are a total of thirty-three fruits, four flying types, thirteen melee types, nine agility types, and seven comprehensive types!"

Porter, who was nominated by the other two, said loudly, then tore off a page of paper and handed it to Sakaski.

The three of them are students who are not good at fighting. They have the weakest frontal combat power and survival ability among all the students. However, they have strong ability to survive, so they were promoted by Sakaski not long ago.

In that training session led by Zefa, they needed to exert their own strengths, and Zefa was only responsible for keeping the situation under control and preventing accidents.

For safety reasons, Sakaski and Long were listed separately, and the other thirty-eight people were divided into groups, and finally they complemented each other's shortcomings and fought in team mode.

This is also the elite combat mode that Sakaski and Long learned from Ross's adapted book. It is very suitable for use in the tasks of the middle-level navy, that is, the three levels of colonel, brigadier general, and major general.

But it is still in the exploratory stage, and they are the only ones trying to use it. Perhaps it will be improved and promoted in the future.

Excluding Sakaski, there were originally four scouts among the other nineteen people, but unfortunately one of them died because his vitality was not strong enough and he could not be saved. So there were only eighteen young men left.

"Well, you three divide up the flying fruits. In the future training missions, you will be divided into teams of six. Make sure at least one person eats a fruit suitable for melee combat, and leave at least two people without fruit abilities. You decide how to distribute them. After you're done, go back and rest!"

After saying this, Sakaski stood up and left, leaving the assigned tasks in their own hands.

He walked slowly in the direction where Ross and Zhan Guo were chatting. It was obvious that he didn't want to stay any longer. After all, he was mentally exhausted to the extreme, and it was already the limit for him to attend this "celebration party" instead of lying down in bed in the middle of the night.

The others were in a similar condition, but their condition was slightly better. Many matters on the return journey were basically shouldered by Long and Sakaski, allowing Teacher Zefa to recuperate in peace.

Since there was nothing else for him to do, it would be better for him to go back and rest, but he still needed to say hello to Ross.

On the other side, Ross, who had just finished explaining his affairs, met and chatted with Zhan Guo, who had also finished explaining his affairs.

After all, the navy is not like pirates. Some things can be done more efficiently. The real celebration party will have to wait until Zephyr is discharged from the hospital.

But that would take at least ten days or half a month. Although Zefa's strength was still at the admiral level, it had obviously regressed compared to a few months ago.

He was seriously injured after the battle with Shiqi, but he pretended to be fine until he was admitted to the hospital, without revealing any flaws.

The assassination of his wife and children had a certain impact on him, but it was not enough to turn his hair white overnight.

In addition, Ross will lead his team to leave the Navy Headquarters for a trip in a few days, so it is better to give out this reward as early as possible.

There were no long speeches, no long-delayed rewards, only immediate benefits and personal condolences from the two top leaders.

The effect was very good. Ross could feel the joy in them, which slowly diluted the previous sadness, leaving only deep grief to remember.

"Compared to you, Ross, our navy is really a little scared. Don't you feel sorry for them at all?"

"Why should I feel bad? They are just some fruits that I can't use. They are basically my children who grew up under my care. I gave them to them if I had a reason."

Ross's tone was relaxed and casual, and he seemed very calm in the face of Zhan Guo's teasing.

Sakaski, who had just walked over, happened to hear the conversation between the two. Facing Ross's words, he just nodded silently in his heart, then walked up to him and said:

"Teacher Ross, I'll leave first."

"It's Sakaski, then go back and get some sleep. Come see me tomorrow. I have something for you. You can try it yourself while I'm away."

"Uh…ok!"

Sakaski nodded, and without asking Ross what he wanted to give him, he turned around and walked away towards the family area.

Ross looked at his back with an apologetic look on his face. If he had known earlier, he should have held the award ceremony tomorrow. They should have had more rest.

"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first. Teacher Ross and Uncle Zhan Guo, you've been on guard day and night for the past two days. It's really exhausting."

Compared to Sakaski who was quiet, Long was obviously more talkative and did not hide his tiredness at all.

He was a step behind Sakaski, but he also heard the conversation between Ross and Zhan Guo. Can you just find a reason to use or give away something that is useless to you? Indeed, compared to useless treasures, treasures that are useful are the real good treasures.

Long silently took note of this and planned to make a similar rule in his organization in the future.

"Okay, thank you for your help, Long. It's really hard for you young people to share things happily when we adults are here."

Zhan Guo said as he patted Long's shoulder, then waved his hand to indicate that he could leave at any time.

"No way, I've never been polite to you and Teacher Ross!"

Before leaving, Long smiled and made a joke, then disappeared like the wind.

Ross looked at this magical scene and sighed inwardly.

As expected of a mythical beast-type devil fruit that can be called "God", it has its own special abilities like Nika, and is not limited to the use of additional elements.

"Oh, Ross, there's something I forgot to tell you. I plan to let Sakaski and Long participate in the next game of exterminating nations to pave the way for them to be promoted to lieutenant generals. Do you have any other opinions or suggestions?"

Zhan Guo suddenly asked.

He only remembered this matter after Ross left this afternoon. By then, the first elite training camp would have been over for about a year, so the time was about right.

Or you can wait until the next game of annihilating a country, and just accumulate more.

"Hmm? Didn't Long and Garp tell you about those things yet? I thought he would discuss it with you after he came back."

Ross suddenly became confused.

Didn't Long tell Sengoku that he would quit the navy in the future?
Sengoku was also confused. Dragon and his old partner Garp were actually hiding something from him!

He looked at Ross with a curious look in his eyes, his clenched fists and clenched teeth showing his angry temper.

It seems that Garp will have a hard time after his return. Two punches will probably be the least of his worries.

Sorry, Cap, I didn't mean to sell you...

After silently apologizing in his heart, Ross said slowly:

"Let's wait and see what Karp wants to say. I respect the students' choice. As for your proposal, I have no objection. Sakaski can indeed further understand the dark side of the world.

As for Long, it would be good to let him see these. Both of them have high tolerance, but why didn't you include that kid Borsalino?"

The only one who didn't come to today's gathering was that kid. His position was temporarily replaced by Kuzan.

Zhan Guo nodded in understanding.

Since Long didn't want to say it, there was no need to force him. He would tell it sooner or later anyway. But that guy Garp actually dared not tell him anything. He dared to conclude that the other party simply forgot!
When he comes back, I must call Xiao He to give him a good beating together. I can't go all heavy-handed for such a small matter, but Xiao He doesn't care.

"Borsalino... I always feel like he doesn't have that kind of ambition. Anyway, the Demon Slayer Order happens every three to five years, so we can just put him in there and mess around when the time comes.

Forget about the game of destroying a nation, lest that kid's kindness, which is already limited, is completely extinguished and he becomes completely wavering."

Zhan Guo said with a distressed expression, why didn't he want Borsalino to participate in this kind of thing? After all, this kind of thing can also make the justice in his heart more firm, but the pain in the process is a bit heavy.

But he also had some understanding of Borsalino, and found that his character was similar to that of some branch navies in small places.

To put it bluntly, they are like mercenaries, they can be used as long as they are paid, but they are more conscientious than ordinary mercenaries.

This conscience supports him in making the choices he believes are right, and he will take the initiative to lend a helping hand when he can, rather than sitting back and watching, and then starting to waver after things happen.

Zhan Guo didn't intend to let Borsalino's conscience be destroyed faster and turn him into a pure navy, so it would be better to arrange him into the Demon Slayer Order.

"That's not necessarily the case. Borsalino is a little lazy, but the justice in his heart is not frivolous at all. On the contrary, it is very firm.

Let him participate in the next game of destroying nations. This will only make him more determined, I promise."

Ross shook his head and spoke slowly.

What exactly caused Porusali's justice to waver in the original work?
Ross may not know, but it must be related to the degree of his inner determination. Looking through the few relevant fragments in his original work, we can find that his "ambiguous" justice has actually changed.

It is not a subjective change, but a way of dealing with things and a conscious attitude.

His attitude and aftermath when dealing with the Sun Pirates were completely different from the future Sabaody Archipelago incident.

　I was stuck in a writer's block yesterday, sorry, I'm just typing.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)