How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 117: Smoker, the Navy Hero

Crane turned and glanced at Sengoku.

Fighting side by side for decades.

Her understanding of Zhan Guo was even better than that of Zhan Guo himself, so she could tell Zhan Guo's general idea with just one glance.
Then He said calmly:

"Are you interested in this new guy?"

Zhan Guo was not surprised at all, and nodded:
"Yes."

"Although according to the intelligence, Hanafza had fought with Zefa and Smoger before fighting him, and was already seriously injured."

"But the knight Gawain was able to suppress him in just a moment. This was an all-round crushing victory."

"Even if we fight at full strength, the results won't be much different."

"Just from this battle alone, this guy has indeed reached the level of a Shichibukai warrior."

The sound fell to the ground.

No one had any objection, because what Zhan Guo said was the truth.

Even for Moria, who is now hiding in the Devil's Triangle, it is questionable whether he has the power of Gawain.

Time will take away many things. Not only will your physical body decline almost irreversibly after reaching its peak, but so will your mind.

Zhan Guo looked around and saw that no one raised any objections, so he continued:

"I will report this matter to Marijoa later. After the five nod, I will officially include Knight Gawain in the ranks of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

Say it.

Sengoku paused for a moment, then skipped over the matter of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and focused his attention on the report on Rogue Town.

His brows furrowed instantly, and his eyes showed a sense of unwillingness:

"Those people have issued a special order that the matter of Rogue Town cannot be known to the world."

"so……"

Speaking of it.

Zhan Guo did not continue, but everyone present understood what he meant.

Hey!
A shrill voice instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Zhan Guo raised his head when he heard the voice.

Aokiji, who was sitting in the corner, put his legs on the table and even pulled down the blindfold on his head. He had an attitude of "out of sight, out of mind".

This attitude is just short of writing dissatisfaction on one's face.

For a moment, Zhan Guo felt like there was something stuck in his throat, especially when he saw that the naval officers around him were all silent.

In recent years, with the rise of the new generation of navy, the invisible gap between the navy and the world government has become increasingly obvious in the hearts of every navy.

Aokiji's confusion is just a microcosm of a certain group within the navy.

"boom!"

A vice admiral sitting in the corner stood up indignantly:

"How many times has this happened?!"

"Everyone should have the right to know what happened in Rogue Town!"

Some people secretly question the actions of the world government, while others strongly support it.

"Justice is absolute!"

"If such news spreads, it will only cause fearless panic. If necessary, hiding some information from civilians is also a helpless move."

"Helpless? This is the World Government, and we are the ones covering up our own negligence!"

……

In the conference room.

The naval officers were divided into two distinct factions, and they immediately started arguing with each other, and the argument even became more intense.

Only Aokiji sat in the crowd without saying a word.

"Quiet!"

Zhan Guo shouted loudly, instantly suppressing everyone's voices. He looked at Aokiji and asked:
"Kuzan, what do you think about this?"

"Ah la ah la~"

Aokiji pushed away the blindfold and said lazily:

"No matter how much we argue, we can't change the World Government's decision, right?"

Zhan Guo was stunned and said calmly:
"Sometimes, in order to maintain the stability of the ocean, we must make certain compromises. After all, even the most brutal order is better than absolute chaos."

"So studying history is a sin?"

Zhan Guo was speechless.

A few minutes later, the meeting came to an end.

Aokiji held his clothes in one hand and lazily followed the main group away.

Zhan Guo looked at his back and sighed secretly:
"According to Kuzan's personality, he is the most promising and most suitable person to take over the position of marshal, but..."

He couldn't help but comfort her:
"If he could really get to your position, he would understand us."

“I really hope that day comes.”

……

……

……

East China Sea.

A small pirate ship is slowly sailing towards the Goa Kingdom.

The pirates entrenched in the surrounding waters were so frightened by the sight of the skull and crossbones flag with a round shield on the pirate ship that they broke out in cold sweats and turned their ships around and sped away.

For fear of being targeted by the other party.

The only one with such power in the East China Sea is the Gawain Pirates.

The people on this ship were naturally the ones who had set out from Raven Harbor half a month ago and were heading to the Kingdom of Goa to get sponsorship from Clo.

"What the hell is going on~!"

"The World Economic Times is really the kind of person who dares to publish such nonsense information."

Crowe stood on the deck, looking at the newspaper in his hand, and exclaimed: "That naval officer who was defeated by Gawain twice in a row could actually defeat the Seven Warlords of the Sea? Those monsters that are comparable to Hawkeye? And he even repelled the Red Dragon?"

"Excluding the possibility that there really are dragons in this world, and that they happen to be red, the one who was 'repelled' is probably Gawain."

"What is he doing?"

"Can participating in an auction cause such a big mess?"

Wow!
Clo threw the newspaper in his hand into the sea, but a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:
"but."

"After all this commotion, the auction is probably over. At least Gao Wen is not as good as me in making money."

Thinking of this, Cloe couldn't help but feel more confident, but he didn't notice the strange smile on Ajin's face at all.

A few minutes later.

Clo just reacted, turned to look at Ajin and said:

"how?"

"We are still a few dozen miles away from entering the territory of the Kingdom of Goa, but..."

As he spoke, Ajin's expression slowly darkened:
"There is still no response from the group of people Jasmine sent out before. Logically speaking, even if the money cannot be returned, they should not be completely out of touch."

"Are you worried that the royal family of the Kingdom of Goa will take action against them?!"

Ajin nodded:
"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

"Ah."

Clo said indifferently:
"If they dare to reach out, I don't mind. Let's see if we can conquer a country in the East China Sea with the strength of the two of us."

"After all, the other party is a member of the World Government..."

Before Ajin could finish his words, he was interrupted by Clo:
"We are not destroying this country directly, we are just replacing the royal family."

"Do you really think those high-ranking Tianlong people would care about the life and death of the royal family?"

There was undisguised sarcasm in Clo's voice.

Ever since he was defeated by Gawain and heard him mention the World Government and the so-called Heavenly Gold, Clo has paid special attention to matters in this regard.

He was actually an extremely intelligent person, but he was previously blinded by a leaf and could not see the real side of the world.

Now that I have a clear view of the overall situation, my understanding of the nature of the world is naturally far superior to Ajin's.

"No!"

"All they care about is whether these countries can pay the Heavenly Gold normally!"

Ajin was indifferent, but his eyes showed trust in Claude:

"You and the captain make the decision, and I'll just charge in."

Say it.

Ajin turned around and returned to the practice room in the cabin to continue his daily practice.

At least to Mr. Gao Wen, I am still useful.

Ah Jin in the practice room couldn't help but think so, and then he put on the weight for himself and returned to the practice state.
Even though the progress he could make now was far less obvious than at the beginning, it was this feeling that he was still getting stronger that made him intoxicated.

"call--!"

"call--!"

For a while.

The heavy breathing could be heard even by Cloe who was standing on the deck.

His eyelids twitched slightly, and he cursed Ajin inwardly for being cunning and secretly becoming stronger, but he could only helplessly take over the command of the entire ship.

The sea was calm, and as we approached the port of the Kingdom of Goa, more and more ships were passing by.

In order to avoid causing panic, Cloe had his men change the flag to that of Raven Harbor and then proceeded along the planned route.

……

A few hours later.

Clo's ship arrived at the port of the Kingdom of Goya.

But before they could stop the boat, everyone's attention was attracted by several figures hanging in the harbor.

"That's...Byander?! The guards in the harbor!"

On the deck, a sharp-eyed pirate recognized at a glance that the figure hanging in the port in the distance was the Raven Harbor guard who had arrived at the Goa Kingdom before him.

The purpose of coming here is the same as mine, to collect debts, but he was treated like this.

"Have they committed any crime? Otherwise, why would they be sentenced to such punishment?"

"Oh, is this kind of thing still strange to you?"

"The Gaza lord sent people to ask for money several times before, but they always refused with various excuses. I'm afraid it will be the same now."

Someone sneered, and then noticed Cloe with a livid face standing beside him.

"They actually have the guts to do something like this?!"

"Akin!"

"Ah, I know what to do."

Accompanied by a low voice, Ajin walked out of the cabin quickly and stepped heavily on the pirate ship with his legs, so that the whole ship was shaking at this moment.

The next moment, Ajin's figure shot out like a cannonball, directly passed the defense line formed by the guards of the Goa Kingdom, and landed steadily in front of several hung Raven Port guards.

boom!
The floor beneath his feet couldn't withstand the impact and shattered.

Ajin managed to steady himself and raised his head, but his breathing suddenly stopped the next moment.

It was just that the Raven Harbor guard who was hung at this moment looked too miserable.

Their bodies were covered with rolled up flesh, and there wasn't even a piece of intact skin to be found. The bright red blood slowly flowed down their bodies and gathered into a pool of blood on the ground.

Even with Ajin's vision, he could see that even if these people could be rescued, they would not live long.

"Captain Akin?!"

When the Raven Harbor guard named Bijand saw Ajin coming, a gleam of light appeared in his eyes.

Then it dimmed again, and he could only mutter unwillingly:

"We just asked about the port's arrears, and the king said we offended him..."

"Captain Ajin, if possible, please help us find out why!"

(End of this chapter)