Pirates: Improving your strength depends entirely on watching the fun!

Twenty thousand points of armed color.

In terms of combat power, armament Haki accounts for more than half, so it must be improved as soon as possible. The remaining 1000 points are added to observation Haki.

His Armament Haki has reached the level of a general, but his Observation Haki has only grown slightly.

Xia Zheteng felt that with his current strength, he should be able to fight the three future admirals to a draw. Their devil fruit abilities were a bit troublesome, but not a big problem.

It’s really hard to earn the excitement value. I have accumulated such a little bit over such a long time, and it was all spent in an instant.

Xia Zheteng gritted his teeth and had to find a way to improve his status. By the time he arrived at the headquarters, he would probably be able to sail on the sea at will.

When the time comes, I will go wherever there is excitement. I don’t believe that I cannot improve myself in all aspects.

Just like now, my swordsmanship is still at the navy soldier level, fortunately I am not a swordsman.

After closing his eyes, Xia Zheteng quickly fell asleep, but some people couldn't sleep.

For example, Jiyuan was reading a book in the library and met Robin.

There is also Kaji who is digging the soil on the deserted island where Kaman was before.

And on the Grand Route leading to the West Sea, a naval warship was heading towards this side.

At the bow stood Sakaski with a resolute face. The future admiral and marshal of the navy was now in high spirits.

"Xia Zheteng, the successor governor of Xihai? He is a very interesting person. He actually saw through my plan."

Looking at the report in his hand, Sakaski finally waved his hand, and the report caught fire and flew up.

In the firelight, a rare smile appeared on Sakaski's face.

Chapter 32: Fighting Sakaski

On Omyak Island, Xia Zheteng and several navy men stood at the port, waiting to welcome the incoming Sakaski. To be honest, Xia Zheteng was really helpless.

Although Zhan Guo said that Sakaski came here to recuperate, the real situation was that he was keeping an eye on Xia Zheteng and prevent him from doing anything weird again.

Xia Zheteng did a pretty good job in rectifying the West Sea gang, but Zhan Guo also had some complaints about the affairs of the Celestial Dragons.

It’s not that I’m biased towards the Celestial Dragons, but I feel that if the Celestial Dragons take advantage of this incident to cause trouble, the situation in the West Sea, which has been stabilized with great difficulty, will probably change again.

Fortunately, this time the Celestial Dragon incident also had its reasons. No matter what, Xia Zheteng was able to stay stable.

Soon, large warships with huge cannons appeared on the distant coastline.

Compared with the small boats on the West Sea, the vice admiral-class warships are much larger.

"I still like big warships." Xia Zheteng was also very envious. He had to work hard and strive to drive a big warship as soon as possible so that he could have security when sailing on the sea.

After a while, the warship docked and Sakaski took the lead and walked down from the warship.

Discipline still needs to be observed, and Xia Zheteng was the first to go over and salute.

After Sakaski returned the salute, the two of them walked towards the naval branch surrounded by a group of naval officers.

Arriving at the Governor's Office, Xia Zheteng sat back at his desk, and Sakaski leaned back on the sofa.

"The sofa here makes people feel at ease."

Sakaski was the previous governor of the West Sea. Although his governor's office was not here at that time, returning to the West Sea was almost like returning home for him.

"Why don't you just sit here and I'll go patrol the sea." Xia Zheteng said with a grin.

Sakaski looked at Xia Zheteng and shook his head: "I just got off the boat, you're planning to run away without even offering me a treat?"

Xia Zheteng just shrugged and said nothing more.

Running outside, what a joke, his current mission is to drag Sakaski here, so that Jiyuan and Kake who are transferring books outside can go smoothly.

If Sakaski saw these things, given his upright and ruthless character, Jiyuan and Kaji would probably be killed.

So before he came, Xia Zheteng might have walked around, but now, he decided to stay here honestly and not go anywhere.

"Okay, let's eat in the cafeteria later. Lieutenant General Sakaski, are you here just to rest?"

"I'm here to monitor you. Although the impact of the Celestial Dragon incident was effectively eliminated in the end, it doesn't mean there are no loopholes."

This is certain, nothing can be perfect, and there are many people who can see that there is something fishy going on this time.

But seeing it doesn’t mean saying it out loud, and as for the two survivors of this incident, it will be fine as long as they don’t say anything nonsense.

For Xia Zheteng, this is not a problem.

"Also, I have questions about your gang support plan. How can evil be tolerated?"

Xia Zheteng looked at Sakaski, smiled slightly, and said: "If you have any questions, you can bear with it. After all, you are just here to recuperate, and I am the current Governor of the West Sea. Now, everything here must be done by me."

Sakaski looked up and stared at Xia Zheteng.

Xia Zheteng didn't look at him, but sat there very easily, as if he didn't take Sakaski seriously at all.

Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere in the room began to become tense, but neither of them made the first move.

"Report."

A navy soldier came in, interrupting the depressing atmosphere between the two men.

"What's wrong?" Xia Zheteng looked up at the soldier. You came at the right time. If you wait a little longer, the momentum of the two men will reach its peak, and then a fight might really break out.

Xia Zheteng is not afraid of Sakaski now.

To be honest, Sakaski is indeed worthy of the title of monster, but so what.

If Akainu from the Battle of Marineford came, Xia Zheteng was sure that he would not be able to defeat him with his current strength. However, there are still twenty years before the Battle of Marineford, and as for Sakaski at this moment, Xia Zheteng felt that he could still give it a try.

"Headquarters order, monitor O'Hara Island."

As expected, he came. Xia Zheteng looked at Sakaski. Coming for recuperation was just an explanation. The real reason why this guy came here was probably related to the main text of history.

Regarding the O'Hara incident, he did not have the strength to compete with the World Government, so he could only do the best he could in this matter.

"Governor Xia, don't worry about me, just do your thing." Sakaski said.

Xia Zheteng laughed and said calmly, "It's just surveillance. I don't need to do anything. Send a letter to Vice Governor Jiyuan and Vice Governor Kake and ask them to monitor O'Hara Island."

"Yes." The soldier retreated.

Sitting back at the desk, the tense atmosphere in the room had just been exhausted, so it was impossible for the two of them to fight again.

"You are very strong." After a long time, Sakaski said seriously.

The two of them had just fought secretly. For Xia Zheteng to be able to be on par with himself, this not only required a strong spirit, but also sufficient strength.

Sakaski believes that Xia Zheteng now has the strength to fight with him.

"Thank you." Xia Zheteng accepted it all. This was Chi Tai's compliment, and it would be a waste not to accept it.

"You have also seen my arrangements in the West Sea."

"Yes."

"Then, I really want to know, with such an arrangement, why do you choose to use the method of recruiting gangsters to balance the power of the West Sea? In fact, with your strength, it is not impossible to suppress them by force. From me to you, after you, if there is another great governor of the West Sea, maybe the West Sea gangs can be completely eliminated."

Xia Zheteng yawned and indeed talked about this issue.

It cannot be said that Sakaski’s idea is wrong, but it is impossible for Xia Zheteng to say that he is right.

"For a spring, the greater the initial pressure, the greater the force of its rebound. But on the contrary, if you stretch the spring longer, you will find that as you continue to stretch the spring, its elasticity actually decreases."

"Sometimes, it's the same with people. Even if all the gangs in the West Sea are wiped out, what does it matter? Once the strength of the West Sea Navy weakens, those gangs that have been suppressed to the extreme will rebound, and the losses of the Navy will be even greater."

Sakaski was in deep thought. He had to admit that Xia Zheteng’s ideas were also very new to him.

"Perhaps you are right, but if you use absolute force to break the spring directly, I don't believe it can bounce back."

Xia Zheteng shook his head.

"Do you think I can't do it?" Sakaski looked at Xia Zheteng fiercely.

Xia Zheteng smiled: "Of course you can do it, but how long will it take you to break the spring? Ten years, twenty years? Will you stay here forever? Or your successor, how many of you do you think can catch up with you, Sakaski?"

Sakaski was completely stunned.

Chapter 33: Xihai No Longer Needs You

Sakaski was silent. Xia Zheteng’s problem was indeed unsolvable.

"As you can see, your method is too difficult to replicate, Vice Admiral Sakaski. When you were in the Navy training camp, you were called a monster. How many of you are like that in the Navy? Kuzan, Borsalino, are there any others?"

Sakaski tutted, and it was obvious that he still had some understanding of himself.

At present, there are indeed not many navies that can achieve the same strength as him.

In this game against Xihai Development, Xia Zheteng won slightly. At present, Sakaski really couldn't find Xia Zheteng's weakness.

If there is something wrong, in Sakaski's opinion, the biggest failure is that the evil has not been completely eradicated.

"Okay, my Lord Lieutenant General, since you are here to rest, don't think too much. Let's go and have dinner. After dinner, we will go fishing. I have some good rods."

Sakaski grinned. The recuperation status given to him by his superiors really had a lot of restrictions.

It is estimated that Marshal Kong and General Zhan Guo also understand his character.

They were afraid that after he came to Xihai, he would forcefully seize Xia Zheteng's power. By then, the situation that Xihai had managed to clean up would have to change again.

Sakaski sighed. He suddenly realized that the way the people above were thinking was really too troublesome.

After dinner, Xia Zheteng really took Sakaski to go fishing.

Two people would take a small boat and go fishing in the sea not far away, which was a unique experience.

But Sakaski couldn't sit still.

"Lieutenant General Sakaski, whether you like it or not, you have to come with me to fish, today, tomorrow, and every day."

"Brigadier General Xia Zheteng, don't forget your identity. You are still the Governor of the West Sea." Sakaski was a little depressed.

In his opinion, it would be good even if Xia Zheteng took him around by boat, or just go to the place where the gangs were fighting and have a fight. That would be so simple.

Xia Zheteng's mouth stretched into a grin.

He lay down on the boat and said, "Lieutenant General Sakaski, this is the benefit of mastering the rudder."

"Take control of the rudder?" Sakaski was a little surprised as to why Xia Zheteng suddenly mentioned the rudder.

Xia Zheteng closed his eyes, feeling like he was about to fall asleep, and said, "That's right. On the sea, on the ship, if you control the rudder, you control the direction. No matter what goal you want to achieve, you can achieve it only if the direction is right. Once the direction is wrong, your efforts will only make you further away from your goal."

Sakaski didn't say anything. He always felt that Xia Zheteng was hinting at something.

"It's like our navy. Justice is what we think in our hearts, but are we justified every time we act in the name of justice? I don't know. What if we were going in the wrong direction at the beginning, and using the so-called justice in this direction, is it really justified?"

Sakaski's eyes became dangerous, and he finally understood that Xia Zheteng was pointing at him.

And although this was said in a very obscure way, it was obvious that he was saying that his justice was excessive and he could ignore other factors in order to eliminate evil.

"What you said..."

"Don't get me wrong, I just speak my mind. Everyone has their own justice. I just want to say that justice is not wrong. If the direction is in our own hands, then justice should not be wrong. However, the direction that can be guided by others, right or wrong, is not in our own hands. This is just what I feel."

Shouting, Sakaski turned around and went fishing to the other side.

He didn't notice that Xia Zheteng couldn't suppress his laughter.

Sakaski was in his prime at that time and might not understand what he said now, but what about in the future.

This guy is extremely cunning and is not someone you can easily deal with.

When he becomes a general and a marshal in the future, he will understand it more deeply. But now, Xia Zheteng has just planted a seed, but it is hard to say when it will sprout.

The two fell silent again. On the boat, Sakaski stopped complaining and just fished quietly.

……

Somewhere in the West Sea, Jiyuan handed over boxes of books to Kake.

Because it was sealed inside for protection and there was a wooden box outside, the soldiers had no idea what was inside.

"What do you mean by asking us to monitor O'Hara Island?" Kake looked at Jiyuan.

Ji Yuan shook his head, looking gloomy, as if something was going to happen.

But now they can only complete the tasks assigned to them by Xia Zheteng, and they can't help with anything else.

At least when facing Lieutenant General Sakaski, they couldn't reach the level of understatement like Xia Zheteng.