Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue.

Chapter 14 East China Sea Summoning Order

Dante Shacher is a renowned and talented captain in the Navy, famous for his kendo skills. He graduated after only two and a half years of training.

He had, of course, noticed Kuina's little tricks a long time ago.

In an instant, Xia Che also swiftly drew his own Sandai Kitetsu.

He obtained this in Rogge Town on his way to the East China Sea and has been using it ever since.

Although the Sandai Kitetsu is not one of the "50 Excellent Quick Swords," it is just a quick sword, but its characteristics and quality have already satisfied Natsuki quite a bit.

I've been using it ever since.

As for why we didn't use the Snow Walk, one of the fifty best swords?

There was nothing he could do; he was broke back then!

At that time, it was more like he was exiled than sent down to a lower level. Unlike Smoker, who took his subordinates and sailed to the East China Sea in a luxurious naval warship, he was just a lone man with a small boat.

If he hadn't met Robin at sea, he probably would have gotten lost.

Moreover, unlike Smoker, who was sent down to a bustling town in the East China Sea, he was directly exiled to the remote 315 branch.

If he hadn't later collaborated with Colonel Sean, he would probably still be stuck in the remote 315 branch with hardly anyone around.

As for the so-called curse of the Third Generation Onikitsu... Xia Che just smiled. He wasn't even afraid of being poor, so why would he be afraid of a mere curse?

You have to understand that he was dirt poor back then!

Therefore, it is simply wishful thinking for Kuina, a brilliant naval captain, to think she could defeat him with just that.

She knows what she can do, and she may not know what she can do.

Finally, after being tapped on the head with the back of his knife, Kuina puffed out her cheeks, covered her head in anger, and surrendered.

She kept pouting and complaining resentfully that Senior Brother Xia Che had hit her head.

After training, Shachet, along with Nami and Robin, hosted a welcome dinner for Kuina to greet the arrival of the Marine 16th Branch swordsmanship instructor.

……

the next day.

Because of the arrival of the swordsmanship instructor, Xia Che held a special impromptu meeting to welcome the new instructor and to arrange the work of the Navy's 16th Branch.

Of course~

It was just one of the weakest branches in the sea, so not many people were able to attend the meeting.

Robin goes without saying.

As a sergeant first class of the Navy's 16th Division and head of the finance department, Nami was naturally going to participate, as was the newly appointed swordsmanship instructor, Kuina. Udo, who was also a sergeant first class of the Navy's 16th Division and the chief commander of the Navy's 16th Division, was also going to participate.

The rest... are just a few members of the management of the 16th Navy Branch.

Looking at the 16th branch, which only had a handful of people, most of whom were mediocre, Xia Che felt a pang of sadness.

If Moke weren't still working outside, he would definitely have a place here too.

Of course~

The only saving grace is that although there are few people, they were all trained by him, and therefore they are very loyal to him.

After a brief introduction of Kuina, amidst enthusiastic applause, Kuina stood up and expressed her determination to diligently teach swordsmanship to the 16th Marine Branch and contribute to the branch's development. Then…

"A brief message came from Naval Headquarters this morning."

Miss Robin, who was standing to the side, immediately opened her notebook. As his secretary, she had already compiled and recorded all the tasks that needed to be arranged for the day in her notebook.

She pushed up her decorative glasses and said with a strange look, "The military funds I applied for the day before yesterday will be allocated by the Navy Headquarters as soon as possible, and the Navy Headquarters has even increased the military funds by 10%."

The words were spoken.

Apart from Kuina, who was new to the event and didn't understand, and Shache, who was frowning, everyone around the conference table was stunned for a moment, and then everyone cheered.

"Not only that fast, but it also increased by 10%?"

"That's incredibly generous!"

"Not only were they generous, but this time they didn't even drag it out; they released the funds so quickly. It's simply unbelievable."

Everyone was very excited, especially Nami, who had been worried about not having enough money not long ago; her eyes lit up.

She even felt a special gratitude in her heart for the navy who used to be the only ones she scolded.

however.

"Quiet," Shache snapped, silencing everyone before turning to Robin. "Does Marine Headquarters have any requests?"

"Yes, there is!" Robin nodded, his expression still somewhat strange.

Before the group could even ask, Robin said directly, "The Marine Headquarters wants us to stop, or even arrest, the Moke Pirates. We absolutely cannot let the Moke Pirates enter the Grand Line."

"..."

Everyone fell silent, their faces displaying strange expressions.

As the management of the 16th branch, they certainly knew about the Mok Pirates' situation.

Is the Navy Headquarters really planning to give them money this time?!

"Cough cough cough~" Xia Che coughed lightly, drawing everyone's attention back. He looked at Robin with the same strange expression, and then said righteously, "We'll send someone to report to the Marine Headquarters later. The 16th Branch will definitely do everything in its power to stop and prevent the Moke Pirates. We will absolutely not let this vicious pirate crew enter the Grand Line."

He doesn't intend to let the Moke Pirates enter the Grand Line right now. Wouldn't it be better to develop honestly in the East Blue and occasionally sneak off to the Grand Line to recruit talent?

What are the benefits of hiding and running away along the Grand Line?

If the Moke Pirates were to go, how would the Navy's 16th Branch apply for funding?

"Understood." Robin smiled slightly.

Hearing that the World Government had been tricked by them, she, who had been wanted by the World Government since childhood, was quite pleased.

Next...

The expansion of the Konomi Islands.

During this period, the Konom Islands have been arranging for people to cut down trees in preparation for expanding the town and uniting all the villages.

Now that more and more refugees are being recruited, it's almost time to begin.

At the same time, there was also the expansion and training of the 16th Naval Division...

Although the Navy Headquarters has regulations regarding the number of personnel and warships in each naval branch, and the Navy Headquarters will not recognize or provide military pay or subsidies for any personnel or warships exceeding these limits, sorry... the 16th branch simply doesn't follow the regulations.

Therefore, they need to come up with this part of the funding themselves.

As for training materials, Xia Che plans to directly use the Navy Six Styles taught by the Navy Headquarters as the teaching materials. As a systematic teaching material, the Navy Six Styles are quite useful. He can just add some materials later.

Also...

The breath of water.

It comes from one of the five basic breathing techniques of a certain demon-slaying squad, and it was a perk he received when he became a full-time employee.

Although the Water Breathing technique, aside from being unique, wasn't particularly powerful for this ocean, it was enough for him at the time to dominate this weakest sea.

If the power of the ocean is added to it, it has a very promising future.

It's just that, perhaps due to different levels of power, it seems difficult for others to learn it, except for him who learned it through employee benefits.

Over the years, only Kuina has managed to get a tiny bit of a lead, and therefore, it won't be easy for Zoro to defeat her.

Perhaps it needs some revision?

It conforms to the method described here.

Xia Che looked at his [Onboarding Performance Report]...

Name: Xia Che

[Occupation: Level 4 Chief Clerk]

[Target number: 5500; Note: When the number of employees reaches 10000, the employee can be promoted to Level 3 Chief Clerk and receive one employee benefit.]

After the inspection team left, the target number jumped from 1500 to 5500, meaning he was close to another promotion.

But why did it rise so much?

Could it be because there were still new refugees arriving at the time? But how much could such a small number of refugees increase the number of refugees?

One hundred or two hundred?

So why did it increase so much this time? It's almost as much as the revenue from recruiting Robin and fighting the dragon.

Could it be...?

Whose fate have I unknowingly changed?

Garp?

Smoker?

Or perhaps Tashigi?

Xia Che, unable to figure it out, stopped thinking about it.

Finally, after setting his next development goals, which he summarized as: "Build high walls, store up grain, and delay declaring yourself king," he announced the end of the meeting.

Apart from Robin, Nami, and Kuina, Udo and the others left their positions to prepare for the next task.

Robin stayed by his side the whole time and wouldn't leave unless absolutely necessary. Kuina still had things to ask him. As for Nami...

"I have no money!"

As Robin recounted each story, Nami's face grew increasingly dark with each mention of projects that required a large sum of money.

But there were too many people just now, so I couldn't say it out loud. Now...

"Don't you already know the current situation?" Nami showed no mercy to Shache, walking directly up to him and clutching her head. "Please, the Marine Headquarters added a layer of funding for us, not ten times the original amount. Where are we going to get that much money?"

"Thank you for your hard work, Nami~"

"You, you, don't think I'll fall for it again. It's no use now." Although she said that, Nami's anger subsided a little after hearing Xia Che's comforting words.

With her arms crossed, the graceful figure unique to the sea was immediately displayed before Xia Che's eyes, but she still said angrily, "Unless you take me to dig for gold, don't even think about it, I can't conjure up any money."

"Don't worry, I have a way."

"A gold mine?"

"It's not time to use the reserves yet." Shache waved his hand, signaling Nami, whose eyes were shining, to lower her gaze, and directly took out the new bounty he had received that morning. "It's time for Mok to take action."

Above it was Mo Kexin's bounty order, worth fifty million.

"Mok?" Nami glanced at Mok's bounty poster, frowned, and said, "You're not planning to sell Mok, are you?! Fifty million isn't enough!"

"..."

What is this girl thinking?

Shachet's face darkened, then he ignored Nami and turned to Robin beside him, "Tell Moke that we can move out."

……

1517 in the Haiyuan calendar.

A new hegemon has been born in the East China Sea.

A new bounty worth fifty million instantly spread throughout the entire East China Sea. Apart from a certain old man in a village who was slapping his thigh and laughing heartily, everyone in the East China Sea who received this bounty was shocked.

You must know that this is the weakest sea – the East China Sea!

What does 50 million mean to the ignorant pirates of the East Blue?

That's practically like the Pirate King is about to appear again!

It can be said that the entire East China Sea was shaken.

Keep in mind that Admiral Krieg, the nominal ruler of the East Blue and captain of the Krieg Pirates, only has a bounty of 1700 million Berries, while the Moke Pirates... they haven't even left the East Blue and entered the Grand Line yet!

As a result, it's now almost three times as much!

If they were to enter the Grand Line... it's simply unimaginable.

What heinous things did the Moke Pirates do to warrant such a high bounty from the Navy before even entering the Grand Line?

Countless pirate crews are curious, and countless pirates admire this rising star of the East Blue, eager to witness the prowess of this new overlord of the East Blue.

Not long after that.

Just as everyone was shocked, curious, and full of anticipation.

Sudden.

The new overlord of the East Blue issued a pirate invitation to the waters near the first half of the East Blue, summoning pirates in the surrounding waters to declare war on the 16th Marine Division, preparing to massacre the 16th Marine Division, and announcing his status as the new overlord of the East Blue to the entire East Blue.

In a short time.

The entire East Blue pirate community was in an uproar.

(End of this chapter)