One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Lieutenant Colonel Jennifer was a burly, strong woman who was a head taller than Rorschach.

She had two massive arms, thicker than Richard's waist, and her lieutenant colonel uniform was stretched taut by her bulging muscles, making her look even more masculine than a man.

Despite her figure, she possesses a stunningly beautiful face and a head of red, wavy hair.

She is the wife of Major General Adila and the deputy base commander of Branch 177.

"Let's begin our first training exercise: swimming!"

"swim?"

Rorschach was stunned.

Before coming, he had thought about the training methods he might experience.

Weighted running, push-ups, frog jumps, and sparring between officers, etc.

But swimming training, no matter how you look at it, doesn't seem to match the hellish training Richard described.

He looked puzzled, but when Jennifer announced that the first event was swimming, the other officers' expressions all changed.

"Damn it, the first event is swimming. Today's training is probably hellish. I'd rather patrol the sea and fight those blind pirates to the death."

Lieutenant Richard, standing in front of him, looked grim and muttered something under his breath.

"It's just swimming, is it really that scary?"

Rorschach's doubts were quickly dispelled by Jennifer.

On the distant sea, a warship slowly sailed in and stopped two hundred meters from the shore, its hull parallel to the coastline.

At the same time, hundreds of soldiers carrying flintlock muskets ran onto the beach.

Jennifer drew a loaded flintlock pistol from her waist and fired a shot into the air.

Bang!

The loud gunshots echoed across the sea.

"Everyone, listen up! Get into the sea! Swim forward along the coastline, and don't stop until I give the order!"

"Do not approach the shallow waters, or you will be shot at by the musketeers on the beach!"

"Every five minutes, those who fall to the back will be shelled by the warships!"

"Artillery fire?"

Rorschach's eyes widened.

"I knew it wouldn't be just simple swimming training, but what the heck is this shelling? Is it some kind of elimination system? People will die, won't they?"

While his colleagues rushed towards the sea, Rorschach grabbed Richard, who was about to jump in as well.

“It’s not a real cannon, it’s filled with sturdy rubber bullets, but,” Richard shuddered, as if recalling some unpleasant memories, “you definitely don’t want to experience that feeling, believe me.”

"How far do you have to swim before you stop?" Rorschach pressed.

"Didn't you hear what Lieutenant Colonel Jennifer said? No stopping without orders! Oh dear, I don't have time to explain to you. Training has already started. If we don't start soon, those musketeers will start firing. And those are real flintlock muskets!"

Richard broke free from Rorschach's grasp and darted into the sea, swimming swiftly in the direction his colleagues had gone.

Luo Xia turned his head slightly and saw hundreds of soldiers silently raising their spears and aiming them in this direction.

"Holy crap, are you serious?"

Chapter 22 Prince Ilya [Please add to your favorites]

The sound of rushing water flowed in his ears as Rorschach frantically thrashed about thirty meters from the beach, using both hands and feet in an extremely awkward doggy-paddle manner.

"Oh no, am I going to be the first one hit by the shelling?"

Rorschach thought that with his physical strength, he shouldn't be the last one.

But the facts were clear: the thirty-one branch officers, including Lieutenant Richard, were paddling forward at an astonishing speed.

He was only delayed for a dozen seconds, and he was left far behind by everyone, ending up at the very back of the line.

After frantically doggy-paddled for several minutes, he had to admit one fact.

He can't swim.

Yes.

Although Red Leaf Island is an isolated island surrounded by the sea, Luo Xia's body has been severely depleted due to the uncontrolled return of life.

His physical strength is so great that even daily life is difficult for him, let alone supporting him to go swimming in the sea.

Old John and his wife wouldn't feel comfortable letting him swim in the sea.

So, despite living in this world full of oceans for twelve years, Rorschach never learned to swim.

Fortunately, he has now recovered his health.

His physical strength was astonishing.

Although he hadn't mastered the paddling techniques of Richard and the others, with his ample stamina and exceptional physical talent, he was rapidly adjusting his movements, and his speed was gradually increasing!

Just then, a huge roar came from the sea not far away, making Luo Xia's heart tremble.

Before he could react, a gray rubber bullet the size of a basketball slammed into the sea two or three meters away from him.

boom!

The seawater churned and surged violently, disrupting Rorschach's movements and pushing his body toward the shallow water.

Meanwhile, the soldiers crouching on the beach raised their flintlock pistols, aiming them at the shallow water, ready to fire at any moment.

A strong sense of crisis made Luo Xia's muscles tense, and he slapped the water's surface faster and faster.

"They actually opened fire! If we're pushed into shallow water by the impact of the shells, won't we be subjected to a barrage of fire from hundreds of muskets?"

"No...no!"

Rorschach was roaring in his heart.

Bang bang bang!

As if in response to his inner voice, a series of muffled roars and swift, thunderous explosions followed.

The soldiers operating the cannons on the warship were clearly highly skilled.

After the initial shells missed their target, the direction of the cannon was adjusted in time.

So, after the first three shells slammed down on Rorschach once again, he finally experienced what it felt like to be hit by a rubber cannonball.

With a loud 'bang,' a gray cannonball the size of a basketball landed heavily on his left abdomen.

The enormous impact and tremor sent Luo Xia's body flying horizontally out of the sea, tracing an arc of more than ten meters across the surface before crashing heavily into the shallow water.

"Ugh!"

Even with Luo Xia's strong physique, being hit by the rubber bullet still caused him to feel a surge of intense pain.

A large patch of bright red skin immediately appeared on the left side of the waist and abdomen.

His ribs felt as if they were broken, and he kept gasping for breath in pain.

Dizzy from the initial blast, Luo Xia had just shakily stood up from the water when he heard a barrage of gunfire around him.

The next second, bullets rained down on him.

Most of the bullets missed their mark and landed in the sea.

A small portion of the blow struck his body, causing Rorschach to let out a bloodcurdling scream.

"Awoo!"

Although it was a hollow bullet, the enormous kinetic energy generated by the gunpowder cannot be faked.

With each hollow bullet that fell, it felt as if a giant man was swinging a sledgehammer and smashing it into his body.

Rorschach tensed his muscles, desperately protecting his head and face, and jumped into the sea looking extremely disheveled. He quickly left the shallow water and chased after Richard and the others, who were already almost out of sight.

Five minutes later.

Bang bang bang!

The shelling resumed, interspersed with the screams of a boy, sending chills down the spines of Richard and other officers at the front.

"Luckily, with Rorschach at the bottom, it looks like today's training is going to be a breeze. Phew, it wasn't easy. I'm usually the one suffering. Oh well, I'll go to the pub with him for a drink after this is over, as a way of thanking him."

Richard glanced back sympathetically at Rorschach, who was now five or six hundred meters ahead of him, and a faint smile of relief gradually appeared on his face.

At the branch base, Lark lay bored on the soft bed, burying his body in a fluffy teddy bear plush toy.

"I'm so bored. Dad and Uncle Adila went out, and Doss and Uncle Denor were busy buying medicine and ingredients. Brother Rorschach has also started training. I'm all alone in the base. It's so annoying."

The girl lazily rolled around in the soft quilt a few times, then suddenly sat up.

"By the way, Brother Luo Xia must be starving after training. Why don't I go to the kitchen and cook him some food? Dad always praises my cooking skills. Yes, that's what we'll do!"

The girl's fair face was full of energy as she rushed out of the room and ran towards the kitchen.

“Brother Luo Xia will be very happy.”

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Prince City, Royal Palace.

Major General Adila, draped in a white cloak of justice, stood with his hands behind his back, coldly staring at the pale-faced royal youth standing before him.

"Your Highness Ilya, how do you explain your collusion with the Revolutionary Army and your unauthorized distribution of large quantities of food to those criminals?"

In the magnificent, vast, and empty royal palace hall, only Major General Adila and the young royal were present.

Before Adila stood a young man with an effeminate appearance but an exceptionally tall stature, who was none other than Prince Ilya of the Kingdom of Prince.

A few days ago, Adila and Akainu left Thousand Rock Island and headed to Prince City to question Ilya under the pretext of pursuing Revolutionary Army prisoners.

Generally speaking, naval officers in various sea areas are not qualified to interfere in the internal affairs of the major kingdoms.

Even the highest-ranking officer of the Four Seas Branch, a naval officer of the rank of Four Seas Admiral, had to speak politely to the high-ranking officials of the various kingdoms.

Otherwise, these high-ranking officials from member states who pay enough Heavenly Gold each year would only need to complain a few words to the World Government officials who come to collect the Heavenly Gold.