One Piece Gunslinger

In the end, the huge staff was reduced to just Leon, Kerla, and Robin.

"It's so hard to get used to this place. It used to be so noisy here." Li Ang was still sitting on his throne, looking at the desolate scene before him and couldn't help but sigh.

The other two nodded in agreement. The staff headquarters used to be so lively, full of talented people who were all very eloquent. Now, all that's left are a bunch of empty office chairs and bare desks.

Kera was about to say something, but before she could speak, Leon cut her off: "But from now on, work will be much easier, and there will be no more endless tasks. Hmph, on the contrary, those people sent out will find the newly established local administrative agencies full of loopholes and inefficient. They can just wait to continue working overtime."

"Uh……"

If the people who left found out that they would have to work overtime for a long time, wouldn't they come back and gang up on Li Ang?

"And don't worry, the current situation is temporary. As the revolutionary army continues to develop, we will still need to call them back one by one to continue working. Then we will all be together again."

"Eh..."

Now even Robin is certain that if those people find out that they not only have to continue working overtime, but also have to come back to this wretched place to work overtime together, they really will come back and beat Li Ang to death on the spot.

Just then, a revolutionary soldier arrived at the staff headquarters. He paused for a moment before even entering, seemingly unaccustomed to the current state of the staff headquarters.

He then said, "The group of people who were instructed to strengthen their studies have now completed their studies after half a month. We are waiting for the Chief of Staff's inspection."

"Huh? Uh." Li Ang suddenly remembered when he heard about this. "I've been so busy these past few days, and there's still this important thing waiting for me to deal with."

Chapter 272 Incorporation

Since it was an important matter, how could Li Ang forget it? He just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

This matter involved the Don Quixote family members left over from the occupation of Dressrosa. Those who surrendered, or were eventually captured, included both ordinary soldiers and officers.

There were supposedly officers, but there were only three: Buffalo, Baby-5, and Sugar. The others either died in battle or were later executed by Leon.

For example, Pica and Trebol, the two top executives, were guilty of numerous evils and were unforgivable, yet they remained loyal to the deceased Doflamingo. So, Leon simply sent them down to reunite. Doflamingo of the Donquixote Family and the original four top executives, these five people who could be the source of all evil, thus left this world.

As for the others, especially the ordinary soldiers at the bottom, although they were guilty, their crimes did not warrant death. The revolutionary army also had to have basic laws and humanity; not all prisoners had to be killed.

What to do with these people? There were over a thousand prisoners. Where could they find a prison or concentration camp to reform them? Dressrosa didn't have such facilities. So Leon could only bring them onto the ship and take them back to headquarters, where the Revolutionary Army would personally guard them.

After sending the group back, Li Ang sent people to conduct ideological education on them, hoping that they could be used by the revolutionary army after some reform.

Now it's time for Li Ang to go back and check the results, to see if this group of people have changed their mindset after fifteen days of intensive study.

"Uh, is this the result of half a month?" Li Ang casually strolled around the prisoner-of-war camp and saw that everyone looked listless and lifeless.

Is the detention environment really that bad, or is the living conditions here extremely poor? Or have they suffered some kind of inhuman abuse? That's why these people are all so disillusioned with life.

After some investigation, Li Ang finally understood what was going on.

Actually, that's not the case. It was caused by Li Ang's orders: to strengthen their studies, correct their outdated and erroneous thinking as soon as possible, and then incorporate them into the government.

Then the rest of the revolutionary army understood Li Ang's idea. In order to achieve the condition of "as soon as possible", the captured people suffered. Li Ang's staff worked overtime like crazy on one side and had extra classes like crazy on the other. The teachers were rotated, but the students could not be rotated.

Seriously, these people have never seen such a heartbreaking and insane educational model. This is also why the One Piece world has never witnessed the terror of a certain exam. Those twelfth-grade students approaching that exam are all seasoned veterans, far superior to these people.

Although this period has been dominated by rote learning, it's undeniable that it has some effect, and even quite good. Perhaps most people can't fully grasp all the core ideas, but memorizing them is definitely achievable.

The remaining issues cannot be resolved by working in isolation. Even if the teacher provides examples, the effect is minimal, as it's difficult to grasp the feeling without experiencing it firsthand. Therefore, it's necessary to go out and see the world.

"Alright, in that case, let's break them all up and then reorganize them. I believe that being surrounded by a large group of revolutionary army comrades and watching the revolutionary army soldiers' every move will also be a form of learning."

Li Ang quickly decided on the fate of these ordinary soldiers. As for the three former officers, who were even Devil Fruit users, it wouldn't be appropriate to directly recruit them as the lowest-ranking soldiers.

So Li Ang slapped his thigh, gritted his teeth, and made a bold decision.

"As for those three ability users, bring them over so I can take a look."

Leon has already decided to directly employ these three individuals, beginning preparations for the plan to reverse the World Government's advantage two years from now. These former subordinates of the Don Quixote family are precisely the kind of people who can fill several gaps in the plan.

However, it would be too ambitious for Li Ang to directly entrust such an important task to three people who were enemies not long ago and whose sincerity in surrendering is now unknown.

Therefore, even if Li Ang wanted to use these three people, he would have to eliminate those hidden dangers first. He would first have to personally confirm the condition of these three people.

"Uh, Ma Xi, haven't these three problem students caused any major trouble lately?" Li Ang asked the person in charge while waiting.

Ma Qian is a stern middle-aged woman. Although she is not very combative, her years of experience in education have given her considerable authority on her own. Sometimes Li Ang doesn't even dare to look her in the eye, for fear of being reminded of the head of the teaching department from many years ago.

"Hmm? It seems the Chief of Staff has already heard that these three are problem students?" Ma Qian didn't answer the question, but asked in confusion. After all, she hadn't mentioned this before. She usually dealt with those three problem students herself, just to avoid causing trouble for others and to do the job quietly. But Li Ang still found out.

"Hey, I didn't just hear about it. I think it's inevitable given the strange personalities of those three," Li Ang said with a helpless shrug.

Absolutely! These Don Quixote family executives are all incredibly eccentric, each one seemingly carrying a story behind them. Well, that's basically it, really.

Buffalo might be a little better off, but Baby-5's ever-responsive personality and Sugar's childlike nature, which was solidified after eating the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, both give Masaki a lot of headaches.

Ma Qian also laughed and said, "But don't worry, although there were some unexpected events at the beginning, and these three people do have some personality flaws, after my efforts these days, these are basically no longer problems."

Upon hearing "after my efforts," Li Ang couldn't help but conjure up some unpleasant images and cautiously asked, "You changed their personalities?"

Ma Qian shook her head: "How could that be? Personality is very difficult to change, and even if it were, it would conflict with our educational philosophy. So I simply corrected some habits while preserving their personalities, making them a little more restrained and educating them about some bad habits."

Hearing what Ma Qian said, Li Ang felt a little relieved. For a moment just now, he almost thought that Ma Qian had really become the person he feared most when he was in school.

A short while later, the three of them were brought over. Li Ang soon heard a voice from outside the door: "Don't just stand there like an idiot, come in. The chief of staff is waiting inside."

Then the three of them slowly pushed open the door and walked in, trembling.

Judging from what the soldiers outside said and seeing her so terrified, just how terrifying is Ma Qian in your eyes? How much psychological trauma has she left on you?

To be honest, she's just an ordinary middle-aged woman with no fighting ability or Devil Fruit powers. There's nothing to be afraid of.

Li Ang couldn't help but feel that the three of them were acting this way because they were afraid of him. Li Ang had never met them before, so it must be because of Ma Qian.

Then, in this strange atmosphere, Li Ang began to make some preliminary observations of the three of them, and finally proved that it was indeed as Ma Qian said, their personalities were still the same, only they were more able to restrain themselves.

During this time, he personally received guidance and training from Masaki, which led to significant changes and breakthroughs in his thinking. He also learned to distinguish between good and evil, instead of blindly acting to repay Doflamingo's kindness and rigidly obeying orders as before.

In conclusion, Li Ang was quite satisfied with the changes in the three of them, except that it would be even better if they weren't afraid of Ma Qian. It seems that in the future, in addition to their fear of Seastone, these three will also have Ma Qian as a weakness.

After making an initial assessment, Li Ang led the three away from Ma Qian's area of ​​fear. Once they were away from Ma Qian, the three finally smiled.

Li Ang decided to keep them around for the time being. Even if they had any disloyal intentions, Li Ang was confident that he could change them through his words and deeds. This was not the first time Li Ang had done this. Otherwise, where would those staff officers have come from?

Therefore, a saying circulated in the General Staff: anyone who was targeted by the Chief of Staff never had a good ending and was plunged into an endless hell of overtime.

At the same time, this is also to make some technical preparations so that the plan can be implemented smoothly. In fact, there are still many things that the three of them need to learn, especially acting. They learned this the fastest from Li Ang and quickly became movie stars.

"Oh, right, I remember you have an older sister, who should still be infiltrating the science unit, right?" Li Ang asked Sugar after they got back.

Sugar was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding Li Ang's abrupt question. Then she opened her mouth wide in surprise.

"Yes……"

Sugar really didn't want to tell anyone that she had an older sister, since many people on this high seas believed in eliminating all traces of their enemies. But since Li Ang already knew this much, she couldn't hide it any longer.

Since these three have already been decided to be included in the plan, Li Ang has not forgotten about Monet, a talented individual, and intends to recruit him as well.

Moreover, Monet is now the only remaining member of the Don Quixote family. If left unchecked, he will inevitably become a problem for the Revolutionary Army in the future. It's better to find a way to solve this problem now. Perhaps he can even be involved in future plans.

So, following the contact information provided by Sugar, Li Ang directly called using a Den Den Mushi, speaking in a cheeky voice:

"Heh heh, Monet? Now your sister is in our hands."

Chapter 273 The Long-Awaited System and Enhancement

After a pleasant phone call, or rather, a pleasant call unilaterally from Li Ang, Monet's problem was temporarily resolved.

However, after Li Ang hung up the call, everyone else present looked at him with the same disdainful eyes one would give a scumbag. This made Li Ang feel a little uncomfortable.

As for Sugar, she looked terrified, clearly indicating that Li Ang's position in her heart had surpassed that of Ma Qian.

"Hey, what kind of looks are those? All those threats I made earlier were fake. Can't you trust my character a little? If I don't act tough, she'll feel safe and won't do anything for us. She might even turn around and sell us out."

Li Ang knew what everyone was thinking, so he quickly offered an explanation, otherwise his reputation would be ruined if word got out.

However, he didn't know that he actually had no reputation left. His reputation had been almost ruined by the other members of the staff. They would criticize Li Ang while eating and sleeping. This was what the other members of the staff did outside of work.

"Although I know, it still sounds terrifying. By the way, where did you get all this experience from?" Robin said in a low voice, as if to say, "So this is what you're like, Li Ang."

Where did the experience come from? Of course, from the hard drive. But to avoid explaining what a hard drive was, Li Ang replied, "I only learned about it from those vicious pirates and some disgusting noble families. You know, there's never a shortage of all sorts of scum on this sea. Sometimes, even after killing them, I feel like I'm letting them off easy."

Although Li Ang was trying his best to explain, Robin still took two steps away from Li Ang and then picked up Sugar: "Look how scared you've scared that little girl."

“Hey, the little girl in your arms is almost twenty years old,” Li Ang said helplessly.

Kella also sarcastically remarked, "Although Master has always been single, I never expected him to have these kinds of thoughts in his head."

"I'm really sorry for being single, but seriously, what the hell is the connection between these two things? There's absolutely no logical connection between them, okay? Don't force a label on them!" Li Ang couldn't help but roar.

……

In an instant, the once quiet staff headquarters seemed to return to its previous lively state, with the three of them arguing and making a ruckus in the staff headquarters, reenacting their usual routine of teasing the chief of staff.

Buffalo whispered to Baby-5, "Is this what the Revolutionary Army really looks like? It's not what I imagined."

This atmosphere allowed the three newcomers to quickly integrate and adapt to the environment. It seems that deliberately creating topics and talking points to provoke others to criticize them is also a way to wear down the guard of newcomers.

This atmosphere lasted for a long time. Fortunately, I haven't been too busy lately, otherwise I would have had to work overtime again.

It wasn't until he returned to his room that evening that Li Ang finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been busy with all sorts of affairs for the revolutionary army, and only now did he have time to sort out his current situation and reflect on his achievements.

In the battle against the Donquixote Family, Leon also racked up quite a few kills, and he was responsible for executing Pica and Trebol. The only two heads he missed were Doflamingo and Diamante. This resulted in him accumulating a considerable sum of money.

"Okay, keep this stone, sell the rest." When it comes to Devil Fruits, Li Ang only keeps the exceptionally powerful ones, or those that are very useful in a particular area. Otherwise, not only will they not increase his strength much, but they will also create a fatal weakness.

Fruits like Trebol's slime fruit aren't very useful, so I sold them to the system merchant without hesitation since there was no need to keep them.

"Wow, with my previous savings, I have another 600,000. I'm so happy." Li Ang looked at the amount of money on the store page, grinning from ear to ear, and started thinking about how to spend it.

"Hmm, why not upgrade this body first? Although I feel that my current physical fitness is sufficient, you can never have too much physical strength. Why not upgrade it to level ten and see?"

Li Ang's current physical fitness level is level nine. It costs 10,000 to advance to level one and 20,000 to level two. He has already invested a total of 450,000 pesetas to get to this point. Since he has already invested 450,000, he might as well invest another 100,000. Generally speaking, level ten is definitely a hurdle. Li Ang has a reason to try and see if there will be any leap in his physical fitness.

Then Li Ang clicked "OK" on the upgrade screen.

"I don't feel much difference. There's no change in strength either. Could it be an increase in my resistance to attacks?" After that, Li Ang moved his body around. It felt similar to when he leveled up before. There was no huge change as he had imagined.

"I feel like I've been tricked. It's just a simple level up." Li Ang pinched his arm and pounded his chest. After acting as a gorilla for two minutes, he finally realized that it was just a normal level up, and there was no change from before.

"The cost-effectiveness is too low. It gets more expensive as you go on, but the effect is still the same. It's a huge loss. They're raising the price but not increasing the quantity. Even if I, Li Ang, die outside and get beaten to a pulp, I will never strengthen my body again."

However, since he had already paid, Li Ang could only accept his bad luck; he couldn't very well ask the system to refund him.

Wasting 100,000 isn't a big deal, there's still 500,000 left. Li Ang comforted himself like this, then returned to the shop. He planned to use the remaining money to upgrade his Butterfly and sniper rifle, which were his main offensive weapons.

As a result, Li Ang soon saw an unexpected item: "Hey, why are there three more things under this Body Enhancement? Observation Haki Level 3, Armament Haki Level 0, Conqueror's Haki Level 0?"