One Piece Gunslinger

Yes, it was because Nami had a good sense of direction and distance, and because she observed the weather and clouds, that she came up with this idea. Karina, on the other hand, didn't realize it at all.

"You guys are great. This is the first time I haven't had to explain what happened," Long said, praising them.

Each time the dragon carries people, it is at high altitude, where the islands below can still be seen, but ships and such are probably just small dots.

At such high altitudes, it's difficult to judge exactly how far you've flown. Furthermore, the dragon's protection of its companions prevented others from being exposed to supersonic winds capable of turning a person to dust, leaving them with little sense of speed.

Therefore, many people who use Didi Chuxing for the first time often have various questions.

This time, however, Long didn't need to explain; the two girls themselves came up with their own logic, and Long immediately looked at them with new respect. Although they were young girls, their intelligence alone showed they definitely had room to grow. Li Ang's judgment was truly remarkable.

"But Commander, judging from your words, you must have led quite a few men before?" However, Karina immediately grasped the key point of the dragon's praise.

So even the Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Army has done his fair share of such things.

"Forget about honorifics, just call me Long from now on, that's what everyone else calls me," Long replied politely. "But speaking of which, this kind of thing, while not frequent, isn't uncommon either. Ever since I told him one day that I could fly around the world in half a day, he's started calling it a strategic tactic. He's even given it names, like Didi Chuxing and Shunlong Express."

Hearing this, the two women felt somewhat ashamed. They had never heard of anyone in the Navy or among the Four Emperors holding high positions doing such trivial matters. Only a bizarre organization like the Revolutionary Army would do such a thing.

"Um, aren't you angry?" Since the dragon wasn't putting on airs, Nami asked casually.

"Angry? Hmm, not really." Long thought for a moment before replying, "Although Li Ang sometimes comes up with some seemingly strange strategic ideas and some baffling development plans, in the end, they all prove to be effective. If there's anything about Li Ang that's most incredible, it's probably his forward-thinking vision. For example, I only gradually discovered that this often proves remarkably effective in small-scale personnel movements and emergency resource allocation. And he doesn't do this just for no reason; I only get involved in very important matters."

There was an underlying message in Long's words: firstly, the two women were extremely important, at least in Li Ang's eyes; secondly, Long had great faith in Li Ang's forward-thinking and unconventional ideas. Therefore, the conclusion was that Long also valued the two women highly.

Karina and Nami naturally picked up on this information, causing them to start questioning their existence.

"Are we two geniuses? How come we didn't realize it ourselves?"

Faced with this question, Long could only shake his head and say, "I don't know the answer to this question either. This is the first time I've met the two of you. Li Ang only told me that he wanted to bring you to the Revolutionary Army to learn some new ideas and thoughts, so that you could broaden your thinking and accept some new ideas. He didn't say anything else. I guess he'll deal with it when he comes back."

"Alright, I'll give myself a shot and see what I'm capable of." Karina thought helplessly to the seemingly unreliable chief of staff opposite her, "Perhaps the others in the Revolutionary Army think the same way."

"Alright, we've arrived." Long suddenly paused. "I won't go down; I'll escort you down."

After saying that, Karina and Nami quickly landed on the ground, while Long turned around gracefully and disappeared again.

"By the way, did Li Ang or Long tell the people here that we were coming?"

Nami looked around and saw that there was no one there, clearly no one to greet them, and she couldn't help but feel a deep sense of worry about the future.

"Are there really no problems with this kind of chief of staff and commander-in-chief?"

Chapter 181 Welcome to the General Staff

Being in a foreign country always presents many challenges, such as food, water, climate, and time difference.

However, Karina and Nami had never imagined that their first problem would be being surrounded by a large number of local armed forces, leaving them at a loss.

"Hey, what do you mean by this?" Karina shouted indignantly. "I was sent here by your chief of staff and commander-in-chief, and this is how you treat me?"

Nami shook her head and rubbed her forehead. Whether it was the Chief of Staff or the Commander-in-Chief, they were both so unreliable. She suddenly felt her future was bleak.

However, no matter what Karina said, the revolutionary soldiers dared not relax and surrounded the two of them.

"report!"

A revolutionary soldier walked into the staff office where Kerla was located and said with a strange expression, "We just found two suspicious people on the shore. They claimed that Chief of Staff Leon entrusted them to the Commander-in-Chief and sent them from the East China Sea. They are now under our control."

Hearing about this strange situation, Koala, who was already overwhelmed with worry, became even more furious. In any other organization, the fact that Karina and Nami were involved in the bombing would have led to their arrest as spies.

Led by the second-in-command, and then sent by the leader from afar, they abandoned the messenger and ran off without a word. The thought of such a thing seems unbelievable, utterly unheard of. But in the revolutionary army, common sense is meant to be broken, and given the nature of those two, such a bizarre act was indeed possible.

Thinking of this, Kera immediately called Long.

As for Li Ang's phone, it's absolutely impossible to get through, otherwise Fujitora Sabo and the others would have already bombarded his phone with calls.

It can only be said that Li Ang's Den Den Mushi truly lives up to its reputation as someone who ate a Devil Fruit; its intelligence is no different from a human's, and it can skillfully control the reception and transmission of electromagnetic waves. This allows Li Ang to set things like Do Not Disturb mode and call forwarding.

So whenever Li Ang doesn't want to answer the phone, his Den Den Mushi will refuse to accept those calls.

"Hello, what time is it? Oh, you're calling about those two girls, right?" As soon as the call connected, Long understood Kelra's purpose.

"Oh, so you know it's about those two?" Not only Kerr, but everyone in the entire staff couldn't help but think to themselves.

"Oh, sorry, I just remembered. Those two will be our cadres in the future, so let's give them some basic training first. We'll talk about the rest when Li Ang comes back."

Kera really felt like wrinkles were forming on her brow. How could she forget something so important? "Okay, I'll take care of the rest."

"That's good, I'll get back to work." With that, Long hung up the phone.

"Go tell them everything's alright, they're on our side. Then bring them both over." After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Koala rubbed her temples and instructed the person who had come in to report.

Then, Kera slumped weakly into her chair, thinking to herself, "As the power grows, the amount of work to handle has increased several times compared to a few years ago. There's always endless work every day. But the growth in the number of civil servants, or rather the staff, can't keep up with the growth in the number of documents on the desk. If this continues, even Master will gradually be unable to keep up."

My master once told me that the smartest people in the world often die from overwork, and I hope he won't repeat the mistakes of Zhuge Liang.

However, Master said that this trip was to resolve this issue, to find ways to improve administrative efficiency, and he didn't know when he would return. Perhaps these two newcomers are the help Master found outside? If only we had a continuous stream of talent like the World Government.

"Well, let's just take it one step at a time. My master will definitely figure something out. I'd better deal with this first and get some rest."

Just as Koala was engrossed in her work and couldn't tear herself away, the revolutionary soldier from before returned, followed by Nami and Karina.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Kerla, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army. The Chief of Staff is currently absent, so I am in charge of all matters, big and small. Welcome to our staff." Kerla raised his head and said to the two of them.

Upon hearing Kerla's words, the others in the staff immediately stood up and applauded enthusiastically, shouting excitedly, "Welcome to the staff!" These people didn't even know the two men's names.

"Um, well, I'm sorry. It seems we're not joining the General Staff." Faced with the enthusiastic invitation from the entire General Staff of Kella, Karina could only say apologetically.

Upon hearing that the two were not planning to join the General Staff, a young woman wearing glasses sat back down with a sullen face and continued to handle her current tasks: "What? Not really? Tch, what a disappointment."

Coincidentally, another person sighed, "I thought there would be new people joining."

"Exactly, exactly. Let's not think about it anymore. Let's finish this and go back to sleep. We can dream about anything."

"Sigh, I wonder when that bastard will come back."

"Looking back now, I shouldn't have listened to that bastard's nonsense and joined the General Staff. If God gave me another chance, I would say I want to continue being my toy store owner and I would never drink his motivational speeches."

……

And so, amidst the strange looks in their eyes, the staff headquarters, which had suddenly become lively, suddenly fell silent again.

These guys are crazy, their mental state changes so drastically.

Kera naturally knew what kind of people these were, so he could only shake his head and say, "Please excuse my rudeness. Come and sit down, let's talk first."

The revolutionary soldier who had led the two in couldn't resist joining in, whispering behind them, "The General Staff is known as the most peculiar and insane department in the revolutionary army. You'd better be careful."

After saying that, to avoid being beaten up by the many lunatics in the General Staff, he ran out of the room like the wind.

However, the two also realized from the soldier's actions that although there were hierarchical distinctions and a hierarchy, a little joking around was fine sometimes, and the atmosphere was quite relaxed. Unlike pirates and the navy, which are so rigid.

Kera, with his keen ears and eyes, overheard the soldier's parting words. He could only helplessly explain to the two, "There's no other way. After all, the General Staff is the department with the heaviest workload, the greatest pressure, and the most oppressive atmosphere of all. Therefore, everyone here is constantly hoping for new comrades to join us and share the workload. So it's understandable that others sometimes find it hard to understand."

"I see. No wonder the Chief of Staff we met, Li Ang, was so frivolous." Karina really dares to say anything; she would have been strangled long ago in another faction.

“No, you’ve misunderstood,” Kerla said, spreading his hands. “That’s just how he is, and he deserves some credit for how the General Staff has become what it is.”

However, if Li Ang heard this, he would also lament that his once obedient disciple had changed. Note the word "again".

The two women almost choked. It turned out that the upper beam was crooked, and the lower beam was crooked too. So this crazy department was all Li Ang's fault.

"By the way, I still don't know your names or why you were sent here."

After Nami and Karina introduced themselves, Koala realized that the two were exactly the two talents the Revolutionary Army was in dire need of: navigation experts and ace spies.

"No, no, I don't think we're anything special, we're not that great." Nami quickly waved her hand.

“It’s alright. Maybe you’re not yet, but that just means you haven’t discovered your talents and potential yet. He’s the kind of person who doesn’t misjudge people,” Kerla explained.

"Ugh, just thinking about it makes me angry. I actually wish I were just an ordinary person who only knew how to farm," said a chubby uncle sitting on the other side.

“I used to manage my own farm. I had a house and fields, and I was living a very happy life. But then the chief of staff, who was arrogant and unreasonable, colluded with the king and acted without regard for the law. He seized my house and my fields. When I confronted him, he kicked me into the air. He also drove my whole family out of our home and left us to wander by the sea.”

After inquiring, I learned that this kind of thing often happened. In order to reclaim the land, I had no choice but to join others in fighting against this blatant disregard for the law.

Who knew that the chief of staff was so cunning? He had foreseen this all along and sent people to recruit us, dragging us to the front lines of the revolution.

Many hands make light work. The king died at his bedside, and only later did they realize that the chief of staff had overthrown the king, who had been utterly arrogant.

After taking control of the country, they still wouldn't let me leave. They talked about righteousness and ideals, insisting that I join the revolutionary army, saying that I was determined to fight for the country.

From then on, Li Ang kept books by his side, and he considered me his sworn enemy!

After singing those few lines, the person went back to working on their brow, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing the twitching corners of their mouths, Kerr could only comfort them, "These are all resentments caused by being forcibly pulled into the General Staff by Li Ang. Now you know how short-staffed the General Staff is."

The two could only nod frantically while thinking to themselves, "Thank goodness I didn't join the General Staff, otherwise I would have become a lunatic someday too."

"So, was your sister also forced to join because of Li Ang?"

Kerla shook her head and said, "Because of Leon, that's true. After all, he's my master, and he taught me all these things. But I was taken in by the Revolutionary Army when I was young, so I can also sense that my master was probably grooming me to be his successor. After all, my master is the one who has worked the hardest, and I want to help him share some of the burden."

The two understood that although Kella and the others had nothing good to say about Li Ang, everyone genuinely respected him.

Chapter 182 Book

In fact, the situation in the General Staff can be explained by the words of a low-level Che Guevara.

Everyone in the General Staff is talented and speaks very well; everyone loves it here.

Indeed, the work in the General Staff is heavy, and there is not much time to rest every day. There are so many islands and so many countries, and many important events happen in each country every day.

These things will basically all come together at the Revolutionary Army Staff Headquarters, where a dozen or so people will handle them.

The administrative institutions of those countries had long since collapsed along with the kings, and few of the people within them were good; most of the most heinous criminals were executed.

Therefore, in these countries, any important decisions must be made by the General Staff, which was the case before provincial and municipal administrative agencies were re-established locally.

Thus, the General Staff not only had to handle internal affairs of the Revolutionary Army, but also had to take care of various important matters in these underdeveloped areas, no wonder they were exhausted like huskies.

Even though they became like huskies, none of them ever suggested leaving. They all wanted to do their best for the revolutionary cause and for the people.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. You two wait here while I finish these things, and then I'll take you to choose your rooms and we'll begin our basic studies. Here, take this book and read it before you start." With that, Kera took a thin book from the table and handed it to the two of them.

After getting a general understanding of the two men's situation and introducing them to some aspects of the Revolutionary Army and even the General Staff, Kerla returned to his work.

The two took the book, the cover of which read "Carry the Revolution Through to the End".

This is a revolutionary hodgepodge that Li Ang has painstakingly compiled in recent years, gathering together numerous revolutionary ideas, famous quotes, and even revolutionary-related poems from around the world.

If you really want to study it seriously, you could spend a long time discussing every sentence and every article. But if you just skim through it, it will only take half a day.