There are many ruthless bosses living in my territory

"I'm just leaving for a while. It's not like we won't be able to see each other. I'll compensate you later."

The bad thing about subordinates becoming lovers is that no one wants to go on a long-distance mission.

"……All right."

"After the people who go this time come back, I will have a one-day and one-night date with them in a modern city."

Suddenly several hands were raised.

Seeing that someone finally expressed the desire to go, Liszt breathed a sigh of relief.

Tomorrow is the seventh day.

In addition to the official launch of the Eastward Advance Plan, restrictions on one person will be lifted.

Be prepared to "welcome" him.

Chapter 124: The Voyage Begins, Justice Debate

The next morning, Red Maple Town.

Lister watched as Haytham, who looked much younger, packed his luggage and said goodbye to Morag, Chris and others.

"Are you ready?"

"Ready."

After confirming, Lister put one hand on Haytham's shoulder, while Esdeath and Aura beside him grabbed his arms.

In a blink of an eye, the four of them arrived at a large cave with bright lights.

The place is rocky and the black rocks are covered with metal decks. At the end of this steel road is a huge Epsilon shipyard that is more than 30 meters high.

The dock was embedded in the interior of the cave, and many Epsilon clones were walking back and forth here, helping to carry items.

Among them was a large sailing ship anchored on the shore.

Although it looks like a sailboat, it actually integrates Epsilon's emerging technology and is an electric-powered speedboat.

The reason why it was built in an ancient style is to make it easier for people to contact Donggang in the future.

"Accompanying you on this voyage are fifty soldiers from the Gotei Guard, two Holy Light doctors, Captain Skalinka of the Imperial Guard, and Shadow Guard members Pri and Pauline."

"Don't worry about not being able to operate the boat."

"Epsilon trained thirty clone sailors and made the ship's controls foolproof, making it easy to operate."

"But even if it really becomes a sailboat, you should be able to handle it with your rich experience at sea."

Haytham nodded. He once led people to sail in America to search for the remains of the Forerunners. He was very familiar with the ocean.

He even knows a little bit about the work of a navigator.

Without wasting any time, they jumped directly onto the ocean-going sailing ship.

The ship can easily accommodate a hundred people, and the biochemical reaction room inside is enough to meet the electricity demand for a year even without replenishing energy. The meat and vegetables stored in the freezer can also ensure the daily nutrition required by the crew.

It must be very comfortable to live in a boat like this.

And there is no need to worry about supplies, as Epsilon's submarines can rush to the sailboat at any time to provide electricity, food, etc.

Haytham observed the structure of the entire ship, found the captain's room, and placed the written materials he brought there. When he returned to the deck, he saw Lister talking to Skalinka with bear ears, Priya with cat ears, and Pauline with mouse ears.

"Hailsham."

Lister saw Haytham approaching and continued.

"This time you need to go north through the dark river that connects to the sea."

"After sailing for about half a day, you will reach the sea. After that, you need to go east and then south to reach the winter port of the Mutt Kingdom."

Haytham nodded affirmatively.

"Well, I've already memorized the route, and there's also an Epsilon submarine fleet following us during this time."

"Yes, we know very little about this Arctic Ocean at present. The submarine force discovered many large fish under the ocean when searching for winter ports in the south. You still have to be careful."

"Skalinka is following you this time as insurance. She is very strong in combat and can ensure the safety of the ship."

"At the same time, she will also serve as your training subject during the voyage."

Scarinka, a bear-eared orc who had brown hair like Reina, put the steel halberd on her shoulder and smiled.

"Please give me your guidance during this time."

"I will be responsible for training your body, Pauline will be responsible for training you in the use of shadow power, and Pri will accompany you in actual combat."

"When you can touch Priya's clothes, you will have passed the test of strength."

When she finished, Lister patted Haytham's shoulder with a serious expression.

"The decision on this eastward advance is entirely up to you."

"Whether Red Maple Territory can get out of the Red Maple Basin depends on the results of this plan."

Faced with Lister's trust, Haytham didn't say anything, but just shook hands with the other party firmly, and gave the answer with a firm look.

No further words are needed at this point.

Lister left the Ocean-going ship and watched the ship pull up the anchor and set sail towards the dark river in the distance where there were no lights.

On the deck, Skalinka, Priya, Pauline and others waved goodbye to Lister.

We may not be able to meet for a long time after that.

Although Skalinka and Priya are connected to Lister's souls, the distance of their telepathic communication is much longer than that of others.

But who knows how long it will take? Sooner or later, I am afraid I will lose the deep spiritual connection with Liszt.

The two were a little scared when they thought of this, but they still plucked up the courage to fulfill their responsibilities.

They are the attendants of the future greatest king, how can they behave so awkwardly?

Liszt looked into the distance until the ship completely disappeared around the corner.

"Okay, let's go back."

Lister turned around and put his hands on the shoulders of Esdeath and Aura, and used Flying Thunder God to come to the reception room on the sixth floor of Red Maple Castle.

Esdeath looked at Lister who was sitting on the main seat and couldn't help asking.

"Liszt, what are you going to do now? No training?"

"Esdeath, wouldn't it be nice to take a break and rest for a while?"

"I want to defeat you."

"..."

Liszt couldn't help but sigh.

"Then wait a minute. I'll help you train after I finish talking to someone."

"Who?"

"A strong man."

On the other side, Aura had already used Fullbring to brew black tea and served it to Lister and Esdeath respectively, and also placed a cup of black tea opposite Lister.

After doing this, she stood beside Liszt.

"Is there anyone stronger than you in Hongfeng Territory?"

"Of course there are. Madara and Aizen you met before are both. As for the person I'm waiting for now..."

Liszt paused.

"You won't know until you fight."

"When will he come?"

"It's probably coming soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, a space door appeared in the room, and a magma man wrapped in incredible heat appeared in the room.

Liszt took a sip of black tea, and his spiritual pressure formed a wall to block the surging heat from everyone, and used the system's restrictions to prevent the furniture from being damaged by the high heat.

Seeing the person with the flickering fire, Esdeath couldn't help but get so excited that every cell in her body was trembling.

It was the first time that she felt such a fear as if she had seen her natural enemy.

No, she had the same feeling when she first hunted a rare and dangerous species. That was the fear that only comes when the gap in strength is as huge as an insurmountable chasm.

She didn't have this feeling when facing Lister, Madara, and Aizen, but facing the person in front of her...

wrong!

Esdeath looked at Lister, and her ice-blue eyes reflected Lister's leisurely and contented expression.

The reason she was not affected by the incoming heat was because of Lister's spiritual pressure.

Could it be that... the reason why she didn't feel the suffocating power from Liszt and the others was because they had never shown their full strength? !

Liszt just put down the teacup gently.

With a crisp clanging sound, Liszt opened his mouth slightly.

"Sakaski, are you here to refute what I said before with facts or to shut me up with pure violence?"

"The justice on your back will not change because of any of our previous conversations or battles."

“It will only be changed by the facts.”

The next second, the heat wave in the room disappeared in an instant and everything returned to calm.

Sakaski, who had turned back into a human, sat down opposite Lister without hesitation, and pulled down the lieutenant general's "cloak of justice" draped over his back and held it in his hand.

"I will personally protect the justice and dignity of the navy!"

"Whether it's with words or violence!"

Chapter 125 What is the Navy? What is a Pirate?

Everything happened just as Liszt expected.

Although he was shocked when Sakaski was recruited to attack them, he immediately thought of the best way to deal with it.

That would be to degrade the dignity of the navy and provoke Sakaski's anger.

Because he couldn't think of any way to attract Sakaski's interests, Sakaski would most likely ignore him in a normal conversation.

After all, in terms of combat power, Sakaski, who can destroy the island and change the terrain, is a strong man at the same level as Madara and Aizen. Even if he is weaker than them, he is not much weaker.

In terms of resources, the resources in the pirate world are extremely rich, there is technology and Vegapunk, and there is nothing in the Red Maple Territory that can attract him.

In order to obtain resources from the pirate world, he could only create demand for Sakaski——

Maintain the dignity of the navy.

As expected, Sakaski, who attached great importance to the dignity of the navy, was angered by him and had been silently thinking and preparing for the past week, intending to persuade and defeat him today to maintain the justice and face of the navy.

Ever since he was choked by Lister's words last time, Sakaski had been thinking about how to vent his anger on his way back to the Navy Headquarters.

For this reason, he locked himself in his office for three days and three nights. After returning to the Navy Headquarters, he still stayed at home and even rejected many invitations to parties from colleagues.

He had to think of words that could perfectly refute List's point of view.

He wants to prove that the navy is just and not a running dog of the Celestial Dragons!

"boom!"

Sakaski slammed his fist on the table, his eyes sharp and aggressive under his navy cap.

"I will tell you what the navy is! What is the justice of the navy!"

Liszt smiled and made a "please" gesture.

Esdeath and Aura Michihane, who were listening in, also listened with bated breath.

"The Navy is a direct subordinate organization of the World Government and is the largest military in the world!"

"We are all over the world. We have troops stationed in the four major seas and on the Grand Route."

"In this age of pirates, only our navy truly protects the people of the member states. Only our navy truly cares about the majority of the people, not those big pirates and bounty hunters!"