Comic series: Starting from Pirates to Cultivate the True Self

Chapter 27 The task is heavy

"I lost again."

Koshiro stood with his sword put away. There were no obvious scars on his body, except for a cut on his clothes at the chest. This was obviously the reason why he gave up.

"It's already a big improvement, you see!"

Mo Xingchen smiled and turned sideways to show Koshiro a small, not-so-obvious cut on his clothes under his ribs.

These days, since Geng Sanlang needed to study how to use materials to forge swords, Geng Silang took the opportunity to invite Mo Xingchen and William to stay at his house, and would look for Mo Xingchen to have a practical exchange every day.

Mo Xingchen had no choice but to follow the host's wishes. Of course, he also wanted to test how big the gap was between the level of the great swordsman and the top strong men in this world.

On the first day of sparring at the beach, Mo Xingchen discovered that his ordinary swordsman's strength was roughly on par with the level of a vice admiral of the Marine Headquarters. With the improvement of his swordsmanship and skills, he should eventually be able to reach the level of an admiral, referring to Hawkeye in the later period.

However, what puzzled Mo Xingchen was that it seemed that the swordsmen in this world had particularly crude skills, and their strength was relatively dispersed. They always liked to slash out huge and useless sword energy. He didn't know if he hadn't seen enough great swordsmen.

Why do I say that? Because the speed of the sword's energy is too slow for an opponent of equal strength! He couldn't understand why Oda drew the attack in a way that he could have dodged, but had to take it head-on, as if it was more handsome that way.

So in the next few days, Mo Xingchen was teaching Koshiro the correct sword-using skills. He first circled a square area in the courtyard with a length and width of five meters, and stipulated that flying slashes were not allowed. If a vital part was damaged or the opponent was out of bounds, he would lose.

Such a competition not only requires the sword to exert its strength as much as possible, but Mo Xingchen also requires it to stop at the right time. Generally speaking, it is only possible for the strong to stop at the right time, and for two people with similar strength to win and stop at the right time, it is a double test of their own strength and skills.

Koshiro is really a very talented swordsman. It is not easy for a person to change his behavior habits of several decades. He could only hold on for a few minutes at the beginning, and was defeated by jumping out of the circle to avoid the attack, but now he can scratch Mo Xingchen.

The refinement of his sword skills has improved rapidly. I believe that it won’t be long before, after correcting his shortcomings in using the sword, the gap between him and Mo Xingchen will be infinitely narrowed.

"Sir, I have benefited a lot from your guidance over the past few days, but I have a question that I would like to ask you to answer."

"You said."

"You know I have a daughter. My wife is weak and I don't want her to have any more children. But the sword art of my Shimotsuki family is inherited... Sir, do you think a girl can become a great swordsman or even surpass a great swordsman?"

Mo Xingchen put away his sword, came to the entrance and sat down, drinking the tea he had prepared in advance. He waved to Koshiro, motioning him to come over and rest, and said with a smile while holding the teacup:

"First of all, surpassing a great swordsman is not about gender, but about talent. Secondly, there are countless female sword masters in my hometown. Not to mention far away, there are also many strong women on the sea. Why do you have such doubts?"

Koshiro sat across the coffee table from me and poured himself a cup of tea. He drank it all and said:

"If you don't have outstanding talent, women are naturally weaker than men. To practice swordsmanship, both strength and skill are indispensable. Without strength, you will just be a show-off."

"Koshiro, don't worry too much. Even if your child is a girl, she will definitely have the blood of your Shimotsuki family flowing in her veins. I think her talent should not be too weak. You can train your strength from a young age. Even if she lacks strength, what's the harm?

You just need to practice according to your family heritage, study according to my theory, and work harder in the soft sword realm. I think it shouldn't be too difficult to become a great swordsman. Are you expecting your child to become the world's number one swordsman?

I say, expecting your children to be able to do something that you yourself cannot do is not the way a competent father should think. "

Koshiro thought for a moment, and his frown relaxed. It was indeed as Mo Xingchen said. With his own strength, even if she was a girl, it would only take a little longer to train her to become a great swordsman. As for surpassing the great swordsman, he might not be able to do it! So he smiled and sighed:

"What the master taught me is that I am too persistent and obsessed with appearances."

Mo Xingchen smiled and shook his head without saying anything else. He just raised his glass and invited Geng Shilang to have tea.

As the two of them were chatting over cups, Kozaburo came over with a piece of paper.

"Mr. Mo, these are the materials needed to forge the sword. A large part of the rare ores and metals I marked are not in stock. You may need to find a way yourself."

Mo Xingchen took the list of materials and took a look at it. He had never heard of most of the materials on it, and many of them were marked in red.

"Don't worry about that. I will contact the headquarters and ask them to collect the materials and send them over as soon as possible. I'll trouble you with the sword-making."

Then Mo Xingchen took out a Den Den Mushi from his arms, handed it to Koshiro, and said:

"Take this. If you have any difficulties or doubts about swordsmanship, please contact me. My subordinates and I have bothered you a lot these days. Please forgive me for having a mission to complete. I will not stay here for long. Goodbye!"

"I wish you good luck in martial arts!"

Geng Shilang and his son stood up and bowed. Mo Xingchen bowed, threw his coat, turned around and left with William in a chic manner.

Koshiro looked at the two people leaving and couldn't help but sigh:

"Sir, you are truly a hero!"

"Come on, kid! Follow in his footsteps and work hard to surpass the great swordsman!"

After leaving Koshiro's house and on the way back to the battleship, William asked:

"Colonel, what mission are we going to carry out next?"

"Going to Windmill Town to see my sister."

"........"

Are you really not afraid that Mr. Koshiro will chase you out with a knife and chop you up? William rolled his eyes and thought silently.

The warship started slowly, left the dock and headed towards Windmill Town.

On the way, Mo Xingchen called Vice Admiral He and asked him to help him collect sword-making materials by acting cute. Some rare metals were not even in stock at the Navy Headquarters. After all, the Navy was not a pirate and would not keep useless things in the warehouse as treasures.

By then, Marshal Kong will have to save his dignity and ask the Five Elders to get some from the Celestial Dragons. Otherwise, it will take a long time for Mo Xingchen to forge his sword by searching the world for materials.

Thanks to the maneuverability of the naval warships, they arrived at Windmill Town in less than a day.

Because Makino's tavern was right next to the port, there was no need to leave anyone to guard the warship. Mo Xingchen waved his hand.

"Brothers, let's go, I'm going to treat you to a drink today!"

"Roar!"

A group of people rushed towards the tavern.

Chapter 28 Girls need to be raised in wealth so they won’t be easily deceived

"Hey~ Uncle Maggie, are you okay?"

Mo Xingchen pushed open the door of the tavern and saw Makino's grandfather standing at the bar, busy at work. He greeted him.

The old man looked towards the door when he heard this, and saw a handsome young man in a black suit and a coat of justice walking in with a group of soldiers.

He found that Mo Xingchen had not seen him for more than half a year. Compared with the first time he looked down and out, except that his hair had grown a little longer and he was dressed more energetically, there was no other change. His personality was still so easygoing, making people feel good about him and want to get close to him. So he pointed at his navy coat and smiled and answered,

"Hehe, you are doing well now, you are dressed like a decent man now."

He turned around and shouted towards the kitchen:

"Makino, come out quickly, Mo boy is back!"

All he heard was a series of 'ping pong' sounds coming from the kitchen, and then a little pudding rushed out at lightning speed and pounced on Mo Xingchen like a tiger.

"Brother Mo!"

Mo Xingchen held Makino in his arms, rubbed her little head lovingly, and said to the old man with a smile:

"I say, uncle, why are you still abusing the child? Look, Makino is so tired that he misses me so much, hahahaha."

"Hahahahahahaha, I'm an old man. Sooner or later, I will have to hand over this store to her. How can I succeed without training since I was young?"

"Don't be shy, just be casual. Take today as a day off. Don't leave until you're drunk!"

In an instant, the atmosphere in the tavern became lively. Mo Xingchen sat on a high stool in front of the bar, smiling, and told Makino about the scenery along the way to the sea, the huge sea kings, the towering red earth continent, the majestic naval headquarters and the magical Sabaody Archipelago, etc., which caused the children to exclaim in surprise and joy.

The next morning, the tavern was in a mess, with bottles and glasses of wine everywhere on the ground, and the soldiers lying in all directions and sleeping soundly. Mo Xingchen looked at Makino sleeping in his arms and couldn't help thinking,

In the comics, there is a very strange scene where Makino holds a child. There are also speculations on the Internet about who the father of this child is. Most people say it is Red Hair Shanks's, and some even say it is Dragon, Luffy's biological brother.

When Mo Xingchen thought of this, he wanted to pull Oda out and stab him. Either you say the father of the child clearly, or you don't need to draw this unnecessary thing. You really just draw whatever comes to mind and then make up for it! Look at how the combat power of One Piece has collapsed now?

No matter what, the child's father is undoubtedly a scumbag. He threw the child to Makino but he didn't know where he ran away. So he looked up and whispered to the old man:

"I'll take Makino out to sea this time!"

"You want her to join the Navy?"

"No, no, no. This time I will probably cruise in the East China Sea for a year or so. I want to take the little girl to see different scenery and people, to enrich her experience, so that she won't be easily deceived by the scumbag's sweet words in the future."

"Then...will it be dangerous if we encounter pirates and fight them?"

"Uncle, don't worry about this. I'm not bragging. No one in the world can hurt the little girl from my hands. It will take no more than two years for me to return Makino to you intact."

Uncle Maqi thought for a while before nodding and saying:

"Well, I don't have the ability, but it would be nice to let her follow you to see the magnificence of the sea."

Windmill Town, Harbor

Makino stood on the warship, jumped and waved to his grandfather and shouted:

"Grandpa, I will miss you. Wait for me to come back!"

.........

During this year and a half, Kuzan, upholding the passion for justice in his heart, captured many famous pirates and was the first to be promoted to the rank of lieutenant general from this batch of elite training camp, while Dragon, Miyuan, Mole, and a series of other famous and powerful officers in the later period became major generals.

As usual, Garp refused to be promoted to the position of admiral, which made Marshal Kong furious. It was said that several desks in his office were replaced.

In the past year or so, Mo Xingchen has traveled almost all over the East China Sea with little pudding Makino. Most of the pirates encountered along the way were dealt with by William and his soldiers, who would only come to their rescue when they were really unable to defeat them.

Seeing that Makino had no intention of becoming a strong person, Mo Xingchen simply urged her to train a little with the soldiers during sailing, at least to ensure that she had a means of self-protection in Windmill Town and would not be bullied easily.

"BuluBulu~"

Mo Xingchen, lying on a beach chair, wearing sunglasses and without opening his eyes, shouted to the person beside him,

"Makino, answer the phone!"

Makino, who was squatting next to him, trotted over and answered the call. The Den Den Mushi transformed into a towering Mohawk hairstyle, followed by a roar.

"You bastard! Not only did that bastard Garp refuse to be promoted to admiral, but you refused to be promoted too! What do you think of the navy? What do you think of justice? And... how long do you plan to wander around in the East China Sea? Get back to headquarters! Now! Click~"

"Huh? Brother Mo, the phone is hung up."

Makino looked at Den Den Mushi in confusion as he fell into a deep sleep.

Mo Xingchen lazily pulled his sunglasses down from his nose, looked at the sun that was about to fall into the sea level, pouted his lips, and said:

"The vacation is over, Makino."

I guess it was that bastard uncle Garp who offended Marshal Kong again, and he himself suffered as a result.

Then Mo Xingchen called William and asked him to notify the control room and order a return. First send Makino home, then go to Shuangyue Village to get the sword, and finally return to the headquarters.

Half a month later,

The warship finally arrived at Marinford. Mo Xingchen wore a long sword on his waist, his hand on the hilt, and walked with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, like a general who had just returned from a great victory.

It must be said that the temperament of a cultivator combined with this sword is so handsome! All the female navy officers were so fascinated by it.

Mo Xingchen walked in the headquarters building. From time to time, he saw lieutenant generals walking quickly past him, all heading towards the conference room. Puzzled, he knocked on the door of the marshal's office and saw Gang Gukong drinking tea in the office. He smiled and said flatteringly:

"Marshal Kong, I'm back."

"Humph, you still remember to come back, I thought you kidnapped your soldiers to become a pirate!"

Gang Gukong raised his head and glanced at the person who came. Looking at Mo Xingchen's playful look, he snorted with a straight face.

"How could that be possible! Marshal, you can't wrongly accuse me. Over the past year or so, you can see how clean I have cleaned up the East China Sea. I have also captured many pirates, big and small. Even if I have no credit, I have worked hard. Besides, I have shed blood and sweat for the navy..."

"Okay, stop being so funny. Your boss is a jerk, and you're a little jerk too! Let me ask you, do you know where Garp went?"

Chapter 29 The fight started again!

"Huh? Vice Admiral Garp? Isn't he at the headquarters? I just got back, I don't know! He hasn't contacted me!"

Mo Xingchen looked confused when asked. Gang Gukong looked at Mo Xingchen and saw that his expression was not fake, so he waved his hand and said:

"That bastard Garp didn't say a word, didn't report, and no one knows where he ran off to. Now we can't find anyone when we need help. He is totally disorganized and undisciplined!"

"Just contact the petty officer on Admiral Garp's ship and you'll know!"

"This guy didn't bring his warship and sneaked out alone!"

At this point, Gang Gukong slammed the table and flew into a rage. Seeing that he was getting more and more angry, Mo Xingchen quickly diverted Gang Gukong's attention, filled his cup of tea, and handed it to him.

"Marshal Kong, please have a cup of tea first to calm down. Anger hurts the liver. I just saw many lieutenant generals heading towards the conference room. Is there any major action?"

"O'Hara's scholars were studying the blank period of history that disappeared 800 years ago. They were discovered by the World Government. The Five Elders asked the Navy to launch the Demon Slayer Order to destroy O'Hara.

Now CP has gone to Ohara to organize the evacuation of civilians. Zhan Guo is presiding over the meeting to select the vice generals who will execute the demon slaying order. Zhan Guo and I originally planned to let Garp lead the team, but we found out that this bastard is missing! "

Mo Xingchen thought to himself, Uncle Garp sneaked out alone without even taking a warship, so he must have gone to Batlila Island in the South China Sea to pick up Ace.