This strange ghost ship-like situation made his spine shiver, but no matter what, it was better than encountering the scum of the Dog Pirates. At least the evil spirits would not torture humans... right.
After more than ten minutes, seeing that there was still no movement on the deck and after ensuring that it was generally safe, the major gave another order.
Let the small warship approach the medium warship, the major transferred from the medium warship to the small warship, and then drove the small warship straight towards the Corpse.
This is different from the situation in most worlds, where the top military leaders command from the rear while the soldiers serve as fill-in boys on the front lines.
In this world, the situation of the navy is closer to the Three Kingdoms in Li Zhong's previous life.
During a battle, the top military leaders must lead by example. Even the outcome of a battle often depends on the "fighting" between the top leaders of both sides!
Of course, what we are fighting for here is not morale.
In this world with supernatural powers, the individual combat power of the top leaders is comparable to that of thousands of troops!
A few minutes later, the elderly colonel and his men boarded the deck of the Corpse.
"Be careful." Pancho stepped forward and warned, while he picked up a strand of hair with his knife and signaled to the major.
"Yeah." The major nodded.
He also drew the knife from his waist.
In this world, although there are guns, and the navy's top brass are even researching more terrifying technological weapons that can blow up an entire island, most people still prefer cold weapons when fighting.
Supernatural powers are sometimes more useful than technological weapons...at least that's the case before technological weapons have developed to a higher level.
Swish!
Clang!
The major slashed with his sword.
However, there was a sound of metal clashing between the blade and the hair, and the hair was not cut.
Seeing this scene, the major's pupils shrank slightly, and then he asked his subordinates to take out the tinder.
Currently, the entire deck is littered with hairs that can cut through flesh. Without a certain degree of cleaning, they will not be able to proceed to the next step of exploration.
Under the scorching flames, the hair was slightly deformed, but it did not burn off immediately. Instead, it melted into two pieces half a minute later.
It can be broken, but it's a bit troublesome.
The stench of burnt protein wafted into the major's nose, and the caution on his face lessened slightly, but he still looked unhappy.
Abnormality means credit but also trouble.
"Get torches!" the major ordered the Marines around him.
The marines shouted loudly to the small army boarding the Carrion, and soon a large number of torches were thrown up.
The tinderbox lit dozens of torches.
But before the major and the Marines around him could take any action, a voice suddenly came into the major's ears.
"Coming to someone else's place and vandalizing it at will... that's not good."
Looking back suddenly, the major was shocked to see a tall figure standing behind him without him noticing the arrival of the other person, neither he nor the twenty-odd marines around him!
Li Zhong and the major looked at each other.
He had just been practicing at the bottom of the cabin.
Although he could sense the navy nearby, he didn't pay much attention to it as he had done nothing wrong.
But unexpectedly, even without the pirate flag, the ship was still recognized by its appearance at the first moment.
After this group of navy men boarded the ship, they attacked the pirate ship without hesitation.
Li Zhong, who didn't want to conflict with the navy, had no choice but to show up.
Li Zhong currently does not have the strength to sail alone on the ocean, he still needs this big ship to fight the wind and rain and cross the ocean.
He originally planned to go to a town on a nearby island to replenish supplies, then take a boat to a library in a more prosperous country nearby to take a look, get to know the world in depth, and then go to the Grand Line. Now it seems that this plan may have some twists and turns.
"You!" The major turned around and saw Li Zhong behind him. Although he was old, as a soldier he still maintained the most basic training. He subconsciously stepped back away from Li Zhong at the first moment.
At the same time, his eyes were fixed on Li Zhong, trying to determine the other party's identity in the shortest time possible.
1.5 seconds was enough for the major to confirm that Li Zhong's face had never appeared on the wanted poster he had seen.
In the second second, the major's eyes slid down from Li Zhong's upper body and saw the long string of heads in Li Zhong's hand!
Captain Kao, the first and second mates of the Dog Pirates, the boatswain, the navigator... the masters of the Dog Pirates, the heads of those wanted pirates, are all in this man's hands, tied together with hair!
The creator of this 'ghost ship' has been found.
But the major was not happy.
It's not because of any merit or anything, but...
"Stop!" the major shouted loudly!
Because Li Zhong appeared too suddenly, the Marines, who were already under great mental stress due to the strange scene on the Corpse, subconsciously raised their single-shot rifles and aimed at Li Zhong!
Click!
Trigger pulled.
But the bullet did not fire, and a strand of hair was entangled in the hammer at the end of the gun.
The firing pin cannot hit the bullet primer, so there will naturally be no gunshot.
Swish!
A black shadow flashed by, and the gun instantly disintegrated into parts all over the ground.
The elderly major stared at the tall figure before him.
Cold sweat began to ooze out of his body.
Because he knew that with the opponent's strength, killing him and others would be as easy as eating and drinking.
He recognized some of the other party's methods.
You can sense the enemy's attack even when your back is turned to the enemy.
Seeing and hearing is domineering!
Let the fragile hair be able to cut steel.
The swordsman's listening to the fluctuations of all things, or, the armed color domineering!
The ability to freely manipulate your own hair.
Devil Fruit, or...Return of Life!
Any one of these methods can make you famous throughout the world!
And the tall man in front of me has all of them.
The major didn't know whether the other party was an enemy or a friend, so he was extremely nervous.
"Just now... it was a misunderstanding. My name is Edward Klaue. People who know me like to call me Old Edward. Strange strong man, do you need me to help you replace the head in your hand with Bailey?"
"If you're willing, we can sell them at a premium. Well, these heads are worth about 7000 million Baileys in total, and we can offer million!"
As an experienced sailor, old Major Edward has plenty of life experience. When facing a strong stranger, it is always right to give money first!
Chapter 263 The Wisdom of the Old Man
Old Edward was an unprepossessing lieutenant commander of a branch navy. There seemed to be a lot of such people in this vast ocean.
But in fact, old Edward also had a glorious past.
Decades ago, old Edward was an outstanding marine in the North Sea, known for his courage to fight and kill pirates at the cost of his life.
As a result, he was appreciated by his superiors, who wrote letters of recommendation for him to receive training at the training camp of the Navy Headquarters.
The training camp of the Navy Headquarters is a cradle for generals and admirals where only outstanding naval talents from all over the world are eligible to attend. Countless vice admirals and even admirals have emerged from the camp!
In a sense, it is similar to the school of a certain Chiang Ching-tung.
It can be said that as long as you enter it, you are already halfway to success in life.
But for old Edward, this experience made him completely wasted and unable to recover.
The training camp that old Edward participated in was considered to be quite valuable.
The then Commander-in-Chief of the World Government's Armies, Commander Sora was a classmate of old Edward.
It was precisely because of the high quality of that training camp that old Edward experienced what despair was!
Those true geniuses, the results of one day’s practice would take me a month’s practice to barely catch up with. Their ten days of practice are almost equivalent to one year’s practice of mine!
One year of their practice is equivalent to all the results of their hard work from the period of rapid growth of strength in adolescence to the period of decline of strength after the age of several dozen!
For a moment, Old Edward couldn't help but doubt the significance of his presence here.
The reason why he fought so hard and killed pirates at the risk of his life was not because he had a grudge against pirates, nor was it for justice. Old Edward was a very realistic person, he just simply wanted to climb up.
So when he discovered the limits of his abilities, there was no improvement even with the instructor giving him psychological counseling.
No matter how hard he tried, he only had a 3% chance of reaching the rank of brigadier general, and the probability of staying in the officer corps was almost 3%. This % would only happen if he was lucky enough to obtain a devil fruit one day.
Oh, meaningless life, meaningless struggle.
Since returning from the Marine Headquarters training camp, Old Edward has lost his former fighting spirit and ambition, his strength has plummeted, and he has become an old loser in the Navy.
Even his original rank of lieutenant colonel was reduced to major due to inaction and mistakes.
Now that he is old, he is sent to guard a remote area, but here, old Edward has changed a little.
Because he met love. At his age, the so-called love is naturally not something earth-shaking, but just plain as water. However, there is still emotion. After having a son in his old age, he wanted to leave something for his offspring.
So in the past two years, he has picked up some of the things he learned in the past, and at the same time he has been trying to leave some inheritance for his descendants.
He is a man who recognizes the reality. In his opinion, the real wealth is not money. In this world, money is nothing more than an ATM machine that the powerful and pirates can use at any time.
His real wealth is his connections in the army and his friendship with the strong men. These are the most precious things in this world!
It was precisely because of this experience that, although he was a member of the Four Seas Navy, he could see through the methods used by Li Zhong at a glance.
People who are able to dominate the world can generally be divided into three types.
First, there are famous teachers to guide you.
The second one is returning from the Grand Line.
The third is a true genius who is born with awakened domineering nature.
No matter which one it is, they are someone that I absolutely cannot afford to offend.
So based on his many years of experience, Old Edward started with a money offensive.
Be humble, admit defeat and give money.
And Li Zhong's reaction...
Li Zhong has always been indifferent to money, but he really needs it now.
Captain Kao believed that the Corpse was an old ship that would be abandoned sooner or later, so it had been in a state of disrepair for a long time.
Li Zhong also didn't like this shabby ship that was once filled with scum.
If there is a chance, he also wants to change to a good boat.
Li Zhong is not a person who likes to take things by force and without reason. If possible, he still hopes to buy a ship through formal channels.
And this requires a lot of money.
Old Edward's behavior was exactly what Li Zhong wanted.
but……
"Since these heads are originally worth only 7000 million, why are you willing to pay 1 million?" The Magnetic Field God of War has always been upright. Even without the power of the magnetic field, Li Zhong's martial god character remains unchanged.
Li Zhong disdains to do extortion.
Old Edward had lived for most of his life and had become a very shrewd person. Naturally, he could hear the subtle information revealed in Li Zhong's tone.
This made old Edward feel half relieved.
This is a man who is willing to be reasonable, so if that's the case, then it's easy to talk about it.
I'm afraid of encountering someone who acts as recklessly as a pirate, that would be really difficult to deal with.
Well, since you are willing to talk sense, then...
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