Arceus' Pirate Journey

"Calm down!"

Oron Booth's voice seemed to carry some kind of magic, and the soldiers who heard his voice immediately calmed down.

"Cover your eyes with gauze! Line up! Take your designated positions, and the bombardment begins!"

The reason why the King of the Kingdom of Stantine valued Oron Booth was because of this ability. The troops he managed were able to obey his orders, not because of how powerful their army was, but because of the pressure brought by Oron Booth himself.

He called himself the admiral's majesty. Not only his own people, but even the enemies would uncontrollably line up into neat rows when facing him. In this sandstorm environment, Orlon Booth was in a bad mood.

His majesty has a lot to do with his ferocious appearance, but his inner self is not entirely like that. Not only is he very methodical in doing things, but he is also a germaphobe. The yellow sand all over the sky is a torture for him.

Snapped!

With the whip in his hand lashing on the deck, the sailors on his ship had already adjusted the firing range of the artillery. If the weather was normal, other ships could make judgments based on flag signals or by observing the actions of the main ship.

But now they can only act according to the voice of the Den Den Mushi. Since they can't see the specific location of the target, they can just blockade the general location with fire. Their firepower and ammunition reserves are enough to solve this problem.

At the same time, Bankira also locked onto his target, but when it was about to release the destructive death ray, Jack stopped it. A minute ago, his subordinates raised a very fatal question.

"Brother Jack, why didn't we reveal the pirate flag before, but only now?"

"Of course we're afraid of scaring them away. Now that we've surrounded them, we don't have to hide anymore."

"But Brother Jack, letting Lady Oniji's pet sink the ship was also for deterrence, right?"

"Sippshead, where do you get all those questions from?"

"Um... I have one last question. Since it is for the purpose of deterrence and to show our identity, do we have to let them see it?"

Seeing that Jack was a little impatient, Sipshead went straight to the point, which was also the question he was most curious about.

The sky full of yellow sand obscured the enemy's vision, and the enemy could not see anything clearly. Since they could not see anything clearly, how could they deter the enemy?

At this time, Jack was wearing a pair of windproof glasses, which was the new standard equipment on the ship. This way, his eyes would not be obscured by the yellow sand. The lenses also made Jack's expression less obvious.

Jack prefers to use his fists rather than his brain. It's already great that he could come up with this plan, and it's understandable that there are some mistakes now.

Jack did not give any answer to Sipshead's question. He was thinking about how to solve this problem without losing face.

It was at this time that the Frost Fairy climbed up against the wind and sand. This was not a game world, and a sandstorm would not necessarily cause damage. This magnitude would not cause any harm to the Frost Fairy.

"Why did you come out?"

Jack's height was like a mountain compared to Frostmilk's size. Frostmilk's climbing was similar to climbing a mountain, but he was discovered by Jack when he was only halfway up.

In this kind of low-risk operation, Jack always brings Frostmilk with him, but he will hide back in the cabin after the battle begins. This time he came out to give suggestions.

Everyone on the ship felt that this plan had some flaws, but they all thought that Jack had other plans. Even if they had a little doubt, they didn't dare to raise it, so Sipshead didn't ask about it until the last minute.

But Frost Fairy was different. It had guessed that Jack had not made any follow-up arrangements. It had been thinking of a solution before. When the sound of artillery shells in the wind and sand reached its ears, it had a new idea.

The strong wind and sand affected its speech a little, but with its rich body language and the help of cream, Jack still understood what it meant.

"Yes, that's true. We can use the wind and sand to consume the enemy's shells, thus reducing casualties."

With the help of Frost Milk Fairy, his mistake was covered up. Even his younger brothers were excited for once, as they felt the care of their "big brother". Some of them were even touched.

This is not uncommon. Oden can move others, and the same can be said for this kind of boss who "pays attention to his subordinates". Of course, the first thing to do now is to stop the sandstorm.

Just like that, Bankira temporarily changed his actions and stopped his sand-raising ability, which made King Yanwu at the stern breathe a sigh of relief.

It and Bankira are separated on both sides of the ship. They are too heavy and the ship will easily lose balance if they don't do this. It doesn't like days with flying sand. Even if it is not a sandstorm that can cause harm, it doesn't like this kind of weather with flying yellow sand.

Otherwise, it would not live in Jiuli, where the environment is the most beautiful. The rich forests are the environment it likes. A fire-type Pokémon is paired in the sandstorm team. The trainers in another world will cry when they see it.

......

The bombardment by Oron Booth's men continued. Since they did not know the exact target location, they could only take their chances and estimate the bombardment location based on the enemy's ship speed.

It was also impossible to observe the effect of the bombardment. Due to an incident in the middle of the plan, Baishou’s ship stopped on the spot and kept listening to the other side firing blanks. As Bankira withdrew his power, the raging sandstorm stopped howling and gradually disappeared into the sea.

When the vision became clear again, the number of enemies appeared clearly in their eyes, but this did not make them feel at ease. Even Oron Booth had a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead.

On the enemy ship, the pirate flag of the Beasts was fluttering in the wind, and Bankira, who was standing on the bow and planning to destroy the death ray again, made them feel cold all over.

Chapter 698: The Face of the Allied Countries

"Hundred Beasts... When did the Kingdom of Stantine offend them?"

Orlon Booth used to be an adventurer of the kingdom. Of course, there is not much difference between this kind of adventurer and pirates, but the protection of the allied countries prevents them from being wanted, making them an alternative legal person.

He has a kind side in his heart and will unconsciously help the weak. According to normal development, after joining the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, he wanted to plunder like a pirate, but because the place he robbed was too poor, it turned into a poverty alleviation campaign.

But this cannot conceal his true identity as a villain, a murderous ruler, a cunning adventurer. Ordinary people would not be given this title. The nickname on the sea still has some credibility, at least the nickname is not unrelated to the real person.

As an "adventurer" traveling in the first half of the Grand Line and even in the New World, good eyesight is a must. If you want to survive in the New World, it is impossible not to recognize the flag of the emperor of the sea. They cannot afford to offend those people.

Especially the BIG MOM Pirates, they often tell the world not to forget the terror of the Sea Emperor. Among the three current Sea Emperors, Whitebeard is the most tolerant in his territory and does not make too many demands.

The beasts spend most of their time doing business, and in order to maintain long-term trade, the islands within the territory are also very peaceful.

But Big Mom is different. Due to her old problem of bulimia, eating is one of the most important things in the BIG MOM Pirates. If they cannot provide enough food within the deadline, the entire island will be destroyed.

As the three most famous pirate groups, there is no reason why Beasts and Whitebeard cannot do what the Big Mom Pirates can do.

Their twelve ships seemed insufficient to deal with this situation. They had the advantage in numbers, but even if they sank the other side's three ships, they would face even greater troubles in the future.

The other side are pirates. No matter what the cause is, they will retaliate if their ship is sunk. The Kingdom of Stantine cannot deal with that madman Kaido, so they can choose to ask the navy for help.

But this is not a long-term solution. The navy, or the world government, will not break the balance they can maintain for the sake of a kingdom, which means they will not take the initiative to attack the beasts.

Similarly, even if they let the admirals garrison in the Kingdom of Stantine, they can only deal with the problem temporarily. The admirals cannot stay here forever, and they will also encounter hardships when they leave.

As for whether the World Government will be embarrassed, the answer is no. They have ten thousand ways to explain their reasons, such as other kingdoms also need to be protected, the casualties are too great, the other party has not taken action yet, so they cannot attack in advance, etc.

These were the outcomes Oron Booth could have expected.

Then Oron Booth adjusted the angle of the telescope in his hand, and Jack's figure filled the entire field of view in the lens of the monocular telescope.

"Iron Mammoth...Jack..."

The cadres of the Imperial Group were also on the focus list. If the disaster-level cadres were considered the first echelon, then Jack was now the top cadre in the second echelon. Orlon Booth did not think he was his opponent.

He excels at legion-level combat, and his "admiral's majesty" allows his subordinates to have better discipline. Absolute compliance with orders on the battlefield is one of the important factors in winning a battle.

But people like Jack have broken the meaning of numbers. The Iron Mammoth has a real metal body, not the ultimate reckless man who exchanges ivory for bounty.

In addition, there are two giant beasts that look extremely ferocious and terrifying. He doesn’t think that these things are just inflatable toys for scaring people.

Before he could think about what to do, Bankira had already locked on.

A thick beam of light spurted out from Bankira's mouth, and the destructive light that had just finished charging pierced through the hull in the blink of an eye. It was followed by a large-scale explosion. Not only was the explosion caused by the destructive light, but the ammunition depot that was detonated also exploded.

The huge shock wave created a huge tsunami, almost overturning the ships nearby.

After the attack, Bankira's body temporarily became stiff, but this did not cause much impact. Oron Booth's men did not fight back. They were already frightened by the terrifying beam of light.

Even Oron Booth stared at Bankira in the distance with wide eyes. He saw clearly that the monster released this terrifying attack after it finished charging.

And Bankira was still standing there. He didn't believe that the monster could only attack once and destroy a ship with one strike. If it weren't for the angle, he felt that the damage caused by the beam would be even greater. What was more fatal was that the ship was completely out of the range of their artillery.

They don't know that the release of destroying the death light will cause stiffness, and the duration of this stiffness will become shorter and shorter after exercise. Bangira, who has just evolved, has not mastered this ability. According to Oron Booth and others, This is the precursor to Bankira's power accumulation.

With such great power, it is reasonable to have a longer charging time.

He did not order anyone to rescue people. With an explosion of that scale, there was no possibility of survival unless one jumped into the water in advance. It was at this time that the flag signalman under Jack gave his own signal.

"Admiral, those guys asked us to hand over 10 ships and leave..."

“These bastards…”

"Yes, Admiral, those bastard pirates are too much. Let's fight them!"

"Why didn't these bastards tell me earlier that they wanted a boat..."

"..."

The people around him found it hard to believe what Oron Booth had said. From his tone, they thought their admiral was going to fight the other party, but Oron Booth was thinking about something else.

Ships can be rebuilt, but people are gone when they die. After his development of the Yotamaria fleet, these crew members have long been his loyal subordinates. They obey the orders of Orlon Booth more than the king.

If a ship is lost, he can rebuild it or buy another one. After all, it is the kingdom's funds that are being spent. However, every time he loses a subordinate, he himself will suffer a loss.

"Admiral, what do you mean..."

"Abandon ship. We can't afford to offend that guy. Let the king deal with it when we get back. By the way, remember to notify the navy. This is beyond our ability to handle."

In order to reduce losses, Oron Booth made the decision to retreat. As long as the manpower was still there, he could accept it. As for the headaches, he would leave them to the king.

In the end, a group of people crowded onto a boat and escaped with lifeboats of various sizes.

Jack was very satisfied with this. He thought his plan was very successful. Under the threat of force, the other party did not choose to fight, but directly took out what they wanted and chose to lose money to avoid disaster.

The king was furious when he received the news and strongly condemned Orlon Booth for fleeing without a fight, but there was nothing he could do.

The Kingdom of Stantin still has to rely on him, and the Beasts really can't afford to offend him, so they have no choice but to complain to the World Government. The king of a member country still has a little status.

He demanded that the World Government immediately impose the most severe sanctions on the murderer, otherwise he, as the king, would lose all face. The result was also clear. The World Government simply ignored his subsequent words.

The World Government assigned the task to the Navy, so on the Navy's intelligence table, the photos of King Yanwu, Bankira, Jack, and Quinn were once again placed on the blackboard by the meeting king Brannew.

A New Year’s letter to book friends

Well, the main reason I wrote this is because there is an event where you can draw a lottery. It would be a good thing if someone is lucky enough to win a grand prize.

The performance of this book is the best I have seen in more than a year, far exceeding expectations. I am grateful for the support of those who are willing to continue reading.

It was put on the shelves in August and now it is the sixth month. At least before the attack in December, my update volume was still okay.

This thing is very weird, just like having a weakness buff.

My physical strength has recovered now, but people become weird after lying down for too long. I can’t find the state I was in before. I’ve been adjusting recently and will try to recover as soon as possible.

It’s 2023, so let’s be realistic and wish everyone good health this year.

What happened next was rather strange. Others were the authors writing short essays, but I didn’t know what to write, so the operations officer took over.

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OK! Shut up, Snow Leopard! Next is the moment for the behind-the-scenes mastermind of this book, the dedicated operations officer, to make his debut!

In a blink of an eye, I have been the operations officer of Pigeon for more than a year. At that time, I was just a newbie at Qidian. I just wanted to get a character vest, but was cruelly rejected by the rich lady Vera in character management, on the grounds that they had enough staff.

It happened that I was reading Pigeon's book at that time, so I was so angry that I relied on my own contribution points of more than ten or twenty points every day to reach 500, and then became the operations officer of Pigeon.

At that time, I didn’t even know that the Operations Officer could be selected directly without any contribution points!

Everything is so wonderful. Pigeon, who wrote two Douluo fan fictions, turned around and wrote a fan fiction for One Piece, of which I had only watched one episode. Woo woo woo woo, but I had only watched the first episode. After that, Pigeon achieved a small milestone in his writing career. What a masterpiece!

When he was writing this book, I was preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination. Although I have always subscribed to the book in full, you can occasionally see me in the book circle and comment section under the Arceus vest.

But I seem to have only read a few dozen chapters hahaha. I originally wanted to save up some time to read it, after all, it is a book written by my own author ~ But I didn't expect that it would take me half a year to save up some time.

There is also an interesting story about this book, let me tell you.

The day when Ge Zi sent out the book was exactly the day when I had my graduation defense. Because I had some PY with him, in order to grab the first investment spot, I asked him to tell me in advance when he sent out the book so that I could go and wait for him.

As luck would have it, when he told me that he was going to publish his book, it would be my turn to defend the thesis next, so I flirted with him again and tempted him to start later by offering him 10,000 points. Later, I told him that this was just a small gift I had prepared.

But in the end, I saw the message that Pigeon sent me fifteen minutes ago on the way to dinner! I missed the large amount of points for the first investment because of my forgetfulness. Damn it! I must grab the first investment for the next book!

This book is a masterpiece~ This is a milestone for the author, at least I think so. As a freeloader, I am very happy for this b... no, this pigeon, but I am a poor student freeloader! I can only give him unlimited help with my limited points, although it seems to be of no help.

Having said that, I have been advising Pigeon to write original works (playing with fire), because there are clear springs flowing in front and many fan authors behind. I think only original works can open up one's own path, so that one can go further and longer and then take off with his burdensome operations officer.

Of course, this road is bound to be full of setbacks. After all, there are not so many successful authors. It all just requires luck and strength.

Yes, friends, luck must come before strength. And pigeons must also work hard to improve their writing skills in order to wait for the arrival of luck.

So friends! If you have any reasonable and useful suggestions, please don't hesitate to speak them out! Let us get free stuff from you... No, let us make progress together!

Chapter 699: Starting the career of the meeting king, and the new equipment equipped by Quinn

Brannew, a major in the Naval Headquarters, is a civilian-oriented member of the Navy who excels in intelligence gathering. Since this talent was discovered, he has been responsible for summarizing intelligence at a large number of meetings in the Naval Headquarters and conveying the latest news to generals at all levels.

"Five days ago, the Beasts Pirates attacked the Kingdom of Stantine and stole ten warships belonging to the Kingdom of Stantine in public."

The navy below was not puzzled by this. Considering the abilities of the Beasts, it would be abnormal if they could not do such a thing. The Seven Warlords of the Sea had the ability to overthrow a country. A single member state would be essentially powerless facing the Emperor of the Sea of ​​the New World.

“But the way they seized the boats was the main problem.”

The photos of Bankira and King Yanwu appeared on the screen after being enlarged. The Den Den Mushi on the Yotamariya fleet recorded some horrifying scenes, such as the release of the destructive death light and the destroyed ships.