On the docks, although they were very embarrassed, the naval soldiers who still did not change their iron-blooded style lined up in two teams to welcome the arrival of Colonel Tina. According to the military rank, Smoker and Tina are not big or small, but the difference between one is the East China Sea Division and the other is the Navy Headquarters speaks for itself.www.biquge.info

With a slight tuck of her robe, Tina stepped off the warship first. Even the navy's standard military uniform had no way to hide her beautiful figure, let alone the youthful and beautiful appearance that was exposed outside, which immediately caused the navy soldiers to shout loudly.

"Long live Colonel Tina!

"Sure enough, it's a flower in the army! I love you!

……

In the midst of the chaotic shouts, Tina directly found Smoker's figure. It's easy to recognize, where the smoke is in the crowd, you can find him.

met with Smoker, and the two of them didn't have too much politeness, and directly brought the topic into the right track. After all, Tina was a naval cadet at the same time as Smoker - although Smoker stayed for an extra year because of something, the two of them knew each other well, and too much politeness would seem estranged.

"Why are you so embarrassed? If it weren't for your request for help, I'm afraid Tina would still be sleeping in the warm bed! And how can you leave without a command? If you don't explain it well, Tina will be angry!" Tina's voice did not match her heroic appearance, but was like the voice of a little girl.

Smoker had long been accustomed to the other party's way of speaking and voice, and he had long been surprised, but Dusty's glasses next to him slipped off unconsciously.

"Alas...... It's hard to put it into words......" Smoker smiled bitterly and said, "If you want to speak, you have to start with the East China Sea affair......"

Smoker's narration is straightforward, as if it is a report, without a little ups and downs and redundancy, and it is a plain narration of what happened, but it makes Tina listen to it with a long mouth.

"Oh my God, if that's the case, there is nothing Tina can do, after all, it's the Seven Martial Seas!" After listening to Smoker's words, Tina became a little distressed, "Damn, why do you want to make a Seven Martial Sea, it's obviously a pirate ......"

"That's right!" After a few complaints, Tina regained her true colors as a colonel, her face turned pale, and she said seriously, "Now that you have become like this, what are you going to do next?" to deal with Crokdal, with the current strength, it is obviously not enough, you need to apply for support from above, but those civilians ......" said, Tina seemed to have a tendency to complain again.

"I've got it figured out......," Smoker said, taking a deep breath, "give me a permanent pointer to Alabastan, and I'll do it myself." ”

"But......" said Tina in surprise, looking at Smoker in disbelief, "can you do it?

"Hehe......" Smoker smiled and said, "In the current situation, a lot of people will be a burden." Don't worry, if I can't beat it, I'll at least run away! Besides, I'm just going to investigate this time, and I won't have a conflict with Crockdahl's people if I don't have to. ”

"Well...... "Well," said Tina after a moment's thought, "then, I wish you a smooth journey and justice." ”

"Huh...... Justice......" Smoker exhaled a puff of smoke that obscured his eyes as the rising smoke obscured his eyes, "Justice is built on strength......

Without power, the rhetoric of justice is nothing more than an illusory bubble......

Looking at Tina's youthful and beautiful face, Smoker hid the words in his heart.

The Great Route:

It would have been easy for Crockdahl to get out of the mysterious island, which was only shrouded in fog and surrounded by rocks, and had no other power. And although the boat is small, there is no problem at all with an extra fish-man, especially since this fish-man seems to be still in its infancy. Although Krokdahl was very reluctant to admit the fact that the big guy in front of him, who was half a head taller than himself, was actually just an 11-year-old little fishman.

Moreover, through conversation, contact, and the comprehensive use of Crockdahl's ability to deceive children, he has a clear understanding of this little fishman.

The name of the little fish-man is Jean, and it is a rare species among the fish-people, but he is not very sure which species it is. In addition to the abilities that fish-people have, he is also the one who has the power of metal fruits. According to him, he himself didn't know when he ate the Devil Fruit, and his memory of the Devil Fruit was blank.

It's like it's broken......

And after gaining the ability, he didn't seem to know how to use it, so after accidentally turning the entire island into metal, he was completely in trouble. Even, he turned himself into metal, in his words, metal doesn't have to eat.

As for Jean's idea, which made Crockdahl a little crazy, Daz looked surprised, constantly studying why the fish-man who had turned into metal could still live a normal life. I believe that if it weren't for the inaction, maybe he would have dissected Jean to see the structure inside.

As an aside, the move of cutting or not cutting was experimented with by Daz himself.

The knife went up with all his might, but it only made the fish-man Jean feel a slight pain.

The metal that Jean turned into was really hard.

After leaving the island, Crockdahl brainwashed the little fish-people and taught them how to control the abilities of the Devil Fruit, otherwise their ship would become a submarine fishing. Without Crockdahl's troubles, Daz traveled surprisingly fast, and with Jean's natural ability to communicate with fish, they determined their direction and headed towards the Twin Gorges without stopping. There were even some fish along the way to help.

And every time these kind fish appear, it's Crockdahl's feast. Of course, Jean silently likes the taste of grilled fish even with his metal body.

Without saying a word all the way, soon Krokdal and they arrived at their destination - the Twin Gorges.

The Twin Gorges are the entrance of the Great Shipping Route in the East China Sea, and it is also one of the two gaps in the Red Earth Continent. It is said that in addition to this gap, another gap is at the end of the great route, where the great treasure is.

"Rab, it's not a quiet day. The old man with a pot of flowers on his head, wearing beach pants and a flower shirt, said to a huge whale on the side.

"Shh The whale's head was covered in scars, especially a large cross wound that stretched across it. The head is painted with a large skull pattern, but it is a crooked pirate logo wearing a straw hat, somewhat faded by the sea.

"Hahaha! Rab, don't make a fuss! Don't you know I'm old and sick!" the old man laughed, raising his hand to block the sea water falling from the sky. Although he said that he would get sick, looking at his summer beach clothes and his body that did not tremble in the cold sea breeze showed that he was strong.

After laughing for a while, the old man looked at the lighthouse on the side, and seemed to say to the whale, as if he was talking to himself: "How long has it been...... Guarding this lighthouse...... Finally, there is a person who can follow your path under his guidance......"

"Hiss!" the whale cried again, as if to comfort the somewhat muffled old man.

"Hahaha!Rab, it's okay, I'm still very young, I'll wait for him to come back, right? Times will change, and you're waiting, right? Ahahaha!" the old man laughed happily again.

The old man is the keeper of the Twin Gorges and the guardian of the lighthouse, guiding groups of people who yearn for the sea to move towards the great route.

Looking up, the sky was a little oppressive, the stars could not be seen, and even the moon looked dim. There was a faint layer of darkness that obscured the sky. It also made his heart inexplicably feel depressed.

"Whoa......

Suddenly, there was a sound of water, followed by a phantom figure coming from a distance. In the night, like a ghost, suddenly, I arrived in front of the lighthouse.

"Are you sure there's nothing wrong with that?" Crockdahl's voice came out, seemingly oblivious to the lighthouse in the night, pointing in a completely opposite direction.

"Daz! I think it's going in that direction!"

"Your Excellency, you should still be allowed to drive with your blindfold on......," Daz sighed helplessly. I don't know why, as soon as I hit the sea, Crockdahl was completely lost. However, when you cover your eyes, you can get where you want to go with your intuition.

"Ah...... All right. You're right, I'm sure it's this place......" A little spark flashed in Crockdahl's mouth, a faint smoke loomed, and his eyes saw a huge figure next to the lighthouse.

"Yo~ It's been a long time since we met!Mr. Kulokas!" Crockdahl jumped lightly, jumped to the ground, looked around, smiled at the old man, and said.

"Are you ......" the old man narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Crockdahl.

"Hehe, you've probably heard of me...... 'Sand Crocodile' Crockdahl is down. Crockdahl said.

"Oh, that sand crocodile, ......I know," Kulokas nodded, and asked suspiciously, "But, the big man of the Seven Martial Seas, why are you looking for me to watch the lighthouse?"

"Hahaha!Seven Martial Seas?" Crockdar smiled and said, "You won't be surprised even if Admiral Sengoku is standing in front of you, right?"

That's right, the unsightly little old man in front of him is the former ship doctor on Gordo Roger's ship, Kulocas.