"Lieutenant General."

"Huh?" His attention was temporarily taken away from the test scene, and he glanced at the adjutant who suddenly spoke on the side of his shoulder, "What?" ”

His adjutant didn't say anything, but motioned for him to look away.

Looked away a little, and then stopped at the group of people who were slowly walking towards the competition here, his eyes narrowed slightly, and after a pause, he casually hooked the corners of his mouth and laughed.

From far and near a group, this voyage carried out the mission of the Ministry of Science's combat troops, with their protective target, Mrs. Anna.

Originally, these people were on the second deck, and the junior that the general Yellow Ape had always loved, the little ghost of Sentomaru was guarding the side of his mission target, and that lady should have stayed by the railing very early, long before they came to the competition arena...

And now, it looks like you're asking someone to come down, right? Call the officer who is not far away and not close to the rear at this moment, the person who belongs to the Rose.

As for the reason...

Not long after, the group of people from the Ministry of Science walked into the scene, perhaps because of the different factions, or in addition to the fact that the people from the Ministry of Science have always been incompatible with the front-line combat troops, these people led by Sentomaru suddenly appeared, which made the noise in the competition field a little less.

The atmosphere on the first deck was faintly colder, and the generals around the quadrangle ring did not look abnormal on the surface, but in fact, there were many lines of sight that seemed to be dotted with the combat troops of the Ministry of Science, and... The lady.

Xu is aware of the scrutiny with a covert scrutiny, Zhan Taomaru's pace slowed down without noticing the traces, the center of gravity of his body deviated, blocking the gaze of the lady who looked at his shoulder, and in a moment, the team members who were originally fan-shaped behind accelerated their pace and rushed to the front.

In the blink of an eye, the formation of the combat unit of the Ministry of Science was completed, and the group formed a protective circle to protect the lady in the center.

Walking through the many attentions, the protectors of the Ministry of Science walked around the competition venue to a relatively open corner and stood still, and the positions of a dozen or so people seemed to be scattered, but they cleverly blocked the angle of the outside world peeping at the lady in the center of the protective circle.

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"The response is quick, the yellow ape is well adjusted/trained, that little ghost."

He glanced at the combat units of the Ministry of Science, and without a trace glanced in the other direction, and then saw that the officer of the Rose, who had invited the Ministry of Science to come down from above, had returned to the commander's side.

And the one who listened to the report of his subordinates raised his hand and straightened the brim of his hat as if unintentionally...

Seeing this, he laughed and lowered his voice, "Don't worry about the superfluous, Al. ”

"Yes, Lieutenant General Dauberman." The adjutant responded, shrugging dispensably.

Hearing the unfinished meaning hidden in the adjutant's voice, Dauberman snorted, his tone seemed to be a smile rather than a smile, "The commander of the left frigate has already been visited this morning, so you sir I don't need to do much." ”

After speaking, he raised his hand and patted the adjutant on the shoulder, with a little comforting nature.

How could he not know? The adjutant has been following him for almost ten years, and that little problem... It's really nothing, that is, it's a little warm-hearted, especially when it comes to women.

In recent days, the rumors of the Rose have also heard about the left and right winged frigates, and his adjutant mentioned it a few times, although he didn't say it very clearly, but he could also hear some meaning, that is, he wanted to ask him to come forward and take care of it.

The navy is originally a young girl, they sail on the sea, the ships are narrow and closed, and they can't see the land for many years, let alone adjust... There is a lady in the fleet.

Not to mention the soldiers and crews, it is normal for a group of young men to pay attention, even the officers and generals, more or less subconsciously.

Dauberman knew that his lieutenant, Al was soft-hearted and could not bear to hear the rumors, so he first sympathized with the lady, first verbally reprimanded them and asked them not to talk much, and then vaguely hoped that he would persuade Admiral Akainu, the commander of the Rose.

It's not out of any strange mind, Al is an old-school man, and he is prone to being weak.

The rumors are not good, although at sea, let it go, wait until the return voyage...

Merely...

After thinking about it, he was about to open his mouth when he noticed that in the corner of his eye, gathered on the side of the head, the figure surrounded by the leading officers of the Rose tilted his head imperceptibly...

In an instant, someone behind the figure stepped forward...

Most of his face was hidden under the brim of his hat, his thin lips were gently opened and closed, and most of the competition was separated by the noises and the sea breeze, and Dauberman couldn't hear what Sakasky said, but judging from the look on Ronald's face...

"There's a lot of excitement to watch~" raised his eyebrows, his eyes lingered on Ronald who turned to leave the crowd of officers on the Rose for a few seconds, and then retracted, Dauberman smiled, and turned back to tell his adjutant, "The next one should be our people, right?" Let him wait. ”

"Huh?"

The adjutant looked inexplicable, he lifted his eyelids, snorted, but he didn't explain, some things were confidential, he couldn't explain, and some things were his private speculations, of course, he wouldn't say it until it was confirmed.

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That lady has too many secrets hidden in her, and the devil fruit ability is naturally the fruit of the island, and the person who can hide it for sixteen years is admirable.

Her daughter, the listener of the voice of all things, was born domineering.

Several factors are superimposed, so where can a woman be considered weak? Although her body is indeed sick and weak.

Regarding the Shima Island Fruit and listening to the voice of all things, his adjutant, Al's rank has not yet reached the level of authority that he can know, and Dauberman does not mean to explain it.

Adjutant Al is warm-hearted and soft-hearted, as a direct boss, Dauberman is not ruthless, and when they go to the battlefield, they don't have a bad concept of life, let alone bullying.

The navy was hierarchical, disciplined, and required absolute obedience in battle and killing, and did not allow individual heroism, in order to ensure victory, and victory, for the admirals, meant that the soldiers under their command paid the least sacrifice and the greatest effort to destroy the enemy.

War is not a stage for individual fighting.

And outside the battlefield, soldiers are also people, whether they are generals and officers, or ordinary crew soldiers, each of them is flesh and blood, can cry and laugh, not a machine, let alone an executioner.

Al sympathized with the woman, and Dauberman did not come forward according to the adjutant's wishes, not indifferently but with another view of the recent rumors.

Rumors spread like a plague in the Rose, which was originally strange, even in the eyes of Marienford, Dauberman, that man, the general Akainu Sakasky... I won't do this kind of stupid trick.

Dauberman and Sakasky have been friends for many years, regardless of the general's taste for women, even if the lady is very much in line with Sakasky's heart and uses rumors to force him to submit, which senior admiral of the Navy Headquarters will use that kind of method?

They have been fighting for half their lives, and they have intrigues and tricks at their fingertips, where can they use that kind of crude methods.

Sakasky acquiesced in the rumors, and there was something else behind it.

Of course, the lady did fit Sakasky's heart.

Although it doesn't look like it still comes out on the surface, it's probably because their Akainu generals are too good at hiding their minds, and their faces are paralyzed~ Coupled with the strict and old-fashioned style comments, no one can imagine it...

He touched his chin with his hand, and happened to recall a few things, and Dauberman laughed to himself.

That time through the wall of the dormitory, Sakasky's watch was really rare, of course, few people could see that except for a few long-time comrades, who rushed over when they heard the movement, Dauberman looked at it a few times and saw that the general Akainu, who was standing in a mess with a silent face, was actually at a loss.

At that time, Dauberman noticed that Lady Anna, who was born out of nowhere because of the ghost spider and the yellow ape Admiral, and became famous in the navy, actually made Admiral Akainu feel uneasy.

So ah~

During the voyage, Dauberman believed that whatever Sakasky did, he should have a purpose.

Even if others can't notice it for the time being, after all these years of battlefield battles, where can't they smell some signs hidden in the depths of the fog? Didn't you see that the lieutenant general flying squirrel was just visiting, and there was no other action?

The little imp in the Ministry of Science and his lieutenant Al owe some fire, and they have to continue to hone.

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During this time of distraction, the winners and losers were divided in the competition field, and the onlookers were absent-minded, and the two people who fought quickly ended the competition, which was not a wonderful competition.

The two officers who were separated from each other walked out of the temporary venue, and the temporary bulletin board on the side marked the results...

Dauberman glanced across the field, and then saw Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel, who was also called Flying Squirrel's adjutant who was supposed to play in the next competition.

Eye-syncroaching with the commander of the frigate on the left wing on the opposite side, Dauberman hooked the corners of his mouth, paused, and shifted his gaze a few degrees.

The 'lively' he said a few minutes ago was about to be staged as he expected:

One of the henchmen of the general's side, Major Ronald carried people into the competition venue and walked to the center of the arena, Ronald let go of his hand, and the young man he brought in looked around with a confused expression.

Baby-faced, thin, and at first glance, the young man in a soldier's costume had a sense of thinness that he would not find immediately if he was thrown into the crowd.

After a few moments, there was a reaction from the location of the group from the Ministry of Science.

Sentomaru broke to the edge of the field, and his tone was displeased, "Major Ronald, in today's competition, the Ministry of Science has already stated that it will not participate, why is your opponent Siva?" ”

The question of the battle captain of the Ministry of Science could not be answered, because someone on the side handed over a piece of paper, glanced down, and Zhan Taomaru's face suddenly became ugly, and after a pause of a few seconds, he raised his head suddenly, and the young man pursed the corners of his mouth...

Glancing at the juniors of the Yellow Ape General's family, Dauberman looked away, his gaze slid over Sakasky who was diagonally opposite the field, and saw that the other party raised his face without a trace, and the eyes under the brim of his hat...

Dauberman raised an eyebrow, and Sakasky looked at Lady Anna.

"That's the soldier who accidentally ate the Devil Fruit a few days ago, right?" Adjutant Al asked in a low voice, "The sailors of the Rose, what..."

Seeing that the adjutant came back to his senses, Dauberman didn't have the patience to explain, it's good to know some things, Al is not slow to react, he can rest assured, lest this easy-to-be soft-hearted woman be deceived one day.

On this voyage, in addition to the combat troops of the Ministry of Science, there was another group of protectors hidden by the side of the lady.

A secret mobile unit directly under the command of General Yellow Ape.

Before setting sail, Admiral Yellow Ape and the three commanders reached a consensus, and after the high-level meeting of the Navy, some things had been tacitly understood, and Lady Anna was protected by a very high level, in the light and in the dark.

The combat unit of the Ministry of Science, the team members led by Sentomaru, are actually shields, and the real protectors are hiding in the fleet.

The exact list was not even known to the three commanders, because the Navy's [protection plan] stipulated that with prior knowledge, no other general except for the person directly responsible for the protection operation had the right to investigate the identity of the person who was hidden.

General Yellow Ape is directly in charge of the protection plan, and he has a secret mobile force under his command, and the mission is Lady Anna.

If it weren't for the Soldier's accidental ingestion of the Devil Fruit, so much so that the Rose flipped through the roster of sailors and found that he had not revealed his identity in the middle of it...

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When it is impossible to stop it, the battle begins.

Because he couldn't stop it, Sentomaru couldn't stay on the edge of the competition arena, and because he refused to leave, everyone in the Science Department, who was originally a little far away, slowly came closer.

Together with Lady Anna.

After staring at it for a while, Dauberman was not very interested in retracting his attention and said nonchalantly, "Who do you think will win?" ”

"Major Ronald, the result is clear, Lieutenant General." The adjutant replied in a deep voice, paused for a few seconds, and then said, "Even the secret mobile troops under the command of the lieutenant general are far behind the individual combat strength and the front-line troops. ”

"What's more... Major Ronald's swordsmanship was personally instructed by General Sakasky. ”

He glanced at the adjutant who had attracted all his attention to the two people in the test room, and smiled, "That's right." ”

Although Al is a little disdainful of the combat power level of the secret troops under their command, it is true, compared to the front-line troops who have infiltrated the battlefield for many years, the covert mobile forces are good at assassination and snooping, and their personal combat power is indeed weak.

After a while, the competition between the two people in the field gradually became white-hot, and the sound of bamboo swords colliding, and the surging air brought out the sound of cracking the sky.

Dauberman's gaze also led the two of them over, but it was beyond his expectations, he thought that the situation would be one-sided, and the baby-faced marines quickly fought back, and the victory or defeat seemed a little uncertain.

Ronald's swordsmanship was inherited from Sakasky, and he was strong and fierce, while the naval soldier under the command of the yellow ape seemed to be weaker in swordsmanship, but with his quick reflexes and physical skills, he was able to block the stormy attack for a while.

The two figures in the battle were staggered and quickly separated, and Dauberman, who was also proficient in swordsmanship, quickly made a judgment, "Three minutes at most." "The soldier under the command of the yellow ape will hold out for another three minutes at most.

Of course, the conclusion is only in terms of swordsmanship.

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The bamboo swords collided with each other and staggered, and the two people in the fight turned and opened the distance again and again, standing on the edge of the arena, Xu is the last attack asked the opponent to shoot back with a beautiful upward pick, Ronald, who almost fell to the downside, raised his wrist slightly, and a trace of murderous aura appeared between his eyebrows.

Dauberman slowly squinted his eyes, and in the daylight, the bamboo sword in Ronald's hand, the tip of the sword was faintly attached to a layer of shallow iron black... Armed color? During the competition, the bamboo sword was reinforced with armed colors...

sighed, and before he could stop it, he saw Ronald make a mistake at his feet, his figure disappeared in place, and when he reappeared in an instant, the fastest and most ruthless officer under Sakasky's swordsmanship raised his arms and slashed his weapon fiercely.

The baby-faced soldier's eyes widened, there was some consternation in his eyes, he couldn't avoid it and could only block it with a horizontal sword, Ronald's swordsmanship seemed simple, but in fact sealed all retreats.

The bamboo sword reinforced by the armed color domineering is enough to split the fine iron, let alone an ordinary bamboo sword, the attack has not stopped at all, the tip of the sword tears the air, it is fierce and fierce, full of anger, and the target is the opponent's left shoulder.

His eyes jumped slightly, Dauberman frowned, and there were several low-pitched whispers in his ears, somewhat with a little disapproval and regret, all the soldiers present were veterans, of course, it could be seen that this time it was implemented, and the soldier's shoulders were afraid to be wasted.

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In the flash of light, Dauberman found that in the corner of his eye, among the people standing at the front of the competition room, the most slender figure moved, the speed was unhurried, and the strange thing was that the figure moved, and the next second flashed in the competition room.

Lady Anna.

Suddenly intruding in front of everyone's eyes, it was obvious that there were traces to follow, and every movement could be seen clearly, and the speed was slow, and somehow it revealed a feeling that she couldn't stop her.

Accurately inserted/entered the attack point of the armed color reinforced sword tip, the lady raised her hand, her wrist spun out a perfect trajectory, and her fingertips suddenly appeared with an extra weapon, half an arm's length and short blade, soft and soft, which could stand the tip of the bamboo sword that fell.

The attack froze.

She stood in front of the baby-faced soldier, her demeanor was quiet and decent, her lips were slightly open, and her voice was quiet, "The victory and defeat have been decided." ”

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The scene came to a standstill due to the sudden change, and it was surprisingly quiet for a while, and all eyes were focused on her.

After a long time, the bamboo sword that was held up was withdrawn, and after the knife was cleanly retracted, the person with murderous intent soaring at the previous moment had a calm expression, "As General Sakasky said, Lady Anna is really skilled. ”

"Admiral Akainu has won the prize." The man also retracted his short blade with a twist of his wrist, and there was no joy in his face to be praised, but there was obvious confusion in his eyes.

After a few seconds, she turned her face away.

Dauberman raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, like everyone else in the room.

Because of Admiral Akainu's actions.

The Supreme Commander of the Rose slowly stepped out of the crowd of his subordinates, and the man, whose face was half buried in the shadow of his navy hat, walked to the side of the lady, and the lips that had always been pursed in the past were slightly picked, and the harsh breath subtly dispersed a little.

Seeing Admiral Akainu enter the field, Major Ronald quickly grabbed his opponent, and as he did when he appeared, he glared gloomily at the Swift Baby-faced Marine Soldier who seemed to be about to resist, and then dragged the opponent to disappear as fast as he was fleeing.

In the next second, on the first deck, under the stunned gaze of all the generals and leading officers of the three warships, Admiral Akainu raised his hand to stop Mrs. Anna, who was also trying to leave.

"Compete with me." Admiral Akainu is forgetting that he is one of the highest combat forces of the navy, and after speaking, he raised his hand to unbutton his suit, took off his coat, which would make him unable to move, and loosened the top two buttons of his shirt.

"Huh?" Lady Anna stood stiff and stared at her eyes as wide as a ghost.

Between questions and answers, a group of people silently watched a group of people drop their jaws.

After a pause, Dauberman slowly tasted the depths of Sakasky's bland timbre, a little bit of pleasure and nostalgia.

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After repeatedly looking at the two people in the test room, one calm and the other sluggish, after a while, Dauberman slowly narrowed his eyes.

It was only then that he really figured it all out.

Those mysteries.

Sakasky and Lady Anna, I'm afraid it's an old acquaintance, right?

'Compare', in addition to nostalgia, I am afraid it is also the real purpose of the rumors in recent days, Sakasky wants to do it for Anna... Steady dìng her position within the navy.

The world speaks in power.

To be able to get the Admiral to speak out, even if she doesn't have to fight, everyone present at this moment will be impressed by her strength.

The strong are respected.

After that, at least no one in the fleet despised that lady.

Sakasky's methods are really...