The town of Rogue is blessed with a unique location as a bridgehead to the Great Passage from the East China Sea and an isolated island on this long route.

None of the merchant pirates heading to the Great Passage could bypass this single supply point, and Rogue became a natural transportation hub and trading center in the East China Sea.

It is also the place where One Piece Roger was born in the land of death, and because of the celebrity effect, it has become the most lively tourist attraction in the East China Sea.

At the same time, Rogue Town is also a military important place valued by the naval government, and there are generals at or above the colonel level of the naval headquarters stationed here all the year round, performing the important tasks of surveillance, clearance, stability maintenance, and domination of the East China Sea.

Economic, cultural, and military, the prosperity of Rogue Town is far from being described as a "town", and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a central city in the East China Sea.

In this context, the sea routes around Rogue Town can be said to be a thriving scene.

The closer you get to the coastline of Rogue Town, the more sailing ships sail on the sea.

When the docks of Rogue Town loomed into view, Galen's eyes were filled with the endless shadows of white sails.

This kind of scenery is different from the grandeur of nature on the sea, but it shows the unique creativity of human beings in another style, which is enough to make people pleasing to the eye.

However...

Smoker looked gloomily at the ships sailing around him, his sharp gaze fixed on the black flags fluttering in the wind:

"Those ships... It's all a pirate ship, right?! ”

The situation in Rogue Town greatly surprised Smoker:

As a military center with the elite of the Navy Headquarters stationed, not only does it not have the feeling of being clean, but it is full of pirate ships that are completely undisguised.

What's even more incomprehensible to Smoker is that-

The armed ship he was on was flying the naval flag;

When the pirates saw the flag, they showed no hostility, and there was no sign of running away.

Apparently, these pirates have become commonplace with the flag of the Navy.

"What's going on?"

Smoker asked Wallace directly beside him, and he knew that the young reporter in front of him was a native of Rogue Town.

"This..."

Wallace explained with a strange expression: "Rogue Town, it's always been like this. ”

"What?"

The cigar butt in Smoker's mouth suddenly lit up a little, and the smoke ring he spit out was much thicker:

"Hasn't Rogue always had the Admiral of the Headquarters stationed? How can these pirates be so arrogant?! ”

"This is because..."

Wallace said seriously:

"The navy stationed in Rogue Town... It's not very clean all the time. ”

"Not very clean?"

Galen couldn't help but ask:

"Didn't you recommend me to come to Rogue Town in exchange for a bounty?"

"That's because Rogue is already the best choice in comparison."

Wallace explained with some reluctance:

"Lord Galen, you have always been in a high position, and I am afraid that I don't know much about the flies at the bottom."

"Generally, if a pirate hunter goes to exchange a large bounty, the navy of Rogue Town will take about 30% of the currency to 'depreciate'."

"Thirty percent? Wouldn't I have to take 3 million fewer Baileys? ”

Galen questioned rather stunned:

"Is this still called the best choice?!"

"Cut..."

"It seems that you are really a nobleman who has never been out of the palace!"

It was Nami who spoke, and she said to Galen in a slightly mocking tone:

"The rebate of 30% is already the most conscientious price in the East China Sea market."

"If you go to some naval branches to exchange bounties, you may not even get a penny, and you will be killed by the emperor there!"

"yes!"

Wallace sighed again:

"At least the navy in Rogue Town will do things if they get the money, and they can also ensure the safety of the 'customer' themselves."

Smoker was already trembling at the hearing, and white smoke began to rise faintly from between his silver hair.

"Bastard!"

Smoker took the remaining half of the cigar clean in one gulp and threw the end of the cigarette to the ground heavily.

He looked at the surrounding pirate ships that were heading towards the docks of Rogue Town, and gritted his teeth and said:

"It's just corruption, don't they even catch pirates?"

"But..."

Dusty also stood up and said a little strangely:

"The current garrison commander of Rogue Town is Major Hammer sent by the Navy Headquarters."

"I inquired a little before I came, and I heard that he has always had a reputation for being powerful in suppressing bandits and having good political achievements!"

"Of course, 'good political performance'!"

Wallace smiled helplessly:

"All the pirates who were caught refused to pay!"

"Using those guys who don't know the times to decorate his political achievements is enough for him to gain a reputation for fighting bandits."

Wallace explained it carefully, and Galen understood the eloquence of Major Hammer, the Rogge guard:

Guard the checkpoint leading to the Great Passage in the East China Sea, and then collect tolls from every pirate who wants to break into the Great Passage.

The paid pirates are brothers, and not only can they navigate freely without being hindered by the navy, but they can also buy weapons, ammunition, charts, and other prohibited materials from Major Hammer.

As for the pirates who refused to pay the money, it naturally became Major Hammer's law enforcement achievement.

"Toll booths plus service areas for pirates?"

Galen couldn't help but praise the Lord of the Rogue Town base: "This guy is such a genius!" ”

"Major Hammer is indeed a man of great brains..."

"To be honest, with his caution, it is unlikely that there should be such a blatant exposure today."

Wallace didn't hesitate to comment on it, and said a little strangely:

"It stands to reason that he should have known about Colonel Smoker's announcement of the handover."

"I thought he had already cleaned up the traces, so I didn't tell you the truth about Rogue Town directly yesterday."

"No..."

Smoker, however, took a sharp puff of his cigar and exhaled a thick cloud of smoke:

"Our original plan was to sail backwards from the Navy Headquarters along the first half of the Great Passage and then through the Upside-Down Hill to the East China Sea."

"But just as Vice Admiral Karp was about to return to the East China Sea, we took a ride on the Hailoushi warship."

"Starting from the Navy Headquarters, with the convenience of a triangular vortex, and directly crossing the windless zone to reach the East China Sea, saving a lot of time."

Smoker said in a deep voice:

"That is to say..."

"The estimated date of arrival on the notice is twenty days later."

"I see!"

A few flashes of excitement flashed in Wallace's eyes:

Major Hammer's intelligence was biased, so he didn't have time to cover up his incriminating evidence, and today he happened to run into Smoker, the righteous navy that succeeded him.

He already smelled the big news.

"Heh..."

Smoker snorted coldly, and then said to Dusty:

"Dusty!"

"I'll go to the naval base there with my own eyes first, and you can quickly lead the team to follow!"

"Huh?"

Dusty still couldn't react.

"Where is the location of the Rogue Town base?!"

Smoker asked Wallace with a cold face again.

Before Wallace could reply, his body was enveloped in a puff of white smoke:

"Forget it, you can just take me there!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Smoker turned into a cloud of smoke, and Wallace flew into the sky, heading straight for Rogue Town.

"What a mess!"

Dusty muttered helplessly.

But as the highest-ranking officer in the team at this moment, the girl Dusty had no choice but to shoulder the task of commander, and instructed the sailors according to Smoker's orders:

"Speed up and land!"

"All line up, get armed, and get ready for battle!"

"Yes!"

The Navy soldiers responded in unison, with a rainbow of momentum.

Although there are few people, these thirty people are the elite of the naval headquarters;

Just such a shout has changed Nami's impression of the navy a lot after being a social girl who has been in the East China Sea for many years.

With such a navy soldier here, maybe her hometown can really be saved.

There was another crisp pop of muscles and bones on the side, and Nami turned her head to look:

I saw that Galen was also gearing up to move his body, and his eyes were full of fighting spirit.

"You... Are you going to fight for Smoker? ”

Nami looked at the scrappy Galen with some surprise, and reminded the education with some concern:

"No matter how corrupt those guys are, they are also the navy! You can't make money fighting in the navy! ”

"If you accidentally get a pirate hat again, you're in trouble!"

"Don't worry."

Galen replied with a relaxed expression:

"I'm following the colonel of the headquarters to fight corruption, so there is definitely no danger."

"Besides..."

Galen thought for a moment that he still had a lot of experience to reach level 5, and then said righteously:

"Those corrupt officials and corrupt officials are lawless, the corpses are vegetarian, and they bend the law for personal gain, and I don't know how many innocent people they have harmed in the past!"

"I'm Galen, a lonely ranger, and I'm going to do the right thing for heaven today!"