Chapter 49: Encountering "Friendly Forces" on the Road
Not so long ago, the sea near the village of Cocoa Yaxi.
Nami stood on the bow of the warship, looking out at the empty sea ahead.
The sea breeze of her hometown gently brushed her face, stroking her neatly combed hair, showing a slightly messy layering.
But Nami didn't bother to tidy up her demeanor, just looked at her hometown that was getting closer and closer with mixed feelings.
"How?"
Smoker walked over to Nami and asked, "How far is it?" ”
Nami felt the flow of the air around her, listened to the pulse of the current beneath her feet, and soon made an accurate judgment based on her talent as a talented navigator:
"If you sail at full speed, you can reach it in twenty minutes."
"Good!"
Without saying a word, Smoker turned to the group of sailors and shouted, "All men, prepare for battle!" ”
"Yes!"
The naval soldiers responded in unison with a rainbow of momentum, and the sound was like thunder.
The long knives were unsheathed, the bullets were loaded, and the dozens of guns also poked out of the hideous muzzles from behind the warship's cabin in a terrifying manner.
The massive battleship finally showed its sharp fangs.
The warship's lookout officers were also in full spirit, constantly probing the situation in front of the voyage.
Smoker picked up his heavy ten hands, Sergeant Dusty quietly put his hand on the famous knife at his waist, Shiyu, Wallace prepared the video phone bug to hold the news front, and even Nami clutched her usual self-defense stick.
Only Galen was still standing leisurely beside Nami in a white suit, and his armored greatsword could be summoned at any time anyway.
"Everyone's cheering up!"
Smoker took a deep breath of his cigar and admonished his subordinates in a very solemn tone:
"This time, the opponent is not a little pirate from the East China Sea, but a fishman from the Great Passage!"
"Be careful not to die!"
Fishmen are inherently ten times more powerful than humans, but they are no small challenge for ordinary soldiers, especially the local garrisons in the team that have just been reorganized from the Rogue Town base.
What's more, Galen also analyzed Ah Long as a terrifying character who talked and laughed with His Majesty the Seven Martial Seas and had a close encounter with the admiral.
"Galen?"
After inspecting the preparations of his subordinates, Smoker walked over again and asked with a serious face:
"That Evil Dragon Pirates, is it really related to the original Sun Pirates?"
"It's relevant."
Galen replied earnestly:
"In fact, there are still many members of the Evil Dragon Pirates, who are the miscellaneous soldiers of the Sun Pirates at the beginning."
Smoker's face grew solemn.
He knew very well what the original Sun Pirates were at their level.
"Don't worry too much!"
Galen had an extremely disdainful smile on his face:
"But compared to his boss fish-man hero Fisher Tiger Tiger, Aaron can only be regarded as a trash fish that does not enter the stream."
"Fishman heroes? The Sun Pirates? ”
Nami listened quietly to the conversation between Galen and Smoker, and finally asked uncontrollably:
"You said that last time..."
"What is the origin of the evil dragon gang?"
"This..."
Galen glanced at Nami and said in a deep voice:
"Fisher Tiger, the captain of the Sun Pirates, is the boss that Aaron once followed."
"But unlike the dregs of the dragon, he is a real hero."
Smoker was silent, as a Navy he could not agree with such remarks, although he actually thought so in his heart.
"Heroes?"
Nami asked rhetorically with a frown.
In Nami's mind, the fish-man is basically the synonym for demons and scum.
The combination of the word "hero" and the word "hero" made Nami feel very harsh.
"That's right."
Galen earnestly explained:
"He once launched an attack on the world's aristocracy, freeing hundreds of fish-men and human slaves from the nobles' cages."
"Fish-man slaves?"
Nami's voice was full of surprise, "Aren't they claiming to be a superior race?" ”
"Huh!"
Smoker snorted disdainfully, and added:
"Fish-people are not a 'high race' on the Great Passage."
"On the contrary, they are beings who are discriminated against by the majority of humanity."
Galen followed Smoker's words and said:
"The fish-people are not even qualified to set foot on land, and they are still fragrant in the eyes of the slave traders."
Galen paused and made a very apt analogy:
"The situation of the fish-people on the Great Passage is by no means much better than that of the villagers in your hometown who are oppressed by the fish-people."
"And most of the members of the Sun Pirates are slaves who have been ravaged by the world's nobles."
"What... What the? ”
Nami muttered to herself in disbelief, a faint hint of confusion in her eyes.
"Hey, hey!"
Galen felt that the momentum was not good, and immediately said:
"You're not going to sympathize with those miscellaneous fish, are you?"
Nami didn't answer, but her stiff face betrayed her inner thoughts.
"Listen up!"
Galen said in a solemn tone:
"No matter how tragic the experience is, it is not a reason for them to create tragedy in other people!"
The contempt in his tone grew stronger:
"A character like Fisher Tiger who dares to swing a knife at the strong is a hero worthy of respect."
"And Aaron, who transfers his own pain to the weak who are powerless to resist, only deserves the title of miscellaneous fish."
"Yes..."
Nami clenched her fists, memories of years of painful darkness flashed through her mind, and the firmness in her eyes finally solidified again.
"Speaking of which..."
Smoker said a little strangely:
"Since the evil dragon gang is a fish-man on the Great Passage and has an inextricable relationship with the Sun Pirates, why have they been hiding in the East China Sea for so many years and have not been discovered by the navy?"
The quality of the East China Sea Navy is as low as the quality of the East China Sea pirates, and it has always been too lazy to take care of small things and dare not take care of big things, but it also has a special red line...
There are some things that the navy has to take care of in these places.
For example, an incident involving the nobility of the member countries of the world government, an event that affects the financial revenue of the world government, an event that threatens the stability of the world government...
Regardless of the small things, it can naturally be suppressed, but if the local navy does not care about these big things, it will be severely held accountable by the superiors if it makes a big fuss.
And the Sun Pirates are a thorn in the side of the world government, and the fishmen in the Great Passage are also the key objects of rejection by the human kingdom.
It's hard to imagine that the evil dragon gang has such a dazzling aura, but they can still be the overlord of the East China Sea with peace of mind.
"Well..."
Galen thought for a moment and replied, "I did make some discoveries while gathering information. ”
"What did you find?"
Smoker asked curiously.
"Remember Major Hammer?"
Galen said meaningfully:
"There is a similar existence on the head of the evil dragon, and he has been collecting his black money as his umbrella."
"It's like what's it called... Colonel Rat is coming. ”
"What?!"
Smoker's eyes suddenly sharpened, and his emotions became uncontrollably irritable:
"There are still that kind of scum in the East China Sea Navy?!"
In the aftermath of the Rogue incident, Smoker's hatred for the corrupt navy even exceeded his hatred for the scum pirates.
"Heh..."
Nami was very unceremoniously squeezed:
"'Actually' is a misword."
"This situation is the norm in the East China Sea!"
A thin puff of smoke slowly floated up, and the gloomy Smoker once again entered gray haze mode.
Anger fermented in silence.
He gritted his teeth and was about to say something, but the lookout on the warship shouted loudly:
"Report! Colonel Smoker! ”
"Ship spotted ahead!"
The lookout paused and added loudly: "It's a naval warship!" ”
"What? There are warships? ”
Smoker looked stunned for a moment, and then muttered to himself:
"How can there be other navies here?"
"Could it be...?"
Smoker remembered what Galen had just said, and his face suddenly became very exciting.
So, with a calm face, he commanded:
"Flag Slogan! Identify who we are! ”
"Let that warship come over!"
"Yes!"
The naval soldiers on the side saluted, and then busily waved the flag at the unknown warship in the distance.
The Navy has a special set of flags that are used to communicate with friendly forces.
Each naval branch in the East China Sea has its own identity in this flag system.
And all the navies of the East China Sea branch know that the Rogge Town Navy Branch is the highest-level naval base in the East China Sea, and it is the "Qincha" directly dispatched by the Navy Headquarters.
In front of those miscellaneous navies, the Smoker Department is the absolute superior force.
Really...
After showing the logo of the superior unit, the navy warship in the distance rubbed for a long time, and finally obediently drove over according to Smoker's orders.
After the two warships met and stopped, the sailors on the opposite ship saluted Smoker in unison.
Smoker didn't say a word, just stood coldly on the deck and stared at the officer on the opposite ship:
It was a man with a lewd appearance, a man who could really make people think he was obscene from his appearance-
Funny hats with mouse ears, a thin body like a monkey, two crooked mustaches...
The two small eyes that did not dare to look directly at Smoker were restlessly hidden under the brim of his hat, his eyebrows were full of flattery, and a thin layer of cold sweat was oozing from his forehead.
The word roe deer rat is just right to describe him.
"Colonel of the Navy Headquarters, Smoker."
"Which part are you?"
Smoker said lightly, a pair of sharp eyes were already nailed to the lewd man.
"Colonel of the Sixteenth Branch of the East and East China Seas..."
The lewd man saluted tremblingly, and then tremblingly said the name of the real name of the protagonist who exactly matched his image:
"Mouse."
"Oh? You're Colonel Mouse? ”
The evil in Smoker's eyes was even worse: "That's a blessing!" ”