The sky was getting dark, the air was cold, and the bright crescent moon was surrounded by bright stars, and the day passed quietly.

In the year 1504 of the Haiyuan calendar, no, to be precise, it was January 1, 1505 of the Haiyuan calendar, and the encirclement and suppression of Shakui Island finally came to an end.

Under the brutal war, this autumn island, which was originally a 'pirate paradise' and flourished for more than ten years, has been completely destroyed into ruins, and it is difficult to find even a complete wooden house here.

Because most of the buildings have been engulfed by the raging fire under the full bombardment of the three headquarters warships, a large amount of black smoke is still wafting in the sky at this moment, but because it is already night, it is impossible to tell which is smoke and which is night.

There was a burning smell in the air, which made the navies who were cleaning up the battlefield subconsciously frown, but for Smoke, who was standing on the deck of the warship and admiring the night sea, this smell made him feel comfortable.

At this moment, the little Lada, who he put in the pocket of the justice coat, suddenly raised his head to look around, and then ran up to his right shoulder with a bang, and then pinched his earlobe with two small paws, and Lada, Lada, threw up the sedan chair.

"Give."

Smoker, of course, knew what this little guy meant, and he must have been suffocated after staying in his clothes for so long, so he took a cigar from his bosom and handed it over.

"Lada~!"

Little Lada hugged the cigar, sniffed the tobacco in the cigar in obsession, and then looked at Smoker with a pair of ruby eyes, as if waiting for something.

"Haha, I really can't help you."

Smoker smiled indulgently at the look on his face, snapped his fingers with his right hand, and lit a cigar with a flame from his index finger.

"That's it!"

But Smoker didn't notice that when Major General Rychel saw the flame between his fingers behind him, the pupils in his eyes suddenly shrank into a wheat, he didn't expect Smoker to develop his abilities to the point where he could derive other abilities.

"This kid... Not only is the future not short, but even the talent is so good! Thinking of this, the middle-aged lieutenant general seemed to have made up his mind, and walked towards Smoker again, and at the same time, in order to remind the other party, he also deliberately increased some footsteps.

"Smoker...."

"Huh? Major General Rachel? Smoker heard the footsteps, turned around and saw Reicel with a serious face, saw his expression, and immediately put on an apologetic posture and said, "I'm sorry Major General, I didn't be able to capture the test subject." ”

"Huh?" Rachel blinked, stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted, coughed twice and asked, "Oh, that's it, that's... Can you tell me more about that? With your strength, there shouldn't be a problem that you can't beat. ”

"Well, I did find him before, but before I could get there, he used a very strange "spray can" to make himself disappear... Well... It's kind of like the ability to be invisible, so..."Smoker said slowly "the situation" as he flashed a look of reminiscence.

"Oh! Is there such a thing? When Major General Rachel heard Smoker's words, he no longer bothered about what he had thought before, his face immediately became even more gloomy, and then he took out a phone bug from his arms, "You wait first, I'll ask the headquarters." ”

"Okay." Smoker nodded in reply, then stood aside and watched Rachel and the headquarters report, and after a while, the headquarters understood the situation, and ordered them to wait for a while, as they had to communicate with CP0 about the matter.

In this way, the two of them quietly watched the sailors below busy, while silently waiting for the call back from the headquarters.

"Bolu Bolu"

As soon as the phone worm rang, Reicel picked up the microphone at a speed that Smoker couldn't see clearly, which made him feel the power of the "general" class again.

"Don't worry about that experiment anymore, CP0 has taken it over, you can go back to the headquarters after you have rested." I don't know why, but the headquarters didn't explain why.

However, as a traditional rear admiral, Rear Admiral Rachel did not ask many questions, but solemnly straightened his expression and replied with a shout: "Yes! This made Smoker on the other side a little uncomfortable, and it was unlikely that he would be able to do it to this extent......

"You heard that too, so your mission is not a failure, because the headquarters has canceled it, and you don't have to feel guilty anymore." Rachel put the phone bug back in his inner pocket and said to Smoker with a smile in his tone, which was strangely full of comfort.

"Hehe, thank you, Major General." Smoker smiled, he had already guessed this ending, and then took out a cigar and handed it over, "Major General, this is a cigar made from the roots of the cigar tree, you can try it." ”

"Oh? That's a good thing! Rechel is also an old smoker, and when he heard that the cigar in front of him was so precious, he immediately showed a look of anticipation, and he was not polite or anything, he took it directly, lit it and put it in his mouth.

"Whew~ tsk, that's good, it's the first time I've smoked such a good cigar!"

After a while, Rachel suddenly said to Smoker, "Come with me, and I'll give you a gift." After saying that, he turned around and walked into the cabin, and Smoker had no choice but to follow.

There is a lot of space in the cabin of the warship, after all, it is a ship that can accommodate a thousand navies to live normally here, so after walking for a while, Smoker followed Rear Admiral Rachel to the captain's room.

The captain's room wasn't big, but it wasn't small, at least it was big enough for two desks and a sofa in the room. Major General Rachel did not walk to the desk facing the door, the largest but empty desk.

Instead, he walked to the table next to him, which was small but neatly lined with various documents, and then picked up the most conspicuous box on it, turned around and handed it to Smoker.

"Major General, what is this?" Smoker was puzzled, but vaguely guessed something.

Rachel smiled slightly: "This is the gift I want to give you, open it and take a look!" ”

I lifted the top of the box with anticipation, looked inside, and found a golden apple lying quietly inside, which should... It's a superhuman Devil Fruit, Smoker thought happily.

"This is what we found in this Shakui Central Port, and we learned from a captured cadre from the Capone gang that it should be a 'secret fruit'."

Smoker was a little puzzled, then this should be the trophy, why did Major General Rachel give it to himself, and he was just about to return it, and the other party said again.

"Your pet probably hasn't eaten a Devil Fruit yet, give it this fruit, then I think it will help you with something in the future." Major General Rachel pointed to the little Lada on Smoker's shoulder and smiled.

"But... Why did you give it to me? ”

looked at the little Lada who was curiously looking at the 'stealing fruit', and had to admit that Smoker was moved, it is true that the future battle will become more and more dangerous, and the little Lada is really dangerous if he does not have some ability to protect himself.

Seeing that Smoker hesitated, Major General Reicel showed a slight smile in his eyes: "The reason why I am willing to violate the regulations this time and give you this fruit is because I want to 'bribe' you!" ”

"Bribe me?!"