69. The response of the Warring States
"Abner, are you sure that the golden lion you encountered is the golden lion I know?"
After a long silence, Sengoku on the other end of the phone bug asked in a skeptical tone.
"The person with the ability of Piao Piao Fruit, with the famous sword [Sakura Ten] [Dead Wood] as his legs, and a rudder is inserted in his head, if the golden lion you know is also this characteristic, Marshal of the Warring States, then it is right."
"And my ship's navigator Cremans, who had seen the Golden Lion in that battle at the Navy Headquarters twenty years ago, has already identified the corpse."
With a click, the Warring States on the other end of the phone bug suddenly pushed away the chair and stood up, and said in an unusually serious voice: "Rear Admiral Abner, I order you to rush to Rogue Town in the East China Sea as quickly as possible, and report to me in person with the image phone bug of the naval station in Rogue Town!" I'm going to see Shiki's corpse with my own eyes! ”
"Yes! Marshal! ”
"Now check the fruit warehouse of your battleship to see if any suspicious Devil Fruits have appeared! Right now! Right away! ”
The first order was followed by the second order of the Sengoku.
Because of the unique characteristics of each Devil Fruit, a huge fruit pod is set up in the cabin of each naval warship, which is to deal with the extremely common scurvy on the sea, and also to make the navy have a higher chance of obtaining Devil Fruits.
Moreover, the stronger the admiral, the larger the fruit pod of the warship to which he belongs, so that the Devil Fruit belonging to his body can be reborn in the fruit pod after killing the Devil Fruit ability as a last resort.
Seeing that the domineering color quickly swept away from the battleship, Abner couldn't help but sigh, this kind of lucky event with a small probability did not befall him.
"Lord Marshal, it's a pity that the fluttering fruit was not reborn on my battleship."
"Damn it!"
The Warring States on the other end of the phone bug cursed directly and irritablely.
Abner can also understand Sengoku's irritable mood, if the [Surgical Fruit] is the most coveted Devil Fruit by the World Government and the Five Old Stars, then the [Piao Piao Fruit] possessed by the Golden Lion is the most feared Devil Fruit of the Navy Headquarters.
Piao Piao Fruit, although its combat power is far less improved than some powerful superhuman and natural Devil Fruits, it is a Devil Fruit that is enough to change the situation in the sea.
If this Devil Fruit falls on an ordinary pirate, it would be fine, and there would be one more Seven Martial Sea-level sea pirates on top of the Great Sea, but if this Devil Fruit fell into the hands of the Four Emperors and even the Revolutionary Army, then the terrifying consequences made me shudder.
It is precisely because of this that after Sengoku and Karp joined forces to capture the Golden Lion twenty years ago, they did not choose to execute him and Roger, but chose to be imprisoned in Advance City.
"Lord Warring States, although I also had the idea of capturing the golden lion alive at that time, I really couldn't keep it."
The consequences that Sengoku could think of, Abner could naturally think of, so he couldn't help but show a little apology in his voice.
"Major General Abner, no need to apologize! You've done it perfectly, the rest is for our Navy Headquarters to handle, all you have to do now is bring that corpse to Rogue Town, and we must be 100% sure that he is the Golden Lion! ”
"Also, Major General Abner, you killed the golden lion this time, did you have any damage to your body?"
Listening to the slightly concerned voice of the Warring States in the phone bug, Abner couldn't help but look at the two deep sword marks on his chest, and the terrifying pain between the exhalation and the breath continued to come into his mind.
"I'm still alive, I guess I'm going to have to rest for a while!"
Still alive! Three words vividly show the hardships of this battle.
"When Colonel Wickeb and the old man reported the information of the Golden Lion before, the old man had already sent Polusalino to the East China Sea, and when the time came, Major General Abner, you should follow Polusalino for the time being!"
"Also, recuperate! The old man also wants you to personally report the details of this battle to the Navy Staff! ”
"Yes, Sengoku-sama!"
As the sound of the phone bug in his hand stopped, Sengoku couldn't help but slowly paced up in the office.
Is the Golden Lion dead?
Based on Sengoku's understanding of Abner, this new generation of Major General Jin Crow is not the kind of person who is happy about his achievements, since he dares to say that he brought back the body of the golden lion, then nine times out of ten, the golden lion was really killed by him.
Abner was able to kill the Golden Lion, which means that this kid's strength has improved a big step, and he can no longer face him with that attitude towards juniors in the future, and the burden on his body will also be added.
However, these can be slowed down, and the immediate priority at the moment is to find out the whereabouts of the [Piao Piao Fruit] as soon as possible.
The people of the spy agency must operate with all their might, even if our Navy Headquarters can't get this [Piao Piao Fruit], we must not let those guys from the Four Emperor Pirates and the Revolutionary Army get it, otherwise it will be trouble!
Just as the Warring States were rapidly taking various countermeasures, a burst of hurried footsteps rang out suddenly, and then the door of the marshal's office was directly pushed open, and the gray-haired Lieutenant General Tsuru hurriedly walked in.
"Sengoku! A catastrophe has occurred in the waters of Katedor, the Great Voyage, and eight huge islands have fallen directly from the sky! We're in big trouble! ”
"Golden Lion! It's definitely the Golden Lion guy who's back! ”
"The waters of Kate Dore? Eight islands that fell from the sky! ”
Listening to Lieutenant General Tsuru's eager words, Sengoku slowly walked to his place and sat down again.
"Sengoku, did you hear that! That bastard of the Golden Lion has been hidden for twenty years, and this time he has reappeared on the sea, and he is definitely ready to deal with our navy! ”
"The golden lion is dead."
"What? What did you say? ”
"The Golden Lion is dead! Major General Abner has just received news that he personally killed the golden lion and brought back the golden lion's body. ”
"The golden lion is dead, can the news be confirmed?"
"I've sent Major General Abner to Rogue Town, and I'll confirm the news myself through the video phone bug there, and Polusalino has already been dispatched! From what I know of Major General Abner, there should be no truth in this matter. ”
"So did you find the [Piao Piao Fruit] on the golden lion?"
As the chief of the general staff of the Navy Headquarters, Vice Admiral Tsuru was briefly surprised, and then instantly grasped the key point.
"Nope."
"The news of the Golden Lion's death can't be spread for the time being, CP1 to CP8 will be dispatched immediately, we must take the lead in getting the [Piao Piao Fruit] before the Four Emperors and the Revolutionary Army of the New World react, otherwise it will be a big trouble!"
"Abner, this kid, really gave us a big surprise!"
Warring States and Lieutenant General Tsuru glanced at each other, and they both saw the wry smile on the corner of each other's mouths.