In the East China Sea, Kuro lay on a deck chair, gazing at the calm sea and sky, and leisurely exhaled a smoke ring.
Unlike the treacherous Grand Line, the East Blue felt particularly comfortable to Kuro.
The most powerful pirates are all on the Grand Line, and pirates have no skill to cross the Calm Belt except to risk their lives to get across.
The weather is in accordance with basic common sense, humans are weak, there is no danger, the waves are calm, such a safe place, why does no one cherish it, why does everyone want to go to the Grand Line?
Kuro leisurely picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and asked the Navy officer next to him.
He was a sergeant.
How long until we reach Branch 153?
The sergeant saluted and said, "Reporting, Lieutenant, we are currently in the waters under the jurisdiction of Branch 155. It will take another day and a half to reach Branch 153."
The ship is full of privates, from first class to third class; there aren't many people with actual ranks.
Besides Kuro, the highest-ranking lieutenant, this ship of a hundred men, in addition to Sergeant Lida, has another sergeant standing next to Kuro, and six corporals including Kuro, leading a total of one hundred marines.
The 'corporate' here is not like the one in the previous life, who really only commanded five marines. Strictly speaking, the corporal can be considered a combat squad leader.
When Kuro was a sergeant in the East China Sea, when he led patrol ships on patrol, his position as sergeant was equivalent to that of a captain, a sergeant was equivalent to a staff officer and a senior officer, and a corporal was equivalent to a combat captain.
However, Sergeant Lida is completely incompetent at being a strategist.
As Kuro's direct subordinates, Lida and Kuro never personally get involved; they usually delegate trivial tasks to another sergeant.
They also saved themselves some trouble.
Listening to the sergeant's report, Kuro looked at the sea in front of him and nodded slightly.
A day and a half is fine. In any case, he has already arrived in the East China Sea and is so close to the 153rd Branch. How could Cass possibly fly away from him?
Pirate ship spotted ahead!
The navy officer, who was looking out from the watchtower, suddenly shouted down to those below.
"All alert!"
The sergeant gave a shout, and the sailors either drew their weapons or carried cannons.
The elites of this headquarters are too easy to deal with small-time pirates in the East Blue.
If a private were carried out of this ship, he would be considered a squad leader in the East China Sea. If he were demoted and made a few more merits, he could quickly become a sergeant or something similar.
The sergeant opened his binoculars and looked out at the distant sea, saying, "Lieutenant, it's a pirate ship, and it seems to be engaged in a fierce battle with a warship."
"warship?"
Kuro was surprised for a moment, then asked, "What kind of pirate? What's their pirate flag? What's their bounty?"
The sergeant hesitated, "This..."
As someone from headquarters, why would he care about pirate bounties in the East Blue, especially since such bounties weren't even serious enough for headquarters to take seriously? He was even less aware of it.
The Straw Hat crew, who came from the East Blue and destroyed Enies Lobby, were only taken seriously by Headquarters after a bounty of 30 million.
As for the rest, I really wouldn't know unless I deliberately tried to remember them.
"Klo".
Kuro cried out.
Kuro, who was standing to the side, reluctantly got up, walked over to Kuro, took the binoculars from the sergeant, and glanced at him.
"It's the Rocks Pirates."
"???"
Kuro was so shocked by Kuro's words that he almost fell off his recliner.
"who?!"
Seeing Kuro's shocked expression, Kuro asked, puzzled, "The Rocks Pirates, Captain Rocks has a bounty of 2.5 million Berries. A newcomer who debuted in the East Blue in the last two years, what's wrong?"
Kro was a steward in the East China Sea back then, but that doesn't mean he didn't pay attention to the sea. He might not know anything about the sea since he had only been at sea for two or three months, but if you go back six months, he would know about anyone in the East China Sea who was even slightly famous.
I just don't understand why Kuro is so shocked.
Did this pirate crew cause him trouble?
That's impossible.
If you've learned your lesson, it won't just be 2.5 million; even 250 million wouldn't be enough to stop you.
Kuro, of course, had no idea of Kuro's shock. In fact, if it weren't for his own plot guide, any serious person, even a slightly younger one, wouldn't know what the Rocks Pirates represented.
That pirate crew has been erased from our knowledge by the World Government.
Kuro took Kuro's binoculars and looked over.
He wanted to see what kind of thing dared to call itself Rocks.
On the open sea ahead, a warship and a pirate crew were exchanging fire. The cannons struck the sea around both ships, creating huge splashes that caused the ships to rock violently.
The two ships were very close, and Kuro even saw many marines fighting the pirates from a distance with guns in hand.
Those pirates were clearly stronger than the marines, almost overwhelming them. However, the marines somehow possessed a very strong willpower. Even if someone was injured, they would drag their wounded body and forcefully fight the pirates.
A very strong fighting spirit.
"Fire! Sink the pirate ship!" Kuro commanded.
Two and a half million is nothing. Kuro would have grabbed it casually when he was a sergeant, let alone when there was a warship fighting them.
"Yes, Lieutenant!"
Upon receiving the order, the sergeant commanded the warships to sail quickly. Once within range, the main guns were aimed at the pirate ship, and a single shot was fired, striking the middle of the pirate vessel.
boom!
The pirate ship was blasted open, creating a large hole, and began to sink steadily.
Under this attack, they also noticed the arrival of a second warship. The seemingly fierce pirates panicked, which gave the opposing warship an opportunity. The navy fired even more fiercely, and several cannonballs hit the pirate ship. Now, the close-range hits caused even more damage to the pirate ship.
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