Kuro was unaware of William's thoughts, but he was already piloting the Golden Lion, flying directly over the Red Line where Mary Geoise was located, and then heading straight through the Calm Belt in the first half of the Grand Line to the East Blue.
The Golden Lion also possesses the calm-zone navigation technology that large warships have, although it could be more convenient, such as directly using its abilities to carry the warship across the calm zone.
But that would be too much trouble; it's better to sail on the sea.
He didn't bring many people this time. Besides Lida and Crow, he only brought Kikyo and Sazel. The navy brought 1,500 people.
A typical large warship has 800 personnel, and a full complement can reach 1,000, but 300 personnel are enough to maintain the basic operation of a large warship.
The Golden Lion won't do. The Golden Lion isn't an ordinary sailing ship; it's a steamship with numerous fortifications. It's a huge ship that can accommodate three thousand people, so it would require at least a thousand people to operate.
Cass and Wilbur escorted a thousand men. Normally, the navy stationed at G-3 also has to patrol and escort, so a lot of personnel have to stay behind, but it still feels tense.
The basic patrol vessels are not very large, usually consisting of one large warship and two medium-sized warships, or simply a medium-sized warship, but the number of personnel is also very tight.
Even with its G-3, which is already the fortress with the largest number of personnel besides the new headquarters and Marineford, and a navy of up to 5,000, it still seems very tense.
It's easy to imagine how tense the other naval branches are. On the Grand Line, a branch can only deploy enough personnel for one patrol, unless they leave no one behind. This shows that the personnel on the high seas are quite strained, especially after the Great Pirate Era, when they are almost overwhelmed.
At this moment, at the canteen of the Golden Lion.
The canteen is divided into four floors. The first floor is where ordinary naval soldiers eat, and there are the most people there. The second floor is where lieutenant-level naval soldiers eat, and there are quite a few people there as well. The third floor is where field-grade officers eat.
G-3 used to be a place where no one except Kuro had any general-level officers, and it became a place for Kuro's confidants to eat. Now, after the transition, Kuro and Lida have been promoted to major generals. However, they have gotten used to the food there, and if they really want to have a private gathering, there are private rooms in the canteen.
Moreover, Lida would often go up to the fourth floor to eat.
The fourth floor is where Kuro eats alone.
Meanwhile, in his room in the Fourth City, Kuro was cutting a juicy steak with a knife and fork. In front of him was a large amount of food made by Kikyo, and next to him was a bottle of red wine. There were also about a dozen plates next to him.
Kuro himself has a large appetite, and it's normal for him to finish a dozen or so empty plates in one meal. However, at this moment, he is holding a knife and fork with his eyes closed, and a vein is gradually appearing on his forehead.
"Awoo awoo awoo!"
Because next to him was a huge pile of plates, and a short, white-haired little girl was eating voraciously, her hands moving like a blur, gradually reducing the food on the table.
"Lida!!"
Kuro couldn't take it anymore. He slammed his hand down on the knife and fork, turned around and shouted, "How many times have I told you not to make noise while eating? Who taught you that?!"
"ah..."
Lyda paused for a moment, glanced at Kuro, and then continued stuffing herself with food.
"Awoo awoo awoo!"
"Enough!"
Kuro rubbed his forehead in anguish, leaned back in his chair, and sighed, "I finally get a break to eat, if you want to eat, go eat somewhere else, why do you always come here!"
Boom!
At that moment, a loud bang was heard outside. Kuro turned his head and looked over. His fourth floor also had floor-to-ceiling windows, which allowed him to see a sea beast as large as the Golden Lion appear in the calm, still sea outside. But soon, a blur flashed past, and a burst of blood was seen as the sea beast was sliced into several pieces.
Kro, in his human-wolf form, landed on the sea beast's body and licked his paw.
"Oh? This thing looks a bit like a sturgeon..."
Kuro carefully examined the sea monster's body. It resembled a leopard, but also had some sturgeon-like features, and was entirely white. He then said to Lida:
"Stop eating it. Let Kikyo get the caviar out of this thing and have some caviar to eat."
The sea creatures on the ocean are incredibly diverse, especially the sea kings, which are enormous in size, come in many varieties, are numerous, have varied appearances, live very long lives, and are exceptionally ferocious.
But it's also very delicious.
Kuro could tell at a glance that this kind of fish had sturgeon characteristics, and it was even white. The caviar from albino sturgeon is very delicious.
Sea kings in the calm zone always have exceptionally good parts, and even if some are highly poisonous, you can still find the most delicious parts among them.
However, we cannot stay here for long. The bloody smell emanating from the dead sea beast will attract sea kings.
One or two is fine, but if ten or so come at once, Kuro will have no choice but to fly the ship into the sky.
Once ten or so appear, it won't just be a matter of ten or so; there will definitely be a large number of sea kings appearing later. It's best to avoid provoking these things.
"I see."
Lida nodded, devoured the food on the table in a flash, covered her stuffed mouth, and ran out.
Kuro reached into his pocket, pulled out the gold-decorated cigar box, and took out a cigar.
He was afraid he'd never find this again, so he was saving it by smoking it sparingly. After taking this one, he still has six left.
But now that they've found the person, Kuro doesn't care anymore.
"call..."
After lighting his cigar, he exhaled a puff of white, vaporous smoke and smacked his lips, saying, "That's really good. Too bad, he's a pirate..."
There is nothing that the World Government and the Navy cannot detect; the only difference is the extent of the force used.
It's estimated that Kuro will be able to get the information he wants in just a few days, and no matter how well you hide it, he'll be able to find it.
joke!
He spent so many years in the East China Sea, and yet he was still turned upside down!
Back at headquarters, people started jokingly asking him how many pirates he had killed in the East Blue.
Kuro would never admit to such a thing, but this shows that some things can be inferred without evidence.
That pirate named William, once he does something, there will always be traces, and with traces, we can deduce the truth.
So the next question is whether his deduction is accurate or not, which depends on how Kuro deals with him.
If the impact is positive, Kuro will simply ask him to buy a cigar-making method, or buy his goods directly.
If the impact is not very good...
Excuse me.
The helplessness of the world that I endure, you must also endure; you cannot escape it!
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