Chapter 259: The Celestial Dragons' Guardian Mission! (Two-in-One)
Although Mihawk's voice was not gentle at all, Irene was delighted when she heard what he said. She immediately put her hands on her hips, raised the small stick in her lower body, and answered happily:
"Erin, my name is Erin!"
Looking at the child in front of him with messy hair and a wild look, Mihawk suddenly thought of something and said, "Answer me one more question and I'll give you these to eat."
"Did you see a red-haired marine while you were on the island?"
"There's a flame-shaped mark on his forehead."
As he said that, Mihawk stretched out his hand and tapped his forehead, signaling.
"Um!"
"I've seen him before, that big brother is really amazing!"
As Irene answered, her mind couldn't help but recall the warm feeling she had when she was wrapped in that large navy bag, and a smile appeared on her face.
Seeing Irene's expression, Mihawk nodded slightly, picked up the tray, stood up, walked towards Irene, and then bent down to hand the tray to Irene.
After the other party took the tray, Mihawk also took the wine from the tray. Seeing this, Irene was stunned. Looking at the wine that Mihawk took away, she sniffed and couldn't help asking, "Um. This, can you change it for me too?"
Irene asked with a bit of envy as she stared at the wine in Mihawk's hand.
"This isn't something a kid your age can drink."
Mihawk chuckled, took the wine glass and turned back to the cabin. Seeing Mihawk leave, Irene didn't hesitate to grab the piece of meat and stuffed it into her mouth.
A wonderful aroma filled her mouth. It was the first time in Irene's life that she had eaten meat with this flavor. A happy smile immediately appeared on her face, and her chewing movements became much slower.
The sun was rising slowly from the coastline. Irene raised her head, ate the meat, squinted her eyes slightly and looked at the sparkling sea. An unprecedented sense of security enveloped Irene's heart.
"There must be more delicious food out there."
Thinking this in her mind, Irene followed Mihawk's example before, picked up the fork, picked up the meat and put it into her mouth.
After an unknown amount of time, a figure appeared on the warship's observation deck.
Mihawk leaned against the railing, glanced at Irene who was "eating slowly" on the deck, and then turned his head to look at the sea. In addition to the half glass of red wine, there was a plate of barbecue in his hand.
It took almost two days for Tsugikuni Yoshiichi to lead the navy and finally pass through the dense forest and return to the coast.
The speed of returning was much faster than the speed of entering the forest to explore. After all, when entering the forest, they needed to collect along the way. When returning, they only needed to focus on hurrying on their journey.
As soon as he returned to the deck of the warship, Ji Guoyuan saw at a glance two figures, one big and one small, fighting in the center of the deck.
As the thin figure continued to advance, the "da da" sound of the bamboo swords clashing could be heard from far away.
"Eh? Isn't that the kid who attacked us on the island? Her name is Irene!"
Ferrand, who was standing next to Ji Guoyuan, recognized at a glance the young man who was fighting with Mihawk at this time. He was the savage they met on the island.
I didn't expect the other party to appear on the warship, and immediately let out a strange cry of surprise.
At this time, Alin no longer looked like the "bird walking in the sun" he used to be. He was wearing a pair of unusually loose shorts and a large white short-sleeved shirt with a blue seagull pattern on it.
Her long hair was tied into a ponytail and fell down her back.
And Irene, at this time, was also holding a bamboo sword and attacking Mihawk frantically.
Hearing Ferrand's cry, the sailors who boarded the ship looked at Mihawk and Irene curiously. They were also curious about why Irene appeared on the ship, and it seemed that this child got along well with the "difficult" Mr. Mihawk.
Yuanyi looked at him for a while, then turned around and saw that all the navy were stunned and motionless. He waved his hand and said:
"What are you all standing there for? Just do what you need to do."
"Everyone go back and take a shower, and disinfect and wash all the clothes you changed into."
"Rest for a day today and sail back to Mysteria Island tomorrow."
"Don't just stand there, hold on tight."
At Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's call, the navy dispersed and entered the cabin. Tsugakuni Yoshiichi also returned to his room, took a shower and changed his clothes before returning to the deck.
At this time, a lot of navy men had gathered on the deck. These guys surrounded Mihawk and Irene who were still fighting, and gave them "instructions" from time to time.
"Ouch! Irene, you swung your sword too hard! You should have saved some strength!"
"Attack his left, ah! Left!"
Several young marines linked their arms around each other, and when they saw Irene's attack being easily resolved by Mihawk, they immediately turned into swordsmanship experts and began to give instructions loudly.
It's no wonder that Irene, who was sparring with Mihawk, actually took the advice to heart. Originally, she tried her best every time she attacked, but after receiving the "guidance", she learned how to control the strength, and her attacks suddenly gave people a sense of ease.
Mihawk noticed the change in Irene, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
At first, Mihawk was just bored.
Ji Guoyuan had taken everyone on board, leaving him alone with nothing to do. Later, Irene came aboard and pestered Mihawk to help cook. But Mihawk wasn't a cook, so he could have easily cooked for himself, but why would he take the time to cook for Irene? Are you kidding me?
But Irene was also a difficult kid. Seeing that Mihawk refused, she kept following him, which made Mihawk a little annoyed, so he made a "billion-dollar" request to the other party.
As long as she could touch him with her sword, he would fry meat for Irene in addition to his usual meals.
When Irene heard this request, she agreed without thinking.
However, for several days, he was unable to eat any extra food besides the regular meals.
Ji Guoyuan looked at the sparring on the deck, walked silently to the side of the ship, and watched the two people fighting in the field.
Irene was very young, and judging from his movements, he clearly had no trace of swordsmanship training. This was evident in his stance, the fluidity of his attacks, and the weaknesses he showed when Irene attacked.
However, Irene's reaction speed was very fast. Although her attack was haphazard, she was able to react when Mihawk raised his sword to counterattack. Although it was Mihawk who deliberately let Irene go to give her time to react, it was still a very good response for a teenager.
Very talented. This child has a talent for practicing kendo!
The sailors around were all cheering for Irene in a familiar manner. Mihawk mostly used his sword to defend himself, and would only counterattack symbolically after blocking more than ten or twenty swords. He controlled the strength very well, just enough to repel Irene.
For Mihawk, it would be more accurate to say that he was just using Irene to kill time rather than asking her to accompany him in training.
"Bang!"
After watching for a long time, after Mihawk's counterattack, Irene lay on the deck gasping for breath, and finally did not have the strength to stand up and fight again.
The reason why Irene has been able to live on such an island for so many years is mostly due to the ability of his devil fruit. He can communicate with giant creatures and even parasitize on those creatures and control their actions.
He was able to survive on this island only with the help of those giant beasts.
However, if his own strength is measured by the Dao Power value, it is only around 100, which is far beyond that of ordinary humans, but it is not that powerful.
"No, I have no strength left."
"Mr. Mihawk, let's eat first."
After a brief time with Mihawk, he already knew Mihawk's name. At this time, Irene was lying on the deck with her legs spread out, sticking out her tongue, and shouting at Mihawk, completely disregarding the other navy members.
Glancing at Erin, Mihawk shook his head and said, "It's not time to eat yet."
Then he put away his bamboo sword and walked towards Yunyi.
Seeing Mihawk approaching, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi also smiled and raised his chin towards Irene and asked, "Mihawk, what's wrong with this kid?"
Mihawk sat down next to Tsugikoku Yoriichi and casually replied, "Just a freeloader."
“It’s quite interesting, though.”
Mihawk was smiling as he spoke. Seeing him like this, Ji Guoyuan smiled and shouted to Irene on the ground:
"Erin, we're leaving this island tomorrow."
"Will you go sailing with us?"
Hearing what Tsugikoku Yoshiichi said, Irene jumped up from the deck and asked hurriedly, "If I go out to sea with you, can I eat barbecue every day?"
Hearing this, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi tilted his head in confusion, glanced at Mihawk, and replied, "What we eat every day is decided by the Navy's kitchen team."
"But this guy has always cooked for himself. If you build a good relationship with him, you should be able to eat barbecue every day."
Jiguo Yuanyi pointed at Mihawk beside him. Although he didn't know what kind of relationship had been established between Mihawk and Irene, he could see that Irene and Mihawk got along quite well.
"ohh~"
"I'll go to sea with you!"
Irene shouted excitedly, all the fatigue from the previous battle swept away at this moment. Seeing Irene's joy, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi also smiled.
Although I don’t know why this child suddenly had such a change, it is definitely moving in a good direction.
"Erin, you should become a trainee navy officer first."
"Welcome to our navy!"
The next morning.
Under the watchful eyes of several giant beasts on the shore, the Dawn warship slowly sailed away from the island.
Yoshikazu Tsugakuni named this uninhabited island the Island of the Holy Spirit. The navy's navigator has completed the production of a permanent record pointer for the island. At the same time, in order to prevent accidents, the navigator also used Dressrosa's permanent record pointer to mark the location of the island on the nautical chart.
In the New World, the compass is indeed of no use, but as long as you know the location of an island clearly, the permanent record pointer of that island can actually be used as a compass.
However, this is just a rough direction. If there is no permanent record pointer, if you want to land on the Holy Spirit Island again, you will need accurate nautical charts of the surrounding waters and rich navigation experience of the navigator.
The warship sailed on the sea for another ten days. When Tsugakuni Yoshiichi led his troops back to Mysteria Island, the construction of the naval branch here had already begun.
The navy recruited a small number of craftsmen, but there were many people willing to work. In the early stages of construction, there were a lot of simple physical work to do, so the speed was still good in the early stages.
There was no cement or lime available on Mistria Island, so the navy adapted to local conditions and used pure wooden structures to build the branch.
The most important thing at this stage is to set up the branch structure first, and the details can be gradually advanced later.
The major in charge of branch construction gave a brief report on the progress to Yuichiro, then took out a package and handed it to Yuichiro Tsugikuni.
"General, this was sent by our headquarters, saying it's what you requested."
"I haven't opened it yet. I plan to give it to you when you return."
Taking the package from his subordinate, Tsugikuni Yoriichi smiled slightly and muttered to himself while opening the package:
"Is what I wanted finally delivered?"
"The efficiency of this headquarters is pretty good."
As he spoke, the package in his hand had been completely opened.
Inside the package was a scabbard, all off-white. Mihawk, who was standing next to Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, was also startled when he saw it. He asked in surprise, "Is this a scabbard made of seastone?"
"Is this what you asked the Navy Headquarters to make for you?"
Just as Mihawk said, what Tsugikuni Yoshiichi was holding in his hand at this moment was a scabbard made of seastone!
"ah!"
"The Navy is the only one in the world that has mastered the method of processing seastone. Of course I must make good use of it."
“This thing is very helpful to me.”
As Jiguo Yuanyi said this, he drew a long sword from his waist and put it into the seastone scabbard.
"Tap!" The crisp sound of the sword closing was heard. Tsugikoku Yoshiichi stroked the scabbard with satisfaction, and then said to Mihawk:
"I've also asked the headquarters to make scabbards for you, Koshiro, and Cyrus."
"It will probably be delivered soon."
"I made a pair of boxing gloves for Tiger and Shi Ping."
Mihawk didn't seem to care much about this kind of thing. When he heard what Yunyi said, he just shook his head and wanted to refuse: "I don't need this kind of thing."
However, regarding Mihawk's "swordsman's pride", Tsugikoku Yoriichi only smiled and said a few words of comfort:
“There are some things you can do without, but you can’t live without.”
"Battle is a matter of life and death. You are a swordsman, but your enemy may not be a swordsman."
"Besides, the scabbard is not a knife. Can't you use it when you want to and not use it when you don't want to?"
After hearing what Yoshiichi Tsugikuni said, Mihawk could only nod slightly. Weapons are weapons after all, and how to use them depends on people.
While Kuniyoshi led a team of navy to occupy Mysteria Island, Jinbe also led dozens of navy back to Fishman Island after coating the Sabaody Archipelago.
When King Neptune and Princess Otohime heard that Jinbei had followed the orders of Admiral Yoriichi Tsugikuni to build a naval branch on Fishman Island, they immediately gave their support.
King Neptune even transferred some people from the Kingdom Guard to Jinbe, allowing him to expand the branch's strength.
With the strong support of King Neptune and Princess Otohime, the construction of the Fishman Island Navy Branch was much faster. In just a few weeks, the number of people expanded to 500, and the branch base was located on Coral Street, the most prosperous street on Fishman Island.
This was the result of Jinbe raising the recruitment requirements after Yoshikazu Tsugakuni learned the news. Otherwise, the naval branch of Fishman Island would have expanded even faster.
Becoming a navy on Fishman Island and being taken away from Fishman Island after becoming a navy are two completely different things.
The people of Fishman Island do not trust humans, so they will not go to sea. However, they need the power and reputation that the navy holds.
With the title of Navy, killing the pirates who entered Fishman Island was not only a matter of course, but they could also ask for credit and reward from the headquarters.
Therefore, the Fishman Island Naval Branch attracted the participation of many fishmen.
For example, Arlong and his gang from Fishman Street suddenly became members of the Navy. They did not join the Navy out of a sense of justice, but simply wanted to use the Navy's intelligence network and the name of "justice" to openly attack humans who entered Fishman Island.
I am a navy, and if I say you are a pirate, then you are a pirate!
This is what Aaron thought deep in his heart.
Although Jinbei doesn't know what's in Arlong's heart, he knows that Arlong's purpose of joining the navy is not simple. Therefore, Jinbei has a strong control over Arlong. When he goes on a mission, he will basically bring Arlong and his group with him so that he can directly control them.
Since the establishment of the naval branch on Fishman Island, the number of pirates who can successfully pass through Fishman Island has indeed decreased a lot.
While the naval branch on Fishman Island was developing smoothly, the navy led by Tiger also gained a foothold on Readchiled Island.
In the stable development of the Sword of Dawn branch, he quietly left in 1503 as time passed.
January 1504.
"Bululu~"
In the office of Admiral Sengoku at the Naval Headquarters, the sound of a Den Den Mushi broke the midday tranquility.
Zhan Guo, who was reviewing documents at his desk, frowned when he heard the sound. Then he opened a drawer under his desk, took out a Den Den Mushi and answered the call.
"Warring States Period."
"Dispatch 20 warships to escort the Celestial Dragons on their journey."
A low voice came from the other end of the phone. When Zhan Guo heard it, his pupils shrank slightly. He turned his head to glance at the calendar on the table, and then slowly put down the phone.
Looking at the calendar, Zhan Guo's face was gloomy.
Celestial Dragons
"Haven't you learned your lesson? Is it going to start again?"
"What will it be this time? Is it because the world has become too peaceful?"
(End of this chapter)
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