Bartholomew Kuma's fierce attack was easily blocked by Tsugikoku Yoshiichi. Looking at Tsugikoku Yoshiichi who was sitting on the bench and looking at him with a smile, Kuma's face showed a little astonishment.
The moment Xiong turned around and saw Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, he recognized the young man who appeared in the church.
The admiral stationed in the New World for many years, Yoshikazu Tsugakuni.
Xiong had heard that name countless times, and he had seen that face in the newspapers countless times. The red markings on Jiguo Yuanyi's forehead were so iconic that even someone unfamiliar with him would recognize him instantly.
Therefore, when Bear attacked, he did not hold back at all and used the power of the Meatball Fruit.
Xiong had no intention of killing Tsugikoku Yoshiichi. He was a high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Army and knew more than ordinary people. Although he didn't know the purpose of Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's appearance here, Xiong only wanted to drive Tsugikoku Yoshiichi away and get it over with.
But unexpectedly, after one palm strike, Yoshiichi Tsugikuni, who was blocking his attack head-on, was not affected by the Meatball Fruit at all and was not knocked away at all.
This was the first time Xiong had encountered such a thing.
"Nothing surprising."
"As long as Haki is strong enough, the power of the devil fruit will not be able to affect me."
"I came here just to see who has such a strong aura. I didn't expect it to be the Revolutionary Army."
"That's good, it will save me a lot of effort."
Tsukuni Yoriichi said with a smile, pressing against the bear's arm with a surge of domineering aura, and then grabbed half of the bear's wrist with his backhand. The bear was very large, and Yoriichi's palm was not able to directly grasp the other's wrist.
"I absolutely cannot be caught by the navy."
"I want to save more people! The current revolutionary army cannot do without me!"
After a brief moment of astonishment, Xiong's eyes became firm, and he slapped his left hand directly at Yuichiro Tsugakuin.
Bear paw attack!
Under the influence of the ability of the Meat-Glob Fruit, the air was compressed madly. When the bear's palm was about half a meter away from Tsugumi Yoriichi, Tsugumi Yoriichi could feel the air around him becoming heavy.
In front of his chest, the space had already become slightly distorted.
At the same time, a transparent bear paw-shaped ball had appeared in front of Yunyi at some point and was rapidly approaching Yunyi's chest.
This is the effect produced by the rapid compression of air. Using the power of the Meatball Fruit, Bear can shoot out a terrifyingly powerful air cannon, which is powerful enough to easily smash a steel and concrete fortress that is dozens of meters high and several meters thick.
Even if it was Yoriichi Tsugakuni, it would be difficult for him to withstand such an attack with his body.
Sensing the attack coming, Ji Guoyuan's pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly let go of the bear's wrist. His figure flashed and suddenly disappeared in front of the bear.
And just the next moment after Ji Guoyuan's figure disappeared, the transparent bear paw quickly spread out and turned into an air column with a diameter of two meters, which shattered the benches and plowed a deep groove on the bluestone floor of the church, passing directly through the church gate.
The blast of air rushed out of the church gate, carrying wood chips, dirt, and rubble. The front wall of the gate was unable to withstand the terrifying shockwave and collapsed in just a few seconds, leaving a large hole.
Inside the church, rows of benches were scattered around the church. Xiong maintained the posture of striking out his palm, but his body was now stiff in place.
At this time, I saw Yuichiro Tsugikoshi squatting on the bear's back, and the long knife in his hand had been pressed against the bear's neck.
A touch of coldness passed along the blade to Xiong's body. Xiong's eyes widened slightly, as if he couldn't believe that the other party had dodged his attack so easily and appeared behind him, completing the counterattack.
"Now, can you be quiet for a moment?"
"Although you are a member of the Revolutionary Army, you can rest assured that I will not hand you over to the World Government."
"I told you, I admire you, Bear."
As Tsugikuni Yoriichi's voice reached Xiong's ears, the cold feeling on his neck also disappeared.
Jiguo Yuanyi put the knife into the scabbard, then jumped lightly and landed back on the ground.
Patting the bear's arm, he continued:
"Bear, I want you to work for me and be my helper."
"Your devil fruit ability is very interesting and can be very useful to me."
"I need your strength."
Jiguo Yuanyi walked in front of the bear, raised his head slightly, looked at the bear, and said.
"I won't work for the Navy!"
“Absolutely not.”
After two consecutive attacks, not only did he fail to force Ji Guoyuan to retreat, but he himself had a close call with death.
Xiong now clearly understood the gap between himself and the man before him, and no longer had any desire to continue fighting Tsugekuni Yoshiichi. He knew he was no match for the admiral. If he fought with all his might, not only would the church be destroyed, but the island's inhabitants would also likely be affected by the aftermath.
Xiong is a gentle person. He doesn't want to implicate the innocent people on the island because of his relationship.
Although he no longer has the idea of resisting, but if you ask him to work for the navy, sorry, he can't do it!
He will never forget that back then on the Island of Gods, it was the navy’s warships that surrounded the Island of Gods and provided “protection” for the Celestial Dragons’ hunting activities.
In the final stage of that war, it was also the navy that launched a demon-killing order against the Island of Gods, intending to kill all the slaves, natives of the Island of Gods, and pirates who came to the island.
At the same time, as he participated in more and more revolutionary struggles over the years, Kuma had no good feelings towards the navy. A considerable number of people in the navy had the same thinking as the World Government, and had no mercy on those who were not members of the member countries, or those who could not pay the heavenly gold.
For many navies, all they have to protect are the people of the member states.
Anyone who resists the world government, any country or people who cannot pay the gold from heaven, regardless of whether they are good or bad, are no different from slaves and do not deserve to enjoy human rights.
Although the target of their revolutionary army has always been the nobles who oppress the lower classes, there are still many navy soldiers who stand against their revolutionary army.
Of course, Xiong knew that there were "good guys" and "bad guys" in the traditional sense among the navy, but generally speaking, Xiong really didn't have any good feelings towards the navy as a group, and working for the navy was even more impossible for him.
"You'll never work for the Navy?"
"That's really a pity."
Hearing the bear's refusal, Jiguo Yuanyi was not angry. He looked at the bear in front of him, touched his chin, and couldn't help asking:
"Bear, the Kingdom of Solbe."
"How long has it been since you paid the Heavenly Gold?"
"I heard the Revolutionary Army is expanding very rapidly. They must be very short of funds, right?"
"But I don't think dragons would exploit ordinary people like the Celestial Dragons do."
"Besides, since you are rebelling against the World Government's rule, you probably won't pay Celestial Gold to the Celestial Dragons, right?"
"So, how long has it been since the Kingdom of Solbei paid its Heavenly Gold?"
Ji Guoyuan stood in front of the bear, holding a long knife, and asked with seemingly curious eyes.
In response to Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's question, Xiong remained silent.
Seeing Xiong's expression, Jigoku Yoshiichi knew that the Solbe Kingdom had probably not paid Heavenly Gold for a long time. At least, since the revolutionary army arrived in the Solbe Kingdom, this country had not paid Heavenly Gold again.
"Do you think the revolutionary army can protect the Kingdom of Solbe?
"Or in other words, can you protect the Kingdom of Solbe?"
If someone had asked Xiong this question before Ji Guoyuan arrived, Xiong would have definitely said with confidence that he could definitely protect the Kingdom of Solbe.
But in front of Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Xiong really didn't have the courage to say these words.
Thinking about it now, Xiong still feels that he was a little naive before. He naively thought that with the help of the revolutionary army and his own abilities, he could protect his hometown, which was most important to him.
But when Tsugakuni Yoshiichi appeared in front of Kuma, Kuma finally understood that it was not the Revolutionary Army that had protected the Kingdom of Solbe, but the Navy had never taken this small country seriously and had never taken the Revolutionary Army seriously.
The navy's attention in the South China Sea is focused on fighting pirates.
This can actually be seen from the bounties offered to the cadres of the future revolutionary army.
In the future, Long has been making revolution for decades. Among his subordinates, the one with the highest bounty is Sabo, whose bounty was 602 million before he ate the Flame-Flame Fruit and caused chaos in the Holy Land; Army Captain Belo Betty has a bounty of 457 million; Army Captain Crow has a bounty of 400 million; Army Captain Lindberg has a bounty of 316 million; Army Captain Mori has a bounty of 293 million.
Kuma's current bounty is only 80 million berries, and when his bounty was at its peak during his time as a Shichibukai, it was only 296 million.
The Navy's bounty system has always been arranged according to strength and the degree of threat to the World Government.
Among them, the threat to the world government should be considered before strength when evaluating the bounty.
This can be seen from many aspects.
For example, the changes in Mihawk's bounty before and after he was stripped of his status as a Shichibukai, and the changes in Sabo's bounty before and after he caused trouble in the Holy Land, can all be used as evidence.
In other words, in the eyes of the Navy, the Revolutionary Army and its cadres are not a serious threat at all. In the eyes of the World Government, they are at best just a larger pirate group.
You have to know that any deputy of the future Four Emperors will be a super pirate with a bounty of over 1 billion. The bounty of one person is equal to the total bounty of two or three cadres.
In the eyes of the Five Elders and the World Government, the current Revolutionary Army is not even as "ferocious" as Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
They let Yoriichi Tsugakuni come to the four seas to deal with the Revolutionary Army, not because the World Government could not deal with it, but simply because they wanted to use the Revolutionary Army to strip the halo of justice from Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
At the same time, this is also a test of Tsugakuni Yuichiro's obedience, testing Tsugakuni Yuichiro's bottom line, nothing more.
How much importance does the World Government attach to the Revolutionary Army?
Sorry, that’s not the case. If they really took it seriously, they would treat it like they would treat the future awakened Nika. The people sent out would be the Five Elders themselves, and even the Navy Admirals would be brought along.
Tsugikoku Yuichi said those things to Xiong in order to make him face the reality.
“I can’t protect you.”
After a long silence, Xiong finally shook his head slightly and answered in a deep voice.
Admiral Yoshikazu Tsugakuni was already standing in front of him, so there was nothing wrong with admitting this.
"He's quite a smart guy."
"Bear, do something for me."
"Work for me, the Kingdom of Solbe will be the military base of my Sword of Dawn."
"The people here will be brought under the protection of our Sword of Dawn!"
Ji Guoyuan looked at the bear and a smile appeared on his face, his eyes fixed on the bear.
"Can the Sword of the Dawn naval branch stationed in the New World protect the Kingdom of Solbe in the South Sea?"
"and"
"Will your navy protect a country that cannot pay the sky gold?"
"I don't trust you, the Navy."
"I will personally protect the Kingdom of Solbe!"
The joy on Xiong's face disappeared in an instant after hearing what Tsugakuni Yoshiichi said. He did not doubt whether Tsugakuni Yoshiichi had the ability to protect the Kingdom of Solbe, he just doubted whether Tsugakuni Yoshiichi really had the heart to protect this country.
And in Xiong's opinion, this was just something that Jigoku Yoshiichi said casually.
"With your abilities, even in the New World, what does it matter?!"
"Bear, I need your abilities!"
"Believe me, your joining will bring huge changes to this world!"
When Ji Guoyuan said this, his emotions couldn't help but rise.
He talked so much with Xiong because, on the one hand, he really admired Xiong as a person, and on the other hand, he urgently needed Xiong's abilities.
For him, the bear's ability is like a slower "anywhere door".
With the bear, Tsugikuni Yoshiichirō is able to travel between the various bases of the Sword of Dawn in a short period of time, maximizing the Sword of Dawn's control over each branch.
At the same time, the bear's ability is also a sharp sword that stabs the Celestial Dragons, and this sword is enough to threaten the safety of the Celestial Dragons.
From time to time, he would send some brutal pirates, oh, slaves, to the Celestial Dragons. I believe they will be very grateful to Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
If the Celestial Dragons really want to have a friendly exchange with Yoriichi Tsugumi, Yoriichi Tsugumi can also go to the holy land and have a good chat with them.
Although Yoriichirō can fly with the help of Haki, after using Haki to fly to the holy land, he has very little time to fight.
Moreover, the noise made by flying with Conqueror's Haki is too loud, and it will be discovered before entering the holy land. If it is the well-prepared holy land of Marinjoa, Tsugikoshi Yoriichi still does not have the confidence to face it.
But if he relies on the bear's ability, Yoriichi Tsugikuni will be able to enter the holy land without any consumption. Not only him, but Ichijo and Mihawk can also sneak into the holy land through this ability.
If the battle took place in the Holy Land, with the combat power of the Sword of Dawn Navy Branch...
What will the holy land look like by then, I'm afraid only God knows.
For Yoriichiro, the ability of the Meat-Gum Fruit is a launcher for delivering nuclear bombs, and they have already mastered nuclear bombs, including people like Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Ichisho!
With nuclear bombs and launchers, the Sword of Dawn is truly nuclear-capable.
This is crucial for the development of the branch!
Ji Guoyuanyi thought a lot, and Xiong was looking at Ji Guoyuanyi for a long time without saying anything.
When Yuan saw that Xiong was still hesitating, he suddenly thought of something, rummaged through his pocket, and actually took out a Den Den Mushi.
In front of Kuma, Tsugikoku Yoichi directly dialed the Den Den Mushi.
After a busy tone, the Den Den Mushi was picked up and a low voice came out from it.
"Hello?!"
Hearing this familiar voice, Xiong suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Yuichiro Tsugikoku in astonishment.
"I'm in the Kingdom of Solbe."
"Bartholomew Bear, I'll take him away."
"His abilities are useful to me."
Tsugumi Kuniichi said with a smile, and long after he finished speaking, a deep voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi:
"Xiong is a very kind person. He has never hurt any innocent person in all this time."
"He and I don't have a simple superior-subordinate relationship. He's my partner."
"If he wants to go with you, I will respect his wishes."
"But if he doesn't want to, I hope you won't force him."
Xiong was very familiar with the voice on the other end of the phone. It was the voice of Long, the leader of the revolutionary army.
Xiong didn't know why Tsugikoku Yoshiichi was able to contact Long. What was happening before his eyes was beyond his imagination.
And from the conversation between Yuichiro Tsugikoku and Ryu, it seems that these two people are old acquaintances.
Xiong knew that Long had been a navy soldier before, but it was the first time he knew that Long was connected with some people in the navy, and the person in question was actually the navy admiral, Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
"Long, you seem to have made a mistake."
"I'm informing you of his safety, not asking for your opinion."
Having said that, Ji Guoyuan hung up the phone and walked out of the church.
"Xiong, your decision will affect the fate of countless people."
"I'm not threatening you, I'm just stating a fact."
"The Kingdom of Solbe cannot be defended by the revolutionary army."
"I will stay on this island for a week, and the warship will be docked on the south shore."
"If you think it through, come find me.
As Jiguo Yuanyi said this, he turned his head to look at Xiong, then walked out of the church.
He wasn't worried at all, as Yunyi knew that Kuma would make the right choice.
The reason is very simple, because Xiong and he are actually the same kind of people. Yunyi knows what Xiong is most worried about, and that thing, Jigoku Yunyi can give him.
(End of this chapter)
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