Chapter 229: Captain of the Special Operations Team, Going to Sea! (Two-in-One)
Tiger was a bit surprised by Tsugokuni Yoriichi's invitation. He hadn't expected Yoriichi to meet him just to discuss this matter. Borsalino and Cyrus also looked at Yoriichi before casting their gazes on Tiger.
Borsalino was a man of keen insight and instantly understood what Tsugikuni Yoshiichi was thinking.
As mentioned before, there are huge differences between the merfolk and humans. This difference is not only reflected in their body structure, but also in other areas.
The arm strength of an ordinary murloc is ten times that of an ordinary human. This advantage is just one of the many advantages of murlocs.
The strongest point of the Fishmen is actually their ability to fight in the water. In this vast ocean, no matter how powerful a person is, once they fall into the sea, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced, not to mention those who have eaten Devil Fruits and become "landlubbers".
If there could be a special operations team composed entirely of murlocs, it would be entirely beneficial to their navy's future operations, with almost no disadvantages.
but
Thinking of this, Borsalino couldn't help but feel a little strange. Seeing Tiger today, Borsalino immediately realized the role of the fishmen in their navy. So, since the navy was established, there must have been some knowledgeable soldiers who realized this situation.
So why were there no merfolk in the navy before?
This question is worth exploring and pondering. If the Sword of Dawn forms a murloc navy, will it really be as beneficial to the navy as he imagined?
Thinking of this, Borsalino's eyes became a little deep. He sat on the chair and silently looked at Tsugikuni Yoshiichi.
In this branch, Yuichiro Tsugakuin is the supreme leader. What he has to do now is to see what Yuichiro Tsugakuin will do next and see what direction the Sword of Dawn will go in the future.
"Become a. Marine?"
"What a joke!"
"Are you asking me, a fish-man, to protect humans?"
Tiger was stunned for a moment before he reacted immediately and roared in a somewhat out-of-control manner. Tiger's sudden outburst startled Cyrus and Borsalino, who both looked at Tiger.
They didn't realize what exactly Tsugikoku Yoshiichi said that irritated Tiger.
Protecting humanity, something that is 100% politically correct, seems to be an unforgivable sin in Tiger's mouth.
"I'm a fishman!"
"I'm a fishman!"
"They are the fishmen that you humans consider to be rare slaves!"
"Do you know how I got here since I left Fishman Island?"
"A bunch of ugly scum, and they actually want me to protect them? The Navy? Hahaha! The Navy?!"
"Stop joking! Tsugikoku Yoriichi!"
Tiger yelled at Tsugikoku Yoshiichi in a somewhat out-of-control manner. Seeing his expression, Cyrus couldn't help but pat Tiger on the shoulder and said soothingly, "Tiger, calm down. The Vice Admiral just hopes that you can become a marine, and he doesn't mean to ignore your experience."
"I want to confront your grievances."
Before Cyrus could finish, Tsugikoku Yoriichi interrupted and said, "Cyrus, there's no point in saying that."
"Mr. Tiger, I have a question for you."
"I wonder if you can answer this for me."
As he spoke, Jiguo Yuanyi slowly sat up straight and asked with a smile.
"What?"
Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's calmness infected Tiger. Looking at Tsugakuni Yoshiichi with a calm face, Tiger subconsciously continued the conversation for some reason.
"Murlocs are discriminated against and hunted by humans, and treated as rare slaves."
"I'm afraid I can't deny this. Although it wasn't me or our navy who did it, it was humans who did it. I really can't deny that."
"but."
"Don't you want to change this situation?"
"You left Fishman Island because you were simply tired of life there? Don't you want to change this situation?"
As Tsuchikuni Yuichiro spoke, he slowly picked up the teacup from the table. A faint hot steam rose from the teacup, faintly covering Tsuchikuni Yuichiro's face.
Looking at Yuichiro Tsugakuni sitting on the sofa, Tiger was suddenly stunned.
Hit the target with one strike.
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's words had already touched his heart. Yes! Why did he leave Fishman Island and come to this dangerous human world? Was it just because he was tired of life on Fishman Island?
No. Or rather, not entirely!
He wanted to see what the world looked like under the sun. Not the so-called "sunshine" of Fishman Island, but real sunshine!
Even though everything he experienced after leaving Fishman Island was a terrible nightmare, deep down in his heart, he was still full of longing for the world under the sun. Was he completely filled with hatred towards humans?
Obviously not entirely.
At the very least, he was grateful to the navy men who saved him. Although Tiger's tone was a little excited, his anger was not entirely directed at Yoriichi Tsugikuni and the others.
He just couldn't control the anger and resentment in his heart at that moment.
Change, the situation where the fishmen are discriminated against by humans, hunted by humans, and treated as rare slaves. Just thinking about this kind of thing makes Tiger's blood boil.
If possible, he truly hoped that the children born on Fishman Island in the future would be able to appear under the sun in broad daylight, rather than huddling in the endless depths of the sea, relying on the false sunlight to survive.
"Is it really possible?"
"Even if I become a marine, can I really achieve what you say?"
Tiger envisioned a bright future, but the cruel reality he experienced personally brought him back to reality.
Can this situation be changed simply by him becoming a navy?
Tiger is not a naive person, he would never believe such a fantasy.
"If it's just you, then of course it's impossible."
"Human concepts are deeply rooted. It takes one, two, three, or even generations of education to completely change them."
"But if you want to change people's mindsets, the first thing you need to do is change the environment they live in."
“The environment affects people’s ideas.”
"One day, they will find that many fishmen have suddenly appeared in the navy, helping them resist the invasion of pirates."
"They will find that many of the things they eat and use are produced in Fishman Island."
"They will find that those who capture slaves are punished with death."
"They will find that many kind-hearted fishmen have appeared in their lives."
“When that day comes, the thoughts in your heart and the future you envision will come true.”
When Ji Guoyuan said this, he paused, slowly raised his head, looked at Taige and continued:
"Mr. Tiger, if we want to achieve this kind of future, the most important thing is to build a bridge between humans and the fishmen."
"And you are the foundation of this bridge!"
"After you, I hope that more kind and righteous fishmen will join our navy."
"Let us jointly maintain peace and stability in this world and jointly enjoy the fruits of peace and stability."
"As for why I asked you, the fishmen, and me to be the bridge between our navy, the reason is very simple."
"As I just said, it's difficult for humans to change their mindsets in a short period of time. Therefore, humans' discrimination against and pursuit of murlocs won't disappear so quickly."
"And our navy, our Dawn Sword branch, has the ability to protect those murlocs who have become navy members from these invasions!"
"Once someone from your tribe becomes a marine, your family and your hometown will be the ones we, the Sword of Dawn, will protect."
When Ji Guoyuan said this, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, but his face remained calm.
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's words also stirred up a storm in Tiger's heart. Tiger was a man of delicate mind, not as rough as his appearance. Tiger instantly understood what Tsugikoku Yoshiichi meant.
Fish-man Island has actually always been one of the member states of the World Government, but due to some well-known reasons, Fish-man Island is almost completely isolated from the human world.
Apart from the occasional pirates sneaking into Fish-man Island, Fish-man Island and the human world have absolutely no intersection.
Against this historical backdrop, the Navy has never considered Fishman Island as its sphere of influence, and its efforts to protect the island can be said to be zero.
This is the result of inaction by the navy's top brass, but also because the navy is out of reach. The price to pay for protecting Fishman Island under the sea is quite high. The most important contradiction is the possibility of a conflict between the navy and the World Government.
Because mermen and mermaids are slaves favored by the noble "Gods".
If Fishman Island is included in the protection, and the slave-hunting team goes to Fishman Island to capture slaves, will their navy intervene or not? If there is only one answer, there is no point in discussing it.
But Tsugikuni Yoriichi is different from the Naval Headquarters. Now he feels that he has grown stronger and can do some things!
Celestial Dragons?
If anyone dared to mess with him, he wouldn't mind letting the other person die in a shipwreck.
Tsugikoku Yuichiro realized that he had no way of attacking Pangu City at this stage, but he could still make those Celestial Dragons who left the holy land disappear silently!
"As long as I join the navy, will your navy protect our Fishman Island?"
Tiger quickly came to the front of Tsugakuni Yuichiro and said excitedly.
"No, not our navy, but the navy of the Sword of Dawn!"
"It's different, Tiger."
"But you will understand after you join us."
Yunyi looked at Tiger with a smile and spoke.
However, as soon as Tsugikoku Yoshiichi finished speaking, Tiger in front of him suddenly fell to his knees with a "bang". The sudden movement scared everyone.
"Bang!"
Before Yuan Yi and the others could react, Tiger's head hit the floor with a "bang", cracking the office tiles.
Raising his head slightly, debris fell from Tiger's forehead. This big man with a resolute face now had tears streaming down his face.
"Lieutenant General Tsugumi Yuichi!"
"I'm joining the Navy! I'm joining the Navy!"
"I only beg you, I only beg you to give us a chance to live on land! I only beg you to shelter those who left Fishman Island!"
Hearing Tiger's request, Cyrus's hand paused in mid-air. He had thought that Tiger was going to attack Tsugikoku Yoshiichi and was about to stop him.
Just didn't expect it.
Tiger was able to remain calm under the navy's guns, but now he looks like this. It can be seen that the things he talks about are really more important than his dignity.
Cyrus couldn't help but glance at Ji Guoyuan. He suddenly realized that his leader had a very accurate eye for people.
People like Tiger, who are able to abandon their dignity and kneel down to the hated humans for others, are qualified to wear the cloak of their navy.
In other words, Tiger is far more qualified to wear this military uniform than many, many navy officers!
"Tiger, from today on, you will bear the name of the Sword of Dawn and survive on this sea."
"As long as you don't do anything that goes against justice, no matter who tries to harm you, I and the Sword of Dawn will stand by your side."
"I plan to establish a deep-sea mobile team with 200 members. Tiger, you will be the captain and be awarded the rank of captain."
"For these two hundred members, I hope you can return to Fishman Island and personally select qualified warriors."
"Ability is secondary. What's important is their thoughts. Are they willing to contribute to improving the relationship between humans and merfolk? Are they willing to contribute to the stability of the world?"
Tsugakuinichi slowly rose from the sofa, placed his hands on Tiger's shoulders, and spoke in a deep voice. After helping Tiger to his feet, Tsugakuinichi glanced at Borsalino, who understood and retrieved an enlistment application from his desk before beginning to write the commissioning documents.
That night.
An urgent secret report arrived at General Sengoku's office via the fax-den-mushi.
Zhan Guo was working overtime on a document when he heard the Den Den Mushi on his desk stir. A moment later, a document spit out. Zhan Guo picked it up and glanced at it, puzzled, his pupils shrinking slightly.
“That guy!”
"You're planning to come back without orders from headquarters?"
What General Sengoku received was a secret report from Dressrosa. The content was very simple and only mentioned two things.
Vice Admiral Yoshikazu Tsugakuni led the warship Dawn out of Dressrosa, heading for Fishman Island.
A sea bream murloc from Fishman Island has become a captain in the Sword of Dawn. Lieutenant General Tsugumi Yuichi is preparing to recruit two hundred murlocs to form a special operations team.
These two simple things made Zhan Guo feel the coming of storm.
With his wisdom, he instantly realized the far-reaching impact that Tsugakuni Yoriichi's actions might have. Given Tsugakuni Yoriichi's temperament, it was difficult to say what would happen in the future.
If the people of Fishman Island were recruited as navy, the probability of conflict between Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the Celestial Dragons would increase exponentially, which was something Sengoku did not want to see.
But as the admiral of the Marine Headquarters, he had no way to deal with the Sword of Dawn.
After a brief thought, he could only take this battle report and hurried to find Marshal Ganggukong. However, after Ganggukong learned of this, he simply replied indifferently: "Very good, the fishmen's combat capabilities are quite outstanding. I have no objection."
After hearing this answer, Zhan Guo stared at Gang Gu Kong for a long time before leaving the other's office.
The next day, Zhan Guo told his old brothers the news. When Garp heard the news, he seemed unaware of the far-reaching impact it might have, and laughed loudly, saying:
"That brat may be young, but he's not a child anymore. He's already a lieutenant general and manages a large branch. Why should we care so much about this kind of thing?"
"As long as he doesn't hit Marinjoa, he can do whatever he wants."
Zefa, on the other hand, just smiled and said, "I haven't seen him for a long time. Let him stay at the headquarters for a few days this time."
The two completely out-of-touch old brothers gave Zhan Guo a headache. He realized that it would be boring to discuss such matters with these two bastards.
May 1502, Haiyuan calendar.
After Kuniyoshi's Aurora warship carried out a major sweep in the first half of the New World, it finally approached the Sabaody Archipelago through the navy's special channel.
Just a few days before Yoshiichi Tsugakuni arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, the Naval Headquarters dispatched countless naval forces into the Sabaody Archipelago to clear out pirates, casinos, and slave ships. Even the "slave trade", which had been legal for a long time, was forcibly shut down.
Nobles who came to travel from all over the world complained to the navy about their dissatisfaction, but the navy turned a deaf ear to their complaints.
May 10th.
The slender warship, the Dawn, docked at the shore. Not long after the warship arrived, teams of navy came to the shore and lined up to welcome it.
At the bow of the warship, Ji Guoyuan looked at the countless naval officers standing ready on the coast and couldn't help scratching his head.
"I'm not some terrifying pirate. Why are you making such a fuss???"
(End of this chapter)
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