Chapter 22 The bridgehead of the new world!
A week after Yuan Yi started to practice Haki, a small part of the supplies on Garp's warship was consumed.
Since setting sail, Garp has not updated any information about the whereabouts of Roger's pirate group.
Cap realized that this attack would become a long-term pursuit like the previous ones.
Therefore, when passing by a kingdom called Neil, Garp ordered the warship to stop at the port and notified the officers and soldiers on the ship to replenish supplies.
Taking this opportunity, Garp also planned to inquire about the information about Roger's pirate group.
The Kingdom of Nier, a small nation in the New World, was called a kingdom, but in reality it was little more than a large island, perhaps even smaller than the Sabaody Archipelago. The island's permanent population was only a few tens of thousands.
The Kingdom of Neil is small and lowly in status. The country itself does not have many military forces, and their kingdom army has only about a thousand people.
However, the Kingdom of Neil is located in a chaotic area like the New World. For its own safety, the Kingdom of Neil became a member of the World Government. It is also the bridgehead of the Navy in the New World and has a Navy branch.
But secretly, the Neil Kingdom has connections with underground forces and relies on the banner of "Whitebeard". At the same time, they will open the door for pirates to enter the New World and provide pirates with a place to resupply.
The Neil Kingdom, which has its feet in both the black and white worlds, has thus gained a foothold in the new world.
The political environment of the Neil Kingdom has directly led to the mixed crowd within the Neil Kingdom. The naval branch here is also extremely low-key, acting more often as intelligence collectors, and rarely has direct conflicts with the pirates here.
Whenever a vicious incident occurred, it was usually the Neil Kingdom's Royal Army that intervened. Most of the time, it was just pirates fighting each other, and the Royal Army would not intervene in such matters. However, when civilians were harmed, the Royal Army would turn to the Navy.
When pirates set their sights on the nobles and ministers of the Neil Kingdom, they would raise the banner of Whitebeard and use it as their own umbrella of protection.
At this time, asking the Navy for help was useless. After all, which pirate who could break into the New World did not carry a bounty? There were so many pirates in the world that needed to be hunted down. The Navy's influence and power in the New World could not catch every pirate.
After killing someone, pirates would load the treasure onto their ship and set sail. How could the navy chase a small pirate group all over the world? But the Whitebeard Pirates were different. If someone really challenged Whitebeard's authority, the Whitebeard Pirates would really chase them all over the world.
In the New World, Whitebeard's name is much more useful than the navy.
As for the role of the navy, it is more often to maintain relative stability in the region. As for things like catching pirates, it depends on the degree of the threat.
After all, the navy's power is still not enough, so in order to strengthen regional stability, the future world government introduced the so-called Seven Warlords of the Sea system.
Pirates who rob legally, isn’t that funny?
A chaotic area like the Nier Kingdom is often where information flows most quickly and accurately. Garp's main purpose in coming here is to obtain the whereabouts of Roger's pirate group.
"Hualala!!!" In the naval port of the Neil Kingdom, the anchor of the dog-head warship was lowered, and a wooden ladder was derived from the ship and then fixed to the ground.
“Squeak… squeak…”
Garp, draped in a cloak of justice, slowly descended from the warship. Behind him, his two lieutenants, Aokiji and Bogart, followed closely. At their sides, a red-haired boy with a long sword and an eyepatch, none other than Tsugukuni Yoriichi, followed.
Yoriichi's eye mask was something he got from Aokiji. It always uses black cloth and is somewhat inconvenient to untie. Aokiji's sleeping mask is much more convenient.
In order to speed up the training of Haki, Yunyi wears a blindfold most of the time during the day. After these days of training and adaptation, his observation Haki has barely reached the entry level, and even wearing a blindfold does not affect his movements.
The speed of progress astonished all those on board who knew the situation.
As for Armament Haki, Yoriichi's training progress is a bit mediocre. Although he can already skillfully use Armament Haki in attacks, his Armament Haki is really too weak.
When sparring with Garp, he couldn't even break through the defense, far inferior to Axe King Monka~
The leader of the Navy G-10 branch stationed in the Kingdom of Neil is a major general named Roca. He seemed to have known that Garp was coming and was waiting at the port early.
Major General Roca was quite old, looking to be in his seventies, with long white eyebrows covering the corners of his eyes. He stood waiting at the port with his eyes closed, his head nodding as if he was dozing off.
Although he is very strong, the wrinkles on his skin, the age spots on his face, and the white hair all reveal the age of this old sailor from the side.
The sound of the wooden ladder being lowered seemed to have awakened the old sailor. He opened his eyes a crack and saw Garp. A smile appeared on his face, and his old voice, with his Adam's apple rolling, reached everyone's ears:
"You're here so soon, and your temperament hasn't changed at all, Garp."
Although Roca was only a major general, he addressed Garp by his first name. None of the naval officers and soldiers following Garp showed any surprise, and they all greeted Major General Roca in a familiar manner.
"Major General Roca!"
Roca waved to the officers and soldiers behind Garp and said, "Go and get busy." Then he turned his gaze to Garp and said bluntly, "I haven't received any news about Roger recently."
"Hahahaha, Uncle Roca, I came here mainly to see you this time." Karp laughed when he heard this. Roca just shook his head when he heard this and said lightly:
"Let's go in and have some rest first."
After saying that, Roca and Garp walked side by side towards the nearby Marine branch. At this moment, Yunyi had also taken off his eye mask and looked at Major General Roca walking in front of him with some curiosity. He patted Aokiji's thigh beside him and asked:
"Kuzan, who is this Major General Roca?"
"Looks like you're very familiar with Vice Admiral Garp?"
Aokiji lowered his head and explained with a smile, "Oh, Rear Admiral Roca, he is the most famous intelligence officer in the Navy."
"Vice Admiral Garp once studied under Major General Roca when he was young. Not only Vice Admiral Garp, but also Vice Admiral Tsuru and General Sengoku served under him for a period of time."
Yunyi was a little confused when he heard this and continued to ask, "The most famous intelligence officer? If so, wouldn't his abilities and qualifications be impressive? But why is he only a major general?"
Yunyi lowered his voice, somewhat puzzled.
However, this time, it was not Aokiji who answered Yoriichi, but Major General Roca who was walking in front.
"That's because I, an old man, am tired of life at sea."
"People still have to live a down-to-earth life. Only in this way can we live two more years."
Major General Roca and Garp were four or five meters away from Yoriichi and Aokiji, but Major General Roca could still hear Yoriichi's deliberately lowered voice clearly.
Upon hearing this, Yunyi lowered his head in embarrassment. He hadn't expected the major general to have such keen hearing. Being caught spying on someone behind their back was somewhat disrespectful.
"Sorry, Major General Roca." Yunyi apologized after a brief embarrassment.
Roca, who was in front, had stopped walking at this moment, waiting for Yunyi and the others to catch up. After hearing Yunyi's apology, Roca waved his hand, not caring at all. He looked at Jigoku Yunyi and asked Garp:
"Who is this kid? He looks like a stranger."
Upon hearing this, Garp nodded his chin towards Yunyi, indicating that Yunyi should speak himself.
"Major General Roka, my name is Yoriichi Tsugikoku."
Roca nodded when he heard this, and a look of emotion suddenly appeared on his old face: "Such a young navy, I haven't seen it in a long time."
"Boy, are you curious about why I could hear what you just said?"
"Hey, I'm an old man. I have the hearing ability after eating the listening fruit. If I want, I can hear everyone on this island talking!"
Upon hearing this, Yunyi's expression became clear, and he sighed, "It must be really hard to hear everyone talking."
Hearing this, Roca was stunned for a long time, then suddenly burst into laughter:
“Hahahahahaha!”
"Interesting boy!"
Then he ignored Yuichi and the others, pulled Garp, and walked towards the base.
(End of this chapter)
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