A line of warships has lined up in the vast sea. The ships were strong enough to defeat a group of pirates who stopped on the route quickly. The pirates' ships watching from afar scattered and fled, but the warships had no idea of chasing after those tiny pirates and just cruised along quietly.
"I heard that Gregory and the others even volunteered to ask you for two days of special training!" Commodore Adkin made an exaggerated look on his face as he faced the sea breeze.
"They were a little worried and afraid that their strength would not be able to keep up with the progress level of the boot camp, so they overcame the fear in their hearts to seek my help."
"That is really a sad story, your kind of crazy training could be scared of even Vice Admiral Kizaru." Adkin shrugged to express silence, "I really do not understand sometimes. You are so desperate for what, with your talent sooner or later can grow into a monster like Vice Admiral Kizaru."
"Who knows? Maybe I have a crazy monster like that living in my soul!"
"Haha, this joke is not funny at all!"
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The bustling coastal port is full of large ships and workers busy. Still, the widest section is set aside with large numbers of kingdom guards here under guard so that many merchant ships in and out of here frequently stop to watch, muttering in their minds what big shots are making those kingdom dignitaries so excited.
"Hina is so disappointed. Is Longinus and his team still not here?" A cleanly dressed Hina still can not hide her youthful spirit and is certainly one of the most beautiful sceneries on the port. If not for her father, who is a powerful and daughter-con in the kingdom, there would have been people who could not hold back their inner urge to go up and talk to her.
"This can't wait, didn't you just go to the Marine G2 branch three months ago to meet Longinus-chan?" Louis teased.
If another person were treated this way, Louis would have stormed out.
But he is grateful to Longinus, who saved his ship two years ago, plus he has been following the other side's progress over the past two years. He is even more optimistic about Longinus' character and personality, at least in terms of becoming friends, which he will not stop.
After all, under his strong influence, Hina has not had many friends until now, and he is ashamed of himself every time he thinks about it.
"Otōsan~," Hina said in a long, disgruntled voice, "How dare you say that? It's been three months since you took me to the G2 branch, okay!"
"Papa is not busy? You should know that these months are busy with the war, the war is raging..."
"I remember two years ago Otōsan, you also said that you were crushed by that group of pirates because you were not good at sea battles..."
"Cough cough, that time can not be counted as a defeat, at most is regarded as a deadlock in the slight downturn. At that time, as long as you give me another half a day, I can definitely turn the situation around." Louis said with an old blush and an oath.
"Those pirates' arms supplies are definitely not as good as your fleet, not to mention half a day. As long as they wait until they run out of shells, the situation can naturally be turned around, but the problem is that you are the one who can hold out until that time." Hina whispered and muttered.
"The battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one can say anything about war." Louis argued forcefully.
"Well, put the naval battle aside for now." Hina sighed like a small adult, as if in anger, " But last time, Longinus-nii pacified the war in the Hughes Kingdom together without taking a month. And Otōsan, you have been fighting this war for more than three months, and finally still rely on the Marine to settle the dispute, so the lack of time is entirely your own problem, Otōsan!"
"Cough, this this this... " Louis' head is as big as a bucket, only to feel shredded by the cruel reality of all his own dignity. After glancing at a fleet of the corner of his eye, he instantly changed the subject, "Eh! Look, it's the Marine! I think it's Longinus' warship!"
Hina really stopped tearing at the scars of her father's dignity and stood on tiptoe to see from afar: "I see it, I see it, it's Longinus-nii standing at the front of the deck!"
"Whew! I didn't expect to have to rely on Longinus to save the day!" In his heart, Louis was saddened, then hurriedly regained the dignity of a general and shouted: "All of you, don't let the honorable guests from the Marine see the joke!"
Warships continue to approach. The tall and majestic steel beast with a cold light makes many dockworkers watching from afar fall from the hands of goods in shock. For ordinary people who have never been out of the sea in their lives, it is indeed no less than a spiritual baptism.
Louis can't help but feel that if he had this kind of warship two years ago, even if his army is not good at naval warfare, he could be able to crush it with hard power.
On the main ship, the Commodore, dressed in the coat of justice, walked in the forefront, followed by Longinus with a gentle smile.
Louis took a big step to greet the same time is shocked in his heart. It seems that he still underestimated the status of Longinus in the Marine. Those other marines with higher ranks even took the initiative to stand back half a step to show the main position of Longinus in this operation, and even one's face did not see any resentment. He can see that Longinus has conquered most of the naval base in these two years.
"Commodore Adkin, please join us. His Majesty has set up a banquet in the palace."
"You are the guardian god of the Hiscar Kingdom, General Louis, aren't you? What a pleasure to have you."
"Haha! In front of Commodore Adkin, how dare I call myself a guardian god? This is too much of boast."
The two followed by Longinus slightly speechless. This one Commodore is another one, did not know that they thought that General Louis was the one who did the main thing.
But in fact, the Commodore who belongs to the Marine Headquarters, the value is higher than a kingdom general on the Grand Line do not know where to go. The king of these countries did not have any respect when dealing with the Commodore.
Although as a member of the World Government, the status of those kings is higher, but they should know that the Marine guarantees the peace of the sea. If they offend the Commodore, it may encounter special treatment in the future.
Other than that, as long as the news of poor control of the Marine in this area, those sea hyenas will be eager to come up and tear off a few pieces of meat.
And this kind of thing, no matter how much use it is to complain to the World Government, the result of shifting the blame to each other will only be the end of the story.
Once some countries do not take the marine forces seriously, those who joined the government did not take long to become a pirate paradise. It is also because of those pirates that the domestic economy is in decline, and soon because they can not pay the Heavenly Tribute and expel from the ranks of the member countries. In the end, because of the growing rampant piracy led to the destruction of the country.
Because of this, Louis did not stop Hina's idea of joining the Marine. No matter what world one is in, it is always the truth that it is good to ride on a big tree.