Flying Floating Warships!

The Holy Land, Mary Geoise.

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He had short, neat black hair, sharp, wavy yellow eyes like an eagle, a handsome, short, curved mustache, a black top hat adorned with white fur, a burgundy patterned shirt, a black trench coat, white trousers, and black ankle boots.

Mihawk, carrying the Supreme Grade Meito, Black Blade Night, walked slowly along the stone path of Pangaea Castle, heading towards the steel gate leading to the outside world.

The golden cross hanging on his chest swayed gently with his steps, but his thoughts drifted back to the Moon Chamber night of the previous day.

"Let me lead an army to suppress Wano Country?"

"That's right."

"But I heard from Shanks that the Samurai named Kozuki Oden has already returned. With my current strength, I am no match for him, and personally, I would prefer to stay by your side and learn Swordsmanship."

Mihawk still remembers how nervous and anxious he felt when facing Lord Imu.

"Kozuki Oden will have his own people to handle things for you. Your task is to represent the World Noble and the World Government to oversee the entire Wano Country. Specific administrative matters will also be handled by your subordinates."

"Regarding Swordsmanship, there was once a Samurai in that country who came closest to me in Bleach Swordsmanship skill. You should go and experience it for yourself."

That was Lord Imu's answer. In truth, he knew very well that there was no possibility of changing the decision made by this person; he simply wanted to learn more information.

"The mysterious land of Samurai, there must be many swordsmen there, it's truly enchanting," Gion said softly, her face full of longing, as she followed behind Mihawk.

The former remained silent, Earth Flow the castle gates and heading to the Bubble Gondola station. There, he discovered that the edge of the Red Line was heavily guarded by the Holy Land Garrison.

But none of this could distract Mihawk and Gion, because their eyes were fixed on the five Marine warship floating outside the Red Line.

The general shape of these warships has not changed much, except that the left and right sides, rear and bottom of the hull are equipped with many metal jet pipes with red veins on the surface.

The jet nozzles remained completely still, but the warship remained steadily afloat.

"My God, a warship is flying in the air!"

Gion covered her mouth in astonishment, her eyes wide as she stared at this incredible scene. The wind seemed incredibly strong, and the air currents around her caused her Coat of Justice to flutter wildly behind her.

"Let's go, get on the boat."

Mihawk was also surprised, but he remained calm. After giving a warning, he continued walking towards the strong wind.

"Your Excellency Saint Mihawk, I am Bayer, Senior Director of the Administrative Department, responsible for the subsequent administrative work of Wano Country. Please give me your guidance!"

A middle-aged man wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a suit stepped forward and bowed respectfully to greet her.

"Hmm, is everything ready?"

Mihawk nodded, asking questions while scanning the entire room.

"All five thousand naval personnel from headquarters and various administrative and technical staff have arrived, and the other two have also boarded the ship. We can depart immediately!"

"That's what Bayer's Senior Director replied."

"Good."

Since that was the case, Mihawk stopped talking and led Gion past him toward a Floating Warship, where temporary steps connecting the deck had already been set up.

Meanwhile, on another warship...

Kaido stood on the deck, looking at the Floating Warship around him, which were clearly creations of the Float-Float Fruit's power, his face filled with deep shock.

He truly hadn't expected that even Shiki the Golden Lion had been recruited by the World Government. In the end, he could only smile wryly and say with a helpless expression, "Thinking about it, it makes sense. It's the temptation of conquering all worlds; who could resist?"

Looking closely at his neck, the glaring Green Collar was gone, and his shadow had returned to normal.

It can be said that Kaido is no longer bound by any constraints.

Nevertheless, he had no intention of escaping or resisting, because the men in black told him that if he chose to escape, his next arrest would result in permanent imprisonment, and he would never be able to set foot in the Otherworld until his death!

Is there any more terrible consequence than this?

"And the aura on that warship is somewhat familiar. Who could it be?" Kaido's imposing gaze swept towards the interior of another warship.

To be honest, this aura wasn't very strong, only slightly stronger than the surrounding Marine Vice Admiral. However, as a Zoan -type Devil Fruit user, I instinctively sensed a strange sense of danger from it.

"It seems the World Government has another plan besides me!"

[Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!]

Suddenly, as the temporary steps below were removed by the Holy Land Garrison, white mist began to gush from the metal pipes beneath the five Floating Warships.

Propelled by them, the warships quickly turned and flew at high speed toward the latter half of the Grand Line, the whole process being very smooth.

Mihawk and Gion, filled with curiosity, went down to the lower level of the ship's interior, where they saw many long, thick iron cans stored in metal cabinets.

"Honorable Saint Mihawk, this is the power energy chamber, and that is the 'plug-in McClatchy Mechanism steam compressor' modified by the Academy of Sciences."

Senior Director Bayer board member stood aside and introduced the two.

"Compared to the prototype steam boiler that requires continuous boiling of water to generate steam, it can push in a tank that has been pre-stored with compressed steam to provide compressed steam to all the jet pipes with adjustable angles and jet power, thereby controlling the movement of the entire Floating Warship. The steam in the tank can also be taken out and replaced at any time when it is used up."

Gion then asked with a puzzled look, "What if all the steam canisters are used up?"

"The Academy of Sciences also took this issue into consideration, so it installed a small steam boiler for desalination at another location. However, this boiler produces a lot of waste and consumes a lot of electricity, so it will only be started when there is an urgent need to replenish compressed steam."

"I see!" Gion Satori.

How long until we arrive in Wano Country?

Mihawk, however, was more concerned with the important matter at hand. The Senior Director of Bayer respectfully said, "If there is no extreme weather, then based on the warship's speed and distance, it should arrive in less than two days at most."

"Good."

"Have Kaido and the others come see me in two hours!"

Mihawk felt he should meet the two powerful figures who were crucial to suppressing Wano Country.

"Would you like to meet together, or separately?"

"Um"

After a moment's thought, Mihawk ordered, "Let's meet separately. First, let's see Kaido!"

"Yes!"

The Bayer Senior Director quickly agreed, while Gion, who was currently a Rear Admiral in charge of Mihawk's security, quietly watched their conversation.

Although she knew perfectly well that Mihawk didn't need her protection, Mihawk's status as World Noble meant he still needed a basic level of formality.

Meanwhile, an ordinary warship sailing on the sea docks at a snow-covered island pier.

A strange trio, accompanied by a group of sailors, stepped off the warship's deck.

One of the pretty young women, dressed in a white lab coat and a red cheongsam, with a graceful figure, pushed up her glasses and gazed at the towering Drum Peak deep in the island, sighing with admiration.

"Phew—it's so cold. This is the Drum Kingdom, known as a medical superpower. I wonder what the Medical Academy is like. There must be lots and lots of amazing doctors here!"

"Hmph, I just hope this place can really heal my eyes and the first mate's body!"

The speaker was a Fish-Man who was nearly six meters tall, with bluish skin and wearing black sunglasses. However, his size was far greater than that of Fish-Man Race.

"Hehe, you're cured now, so you'll be a navy officer from now on~~"

"Navy it is then. Anyway, the captain has already agreed, and I, Sebastian, will only follow the captain for the rest of my life!"

Hearing the words of his Fish-Man and Titans hybrid companion, the thin man, barely a meter tall, sitting on his shoulders, sighed, "Joining the World Government is a good thing; it's better than continuing to be One Piece."

I'm starting to feel the difficulty when I start writing.