As Smoker nervously walked toward the Black Ice Terrace members who were there to greet them, he leaned close to Tashigi's ear.
"Tashigi, we're just temporary guests. In this situation, is it really necessary to talk to the Fleet Admiral or anything like that?"
At this point, Smoker looked at his adjutant with concern.
Then he heard Tashigi muttering something to herself...
"Konpira, Konpira, Konpira...
"The Supreme Grade Sword...!!!"
Hearing this, and seeing the drool dripping from Tashigi's mouth, Smoker couldn't help but roll his Byakugan hard.
His adjutant was indeed rendered useless!!!
At the same time, on the Dark Bird Ship, Gawain suddenly appeared in front of Rayleigh.
Looking around, everyone nodded to Gawain, while Hancock spoke softly among them.
"Sir, please don't just abandon us, okay?"
"Haha, my bad, Hancock."
When I first crossed the Red Line, I was really impatient. After seeing Whitebeard, Red-Haired Shanks, and Dragon, seeing the East Blue pirates and the Marines fighting like chickens was just incredibly amusing.
After explaining this, Gawain sat down on the sofa and gently patted his palms to everyone.
Seeing this, everyone returned to their seats, a scattered group that, while seemingly unruly, subtly surrounded Gawain.
At the same time, Jinbe couldn't help but mutter something to himself.
"Sir, the phrase 'chickens pecking at each other' is used well, haha!"
This word is so vivid, I can even picture it in my mind!
As he laughed, Jinbe memorized the word, feeling that he would soon need to use it!
It's important to know that Arlong resides in the East Blue, and Madame Shyarly's prophecy also indicates that Arlong will die at the hands of Lord Gawain.
Jinbe didn't want to fight against fate and prophecy. Besides, Arlong did have a reason to die, but apart from Arlong, Jinbe felt that not all of those Fish-Man were villains!
Thinking of this, Jinbe blushed slightly, after all, he knew very well that his actions were somewhat hypocritical.
If the pirates weren't his fellow Fish-Man and Arlong, he wouldn't bother with their deaths.
But Jinbe knew even more clearly that not every Fish-Man who was dragged to the East Blue by Arlong was an extreme racist.
In front of his clansmen, Jinbe would rather appear slightly selfish than do nothing and regret it for the rest of his life.
If there are indeed a few truly good people among Arlong's subordinates, then Jinbe must use the persuasive skills he learned from the adults to properly teach those fellow countrymen a lesson!
Unfortunately, Gawain was unaware of Jinbe's plans; otherwise Gawain, he might have burst out laughing on the spot.
After all, Jinbe thought was his "talk-no-jutsu" was actually telling his fellow countrymen, "You ignorant frogs in a well, never having seen the majestic mountains, you hide in the East Blue and fight with these weak pirates and incompetent marines..."
Gawain was truly grateful for the Jinbe influence he had on Jinbe...
Jinbe has been with me for over half a year, and all he's learned is how to fight like chickens?
Indeed, good words travel a thousand times, but they don't spread as far as swear words or bad words...
Getting back to the point, after Jinbe finished his teasing and joking, Gawain looked at him and nodded slightly.
After encouraging Jinbe, Gawain then addressed Gion.
"Gion, two naval officers and lieutenant officers will be boarding the ship shortly."
I've recently revealed far too much of the Navy's secrets, to the point that even Sengoku is complaining.
Therefore, the female lieutenant of the two is entrusted to you. We must keep her; she will be of great use.
That female officer has a particular fondness for Famous Sword; the Supreme Grade Sword could be considered her trap. It shouldn't be too difficult for you.
"Don't worry, if you can't handle it, I'll just step in and force her to stay. That's all."
"I understand, sir."
Gion nodded knowingly at Gawain's order, then smiled confidently.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. They'll love our ship."
Besides, even girls shouldn't easily say no.
So, I can do it, sir.
At this point, Gion gave Gawain a reassuring smile.
Seeing that Gion agreed, Gawain nodded in response, then turned to look at Zephyr Gawain far away.
"Grandpa Zephyr, I'll leave that male officer to you. After all, he was once your disciple."
His name is Smoker, the user of the Moku Moku no Mi, do you remember him?
"Aha!"
As soon as Gawain finished speaking, Zephyr nodded excitedly.
"I remember every one of my disciples. Smoker, is he? Does he still have that bald hairstyle?"
"Indeed..."
Gawain rolled his eyes; he felt like something was off.
Just as Gawain rolled his eyes, Robin, who was elegantly sipping a glass of red wine, suddenly raised his head.
"The Moku Moku no Mi is Logia; you shouldn't forget that ability, right?"
So..."
Robin winked at Zephyr with amusement.
"Grandpa, how come you only remember his bald head hairstyle?"
"Why?"
Zephyr paused for a moment, then continued.
"Little Robin hit the nail on the head. I was just thinking back, when I first saw Smoker's bald head, I thought the Navy had given me a diploma from Impel Down..."
"Pfft, Impel Down Impel Down Impel Down!!!"
Ace burst out laughing, patting Sabo's shoulder with his arm, which was tattooed with A·S·L.
As for Sabo...
At that moment, Sabo looked at Gawain and rolled his eyes deeply.
You're discussing how to undermine the Navy right in front of me!
When you discuss these things, can't you at least consider the feelings of someone like me, a Revolutionary Army stuck in the corner?
As someone you've managed to recruit onto the ship under the pretext of temporary stay, I'm truly flustered!
Gawain, of course, had no idea of Sabo's plans. He raised his hand and pointed to the deck entrance in the distance.
"Alright, those two marines are here, they're yours now!"
After speaking, Gawain smiled slightly at Gion and Zephyr, who then stood up and walked away into the distance.
And so, the moment Smoker and Tashigi nervously boarded the ship...
Good afternoon, little girl. I heard you're quite fond of Famous Sword?
Come and see the legendary Twelve Supreme Grade Blades in my hand!
In the blink of an eye, Tashigi followed Gion like a little tail, clinging to Gion all the way to the training ground.
Watching Tashigi leave, Smoker's face turned green. Why did he ever choose such a lieutenant? This was just too much...
Bang!
"Oops!!!"
Before Smoker could figure it out, Zephyr slapped Smoker on the head.
"You little Smoker, you don't even bow to your teacher!"
"Hey? Professor Zephyr? Why are you so hot...?"
Smoker instinctively asked back, but he stopped halfway through his sentence, suddenly feeling deeply moved by his teacher's enthusiasm.
For a moment, Smoker was lost in memories. It was this old man in front of him who had personally taught him to gradually become stronger!
In the distance, watching Smoker and Tashigi fall so easily, Gawain nodded with amusement.
"They did a good job, let them have their own ideas."
As for us, we'll sail to a place forty nautical miles away to pick up a group of pirates we just captured, and then we'll decide on our next move!
Gawain raised his hand, Kalifa immediately handed him the map of the East Blue.
Unlike the Grand Line, the East Blue has very clear maps.
The weather in the East Blue is divided into four seasons. Unlike the Grand Line, the sea here is not as changeable, and the ocean currents are completely fixed, which have long been recorded by people.
Picking up the map, Gawain glanced at it briefly, then pointed to Battleship Island) on the map.
"Franky, take a look at this map. You've been studying the map of the East Blue lately, haven't you?"
Do you think our Sea Train needs to have a stop on Battleship Island after crossing the Red Line?
Or should we connect Reverse Mountain directly to Loguetown?
Franky, who was listening to Gawain's questions and chewing on various metals while spitting out Tom Alloy, gently scratched his hair.
"Hey, sir, we can just go straight to Loguetown!"
In the East Blue, there are relatively mature hydrological records among the various islands. We do not need to set up observation stations on many islands, but can directly invest in the planning and construction of the Sea Train!
In my opinion, Battleship Island's location is rather remote and unsuitable as the final stop on the East Blue Sea Train.
I plan to make Loguetown the final stop on the East Blue China Sea, leading directly to the Reverse Mountain. As for Battleship Island, let it become one of the many smaller stops in the East Blue!
Anyway, sir, and all my fellow friends, hehe!
We're probably going to get busy!
We must recruit a large number of people in Loguetown, and then disperse them throughout the East Blue with my nautical charts and design drawings.
If we can recruit enough craftsmen, our Sea Train can begin construction simultaneously on many islands!
"Wait, split up the forces?"
Crocodile, standing nearby, frowned and looked at Franky.
"Franky, you may be considering a plan that is more suitable for us, but I think that splitting up the forces is definitely not a good idea for us officers on the ship!"
For us, the key is to constantly improve our physical strength and capabilities!
If we leave the Dark Bird Ship and go on official business outside, we, who are separated from Mr. Yi Xiao's gravity system, will inevitably lose the peak of our strength improvement and instead allow the speed of our strength improvement to gradually slow down!
This might speed up our plans, but it's not necessarily a good thing for our future potential!
As soon as he finished speaking, Crocodile turned to Gawain, puffing on a cigar as he offered his advice.
"Sir, please consider my opinion. On this vast ocean, the plan for the Sea Train may be crucial, but the strength of our Dark Bird Ship's officers is the most crucial of all!"
Strength is the foundation of everything; improving our strength should be our top priority right now!
"That's right!"
To Gawain's left, Rayleigh, who was sitting casually, nodded.
"Xiao Sha is absolutely right. You young people should take advantage of the time while Brother Youxiao is around and do your best to improve yourselves!"
Gawain, might makes right, and you younger generation must use even bigger fists!
However..."
At this point, Rayleigh chuckled and rubbed his hands together.
"Unlike you, this old man can help you guard the Yomo. I..."
"Etc!"
Suddenly, Gawain raised his hand, stopping Rayleigh from speaking.
Gawain said with a smile.
"I understand what Grandpa Rayleigh means."
We young people can stay on the ship and train with Yixiao, while the old masters and those monsters who are hard to improve can temporarily guard the Yomo and maintain the East Blue Sea Train project that we have just started building.
But there's a crucial question: do we really need to do this?
As he spoke, Gawain tapped the map in front of him with his finger.
"This could be the Grand Line, or other dangerous sea areas such as the West Blue or North Blue."
So, before the Dark Bird Ship personally sorted out the island chain, our cadres did need to spread out in all directions to personally suppress and ensure that the construction of the Sea Train was not affected.
But the key issue is that compared to the places mentioned above, the East Blue is really too weak!!!
At this point, Gawain smiled, and as he smiled, he scooped up a glass of wine and took a sip.
He put down his glass, looked around at everyone, and finally fixed his gaze on Franky.
"Franky, you've never been to the East Blue, so you might think our members need to be separated."
But in reality, the average strength of the East Blue...
Pirates with bounties of ten million are pitifully few...
In other words, any Black Ice Terrace Chief on our ship who possesses the Six Powers, or even a basic level of Armament Haki and Observation Haki, can suppress the islands in the East Blue without any pressure.
So..."
Gawain chuckled and tapped the map.
"Therefore, there's absolutely no need for us to disperse our cadres to do that kind of work that's a waste of their talents!"
At this point, Gawain clapped his hands lightly.
"Lucci, Crocodile, listen to my command."
"Your subordinate is here!"
"Your subject is here!"
Lucci and Crocodile each stood up, came forward, and bowed.
Then, Gawain said to the two of them with a light laugh.
"This time, it's not the officers on our Dark Bird Ship that need to be dispersed, but the two officers under your command."
Whether it's CP9 or Baroque Works, after they were merged into Black Ice Terrace, weren't your main operators the current Master Chiefs of Black Ice Terrace?
Let them take on more responsibilities and receive more rewards; simply disperse them quickly to oversee operations on the various islands of the East Blue!
"Yes, sir!"
Lucci and Crocodile responded immediately, while the Black Ice Terrace members on duty in the distance showed incredibly excited expressions.
At this moment, the operators found their future.
In the past, their status was equivalent to the ship's guards and Gawain's personal guards.
But now, after training them for a while, Gawain has started sending them out on assignment!
What does it mean to be sent abroad? It means to make meritorious contributions, and it could mean the possibility of governing a region.
Suppressing an island, even if it's one of the islands in the East Blue, sounds incredibly exciting!
They were incredibly excited.
However, compared to the ordinary operators of Black Ice Terrace, the executives of Black Ice Terrace were now quite distinct.
Lucci's men, namely Kaku, Jabra Blueno, and others, all looked extremely sad.
As CP9 members, they have no desire to suppress any faction; they only wish to stay by the side of Gawain, this god!
As for Crocodile's men, they were overjoyed upon hearing the news.
Before they met Gawain, these executives of Baroque Works were the uncrowned kings of many small islands on the Grand Line!
Look at Gawain now, living such a pampered life. You know, the Baroque Works executives back then lived on many islands, and their lives weren't necessarily worse than Gawain's!
Being by Gawain's side, someone like Mr. 3 is incredibly nervous every day.
But if we let them out, they'll be local tyrants, except when they're carrying out orders!
So, in that instant, Gawain immediately saw the infatuated smile on his third brother's face!