The waters off Alabasta.
A Germa Snail Warship and a Hippo-Head Warship are launching attacks in all directions.
They swept through the pirate crews that had previously tried to take down the Goa Fleet, as well as some pirate crews that wanted to watch the show and take advantage of the chaos.
Behind the two warships, another naval warship was closing in to capture the pirates.
During the more than one week that the Wang Shi stayed in Alabasta.
Aramaki, along with Eric, Zoro, Van Augur, Laffitte, and Saka, led the Guard Army and Clone Army of two warships, sweeping away pirates throughout this sea area.
To completely restore peace to this sea area.
Their efforts were even more diligent than those of the navy.
On Tashigi's naval warship, more than a dozen pirates with bounties ranging from 20 Belly to 60 million Belly have already been captured.
With so many military achievements, she and her marines were likely to be promoted.
It has to be said that lying flat has its advantages.
Under Tashigi's guidance and with frequent sparring sessions with swordsmen like Zoro and Saka, Tashigi's strength improved rapidly.
She even learned the Six Powers of Shave and Awakening Armament Haki.
This bespectacled girl followed Smoker and only gained her current strength in the Punk Hazard arc, capable of injuring the Logia Snow Woman Monet.
Indeed, you can only become stronger faster by following the strong.
Even for the Straw Hat Pirates, if Luffy hadn't trained with Dark King Rayleigh, and Zoro hadn't trained with Hawkeye Mihawk...
If they just barge into this New World like that, they probably won't even know where to learn how to be Haki.
If you rely entirely on your own hard work and struggle, it might take you more than ten years, like other pirate crews, to become strong and make a name for yourself.
After all, even the strongest pirates like Roger Pirates and the Four Emperors' crews didn't reach their peak until they were in their thirties or forties.
After several days of sweeping, Tashigi sent all the prisoners to Branch Fortress on the Grand Line.
Sengoku the Buddha of the Marine Headquarters, knew that Tashigi, a branch captain, was someone supported by the Goa Empire.
However, upon learning that Tashigi has Awakening Haki, I feel it's worth nurturing her.
Chief of Staff Tsuru personally called Tashigi to inquire whether Tashigi wanted to be promoted to Rear Commodore of the East Blue Branch and command several Marine Branch of the Goa Empire.
Or perhaps I should go to the Marine Headquarters for a period of study and become a glorious Headquarters Colonel.
According to the rule that the rank of the Marine Headquarters is three levels higher than that of the branch rank.
If Tashigi chooses to stay in the East Blue, she will only be promoted one rank; if Tashigi joins the Marine Headquarters, she will be promoted three ranks.
However, to become a colonel at headquarters, one must study hard, undergo special training at headquarters, and receive a "baptism" of justice and loyalty from the Marine Headquarters.
Completely sever ties with the Goa Empire, and henceforth be completely loyal to the Marine Headquarters and obey the World Government.
These two options left Tashigi quite hesitant.
He was promoted to Colonel, a rank that Smoker back then.
She followed Wang Shi on a tour of the South Blue, the West Blue, and the Grand Line, and surprisingly, she ran into Captain Smoker.
However, she did not reply to Vice Admiral Tsuru immediately.
She instinctively wanted to seek Wang Shi's opinion.
After she blocked Vice Admiral Tsuru's Den Den Mushi, she immediately Den Den Mushi to inquire about Wang Shi.
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"Branch Commodore? Headquarters Colonel?"
After listening to Tashigi's report, Wang Shi pondered for a moment, realizing that Tashigi bore the mark of the Goa Empire.
After all, Tashigi was personally promoted to the position of branch colonel by Wang Shi.
If Tashigi chooses to stay in the East Blue this time, becoming a Commodore general might be the end of her life.
It will be difficult for them to enter the core circle of headquarters in the future.
However, to enter headquarters, one must undergo the Marine Headquarters ' 'test' and guarantee a sense of justice and loyalty.
Don't overthink it, just follow your heart.
Wang Shi didn't intend to trap Tashigi in the East Blue, but...
"Your Majesty, I'd like to see you tonight... to discuss something."
Before Wang Shi could even finish considering whether to use the Seven-Star Dragon Sword to enhance Tashigi's sense of belonging, the bespectacled girl stammered and spoke, her tone seemingly very nervous.
"Can."
Wang Shi, being the seasoned veteran he was, could easily understand Tashigi's meaning and readily agreed to Tashigi request.
It seems another piece of his heart is about to split off to give this bespectacled girl a warm haven.
Wang Shi wasn't a womanizer; he just wanted to give every beautiful woman who fell for him a warm home.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Tashigi excitedly closed the Den Den Mushi and then gave Vice Admiral Tsuru a definite answer.
She wants to enter the headquarters training camp for special training; she wants to become stronger; she wants to become a powerful swordsman vice Vice Admiral like Momousagi Gion.
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On this night.
Colonel Tashigi, a member of the branch, secretly met with Wang Shi in a port city in Alabasta.
Nobody knows what happened to them.
The next day, Tashigi returned to the warship with a smile and strange movements, leading her marines away from Alabasta and heading directly to the Marine Headquarters to report for duty.
A figure stood in the harbor watching the warships depart into the distance.
"I didn't expect Tashigi to be so brave."
Wang Shi smiled faintly. This time in Alabasta, he didn't manage to seduce his fiancée Vivi, but instead managed to win over this naturally naive bespectacled girl.
"Don't worry, Tashigi, I'll promote you to a higher position."
Wang Shi turned and left. If Doflamingo could push Vergo, a Vice Admiral, out, then he would also try to make Tashigi stronger and push Tashigi to the position of Vice Admiral.
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In recent days, quite a few powerful individuals have indeed come to Alabasta to seek refuge with Wang Shi.
Wang Shi left the capital Alubarna and came to the port city of Alabasta to investigate the bounty hunters and wandering warriors.
"Hahaha, do you guys know me? I'm the fighting champion of Stoia Island!"
A burly man wearing a wrestler's mask, with long purple hair flowing down his back, kept asking questions of the others, revealing a set of big white teeth and a very hearty smile.
"Stoia Island? Fighting champion? What kind of place is that? Some remote island, I've never even heard of it."
"He looks like an idiot!"
Have you ever defeated a pirate with a bounty of 50 million Belly?
"If you don't have the ability, don't even think about becoming Baron in the Goa Empire!"
"I've heard that the Baron of the Goa Empire only need to defeat pirates worth ten or twenty million Belly in the East Blue to be granted the title of Baron by His Majesty the Wang Shi."
"Once you reach the Grand Line, you have to defeat a pirate with a bounty of 50 million."
"Hahaha, I will definitely become an Imperial Baron! Get out of my way, you weaklings!"
Some bounty hunters and powerful figures around them began to mock this so-called fighting champion.
But soon, the various powerful figures started engaging in verbal sparring again.
"Damn it! I'll make sure the whole world hears my Daimyo!"
Fighting champion Gizas Burgess touched his Champion Belt, his eyes filled with rage.
The gold belt he fought so hard for was worthless in the eyes of these bastards!
Are there any pirates here with bounties over 50 million Belly?!
"If there are no pirates, has any bounty hunter ever defeated a pirate with a bounty of 50 million?"
Burgess desperately wants to spread his Daimyo fighting champion throughout the world.
He clenched his fist, fixed his gaze on the bounty hunter who kept talking about becoming an Imperial Baron, and threw a reckless punch.