Short-Term Special Training and Cultivation End

"Kid Wang Shi, those bastards in Dressrosa are not simple characters to deal with."

"I do not wish for the Goa Kingdom to continue waging war!"

Hearing the name Dressrosa, Garp immediately recalled Doflamingo's punchable, smug face.

That guy's arms dealing business was involved in countless wars.

According to Tsuru, the shadows of the Donquixote Family could already be seen in the war between the Flower Kingdom and the Mulberry Kingdom in the West Blue.

Garp did not want the peaceful Goa Kingdom to devolve into a war-torn nation that constantly incited conflict.

War-torn nations never met a good end!

They were eventually annihilated by others.

Even the homelands of Beast Kaido and the Heir to the Devil, Bullet, had already vanished from history.

Was Doflamingo trying to meddle in the war between the Goa Empire and Germa 66 now?

"It is the Goa Empire, Vice Admiral Garp!"

Kaya, who was currently treating Wang Shi, reminded Garp with a stern expression, her small face looking incredibly serious.

"Tch, Empire, Shmempire!"

"In any case, kid Wang Shi, do not cooperate with Doflamingo."

Garp snorted lightly. Now that the East Blue had the powerful Goa Empire and Wang Shi, the King of Exile, the pirate crews in the East Blue had indeed quieted down significantly.

Within the vast territorial waters of the Goa Empire, one could barely see any pirate crews at all.

Many pirate crews had already fled to the waters of other member nations.

"Garp, I acknowledge that you are qualified to teach me Three-Color Haki, but you are not qualified to teach me how to govern a country."

"Have you ever been a king? Have you ever been an emperor?"

Wang Shi smiled faintly, not intending to give Garp any face at all.

The Monkey D family possessed great talent and strength.

But Garp was extremely self-centered, adhering to "My Justice" and doing whatever he pleased. Luffy was even more of a blockhead. Did they have any talent for ruling or management?

None, not a single shred!

Dragon, who had gathered all the wisdom of the Monkey D clan, had been developing the Revolutionary Army for over twenty years, yet he was still a "King of Cold Sweat."

Of the three founders who transitioned from the Freedom Fighters to the Revolutionary Army, Ivankov had been captured, and Kuma had quit the Revolutionary Army.

Eight years after the death of East Army Commander Ginny, when Belo Betty was to be promoted to East Army Commander, they still had to ask for the opinion of Kuma, who had already left the Revolutionary Army.

For an organization of this scale, this kind of promotion system filled with "human sentiment and worldly wisdom" simply wouldn't work.

Furthermore, overthrowing a member nation just to topple a cruel king and replace him with a kind one—what was the point of that? It treated the symptoms but not the root cause.

And then there was the idea of having Ivankov and Inazuma get captured so they could gather intelligence from within Impel Down.

That was truly a "god-tier" suggestion.

Did they really think that Impel Down, isolated in the Calm Belt, held more information than the outside world?

I have to say, the current Revolutionary Army has some intelligence, but...

"You!! I am trying to warn you!"

"The King of Dressrosa is named Doflamingo; he is a pirate and a Shichibukai!!"

"He also has deep ties to the Underworld!"

Garp really wanted to grab Wang Shi and beat him up again, but Kaya, Nojiko, Nami, and even Makino all stood in front of Wang Shi, leaving Garp with no way to act.

"I know."

Wang Shi said calmly. His understanding of Doflamingo was ten, no, a hundred times clearer than that of this old fool Garp.

Even Vice Admiral Tsuru and the World Government's Cipher Pol couldn't compare to Wang Shi.

Because Wang Shi was cheating.

"You know? You know and you still provoke them? Even Tsuru says Doflamingo's status is very troublesome."

Garp's fists tightened. He was genuinely afraid that Wang Shi would be devoured whole by Doflamingo and drag the Goa Empire into the quagmire of war.

He didn't want a day to come where even the villagers of Foosha Village were conscripted into the Guard Army.

"Hahaha, what is there to fear? Don't I still have you, Vice Admiral Garp?"

"If Doflamingo dares to threaten the Goa Empire, you can just head over to the King's Plateau in Dressrosa, hit them with a Conqueror's Coating Shockwave, and wipe out the Donquixote Family with one punch."

Supported by Kaya and Nami, Wang Shi stood up and grinned at the exasperated Garp.

"I am a Marine! Dressrosa is a member nation, Doflamingo is a legitimate king of a member nation, a legitimate Shichibukai, and he is also a Former Celestial Dragon..."

Garp was so infuriated by Wang Shi's tone that he couldn't even speak properly.

"Get lost, get lost, get lost! This old man doesn't want to teach you anymore! Leave Foosha Village!"

Garp turned and walked away directly. It wasn't enough that this Wang Shi had provoked the Germa Kingdom of the North Blue; he actually wanted to collude with the Donquixote Family as well.

He truly wanted to punch this trash king into the sky.

"Garp, let's consider this teaching session a wash with the incident regarding Dragon's attack. I owe you no favors, and we are square."

Wang Shi watched Garp's retreating back and smiled indifferently. This was a transaction, not an apprenticeship.

Besides, that bastard Garp had taken the opportunity to beat Wang Shi up quite a few times.

It was already generous enough that Wang Shi wasn't holding a grudge.

However, he wondered if Empress Sally had added Garp to her little black book.

One had to know that back when Garp failed to attend their wedding, he had been recorded in Sally's little black book.

The news of Wang Shi being brutally beaten by Garp over these past few days had likely already reached Sally's ears.

That petty empress, who was both unskilled and loved to play around, had probably added quite a few more entries to Garp's account.

"Get lost!"

Garp roared and left Foosha Village, sprinting toward Mt. Colubo.

He intended to take his frustration out on Luffy.

It was all the fault of Luffy's bastard father, Dragon; otherwise, he would never have had to put up with Wang Shi's attitude.

It seems I need to think of another way to get my hands on Conqueror's Haki infusion.

But I'm still too far away from Conqueror's Haki infusion; better not get ahead of myself.

Wang Shi had only just mastered the basics of the Three-Color Haki, so aiming for high-level Haki was a bit like being overly ambitious and insatiable.

"Let's go, back to the imperial palace!"

Wang Shi led his group away from Foosha Village.

Elsewhere.

"Teacher Bogard, I will never forget your guidance."

Silver-haired Saka bowed respectfully to Bogard, filled with gratitude.

Once upon a time, he had also wanted to become a Marine draped in a cloak of justice.

But becoming a member of the Imperial Guard wasn't bad either; the dashing imperial uniform was even cooler than the Marine attire.

"Thank you for the instruction."

Zoro nodded in thanks. The path of the Three-Sword Style was still something he had to explore on his own.

Even Bogard could only offer a few suggestions and pointers.

"You all have excellent talent. In the world of the future, there will certainly be a place for you."

Bogard thought very highly of the little guy Zoro, who possessed the potential of a Great Swordsman, and Saka was also impressive, showing the potential of a Vice Admiral.

Eric, that guy with a background as a mercenary and bounty hunter, had already gotten along well with the Marine officers under Garp's command. By paving the way with money, he had received serious instruction on the Six Powers technique, Rankyaku.

This greatly enhanced his Scythe Wind Blade ability.

Sanji, relying on his excellent culinary skills, had also received detailed guidance from several Marine officers, gaining the foundational training for Geppo and Soru.

As for Van Augur, he had already defeated all the snipers on the Dog-Head Warship. He had improved somewhat, but it wasn't very significant.

Following Wang Shi's suggestion, Van Augur began to focus on the cultivation of two-color Haki.

Observation Haki was crucial for a sniper, and the Armament Haki used to coat bullets determined the ultimate ceiling of a sniper.

Currently, even Zoro was focusing on Haki cultivation, while continuing to explore swordsmanship on his own.