The Navy Has a Bright Future! [Please Keep Reading!]

Along the way, Layton was extremely enthusiastic, even ingratiating.

Not only did he take Xia Luo's luggage from him, but he also kept telling Xia Luo about Marine Headquarters.

From people to events, from events to things, as well as Headquarters' rules and certain unspoken conventions, Xia Luo did not even need to ask. Layton simply said whatever came to mind, holding nothing back.

Through his explanations, Xia Luo gradually gained a clear understanding of Headquarters.

"Layton, your information was very useful to me. Thank you." Xia Luo nodded in thanks.

"Of course, of course."

Layton was inwardly thrilled. He nodded and bowed, delight written all over his face.

It seemed he had successfully won Xia Luo's favor. Maybe he could latch onto him in the future. This mission had truly been worth it!

It was no wonder Layton was so eager to curry favor. As far as he knew, the person before him was a renowned Logia Devil Fruit user—and the user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, hailed as the strongest Logia!

Well, more than one fruit was called the strongest Logia.

But the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's reputation was truly thunderous, not inferior in the slightest to the other two monsters in this class who were also Logia Devil Fruit users.

Who could have imagined that the first batch of students at the Marine Elite Training Camp would include three powerful Logia Devil Fruit users!

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the Glint-Glint Fruit, the Magma-Magma Fruit...

Each of those fruits was a strong contender for the title of strongest Logia!

Whenever he thought of it, Layton could not help but feel proud. The Marines were so powerful now. At the top stood Fleet Admiral Steel Bone Kong, with Marine Admirals Sengoku and Zephyr beneath him, along with Vice Admiral Garp, the Hero of the Marines!

Then there was the younger generation. The three great Logias—Rumble, Glint, and Magma—were proof enough.

The Marines had pillar figures among the old, middle-aged, and young generations alike. How could that not make people proud?

The Marines had a bright future ahead!

As they walked, Xia Luo suddenly spoke. "By the way, Layton, does the training camp have any rule against bringing pets?"

"Uh, I don't think so."

Layton frowned and thought. To be honest, he had never expected a student to actually bring a pet here. After thinking for a long time, he still could not recall any rule forbidding pets.

Anything not forbidden by law was permitted!

Xia Luo smiled slightly. "Then please arrange a room for it too. Preferably next door to mine, so I can keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't cause trouble."

Layton looked troubled. "Well... that can't be arranged. They're all double rooms, and there aren't any empty rooms left."

Then he changed his tone. "But I have an idea. It can stay in the mountains right beside the training camp. It's very close. Then I'll get it a pet tag to hang around its neck, so no one will hurt it when they see it."

Xia Luo pondered for a moment before slowly nodding. "That works."

"Poop-Throwing Gorilla, if you're living in the mountains by yourself, don't run around and don't cause trouble for me. Especially don't throw things around, got it?"

"I'll come see you whenever I have time and bring you food. Practice the moves I taught you properly. No slacking off!"

"Ooh, ooh." Poop-Throwing Gorilla nodded.

Once Poop-Throwing Gorilla's figure disappeared, Xia Luo followed Layton to the student dormitory building within the elite training camp.

The dormitory building had five floors in total, with only five rooms on each floor. Each floor was five meters high.

Xia Luo's dormitory was arranged on the third floor. He had originally expected an ordinary, cramped room with bunk beds, but it turned out to be a two-bedroom apartment with a living room, and each bedroom even had its own private bathroom.

However, there was no kitchen in the apartment. Everyone had to eat at the cafeteria.

"Xia Luo, your roommate hasn't arrived yet, so you can pick your room first."

Xia Luo walked around casually and compared the rooms before saying, "I'll take the one on the right. I just checked—it has a view of the back mountain from the window. By the way, can you tell me who my roommate is?"

Layton answered without hesitation. "Of course. Unless something unexpected happens, your roommate should be Borsalino, the Glint-Glint Fruit user."

"One of you is lightning and the other is light. You're both fast, so maybe you'll have something in common. That's why the higher-ups arranged for the two of you to stay together."

Xia Luo was somewhat surprised. "It's actually him."

Xia Luo was very curious about Borsalino, especially his stance.

Some said he was Dragon's friend, a spy planted by the Revolutionary Army in the Marines' upper ranks. Some even jokingly called him King Luffy's second maternal uncle, Monkey D. Yellow Monkey, because he was always slacking off when dealing with the Straw Hat Crew.

Others said he was a fence-sitter who helped whoever was stronger and backed whoever was going to win.

Still others said he was actually the World Government's loyal lapdog, and that his so-called ambiguous justice was merely another word for weakness. For the World Government's orders, he had not hesitated to kill his teacher, his student, or his friend. He was practically inhuman.

In short, there were countless interpretations of Borsalino's character.

But based on the plot he knew, Xia Luo currently leaned more toward the third possibility. Borsalino was very likely a steadfast supporter of the World Government.

Seeing Xia Luo's reaction, Layton could not help asking curiously, "You know Borsalino?"

Xia Luo calmly replied, "I've heard of him, but I don't know him."

"That's what I thought. One of you is from the West Blue and the other is from the North Blue. You're worlds apart, so how could you possibly know each other?"

Xia Luo merely smiled and did not intend to continue the topic.

Next, Layton took Xia Luo to the instructors' office to register.

The registration process was simple and took only a few minutes. Then Layton took Xia Luo around the training camp and accompanied him to the Marine cafeteria for a meal.

After showing Layton a move called the Great Devouring Technique, Xia Luo returned to the dormitory alone, thoroughly satisfied.

To be fair, the food at Marine Headquarters' cafeteria was more delicious and more nutritious.

Of course, the most important thing was that the cafeteria uncles and aunties had formidable "combat power." Facing Xia Luo's "bottomless maw," they remained calm and unhurried, clearly accustomed to grand scenes.

Xia Luo was very pleased with this. From now on, he could eat to his heart's content without having to personally hunt Sea Kings.

This was Marine Headquarters, after all. Its funding was more than sufficient. There was no way it would send soldiers into battle on empty stomachs.

Especially since he was a member of the elite training camp, his treatment was even better. As long as he could eat it, he could have as much as he wanted.

"Putting everything else aside, Marine Headquarters was worth coming to for this alone!"

"If I'd become a pirate, I'd be lucky to get one meal after another. If I didn't want to starve, I'd have to do everything myself. Just thinking about it feels miserable."

In Room 301, Xia Luo leaned comfortably against the sofa with his feet propped on the table, once again praising his own choice.

Had he come to the Marines to be a dog? Of course not. He had come to fleece them!

Put it this way: after obtaining the Azure Dragon Fruit, he was like a top graduate, while joining the Marines was equivalent to entering the world's number one company.

At the "number one company," he could learn and obtain many things. He could even find like-minded companions, then start his own venture once the time was right.

After that, he would do everything he could to bring down his former company and replace it, becoming the new number one in the world!

PS:

That old rascal Oda never said when the three Admirals gained their Devil Fruit abilities, so this book will establish that they were already Devil Fruit users before joining Marine Headquarters. It doesn't affect the reading experience anyway. If you have objections, please go easy on me. (Manual self-preservation.)

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