Chapter 7 Naval Warships Entering the Hongye Island Area
(Thanks to brother Sha Diao for the reward again, and thanks to the old book friend for his light ink (′▽｀)
Wood had just taken action and killed nearly ten pirates from the Iron Arm Pirates. As he sheathed his sword, he suddenly felt an alarm bell ringing in his heart.
Soon afterwards, Cook's huge fist came again with the sound of breaking through the air.
It was different from the previous situation, because this time Cook was waiting for Wood to appear from the beginning.
So when Wood started to kill other pirates, Cook, who had been preparing for a long time, couldn't help but take action.
"Boom——————!"
Faced with this heavy blow, Wood had no choice but to choose a hard top. When the rough lacquered wood scabbard blocked the heavy blow from Cook's gauntlet, sawdust suddenly flew everywhere.
With the advantage of his physique and strength, although Wood used the scabbard to block the blow, his body also slid several meters on the ground due to the force of the impact.
Feeling his slightly numb arm, Wood couldn't help but feel happy at this moment. His decision not to confront the opponent rashly before was indeed the right one.
The opponent was able to smash the mangrove scabbard with one punch, and was able to push himself back so far. In terms of strength, he was much stronger than himself.
And this is why he was like walking a dog in the beginning, which consumed a lot of his opponent's energy.
If Cook had received the opponent's punch head-on at the beginning, not only his own scabbard might have been shattered, but he might also have suffered some internal injuries.
Seeing that the full blow here only knocked Wood back, but did not cause any actual damage to him, Cook couldn't help but show an angry look on his face.
No matter how hard his brain is, he now understands that the other party's purpose of irritating him from the beginning was not only to protect other islanders, but also to induce him to attack continuously, thus consuming his physical strength.
Because he wears a thick iron gauntlet, although each of his punches is powerful, it requires more physical strength.
Now, because most of his physical strength has declined, the power of his fists is obviously less than half of what it was at the beginning.
At the same time, while Wood was fighting a fierce battle with the Iron Arm Pirates on Momiji Island, several warships that had left the Navy headquarters "Marinvando" and sailed on the sea for several days also entered the vicinity of Momiji Island.
The sea area where it is located.
"Reporting to General Zefa, our ships have now passed through the Palascia waters and are about to block the sea area where Hongye Island is located."
On a large navy warship, a soldier in navy uniform was reporting the situation with a respectful expression to a big man with an extremely resolute and tough-guy look, and a head of purple hair.
"Inform the soldiers on the ship to pay attention to the prohibitions in the surrounding sea areas at all times. Although this is the first half of the Grand Route, don't take it too lightly.
Damn Roger, even if he dies, he will leave a lot of mess for our navy. Because of his words before his death, pirates on the sea have suddenly become overrun again.
There are also several warships at the back. They are all for future excellent sailors, so the colonels on the main ship should pay more attention to them.
Hearing the instructions from the purple-haired tough guy in front of him, the naval soldier straightened his back and accepted the order with respect on his face and left.
Before leaving, this navy soldier with a slightly immature face apparently secretly glanced at the tall boss in front of him, and his expression was extremely excited.
It is impossible not to be excited. As a newbie who has just joined the Navy for a few years, this newbie has already heard of the reputation of the admiral in front of him.
Black-armed Zefa, this is the name of the naval admiral in front of him. To most naval soldiers, he is also an extremely great hero.
The naval hero Lieutenant General Garp is the idol and object of admiration of most naval soldiers. However, the person who has made the greatest contribution to the navy is actually not Lieutenant General Garp, but Admiral Zefa in front of him.
Because most of the outstanding generals in the navy today, such as Rear Admiral Akainu and Rear Admiral Kizaru, and other outstanding naval petty officers, were trained by Admiral Zefa.
As for Zefa, the admiral of the Navy Headquarters and the one responsible for training the navy, there is actually a reason why he appears in such a small place.
Due to the words of Pirate King Gol D. Roger, the sea has now entered the "Great Pirate Age".
Faced with a sudden increase in the number of pirates, the navy's previous deployment and control of the sea are obviously insufficient.
Moreover, the number of pirates has greatly increased, and if the navy's power is not improved, then the pirate power on the sea will sooner or later escape the control of the navy.
So this time Zefa left the Navy Headquarters and sailed throughout the Great Route, with the purpose of recruiting outstanding sailors.
And for the coming "Great Age of Piracy", the navy's control over the great sea routes was still too weak in the past.
Faced with the sudden increase in pirates, in addition to the need to replenish naval personnel, naval branches in various places also need to be increased.
Adding naval branches in various places is not a child's play. The selection of locations and the allocation of personnel are obviously impossible to select an underqualified naval officer to inspect.
Therefore, the current Navy Marshal Kong hesitated for a while and finally entrusted this important responsibility to General Zefa.
Moreover, Navy Marshal Sora's reasons are quite sufficient. Originally, the training of new recruits in the Navy was carried out by Zefa. Now that the Navy wants to expand its recruitment, is there anyone else more suitable than Zefa?
Moreover, Zefa has been in the Navy for decades and has a very sophisticated vision and experience. He should be able to make good choices about the location of the Navy branch.
Zefa has even trained naval soldiers for many years, and now most of the generals in the entire navy are his students. Zefa can also give a lot of advice when it comes to selecting non-commissioned officers to be stationed in naval branches.
Based on the above reasons, there is really no more suitable person for this task than Zefa.
Zefa has actually not left the Navy Headquarters for a long time. Because of his own experience, he has changed from his previous reputation of "not killing" to becoming extremely disgusted with pirates.
Regarding this mission, he originally wanted to solve it, but Navy Marshal Kong's reasons were very good, and he really couldn't find a reason to refuse.
Before leaving the Marine Headquarters "Marinvando", his old friend Garp patted him on the shoulder to reassure him, saying that being able to go out to relax and have the opportunity to choose his own students would not be a bad thing.
Maybe this time you go overseas, you can have other unexpected gains and find your favorite students?
Thinking of what Garp said before leaving, Zefa couldn't help but reveal a wry smile. Obviously, he didn't get any unexpected gains during this trip to sea, as Garp said.