Hundreds of sailors, led by school officers, formed a neat array according to their respective affiliations.
Recruit array.
The first order of battle in the East China Sea.
The second order of battle in the East China Sea.
Fortress defense sequence.
Pirates Guerrilla sequence.
Logistics support sequence.
etc...
It looked like a military parade.
At the same time, an armored warship was passing through the fortress gate and slowly sailing towards the central island.
After all, it was a general arriving, so Sean still arranged the necessary welcoming ceremony.
However, if it were Akainu and the other two, Sean wouldn't arrange it like this.
Regarding the three current generals of the navy, he really doesn't like the other two.
The most important thing is that when Sean slaughtered the East China Sea pirates, Akainu, who was in the new world, called back to the headquarters to express his support for Sean to Sengoku.
In several subsequent incidents, Akainu also helped Sean speak up.
Sean will always remember this love.
The warship slowly docked and lowered its ladder.
Afterwards, a dozen people, led by Akainu, walked down.
Among them were Momo Usagi and a group of general-level officers under Akainu.
It must be said that the general is very dignified. The troops directly under his command include 7 brigadiers, 3 major generals, and 1 lieutenant general.
Looking at Taotu's command, there is only one general-level officer, and he is only a brigadier general.
There is only one step between the candidate for general and the general, but this step means too many things.
Stepping forward, he is the pinnacle of power in the sea and the real core power within the navy.
But if you can't get over it, it means nothing.
After all, the general has a high degree of independent operational authority and can mobilize the troops of any branch at will.
And the lieutenant general, even the most special existence among lieutenant generals, is the candidate for general...
There is not much self-control, and you can only follow orders.
"General Sakaski, welcome to the sixteenth branch!"
"Sean, you look younger than I thought, and the 16th branch is more majestic than what I saw in the newspaper. You... are very good!"
"The general is honored!"
"You don't have to be modest. Among the younger generation of navy, there are not many people who can catch my eye, but you are definitely one of them."
Akainu waved his hand and then said.
This is not a show of words, and Akainu can't say a show of words. What he is saying at this moment is all from his heart.
Otherwise, he would not have repeatedly asked Warring States to transfer Sean to his subordinates.
"I heard from Taotu that the navy soldiers of the 16th branch are far more elite than the main branch. How about you let me see it?"
"Of course, General Sakaski, please come here!"
Just watch it.
The naval forces of the Sixteenth Branch are very strong, and this is no secret.
With that said, Sean guided everyone towards the school grounds.
"General Sakaski, what kind of demonstration do you want to see?"
"Don't be too troublesome. I have 7 brigadiers under my command. Let your sailors challenge it on their own. You can challenge it alone or as a team. This is the most intuitive way."
"clear!"
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A few minutes later.
Branch campus.
Seven commodores from the Navy Headquarters stood in a row.
Sean also announced the challenge rules to all sailors.
This made the sailors a little panicked.
What is the strength of a brigadier general?
Let me go, isn't that the same level as Lu Qi, and Lu Qi is still a newly promoted brigadier general.
Don't talk about forming a team
Well, even if a squadron presses forward, they may not be able to defeat it, right?
For a moment, everyone was a little undecided.
After all, fighting against someone of the same level as Lu Qi, isn't it like looking for abuse?
In the stands, looking at the sailors from the sixteen branches below, they all looked a little flustered.
Akainu was a little surprised.
According to Taotu, each of these marines has a power value of at least 300.
So, if ten people join forces, even if they are no match for the brigadier general under his command, as long as they cooperate well, they can definitely fight for a long time.
Besides, I didn’t say that the maximum number of people is ten. You can also form a team of twenty.
Why are they all giving up before we even fight?
Could it be that Peach Rabbit greatly exaggerated Sean's strength?
As he thought about it, Akainu couldn't help but frown.
However, at the next moment, someone stood up from the ranks of the 16th branch's marines.
"I come!"
Hearing the sound, Akainu immediately looked over.
It turned out to be a navy captain.
But why is it just one person?
"Captain, do you want to challenge alone?"
Standing up, Akainu looked at the man and asked.
"Yes, General, I should be enough on my own!"
"Okay, let's choose our opponent!"
Hearing this, Akainu was speechless for a while.
Is this guy too arrogant?
A naval captain, dare to say that he can single out a commodore of the navy headquarters?
These brigadiers under his command are not weak!
However, what Akainu didn't know was that the next moment the captain said something that made him even more speechless.
"I don't know the strength of these seven people, so let's just let the strongest among them appear, okay?"
boom...
At this moment, the entire school grounds exploded in an instant.
The people under Akainu despised the captain for overestimating his capabilities.
The sailors in Branch 16 were discussing whether that guy had a brain injury.
Has he forgotten that he was beaten to death by Brigadier General Lu Qi every time?
These people are all just like Lu Qi, they are all brigadiers!!
As for Akainu on the stage, he was also laughed out of anger.
A branch captain was so ignorant.
Not to mention 300 strength points, even if you have 600 strength points, you cannot be the opponent of a brigadier general.
"Okay, then I want to see if you have this strength. Go ahead, Doan!"
After saying that, Akainu sat down again.
He even said to Sean, are all the sailors in the 16th branch so overestimating their capabilities?
What can Sean say to this?
I had to smile bitterly.
Are you not overestimating your own abilities?
No, Ace can really kill a Commodore.
After all, his power level exceeds a thousand, and he also has a natural devil fruit.
Not only that, under his own prompts, the development of its fruit abilities has undergone earth-shaking changes from the original work.
Not to mention a brigadier general, even a major general might fall under his command.
Only those who are lieutenant generals with high domineering attainments can stabilize the current Ace.
Soon, the leading man among the seven brigadiers walked to the center of the school field.
Stand ten meters away from Ace.
In the stands, Sean raised his right hand, glanced at Ace, then at Doan, and immediately waved his hand down.
"start!"
Whoosh~~
The moment Sean shouted the slogan, Ace had already started shaving and ran out at extremely fast speeds.
"Oh, I'm very proficient in Marine Six-style shaving, and my speed is pretty good!
"
Although I said before that Ace is overestimating his abilities.
But after seeing the scene in front of him, Akainu still spoke in admiration.
Most of the resentment in my heart has been eliminated.
Then, as the two of them continued to exchange missed moves on the court, Akainu's face finally showed a look of shock.
He could see that Doan had used 70% of his strength, but the opponent was still able to keep up.
Who is Doan?
He is a brigadier general under his command!
And it's not just a brigadier general.
If we really talk about his strength, he will not be weaker than any major general in this department.
However, this guy is just like Akainu. In order to pursue victory during battle, he will not hesitate to take action even if it involves friendly forces.
According to statistics, more than ten sailors were killed as a result of his attack, and hundreds were injured.
For this reason, even though Akainu was guarding him, he was punished several times by the headquarters.
It is precisely because of this that even though he has sufficient strength and military merit, he still cannot be promoted to major general.
He is worthy of being the strongest among the brigadiers under Akainu.
But even though he had used 70% of his strength, he still had a hard time fighting with a captain.
Can Akainu not be shocked?
"Sean, is he really just a captain?"
"Yes, because the branch cannot directly appoint school-level officers, and the number of existing school-level officers exceeds the establishment of the second-class branch, so it is temporarily impossible to upgrade them to military rank."
...
Only then did Akainu remember.
Although the Sixteenth Branch has been upgraded, it is still only a second-class branch.
What is the establishment of a second-class branch?
One branch chief at the level of brigadier general, one colonel, two lieutenant colonels, and four majors.
The current officer establishment of the Sixteenth Branch...
One lieutenant general, one brigadier general, two colonels, three lieutenant colonels, and six majors.
It is indeed beyond the standard. Even if you submit a report for promotion to a major, it will definitely be rejected by the headquarters, let alone a higher position.
"If this is the case, then we should implement survival of the fittest and let those with weaker abilities give up their seats!"
"this..."
"Why, is there a problem with this?"
"General Sakaski, among the school-level officers in the 16th branch, five are instructors from the elite training camp of the headquarters. They are only temporarily serving on my side, and they must not be moved."
"I know that, but what about the others? There are six school officers, aren't there?"
"The remaining six elite schools, the weakest ones, are currently about the same as Ace."
...
Good guy.
This guy named Ace, even if his strength doesn't reach the level of a major general, he is definitely top among the brigadiers.
As a result, you told me that the other six school officers in the branch who are the worst are also at this level?
If this is true, it is much more exaggerated than what Taotu reported!!
"Sean, I didn't expect that your men would be so lurking, but I was mistaken. This guy named Ace, even if he lost to Doan, his strength is amazing enough."
"General Sakaski, Ace is actually an esper, and a natural esper at that!"
"What?"
I thought that the strength Ace showed was enough experience, but unfortunately Doan only used 70% of his strength, so Ace would still be defeated in the end.
But what did I just hear Sean say?
This guy is a devil fruit user, and also a natural type?
Let me go, can Doan still win?
After thinking about it for a while, Akainu discovered...
It seems unlikely, unless Ace eats an extremely rubbish natural type.
"Which natural type is he eating?"
"Natural type, burn the fruit!"
"Huh? It turns out to be this fruit. If I remember correctly, this is the lower fruit of my rockberry fruit, right?"
Lower fruit?
Probably missing!!
Maybe rockberry fruits are lower-ranking fruits.
When Akainu said this, Sean complained in his heart.
Although in the original work, Ace's scorching fruit can only exert a temperature of about 1000 degrees, and is completely overpowered by rock berries with a maximum temperature of 1400 degrees.
but...
Does a flame really only reach a thousand degrees?
Obviously this is not the case.
So, what is the maximum temperature that a flame can reach?
The answer is, there is no limit!
Therefore, in response to this, Sean provided Ace with a lot of fruit development suggestions.
And ordered Ace to spend two hours every day studying in the underground scientific research institute.
Well, learn everything about fire.
Sean had said this to Ace before.
There are two key factors that determine the development speed and development limit of a Devil Fruit.
First, knowledge!
Second, imagination!
Among them, knowledge is particularly important.
Take Eniro for example, because he lacks the necessary knowledge, his application of the thunder fruit has always been limited to increasing the voltage.
But he didn't know that electricity can generate heat and magnetism.
If Enel has a large amount of knowledge, he can even use the Thunder Fruit to launch a railgun.
Even Whitebeard, if he masters a lot of scientific knowledge, then the Shock Fruit can also have more and more terrifying uses.
It's just a pity that they don't have the necessary knowledge in this area.
Therefore, reading is very important...
On the school field, after the two fought again, they both retreated and returned to the state where they were about ten meters apart before the start.
Doan's expression has gradually changed from disdain at the beginning to solemnity now.
In this fight, except for the Moon Step, Ace used all the other five moves of the Sixth Marine Style, and every move was quite skillful, not even much worse than his own.
As for the Moon Step, although Ace was not seen using it, Doan believed that he must have mastered it.
However, he still has an advantage, that is, his basic physical fitness is stronger than that of his opponent, and he is also more proficient in the use of the Sixth Form of the Navy than his opponent.
In addition, I have never used my full strength.
so...
"Very good, I agree with you, I will use all my strength next, be careful!"
"That's just right, it's time to end the warm-up!"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"It means I didn't use all my strength!"
The next moment, terrifying flames ignited, directly wrapping Ace into a burning man.
The dark red flame was about 600 degrees, and the temperature of the entire school grounds was rising.
Wave after wave of heat waves made everyone's face feel hot.
"Natural Devil Fruit...impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible!"
Where is this?
Ace curled his lips, and the next moment the color of the flames all over his body began to change.
It changed from dark red to orange-red, and the temperature also increased from 600 degrees to about 1000 degrees.
Even Akainu in the stands showed a hint of surprise.
As far as he knows, the temperature of burning fruit can reach up to 1,000 degrees.
And this is what he thinks about burning fruit...
It is an important reason for the decline of rock berries.
Has this guy named Ace developed his fruit power to its peak?
Then, next
Seconds later, Akainu's eyes widened.
I saw the color of the flames on Ace's body changing again.
From orange-red to yellow-white.
For Ace, this is the third phase.
At this stage, the flame can theoretically reach about 4000 degrees.
Although Ace has not yet been able to reach this level, he can still explode to a temperature close to 3000 degrees.
Shashao fruit is the subordinate of Rockberry fruit?
No, the rockberry is actually the lower rank of the scorched fruit!
Seeing this scene, not only Doan, but also Akainu had some doubts about life.
If I feel right, the yellow flame that Ace erupted is close to 3000 degrees, right?
"How is this possible?"
"In fact, there is no upper limit to the temperature of the flame. It just depends on the knowledge reserve of the esper and whether he knows how to trigger a more powerful flame."
"No upper limit?"
"Yes, General Sakaski, do you know how hot the sun's flame is?"
"How many?"
"The core temperature can reach 15-20 million degrees!"
...
...
Akainu was completely numb.
If this is true, what kind of magical fruit is the Shao Shao fruit?
My rockberry berries will no longer smell fragrant, okay?
And at the same time, on the school field.
Doan also smiled bitterly. A flame of nearly 3,000 degrees was erupting in Ace more than ten meters away, which put great pressure on him.
Let alone fighting, even getting closer feels a bit dangerous...
Although he can use the weapon color, he has just awakened and cannot even use it in the second stage.
Unless we directly capture Ace's body...
But now it seems that it is not easy for him to get close.