In the woods, dozens of students from the elite training camp were divided into many groups.
As few as two people form a group, and as many as seven or eight people form a group.
At the same time, behind each group, there is an instructor quietly following.
Of course, these instructors are all captain-level naval officers. With the current strength of these students, it is impossible to detect them.
On the beach...
"Sean, how many of them do you think can pass the assessment?"
"Hmm... I'm afraid there's no one, right?"
After thinking carefully, Sean gave the answer.
After hearing this, Zefa also sighed slightly.
After all, Sean can see it, and he can naturally predict the result.
Back then, the navy was full of talents, and there were many good prospects in almost every class of the elite training camp.
But in recent years, except for a few people, there really aren't many talents.
navy...
Some people are not picking up the slack!
Even Aokiji, the youngest of the three generals, is already in his forties.
As for Kizaru, he is already over fifty years old.
Once the three major generals of this generation retire, there will simply be no one in the navy who can step up and support the situation.
Even the current two general candidates are still far behind the generals in terms of strength.
At this time, Zefa was still very concerned about the future of the navy because Weibull's appointment to the Shichibukai had not yet occurred.
"Okay, old man Zefa, am I still here?"
"The navy in the future will definitely be more powerful than it is now!"
By the way, Sean is here too.
How could I have forgotten this kid?
After listening to Sean's words, Zefa's mood suddenly improved a lot.
With this kid's talent, his future achievements may exceed those of the three current generals!
After all, the current three generals of the Navy were far less powerful than Sean in the first year of the elite training camp.
As for talent, let alone that.
In martial arts, if you watch Garp perform Shave once, you can immediately learn and improve it.
In the field of swordsmanship, he also possesses the most top-notch talent.
Not only that, Sean also has an energy that he still can't understand.
That's right, as long as Sean is in the Navy, there is no need to worry about the future of the Navy.
"Boy, I don't need you to comfort me!"
"Besides, it's time for you to get down to business, right?"
Hearing this, Sean nodded.
That's right, he didn't come here just to take the exam.
"The response ship should have arrived, right?"
"We had contact just now. We are already waiting 30 nautical miles away. The ship Ain that went over is also ready!"
"Okay, I'll change my clothes and set off, but old man Zefa, don't steal meat while I'm away!"
Sean nodded, but soon he said with a serious expression.
Stealing meat?
What does it mean?
Zefa was stunned for a moment.
But soon, he reacted.
Is this kid afraid that he will cut off the flesh of that ferocious beast and eat it?
Are you this kind of person?
No way!!
However, to make this kid miss you so much, how delicious is the leg meat of that ferocious beast?
It’s a rare occasion, it seems like a good idea to give it a try?
Sean still doesn't know that Zefa had no such plan originally, but now that he said this...
But that’s not necessarily the case!!
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A few minutes later.
A small boat was put down on the warship, and then under the operation of Sean and Ain, it gradually sailed away.
At this moment, the two of them were wearing ordinary clothes, just like ordinary people.
Thirty nautical miles away, a merchant ship specially arranged by the Warring States Period was waiting.
Apart from Sengoku, He and Zefa, only Sean and Ain who participated in this operation knew about this matter.
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Two days later.
"Captain, what's the island over there?"
Sean asked as a faint hint of land appeared on the horizon.
"Over there is a small island on the outermost edge of the Zhumeida Islands. There is a village on it called Cocosia Village. It is rich in oranges, but... ah!"
"Is there something wrong with Cocosia Village?"
"I can't say it, I can't say it!!"
After waving his hand, the captain no longer planned to continue talking.
Speaking of which, the reason why it was able to hide from the eyes of the World Government was because the Warring States Period did not arrange this operation through naval channels at all.
As for this merchant ship, it was actually a smuggling ship in the East China Sea. Through the arrangements made by He, they were given one million beli and asked to pick up the two people.
Therefore, the captain did not know the naval status of Sean and his two men.
As for more things, he won't ask.
In their line of work, the less you know, the safer it is. Anyway, you have the money, so why ask so much?
"Sean, I feel something is wrong. I'm afraid there is something wrong with that Cocosia Village!"
"That's right, but don't worry yet. If we continue to ask questions or ask them to put us down, I'm afraid it will arouse suspicion."
"Okay, listen to you!"
Ain nodded and agreed.
Their operation this time is secret. If there is any problem in Cocosia Village, they can go back and investigate later.
There is no need to arouse suspicion here.
Another half day later, the merchant ship docked and arrived at a trading island on the Zhumeida Islands, only dozens of kilometers away from the 16th Navy Branch.
After saying hello to the captain, the two got off the boat and left.
In short, the first thing is intelligence gathering.
"Sean, look over there!"
After wandering around the market for a while, Ain suddenly pointed in a certain direction and said.
Looking where Ain was pointing, it was a stall selling oranges.
Originally, this was quite normal.
However, not far from this stall, there were several navy soldiers guarding it.
Marines protecting an orange vendor?
What is this operation?
No matter how you look at it, this is too abnormal.
etc...
Could it be...
Soon, Sean thought of a possibility.
There is only one island around here that is rich in oranges.
Although the evil dragon has taken over the place and completely sealed the island, no one is allowed to enter or exit.
However, if this is the case, then who should the island villagers sell their oranges to?
If you can't sell it, how can you come up with the 50,000 Baileys monthly life money?
It’s not necessarily possible that they can conjure Bailey out of thin air?
But if the navy sent by the 16th branch followed and some villagers came out to sell on behalf of everyone, then it would be okay.
Therefore, these civilians selling oranges are actually...
A villager from Cocosia Village?
No wonder everyone looks very unhealthy.
After all, almost all the money that was transferred through hard work every month has been handed over, so where can I get the extra money to eat well?
It is understandable that the body will become increasingly unhealthy in the long run.
"Come on, let's go over and test it out."
"good!"
Soon, the two came to several orange vendors and chose a stall to pretend to check the quality of the oranges.
"Brother, these oranges of yours look good!"
"Then the oranges in our Cocosia Village are famous throughout the East China Sea!"
"It turns out I'm from Cocosia Village. I did hear the elders say before that the oranges you have there are the best in the East China Sea."
"That's, I'm not bragging, before..."
The villagers were a little excited, but as soon as they were halfway through speaking, their expressions immediately became depressed.
Now...
well!!
Sean certainly knew what he was thinking.
"It's really good, but I don't know how to sell it?"
"It's 300 beli per pound. If you buy more, you can get more discounts."
"Okay, let's get twenty pounds!!"
"okay!!"
Hearing this, the villagers were very happy.
One pound is 300 Baileys, and twenty pounds is 6,000 Baileys. Even if you give a discount, you can still get at least 5,000 Baileys.
This single order alone paid for one-tenth of his monthly living expenses.
"To be honest with you, brother, I am also in the orange business. I wonder if you can accept more orders and provide long-term supply?"
"Yes, of course!"
"That's okay, but I have to go to Cocosia Village to inspect the scale and management of the plantation first. Can you make arrangements?"
"this..."
A few years ago, he would have agreed to such a good thing without even thinking about it.
But now, he hesitated.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this orange?"
"No, there is no problem. There is absolutely no problem with the oranges in our Cocosia Village, it's just..."
"Just what?"
The villagers were silent.
I didn’t dare to say any more.
After all, are the sailors on the side staring at this right now?
"What nonsense are you talking about? If you want to buy it, buy it. If you don't buy it, get out!"
A sailor came over and said arrogantly.
This scene made the unborn Ain, who had been standing by, frown instantly.
"Forget it, if you don't even show the plantation, most of these oranges have problems, let's go!"
With that said, Sean pulled Ain to leave.
However, the sailor didn't seem to want it to end like this.
"Boy, you just told this vendor that you wanted to buy 20 kilograms of oranges. Since you said it, you must do it. Otherwise, I will arrest you."
"Is the Navy trying to buy and sell by force?"
"So what, on this land, our words are the rules, rules that everyone must abide by."
"Rules...hehehe, it's really not good to be told like this by you, so we want these 20 kilograms of oranges!"
"20 jins? Because you just defrauded these merchants, you are now fined to buy 200 jins as compensation for the merchants. If you don't want to, just take it to the jail and wait for someone to redeem it."
"200 pounds, no problem, no problem at all!"
Surprisingly, Sean smiled and said without thinking.
This also made Hai Bing feel a little regretful. Is this guy so cowardly?
Why didn’t you say 2,000 pounds?
However...
"I want 200 pounds of oranges, right? But I didn't say I had to pay for them, right?"
The next moment, Sean's figure disappeared instantly.
In just a few seconds, all eight sailors present had fallen.
"You guys, bring the oranges and follow me!"
"this..."
"I don't want to say it a second time!"
The stern eyes made several villagers in Cocosia Village tremble in their hearts for no reason.
This is natural, because in addition to his fierce eyes, Sean also released some spiritual pressure, and the effect was naturally surprisingly good.
Soon, the villagers pulled carts of oranges and followed Sean to the port.
Although it was seen by many people all the way from the market to here.
But no one dared to stop him. After all, the spiritual pressure emitted from Sean's body was only a trace, but it was enough to intimidate all ordinary people.
"Sean, what do you want to do?"
On the side, Ain asked in a lowered voice.
"I believe you can also see that there is a big problem in Cocosia Village, right?"
"Of course, but what does it have to do with what you are doing now?"
"You are really stupid to call you stupid. Could it be possible that I blew myself up on the spot to be a marine, and then asked about the situation of these villagers? Wouldn't that have alerted the enemy?"
Sean said angrily.
On the side, Ain, who was called a silly girl by Sean, felt very unhappy.
But she did not explode on the spot, but worked hard to suppress her anger.
"So, you pretended to kidnap these villagers, even robbed their boat, and finally revealed your identity and asked for details after you were out of everyone's sight?"
"Well, you're partly right, the key is..."
"The key is?"
"The key is, we don't have a boat, okay?"
Hearing this, Ain was slightly startled.
Regarding relationships, is finding a boat your main goal?
Speaking of which, finding a boat was really Sean's main purpose.
After all, after seeing pirates in his previous life, does he still need to find someone to ask about those things in Cocosia Village?
If there was any purpose other than finding a boat, it was to make everything look more reasonable.
Otherwise, how can you explain that you know the situation in Cocosia Village?