"Beast bones scattered everywhere! Spires? Red crystals? Wheels of steel. What moves is the wind, what is still is the sky. The sound of spears striking each other resounds throughout the virtual city!"
"Sixty-three of the broken paths..."
"Thunder Roar Cannon!"
Sizzling...
boom!!
The spiritual energy in the body was quickly extracted.
The terrifying thunder light gathered in the palm of the hand and continued to compress.
The next moment, a thunder beam appeared.
With overwhelming power, it blasted forward.
Everything on the way will return to dust.
After a while, when the lightning dissipated, the view ahead suddenly became clear, and the large number of trees that had originally been there had all disappeared.
If you look down from the air at this time, you will find that this small island looks like it has been combed in the middle.
A large amount of residual thunder flashed from time to time along the way, as if telling the tragedy just now.
But the person who caused all this showed a dissatisfied expression.
"Although it is possible to use a broken path of size 60 or above, and its power is indeed very good, if you cannot give up chanting, it will not mean much in actual combat!"
"After all, who would stand there and listen to your chant for more than ten seconds?"
"Besides, except for the Thunder Roar Cannon, this level 60 broken path is not very good."
"Alas, the level of Kidō is still too low!!"
"But having said that, the skills of the No. 60 Binding Dao are pretty good, especially the Six-Wand Light Prison No. 61."
"Forget it, don't think about it anymore, it's too late now, it's time to go back!"
"System, I want to make today's settlement. The item is the experience gain from ghost training!"
[Ding, settlement is in progress, host, please wait...]
[Ding, the settlement is completed, today’s income multiplier is 28, and the host gains 56 ghost island experience]
"Expand my personal properties panel."
[Ding, the personal properties panel has been opened]
【Sean Campbell】
[Cut:lv.7(1228/30000)]
[Fist:lv.6(0/10000)]
[Go:lv.6(0/10000)]
[Ghost:lv.6(116/10000)]
[Spiritual power: 19550]
【Physique:3715】
[Zanpakuto:Thunder (already solved)]
In fact, in terms of physical fitness alone, Sean is not even as good as Lu Qi.
After all, according to the system's calculation method, physical strength = power value under normal conditions.
And Lu Qi is already sprinting towards 5,000 strength points.
But because of the animal-type Devil Fruit, he had a large increase in physical strength, even if he didn't activate the fruit's ability.
Moreover, physique does not completely represent comprehensive combat effectiveness, it is just a foundation.
Devil Fruit, Taijutsu, Swordsmanship, Haki, etc. will all increase this basic value.
Of course, this is the system of the pirate world. If it were Sean, the four basic items of spiritual power, spiritual pressure, Zanpakutō, and the Shinigami would also bring about an increase, and the increase would be much larger.
Therefore, don't look at Sean's normal strength value as low, but if he uses all his methods, his actual combat effectiveness will be much higher than Lu Qi's.
If I have to evaluate him, he should be very close to the level of the general candidates, that is, the tea dolphin and the peach rabbit.
Well, it refers to the tea dolphin and peach rabbit in the original work.
As for the current Peach Rabbit, I'm afraid it's much better than the Tea Dolphin.
Otherwise, her two knives would be in vain.
Speaking of which, I don’t know how Taotu is doing with his recent mission. It’s been more than half a year, and I heard he hasn’t returned to the headquarters yet.
------
Take advantage of the night.
West
En directly used his spiritual power to walk through the air, and it took him more than thirty nautical miles to return to the Sixteenth Branch.
After all, those moves are quite powerful and cannot be trained within the branch, even without keeping them secret.
So every time Sean wanted to practice the ghost way, he would leave the branch and look for an uninhabited island.
"Major General!"
When he arrived outside his office, the guard at the door immediately saluted and shouted.
"Well, thank you for your hard work!"
"It's not hard, Major General. Chef Maginot came here several times while you were away. The last time was just ten minutes ago."
"What happened?"
"I don't know, she didn't say anything, but she seems to be very anxious!"
"I know, I'll go to the Marine Restaurant to have a look!"
Sean nodded and left.
At this time, Haibing Restaurant is not closed yet.
After all, the branch is manned 24 hours a day, and the sailor's restaurant also needs to prepare midnight snacks for the sailors on duty at night.
Although several cooks work in shifts, as the head chef, Martino does not need to participate.
But since the guard said that Maginot was very anxious and came to him again and again, the latest time was just ten minutes ago.
Then there is a high probability that it should be there now.
A few minutes later, Sean entered the restaurant and found two cooks busy preparing supper.
Back then, Lu Qi rescued five women from that village. Among them, Sophia entered the training camp, while the remaining four were placed in the Marine Restaurant and worked as cooks.
Now these two are exactly two of those four people.
At this time, Sean also saw Martino sitting at a dining table with a worried look on his face.
"Martino."
"Ah, Sean, you're back?"
"Well, what happened?"
"Is such that..."
Three minutes later, Sean sighed slightly.
He finally understood the reason for Maginot's worried look.
Luffy, Luffy, you said you kid can't be more careful.
For your own stupid dream, make everyone around you worry and fear you.
Is your so-called freedom just freedom based on the suffering of those around you?
According to Maginot, today the mayor of Windmill Village, Slap, got a call and said that Luffy secretly built a small raft at some point and then went to sea to become a pirate.
He said he couldn't wait until he was seventeen.
Then, Slapp described to Maginot the so-called small raft...
Well, if it's a little bit rough, I'm afraid it will fall over!!
It's really a shame that he can think of going to sea with this thing.
If this guy hadn't been lucky enough to be the protagonist, he probably wouldn't have survived even one episode.
And this is one of the reasons why Maginot looks worried.
Another reason...
After joining the 16th branch for more than half a year, and even going to sea with Sean several times, Maginot's knowledge is no longer that of the village girl she once was.
At this moment, she knew very well that even those recruits who had just passed the examination and graduated were not any weaker than Luffy.
After all, Luffy is only 15 years old now, and each of the branch recruits who have graduated has more than 300 power points and can use one move and six moves.
It's really not something Luffy can defeat easily at this stage.
In addition, Sean and a group of powerful school officers are stationed in the East China Sea, and Luffy wants to go to sea to become a pirate. Isn't that looking for death?
After all, Luffy grew up under his own care, so he doesn't have to worry about ghosts.
"Well, I'll let Ace go tomorrow and catch him before he does anything irreversible."
"Then send it to the headquarters and leave it to Old Man Garp to handle."
Seeing Maginot's pleading expression, Sean's heart softened a little.
But when it comes to being disciplined by his side, Sean is not that interested.
After all, this guy is too selfish by nature. He doesn't care about anything except the so-called freedom and the companions he goes to sea with.
Not to mention whether doing so will cause trouble to relatives and friends, or whether it will implicate anyone.
In this case, let's leave his fate to Garp. If the old man still remembers the advice he gave him originally, that would be okay.
If you forget, or if you remember but can't bear to...
Then there's no way.
Sean has done his best.
"Thank you, Sean!"
Maginot said gratefully.
She knew all too well that Sean was merciless to pirates.
The reason why Ace and Luffy were given a chance in the past was because they had not yet become pirates.
But the situation now is different.
Luffy...
Has become a pirate.
And he can let Ace go out to catch Luffy, which means he won't kill him.
Otherwise, it would not be Ace, but other school officials.
As for sending it to headquarters and letting Garp make the decision, no matter what the final result is, there should be no need to worry about Luffy's life.
Of course, Maginot also knew that this was the limit of what Sean could do.
She won't ask for more.
------
the next day.
Sean allocated a medium-sized warship to Ace and arranged for two teams to accompany it.
This can be regarded as the first time Ace has truly led an army on an expedition since joining the Sixteenth Branch.
He had imagined this scene countless times and had been looking forward to it.
But now, he couldn't laugh it off.
Because the task Sean gave him was...
Capture Monkey D. Luffy!
"My stupid brother..."
On the front deck of the warship, Ace closed his eyes and whispered to himself.
"Captain, preparations for sailing are complete!"
"Set off!"
"yes!"
------
Donghai, Xiluobu Village.
"Captain, look, there's a wine barrel floating over there!"
"Then hurry up and fish it out, there might be treasure inside!"
"Oh, really?"
"Any strange thing will happen in the sea, Usopp Pirates, attack!"
"profound!!"
Coast.
Three children, all under the age of ten, followed a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old and ran directly towards the barrel.
At this moment, the wine barrel has also washed up on the beach.
"Captain, we have no tools!"
"Don't worry, it's up to me!"
Not knowing where he took it out from, Usopp suddenly had a hammer in his hand.
It's like magic.
He immediately raised it to his head and prepared to smash it down!
But at this moment, the wine barrel suddenly exploded, and another boy suddenly stood up from the barrel, raised his hands into fists, and stretched.
As a result, one of the fists accidentally hit Usopp's jaw, knocking him away.
"Hehehehehe, finally saved!"
"Speaking of which, did my left hand touch something just now?"
Stopping his laughter, Luffy tilted his head and thought seriously.
But he couldn't come to any conclusion, so he looked up at the three children beside him who were all under ten years old.
But at this time, the three of them were trembling with fear and hugging each other.
After a while, the onion among them stretched out his slightly trembling hand and pointed in a certain direction.
Only then did Luffy notice that a man about his own age was lying on the ground seven or eight meters away, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.
"Hey, are you okay?"
"Who did this? Damn it, you hurt someone so badly!"
On the side, Onion Tou and the other three people were immediately confused.
That person...
Isn't it you?
------
Three days later.
Although Usopp's face is still wrapped in a bandage.
But at this moment, he was arm-in-arm with Luffy, grilling fish on the beach with Onion and the other three.
"How about it, Usopp, do you want to go to sea with me and become a pirate?"
"You should join our Usopp Pirates. Don't worry, I'll give you the position of vice-captain!"
The two of them have had this conversation countless times in the past three days, and the three children have long been tired of hearing it.
Ignoring the argument that the two started again, the three children continued to eat grilled fish by themselves.
"Usopp, there's something I've always wanted to ask. Is your father Jesus Bu?"
"Ahem, do you know my father?"
"As expected, I just said that your nose looks familiar to me!"
"You guys, do you recognize people by their noses?"
"Okay, okay, I did meet Jesus Bu many years ago. He is now with Shanks. They came to Windmill Village together at that time. We are friends!"
"Oh, Yonko Shanks?"
Usopp's eyes widened!
Although Usopp is also quite funny, he still has a lot more common sense than Luffy, and he occasionally reads newspapers.
Who is Shanks? He has seen it before.
"Are you the Yonko? It seems so. That guy Sean also said before that Shanks is the Yonko of the new world."
"What, Sean? The one from Marine Branch 16?"
"yes!"
Some time ago, newspapers could be directly dominated by Sean and the Sixteenth Branch.
Although Usopp couldn't afford newspapers himself, he occasionally got them from others and read a lot of news.
But, what's going on with this guy Luffy?
Being friends with Shanks, and then crossing paths with Sean?
"Let me tell you, Luffy, are you bragging too much? One moment you say you are friends with the Four Emperors Shanks, and the next moment you say you know Sean?"
"I'm not bragging. In order for me to join the navy, my grandfather asked Sean to come to Windmill Village and capture Ace and me back to Branch 16, and then..."
"Then?"
"Anyway, in the end, I always insisted on my dream of becoming the Pirate King, and Sean let me go."
Luffy thought for a while, but in the end he still did not tell the story of the dark days he had spent in the Sixteenth Branch.
Usopp on the side also began to complain in his heart.
Does this sound more and more outrageous?
Ask Sean to make a special trip to Windmill Village and bring you back to Branch 16?
Who do you think your grandfather is?
Moreover, even if you said you wanted to be the Pirate King in front of Sean, would that guy still let you go?
You know, Sean is notoriously bloody when dealing with pirates!!
etc...
grandfather?
"Luffy, you said before that your name is...Monkey D. Luffy, right?"
"That's right!"
"Then your grandfather is..."
"My grandfather is Garp, he seems to be a vice admiral of the navy!"
wipe...
Suddenly, Usopp felt bad all over.
Grandpa Karp?
And being friends with Yonko Shanks?
This network of connections is too much...
but...
With Karp’s relationship, it’s no wonder that
Even if this guy wants to become the Pirate King, Sean can let him go.
I see.
I am also worried about how I will deal with Sean when I go to sea in the future.
This is not...
The ready-made solution is right in front of you!
"captain!"
"Please accept me, I am willing to become a member of the Straw Hat Pirates!"
If you don’t hug this thigh now, when will you hug it?
------
The next day.
Under Usopp's masterful painting skills.
The flag of the Straw Hat Pirates is now complete.
Luffy was also extremely satisfied.
However, they have another problem next, and that is...
Boat!!!
Luffy's ship was completely destroyed the day after it went to sea.
Afterwards, I drifted all the way against the wine barrel for several days before arriving here.
Usopp, on the other hand, is a pauper and has no money.
As for those three little ones...
forget it!!
And Usopp had no intention of letting the three of them go to sea together.
Is it too small?
It's okay to play pirate games at ordinary times, but if you really want to go to sea, isn't this a joke?
So, the two of them sat on the shore dejectedly.
One ship can stump the Pirate King!
"By the way, Luffy, you said before that you and a man named Ace were captured by Sean and taken to the Sixteenth Branch. Is he your friend?"
"No, he is my brother!"
"Hey, then he is also Lieutenant General Garp's grandson?"
"No, we are sworn brothers. My grandfather is Garp and his father is Roger."
"It turns out they are sworn brothers, not relatives...wait a minute, Roger? Don't tell me it's Roger, the Pirate King?"
"yes!"
thump...
Usopp, who had just stood up after hearing the word "Roger", was frightened and fell to the ground when he heard Luffy say that Ace's father was the Pirate King Roger.
Outrageous, simply outrageous.
The four emperors, the pirate king, and the naval heroes are all mixed together.
Isn't this outrageous?
At this moment, Usopp doesn't know that not only are these people involved, but Luffy's father is also the leader of the revolutionary army, Monkey D. Drago...
Otherwise, I'm afraid I will be even more shocked.
But then again, Roger's son wants to be a pirate, and he no longer has Garp's relationship.
Could it be that the reason why Sean only sent Luffy back to Windmill Village was because...
The one named Ace is probably gone, right?
"Luffy, my condolences about Ace!"
"Ace is not dead, why should I mourn?"
"What, wasn't he also captured by Sean and sent to the Sixteenth Branch, and then you were the only one who was released?"
"Yes, because Ace gave up his dream of being a pirate and became a marine, I am the only one who returned to Windmill Village?"
"What!!!"
Usopp was shocked again.
The son of Pirate King Roger became a marine?
Suddenly, Usopp felt like his brain was running out of energy.
"Speaking of which, before leaving, Ace told me about his new dream, which was to completely end the pirate era started by his father." qs
"If we meet on the sea in the future, we will become enemies!"
"Although I never defeated him in a fight when I was in Windmill Village, I have been training hard in the past six months."
"The next time we meet, he will definitely not be my opponent, hehehehehe!"
Luffy put his hands on his hips and smiled happily.
However...
"Who are you talking about?
Not your opponent anymore?"
boom!!!
A voice suddenly sounded behind the two of them, and then Luffy disappeared from Usopp's eyes.
No, to be precise, it should have been beaten away.
It was still blown hundreds of meters before it landed on the beach.
Usopp's head turned like a robot, one by one.
After a lot of effort, I finally saw the person behind me.
That was a sailor wearing a navy uniform and the rank of captain.
He has learned how powerful Luffy is many times in the past few days.
And how strong is this person who can punch him hundreds of meters away?
"Are you Luffy's friend?"
"Yes, ah, no!"
"Is that so?"
"Well, we've only known each other for a few days, so we're not too familiar with each other. The most we did was treat him to a few meals!"
At this moment, Usopp was simply panicking.
Subconsciously, I want to distance myself from the relationship.
It’s so scary, okay!
But the next moment, the man's behavior completely confused Usopp.
I saw him bending down directly.
"So that's it. I'd like to thank you for taking care of my stupid brother these days. I can't thank you enough!"