"I don't believe this rhetoric." Annan shook his head, "The hotter the market, the less likely it is that the World Government will let the Kingdom of Kunta withdraw so quickly."
The Kingdom of Quinta is a country that has been closed off for 800 years. It cannot compete with other countries that are members of the World Government when it comes to trade. No matter how hot the market is, prices will be lowered by other kingdoms through the World Government, and resources cannot be sold for many Baileys.
But if it breaks away from the joining countries and has free pricing power, it will be completely decided by the Kingdom of Quinta itself.
"Is it because of the explosive rocks?" Annan asked He.
Since coming to the Kingdom of Kunta, Annan has become interested in this kind of rock that is similar to dynamite rock. He found that the two have many similarities. For example, they both need to be exposed to oxygen to explode. For example, they are both stones...
"You see clearly."
After listening to Annan's words, He couldn't help but look at him a few more times and said:
"The specialty explosive rock of the Quinta Kingdom is essentially explosive rock with extremely high impurities. It was impossible to purify the explosive rock with the previous technical level, but in recent months, this technology has made a breakthrough."
"In order to prevent the explosive rocks from flowing into the sea, the World Government agreed to the withdrawal of the Quinta Kingdom."
"If we want to ban the circulation of explosive rocks, simply asking the Kingdom of Kunta to withdraw from the membership is completely impossible." Annan touched his chin, "The safest way is to seal all these rocks or detonate them all..."
"Then this is not something we should consider." He pointed at the ship that had just docked at the port. The flag of the World Government on the ship's mast was fluttering in the wind.
"CP will take care of this matter."
"CP?" Annan smiled, "It would be nice if they didn't sell all these explosive rocks."
"At least not in this case," He said. "The dynamite rock is too dangerous. In the end, the navy will be required to seal it up and guard it. They won't do anything fishy."
"That's good." Annan nodded.
He looked at the busy navy at the port, and suddenly looked back at Annan with a strange tone.
"You kid, why are you asking these things? Why don't you go back and take care of your old partner while you have this time!"
"Ah... aren't you waiting for a lecture from the chief staff officer?" Annan stood upright and said seriously.
"You guys are so glib." He smiled and scolded, "I'm here just to eliminate the negative influence caused by the Golden Lion and clean up the mess for the World Government."
"Your immediate superior is Sakaski. If you want to be disciplined, go back to headquarters to find him."
"You can do whatever you need to do now. If I need to find out more about the situation, I will naturally come to you." He waved to Annan to leave.
Annan saluted the crane and left the deck. He left with his front foot, and Garp stepped on the deck with his back foot.
"I asked Smoker and some of the surviving pirates. Esdeath did kill Shiji by himself."
Garp was no longer laughing and joking like before, with a solemn expression on his face as he said to Crane.
"Xiaohe, you should know what this means."
"You are such a heartless guy, but you asked me about it instead." He rolled his eyes at him, "There is a new 'monster' in the navy. This is a good thing."
He ignored Garp's reaction and continued, "She is an all-rounder with physical skills, three-color domineering power, and fruit abilities. If she can grow up smoothly, the navy will have a new top combat force, and it will be
Not inferior to the top-notch combat power of the three generals."
"Yes, there is one more important thing..." Garp said.
"The most important thing is that she is young enough." He interrupted Garp before he could finish.
The Navy's most subversive period was single-handedly supported by Garp, Sengoku, Tsuru, and Zefa when they were young. After the Battle of the Valley of Gods, the Navy's power reached its peak.
After the destruction of the Rocks Pirates, the era of Pirate King Roger came. The navy at that time was not only supported by a few of them, Zefa, who had retreated to the second line, also cultivated a large number of new forces, including today's three generals -
—Sakaski, Porusalino and Kuzan.
Because of the existence of these people, the Navy has been able to stand firm in the almost crazy era of pirates set off by Roger the Pirate King. Not only has its strength not declined, but it has become more and more stable as the strongest force on the sea.
But further down... it starts to fall behind. The navy's young combat strength seems to have been cut off, and each generation is not as good as the last.
Those who joined the navy after the Great Pirate Age began are generally called the new generation of navy, such as Smoker, Tina, and now Esdeath and Annan.
Tina is the team member who succeeded He. Like He, she followed the path of "wise general". When He retires, she will be able to take over He's burden.
As for Smoker, it's a bit of a mystery. He obtained the Devil Fruit too early, and his fruit ability and physical skills were multi-purpose. As a result, his current strength has not only declined. Coupled with his character, it is estimated that he will have to wait until he reaches the age of the three current generals.
Only then can we take up the important responsibility, but then it will be too late.
The transition from old to new in the Navy must and must be smooth. When Garp and the Warring States Period retire, the three generals will be able to take over immediately.
But now that he has Esdeath and Annan, He doesn't have to worry at all. In the first fifty years, old guys like them have supported him. As long as these two little guys grow up smoothly, the navy's status in the next fifty years will also be
It will not waver.
The wave set off by the Great Pirate Era has been surging for twenty-two years, and now it is time to recede. The navy will also have a better life in the future.
"Hahaha, listening to your analysis, it seems to make sense." Karp couldn't help laughing. "This way I can retire with peace of mind."
"It's still early for you, Garp." Crane said, "You still have the title of 'Naval Hero' on your head. Don't think about retiring until you leave it to the next generation."
"Pfft, haha, that's really difficult." Garp took out a bag of senbei from nowhere, "I can only stay in the navy for the rest of my life."
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After leaving the deck, Annan packed a large bag of rice from the navy mess hall and returned to the hospital.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Esdeath sitting on the bed, trying to move her body.
"Major Esdeath, you can't move now!"
The little nurse beside her was so anxious that tears fell down.
"You can easily tear the wound this way, which will affect your body's recovery."
"I have been lying down for more than a day, and I have basically recovered." Esdeath said, "Kulomi came over just now to check on my condition and said that it does not affect my normal diet."
"Just because your diet doesn't affect your diet doesn't mean you can move your body as you like!" The little nurse stamped her feet anxiously, "If you keep doing this, I'll have no choice but to go find Major Annan."
"No need to look for it." Esdeath lay down and raised her head, "He is right behind you."
"Ah, Major Annan." The little nurse turned around and saw Annan carrying a large bag of food.
Annan glanced at the little nurse. It turned out that she was from the Ice and Fire Man. No wonder she recognized him.
"Okay, you go out first."
After the little nurse went out, Annan came to Esdeath's bedside.
"That Kuromi who is engaged in scientific research, she also knows medical skills?" Annan put the food on the small table aside and said casually.
"Of course, what she checked was similar to what I felt. They only suffered some superficial injuries." Esdeath said with her head held high and her face full of pride.
"Skin trauma..."
Annan twitched the corner of his mouth while installing the small table for Esdeath's bed.
During the previous rescue operation on the Ice and Fire Man, he could clearly see that there were hundreds of large and small wounds on Esdeath's body. The deepest one was the penetrating wound in the chest caused by the dead tree. In ancient times, such an injury could be called...
It's too late. But if it were another person, no matter who it was, the result would be the same and they wouldn't be able to save him.
Now it's just a superficial wound in her mouth.
However, Annan has already seen Esdeath's recovery ability.
"Of course, but she came here specifically to debride my wounds. After all, I don't want scars all over my body." Esdeath stuck out her tongue, "It would be too ugly."
"Then can you get out of bed and walk?" Annan put a small portion of the food on the small table.
"The doctor from the headquarters suggested that I'd better stay here." Esdeath sat up and picked up the spoon. "I'll just lie in bed for a week or two. I'm afraid that I'll do strenuous exercise before my body fully recovers.
What sequelae are left behind?”
"Then listen to the doctor and stay for a few more days." Annan took over, "It's best to stay for a month, safety first."
"Yeah, yeah."
Esdeath scooped out a spoonful of food and ate it in big gulps. Suddenly he thought of something, threw the spoon away, leaned on the pillow, and looked up at Annan.
Ice blue eyes stared at Annan dimly.
"What, what's wrong?"
Annan was stared at and felt a little hairy.
"What's wrong?" Esdeath stretched her neck, "When you were lying on the bed unable to move after being beaten by me, I fed you food one by one. Now it's me lying on the bed."
"You told me before that you should take care of me the same way I treated you before."
"Huh?" Annan was a little confused.
"The last time you fed me, we hadn't joined the navy yet. Why do you still remember that?"
"Don't you remember it too?" Esdeath said with a smile.
Then she stopped smiling and turned her head: "If you don't feed me, I won't eat!"
"…………"
"or……"
"Otherwise I'd still be hungry. It's such a pity. I thought Annan-chan was close to me and would definitely feed me. It seems I was overthinking it..."
"I just happened to think of what you said a few hours ago, Annan, and I can't help but feel nostalgic. The Annan then and the Annan now are completely different people. It really makes me extremely sad..."
"Okay, okay." Annan picked up the spoon.
"What do you want to eat? Macaroni, big bone meat, boneless steak..."
A few minutes later, Annan was sitting beside the hospital bed, holding a piece of steak firmly and feeding it into Esdeath's mouth.
“This steak tastes really bad.”
"That big guy, let's remove the bones first..."
"There are also fruits. Peel them first and then cut them into pieces... What? No? You are a great swordsman, but you can't even peel the fruit?"
As soon as Smoker stepped through the door, he saw Annan holding half a piece of apple and peeling an apple. He was forced out of the door by his look.
After waiting for half an hour, he felt that the two people inside had finished their meal, so he took a deep breath and walked in.
I saw Annan taking the paper towel Esdeath used to wipe his mouth, walking over and throwing it into the trash can, and then returned to the hospital bed, with an expression of concern that Smoker had never seen before:
"How do you feel now? Are you still hungry? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere in your body?"
"I'm not hungry anymore." Esdeath looked up and thought for a moment.
"My shoulders are a little sore now. It would be nice if someone could come over and rub my shoulders."
"Let me help you rub it," Annan said.
"That's enough for you two."
Smoker's face was covered with black lines. He took out a cigar from his coat pocket, thought about it and stuffed it back.
"Lieutenant General He asked you to tidy up, we are about to return."
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Naturally, there is nothing to pack up. There is nothing left in the hospital in the first place.
Esdeath was sitting in a wheelchair, covered in bandages, and was pushed onto the headquarters warship by Annan. As for why he didn't return to the Ice and Fire Man, the reason was that he wasn't big enough.
The ordinary living quarters on the standard large warships of our headquarters are two or three times larger than the captain's living quarters on the Ice and Fire Man. There is no way, Esdeath is a "patient", so of course he rests in a spacious place.
Half an hour later, the fleet set sail.
Annan, Esdeath, and Smoker gathered in the office.
He sat on the office chair, looked at the three people below, and looked at Esdeath.
"You want to stay in Donghai and don't plan to return to the headquarters?" He asked Esdeath, then looked at Annan, "Isn't it your idea?"
"It's not me, it's not me." Annan shook his head like a rattle.
"Lieutenant General He, I requested it myself, but I also asked for Annan's opinion." Esdeath said.
"Staying in the East China Sea is, firstly, because the mission assigned to me by General Kizaru has not been completed, and secondly, I want to travel throughout the East China Sea."
"I know your temper." He sighed, "But your body has not recovered yet. If you carry out the task rashly, it will cause unnecessary harm to you. I will help you to talk to Porusalino.
Please slow down the task."
"It's okay." Esdeath said, "The medical conditions in Rogge Town are similar to those at the headquarters. I'll just rest there. I can also help Smoker maintain order. Annan will also stay to help and won't show up.
questionable."
"Really?" Crane looked at Annan and Smoker.
"Yes, Lieutenant General He." Annan nodded, "Esdeath and I have similar tasks. We can take care of each other. Smoker will also provide help. There is no problem for us to stay in the East China Sea. You are right.
Come on, Smoker."
"That's right." Smog also nodded, "When Esdeath and Annan were in Rogge Town, they did attack a lot of restless pirates, and in the East China Sea... there was really no Esdeath that could be harmed.
of pirates.”
"That's right." Esdeath said, "So Annan and I will stay in the East China Sea. I will submit the report to the headquarters in the next few days and it will not affect the decision of the headquarters."