Chapter 362 Smoker Types a Question Mark
The warship slowly docked at the shore, and a tall and strong man came down from the ship. He had short hair and a resolute face, but his temperament was almost the opposite of that energetic old man Garp, and there was a hint of decadence between his brows.
Behind this person were a man and a woman. The man had short silver-gray hair and two cigars in his mouth. He looked tough and a little bit ruffian. The woman had long pink hair and a cigarette in her mouth. She was as good-looking as Taotu, but her temperament was different.
Zhang Da also felt something was wrong when he looked at this group, but he still went up to them and asked, "Are you General Zefa?"
He remembered that the people following Zefa should be Ain and Binz, but when Zefa brought them out for internship, it should be the time when Zefa's arm was chopped off. It is possible that there are other people following Zefa now, but these two people look familiar.
"No need to address me like that. I'm no longer a general. I'm just an instructor now." Zefa was not surprised that others recognized him. He looked at the overly young teams opposite him.
If he hadn't read the information provided by the headquarters, he would have found it hard to believe that these people defeated the Golden Lion. He smiled and asked, "You are the Amber Travel Group that has been very active recently, right?"
"Yes. Because we arrested more than 400 criminals from Baroque Works, we contacted the navy, but we didn't expect it would be Zephyr... Sir, you lead the team here in person." Zhang Da hesitated for a moment and decided to use the title "Sir", but he was a little confused about the navy's intention of sending Zephyr here.
Zefa was very easygoing and patiently explained, "I just happened to be doing an internship with my students nearby. Because the Baroque Works is different from ordinary criminals, they were entrusted to me for escort."
"Internship?" Zhang Da also thought about it, and it seemed that it was indeed something Zefa did often. Later, his broken arm was chopped off by pirates while he was leading new recruits for internship.
"Does that mean all the people on the ship are new recruits?" Zhang Da also looked closely at the man and woman who had been following Zefa. They should be Smoker and Tina, right? Are they still in the training camp?
"Hey, don't compare us with ordinary recruits." Smoker is 25 years old. He and Tina are the strongest in Zefa's training camp. At this time, he is young and energetic, and he feels a little unhappy to be treated as a recruit by someone younger than him.
"Smoker, watch your position. Tina, remember that the Amber Tour Group are friends of the Navy." Tina was much calmer than Smoker, and in a sense, it was true that these cadets were indeed new recruits.
"Oh, sorry, my tone was inappropriate. I didn't mean to look down on you. I heard that those taught by Mr. Zephyr are the elites in the navy." Zhang Da didn't want to stage a drama of angering Smoker, proposing a competition, or slapping him in the face in public.
He dug out a box of cigars from his inventory and handed it to Smoker: "This is my apology. It's a good one~"
The other party was so polite that Smoker didn't say anything else. He opened the box and sniffed it: "Huh? Good stuff, a brand I've never seen before. Where did you buy it?"
You've never seen it before, this is the cigar that Tom smoked in his luxury car when he inherited a million-dollar inheritance. The quality is top-notch. In fact, there is also a cigar that can spit out smoke rings of any shape, but Smoker is a user of the Smoke Fruit, so he doesn't need this thing.
Zhang Da also said, "This is the only one of its kind. You can try these first, and if you want to buy them, just come to me. One is only 100,000 Baileys."
"One hundred thousand Baileys? Why don't you just rob them?" Smoker always smoked two cigarettes at a time. At the rate he smoked, one million Baileys a day would be gone in no time. His salary was not high enough to allow him to squander it at will.
"It's a limited edition, so the production is very low." Although Zhang Daye still has some stock, the prize pool is getting bigger and bigger, and he himself doesn't know when he can draw a new one.
Young Smoker was in a dilemma, and Zefa interrupted the transaction: "Let's hand over the prisoner first and then talk."
"Okay." Zhang Da ended the topic with some regret. He almost cheated Smoker out of his money . "They are all locked up in the big house in front. I'll take you there."
Most of the criminals have woken up, but their conditions are not very good. On the one hand, they have injuries, and on the other hand, they have not eaten all day.
For Zhang Daye, food is precious and cannot be wasted on these people. After all, they will not die if they go hungry for a meal or two.
Zefa, Smoker, and Tina frowned as they looked at the prisoners' condition. Some of them had sword cuts, some had broken bones and tendons caused by blunt instruments, some had injuries so messy that it was impossible to tell what had hit them, and one person even had frostbite all over his body...
Please, the newspaper did not say that the Amber Travel Group had a hobby of abusing prisoners. The miserable appearance of these people really looked like they had been abused.
Zefa didn't jump to conclusions, but Smoker was about to get angry when he saw this situation, but Tina got there first and asked in a gentler way: "Didn't you treat them after you captured them? Tina saw that some of them were about to collapse."
"We did treat them, and I used healing magic. But after I cured a few people, they started crying and shouting, refusing treatment." In fact, if it wasn't for practicing skills, Zhang Da wouldn't have bothered to care. If it wasn't for insufficient magic power, he wouldn't have stopped treating them just because they cried a few times.
Tina asked in confusion: " Refuse treatment? Why? Tina is very curious."
The criminals wanted to cry after hearing this. It's not that we don't want to treat him, but it's that it would be fine if the old man didn't come for treatment, but after he was cured, he would be beaten again. It would be fine if he just beat him, but if he felt his injury was lighter than before, he would be beaten again. Who would dare to let him treat it?
But the criminals were under the short roof and could only cry: "Navy sister, please take us away directly! No need for treatment!"
"Yes, yes, prisoners like us don't deserve to be treated."
"That's right, let us fend for ourselves in prison!"
Zephyr, Smoker, Tina:?
Faced with the doubtful looks of the navy officers, Zhang Da could only pat his chest and assure them: "First of all, I don't intentionally abuse them."
It is basic courtesy to restore the props to their original state after practicing a skill. How can it be considered abuse?
"It's up to you whether you believe it or not. I'll take you to a place after you finish counting." Zhang Da also said to Zefa, "It's best to bring all the students with you. If you come here for internship, it would be a shame if you don't take a look."
"It's just a mystification." Smoker said dissatisfiedly, and then he and Tina took people to arrest the prisoners and register the list while puffing away smoke.
Zefa seemed to have thought of something and looked at Zhang Daye inquiringly: "Could this town be..."
Zhang Da also nodded: "Your observation Haki should be very strong, right? Don't you think it's too quiet here?"
Zefa clenched his fists suddenly.
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On Cactus Mountain, hundreds of naval training camp cadets looked at the piles of tombstones, shocked and guilty. If only they had received the news earlier, if only they had arrived earlier...
The most excited one was Smoker. After learning the truth, he was furious. He was really furious. He turned into a ball of smoke and wanted to fly down the mountain angrily. If Zefa and Tina hadn't stopped him, he would have insisted on teaching those criminals a lesson. It didn't matter if he was punished afterwards, because he was a troublemaker anyway.
Zhang Daye's original intention was to let Zefa take this opportunity to give lectures to the students, and by the way, take advantage of everyone's high spirits to quietly talk to Zefa about his own guesses.
However, Zefa felt that there was no need to say anything. His students were not ordinary soldiers, and seeing these tombstones was enough. So Zefa just led the students to stand on the hill in silence, saluted solemnly, and finally announced calmly: "From today on, everyone's training volume will be doubled."
"Yes!" No one complained. After going down the mountain, they put on their military caps silently and started training without saying a word.
This kind of thing no longer needs Zefa to supervise. He walked beside Zhang Tatsuya and asked, "Mr. Tatsuya brought us here specially. Do you have anything to say?"
"Well, we interrogated them without authorization and learned about the plan of Baroque Works. We also have some guesses about the mastermind behind the scenes." Zhang Da also said.
"Who is it?" Smoker couldn't help but ask anxiously, wishing he could bury the murderer on that mountain right now.
"I suspect it's Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
"What did you say?" Smoker's cigar almost fell out of his mouth, and Tina was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth.
Zefa said seriously: "Mr. Tatsuya, do you know what you are talking about?"
Although he also doesn't like the Seven Warlords of the Sea, this is a system that the World Government has planned for a long time and has already implemented. As a navy, he sometimes has to treat these pirates as allies.
"I said it was just speculation, there is no evidence. It's just that the headquarters of Baroque Works happens to be in Alabasta. If the plan succeeds, the king's reputation will suffer a subversive impact. Crocodile, a hero in the eyes of the people, is the best candidate for the next leader. No matter how you look at it, it is the most favorable situation for him."
Zhang Daye is inferring the process from a known conclusion, and even the process is known. He said helplessly: "But we are just a small tour group. Even if we want to investigate, we are powerless. So the responsibility of redressing the injustice for these poor people can only be handed over to you, the navy."
"This is our responsibility!" Smoker has a strong sense of justice, and he doesn't have a good impression of the Seven Warlords. "No matter who is behind this, we will find out!"
Zephyr did not stop it, which was considered as his tacit approval. The wanton massacre of civilians, the attempt to instigate a civil war in Alabasta, and the subversion of the regime of the member states were all serious matters. As long as they could be verified, he would take care of it no matter what.
If he could take this opportunity to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea, it would be a good thing for the world, and the navy soldiers would be greatly encouraged. And when facing new recruits in the future, he would no longer have to answer questions like "We are the navy, why do we rely on pirates to deter pirates?"
The World Government always says that it gives them privileges in order to use pirates to check pirates, but how many of the Seven Warlords of the Sea today have truly fulfilled their responsibilities?
Zefa feels that none of those guys are easy to deal with. Maybe each of them is secretly planning something by taking advantage of the privileges granted by the World Government. It is better to abolish it as soon as possible so as to have less worries.
Zhang Da didn't know yet that because of his influence, Zefa had the idea of taking the opportunity to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea. He was thinking about how he could naturally visit Zefa's ship and... get some things.
It's not about free meals, it's about free physical training guidance. Putting aside the accident of Teacher Kai, Zefa is a top-notch teacher.
After being beaten by Garp for a few times, he could learn Iron Block and Shave, plus Armament Haki. After being beaten by Zephyr for a few more times, could he also learn Moon Step and Observation Haki? Zhang Da also fell into deep thought.
"Teacher Zephyr, the bounty that should be paid to the Amber Tour Group has been calculated, but there is still a gun that has eaten the Dog-in-Dog Fruit, so it's hard to decide."
Tina handed Zefa a list with the names of more than thirty wanted criminals, big and small. Although the bounty for each person was not high, the total amount was not small. There were also a large number of weapons, the most expensive of course being the gun.
Zephyr looked at the list and reminded, "The gun that ate the devil fruit is very valuable. Mr. Tatsuya, are you sure you want to trade it to the navy?"
"We don't need it. If we auction it off, who knows who will end up in the hands of some villain. It's better to hand it over directly to the navy." Zhang Da made his words sound high-sounding. In fact, the main reason was that Tom didn't like dogs.
"Thank you for your trust. We will use it well and will not be stingy with the bounty." Zefa thought to himself that his old friend had not made a mistake in choosing him. Although this kid refused to join the navy, he still had a heart for justice.
Zhang Dake became excited when talking about bounty. He had given Brook a lot of gold and Bailey when he parted with him before. Now he can finally get some of his money back.
It was agreed that the money would be kept temporarily by him, and he would have to return it to Brooke when they parted. Although Brooke refused, Zhang Da still insisted on giving it to him. He would travel with Labu in the future, which would require money, and he couldn't let him take Labu to perform on the beach at that time.
After taking a look at the numbers on the list, Zhang Da nodded in satisfaction, and then said, "Actually, it doesn't matter if the bounty is a little less. Compared to the bounty, I hope to get guidance from Mr. Zefa more."
"Oh?" Zefa glanced at Altria, who was playing chess and fishing with Tom on the shore. "In terms of strength, that person is probably not worse than me, right?"
"It's different. Her fighting style is not suitable for all of us." Zhang Da also said, "In fact, we are all learning the six styles, and a few people have mastered one or two of them, but the learning progress is very slow. There is no one more suitable than you to guide us in this regard."
Smoker and Tina were even more shocked. Are you showing off? Among you guys, only one person seems to be over 20 years old. Several of you have mastered one or two of the six styles. You are already considered a young genius, right? How dare you say that the progress is slow? Are you showing off?
"Six Styles?" Zephyr asked in surprise, "I heard that it was taught to you after the Golden Lion incident. Did you learn it so quickly?"
Smoker and Tina began to doubt their lives. How long had it been since the Golden Lion incident? It seemed like less than three months? It took more than two months to master one or two of the six styles. What kind of monsters are you?
"I have accumulated a lot of confusion. I am the only one who has barely mastered the Haki. I would like to ask you for advice on this aspect as well."
"Even Haki..." Smoker and Tina felt that they were hit. Teacher Zefa, we want to return...
However, Zefa agreed to Zhang Daye's request with great interest. He was also very curious about what the members of the Amber Travel Group were capable . Why did Ahe have a good impression of Zhang Daye, Gion admired the female swordsman, and even Garp was obsessed with the little girl named Wendy?
What exactly is this small group that has only recently become active, and where did these people come from?
"Of course there's no problem in discussing it. I'm quite confident in my physical training. How about this, let me, your student, spar with you and learn a lesson." Zephyr glanced at Smoker, just to let him know that relying on his half-baked natural abilities would only lead to failure sooner or later.
Smoker slowly typed a question mark. I have been training actively recently, doing well in my internship, and I have not disobeyed orders. I should not have offended Teacher Zefa, right?
