Chapter 458 The next internship is about to begin
It is not difficult to kick the wooden stake in pieces. Many people present can do it. The key point is the speed displayed by Kizaru at that moment. Before many people could react to what happened, the wooden stake had already broken.
Everything that just happened happened right before their eyes, but their eyes thought they saw nothing except a flash of light. To put it more exaggeratedly, it was as if there was a frame drop, and the picture changed in an instant.
Zhang Da could basically see Kizaru's movements clearly. Maybe it was partly because of his increased strength, but more importantly, if Tom was in a hurry to get milk and newspapers outside the door, he was faster than Kizaru, and Zhang Da was almost used to it.
The naval cadets didn't have such a good opportunity. At that moment, they had no idea what was happening. They only heard the admiral say that he could explain his philosophy, and then the wooden stake broke. If they hadn't seen Kizaru slowly retract his legs, they would have almost thought that the wooden stake was broken by the laser.
"Speed is power. With enough speed, even ordinary moves can unleash powerful power. Of course, all of this also depends on your physical strength..."
Kizaru explained to everyone in his slow tone how to become faster, and Zhang Da also felt that the scene was somewhat strange.
"A lot of people don't like kicking because it's easier to lose your balance than using your hands or weapons. But for a lot of people, their legs are more powerful than their arms and they have a longer reach."
"Practicing kicking techniques is very helpful for maintaining your center of gravity during combat, and it also provides an additional means of attack. In fact, three of the six styles are specifically designed to train your legs: Shaving, Moon Step, and Storm Kick."
" Then let's start with these three moves..."
Kizaru rarely uses the Six Styles in battle, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know how to use them. It's just that compared to the Six Styles, the power of his Phantom Phantom Fruit is more useful. To move, he can transform into a flash, to attack, he can use lasers, to dodge, he can transform into elements, and to defend...
Of course, the defense is to use armament color. Who would use iron blocks?
Kizaru explained in a simple and easy-to-understand manner the principles of the three styles and some of the tricks he had mastered. He even gave guidance on further developing Storm Kicks to students who wanted to move in that direction.
When the course was over, Zhang Da shamelessly asked Kizaru to give Xia Lulu some special lessons. Unfortunately, the two people's styles were not very compatible, so Kizaru could only accompany Xia Lulu for a few moves and then teach her some basic leg techniques.
In fact, Lan Jiao and Shaving are both suitable for Xia Lulu to learn. During this period, she should lay the necessary foundation and improve her physical fitness. Then she can consider how to use her excellent agility and body flexibility to fight, which will be more effective.
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The next day, the Marine Headquarters received a piece of news that only a few people knew - Admiral Akainu captured more than 200 pirates in the last mission.
Admiral Akainu took action personally. There was nothing to worry about with only two hundred pirates, but what was thought-provoking was that the wording used in the intelligence was "capture" instead of "kill". In other words, the ruthless admiral who never showed mercy to pirates actually left some prisoners behind!
Zhan Guo just glanced at the battle report at the time and didn't pay much attention to it, but he always felt that something was not quite right. He finally rescued the battle report from the lamb's mouth and fell into deep thought as he looked at the wet words: What is going on?
The lamb whose food was snatched away by its owner fell into deep thought: It was okay that he didn’t give me grass to eat before, but now he won’t even let me eat paper. What is going on?
This is the 365th time in more than a month that the lamb has missed Tom. Why not change his owner? That cat looks like he is good at cooking.
Zhan Guo was in no mood to consider Xiao Yang's feelings now. He had to first figure out what had happened to Sakaski. Although it seemed that things were changing for the better, the 180-degree turn in his attitude was really too suspicious.
He picked up the phone and was about to call Vice Admiral Tsuru to discuss it, but then he remembered that she was investigating Vergo's case, so he called Akainu's subordinates instead. Onigumo, Doberman and others were all within the scope of Sengoku's inquiry.
After an investigation, Zhang Da was also called to Zhan Guo's office.
"Marshal Zhan Guo, is there anything wrong?" Zhang Da was also worried that Zhan Guo might be trying to kick them out because they ate too much.
Zhan Guo got straight to the point and asked, "What's the name of those two packs of cigarettes you gave to Akainu?"
"Cigarette?" Zhang Da was also stunned for a moment before he remembered the cigarette incident. Has the truth been revealed? Is Akainu dead?
He glanced at Tom, who had come with him, and felt a little relieved.
Tom was feeding the lamb with grass. The lamb rubbed Tom's face affectionately, then ate the grass happily. It thought, "I really should change my owner."
"Sakaski became abnormal after smoking the cigarettes you gave him. Were there any psychotropic drugs in the cigarettes?"
Zhan Guo actually didn't quite believe this speculation, because according to Dauberman, that kind of cigarette had already been sent for inspection and all the ingredients were normal.
Some people have tried smoking it out of curiosity. Apart from feeling calmer and having a slightly better taste, they don’t feel any difference from ordinary cigarettes in other aspects. At least it won’t make people change their behavior patterns. Why is it so strong in Sakaski?
"No, I definitely don't miss anything strange! I just got that cigarette by chance, and no one on our ship likes to smoke, so I gave it away." Zhang Da also said, "It is said that smoking that cigarette can make people feel calm. I think ordinary cigarettes have the same effect. What happened to Admiral Sakaski?"
Zhan Guo did not answer his question, but asked: "Then do you know how long the effect will last?"
Zhang Da also said: "It should only last for a short while. Tom once smoked one because he was scared when he was chased by a bull. After being hit by the bull, it had no effect."
Zhan Guo felt that this sentence had too many flaws. Tom actually smoked? Why did he have time to light a cigarette while being chased by a cow? As the owner, are you just going to watch Tom being chased by a cow? And let him get hit by a cow?
Does Sakaski also need to be hit by a cow to return to normal? Where can I find a cow that can use Armament Haki?
No, no, Zhan Guo feels that his thoughts have gone astray today. The key point is that the effect of a cigarette cannot last too long, but Sakaski is an old smoker, and he almost never puts the cigarette down. Sometimes he even lights two at a time. Is that why it lasts so long?
So he should be fine after he finishes smoking, right? Thinking about waiting for Sakaski to come back and take him for a physical examination, Zhan Guo asked again, "How many of those cigarettes do you have left?"
Zhang Da also flipped through it, but there were too many pages in the inventory, and he was too lazy to look for it. He said perfunctorily, "It seems to be gone. Tom, do you have any more?"
Tom groped behind him, pulled out a cigarette and a match, and gestured for them to light up.
"No need." Zhang Da also put the cigarette on Zhan Guo's desk, "Sorry to trouble you."
"Nothing, thank you for your cooperation." Zhan Guo would not do anything before coming to a conclusion. "Then let's leave it at that for now, you guys continue with your work."
Zhang Daye and Tom left the office. Zhan Guo pushed the document aside again, but after waiting for a while, there was no movement.
Zhan Guo turned around, his face full of question marks, where is my sheep?
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"Why did it follow me?" Zhang Da, who returned to the dormitory, also touched the sheep's head.
Tom spread his hands to indicate that he didn't know.
The lamb rubbed Zhang Daye's palm as if to please him, then rubbed Tom's face, bleating a few times, which sounded very cute.
"Is roasted whole lamb for afternoon tea today? It feels a bit greasy." Jackie Chan said, "And the lamb is a little small. Even if Altria is not here..."
"Mee~" The lamb looked at Jackie Chan in horror. This man is so scary. Is there actually someone who likes to eat lamb?
Tom suddenly realized that this was edible!
The cute lamb suddenly changed in Tom's eyes, sometimes turning into roasted lamb legs, sometimes into lamb chops, and sometimes into hot pot lamb.
"Altria isn't here?" Zhang Da wasn't attracted by the whole lamb banquet that Tom had imagined, but was concerned about something more important. "Where did she go?"
For a moment, he even wondered if Zhan Guo was trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
"Vice Admiral Garp said he brought back donuts for us to eat," Rui Mengmeng said, "but we were sweating and wanted to come back to wash, but Altria couldn't wait and went over first."
Altria studied swordsmanship on her own today and did not participate in any activities that were too physically demanding, so there was no need to rush to take a shower. Donuts were more important.
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A week later, Garp took his dog-head warship through the doldrums and arrived at the East China Sea. On the way, he defeated a group of pirates and sent them to Rogue Town - he couldn't take a group of prisoners back to Windmill Village.
Colonel Laster of the Rogue Town Naval Base personally went to the dock to greet Cap.
Looking at the burly figure wearing a dog-head hat on the warship, Luster stood at attention and saluted: "Vice Admiral Garp!"
Pop! Garp's snot bubble burst, and he looked around in confusion.
The adjutant was already accustomed to Garp's appearance. He briefly explained the situation to him and introduced the person in front of him.
"Oh, sorry, I haven't slept for three days." Karp scratched the back of his head embarrassedly.
Colonel Last and a group of Marines stood in awe: "Is the mission of this headquarters so heavy? You have worked hard!"
"No, the mission and everything is fine." Garp denied, "I'm just here for special training."
"Ah..." Luster was stunned for a moment, but then he realized it was understandable. "Then it must be for some powerful moves, right?"
The adjutant adjusted the brim of his hat and took two steps back, feeling that it was really too much to watch.
"Nothing, I just ate 841 donuts without stopping and fell asleep." Karp was a down-to-earth man. He took out another donut and took a bite. "Number... 841... 2..."
Garp's head drooped, and snot bubbles started to form again.
The adjutant said, as if it were nothing new: "Don't worry about Vice Admiral Garp, just take the prisoner first."
"Ah, yes!" Colonel Last ordered his men to collect the pirates, but he couldn't help but ask, "Who exactly is Vice Admiral Garp..."
The adjutant sighed. "I heard he lost in a 'donut eating contest,' so he's been training hard these past few days, hoping to win it next time. It looks like he's about to break the record this time."
"This, this is really..." Last didn't know what to say, but the name of a tour group suddenly emerged in his mind.
"Ah, I accidentally fell asleep again!" Karp was annoyed at first, but then he became happy, "Bogart, I thought of a way to defeat her!"
"Really?" The adjutant's face remained calm. It must be another unreliable idea.
"That's right!" Karp said excitedly, "As long as I can eat while sleeping, I won't have to worry about falling asleep and affecting my eating speed!"
It was indeed like that. Bogart said helplessly, "Then you do your best."
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"Eating donuts doesn't have to be that exaggerated, right?" Zhang Da also said, "I even took three days off specifically to compete with him."
During those three days, Zhang Da didn't see Altria in the training camp. He only went to confirm after class to confirm that she was still competing with Garp. If he made a noise to disturb her when he went to watch, he would be disliked.
The people who used to be together day and night suddenly became people punching in and out during class breaks and when they went to and from work. To be honest, Zhang Da was not used to it and at one point he even wanted to skip classes to join the competition.
"If we want to decide the winner, we must never give up easily." Artoria's desire to win always pops up in strange places.
Zhang Da also knew this, and there was nothing he could do about it. However, thanks to her, Zhang Guo's lamb was able to find an opportunity to escape back to the office and become a ruthless paper shredder. The lamb suddenly felt that Zhang Guo was actually a pretty good person.
"Today we're going to talk about this place, the Kingdom of Lulucia." Zephyr used the video Den Den Mushi to project a map onto the wall. "The Kingdom of Lulucia is one of the member states of the World Government, one of the islands closest to the headquarters. Because its military strength is not strong enough, it is often harassed by pirates..."
Zefa paused and continued, "Also, this is also the destination of our next internship."
The trainees suddenly perked up. Are they about to start their second internship? After all this time of constant training and learning, the trainees felt they had made significant progress and were looking for an opportunity to give it a try. And now, that opportunity had finally arrived.
The Kingdom of Lulucia, Zhang Daye felt that the name was very familiar. When he heard that the G2 branch fortress headed by Lieutenant General Gumir was nearby, Zhang Daye suddenly remembered that this was the country where the milk girl who Ace helped deliver the letter in the cover story was located?
What’s more important is that this is an unlucky country that was destroyed by Im using a weapon that looked like the king’s!
Moreover, the reason for destroying this country was not because of the pirate rebellion, nor because of the appearance of the revolutionary army, but simply because the distance was close enough, which made it convenient for them to test the effectiveness of weapons.
Zhang Daye's mood was a little complicated. When he found out the details of Im and the Five Elders, he would just blow up the holy land before they did anything outrageous.
Of course, the other members of the Amber Tour Group didn't think so much. They were looking forward to the new journey. After all, they had stayed at the Naval Headquarters for quite some time.
