Pirate: My partner is too crooked

Finally you can't hold it any longer, Wulao Xing.

Lin Zhi lowered his head and pondered, not surprised at all by the World Government's summons.

In other words, waiting until now to deliver the news would actually be a little later than expected.

Asking Smoker, who had had several contacts with them, to come over and inform them also showed the importance that Five Old Stars attached to them.

It seems that they really want to get what they have...

"No problem, Smog, I can go to Mary Joa with you." Lin Zhi nodded and agreed.

This is the process that must be followed if you want to use the identity of the Shichibukai to gain more development time.

Moreover, the Five Old Stars also had the information he wanted to get, and he could use this opportunity to explore the details of the World Government.

More importantly, the five old stars must be reassured, right?

"Thank you." Smoker said in a deep voice while smoking the cigar in his mouth.

The other party agreed so readily, which saved him a lot of work-related rhetoric.

We haven't seen each other for more than a month, and compared to when he was on the Chambord Islands, the aura he exudes is much calmer and more restrained.

It was obvious that he had grown a lot while following Garp at the Navy Headquarters.

"It's really unexpected, Smoker, you look much stronger." Lin Zhi said with a smile.

After the business talk was over, it was naturally time to have a leisurely cup of tea and reminisce about old times.

"That's right, there's one more cigarette in his mouth. No wonder his hair turned all white early."

After all, he was an old acquaintance. Aqua, who was lying on the sofa eating potato chips, rarely commented.

"My hair was naturally white!"

The corner of Smoker's mouth twitched, and his voice couldn't help but become a little heavier.

This stinky blue-haired woman is still as unfavorable as ever!

He took a sip of the black tea in front of him, and after briefly calming down his emotions, Smoker returned to looking at Lin Zhi with a serious expression.

"Compared to you, my progress is completely negligible..."

Thinking of the various major events that the other party had caused during this period, which were so powerful that even the World Government did not care about such a serious crime as attacking the Draco, Smoker sighed heavily.

He still remembered that when he and Lin Zhi met for the first time, the latter's opponent was Admiral Creek, who had a bounty of less than 30 million.

And now, almost all the members of the Hai Hai Restaurant team have terrifying combat power that exceeds that of ordinary lieutenant generals in this department!

"Hahaha, the main thing is that I found a very reliable partner." Lin Zhi laughed.

The immodest comment made the friends immediately jump into the air: "Asshole! Even if you praise us so much, we won't be very happy (meow)!"

"That doesn't include you, Aqua." Lin Zhi added silently.

The triumphant Aqua was stunned on the spot.

"Huh? What do you mean by this? How dare you underestimate the role and contribution of this goddess, I will fight with you!!"

The furious Aqua jumped down suddenly, holding the Fist of God and about to fight Lin Zhi to the death.

Lin Zhi calmly took a sip of black tea, raised his eyes to look at Aqua who rushed in front of him, and said seriously: "Aqua, you are the only one (idiot)."

"Ah, ah ha, really Lin Zhi, how many times have I told you not to breathe heavily when speaking."

Aqua, who thought it was a high praise, suddenly changed her face and ran over with a smile to take away the empty cup in front of Lin Zhi, "Here, I will give you some tea~"

Under Smoker's inexplicably complicated gaze, this guy just jumped up and down to add tea leaves.

At the entrance of the main hall of the Infinite Dream, the sailors who had gathered looked at the scene in front of them and exclaimed in surprise:

"As expected of Major General Smoker, he actually gets along so well with the rumored Shichibukai."

"These extremely violent guys dare to kill even the Celestial Dragons!"

They are all the new generation navy of the Garp Warring States period. Most of their military ranks are at the captain level, and their strength is not weak.

This was considering that it was Lin Zhi and his group who came into contact this time, in order to avoid the worst conflict.

As for the ordinary sailors who stay on the warship, they are not qualified to board the Infinite Dream!

"Come on, come on, this is yours."

Aqua was in a good mood. After making new tea for Lin Zhi herself, she poured cheap pure water for the navy.

"Me, do we have it too?" The naval captains were flattered.

You must know that from just now, this arrogant woman lying on the sofa has not even looked at them!

"Although saying this is a little overestimating, but..."

Smoker blew out a cloud of smoke, and his sharp eyes gradually burned with fierce fighting spirit. "It has nothing to do with the navy, it's just a personal position. Lin Zhi, can you please fight with me?"

Continuously fighting against powerful guys is the best way to improve one's domineering power and strength.

He always kept in mind Mr. Karp's teachings to him, and wanted to try to see what kind of gap there was between himself and this old acquaintance of similar age in front of him!

"It's rare that you, who have always been calm, would have such thoughts."

Lin Zhi smiled and put down the tea cup that the stupid goddess had purified into holy water. "Yes, I agree to your request."

"Then..." Smoker stood up excitedly.

"But, there is someone else fighting with you." Lin Zhi interrupted Smoker's rising fighting spirit.

He slowly raised his fingers, bypassing Aqua, Meowth, Kangna, and Brooke, and pointed at a strong blond man with his arms folded across his chest.

"King, please excuse me. Please entertain our old friends after a long separation."

King, who was sitting in a corner in a daze: "???"

I?

Let me fight this guy with terrifying natural abilities? !

Buzz!

In the panic, the long-lost sound of the imperial engine slowly started and resounded throughout the audience in a very short time!

"Okay, what a terrifying aura. It's just as rumored. This man is stronger than a monster!"

At the door, the naval lieutenants who were still savoring the calmness and comfort brought by pure water were startled by the powerful sound that suddenly became tense and suppressed.

Knowing that they were going to come into contact with the new king Shichibukai, they were already frightened and their nerves were highly tense.

Being so frightened, all the unfinished water in his mouth spurted out.

"Hey Lin Zhi, although this smoking bastard is not very lovable, there is no need to be so hateful, right?"

Aqua cast a pitiful look at Smoker.

Meow Meow also stood up to persuade: "That is to say, if the King accidentally beats him to death, it will be a very troublesome thing for us, Meow!"

Kangna and Brooke, who came into contact with King relatively late, also looked worried.

As new partners, they had been tortured thousands of times by the king with two fingers, and they deeply experienced that the game operations were simply not possible for humans.

"King, it's not impossible."

Smoker felt the "fierce fighting spirit" and a fearless smile appeared on his lips, "Don't worry, I'm probably not that unbearable."

When he heard that Lin Zhi rejected his challenge, he was still a little disappointed, thinking that the other party was looking down on him, but if the opponent was a king that even the world government was very afraid of...

That’ll be fine!

"Since you have no objection, then go outside. If we fight here, our ship will not be able to hold up."

After saying that, Lin Zhi stood up and walked out of the hall first.

After thinking briefly, Smoker and his friends followed him out.

The naval captains with cold sweat on their faces gave way one after another, for fear of any offense.

In the blink of an eye, only King was left in the empty hall, standing messy in the wind.

No, why don't you ask me for my opinion? Is it really okay to make such arbitrary decisions about my life? !

The sound of the Imperial engine was deeper and more urgent.

"Hopefully, the training during this period can be of some use and will not embarrass Lin Zhi and the others..."

As time went by, King, who felt so stressed, finally bit the bullet and took heavy steps to keep up.

Because it was too heavy, the already domineering face became even more majestic.

This time, the naval captains who were shocked by the rapid roar subconsciously stepped back one after another, not daring to look directly into those domineering eyes.

In this way, with a heroic mood that looked forward to death, King was the last to board the deck of the Infinite Dream.

After King's oppressive back disappeared from sight, the naval captains relaxed and clenched their fists indignantly.

"They actually walk with the same hands and feet. Damn you bastard. How arrogant is this? Do you just not take Major General Smoker seriously?!"

On the deck, Smoker's face was full of displeasure.

"Stop looking down on Lin Zhi! What do you mean, King is just acting as a driver and wants to fight me with such a crappy thing?!"

Following his line of sight, a machine with a huge cat face was placed quietly in front of everyone.

"This is not a piece of shit, Smoker. You will understand later what level of war machine you need to face."

Lin Zhi, standing next to the cat-faced machine, said with a smile.

Because all preparations had been completed long ago, after obtaining the Valbo alloy, Miaomiao successfully built the second-generation machine and completed basic data debugging in a relatively short period of time.

As an important technological weapon in the sea restaurant, using Smoker, a natural ability user, for the final actual combat test is obviously the most perfect target.

And this is the fundamental reason why Lin Zhi named King to fight!

Upon learning of his thoughts, his friends all breathed a sigh of relief. They no longer had to worry about Smoker being killed, and were looking forward to the performance of the second-generation aircraft.

Especially meow.

Although saying this makes him, the manufacturer, very reluctant, King is indeed the only man on the entire ship who can maximize the performance of the second-generation machine!

After the belated king understood the situation, he couldn't help showing a look of relief.

so far so good……

The sound of the emperor's engine suddenly dropped sharply.

Smoker, who caught this change, naturally thought that the king had put away his will to fight with all his strength, and a large amount of white smoke immediately erupted from behind, causing the cloak of justice to shake violently.

"In this case, I will dismantle this thing first!"

Lin Zhi did not answer, but focused his gaze on King: "It's time to start."

King nodded slightly, walked slowly to the front of the cat-faced machine, raised his hand and pressed the "R"-shaped button in the center.

Before that, he already knew how to start the second-generation machine.

Buzz!

In the billowing steam released, the cordon in the middle of the steel cat's face slowly opened.

The light scattered, dispersing the cover of darkness, revealing the true appearance of the second-generation machine hidden nearly three meters inside.

The trapezoidal electronic eye lit up with a scarlet light.

On the streamlined body that shows the aesthetics of power, the two colors of red and silver collide with each other, showing a majestic and domineering momentum.

The steel face, wrists, ankles, back, etc. made of Valpo alloy are all equipped with modified shells with different functions, integrating with the red and silver body.

The most conspicuous place is the circular core emitting blue light on the chest.

That is the energy source of the second-generation machine, and it is also the hardest part of the entire machine!

"This..." Smoker's pupils narrowed.

Compared to the cat-head outer compartment used to cover his vision, he was extremely shocked by the true appearance of this machine.

As a newly promoted rear admiral in the Navy Headquarters, he already has some special rights and knows about the technological weapon project currently being carried out by the World Government led by Vegapunk.

However, the things studied by the science team seem to be far less advanced than the machine in front of them!

"No wonder your ship has the ability to fly in the air and dive into the sea..."

Smoker looked at Meow Meow, the humble "pet cat", with a hint of fear in his eyes.

Even he looked like he could not keep calm. The sailors on the warship were even more stunned, with shining stars on their faces.

Mecha is a man's romance, and this has nothing to do with the world, let alone the camp!

In a moment of wonder, King had already arrived in front of the second-generation machine, raised his hand and gently touched the energy core.

The scarlet electrons of the second-generation machine immediately scanned the king in all directions.

"Identity detection is in progress, identity detection is completed, king, friendly unit, meets driving authority, ready to turn on manned driving mode."

A cold mechanical electronic sound sounded, and after the identity of the initiator was determined, the body of the second-generation machine began to decompose, falling off into more than a dozen mechanical parts.

Mechanical parts such as arms, legs and torso flew straight towards the king. Amidst the beautiful electronic sound of the mechanical gears turning, his strong body was completely covered by the mecha.

Buzz!

As the real sound of the engine resounded across the sea, King, whose body was already wrapped in red and silver alloy, stepped out with a heavy step.

Iron Man·King makes a shocking debut!

The shadow of the nearly three-meter-long steel body was cast down, giving Smog a great sense of oppression on the opposite side.

"Come on! Let me try and see whether your machine is stronger or the wreckage of a naval warship!"

Smoker shouted loudly, his clenched right fist covered with jet-black armed domineering force, and he took the lead in attacking the second-generation machine.

"Iron Fist White Snake!"

Driven by the high-speed spray of thin smoke, the jet-black fist instantly spanned a distance of several meters and hit the second-generation machine's head directly!

King, who was inside the second-generation machine, entered the game mode. Airborne danger marks appeared in his field of vision. In an instant, he analyzed the attack trajectory of the black fist.

Then, with just an almost invisible movement of the head, the second-generation machine avoided the oncoming iron fist!

Slender white smoke brushed against the side of the second-generation machine's head. Just when Smoker wanted to use the smoke to counterattack the opponent, King's movements were even faster.

boom!

The propulsion engine on the back of the second-generation aircraft spurted out tongues of fire, and with the help of this instant burst of energy, King came directly in front of Smoker.

The alloy fist was clenched and raised high, bursting with bright lightning.

"Elementalization!"

Smoker's eyes flashed red, and after sensing the danger, he decisively transformed his body into ethereal white smoke.

At the same time, the alloy punch has been swung down hard!

boom!

A dull feeling of blow came from the contact point. Smoker was knocked away by the punch on the spot, smashed into the railings of the Infinite Dream, and slammed into the cabin of the warship not far away!

"Ahem, ahem."

Among the messy and broken wooden boards, Smoker stood up unsteadily, a trace of blood slowly flowing out of the corner of his mouth.

"How could that fist hit me even though it was in an elemental state?"

With this strong surprise, Smoker raised his eyes and stared at the arm of the second-generation machine that naturally hung by his side.

I saw that the right fist that had just hit me was a deep, pitch-black color.

That is……

A fist made of seastone that is the same as the end of his weapon "Juju"? !

Sizzle.

King, who succeeded in the attack, did not speak, but calmly raised the left palm of the second-generation machine.

The energy core from the chest rotates at high speed, releasing more powerful energy, which condenses into a highly compressed electric current in the palm of the alloy left palm.

Whoosh!

Electric light overflowed, and the electromagnetic gun, which was as powerful as a laser beam, shot out of the air and hit Smoker on the warship!

Smoker did not dare to be careless, and took out the ten hands from his waist, unleashing his armed domineering force without reservation.

The white smoke spurted into power, and he rushed directly towards the electromagnetic gun, waving his ten hands to chop it down!

Boom!

The attack supported by dual means worked.

Although it was difficult to completely offset the energy of the electromagnetic gun, it was still divided into two smaller electric beams on the left and right, exploding huge splashes of water on the sea on both sides of the warship.

"White blast!"

Smoker, who successfully blocked the electromagnetic gun, was afraid that the warship would be destroyed like this, so he decisively turned into a galloping smoke and rushed high into the sky, preparing to think of countermeasures.

It's a pity that King didn't give him time to think at all. He raised a small launch platform on his shoulder and launched several micro rockets.

Smoker, who caught the dangerous aura, had no choice but to quickly change his body shape to avoid it.

However, the next second, the rocket that passed by him turned back with a long tail of smoke!

"It actually has the capability of autonomous tracking?" Smoker's pupils shrank suddenly.

This is far beyond his understanding of the cannonballs in this world!

Boom boom boom!

Caught off guard, several cannonballs hit him, exploding into scorching flames in the air where he was.

"Major General Smoker!!"

The sailors on the warship were so frightened that they couldn't help shouting.

"Don't worry so much, it won't hurt me at this level."

White smoke spurted out, covering the billowing smoke hovering in the air, revealing Smoker's extremely solemn face.

He launched his elementalization at the critical moment and barely escaped the damage caused by the explosion.

Buzz!

Before he could take a breath, the roar of the real engine sounded again.

Driven by the flamethrower on his back, King had already crossed a distance of tens of meters and came directly in front of him through the air!

Not only does it have sea-floor stone fists, electromagnetic guns, and tracking shells, it also has such powerful mobility?

Smoker's heart was pounding, and he unleashed his two-color domineering force. He used his armed fists to block the oncoming alloy punch.

boom!

Two black fists, one large and one small, collided violently, exploding into circles of invisible shock waves.

Scarlet light flashed and white smoke swirled. The two sides were separated at the first touch, launching a dazzling and rapid battle in the air.

Relying on the special characteristics of the Smoke Fruit and the Sixth Form of the Navy, Smoker had a slight advantage. The White Snake's fist could catch the gaps from time to time and hammer down the second-generation fuselage firmly.

But the more this happened, the more frightened Smoker became.

Because the surface of the machine that is dented after being hit can always return to its original shape in a very short time, and its properties far exceed those of ordinary steel!

After a fierce battle, Smoker quickly came to the conclusion:

With his armed domineering power that has not yet achieved internal destruction, he is unable to cause fatal damage to the machine in front of him!

White smoke bloomed, briefly covering the king's sight.

Taking advantage of this gap, Smoker flew higher into the sky, and his fists continued to accumulate extremely compressed thick smoke.

Under Garp's guidance, he developed the smoke fruit to a higher level and was no longer limited to its auxiliary role.

"Double jet, White Snake Python!"

The two white snakes wielded by both fists intertwined and entwined during the attack, and combined with the armed domineering energy attached to them, they formed a powerful killing move.

"Alloy Shield."

King, who was highly focused, raised his alloy right arm with the assistance of the second-generation machine, and the mechanical parts quickly transformed to form a rectangular shield in front of him.

boom! !

The domineering white snake slammed into the alloy shield. Although it still failed to break the special alloy, the impact force exploded and pushed the king into the sea.

Wow!

Heavy machinery shakes out waves.

Before the sea surface calmed down, the right fist equipped with a sea floor stone flew out with the blessing of electric energy, accurately locking on Smoker hovering in the air.

Smoker's face changed slightly, and he raised his arms covered in armed colors in time to block him.

There was just a muffled "bang" sound, and he was also knocked away. After a large amount of smoke was emitted, he barely managed to stabilize his body.

Below, the sound of sea water flowing could be heard, and the second-generation machine that had completed the recovery of its right fist slowly emerged from the water.

The shiny alloy surface still has no obvious scars!

Seeing King once again raised his left palm with raging electricity, and after a brief silence, Smoker finally gave up his rising fighting spirit.

"I lost." He sighed heavily.

If you continue to fight, you may be able to find possible flaws, but thinking about King sitting inside who has not really made a move, a strong sense of frustration arises spontaneously.

Sure enough, more intense training is still needed...

Smoker secretly decided that when he returns to Malinfando, he must cultivate his domineering power to an advanced state that can cause internal destruction!

Seeing this, King slowly retracted his raised arm and turned into a streak of light before returning to the Infinite Dream.

The difficulty of controlling a battle armor in reality is completely different from controlling a game character. It requires a high degree of concentration at all times.

Moreover, the impact, heat energy, and high pressure generated by combat are also a huge burden on the body.

Fortunately, he was exercising all the time. If he had just traveled back in time to drive this second-generation machine, the burden on his body would have reached its limit in less than a minute!

On the navy warship, all the naval captains were silent.

The high-end combat power displayed by the second-generation aircraft was far beyond their understanding of "weapons". The shock level was even stronger than Major General Smog's surrender!

Some generals with a long-term vision are keenly aware that in the future world, the power of science and technology will not be weaker than Devil Fruit and Haki!

The mechanical gear rotates, and the second-generation machine re-enters the Meow Meow head storage compartment to replenish power.

King walked out expressionlessly, eliciting proud and excited cheers from his companions.

In fact, his back was so wet that he was almost paralyzed from exhaustion...

"Well done."

Lin Zhi raised his hand and patted King on the shoulder, quite satisfied with this first show of the second-generation machine.

Putting aside some outliers, according to its combat performance, the king flying the second-generation aircraft has the ability to compete with the vice-admiral of the Navy Headquarters!

"You guys have really created something quite remarkable."

The white smoke fell, and Smoker, who was smoking a cigar, walked slowly over, "I take back my inaccurate statement just now. Even if it's not the king, I guess no one else is able to control this machine."

He accepted his defeat calmly.

This is quite modest. If it were anyone else, they really wouldn't be able to bring out the full performance of the second-generation machine.

Lin Zhi said silently in his heart.

"Well, that's enough entertainment for the long-awaited reunion, Smoker. How about having a quick dinner before heading to Marigioa?"

Smoker wanted to refuse, but thinking of the delicious and novel meals at the sea restaurant, he nodded slightly.

Complete the mission of Wulaoxing as soon as possible?

Sorry, I'll wait until I'm full!

In this way, he enjoyed a pleasant lunch on the Infinite Dream.

After eating and drinking, Lin Zhi took the third generation Guite and Xue to go, and followed Smoker alone to the navy ship that came to pick him up.

Naturally, he would not let all his friends run to Marigio and take risks. If this was a Hongmen Banquet set by the other party, they might be wiped out!

Moreover, if there was a situation where a conflict really had to occur, with the speed advantage of the Thunder Fruit, he would have a greater chance of escaping alone.

The worst-case scenario is to die in Mariejoia and then let Aqua resurrect him!

Of course, considering the interests that Wulao Xing values ​​in him, the probability of this happening is extremely slim.

Before leaving, Lin Zhi handed over the life cards he made in Alabasta to Meow Meow and King.

He also specifically stated that as soon as the life card starts to burn, he will immediately drive the Infinite Dream into the deep sea and wait for his return in a safe environment!

After making all preparations, the navy warship parted ways with the Infinite Dream:

Lin Zhi and Smoker went to the holy land of Mary Joa, while Aqua and others continued their original route to the Twin Gorges where Labu was.

The official route was impressive. In just two days, Lin Zhi's warship successfully arrived at the Red Earth Continent.

After Smoker provided the relevant documents, the heavy warship was slowly lifted up to Mariejoia at the highest point using a specially designed sling.

This is the main means for the navy to travel between the first half of the Grand Route and the New World. Unqualified pirates and merchants need to pass through the Fishman Island in the deep sea below.

It can be regarded as the navy's unique advantage in ruling the great shipping route.

Under the leadership of Smoker and CP agents, Lin Zhi passed through the luxurious and gorgeous Mariejoia residential area and walked into the heavily guarded Holy Land Castle.

In the extremely exaggeratedly decorated spacious hall, the five old stars who had received the news in advance were as concave as ever and had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Lin Zhi appear, the five old stars moved slightly, showing different expressions.

"We finally meet, the extremely evil thunder, Lin Zhi." (End of this chapter)