Pirates: The Black Earl

A few days later, branch 153.

"I see, please rest assured, sir... yes!"

In the branch chief's office, Mengka stood at attention and saluted with a ferocious iron chin. Then he put down the phone bug and looked up.

"Have you received the notification? Lieutenant General Karp of the headquarters has crossed the windless belt and arrived in the East China Sea. He will pass by our branch tomorrow. All units are ready to welcome him!"

"Lieutenant General Garp? Is that Lieutenant General Garp who arrested Roger the Pirate King?!"

"Of course, who else likes to cross the Quiet Belt but him?"

"I really didn't expect that the famous Iron Fist lieutenant general would come to a small place like ours."

In the office, the schoolmates immediately started discussing excitedly.

"Vice Admiral Iron Fist" Garp's name is well-known in the East China Sea, and it is also well known around the world. As a navy born in the East China Sea, they worship Garp for more than a day or two.

Monka didn't stop them and let them discuss.

That's "Iron Fist" Garp!

The idol in the minds of almost all the East China Sea Navy!

If he hadn't just taken over to maintain his majesty, he wouldn't have been able to help but join in.

In the corner, Lovett, who was half-closed and listening, pondered for a moment and said, "Lieutenant General Garp passed by on purpose, probably... because of Crowe's business."

The 153 branch has a total of only two hundred people, and almost half of its combat power was wiped out in the battle with Crowe.

With such a huge loss, Garp only needs to return to the East China Sea and come to express condolences on behalf of the headquarters.

This is a pain that no one can forget.

The atmosphere was silent for a moment, and a major seemed to want to scold Lovett, but was forced to retreat by Mengka's gaze.

"Anyway, Lieutenant General Garp will be here soon... cheer up everyone! Tell the headquarters that the bones of our 153 branch are not broken!"

"Now, disband!"

After the meeting, Lovett walked on the path back to the dormitory, thinking silently.

He felt that, as time went by, some generals became increasingly dissatisfied with him.

Perhaps some of the big figures above have good intentions, not to criticize themselves, and to appease the soldiers. But any order is time-sensitive. Over time, it is inevitable that the orders of foreign rulers will not be accepted.

"Perhaps the arrival of Garp this time is an opportunity."

In the summer of 1517 in the Haiyuan calendar, half a year has passed since January 1st. In Lovett's eyes, Garp's return to the East China Sea this time is not an accident, but an inevitability.

because……

January 1, 1517 in the Haiyuan calendar is the 17th birthday of Portgas D. Ace, the posthumous son of One Piece.

A man should go to sea at seventeen!

I don't know who left the custom.

Including part of the navy, they all joined the army at the age of seventeen.

Half a year is enough for Garp to hand over the daily affairs of the G3 branch of the Great Airway he was in charge of, and then rush back to Donghai to visit his remaining grandson, Monkey D. Luffy.

"This world is going to be in chaos!"

Looking at Shields Town outside the wall through the window curtain, Lovett murmured softly.

The future "Generation of Evil" and the center of the vortex of the times may be the Straw Hat Pirates, but he is not the beginning.

The real beginning came from the betrayal of Blackbeard Teach.

The pinnacle of the generational vortex stems from Ace's defeat and identity exposure.

With the end of the Dingshang War, this era of great pirates, which has been stable for more than ten years, has completely gone berserk.

Ambition meets ambition, dream meets dream!

Courage, fame, friendship, wealth...

Thousands of sails compete, and hundreds of boats compete.

It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times.

And the key to deciding what attitude to look at is strength!

"Staying in the 153 branch has nothing to look forward to,

There is no way to replenish the soul after eating it all. After all... I still have to go to sea. "

Now that he has already decided to leave, Lovett will not let go of any opportunity.

As for the consequences...

The scarlet light gathered in the eyeballs, and a stench of rust spread out with the wind. The fingers dragged out red threads and clasped them on the face. Through the fingers, Lovett's eyes were full of tyranny and chilling.

"Whoever stands in my way will die!"

...

The next day was cloudless.

"stand at attention……!"

Boom!

In the elongated tone, the sound of pacing was orderly.

Residents of the small town gathered outside the port curiously, standing on tiptoe and looking towards the center. Outside the small port, a warship with a unique shape is docked.

From the side, the warship looks normal, with a familiar blue hull and a familiar white flag, but at the bow, instead of the familiar three cast iron cannons, it is a... a cute dog's head.

Even stuck out his tongue!

"Pfft ha ha ha ha, they are all very energetic!"

Hearty laughter came from the center of the crowd. The sound was loud and deafening, but the passage of time could also be heard.

What makes people laugh even more than the dog-headed warship is that the hat worn by the famous "Iron Fist Admiral" also looks like a dog's head. With the movement of laughing, the two dog ears flicked and shook, which looked unexpected...

cute?

"Yes, thank you Lieutenant General Karp for your compliment!"

Mengka paid a standard military salute, held back his eyes and turned to the dog's ears, and then put his hands behind his back, motionless.

If you look carefully, you will find that his left hand is grasping the tiger's mouth of his right hand and pressing down hard, his skin and flesh are turning white.

"No, it should be me thanking you!"

Suddenly, Garp said in a deep voice.

Looking at the eyes of reverence, perseverance, doubt, or... suppressed laughter around him, Garp slowly raised his palm.

"Donghai is my hometown, but I don't have time to protect her... It is your hard work that maintains the peace of Donghai."

Swish!

After setting up a military salute, Garp spoke solemnly amidst countless astonished eyes.

"You are the heroes!"

Boom!

A famous general and school, including ordinary soldiers, heard the words, blushed, stood at attention excitedly, and responded.

"For justice!!"

With his arms raised high, among the crowd, Lovett's shape with only one hand is very conspicuous. Garp glanced at him, then lowered his arm, and continued.

"The great route gathers pirates from all over the world. Some people say that the East China Sea is the weakest sea, and the navy there is all soft-legged shrimps who bully garbage..."

The soldiers were excited and panting angrily.

"But I don't think so!"

Garp chanted aloud, his majestic eyes sweeping over every soldier.

"The East China Sea is the weakest, but she is also a symbol of peace! Are there no pirates in the East China Sea?"

"have!"

"but why?"

Lovett narrowed his eyes silently when he heard this: "It's not easy!"

This was the first time he met Garp, and his impression remained on paper.

But the Garp in front of him obviously doesn't match the character set in the original book who doesn't show mountains or rivers, does things nonsense, and is more funny than serious.

As the saying goes, "To be old and not to die is to be a thief", and he was able to transform from a bandit boy riding a tiger in the forest to a well-known iron fist lieutenant general today. Obviously, Garp not only has a pair of fists that are getting stronger.

Sure enough, Garp stared and said angrily.

"Because it is the East China Sea Navy and you who have worked so hard, the East China Sea Pirates will never be able to succeed!"

As the soldiers got emotional, Garp's voice was loud.

"So this sentence is very problematic!"

"The East China Sea is the weakest, that's a shame for pirates! The East China Sea is the weakest, it's your pride!"

"On behalf of the wastes of the great route, I salute you!"

Where are the craziest pirates?

Answer: The Great Route.

There is also a navy stationed there, but there is no way to make the situation as stable as the East China Sea. There are even revolutionary troops stirring up wind and rain everywhere.

Therefore, in terms of actual results, all the navies stationed on the great route can afford the phrase "waste".

Including the Navy Headquarters!

However, the complex situation of the Great Route is obviously not comparable to that of the East China Sea. Karp's words were indiscriminate, and even Warring States scolded them.

Look at the adjutant who is half a step behind him... well, his face turned black as expected.

But it works, doesn't it?

A smile quickly disappeared from the corner of Lovett's mouth, and he saluted seriously.

Even if you didn't look at him, you would know that the soldiers around were all blushing because of Garp's words, and they wished they could fight with the pirates immediately.

The morale of the 153 branches is the most important after a blow, and morale is often something that can be easily controlled with words.

...

"Ah, Lieutenant General Garp actually looks at us like that? Really..."

"To be honest, I even regretted being in the navy when I heard the bad news before, but now... how should I put it? I have endless energy!"

"Me too!"

"Since the Eastern Sea Pirates are synonymous with being weak in the eyes of outsiders, let them continue to be weak!"

"That's right... uh, Lieutenant Lovett!"

Passing the corner of the corridor, some excited soldiers noticed Lovett approaching, and quickly stood up to salute.

In the eyes of unsuspecting soldiers, Second Lieutenant Lovett, with his pale face and indifferent eyes, is still very intimidating except for his mysterious origin.

Especially the broken arm, I don't know what kind of dangerous battle it has gone through.

Nodding in greeting, letting the soldiers trot away, Lovett stopped in front of Monka's office door and knocked on the door.

state! state! state!

"Come in!"

"Report... Colonel Monka, you find... me..."

Pushing the door open, Lovett's pupils shrank.

There were not only Monka in the office, but also Karp... He was still thinking about how to make an excuse to leave, but he didn't expect Karp to come to the door on his own initiative.

That's good news, no doubt, but Lovett doesn't have time to focus on that right now.

because……

Just separated by a wall, he didn't even notice Karp's existence!

With Karp's exuberant breath of life, the ten extraordinary knight kings combined can't match it. This situation is like someone playing disco and singing upstairs in your house, but you don't realize it.

"Spiritual power is blocked? No! I avoided this place unconsciously."

Lovett felt a chill run down his back, and quickly figured out what the problem was.

Spiritual power, as a kind of energy evolved from the soul, is emitted all the time. It is as natural as fine hair growing on the skin. Shielding it is a method only for mages. No one in this world knows how to do it.

Another thing that can achieve the same effect is the sixth sense.

As mages, their sixth sense can be said to be quite sharp, and it can even transcend the mage's personal consciousness and help them avoid danger unconsciously.

Lovett encountered the same situation more than once. When he was named the "Black Earl", the "Holy Ten" venerables who presided over the ceremony made him unconsciously avoid it with mental power.

Only by looking with your eyes can you feel the vast, bright, star-like aura on them.

That is the soul strength that can make a planet tremble and collapse!

He also appeared when he crossed the Styx River to the underworld and met the "Lord of the Underworld" Emperor Lishan. He was only one meter in front of him before he realized that there was a "person" in front of him, even because the other party coughed on his own initiative.

Although the perception of mental power diffusion is as uncontrollable as a hair, a powerful mage can still restrain this behavior. After a formal mage, casually sensing the situation of others is a more serious provocation than pointing at the nose and insulting!

So extremely dangerous.

That is to say...

"The life form is not beyond the limit of my cognition, but his degree of danger is not inferior to that of the Holy Ten and the Great Emperor...?"

Lovett thought to himself.

No, never.

It is quite a threat to me!

Rather than being on the same level as the Holy Ten Venerables.

However, this conjecture cannot be proved at present.

Perhaps only when the soul recovers can Lovett get the answer.

after all……

If Garp was really that strong, this world would be a little too dangerous.

This would mess with Lovett's overall layout.

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