Pirate: My Piltover technology is far ahead!

Chapter 129 Garp! You bastard! Go pay off your debts!

"The boat capsized?"

"Yeah, you and Garp have been comrades-in-arms for a long time, right? You know how powerful his punches are. Isn't it normal for the aftershocks to capsize the ship?"

These words immediately silenced Zephyr; each of his points, taken individually, seemed perfectly reasonable.

Given the conditions along the Grand Line, even the most experienced navigator cannot guarantee absolute safety.

In the face of true natural disasters, human power always seems insignificant; only those true monsters have the means to overcome them.

Garp's nickname "Iron Fist" wasn't given lightly; he's punched through countless mountains during his training. In the G1 branch's shipyard, there's even a ship bag belonging to Garp.

Those decommissioned warships were the tools Garp used to hone his body. It's reasonable that he could capsize nearby ships with a single punch, but when you put these two things together, it becomes somewhat abstract.

"What a coincidence!"

It takes six days for the Log Pose on Firefly Island to fill up. To prevent Roger from leaving immediately after the Log Pose is full, Garp used unconventional methods to travel quickly, reducing the travel time by more than half.

Roger predicted that Garp would move in an unconventional way, which is why he estimated seven days. However, he ultimately underestimated the level of Garp's abstract thinking.

There are two days left until the agreed delivery date.

Due to the distance, they are usually sent to the nearby G6 branch first, which only takes two days of sailing, and the rest is the navy's own business.

It's quite reasonable for Oran to load the supplies onto the ship and prepare for departure at this time.

There are too many pirates in this sea area; it's clearly impossible for all activities to stop just because of the appearance of one or two pirates.

"How is the situation?"

"Fortunately, I felt something was wrong when I saw your warships 'jumping' from a distance. We evacuated the people in the port first. There were no casualties, but some cargo sank to the bottom."

My products have all been tested for waterproofing, as you know. It just takes time to retrieve the goods, and the dock is also somewhat damaged and needs repairs.

"I understand. Should I relay the message for you, or should you go and talk to A-He yourself?"

"Please tell him for me, I'm quite busy here."

"Okay, I understand."

It's a good thing that Den Den Mushi technology hasn't evolved to video calls, otherwise Zephyr would have seen Oran dressed casually, sunbathing on the platform at the top of the royal city while playing chess with Lyriana.

Oran can be really busy when he's busy, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have time for leisure.

"Cast aside, checkmate, Riley, you've lost."

In a sense, this game is still a family game. Moving the two-meter-tall giant pieces is not easy, so Zach and Frankenstein act as the players for both of them.

In the process of growing up, companionship is a very important part. Of course, this companionship refers to effective companionship.

If a parent's presence is always accompanied by scolding and punishment, the child will only want to avoid seeing that parent and develop a strong rebellious mentality.

Simply wandering around aimlessly every day won't be very effective; the specific approach depends on the family.

"Oh no, Dad, you actually used the king as bait!"

"This is the game of chess. Everything on the board is a piece, including the king."

Sometimes, only in this way can you deceive the enemy's defenses and finally take them down.

Every piece has its own value; everything we do is for the sake of winning.

The game ended, and the pieces were moved back to their original positions. However, Leliana understood the meaning behind Oran's words; the king he spoke of was clearly referring to herself.

"But Dad, that's dangerous! Can't a chess player just jump out of the chessboard?"

"That would be the most perfect outcome, of course, but reality is always full of disappointments. Only by getting involved can one gain an advantage over fate."

Hmm, that word might not be quite right for this game. I'll teach you a new game tomorrow.

"Okay~"

Meow~

At that moment, a calico cat climbed up the wall, with a bamboo tube tied around its neck with a red rope.

This is Kate's training method; she's training these police cats to adapt to more jobs, and relaying messages is just one special training method.

Although radio communication methods such as Den Den Mushi are more convenient, paper letters also have their uses.

"Hey Kate, I received a letter from Little Caucasian. What's up?"

"It's almost over at the port. The Roger Pirates have already gone far away, and Garp's warships are still chasing after them."

Should we begin salvage operations at the port immediately?

"No rush, let's wait a bit longer, so that there won't be any more unstable aftereffects later."

"Okay, then I'll go gather the staff. Will the wages remain the same?"

"It's a day off today, right? Let's do three times the usual number of people we need to find. Retrieving things from the water is quite hard work."

"clear."

Firefly Island has more than one port, and there are many places to land, but there is only one natural deep-water port, which is currently located in the seventh district.

This is the smallest land area on the island, and correspondingly the largest ocean area.

This area is ideal for large vessels to dock, but the deep water also means increased difficulty in salvage operations.

Oran never denies that his businesses are both building up his resources for his own goals and making money.

If someone has the ability to make money but chooses to live a hard life, then they must be thinking too much.

They already earn a lot, so there's no need to exploit their employees. What people resist isn't overtime, but rather that overtime isn't being compensated accordingly.

Lured by profit, there are always people willing to put in more effort. This is how Oran's company in Piltover operated, and it proved that the employees welcomed him, at least there were never any major problems.

As for some trivial matters, those are unavoidable. People's hearts are always hard to grasp, and you will always encounter some ungrateful wretches.

In that situation, Oran would demonstrate "cruelty".

He's in business, not doing charity.

Meanwhile, at Marine Headquarters, Zephyr belatedly realized that something was amiss.

"Yekrik, what did your Uncle Oran just say about how Garp's warships got there?"

"Uncle Oran said that Uncle Garp's warship jumped over there, but he must have used the wrong word. How could a warship jump over?"

"No, you don't know Garp enough. If that guy is talking, the warship might actually jump over."

Zephyr didn't suspect that Oran had arranged all of this. Roger was a lawless pirate, and Garp was similar; neither of them would obediently follow orders.

Even when it comes to empty commands, Garp sometimes has to use Roger as bait to get him to take the initiative.

Zephyr didn't believe that Oran could control both of them to act for him at the same time. In fact, it was really a coincidence, since Garp wouldn't have been able to affect the port in the conventional way.

"Alright, you continue training. I'm going to go find Sengoku. I'll be right back."

The Warring States period is quite busy these days, and the Navy Headquarters has always had three admirals.

However, now that Zephyr has stepped back from the limelight and Garp has refused to be promoted, Sengoku has become the only active admiral.

Although Garp's combat strength has always been sufficient to be used as an admiral, there are some things that only an admiral can handle, which means that Sengoku is doing the work of more than one person.

The good news is that three monsters have emerged in Zephyr's training camp, all of whom have the potential to become generals, but they still need some training. This means that Sengoku's burden will soon be relieved.

The bad news is that this time is still far off, and Sora still regards Sengoku as his successor.

To put it another way, the current Sengoku is like a trainee admiral of the naval headquarters, extremely busy.

After hearing what Garp had done, Sengoku said nothing, only helplessly covering his face.

"So, in order to chase Roger, he capsized Sidiel's cargo ship in the port, right?"

"Yes."

"And Roger did absolutely nothing on the island; the biggest destruction was actually caused by Garp?"

"Yes."

Sengoku waved his hand, indicating that he understood the situation. It was just a mess left by Garp; he was used to it.

Sengoku casually opened a drawer next to him, which contained some rice cake chips and senbei. Sometimes Sengoku felt that eating could relieve his stress to some extent, so the drawer was always full.

But this time he found nothing; all he saw was an empty slip of paper with a ghost face drawn on it.

"Garp!!!"

Without a doubt, the only person who could enter and leave an admiral's private office, steal snacks, and even leave an autograph is Garp.

Some time later, about a day's voyage from Firefly Island, Garp's warship anchored there.

"That damned Roger! We almost caught him!"

Garp ultimately failed to catch up with Roger. Roger and his crew, taking advantage of the Gold Jackson's agility and the undercurrents of the area, successfully shook off Garp.

It was at this moment that Garp's Den Den Mushi rang.

"Garp! Look what you've done!"

"Hahaha, you finally figured it out? That's right, the rice crackers in your drawer were the ones I stole."

"Who told you about this! Don't you have any idea what you did when you passed by Firefly Island?!"

Sengoku remained restrained and did not immediately call Garp to urge him, but waited for a while.

If Garp hadn't caught up with Roger by now, he probably wouldn't have been able to catch up later, and then Garp could have scolded him without worry. But Garp's first words were about this matter.

"What? I haven't even logged in, what can I do?"

"According to the intelligence I received, your warship 'jumped' over there. Do you think I don't know how you made your warship jump?"

Or are you going to tell me that you've surpassed Vegapunk and Siddiel by developing a ship-jumping device?

"Pfft, hahaha, I don't have that ability. You're really joking. Do you want me to try transferring to the scientific research unit?"

"Who's kidding you! I'm asking you, have you caught Roger yet?"

Sengoku's blood pressure is gradually rising. It is said that Devil Fruits can affect the owner's personality to a certain extent, but Sengoku, who ate the Human-Human Fruit Mythical Zoan type Buddha form, is anything but Zen.

Garp was a great help in this regard.

"Oh, this one was just a little short, but unfortunately he still got away."

"Speaking of which, I have a suggestion. Let's build a warship using the Adam Tree. That way, we can better pursue pirates."

Adam Tree, known as the strongest tree on the sea, can still stand tall even when war breaks out on the island and the country is destroyed by gunfire.

The survivors can build new homes around the big tree. There aren't many trees like it in the whole ocean. Every time it appears on the black market, it can fetch an astronomical price.

"You're dreaming. If that kind of timber were so easy to find, the navy would have already equipped itself with these ships on a large scale."

"I didn't ask you to equip them in bulk, just get me one individually, wouldn't that be enough?"

"Then you make sure the navy can't catch you, turn off the Den Den Mushi, strategically choose not to receive orders, and then sail your own ship all over the world?"

"Don't put it so harshly, this is also for the purpose of capturing pirates."

"Oh, good. You agree to promote him to general. I'll apply for it for you right away."

"Then forget it. I don't want to be as busy as you every day."

Sengoku's blood pressure was still rising. If Den Den Mushi had the ability to teleport, Sengoku would definitely teleport in front of Garp, grab him by the collar, and ask him who made him so busy.

However, it's fine over the phone; Garp will just laugh and say it's all the pirates' fault, or simply not explain at all.

"In short, you failed again, didn't you?"

"Yeah, Roger is too cunning. You lose track of him if you're not careful."

"I don't care how Roger got away. Now that you've lost him, get back to Firefly Island! You've just ruined the next batch of orders!"

Since you're currently idle, then go work as a salvage worker! After repairing someone else's dock, bring back the new equipment!

You'd better find a way to make up for the time you've wasted!

pat.

The sound coming from the receiver indicated that Sengoku had hung up the phone with considerable force, which was enough to show how irritable he was.

If we skip the process of transporting the items to the G6 branch and have Garp bring them directly back to headquarters, the time consumption will naturally decrease.

As a military cybernetic device, this thing is naturally a consumable, since its existence is for combat.

Oran spent a lot of time making this prosthetic body sturdy yet not indestructible, so that it could only withstand a small amount of high-intensity combat.

The safety guidelines also clearly state that items should be replaced promptly when they are damaged to a certain extent. If items never break, it will be much more difficult to do business.

High-quality products do exist, but they are mostly supplied to our own people or made to order by private individuals, and their prices are relatively unacceptable for mass-produced equipment.

"Honestly, it's all Roger's fault, why is it being blamed on me? Fine, let's turn back to Firefly Island!"

Garp complained a couple of times, but still obeyed Sengoku's orders.

While Garp turned around, Oran was looking at the specific accounts. Although the appearance of these things was a coincidence, it would be a pity not to take advantage of such a great opportunity to balance the accounts.

(End of this chapter)