Pirate: I'm just slacking off, do you really think I'm a noob?

"The next admiral of the navy is probably Sengoku, but who should be the admiral of the navy?"

Kong, who had been the admiral of the navy for many years, had long set his sights on the position of commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

He knew that the elderly commander-in-chief of the armed forces would retire in a few years because he was too old to perform his duties.

As the admiral of the navy, he has the greatest hope of becoming the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

So he has already started selecting his successor.

"Zhan Guo is a pretty good admiral of the navy. He reigns supreme over the world in justice and has awakened his domineering Haki."

"However, there are not enough candidates for the position of admiral. Although Sakaski and Borsalino have the potential to be admirals, they are still a little immature for this chaotic era."

"Forget it. Anyway, before I step down as the Navy Admiral, I'll kill a few big pirates first so that the Navy can survive this period of transition."

Having made up his mind, Sora picked up the Den Den Mushi and called the intelligence department.

"Send the information of the pirates who have been active recently to the office. Also, sort out the information of the pirates who are smaller in power but stronger in individual strength. I need it."

At this moment, many small pirates on the sea suddenly had a strange feeling, that is, they were being targeted.

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"Master, is there any powerful force in the North Sea?"

Miles was very curious about the North Sea. After all, he had never been to the East China Sea.

I rarely hear rumors about Beihai on weekdays.

Raleigh was holding a newspaper and reading it while saying:

"The forces I know about may have been wiped out by Lieutenant General Sakaski a long time ago. Even if there are any, they are not many."

"The most famous thing about the North Sea is the Mafia family, followed by a few countries. There are many powerful pirate groups, but many famous pirates will go to the Grand Line, so maybe there are not many pirate groups left in the North Sea in my impression."

"We'll know once we get to the base. There's detailed intelligence inside the naval base."

Miles curled his lips, seemingly dissatisfied with what Raleigh said.

The space inside the elevator was very small. Kaji looked at Raleigh lying on the sun lounger and curled his lips:

"Rawley, you really know how to enjoy yourself."

"But I don't understand why you want to move this sun lounger onto the elevator?"

That's right, even in the limited space of the elevator, Raleigh still adheres to the belief of never standing if he can lie down.

In the entire space, only Raleigh's sun lounger takes up the most space.

"Kaji, this sun lounger has a special meaning to me."

"What's the point? It's just a sun lounger. I'll buy you eight or ten when we get to Beihai."

Luo Li shook his head and said playfully:

"Originally, it was just an ordinary sun lounger, but after someone broke it and repaired it, it became special."

Kaji didn't react to what Raleigh said, but Gion did and her face turned red with embarrassment.

"This guy, did you bring this sun lounger because of me?"

Maybe Zhiyuan would never have thought that Luo Li Chunchun was just finding a reasonable excuse for himself to slack off.

"Master, when can we reach the North Sea?"

Belo Betty, who was sitting on the side of the sun lounger, shouted.

Luo Li put down the newspaper in his hand, rubbed Belo Betty's little head and said:

"Crossing the Red Earth Continent is a very troublesome thing. At the current rate of progress, it may take us three days to cross it."

"Ah, why does it take so long?"

Luo Li laughed loudly and hugged Belo Betty in his arms:

"Little Betty, whether in the past or now, crossing the Red Earth Continent is an extremely troublesome matter."

"Because the Red Earth Continent is impossible to climb and the Calm Belt is dangerous, the powerful generals of the Navy cannot easily return to the Four Seas, so there is the level of the Four Seas Branch."

"If the Navy can develop technology to pass through the doldrums in the future, it will be easier for us to return home."

"As far as I know, it is currently very difficult to return to the Four Seas region from the Grand Line. All you have to do is walk through the Upside Down Mountain again or cross the Calm Belt."

However, the wisdom of the people is endless. When Raleigh and his companions were riding the elevator upwards, they saw some giant snails climbing in the distance.

Bello Betty pointed curiously and asked:

"Master, what is that? I think I see someone on it."

Luo Li glanced at it, then looked away and smiled:

"You mean the snail? That's the wisdom of the businessman."

"Merchants made money by taming these docile giant snails and using them to carry goods across the red earth continent."

Seeing Bello Betty's curious look, Rowley suddenly had an idea and picked her up from the sun lounger.

"Master, let me take you to have a look."

After opening the skylight above his head, Raleigh jumped out of the skylight holding Bello Betty, and stood on the top of the elevator, ready to go over and take a look.

"Master, there's me too. I want to go see it, too."

Miles looked at his master above him with resentment.

Chapter 29: The Magical Giant Snail

2024-09-07 23:28:11 Author: Mu Chenxin

"Miles, you're already a little man. You have to learn to do this kind of thing on your own."

Just kidding, Miles is not very old.

But people in the One Piece world grow fast, and now he is over 1.7 meters tall.

Is it necessary to consider bringing a 1.7-meter-tall boy and a little loli?

Gion was also very curious. She jumped high, grabbed the edge of the skylight with one hand and climbed up.

Raleigh glanced at Gion and said nothing.

Holding Belo Betty in his arms, he suddenly stomped his legs on the air and rushed towards the giant snail in the distance with moon steps.

As the distance continues to decrease, the giant snail's figure is gradually getting bigger.

When I looked from the elevator just now, the giant snail was clearly visible, and the human figures looked like ants.

Now that I'm next to them, I realize that these snails are as big as houses.

"Master, these snails are so huge."

Bello Betty, who was in Rory's arms, stretched out his head and looked at the giant snails climbing.

"There are strong men coming, everyone be alert."

Before reaching the giant snail, Raleigh's keen hearing caught the conversation of the people on the snail.

"He can actually walk in the air. This must be a powerful person from all over the world."

"Who cares? I see this strong man is wearing navy uniform, so he won't attack us."

Listening to the chaotic yet calm conversation, it seemed that these people were very knowledgeable and had seen people walking in the air before.

Ta... Ta...

Rowley landed on the largest snail, his leather shoes making a sound on the giant snail's hard shell.

"Hello, Admiral, how can we help you?"

On the back of the giant snail, there are fixed and sturdy seats, and the one who greeted Raleigh was a well-dressed businessman sitting in the middle.

"Hello, this is the first time we see this magical creature. My apprentice and I are very curious, so we came to take a look."

Raleigh's polite attitude made everyone on the snail's back relax.

After all, this is on the red soil continent thousands of feet high, and these people are at most businessmen who know a few ordinary moves.

When you meet a powerful person, you can only obey their arrangements.

"Rawley, you didn't even wait for me."

Gion followed closely behind, landed on the hard snail shell, and walked over, calling out to Raleigh angrily.

"My Lords, let me explain this to you."

"This snail is a giant snail that lives near the red soil continent. Our ancestors discovered them many years ago. At that time, our ancestors realized that they could walk on steep mountain walls, so they deliberately bred and cultivated them."

"We found that this snail has two layers of shell. We only need to knock off a small part of the outer shell to stuff the goods into the middle for transportation. Even the smooth red soil continent can be climbed. With this skill, our ancestors specialized in trading goods across the world."

The well-dressed businessman explained.

"So that's how it is. There are such magical creatures. I never expected that."

Lori handed Bello Betty to Gion's arms, then jumped to the broken shell and observed it carefully.

Just as the leader said, looking down from this entrance, there were neatly stacked goods inside.

By comparing the sizes of the shells horizontally, Raleigh could tell how much cargo such a giant snail could carry.

At the same time, he also keenly realized that a giant snail like this could not only transport goods, but also be equipped with seats for people to ride on.

At present, it is much more efficient than the navy's elevator.

Although the elevator is a high-tech device of the navy, the technological level is not very high in the navy that does not yet have Vegapunk.

Currently, transportation efficiency is far from that of using a group of giant snails.

"No wonder, I never knew how those pirates returned to the Four Seas from the Grand Line. It turns out that they used this kind of magical creature."

Raleigh's sudden voice startled everyone present.

Gion also keenly noticed the key point.

Yes, in today's oceans, even the navy of the dominant force on the sea finds it difficult to return to the four seas, not to mention the backward pirates.

The navy had not paid attention to the activities of the merchants before, and naturally did not notice that the merchants already had means of transportation such as giant snails.

"Rawley, I think we should report to headquarters."

Gion spoke anxiously. Now the remnants of the Rocks Pirates were becoming more and more aggressive, and the navy was unable to deal with the pirates who had fled back to the four seas.

They have never known how the pirates returned to the four seas, and their countermeasures seem very ineffective.

Now that we know how the pirates climb over the enemy lines, it will be easy to target them.

"My two admirals, you can't act like this."

The leader spoke anxiously.

"Don't be in a hurry, Gion, just listen to what he wants to say first."

Raleigh rejected Gion's words. He wanted to hear what the businessman in front of him had to say.

"Admiral, you are the symbol of justice. We can understand that you are dealing with the most vicious pirates, but can you also understand us?"

"No one wants to die if they can live. We can live happily if we do this trip four times a year. But the pirates don't care if we live or die. When they find us, they don't solve the problem with money."

"Last year, one of my friends, Spender Rex and his family, were killed because they refused to provide giant snails for the pirates to ride. Your navy has enough strength to fight against them, but we are just some civilians who have no power to resist. If we encounter such a thing, refusing means death."

The leading businessman seemed to have recalled some sad events from the past. Even though it was inconvenient for him to move on the snail's back, he still took out his handkerchief and cried bitterly.

Raleigh nodded. Sometimes policies and systems also need to take the actual situation into consideration.

This was the first time Raleigh discovered that giant snails could be used to transport people and supplies, but it is likely that the Navy had discovered this phenomenon long ago.

As for why this matter was not dealt with, perhaps there were too many things involved.

After all, it's not just pirates who want to cross the Red Earth Continent via giant snails.

It can even be said that pirates are just a small group of them.

Everyone knows that if you want to go to the New World in the second half of the Grand Line, you have to travel from the Sabaody Archipelago to Fishman Island.

However, the Navy never thought of controlling the coating houses on the Sabaody Archipelago, and no one thought of controlling Fishman Island.

Although Raleigh didn't understand what kind of people were operating inside, he could guess the fundamental purpose.