General Lanlin of One Piece

Chapter 13 Branch Recruitment
Major General Adila is a middle-aged man who is over forty years old. He is nearly two meters tall and has a strong build. He looks like a tough guy with a serious heart.

But when he saw Akainu getting off the ship, a bright smile immediately appeared on the face of Major General Adira, who had been waiting at the port for a long time.

Especially when he saw the little skylark behind Akainu, his face suddenly turned into a chrysanthemum smile.

"Oh, my little princess Yunque, you have finally returned to your hometown of Beihai. Uncle, I miss you so much. Look what I have prepared for you?"

Adira smiled and stretched out her hand, and a row of soldiers immediately ran out from behind, each holding a fluffy pink marshmallow in their hands.

"Uncle Adira, I am no longer an eight-year-old child, why are you still using marshmallows to coax me?"

"However, I still like eating marshmallows, thank you Uncle Adira!"

Skylark smiled and ran to the soldier holding the marshmallows, took three of them, gave two to Dawes and Rorschach.

"We haven't seen you for three years, but my little princess has grown into a beautiful girl."

Major General Adira touched Hibari's little head, nodded towards Daos and the others, looked at Rorschach for a while, and then ran to Akainu.

"Brother Sakaski, you arrived several days later than expected. I couldn't help but call you to ask if you encountered any blind pirates on the road? I think the warships are all Destroyed."

"Some accidents occurred." Akainu walked ahead unceremoniously, heading towards the naval branch base ahead.

"What's going on in the Kingdom of Prince? You said in the intelligence that you suspected that you saw Dorag appearing near the Kingdom of Prince."

Adira quickly shook off everyone, followed Akainu closely, and replied in a low voice:

"About a month ago, our intelligence personnel indeed discovered a revolutionary army ship in the offshore waters of the Prince Kingdom. They also discovered that the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Dorag, had entered the royal city of the Prince Kingdom."

"I personally led the troops there, but failed to stop Dorag and the others from leaving."

"How come the dignified leader of the revolutionary army came to a small country like Prince?" Akainu frowned.

“It should be for food”

Adila thought for a while, "Recently, the world government's army has stepped up its efforts to encircle and suppress the revolutionary army, and they are short of food.

During this time, Ilya, the eldest prince of the Prince Kingdom, has been purchasing grain and collecting a large amount of heavenly gold and economic taxes in advance.

On the other hand, Prince VII's physical condition is very poor, and news has spread that he is about to die, so..."

"So, you suspect that Ilya contacted the revolutionary army and wanted to borrow their power to seize the throne? But isn't he the eldest prince? When the king dies, the next throne will naturally fall to him."

"Brother Sakaski doesn't know something." Adila smiled and shook his head:

“Compared to the ambitious prince Ilya, Prince VII dotes on his youngest son Grus more.

Although Grus is young, he has a gentle personality and looks exactly like his father. In addition, he is a capable user with good abilities.

Therefore, the nobles in the royal city secretly rumored that Prince VII planned to pass the throne to Prince Grus. "

"Colluding with the revolutionary army is a capital crime!" Akainu's face was cold, and there was already murderous intent in his eyes. "Even if Prince Kingdom is a member of the World Government, being charged with this kind of crime is enough to lead to the destruction of this kingdom!"

"That's the problem," Adila was a little puzzled. "The Revolutionary Army did appear, but they left quickly. We and the World Government's intelligence personnel placed in the royal city did not find that they were staying. It seems that the soldiers of the Revolutionary Army just purchased a batch of food from Ilya, but Ilya has been in close contact with the Giant Insect Pirates recently."

"Giant Insect Pirates?"

"It's the Supernova Pirates in the North Sea. The captain is a ferocious and powerful guy. He has risen strongly in the past two years and has recruited many rookie pirates. He claims to be a subordinate of Moonlight Moria in the Shichibukai."

"Why is it related to Shichibukai again? Beihai, this ghost place, is still as chaotic as ever."

Akainu snorted and walked into the naval base in front of him.

The naval base in front of him covers an area of ​​more than a quarter of the entire Qianyan Island.

The training ground, logistics department, base building, and residential area, combined, cover four to five square kilometers.Outside the naval base, there is a sizable town.

This town does not belong to any kingdom in the North Sea, but because the 177th branch is here, it has slowly formed a gathering place for residents.

In this town, people living here from all over the North Sea, families of branch soldiers, or innocent people rescued by the navy from pirates and left homeless.

The seventeen women who survived the Hongye Village Massacre will be arranged to live on Qianyan Island in the future.

"Is this the naval base? It's so big and lively."

Rorschach, Dawes, Skylark and others, each holding a marshmallow, followed the branch soldiers and entered this magnificent fortress of justice.

Looking at the huge training ground surrounded by a long wall, which was crowded with people and formed into five long queues, Rorschach couldn't help but marvel.

The 177 branch base was indeed overcrowded.

As far as the eye can see, there are crowds of people everywhere.

"Are they all soldiers? What is this for?"

"If I guessed correctly, it should be recruiting troops, right?" Dawes pushed up his glasses and said to the second lieutenant walking in front.

The young second lieutenant of the branch quickly saluted, "Yes, sir! Our branch officially started recruiting soldiers this month. No, when people from nearby towns heard the news, they all rushed over to take the exam."

"So many people are willing to join the navy? I thought it would be difficult to recruit soldiers." Rorschach glanced around and roughly estimated that there were at least more than 500 people queuing up on the training ground.

The second lieutenant of the branch was a little surprised that Luo Xia, a third-class private, could actually chat and laugh with the headquarters Lieutenant Colonel Daos.

Hearing Rorschach's question, he didn't dare to neglect it.

In the lieutenant's mind, Rorschach might be a descendant of a certain naval officer, just like the pretty skylark standing next to him.

Luo Xia's appearance and temperament are really too outstanding.

She has long silver-white hair tied up and is very muscular at a height of [-] meters.

With a childish but handsome face and a pair of azure eyes, compared with the crooked people around him, he looked like a big star.

"Because if they join the navy, they can have enough to eat, and their families will also have the opportunity to move to Qianyan Island."

The ensign explained with a smile.

"Can you have a full meal?" Luo Xia was stunned for a moment.

What a simple reason.

At this time, Dawes suddenly interrupted and asked the branch: "If so many people sign up, the branch should conduct screening, right? Could it be that this recruitment is another special selection?"

The second lieutenant of the branch hesitated for a moment, but did not hide it.

Conscription is something that is open to the entire Beihai.

"Yes, if among the new recruits who sign up, there are those with outstanding abilities and have not committed too serious mistakes, they will have the opportunity to be selected under special circumstances, and they can be directly promoted to the rank of second lieutenant of the branch."

"Second lieutenant of the branch? Third class private, second class private, first class private, sergeant, warrant officer. This is equivalent to jumping six levels in a row!"

His eyes lit up and he looked at the confused Rorschach with a smile.

"Boy, here's your chance, a chance to quickly get rid of your status as a new recruit."

(End of this chapter)