Anime Heroine Who Travels Through the Blackened Way

With a long sigh, Koushiro, who was standing at the door, turned back to look at Zoro, and his tone became serious: "Zoro, you are my most proud disciple, and I believe that you will be able to fulfill your wish and become this The great swordsman in the world. So, before you do this, you must understand what it is that you want to protect. Is it the so-called invincibility, or is it the demon sword Xia Lan, or is it the sword that you originally wanted to become? The swordsman’s true intention?”

After leaving these words, Koushiro left the training ground directly, and Zoro, who was left behind, had a face full of tangle and helplessness. Looking at the only word of peace left in his hand, the green algae-headed swordsman also said distressedly. He sat down cross-legged and said, "Oh, that's why I said it...these words are really hard to understand, there's no other way...let's try to strengthen our single-sword style moves."

There is no doubt that if the river of destiny changes its direction, the land and roads it infiltrates will inevitably undergo different changes.

The Enterprise docked arrogantly in front of the dock of a medium-sized town near the sea. Its huge hull undoubtedly gave the village a huge sense of pressure, and what was even more eye-catching was the turret fluttering in the wind at the top of its mast. That flag is different from ordinary naval flags. The pattern of this flag is a cross pattern composed of five solid circles of the same size, and it represents the current ruling class of the world—— World Government.

There is undoubtedly only one type of person who has the courage to fly such a flag, and that is the personal soldiers who directly belong to this ruling class. Therefore, although they did not know what was going on, the navy branch in charge of this area was extremely cautious and professional in waiting in line in front of the dock, led by the captain in charge of this area to welcome the visiting superior.

"Thank you for your hard work. This is a department directly under the World Government, the East China Sea Special Exploration Department. I am Deputy Minister Arrita. Nice to meet you, Colonel."

Wearing a white women's suit jacket and windbreaker, Arrita stood in front of the pier. She was undoubtedly heroic. Her good looks and high intelligence made her claim to be flawless. In fact, she was not lying at all, because that sounded Some of the confusing department names are exactly the names clearly written in black and white on the appointment letter issued by the World Government to the Enterprise. Behind her are the original pirates who have also been repackaged in suits and windbreakers. Of course, they should not be called pirates now, but employees of departments directly under the World Government.

It can be seen that Spandam has made some restraints. For example, the name restricted this department to be only valid within the East China Sea. However, he ignored that for the grassroots departments in the East China Sea, this kind of influence on the sea area Targeted departments are undoubtedly more deterrent. Therefore, what this resulted in was that the captain of the pilot branch was sweating. As officers of the branch, they usually take corruption and bribes. Now suddenly a special exploration ship in the East China Sea directly under the World Government came out. This is enough Make them feel that sense of terror.

In fact, let alone one directly under the World Government, even a research ship directly under the Navy Headquarters can already make them feel on edge. Therefore, it is not surprising at all that the colonel of this branch is sweating profusely.

"Hi...you...it's our honor for you to come here...I wonder, what can we do for you?"

Maintaining a saluting posture, the branch colonel stuttered in tone. He still knew the identity of the Arrita Pirates, but he also knew that the Navy Branch had the habit of recruiting indigenous people on the spot to expand its military strength. After all, this is how most of the branch's personnel and general officers came. Therefore, it is not surprising at all that this beautiful female pirate was spotted and absorbed by the big shot from above. After all, only indigenous people know better how their generals behave in normal times.

"Relax, Colonel. You are lucky. The focus of our mission this time is not to investigate the atmosphere at the grassroots. However, if the main task cannot be completed smoothly, I am afraid we will have to gain some other political achievements before we can go back. For example, the grassroots generals Corruption, right?”

Smiling lightly, she raised her hand and patted the colonel on the shoulder. Arrita's eyes were also filled with the playful pleasure of a cat playing with a mouse. She really enjoyed the current feeling of using power to overwhelm others. This was even her. It was a scene that had been imagined in her mind for a long time, but even before, the most she could think about was to get more pirates to join her ranks and obey her. Now she can deal with these pirates who used to chase her at will. Navy, this feeling is simply double happiness.

"Ah...really? So...is there anything you need from us?"

The cold sweat on his forehead was like pouring down. This pot-bellied colonel of the branch was obviously the type who had something ulterior in his heart. He retracted his palm with a hint of disgust. Arrita was too lazy to be an idiot like this pig. Instead of talking much, he simply said: "The purpose of our trip is to recruit blacksmiths who may provide weapons to pirates, and navigators who may provide navigation knowledge to pirates. If there is such a thing in your jurisdiction, We will recruit and take away the rest of the personnel except those who are specially provided for the army. This is the content of the task, colonel, you know what to do, we will wait here for three hours."

Turning around, Arrita also returned to her ship. She obviously had a good grasp of the arrogance of the superior. Behind her, the colonel of the branch, who was about to collapse, raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his chin, and then He immediately turned around and started giving orders loudly, obviously to gather all the blacksmiths and navigators in his area.

Arrita couldn't help but laugh out loud as she walked onto the deck. The same was true for the original pirates who accompanied her. Especially when they saw the branch navy in a hurry, these pirates burst out laughing. More fun.

Nami, who was sitting on a recliner on one side, raised her lips. She had no intention of disturbing the good mood of her subordinates. After all, she was in a really good mood at the moment. Just like the standard suits and windbreakers of the secret service department, she was She is dressed in a black women's suit and a black cape, which is a clear match with Arrita's white outfit.

The appointment letter that Spandam gave out casually arrived almost two days later. It even generously stated that department personnel can be freely appointed. In addition to not indicating the base and salary, this letter The official seal on the appointment letter is also not bad. Therefore, naturally, the Enterprise directly became the ship currently used by this special department. After spending a sum of money to repackage all the personnel, the so-called 'East China Sea Special Exploration Department' Come on stage.

"Nami, the matter is settled, those idiots will send the blacksmiths and navigators from the territory over soon!"

Arrita, who was in a good mood, approached Nami, her tone was particularly cheerful, and she shook her head slightly. Nami's eyes also scanned the other pirates in front of her. Obviously, she was making some silent correction. .

"Ah! Minister! The task of the naval branch here has been assigned!"

With a start, Arrita apparently remembered the current legal status of herself and others, and quickly stood up straight and raised her hands in salute. Following her demonstration, the members behind her who had just become regular members also raised their hands. He raised his hand in salute, which made Nami nod slightly.

"Very good. After receiving the blacksmiths and navigators here, we will go to the next town."

"In short, we must completely eliminate private weapons and private charts that may cause instability from this sea area."

(PS1: Well~~ By monopolizing private navigation charts and private weapons~~ we are also contributing to the peace and stability of the East China Sea~~)

(PS2: The feeling of a fox pretending to be a tiger’s power is really good~~Hmm~~)

ocean of monopoly

There is no doubt that the proportion of blacksmiths and navigators in the population is not high, and they even tend to be rare.

However, these two professions are undoubtedly extremely important to the current age of navigation. Let’s not talk about the latter for now. Let’s talk about blacksmiths first. Daily-use kitchen knives and nails have now formed a special production and sales market. Therefore, most of the current private blacksmiths are casting weapons or repairing miscellaneous items in some places. , or just work as workers for some weapons sales shops. Folks in this era did not list swords or other weapons as prohibited items, so almost all towns of a certain size had weapons shops. Or in many cases, the owner of the weapon shop is actually a private blacksmith working part-time.

For example, the owner of the weapons store where Nami bought the third generation Kitetsu and Yukizuru also repaired weapons part-time, and Tatsuki often visited that store to maintain his own Xiaoya Shigure.

However, if there were no such people, they would not pose any threat to ordinary people. And Nami did order to keep those official blacksmiths. In short, except for those blacksmiths who work directly within the navy, the rest of the private blacksmiths unless they can bribe those naval officers to give them to themselves An official title, otherwise it would be included in Nami's recruitment.

As for navigators, they are even rarer. Except for the navigators employed by the navy itself and the fleets of the aristocratic class, there are very few civilians with navigator skills, and even the formation of such people is quite difficult. Although the store also sells books on navigation knowledge and charts, those who want to be self-taught and correctly deal with the wind and waves on the sea must have certain talents.

And if it is a merchant ship or a passenger ship that simply takes a fixed course, the effect of the navigator will be infinitely reduced. After all, the familiar route is almost useless except for special weather. To the navigator's place, you only need to move forward step by step according to the compass. That’s it. Therefore, ordinary navigators with navigation skills basically only have a few options to choose from, if it does not include staying at home.

The first is to try your luck to find if there are any private fleets that need navigators, but most of these fleets will engage in activities such as smuggling or stowaways, and only these ships that do not take ordinary routes need the help of navigators. Naturally, the safety factor of such a fleet will not be too high.

The second is to rely on your own sailing skills to go to employment agencies in big cities and wait for applications. However, this requires extremely high professional knowledge, and the interface for applying is often the ships of nobles or chambers of commerce, so the failure rate can be imagined.

The third, naturally, is the most unusual and common path in the world of One Piece, which is to follow a pirate ship and become a pirate and roam the sea from then on.

In other words, as long as Nami does not touch those navigators who have been recruited by nobles or chambers of commerce, she will basically have no problem recruiting other ordinary navigators who have not yet successfully applied, and the excuse of 'preventing them from becoming pirates and aiding others' is , and it is even more powerful after being polished by the World Government. No matter who it is, no one has the courage to directly confront this excuse.

Recruiting all idle blacksmiths and navigators without affecting people's livelihood, so as to monopolize the swords and navigation capabilities of the East China Sea to a certain extent, this is what Nami wants to implement now.

And this is exactly the social loophole she discovered after her investigation of the world so far. Originally, she expected that in order to do this kind of thing, she must have a government background, and becoming a wanted criminal was basically out of the question. Who knew that a twist of events would take her and she would end up in this situation again.

"Hmm~ It looks like we've almost gathered the manpower."

The Enterprise's huge hull made it easy for it to carry these newly recruited blacksmiths and navigators. After approximately a month of patrolling, the Enterprise had wiped out all the blacksmiths and navigators in most of the middle and lower towns in the East China Sea. Because she didn't want to cause disputes, Nami also deliberately avoided large towns with nobles or naval forces. The reasons she used were quite flexible. For example, the education and security measures in large towns were very complete, and they would not be easily entered by pirates. , so its internal blacksmiths and navigators do not need to be recruited for the time being.

It is true that the navy has investigated this government headquarters ship with a strange origin, but the results of the investigation undoubtedly surprised them, because this department actually exists, and except for the name of the department, the rest of the information is quite vague. This sense of mystery makes many navies instinctively feel fear. Departments that do exist and have vague information are easily reminiscent of those who specialize in doing dirty work for the government. It is certain that these people are the first They are definitely trusted by the government. The second is that their power is often so great that if they hit the muzzle of a gun, they will definitely die without any bones left.

Therefore, even within a few towns where the navy is stationed, they have silently chosen to turn a blind eye to this ship's cruise in the East China Sea. After all, the less you know about these secrets, the safer you will be, and the government is not completely clean. Yes, it is enough for everyone to know these things.

And, to be fair, apart from recruiting ordinary civilian blacksmiths and navigators, this department did not do anything else intolerable. Several naval branches even wanted to offer bribes but were severely rejected. They did not use the navy's resources arrogantly along the way. These styles also convinced the vast majority of the navy that this was indeed an investigation ship from the government, so they even asked The superiors did not report it, after all, it was not the Navy department's turn to take care of government affairs.

Therefore, Nami's recruitment has been almost unbelievably smooth. So far, she has 151 blacksmiths and 74 navigators on her ship. This is basically the number of middle and lower-level towns in the entire vast East China Sea. The number of people who can contribute has been reduced, and the consequences have undoubtedly been revealed. The Isshin Dojo where Zoro is located has begun to have difficulty replenishing knives because several nearby private blacksmiths have been carried on board by Nami.

As for the craft of blacksmithing, it is obvious that it cannot be learned in more than ten years. It will take at least several decades to make a qualified knife. Therefore, some weapon shops in towns that have not been drafted also took the opportunity to significantly increase the prices of their weapons. Anyway, only ordinary civilians or pirates can buy weapons from the weapon shops. Navy and nobles do not need to visit them, so There is no need to worry about this kind of thing.

"Yes, Minister, we can proceed with your plan."

Arrita, who was standing on one side, was also very high-spirited. As her pillow partner, she naturally enjoyed the privilege of learning the plan from Nami, so at this moment, she felt completely confident that she seemed to have the future under control. The surrounding members who had perfectly transferred their professions also proudly drove the recruited blacksmiths and navigators onto the deck one by one, while yelling at them to line up and stand in line.

Seeing that the people on the deck below had gathered, Nami also clapped her hands and signaled others around to quiet down. After making sure that the trembling blacksmiths and navigators below all raised their heads, she nodded with satisfaction, and then Then he said: "First of all, on behalf of the government, I welcome you. The purpose of bringing you here is not only to prevent you from being harassed by those pirates again. But also, it is also to allow you to better serve the government."

The clear and precise words made the uneasy atmosphere below slightly lessen. It didn't look like the other party was going to gather them together and publicly shoot them or something, so there was room for discussion on whatever they wanted to do.

"Blacksmiths, you will be fortunate enough to be exposed to the secrets of the new alloys recently researched by the government. Mr. Yegoro will be the chief technician who will lead you in processing the new alloys. I hope you can do your best, then I guarantee that the government will give you better tools than before. Huge profits and a higher status. Your family members will also have the opportunity to become higher-level people through your efforts."

Looking at the blacksmiths below with a smile, Nami's words were quite clear and powerful. The blacksmiths who were still a little scared couldn't help but look at each other under these words. Obviously, the reasons for the recruitment they had guessed before seemed to be ascertainable. For example, the government wanted to research a new alloy in the East China Sea, so it needed to gather all the blacksmiths in the East China Sea to complete it. This kind of thing is understandable and okay. Accepted.

Yegoro, who is standing at the forefront of the blacksmiths, undoubtedly has mixed feelings: he is very clear about the true face of this group of pirates, but it is also true that the other party has obtained the official status of the World Government, and he has indeed obtained the coveted status here. He has made breakthroughs and progress, and now has the opportunity to become the leader of so many blacksmiths. For him, this is undoubtedly the most successful and unique life.

"As for the navigators, don't worry. First of all, I want to give you affirmation on behalf of the government. After all, if you want to become a qualified navigator in complex data and knowledge, this is a skill and talent that is worthy of pride. However, it is also In this way, you are too easy to become the target of pirates. It is not only a regret for the government to abandon you before, but also a pain for the government. Therefore, now I am sent by the government to organize and retrain you. The purpose is to make you You become the best navigator, and then we will take the lead to help you get jobs in the best departments."

A sudden gust of sea breeze blew by, blowing the World Government flag on the mast of the Enterprise, and the black windbreaker behind Nami also fluttered, giving it a sonorous texture just like her words.

"Of course! In return, you must first sign a contract with our department when you are employed, and you will hand over 15% of your personal income as training funds for our department. And the other thing..."

"You must not allow pirates to sail on the ship!"

(PS1: Ah~~The second update is completed~~I still owe 38 updates~~)

(PS2: That’s right~~Since we are all apprentices of capitalism, we naturally have to be proficient in the skill of monopoly~!)