One Piece: Divine Bird Phoenix

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Chapter 77 White Bird Town

Walking off the warship and arriving at the port dock, An held his forehead with one hand and looked at the destroyed 113th Navy Branch.

"Commodore An, Lieutenant Colonel Finn of the 113th Branch salutes you!" A bearded man with bandages and a navy cap walked up to An.

A few days ago, Finn received news from the headquarters that someone would take office in the 113th Branch in the next few days.

Waving his hand, indicating that Finn didn't need to do so, An raised his right hand and pointed to the broken high wall with justice written in the distance, and then looked at the bandages on Finn's body.

An said dissatisfiedly: "What's going on? According to the news from the headquarters, the 113th Branch should not be like this."

Realizing the dissatisfaction of the new chief, Finn didn't know how to answer this question for a while.

Not in the mood to pay attention to Finn who was hesitating, An said: "Mars, you will handle this matter."

After giving the order, An walked directly past Finn and into the base.

"Yes, Brigadier General An!"

After receiving An's order, Mars walked to Finn and patted his shoulder...

Walking into the base, An looked around. Although the outer wall of the base was broken, fortunately the interior was not damaged much.

Going up the stairs to the top floor, pushing open the door of the base director's office, An walked into the simply laid out office.

A desk for office use, two sets of long sofas, several landscape paintings and South China Sea charts hanging on the wall, make up the whole room.

Stepping on the wooden floor, An sat on the base director's chair, looking at the golden sea under the sunset through the floor-to-ceiling windows behind.

Dongdongdong...

"Come in", getting the nod, Mars and the two women walked in with Finn.

"Have you asked clearly, Mars", An turned his back to the crowd, and an unquestionable voice sounded.

"Finn, you tell it yourself", Mars looked at Finn and said.

Facing this young boss, Finn did not dare to hide anything and told the truth honestly.

It turned out that after the former head of the 113th branch died, a large number of pirate groups seized the opportunity and began to move towards the Upside-Down Mountain because they sensed an opportunity.

And the 113th base happened to be near this route, so it would be attacked by pirates from time to time.

The 113th branch base became what it is now because it was attacked by the "Explosion Pirates" three days ago.

After talking about what happened during this period in one breath, Finn lowered his head in shame for his incompetence.

After Finn finished speaking, Mars handed An the information of the "Explosion Pirates" in time.

"Explosion Pirates, Captain Jerabi, Explosion Fruit Ability User..."

Putting the information on the table, An signaled Finn not to blame himself.

The other party is a devil fruit ability user, and it is not something that a branch lieutenant colonel from the four seas can deal with.

The naval ranks are divided into headquarters ranks and branch ranks. The headquarters ranks are obtained by strength, while the branches are more for better command of the navy.

So this also led to the saying that the branch ranks are two levels lower than the headquarters ranks.

For example, Finn's branch lieutenant colonel, converted to the headquarters position is the captain of the headquarters.

"Then do you know where the "Explosion Pirates" are now?" An just asked Finn casually.

But Finn answered decisively: "After defeating the 113th branch navy and looting Shiratori Town, the Explosion Pirates did not go to the Grand Line but went to the black market in the South China Sea.

"What is the black market?" An heard this place again.

Finn continued: "Black is a mysterious underground organization in the South China Sea. No one knows when they appeared. "

"It is rumored that the black market opens once a month. As long as you have enough money, you can buy anything in the black market. "

"Everything can be bought, it's really exaggerated", An sneered at the propaganda of the black market.

"Mars finds the location of the "Explosion Pirates", and I will take action myself at that time", An is now staring at the destroyed naval base in front of the window with a cold expression.

"Commodore An, please let me and Colonel Mars find the Explosion Pirates together, please", Finn suddenly asked.

"Okay", feeling the anger in Finn's tone, An agreed to his request.

"Sally, Doreen, you two come with me to White Bird Town to take a look, and the other 113 branches will be handed over to you to manage Mars. "

After the explanation, An and the two women left the office.

...

Putting on casual clothes, the three women walked on the road of White Bird Town. Unlike the lively scene of birds flying in the mountains and forests in the distance, White Bird Town, which had just been plundered by pirates, had not yet recovered.

On both sides of the blood-stained stone road, many shops were still closed.

Walking into the tavern in White Bird Town, An took the two women to the bar, passing the empty seats.

Not long after, a woman with red hair and a plump figure came over.

"Three ladies, what to drink."

"Juice, milk, beer", the three people had three different choices.

A few minutes later, the beautiful boss smiled and said, "You three are not locals, right?"

"Huh? How do you know?" Sally asked curiously, wiping the milk from the corner of her mouth.

Looking at Sally's actions, the boss smiled and pointed outside and said, "No one in White Bird Town will come to the bar to drink now."

"Why? ", Sally continued to ask.

Hearing Sally's question, the boss showed a trace of reluctance in his eyes, touched the bar and said: "Because everyone wants to leave this island and move to another place."

"This town is too dangerous. As the island closest to the Upside-Down Mountain, there are a large number of pirates visiting here every year. Even with some naval protection, Shiratori Town is often attacked by pirates."

"In addition to what happened during this period, the residents of the town unanimously decided to move to the nearby 'Jeros Kingdom' to settle down.

"I see, but now you don't have to move," An said lightly after taking a sip of juice.

"Huh? Why?" The boss wiped the glass in his hand without knowing why.

"It's not good to leave your hometown!" An sat up from the chair and walked out.

"Of course, if you can have a stable life, who would want to be displaced?" The boss carefully put the glass back in the window.

"Oh no, the pirates are here again, run! ", panic spread on the island.

"Come out and see, I will let you live a stable life", after saying that, An walked out the door.

On the stone road, the residents of White Bird Town were fleeing everywhere.

...

At the naval base, Finn saw the pirates appear and hurriedly prepared to organize soldiers to fight.

A hand grabbed Finn's shoulder.

Finn saw the owner of the hand and hurriedly said: "Colonel Mars, pirates have appeared, we must prepare to fight."

Listening to Finn's anxious tone, Mars laughed, "Don't worry! Brigadier General An will not allow these rubbish to mess around."

Before the voice fell, bright flaming meteors condensed under the red clouds, like gorgeous flowers, embellishing the sunset carpet.

On the stone road, the residents of White Bird Town and the tavern owner opened their lips slightly, looked up at the sky with incredible eyes.

Bathed in the last glory of the sun, An walked towards the naval base.

A reassuring voice came from afar in the crisp footsteps.

"Just live here in peace! From today on, this island will no longer be attacked by pirates. "

The stars fell, the sky responded to the oath, and white waves rose and bloomed to swallow the sin.

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