Chapter 616 Target, Hive! (Two in One)
Tsugokuni Yoshiichi's Rising Star Plan began to move forward in an orderly manner. With the establishment of three candidates, Kuina, Zoro, and Yamato, the work of filling the remaining personnel also progressed very quickly.
Due to the appearance of Yamato, the Rising Star Plan also expanded the selection range and set the age of the crew to under 25 years old. A large number of new candidates reappeared in Tsugokuni Yoshiichi's sight, which made Tsugokuni Yoshiichi's work much easier.
For a normal human being, the peak period is often between the ages of 18 and 33. The threshold of 25 years old is a relatively reasonable range. The logic of the new navy over this age has basically been established, and the growth of strength has begun to slow down. It is no longer worth spending a lot of effort to cultivate.
However, relaxing the age limit will cause a new problem, that is, the two children of Kuina and Zoro, who are the leaders designated by Tsugokuni Yoshiichi, are younger than other crew members.
Even though their strength is in the upper middle level among all the fifteen people, the disadvantage brought by age cannot be ignored. After completing the group, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi noticed that Kuina and Zoro were somewhat unable to suppress those companions with higher military ranks and older age.
As the initiator of this plan, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi could have personally come forward to eliminate such internal conflicts, but after realizing this, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi did not come forward to help Kuina and Zoro.
For young people of Kuina and Zoro's age, isn't it also very important to learn to get along with those companions who are not in harmony with them?
Moreover, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi has confidence in Kuina and Zoro. In the world of pirates, where strength is king, as they get along for a longer time, Kuina and Zoro will naturally be recognized by the crew.
And those crew members who originally did not get along well with Kuina and Zoro will naturally see the strong strength and terrifying potential of the captain and the vice captain.
However, the only thing that made this person feel a little relieved was that Yamato, a guy whose combat power was even higher than Kuina and Zoro, got along very well with his two "little leaders".
Maybe it was because Yamato himself had no competitive mind, or maybe it was because Yamato, Kuina and Zoro had a natural aura. In short, Yamato and Kuina had only been together for a few days and had become good friends who could talk about anything.
In fact, Yamato and Kuina were very similar in one aspect.
That was that as women, they had ambitions that were not inferior to anyone.
Kuina hoped to become the world's number one swordsman, while Yamato hoped to become someone like Yoriichi Tsugikoku and become the pillar of the new navy.
The two people with different personalities were extremely similar in some aspects.
And Zoro was the same as the two of them. These three people were relatively pure people and had already made clear their own paths.
The speed of building ships at the International Shipyard was very fast. In just less than two months, the ships that belonged exclusively to Kuina's group of young people had been built.
Although Tsugukuni Yoriichi's original intention was to let Kuina and others go out to sea for training and expand the influence of their new navy in the four seas. But this does not mean that their new navy would be stupid enough to let Kuina and Zoro go out to sea on a ship with obvious new navy logos.
Building a small warship and letting Kuina and others disguise themselves as pirate hunters to cover their whereabouts and act secretly is actually the best way.
As for what kind of method should be used to expand the influence of their new navy after hiding their identities? That requires Kuina and Zoro to think about it themselves.
Autumn is getting deeper.
The osmanthus flowers blooming on Cake Island are also withering one after another.
Today is the day when Kuina and others officially set sail. On a certain harbor on Cake Island, Tsugukuni Yoriichi has ordered the evacuation of idle people within a few kilometers.
Today, in addition to the families of the crew members, only some of the top leaders of the navy can appear at the harbor to see these people off.
Yixiao and his men were busy preparing for the attack on the Hive, and the preliminary intelligence investigation work had also come to an end. During this period, the New Navy had been dispatching troops to approach the Hive.
The work of troop deployment was done very secretly, and so far, there has been no news that the New Navy has started large-scale operations.
Although it is impossible to completely hide such an action, I don’t know how many forces in the world are watching our New Navy.
But for the New Navy, they don’t expect this action to go unnoticed. They just need the people of the Hive to discover it slowly. They can always create a time difference and a combat readiness difference.
On the dock, Shimotsuki Koshiro was gently stroking his daughter's head and carefully instructing her:
"Be careful when you go out to sea, and never underestimate anyone. The cunning and cruelty of pirates are unimaginable to others."
"When you go out to sea, don't trust others easily. Your partners are the ones you can rely on the most."
"I heard that your team is not working well together?"
"You have to take your time with this kind of thing. Don't think that you are the captain and others should listen to you."
"You didn't recruit these crew members yourself. Although you are the captain, it is natural that you lack prestige. People will know their true colors over time. You just need to do your best and everything will come naturally."
Shimotsuki Koshiro really cares about his daughter. Since the new team was formed, Koshiro would often ask Tsugikoku Yoshiichi about his daughter's situation.
There were some things Koshiro had not told Kuina before, but he was just worried about his daughter in his heart. Until today when they were about to set sail, Koshiro couldn't help but say these words.
He really wanted to take care of his daughter's self-esteem, knowing that a child as independent as her would definitely not be willing to listen to the nagging of an old man like him. But seeing that his daughter was about to go to sea, Koshiro, as a father, was still worried.
However, what surprised Koshiro was that the daughter who originally didn't want to listen to his nagging didn't show that kind of impatience today. Instead, she listened quietly with a faint smile on her face:
"Dad, I know everything you said, and I will remember it in my heart."
"Don't worry, I will definitely bring everyone back to Wan Guo safely."
Perhaps because Kuina has been with the crew members with different personalities for a long time, Koshiro feels that his daughter has matured a lot. Just looking at his daughter's performance, she doesn't look like a child in her teens at all.
"She has really grown up."
Kuina seemed to have grown up overnight, and Koshiro couldn't recognize her.
After murmuring softly, Koshiro seemed to have suddenly thought of something and said, "You will go to the four seas in the southeast, northwest, and northeast this time. If you return to the East China Sea, go to Shimotsuki Village."
"Although your grandfather is buried in Shimotsuki Village, I know that his biggest dream is to return to his hometown."
"Our new navy has established a new connection with Wano Country. I plan to find a time to send your grandfather back to Wano Country for reburial."
"If you go to the East China Sea, remember to bring 'him' back."
Kuina doesn't know much about the affairs of her elders, but since it is her father's request, she will naturally not refuse.
This time, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi gave them enough freedom to go out to sea.
As for when they can return after the experience, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi did not say. Yoshiichi told them only two sentences:
"When you can hear the reputation you have made in the new world, your experience will be completed a little bit."
"When the new navy can be proud of you, then your experience will be officially completed!"
Does Tsugikoku Yoshiichi have standards? Yes, but it's not very clear.
But Kuina and the others quickly understood what Tsukuni Yuichi meant, and they all made promises to Tsukuni Yuichi.
Afterwards, the crew boarded the ship under the watchful eyes of Tsukuni Yuichi and others. As the sails were raised, the ship slowly sailed out of the harbor and quickly went away.
As the ship just left the harbor, Kuina summoned all the crew members to the deck.
At the moment of official sailing, they still had a very important thing to do.
"From today on, we will temporarily leave the sequence of the new navy."
"Next, it's our own adventure."
"I propose to name our team Dawn!"
"Mr. Tsukuni Yuichi started with the Dawn Sword Navy Branch as the base point. We must follow his path and then walk out of our own life!"
After the crew was summoned, the first person to express his opinion was not Kuina, but Yamato. As soon as he opened his mouth, he attracted everyone's attention.
The other crew members were stunned at first, and then they responded to Yamato's proposal. They were all excited at the time, and Yamato's proposal was just what they wanted.
The name of the fleet was quickly determined by voting. After a few people gathered together and chatted enthusiastically, they went to their respective positions. The helmsman took the helm, and the other crew members did what they should do.
After the crowd dispersed, Yamato and Kuina looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Kuina and Yamato had a good personal relationship. In order to avoid the young self being unable to command the older crew members and to prevent being refuted in person and exhausting her already limited prestige, Kuina planned to be invisible in some things and let Yamato act as the "vanguard".
As the captain, Kuina did not need to rush to the front line of all things. She only needed to be the decision maker. When there was a conflict among the crew members, she could side with one side!
This was Kuina's own realization. She was learning how to be a leader.
The Star of Tomorrow Plan came to an end.
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi also freed up his hands and began to prepare to help the new navy to clear all forces that threaten the safety of the sea in the new world.
The standard for determining whether there is a threat is also very simple.
Whether to attack ordinary people.
It is the most basic bottom line. Any force that touches this bottom line will be marked by the new navy, and it will be eradicated in due time!
And the first target of attack after Tsugikoku Yoshiichi returned to the new navy was the revived Beehive Island.
"Wow——"
Dozens of warships approached the direction of Beehive Island. When the warships of the new navy appeared in the waters around Fengsha Island, the pirate patrol boats in the nearby waters were also swept away by the new navy.
On a certain command ship, Kuzan, wearing a New Navy uniform, stood at the bow with his hands on his hips and sunglasses, looking at the island that appeared in the distance.
"Beehive."
"Who would have thought that Wang Zhi could successfully escape from Yoshiichi back then."
"I'm afraid he won't be so lucky this time."
The New Navy was dispatched on a large scale. In addition to Yoshiichi Tsugikoku who was hiding in the dark, the person who led the attack on Beehive Island was Kuzan.
In addition to Kuzan, both Kuma and Abel led the troops to assist.
This kind of combat power configuration of the New Navy is even enough to fight a war with the Navy Headquarters. Sending so many top combat forces to Beehive Island is also intended to defeat the opponent with a crushing force. While re-establishing the reputation of the New Navy, it also intends to use the destruction of Beehive Island to warn all pirates in the New World.
"The sea currents near Beehive Island are strange. It is impossible to land directly at Rocky Port."
"Kuzan, use your ability to build an ice platform two miles away from the Beehive, and block the surrounding sea area."
"The ships will first use the ice platform to attack the Beehive Island from high and low, and then carry out a covering bombardment on the Beehive Island, and then Oh will land on the island to fight."
Just as Kuzan was looking at the Beehive Island in the distance and thinking secretly about how to advance, a breeze blew by his side, and a figure in a black robe appeared beside Kuzan. The clear voice reached Kuzan's ears. After hearing this, Kuzan did not hesitate at all. He took out the Den Den Mushi and directly sent an order to all the commanders in the fleet:
"Everyone, be ready for battle. When I use my ability to freeze the sea, all ships will aim their guns at the Beehive and fire at my command."
"Everyone, be ready for close combat. This time, our goal is to win with low casualties!"
The person who appeared beside Kuzan was the hidden identity of Yoriichi Tsugikoku.
Wang Zhi's power should not be underestimated. Jiguo Yuanyi also personally took charge of this, not wanting to give Beehive Island a chance to revive.
The receiver of the Den Den Mushi was filled with responses from commanders at all levels.
"So many warships. This scale is far beyond the Demon Slayer Order of the Navy Headquarters."
Kuzan looked around the surrounding sea area and sighed at the mighty new navy fleet.
This was the first time he had commanded such a large-scale operation since he joined the new navy. The spectacular scene of "10,000" ships launching at the same time made even a man like Kuzan excited.
"Demon Slayer Order?"
"That kind of thing can't pose any threat to the real strong."
"Clear the minions first, the main boss, you and Mihawk have to take action."
"Beehive. It really lives up to its name, but it missed a few bees and grew another nest."
"This time, Wang Zhi, the 'Queen Bee', must be cleared out!"
Jiguo Yuanyi looked cold, with a strong murderous intent in his eyes.
His observation Haki can already reach Beehive Island. It has only been a few years, but now Beehive has once again become a paradise for pirates and hell for ordinary people.