A week of training passed without knowing it. Lu Gui and his party packed up and left Nanshan Island, heading towards the next stop.
On the boat, Bei Lu was paralyzed on Lu Ji's reclining chair with a lifeless look, and didn't want to move.
This week's training has been a nightmare for her. The original three-hour training time a day has been changed to five hours. When she is unwell, Mark's therapeutic jelly beans provide assistance.
This made Bei Lu want to be lazy. If Lu Planning hadn't gone to the Bailey record she had paid in advance, and accompany her to walk the streets for two hours every day, she really couldn't hold on.
Fortunately, hard work always pays off. Among the six naval styles, she finally mastered the unskilled iron blocks and paper painting.
At least, when fighting, you don't have to worry about her being injured.
Several other people have also made different progress, but Mark's growth is faster than everyone expected.
His fruit ability has now been developed to absorb nutrients from plants into himself, which allows him to train tirelessly and without fear of injury.
In three days, he only slept for three hours, and most of the rest of the time was used for training.
Lu Gui and the others are not worried about his actions. Although Mark's mental state has always been good, the only loss is the dry forest.
But everyone still found something wrong. After the ability stopped absorbing, Mark's height increased from 1.3 meters to 1.7 meters, and his face also looked a little bigger, becoming a fourteen-year-old boy.
Lu Gui speculates that this is the growth that consumes Mark's vitality, allowing him to have a body that can only be achieved in two years in three days.
At such a high price, Mark could directly learn the six naval styles directly. He had only initially mastered the shaving and lancing feet, but now he can use them proficiently.
After noticing the changes in his body and strength, Mark, who has always had no expression, jumped up with joy. He could finally really help Lu Gui and the others.
But Lu Gui told him very sternly that he could never practice like this again, otherwise he would be kicked out of the Clover Pirate Ship.
The power obtained by consuming life will also make the companions feel uncomfortable. Buck and Lu Gui expressed the same meaning.
Mark's mind is mature, and he naturally understands that his companions are worried about him, so he agrees immediately, saying that he will not improve his strength like this in the future.
Fortunately, Mark's age is still young, and the strength he gained from losing two years of time can't be considered a loss in general.
Since his sister left him, his teenage years have come to an end. Without the help of Lu Gui and Buck, he is no longer alive at this moment.
Therefore, he has the body of a young man, but he has lost the heart of a young man. Instead, he uses them in exchange for strength at this moment, which is the most suitable for Mark's heart.
But it's too much to go too far, and this may not cause any burden on Mark's body, but if he comes several times, there will be an overdraft of vitality and an early death, no one knows.
Or down-to-earth, natural growth is the best.
Annie sees the way Lu Gui and the others get along, and her sense of identity with these people is increasing day by day.
The two teams, Beilu and Mark, who were originally the weakest in combat, have both been greatly improved, and Lu Gui and Buck will naturally not fall behind.
Coupled with Annie, whose fruit ability continues to develop, their confidence has increased a lot during this trip.
However, the sky was unpredictable, and just when they were still a day away from the craftsman's island, a golden flash flashed over their heads.
At first, few people didn't care, but the golden light turned back and landed on the bow of "Ride the Wind and Break the Waves" in the blink of an eye.
Lu Gui and Buck discovered the situation at the first time, and instantly became alert, looking at the glowing figure on the bow.
"This is…!"
Lu Gui's pupils shrank, and the person who came was dressed in a yellow and white striped suit, wearing a white cloak with justice printed on it. He was tall and thin, with red glasses on his slightly wretched face.
This appearance and dress are also unique in the entire pirate world. It is one of the three generals of the navy, Porusalino, code-named Kizaru.
How could he appear here? Could it be that he came to arrest us?
Lu Gui's mind was a little confused. At this time, only he and Buck were on the deck, and the other three were in the cabin and did not come out.
Buck didn't know Kizaru, but he knew that the other party was a navy and his strength was terrifying.
"Hehehe, I said that you are familiar with your pirate flag. Fortunately, the old man has a good eye, otherwise I will miss it."
Huang Yuan's figure was completely shaped, and he spoke with a smile, like the uncle next door.
"How did the general of the Navy Headquarters Kizaru appear here?"
"He's... a general!"
Buck, startled, repeated hesitantly.
"You actually know the old man. The young people today are incredible. They are very knowledgeable."
"It's not surprising that I know you, you are a general, the highest combat power of the navy.
It's just that you actually recognize our pirate flag, which is incredible.
There are so many things you have to deal with every day, and little pirates like us are worth keeping in your heart? "
Lu Gui didn't dare to relax in the slightest. The other party is someone with the ability to shine fruit, and he likes to ask people if they have been kicked by the light.
He hasn't been kicked and doesn't want to be kicked.
"Hehe, you are still a little pirate now, but not necessarily in the future, Xiao Tina's vision is still good.
Since I met it first, let me ask you a question. Boy with sunglasses, would you like to join the navy? "
Kizaru looked at Lu Ji and Buck beside him, and asked with a chuckle.
"Join the Navy! Are you kidding me?"
Lu Gui asked in surprise.
"Does the old man look like he's joking?"
You look like a joke, Lu Gui decided not to look at his face, it's easy to be misled.
Buck looked at Lu Gui, and his nervous palms began to sweat. This is a general. The sudden appearance of a character that I never dared to think of before is really stimulating people's nerves.
"Lu Gui, who are you talking to, aren't you trying to communicate with Newsbird again?"
At this time, Bei Lu came out with two glasses of drink, and was obviously taken aback when she saw the yellow monkey standing on the bow.
"Who is this uncle, how did he get on our boat?
And this dress, I feel like I've seen it before. "
"No one, you go back to the cabin first, I want to eat fish, go and make me one."
Lu Gui waved his hand with a normal expression, motioning for Bei Lu to go in.
"Is this beautiful lady the cook on your boat? Since they are all my own, it is better to discuss it together."
"What to discuss, who is this uncle, a master's posture.
ah! I remembered that this kind of dress wearing a justice trench coat should be a navy dress. "
Bei Lu was startled, and finally remembered the identity of the other party, and at the same time, the volume also recruited Mark and Annie.
Forget it, he couldn't avoid it. He wanted them to stay in the cabin quietly because his idea was too simple.
"Hehehehe, everyone is here. This white-haired beauty seems to be a new member of your pirate group. Boy with sunglasses, you can start very quickly."
"Admiral!" Annie looked at Kizaru unexpectedly, and then looked at Lu Gui to confirm again.
"It seems that the old man is really famous, and this little girl recognized it.
Now that everyone is complete, I will say it again, are you willing to join the navy! "
Belle and Mark didn't know how terrible the Admiral was. Seeing Lu Ji's tense body, they didn't know what to say for a while.
"What if you don't join the Navy? Are you going to arrest us yourself?"
Lu Gui took two steps forward, stood in front of the crowd, and asked calmly.
"You are so scary! In normal times, this old man doesn't bother to pay attention to a pirate group like you, but who told you to be unlucky.
The old man is preparing for a salary increase recently, and if he arrests you, it will be considered a performance if you are not too big or not too small. When you bargain with the marshal, I also have the confidence, you say so! "
It's you big bastard, you bastard old man.
I don't know why he passed by here, and Tina, the stingy woman, actually moved his affairs in front of the general, so he looked at him like that?
"What do you want to say? Don't have any scruples, just say it directly." Lu Gui looked back at the few people behind him and asked with a serious expression.
"I'm not a navy, there must be a lot of rules, I can't stand it." Bei Lu took the lead in expressing her thoughts.
"I listen to Brother Lu Gui." Mark said immediately.
"Although I am not your crew member, I have no intention of becoming a navy."
"I think the same way as Mark." Buck sighed and said gently.
"What about you, Lu Gui, your crew has already said it, and you're the only one left, but think about it clearly, and it's easy to catch you guys, regardless of how old I am."
Huang Yuan was not in a hurry to do it. After all, the Marshal's previous attitude was to recruit the Clover Pirates first, and then do it if the other party disagreed.
It's not like I haven't been in the navy, Lu Gui thought to himself.
Since he has decided to take the path of pirates in this life, he will naturally not give up halfway, even if he is facing a general who he absolutely cannot defeat at this moment, he also has this idea.
Lu Gui didn't know why he became so stubborn now, even if he understood that compromise was a way out, and ensuring his own safety should be the primary goal.
But he didn't want his spine, which had been straight in this life, to bend like this, one compromise, one compromise.
Even if he achieves great things later, that's not what he wanted to be in the first place.
Moreover, these companions gathered around him, even if Buck said they would listen to his decision, but they have been with each other for so long, how could Lu Gui not know that they have no idea of becoming a navy.
Since everyone is not afraid of the danger after being caught, then he has nothing to hesitate.
So Lu Gui turned to face the yellow monkey, and the smile reappeared on his face.
"We have unanimously decided not to join the navy. We can fight if we want to. I have long wanted to see the strength of the admiral of the navy."
"Hehehehe, what a group of fearless young people, I appreciate it very much.
So next, are you ready to be kicked away by the light? "
The golden light flickered on Kizaru's body, and it seemed that it would disappear in front of everyone's eyes in the next second.