Vlad was fishing. There were very few entertainment projects on the sea. There were not many things that could be used to kill time. He did not look like a maid who was working hard under his arrangements. He did not look like a chef. He was able to spend the whole day in the kitchen to experiment on cooking and develop new uses of the fruit.
Vlad was already very difficult to improve his ability through ordinary training. Only by fighting could he have a qualitative leap through continuous battles. Therefore, he did not need to train much anymore. As for the development of the fruit ability, it was far from enough. It was already very difficult to make the flame evolve in such a short period of time. As for the next step of awakening, it was even more distant.
Therefore, he had nothing to do now. In the past few days, did he encounter a super storm like the previous two days? It was very calm. Even the rain did not rain much. Vlad was so bored that his bones itched. He could only fish to kill time.
"Hey hey hey!"
Vlad sat at the end of the boat, holding a fishing rod in his hand. He was swinging his legs, seemingly bored. "How boring. How long will this boring life last?"
"Hey, what do you want? Give me something to pass the time!"
Vlad shouted loudly.
Then, the one who passed the time came quickly, and the power was not just for show.
"Bang!"
The huge water column exploded next to Vlad, and the thin boat shook violently.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
After a few more times, a few water columns rose around the boat. No matter how slow Vlad reacted, he found that something was wrong.
"Hey, hey, hey, I was just joking."
Vlad stood up and jumped lightly onto the mast. He looked down from above and his view instantly widened. The huge naval warship on the sea in the distance instantly entered his eyes.
"There's no need to be so serious, right?"
Vlad smiled.
"Mr. Captain!"
The angry voice of the chef came from below. To be honest, this was a rare occurrence. After all, this chef called Dino was famous for being calm. It was rare to see him in such a state.
"Let's go to war, I want to kill those bastards!"
Dino walked to the side of the ship and saw that the gradually approaching navy fleet was suddenly exposed, and there was obvious anger on his faces.
"Oh? What made you so angry? It's rare!"
Vlad raised his eyebrows and asked jokingly.
"Hahahahaha!"
The maid answered him with a gloating laugh. "The artillery shell just now directly smashed the cake tower that Mr. Chef had prepared for the whole afternoon. Captain, do you think he is angry or not? Just ask if you are angry?"
"Bang!"
The sturdy mast instantly split open, and the cracks continued to spread. Vlad was all smiles, and even his golden eyes were filled with a bright smile. Even the flames coming from his body were so bright.
"Wahahahaha!"
Vlad laughed loudly. "I'm going to burn them to death!"
"F*ck you bastards, don't even think about running away!"
Vlad said this as he wanted to fly over and give the warships a hard time.
"Captain, wait a minute, the person on that ship, that person is -"
The chef's voice sounded a little panicked, the binoculars in his hand slightly trembling.
"It can't be? Why would such a big shot appear in the first half of the Grandline now?"
The chef was really a little panicked.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Another few pillars of water shot up into the sky, and the enemy's bombardment continued.
"Calm down, chef, don't panic,"
Vlad looked at the large ship in the middle of the fleet. The extraordinary vision of the Fiery Dragon Fruit was instantly activated, and he could clearly see the figures standing on the ship from far away.
"That is -"
Vlad's voice was a little excited. He was really excited. "Isn't that?"
"Black Hand Z!"
The chef's voice was very heavy. "It's the former Admiral, Black Hand Z!"
Who was Black Hand Z? There was no doubt that he was one of the legends of the sea. He was a legendary admiral who was able to fight to the death with the king of pirates, White Beard and Golden Lion. The current higher-ups of the navy were basically his disciples. He was the mentor of the heroes.
There was no doubt that his strength was strong. Although he was old, in fact, the strength of age was not much. The monsters in the one piece world were too old to shake their strength. What really weakened his strength was the disease. From the theater version of the strongest enemy, it could be seen that this man had serious asthma and had reached the point where he could not fight a protracted battle. Although it had not reached the point of a few years later, it was not easy.
Vlad knew this, but the chef did not know. He only knew that this small ship of his actually met the navy fleet led by the former Admiral. Was it really a bit too bad?
"Captain, let's retreat!"
The chef said.
"Huh? How do we retreat?"
Vlad smiled. "Can our small boat outrun a navy ship?"
It was not that the smaller the ship, the faster it was. The structure of the ship was different. The number and structure of the sails were the biggest factor that affected the speed of the ship. As a bargain, Vlad's small ship was really not fast. Compared to the warships of the navy, it was at least an era.
"This..."
The chef hesitated and suggested, "Why don't you transform and run with the boat?"
"Do you really believe me?"
Vlad was a bit surprised. What should he say about this suggestion? It was very pertinent. Although it was a bit shameful for Vlad, it was really reliable. After Vlad turned into a dragon, he was able to move a small boat.
"Yep."
It wasn't that the chef was afraid. It was just that the opponent was too scary. What was the level of the admiral? He was the strongest in the sea. He was a monster that could fight against the Yonko. Ordinary pirates would die if they met him. There was no second outcome.
Even if Z had been a Marine admiral many years ago, his strength wasn't determined by his rank. Iron Fist Garp was only a Vice-admiral. He wasn't weaker than the current three admirals. Z wasn't a Admiral but his strength was still terrifying. There was no doubt.
Even if the maid was a little ugly, such a level of enemy was too strong.
"What nonsense are you saying?"
Vlad said, "Should we run away when we meet the navy? If we meet a general, we should run away. Isn't this same as the belief of fighting against the Yonko? Because the other side is too strong. If it was in normal times, I wouldn't object. After all, our strength is not enough, but this time it is different."
"I'm sorry, chef. I might not be able to go along with your wishes this time!"
Vlad said.
"But, captain, this is meaningless!"
The chef said.
"I know, I know!"
Vlad's eyes were deep as if he was recalling something. "But Z is different. Only he is different. Chef,"
"I want to see what kind of person he is!"
"So, sail, let's go up!"