Hailan was assigned the rank of major by Kong Ming.

After all, he is also a special commissioner who was sent by the headquarters to the branch to be responsible for a complete task, and if the military rank is still a soldier, this is simply unreasonable.

At that time, the people in the branch will definitely think: We bothered to fight the pirates, and this Rausch headquarters sent a big soldier over, what is this?

Generally speaking, the officers of the headquarters will be about three ranks higher than the branch officers in terms of strength.

So in the eyes of the branch, this sent can be regarded as a "brigadier general".

And in the main department, only officers with the rank of colonel are eligible to own their own warships.

Because this time is a special situation, in fact, Kong Ming can also mobilize a small warship and a dozen soldiers for Hailan, but Hailan refused.

In Hailan's words: "A dozen soldiers are not too much different from none." ”

It's not as easy and convenient as performing a task alone.

So Hailan went to the East China Sea alone.

He was on the official passenger ships of the World Government, which used the same techniques as the navy's warships to cross the windless zone, and were the only way for ordinary people to travel from the Great Voyage to the four seas.

As for the pirates, except for a few who were able to deceive the navy on the accompanying warships after disguise, most of them were rowed to forcibly break through the windless belt and go to the four seas.

In the windless zone, in addition to the fact that there is never a little wind all year round due to some strange power, there are also many super-large sea kings.

Navy warships and official passenger ships of the World Government can make the hull exude the same power as the sea through the special technology of inlaying sea floor stones on the bottom of the ship, and avoid the attack of sea kings.

But the pirates had no choice but to bite the bullet.

As a result, the inhabitants of the four seas often see losers returning from the Great Voyage.

They looked extremely embarrassed.

Because they not only lost to the cruelty of the great voyage, but also broke through the layers of sea kings after the exhaustion of the boats and cars.

But in fact, the real waste and unlucky ghosts have long since died in the windless zone.

……

In the base of the Navy's branch in Rogue Town, a heroic female naval soldier was looking at her desk and was stunned.

The woman has fuchsia hair and a crisp and smart hairstyle.

Her body should be filled with a youthful vitality, but at this time, she is like a woman who is hurt by falling flowers, her face is full of melancholy.

On the desk there is a bottle of inkwell that is about to run out.

After such a long time, she had written no less than ten letters to the Navy Headquarters asking for help, but all she could do in return was a long and endless wait.

"Bermel, didn't you reply this time?"

A man appeared behind Bermel.

He was also an officer in the naval branch of Rogue Town, though he was a second lieutenant one rank lower than Bermel.

Looking at Bermel's disappointed look, the second lieutenant also sighed: "Does the Navy Headquarters really not care about our life or death in the East China Sea at all?" ”

"Don't say that, Wagner."

Compared with the second lieutenant, who was already completely disappointed in the headquarters, Bermel still had a glimmer of hope in his heart: "Maybe the headquarters really can't draw more manpower." ”

"Since One Piece Roger created the era of pirates, too many pirates have flocked to the great route, and even in our East China Sea, many soldiers who were originally not strong enough in terms of strength and military merit were transferred to the headquarters, which shows how great the pressure on the headquarters is."

"Three years ago, that Golden Lion Shiki successfully escaped from Advance City, which has never had a precedent for escaping from prison, and this is also a big blow to the morale of the Navy Headquarters."

Bermel repeated the words she had always used to comfort herself.

"If it weren't for the fact that we all insisted on staying in the East China Sea in the first place, maybe Rogue Town would be even more chaotic than it is now."

"Cheer up, Wagner, don't let the soldiers see their commander look downcast!"

Bermel showed a strong and sunny smile to Wagner, whose face remained unchanged, but his heartbeat couldn't help but speed up a little.

"Report..."

A hint of ambiguity in the air was abruptly interrupted by the voice of the soldier's report.

A frizzy soldier burst in: "Report Lieutenant Bermel, uh... Second Lieutenant Wagner, are you too? ”

"What's the matter?"

Wagner didn't do anything to Bermel in the first place, but he didn't feel embarrassed, but asked directly.

The soldier's face was full of excitement: "The headquarters just called, saying that they have received our letter for help, and a major from the headquarters has been dispatched. ”

"You see, the previous work was not all wasted energy."

Bermel slapped Wagner in the face, looking less like a well-behaved lieutenant, but like a mixed little sister.

Born in the village of Cocoasi, Bermel was seen as a "bad girl" by the people of the village because of her maverick personality since she was a child.

But no one expected that when this bad girl left the village, she would become a navy guarding justice.

To this day, Bermel has not returned to the village, nor has he told the people of the village about his own navy.

Perhaps because bad boys are inherently prone to attention, after joining the Navy, Wagner became a secret admirer of Bermel.

However, Wagner is very hidden, unlike Major General Gaji, who is afraid that the world will not know about it, Wagner is very shy, and in this base, almost no one knows that Wagner has a crush on Bermel.

And Bermel has a big personality and has a good relationship with many male soldiers, so in the eyes of the soldiers, it is actually a normal thing for Second Lieutenant Wagner to appear here.

"Bastard... I'm..."

But when the two officers and the soldiers came to the vicinity of the colonel's office, they heard the colonel's angry roar coming from inside the room.

"Where the hell did this airborne troops come from? A little ghost who hasn't graduated from the Naval Academy yet, just came to the East China Sea and is going to replace my supreme command? Is it because he is the son of that Zepha? ”

"Sir, dissipate your anger, that Zefa used to be the admiral of the Navy Headquarters..."

"Nonsense, don't I even know that? He's not here now, can't I tell you? ”

Colonel Hill doesn't have a very good temper, that's something everyone in the Rogue Town base knows.

But if it's just a bad temper, it's just that, he's still a person who lacks ability but wants to save face.

Bermel appealed to the Navy Headquarters for help, but had actually disobeyed the order to bypass Colonel Hill.

Because Colonel Hill wants to use his own abilities to exterminate the pirates.

But both Bermel and Wagner knew very well in their hearts that this was almost a dream.