Chapter 098: Gaffer
"That bastard navy... I've got to find a way to cause some trouble for him! β
On the way back to Mary Joa, the officials of the World Government were angry when they thought that their plans and merits had been snatched away by Hailan.
"Didn't he want to escort Heavenly Gold? I'll find someone to snatch the heavenly gold, and even if I can't snatch it, I'll have to disgust him once! β
"Sir, I advise you to stop and don't humiliate yourself."
Rob Luck gave his commander a rare repertoire, and the scar on his forehead from Hailan's bullet still hadn't faded, probably the biggest setback he'd had encountered in 13 years.
"Stinky boy, do you think I'm stupid? Even you are no match for him, so am I going to send others to trouble him? β
The official of the World Government smiled sadly, "Just release the news of the Devil Fruit, this thing is a treasure on the sea, and there will always be people who are motivated by the desire to take risks..."
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Because Hailan came to the Kingdom of Falouis alone this time and did not launch his warship, when he returned to the headquarters, he took a merchant ship along the way.
However, when he was about to arrive at the Navy Headquarters, Hailan still needed to work shifts.
Although more than ninety percent of the resources of a densely populated island like the Navy Headquarters come from supplies from the outside world, in order to prevent all kinds of chaos, the Navy has its own special procurement ships.
Due to the importance of purchasing ships, the person in charge of the ship is usually a commodore from the Navy Headquarters or a rear admiral who has just been promoted, so it is rare to encounter any problems.
However, before Hailan could change ships, the merchant ship he was on was surrounded by three pirate ships.
"We are the 'Sword Heroes Pirates' known in the first half of the Great Voyage! If you don't want to die, you will squat in the corner with your head in your head and tie yourself up! β
When the cadres of the "Sword Hao Pirates" flaunted their might, although the sailors on the ship gathered together in fear, no one did what the pirates said, but showed a look of caring for fools.
Hailan is a navy, not a pirate, so there is no need to hide his identity.
The sailors on board knew that there was a colonel of the naval headquarters on board.
The soldiers of the Kingdom of Falouis were still captured by the pirates after a desperate struggle with 500 people, but such a powerful pirate group was wiped out by this naval colonel alone.
Roughly estimated, this naval colonel alone must be equivalent to at least 2,000 kings' troops, right?
The most important thing is that the people who run the business are very flexible and are very interested in the collection of intelligence.
They know very well that in this sea of strong people, quantity does not change quality, but quality can crush quantity.
If it was a 2,000 King's Army escort, maybe they would still be a little worried, but if it was a strong man equivalent to 2,000 King's Army Guards, they would be more at ease.
Sure enough, just as they had imagined, the admiral took the initiative with a confident face.
"The Sword Hao Pirates? It's really a bit impressive. So you're going to tie yourself up? Or do you want me to beat you guys first, and then get tied up? β
Having just eaten a Devil Fruit, Hailan was eager to test the fruit's ability, so instead of directly attacking the pirates as usual, Hailan talked a few more nonsense.
Although it is called "Sword Hao Pirates", it does not mean that this group of pirates does not want to eat Devil Fruits.
Because only the kind of sword addicts who are dedicated to pursuing kendo and devoting their whole lives to the path of kendo disdain to eat devil fruits.
"There is indeed a navy on this ship, hand over the Devil Fruit quickly!"
The vast majority of pirates are like this, and they confess that "someone leaked information to them" with one mouth, which does not mean that they are stupid, but that they don't care at all.
Hai Lan was stunned for a moment, and after a little thought, she figured it out: "It seems that the grudge between the two sides (CP and the navy) has really been going on for a long time..."
"What kind of nonsense? Do not understand! β
One of the cadres of the Kenhao Pirates pulled out the katana in his hand and slashed at Hailan's shoulder.
Since the other party is a navy, there is nothing to say, the first strike is strong, as long as the other party does not die.
The blade, which reflected the harsh cold in the sunlight, sliced through Hailan's body as easily as a hot knife cut through butter.
Originally, the sailors on the merchant ship thought that this naval colonel had some ability, but they didn't expect that one of his arms would be cut off by a pirate.
Wait a minute... Doesn't seem quite right?
Why is the wound not bleeding?
Why did the arm that fell on the deck turn into a rainbow of light, and then disappear? Is this a hallucination?
"Is this how a person with a natural Devil Fruit ability feels when they are attacked? It's amazing..."
The incision on Hailan's right arm is as smooth as a mirror and is white.
The imaginary pain did not appear, as if the pirate had just slashed someone else, and had nothing to do with him.
As usual, Hai Lan's mind just generated a signal of "clenching a fist", and the colorful light instantly condensed into an arm at the incision on his right, and the time was extreme, as if that arm had always existed there, and just now it just disappeared invisibly.
"It seems that I can't actively change the position of my body now..."
Hailan was immersed in the feeling of body elementalization, but the pirates had already exploded.
"Since... Nature-based Devil Fruit Ability! β
"That's not what the intelligence says!"
"Damn... We've been tricked! β
Hailan grinned: "That's right, the natural department!" β
Nature: Aurora Fruit!
Because he had read the Devil Fruit Illustrated Book, Hai Lan already had a favorite Devil Fruit in his heart.
Except for those Devil Fruits that have already been eaten and the Dark Fruits that cannot be elementalized, only the Thunder Fruit and the Aurora Fruit are more in line with Hailan's expectations.
Like swamp fruits, gas fruits, and snow fruits, they are either relatively weak or have obvious shortcomings.
The Aurora Fruit, like the Sparkling Fruit, does not have any obvious weaknesses.
However, unlike the Sparkling Fruit, which is closer to the "laser", the Aurora Fruit's ability is more focused on "light", and the initial destructive power is far less than that of the Sparkling Fruit.
Burnt Fruitβ Magma Fruit
Snow Fruit β Frozen Fruit
Aurora Fruitβ Sparkling Fruit
On the Devil Fruit Illustrated Book, the Aurora Fruit is recorded as a subordinate fruit to the Sparkling Fruit.
But Hailan knows very well that the reason for the formation of the aurora is very complex, and it is not just the "dazzling light" that is shown on the surface.
The biggest decisive factor of the so-called upper and lower fruits is that the upper fruits can defeat the lower fruits through the abilities of the same attributes, such as the magma fruit ability can burn the fruit burning ability, and the frozen fruit ability can freeze the snow fruit ability.
Obviously, those with the Shining Fruit ability have no obvious ability against the Aurora Fruit ability.
These are actually two completely different Devil Fruits.