One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

Chapter 128 G10 Base

It was an X-shaped wound, and blood was gushing out from the base of the X.

"Uh ah ah!"

After a roar, Jack's healing ability was greatly enhanced, and his wounds began to heal slowly. But before they were fully healed, Jack charged toward Carl.

Clang, clang, clang—the sound of weapons clashing.

After being injured, Jack seemed to be enraged, but he did not lose his temper. Instead, he used his superior physical abilities to fight Carl to a standstill.

Moreover, he fought very cleverly. He would just take the hits that didn't hurt much, and he would dodge the killing moves if he could, and if he couldn't dodge them, he would grab the vital points.

From that moment on, Carl was certain that Jack wasn't reckless, but simply young and impetuous.

After all, this guy is only in his twenties. He became a key member of a top-tier pirate crew at such a young age. It would be strange if he wasn't arrogant!

However, his current strength is indeed very poor. His mastery of Haki is average, and he only uses it for defense. He has almost no Observation Haki.

Its only advantage is its durability. If it were Katakuri, his fighting ability would be limited after taking a few hits from him, but Jack was slashed more than twenty times and is still full of energy.

Low attack, high health, high defense, high recovery – that's Jack!

"Elbaf's Spear·Powerful Country!"

A massive purple slash swept across Jack's body, blood raining down. Jack uncontrollably collapsed to his knees, looking at Karl with resentment.

"Looks like you're going to jail again. Will Kaido come to rescue you this time?"

Jack revealed a defiant look in his eyes, and despite the excruciating pain, he stood up from the ground and looked down at Carl, taking advantage of his height.

"Who do you think you are? You think you can catch me?"

"Hmph! Stop dreaming, die!"

Jack then charged at Carl, brandishing his longsword. Carl sneered and dodged to the side, avoiding Jack's suicidal attack.

But the next second, Karl froze.

With a splash, Jack jumped straight into the sea, creating a spray of water and a mist of blood rising from the sea, but Jack's figure had already disappeared.

Carl:? ? ?

Is this considered running away?

"What's wrong? Where's Jack?"

Carl pointed helplessly at the water: "Look, he jumped into the sea!"

Ain looked at the sea in disbelief, then at Karl: "This, he, isn't he an ability user? Is he jumping into the sea to commit suicide?"

"Don't forget, he's a fish-man. Even if he can't swim, he won't die in the sea."

"What should we do then? Just let him escape?"

Carl stroked his chin. After all, he was the "Father of the Sea." Why not jump into the sea and capture Jack?

No, no, no, forget it, it's too much trouble. It's not worth revealing my hand for Jack.

"Have Nelson bring the warship over; we'll wait here for an hour."

"it is good."

Soon, the two warships blocked the surrounding waters, but unfortunately, Jack still hadn't shown up after an hour, so Carl had to give up.

"Alright, let's go! Getting to G-10 base is the priority."

Once the naval warships were far away from the sea, Jack slowly surfaced and swam toward his own ship.

"Damn the navy, they stole all the money I worked so hard to get!"

There's no way Jack can sail back to Ghost Island alone, so...

"Boss, I've had it done..."

......

I don't know how long I lay on the ship, but finally, the Beasts Pirates arrived. Judging from the flag, it should be Queen's ship.

"You're really useless. You can't even handle a vice admiral?"

Facing Quinn, Jack couldn't be arrogant at all and said in a humble voice, "Brother Quinn, that guy is really powerful."

"Forget it, I can't be bothered to talk to you anymore. Just come back with me!"

New World, G-10 Base, located on Miller Island.

The island has a population of around 3000, a navy of around 1500, and a total of 15 warships. Adding Karl's ships, that makes a total of 17. The island's defenses are quite strong, and most pirates wouldn't dare to easily invade Milham Island.

After presenting the documents, Carl successfully became the base chief of G-10 and officially moved into G-10 base.

"I am Vice Admiral Carl from the Navy Headquarters. I'm new here and don't know you all very well yet. Let me introduce myself."

The naval officers standing before Karl immediately saluted and shouted, "I am XXX!"

After they finished their introductions, Karl nodded: "Very good, very energetic. Let me introduce you. This is Colonel Ian, the user of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit."

"From now on, if I'm not around, her orders will be my orders."

"As ordered!"

"By the way, have any pirates been spotted around Milham Island lately?"

Several naval officers shook their heads: "Sir, no!"

Karl stroked his chin and immediately gave the order: "You all arrange for people to patrol the surrounding waters immediately, once a day from now on, and make sure no suspicious persons are let slip by."

"Yes!"

After they left, Ain asked curiously, "Why did you send them on patrol?"

Karl said in a deep voice, "Train the troops, give them something to do, and ensure the combat effectiveness of the navy."

“That’s how I used to do it when I was in the 108th branch of the Beihai Party Committee.”

Ain nodded, seemingly understanding, "And what about us? Are we just going to wait here for the pirates to come every day?"

"No, that's not it. Once we receive a message from headquarters, we have to cooperate in the operation. Or if pirates invade the nearby Dressrosa or Lulucia Kingdom, we also have to be dispatched."

Ain suddenly laughed, as if she had just thought of something: "That would suit you quite well, you're the laziest person ever!"

Karl's expression changed: "Hey, don't make false accusations! I didn't slack off at all when fighting the pirates. Wasn't Jack just seriously injured and forced to escape?"

"Besides, I usually make time to help you exercise, so you can't pretend you didn't see it!"

Ain rolled her eyes at Karl: "Then where's your Hancock? This place is so far from Amazon Lily..."

"That's not something you need to worry about."

"I really don't know what Hancock sees in you, you womanizer!"

Karl's lips curled up slightly: "And you? Do you think I'm good enough for you?"

After sizing up Karl, Ain lifted his chin, looking quite like a boss: "He's alright, but unfortunately..."

Ain shook her head, but Karl pulled her into his arms and whispered in her ear, "You can't escape."

"What do you want to do?" Ain's voice trembled slightly, her eyes misted over, a mixture of anticipation and resistance in them.

Karl's lips curled slightly as he sniffed Ain's collar, his expression changing as he exclaimed in shock, "Did you use my laundry detergent?"

"Go to hell you!!!"

Chapter 129 Gion's Visit

Ghost Island.

Kaido was lounging comfortably in his chair, holding a large bowl of wine in his hand, about to chug it down, when a guilty-looking Jack walked in.

"Boss, I... I lost."

"Who did it?"

Jack gritted his teeth: "Karl, that vice admiral."

Crack! The porcelain bowl fell to the ground with a crisp sound, spilling wine all over the floor.

Kaido asked with a serious expression, "Karl, is that the guy I ran into when I went to G-2 base last time?"

"That's right, it's him. Just a few days ago, he broke into the Kingdom of Ten Thousand and killed several old ladies' children."

The speaker was King, who was standing in the shadows. Kaido glanced at him and stroked his thick stubble.

He was very impressed with this navy man named Carl, because the guy had done a lot of work behind the scenes during the last battle at G-2, and what was most memorable about him was his ability.

He possesses a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, yet he has healing and enhancement abilities, allowing him to fight several vice admirals to a standstill.

What's most infuriating is that after finally managing to injure a few people, this guy heals them in a flash. It's outrageous.

"Interesting. I'll go meet him myself another day. By the way, where is this guy now?"

Jack scratched his head: "I don't know, I ran into this guy on my way back to Ghost Island."

Jin, who was standing to the side, stroked his chin and then said, "Is it possible that he's at G-10 base? I heard recently that the base commander of G-10 base has changed. Could the new base commander be that Karl?"

Snapped!