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

He looked at Rayleigh with an arrogant expression: "I thought it was someone important! But it's just an old geezer. Hey, you know Observation Haki too?"

Rayleigh smiled faintly. Wait, what did he just hear? Heart Sutra? That sounds familiar...

Oh, I remember now, that's a unique name for Sky Island. Could this guy be from Sky Island?

Rayleigh examined Enel's clothes closely and confirmed that he was indeed from Skypiea.

"You're from Sky Island, aren't you?"

Enel was taken aback: "How did you know?"

Rayleigh chuckled softly: "More than twenty years ago, I visited Sky Island. The god of Sky Island was named... Ganful, right?"

"Hmph~ Ganful, you're nothing but an ant with one foot in the grave. Hmm, you old codger know quite a lot!"

Rayleigh wasn't angry at being called an old man. He had long since stopped caring. He was even willing to sell himself for alcohol, so why would he care if others called him an old man?

"What, you want to buy information? You've come to the wrong person. Here, she specializes in this. Go ask her!"

Rayleigh pointed to Shakky, who was standing to the side smoking and watching Enel with great interest.

"As long as you have money, I can tell you anything you want to know."

Enel snorted and took a gold bracelet off his body, tossing it to Shakky: "I don't have money, I only have gold, and a lot of it."

Xia Qi: "(^_^)! What do you want to know?"

"You should know about a naval officer named Karl, right?"

Xia Qi nodded: "Vice Admiral White Raven, who just became an admiral candidate, is the leading figure of the new generation of the navy and the most handsome man in the world. There's quite a lot of information about him. What would you like to know?"

Enel looked at Shakky intently: "I want to know everything about him."

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Xia Qi exhaled a smoke ring and asked with interest, "All of them?"

"If I'm not mistaken, you just came from Sky Island, right? Why are you so interested in White Raven? Could it be that he's the one who kicked you off Sky Island?"

Enel's face darkened, and he said rather unhappily, "Don't ask about Skypiea. Hey, are you the one selling information or am I?"

"Haha, sorry, sorry, I'm used to it." Xia Qi waved her hand with a smile.

"Karl, age 28, joined the 108th branch of the North Sea as a menial soldier at the age of 14..."

After a long explanation, Shakky finally told Enel everything she knew about Karl.

After listening, Enel let out a long sigh, his gaze becoming somewhat solemn.

Karl is a really tough guy to deal with.

Yesterday, he only used one strike to render himself incapable of fighting. Of course, this was partly due to his overconfidence and partly due to his lack of understanding of Karl.

But even he had to admit that Karl was very strong. Putting aside his abilities, Karl's physical attributes completely overwhelmed him.

Seeing Enel's solemn expression, Shakky smiled gently: "White Raven Karl is quite well-known on the high seas. What I'm saying is absolutely true. If you don't believe me, you can go out and ask other people."

Enel shook it, took out a fist-sized gold nugget, and placed it on the table. Shakky accepted it with a smile, realizing she had made a huge profit.

She had read all the information about Karl in the newspapers, so there were basically no secrets. After all, the Navy is not like pirates, and it is very difficult to obtain some unknown information.

Then, Enel took out a fist-sized piece of gold and placed it on the table: "How much do you know about the Celestial Dragons?"

Shakky's expression changed, and she looked at Enel with seriousness: "What do you want to know?"

"Just like before, tell me as much as you know about the Celestial Dragons. I'm not short of money."

Shakky didn't reply, but looked directly at Rayleigh sitting not far away. Rayleigh nodded, stood up, walked out of the tavern, and closed the door.

"Try to understand. After all, the Celestial Dragons often come to these islands to play and have fun, so the waters here are very deep. There's nothing I can do about it."

Enel chuckled dismissively: "Hmph~ Speak freely, and if anyone dares to eavesdrop, I will naturally bring divine punishment upon them!"

Xia Qi shook her head helplessly at this; this guy really had a big mouth.

"The Celestial Dragons, the World Nobles, all reside in Mary Geoise, a city built on the Red Line, also known as the Holy Land..."

Shakky was speaking, and Enel was listening, but Enel's expression grew increasingly serious.

Damn it, he knew Carl wasn't that kind of guy; this mission was much harder than he'd imagined.

Whenever a Celestial Dragon gets into trouble, at least one Marine Admiral will come to the rescue. Keep in mind that Karl is only an Admiral candidate; how strong would a real Admiral be?

Even if he blows up Mary Geoise, he'll be relentlessly pursued by the Navy. Well, at his speed, it doesn't seem like such a big deal.

But the question is, how can he build up his power, grow stronger, and create new glories?

From this perspective, once he destroys Mary Geoise, he can forget about establishing his own territory, because the navy will relentlessly pursue him like mad dogs.

Don't even think about easily establishing another "divine kingdom" in Qinghai.

Unless... he becomes someone even the Navy wouldn't dare to easily provoke, like that... Four Emperors, the Four Emperors!

"What's wrong? You look quite serious. Do you mean you're planning to assassinate a Celestial Dragon?"

Shakky made a casual guess, but she was almost entirely wrong. Enel's mission wasn't to assassinate a Celestial Dragon; to be precise, it was to assassinate the Celestial Dragon's... home.

Enel said coldly, "Didn't I tell you? Stop asking questions."

Xia Qi is a professional intelligence broker; reading people and situations is just a basic skill for her.

One look at Enel's expression and you know something's wrong. Oh no, this guy really is going to assassinate a Celestial Dragon!

"Hey, I'm just providing information. I don't care what you're planning. If anything goes wrong, don't drag me into it. Otherwise, you'll never get any more information from me again, understand?"

Enel: ....

Without uttering a word, he then transformed into electric particles and dissipated on the spot, just as he had when he arrived.

bang~

Rayleigh pushed open the door and walked in. He looked around the tavern but didn't see anyone. He couldn't help but ask, "Where is everyone? Did they leave?"

"if not?"

Rayleigh clicked his tongue, shook his head, and said, "Another formidable fellow! Is the Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, who has been missing for hundreds of years, about to wreak havoc on the seas again?"

"Rampage? I don't think so. Do you know what this guy is up to? He wants to assassinate a Celestial Dragon!"

Rayleigh's mouth dropped open in astonishment: "What? Did I hear that right?"

"Hoo~" Xia Qi exhaled a smoke ring and said calmly, "Although he didn't say it, I can guess most of it from his expression."

"Moreover, this matter is very likely related to White Raven Karl."

Rayleigh scratched his head: "Karl, isn't this guy a Marine? How could he possibly send someone to assassinate a Celestial Dragon? That's highly unlikely."

"Heh~ Who knows? You don't actually think that Celestial Dragons are universally loved, do you?"

"Hey, why worry so much? Just don't drag us down with you."

As Rayleigh spoke, he reached for the counter, intending to secretly take the gold left behind by Enel, something he had been planning for a long time.

The reason is simple: he ran out of money for alcohol.

"Bang~"

"What? Trying to trade it for alcohol again? Don't even dream about it. This is money I worked so hard to earn, I'm not letting you trade it for alcohol!"

Shakky took the gold without any mercy, leaving Rayleigh with no hope of getting it, which made Rayleigh sigh in despair.

"Sigh~ How cruel. Looks like I'll have to sell myself again..."

Sky Island, Angel Beach.

Hancock and Carl walked barefoot, hand in hand, on the beach, and Hancock's giggles could be heard from time to time.

"Honey, look! There's a seashell up ahead, it's so pretty!"

Hancock quickly ran forward, bent down to pick up the seashell, and presented it to Carl like a treasure: "Ta-da! Darling, do you know what kind of seashell this is?"

"Hmm, let me see..."

Soon, the two started playfully bickering again. This rare moment of leisure was, in Hancock's eyes, a honeymoon, a honeymoon trip that belonged only to her and Carl.

Meanwhile, above the red earth continent.

Enel floated in the clouds, quietly observing the bustling city below.

Even he had to admit that these so-called world nobles really knew how to enjoy life.

He had seen many towns along the way, but this was the most luxurious and extravagant.

"Descendants of the Creator, huh..."

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Within minutes, Enel had learned almost everything about Mary Geoise.

Well, how should I put it? He felt that these so-called world nobles, these so-called gods, seemed to have a bit of intellectual disability.

Of course, there were some who seemed intelligent, but not many. Among them, a few old men stood out, still talking about themselves.

"Is someone spying on us?"