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

Seeing Karl fly up on a raven, Ganford, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly bowed and said, "Mr. Karl, you've arrived. Is Lady Hancock bringing her people here today?"

"Yes, they're already waiting downstairs. Where are the balloon octopus and the wind-blown shell I asked you to prepare?"

Ganford quickly said, "It's all here, please take a look."

Carl glanced at it briefly: "Okay, I'll go down right away. Go find some men to provide backup later."

"Alright, no problem, I'll go right away."

After saying this, Ganfor mounted his Pegasus and rode away, while Karl took the items and returned to Qinghai.

"Sister, look! Isn't that your brother-in-law?"

Hancock narrowed her beautiful eyes and looked carefully. She quickly confirmed Karl's identity and said with a smile, "There's no mistake, it's you, darling."

"Gah!"

Carl jumped off the raven: "Ready?"

"Yes, yes, I've been ready for a long time!"

Carl nodded, took out a blowgun-like device, blew it into the sky, and an octopus quickly flew into the air, rapidly inflated and grew larger, then stretched out its arms to grab the Nine Serpents and floated above the ship.

"Hancock, tell your men to distribute these Zeppelins. When I say 1, 2, 3, start, then activate all the Zeppelins at once, understand?"

This method was conceived by Carl. Essentially, it uses the balloon octopus as a hot air balloon and the wind-blown shell as the power source. The balloon octopus can convert wind power into propulsion, lifting the ship upwards. Carl didn't study the specific principles much, but the balloon octopus was necessary because only in this way could the wind blown by the wind-blown shell prevent it from pressing the ship downwards.

Soon, the Nine Serpent Clan's guardian warriors all obtained at least 3 Wind-Blowing Coins. After a brief familiarization with the operation, they were ready to take off.

"Hancock, you should do it. You are the rightful emperor of the Kuja clan."

Hancock nodded obediently, spread her legs shoulder-width apart, then put her hands on her hips, struck a very cool pose, and shouted with a queenly air: "Guardians of the Nation, heed my command!"

The patriotic warriors present shouted in unison, their voices sharp and clear: "Present!"

"On my command, 3, 2, 1, prepare for takeoff!!!"

Call ~

Dozens of jet-powered shells activated simultaneously, converging into a powerful gust of wind. The ship could be felt to suddenly sink, but soon, as the wind concentrated on the balloon octopus, the ship bounced and then slowly left the water.

Hancock looked at Carl with surprise: "Honey, our ship is flying! This trick actually worked!"

"Yes! That makes things much easier."

Chapter 178 Settling on the Sky Island

Sky Island, Apayado.

"Is this our new home? It feels almost the same as Daughter Island!"

"No, that's not true! Look, the trees here are much taller than those on Daughter Island. It's just that there seem to be fewer creatures. How are we going to hunt then?"

"Hey, can you smell that? There's a snake in the forest, and it's a really fierce one. My little gugu is even trembling!"

Upon hearing this, the warriors nodded in agreement. As members of the Nine Serpent Clan, they were natural-born experts at handling snakes, as evidenced by the snake pets they each possessed.

Hancock whistled loudly and called out in a sweet voice, "Nolan, come out here!!!"

In the distant forest, Nolan, who was eating, subconsciously looked up in the direction of the sound. The next second, he frantically swam towards Hancock, causing the ground to shake and crushing countless trees.

Soon, Nolan appeared before the group of national warriors.

"Ahhh! Oh my god! This snake... is so cute!"

"Hmm, it's so big, I love it so much, it's a pity it's Lady Snake's pet..."

Hancock glanced indifferently at the shouting warriors, pointed at Nolan, and said, "I command you to lead my people to the depths of Apayado. Do you understand?"

Nolan nodded ingratiatingly, moved his head next to the Nine Serpents, and hissed.

"Sandasonia, Marigold, I'm counting on you."

The two younger sisters nodded in unison: "Don't worry, sister, we will build temporary shelter as soon as possible."

Then the two sisters, along with the warriors, jumped onto Nolan's head and left.

At this moment, Hancock looked down at Granny New and said, "So, Granny New, this is our new home. What do you think?"

Grandma Niu opened her mouth, unsure of what to say, and finally closed it, nodding to indicate that it was alright.

Carl patted Hancock on the shoulder: "I'll leave this to you. I need to get the Shandians to Jaya Island."

Hancock smiled and nodded: "Yes, go and come back soon."

"That probably won't work. After sending them to Jaya Island, I still need to go to the East China Sea to take care of some things, and then there's the medal awarding ceremony. In short, I'll be quite busy during this period."

Seeing Hancock's face fall, Karl quickly said, "But don't worry, I promise to come see you on Skypiea after I'm done with my work."

Hearing this, Hancock's worry turned to joy, and she snuggled against Carl's arm, saying coquettishly, "It's a promise! You have to come see me soon, okay? I've recently made several new outfits, the kind you like best..."

Carl swallowed hard, wishing he could change his mind and stay on the spot, but then thought better of it. How could a man stop for the sake of love?

"Ahem, definitely, definitely, I'm off then."

There's not much to say about what happened next. When Karl arrived, the Shandians warmly welcomed him, having long been prepared to return to their homeland. Karl then did the same thing to them, sending them back to Jaya Island.

I wonder what their expressions will be when they encounter the chestnut-headed uncle, a genuine descendant of Noland.

But none of this concerns Karl anymore, because barring any unforeseen circumstances, they will never see each other again in this lifetime, and he has more important things to do.

after one day.

The weather is clear on the coast of Shimotsuki Village in the East China Sea.

"You came."

"Yes, I'm coming."

The man who spoke took off his hood, revealing wild, long black hair with no eyebrows, which made him look quite fierce. He also had a red square tattoo on his left cheek, the meaning of which was unknown.

It just doesn't look like Garp's slipper print.

“Hello, Karl, I am Monkey D. Dragon. You can call me Dragon or Dragon.” After saying that, Dragon extended his right hand to Karl.

Carl gave a faint smile and shook Dragon's hand: "Hello, Mr. Dragon, I didn't expect you to actually dare to meet with me alone."

"Hahaha, why wouldn't you dare? Are you here to take me back?"

Karl laughed, and Dragon laughed too, and they tacitly stopped discussing the topic.

"I am very satisfied with the situation in the Kingdom of Ort. Your Revolutionary Army did a good job and didn't cause you any trouble, did it?"

Dragon waved his hand: "Not at all, I should thank you! If the navy hadn't been preparing to destroy the Kingdom of Ort, King Ort VIII might not have been so sure of cooperating with our revolutionary army."

"That's good. I keep my word. I won't go back on my promise to make the Revolutionary Army their agents for the Holy Light Shell. Here, this is the Holy Light Shell, and this is the Holy Healing Shell. Take a look!"

Karl magically produced two enchanted light shells from behind his back, and Dragon played with them with a curious expression.

"This thing seems familiar. Could it be a product of the Sky Island?"

Bang bang bang~

While clapping, Karl said, "As expected of the Revolutionary Army Commander-in-Chief, you are indeed knowledgeable. That's right, this is indeed the Light Shell, a specialty shellfish of Sky Island. It has the property of storing light energy. The Holy Light Shell and Holy Healing Shell are made from the Light Shell."

"I've already told you about the specific effects, but seeing is believing, so you should try it yourself."

Dorag nodded, picked up the Holy Light Shell that shimmered with a golden halo, and gently pressed the protrusion to activate it.

The golden halo around the Holy Light Shell shone even brighter, and Dragon felt a warm power gradually flowing into his body. He immediately felt that his physique had become a little stronger. Although it wasn't much, it was enough to surprise Dragon.

This thing actually can enhance strength!!!

Although the effect on him was minimal, don't forget that the Revolutionary Army only has a handful of high-end combatants. Most of the soldiers are only of average strength, not much stronger than ordinary people, and rely more on the power of firearms.

According to what Karl said before, the Holy Light Shell is more effective on people with weaker strength. If every revolutionary army soldier could be equipped with a Holy Light Shell, wouldn't the basic combat strength of the revolutionary army be greatly improved?

"Karl, this stuff is incredibly useful! How much do you have left? Our Revolutionary Army wants it all!"

Karl smiled and waved his hand: "No need to rush. Don't forget, the Revolutionary Army is the agent for Holy Light Shells. I don't care if you use them yourself or sell them, as long as you pay."

Dragon scratched his head awkwardly, realizing he had been too excited and lost his composure. After calming himself down, Dragon asked, "If our Revolutionary Army were to act as the agent, what would the price be for the goods?"

Carl held up five fingers.

"5 Berries?"

Karl shook his head: "No, it's 500,000 Berries!"

Chapter 179 Frostmoon Village

Dorrag gasped.

500,000 Berries? That's so expensive! That's enough to buy so many rifles!

"This is way too expensive!"

Carl said with a smile, "Mr. Dragon, ask yourself honestly, is this thing expensive?"

Dragon froze. Upon closer inspection, he realized that there weren't many things on this vast ocean that could enhance one's strength. A Devil Fruit cost at least 100 million Berries, so compared to that, the Holy Light Clam wasn't really that expensive.

But in that case, his idea of ​​using the Holy Light Shell to arm the Revolutionary Army would be in vain. It would be too expensive and not worth it. It would be more worthwhile to use the money to upgrade the weapons and equipment.

"How much did it sell for?"