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

Karl opened his eyes, looked at the different colored orbs of light in his left and right hands, and let out a wild laugh: "Haha, hahaha! It's done, it's finally done!"

Although it was a bit rushed and took more than an hour to successfully separate, it was the first time after all. Some people finished quickly, while others took a long time.

Now all you need to do is keep practicing until you can achieve the effect of instantaneous separation or directly condensing into a white ball of light.

In this way, the purification process can be considered successfully developed!

Knock knock knock!

"It's me, Smoker!"

Karl dispersed the ball of light and opened the door: "What is it?"

"You need a customs clearance certificate. Do you have one?"

Smoker is referring to proof of passage through the Mary Geoise Pass.

"Yes, just show it to them."

Smoker took it and looked at Carl with suspicion: "You've been in the room all day, do you have some kind of secret you're hiding?"

Karl chuckled softly: "How did you know?"

Smoker gave him an "I knew it" look, then added with a teasing expression, "Can you tell me?"

Karl's expression turned serious: "No!"

Snapped!

Chapter 81 Shampoo Islands

New World, Punk Hazard.

Punk Hazard is not far from the Red Line; at the speed of the escort ships, it would only take half a day to arrive.

Carl stood in front of the railing, drinking coffee and watching the prisoners being sent to the island one by one.

Looking back, the last time I came here was the last time.

"Weren't these prisoners sent here to be used as experimental subjects?"

Carl glanced at Smoker: "What else?"

Smoker scoffed dismissively: "Tch, I knew it. The World Government always likes to conduct inhumane experiments."

"Why bother with all that? They're just a bunch of criminal pirates. It's good to make use of them, isn't it?"

"Isn't it much better than just arresting civilians for experiments?"

Smoker, probably having another episode, scoffed and said, "Easy for you to say. What if the World Government ordered you to capture civilians for experiments? Would you go?"

"First of all, the situation you described is highly unlikely to happen. Secondly, even if I were to do such a task, I would not hesitate to capture it."

"Hmph! In your eyes, the lives of ordinary people are not as important as the mission, is that it?"

Carl shook his head: "Of course not, as the saying goes, there are countermeasures from above and policies from below."

"You're just arresting civilians because I told you to? What if I arrest a group of pirates and say they're civilians? Is there a problem with that?"

Smoker stared wide-eyed at Carl in disbelief. "Damn, is this even possible?"

Are you sure this will work?

Karl said arrogantly, "I am the commander, I can do whatever I want. The reason you can't think of this method is because you have always been someone else's subordinate, and you have no right to resist!"

"Of course, that's still the case now."

Smoker's face immediately turned sour. He felt both annoyed and pleased. He was annoyed that he had been so stubborn in the past, insisting on arguing with others about right and wrong instead of trying to correct his wrong behavior.

Fortunately, Carl proved himself to be Carl, and he learned another trick from him, so he wouldn't fly into a rage in such situations in the future.

"Reporting to Major General Karl, the prisoners have been escorted. Shall we return immediately?"

"Return! Just take us back to Marineford!"

"Yes!"

A day later, the escort ship arrived at Marineford, and Carl and Smoker disembarked.

"It's getting late, go back and get some rest. We'll assemble on the warship tomorrow morning."

Smoker nodded: "What mission is it this time?"

"You'll know then!"

The next day, at nine o'clock in the morning, in the Marshal's office.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, the Shichibukai Boa Hancock has safely returned to Amazon Lily. Regarding the mission to Fish-Man Island, what are your thoughts...?"

Sengoku sighed: "Alright! I'll leave this task to you! But don't force yourself. It's okay if you can't find out anything. Just think of it as a vacation to Fishman Island."

"Remember, you only have one month. Whether you've found out or not, you must come back to me by then, understand?"

Karl smiled and said, "Of course, Marshal Sengoku, I'll be going now!"

Upon returning to Crescent Bay, the Seastone warship was already docked in the harbor, and Ain and Smoker were ready to depart.

"You've finally arrived. What's the mission this time?"

"Let's talk once we're on board!"

Under Nelson's command, the warships departed the port and headed towards the Sabaody Archipelago.

"Can you speak now?"

Karl nodded and led Ain and Smoker into the lounge, getting straight to the point: "Our mission this time is to go to Fishman Island and investigate the true cause of Queen Otohime's death."

"Fishman Island?" "Queen Otohime?"

Ain spoke first: "I remember Queen Otohime was assassinated by pirates from Fishman Island, wasn't she? Could there be more to the story?"

"Yeah! I even saw the news back then! Because of this incident, Fishman Island's attitude towards humans isn't exactly friendly anymore! What are we going there for?"

Smoker couldn't understand it; all three of them were ability users! If something went wrong on the way, it would mean total annihilation!

"Stop, stop, stop! Don't be so nervous. Actually, I'm just going to Fishman Island for vacation and to see if I can find any clues."

Whether or not this task can be completed will not have a significant impact.

Ain pursed her lower lip and said, "But we're all ability users. What if we encounter an accident on the way to Fishman Island..."

Before he could finish speaking, Carl interrupted, "You don't need to worry about that, see?"

Karl pulled out a route map and continued, "This was given to me by Fleet Admiral Sengoku. It's said that Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea, gave it to the Navy when he became a Shichibukai."

Smoker looked at it carefully and breathed a sigh of relief: "That's more like it. With this route map, the danger of going to Fishman Island is not so high."

Knock knock knock!

"Reporting, Major General, we have arrived at Island 66 in the Sabaody Archipelago. Base Commander Brigadier General Gregory is already waiting for you!"

"understood!"

Carl stood up from the sofa, hanging Qiu Shui and Lei Yu around his waist, with Raven perched on his shoulder.

"Let's go!"

After disembarking, Karl saw a tall figure with a weathered face, a long beard, and a large axe on his back, looking very fierce.

"Hello, Major General Carl! I'm Gregory, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

Carl instantly transformed into a fake-smiling boy, engaging in friendly conversation with Brigadier General Gregory.

"By the way, let me introduce you. This is Major Ian, and this is Major Smoker. They are my assistants."

"Hello!"

After a brief introduction, the group went together into the guest room inside the branch office.

"By the way, Gray, how long will it take for my warship to be coated?"

Gregory patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I've already sent someone to inform the shipwrights in Sabaody Archipelago. Your ship will be launched in two days at most!"

"That's good. In that case, I'll have to trouble you for the next couple of days, Gray."

Gregory waved his hand dismissively: "You're too kind. We're all in the Navy, it's nothing!"

"Then I won't bother you any longer, Gray. We're going to have some fun in Sabaody!"

"No problem. By the way, islands 1 through 29 are illegal areas, so you'd better be careful."

Smoker frowned: "How can there be places that the Navy can't control, given that this place is so close to Navy Headquarters?"

Carl patted Smoker on the shoulder, signaling him to keep quiet.

"let's go!"

After leaving the naval branch, Carl said to Smoker, "The waters here run deep; it's not as simple as you think!"

Smoker said, completely bewildered, "But this place is so close to Marine Headquarters!"

"All you need to know is that the current situation in Chambord is the result of compromises between various forces."

Chapter 82 Fishing Law Enforcement