Pirates: Improving your strength depends entirely on watching the fun!

"The extremely evil person worth 30 billion berries, Xia."

"Oh, it's such an honor to be called by my name by the super rookie." Xia Zheteng came directly to Red Hair and Shanks and sat on the ground.

"Where's my wine?"

"Here it comes." Lu rushed over from the side, put a big bowl down for Xia Zheteng and poured wine in it.

"Master Xia, your wine is here."

Xia Zheteng was not polite either. These people under Red Hair were quite interesting.

After taking a sip of the wine, Xia Zheteng looked at Ace, then smiled and said, "Super rookie, captain of the Spade Pirates, user of the Flame-Flame Fruit, Ace, these identities are really too ordinary."

Ace frowned. He didn't know what Xia meant by that, but he felt something was wrong.

"Why do you want to become the Pirate King? Don't you just want to prove that you are not weaker than your father?"

Ace's eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Xia Zheteng. These words suddenly touched upon his biggest secret.

"Who are you?" Ace stood up suddenly and even knocked over the wine bowl.

The pirates around didn't know what was going on and thought the conversation was going to break down, so some of them had already picked up their weapons.

"Put down your weapons. We have nothing to fight for. Even if we do, it's between Ace and I. It has nothing to do with you. Continue your party."

Xia Zheteng turned around and said, then looked at Ace: "Sit down, there are some things, I will explain them to you clearly, but I must make it clear that I just came to see you. At the same time, I want you to understand that you are too naive in front of me."

Ace had a gloomy face, but he finally sat down without saying anything, waiting for Xia Zheteng to speak.

Chapter 234 Xia vs. Ace

Ace looked at Xia Zheteng, and Red-haired Shanks also looked at Xia Zheteng. He heard something wrong from the words just now.

So he waved his hand, and except for his closest crew members, all the others were driven to the periphery.

It was much the same on Ace's side. Except for a few crew members closest to him, everyone else was driven away.

But then again, this method can only be considered a kind of psychological safety. After all, the cave is so small that if Xia Zheteng speaks loudly, no one can fail to hear him.

"Ace, Ace, what a nice name. Isn't it, Shanks? This should be a name you are familiar with."

Shanks thought of a knife, and the name of that knife was Ace.

Shanks took a deep breath and clenched his hands. After all, he was once a trainee crew member on the Pirate King's ship.

This has never changed.

If what Xia Zheteng said was true, then the man in front of him was the son of his old captain.

That being said, once their identities are exposed, both the World Government and the Navy will probably be in trouble.

"How do you know?" Ace did not deny it. Although he did not like his father, he had to admit that it was a fact.

He knew it himself, but no one else would know it except Garp.

"I was there when that man was executed, Shanks. In fact, we met each other at that time. Oh, and there was also the clown next to you."

Shanks' eyes suddenly widened, and his mind began to recall, trying to remember who he had seen at that time.

But he couldn't match those people with Xia.

He also thought of Xia Zheteng, but only for a fleeting moment. After all, Xia Zheteng was now a vice admiral of the navy and the strongest being. He had never doubted that Xia Zheteng and Xia Hui were the same person.

"You are so mysterious."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's get back to the official topic. I know you hate your father, but what can I say? He has his mission, just like you now. Aren't you also on this path? If you really want to be free, why don't you follow your grandfather's words and become an excellent navy."

Ace snorted. What would it mean if he became a marine?

"What do you think will happen if I become a marine?"

"It's hard to say, but with Garp taking care of me, it shouldn't be a problem."

Red-haired Shanks also grinned, and then he thought of a problem.

When he first met Luffy, he also found out that Luffy's grandfather was the naval hero, Vice Admiral Garp.

Then it seems that Luffy's brother Ace's grandfather is also Garp. Why didn't I think of it just now?

Ace was silent.

"Okay, back to the topic we were talking about. You know, before your father was executed, I made a deal with him. I promised that if he taught me something, I would save your life."

Ace snorted and said, "Then no thanks. I don't need his favor to save my life."

"You will use it. If you don't want to make your brother sad, you will definitely use it. But this is not the main point. I just want to tell you that your father, at the last moment of his life, used the little value he had left to buy a life insurance policy for you. To be honest, you hate him, but he is still a father."

Ace snorted but didn't say anything else.

Xia Zheteng didn't say anything else. He just came to plant a seed. As for what will sprout in the future, that is a matter for the future. It is enough to say this now.

After taking a sip of wine, Xia Zheteng continued, "Okay, let's not talk about that person. After all, he has become a thing of the past. Ace, you have a long way to go to defeat Whitebeard. Why don't you try to defeat me first? If you can't even defeat me, then you have no chance of winning against Whitebeard."

Ace stood up and said, "That's exactly what I want. Let's fight outside."

"You are really young and energetic. But it will be interesting to watch, right, redhead?"

"You, you are bullying the newcomer." Red-haired Shanks shook his head helplessly, but still followed.

Now that he knows Ace's identity, he still has to provide him with some support. After all, he has the old captain's respect and favor, so he can't not go.

Outside the cave, there was snow all over the place. Several people came to a slightly flat place and stopped.

"Come on, make a fire and warm me up."

Boom, the flames on Ace's body burned, and then he pounced towards Xia Zheteng.

He seemed to want to vent all his hatred, and he threw his fire fists at Xia Zheteng as if they were free.

The members of the Spade Pirates next to him cheered him on.

However, Xia Zheteng did not dodge at all. He just stretched out his fist and rushed forward to meet the opponent's attack wherever he hit.

Fists hit each other continuously.

Boom! The aftermath of the battle pushed away the snow around, revealing the ice underneath.

With Xia Zheteng's final punch, Ace was knocked back along the ice for more than ten meters before stopping.

"You are still too weak. With your strength, you have absolutely no chance of winning against Whitebeard."

Ace snorted, then flew up, his hands turned into a ball of fire in the air and shot it downwards.

"Fire Ring, Fire Pillar."

"Oh, has his strength improved to this extent? No wonder he wants to challenge Whitebeard. It seems that the effect of the fruit development is very good."

Xia Zheteng looked at the falling fire stick and nodded. Yes, the power was amazing. Such a guy really had the ability to be proud of himself.

However, for Xia Zheteng, this was not a big deal at all, so he stretched his hands backwards.

He attacked fiercely towards the pillar of fire.

This time he used his hands to entangle the pillar of fire, and the fire stick actually rolled back.

Ace was engulfed by the fire core, but since he was the user of the Flame-Flame Fruit, he was not injured.

With flames burning on his body, Ace landed on the ground and stared at Xia Zheteng in front of him.

"I haven't used my fruit ability yet. Your current strength is just this much. Give up, Ace. With your current strength, you are no match for me, let alone Whitebeard, although I am stronger than him."

"You really dare to say that." Shanks smiled and shook his head, but then again, there really wasn't much of a problem with Xia saying that.

Ace clenched his fists and was about to attack again, but Xia Zheteng turned his head and walked towards the red-haired man.

"Okay, I'm just telling you that you are definitely no match for him. As for whether you want to challenge him or not, that's up to you."

"Hey, stop here."

"It's more fun to drink, Lu, fill up the glass and let's continue."

"Haha, party, party."

Looking at Xia who was leaving, Ace clenched his fists. Sooner or later, he would challenge back again.

Chapter 235 Rejection of the General's Appointment

After the banquet, Xia Zheteng left by himself, but Ace was stopped by the red-haired guy.

"Don't trust him too much. Although he is a strong man, everyone has his own path to take. The same goes for you. I used to be a trainee crew member on the Pirate King's ship, but now, am I not on my own path?"

Ace thanked him politely, and his mood really changed.

Xia did dampen his morale, but for Ace, he should listen to what the red-haired man said.

Even though he hated his father, Ace had to admit that it would be somewhat convenient when people knew who his father was.

Looking at Ace who was leaving, the red-haired guy also frowned.

"Now the sea is interesting again, the old captain's son."

Shanks' thoughts had gone back to a long time ago.

……

On the other side, Xia Zheteng finally found a place to change back into navy clothes, and then drove the boat towards the navy headquarters.

"Pululu..." The Den Den Mushi rang and Xia Zheteng picked up the phone.

First, he stood eight feet away from his ears, and after listening to Zhan Guo's roar for a while, Xia Zheteng said, "I know, I know. It's just that he killed two Celestial Dragons, members of the Knights of God."

"There was also the battle at the entrance to the new world, where the three generals only ended up in a draw."

Xia Zheteng put away the Den Den Mushi again, answered the call again and said, "I understand, I understand. A draw is already good enough. Even if I'm on the other side, there are still two people who haven't made a move yet. It's the same thing, so it won't have much of an impact."

This tone really made Zhan Guo angry, but Zhan Guo had no other choice. Xia Zheteng was very powerful and had no good feelings towards the Celestial Dragons. It would be very difficult to force him to take action.

"Go back to headquarters. Good things are waiting for you."

"Now that you mention it, I think it might not be a good thing."

"Don't run around. Come back here quickly. This is an order."

"Okay, I'll definitely go back."

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Xia Zheteng shrugged. Oh my god, he has been appearing in Xia's form recently and he doesn't want to change back.

But we still have to go back to Marinford. For some things, we have to occupy the advantageous position first, right?

Saving Ace is something that must be done, and in this case, it would be best to do it at the headquarters.

It took four or five days of driving before we returned to Marinford and came to Warring States' office.

"Report."

"Come in." Xia Zheteng pushed open the door and found that there were many people sitting in the room.

Sakaski is bandaged, Kizaru is drinking tea, and Aokiji is doing nothing.

Garp eating senbei, and Tsuru with a nonchalant look on his face.

What's going on? Why are there so many people here?

"You're here, just in time. Now let me announce the order from above. Xia Zheteng, you will be promoted to the fourth general."

"Wait a minute." Xia Zheteng immediately reached out and stopped Zhan Guo, "Who decided this?"

"Your performance was very impressive given the order from the World Government. It is normal for you to be promoted. Defeating Kaido is a great achievement."

"Stop." Xia Zheteng took a step back. "It took some tricks to defeat Kaido. Okay, let's just say I won. I think it's better for the first lieutenant general to win."

Zhan Guo heard that this guy didn't want to be promoted. He didn't want to be a general but a lieutenant general. What's wrong with you?

He couldn't help but look at Karp.

Garp was giving Xia Zheteng a thumbs up, but when he saw Zhan Guo's gaze coming over, he had to stop and said, "Don't look at me. I didn't teach you that. Xia Zheteng doesn't listen to me."

Zhan Guo was also speechless, but what Garp said was not wrong. Xia Zheteng would definitely not listen to Garp, but what's the matter with you not being an admiral?

"Lieutenant General Xia Zheteng, I think you should understand that the navy needs the strongest combat power."

"I understand, but as the first lieutenant general, isn't that the strongest combat power? Why must I be the fourth general? The difference between the first and the fourth is huge."

"Your first place is a lieutenant general, and your fourth place is a general."