Chapter 18: Marine Lieutenant Gawain
Of course, Kuro's request was not fulfilled.
Excluding the existence of devil fruits that go beyond common sense, even the best doctors have to abide by basic rules.
Without Kuro, a Bronze-level talent, Gawain's daily experience points returned to the expected level.
It stabilizes in the range of twenty to thirty.
Looking at this data, Gawain fell into deep thought for a while.
The experience points provided by the Bronze-level talent daily practice alone have reached more than ten points.
This means that as long as there are two people with Bronze potential on the ship, the experience provided every day can be equal to that of the more than one hundred people on the ship whose potential has not been exhausted.
The gap between people is secondary. The bigger problem is that the overly large pirate group has become a burden in this situation.
This is especially true since Gawain has plans to travel to the Grand Line.
Not to mention anything else, just the eating, drinking, defecating, and urinating of hundreds of people every day, plus the consumption of medical care and ammunition, is a huge number.
The warship that Gawain had captured originally contained enough supplies to feed more than a hundred people for a month. However, after the Black Cat Pirates merged with them, the supplies were reduced to only enough to last for ten days.
Not to mention that there were dozens of wounded people on board, and the medical supplies on board had already been exhausted.
"Before heading to the Grand Line, taking the title of Warlord, and establishing a stable base."
"It's better to go with an elite team like the Straw Hats, Red Hair, and Roger Pirates. This will be most beneficial to my ability."
"After all, the experience a Bronze-level talent provides is enough to rival that of 70 or 80 ordinary pirates with Iron potential, and the harvesting period is significantly longer."
"Not to mention the Silver, Gold, and even Diamond potential that may exist in the future."
Thinking of this, Gawain made a decision in his heart.
As long as the subsequent plans go smoothly and he recruits a few more crew members with outstanding potential, he will begin to streamline the team and build an elite team of crew members with potential of at least Bronze or above before entering the Grand Line.
Moreover, for these pirates whose potential has been exhausted, instead of heading to the Grand Line to die, it is better for them to stay in the East Blue.
With their own strength and Gawain standing behind them, they can still make a living.
However, the speed at which supplies on the ship were consumed was beyond Gawain's expectations. After only three days, food and medicine were running out.
In the captain's room, Gawain and several cadres gathered here with serious expressions on their faces.
"Captain, the remaining food is only enough to sustain us for five days. It is barely enough to support us in returning to our base on Pala island, but the medical supplies and ammunition there have already run out."
"If the injured brothers don't receive timely treatment, most of them will not be able to hold on. We..."
Jango reported the situation of the pirate group with a serious face. After all, he was not a cold-blooded man like Kuro, and he was unwilling to watch his crewmates die in such pain.
The Nyaban Brothers sitting next to him were also like this. Seeing that Gawain had no reaction, they hurriedly spoke to persuade him:
"Many of these people were trained by you, captain, and they are considered elite. It would be a loss to let them die like this."
Gawain raised his hand to signal the three of them to be quiet, then looked at Kuro:
"Do you have a stable purchasing channel?"
Kuro nodded: "Previously, our arms and medical supplies were supplied by Roux at Raven Harbor."
"But that guy had an accident a while ago and was recently released by the Marines. I'm worried that it might be a hook set by the Marines."
"It doesn't matter."
Gawain remained unmoved:
"If the Marines dared to take action, their hands would be chopped off!"
"Snort."
Kuro pushed up his glasses with a slight smile on his lips.
Gawain's answer was within his expectations. He even instinctively felt that this was the way it should be.
Only such courage could be worthy of Gawain's terrifying talent and monstrous power.
Jango and the Nyaban Brothers looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, when he looked at Gawain, in addition to fear, there was also a bit of respect.
There are captains in this era who are willing to do this for their subordinates, but there are definitely not many.
The next day.
Gawain's fleet was divided into two groups.
The three pirate ships that originally belonged to the Black Cat Pirates, commanded by the Nyaban Brothers and Jango, rushed back to their base on Pala Island with the wounded and some members who had no combat effectiveness.
Gawain led Kuro and a ship of elite pirates, driving a Marines warship to Raven Harbor.
Many Marine uniforms are still preserved on this warship.
After Gawain ordered his subordinates to change into Marines' clothes, he himself changed into a smaller version of Morgan's clothes. Then, all the pirates on the ship suddenly transformed into marines.
Especially Gawain, who was born with a handsome face. After putting on the uniform of a Marine Lieutenant, he exuded an upright aura from the inside out.
Judging from his appearance alone, no one would believe that he is not a Marine.
The corner of Kuro's mouth twitched.
If Gawain had not already taken the position of captain, he would have suspected that Gawain was an undercover agent of the Marines.
"You becoming a pirate is a real loss to the Marines."
Kuro exclaimed in admiration, and after seeing that Gawain looked a little strange, he was too lazy to continue dwelling on this issue.
He also changed into a Lieutenant's uniform, and with his gentle looks and gloomy temperament, he actually looked somewhat decent.
"It's settled."
"With the way we look now, we definitely look more like regular marines than most marines."
Gawain patted Kuro's shoulder, and the latter smiled:
"Yes!"
"Sir!"
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At the same time, near Raven Harbor.
A huge fleet consisting of nearly twenty pirate ships slowly docked in a bay.
After confirming that no one was following them, Admiral Krieg, wearing golden armor and with short lavender hair, walked out of the giant ship in the center of the fleet and came onto the deck.
He picked up a telescope and looked towards the harbor at the end of his sight.
Even though it was dozens of miles away from his position, he could still see countless merchant ships coming and going, each of which was fully loaded with goods from all over the world and even from the great shipping routes.
It can be said to be extremely prosperous.
Krieg looked at the scene in the distance and couldn't help but reveal a trace of greed in his eyes. Then he lowered his head and looked at the sea chart in his hand:
"Raven Harbor is one of the ports that merchant ships in the East Blue must pass through, but there is no Marine branch stationed nearby. As long as we occupy this place, it is equivalent to holding the traffic of dozens of nearby cities."
"Even if we sit and do nothing, we will get countless money every day."
"By then, I'll be able to build an invincible fleet, and not even the Grand Line can stop me!"
At this time, a man with a striped turban and skinny figure slowly walked up to Krieg and said calmly:
"Captain, what do you need me to do?"
"Same old thing."
Krieg glanced at the man and grinned:
"Gin, you lead your men to disguise as Marines men and sneak into Raven Harbor. After eliminating the internal resistance, we will work together from inside and outside to take them down."
"Yes."
Gin nodded:
"But."
"The warship we robbed earlier has a minor problem. It will take some time to fix it. I'm afraid it will take a few days."
"Um."
Krieg nodded:
"Hurry up. No one can predict what will happen if we delay for too long."
"Understood!"
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