Chapter 29

He knew the news spread by the island residents. Despite his good nature, he felt displeased hearing words that praised their Navy. If it were their Navy that repelled Germa's men, it would be fine. They would deserve praise. But the facts were not as the islanders thought, and Yala felt ashamed. His sense of justice wouldn't allow him to accept such a situation.

Bastille looked at Yala and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Yala, you have to remember that our Navy is just, and justice is absolute! As long as the result is good for our Navy, then it doesn't matter what the process is!"

"Besides, do you think this is bad? Tell me, what's wrong?" Bastille asked earnestly.

"This... this..." Yala felt something was wrong but couldn't refute, so he grumbled, "But, that masked man..."

Yala was interrupted by Bastille, who said in a deep voice, "As for that person, I have heard you mention it, and I understand it. Judging from the strength shown by that person, they are definitely not from the North Blue. They probably returned to the North Blue from the Grand Line."

Yala and the rest of the Navy listened quietly. Bastille paused and then said, "And wearing a mask, such a person is an unstable factor. Even if he is not an enemy now, there is no guarantee he won't be an enemy in the future. Colonel Yala, you should understand what I mean."

Bastille looked at Yala. Yala was silent for a moment, understanding that Bastille viewed this matter with a biased perspective. But Bastille's rank was higher, and Yala didn't dare to refute, so he nodded and said, "Sir, I understand!"

Bastille smiled slightly, emphasizing Yala's words, "You will understand later, Lieutenant Colonel Yala."

...

The meeting lasted a long time before stopping.

...

More than ten days passed. Major General Bastille had already left and returned to the Grand Line.

The residents on the island no longer discussed Germa's affairs and were attracted by other matters. Recently, there had been constant disturbances at sea. The World Economic Journal spread news worldwide—

[The Seven Warlords of the Sea re-establish the quota, the sixth place is the merman, Jinbei, the 'Knight of the Sea'!]

[The New World is full of turmoil, who will be the final winner? Will the Navy take action?]

[Whitebeard Pirates and Kaido of the Beasts fight again, the strongest in the world is still standing!]

[One of the great pirates, Red-haired Shanks, led the Red-Haired Pirates to clash with the Big Mom Pirates. They fought fiercely for three days and three nights, but the result is unknown!]

['Hundred Beasts' Kaido fights against the Red Hair Pirates, the result is unknown!]

Ron naturally paid attention to these major events. The Seven Warlords of the Sea were not yet complete, and the Four Emperors had not yet been established. From this information, he could roughly guess the timeline.

The era of turbulent and chaotic times, where heroes compete for the throne! Now there were still eight or nine years before the original series began. The members of the Seven Warlords of the Sea were not fully established, and the New World was still chaotic. However, the situation was gradually becoming clear. The four pirates stood out and would soon become the "Four Emperors."

At the beginning, when Ron discovered this information, he had some thoughts. Now that he had traveled through time, why shouldn't he make a name for himself?

It was only later that Ron realized that the skills of the system panel needed to be supported by physical fitness. To become stronger faster, Ron abandoned the idea of immediately going to sea to become a pirate.

The Navy is king!

Now, Ron felt that the time was ripe. If he went to sign up for conscription at this time, no one would look at him suspiciously anymore. The Quincy had already started to act, appearing on another island, and intentionally or unintentionally showing his face in front of the Navy. The island's naval branch, the P-3 branch base, was one of the navies that previously supported Donzik Island. They should also know about Ron's Quincy alias.

Based on the connection between the naval branches, it wouldn't be long before this news would be sent back to the P-5 branch base. Although this approach was overly cautious, Ron believed that there was no fault in being careful, and he needed to ensure nothing would go wrong.

...

After one day.

In the village in the public security area, Ron told the villagers about his desire to join the Navy and bid farewell. Ron's popularity in the village was still very good. He was willing to help others and often distributed the prey he hunted in the mountains to everyone.

So, when they heard that Ron was leaving the village, many people were very sad. Although Xiaoya was very reluctant, she would not object to Ron's decision, she just watched with red eyes.

Ron smiled and patted her on the head. Among them, the old village chief frowned and said, "Boy Yun, have you really made up your mind? Becoming a Navy sailor is very dangerous!"

In the village, it wasn't that there were no young and strong people joining the Navy, but the death rate was extremely high. The older generation didn't want the young man to do such a dangerous job. Isn't it good to just stay in the village? Moreover, Ron was too young, only eighteen years old.

Ron said, "I have thought it through these days. Before Germa's people invaded the island, I also participated in the battle, but I could barely protect myself and couldn't play a big role. This experience made me very uncomfortable."