One Piece: Divine Bird Phoenix

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Chapter 77 White Bird Town

After getting off the warship and arriving at the port dock, An Dan put his hand on his forehead and looked at the destroyed 113th Naval Branch.

"Brigadier General An, Lieutenant Colonel Finn of the 113th Branch salutes you!" A bearded man wearing a bandage and a navy hat walked up to An.

As early as a few days ago, Finn received news from the headquarters that someone would come to take up the post in the 113 branch in the next few days.

Waving her hand to indicate that Finn didn't have to do this, An raised her right hand and pointed at the broken high wall with justice written on it in the distance, and then looked at the bandages on Finn's body.

An said dissatisfied: "What's going on? According to the news from the headquarters, the 113 branch should not be like this."

Realizing the dissatisfaction of the new commander, Finn didn't know how to answer this question for a while.

Not in the mood to pay attention to Finn who was hesitating, An said, "You can handle this matter about Mars."

After giving the order, An walked directly past Finn and walked into the base.

"Yes, Brigadier General An!"

After receiving Ann's order, Mars walked up to Finn and patted him on the shoulder...

Walking inside the base, An looked at the surrounding environment. Although the outer wall of the base was cracked, fortunately there was not much damage inside.

Go along the stairs to the top floor, open the door of the base director's office, and walk into the office with a simple layout.

An office table, two sets of couches, and several landscape paintings and South China Sea charts hanging on the walls make up the entire room.

Stepping on the wooden floor, sitting on the base captain's chair, looking at the golden sea under the setting sun through the floor-to-ceiling windows at the back.

dong dong dong...

"Come in." After receiving the approval, Mars and the two women walked in with Finn.

"Are you sure, Mars?" An said in an unquestionable voice with her back to everyone.

"Finn, you can speak for yourself," Mars said while looking at Finn.

Facing this young boss, Finn did not dare to hide anything and told the truth honestly.

It turned out that after the original base commander of Branch 113 died while away, a large number of pirate groups seized the opportunity and began to move towards Upside Down Mountain.

Base 113 happens to be near this route, so it is attacked by pirates from time to time.

The 113th branch base became what it is now because it was attacked by the "Explosion Pirates" three days ago.

After recounting what he had experienced during this period of time, Finn lowered his head in shame for his own incompetence.

After Finn finished speaking, Mars promptly handed Ann the information about the "Explosive Pirates".

"The Explosive Pirates, leader Jerabi, a user with explosive fruit abilities..."

Putting the information on the table, Ann signaled that Finn shouldn't blame himself.

The opponent is a Devil Fruit user, and cannot be dealt with by a branch lieutenant colonel from all over the world.

The military ranks of the Navy are divided into headquarter ranks and branch ranks. Headquarters ranks are obtained based on strength, while branch ranks are set up to better command the navy.

Therefore, this also resulted in the saying that the branch military rank is two levels lower than the headquarters military rank.

For example, Finn's branch lieutenant colonel, converted into a headquarters position, is a captain in the headquarters.

"Then do you know where the "Explosive Pirates" are now?" An just asked Finn casually.

Unexpectedly, Finn replied decisively: "After the Explosive Pirates defeated the 113th branch of the navy and looted White Bird Town, they did not go to the Grand Line but went to the black market in the South China Sea.

"What is that black market?" Ann heard about this place again.

Finn continued: "Black is a mysterious underground organization in the South China Sea. No one knows when they appeared."

"It is rumored that the black market opens once a month. As long as you have enough money, you can buy anything on the black market."

"You can buy everything, it's really an exaggeration," An said, scoffing at the black market's propaganda.

"Mars has found the location of the "Explosive Pirates", and I will take action personally when the time comes." An stood in front of the window and stared at the destroyed naval base with a cold expression.

"Commodore An, please let me and Colonel Mars search for the Explosive Pirates together, please," Finn suddenly requested.

"Okay." Sensing the anger in Finn's tone, Ann agreed to his request.

"Sally, Doreen, you two come with me to White Bird Town to have a look, and I will leave the other 113 branches to you to manage Mars."

After explaining, An and the two women left the office.

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After changing into casual clothes, the three women walked on the road of White Bird Town. Unlike the lively scene of birds flying in the distant mountains and forests, White Bird Town, which had just been plundered by pirates, had not yet recovered.

Many shops on both sides of the blood-stained stone path are still closed.

Walking into the tavern in White Bird Town, An went over the empty seats and led the two women to the bar.

Not long after, a woman with red hair and a plump figure came over.

"Ladies, please have something to drink."

"Juice, milk, beer", three people have three different choices.

A few minutes later, the beautiful boss said with a smile: "You three are not locals."

"Huh? How do you know?" Sally asked curiously, wiping the milk from the corner of her mouth.

Seeing Sally's actions, the boss smiled and pointed outside and said, "No one from White Bird Town will come to the bar to drink now."

"Why?", Sally continued.

Hearing Sally's question, the boss showed a trace of reluctance in his eyes, touched the bar and said, "Because everyone wants to leave this island and move somewhere else."

"This town is really too dangerous. As the island closest to Upside Down Mountain, a large number of pirates visit here every year. Even with the protection of the navy, White Bird Town is often attacked by pirates."

"After what they experienced during this period, the residents of the town unanimously decided to move to the nearby 'Jeros Kingdom' to settle.

"I see, but now you don't have to move," An said calmly after taking a sip of juice.

"Huh? Why?" The boss wiped the glass in his hand without knowing why.

"Isn't it a good feeling to leave home?" An sat up from the chair and walked out.

"Of course, if you can have a stable life, who would want to be homeless?" The boss carefully put the glass back in the display window.

"No, the pirates are here again, run!" Panic spread on the island.

"Come out and take a look, I will let you live a stable life." After saying that, An walked towards the door.

On the stone road, the residents of Bainiao Town were fleeing in all directions.

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At the naval base, Finn saw pirates appearing and quickly prepared to organize soldiers to fight.

A hand grasped Finn's shoulder.

Finn saw the owner of the palm clearly and said quickly: "Colonel Mars, pirates have appeared. We must prepare to fight."

Listening to Finn's anxious tone, Mars laughed loudly, "Don't worry! Brigadier General An will not allow this garbage to wander around."

Before he finished speaking, bright flaming meteors gathered under the red clouds, like gorgeous flowers, dotting the carpet of the sunset.

On the stone road, the residents of White Bird Town and the tavern owner opened their lips slightly and looked up at the sky with incredible eyes.

Basking in the last rays of the sun, An walked towards the naval base.

Amidst the crisp footsteps, a reassuring voice came from afar.

"Just live here peacefully! From today on, this island will no longer be attacked by pirates."

The stars fall, the sky responds to the oath, and the white waves rise and bloom to swallow up sin.

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