I summon the shadow army in Pirates.

at the port.

On the warship, students from the elite training camp are returning to gather one after another.

A quarter of an hour later.

Zefa walked out of the cabin, the expression on his face was as serious as before:

"Is everyone here?"

A military academy instructor answered.

"Reporting to the chief instructor, there should be fifty-four people, but there are actually fifty-three, and there is still one person missing."

After a brief scan of the team, Zefa did not see the dark figure.

Although the student Veroch always likes to solve problems with violence, it is undeniable that Veroch is still a member of the elite training camp.

Zefa walked up to the crowd, swung his mechanical arm, and made a loud crisp sound.

"Has anyone seen Veroch?"

Most students shook their heads: "Report, I didn't see it."

Tina spoke up: "Teacher Zefa, Lieutenant General Zhu Yuan and Lieutenant General Jiaji are searching the area where Veroch disappeared, but there is still no news."

Hearing this, Zefa frowned, feeling vaguely uneasy in his heart.

"All the instructors will go look for it together."

As a user with devil fruit abilities from an ancient species of the animal system, Veroch is one of the Navy's key personnel to train, and Zefa cannot ignore him.

"Yes."

The returning instructors responded in unison.

……

In order to find the disappeared Veroch.

The Kingdom of Valleland once again welcomed this group of instructors.

In order to avoid the same accident, the students in the elite training camp just waited quietly with Zefa on the boat for news.

Night falls.

Coles meditated and practiced in the cabin and did not rest until three in the morning.

When I woke up the next day.

The instructors still didn't come back, and the students also vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Zefa also contacted the king of the Valleland Kingdom and used the loudspeaker in the kingdom to broadcast the news, asking Veroch to return to the port quickly.

However, even when the sun sets, there is still no movement.

Today is already the third night the warship has spent here.

A cold wind blew outside.

In the cabin of the warship, the dim lights kept swaying, emitting the light of oil lamps.

Zefa sat on the chair, resting his left elbow on the table, frowning and thinking.

He couldn't sleep for a long time.

Veroch has not been found during this period, indicating that Veroch did not simply disappear and disappeared, but was probably killed.

Zefa couldn't help but slap his left hand heavily on the table to release his anger. Then, the anger on his face disappeared and turned into self-blame.

This was an oversight on his part!

He shouldn't let other students participate in the task of finding the Silver Dragon.

Regarding the death of students, elite training camps actually have death standards. After all, there are many uncontrollable factors during training.

It's just that Zefa has experienced the pain of losing a trainee to a new military ship before, which makes him unable to look directly at the death of a trainee.

Although Zefa didn't like Veroch, a student who liked to use violence to solve problems, he was still a little heartbroken after Veroch might die.

Because this is the student he taught!

……

When Coles woke up again.

He keenly noticed that the atmosphere on the entire warship had become different.

The fog on the sea has not yet dissipated.

On the deck of the warship, the students were gathered together again. There were no instructors around but Zefa alone.

Zefa's body is still as burly as ever, and he wears sunglasses, making his expression unclear.

But Coles faintly noticed that Teacher Zefa's aura seemed to have aged a bit.

Zefa's heavy voice made the other students feel depressed.

"Now I have some very bad news for you. Your instructor still hasn't found Veroch, so Veroch is probably dead."

The students couldn't believe it.

The strongest student besides Coles, Veroch, who had the ancient ability to grow Devil Fruit, might actually be dead!

Coles was silent.

After hearing that Veroch might be dead, he was still a little touched.

After all, it was precisely because of the battle with Veroch that his swordsmanship was able to successfully enter the realm of cutting iron.

In the subsequent physical training in the training camp, although Veroch always competed with him, it also made him competitive and full of motivation.

The sudden disappearance and death of such a powerful opponent made him somewhat regretful.

Zefa's voice came again, this time it was heavier.

"Now, I give you a task. Set up a blockade at the port. Closely examine all people coming and going. If you find anyone suspicious, report it immediately."

"Understand?"

Fifty-three students immediately raised their hands in salute, and their body postures were very standard.

"understand!"

……

Regarding the blockade review, the king of the Kingdom of Valleland was also notified.

While the king expressed his deep apology, he also cooperated with the navy in conducting strict port reviews.

As one of the participating countries of the World Government, the Kingdom of Valleland did not join because of its strong national strength. It was only accepted because of its rich tobacco production.

we can even say.

This country is a weak country. Their citizens are physically weak due to long-term smoking and cannot compete with the power of other countries.

The only resource available is tobacco.

The current king also wanted to get rid of this embarrassing environment. They used a lot of money to build an armed force.

However, due to the pressure from neighboring countries and the obstruction of various factors, it was always impossible to succeed.

The reason why the Kingdom of Valleland still maintains a stable status quo is because it has joined the World Government and has strong naval support.

Now that one of the most elite trainees in the elite training camp of the Navy Headquarters may be killed in the country, the king will naturally take action.

So he agreed without hesitation to the naval blockade and review of the port.

At the same time, the king also sent forces to search for possible murderers in the country.

Suddenly, the entire Kingdom of Valleland fell into a tense and dull atmosphere.

……

Boom boom boom!

The footsteps of a group of king's troops were heard, looking for suspicious people on the city streets.

At this time, Nicole Robin was looking for the books she needed in a bookstore, and she keenly discovered that the outside world was unusual.

After learning everything that happened outside through the fruit's ability, she couldn't help but frown slightly, thinking and analyzing quickly in her mind.

The elite navy has mysteriously disappeared!

Unexpectedly, such a special thing happened in the Kingdom of Valleland.

It seems that we need to leave this place as soon as possible, otherwise the situation here will become more and more severe.

For a moment, she thought of the young marine she met before, but since he could handle powerful natural Devil Fruit users, he probably wasn't.

Robin put his sunglasses back on.

After buying a book from the bookstore, he turned and walked towards the port.

However, the current port inspections are also strict, and there are also navy inspections. It is still somewhat difficult to pass safely.

However, more than ten years have passed, and the navy should not be able to recognize her current appearance.

Robin put the purple top hat on his head and followed the team with a relaxed expression.

As a tobacco-rich Kingdom of Valleland, the country's ports naturally have a large flow of people, and under strict scrutiny, they still appear to be a bit crowded.

Coles was in charge of inspection here, and Sebaqi conducted investigations from time to time.

In addition to the inspection of people boarding the ship here, commercial ships and some transported goods are also being inspected to prevent anyone from getting into them and escaping.

Although Veroch's murderer may have left, the other person may still be in the country, which is actually an unconfirmed fact.

Inspired by what he saw and heard, Coles also caught some criminals who had no money to cross the border, or were pickpockets and thieves.

Of course, these are all minor episodes.

When walking in front of a pair of teams boarding the ship, Coles suddenly felt something in his heart because he sensed a somewhat familiar woman.

"You go over there to check, and let me come over here." Coles said to the student checking here.

"Okay." Facing Coles, the strongest man in the elite training camp, the student did not refuse anything and turned to the transport ship on the other side to inspect.

Coles took over the student's inspection position and spoke to these tourists.

"Gentlemen and ladies, please line up in an orderly manner and take out your tickets for me to check."

The tourists took out their tickets one after another and passed smoothly after being inspected by Coles.

Three minutes later, Coles was checking the ticket of a woman with dark hair and sunglasses wearing a purple vest and a top hat of the same color.

After confirming that it is correct.

Coles returned the ticket to the other party.

"No problem, Miss, you can get on the boat."

The woman in sunglasses nodded, turned around and stepped onto the deck of the big ship smoothly.

At this time, Coles picked up a coin on the ground and threw it to the beauty in sunglasses who had just boarded the ship.

"Miss, your Bailey fell. Please pay more attention next time. I wish you good luck!"

Nicole Robin turned around and took the thrown pale golden coin in her white palm.

She discovered that this five-hundred-face-value coin was exactly what she had returned to Coles in the valley before, and the other party had thrown the coin to her.

This is the third time she has met each other, and the third time she has heard Coles' words of "good luck".

"Thanks!"

A smile appeared on Nicole Robin's lips unconsciously, and she suddenly became curious about this handsome young marine.

Where is the other person from?

What's the name again?

……

In order to avoid blocking others from getting on the boat, Nicole Robin began to walk towards the front cabin.

Coles had already turned around and continued to inspect the tourists behind him.

After all guests have boarded.

The cruise ship began to leave the port and headed towards nearby countries. The shadow of the ship gradually became farther and farther away, and finally disappeared on the sea.