"A big gift? I wonder what Uncle Kong will prepare. I'm quite curious, hahaha.”
After the phone bug hung up, Karp immediately came over and said with anticipation.
"Who knows!" Zhan Guo didn't care too much.
At this moment, Zefa and Crane led many soldiers over.
"Zhan Guo, the pirates have been captured. I've also discussed the aftermath with the person in charge of the island.”
Crane, who was getting more and more perfect, came in front of her. Standing beside her was the young Zefa, who had grown a lot taller.
" Yes." Zhan Guo nodded." The Steel Skeleton General just called. He wants us to return in two years."”
"Two years later? Why did he suddenly ask for time? Was there something wrong?”
Crane frowned and asked in confusion.
Whether it was when they accepted the mission or during the two years at sea, Steel Skeleton had never set a time limit for them to complete the mission. They were allowed to do whatever they wanted.
However, at this time, there was actually a restriction, which made her very puzzled.
"Two years later, he's going to be a marshal, and he wants us to be promoted on that day."”
"Huh?" Zefa was surprised. The Steel Skeleton General was actually going to become a marshal. It was so sudden.”
Crane pursed his lips." It's indeed unexpected. But thinking about it, there are signs. For some reason, there have been rumors on the sea that the current marshal is about to step down. I thought it was just a rumor.”
"Therefore, in the next two years, try to complete your personal mission and become a lieutenant general.”
Karp and Zefa laughed happily. It was a man's dream to be able to lead soldiers on an attack alone.
On the contrary, Crane was silent. She lowered her head slightly, her expression a little disappointed.
"What's wrong, Crane?" Zhan Guo noticed it. He thought that Crane was depressed because of his strength. After all, he had been following the three of them, who were rapidly growing monsters, and it was indeed quite a blow. He comforted them,
"We don't force you to do a personal mission. If you're not confident, you can just give up. The Steel General won't say anything. You're actually very powerful, and with your resourcefulness, there won't be any problems. I have confidence in you.”
Crane's improvement in the past two years was also very obvious. Her talent was not bad. Although she could not catch up to the three of them in terms of strength, she was not an existence that could be underestimated.
Back in a certain kingdom, when the four of them had fought against several pirate groups, Crane had the record of killing a few pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million.
Moreover, strength was not Crane's most eye-catching advantage. Her resourcefulness, which she did not have the chance to display for the time being, was something that even the Sengoku Kingdom was amazed and acknowledged.
Brave and resourceful was a more appropriate way to describe her.
To be honest, the ones who would be leading the soldiers to patrol the sea by themselves were the ones who should be the most worried about Karp and Zefa.
"That's right, Ah He. If you encounter someone you can't beat, just run away. A lieutenant general isn't a general. It doesn't matter if you're a general or not.”
Karp patted his chest and said heartlessly. At his age, he was like the soldiers, and he still wanted the position of general.
"Sister He, believe in yourself."
Zefa, the youngest, was Crane's little fan. He clenched his fists and cheered.
Crane's initial disappointment was greatly dissipated by this interruption. She smiled and shook her head."It's nothing. I just thought that I would have to be separated from you for a period of time, so I was a little reluctant.”
After saying that, she secretly glanced at Zhan Guo from the corner of her eye and then retracted her gaze.
At this moment, some of the townspeople had already appeared in their sights after seeing the end of the battle.
"It's only been two years. It's gone in the blink of an eye. Speaking of which, someone has come out. Let's go back to the warship and talk.”
Zhan Guo raised his head at them and walked towards the port.
Karp, Zefa, and Crane had no objections and followed behind him.
Deputy Kelly grabbed Walker, who was unconscious from vomiting too much blood. When he was about to leave, he saw Walker's ashen face. He checked him a little and sighed.
"Zhan Guo is still the same. He doesn't show any mercy to pirates. With such injuries, how long you can live will depend on your will.”
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The warship began to set sail.
On the deck, the four members of the Zhan State party placed their hands on the railing and looked into the distance with the sea breeze blowing.
Three cigars, one between each person's index finger and middle finger. At the same time, they were swallowing/exhaling/smoking.
Being led astray by Sengoku, the two curious young men, Karp and Zefa, also fell in love with smoking. They liked to smoke whenever they had time.
The only one who didn't smoke was Crane, who was watching them helplessly.
"Speaking of which, the training effect Kaido has given us in the past two years has been greatly weakened!”
Karp suddenly pointed at Kaido who was still tied up by Hai Loushi on the deck and asked,""How should we deal with that fellow?"
The dispirited and depressed Kaido also raised his head to look at them, waiting for his fate to be judged.
In the past two years, he had lived a tasteless life. His dignity had been pressed to the ground and his temper had been beaten away.
Especially when he saw Zefa and Crane's strength soar like a rocket with his " help ", his feelings were even more complicated.
Come to think of it, it had been a long time since the four of them had untied him and continued to fight.
There was no other reason. He just didn't like it anymore.
"Leave it to me. Coincidentally, the prison on the warship is full. I'll bring them to Justice Island for trial.”Zefa volunteered and raised his hand.
Karp and Crane looked at Zhan Guo and asked with their eyes.
Zhan Guo narrowed his eyes and nodded in agreement.
Right now, Kaido was no longer of much use to him. After defeating him, the EXP he could obtain from Kaido had decreased significantly. After all, he had been improving for the past two years, while Kaido was stagnant.
Unless Kaido grew into the Four Sovereigns, he would only be a ticking time bomb.
"Eh? Why was he crying? What a rare thing."
Karp shouted.
Kaido, who was seen, cried even more.
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Five days later, three warships suddenly appeared in sight.
"Those are the three warships sent by the Steel General, one for each person.”
Zhan Guo stood on the deck and looked at the approaching warships and numerous soldiers. He explained to Karp and the others beside him.
After the team mission was completed, the four of them had to split up to carry out their individual missions. The warship and hundreds of soldiers standing there were definitely not enough.
Therefore, the War Country had requested the Steel Skeleton Army to send three more ships over a few days ago.
Thanks to their reputation at sea in the past two years, this deployment was not unexpected. The best warships and veterans were also sent.
Karp, Zefa, and Crane didn't say anything. They were silent.
When the moment of separation really came, the reluctance and worry that he thought he wouldn't have suddenly attacked his heart.
They had always been together. Even if they encountered the worst weather or the strongest enemy, they did not feel afraid because they had companions by their side.
But now that they were going to separate, they began to worry about each other's safety.
What if someone didn't come back after two years?？
"Then…"
It was the same for Zhan Guo, but he was much more accepting after two lifetimes. He took a deep breath and turned around to look at his three comrades, brothers, and relatives who had risked their lives with him.
Zhan Guo came in front of Karp and stretched out his hands to give him a farewell hug. He patted his back and said in a deep voice,"Control your temper and don't be too rash. If you encounter someone you can't win, remember to run. Only by surviving will you have a chance to continue becoming stronger.”
Karp nodded heavily.
Zhan Guo let go of Zefa and hugged the youngest of the four. He said worriedly,"I don't object to not killing the enemy, but you must ensure that they lose their ability to move. Don't fail miserably, disobedient brat.”
"Brother Zhan Guo, I will listen to you.”Zefa lowered his head so that no one could see his slightly red eyes.
"Crane, you have to be careful too. As a woman, don't go out alone. Pirates and some hooligans like to ambush people like you.”
Zhan Guo wanted to give He a farewell hug as well, but she had become a mature woman in the past two years. Thinking of the difference between men and women, he did not do so. He only patted her shoulder.
Just as he put down his arm and was about to leave, the crane took the initiative to walk forward and hug him tightly. It muttered softly,
"You have to take care too!"
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