“Report, Marshal!”
“Five pirate ships have been spotted ahead. According to intelligence, they are pirates who have only recently set sail.”
“Their numbers are estimated to be around 150.”
Aboard the Xuanwu Navy warship, Benedict listened to the intelligence from his subordinate and said, “Just set sail? Then capture them and send them to Azkaban for reconditioning.”
The Xuanwu Navy needed to establish its authority and image, so it had to take action.
The East Sea, now in turmoil, was an opportunity for the Xuanwu Navy.
Benedict would not miss it.
Out of twelve hundred special forces, two hundred were left behind to garrison, while the remaining one thousand special forces, led by himself and Kenshiro, split into two groups to encircle and suppress passing pirates.
And before them, the five pirate crews encountered were Benedict’s first battle leading the special forces and piloting the Xuanwu warship out to sea.
“Is that a Navy warship?”
“Xuanwu?”
“It’s the Xuanwu Navy from that propaganda poster, the one that shows disdain for us pirates?”
“What’s all the nonsense? Haven’t you seen their massive warship? Their numbers are several times ours. Hurry and retreat.”
Some were foolish, but others were clever.
Looking at the colossal warship, like an aircraft carrier, they knew this was not an enemy they could fight.
Therefore, without any hesitation, they increased their speed and fled with all their might.
The others, reminded, also woke up and fled in a hurry.
However, was escaping at this moment useful?
Standing on the deck, Benedict had initially thought of testing the Xuanwu warship’s ‘Patriotic Missile,’ but upon seeing the five decently sized pirate ships, he immediately decided against wasting it.
The current Xuanwu Navy base had limited ships.
Thus, they had to rely on raiding pirate ships to supplement their fleet.
“Increase speed and catch up with them.”
“I want to capture their ships intact.”
Benedict issued the order, and the warship, stretching two hundred and fifty meters long, abruptly accelerated.
Like a speeding rocket, its speed was astonishing.
“My God, how can such a massive warship have such speed?”
“Damn it, scatter and escape.”
“Scatter, scatter, don’t bunch up together.”
“They only have one warship!”
The captain of one pirate crew, seeing the speeding warship, was instantly terrified.
At such speed, it wouldn’t take long to catch up to them.
Watching the pirate ships spread out and flee in different directions, Benedict raised his eyebrows slightly and chuckled, “They still have some brains.”
“But it’s not enough!”
As he spoke, Benedict formed hand seals, and then hundreds of shadow clones suddenly appeared around him, leaping into the sea and rushing towards the scattered pirates.
“Soru!”
“Soru!”
“Geppo!”
…
Seeing hundreds of identical Benedicts suddenly appear, these pirates were incredibly shocked.
What shocked them even more was that they could all run on the sea, and at an astonishing speed.
The Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, combined with the Navy’s Six Forms of Soru or Geppo.
Benedict’s shadow clones continuously approached the pirate ships.
“What kind of monster is this?”
“Fire! Shoot quickly, kill them.”
“Don’t let them get close.”
Someone quickly reacted and commanded his subordinates, who promptly drew their weapons and launched attacks towards the approaching Benedicts.
They even used mobile cannons.
However, even when hit, these shadow clones were not easily defeated.
On the contrary, as the Six Forms’ Tekkai was activated, these attacks were blocked.
As long as the damage sustained did not reach the shadow clones’ limit, they would not be defeated.
And the strength of these shadow clones, although it divided a lot of Benedict’s chakra, he didn’t care. After all, he possessed a special physique with immense chakra.
Moreover, with Benedict’s current S-rank strength, these shadow clones possessed combat power that was almost infinitely close to A-rank.
It was more than enough to deal with the pirates before them.
Under the envious and admiring gazes of the special forces, the shadow clones unleashed their power and boarded the pirate ships one by one.
A one-sided slaughter was also vividly displayed at this moment.
Thus, the battle lasted only three minutes before it completely ended.
The pirate ships stopped advancing, the pirate flags were torn down, and all the pirates were controlled and gathered behind the Xuanwu warship.
Looking at the five pirate ships, which were only slightly damaged by the battle but still seaworthy, Benedict nodded with satisfaction.
Very good, five more warships acquired.
Ten special forces were dispatched to pilot each warship, and all the pirates were locked in a room.
“Ding! Congratulations to the host for eliminating five pirate groups, rewarding the host with 500 Justice Points.”
“Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Reconditioning Base *1 and 500 Reconditioners, who have successfully stationed themselves north of the Navy base.”
A sudden voice sounded, and Benedict was a little stunned.
Eliminating pirates also earned Justice Points?
Why didn’t he receive Justice Points when he completed the mission and eliminated three pirate groups before?
If it weren’t for the system’s inability to answer questions, Benedict would have really wanted to get to the bottom of it and explore all the system’s functions.
Damn it, after having the system for so many years, he had only passively accepted its functions.
Five hundred Justice Points, exactly for the five pirate groups, corresponding to 100 Justice Points per pirate group.
A Reconditioning Base, to put it bluntly, was a place for labor reform.
The difference was that if pirates were sent there for labor reform and reconditioning, there was a high probability they would turn over a new leaf and become righteous Navy soldiers.
According to his current plan, if he wanted to oppose this world and overthrow the old rules of this world, he needed a large number of people to approve of him, and enough warriors to fight for him and guard the islands, etc.
Therefore, the existence of this Reconditioning Base was very necessary.
The Reconditioners were naturally those responsible for the pirates’ labor reform.
But these Reconditioners were not simple either; each possessed B-rank combat power, equivalent to a Rear Admiral.
Hahaha, this combat power was even stronger than special forces soldiers.
The only thing that slightly disappointed Benedict was that as long as the Xuanwu Navy base was not attacked, these people would not be used as combat personnel and would remain in the Reconditioning Base.
After understanding the functions of the Reconditioning Base and the Reconditioners, Benedict immediately made arrangements.
Twenty special forces were dispatched to tie up all the pirates and load them onto one pirate ship. His clone would escort them to the Reconditioning Base for reconditioning.
Among these people, there were two Devil Fruit users. Although they were very weak, if trained well, it was better than nothing.
In addition, those who had already been sent to Azkaban could also be sent for reconditioning.
Those who could not be reconditioned would continue to be imprisoned in Azkaban, enjoying the pain of losing happiness and spending the rest of their lives in sorrow.
The warships continued to sail, and battles were constantly taking place.
There were too many pirates venturing out to sea, making Benedict quite busy that day.