One Piece: From the Rocks Era to King of the World

Chapter 270 Ares wants the devil fruit!

Marine Headquarters, Marineford:

In the Admiral's office, Sengoku sat in the seat that originally belonged to Gang Gu Kong. In front of him were piles of documents, and next to him was a goat eating the waste paper that Sengoku threw over.

Since returning to the Navy Headquarters, Sengoku has taken over the job of the Navy Admiral. He is troubled by various things, including the Navy's defeat and the death of the Admiral.

He originally thought that even if he wanted to become the admiral of the navy, he would have to wait at least five or six years, but he did not expect that he would be hastily appointed to the position because the admiral was killed.

This is just like when the previous Navy Admiral Black was killed by Rocks, and Cybernetic Sora hurriedly took office!
“Bulu Bulu!!!”

When Zhan Guo was processing documents, the Den Den Mushi on the desk rang. As soon as he saw the portrait, he knew it was Satan Saint of the Five Elder Stars!
"Sengoku, Kong has been killed. From now on, you will be the Admiral of the Navy. I have already sent someone over. Let's start the ceremony of taking office as the Admiral of the Navy today!"

Saint Satan said calmly, as if the death of a naval marshal was a trivial matter to him, and it would not affect anyone else taking office.

"Your Excellency Saint Satan, the navy was defeated this time, and a large amount of pension is needed. In addition, the navy suffered heavy losses, and a huge amount of military expansion funds are needed."

"There are many reasons for this defeat. One of the reasons is that our weapons are too different from those of the Wuji Pirates. We need to buy more powerful weapons."

Although Sengoku really wanted to question the Five Elders why Marshal Kong was killed by Redfield, no one from the World Government came to support him.

But he knew that his questioning was completely meaningless. The Five Elders would never admit any mistakes, let alone pay any compensation.

Therefore, he could only make the Five Elders bleed from another angle, or let the Five Elders allocate funds to restore the navy's strength.

Now he finally understood why Cyborg Kong had become so humble in front of the Five Elders. It was all because the Five Elders controlled the economic lifeline of the navy, and all military expenditures were in the hands of the Five Elders.

If the navy wants to develop, it cannot do without the Five Elders and the World Government. Otherwise, without financial support, the navy cannot pay military expenses, pensions, etc. If the funding chain is broken, the navy will soon fall apart.

"The most important thing now is that you take office and stabilize the morale of the troops and the current navy, rather than expanding the army or anything like that."

"We have already distributed this year's military budget. There must be some more money in the Navy Finance Department. You can use that part first."

"After the gold from heaven is delivered next year, we will release the military funds again!"

After saying this, Satan Sheng hung up the phone without giving Zhan Guo any chance to continue speaking.

Their world government is now restricted by the member states in terms of the Pele Seal, and is already short of funds. How could it possibly have extra money for the navy?

"asshole!"

After the Den Den Mushi hung up, Zhan Guo angrily slapped the table in front of him and broke it, and a pile of documents scattered on the ground.

"Marshal, the inauguration ceremony is ready and can begin at any time."

Just then, a marine outside ran in to report, but was frightened by the slap from Zhan Guo.

"I know, I'm going now."

Zhan Guo sighed.

It's so damn hard for him to be a naval marshal.

The feeling of having his throat locked was extremely uncomfortable, but he couldn't get angry at the person who locked him up. In two words, it was frustrating!
On the Marinford Square, more than 40,000 marines stood solemnly. They should have been radiant with glory, but their emotions were gloomy and sad.

Even Zephyr, the admiral of the navy, and Vice Admiral Garp felt very heavy-hearted, because this was the second time they had participated in such a ceremony, and they experienced the same humiliation twice!

With the appearance of Zhan Guo, all the marines present turned their eyes to him. Now Zhan Guo is the benchmark of the entire navy.

Everyone could have a gloomy face and a heavy heart, but as the Admiral of the Navy, he could never show any such emotion.

"My dear colleagues, I am the current Admiral of the Navy, Sengoku. I think you all know that the former Admiral, Kong Gang, unfortunately died in the line of duty."

"We already know who murdered Marshal Kong, and we are ready to capture him and bring him to where I am standing now, to be publicly executed in front of all our navy!!"

"Catch the murderer, justice will prevail!"

When Zhan Guo spoke, his tone was excited and loud, and he successfully resonated with everyone present.

"Catch the murderer, justice will prevail!"

"Catch the murderer, justice will prevail!"

"Catch the murderer, justice will prevail!"

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Roars like roars kept coming out, dispelling the previous sad and heavy atmosphere.

Looking at the marines below whose fighting spirit had been reawakened, Zhan Guo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Now is the navy's decline period. If even the faith of the navy under his command is depressed, then the navy will be in a trough for an unknown period of time.

At least now, the navy's fighting spirit and faith have been awakened by diverting hatred.

As for the matter of arresting the Red Earl, he made it up to deceive people.

After killing Kong, Red Earl has been hiding in the Calm Belt. The Navy and the World Government cannot find any trace of Red Earl.

"Just let Garp go out and catch pirates in the name of capturing the Red Earl later!"

Sengoku thought to himself. The navy is now without anyone available. Admiral Zephyr has retired, and Garp is unwilling to be promoted to admiral.

He is a naval marshal, but he doesn't even have a naval admiral under his command. He can be said to be a lonely man.

"Fortunately, the navy has just given birth to two young monster navy officers. In four or five years, they will be able to take on major responsibilities."

When Zhan Guo looked down, he saw two young sailors he was very familiar with, they were Sakaski and Borsalino. He had seen the growth and potential of these two people and believed they were the future admirals.

Wano Country:
Xia Qi opened the passage to the small refuge island in the doldrums, and then the little guys ran out of the mirror excitedly one by one.

Esdeath and Wei Zhuang, who were walking in the front, were already 1.5 or 1.6 meters tall, and they were only fourteen years old.

The two youngest children, Ross and Asuna, who were only two years old, ran out with their tiny arms and legs, following their older brothers and sisters.

"Daddy, daddy, hug, hug, hug!!"

The youngest two, Ross and Asuna, hadn't seen their father for seven or eight days, so when they ran out and saw Li Yuan, they ran over excitedly with their little legs.

"Hey, aren't these my lovely Ross and Asuna? How are you doing? Have you listened to your brother and sister during the days when daddy was away?"

Li Yuan picked up the two little guys, one in each hand, and spoke lovingly.

"Dad, dad, I'm very obedient. My brothers and sisters even took me to catch pheasants for fun."

"Dad, dad, I am also very obedient. Brother Ares has taught me how to practice boxing."

Ross and Asuna rolled their eyes and started showing off.

Li Yuan was playing with the two little ones, but Wei Zhuang and the others, as older brothers and sisters, were no longer children. They did not come up to ask for a hug like Ross did. In a word, the children had grown up and were no longer close to their father.

"Mother!!!"

Although nine-year-old Ares is no longer close to Li Yuan, he is still quite dependent on his mother Yadina.

"Ares, stop acting like a spoiled brat. What you want is in the hands of your father. You should go find him."

Yadina looked helplessly at her son who was shaking her arms.

Ares is her son. As a mother, how could she not know what her son is thinking?
"Oh? Ares, what do you want? Why don't you dare to come to me, but go to your mother to act like a spoiled child."

Li Yuan held Ross and Asuna and walked in front of Yadina, looking at Ares's coquettish appearance with amusement.

When Ares was little, he was even more attached to him than Ross and Asuna.

Now that he has grown up, he even asks his mother and father for things. This son is too...
"Hehe, brother, be shy, go and act like a spoiled child to Aunt Yadina!"

"That's right, brother, it's too embarrassing to look for mom instead of dad!"

Ross and Asuna finally got the chance to watch their brother digest the food, and they made faces, which made Ares so angry that he wanted to beat them up.

"Ares, your father is right here. If you want something, why don't you ask for it? Mom, I don't have what you want."

Yadina touched Ares' little head and smiled.

"Dad, I also want to eat a devil fruit and become a special ability user like my brother and sister."

Ares hesitated for a long time before he said it.

Li Yuan had already said that he would give Ares the devil fruit when he was ten years old.

But when the little guy saw that his older brothers and sisters had such magical abilities, he naturally didn't want to wait any longer. After all, nine and ten years old are almost the same, so he wanted to eat in advance.

"I thought it was something else, but it turns out to be this. No problem, since you want to eat it, I'll give it to you."

Li Yuan smiled.

The devil fruit in his hand was originally prepared for his child. Since the child wanted to eat it, there was naturally no reason for him to refuse.

"Roz, Asuna, come here, give your mother a hug."

Tian Yueshi knew that Li Yuan was going to get something, so he walked to Li Yuan and carried Ross and Asuna over.

Ross and Asuna obviously liked their mother more. Before Tian Yueshi even reached out his hand, the two little guys struggled to jump out of Li Yuan's arms and jumped into their mother's arms.

"Ares, here is a list of all the devil fruits I have collected. Please choose one."

Li Yuan returned to the room and took out a list of devil fruits and some powerful devil fruits, and gave them to Ares to choose from.

"Superman series: Door-Door Fruit, Electric Fruit, Comet Fruit, Fusion Fruit, Box-Box Fruit, Bag-Bag Fruit."

"Nature-type Steam Fruit."

"Ancient species of animals: Dark night bat form, Iron-feathered giant eagle form."

At the top of the list are the devil fruits that Li Yuan considers to be more powerful.

(End of this chapter)