One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 96: Zephyr's Return and Plan
"Are you back? Zephyr." Kong was very happy to see Zephyr, who had obviously cheered up. After all, the dead cannot be resurrected. Although he was also very angry, the navy was short of manpower and urgently needed Zephyr's strength.

"Well, I'm back, Marshal." Zefa nodded. He finished his travels around the world and found many good talents, which he brought back. Next, he was ready to start implementing his plan.

"I heard that you turned this relaxing trip into an inspection of the navy's bases in the four seas. Many guys who were just doing nothing were brought to justice by you. Well done. These guys are a group of people who are unworthy of justice. If I had the time, I would have done it long ago. It's just right that I asked you to do it for me. Hahahaha." Marshal Kong stood up, walked to Zefa, patted Zefa on the shoulder and said.

"This is what I should do, Marshal." Zefa saluted and stood straight, just like when he first joined the navy.

"Dong dong dong." A knock on the door suddenly sounded.

"Come in." The words that Kong wanted to say were blocked in his mouth, and he shouted helplessly.

"Marshal, Zefa is back, and he brought... You're here, Zefa." He said as he walked inside with a report in his hand. He stopped and greeted Zefa when he saw him standing inside.

"Hahaha, He, you're here." Zefa greeted He with a smile.

"It's okay, he looks good, glad you're back." He looked Zefa up and down, and after confirming that Zefa's expression was not fake, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After this incident, all of these old friends would be angry. If there was evidence, some of the hot-tempered ones might have joined Garp in attacking Marijoa.

"He, what did you just say Zefa brought back?" Kong interrupted the two people's greetings and asked.

"Oh, by the way, Zefa, I see you brought back a lot of people, who are they?" He almost forgot about the business and asked Zefa hurriedly.

"Have you met them? How are they? Are they all good talents?" Zefa became excited when talking about the people he brought back and asked He.

"Not yet, but a few girls under my command reported to me that you brought back a lot of people, so I came to report. You didn't even bother to report it. Here, the registration form." He said, handing the report in his hand to Zefa. This was a dozen port entry registration forms, specially prepared for those who come to the Navy Headquarters due to special circumstances.

"Oh, thank you, He. It's my fault, I forgot about it. Hahaha." Zefa slapped his forehead and laughed out loud. He rarely brought people back before, so he had indeed forgotten about it.

"You, you should learn less from Garp. One day you will be infected by that kid," Kong scolded with a smile, and then asked, "Tell me, why did you bring these kids back?"

Considering Kong's age, it is not an exaggeration to call this group of people children. Even Zefa and the others are just older children in Kong's eyes.

"Marshal, haven't you noticed? Many of our talents are buried." Zefa straightened his attitude. This matter is his most important plan now, so he will naturally take it seriously.

"Oh, tell me about it." Upon hearing the word "talent", Marshal Kong also became interested. He leaned on the desk and concentrated on listening to what Zefa would say.

"Marshal, we have always overlooked a problem. There are many excellent talents among the soldiers of the Four Seas, but because our training of soldiers is almost always a model of old training new ones, many talents have been buried. After all, there are few eyes in the Four Seas that can discover talents. Over time, the talents of these talents have been exhausted. How many lucky people like me, He, and Garp are there who can catch up with the large conscription? And I have only been out for a short time this time, but I have discovered so many talents. These are the talents who have become navy talents in various bases, not to mention those on the small islands in the Four Seas. If, I mean if, we can recruit some talents to the headquarters for unified training every three years, not much, just one-tenth of the talents in the Four Seas, or even one-fiftieth. Marshal, just think about it, how big is the population base of the Four Seas, and how many general-level talents will appear by then." Zefa opened his arms as if he was giving a great speech.

"Are you saying that we should learn from the large-scale conscription system of the past and hold it every three years? Zefa, do you know how many resources a large-scale conscription requires? The Five Elders won't let us do it casually." Kong agreed with this idea in his heart, but as a marshal, he saw more problems.

"No, Marshal, I know how difficult it is to recruit soldiers. What I mean is that we can recommend soldiers from various branches, conduct unified inspections, and reward those who are confirmed to be talented. There is no need to send newspapers. We can just give orders to various branches. I believe that it will definitely motivate those branches. After all, the talents they recommend can also enjoy honors. This is an opportunity for those navy officers who have been traveling around the world for many years and have no hope of promotion." Zefa had already considered this issue and told Kong his idea. "Recommendation system? It is feasible, but how can we ensure that the recommended people will not be unqualified?" Kong raised another question.

"Marshal, this is very simple. Recommending someone is meritorious, but finding someone who is not qualified is also a fault. Meritorious people must be rewarded, and faults must be punished." He spoke first without waiting for Zefa to speak.

"That's right. Every talent is linked to the branch that recommends him. The honors he receives in the college are also the honors of the recommending branch. For those who are unqualified, they will be severely punished once they are verified." Zefa added.

"So, you are going to be an instructor, right? Zefa, you have to know that this is also a way to win people's hearts, and they don't want this kind of thing to happen." Kong sighed. Zefa was targeted because he was too popular. If the naval academy was successful this time, and Zefa taught as an instructor, those who became officers would make Zefa even more popular. I'm afraid that by then, the Five Elders would find trouble with Zefa again.

"Don't worry, Marshal. I've made up my mind. From now on, I will only be a nominal admiral. Once there are other candidates, I will automatically withdraw and only serve as an instructor in the Naval Academy. As for the president of the academy, I personally think that it should be held by each naval marshal, and then after each admiral retires, he or she will become the chief instructor. What do you think?" Zefa had already thought of a solution.

"This, Zefa, this is too unfair to you." Looking at Zefa's resolute face, Kong felt helpless. Zefa dedicated everything he had to the navy and to justice.

"I will not wrong the Marshal. This is for the navy and everything is for justice!" Zefa clenched his right fist, hammered his chest twice, and uttered the oath that every navy officer would utter.

"Okay, I will ask the Five Elders for it. As for these people you brought back, just treat them as the first batch of students for the time being. I believe you have a good vision. Everything is for justice." Kong returned a military salute and then strode out. He needed to meet the Five Elders immediately.

"Zefar, you have found your way." He walked to Zefa's side and looked at the marshal who was leaving.

"For the Navy, for justice, this is my path, and it has never changed."

"You, you, okay, I won't say much, I'll come back first." He shook his head, no longer paying attention to this stubborn guy, turned around and prepared to go out.

"Wait, He, I need your help with something." Zefa quickly stopped He.

"Is there anything else?" He asked curiously.

"It's like this. I have a little girl here. She's a talented person, but not a combat talent. She's definitely a talent in intelligence and staff. And like the Red Count, she has a natural ability to read minds." The person Zefa was talking about was Ekaterina.

"Okay, bring him over in the evening. And call Sengoku along, let's have dinner at my place together." He nodded, but didn't believe it completely. Although he believed in Zephyr's vision, different fields have different worlds. In the field of staff and intelligence, Zephyr, Sengoku and Garp combined may not be as professional as He.

"Okay, I'll treat you guys to drinks tonight, hahahaha, don't be surprised when the time comes." Zefa has already decided who to take with him.

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