Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

"The Admiral is currently tied up with his own affairs in Sengoku and can't go out. Garp, do you have time to go?"

Sora called out Garp's name, who was standing in front of him.

"General Kong, I'm not free. If you hadn't urgently called me back, I would have captured Roger."

Karp shouted loudly, seemingly having many opinions.

"Alright, you're busy now. Let me think of someone else."

Now, the Warring States period requires them to remain at their headquarters and cannot venture out.

Garp, that idiot, is going to capture Roger.

Besides, even if Garp were sent back to the East Blue, Kong himself was a little worried. Who knew what kind of things Garp might do?

Tsuru was also busy; the situation in the New World had been turbulent recently, and she needed to come up with strategies at headquarters.

After much thought, I could only think of one person's name.

He had purple hair and a resolute gaze, but he hadn't traveled the world for many years.

"How about we send Zefa to the East China Sea to handle this matter?"

Zephyr, one of the Navy Admirals, is powerful and highly intelligent.

Moreover, while he wasn't as tactful as the Warring States period in handling matters, he was still quite decisive and efficient.

However, he has some compassion and is not so resolute in his attitude towards pirates.

However, in Kong's view, none of this mattered.

Perhaps Zephyr, who is known for not killing generals, is the best person to handle this matter.

After all, this trip was just to distance the Mad Blade Pirates from the Navy, not to fight.

"Xiaohe, tell Zefa that I won't be issuing this mission under orders from headquarters. Tell Zefa to find a reason to ask for leave."

"We cannot let the world government realize that we are on guard against them."

After arranging everything, Marshal Kong waved goodbye to everyone and looked into the distance.

"It seems Sengoku will be the next Fleet Admiral, but who will be the next Admiral?"

Having served as Admiral of the Navy for many years, Kong had long coveted the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

He knew that the aging Commander-in-Chief would retire in a few years due to his advanced age.

As the Admiral of the Navy, he was the most likely candidate to become the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

Therefore, he has already begun to select his successor.

"Sengoku was quite a decent naval admiral, a ruler of justice who reigned supreme, and he even awakened Conqueror's Haki."

"However, there is a shortage of candidates for admiral. Although Sakazuki and Borsalino have the potential to become admirals, they are still too inexperienced for this chaotic era."

"Fine, no matter what, before stepping down as Fleet Admiral, let's take down a few big pirates and help the Navy get through this transitional period."

Having made up his mind, Sora picked up the Den Den Mushi again and called the intelligence department.

"Send information on the most active pirates to the office. Also, compile information on the major pirates who have smaller forces but stronger individual abilities. I need their information."

At that moment, many small-time pirates on the high seas suddenly had a strange feeling that they were being watched.

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"Master, are there any powerful forces in the North Sea?"

Miles was very curious about the North Sea, after all, he had never been outside the East Sea.

I rarely hear rumors about Beihai.

Raleigh held a newspaper and said as he read:

"The forces I know of have probably already been wiped out by Lieutenant General Sakazuki, or if they still exist, there aren't many left."

"The most famous things about the North Blue are the mafia families, followed by a few countries. There are many powerful pirate crews, but many famous pirates go to the Grand Line, so there probably aren't many pirate crews that I remember still staying in the North Blue."

"We'll find out when we get to the base. There's detailed intelligence inside the naval base."

Miles pursed his lips, seemingly dissatisfied with Raleigh's statement.

The space inside the elevator was very cramped. Jiaji glanced at Raleigh, who was lying on the sun lounger, and curled his lip.

"Rayle, you really know how to enjoy yourself."

"But I don't understand, why did you still move this sun lounger onto the elevator?"

Indeed, even within the limited space of the elevator, Raleigh still adhered to the belief that he would rather lie down than stand up.

Of all the spaces, only Raleigh's sun loungers took up the most room.

"Additionally, this sun lounger has special meaning for me."

"What's the point? It's just a sun lounger. I'll buy you ten or eight when we get to Beihai."

Raleigh shook his head and said with a playful expression:

"Originally, it was just an ordinary sun chair, but after someone broke it and then repaired it themselves, it took on a special meaning."

Raleigh's words caught Jiaji off guard, but Gion did, blushing shyly.

"Is this guy only bringing this sun lounger because of me?"

Gion probably never imagined that Lori was simply finding a plausible excuse for slacking off.

"Master, when will we be able to reach the North Sea?"

"Bello Betty, who was sitting on one side of the sun lounger, shouted."

Raleigh put down his newspaper, ruffled Bello Betty's hair, and said:

"Crossing the Red Earth is a very troublesome task. At the current pace, it may take us three days to get across."

"Ah, why does it take so long?"

Raleigh laughed heartily and pulled Bello Betty into his arms:

"Little Betty, whether in the past or now, crossing the Red Line is an extremely troublesome thing."

"Because the Red Line is inaccessible and the Calm Belt is dangerous, powerful naval commanders cannot easily return to the Four Seas, hence the existence of the Four Seas Branch."

"If the navy can develop technology to navigate through the doldrums in the future, it will be easier for our navy to return to port."

"As far as I know, it is currently very difficult to return to the Four Seas region from the Grand Line. The only options are to go through the Reverse Mountain again or cross the Calm Belt."

However, the wisdom of the people is boundless. As Raleigh and his companions rode the elevator upwards, they saw some giant snails climbing in the distance.

Bello Betty pointed curiously and asked:

"Master, what is that? I think I see someone on it."

Raleigh glanced at it, then looked away and smiled:

"You mean that snail? That's the wisdom of a merchant."

"Merchants profited by taming these docile giant snails and having them carry goods across the red earth."

Seeing Bello Betty's curious expression, on a whim, Raleigh picked her up from the sun lounger.

"Let your master take you to see it."

Raleigh opened the skylight above them, and with Bello Betty in his arms, he jumped out and stood on top of the elevator, ready to go over and take a look.

"Master, what about me? I want to go see it too."

Miles looked resentfully at his master above him.