Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 186 Zoro's suggestion: Incorporate the G-5 Navy?

After arranging things for Smoker and the others, Bane went to the dock to prepare to board the ship and leave G-5.

At the top of the gangway, Zoro was waiting for Bane. As soon as he saw him coming, Zoro stepped forward and said, "I have something I want to discuss with you."

"Hmm?" Bane asked, slightly puzzled. "What is it?"

"Regarding the fate of the G-5 Navy," Zoro said, looking at Bane, "they're going to be marginalized, right?"

"Hmm," Bane nodded and said, "The Chief of Staff's idea is that they should all be taken back to headquarters for confidential processing, and then dispersed and marginalized afterward."

"I've had quite a bit of contact with them these past few days and have gotten to know them a little better. I think you can consider some of my ideas," Zoro said.

"What's your idea?" Bane rarely saw Zoro offer his own thoughts, so he asked with some curiosity.

"The G-5 naval forces are all quite strong, and they generally have some dissatisfaction and 'prejudice' towards the World Government, and even some rejection towards the headquarters," Zoro said after organizing his thoughts.

"After all, most of them are troublemakers thrown over from headquarters." Bane was about to say something when he suddenly realized Zoro's thoughts, and his eyes lit up. "You mean... they just happen to get along with us?"

"That's right!" Zoro immediately nodded and said, "They've received formal military training and have fought on the front lines of the New World for years. They have ample experience fighting pirates, they're all veterans, and they're dissatisfied with the World Government. They're currently in a rather awkward situation, and their future is definitely not going to be good. Wouldn't it be perfect if we could absorb them? Anyway, you're going to form the G-6 Marine combat force later on. With them as the core members, you can quickly build up combat power. What do you think?"

"And we don't have to worry about being coerced by them. After all, Master Zephyr has a lot of manpower. Besides, they are the master's direct subordinates, not ours. If we can build our own direct subordinates, then your idea is really good!" Bane patted Zoro on the shoulder with delight.

He never expected that Zoro would come up with such a method!

"What's with that 'I never expected this' look on your face? I'm a Rear Admiral in the Marine Headquarters now, and my knowledge and experience are so much better than before, okay?" Zoro couldn't help but retort when he saw Bane's expression.

"I thought you didn't think about anything other than swordsmanship," Bane laughed.

"This will help you more," Zoro said calmly, shrugging.

Bane paused for a moment, then smiled with relief and said, "Thanks."

It has to be said that Zoro's suggestion is very feasible. The G-5 Marines have no choice but to either join Bane or be sent back to headquarters and become marginalized.

"They must be feeling very frustrated right now, and they don't even know where to vent their resentment. We can give them a direction now," Bane said, stroking his chin.

G-5 Navy was completely implicated by Vergo, but there was nothing they could do about it. After all, they had indeed enjoyed Vergo's care before. But even so, being dragged into this situation, they must still have some resentment in their hearts. Who could they vent their resentment on?

To vent his anger on Bane and Sengoku? That's impossible, because Bane and Sengoku came here and dealt with Vergo, who was indeed a pirate. The evidence is conclusive, and Vergo didn't deny it at all. So why would they resent Vergo?

They're all dead, what's the use of resentment? Besides, they might not even resent Vergo.

So, let's transfer this grudge directly to the Donquixote Family. Vergo came from there and was also assigned by Doflamingo to infiltrate the Navy, which is why he deceived them and ultimately led to this result.

Now, Bane is going to wipe out the Donquixote Family and kill that bastard Doflamingo. Are the G-5 members willing to help?

They're bound to scream and yell!

Thinking of this, Bane said, "I'll go and discuss it with Mr. Sengoku. After all, the Chief Strategist has already made arrangements for this matter. If I want to change these arrangements, I'll have to get Mr. Sengoku involved."

Soon, Bann found the Sengoku warship and boarded it.

At this moment, the Warring States period was enjoying the sea breeze at the stern of the ship.

Seemingly hearing footsteps behind him, Sengoku said without turning his head, "Are we getting ready to leave? I'm leaving Doflamingo's matter to you."

"Hmm." Bane responded first, then said, "Chief Inspector, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

"What is it?" Sengoku then turned around and asked.

"Regarding the handling of the G-5 Navy, the Chief of Staff said that at first I didn't think there was any problem, but just now I thought about it..." Bane quickly explained the situation to Sengoku.

After listening to Bann's description, Sengoku also fell into deep thought.

After a long pause, he nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. Although the G-5 navy is somewhat 'unrefined,' they are indeed a brave force that actively fights on the front lines of the New World against pirates. If they are marginalized like this, it would be a waste of their talents. Keeping secrets is very important, but it should be handled by you, the person in charge. Bringing them under your command should not be a problem. It is indeed a win-win situation and will also allow the soon-to-be-established G-6 naval base to quickly form combat capability."

"It seems you also think this idea is quite good?" Bane grinned.

"Of course." Sengoku nodded and said, "In that case, let's do it your way. Of course, if any problems arise later, you'll have to take the blame."

"Understood. Since they want to be under my command, I naturally have to take responsibility for them," Bane said without hesitation.

"Okay, go and make the arrangements. I'll explain everything to Xiaohe later," Sengoku said.

Bane responded, but didn't leave. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Are you really not going to Dressrosa with me?"

"I really want to go." Sengoku's eyes became somewhat distant, then he added, "But never mind. I'll leave this to you."

Seeing Sengoku's weathered appearance, Bane ultimately said nothing more, promising, "In that case, I won't force you. Don't worry, I will take down Doflamingo."

After saying that, Bane quickly left, and Sengoku returned to his usual state of enjoying the sea breeze, gazing at the sea, lost in thought.

It took more than half an hour for Bane to gather the G-5 sailors, who had been locked in their dormitories, to the front of the naval port square.

However, not all of them were recruited. Only ordinary naval soldiers and officers of the rank of colonel were summoned by Bane. Several G-5 rear admirals and commodores remained in confinement and were not among those recruited by Bane.

Their presence wouldn't bring much benefit to Bane; on the contrary, it would affect his control over this group of marines.

According to Bane's current thinking, he plans to rebuild the leadership system of G-5 by appointing Zoro, Fubuki, Waver, and others as generals!

G-5 doesn't have many troops, just over ten thousand. After all, this isn't an ordinary naval base, but rather a dumping ground for troublemakers.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

The more than 10,000 people gathered in the square, surrounded by the main navy brought by Bane. For a moment, they were all quite confused and uneasy, not quite sure what fate awaited them.

On the makeshift stage, Bane turned on the radio phone and got straight to the point: "I'm sure you're all feeling quite anxious and confused right now. I don't know what the arrangements will be for you."

"Originally, the headquarters' plan was to detain you all and send you back to headquarters for a second investigation, with arrangements made to keep it confidential. After all, the Vergo incident had a very negative impact on our navy. After your investigation and confidentiality work were completed, you would be dispersed to various naval bases to be marginalized. In other words, you would become invisible to the navy from now on."

As soon as Bane finished speaking, the ranks in the square stirred, and the faces of the G-5 naval personnel were filled with resentment and anger.

"After years of fighting for the Navy, is this how we end up?"

"Shouldn't the Vergo affair have been the responsibility of headquarters? After all, it was headquarters that appointed him as the base commander. Why should we bear the consequences in the end?"

"Exactly! Did we issue the orders for the personnel transfers in the first place? Aren't those high-ranking generals at headquarters responsible?"

"Isn't the intelligence department entirely to blame for failing to uncover his undercover identity, allowing him to rise to a high position?"

"Exactly! We're just following orders, what's wrong with that?!"

Without even thinking, Bane knew that although neither the Chief of Staff nor Sengoku had mentioned anything about headquarters, there was no doubt that a large number of people in the intelligence department under the Chief of Staff would be in trouble afterward.

In particular, those who conducted background checks and vetting of Vergo, whether they were genuinely deceived or accepted bribes, will not fare well.

After letting the G-5 naval personnel complain for a long time, Bane finally spoke up: "I also sympathize with your situation. Headquarters will also severely punish those involved in the incident. However, due to the serious nature of this incident, you can forget about receiving any public announcements. What I'm about to say has nothing to do with that. It's about your fate."

Before these people could utter another sound, Bane said in a deep voice, "Two paths. First, as I just said, you should return to headquarters. What happens after this is none of my business. If any of you want to leave the front lines, you can choose the second path. Next, I will go to Dressrosa to carry out an operation to annihilate the pirate family that caused this incident, namely the Donquixote Family. If you want revenge, if you want to vent your anger and resentment that you have nowhere to vent, then you can sign up to fight with me. However, after that, you will all be assigned to my command and work with me to build the G-6 Naval Base."

"I'm going to go and kill that bastard Doflamingo!"

"Slay the Don Quixote family!"

"These scumbags have fooled us to this extent; their crimes are unforgivable. I will hang them all on the ramming horn of this warship!"

"You son of a bitch, Lieutenant General Benn, we're with you!"

"Damn it, I've survived countless hardships. If I'm just sent to some marginalized logistics job, I might as well be dead!"

"Yeah, everyone, pull yourselves together, don't embarrass yourselves! Damn Don Quixote!"

(End of this chapter)