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

Chapter 285 The Comprehensive Framework of the New Navy!

Having calmed down, or rather, having no other choice, Sakazuki controlled his emotions and sat in the office.

After listening to everyone's comments, I finally understood the current situation.

"So, from the moment you joined the Navy, no, even before you joined the Navy, you were already planning all this?" Sakazuki looked at Bane, his tone somewhat surprised.

"That's right," Bane nodded.

Next, Sakazuki looked at Sengoku and Borsalino; clearly, these two had also been dragged into the mess.

However, he didn't press the two further. Instead, he asked in a deep voice, "So, what about the world-ending catastrophe we were just discussing? Is it true?"

"Of course it's true. You didn't think we'd make one up, did you?" Bane retorted.

"It is precisely because the world's governments have done nothing that we must take on this responsibility; this can be considered our atonement," Sengoku said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Sakazuki nodded silently.

As the Fleet Admiral, he was well aware of the darkness of the world's government and the sins of the navy. Sakazuki had been considering how to change things all along, but he never expected that before he could figure out a way, he would be forced to defect to the enemy and become the "Commander-in-Chief of the Army".

I woke up to find myself the leader of a rebel group.

Sakazuki has now figured out the general outline of this new navy and the so-called New World government.

The so-called New World Government is a new ruling class constructed by combining the various kingdoms, revolutionary armies, and organizations that currently support Melvieu, forming a system similar to the constituent states of the World Government.

Neither Bane nor the others intended to make any major changes or innovate on this matter.

Basically, they all continued the system of the world's legitimate government, except that they abolished unreasonable entities such as the Heavenly Gold and the World Nobles, and strengthened the integration of taxes, ideologies, and other aspects among them.

To put it bluntly, the world has become accustomed to this mode of governance, and the world government system is not without its merits. On the contrary, it is very suitable for the operating mode of this world composed of countless islands.

Ben had no intention of actually implementing democracy, nor did he intend to create any kind of society.

The solution is to adopt the model of the world's legitimate governments, eliminate unacceptable corruption, and even further enhance their rule.

Judging from the current situation, this model is clearly accepted, and the countries that support Melvieu, as well as related organizations such as the revolutionary army, can quickly get used to it and integrate into it.

However, although the government of this new world has the form, it is still just an empty shell.

Specific appointments with similar administrative functions were hardly implemented; everyone was just paying lip service to them. Only Sakazuki was a true "Commander-in-Chief of the Army."

Given Sakazuki's current status, he has the authority to mobilize the new navy, the revolutionary army, the armed forces of various organizations, and the armed forces of various kingdoms, making him the nominal supreme commander.

But in reality, Sakazuki himself knows his own limitations. He was arguably the last bigwig to join these "rebels," so how could he possibly have that much real power?

The purpose of Bane and others in doing these things in his name was very clear: first, to use his status as the Fleet Admiral to forcefully crush the original naval organization; and second, to force him to "join the bandits".

This is the real reason he is the "Commander-in-Chief," not because he actually has a high level of prestige and control over the New World government and the New Navy.

Having figured all this out, Sakazuki had no intention of resisting. He couldn't resist. Even if he left Melvure now and said he was going to Mary Geoise to protect the king, would the Five Elders believe him?

Believe it for nothing. Didn't you see that Aramaki has already been officially appointed as Fleet Admiral?

He had no way back, and since he already harbored a lot of resentment towards Mary Geoise, he might as well just follow Bane and the others. Even without real power, it was only temporary. After all, he was still the Commander-in-Chief of the Army!

Moreover, he already loathed the mountains of paperwork and documents; to put it optimistically, this was a way to escape the pressure of that work.

That's roughly the situation with the New World Government—an empty shell with little practical significance for the time being.

But the new navy is completely different!

This is a truly powerful organization, derived from the original navy's structure, possessing extremely strong war capabilities. Just from the descriptions just now, Sakazuki can be certain that the new navy is currently the "overlord of the seas".

The new Navy's admiral is Teacher Zephyr.

He can be said to be the supreme leader of the new navy, with three new naval admirals under his command.

They are Bane, Yixiao, and Kuzan.

The four of them can be considered to constitute the highest power structure of the new navy. And Sakazuki is not stupid. Of course, he can see that although Zephyr is currently the nominal supreme leader, in reality, Bane is the true ruler of the new navy.

This can be seen from their current location and actions.

As Marshal Zephyr, he is leading the elite forces of the new navy in a siege of Mary Geoise and the Navy Headquarters, while Admiral Bane is stationed in Melvure, handling various affairs and making important decisions without consulting Zephyr.

What does this mean?

Representing Zephyr's actual state, he is like a vanguard general, while Bane is the true commander.

Perhaps if Zephyr wanted to seize power, he could indeed have a showdown with Bane, as he had enough control over the new Navy. But clearly, the two were as close as father and son, and Zephyr didn't have that much desire for power. Otherwise, why would he have clashed with Mary Geoise back then, causing those tragedies and resigning in disgrace?

If his lust for power had been so deep, he might not have been able to become a marshal during the Warring States period.

Therefore, it is clear that Zephyr's appointment as the first Fleet Admiral of the new Navy was paving the way for Bane, using his prestige and influence to fully unify the new Navy and stabilize this newly formed and powerful violent organization as soon as possible.

Apart from Marshal Zephyr and the three generals Bane, Kuzan, and Ikko.

The next rank of senior admirals in the new navy would be Sengoku and others.

Currently, Sengoku serves as the Chief of Staff of the new Naval Headquarters.

Borsalino will serve as the commander of the new naval special forces and an admiral candidate.

The so-called special forces commanders are similar in nature to those of scientific forces.

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

Vice Admiral Garp, who also accompanied Zephyr to Mary Geoise, is now the new Chief Instructor of the Navy.

Subsequently, Zoro, Fubuki, and other vice admirals maintained their original roles and were not reassigned for the time being. On the contrary, Gion and Kake, who had previously served as admiral candidates at the Marine Headquarters, have expressed their support for all of Melvye's decisions, removed their honorary admiral candidate status, and are now active as ordinary vice admirals.

Based on the current situation, it is very likely that the two of them will be transferred to work under Garp, the head instructor.

Today, the new navy possesses an absolute core force of nearly 80,000 men, with 30,000 currently stationed in Melvure. The entire Melvure area is comprised of the new navy's core core forces.

Meanwhile, the new Fleet Admiral Zephyr is leading 50,000 elite troops from the new Navy to form a massive fleet to subdue the world's ruling powers, and is currently completing preliminary preparations.

Aside from these Melvure direct descendants, the rest are Sakazuki's masterpieces.

Before the start of the new world war, Sakazuki mobilized military forces from all over the world, gathering nearly 120,000 troops to suppress the new world in three directions. These 120,000 troops basically followed the recruitment model of the original Marineford War, while also adding a lot of global recruitment quotas.

Furthermore, although the goal was to use a decapitation strike tactic to eliminate the pirate alliance as quickly as possible, Sakazuki still made ample preparations for a protracted war to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.

Various military supplies and logistical support were being transported to various naval bases and outposts in the New World with great effort, almost emptying the navy's reserves accumulated over the years. The reserves of these logistical supplies alone were enough to support the New World Navy's continuous operations for nearly three years.

Now look what's happened; it all benefits Bane, whom he personally appointed as the "Commander-in-Chief of the New World War."

This is tantamount to Bane taking this opportunity to secretly devour the Navy's entire fortune!

It is estimated that the Navy Headquarters led by Aramaki would not even have the resources to fight a protracted war without the full support of Mary Geoise and the World Government.

In addition, all the core forces of the navy, dozens of vice admirals, were brought to the New World, almost emptying out the combat power of the Navy Headquarters.

Based on the discussion just now, apart from a very small number of naval vice admirals who have defected and whose whereabouts are unknown, and who are very likely to have fled to continue serving the world government, the vast majority of the others have clearly stated that they will follow Melvyu's footsteps.

The few who remained uninvited were still Sakazuki's close associates, awaiting his orders.

Now that Sakazuki has become the "Commander-in-Chief," what else can he do? He'll just call the Denbushi (a type of electric stunt) later and contact Onigumo and other loyal generals, telling them to quickly confirm their stance and follow Melvyu. What else can he do?

It can be said that Sakazuki has clearly understood that the new navy has inherited more than 70% of the original navy's assets and strength, and has extremely strong financial reserves, enough to support the current army without being constrained by the world's government military spending.

At the same time, it also possesses complete logistical production capacity, and even its advanced weaponry and equipment far surpasses the level of the original navy.

Especially after looking at the pictures and performance data of the new navy's main battleship in that document, he was starting to doubt his own existence.

Sakazuki also included the various naval branch bases in the East China Sea and other areas that supported the World Government, in addition to the original Navy's "30%".

But thinking about it carefully, what's the point of those branch bases?

Aside from maintaining security in various sea areas, is it really possible to mobilize a large army to fight the new navy's battle-hardened elite forces in a real battle?

That doesn't exist!

The future direction of the ocean is always determined by the elite class, or at least by generals of the rank of lieutenant general, who can change the environment.

After Sakazuki and the others sorted out these connections, they suddenly realized that, judging from the comparison on paper alone, the new Navy had already won, right? The gap in strength was too great.

What can Mary Geoise and the world's ruling government use to resist?

(End of this chapter)