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

Chapter 402 The Navy is Going Wild in the Empire!?

The Holy Land, Mary Geoise.

Inside the World Government headquarters building, Dragon was sitting in the office of the Chief Executive, handling many matters.

Just as mentioned before the Warring States period, under normal circumstances, without the support of Bane's prestige, it would be difficult for Dragon to sit in the position of the head of the World Government.

Because he was not a pure naval officer; he had naval blood but was a revolutionary.

Even though he is the son of Garp, a naval hero, and has the support of some high-ranking naval officers, he still gives people the feeling that he stole the "fruits of victory," which is why he cannot become the Chief Executive.

Even though the Warring States period initially wanted to hand over the position to him so he could retire quickly.

But all of this is under the premise of normal circumstances.

But when Whole Cake Island opened a giant portal, everything changed dramatically.

This place has become the 'Old World', and the attention of all the big shots has been focused on the 'New World'. As the conquest of the New World unfolds, the Navy's authority has been further strengthened. After all, how can the conquest of the New World be done without fighting?

If war breaks out, who will be in charge? Of course, the navy will be in charge.

As the conquest of the new world progresses, the once highly prestigious position of the World Government Chief Executive has now been reduced to the "Logistics Minister" in the grand plan of the new world conquest.

Now, when Sengoku proposed that Dragon be appointed as the chief administrator, few people objected.

Everyone is scrambling to go to the front lines. As long as logistics can ensure the smooth progress of the front lines, nobody cares who becomes the logistics minister.

Moreover, although Dragon has a "bad class background," his revolutionary background makes people more trustworthy of his fairness and integrity. Such a person would be absolutely suitable for logistics.

And so, after a while, Dragon eventually sat in that position and swore an oath in the void of the East Sea to be loyal to the King of the World, Cantilevery Bane.

This is also a process.

And since Dorrag took office as the Chief Executive, he has indeed been diligent and conscientious in his duties.

For example, it's already dark outside, but Dorag hasn't left work yet and is still dealing with a mountain of official business.

Bang, bang, bang! The knocking on the door rang out.

Dorag pulled his attention from the documents and replied, "Come in."

Then, his secretary, Clare, walked in from outside the door.

"Mr. Dragon," Klar greeted him, then placed a stack of documents he was carrying on the table, saying, "This is a list of frontline matters that our secretariat has compiled that require urgent attention today. We need approval by the morning after tomorrow at the latest."

Dorrag's face twitched. Since he became the chief, he finally understood the pain that the Warring States boss had suffered.

Although he took the position with boundless enthusiasm, he now finds himself wanting to resign.

"Didn't they say things were going smoothly at the front? How come there's still so much going on? And all I'm receiving here are political matters, not military matters. The fighting is raging over there, how come there's so much political stuff? Are those senior officers at the Melvure Naval Headquarters just sitting around doing nothing? Don't they know how to handle things? Isn't the front line under military control? Theoretically speaking, the Melvure Naval Headquarters should be able to handle everything, right?" Dragon launched into a string of complaints.

"Mr. Zhan Guo said that young people like you lack relevant political experience, so you should take this opportunity to hone your skills," Clara said with a bit of a laugh.

"Old Deng has misled me!" Dragon slammed his hand on the table.

When he was handing over the position, Sengoku clearly said that he would assist him well, help him transition, and strive to make him a qualified chief administrator as soon as possible.

After returning and handing over his work, he went straight to Whole Cake Island the next day and was nowhere to be seen. Dragon has been working there for almost a year and a half now, and he hasn't even seen a hair of Sengoku, the former commander-in-chief.

I heard that guy moved to the Empire and is living a very happy life with his father Garp and the big boss Zeff.

Despite his complaints, Dorag quickly opened the urgent documents and began to read them.

After a while, Dragon frowned and said, "Why do we need so many supplies again? Didn't we just deliver all the supplies for this quarter two weeks ago? Why do we need more now?"

Before he could finish speaking, Klar pulled a document from the pile of files and said, "Take a look at this first. Admiral Sakazuki of the Naval Headquarters has decided to launch the third round of global conscription. This time, the plan of the Melvyu Naval Headquarters is to recruit at least 600,000 combat troops to be deployed in the Imperial War."

Dragon said with a slight pain in his teeth, "Six hundred thousand? In the first round of global conscription, the navy recruited two hundred thousand, the second four hundred thousand, and now another six hundred thousand? Are they planning to replace all the naval, standing army, and maritime police forces stationed in various sea areas with new recruits?"

The world's governments have undergone some reforms. In addition to the navy, there are also standing armies, maritime police forces, and so on. Most of these were formed by reorganizing and dividing up the royal armies, guards, militias, and other organizations that were previously scattered within the kingdoms.

Sakazuki, this ruthless man, would always recruit veterans from various naval bases and these standing army and guard units, send them to the front lines, and then start a new round of recruitment. The recruits would then be added to these units for high-intensity training and live-fire exercises in preparation for the next recruitment.

There was no other way; the front lines were truly in war, and they couldn't keep sending in green recruits to fill the gaps, could they?

The war was able to progress so smoothly because the navy maintained a high level of combat power, coupled with a large number of core forces and top experts, a well-established military system and rich combat experience.

Although the war evolved from naval warfare to land warfare, the navy quickly mastered the rhythm after overcoming its initial unfamiliarity.

Despite his grumbling, Dorag immediately approved the order for the distribution of supplies, demanding that all subordinate units prepare the logistical supplies needed for the front lines as quickly as possible, with penalties for failure to do so!

After finishing these tasks, Dorrag got up and walked to the real-time sand table placed in the office.

Since the outbreak of the world war, the Empire has received a steady stream of intelligence. Even though Dragon has never been to the front lines, he can sit in this office and learn about the situation there. He can even see a complete world map of the other side and the current combat results of the navy.

The map shows that the navy has now basically occupied the western region of the empire and the homeland of Sodis further west.

Faced with this suddenly emerging powerful military organization from another world, the empire initially lacked a unified stance and didn't even take it seriously. After all, this wasn't the first time such an event had occurred, and it was usually quickly suppressed by local forces. Therefore, various warlords and nobles continued to fight amongst themselves, vying for the interests of the higher-ups and all wanting to inherit the empire's legitimacy.

It wasn't until the Kandar Legion, the separatist force closest to the west, suddenly launched an offensive against the navy, aiming to eliminate these "otherworldly beings," seize the interdimensional gate, and strengthen their own power, that the Empire suddenly realized something was wrong.

The Kandar Legion was once one of the Empire's main legions, with 300,000 elite combat troops. The legion commander, deputy legion commander, and several generals comprised a total of six S-class experts, all of whom were extremely powerful.

A legion of their caliber could have been stationed in the central region of the empire to protect the capital.

However, the west has always been unstable and is the empire's only border threat. Therefore, this main force is stationed in the region near the west year-round, in order to serve as a sharp weapon to suppress any potential unrest caused by the westward expansion movement!

After the capital suffered a devastating blow and the imperial order collapsed, the legion found itself in an awkward position. They were originally stationed here, and their logistical resources were supplied from the central region. Now that the central region was in chaos, who could take care of them?

If they want to fight back, those who are also engaged in chaotic battles are large armies and nobles, no less powerful than them, and they have well-developed logistics.

If we don't fight back, we'll run out of money in no time, and it feels like there's no future in the world.

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

And it was at this time that the Navy attacked from another world.

The sudden appearance of such a complete world-scale portal instantly excited the Kandar Legion, who prepared to eliminate these otherworldly military organizations, seize the portal, invade the otherworld, reap a large amount of resources, strengthen themselves, and return to the center of the empire.

Then he crashed into the navy and died from their violence.

Of the six S-class masters, none of them escaped; they were all brutally defeated by a host of other masters, including Sakazuki, Garp, Kuzan, Borsalino, Ikko, Aramu, and Mihawk.

This can be considered the first clash between two of the world's top powerhouses.

Before this, the Navy was actually quite apprehensive, because they had heard Bane talk about how powerful and capable the Empire was, with countless experts.

Sakazuki even pardoned many prisoners in Impel Down, dragged Ace to the battlefield, and recruited Mihawk and others, all to deal with the powerful enemy.

As soon as the fight started, they realized something was wrong.

How strong are the Empire's S-rank experts? Is the Legion Commander capable enough?

To be fair, he is extremely powerful. Kandal Legion Commander Saran is an S-class superhuman with the ability of atomic collapse. His attack power is extremely strong and can unleash terrifying power in an instant, wiping out a city without leaving a trace.

Upon entering the fray, they inflicted heavy losses on the navy's vanguard, and subsequently routed Aramaki.

If Huang Mu hadn't been a nature-type, he probably would have been killed instantly.

This also shows that intelligence is very important. The Kandal Legion knew almost nothing about the Navy's intelligence, but on the Navy's side, Stussy and other intelligence agencies had been investigating various intelligence from the moment they arrived.

The Kandal Legion is an old-established legion, and while its intelligence isn't entirely transparent, a considerable amount can still be obtained.

Knowing the legion commander's abilities, that's why they initially sent Aramu to scout ahead, only to find that he couldn't eliminate a Logia-type ability user.

Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan acted swiftly and killed the legion commander Saran on the spot.

The navy then launched a campaign to annihilate the Kandar Legion and quickly achieved success.

The most important achievement of this battle was that it instilled confidence in the naval leadership: what S-class powerhouse? They're just admirals; they can definitely go toe-to-toe with them!

This time, the strategy of small-scale incursions and probing, and the construction of forward military bases, has suddenly transformed into a full-scale invasion of the Empire. To this day, Sakazuki has launched three conscriptions, showing that he is determined to completely crush the Empire.

Meanwhile, as news of the swift annihilation of the Kandar Legion, a main force of the Empire, reached the central part of the Empire, the various warlords and nobles who were engaged in the chaotic battle were dumbfounded.

Now, stopping is not an option, and continuing to fight is also not an option.

Once chaos erupts, no one can simply stop, right? We've fought to this point; where's the mutual trust? What if I stop today, but you ambush me tomorrow?

The entire chaotic situation was immediately brought under control.

Without a doubt, in today's chaotic empire, no one can effectively control all the forces. Indeed, if someone could, things wouldn't be in such a state of chaos.

In comparison, a navy that has unified the entire world, possesses rich combat experience, a large number of experts and backbone forces, a well-developed military system, and has no worries about logistics, is full of fighting spirit!

(End of this chapter)