Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Without naval support, their manpower becomes a major problem. Unless the World Government provides support, the so-called establishment of a new army is just empty talk.

So when Staff Officer Tsuru looked directly at Sengoku and was about to remind him to ask for manpower, he suddenly realized that he had unknowingly agreed to the formation of the new army.

When Zhan Guo noticed that Advisor He was looking at him, he thought that the other party had something to say, but he saw that Advisor He opened his mouth and then fell silent, which made him feel a little confused. It seemed that Advisor He was not in a good state today.

At this point, Sengoku understood what the Five Elders were saying, but he still preferred not to split the Navy. However, the Five Elders' words made a lot of sense, so he didn't know how to refute them for a moment.

"You want us to form a new army? It's not impossible, but you must promise us that the so-called Sea Guard, apart from external wars, will not have to obey the World Government's orders. Our purpose is simply to protect this world!" At this moment, Garp suddenly spoke up.

“That’s impossible. The main purpose of having you establish the new army is to counterbalance the navy. If the navy shows any signs of rebellion, then you must put pressure on the navy!” The Five Elders immediately said, “The power you want is impossible!”

Upon hearing this, Garp pursed his lips and remained silent.

It turns out that, like Staff Officer Crane, he had already agreed in his heart after the Five Elders explained the reasons and original intentions for establishing the new army, which is why he made this request.

Sengoku sighed. Although he still wanted to prevent the Navy from splitting up, the Five Elders' words were not without reason, especially Garp's words just now, which had actually revealed their thoughts.

Sengoku then said, "We can check and balance the navy. If the navy rebels and wants to disrupt the world, we will definitely stop them! But apart from that, we are only responsible for foreign wars. In normal times, you should not give us orders casually, and we also have the right to refuse your orders other than those for foreign wars and checking and balancing the navy!"

Sengoku knew that the Five Elders valued face, and that if someone like Garp wanted to obey orders but not orders, the other side would definitely not agree. However, what he just said was the same as Garp's, but the Five Elders would consider it. This is the art of language, this is politics, and it is also Garp's weakest point.

Sure enough, after hearing Sengoku's words, the Five Elders began to think and even discussed it in hushed tones.

Aokiji and the others all looked at Sengoku, because his words meant that he agreed to the formation of the new army.

"Sengoku, have you agreed to form a new army now?" The Five Elders hadn't reached a conclusion yet, but that didn't stop them from asking Sengoku.

"No, actually I still don't plan to establish a new army, but... as you said, establishing a new army now is indeed more beneficial to our current situation!" Sengoku sighed and said, "So... if you can meet all the requirements I've made, then I'll agree to establish a new army, and I can even explain to Sakazuki!"

“Alright! In that case, you must be negotiating the things needed to establish the new army. We also need to discuss what resources we can provide you!” The Five Elders said to Sengoku after discussing the matter.

"Alright!" Zhan Guo glanced at the people around him and said in a deep voice.

After Sengoku hung up the Den Den Mushi, Garp and the others all looked at Sengoku, waiting for him to speak.

"You all heard what I just said. There are two paths: retreat or form a new army! Vote!" Sengoku said without further ado.

The result was not in any suspense. Apart from Sengoku himself abstaining, everyone else voted for the plan to establish a new army.

“Now that the decision has been made, then we must make more preparations for the Warring States period. First of all, after we establish a new army, the navy will not receive any reinforcements, and many people may even return. At that time, our manpower will become a problem. Therefore, when we talk to the Five Elders, we must resolve the issue of manpower!” Upon seeing the result, Staff Officer Tsuru spoke first.

Zhan Guo nodded, indicating that he understood.

This is indeed a big problem, and if it cannot be solved, there is no need for them to form a new army.

He had previously thought that Staff Officer He was out of sorts today, but now he realized that she had been considering this issue, but she didn't want to openly agree to the establishment of a new army, so she remained silent.

After thinking it through, Sengoku looked at Garp and asked, "And you? Do you have anything to add?"

"Hahaha... You're asking me about something like this? How could I possibly know? Anyway, I'm only responsible for the battle; the rest is up to you and Xiaohe!" Garp laughed, feigning ignorance as he replied.

"If a new army is established, and I am only responsible for external wars, and I don't have to pay attention to the World Government... that might be more in line with my sense of justice! Anyway, with our strength, even if there are no more extraterrestrial visitors, we can still stay in the North Blue, kill any evil pirates we encounter, and capture any unjust marines we encounter and hand them over to headquarters!" Aokiji said with some anticipation.

Fujitora remained silent with a smile, clearly agreeing with Aokiji's words.

"I know you're worried that the establishment of our new army will lead to the decline of the Navy, but... as the Five Elders said, with the expansion of the Navy, the World Government will not be able to continue to tolerate it. In this way, we are indirectly helping the Navy!" Staff Officer Tsuru saw that Sengoku was not very interested and comforted him.

“I understand, I’m just a little worried!” Sengoku nodded in reply.

Chapter 1126 Unexpected Changes

After the Warring States period concluded its negotiations, it immediately contacted the Five Elders and explained the resources and power they needed. The Five Elders then negotiated at length before agreeing to some of their requests.

The two sides went back and forth for a whole day, discussing the support and resources needed by the Navy in the future. Finally, the Five Elders made a slight concession, and the two sides reached an agreement.

"Then you can announce to the public tomorrow that you've broken away from the Navy and the World Government! That way, those guys in the North Blue won't be able to cause you any more trouble!"

“No problem, I’ll contact Morgans, the big news outlet, and have him report on this!” Sengoku nodded and replied.

“If it’s him… no problem, we’ll cooperate with you!” The Five Elders nodded and said.

"Sakazuki, should we notify him in advance?" Sengoku hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Warring States Period, is there any need to ask about such a thing? Why tell him? It would only cause more trouble," the Five Elders chuckled and said.

After speaking, he sighed, indicating that he understood.

From his current position, he shouldn't have told Sakazuki in advance, but he felt that if he told Sakazuki beforehand, the other party might be more likely to accept it. If he found out through the news or other channels after the fact, he would probably be even angrier!

After hanging up on the Five Elders' Den Den Mushi, Sengoku still had Aokiji contact Sakazuki and tell him what was going on.

Surprisingly, Sakazuki wasn't angry after receiving Aokiji's message. Only after Aokiji finished explaining everything did Sakazuki reply, "I understand!"

After saying that, he hung up the Den Den Mushi.

Aokiji was somewhat surprised. According to Sakazuki's usual personality, he should have been furious at this point, right?

In fact, Aokiji's guess was not wrong. Sakazuki, after hanging up the Den Den Mushi, punched the Den Den Mushi and the table together. If it weren't for his rational thinking, he would have wanted to rush to Mary Geoise and cause a huge scene.

But he knew that doing so would be useless and would change nothing except for making him look bad.

After lighting another cigar to calm himself down, Sakazuki got up and walked directly towards Mary Geoise. Making a scene now would not do any good, but he couldn't pretend nothing had happened.

It would be wise to take this opportunity to obtain some resources from the world government.

The loss of so many troops at once has severely damaged the size and combat power of the navy.

Although Sakazuki has never included this part of his forces within his sphere of influence, they cannot deny that it is all part of the Navy.

But now... it's not time to come!

So isn't it only natural that Sakazuki would ask the World Government and the Five Elders for some compensation?

When Sakazuki arrived in Mary Geoise, the Five Elders didn't seem surprised, and they had already devised a way to appease him before he even spoke.

If it were the previously enraged Sakazuki, he might have reluctantly agreed to the conditions offered by the Five Elders, since it was better than nothing. However, now that Sakazuki has calmed down, he is after resources, so it won't be so easy for the Five Elders to appease him with a little something.

After Sakazuki left, the Five Elders realized that Sakazuki had been too calm. Although he had been in a rage, he always stopped at just the right moment. Normally, he would have slammed the door and left.

But today's Sakazuki is a little different.

"I never expected that the reckless Akainu Sakazuki would actually use a scheme!" The Five Elders, dressed in white robes, bald, and wearing glasses, chuckled and said.

"I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing!" The Five Elders, dressed in a dark blue suit, with long, straight white hair and a long beard, chuckled and said.

"Anyway, it can be considered progress!" The five elders in white robes shook their heads and replied with a wry smile.

The resources that Sakazuki took were originally intended to be given to them, but they didn't plan to give them to him now. However, this loss was nothing to them, so they didn't care at all.

However, Sakazuki, who thought he had won, seemed rather happy, as this was the first time he had gained the upper hand in a confrontation with the Five Elders.

Upon returning to Marineford, Sakazuki summoned all his trusted officers at headquarters. The departure of Fujitora and Aokiji had left the Navy without enough admirals, so he needed to promote several vice admirals to fill the gap.

While the Navy and Sengoku were both taking action, Reina, who had returned to Gengetsu Island, was not idle either. He estimated that the Navy was more likely to compromise in the end, so he was prepared to make exorbitant demands.

In addition, Lappy, who escorted Luffy back, has also returned with some unexpected news: Luffy rejected his proposal, meaning that the Straw Hat crew will not participate in the plan to besiege the Marines. This was something Reina never expected.

However, it's not a big problem. Anyway, he has already told Sengoku that the Straw Hat crew will participate. Luffy can't contact Sengoku now, so Reina can just pretend to be stupid and pretend he doesn't know.

While they were waiting for the North Sea Navy to contact them, Whitebeard contacted Reyna first.

"Big brother, has something happened at the front?" Reina asked in surprise after receiving Whitebeard's Den Den Mushi.

"The situation at the front has indeed changed somewhat; the enemy's troop strength seems to be increasing!" Whitebeard said in a deep voice.

"A bluff? Or... have they finished their business with their strongmen?" Reina speculated. "I previously suspected that Kaido and Big Mom were holding back their strongmen. After all, with their strength, even if the other side wanted to kill them, it wouldn't be so easy! But now it seems they're in grave danger!"

"Whatever the reason, our primary target is still the extraterrestrial visitors. Let's put the Navy's affairs aside for now!" Whitebeard nodded and said.

“I understand. I will have Marco and the others head to the front lines immediately. As for the navy, that’s all we can do for now!” Reina sighed and said.

After finishing his call with Whitebeard, Reina could only marvel at the Navy's good fortune, and then immediately began to urge the captains and commanders to advance towards the front lines.

As for himself, he decided to stay an extra day before using the teleporter to travel to the front lines.

He still needed to have a final discussion with Shakya about the defense system of Xuan Yue Island. After that, he would hand it over to Shakya and Dr. Asie to modify. Once the defense system of Xuan Yue Island was modified, as long as there was no traitor inside, even without a captain in charge, ordinary people would not be able to break through the defense system of Xuan Yue Island.

Chapter 1127 Rebuilding the Defense System

"Then let's cover the entire Xuan Yue Island with the same defense system as Future Island!" After discussing with Shakya, Reina finally settled on the main theme.

“But Mr. Reina, such a massive defense system would require an enormous amount of resources. Even Future Island only protected the core data room!” World replied somewhat awkwardly.

“I know!” Reina nodded and said, “When I went to Future Island last time, the doctor already explained it to me. As long as no one inside shuts down the defense system, it will be very difficult to break through from the outside! What Xuan Yue Island needs is this kind of defense system. The core of our island is its residents. As long as people are alive, anything is possible. In my opinion, no other so-called core information is as important as people!”

"But putting aside whether our technology can achieve such an effect, the materials and resources required are astronomical. In that case, it will be difficult for us to establish effective protection measures in a short period of time, which is contrary to our original intention!" Shakyamuni said with a wry smile.

Reina rubbed his head, feeling a bit of a headache. They were just pirates, not a behemoth like the World Government, whose materials and resources were endless.

"Here's a suggestion: let's divide Xuan Yue Island into several areas, such as the power room, the core data area, the laboratory, and so on. Let's separate each area and then build the defense system according to the order of importance. Although the materials and resources required after separating them will be considerable, we will have time to build them slowly!"

After thinking for a moment, Shakyamuni Buddha made a suggestion:

"Finally, we'll build a defense system that covers the entire Xuan Yue Island. This will give us two defense systems, making us even safer! Moreover, because each of our current regional defense systems is separate, the chances of the enemy breaking through them all at once are even lower! Even if they have an inside agent, they can only break through one area at most, preventing the entire Xuan Yue Island from falling!"

As Shakya spoke, he became more and more excited. Such regional joint defense was more reasonable and safer. They could even conduct further research to connect these scattered regional systems and form a larger and stronger defense system.

After thinking for a moment, Reina nodded and said, "That's a good idea. We'll build a few shelter-like places on the island so that residents can enter the nearest shelter if we're attacked! In addition, we'll install defense systems in the power system, the main building of Xuan Yue Island, the research lab, the small sky island, and other places. We'll also disperse the teleporters so that even if one place is captured, we won't be unable to use the teleporters!"

“That’s right. Besides keeping the location of the main teleporter the same, we can also place several teleporters in the core area of ​​your daughter’s house. Then the entire Xuan Yue Island will be like an iron barrel, impossible to be conquered!” Shakya replied excitedly.

Compared to researching weapons that kill, he prefers to study things that make people's lives easier and more enjoyable. This kind of defense system can also be considered a branch of warfare, but he prefers things that protect people to those lethal weapons.

"That's roughly the arrangement. Then we'll divide the areas and scope that need to be covered!" Upon hearing this, Reina asked someone to bring a map of Xuan Yue Island and began to discuss with Shakya the locations where the defense system needed to be installed.

Ultimately, they designated two emergency shelters on the island for the residents. In addition, the living space inside Xuan Yue Island was relatively secluded, and the entrance was also in the main building, so only one was built for the main building. As for the interior space, no additional construction was carried out.

In addition to these parts, the laboratory where Dr. Asie and Shakya usually work is also of paramount importance, so a laboratory also needs to be built.

After Reina and Shakya finished their negotiations, Reina summoned Frank and instructed him to fully cooperate with Dr. Shakya in overseeing the reconstruction of Xuan Yue Island's defense system. Dr. Asie would also assist Shakya.

As for Becky Punch's other two clones, one is researching the spatial technology of the extraterrestrial visitor's tent, and the other is studying some things that are still well preserved inside the tent. Even Reina has to go to them if he wants to see them. In short, the two are very busy.

Previously, Shakyamuni had asked the two of them to go back to Future Island with him, because the memories stored in their brains needed to be linked to the laboratory on Future Island in order to be uploaded and downloaded.

However, the two were so engrossed in their research that they had no intention of returning. Helpless, Shakyamuni had to go back by himself, but that was a long time ago.

As for what Reina promised Shakya, he had already done it when he returned from Kaka Island. At that time, he took Ace, Marco, Shakya, and Vegapunk's other two clones to the place where the extraterrestrial powerful beings were imprisoned.

As a result, after the opponent's ice seal was broken, the opponent died before Bling could even make a move, and Marco didn't even have a chance to do anything.

They originally planned to give the chance to kill Marco, but unfortunately he couldn't hold on and died. This luck power went directly to Reina.

Shakyamuni and the other two Vegapunk clones were quite disappointed. If they had the memories of the powerful extraterrestrial visitors, their research would proceed more smoothly.