One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

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Luo Xia reached out his hand, first trying to grab Luo and explain to him.

But Luo had already sped away.

"You don't need to explain to me, I'm not a lark."

Rorschach wanted to cry but had no tears.

"It's really not what you think, I'm innocent."

Chapter 184 PTSD Rorschach Syndrome in the Warring States Period

Magellan's office.

"Uncle Magellan, I'd like to ask, what kind of punishment will Ivankov and the others likely receive?"

After thinking it over, Rorschach decided to come and ask in person.

Magellan, sitting behind his desk, took a Den Den Mushi from his drawer, dialed a number, and looked at Rorschach.

"Are you worried I'll execute them?"

He frowned slightly as he looked at Luo Xia.

“Rorschach, they are criminals, and they have openly defied the laws of Impel Down by escaping while incarcerated.”

Rorschach remained silent.

He pursed his lips. "I know, Uncle Magellan. But... I think most of those people aren't inherently bad. Although Ivankov is a high-ranking general in the revolutionary army, he's known outside as a miracle worker who saved a country. He may be guilty, but perhaps his crimes don't warrant death..."

Magellan nodded slightly and gestured for Rorschach to find a seat.

"I need to contact Marshal Sengoku and ask him for instructions on how to deal with Ivankov and his men."

"But even if you don't die, you'll still lose a layer of skin."

"A mass prison break, assisting others in escaping, stealing large quantities of supplies from Impel Down, including large amounts of food, clothing, guns, and weapons. In addition, stealing classified information and deleting recordings from Den Den Mushi (video phone receivers)."

"A variety of crimes."

"The culprit, Ivankov, will probably be imprisoned in an endless hell."

"The revolutionary army swiftly imprisoned them in an extremely cold hell."

"The rest of the people will have their crimes increased by one degree based on the crimes they committed when they were imprisoned."

Luo Xia understood, sighed, and sat down without saying anything more.

"Pulling pulling".

The Den Den Mushi rang a few times before being answered.

"Moshi moshi, is this the Warring States period? Is this Magellan? What is it?"

"Marshal of the Warring States Period, I am Magellan."

Magellan picked up the Den Den Mushi. "Something happened in Impel Down today, and I need to report to you on the situation. Um, it involves Colonel Rorschach."

"and many more!"

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku's voice suddenly rose eight octaves.

Magellan could even detect a slight tremor in Sengoku's voice.

"Magellan, you...you said it's related to whom?"

“With Rorschach…”

Click.

"Beep...beep...beep...beep."

The Den Den Mushi was hung up on...

Magellan was stunned.

"Hmm? Why did Fleet Admiral Sengoku hang up the Den Den Mushi? Did something urgent come up at headquarters?"

"Ahem, maybe so. Uncle Magellan, wait a minute, perhaps the old man from Sengoku will launch another attack later."

On the sofa to the side, Luo Xia gave a dry laugh.

...

Marineford, Naval Headquarters, atop Fortress of Justice, the Admiral's office.

With a smile on his face, Sengoku leaned back in his chair behind his desk, his posture relaxed. In his right hand, he held a steaming cup of milk, sipping it contentedly.

"You seem to be in a much better mood lately, Marshal Zhan Guo. You look younger than ever."

On the sofa to the right, Kizaru sat with his legs crossed, slowly trimming his nails.

Upon hearing Kizaru's words, Sengoku's lips curled into a slight smile. "Hahaha, really?"

He held the milk, opened the drawer in front of him, took out a jar of sugar cubes, dropped two into the milk, and then blew on them.

Kizaru is right, he has indeed been in a very good mood lately.

Half a year ago, the unfortunate Celestial Dragon Roswald family died in Sabaody Archipelago.

Suddenly, life in the navy became more comfortable than it had been in the previous decade or so.

This was an unexpected turn of events that even high-ranking naval officers like Sengoku hadn't anticipated.

I originally thought that the Five Elders would hold me accountable for the death of three Celestial Dragons.

Unexpectedly, instead of being blamed, the Navy Headquarters was granted many new powers that it had never had before.

The most obvious manifestation of this is that the military budget allocated this year was increased by thirty percent by the Five Elders.

This is no small amount.

It's important to understand that the Navy Headquarters' budget has always been a major headache for these high-ranking officers.

With member states all over the world, naval branches in the four major sea areas and along the Grand Line, and millions of headquarters and branch marines, the annual cost of just the most basic salaries alone amounts to an astronomical figure of hundreds of billions of Berries.

Not to mention the bounties for pirates, the maintenance of numerous military facilities, the construction of new warships and bases, research funding, compensation for fallen soldiers, medical expenses, and so on.

As a result, during the Warring States period, people lived a very frugal life for the first few years.

The salaries of the three generals were delayed for six months due to insufficient military funding.

You should know that the salaries of these high-ranking and powerful figures in the navy are not low.

A naval admiral earns hundreds of millions of Berries a month just from his base salary.

Don't be fooled by the high salary; compared to the fighting power of an admiral, a monthly salary of 100 million Berries is practically a beggar's wage.

As a naval admiral, with strength at the top of the seas, he could easily achieve financial freedom by defeating a few great pirates.

Or they could become the backers of member states, where they could be treated like royalty even without lifting a finger.

If we're talking about the richest person in the Marine Headquarters, it's definitely Akainu.

A few days ago, Sengoku had the military affairs department of headquarters compile statistics showing that Akainu had earned more than 50 billion Berries in bounties from the pirates he had killed in the past year alone.

According to naval regulations, he would receive 30%, which is 15 billion Berries.

This number doesn't even include the pirates who were directly evaporated by his lava and couldn't be counted.

Of the remaining 30 billion, over 10 billion Berries will be distributed to the naval soldiers and officers who accompanied him on the expedition.

Because of the World Government's bounty system, the hawkish faction of the Marine Headquarters, led by Akainu, makes a fortune every year just by fighting pirates.

This is another important reason why Akainu enjoys such high prestige within the military.

With the Celestial Dragons dead, the Five Elders wanted the Navy to take charge of the four seas to prevent such a thing from happening again, so they voluntarily increased military spending, which made Sengoku very happy.

We really have to thank the Roswald family.

The deaths of this family of three brought more justice and peace to the world.

He deserved to die!

As soon as I get my salary, I have to add two extra sugar cubes to my milk.

"So sweet~".

Zhan Guo took a satisfied sip.

"Pulling pulling".

The Den Den Mushi on the table suddenly rang.

Sengoku looked at it and saw that it was a number from Impel Down.

He smiled and picked up the Den Den Mushi to answer the call.

"Moshi, Moshi, is that Magellan? What's up?"

"Marshal Sengoku, something happened in Impel Down today that I need to report to you. It involves Colonel Rorschach."