One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"Fortunately, we didn't see Whitebeard inside, otherwise, we really don't know where the future of this world would be."

He turned his gaze to the boundless sea ahead, where dark clouds began to gather and a strong wind began to rise.

An unprecedented storm is coming.

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Marineford, Naval Headquarters.

Even before the newspapers delivered by the Newsbird arrived, Den Den Mushi communications from the new world arrived.

Sitting at his desk, Sengoku listened to the intelligence messages coming through the Den Den Mushi. His old face twitched incessantly, his jaw clenched, and his eyes behind his round-framed glasses widened, with bloodshot veins.

"It's unbelievable! Rorschach was right!!"

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi was a report from a Navy intelligence agent stationed in the New World.

The Warring States period had no doubt about its authenticity.

Because such earth-shattering information simply cannot be kept secret.

And most importantly, the other party had no intention of hiding anything.

Sengoku gritted his teeth and stood up from behind the table. Just as he was about to get up and leave, his Den Den Mushi rang again.

This time, it was the Five Elders who called.

Clearly, the world government has also learned of this momentous news.

With a creak, the door to the Marshal's office was pushed open, and Lieutenant General He, who always had a smile on his face, appeared in the doorway with a solemn expression.

"The Warring States Period..."

Before she could finish speaking, Sengoku said in a deep voice, "Tsuru, I know everything. Go and make preparations. Spread this message to all the naval branches as quickly as possible. We need to gather our forces and head to the New World in the shortest possible time!"

He slammed his clenched fist heavily on the table in front of him, making a dull thud.

"Issue a war mobilization order! Summon the elite troops and prepare for battle!"

In Vegapunk's scientific laboratory beneath Marineford.

Enel, looking displeased, lay shirtless on a workbench, his body covered in various patches.

Metal tubes connected these patches, interlocking together and converging at their ends into a sophisticated instrument that Rorschach couldn't understand.

Lilith, her face flushed with fervor, stood in front of the instrument, recording data and occasionally reaching out to touch Enel's body, making Hibari, who was standing to the side, blush as well.

Luo Xia's lips twitched, and he shook his head inwardly.

He genuinely didn't know whether Lilith was truly conducting scientific research or using it as a pretext to try and harm Enel, this rare species.

What Vegapunk's evil clone is really thinking is probably only known to herself.

He didn't care about any of that; anyway, being touched a few times wouldn't hurt Enel.

On the contrary, the electric drive engine that is compatible with the Kirin is already under construction.

He has also acquired the three science combat suits, which he has given to Hibari, Law, and Bepo respectively.

Unlike the one worn by Yonji, those three combat suits could only be used by individuals bound to a bloodline factor.

Lilith's methods are clearly far superior to Judge's.

She removed this restriction, making the combat suit usable by anyone.

These combat suits are pretty good; they can provide a significant boost to Hibari and the others' combat power.

The combat suit, made of shape memory metal, possesses dozens of abilities, including flight, speed boost, electric shock, strength enhancement, defense enhancement, invisibility, and seawater isolation.

Its functionality is undeniably powerful.

When he got his hands on it, even he couldn't resist trying it out.

After experiencing the novelty of transformation, Rorschach still gave the battle suit to Hibari.

For his current strength, the combat suit's enhancement to combat power is practically negligible.

Not only that, it may also limit the extent to which he can exert his power.

After all, the material of this combat suit cannot withstand an electric current of hundreds of millions of volts.

But for Hibari, Law, Bepo, and the others, it was a great help.

Lilith's research lab is actually quite boring.

This is Marineford, not Egg Point Island. The reason Lilith comes back every now and then is only to provide technical guidance for the Seastone steel walls that are under construction.

There was neither the Pacifista Unit-01 under research nor the many sophisticated research projects that Rorschach had previously learned about from Sentomaru.

He had been thinking about whether he could feed his Heavenly Dragon Halberd a Devil Fruit or something.

As a result, Lilith rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.

"Stop dreaming. Your weapon is practically a black blade. How can you eat it? The technology to let non-living matter eat Devil Fruits does exist, but it requires fusing the Devil Fruit with the material of the object and using special methods. Materials that are too strong or Devil Fruits that are too powerful will not allow the experiment to succeed."

The reason for the former is simple: Rorschach wants the Heavenly Dragon Halberd to eat a Devil Fruit. Sure, first break the Heavenly Dragon Halberd, reforge it, and let the two materials mix thoroughly.

As for the latter, Lilith spoke vaguely, mentioning things like desire, consciousness, and the material's inability to bear it.

In short, it's okay if you don't understand.

In fact, Rorschach had already given up on the idea when he heard that the weapon had to be broken in order to eat a Devil Fruit.

The Heavenly Dragon Halberd is so tough that it can withstand an electric current of 500 million volts without any damage. Who knows what metal it's made of?

Perhaps it is also due to the continuous nourishment of its domineering power over the past few centuries.

If he could shatter this ancient halberd that was about to transform into a black blade, wouldn't he be able to take down a Yonko with a single punch?

Just as he was thinking about these random things, his Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.

As soon as Luo Xia answered the call, he heard Lieutenant General He's voice.

"Rorschach, assemble in the conference hall. The Golden Lion has declared war on us."

Chapter 379 A War We Cannot Lose!

In the square of Marineford, naval officers draped in cloaks of justice hurried from all directions, converging on the fortress.

Worry, confusion, and solemn expressions appeared on everyone's faces.

In the crowd that resembled a white wave, Rorschach, who had rushed up from the underground laboratory, immediately spotted many familiar faces.

He led Hibari and Enel a few steps quickly and caught up with a tall naval admiral.

"Vice Admiral Momonga! What's going on? Granny Tsuru said that Shiki has declared war on us. When did this happen?"

The person he called out to was none other than Vice Admiral Momonga, a veteran of the Navy Headquarters.

Upon seeing Rorschach, the flying squirrel first forced a stiff smile as a greeting, then shook his head and said, "I don't know either. I just received an emergency meeting notice and rushed over from home. If Lieutenant General Tsuru hadn't mentioned the name Golden Lion, I would have almost thought he had died many years ago, just like Roger. Anyway, let's go inside. Staff Officer Tsuru will explain everything."

The flying squirrel remained relatively calm.

At least, when he received the news that Golden Lion had declared war on the Navy, his expression did not seem particularly panicked.

Some of the younger naval officers remained calm.

Rorschach even saw a sense of eager excitement on the faces of some people.

For some belligerent naval commanders, war is undoubtedly the best opportunity to quickly gain military merit and advance their rank.

Only a few naval officers over the age of thirty-five, who had witnessed the terror of the Golden Lion, had extremely solemn expressions.

Rorschach and the flying squirrel walked side by side and soon followed the main group into the first-floor conference hall of the Fortress of Justice.

The space here is so large that it can easily accommodate tens of thousands of people for a meeting at the same time.

The layout is similar to the auction house on Sabaody Archipelago.

The higher the military rank and the greater the ability, the closer one is to the front and center of the room.

Rorschach had intended to sit in the seats for major generals and brigadier generals on the left, but he was pulled by the flying squirrel and ended up sitting in the front row.

Sitting around him were the Navy Headquarters' strongest, most senior, and most powerful vice admirals.

Fire Mountain, Ghost Spider, Doberman, Dalmesia, Flying Squirrel, and others are all on the list.

As soon as Luo Xia sat down, Huo Shaoshan, who was smoking a cigar, offered him one, which Luo Xia politely declined with a smile.

"This is some really good tobacco that I, Thorsmoker, bought. It costs tens of thousands of Berries a stick. Why don't you try some?"

Huoshaoshan grinned.

He was a big, burly man, but his voice was very gentle.

"Thank you for your kind offer, but General Huoshaoshan, I don't smoke," Luo Xia quickly waved his hand.

"That's a shame. There are three great pleasures in life: smoking cigars, drinking strong liquor, and killing pirates. You've already experienced the latter two, so you should experience the former too."

Seeing Luo Xia's wry smile, Huo Shaoshan chuckled and handed the cigar to the flying squirrel. The flying squirrel took it but didn't light it; it just held it under its nose and smelled it.

"It's okay, you'll smoke in the future, hehehe. When I was young, I didn't smoke or drink, I just liked to stroll around the entertainment district."

"Cough cough!"

Luo Xia coughed repeatedly, choked by Huoshaoshan's blunt words.

Just then, Lieutenant General Crane, followed by Brannew, strode into the conference hall.

With the arrival of Lieutenant General Tsuru, the noise in the hall quickly subsided and eventually fell silent.

All eyes turned to Lieutenant General Tsuru, who was standing on the high platform in the hall.

Vice Admiral Tsuru glanced at the naval officers and soldiers in the hall.

Because of the hasty and urgent mobilization, the number of people here is not large, only about five hundred.

However, those who can attend meetings here are at least colonels, and can be considered the elite of the navy.

“Given the urgency of the situation, I’ll keep it brief, Brannew.” Lieutenant General Tsuru looked at Brannew.

Brannew quickly stepped forward, turned on the video Den Den Mushi, placed it on the table, and projected the news newspaper sent from the New World directly onto the blackboard behind him.

The hazy light and shadow projected from the wide-open eyes of the video Den Den Mushi quickly revealed a clear photograph taken on a large round table on the blackboard.