One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

This includes his background, past, performance since joining the Navy, achievements in eliminating pirates, numerous merits, and evaluations of him by high-ranking Navy officials.

Under the eager gazes of the crowd, Brannew began to recite aloud.

"In the year 1515 of the Sea Calendar, Rorschach joined the Navy after his hometown was destroyed by pirates, becoming a glorious naval warrior."

"In the same year, during the 177th Branch of the North Sea Recruitment Selection Competition, he fought against 500 people and was promoted from a third-class recruit to a second lieutenant in the 177th Branch of the Navy."

"In the year 1516 of the Sea Calendar, during his year of service in the 177th Branch, Lieutenant Rorschach arrested and eliminated over two thousand pirates. In July of the same year, a coup occurred in the Kingdom of Prince, with the eldest prince, Ilya, attempting to seize power and establish a pirate kingdom. The rightful heir, the second prince Gross, requested naval support, and Lieutenant Rorschach led a team to the scene. They successfully prevented the coup, eliminated several pirates, killed the pirate Bear Trull with a bounty of 59 million Berries, and killed Mig Jones, the captain of the Giant Worm Pirates with a bounty of 120 million Berries."

"In August of the same year, Lieutenant Luo Xia left Beihai and entered headquarters to participate in recruit training. On the first day, he defeated all the recruits of his cohort by fighting against a thousand men and also defeated the recruit instructor team, thus becoming a major in headquarters."

"In December of the same year, Major Rorschach killed the pirate Aristotle, who had a bounty of 360 million, in the Sabaody Archipelago, and arrested the Deckard brothers, who had a bounty of 150 million. Afterwards, Major Rorschach was promoted to Colonel of the Headquarters."

"In the year 1517 of the Sea Calendar, Colonel Rorschach accepted the new recruit graduation assessment mission and left headquarters for Paradise to begin completing the mission with a total bounty of six billion Berries..."

When Brannew read out the figure of six billion Berries, the Marines, who were already shocked by Rorschach's past, stared at Brannew with their mouths agape, wondering if they had misheard or were hallucinating.

Not only were the marines who hadn't graduated from basic training dumbfounded, but even the officers and generals who had graduated years ago had expressions that said, "Are you kidding me?"

The officers were well aware that the instructors at headquarters would indeed issue various assessment tasks for each batch of new recruits' graduation assessment.

These tasks are usually assigned different levels of assessment based on the recruits' overall performance during training.

The primary focus of recruit training is combat effectiveness, so the assessment criteria will be based on the amount of the bounty for capturing wanted criminals.

The graduation standard assessment for the regular training camp is a single person completing a task with a bounty of ten million.

The graduation standard assessment for the elite training camp is a reward of 50 million per person.

Graduation assessment tasks exceeding 100 million Berries are usually assigned to the most outstanding of the elite, who are the reserve officers.

But what the heck is six billion?

This is simply unheard of.

Not only was it unheard of, but it was also beyond anything I could even dream of.

Brannew glanced at the restless crowd below the stage, raised his voice, and continued:

"In the year 1517 of the Sea Calendar, Colonel Rorschach successfully prevented a prisoner's plot to escape from Impel Down and was promoted to Brigadier General. Later, he single-handedly fought off a tsunami in Water Seven, defeating the nightmare of the Paradise Sea, Lakula, the goddess of water, and saving the lives of tens of thousands of civilians in Water Seven."

"Afterwards, he led his warriors to confront the 20,000-strong pirate fleet led by Gulliver and Chinjao in Spring Queen City, the capital of the Holy Poplar Kingdom. He successfully defeated the pirates and prevented the disaster of the pirates massacring the city. He also killed the great pirate Thousand-Faced Gulliver, whose bounty was 760 million, and the Cone-Nine Chinjao, whose bounty was 542 million. After that, he was promoted to Rear Admiral of the Headquarters."

"During the Alabasta incident, Rear Admiral Rorschach stopped Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, from secretly starting a war and attempting to seize power in the kingdom. He also led a team to wipe out the infamous Baroque Works in Paradise."

"In the Insect Kingdom Incident, with the help of Admiral Zephyr, Major General Rorschach killed the Spider Queen Rose, a great pirate from the old era with a bounty of 1.58 billion."

"And then..." Brannew took a deep breath, changed to a different sheet of paper, and shouted, "The G1 Naval Battle!"

Upon arriving at this location, the countless people gathered in the square held their breath, their gazes fixed on Luo Xia with a mixture of awe and fervor.

All that could be heard was Brannew speaking in a strong and clear voice: "During the G1 naval battle, Rear Admiral Rorschach led many of his officers as the vanguard into the New World. On G1 branch island, they fought in waves against a massive pirate alliance. In the face of running out of ammunition and food, they held their ground for two days and three nights until the main force of headquarters arrived."

"In this massive war that shocked the world, Major General Rorschach's achievements were truly remarkable."

"The total number of pirates killed by Rear Admiral Rorschach exceeds 50,000!"

"Among them are: Who's Who, the Flying Five of the Beasts Pirates; Jack the Drought, one of the Three Disasters; Wang Zhi, captain of the Wang Zhi Pirates; Shiki the Golden Lion, captain of the Flying Pirates and a legendary pirate of the old era who once stood shoulder to shoulder with the Pirate King Roger and Whitebeard!"

After Brannew finished speaking, he began to breathe heavily, his face flushed, clearly very excited.

Below the stage, the dense crowd fell into a long silence.

Then came a buzzing of discussion.

The discussions rose and fell, spreading like waves, eventually converging into a vast ocean of uproar.

The marines and officers of the headquarters, even veteran vice admirals like Momonga and Onigumo, were all agitated, their gazes towards Rorschach filled with awe.

At this moment, even though they knew that the person standing in front of them was a young navy boy who had only been in the navy for a little over two years and had not even been officially announced as having graduated from the recruit camp, it did not diminish their admiration and respect for Rorschach.

In this great pirate era where individual power prevails, even within the Navy, there is respect for and awe of the strong.

Not to mention that Rorschach's resume also includes numerous feats of saving civilians and the kingdom.

Such a powerful navy, which is truly committed to upholding justice, commands the respect of every naval soldier.

At this moment, Sengoku stepped forward, took the megaphone Den Den Mushi, and said loudly, "In the two years since joining the Navy, as everyone has witnessed, Rorschach has worked diligently, fought against pirates, protected civilians, and upheld justice. He is an extremely outstanding Navy officer!"

His booming voice, like thunder, resounded across the island of Marineford, invigorating countless people who listened intently.

Among the crowd were many reporters from major newspapers around the world, who all raised their cameras and pens.

A few days ago, they reported the news of the navy's great victory in the New World, which shocked countless people around the world.

These days, the events that have occurred in the G1 naval battle have spread like wildfire around the world.

Among them, the report by the news giant World News Agency attracted the most attention.

Because Morgans personally led the team, risking his life to approach the G1 battlefield, he obtained the most authentic first-hand news intelligence.

Furthermore, he personally wrote a press release, using an entire newspaper page to introduce a supernova teenager in the Navy.

In that article, Morgans did not hold back in praising the young naval officer, believing that he would definitely become a future admiral.

Therefore, in recent days, reporters from major news agencies have flocked to the area to investigate this rising naval star touted by Morgans.

Unfortunately, Rorschach never appeared in the reporters' sight.

Today, after the funeral, at the large-scale medal award ceremony held by the Navy, this dazzling new naval star finally appeared!

How could this not be exciting?

The reporters were ecstatic to see the tall, handsome, and incredibly talented young man on stage.

Such a young man is practically the darling of the news agency; just by taking a few high-definition photos with his camera and printing them out, he could sell countless copies.

No one knows better than the reporters that a character like Rorschach, who is strong, handsome, and a righteous hero, would become an idol for countless young people.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, amidst the clicking of cameras, Sengoku looked at the ramrod straight Rorschach and said in a deep voice, "Rorschach! Now, on behalf of the World Government and the Marine Headquarters, I officially confer upon you the rank of Vice Admiral of the Marine Headquarters! Furthermore, in view of your astonishing talent and formidable strength, I hereby confer upon you the position of the third Admiral candidate of the Marine Headquarters, codename..."

"Blue Scale!"

"It means, a blue Qilin that vows to defend justice to the death!"

After finishing speaking, Sengoku took a large cloak of justice from Zephyr, unfolded it in a flash, and personally draped it over Rorschach's shoulders.

He patted Luo Xia on the shoulder and encouraged him, "I hope you will remain humble and prudent, uphold the justice in your heart, never forget your original intention, and continue to fight for justice!"

As soon as Sengoku finished speaking, the entire Marineford region instantly transformed into an ocean of sound.

Countless people gasped in shock.

"What amazing news! Rear Admiral Rorschach has not only been promoted to Vice Admiral, officially becoming a high-ranking officer in the Navy, but has also become the third Admiral candidate in the Navy! This is a rank and position second only to the Admiral!"

"A fifteen-year-old lieutenant general and general candidate at headquarters, my God! What a prodigy!"

"Codename Bluescale, the blue unicorn of the Marine Headquarters? The future Bluescale Admiral! The legend of the unicorn circulating in Paradise, so it refers to Vice Admiral Rorschach!"

The naval soldiers excitedly raised their arms, waving them wildly and shouting Rorschach's name.

They shouted so loudly, as if they wanted to release all the pent-up emotions from the war.

"Lieutenant General Rorschach! Lieutenant General Lan Lin!"

Lark, Bepo, Palmer, and others were so excited they could hardly contain themselves.

Only then did Garp, Zephyr, and the others who were standing behind them step forward.

Garp punched Rorschach in the chest and grinned.

"Hahaha, you're really something, Luo Xia kid. You've caught up with me. A 15-year-old lieutenant general. Sigh, it's true that comparisons are odious. My good-for-nothing grandson is still holed up in the East China Sea playing in the mud."

Luo Xia almost fainted from the punch. He clutched his chest, gasped in pain, and nearly collapsed on his backside.

He smiled wryly and said, "I'm not ready yet, old man, please go easy on me. Uh, speaking of which, why didn't you ever think of bringing Luffy to Marineford to be a Marine?"

Karp shook his head upon hearing this, "That kid is very stubborn. No matter how much I try to persuade him, he still refuses to come."

Luo Xia raised an eyebrow, clapped his fingers together, and pointed at Zephyr, saying, "Tie him up and hand him over to Teacher Zephyr for proper instruction. With your family's bloodline, if that kid trains properly, he'll be at least a Marine Admiral in the future."

"Everyone says he's incredibly stubborn, a hundred times more stubborn than a donkey. He absolutely refuses to join the Navy. Sigh, you can't force a melon to ripen. Oh well, let him be." Mentioning Luffy, Garp instantly became withdrawn, his entire body enveloped in a low-pressure atmosphere.

“A forced melon is guaranteed to be sweet!” Luo Xia urged. “Grandpa, harden your heart and bring him here. I’ll teach him a lesson and guarantee he’ll become a naval admiral.”

"Really?" Garp was somewhat intrigued.

But Sengoku, standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore. He waved his hand at Garp like he was shooing away a fly and said, "Come on, I don't want the Navy to produce another Revolutionary Army leader. One Dragon is already a headache enough. Your whole family are stubborn mules, each with their own temper. No one can tame them. Get out of here, I still need to award medals."

"What did you say? I'm not a stubborn mule!" Garp was so angry that he almost rolled up his sleeves and started a fight with Sengoku right there and then.

Seeing this, Luo Xia quickly tried to comfort him.

Afterwards, he held the uniform of a candidate for general and retreated back into the crowd, watching the Warring States period's awarding ceremony continue.

The medal-awarding ceremony at Naval Headquarters lasted until evening.

The next day, news that Rorschach had become the third candidate for Admiral of the Marine Headquarters swept the world like a storm.

On this day, the name Lan Lin officially stepped onto the world stage.

Chapter 416 The Storm in the North Sea

Ten days later.

In a certain sea area of ​​the park, a small, 15-meter-class single-masted wind-powered warship was moving at an extraordinary speed, skimming the surface of the sea and cutting through the waves.

Strangely, there was no strong wind blowing on the surrounding sea, and the sails on the warships were not even unfurled.

But this warship, which had no steam-powered outer wheels, moved forward steadily and swiftly, like a swordfish darting across the sea.

On the not-so-spacious deck, Luo Xia rested his hands behind his head, leaning against the mast, thinking about how to continue improving his strength.

After his body returned to its peak condition, Rorschach discovered that his physical abilities had increased significantly again.

The most obvious external manifestation is his current height, which has reached 2.9 meters.

The last time he experienced a significant increase in height was during the Skypiea arc, when Enel's lightning tempered his body, causing him to break through his physical limits.

The interval between the two periods of rapid physical development was less than three months.

In other words, compared to three months ago, he has grown from 2.7 meters to 2.9 meters.

Although a height of three or four meters is nothing in the world of One Piece.

Even among the most ordinary human races, there are occasionally burly men who are three or four meters, or even five or six meters tall.