From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

Anyone who understands understands.

But there is no need to delve into this kind of thing. How could the establishment of such a huge regime be without a dark history?

Kuzan had no interest in this either.

He thought Sauro was carrying out related tasks for several years, and he became curious about it.

As a result, Sauro's words made Kuzan become autistic.

Yes, for humans whose lifespan is only a hundred years, that is a long time.

But for the giants whose lifespan is often hundreds of years... wasn't that what happened during the time of Sauro's grandfather?

However, it is also thanks to the fact that the Giant Country has no habit of recording history, and they are extremely powerful and are known as the strongest country in the world, so the World Government does not dare to act rashly.

Otherwise, he would have killed people to silence them.

After his face stiffened slightly, Kuzan nodded and said, "So?"

"I just think that we are making a big deal out of nothing. For the past few years, I have been hunting down unarmed scholars. They always die bravely at the critical moment, as if... as if... we, the navy, are the evil ones. During this period of time, I have been tormented in my heart... Alas." Sauro sighed.

Kuzan felt a little complicated when he heard this, and he couldn't say what he wanted to say.

After all, the reason why he and Sauro can become good friends who can talk about anything is because they get along very well in terms of personality and ideas.

Kuzan felt that if it were him, after years of frantically chasing unarmed scholars on the sea, he would probably also be shaken in his belief in the justice of the navy, right?

But the problem is, those scholars are really guilty of capital crimes!

They claim to have lofty ideals and beliefs, act recklessly, are stubborn and conceited, and think they are doing something bright and great.

But in fact, they don’t think about the fact that they are putting the safety of the entire world on the fire for their own selfish wishes.

Why do they think they are noble?

In the past few years, they have been chased by the navy to this extent, and batches of them have died. Although it can be considered generous, in Kuzan's view, it also exposes their inability to resist.

If such scholars were to research something terrible, such as ancient weapons, and were caught by ambitious people, what would they use to resist those lunatics and fanatics who wanted to bring chaos to the world?

Nothing at all!

It will only put the world in danger.

He understood this, but looking at Sauro's expression, he couldn't say it out loud.

After all, Sauro really killed a lot of unarmed people.

It is normal for people like them to feel tormented.

"Now you have gained something, and the mission will probably be over. Rest well in the headquarters, take a long vacation, and adjust your mindset." Kuzan could only comfort him in the end.

Sauro also nodded. Although he had a lot of thoughts in his mind, the contradictions had not accumulated to an extreme.

Therefore, he did not plan to defect from the Navy Headquarters in anger.

In reality, it was only after receiving the Demon Slayer Order from General Sengoku that he completely lost his mind, became hostile to the Navy's justice, forcibly abducted the prisoner scholar Olbia, and then defected from the Navy.

Both of them were in a heavy mood, so Kuzan and Sauro didn't talk anymore. They quickly walked towards the office of General Warring States.

Before I even went in, I heard the sound of quarreling inside.

Kuzan frowned slightly, knocked on the door, walked in and saw that the two parties arguing were Sakaski and General Zhan Guo.

Sakaski heard the noise, turned around and looked at Kuzan, a look of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

He was not very fond of Kuzan in the first place, and since Kuzan came at the wrong time, Sakaski was of course unhappy.

Kuzan ignored him and looked at General Zhan Guo and said, "General, what's wrong?"

General Zhan Guo rubbed his forehead and said, "The proposal regarding the honorary title of General Candidate of Sakaski Commandery was rejected by the higher-ups."

Kuzan was stunned for a moment, then his expression straightened and he said, "Why? How could this happen? Is it the Marshal?"

Although Kuzan and Sakaski didn't have a good relationship, he knew Sakaski was qualified to be a candidate for the position of general. Not long ago, he had eliminated the Bloody Hand Lion, whose bounty was 1.2 billion berries. Rengar was a former senior official under Shiki.

After Shiki's downfall, he went solo.

Later, Sakaski had a fight with the Whitebeard Pirates in the New World. Before Whitebeard arrived, he destroyed an entire fleet. There was no need to prove his strength.

In addition to Sakaski's qualifications, even if he doesn't become a general immediately, he should have no problem receiving the honor of a candidate for general.

After Kuzan knew about this, he felt that it was a done deal.

Why was it suppressed?

Sakaski looked at Kuzan strangely. He thought Kuzan would take advantage of his misfortune, but he didn't expect that this guy would actually support him to be a candidate for general?

On second thought, Sakaski secretly blamed himself again. After all, Kuzan and he had been naval comrades for many years. Although the two had disagreements, it did not cause any particularly big conflicts.

Although that guy is indecisive and hesitant, and I dislike him very much, he is the backbone of our navy after all. I, Sakaski, should not have made such malicious assumptions about him.

Sakaski felt sorry for his mistake in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface.

Yes, he is such a proud and awkward person.

If he had changed a little, even if he and Kuzan still had different opinions and styles, it would not have escalated to the point of a life-and-death battle twenty years later.

General Zhan Guo also shook his head at this time and said, "No, the Marshal certainly supports this matter, but the commander-in-chief of the entire army of that CP does not approve. We complained to the Five Elders, but they were also secretive. It was very unpleasant..."

When Kuzan heard that the commander-in-chief of the army, who had always been at odds with the navy, was involved, his expression became even more unhappy.

No matter how much trouble he has with Sakaski, it is an internal issue of the Navy.

Once external forces intervene, the navy must be united against the outside world!

"When did it become his turn to meddle in our navy's affairs? Wasn't everything fine before? Now he even wants to control the admiral candidate?" Kuzan said in a deep voice.

"Not only that, the Marshal also mentioned recruiting Garp to be promoted to general. The higher-ups had always supported it, but this time... it was rejected." General Sengoku frowned.

After sighing, Admiral Zhan Guo's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "It seems that someone doesn't want our navy to have an easy time, and this just happens to suit the World Government's wishes..."

At this moment, Sakaski spoke up, "So, let's just let this go? Admiral, this isn't a simple matter. The higher-ups are trying to block our navy's promotion channels. Even if we hold back today, how can we convince the people? If a war breaks out, will the marines under your command still dare to die?"

General Zhan Guo glanced at Sakaski and said, "This year's military budget hasn't been released yet. Now is not the time to be tough. I will find a way to resolve it as soon as possible. Please bear with it for now."

Two magma bubbles almost exploded in Sakaski's eyes, but he still respected General Zhan Guo. After all, General Zhan Guo had never treated him, Sakaski, badly over the years.

Although he was angry, he also knew that this matter was not so easy to solve.

For the time being, there was nothing I could do but hold my anger.

So he nodded and said, "Yes, I understand, General."

After saying that, Sakaski didn't stay long. He nodded to Kuzan, which was rare, and turned to leave.

Kuzan was also a little surprised, but he quickly came to his senses, smiled, and without thinking any more, looked at General Zhan Guo and said, "How could the people above be like this? Aren't they afraid that we will have a conflict?"

"Times are different, and things are changing. They are also very nervous. On the one hand, they hope that our navy can quickly quell this chaotic era. On the other hand, they are worried that we will nurture the enemy, become bigger and stronger, and become uncontrollable in the future, or even retaliate against them. ... Therefore, they want to maintain a certain balance, or in other words, they want to find a way to have the best of both worlds..." The Warring States general took a sip from the teacup and said with a sigh.

Different positions will naturally lead to different choices. Although General Sengoku is angry about the World Government's 2.9 behavior, he can also understand it.

After all, their navy has been singing a different tune from the World Government more than once or twice. Many generals in the navy are fed up with the behavior of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons. The most famous of them is Garp. Others at least restrain themselves, but Garp doesn't even give you a good face in front of you, the Celestial Dragons.

He might even curse you and ask about your ancestors.

In the past, the World Government valued Garp's strength and wanted to use the Grand General to bless him and try to change his mind, so they agreed to Garp's proposal to be promoted to Admiral many times, but Garp refused.

Now, the World Government is no longer willing to serve this tough guy...

Concerns about the navy also increased.

Especially in the past two years, the navy's strength has grown rapidly. Not to mention Sakaski and others, Rodriguez and Diarmuid are on the verge of becoming one of the navy's top combat forces, and are also ranked among the best in the world.

Then, that Gion suddenly became the user of the Thunder Fruit. With her potential and abilities, even the World Government itself wouldn't believe that she wouldn't reach the top level in the future.

In addition, the Navy has dealt with the Red Earl, Shiki, Roger and others in a row. Although the World Government has rewarded the Navy a lot, they are still shocked.

With a navy of this strength and a certain counter-attack capability, it would be strange for the World Government to feel at ease if it occasionally goes against them.

In this day and age, life is tough for everyone, and the world's governments have to be cautious, lest they be caught off guard by internal and external troubles and capsize.

Chapter 116: Form your own faction in the navy! (Update )

After Sakaski left, General Warring States talked to Kuzan and Sauro about the scholars.

Although they had captured a man alive, Nicole Olbia hadn't spoken yet, so O'Hara hadn't been exposed.

But this time, not only was Olbia captured, but a scholar's ship was also seized.

There should be some evidence or traces on it.

After some discussion, the ship was also sent to the Naval Intelligence Department, and the Chief of Staff was asked to arrange an investigation.

Maybe some results will emerge soon.

G-7 Naval Base.

In front of the port, Diarmait was squatting on a gun platform with a Den Den Mushi in his hand. He looked unkempt and somewhat unruly.

Not far away, two warships were slowly approaching the port. Behind the warships were several captured pirate ships. Many navy ships were approaching, ready to help unload the cargo.

Doberman led his men there, waiting to send the captured pirates directly to work.

Now that the construction of G-7 has been completed, a large number of naval soldiers have begun to recruit their relatives and friends to live in the military town.

This kind of thing is not difficult. Now that order has collapsed, the first half of the Grand Line is full of pirates and disasters are endless.

Only under the rule of the navy can stability be maintained. Now G-7, a base with navy personnel, is recruiting military town population, which can be regarded as a benefit left to these navy personnel. Naturally, they will bring their families and hurry to live here as it is the safest place.

As a result, a large number of Impelton prisoners have been sent to several islands in the doldrums to mine.

There are almost 50,000 prisoners.

Diarmuid took the lead under Wufeng, and the subsequent arrangements were to proceed step by step, continue to survey the resources of the island, and continue to develop it. There was no need for him to follow them around every day.

The headquarters sent Flying Squirrel to help arrange matters concerning the Calm Belt. Flying Squirrel was a contemporary of Diarmait and they had a pretty good relationship.

In addition, from the perspective of military affiliation, he is also Diarmait's direct subordinate.

Even though Diarmait had been away from the headquarters for almost two years, he was not separated from the headquarters. He still held the rank of major general and was under Diarmait's command.

However, after the discussion between Chief of Staff Ahe and Diarmuid, the guy Huoshaoshan was transferred to the Intelligence Department again and came under the command of the Chief of Staff.

This kind of thing is also normal. Diarmait is no longer working in the headquarters, and G-7 cannot accommodate so many elite major generals. We can't keep holding on to Huoshaoshan. That would not be training him, but would be destroying Huoshaoshan's future.

No need.