From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

Diarmait nodded seriously. It was true. This was not the first time that the Navy had lost control of the New World. Therefore, the current situation was not that bad. Or rather, the Navy had experience in this area and was not in a hurry at all.

"It was probably more than ten years ago, almost twenty years ago..." Borsalino said suddenly.

Diarmait looked at him, and Borsalino continued, "I didn't join the navy at the time, so I don't know much about this. But judging by the current situation, the decline of our navy's control over the New World began back then, and has continued to this day..."

Diarmait's eyes flashed, as if he had thought of something, and he asked, "The legendary Rocks Pirates?"

Borsalino laughed upon hearing this and began to speak, "You know a lot, kid. That's right, it's the Rocks Pirates. It was because of the rise of this powerful pirate group that our navy's strategic deployment in the New World completely collapsed. The previously stable order of the New World also gradually collapsed. Although the Rocks Pirates had completely collapsed after the Battle of God's Canyon, his crew members were not easy to deal with. They seemed to be even more crazy when they went solo. This madness caused our navy's power in the New World to seriously shrink, until we are in the current situation."

"I see. It's actually not much different from what I guessed." Diarmait thought for a moment and said.

Diarmuid seemed to have figured something out and continued, "So, this mission seems to be really important to our navy?"

“Of course.” Borsalino nodded in agreement, seeming to appreciate Diarmait’s cleverness.

"Whether it's General Sengoku or Marshal Steel Bone, generally speaking, our navy is currently very much hoping to regain control of the New World that has lost control. This has been the goal that our navy has been working hard to achieve in the past decade or so, and this time is a very good opportunity. Although the Roger Pirates are not large in number, they are all very elite, and Golden Lion Shiki is currently the most powerful pirate in the New World. If the two of them fight, it will definitely not end so easily. If we can catch up and eat them all in one breath... then it will be a major blow to the pirate power of the New World. In this way, perhaps we can reverse this unfavorable situation for our navy in terms of momentum, and thus..." Borsalino paused here.

Diarmait quickly responded, "And thus sound the clarion call for a full-scale counterattack on the New World?"

"You're right." Borsalino nodded with satisfaction.

Just then, a naval captain came over, saluted Borsalino, and said, "Lieutenant General Borsalino, General Zhan Guo requests that you come to the command room to discuss an important matter."

Borsalino nodded at him and said, "I understand."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Diarmait again, thought for a moment, and then said, "You come too, Major Diarmait."

Diarmait was stunned for a moment, but then he replied seriously without any hesitation, "Yes, Lieutenant General."

Originally, he had no qualifications to participate in a meeting of this level, but now, General Zhan Guo had made it clear that he wanted to protect him, and Borsalino was somewhat familiar with him, so sneaking in through the back door or something would not be a problem at all as long as no one interfered.

And now, we are on the ship of General Zhan Guo. Who the hell dares to meddle in the affairs of this big guy?

Of course, Diarmuid was also very clear that Borsalino took him with him not because he expected him to give him advice, but out of good intentions, perhaps wanting him to experience the atmosphere of the navy's top brass earlier?

In short, Diarmait secretly kept this feeling in his heart.

Chapter 17 Diarmait: It’s finally my turn to take the stage!

Following Borsalino all the way to the command room of the warship, as soon as I entered, I saw General Warring States staring at a nautical chart on the table, frowning and thinking. In the room, there was only Sakaski sitting there, and no one else.

However, the video Den Den Mushi had already been turned on, and on the screen of the command room, there were images of Vice Admiral Garp and Chief of Staff Azuru.

Behind the two of them sat Kuzan and Gion respectively.

Not to mention Kuzan, Gion was just a colonel in the Marine Headquarters at that time. He was able to show up, probably because he came in through the back door like Diarmuid.

After hearing the noise, the Warring States general looked up at the door. When he saw Diarmait, he smiled. He was not surprised and had no intention of avoiding Diarmait.

Diarmuid also nodded quickly to General Warring States, but did not speak under such circumstances.

Sakaski glanced over here and also noticed Diarmait, the inexplicable guy, but he was not a person who liked to meddle in such matters, so he did not express his dissatisfaction. However, it was obvious that he did not care much about this little guy Diarmait.

Borsalino didn't say anything either. He walked to the table and sat down.

As for Diarmait, there were no extra seats here, and he was too embarrassed to find a place to sit down, so he stood quietly in front of the table.

In fact, whether it is Borsalino or Sakaski, they actually have their own warships and teams.

As a vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters, he is fully capable of leading an army on his own.

But this time, both of them boarded the ship directly with the Warring States general.

At the same time, the navy did not send many warships for this operation to penetrate the New World. There were only three, two in the front and one at a distance of about half a day's journey, led by Sauro, as a support.

The two ships in front are naturally the ships of General Zhan Guo and Vice Admiral Ahe.

Diarmuid didn’t quite understand before. For such an important matter, why didn’t the navy send out a large fleet?

Not to mention the ten warships of the Demon Slayer Order, you at least have seven or eight warships, right?

He even felt that ten ships might not be enough. After all, Shiki was known as the pirate admiral and had dozens of pirate warships under his command.

However, when chatting with Borsalino, he finally understood what was going on.

First of all, the pirate power in the New World is prosperous, and it is not safe for the navy to sail here on a large scale.

At the same time, too many fleets will affect the speed. This mission is urgent and it is not suitable for too many warships to accompany it.

Finally, in battles at this level, the number of warships and pirate ships is no longer a decisive factor. Top-level combat power is what we should really consider.

Therefore, even though the navy dispatched only a few warships this time, judging by their combat effectiveness, they can definitely fight a head-on confrontation with any pirate group.

"Now that everyone is here, let's tell them the bad news that just came in." The Warring States general sat down at the table and said to everyone.

Karp was the first to ask, "What bad news? Don't tell me they're not going to fight anymore?"

General Zhan Guo shook his head and continued, "That's not the case, but all the surveillance ships we had hanging behind Shiqi and Roger were in trouble."

The scene was quiet for a moment, and everyone seemed to have understood the meaning behind it.

"That is to say..." Chief of Staff Ahe said softly.

Admiral Sengoku nodded gravely and said, "Just as you think. We have lost all information on the whereabouts of the Roger Pirates and that Shiki guy."

Diarmait on the side was confused. Although he had experience in leading a warship alone to chase pirates before, that was in the North Sea and was just a small fight.

Now he finally understood how powerless the navy was in the New World.

My goodness, it was not what he had thought before. The navy failed to catch up because the battle between Shiqi and Roger ended too quickly.

So the navy has lost its target before the war even started?

Isn't this a joke?

So what are they doing? A trip to the New World?

"We need to urge the scientific forces to work on their submarine project. I think we should support them. If they can really develop this new type of vessel, it will be very useful, at least as a surveillance ship." Borsalino said suddenly.

General Warring States and others nodded in agreement, but they also knew that Borsalino's words were somewhat selfish.

After all, Marshal Cyborg was already planning to let Borsalino be the commander of the Naval Science Force.

He is saying this now to gain some benefits for himself. With this kind of behavior, he will be able to gain a foothold there when he takes office.

Of course, this is all within the normal range of 'abuse of power for personal gain', completely within the 'rules', and reasonable, so naturally no one would say anything to Borsalino.

"Let's not talk about this for now. I've been studying the nautical chart. We've lost track of Roger and Shiqi, but we've mobilized nearby surveillance ships to search for them. We're not sure if we'll be successful, and we have no other choice now. So, we have to speculate and determine our future course." General Zhan Guo said in a deep voice.

After he finished speaking, he pushed the sea chart forward on the table, picked up a thin stick from the table, tapped the chart and continued, "Here are a few sea areas I've circled where fighting might occur. Take a look, what are your thoughts? Which direction should we go next?"

On the other side of the video phone bug, Chief of Staff Ahe and others looked at it carefully.

Borsalino and Sakaski also looked down, and Diarmuid, who was standing in front of the table, also came over.

There are three sea areas circled out by the Warring States generals, namely the Rees Wilson Sea, the Chalanna Sea, and the Edwall Sea.

Diarmuid nodded secretly upon seeing this. Warring States was still a good general. Apart from anything else, at least he had guessed the correct answer within the three sea areas.

Don't think this is easy. Being able to reduce such a huge area of ​​the New World to three areas in such a short time is already quite impressive.

“I just wonder how lucky the navy is. Did they figure out the real answer? Did they fail to catch up with the battle because of the storm... or did they take the wrong road?” Diarmait wondered secretly in his heart.

After waiting for everyone to think for a while, the Warring States general finally asked, "What do you think? Which one is most likely?"

Chief of Staff Ahe was also incredibly clever. He asked directly, "Have you contacted headquarters and gathered intelligence on the recent climate conditions in these three sea areas? First, let's rule out the sea areas with bad weather. Shi Ji has a group of talented climate scientists under his command, and he knows his own weaknesses. He would never go to war with Roger in a sea area with problematic weather."

Upon hearing this, the Warring States general nodded and said, "I've already sent someone to investigate..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a report was heard outside the door, and then a naval lieutenant came in and quickly handed a piece of information to General Zhan Guo.

After taking a few glances, General Zhan Guo frowned and said, "What a coincidence! Intelligence shows that the three sea areas have been clear these past few days."

Although the weather in the New World's waters is changing all the time, there are still some observable traces.

Of course, this kind of observation...if anyone takes it all seriously, they will definitely be in big trouble.

For example, in the waters of Edwor, both the Skies and the Navy were observing the climate, and it was tentatively determined that the sky there was clear.

The result... was that Shiqi was completely defeated.

But the same thing goes, just try to guess what you can, and if you really run into it, you can only blame yourself for being unlucky.

So this kind of observation intelligence is still useful.

"Which sea area was Roger closest to before?" Garp suddenly asked.

The Warring States general pointed to the Chalanna Sea and said, "Here."

"Really? Based on my understanding of Roger, that guy has two different attitudes towards the navy and pirates. When we were chasing him, he didn't care about his face at all and ran away without hesitation. But when facing pirates, he mostly rushed around recklessly... If he is closest to that place, maybe he will go there." Garp said after thinking about it.

If he wants to beat people, there are really few people in this world who can beat him, but if he wants Garp to give advice, forget it...

Therefore, he could only offer this kind of advice which was not very nutritious and was based solely on Roger's personal habits.

But after all, Garp is the man who has pursued Roger for so many years, and he really knows Roger very well. This advice cannot be said to be useless.

General Zhan Guo and Chief of Staff Ahe also frowned and thought about the possibilities.

To be honest, this dispatch was indeed a bit hasty and a lot of intelligence was not understood, but there was nothing we could do. Time was running out and the navy had to dispatch quickly, otherwise it would be impossible to catch up.

The result is the current predicament. Due to the massive lack of intelligence, they are completely unable to make accurate predictions.

Sakaski and Borsalino were obviously thinking seriously, but in the end they couldn't come up with any effective suggestions.

At this moment, the Warring States general noticed Diarmuid. It seemed that the guy had something to say, but was unable to speak because of the current situation.

Although he had no expectations for this guy, General Zhan Guo still asked, "Major Diarmuid, do you have any opinions?"

Diarmait was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he quickly composed himself and nodded generously, saying, "If it's okay, I do have some ideas."

"Speak freely." The Warring States general waved his hand.

Anyway, this is the current situation and no one has any good solutions. If you have any ideas, just tell us. What if they really work?

"Yes, Admiral!" Diarmait responded quickly, then glanced at the sea chart and said in a steady and powerful tone: "Although we currently don't know the specific situation between Shiki and Roger, but I heard that this seems to be an ambush? It's very likely that the Roger Pirates haven't discovered yet, and Shiki is waiting to besiege him?"

Admiral Sengoku nodded, not hiding anything, and said directly, "Yes, the intelligence we received came from Shiki, saying that he was planning an ambush against the Roger Pirates. As for the Roger Pirates, due to their special nature, we don't have any extra intelligence, but we can't be sure whether they are aware of Shiki's actions."

Diarmait pondered for a moment before continuing, "As the pirate overlord, Shiki always plans carefully before taking action. The New World is his home turf. Furthermore, the Roger Pirates' independence and unique nature make their intelligence difficult to obtain, but it also means they lack the means to obtain external intelligence. Based on these factors, I have reason to speculate that the Roger Pirates... haven't discovered Shiki's plot."

Upon hearing this, the Warring States general stroked his braided beard, thought for a moment, then looked at Chief of Staff Ahe and said, "Xiaohe, what do you think?"

Chief of Staff Ah He smiled and nodded, saying, "I think the major is right."

"I think that makes sense," the Warring States general agreed. He then looked at Diarmait and said, "So, how does this speculation help us with our current situation?"

"Yes!" Diarmuid replied, and then quickly explained: "So, we can use this angle to speculate on the actions of the Roger Pirates!"