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Therefore, he was afraid that Borsalino would lead Diarmuid, a good seedling, astray, so he hurriedly gave him instructions.

"Well, don't worry, Mr. Zephyr, I think so too. I hope to become a person who has no shortcomings in domineering, fruit ability, and physical skills!" Diarmuid said very seriously.

"It's a good idea for you, but this road will be more difficult..." Zefa paused for a moment. As far as he knew, Diarmait was a very persevering person.

Therefore, he didn't say anything more, just smiled and said, "Much better than some bastards."

Borsalino's face twitched slightly and he coughed awkwardly.

"I'm talking about you! Humph, if you were half as good as Diarmait, I would worry less... Alas." Admiral Zefa scolded.

Borsalino didn't dare to say anything back. What else could he do? Zefa was his teacher.

Could he still be disrespectful to Zefa?

At this moment, General Sengoku's Den Den Mushi rang from Garp, asking them to meet in his office and specifically asking them to bring Diarmuid with them.

Therefore, after hanging up the Den Den Mushi, the group quickly headed to General Sengoku's office.

Chapter 25 Promoted to Commodore of the Naval Headquarters!

The Warring States general seemed to be in a very good mood today. When Diarmait and others came to his office, he was sitting happily in front of the coffee table drinking tea.

"You are here." The Warring States general said with a smile.

Garp didn't respond to him at all. He just sat on the sofa and poured a cup of tea from the teapot. Teacher Zefa asked, "What's wrong?"

"I have some good news to tell you." The Warring States general said with a smile.

After he finished speaking, he picked up a document from the coffee table, shook it in his hand and said, "Major Diarmuid, congratulations."

Diarmait was stunned for a moment, then he took two steps forward excitedly and asked, "General, could it be that I'm getting a promotion?"

"Our navy has always been clear about rewards and punishments. You deserve the greatest credit for the Battle of Eidwal." General Zhan Guo nodded.

Hearing this, Diarmait's heart was burning with excitement. Here it comes, he got promoted directly on his first mission in the headquarters!

At the same time, he also felt smart about what he had done during this period.

It was worth it that he risked his life to save that treacherous kid Rossinanti's life on Mignon Island.

It was from that day on that he truly entered the sight of the Warring States generals and gradually gained their respect.

Otherwise, how would he have had the chance to join the Warring States generals in the murky waters of the Battle of Edwall?

If there was no opportunity to participate, it would be impossible to find the gravity fruit, let alone make any contribution.

Thinking of this, Diarmait once again made up his mind to hold on to this thigh tightly.

Maybe in the future, there will be hope to inherit the position of marshal?

After all, Admiral Zhan Guo himself said... A navy that doesn't want to be a marshal is not a good navy!

Looking at Diarmait who was a little excited, the Warring States general seemed to recall how he was promoted when he was young.

He is also an ambitious man. He has worked hard in the navy for many years and has gradually risen to the position of admiral.

But his heart still did not stop. He still wanted to be a marshal, and even wanted to be the commander-in-chief of the entire army.

Therefore, he did not feel disgusted at all towards Diarmait's undisguised "ambition".

As a sailor, is there anything wrong with pursuing higher status, strength, or even power?

No!

As long as we can adhere to the bottom line of justice while pursuing these, it will be fine.

In his opinion, Diarmait, from some perspectives, really looked like himself.

"From now on, Major Diarmait will be promoted to Commodore of the Naval Headquarters." Admiral Sengoku put away his thoughts, smiled and said, then handed the document in his hand to Diarmait.

"Yes, everything is for justice!" Diarmuid stood at attention and saluted.

After saying this, he took the promotion document.

Brigadier General, he jumped from major to lieutenant colonel and colonel in one breath.

In fact, he had previously guessed that he had reversed the final outcome of the Battle of Edwall, and the navy had gained such a huge advantage. In addition, he had maintained a close relationship with the navy's top brass during this period, so he was likely to be promoted.

However, in his previous expectation, it was already very good for him to become a colonel in the Marine Headquarters. After all, looking at it now, Flying Squirrel and the others were only lieutenant colonels, and those guys came to the headquarters several years earlier than him.

Unexpectedly, the Warring States general made a move and directly promoted him from a colonel-level officer to a general-level officer.

Even the lowest-ranking brigadier general among the general officers of the Navy Headquarters!

This was enough to make Diarmait excited, and he was very grateful in his heart. He was not even twenty years old yet, and he had been at the headquarters for less than half a year, but he had already risen from a colonel of the North Sea branch to a brigadier general of the headquarters.

If this momentum continues, how far will it take for him to become a general?

In fact, from the very beginning, General Warring States had ordered Borsalino to take Diarmait with him, and he already had the intention of training him, thinking that if he could catch up, he could make Diarmait a lieutenant colonel later.

After all, although he has the power to directly promote someone, it is better to be fair and just on the surface. Therefore, Diarmait must accumulate some foundation.

As a result, Diarmait performed too well!

If it was just for his outstanding performance, Admiral Sengoku would at most promote Diarmuid to a higher rank and make him a colonel in the Marine Headquarters.

In fact, this is the most reasonable promotion.

However, in the end, due to the Gravity Fruit, Diarmait became a very promising young warrior. Therefore, after much deliberation, the Warring States general finally made up his mind to promote Diarmait to the level of "general" in one go.

Officer and Colonel, although most of them are read together.

But in fact, there is a huge difference between general-level officers and colonel-level officers.

Anyone who can wear the general's badge in the headquarters can be regarded as the backbone of the Navy Headquarters.

At the same time, once you enter the ranks of generals, even the lowest rank of brigadier general, you will be qualified to participate in various meetings between high-ranking naval officials.

In other words, from today on, if another major event like the Battle of Eidwor happens, the navy's top brass can hold regular strategic meetings to discuss countermeasures, and Diarmuid can participate on his own without the help of Borsalino and Admiral Sengoku.

This is the biggest difference between general officers and colonel officers!

Decision-making level and execution level!

"Ah, it took me more than a year to join the navy and become a general officer. I didn't expect you to be faster than me." Kuzan smiled and looked at Diarmait and teased.

He has his own abilities and joined the navy. In fact, the same is true for Sakaski and Borsalino. They had already become people with abilities before joining the navy.

Therefore, after they joined the navy one after another, they were highly valued due to their strong abilities and received strong training, thus earning the title of "monster rookies" of the navy.

But even so, it took Kuzan more than a year to be promoted to a general officer.

Look at Diarmait, who became a brigadier general in one breath.

"Hahaha, that's why I said there's no future with you. When we were in the hospital together before, I said it might not be long before I would catch up with you. Now look, I only have one step left, Major General Kuzan?" Diarmuid said with a smile.

Zephyr placed his hand gently on Diarmait's shoulder and said to Kuzan with a smile, "It's different from you. If you really want to count, Diarmait has been in the navy for almost eight years. You can't just count from Marineford, right?"

As soon as Mr. Zefa finished speaking, the others reacted. Yes, just by paying attention to Diarmait, he became a brigadier general so quickly after coming to the headquarters.

I almost forgot that this guy joined the navy when he was twelve years old. He has been in the army for almost eight years, and has worked his way up from an orderly to where he is now. He can be said to be a veteran navy officer.

When we think about this, it seems normal.

There was no delay for too long in Diarmuid's promotion to Commodore of the Naval Headquarters. Subsequently, the contributions of Kuzan, Borsalino and others in this operation were also confirmed.

Although he did not receive a promotion like Diarmait, he still received many commendations.

Originally, Diarmuid thought that Kuzan would naturally become a lieutenant general, after all, both Sakaski and Borsalino were already lieutenant generals at this time, but this did not happen.

Later, Diarmait learned that perhaps because of his age, Kuzan still looked young at this time.

In Marineford, there is no special threshold to become a major general, but if you want to go further, qualifications and experience are highly valued.

After all, a vice admiral is already an elite high-ranking official in the navy and holds great significance. If one lacks experience and qualifications, and if something goes wrong or a mistake is made during an important operation, that is no joke.

Therefore, unless you have made very significant contributions, it is impossible for you to be promoted to lieutenant general in one go without accumulating more seniority and experience once you reach the position of major general.

As for Sakaski and Borsalino, they had joined the navy two or three years earlier than Kuzan. Sakaski had made significant contributions, while Borsalino had accumulated a lot of experience following General Sengoku. He became a vice admiral only a few months before Diarmuid came to Marineford.

Therefore, Kuzan is not qualified yet.

After the rewards were given, Admiral Zhan Guo looked at Diarmait and said, "Diarmait, you are probably the youngest Commodore in our Navy Headquarters in recent years."

"Thank you all for your cultivation." Diarmuid said seriously.

"Well, this is what we deserve. You have shown your value in being cultivated by us." The Warring States general said without taking credit for it.

After a brief pause, he said in a serious tone, "So, I'll give you a heads-up this time..."

Diarmait was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes."

"You don't have to worry about promotion for a while." The Warring States general said this first.

Previously, because of the incident with Rocinante, the Warring States general thought that as long as Diarmait performed well, he would not set any barriers for him. However, he did not expect that he would be promoted to brigadier general so quickly. If he did not suppress him now, it would not be good to him, but would be harming him, so he made this decision.

At the same time, he was secretly observing Diarmait's expression. After saying this, Diarmait did not show any dissatisfaction, nor did he look surprised or astonished. He nodded secretly in his heart, not bad.

Therefore, without waiting any longer, General Zhan Guo continued, "You are only nineteen years old, not even twenty. Although you have been in the navy for a long time, you have not received systematic training and learning. Your own strength has not yet been transformed into potential. Becoming a brigadier general is already quite extraordinary. Therefore, I hope that for the time being, you will temporarily suppress your desire for status and power and focus all your efforts on improving your strength and military literacy. Do you understand?"

Although the Warring States general's words clearly meant to suppress Diarmuid's path to promotion.

But Diarmait was not ungrateful. He could hear the protection and care in the words of the Warring States general.

Indeed, although he has been in the navy for so many years, he joined the navy since he was a child.

However, his systematic learning and military literacy are not high, and in terms of strength... he now has the foundation to become a strong man, but it has not been transformed into real power.

These are my own shortcomings. If you are a pirate, as long as you are strong enough and can fight and rob, it will be fine. But if you are a navy, don’t you have to have some military qualities?

"Yes! General, I will not let you down!" Diarmuid said righteously.

General Zhan Guo nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Zefa and said, "I'll leave this kid to you. You must make him a great talent!"

"What a coincidence, I'm good at doing these." Teacher Zefa also said with a grin.

"Yes." General Zhan Guo nodded, then looked at Diarmait and said, "That being said, I promoted you to Brigadier General so that you can legitimately participate in high-level meetings. So from now on, unless there are unexpected events, you will not be on field missions for a short period of time. Instead, focus on your training and study, participate in meetings, familiarize yourself with the situation in Marineford as soon as possible, and use your wisdom to contribute to the navy!"

"Yes, everything is for justice!" Diarmait responded immediately.

Chapter 26 Dorag’s Psychological Problems!

Marine Headquarters. Marineford.

In the officer training camp, Diarmuid and Gion were currently sparring.

Diarmait now looks much more mature. If you ask why, it is because it has been almost two years since he was promoted to Commodore of the Naval Headquarters.