From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

Diarmait still has a long way to go before he can become someone who can rival them.

As for ordinary pirates, he somewhat looked down upon them.

After all, in the navy, his opponents have always been monsters like Kuzan, Sakaski, and Borsalino.

It doesn't make sense to lower the target just because it's on a pirate, right?

Therefore, this time he set his sights on a group of powerful pirates who were roughly the same age and could be considered his 'contemporary' counterparts.

For example, Kaido's captain, Flame Disaster.

Another example is Charlotte Katakuri.

Kaido's Beasts Pirates have been hiding in the New World and Wano Country.

It is impossible for Diarmait to lead the navy to attract Kaido's attention under such circumstances.

Therefore, the Beasts Pirates are no longer in the plan for the time being.

At this moment, Katakuri's information fell into his hands, and he naturally set his sights on Katakuri.

Zephyr was silent for a while, then said, "It's great that you have this idea of ​​tempering yourself, but Diarmuid, the situation is very complicated now. This is not the time to attack the Big Mom Pirates..."

The sea is now in chaos, and the navy's attention is focused on Roger's pirate group. Since Roger has reached the top, it will inevitably stimulate the pirates in the New World, such as the Big Mom Pirates, to step up their pace.

Nowadays, the navy's strategy is to wait for the pirates to fight among themselves and then look for opportunities.

If they suddenly attack the Big Mom Pirates, it is very likely to cause a chain reaction, further muddying the already chaotic situation.

This is not in the interest of the Navy.

Therefore, after the Intelligence Department received this news, the Navy was not prepared to take action against Katakuri.

As a result, now Diarmuid wants to get Katakuri, so of course Zephyr will feel worried.

After hearing Zephyr's response, Diarmuid smiled and said, "Teacher, I know that now is not the time to attack the Big Mom Pirates, so I'm not planning on doing anything to Katakuri or forcing the Big Mom Pirates into a corner. I just want to fight him."

"This is too frivolous. Have you considered the consequences of doing this?" Zefa looked at Diarmait with a slightly serious look.

Diarmait nodded and said, "Of course. If I lose, the teacher will naturally support me..."

Before he could finish his words, Zephyr spoke directly: "What if you win? You are not planning to capture Katakuri and then let him go? What will our navy mean in that case?"

Diarmuid was silent for a moment. What Zefa said made sense.

If he loses, there's nothing to say, but if he wins, he can't just let Katakuri go, right?

What about the navy?

"Actually, win or lose, I intend to capture Katakuri in this plan." Diarmuid said in a deep voice.

"I've already said that now is not the time to take action against the Big Mom Pirates. If you want to do this, you must at least have a suitable reason to convince me, right?" Zefa said in a deep voice.

Diarmuid grinned and said, "I do have an immature idea. Please correct me, Master."

Zefa was stunned for a moment, glanced at Diarmait, and said, "You are a smart guy, tell me."

"The new world, the Kingdom of Wilkes, does the teacher have any impression of it?" Diarmait asked.

"Well, it's one of the member states of the World Government. However, two years ago, it secretly defected to the Big Mom Pirates. In the New World, it is considered to have accepted the protection of the Big Mom Pirates. For this reason, they have to pay tribute to the Big Mom Pirates with their country's specialty, chocolate wafer cake, every year. It is said that Charlotte Linlin likes this dessert very much." Teacher Zefa said quickly.

He is indeed a naval admiral, and knows all about these things.

As for the fact that allied countries have joined pirates in the New World, it is already commonplace and there is nothing much to say.

As long as the annual heavenly gold can be paid, the world government will not bother to care about such things that are beyond its control.

"Teacher, you are right. However, two months ago, a large-scale fire broke out in the Kingdom of Willix. This year's tribute to Charlotte. Lingling's chocolate wafer cakes have all been burned. At the same time, the production workshop was also damaged and is no longer able to support this year's tribute. So, teacher, you should know very well what they will encounter next." Diarmait said softly.

A trace of worry flashed in Zefa's eyes, and he said, "If it's true as you said, this country will be destroyed by Charlotte Linlin."

"Yes, so the Vilix royal family has already requested asylum from the World Government regarding this matter, and hopes that the World Government can help resolve this crisis. In fact, the World Government should be powerless to deal with this crisis, but the Vilix royal family should be able to seek refuge in Mary Geoise. But if they can leave, can those ordinary people still escape?" Diarmait looked at Zephyr very seriously.

Zephyr pondered for a moment, then looked Diarmait in the eyes and said, "So, in this plan, you intend to capture Katakuri and use him as a bargaining chip to save the Kingdom of Vilix?"

"Yes, that's my immature idea." Diarmuid smiled.

Due to a fire, the Kingdom of Willix will not be able to give Charlotte this year. Linlin has paid tribute, so according to the Big Mom Pirates' style, this country is doomed.

Diarmuid's idea was to capture Katakuri, an important member of the Big Mom Pirates, before this, and then use Katakuri as a bargaining chip to force the Big Mom Pirates to give up destroying the Kingdom of Vilix.

To be honest, if Diarmuid hadn't set his sights on Katakuri, he wouldn't have bothered to care whether the Kingdom of Vilix lived or died.

But now he has set his sights on Katakuri, and due to the situation, the navy cannot take action against the Big Mom Pirates for the time being, so he needs a legitimate reason to convince Zephyr and the navy.

At this time, even if the Kingdom of Vilix played a role, if Diarmait could achieve his goal, he would not mind rescuing this unfortunate kingdom.

"It's not convenient for the navy to negotiate with pirates, so you have to take the CP agency into account in this matter. According to your plan, after capturing Katakuri, our navy will hand him over to the CP agency and let them negotiate with the Big Mom Pirates. This is the best solution." Teacher Zefa said after thinking about it.

As the army of justice on the sea, the navy generally does not negotiate with pirates.

Regardless of whether there were any private transactions, Diarmait could clearly say that there were. The navy had indeed made numerous private transactions with pirates.

Of course, this kind of thing often requires a "middleman", and this "middleman" is the CP agency.

Generally speaking, in order to maintain its image, the navy does not do dirty work. This dirty work has to be done by the CP agencies.

However, such matters often require the World Government to coordinate. Now that this plan involves saving the member states, Diarmuid feels that if the plan is reported, the World Government should approve it.

Today he came to test the waters with Teacher Zefa. If Teacher Zefa couldn't kill him with one blow, he would give up the plan.

But when he saw that Teacher Zefa had given in, Diarmuid knew that the matter was settled.

At least this proves that in the eyes of Zefa, an experienced old navy, this matter is not unreasonable, but has certain feasibility.

Next, Diarmait prepared to go back and draft a report and report the matter to the Marshal, who would then report it to the World Government. Once the World Government approved the proposal, Diarmait would take action against Katakuri.

"Yes, teacher." Diarmait replied with a smile.

Zefa sighed slightly and said, "Diarmuid, logically, I shouldn't be teaching you this... But now it seems that you've mastered this set of rules... If you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, you must maintain this attitude. No matter what you want to do, first of all, you must not endanger the overall interests of the navy. At the same time, you must limit what you want to do to the scope of the rules and use them to complete it. Do you understand?"

“I understand, teacher.” Diarmuid nodded.

It was obvious that he had a very selfish motive in this matter. If he had not found a reasonable reason like "saving the Kingdom of Willix", the Navy Headquarters would not have approved his action against Katakuri this time.

Once (the money man) has a legitimate reason and can reduce the conflict to the minimum, then if he has some selfish motives, it will not be a big deal.

After all, you are a sailor, not a saint. Who doesn’t have some selfish desires?

As long as it's within the rules, everything will be fine.

Whether it's General Sengoku or Mr. Zefa, as admirals of the navy, they have certainly mastered it long ago and have used this "rule" more than once.

Even Chief of Staff Ahe is like this.

This was an important reason she used to persuade General Zhan Guo and the Marshal to agree to the Intelligence Department's plan to establish a "non-existent organization".

It is this organization that can bring a lot of wealth to the navy invisibly.

Generally speaking, the navy's military expenditure is provided by the World Government every year, which gives the World Government the reins and shackles to control the navy.

However, as the situation on the sea becomes increasingly tense, military expenditures have never been enough. Unfortunately, due to various laws and treaties, the navy cannot raise money on its own.

At this time... the plan proposed by Chief of Staff Ahe is a way for the Navy to make money secretly within the rules.

Therefore, General Warring States and Marshal Steel Bone agreed without hesitation.

Even if this happens in the future, the Navy will do it for intelligence purposes, not for making money, so it can avoid a lot of responsibilities and punishments.

Anyway, those who are involved in politics have dirty hearts.

Chapter 55: Warring States General: I don't care about that, go make money yourself!

Holy Land. Marijoa.

Located on the Red Earth Continent, this is the core area of ​​the World Government and the political, cultural and economic center of the entire world.

Marijoa has a very advantageous geographical location, being located at the junction of the first half of the Grand Line and the New World, and it not only connects the New World with the first half of the Grand Line.

At the same time, it can also radiate in all directions, directly connecting the four major sea areas of east, west, south and north.

In short, it's very impressive.

On the top floor of the World Government Headquarters building in Mary Geoise is the office of the Five Elders.

The Five Elders are the apparent supreme leaders of the vast world government organization, and are also the highest-ranking Celestial Dragons among the Celestial Dragons, who claim to be descendants of God.

All major decisions of the World Government are made by the Five Elders.

Whether it is the Marine Headquarters, the CP Agency, or other agencies under the World Government, they are all restricted by the Five Elders.

It can be said that they hold the most supreme power in the entire world!

Of course, this is just an appearance. In fact, behind the Five Elders stands a mysterious Lord Im.

But generally speaking, Lord Yim doesn't care about anything, and his identity has never been exposed. Only a very few people know of his existence.

Therefore, in the eyes of the world, the Five Elders are the bosses of the World Government.

At this time in the office of the Five Elders, these five old men were discussing an opinion report that the Navy had just submitted not long ago.

This report is the "Action Plan to Save the Kingdom of Wilkes" proposed by Diarmuid.

To be honest, the Five Elders don't care about the life or death of the Kingdom of Wilkes, even though this country is likely to be completely destroyed by the Big Mom Pirates.

Because this is not an isolated case. Every year, many member countries disappear from this world. Some of them were destroyed by pirates, some of them were destroyed due to internal political turmoil, and some were even planned by the World Government itself.

A larger part of the reason is that these member states are unable to pay the huge amount of heavenly gold as tribute to the World Government, and thus have been deprived of their member state status, leading to the destruction of 480. This is nothing, not to mention that there are countless island countries in this ocean, and more countries want to become member states every year.

Therefore, even if a country is destroyed, the World Government can always replenish the number of member states.

Moreover, they have always intended to keep the number of member states between 170 and 200.

For most of the time, the number of member states under the World Government will remain within this range.

Perhaps this is also a balancing strategy.

Previously, the Five Elders had indeed received a request for asylum from the Willix royal family and had learned about what was happening in this country.

In the eyes of the Five Elders at that time, this country was beyond salvation.

Or perhaps they are simply unwilling to spend time trying to solve this problem, because it is very likely to evolve into a violent conflict with the Big Mom Pirates, messing up the current chaotic situation.

If the navy had strong control over the New World, they might have ordered the navy to go to the rescue, but now there is no need for that.

I can't control it even if I want to.