The few of them walked straight ahead and soon arrived at the Admiral's office at the top of the Navy Headquarters.
The office of the highest commander of the Navy.
This place is not particularly spacious or grand, it is just an ordinary large room filled with various documents and books.
There is a calligraphy hanging on the wall of the room.
【Justice reigns supreme】
Originally, the words hung here were "Absolute Justice", but recently, Marshal Zhan Guo went through his pile of old things and took out the words he had taken down from the sundry warehouse and hung them up again.
Below the calligraphy is a row of sofas and benches, which are usually used for meeting guests.
But most of the time, there are not many customers here, only some subordinates come to report military intelligence, and they usually stand when reporting, so this sofa bench is generally only used when Garp comes here to play (steal senbei to eat).
...The senbei crumbs were scattered everywhere, and Sengoku had to clean them up.
But today, this sofa bench is already full.
Marshal Sengoku sat in the main seat of the office, while Garp, Tsuru, Akainu, and Aokiji sat on the sofa in order.
dong dong...
There was a knock on the door.
The office door was pushed open, and Zefa, Kizaru, and Li Zhong entered one after another.
At this moment, all the high-level combat forces in the navy are here!
Even if the emperor of the sea came, he would probably turn around and run away!
"It's been a while since we last met. How are you doing? Are there any problems in the holy land of Marijoa?" Vice Admiral Tsuru, who had the longest friendship with Li Zhong, started the conversation first, trying to make the atmosphere more natural.
Chapter 351: All the Navy Admirals are Traitors
Although at this moment, except for He, everyone in the room is stronger than himself... Li Zhong cured Zefa's asthma, so it would not be so easy for him to use Xuanpin Huaikong to attack his weakness again.
But Li Zhong remained very calm and did not feel uncomfortable at all.
He has traveled to many worlds and has seen all kinds of scenes.
In response to He's question, Li Zhong smiled faintly and answered very naturally: "I don't have any problems on my side. The Five Elders are easy to talk to, and the technological cooperation with them is going very smoothly."
"But there is indeed something going on in the Holy Land of Marijoa. You should have heard about it. After all, it has been a big deal recently."
“You also know that the World Economic News Agency dare not fail to give face to the World Government. The scandals related to the World Government have been reported with restraint or even not reported at all… The Holy Land of Marijoa suffered losses a hundred times more in that fire than what was reported in the newspapers.” Li Zhong glanced at everyone present and found that all of them had frowned slightly.
“The most serious loss was that many Tianlong people were burned. Fortunately, no more serious consequences were caused and no one died in the whole incident.” Having said this, Li Zhong found that the frowns on the faces of everyone present had relaxed again.
"It's so scary~" Borsalino, who was standing next to Li Zhong, subconsciously said his catchphrase.
Unlike his previous jokes, Borsalino meant what he said from this moment on.
As a security guard of Vegapunk, Borsalino usually deals with more affairs of the World Government than the Navy. So he understands how powerful the World Government is, even though it seems to be low-key and lets the Navy take the lead in all dangers.
What kind of outrageous ability does the fishman named Fisher Tiger have to be able to set fire to Marijoa, the holy land where there are extremely terrifying fighting forces, to free slaves, burn celestial dragons, and yet escape?
Yes, Kizaru believes that Fisher Tiger has a very special fruit ability that allows him to do such a thing.
Combat power? No matter how strong a person is, he can't possibly withstand the siege of the Five Elders, right? Even the strongest man in the world right now, Whitebeard, probably can't withstand it!
How could an unknown fishman have that level of strength? The only reasonable explanation is that he possesses a special fruit ability.
In this magical sea, it would not be surprising if any outrageous abilities were born.
Li Zhong had no intention of explaining in detail Kizaru's feelings.
After all, if the true losses of the attack on the holy land were disclosed to the high-ranking navy officers, even if the Five Elders knew about it, they would at most become even angrier.
But if he said that the reason why Fisher Tiger's entire operation went so smoothly was because of the factional struggle among the Celestial Dragons, all those who could take action would just stand by and watch.
If this news leaks out, Li Zhong will completely break off relations with the World Government.
“No matter what, this attack has caused the World Government to lose face. Even if the World Economic News Agency dares not report it, some of those who witnessed it will inevitably let the secret slip. If the true extent of the losses in the Holy Land of Marijoa spreads everywhere, it will inevitably damage the government's prestige and cause more discordant waves to rise in the already unpeaceful sea.” At this point, the cheerful expressions of the people in the room began to become serious and solemn.
"But it's not a big problem. I have thought of a complete plan that can protect the dignity of the world government from loss and eliminate any possible waves on the ocean." Li Zhong said immediately.
"What strategy?" Speaking of strategies, Tsuruchu Ryo, who was a naval chief of staff and a wise general, became interested.
"The news that the Five Elders have appointed me to select the Seven Warlords of the Sea should have gradually spread. We are all family here, so there is no need to hide anything. My plan is very simple, which is to recruit Fisher Tiger to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"
Next, Li Zhong described in more detail how to reduce Fisher's "hero halo" by making him one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, thereby ensuring the safety of the escaped slaves while preserving the face of the World Government to the greatest extent.
And other subsequent considerations and plans.
In general, just one sentence.
This is a plan that will not hurt anyone except the Celestial Dragons and those fans of Fisher Tiger who feel a little aggrieved!
"I have already contacted Fisher Tiger and discussed with the Five Elders. Both sides have agreed to my proposal. I think you should be able to receive the official announcement of the red fishman becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea in a few days."
"Afterwards, the Five Elders praised my response plan as being very good, saying that for an outstanding sailor like me, it would be a loss to the entire ocean if I stayed in the holy land and wasted time, and asked me to report to the Navy Headquarters as soon as possible." Although the content was very serious, Li Zhong's tone of voice was a little strange.
Everyone present could hear that when the Five Elders said this, they must have clenched their back teeth and squeezed out these words from between their teeth!
Everyone's expressions changed from serious to slightly relaxed, except for Akainu Sakazuki, who was furious, and Garp, whose mouth was grinning so hard that his back teeth were almost visible.
Li Zhong described the twists and turns and tried again and again before finally confirming it.
In this room.
...Everyone is a ghost!
They are clearly affiliated with the World Government, and the Celestial Dragons are their nominal supreme rulers.
But when they heard the news about the misfortune of the Celestial Dragons, everyone present was extremely happy!
Yes, Akainu, who was glaring with a slightly annoyed look, "stop pretending!"
In a world with Observation Haki, a convenient means of reading minds, few people spend the energy to study the relationship between micro-expressions and inner thoughts.
But Li Zhong had traveled through all the worlds and knew something about this. From the few tiny twitches of muscles on Akainu Sakaski's face, he could tell that Akainu, who seemed angry but dared not say anything because everyone around him was happy with it, was actually almost laughing out loud in his heart because the Celestial Dragons had suffered a setback!
His level of joy is much higher than that of Crane and Kizaru Borsalino!
After all, as a radical in the military, he believed in showing no mercy in the face of the law and eradicating all evil.
So how could he have no opinion at all about the Celestial Dragons, one of the greatest 'evil' in this world? !
It’s just that his power is not yet enough to change the world, so he needs to pretend and lie dormant.
Those who appear honest and those who are impulsive may often have the most complicated minds!
After realizing this, Li Zhong relaxed a lot.
Since everyone here is 'one of us', then some things will be easier to talk about!
Chapter 352: The Purpose of the Warring States Marshal
Li Zhong came to the Navy Headquarters, certainly not intending to just take a military rank and leave.
No matter what, you have to maximize your interests, have some interactions with many high-ranking officials of the Navy, gain some benefits, and complete some of your own arrangements.
In this world, Li Zhong's goal is to become a god.
The path to becoming a god is not easy in most of the world.
Even if the existence of devil fruits can speed up this process, it is still a difficult process.
In order to become a god, Li Zhong needs a lot of things.
First of all, a large number of Devil Fruits and people with special abilities are needed for their own research. In these two aspects, a solution has been found through cooperation with the World Government.
Secondly, he needs some people to assist him in his research. This is easy to do. The Dream Organization he is planning is accumulating strength in the North Sea. He thinks that after a few years, he will be able to use it for his own benefit.
Another thing is that Li Zhong wants to raise the overall combat power level of the entire world!
Since his first life, Li Zhong had no interest in ruling anyone.
At this moment, what he wanted was the navy, pirates, the revolutionary army, or even the world government.
Let the strong people in the world become stronger, and then burn their lives and everything in fierce confrontations. In the constant struggle, they regard each other as the ladder of their own progress.
After the Stairway to God was created, someone always had to try to walk on it to explore the way for themselves, so that they would know whether the future under their feet was solid or full of potholes and traps.
Although in this world, Li Zhong has not found anything that can be proven once and for all and cannot be regretted.
But there is no harm in being cautious. If you really step into a pit accidentally and enter a dead end with no future in your practice, then your trip to this world will be in vain!
Of course, now is obviously not the time to talk about this.
After chatting with Vice Admiral Tsuru for a few words, and through repeated probing, he learned the true attitude of the people present towards the World Government, and confirmed the outrageous situation that there was not a single "loyal minister" among the top leaders of the World Government, which was openly the most important combat force organization.
While Li Zhong felt relaxed, he did not forget that this trip was due to the invitation of Marshal Zhan Guo, so he must have something to say.
It’s better not to steal the spotlight.
...In fact, this time Marshal Zhan Guo called Li Zhong over for three things to do.
First, I wanted to meet Li Zhong and see what kind of person he was.
Although he learned a lot of information about Li Zhong from various reports, he felt that reports like this were written by humans and would inevitably be influenced by the writer's subjective views.
For example, the report submitted by the North Sea Navy Division was so outrageous that it was unbearable to read.
If we really go by the report of the North Sea Navy Division, this young man named Li Zhong is not a human being at all, he is simply the reincarnation of a god!
That day, he said, there must be justice, and all the pirates of the North Sea were beheaded.
Are you writing a report here or a fairy tale? !
After Vice Admiral Tsuru returned to the Marine Headquarters, she simply said that in order to prevent the World Government from having bad thoughts about this outstanding new star of the Navy, the report she submitted was simply a fake report!
The truth is...
Of course, in addition to Li Zhong's strength and ability, Marshal Zhan Guo is more concerned about Li Zhong's stance and character.
As the saying goes, if the line is wrong, the more knowledge one has, the more reactionary one becomes.
In this world, it can be replaced with a contradictory position. The stronger the power, the more it should be eliminated!
If a person's position is in opposition to the vast majority of people on the sea, then the stronger his ability is, the greater the harm he will be in the eyes of people like Marshal Warring States who still have justice in their hearts.
But fortunately, it now seems that Li Zhong is not that kind of person.
From the endless bloodshed in Beihai, Lieutenant General He saw Li Zhong's recklessness and lawlessness.
However, Zhan Guo saw a kind of... gentleness in Li Zhong.
What made Li Zhong win the favor of the Warring States was not that he severely disgusted the Celestial Dragons.
But when Li Zhong designed the plan, he did not forget the slaves and did not harm anyone.
In Li Zhong's eyes, Zhan Guo saw his equal treatment of all living beings and his kindness towards all living beings.
But precisely because he treats all beings in the world equally, in his eyes, there is no essential difference between the beggars on the street and the high-ranking celestial dragons.
Because we treat everyone equally, no one can be killed!!
It’s just that one can be killed with just a wave of the hand, while the other requires some effort.
There is only a difference in the difficulty of execution, not on the psychological level.
This kind of equality and freedom that disregards the social consensus, ethical principles, moral laws, and other things that are recognized by the vast majority of people in the world, and only cares about one's own ideas, from an external perspective, is... lawlessness!
Even if his nature is not evil, in the eyes of the World Government, ignoring the "laws" set by them and having the ability to ignore them is the greatest "evil"!
But in the eyes of Marshal Zhan Guo, the sea was in a rotten state.
As the highest commander of the navy, he was qualified to see a lot of information that ordinary people were not qualified to know. He knew how many islands were burned, killed, looted, or even completely massacred by pirates every year. It was a shocking number!
I can totally seek common ground while reserving differences with Li Zhong. It is totally worth it to kill the pirates on the sea and end this pirate era!
All the World Government wants is to maintain their own rule. They don't care how many people are killed by pirates.
But the Warring States care.
He uses the people that the world government dares not use!
The second reason why Marshal Zhan Guo recruited Li Zhong was that he had long heard of Li Zhong's achievements in Beihai.
They wanted Li Zhong to cooperate with the navy's actions, clearing out the four seas and the first half of the Grand Route completely, ocean by ocean!
Kill all the pirates!
As for the New World, the Navy does not have the strength to deal with it.
There is no need to do that.
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