The next day, after watching Kizaru's warship depart, Kuro stood on the dock, lost in thought.
Yesterday's discussion, aside from Edward Weebull, revolved around the power struggle within the Navy.
The struggle between Akainu and Aokiji has reached a fever pitch. One side is favored by the World Government, while the other is protected by Sengoku. The Navy is divided into two factions. Due to Sengoku's presence, Aokiji has more support within the Navy than Akainu.
But ultimately, the decision rests with the World Government.
Akainu, favored by the World Government, will most likely become Fleet Admiral.
However, it certainly won't be that easy.
The two have completely different senses of justice and personalities. The Ohara incident made Aokiji absolutely disapprove of Akainu. It was fine when Sengoku was around. Everyone usually didn't care about each other, and the Navy handled major incidents together without any problems.
But if someone were to actually take over, there would probably be a lot of problems.
Conflict is inevitable.
As for the old man, he's got it all figured out, so it doesn't matter who's the marshal.
As for Kuro, he'd rather not go to this godforsaken place called headquarters. The lower-ups might not feel it, but the higher-ups are definitely getting a storm brewing.
"With the old man in the West Sea for the time being, we have even less to worry about the garrison on Pegasus Island. Pack up and we're off. We'll give you a break and you can have some fun in the Twin Horse Kingdom."
Kuro spoke to the people behind him.
"Oh my! Delicious food, delicious food!" Lida cheered, her face full of anticipation.
The sailors also showed expressions of longing.
We're here every day, either training or patrolling. Occasionally we get a day off, but because Pegasus Island's facilities aren't fully developed yet, we can only go out for a drink or something.
They've wanted to get out for a long time.
Except for those who really didn't want to go and stayed at the Pegasus Island base, the rest of them boarded the ship with Kuro.
Pegasus Island has now recruited locals into its navy, but they are still in training because they are short of personnel. Only 500 people have been transferred from headquarters, including one main ship, two auxiliary ships, and the rest are all local patrol ships.
The main ship, which is the one Kuro used as a colonel, has a full complement of 400 people. The deputy ships have a full complement of 200 people. The patrol ships are even fewer, the kind of patrol ships he used in the East China Sea, with a typical complement of 80 people, and a full complement of only 100 people.
The navy on Pegasus Island is so small that it can't even fill its ships.
While stationing them on the main island was certainly enough, Kuro didn't think so. He felt that having more people would make it even safer, and that seeing so many marines might deter others from even having any malicious intentions.
Pegasus Island has also recruited a group of naval personnel on its own territory, but the number is small because there are not enough people in Pegasus Town to begin with, and these naval personnel are those who want to join on their own initiative.
Because my family is all gone...
A group of people boarded a warship and headed towards the Kingdom of Twin Horses.
Although the Twin Horse Kingdom has experienced wars, the main battles took place on their gateway, Pegasus Island. Their homeland was largely unaffected by the wars, and occasional pirate raids were not a major problem for them, as their own kingdom's army was generally sufficient.
Apart from the last time, which was mainly due to some unrest during the succession, the Pegasus Kingdom was caught off guard. In addition, Pegasus Island has started to have a navy. As a member state, their maritime security is something that the navy is supposed to protect, and they are just exercising basic powers.
The capital of the Twin Horse Kingdom is not in the port, but in the mainland a little to the north, and is called 'Running Horse City'. The island is also called Running Horse Island. The island is relatively flat, with mostly grasslands and some forests.
The only specialty of this island is horses, nothing else.
But in this world, there are just too many mounts.
Some rode chocobos, some rode lizards, some rode crabs, and some rode crocodiles.
Horses, on the other hand, are not primarily used as a means of transportation; in fact, they are somewhat of a secondary concern.
Such local specialties are rarely bought; they are merely a scenic feature of Benma Island.
"This is the port city of the Twin Horse Kingdom, it's huge..."
After driving for a while, Lida looked at the port city that was gradually approaching ahead and said in surprise.
This port city is not small. Because it is close to Reverse Mountain and is considered a safe port city, merchants and pirates who just want to resupply often come here to buy goods, which makes it more and more prosperous. Compared to that godforsaken place, Fima Island, this place is much more prosperous.
At the port, a warship was moored, and beside it, a group of naval personnel stood proudly.
That was Cass. Kuro had called Cass before he arrived, and after receiving the message, he waited for them there.
"Colonel Kuro!"
Upon seeing the warship dock, Kuro disembarked, and Cass saluted sharply, "We have fulfilled our mission and wiped out all the pirates appearing in the nearby waters!"
I didn't ask you to wipe out the pirates!
No, I had no idea you were here to wipe out the pirates!
Besides, if you're going to wipe out pirates, then wipe out pirates. What the hell are you doing, forming a revolutionary army?
They even recruited revolutionary army cadres!
Kuro smirked, barely suppressing the urge to kill Cass with a single blow, and saluted him. "Thank you for your hard work, Captain Cass! Also, what you did was too dangerous. You're just a captain. Next time you encounter something beyond your duties like the Revolutionary Army, just report it to me."
You're just a captain at headquarters. Your job is to lead a patrol ship and properly patrol the seas. If you encounter any revolutionary forces or anything like that, report it to me, and I'll take care of it. I won't give you a chance!
"Yes! I will try my best!"
"Cass shouted."
Sure enough, I still need to work harder. Crowe and Lida are already majors, while I'm still a captain. If I want to follow behind Colonel Crowe, I need a higher position to better help him.
After making contact with Cass, the group headed north. Since they couldn't travel by boat between land routes, they rented a group of horses and rode straight to Galloping Horse City. In about half a day, they arrived at their destination, Galloping Horse City.
As a town, it is quite well-constructed. On the only hill on the flat terrain stands a huge castle, and below the castle are buildings that are very neatly arranged. In the center of the buildings, there is a main street that leads directly to the castle, and other roads branch off from it to separate the buildings.
This shows that the old king was quite skilled at governing the country.
Is it this clean?
As Kuro rode his horse through the city gate, he was taken aback by the sight of the bustling streets ahead.
The street, white as jade, gleamed under the sunlight, making it exceptionally pleasing to the eye.
"That's the unique feature of the Twin Horse Kingdom."
Kro explained from the back: "This city of galloping horses was built very spaciously to allow horses to enter the city. The previous king seemed to have a severe obsession with cleanliness, which made the city very clean, and many people were willing to settle here."
"Hmm...not bad. Go see the king first, then you can all disperse and find somewhere to have fun." Kuro nodded and rode his horse towards the palace.
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