The news that the country has changed its owner is just another topic of conversation for many ordinary people.
People are just shocked when the news comes out, and then nothing happens.
For the people of the Four Seas and the first half of the Grand Line, the new navy rising in the New World is simply too far away. No matter how the new navy develops, it will not affect their lives.
However, for many major powers in the world, the change of ownership of various countries is a matter that needs to be taken extremely seriously.
In response to what happened in Bankuo, Sengoku personally summoned a group of influential generals from the Marine Headquarters and held a secret meeting. Even Aokiji, Kizaru, and Crane, who are still far away in the New World, participated in the meeting via "video conference".
The tone of the meeting was to discuss "how to deal with the new navy that is emerging in the new world". After the senior naval officials reached a consensus, their subordinates were able to do many things in moderation.
It will not harm the interests of the navy.
In a meeting room at the Navy Headquarters, Brannew, holding a thick stack of documents in his hand, gave the attending naval officials a detailed introduction to the new navy and the specific situation of the Ten Thousand Nations.
"The new navy that now controls all nations is actually the product of the split of the Sword of Dawn, our headquarters."
"The core figure of the new navy is the former admiral, Tsugikuni Yoriichi. His most trusted deputy is the former vice admiral of the navy headquarters, Issho, and the former navy, swordsman Joracle Mihawk."
"These three are the core members of the New Navy, and they are also the strongest fighting force of the New Navy right now."
"Based on the reports we've received so far, the combat capabilities of these three are comparable to those of the three generals."
The conference room was dim. Brannew stood in front of a light curtain, holding information in his hand, and spoke to everyone in the conference room.
On the screen, wanted posters for Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, Issho, and Mihawk appeared.
As Brannew gave his assessment of the combat capabilities of the three men, the conference room suddenly became noisy.
"On par with the three generals?!"
"You actually have such a powerful fighting ability?"
"You allowed such a powerful force to escape from the navy, Sengoku! You, as the Admiral, are truly derelict in your duty!"
There was a lot of discussion in the conference room. After hearing the news, some older sailors who had already retired to the second line also pointed the finger at Zhan Guo.
Just now, sitting in the second row of the conference room, the old and frail Major General Roca narrowed his eyes slightly and mentioned Zhan Guo's name in a mocking manner.
Although Roca is only a major general, he has served in the army for decades and has rich experience. Many lieutenant generals and major generals in the navy have received his favor, and even Garp has studied under him for a period of time.
Facing Loka's rebuke, Zhan Guo looked embarrassed. He did not make any excuses, but just waved at Brannew, motioning him to continue.
At the podium, Brannew paused for a moment before continuing to introduce the composition of the new navy:
"Tsugukuni Yoriichi, Issho, and Jurakor Mihawk are the leaders of the new navy."
"In addition to these three, there are also many talented people in the new navy."
"Former navy, Cyrus, is now the son-in-law of the King of Dressrosa. Although he is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he is currently a Vice Admiral in the New Navy."
"Bartholomew Kuma, also a government-appointed Shichibukai, was once a slave in the Holy Land. He escaped during the Battle of God Valley. He is a member of the Bakhanian tribe and possesses the ability of the Meat-Ball Fruit."
"Abel, a former member of Kaido's Beasts Pirates, a member of the Lunaria clan, and the user of the Dragon Dragon Fruit, Ancient Species, Pteranodon form."
"Tiger, the fishman tribe."
Wanted posters appeared on the screen one by one, and as Brannew introduced more and more people, the atmosphere in the conference room became more and more depressing.
Every time the older sailors heard Branyu introduce a new sailor, their chests would rise and fall more violently. These people were all powerful fighters!
If they hadn't split off from the Marine Headquarters, how much more powerful could the Marine Headquarters have become?! They could have wiped out all the pirates in the world! ! !
When they thought of such a world, the veterans who had not previously known the new navy well became even angrier towards Warring States and frequently looked at him with dissatisfaction.
It feels like a fishbone stuck in the throat, a thorn in the back, and like sitting on pins and needles.
Zhan Guo could feel the anger in the hearts of those old seniors, but he could only suppress his embarrassment and shame and sit in his seat without saying a word.
"What can be confirmed is that the combat effectiveness of the core forces of the new navy is extremely terrifying."
"If we must find a powerful force to compete with..."
"The new navy today is probably no less powerful than the Rocks and Roger pirates back then."
"The latest battle report on the new navy is..."
"Former Vice Admiral Yixiao defeated Admiral Sakaski and captured him alive; while Tsugikoku Yoshiichi entered the Holy Land alone and escaped unscathed from the siege of the Knights of God and those individuals."
"After retreating to the Wano Country battlefield, he single-handedly defeated the Big Mom Pirates. Charlotte Linlin's life or death is unknown, and it is highly likely that she was killed by Yoshiko Tsugakuin in one blow."
"Before this, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi had successfully captured the Pirate King Roger, defeated the Flying Pirates, defeated the Beasts Pirates, and defeated the Devil's Heir Barrett, among many other achievements."
"Based on the current assessment of Ji Guoyuan's strength, he's probably already on par with Whitebeard!"
As soon as Brannew said this, the discussion in the conference room became even more chaotic.
White beard.
This is a name that strikes a chord with everyone. A contemporary of Pirate King Roger and Rocks, his strength is a testament to his countless victories and the test of time. Today, Whitebeard is known as the world's most powerful man.
The fact that Yoriichi Tsugakuni's fighting power was so strong that it could rival Whitebeard still surprised many veteran navy officers.
They also didn't expect that the younger generation like Tsugumi Yuichiro could be so terrifying.
"Everyone, be quiet."
As soon as Whitebeard's name came out, the situation seemed to be out of control. Seeing this, Zhan Guo quickly stood up, waved his hand to the generals, and shouted loudly.
It was not until Zhan Guo came forward that the meeting room became a little quieter.
On the podium, Branny saw that the discussion was gradually dying down, so he continued to talk about the information about the new navy. However, he did not elaborate on the combat capability of the new navy. After all, the words "on par with Whitebeard" could represent a lot of things.
Branny began to detail the New Navy's controlled territory in the New World. The Navy had done a very thorough job of collecting data, including the size, area, population, major resources, and so on of the territory controlled by the New Navy.
And with Brannew's introduction, a huge monster gradually became clear before the navy.
The more they learned about the new navy, the heavier the atmosphere in the conference room became.
After a long time, Brannew finished his introduction and the lights on the ceiling of the conference room were lit again.
Without waiting for Zhan Guo to speak, Major General Roca, who had pointed the finger at Zhan Guo before, knocked on the table lightly, slowly stood up from his seat, and said in a cold voice:
"Zhan Guo, such a terrifying force was born under the noses of our navy. As the Navy Admiral, you have no choice but to take responsibility!"
"You must take responsibility for your dereliction of duty!"
"Tsugikuni Yoriichi is from our Marine Headquarters. Your problem is very serious!!!"
Roca's words were a direct accusation against Zhan Guo, and his words also caused some veteran marines to echo his words. This made some officers who were quite sensitive to the current situation change their expressions slightly, and their eyes were focused on Major General Roca and Marshal Zhan Guo.
In the front row of the conference room, Garp and Zephyr sat quietly on either side of Sengoku, their eyes slightly closed, with no intention of speaking for their old friend. Under the gaze of many high-ranking naval officers, Sengoku slowly stood up from his seat, turned around, bowed slightly to the many naval officers, and then said:
"I admit that as a naval admiral, I have been somewhat negligent in the education of young sailors."
"But, Major General Roca, I cannot accept the accusations you have made against me!"
"It's not my fault that Tsugikuni Yoriichi and his men left the navy."
"There's someone else who caused Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the others to leave!!!"
As he spoke, Zhan Guo slowly turned around and waved to Brannew again.
Seeing Zhan Guo's gesture, Brannew couldn't help but tense his muscles and his body trembled slightly, as if he was afraid of something. After a brief hesitation, Brannew took a deep breath, his face became firm and resolute, and he pressed the remote control in his hand.
One photo after another appeared on the big screen.
The scenes in the pictures include the World Government's slave ships and the Holy Land. Although the background locations are slightly different, the things in the pictures are almost the same, basically scenes of Celestial Dragons enslaving slaves.
As Brannew pressed the remote control in his hand, more and more pictures appeared on the screen, and the figure of Yuichiro Tsugikuni would often appear in the photos.
Zhan Guo didn't say anything, but the sailors present all understood what Zhan Guo meant.
If Sengoku doesn't take the blame for Tsugakuni Yoshiichi leaving the navy, then who will?
Don’t these pictures that appear on the screen already tell them the answer?
Some young generals looked at the scene on the screen with frowns; some older generals looked at Zhan Guo with deep eyes; and some people looked at Zhan Guo with shock and anger on their faces.
As Zhan Guo exposed these things in public, different people showed different expressions on their faces.
It was not until now that Zefa opened his eyes, slowly turned his head, and carefully looked at the expressions of everyone in the venue, while also secretly remembering these people in his heart.
Major General Roca, who had challenged the Warring States, remained calm, sneered, and asked in a cold voice:
"Are you trying to shift the blame onto someone else? Sengoku!"
Zhan Guo heard Major General Roca's question, shook his head slightly, and replied:
"I'm just telling everyone the truth. I don't mean to shirk responsibility."
"The lack of education and care for young sailors is my fault, and I will never shirk my responsibility on this point."
"I'm not gathering everyone together today to ask you to help me reflect."
"It has already happened, and how to deal with it is something we need to consider."
"What are your thoughts on Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the new navy he founded?"
Zhan Guo was very humble at this time and asked questions to everyone sincerely.
Faced with Zhan Guo's question, the conference room fell into silence again.
What should we do? Faced with the new navy that has become so powerful, what should we do?
A large army clears out the enemy?
Are you kidding me? Didn't you hear that Tsugikuni Yoriichi's strength is already comparable to Whitebeard's? And he even has a terrifying subordinate who can capture the admiral alive.
Everyone in the conference room fell silent. Under such circumstances, Major General Roca took the lead and spoke again:
"Zhan Guo, you are the Admiral of the Navy. The situation has developed to this point, and you actually ask us what to do?"
"Tell me, besides letting it go, do we have any other choice?!"
"We at the Navy Headquarters have so many things to do that we can't even count them. Do we have the time to care about them?"
"What else can we do against these guys?!"
Roca's words expressed the thoughts of many generals.
Strength is always the basis for standing firm in the world. The strength of the new navy today is no longer something that the headquarters of the navy can easily shake.
Even if the Navy Headquarters sends out all its forces to deal with the New Navy, it may not be able to gain any benefits. These people are all senior commanders and they know very well that numbers are meaningless in the face of absolute strength.
Their naval headquarters cannot easily deal with the new navy.
At this point, showing no weakness and possibly avoiding conflict with the new navy seems to be the most reasonable way to deal with the situation.
But will the problem go away if we leave it alone?
Obviously, no.
However, after learning why Tsugakuni Yoshiichi left the navy, the naval generals chose to remain silent at this time. No one thought that there was anything wrong with Major General Roca's "countermeasures".
Even if some generals loyal to the World Government felt that it was unreasonable, they wisely chose to keep silent at this time.
You disagree? Fine, you'll handle the new navy!
Sailors who can become generals are not stupid. They show their uniqueness and loyalty at this time. Do they think they have lived too long?
"Just leave it alone?"
"This is your opinion, Major General Roca. Does anyone have a different idea?"
"Everyone should actively put forward suggestions!"
"This meeting is to pool our wisdom."
"If you have ideas, don't hide them."
"We are the navy, we must consider the people of the world!!!"
After hearing Roca's "suggestion", Zhan Guo seemed a little conflicted and sad, and asked the navy present with an unwilling look on his face.
However, the generals in the conference room looked at each other in confusion. Not only did no one raise any different opinions, but several people even stood up and supplemented Major General Roca's opinion:
"Marshal Zhan Guo, Major General Roca's advice is mature and prudent."
"The New Navy is powerful and is now even known as the Emperor of the Sea. A rash conflict with the New Navy would be detrimental to our headquarters."
"Yes, Marshal, we must not act rashly at this time. We need to seek the advice of the World Government!"
"Judging from the new navy's current actions, it's even beneficial for stabilizing the maritime situation. It shouldn't hinder our naval headquarters, haha."
The generals who spoke laughed awkwardly a few times and quickly sat back in their seats under the gazes of the people around them.
After these people spoke, more people expressed their support for Roca.
By this point in the meeting, the tone had been completely set, and the top management had reached a consensus:
"In that case."
"Then there's nothing we can do!"
"From today on, our navy must avoid conflict with the New World's new navy as much as possible. Without orders, we are absolutely not allowed to attack the new navy without authorization!"
"All decisions must be made after consulting with the headquarters."
"If anyone disobeys the order, they will bear all the consequences!"
"Generals present, fully communicate the decisions of this meeting to your troops."
"By the way, as for why Tsugikuni Yoriichi left the Navy, you only need to keep it to yourself. You are not allowed to reveal it to anyone else!"
"Otherwise, you will be subject to military court!"
The general direction was determined. Zhan Guo gritted his teeth and announced the solution with an unwilling look on his face.
"yes!"
In the conference room, upon hearing the words, all the generals stood up from their seats, saluted towards Zhan Guo and responded loudly.
After the meeting, the attending generals walked out of the conference room one after another, each with a different expression on their face.
Major General Loka seemed to be old and frail, moving slowly. After the meeting, he sat in his seat and was reluctant to leave the conference room. Soon, only Sengoku, Zephyr, and Garp were left in the huge conference room.
After Brannew packed up the meeting materials, he tactfully walked out of the meeting room, closed the door, and stood guard at the door.
After everyone left, Zhan Guo rubbed his cheeks, walked up to Major General Roca, bowed and thanked him, "Thank you for your support, Major General Roca!"
After expressing his gratitude, Zhan Guo's face also showed a deep sense of apology: "I'm sorry, Major General Roca, I have implicated you this time."
Hearing Zhan Guo's words, Roca waved his hand, glanced at the smiling Garp, and said nonchalantly: "You are an old man, you don't have many years left to live. As long as it can benefit the navy, this kind of thing doesn't matter."
"However, Zhan Guo, you exposed the scandal of the Celestial Dragons in front of so many people. Do you really think you can hold on to your position?"
The way Zhan Guo and Major General Roca are talking now is completely different from the tit-for-tat they had in the previous meeting. It seems that the relationship between the two is quite good!
"The people attending the meeting are all high-ranking officials in our navy. How could they not know about certain things?"
"It's just a tacit understanding. Besides, haven't I already ordered it to be kept silent?"
"Even if the Five Elders are angry, they won't make a fuss about this matter. It's too low-class."
"And with the world situation developing like this, who are they going to find to take this position without me?!"
"Let Zephyr go out? Or let Garp take over?"
"Is there any difference between them sitting in the position of Admiral and me sitting here?"
Hearing Roca's worried words, Zhan Guo shook his head slightly and spoke. After that, he, Garp, and Zephyr looked at each other and smiled, their faces full of confidence.
If the World Government wants to control Warring States, it has to think carefully!
If things go wrong, an "elderly branch" will appear in Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's new navy.
Seeing Zhan Guo's confident look, Roca couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
He still regards people like Zhan Guo as his juniors, but he seems to have forgotten that these juniors are now the absolute backbone of the navy. Without people like Zhan Guo, how can the navy cope with the rising pirates and the new navy?
(End of this chapter)
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