Chapter 209: The Limit of Talent, the First One to Fall Behind! (Two in One)
What kind of person is the future Navy Commander-in-Chief Kong?
In fact, whether it is Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who has only been in the navy for a few years, or Admiral Sengoku, who has worked with Sora Aoi for decades, their understanding of Sora Aoi is neither comprehensive nor thorough.
Power is something that has a fatal attraction even to ordinary people, let alone those high-ranking naval officers who have already tasted the power.
If it were you, once you sat on the position of Admiral of the Navy, you would never be willing to become a puppet of the Five Elders.
However, the people of this world have a deep-rooted respect for the Celestial Dragons. Over the past eight hundred years, when human survival was not under fatal threats, servility towards the Celestial Dragons had been cultivated in everyone's heart.
Compared to ordinary people who have to pay heavenly gold, the living conditions of the navy are more favorable.
To a certain extent, the slave mentality of navy personnel is more deeply rooted because they are actually the beneficiaries of the world system.
Such a navy has no way to support Steel Bone Sky from escaping the "puppet" solution.
In this case, we must find a way to make the navy uncontrollable.
No matter how out of control the navy is, he, as the naval marshal, always has some say. At least, they are comrades.
But the Five Elders, who were so high up in the sky, weren't necessarily the same. How could a navy that even the Grand Admiral couldn't control be controlled by the Five Elders, who had even less connections with them? It was impossible, even to think about it.
Perhaps the person who should not be underestimated the most in this navy is Kong Gu.
Before, Cybernetic was able to tolerate the existence of people like Garp to continue to stay in the navy; in the future, after becoming the commander-in-chief of the navy, Cybernetic will also be able to allow the existence of a unique force like "Sword"; even Zephyr, after betraying the navy and establishing the "NEO Navy", can still roam the sea without being wanted by the navy.
If Zefa's goal was not to destroy the world through the explosive rock, the navy would have turned a blind eye to his existence.
These "weird" things are enough to illustrate the magnanimity of the Navy Commander-in-Chief, Kong Ganggu.
Gang Gukong allows his subordinates to have their own ideas. So, what kind of people are most valuable to him? Those who obey him?
not necessarily.
In such a world, the truly precious people are people like Yuichiro Tsugukuni.
The most valuable people are those who have their own beliefs and can resist temptation in order to implement their beliefs.
Compared to those who are blinded by power and wealth, people like Yuichiro Tsugikoshi are more useful to Sora Akechi.
Because whether it is power or wealth, what the Five Elders can give is definitely much more than what Gang Gu Kong can give.
But someone like Tsugikoku Yuichi wouldn't be moved by these things. And the Five Elders' tolerance for someone like Tsugikoku Yuichi was definitely not as high as his steel-boned self.
For Kong Gu Kong, the more people like Jiguo Yuichi there are, the weaker the Five Elders' control over him becomes. Manipulating people like Jiguo Yuichi is actually an easy task. Beliefs can sometimes become a constraint on oneself.
The migrating fleet quickly left the South China Sea, but when approaching the doldrums, the navy encountered a big problem.
The branch's warships are different from Tsugokuni Yoshiichi's Akebono warship. Their warships have not been "modified" by the headquarters and there is no seastone on the bottom of the ship, so they cannot cross the doldrums.
Changing course was too time-consuming and unsafe for Tsugakuni Yoshiichi and his men. In order to successfully pass through the doldrums, Tsugakuni Yoshiichi had to split the fleet into two groups, allowing as many people as possible to gather on the Dawn warship.
Cyrus led the team through the doldrums, while the others were divided into the merchant ships that Cyrus and his men brought to the South China Sea at that time. Most of the supplies were gathered and led by Jiguo Yuanyi and others through the doldrums.
The remaining navy and warships were repatriated.
"Crossing the doldrums directly? That's a really bold move."
"Mr. Yixiao, your ability is really very interesting."
In the doldrums, a merchant ship hovered several meters above the sea, moving at a rapid speed. Borsalino stood by the side of the ship, looking down at the merchant ship as it sailed close to the surface, unable to help but smile in admiration.
After spending some time together, Borsalino and Yixiao got to know each other. Borsalino did not address Yixiao using his naval rank or title, but instead respectfully called him "Mr."
No matter how many times Borsalino saw the power of Ichishao's Devil Fruit, he always found it somewhat magical. With Ichishao's Devil Fruit, gravity could be manipulated at will. In Borsalino's opinion, Ichishao's Devil Fruit power was already a superior fruit to the Float-Float Fruit.
Yixiao's potential is far superior to that of Shiki the Golden Lion. Even when facing a natural devil fruit user like him, the potential of Yixiao's fruit is not much inferior.
"Hehehe, Lieutenant General, you're too kind."
Beside Borsalino, he said with a smile, holding the railing with one hand.
Crossing the doldrums may be a big deal for others, but for Yoriichi Tsugumi and his friends, it is not a difficult task.
In less than two days, the merchant ship flew across the doldrums, and its speed was even much faster than that of the Dawn warship.
During this period, when Yixiao was resting at night, the merchant ship was also attacked by sea kings. However, in the hands of Borsalino and Mihawk, even sea kings could not pose any threat to them.
After crossing the Calm Belt, the road ahead for Tsugikuni Yoshiichi and his team became much smoother. Although they encountered some pirates on the way, in front of their team, even pirates with a bounty of over 1 billion were just "petty thieves."
On the way back to Dressrosa, Tsugikuni Yoriichi and his companions, Admiral Sengoku announced the reform of the "Dawn" naval branch at the suggestion of Sora Aoi.
However, this information was only circulated among naval officers above the rank of general.
The previous promotion of Yoshiichi Tsugakuni to admiral was also cancelled. Ordinary Marines had no idea what was happening, but they knew one thing, that is, the news about Yoshiichi Tsugakuni had become less.
It was as if this person suddenly disappeared from the headquarters of the Navy, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi suddenly disappeared from the sight of ordinary navy officers in the world.
On Patrilla Island in the South China Sea, the World Government's CP9 also evacuated one after another. The top officials of the World Government turned a blind eye to the fact that the Pirate King's wife and children might be taken away by Yoshiichi Tsugikuni.
These people don't seem to take this matter very seriously.
As the "Great Pirate Age" began, news about the pirates causing trouble came one after another, quickly attracting people's attention. The affairs of Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the affairs of Patrilla Island were soon buried in the torrent of information.
December 1500 of the Haiyuan calendar.
On the coast of Dressrosa, the Sword of Dawn Navy branch began large-scale construction again, but this time, the navy hired people to build civilian houses, schools and hospitals instead of military facilities.
The dormitories of the Navy branch can only serve as a temporary place of accommodation, as ordinary people still need to live their own lives.
Most of the pregnant women who migrated here brought their families with them, along with many medical staff. In order to properly accommodate these people, Tsugikoku Yuichi also spent a lot of money.
The economic situation of Yuichiro's branch was actually a bit tight, but when King Riku heard about this, he took the initiative to help Yuichiro Tsugakuin solve his problems and undertook the construction of schools and hospitals, which was a great help.
Destruction is an easy thing, but construction is an extremely difficult thing.
Tsugikoku Yuichi had no relevant experience, so he was overwhelmed by planning and construction. His talent seemed to be focused on "strength", and he really had no experience in this area.
Yixiao, Mihawk and the others were in the same situation as him. If they were asked to chop people, they would all be good at it, but they were not good at doing this kind of thing.
Fortunately, although Tsugikoku Yuichi himself did not understand, he knew that professional matters needed to be handled by professionals. To this end, he personally approached King Riku, hoping that he could send someone who was "knowledgeable" to help with some of the work of formalizing the city.
King Riku originally wanted to ask one of his ministers to help Yoriichi Tsugikuni and his men, but his daughter Scarlet showed great interest after hearing about this.
After all, there were many pregnant women among the relocated people, and girls were easier to get things done. Scarlett used this to convince her father to participate in the resettlement operation.
It has to be said that Scarlet, the princess of Dressrosa, has obviously received an extremely good elite education.
Scarlett's style of doing things is very similar to her father's. She is approachable and feminine when dealing with the people. She is also smart and decisive in doing things. She comforted the pregnant women who had not adapted to the environment right away.
With Scarlet's help, the construction work led by Cyrus is on the right track.
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi was able to free himself from these trivial matters and could concentrate on his practice.
During this period, Yoriichi Tsugikuni did not go to see Roger's wife. Although he had returned to Dressrosa, not seeing her was good for both Yoriichi and Ruku.
However, single-parent families with expectant mothers like Lu Jiu cannot do any work and have no source of income. In order to solve this problem, Yunyi thought about it for a long time but could not come up with any good solution.
In the end, the only option is to use subsidies to ensure that these people’s lives are not hindered at this stage.
At the same time, while the other party was expecting, Ji Guoyuan hired someone to run several training courses, trying to train them to become kindergarten teachers and infant care workers. In this era, the requirements for these professions are not as high as imagined. All you need is attentiveness, kindness, and a little knowledge.
As time passed, these people who migrated to Dressrosa began to slowly integrate into this country and this society.
Peaceful days will pass through people's lives inadvertently.
March 1, 1501 in the Haiyuan calendar.
This day is a big day for the branch where Tsugakuni Yoshiichi is located. One of Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's confidants, Shimotsuki Koshiro, is getting married.
His wife was an ordinary girl living in Shimotsuki Village. They were introduced to each other by their family and friends when Koshiro returned to visit his family a few years ago. After less than half a year together, they decided to get married.
Koshiro Shimotsuki is now a lieutenant colonel in the navy, and his personal strength has improved greatly compared to when he first went to sea.
However, his ability seems to have reached the limit of his talent. During this period of time, Yunyi has not seen any further progress in Koshiro's swordsmanship, and in terms of domineering, Koshiro's improvement has become increasingly slow.
However, after systematically studying the Six Styles of the Navy, Koshiro also mastered three of them, including shaving, storm kick and iron block.
From Yuichiro's perspective, when Koshiro's domineering power reaches its peak in the future, he will at most be slightly stronger than Vergo. Combined with Koshiro's decent swordsmanship, Koshiro's upper limit is only at the level of a top lieutenant general.
While being a top lieutenant general was already quite impressive, it didn't meet Tsugikuni Yoriichi's expectations. Putting aside Borsalino and Ichisho, who had eaten their Devil Fruits, Cyrus was far superior to Koshiro in terms of swordsmanship alone.
Judging from the growth rate of their subordinates at this stage, there is no need to say much about Mihawk, Yixiao and Borsalino. They will definitely be able to stand on their own in the future.
According to Yoriichi's observation, Cyrus may be able to reach the level of Zephyr or even surpass Zephyr by relying on his domineering and swordsmanship.
The first one to fall behind was Koshiro.
Shimotsuki Koshiro's wedding was not luxurious, but it was well-organized.
Jiguo Yuanyi was sitting in the audience, watching the newcomers on the stage, smiling and clapping. After a while, the applause died down. Jiguo Yuanyi took this opportunity to turn his head slightly and said to Cyrus beside him:
"Cyrus, please make arrangements tomorrow. I plan to set up a naval kendo academy."
"This academy was incorporated into the Naval Academy and is divided into adult and youth groups. The adult group is for our navy and teaches kendo, six styles, and Haki."
"As for the youth group, it's open to all ordinary people under the age of 15 who want to learn kendo. We teach kendo and charge a lower fee. The main purpose is to discover talented young people."
"This Kendo Academy will be managed by Koshiro."
Hearing this, Cyrus slowly turned his head, glanced at Jigoku Yoriichi, and asked, "The Kendo Academy will still be open to the general public."
"Lieutenant General, our branch currently has only 600 people at most."
"There aren't many people who can serve as instructors. Koshiro's abilities are acceptable, but I wonder if he'll be responsible for both training the general navy and teaching the general public."
Before Cyrus could finish, Tsugikoku Yoriichi raised his hand and interrupted, "To teach ordinary people, grassroots officers are enough."
"The main purpose of establishing a youth group is to discover talent. Good seedlings don't need to be restricted by rules. They can be taught by Koshiro himself."
"And I don't plan to send Koshiro on any future sea missions."
"He's also married, and a stable life is more conducive to the relationship between husband and wife."
"This is actually a job transfer for Koshiro."
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi said with a smile that while he and Cyrus were talking, Koshiro's father was giving a speech. Koshiro, standing with his wife, was leaning on her arm, smiling broadly, looking very happy.
When Cyrus heard what Tsugikuni Yoshiichi said, he turned his head and looked at Koshiro on the stage, sighed, frowned slightly, and wondered what he was thinking.
When Ji Guoyuan saw that Cyrus was silent, he glanced at Cyrus's expression and said with a smile:
"What are you thinking about?"
"Are you angry with Koshiro? Or are you angry with me because you think I abandoned him?"
"Peace, stability, health, family harmony, and a happy life—aren't these what everyone is pursuing?"
"And our goal in the Navy is to protect everyone's beautiful vision."
"Everyone has the right to pursue a better life, and we in the Navy have the same right."
"Ultimately, it's up to you to choose how to live your life."
"Hey, Cyrus, if one day you can find your own happiness, there's no need to be shy about anything, and there's no need to dwell on any messy things in your mind. Just go for it."
When Yoriichi said this, Shimotsuki Kozaburo had just finished his speech on the stage and the venue burst into warm applause.
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi also smiled and gave applause and blessings to the newlyweds from the Shimotsuki family.
As Cyrus listened to what Tsugikuni Yoriichi said and looked at Shimotsuki Koshiro and his wife, whose faces were filled with happiness amid the applause, a figure emerged in his mind.
But soon, Cyrus shook his head, dispelling this thought, and said in a deep voice: "Lieutenant General, you brought me out to sea. My life and future lie in the navy."
"If a navy doesn't go to sea, can it still be called a navy?"
Hearing this, Jiguo Yuanyi did not comment, but just replied calmly:
"You are still young and have a long life ahead of you."
"Don't limit yourself, and I won't limit you, or you all, either."
"If Koshiro is not satisfied with my arrangement later, it can be adjusted."
"There are many paths in life, and there are many duties in the navy. You don't have to fight at sea to be called a sailor."
"Navy, fight for the people you want to protect in your heart, that's enough."
"Haven't you found someone like that?"
"Come on, Cyrus, Koshiro is already one step ahead of you."
Jiguo Yuanyi said with a smile. Cyrus' thoughts were seen through, and he looked at Yuanyi in some surprise.
When chatting with this young lieutenant general, Cyrus always had a feeling of unreality. Although Tsugakuni Yoriichi was very young, when facing Tsugakuni Yoriichi, Cyrus always felt that Yoriichi's mental age did not match his appearance.
Cyrus nodded slightly as if realizing something, and joined the other guests in applauding.
(End of this chapter)
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