The domineering aura that lingered over the Island of Origin gradually subsided.
The warm sunlight poured down from the sky, dispelling the chill from people's bodies.
Navy Marshal Zhan Guo stood in an open space, looking up at the distant sky. When he sensed that the breath of the Five Elders, Kong Gu Kong and others disappeared on the island, Zhan Guo's face darkened and he sighed heavily.
"Is that the end?"
"Which direction will the world eventually develop in?"
"Is there no way to avoid this cholera outbreak?"
The news of the death of Vice Admiral Garp and Major General Roca reached Sora's ears early on. It was impossible for Zhan Guo to feel no sadness at the death of his old comrade who had accompanied him for most of his life.
But Zhan Guo is a rational man. As the admiral of the navy, he clearly understands that there are more important things for him to do next.
"Marshal, the battle over there is over."
"The auras of the Five Elders and others have disappeared from the island one after another. Could they have been killed by Tsugakuin Yoshiichi?"
"What should we do next?"
"Order the army to attack with all their might?"
The two naval admirals Borsalino and Sakaski were standing on both sides behind Sengoku at this time. When the new navy was waiting for the Five Elders, these high-ranking naval officers chose to remain in place and did not rush to support the Five Elders.
These people obviously have their own thoughts and are not firmly on the same side as the World Government.
If Sengoku and others join the battlefield, it may not be so easy for the new navy to deal with it.
At that time, the Five Elders will shift more of their combat power to Yoshikazu Tsugikuni, and the outcome of this battle is still unknown.
On the other hand, the inaction of Zhan Guo and others also helped the new navy a lot.
"All-out attack?"
"Letting my subordinates fight to the death against the New Navy, even if we achieve ultimate victory, the Navy Headquarters will exist in name only."
"These people are the elite of our navy. If a large force is lost here, it is hard to imagine what the world will become."
Zhan Guo shook his head, his brows filled with worry.
Until now, he has not figured out how to deal with the next situation.
After Kuniyoshi and his men repelled the Five Elders, they should have targeted them and evacuated? But that was impossible now. Their ships were all stuck in the sea. The moment the Origin Island fell back into the sea, the tsunami would have already washed those ships to pieces.
The surrounding sea was empty, with no sign of any ships at all. Only scattered ship wreckage occasionally floated up from the seabed.
The loss of ships is already a heavy burden for their naval headquarters to bear. Even if these navy troops who landed on the island could survive, the control of the naval headquarters over the entire world would be greatly weakened within a period of time. The rise of pirates is unstoppable.
Zhan Guo did not want to see such a situation. What he wanted was to have the opportunity to have a face-to-face dialogue with Tsugikuni Yoshiichi.
Just as Sengoku and Borsalino were talking, a group of people appeared at the New Navy's position in the distance.
Zhan Guo narrowed his eyes slightly and saw the leader clearly.
Tsukuni Yoshiichi was dressed in a military uniform, his red hair cascading down his back, and he looked rather disheveled, covered in blood. Behind him, Yixiao, Mihawk, and the others were still strong, seemingly undepleted after such a fierce battle.
Seeing this scene, Zhan Guo's face showed understanding.
Just as he expected, the Five Elders whose breath disappeared must have retreated.
As for General Steel Bone Sora, according to the information reported by the returning Vice Admiral Brugulas, he should have been killed in the battle.
Thinking that his teacher and friend, Ganggu Kong, also died on the Island of Origin, Zhan Guo's face became gloomy. After a long silence, he exhaled heavily, adjusted his mood, raised his feet, and walked towards the crowd in the distance.
Borsalino and Sakaski followed closely behind Sengoku, their eyes wandering over the senior members of the New Navy. They swept over Yixiao, Mihawk and others, and then fell on Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
Although he was covered in blood and looked a little disheveled, there were no visible wounds on Tsugikuni Yoriichi's body.
Yunyi's strength is even beyond their understanding.
Borsalino lowered his head slightly, his sunglasses shielding his eyes. Facing the arrival of the new navy and others, Borsalino's heart was calm.
He was not as worried about the future as Zhan Guo was.
Lose? Win?
In fact, from the very beginning, Borsalino had predicted the outcome of this war, and everything that happened was within his expectations.
Slowly raising his head, Borsalino and Tsugikuni Yoriichi looked at each other, and then they both looked away tacitly.
"Marshal Zhan Guo, long time no see!"
When he met Sengoku again, Tsugakuni Yoriichi greeted him as if he were meeting an old friend, and seemed to not care at all about the invasion and attack on the Marine Headquarters.
"What are you going to do?"
Zhan Guo now had no intention of saying anything polite to Tsugikuni Yoriichi, so he asked directly.
He was very familiar with the current situation of the Navy Headquarters. Although the core forces of the Navy Headquarters had not suffered any losses, Zhan Guo knew very well that they had lost the qualifications to continue fighting against the New Navy.
The people who have the ability to lead the direction of the war are not the major generals and lieutenant generals, but him and the two naval admirals behind him.
But unfortunately, Sengoku did not have the confidence that he could lead Sakaski and Borsalino to defeat Tsugakuni Yoshiichi and others.
Even Garp and Sora Akechi died at the hands of Yoriichi Tsugakuni, and the powerful Five Elders were forced to retreat by the New Navy. The top combat power of the New Navy has completely overwhelmed their headquarters.
In order to allow more navy members to survive and to ensure that the headquarters of the navy has enough energy to maintain the false peace in this world, Sengoku has even prepared himself mentally to face death.
Although his contact with Yuichiro Tsugakuni is far less than that of Garp, his understanding of Yuichiro Tsugakuni's character is no weaker than that of Garp.
When facing the enemy, Yuichiro Tsugikuni will never hold back.
"Marshal Zhan Guo, surrender!"
"I've killed enough people today. I don't want your blood on my hands anymore."
Tsugikuni Yoriichi's words made Sengoku's pupils shrink, not because Sengoku felt offended by Yoriichi's words, but simply because Yoriichi's words made him think of Garp, Major General Loca and others.
Although Sengoku reminded himself to stay calm all the time, when Tsugakuni Yoriichi appeared in front of him, the anger in his heart still made his body tremble slightly.
Suppressing his anger, Zhan Guo asked, "What happens after surrender?"
Sengoku doesn't think that Tsugumi Yoriichi will let him and the Navy Headquarters off so easily. The new navy has great ambitions.
"From today on, there will be no more affiliation between the Marine Headquarters and the Celestial Dragons."
"The gold collected from heaven is not allowed to be handed over to the Holy Land."
"Marshal Sengoku, the Marine Headquarters must have received a lot of information about Celestial Dragons' crimes over the years, right?"
"Let's announce it to the world, and at the same time, let the Navy Headquarters stand firmly with 'justice'."
"If it is possible, I promise that our new navy will never venture out of the New World unless absolutely necessary."
On the way here, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi had carefully thought about how to deal with the navy of the headquarters.
Should they start a major war and try their best to wipe out all these people on the island? In the long run, this is actually not in the interests of their new navy.
The goal of this reason from the beginning to the end has been the Holy Land. The system of the Navy Headquarters has undergone 800 years of development. Although it has become bloated and various levels of internal corruption have occurred, overall, the existence of the Navy Headquarters is beneficial to this world.
It is actually difficult to see the existence of a force in black and white, and we need to consider the issue comprehensively.
When most people first joined the navy, the ideals they held in their hearts were simple. As long as they could completely separate the headquarters of the navy from Tianlong's hands, they would be able to achieve self-purification to a certain extent.
That's enough.
He had already broken the backbone of the Navy Headquarters, and Yoriichi Tsugakuni had also glimpsed some of Sengoku's thoughts from his various decisions. He knew that this might be the best time to completely separate the Navy from the World Government.
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Tsugikuni Yoriichi's words caused Sengoku to fall into a long silence.
Rebellion? Rebellion against the "kings who created the world."
In this regard, Zhan Guo actually did not have any heavy psychological burden. He was just worried about the future of the navy.
"What happened to the Five Elders? Did they escape or were they killed by you?"
"What are your plans for the next step?"
Sengoku did not answer Tsugikuni Yoriichi immediately, but instead asked about the Five Elder Stars.
"Four of them left, and one is left. If nothing unexpected happens, the one left behind should be completely dead!"
"Next, I will still not attack the Holy Land directly. I will wait quietly for them to make a mistake."
"Wait until I'm absolutely sure."
Tsugikuni Yoriichi did not hide anything from Sengoku and revealed some of his plans.
The opportunity he mentioned was actually waiting for Vegapunk to completely control "Lord Lantern". After re-establishing contact with Vegapunk and others, he would ask Miskina Ashiye to make more pure gold. It didn't need to be too much, just enough to support the battle between Yuichi and others and the other Five Elders.
The fact that they were able to completely kill Izambaron V. Nasujuro this time was also due to luck. The Five Elders did not detect the existence of pure gold in a short period of time, but they might not be so lucky the next time they fight.
Marcus Maz Saint seemed to have noticed that when the Five Elders faced a similar situation again, they would be calmer than today.
If he is not absolutely sure, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi will not easily attack the holy land again.
Although the strength of those old men is mediocre, their ability to save lives and escape cannot be underestimated. Yunyi will never allow such threats to hide.
Before eradicating the holy land, Yoriichi must weaken the opponent's power.
It is very necessary to take control of the Navy Headquarters.
After hearing Tsugikuni Yoriichi's answer, Sengoku finally sighed and shook his head:
"I can't do that."
Ultimately, Sengoku still hadn't made up his mind to let the Marine Headquarters completely stand on the side of Tsugakuni Yoriichi. He knew very well what Tsugakuni Yoriichi was asking for, but without confirming that all the Five Elders were dead, he still didn't dare to make the bet.
As a naval admiral, he has a deeper understanding of this world than ordinary people.
If the Celestial Dragons cannot be eradicated, they will be able to rise again one day.
After all, Yuichiro Tsugikuni is not the destined one.
Everything he did now was in vain in the eyes of Zhan Guo.
"You won't succeed."
Sengoku gave Yoriichi a "fate prediction", but Yoriichi didn't seem to care at all:
"If you can't do that, then let's change the marshal."
"From today on, I, Yoriichi Tsugakuni, will be the new Grand Admiral of the Marine Headquarters."
"I will have Morgans announce the Navy's decision to the world."
"No one will know. In fact, if they knew what happened, the people of the world would only know that the New Navy and the Marine Headquarters were originally on the same side. The previous wanted notice for me was just a way to help me break into the New World pirate circle."
"Marshal Zhan Guo, I know that many people in the navy will be dissatisfied with this decision."
"The task of convincing the lieutenant generals and major generals is now left to you three."
"If this isn't done right, a lot of people are going to die."
"Isn't it because you want to avoid this situation that you are standing here waiting for me to come?"
Everything in the Naval Headquarters will not change before, but with the arrival of Yoriichi Tsugakuni in the Naval Headquarters, everything will change.
The resistance will definitely be very strong, but after a brief period of pain, everything will be back on track.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni was not afraid of Sengoku's non-cooperation at all, unless Sengoku was willing to see the Naval Headquarters, which he had worked so hard to build, destroyed.
The existence of the Navy Headquarters is like an unregulated kingdom.
The marshal is more of a symbolic figure, and the transfer of high-level officials has no impact at all on the grassroots navy.
In the future, even if Tsugakuni Yoriichi fails in the struggle with the World Government, the generals in the navy only need to shift the blame entirely to Tsugakuni Yoriichi's power to avoid being liquidated.
Sengoku remained silent and did not directly answer Tsugikuni Yoriichi, but at this moment he slightly moved sideways to make way for the camp.
Sakaski and Borsalino had remained silent the entire time. They both had their own plans. At this moment, they turned into "obedient" generals and silently walked behind Zhan Guo.
"Then, next, we will convene a high-level meeting of the Navy Headquarters."
"Notify all officers on the island above the rank of Major General and announce this decision!"
"I will place you in a suitable place, Marshal Zhan Guo."
Yuichi Tsugakuin led Yixiao and others into the camp of the Marine Headquarters. Borsalino looked at Yuichi Tsugakuin and others who were leaving, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
Sakaski's face was serious and he said nothing. Even a rigid person like him actually used silence to tacitly agree to Tsugumi Yoshiichi's entry into the Naval Headquarters.
If Sakaski disagrees, he will attack Tsugikoku Yoshiichi even at the risk of his life.
For Sakaski, it doesn’t matter who leads the Marine Headquarters. What matters is that he continues to be active in this ocean and eliminate pirates.
(End of this chapter)
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