Chapter 49 Performance Report, an Excellent Superior!
The sea training has been decided. Normally, the places where cadets of the Naval Academy go for sea training are the Grand Route or the New World.
The officer in charge during the apprenticeship period is also a major general or a vice admiral of the naval headquarters. Sometimes, even the former admiral Zefa personally leads the team to sea for training.
However, there were two exceptions among this class of naval cadets, namely, Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Cyrus.
Both of them had just joined the navy and their rank was the lowest, private third class.
But both of them have good talents. Within three months after entering the Naval Academy, Cyrus had already mastered "Shave", one of the Six Styles of the Navy. Relying on his sword skills cultivated in the arena, Cyrus and the Flying Squirrel could fight on equal terms.
The strength of Tsugikuni Yoshiichi is even more terrifying. Even if he faces some lieutenant generals at such a young age, he may be able to defeat them.
They were of low rank, strong, and had great potential, but they did not have much seagoing experience. Therefore, the Navy Headquarters chose a more cautious training method for these two people.
It was September, the sky was high and the air was vast.
Today, several old friends came to the office of Admiral Buddha Sengoku of the Navy Headquarters.
"Tear."
The door of the office was pushed open, and Cap, wearing a black suit and a "justice" cloak, walked into the office.
Without even saying hello to Zhan Guo who was sitting behind the desk, he walked into the general's office as if he was back home. He sat down on the sofa beside him, poured himself a cup of tea, and then took out a bag of rice crackers from somewhere, opened the seal and started eating.
The "crunching" sound of chewing made Zhan Guo, who was correcting documents behind the desk, frown.
After stopping writing, Zhan Guo raised his head and looked at Garp sitting on the sofa. He stared at him for a moment and couldn't help but sigh. Just as he was about to ignore Garp and continue working, he heard Garp ask vaguely:
"Hey, Sengoku, have the people from the branch arrived?!"
Hearing Garp's words, Zhan Guo paused, and immediately knew why Garp came to see him today. He put down his pen, turned his head to look at the clock on the wall, and replied:
“Almost.”
Karp smiled when he heard that, leaned back on the sofa, and said casually: "Okay, then I'll wait here."
As soon as Garp finished speaking, he and Zhan Guo seemed to notice something and looked up at the door. A moment later, a middle-aged navy officer with purple hair knocked on the door symbolically, pushed it open, and walked into the office.
Seeing the visitor, Garp smiled brightly and greeted him:
"Hey, Zefa."
"You're here too?! Hahahaha!"
"Do you want some senbei?"
After entering the office, Zephyr looked around and saw only Sengoku and Garp. He frowned slightly, ignored Garp, and asked Sengoku, "Has the branch staff not arrived yet?"
When Sengoku heard Zephyr ask the same question as Garp, he shook his head and replied, "Soon."
Zefa nodded when he heard this, walked to the sofa, sat down next to Garp, poured himself a cup of tea, and then leaned back on the sofa, holding the tea, waiting quietly.
Zhan Guo turned his head to glance at Zephyr and Garp who were sitting on the sofa, but ignored them and continued to review the documents.
For a moment, the only sound in the office was the sound of Cap chewing.
After a long time, there was a knock on the office door, and at the same time, the voice of the Warring States adjutant was heard: "General Warring States, Colonel Kane of the West Sea 133rd Branch is here, and he is at the door."
As soon as he finished speaking, the three people in the office all raised their heads and looked towards the door.
Zhan Guo, who was sitting behind his desk, also stopped writing and said loudly, "Please come in."
Not long after, a middle-aged navy officer wearing a cloak of justice slowly walked into the office.
He was a burly man, about 40 years old, wearing a slim-fitting white suit and a cloak of "justice." He was nearly three meters tall, with a muscular build, his muscles making the suit look tight.
The man had a square face, a high nose bridge, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his eyes were full of determination.
At this moment, the man's brows were slightly furrowed, and he looked intimidating without being angry. His square and handsome face looked even more profound under the carving of time.
The moment he walked into the office, the eyes of Sengoku, Zephyr, and Garp all fell on him, carefully sizing up the middle-aged man. Unconsciously, they developed a favorable impression of him.
The middle-aged navy soldier with thick eyebrows and big eyes is calm and serious.
Zephyr looked at it for a while and nodded with satisfaction. Garp looked at it for a while and grinned brightly.
"Warring States General!"
"I'm Kane, Colonel of the 133rd West Sea Branch!"
"Report here!"
The man didn't look at Zephyr and Garp on the sofa. He walked to Sengoku's desk without looking around, took a step forward and saluted Sengoku.
Upright and serious.
Zhan Guo sat in the chair without saying a word. After staring at Kane for a while, he finally pressed his hand towards Kane and said with a smile, "Relax."
"Haha, Colonel Kane, I've heard of you."
"The West Sea has been plagued by pirates in recent years. Even in the New World, many great pirates are from the West Sea."
"However, the area under the jurisdiction of Branch 133 is quite peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. This is all thanks to you!"
"The main reason I called you back to the headquarters to report on your work this time is one thing."
"After discussion at a meeting of the Navy's top brass, it was decided to promote you."
Zhan Guo slowly stood up, walked to Kane, patted Kane's arm, and said with a smile.
"This is what I should do. I am grateful to the leaders of this department for their cultivation!"
Kane's face remained serious and stern upon hearing this. He took a step forward and saluted again. Kane didn't show much excitement about the promotion, and this attitude made Zhan Guo nod slightly.
"Colonel Kane, your abilities are recognized by your colleagues at this headquarters."
"However, for a colonel to be promoted to brigadier general, there will be a six-month rotation period, and then you will be transferred to the headquarters and become a brigadier general."
"Kane, after you return from your report, please hand over your current duties. Then, please recommend a candidate to us who can succeed you. We will fully consider your opinion and decide, at our discretion, whether to send a new colonel or promote one from within your 133rd branch."
Zhan Guo said with a smile, then walked back to his desk, found a document from the drawer of his desk, and handed it to Kane.
This was a red-headed document for promotion. Kane opened it, glanced at it briefly, then closed it solemnly and saluted Zhan Guo again.
Zhan Guo returned to his seat, pointed at the two people on the sofa, and said to Kane:
"These two here, one is Vice Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, Garp."
"There is another one, the former admiral, Zephyr, who is now the chief instructor of the Marine Headquarters. They will be present to witness your report."
"Now, let's begin the debriefing."
After briefly introducing Zephyr and Garp, Sengoku signaled Kane to begin.
"yes!"
"My name is Kane, I'm 41 years old and was born in..."
“.”
Navy debriefings weren't that formal. For example, a colonel's promotion was something Sengoku could decide on his own. Garp and Zephyr hadn't come to hear a colonel's debriefing.
The two of them had other purposes.
After Kane finished his story and left, the three of them started chatting.
"Zeff, Garp, how's it going? Colonel Kane is pretty good, right?"
"This is carefully selected by me. It should be very helpful for Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Cyrus to go to the 133rd branch under his command to learn."
"Under Kane's leadership, the 133rd Branch is very powerful. Although the branch's jurisdiction is in the West Sea, there are not many pirates, and it is peaceful and tranquil."
"A place like this is just the right place to put my sailing knowledge into practice."
"If we leave our jurisdiction, the West Sea is also a place where pirates are rampant, and there will be no shortage of actual combat. And with the officers and soldiers of the 133rd Branch here, there is no need to worry about safety issues."
As Sengoku spoke, Zephyr nodded in agreement. However, Garp picked his nose and said casually, "If you ask me, training Yunyi and Cyrus is very easy. They will grow up quickly after following me out to sea a few times."
"But since you two think this would be better, I don't have much objection."
"Leave."
Garp stood up, patted his butt, and left the office. Seeing Garp like this, Zhan Guo shook his head helplessly.
When Zefa saw Garp leave, he also stood up and said to Sengoku, "Thank you for your concern, Sengoku."
"What are you talking about? Putting aside our relationship, this is just my job."
Compared to Garp, Zephyr is much more polite!
The next day, the warships of the 133rd branch were ready to go to sea, but before setting sail, Admiral Zhan Guo stuffed two new recruits into Kane's hands as he was about to return.
Zhan Guo didn't say much, but just told Kane that these two people were newcomers who had just joined the navy and were assigned to the West Sea Branch 133, and asked Kane to take them back.
Kane didn't think much about this. After Jigoku Yoshiichi and Cyrus got on board, he casually arranged for the two privates to stay on board, then he raised the anchor and set sail, preparing to set sail.
After the warship slowly left the port, Zefa appeared on the dock, watching the departing warship without saying a word for a long time.
(End of this chapter)
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