Zefa was also a prominent figure in the navy back then, and was considered one of the most handsome boys.
He became an admiral at the age of 38, unlike Kizaru, who was still a lieutenant general at his headquarters at the age of 46.
However, since his arm was cut off by pirates 7 years ago and almost all the students on the internship ship were killed, he was so disheartened that he almost semi-retired.
In the past few years, Zefa rarely attended even some important meetings.
His reappearance today surprised the navy's middle and senior generals.
"Chief instructor, good evening."
"Good evening, Teacher Zefa."
Looking at "Black Wrist" Zefa, Flying Squirrel, Dauberman, Stoloberg and other vice admirals all greeted him one after another.
Not only them, but the new generation of naval admirals, Smoker and Hina, also came up to say hello. They were also Zefa's students.
Almost most of the prominent figures in the navy were his students.
The world is truly full of peaches and plums, and its influence is terrifying.
Logically speaking, people like "Black Wrist" Zefa should be a sure winner in life. Unfortunately, fate does not seem to favor him.
He entered the navy at the same time as Warring States, Crane, and Garp, and all four of them became big figures in the naval organization. However, the one who had the most miserable experience among them was Zefa, who was definitely at the non-chief level due to luck.
Zefa was in a very bad mood at this time. He just nodded lightly when facing the students' greetings. There was no smile on his face and there was a haze in his eyes.
A few days ago, he heard some very unpleasant news...
Seeing Zefa standing alone and unsociable in the corner of the conference room, with a low pressure covering his whole body and a terrifyingly gloomy face, at the long table, Garp, Lieutenant General He and Buddha Warring States looked at each other and all looked at each other. A little worried.
The content to be discussed at this plenary meeting includes some arrangements of the World Government regarding the King's Shichibukai.
These arrangements are very unfriendly to Zefa, and can even be said to be extremely insulting...
Alas, the three old men sighed in their hearts, hoping that Zefa would not be too confused.
Tick tick tick... the clock is turning slowly.
It was close to eight o'clock in the evening, and not long after, three generals, Aokiji, Kizaru and Akainu, arrived together.
The most eye-catching one was Mr. Sakaski, who had just woken up a few days ago.
As usual, he walked with his head held high, wearing a military uniform and a large cloak. There were no bandages visible all over his body, but his extremely pale face and slightly dim eyes could not hide his weakness and fatigue.
He was so seriously injured that he wandered around the gates of hell for a while, but it was not easy to resurrect with full health.
Not to mention anything else, the severe blood loss alone almost killed him, and he would not be able to recover without recuperation for a period of time.
However, except for Lucky E and Kuina, who will fall to her death if she climbs the stairs, everyone else in this world has a special physique and extremely tenacious vitality. With Akainu's physical fitness, he will be able to survive in about a month or two. recover completely.
Kizaru walked into the conference room leisurely. After catching a glimpse of Zefa standing in the corner, he said with a smile:
"It turns out to be Teacher Zefa. Long time no see. You look older and stronger."
The sinister tone of voice made it difficult to tell whether it was a sarcasm or a sincere greeting.
"Hmph." Black-Wrist Zefa snorted, and the steel fingers of the robotic arm clenched a few times, "Polusalino, he was chopped by a kid, but he still didn't learn his lesson. The knife wound on his body is good. Yet?"
Kizaru: "..."
Thinking of the swordsman Wren, the old actor's face twitched and he felt a dull pain from the scar on his body.
Seeing him choked, Zefa sneered:
"In case you are embarrassed like this next time, do you need me to help you train some more physical skills? Maybe you can't win, but you can lose better."
Kizaru: "..."
He was a little confused when he was beaten twice.
It's useless to be weird. On the sea, food is food. Sophistry and excuses will only add to the laughing stock.
Kizaru's face darkened, and he ignored Zefa, who seemed to have eaten explosives and was dealing a lot of damage. He walked to the long table and sat down next to old Garp.
He found a fresh wanted poster on the table. After taking a look at it, he twitched his face again and muttered:
"Tsk, the reward for swordsman Renn has increased again."
Francis D. Lane, captain of the Lionheart Pirates, bounty: 4.25 billion Baileys.
It has increased by about 400 million Baileys. This bounty value has exceeded that of the Yonko Red Hair, and is second only to Kaido and Big Mom among pirates.
Several more charges were added, including colluding with the revolutionary army, attacking CP institutions, seducing and instigating the "Queen of Happy Street" Stussy to betray the government, and his men burned, killed, and looted on many islands in the New World waters, disrupting maritime order.
"Ah la la~, the swordsman Ren is really a busy man. It feels like he is everywhere. He is only in his twenties and he outshines even the red-haired ones."
Qing Zhi held the wanted poster and shook his head while looking at it.
The Draco Incident, the invasion of Impel Down, the War on Top, the Dressrosa Incident (Holy Judgment), colluding with the Revolutionary Army to attack the CP organization, seizing the territory of the original Whitebeard Pirates and preparing to dominate...
The King of Demons is either doing something or on his way to do something. Kaido and Big Mom would be ashamed to see this attendance rate.
Since his debut, if anything happened, it was right to blame him. Even if it was not his fault, it still had something to do with him.
This attack on the CP agency was caused by the Revolutionary Army. Lane and his men were basically not involved. Otherwise, it might have been more than 4.2 billion beli. It was possible to directly squeeze out Kaido and Big Mom. Their rewards Jin is not much higher than him.
"Has the situation deteriorated to this point?"
Mr. Sakaski had just been discharged from the hospital. After looking at the wanted poster, he picked up several newspapers on the table and spoke in a solemn tone.
"Shock! The five old stars were silent after watching it, the world’s most vicious criminal + the world’s most vicious pirate, the tragedy of the CP organization”
"The Demon King joins forces with the most vicious criminals, and the 800-year rule of the World Government has been cast into a haze!" 》
These newspapers, as well as pictures of Monkey D. Dragon and the bloodthirsty swordsman, laughing wildly and evilly, made Akainu frown.
These two extremely dangerous figures actually colluded, the CP agency suffered another heavy blow, and the government's control over the new world has dropped to its lowest point.
This is too bad, no wonder the five old stars can't sit still recently.
No wonder they suddenly gave him strong support, and even supported his early idea of moving the Navy headquarters to the new world...
"What a troubled time."
"No, one wave after another. Amazon, Lily, and Wano are all gathering their armies. The probability of a fight is not low."
"I heard that 'Fire Fist' Ace has also awakened and may appear to attend Whitebeard's funeral."
"Oh, now, we will be very passive in terms of public opinion..."
The naval generals arrived in the conference room one after another, discussing the recent maritime situation from time to time.
Most of the people's expressions were not very good. They had just had a fierce battle with the Whitebeard Pirates and suffered a lot of losses. Marinefando was even sunk.
However, judging from the results, this move not only failed to stabilize the order at sea, but intensified the conflicts between the parties and made the era run amok out of control.
The current maritime situation, as Akainu said, has been completely destroyed. It was many times more chaotic and dangerous before the major incident.
It was so chaotic that not to mention their group of naval generals, even the Five Old Stars couldn't control it.
Fire Fist is not dead either... No one can be happy after being so busy and lonely.
Later, three general candidates, Bailong, Peach Rabbit and Tea Dolphin, also arrived.
Except for a few absentees, all the lieutenant generals were basically present.
In addition, at eight o'clock sharp, several CP0s wearing white suits, capes and masks broke into the conference room.
'CP0? '
'What are they doing here? '
The arrival of this group of espionage personnel also made the naval generals present frown slightly, but seeing that the Warring States Marshal sitting in the main seat did not express anything, they held back their silence.
After a week of patrolling, they found that everyone was basically there. Warring States, who looked obviously older, coughed slightly, looked at Zefa, who was standing alone in the corner with his eyes closed, and said:
"Zefa, come and sit."
"No need, I'll just listen here."
Zefa's eyes were cold, but they were not directed at Warring States, but at the CP0s. "It seems that it is not your turn to participate in the Navy meeting."
"This has nothing to do with you."
Those CP0s were indifferent and spoke indifferently, exuding an aura of indifference that would keep strangers away from them.
Seeing that the atmosphere was depressing and everyone looked serious, the conference room gradually became quiet, and you could hear a pin drop.
Warring States sighed softly, his face a little tired, but he still cheered up, took out a stack of documents, and said:
"Okay, let's start the meeting. The first thing we want to talk about is the World Conference.
I believe everyone already knows that the Revolutionary Army and the swordsman Lane colluded. In order to deal with the increasingly severe maritime situation, the government decided to convene a world conference in advance...
This time, the navy is still responsible for escorting kings and dignitaries from various countries. After the pick-up and drop-off tasks are arranged, you..."
The monarchs of 50 important countries among the World Government's participating countries come to the Holy Land of Mariejoia every four years to participate in the World Conference to discuss issues related to security and order around the world.
This meeting is very important, including the world's nobles (Celestial Dragons).
Originally, there were still two years until the next world conference.
However, Ren and Long caused a wave of trouble. The revolutionary army was a serious problem for the government, and this time it made a fuss. The Five Old Stars couldn't sit still. They would not let the revolutionary army grow bigger, so they must take measures.
The sea is not safe, so escorting kings from all over the world to Mariejoia for meetings is naturally an important and tedious task.
This time the Warring States Period was to arrange the tasks and prepare the generals at various naval bases to pick up and drop off people.
Of course, the World Conference is only one of the major issues to be discussed.
After discussing this matter, Warring States said:
"Next, it's about relocating the navy headquarters. Marinefando has... sunk to the bottom of the sea. We need to choose a new headquarters."
Speaking of the fact that Malinfando had sunk into the sea, the Marshal's expression was a little unnatural, as if he was constipated.
It's so embarrassing, it's a disgrace.
But such a shameful thing still happened on his watch. Maybe he would be infamy for eternity.
The expressions of the other admirals are not very good. Recently, whenever I go out for a walk, I often hear sarcastic remarks such as "Marinvandor has sunk, and the navy has been beaten to a pulp and even its nest has been destroyed."
'Damn swordsman Wren! '×N.
Many people cursed in their hearts.
If we want to say that the pirate that the top brass of the navy hates the most, it must be Ren. Both Kaido and Big Mom have to step aside.
When the matter of relocating the headquarters was mentioned, the atmosphere was a little awkward. Warring States had a dark face, holding a document in his hand, and said:
"After combining the opinions of all parties, there are several options. First, move to the Chambord Islands. Second, rebuild the naval headquarters on the abandoned Judiciary Island. Third, move to the New World G1 branch...
If you have any opinions, you can put them forward. "
There are many choices for the location of the new headquarters, but Judiciary Island, Chambord Islands and G1 branch are the first choices.
These three places are very important and are at key hubs.
"I recommend moving to the G1 branch."
While others were still thinking, Akainu stood up without hesitation and said loudly, "The situation in the New World is corrupt. Only by moving the Navy headquarters there, suppressing the riots, and eliminating the evil pirates and the revolutionary army that stirs up trouble can the situation be stabilized... …”
An extremely strong speech, full of the iron-blooded, radical and tough style of the hawkish general.
"inappropriate."
Aokiji frowned slightly and retorted, "Now, the New World is just a barrel of explosives. The Revolutionary Army, Amazon Lily, the Lionheart Pirates, and several old Yonko forces are all in conflict, and a war will break out at any time...
At present, the navy has just experienced a war and has not recovered its strength. It should build a new headquarters on Judiciary Island, recuperate and watch the fight between tigers and tigers..."
A typical dovish speech is full of compromises and concessions, but it is also more prudent and minimizes risks.
Akainu's face turned cold, and his tone was sonorous and powerful, and he said:
"Kuzan, you are too naive. This cowardly approach will only fuel the arrogance of the pirates. Don't think that you can reap the benefits and allow the Revolutionary Army and the Lion Heart Pirates to develop and grow. It will only create confidants." Serious trouble will further worsen the situation!"
"You were too reckless, Sakaski."
Qingzhi stared at him with a serious face and said, "Enter the new world will only break the balance, drag the navy into the quagmire of war, lose troops and generals, and finally lose the navy's fortune."
Akainu: (●—●), naive.
Qing Pheasant: (乛_乛), stupid.
Everyone: "..."
Murderous aura was permeating the air, Akainu and Aoki looked at each other indifferently, both with sharp eyes.
With their swords at war, seeing the Song of Ice and Fire and the Game of Thrones about to take place, Warring States coughed lightly and said:
"What do other people think?"
"Of course, as Admiral Sakaski said, after moving to the New World G1 branch, the Navy is not afraid of challenges, and will not bow to evil."
"Fighting Dog" Dauberman, a die-hard supporter of Akainu, said with a slightly ferocious face full of scars, "It is the navy's duty to execute justice and eliminate pirates at all costs!"
"That's wrong."
Lieutenant General Huoshaoshan held a cigarette in his mouth and said with a smile, "To be on the safe side, we still need to recuperate and recuperate now. If we rashly intervene in the battle for hegemony among the pirates, we will only make the sacrifice of the soldiers in vain."
"A real navy will not be afraid of sacrifice. We must eradicate the pirates and the revolutionary army without delay!" Ghost Spider said with a strong attitude.
"That's just what you think. Even if you are a soldier, you don't advocate meaningless death." Taotu said calmly.
"Devoting your life to justice is not meaningless!"
"Sorry, in my opinion, this radical approach will only ruin the future of the Navy."
"you……"
Everyone was arguing and arguing, and the conference room was filled with the smell of gunpowder. It seemed that it would not be surprising for a fight to start in the next second.
Aokiji and Akainu looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes. They couldn't even be bothered to maintain their usual plastic brotherhood. Their eyes made them want to kill the idiot opposite them.
There are also people who have nothing to do with themselves and just hang on high, such as Kizaru.
The veteran actor yawned lazily as he looked at the hawkish and dove generals who were exchanging insults.
It seems that they are discussing the location of the new headquarters, but in fact, they are competing for the right to speak. The battle for the new marshal has already begun.
But this has nothing to do with him, a centrist who has settled down early.
Over the past hundreds of years, all naval marshals in the past generations have been either doves or hawks. There has never been a centrist.
To put it nicely, they are called centrists, but to put it worse, they are just a bunch of grassroots who follow the wind, or just eat salted fish waiting to die.
What kind of climate can a dead salted fish become like a grass on the wall?
In many organizations, centrists do not play much of a role. They are basically the lubricant between hawks and doves, or the right and the left.
Seeing that people on both sides were about to start fighting, Warring States glanced at the silent daughter of God and asked:
"Kate, what do you think?"
The conference room suddenly became much quieter.
The daughter of God still has a lot of say. Regardless of her identity or strength, she is worthy of attention.
Facing everyone's gaze, Artoria looked calm and said calmly:
"Put aside the dispute, let the new marshal decide the location of the new naval headquarters. Let's start with the next item."
Everyone: "..."
Makes sense.
Even if the dispute comes to an end now, once Warring States retires and a new marshal takes office, if the new marshal is dissatisfied with the location, he still has to choose it. As a naval marshal, he still has this power.
Aokiji and Akainu looked at each other, sat down, and everyone stopped arguing.
However, Bailong's words were tantamount to clarifying the matter of competing for the navy marshal.
Warring States nodded and did not test the attitude and tendency of the Goddess. He was a little disappointed. The navy would not be able to enter the new world in a short period of time, and there was no possibility of moving the headquarters to the G1 branch.
The debate just now was just an opportunity for everyone to express their positions and attitudes.
"The following is about the King's Shichibukai. The Five Old Stars have decided to deprive the Pirate Empress of her qualifications for the Shichibukai. Do you have any opinions?"
Akainu: "It's long overdue."
Qing Pheasant: "I agree."
Kizaru: "I agree, tsk, there's another wanted criminal with a sky-high price."
"Agree!"×N
Basically, all the admirals agreed to expel the Empress from the Shichibukai.
If she hadn't dug in and rescued him, Fire Fist Ace would have been dead long ago, and our navy would have been the winner of the war.
Unlike now, the news that Fire Fist was still alive was just a loud slap that swollen the navy's face.
Thinking of those sarcastic remarks at sea, many naval generals hated the Empress.
Even Sengoku was very depressed and wanted to skin her. If he had known that she would openly backstab the navy, he would never have let her participate in the war on top.
The only exception was Garp, who was quite grateful to the empress... ahem.
Warring States asked again: "How much do you think the bounty for the Pirate Empress should be?"
The bounty is determined by a specialized agency in the government, but the Navy's opinions may be considered and adopted.
Originally, the empress's bounty was 200 million beli (earned after her first expedition). Later, she became a Shichibukai and the bounty was cancelled.
"Two billion Baileys," Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel suggested.
"It's too low. Based on what she has done over the years, it's at least 3 billion Baileys."
"That's right, she should have been wanted a long time ago. In recent years, she is probably the most restless person in the world. She even attacked Lieutenant General Garp."
Everyone discussed for a while, and finally set the empress's bounty at 3.628 billion beli, and officially kicked her out of the Shichibukai position, which will be announced to the world tomorrow.
After kicking her out of her position, the already weak Shichibukai staff became even smaller, with only Hawkeye and Tenyasha left.
So the next step, naturally, is to add personnel.
