Chapter 139: Pirates, Politics, and Power Plays

Under Kong's leadership, a meeting of Navy and Army officers was held at the Armed Forces Headquarters.

On the left side of the long table are Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Admiral Garp, Minister of Military and Political Affairs Zephyr, and Minister of General Staff Tsuru. On the right side are Marshal Raymond, General Sakazuki, and General Byrnndi World.

Most notable among them was Byrnndi World, whose presence made many uncomfortable, including himself. Especially Sakazuki, whose expression was gloomy.

The previous Douglas Bullet and Crocodile were just lieutenant generals after all, but now they directly let an old pirate become the general.

The most unpleasant thing is that he still can't beat the opponent!

"I'm calling you all together this time, mainly because I want to talk about the strategic planning for the future of the other world."

As the head of the headquarters, Kong crossed his arms in front of his chest and looked at everyone with a serious look.

"First of all, everyone should know that the current Dimension Gate is still very small. Neither warships nor vehicles can pass through it."

"Therefore, we can only rely on the soldiers to line up and enter. In this case, the main force is naturally the army."

"But I don't need to say much about the situation of the Army. Everyone knows it very well. Therefore, the Supreme Command of the Army requested to strengthen the Army's overall combat capability."

Hearing these words, Raymond showed a hint of joy in his eyes. On the other hand, Sengoku frowned, as he interpreted from those words that the Navy was expected to provide more fighters to the army.

"Minister Kong, not only has the Navy sent the Giant Division to the army, but even Vice Admiral Sakazuki is now an Army General."

Sengoku looked at Kong with a bit of anger.

"Minister Kong, how can you treat the Navy like this if you yourself were a Fleet Admiral before?"

"All for the conquest of another world."

"Other worlds are important, but isn't our home world important? There are still so many pirates on the sea, which weakens the navy's power. How do we maintain order at sea in the future?"

Kong was also a little troubled by Sengoku's anger, but on the surface he still looked businesslike.

"As far as I know, since the establishment of the Marine Branch on Reverse Mountain, it has basically blocked the door for pirates from all over the world to enter the Grand Line."

"In addition, Kuzan's presence on Fishman Island has also prevented a large number of pirates from entering the second half of the Grand Line."

"In the future, criminals in affiliated nations will also be under the responsibility of the Police Department."

"If you look at it this way, the Navy only needs to take care of cleaning up the first half of the Grand Line and deal with the pirate gangs whose numbers are already more or less fixed. The pressure will surely decrease over time."

Sengoku's face became stiff. Although he felt somewhat uncomfortable, he also began to sense the declining future of the Navy.

"There are still a large number of pirates with high bounty amounts in the New World, led by the Whitebeard Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates. How should we deal with them?" Tsuru asked softly.

"When it's time to deal with them, we will do it. If the Navy alone is not enough at that time, we will conduct joint operations. After all, isn't that the purpose of the Armed Forces Headquarters existing?"

Sengoku and Garp's expressions became uncomfortable.

Just when the atmosphere in the conference room became extremely tense, a few words spoken by Kong caused Sengoku to suddenly stand up and the chair under him was pushed to the ground.

"Also, according to the instructions of the Supreme Command of the entire military, an air force dedicated to air operations will be established."

"Because there is no suitable candidate, I will temporarily serve as Marshal of the Air Force."

"And the current Vice Admiral Borsalino, because his Devil Fruit ability is extremely suitable for aerial combat, will have to be transferred to the Air Force in the future."

Sengoku was filled with anger, gritted his teeth, looked at Kong, and said with an angry expression: "Why don't you dismantle the Navy Headquarters?"

"We are just doing our best. As a member of the top military hierarchy, you should understand, accept and cooperate. Don't worry, Kuzan is still from the navy..."

...

On November 1, 1498, Portgas D. Rouge gave birth to a little baby boy in the hospital in Marineford.

"Bwahaha, is it a boy? That's great. I will definitely train him to become an excellent naval officer in the future!" Garp looked up at the child in the cradle and laughed.

"Shut up, you might scare the baby!"

Sengoku covered Garp's mouth, and Tsuru, who was sitting next to Rouge's hospital bed, looked at him reproachfully.

"It's okay, Ace is not that delicate. After all, he is..." Rouge smiled slightly.

"Well, is this Aunt Rouge's child? It's so ugly..." At that moment, four-year-old Yamato was standing on tiptoe next to the crib, pinching little Ace's wrinkled cheeks, with a displeased expression.

"Waaaah!" The baby started crying loudly and pushed Yamato's fingers away.

Even as a baby, Ace's build was somewhat extraordinary...

New World, Whole Cake Island.

"Mama, two more dessert boats were intercepted by the navy on Fish-Man Island. Our communication with the Paradise has basically been cut off!" Perospero looked at his mother worried.

"Is it that bastard Garp again?"

Charlotte Linlin looked down at the children in the audience with a fierce expression, which made some timid people tremble involuntarily even if the anger was not directed at themselves.

"No, I heard that Garp left Fishman Island and now Kuzan is protecting it!"

"Kuzan... He's the one with the Ice-Ice Fruit, right? The Navy really knows how to pick people, Mama."

The woman's playful sneer echoed throughout the castle hall, making the atmosphere creepy, but it could be heard that she was really angry.

"Forget it, just give up on the 'Paradise' side, the desserts on the 'New World' side are enough!"

Charlotte Linlin made the decision with a displeased face. Then, she withdrew her intense gaze and waved her hand dismissively.

"You can all go!"

"Yes, Mom!" Perospero and others responded respectfully and quickly left the cake castle for their respective islands.

"Is the Navy going to seal us off..."

Charlotte Linlin narrowed her eyes as she watched the backs of her children, secretly thinking that perhaps there was something suspicious about all of this.

"How about communicating with 'Whitebeard'?"

"If something happens in the future, as long as our two pirate groups join forces, it won't matter how many people come from the navy!"

But she also knew about Edward Newgate's temper. It would be difficult to form an alliance with her without a solid reason.

"Speaking of which, why haven't there been any news about that kid Kaido? He doesn't really want to stay in Impel Down for the rest of his life, right?"

Somehow, she suddenly thought of that stinky brother, and she was a little worried about whether she should have turned around and rescued him at that time.

"Mama, mama!"

At this time, a Homie soldier ran in quickly and shouted: "Kaido is here! Kaido is here!"

"Um?"

Charlotte Linlin suddenly stood up, looking outside the castle in disbelief, using her Kenbunshoku Haki to sense the presence of Kaido, who had transformed into a blue dragon.

"How did this kid get out?"

She suddenly had an astonishing guess that Kaido had really conquered Impel Down, but wasn't Impel Down the largest prison in the world, with no escapees in eight hundred years?

"If this is the case, then it seems that Impel Down is nothing special..."

Just when the woman's thoughts were lost, Kaido, who had returned to his human form, walked into the hall alone carrying a wine gourd.

"Hey, Linlin, long time no see!"

At this time, Charlotte Linlin had already sat back on the throne, holding her chin in her right hand, and asked curiously: "How did you come out?"

Kaido didn't care about his image, he simply found a place to sit cross-legged, put the wine gourd in front of him, and said with a smile. "If I said I ran away, I'm sure you wouldn't believe me."

"Mama-hahaha."

"In fact, if even a little guy like you could do it, Shiki would have escaped long ago!"

"Worororo! So obviously those guys let me out. Gugugugu..."

After saying that, he started laughing out loud and drinking, almost spilling half of the drink on his chest. However, these words left Charlotte Linlin dumbfounded.

"They let you out?"

But immediately she realized something, her eyes became serious, and her body began to exude a terrifying murderous aura. "Have you joined the Navy... No, should I say the World Government?"

"That's right!"

Kaido didn't seem to care at all, and he didn't make any defensive moves. He just wiped the drink from his mouth and looked at the fat woman on the stage.

"Because they have something I can't refuse, and I thought you might also be interested in that stuff, so I'm here!"

"You don't want to say freedom, do you?"

Charlotte Linlin slowly stood up and grinned ferociously.

At the same time, a ball of fire and a thundercloud descended from the sky.

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