There are about ten people in this newly arrived group of pirate hunters.
Led by a naval lieutenant colonel, they excitedly went to the logistics office to collect the bounty.
As for the extraordinarily thin black-haired figure, he hid in the corridor as soon as he sneaked in. He carefully avoided people all the way, and after several twists and turns, he arrived at the major general's office on the top floor.
To be precise, it was the office of the former deputy base director.
Nuo Xia's reputation in the Xihai First Branch Base was so high... so high that even after he left for several years, the branch base still had the surname Romanov.
The latecomer who took over as the base director did not move into this office to show respect. Instead, he kept all the original furnishings and sent someone to clean it every day.
——If it were Lieutenant General Noxia,
These are the exact words of the major general and deputy base commander.
When he said this, he spoke righteously and provoked a burst of applause from the soldiers in the audience. However, it is unclear how much he was sincere and how much was flattery.
No one cared, anyway, the person on the stage was just a young general, and Nuo Xia was the iron-clad commander in everyone's mind.
Squeak...
The wooden door made a soft noise, and a thin figure with black hair flashed into the house. At the same time, a small hand grew silently on the wall and gently closed the door.
"Here we are again."
Robin looked around, and everything familiar reminded her of the scene when she woke up here three years ago, and she couldn't help but smile.
Now she is 12 years old. The small and thin girl she was at the beginning has gradually opened up her eyebrows and turned into a delicate girl with perseverance and heroism in her eyes.
The black-haired girl slowly walked around the room, her fingertips brushing against the leather sofa seats and the manuscripts on the table. These things seemed to have someone's residual warmth on them, making her eyes look nostalgic, and gradually
Startled and lost in thought...
After a long time.
Only then did the girl's eyes regain clarity. She came to the wall opposite the desk. The file cabinet here had been converted into a memorial display board. It was filled with newspapers with photos of Nosha, some of which had yellowed edges.
, like a wall of medals with outstanding military achievements.
"I have one too."
Robin took out a stack of newspapers from her bag. These ones she carefully collected obviously looked much newer and thicker than the ones taped to her waist.
Many of them were only printed and distributed by small newspapers and were not collected on the display wall. She also had all the news photos.
"But the latest ones are from a year ago."
Robin looked at the newspapers on both sides and sighed with regret, "Mr. Noxia has been keeping a low profile for a long time, and there is no news. I don't know when I will see it in the newspapers..."
It’s okay if I can’t meet Noxia in person.
She couldn't even see the latest news in the newspapers. This feeling made her feel as uncomfortable as having her itch taken away...
suddenly.
There was a noise outside the window, and the soldiers below cheered and cheered like firecrackers being set off. Not long after, the sound of rapid footsteps suddenly came from the corridor outside the door.
Robin, who was in a daze, was awakened in an instant. His expression changed slightly, and he immediately ducked behind the curtain——
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Holy Land, Marie Joa.
Late at night, there was light rain outside the window, and the vision was hazy, but the office on the top floor was still brightly lit.
The five old stars gathered here at night for the first time in a long time, looking through the intelligence documents that the CP department had just compiled, and all of them had strange expressions.
"The historical text stone tablet was recovered, and that boy actually ended up in a draw with Kaido of the Hundred Beasts."
Wulaoxing, who wore a flat hat and a fluffy white beard, put down the document and shook his head and sighed, "What an exaggerated strength..."
"Really sensational."
"Although we were extremely optimistic about this kid from the beginning, it seems that we still underestimated him after all."
The other five old stars also sighed with emotion.
Compared to Morgans' exaggerated statements in the newspaper, the intelligence collected and sent by the CP department was more detailed and objective. It clearly pointed out that Nuoxia was at a disadvantage in the fierce battle that lasted for several days and nights.
If Sakaski hadn't arrived in time to provide support, defeat would have been a matter of time.
But what impact does this have?
In any case, being able to go head-to-head with a monster from the ghost clan like Kaido for five days and five nights has proven too much... What's more, Nosha is only 22 years old this year.
If you give him another five or ten years, how strong can he be?
He has unlimited potential, is diligent and self-disciplined, has a good background, and is easy to control. Perhaps in the near future, as the strength of this generation of young lieutenant generals reaches its peak, the Navy can completely begin to clean up and eradicate the New World forces.
That beautiful scene...
Just thinking about it made several of the world's top leaders feel happy.
"Speaking of which, at the beginning of the year, Garp refused the order to be promoted to general."
The blond five old star in a suit seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly frowned and said, "If I remember correctly, this should be the fourth time?"
"The fifth time."
Kimono Wu Laoxing corrected him. He took off his glasses and wiped them while saying coldly: "The government has done its utmost to be benevolent and has given him all the face it deserves. Since this old guy is still so resolute, there is no need to think about this matter again in the future.
"
The others nodded in agreement.
Garp has refused promotion orders many times, which is tantamount to a naked slap in the face of the World Government. If he hadn't considered that the other party was a legendary hero of the navy, with outstanding achievements and high reputation, he would not have done it.
Garp had already been thrown into prison by them.
Although Garp has not punished him now, there is no doubt that the patience of the five old stars towards this stubborn old man has reached the extreme. And it just so happens that the battle between Nosha and Kaido marks that the next generation of the navy has completely
grow up.
The vacant general position no longer has to be Garp.
"Although there is a precedent for Zefa, the youngest general, it is still too hasty to let a young boy in his early twenties be directly promoted to general."
The kimono five old star said in a deep voice, "But maybe we can consider setting up a few candidate positions for generals after a while to send a message to the outside world..."
"Well, when Sora leaves the navy and Sengoku takes over his position as marshal, the candidates who have been identified as generals can be promoted directly and all the vacant general positions will be filled at once."
"Three positions and three candidates. In your mind, you should have decided on the candidates, right?"
Kimono Wulaoxing held the demon sword in his arms and said leisurely.
"Why don't we each write down our names on paper."
Wulaoxing, who wore a flat hat and a fluffy white beard, smiled: "Then we will show it together again to see if the five of us have figured it out this time."
"Quite an interesting suggestion."
Everyone smiled and nodded, treating it as a small game. They took out pens and paper and started writing on it.
The kimono five old stars were the first to pick up the pen. Needless to say, Nuo Xia was naturally the first to write his name.
But the remaining two positions... were a bit difficult to deal with. The kimono five old stars first wrote Sakaski without hesitation, and then hesitantly wrote Kizaru's name.
But Porusalino hadn't even finished writing half of the letters when the scene from the World Conference two years ago suddenly came to mind again. He frowned. After thinking about it, he shook his head and crossed it out, filling in another line.
On to Kuzan.
A minute later, the five people spread the notes on the table together.
The result...the three candidates were all surprisingly consistent, and there were traces of their names being crossed out on each person's note.
Is it actually the same mental journey?
The five old men looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter.
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At the same time, the Grand Line, G-2 branch.
"Ah sneeze!"
Kizaru sneezed, rubbed his red eyes, and couldn't help but muttered, "I haven't sneezed in several years. This is weird. Could it be that some little brat is talking bad about me behind my back?"
It seems that he has not offended anyone? Kizaru scratched his hair with a grimace, and without thinking any more, his eyes fell back to the desk in front of him.
That was the detailed battle report that had just been sent from our headquarters early in the morning.
"It's a dream-like performance."
Although he had read through it roughly once, when he read it for the second time, Kizaru couldn't help but sighed, "Can even Kaido of the Beasts be helpless against this kid? It's really scary..."
to this point.
Nuo Xia has eliminated his seniority advantage and is completely on the same level as the veteran lieutenant generals of his generation, right?
Tsk.
There is an age difference of nearly twenty years, but are you going to become a general with this kid?
It seems a little weird, but considering how much of a monster this guy is, it's not that embarrassing...
"Well..."
Kizaru put down the newspaper, raised his eyes and looked out at the harbor.
It had been a long time since I had fought with that guy, and I really missed it. Kizaru smacked his lips, and he suddenly looked forward to the scene where everyone would become generals in the future, shoulder the name of naval justice, and fight side by side...
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The great route.
In the thick fog that was so dark that it seemed impossible to break away, a large pirate ship was sailing slowly.
The deck was filled with cold air, and occasionally news birds flew over, and someone seemed to be waving below. However, after looking at the rows of zombie soldiers below, he hesitated for a moment, but still did not stop.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing, looking down on people!"
A certain Onion who was in a good mood and was lying on the bench drinking red wine suddenly turned red with anger:
"Come back here, I want to buy a newspaper!"
The dedicated news bird finally flew back and stopped on the railing, covering its nose with feathers, waiting for the zombie soldier to put coins into the bag with slow movements, then immediately dropped a newspaper with disgust and flew away without looking back.
left...
"Sooner or later I have to eat seagull stew to vent my anger."
Moriah cursed and opened the newspaper.
He couldn't remember how many times he had been scorned by the news bird. Although his ship was a bit yin-y, it was still very clean and tidy. As for this?
"Um?"
The unhappiness that had just arisen in my heart disappeared without a trace in an instant when I saw the bold and black headlines on the front page of the newspaper.
Instead, his face was full of shock and disbelief.
"Kai...Kaido?"
The giant cyan dragon in this photo was so familiar to him. If it wasn't that bastard Kaido, who could it be?
He entered the new world with full confidence at first, but unexpectedly he became the first drug addict under Kaido's mace, and his entire fleet was wiped out. He also relied on the ability of the shadow fruit to luckily pick up one.
life.
It can be said.
If it hadn't been for that war, if it hadn't been for that monster Kaido, his confidence wouldn't have been shattered. He'd been wandering around in the park all these years, and his destiny had completely gone astray...
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PS: I have been preparing lessons and writing lesson plans until nine o'clock, and I have been typing until now. My eyelids are so sleepy that I have to get up early tomorrow. I haven't corrected the typos yet. I can't hold it in anymore so I have to go to bed. I will revise it tomorrow. Good night everyone, sweet dreams.