During this period, the hottest topic on the sea was the large-scale rank changes within the navy.
The older generation is retiring one after another, and people are even speculating whether they have already discussed it.
‘Cyborg’ Sora claimed that the old injury he suffered while fighting the ‘Red Earl’ Baloric Redfield had relapsed and that he would no longer be able to hold the post of Admiral of the Navy, and recommended Sengoku to the top brass as the next Admiral of the Navy.
The ‘Golden Buddha’ is now the ‘Buddha of the Warring States Period’. He is at the top in terms of personal combat power and prestige, and is also the most promising candidate to succeed the position of Navy Marshal.
‘Navy hero’ Garp is still the same as before, refusing to be promoted to the position of general. His attitude even led to the destruction of a group of young navy personnel with unlimited potential, causing a huge headache for the senior management.
'Black wrist' Zefa has long been behind the scenes and has served as the chief instructor of the Navy for many years. This year, when he was leading the training ship, he was attacked by an extremely ferocious madman pirate. Not only was the navy's entire army of trainees wiped out, but Zefa himself was also lost.
One arm fell completely silent.
‘Silver Sword’ Frodo announced his retirement at the same time. The 71-year-old veteran naval admiral who had been fighting on the front line announced that he would retire to the second line and prepare to start enjoying a leisurely old life.
When the older generation retires, the new generation will naturally take over the banner of 'justice' and become the new cutting-edge force of the navy.
In the end, after intense discussions and multiple selections, the top leaders of the world government will select three new naval admirals from the 12 "general candidates".
These 12 general candidates all have top combat power and outstanding records, and the World Government and Navy have even formulated special titles for them.
Mu, 'White Snake' Ida, 'Kizaru' Porusalino...these names are simply thunderous to pirates, and each one of them is called a pirate's nightmare, a monster among monsters.
To select three admirals among these naval heroes, one must not only evaluate their overall strength and ability to handle affairs, but also take into account the factions and relationships they represent.
‘Justice’ is never a simple word.
But there are rumors that the most promising people at present are Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru. Coincidentally, these three people all have top-level natural devil fruit abilities. If they really can
The three elected will be an unprecedented three natural naval admirals.
There is still one month left before the selection of admiral.
On the other side, let us turn our attention back to the South China Sea.
The tranquility of this vast open sea was completely broken, for no other reason than that the most powerful evil star in the legendary [Ocean's Seven Martial Seas] came to the South China Sea and did not conceal his whereabouts.
That's right, what's there to hide?
Perhaps in the eyes of the people of the South China Sea, the King of Snakes is their supreme god who should not be ignored in the slightest. If a king descends from the Shichibukai, who is he?
However, in the eyes of the Grand Line and other people outside the sea, [Vicious Chain] and [Snake King] are of the same level. They will neither overly mythologize the Snake King nor look down upon him because of his lack of experience.
With the Snake King's aloof temper and his attitude of regarding himself as a god, he would never tolerate a dog from the World Government swaggering into his territory and barking at him from a distance, making a big demonstration.
Judging from the events of the past year, Xi Lian's temper belongs to the kind of chivalrous spirit that takes the soft rather than the hard. If you dare to bully the common people and show off your power, I will completely knock you into the dust. This is exactly the same as the King of Snakes.
They are against each other and are simply born to be mortal enemies.
Will the Snake King backhand annihilate the Vicious Chain and add another specimen to his trophy collection room? Or will the Vicious Chain completely defeat the Snake King and add another glorious stroke to his proud record?
The war of [King] is about to begin!
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After all, the South China Sea is still the territory of the Snake King, and anything can happen here.
With the help of Nami, a person with such fruit ability in the natural system, Ark of Passion spreads a large amount of fog in the sea area where it is located, imitating the Devil's Triangle Sea Area of the Grand Line to hide itself in it to prevent the King of Snakes from stealing.
The 'Coral' organization, led by Victor, quietly occupied the underground world of Yesterday's City of Yesterday without causing any trouble to the residents and tourists in the city. Then, using this place as the center, they quickly spread to the surrounding sea areas.
It expanded and occupied more than a dozen surrounding island towns in less than a month.
Under the call of the two most famous bounty hunters in the South China Sea, Byron J. Gordon and the Instructor Louisois Barkan, a large number of bounty hunters from the South China Sea gathered in the "City of Yesterday"
Yesterden formed the 'Bounty Hunter Alliance' to advance and retreat together.
In this way, Ark of Passion and Yesterday's City of Yesterday serve as bases, and more than a dozen island towns and thousands of bounty hunters form an indestructible alliance with Coral as the center.
It is filled with thick fog and is called the "Land of Fog".
Corresponding to the Kingdom of Mist, is the place where the King of Snakes resides, the Kingdom of Clouds. This king of the South China Sea, known as the 'Snake God', quietly lies in the snake nest at the top of the Kingdom of Clouds.
However, all the troops and warriors were mobilized, and a large maritime army was assembled, ready to go.
The two sides are facing each other tit for tat, and a war is about to break out.
The pirates in the South China Sea feel that the end of the world is coming. Not to mention the Kingdom of Mist. There is a jealous king, Shichibukai, as the leader, and his subordinates are still relying on the pirates' heads to make a living.
Bounty hunters, no matter how brave they are, they don’t dare to go near there!
But [Cloud Kingdom] is not easy to mess with. During this special period, the Snake King's army is particularly sensitive. As long as they enter the waters belonging to the Cloud Kingdom, all ships and personnel that do not belong to the Snake King's forces will be treated as such.
You have to accept their interrogation, and those who have questions or seem to have questions will be killed directly without even asking a question.
What's even more wonderful is that Victor, the "Vicious Chain", has already said that any pirates who dare to take advantage of the chaos to intrude on the civilians will be settled by Qiu Hou, and he will come to kill them one by one without mercy.
Although Ingrid, the herald of the Snake King, did not say it clearly, his meaning was similar - be sensible, be honest, and don't cause trouble to the Snake King at this critical moment, otherwise you will either run away without wind.
Take it or die.
Let's let the navy hunt us down. Wouldn't it be better for us to continue to live a game of cat and mouse? The pirates in the South China Sea miss the days when they were chased away by the navy like wild dogs.
The pirates were having a hard time, and the navy was also having a hard time. All the powerful naval officers were summoned to the navy headquarters, and none of the remaining officers left behind could participate in the battle between the Snake King and the Vicious Chain. The level of strength was too low.
Many. The Navy Headquarters also conveyed an order, requiring each naval branch, especially the naval branch in the South China Sea, to shrink its formation to preserve its own strength, and wait until the selection of naval admirals is completed before sending reinforcements.
In other words, the South China Sea is now the stage for the King of Vicious Chains and Snakes, and no one can interfere.