Chapter 207 Warring States Is Obviously the Eldest Brother, but He Looks the Youngest

Elvus and Monkey D. Long fought fiercely, and the earth-shattering noise lasted for most of the day. The residents of Rogge Town were so scared that they continued to hide and pray outside. The battle will end soon.

It was probably the residents' prayers that made the difference.

Just when the time was about to enter the night, the frightening sound of fighting finally stopped.

After all, Elus failed to complete the arduous task of capturing the leader of the revolutionary army. The dragon, which had delayed long enough, rode the storm and left. Eleus had no intention of climbing over the upside down mountain overnight. He found the navy in the town. We went to the station and planned to spend the night here, waiting for daybreak before heading on the road.

After eight days and seven nights of tossing, I couldn't sleep for more than a minute.

Although the body is not that tired, the mental wear and tear still needs a good sleep to replenish.

"...There's nothing we can do about it! The dragon's ability... makes it so convenient to run away. Even if I want to, I can't catch up..."

"Anyway, I tried my best. It's true that the Straw Hat Pirates ran away, but I did catch Bucky... That's the one! The red-nosed one, the one who hung out with the red-haired one on One Piece's ship ······I have handed him over to Colonel Smoker."

"...Marshal of the Warring States Period, what happens next has nothing to do with me. You can look for whoever you like. I am ready to return to the new world..."

After ending the troublesome phone call with the Navy Headquarters and Holy Land Mariejoia, Eleus lay down on the bed in the guest room.

He said he was going to sleep, but sleepiness never came.

"Piao Piao fruit!"

Elus took the Devil Fruit that was placed on the bedside table in his hand and admired this fruit full of mysterious charm through the moonlight outside the window.

The analysis of the Gate Fruit has been completed, and now it is completely possible to replace it with a new Devil Fruit... However, Elus was playing with the Piaopiao Fruit in his hand and had no intention of eating this quite powerful Devil Fruit right now. fruit.

"Don't be anxious, there is still time... Be patient, waiting is to make the fruit more delicious."

Eleus muttered to himself.

He thought very clearly in his mind that the Piao Piao Fruit was indeed very powerful. If nothing else, with the Golden Lion as an example, he would not waste this ability at all... However, for Elus, In other words, Piaopiao Fruit can at most continue to enrich his fighting methods, but it is not enough to bring him a qualitative leap.

To this day,

Elus has a general guess in his mind about the true appearance of the Devil Fruit, but there is not enough evidence to prove it, or there is no need to prove it. It doesn't make much sense to tell such a boring truth, and it may be surprising at first. For a while, but it won’t be long before the world will continue to function as usual, with the sun rising and the moon setting, spring passing and winter coming...it will be the same as it should be.

Rather than doing this kind of thing, it is better to find ways to continue to improve your own strength.

"Stare at the fruit, don't let me down!"

Eleus placed the Piaopiao Fruit back on the bedside table, closed his eyes and began to sleep.

at the same time,

Navy Headquarters,

"...The golden lion is dead, I hope it won't cause too much trouble." Unlike Eleus who quickly fell asleep and slept soundly, the Warring States Marshal didn't feel sleepy at all. A lawsuit awaits him.

First of all, the New World operation has been slow to bear fruit. So far, it has not been able to find the weak spot that can be used to deal with Whitebeard. Now that something like this has happened, the news of the death of the Golden Lion will inevitably spread. No matter what, He is also a legendary pirate.

Today's four pirate emperors all have intersections with the Golden Lion in different ways. Former companions? enemy? Or maybe a confidant?

God knows what kind of disturbance this will cause...

"The era of the Golden Lion ended twenty years ago, but one of the three legendary pirates has disappeared, leaving only Whitebeard... Whitebeard can now be said to have completely transformed into the old man. It’s a legend of the times, bringing together all the people of the old era. Next, you have to be more careful when dealing with Whitebeard..."

General He held the teacup and said slowly.

"The flag of the old era? Roger, Shiji...Newgate, let's put it this way...we are also antiques of the old era!" Warring States laughed at himself.

"Yes, we are all antiques from the past era."

The blue-green tea reflected the face of General He Zhong who was no longer young. Looking back on those high-spirited days chasing Roger, Shiji, Newgate and other bastard villains on the sea, it seemed like it happened yesterday. It was just a day. In the blink of an eye, what I saw was me again with chicken skin and gray hair...Looking like this, I looked like an antique.

"Time... flies so fast! It feels like so many years have passed in the blink of an eye... Seng Guo, you are obviously the oldest among us, but it turns out that you are the youngest first." Lieutenant General He took a look at Warring States' black temples. Time is really not fair at all!

She, Sengoku, Garp, and Zefa all joined the navy at about the same time. Among them, Sengoku was the oldest and the eldest brother among them, and Zefa was the youngest... As a result, Zefa's health deteriorated in the past two years. They thought that this youngest comrade would leave one step ahead of them, but Sengoku was so strong that he didn't seem to be aging and was even more energetic than Garp.

"This..."

The Warring States Marshal shook his head and made no comment.

As a wise general, he would not talk too much on such a sensitive topic. When he was young, if anyone dared to bring up the issue of age in front of He, he would not be able to eat and walk around. Garp would not remember what to eat. The fools who were beaten were often hung up by cranes to dry as clothes.

"Speaking of which, I've been thinking about my successor recently!"

Sengoku changed the subject calmly.

"successor?"

Lieutenant General He was stunned for a moment, and she looked over in confusion, "What's wrong? Are you ready to retire? Marshal Kong is a hundred years old and is still working hard. Isn't it a little early for you to retire?"

"Marshal Kong is ninety-seven this year, and he is not yet a hundred years old!" Warring States Period corrected Lieutenant General He's wrong statement, "That's not the problem. If we only look at energy, I ask myself that it will be okay to work for another ten or eight years. ······It’s just that the Holy Land has some opinions.”

"Wu Laoxing, what are they dissatisfied with?"

When he mentioned those old guys of unknown age, Lieutenant General He's tone became a bit harsh.

"Wu Laoxing feels that my strategy is too conservative."

Warring States said helplessly.

Strictly speaking, this statement is correct. Rather than focusing on fighting pirates, Sengoku cared more about protecting the peace of the sea. Although the existence of the four emperors was a humiliation to the navy, the four emperors themselves also formed order. The power of Wang Xia Shichibukai was introduced to the sea, and the three-party checks and balances allowed the sea to maintain a limited order.

Such an order is naturally not perfect, or in other words, it has huge problems.

But no matter how bad the order is, it is better than disorderly chaos. This is the inner thought of Sengoku who has experienced the great chaos after the collapse of the Rocks Pirates. Perhaps in the eyes of many people, this era of great pirates is so Oops, the endless pirates have made the world such a bad place.

But from the perspective of the Warring States Period, this was already good. At least those truly powerful pirates often had their own rules and order, and no one acted recklessly.

But anyone who has experienced that kind of crazy chaos understands how important order is. After the Battle of the Valley of Gods, the Rocks Pirates, the sole overlord of the Pirate World, collapsed, resulting in the collapse of order in the Pirate World. Bad, the pirates started a crazy fight to compete for the throne and inheritance.

How crazy were the pirates back then?

Because of the extremely bloody struggle, they were so crazy that they even lost their territory and had no long-term plans. They acted recklessly on the sea with the mentality of having a drink now and being drunk now. Everywhere they went was white ground, even the navy. Even if you want to chase them down, you often can't catch those lunatics.

Chaos spreads from the New World to Paradise,

The Grand Line... was almost ruined.

Not to mention anything else, the Golden Lion alone destroyed countless islands, forcing the navy to revise the map again and again.

Fortunately, Whitebeard was the first to stand up and encircle a large area of ​​territory, establish a series of prohibitions, and use thousands of pirate heads to establish his unshakable majesty. After that, the pirate emperors came forward one after another, and this was the end of that A chaotic era that makes people collapse.

"······keep?"

Lieutenant General He frowned, and the confusion in his eyes deepened, "When did the Five Old Stars become so aggressive? Were they not so enthusiastic about fighting pirates before?"

The attitude of Wulaoxing in the past was to acquiesce to Sengoku's strategy, otherwise Sengoku would not have succeeded Marshal Kong as the new marshal of the navy. So now the attitude of Wulaoxing has changed... Has something happened? Let Wulaoxing even prepare to replace the navy marshal.

"This matter is probably related to that person. The Five Old Stars probably just sent a message to me."

Sengoku said softly.

Im's existence is a secret of the World Government, but as the Admiral of the Navy, there are some things that he must know. Otherwise, if the Admiral has any ulterior motives, it can bring more terrifying destructive power than the Yonko and the like. , it is impossible to subvert the rule of the World Government, but without the powerful arm of the Navy, the World Government cannot easily govern this too vast world.

"That one... alas!"

He is just the chief staff officer of the Navy Headquarters. Strictly speaking, she is not qualified to know about Im's existence. Even the generals don't know much about it. It's just that He used her own wisdom to deduce certain things from Sora and Sengoku's reactions. Things, but Seng Guo could only reveal some secrets that only the marshal could have access to.

"In that case, wouldn't it mean that this matter is non-negotiable."

"That's pretty much it. When this operation against Whitebeard comes to an end... it will probably be time for me to abdicate and give way to others."

"...Who are you planning to let take over?"

Lieutenant General He asked.

"Kuzan, I'm very optimistic about him." Warring States gave the answer instantly, obviously he had already considered it, but after saying this, a bitter smile appeared on his face: "If possible, I hope Kuzan You can take my place in this position, but... the Five Old Stars may not like this choice."

No, not necessarily. Nine times out of ten, I definitely don’t like it.

The reason why Sengoku was instructed to move his position was not because he was dissatisfied with Sengoku's conservative strategy against pirates. Replacing him with Kuzan, whose style had not changed much... would definitely not satisfy the Holy Land.

"I'm afraid Sakaski is the best choice in the Holy Land's heart."

Lieutenant General He was blunt.

"Sakaski... maybe!" Warring States nodded, "But I will still recommend Kuzan to succeed. As for the final result... that is beyond my control."

"Nine times out of ten it's Sakaski."

Lieutenant General He is very convinced of this.

"... Are you so unsure of Kuzan?" Warring States stroked his braided beard.

"Without the support of the Holy Land, Sakaski would naturally have no chance to compete with Kuzan, but if the Holy Land supports Sakaski... I'm afraid it will become a duel between Kuzan and Sakaski. , in terms of strength, the two of them are between equals, but...Kuzan's will to fight is not as good as Sakaski's, and the one who can persist to the end is definitely Sakaski."

"...Maybe you're right, but...I won't change my mind."

Warring States did not refute.

His eyes are not blind, and there is no reason why He can't see things that He can understand... But compared to Sakaski's radicalism, he still appreciates Kuzan's gentleness more... Personally His likes and dislikes are so simple that they cannot be reversed so easily.

"······"

Lieutenant General He shook his head, not quite agreeing with Warring States' choice.

However, she also knew that since Sengoku had made a decision, it would not be easy to make changes. She really didn't have the energy to argue with He Sengoku about this kind of thing. Anyway, Sakaski and Kuzan were destined to be incompatible. , no matter who takes the position of marshal, the other person will most likely not be able to stay in the headquarters.

Now there is still the Warring States Period to ease the conflict between the two. Once the buffer zone is lost, the two people who have fundamental conflicts in their concepts will not be able to coexist.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. The future will be solved by the future. The current problem still lies with Whitebeard... The Holy Land is urging us to come up with results as soon as possible." At this point, Warring States Head said again It started to hurt.

"Since the incident of Blackbeard's betrayal, the Whitebeard Pirates' vigilance has become several times more stringent than before. They really can't find any good opportunities to attack, and even a dozen captains can't catch them."

Catch the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates and use him as bait to lure Whitebeard into a trap.

The simple and straightforward plan is an out-and-out conspiracy. With the way Whitebeard loves his sons, he will step in even if he knows it is a trap... The only problem is that there is not enough bait to catch them. Get the big fish Whitebeard.

There are more than ten captains of the Whitebeard Pirates, and any one of them can be captured. Unfortunately, none of them have been caught yet. The agents of the Navy and the World Government have never found an opportunity to attack these captains alone.

The only walking Fire Fist was chasing Blackbeard around the paradise. Even the navy was unable to determine the specific location of Fire Fist for a while.