Chapter 178 Yes, I Did It All

In less than five minutes.

Under the escort of Sakaski's warships, merchant ships flying the flags of major news newspapers have gradually approached the shore.

As soon as the reporters in black business suits walked out of the cabin, they saw the dilapidated oval military port, and they were all dumbfounded.

"What happened here?"

"Isn't it said that today is the ceremony for the enthronement of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"

"Did someone invade the Navy Headquarters?"

"Half of the military port was almost destroyed..."

"..."

The faces of reporters from all over the world kept changing, and they couldn't help but talk about it. Some people had already taken out their cameras and started taking pictures.

"What happened here?"

Sakaski, wearing a military cap, walked to Darren with a gloomy look, glanced at Crocodile and others with a cold gaze, and finally stopped at Barrett, and asked coldly.

Darren shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly:

"What else could have happened? It's just that the Seven Warlords of the Sea don't like each other, and they started fighting the first time they met."

Sakaski narrowed his eyes dangerously and said coldly:

"So you just let them mess around like this?"

Darren pointed at Sengoku and smiled:

"I just arrived not long ago, and I immediately tried to persuade them to make peace."

"In the end, it was Admiral Sengoku who almost sank the naval port."

Sakaski was stunned when he heard this, and then fell silent.

But Darren could see that his face had turned ugly.

"...Welcome to the Navy Headquarters. On behalf of all the officers and soldiers of the Navy, I would like to welcome you."

At this time, Sengoku slowly walked out a few steps and smiled at the reporters:

"The ceremony of conferring the title of the Seven Warlords of the Sea will begin soon. Next, please go to the highest military conference room of the Marshal's Office."

...

Conference room.

Darren sat down under the guidance of the guards.

Not sure if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the look Sengoku gave him was somewhat resentful.

The seating arrangement in the military conference room had been rearranged to present a structure like a lecture hall.

At the front was a temporary platform with a microphone on it.

Facing the platform was a rectangular table.

On the huge rectangular conference table, six members of the Seven Warlords of the Sea sat in a row, with huge differences in stature and temperament, and different expressions.

In the audience seats were high-ranking naval officers headed by Admiral Sengoku of the Navy Headquarters.

Dozens of well-known reporters had already set up various cameras at the scene, and their expressions were excited, trying to capture the precious moment that would be recorded in world history.

"But who will be the next to confer titles on the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"

"According to normal military standards, it should be Admiral "Steelbone" Sora of the Marine Headquarters."

"No, I heard that Admiral Sora went to the Holy Land of Mary Joa to report on his duties, and now most of the work of the Marine Headquarters has been handed over to Sengoku."

"So it will be Sengoku who will be in charge?"

"That should be the case."

"..."

Just as the reporters were whispering, Sengoku coughed lightly and walked slowly onto the stage.

Standing in front of the microphone, he took a deep breath and forced a smile with a slightly stiff face.

"Well, according to the normal process, this time the conferring ceremony will be completed by me personally."

"But then I thought that there may be some things that young people have more common topics to talk about, so this time the conferring ceremony on the Seven Warlords of the Sea will be in charge of Vice Admiral Rogers Darren of the Marine Headquarters."

As soon as the words fell, the Seven Warlords of the Sea who were originally drowsy in the audience immediately became alert.

Some were excited, some sneered, some gnashed their teeth, and some were in high spirits...

Darren was also stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help looking at the staff officer next to him.

Staff officer He looked a little helpless, made a gesture of silence, and lowered his voice:

"Marshal Kong called just now. He was furious when he learned that the military port was almost destroyed by Zhan Guo. He decided to let you take charge of the ceremony."

Darren:...

He finally knew why General Zhan Guo looked at him with such resentment.

"Darren, so handsome! Hurry up and get on!"

Kuzan cast an excited look at him and waved his fist to cheer him up.

Shaking his head, Darren adjusted his tie, stood up from his seat, and walked up to the platform with an upright figure.

When he took the microphone handed over by Zhan Guo, he heard the former gritting his teeth.

"Darren, I have done my best for you."

"I have sacrificed so much, shouldn't you show some appreciation?"

Darren's mouth twitched, and he had to smile:

"Thank you, General Zhan Guo, for your full support. I have nothing to repay you, so I can only do my best to help rebuild the naval port. All expenses in the process will be borne by me."

Zhan Guo smiled with satisfaction.

He patted Darren on the shoulder, turned around and said to everyone with a smile on his face:

"Now let's warmly welcome the man of our Navy Headquarters, my most trusted left and right arm... Lieutenant General Darren!"

After that, he took the lead in applauding.

Papapapa! !

Soon the applause was thunderous.

Under the warm applause, Darren stood on the high platform, facing the flashing of countless flash lights, with a decent smile on his face.

"I am very grateful to General Zhan Guo for giving me such an opportunity. I am deeply honored."

As he spoke, everyone in the room fell silent.

Only the sounds of journalists tapping keyboards and pressing shutters were heard.

"The King's Shichibukai System is a historic strategy launched by the World Government and implemented by the Navy Headquarters. Its main goal is to absorb powerful combat power as a supplement to fight against the growing pirate power."

"According to the settings of the King's Shichibukai system, once one becomes the King's Shichibukai, the candidate's reward order will be revoked directly."

Darren looked at the six people in the audience with a half-smile.

"Let us congratulate them on officially becoming the most loyal allies of the Navy and the World Government from now on!"

The applause resumed.

The faces of Crocodile and others stiffened, clearly thinking of some bad memories.

"Well, now we officially announce the title codes of all the Shichibukai."

Darren smiled and glanced at the six people sitting on the seat one after another.

At this time, all the navy members in the auditorium stood up with serious expressions.

"Don Quixote Doflamingo, the original bounty is 250 million Baileys! His Majesty's code name for the Shichibukai..."Flamingo"!"

"Krokdal, the original bounty is 281 million Baileys! His Majesty's Shichibukai code name..."Sand Crocodile"!"

"Moriah, the bounty is 218 million Baileys! His Majesty's code name for the Shichibukai..."Moonlight Bat"!"

"Joracor Mihawk, the bounty is 369 million Baileys! His Majesty's Shichibukai code name..."Eagle Eye"!"

"Fisher Tiger, the bounty is 263 million Baileys! Your Majesty's Shichibukai code name..."Blood Dragon"!"

"Douglas Barrett, the original bounty is 2.174 billion Baileys! His Majesty's Shichibukai codename..."Descendant of the Devil"!"

Darren leaned forward aggressively, his eyes narrowed in a smile.

"Congratulations to all of you, for becoming the noble King Shichibukai-sama!"

He immediately looked in the direction of the reporters and made a welcoming gesture.

"The following time will be a question-and-answer session for many reporters and friends. Please feel free to express yourself."

The conference room was quiet for a moment.

Then, swish, all the reporters raised their hands impatiently, scrambling to be the first.

Darren clicked on one at random.

"I'm a reporter from New World News."

The reporter with a mustache stared at Darren with burning eyes:

"It's such a coincidence that four of the six official members of the King's Shichibukai only have one arm."

"There are some rumors circulating in the outside world. I heard that you have disabled their arms. I would like to ask Lieutenant General Darren... is this true?"

As soon as these words came out, Crocodile and others immediately darkened their faces.

The other reporters were breathing rapidly and flashing lights continued.

A pair of curious and gossipy eyes were locked on the handsome and tall naval vice-admiral on the stage.

The flashes are becoming more frequent.

Darren stood on the stage and said helplessly:

"This is a small misunderstanding that occurred during the communication process. I have reached a settlement with all the Shichibukai adults."

"But my answer to this question is..."

He paused and said in a deep voice:

"Yes, I did it all."

The conference room was dead silent for a moment.

An uproar ensued.

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