My code name is Green Bull.

Chapter 204 The new official takes office, the devil fruit reappears

New World, G7 branch base!

Lieutenant General Horford, the current head of the branch base, is gathering at the port with a team of people, as if waiting for something.

Horford is actually in a pretty good mood at the moment. He has been the base director of the G7 branch for more than a year, but to be honest, he thinks about leaving here all the time.

As a nearly sixty-year-old veteran, Horford was not the one who received special attention among the many lieutenant generals in the Navy headquarters. Even his ability to become a lieutenant admiral depended to some extent on his friendship with Marshal Kong back then.

In the past, he was always at the headquarters of the navy, or the first half of the great route, but more than a year ago, there was no one to serve as the base chief of the G7 branch, and it finally fell on him.

No way, Horford could only obey the order and travel all the way to the new world.

It's just that Horford knows his own skills, and he's okay against ordinary pirates, but if he encounters powerful pirates, such as Whitebeard, BIG Mom, etc., he's too far behind.

So after coming to the new world, he adhered to one principle, Gou.

Unless he encounters pirates plundering his territory, he will send troops to capture them. In the rest of the time, he will basically not lead the army to patrol the sea, especially when he finds a large pirate group. Hide as much as possible.

This can't be completely blamed on him, it's really that the situation of the G7 branch is too bad, they are all a group of sailors dawdling around, with an army of less than [-], probably less than [-] can fight.

Tens of thousands of troops seem to be a lot, but the problem is that they can't fight tough battles, especially when encountering those super capable big pirates. After several rounds of attacks, tens of thousands of troops is really not enough to fight.

Because of adhering to the principle of Gou, Horford really did not encounter any major problems during his tenure for more than a year, and he developed steadily.

But also because of his inaction, the strength of the G7 branch has not increased much. Basically, they are just like Horford, muddling along.

As the saying goes, what kind of general leads what kind of soldiers.

But Horford doesn't care about these at all, let alone the discussions among his soldiers. At his age, what he thinks more about is not about implementing justice, but about how to enjoy his old age comfortably. Let the hard work be left to the young people.

Horford has been in a good mood since the order came from the headquarters not long ago that someone would take his place.

Finally someone is willing to pick up his mess, and he can finally return to the headquarters.

Although he also knew that returning to the headquarters this time, he might be forced to retire, but in his opinion, retirement is much better than staying in the G7 branch.

Retiring as a lieutenant general, the Navy Headquarters will definitely take care of him, at least he can enjoy his old age in peace, without having to worry about it like in the New World.

"Here we come, Lieutenant General, two warships are approaching."

Shocked, Horford immediately raised his head and looked forward. Not long after, he saw two warships slowly approaching.

"finally come!"

The two warships led by Jon finally arrived at the base of the G7 branch. Later, they did not encounter any troubles or pirates, and the journey was relatively smooth.

"Lieutenant General, the people in the base have spotted us and are flagging us."

"Follow their orders!"

Soon, the two warships headed towards Horford and the others according to the instructions, and docked at the shore of the port ten minutes later.

Just as Jon stepped off the warship, he saw a veteran approaching.

"You should be Lieutenant General Lyons Jon. You really are a good-looking talent. I am Horford, the temporary base chief of the G7 branch."

Horford walked up to Jon and greeted him very happily.

Jon also immediately returned the greeting: "Hi Lieutenant General Horford, you are a senior, how come here to greet you in person, it is too frustrating for me."

"No, no, no, Lieutenant General Jon is polite. I'm too happy that you can come here. I'll leave this place to other people. Let's go in and handover together?"

Horford asked, he couldn't wait.

Jon didn't care about Horford's eagerness, nodded, and said, "Okay, then let's go there first."

Then he asked Gion to lead his men to settle down. He took Pepperton and went to the base with Horford.

Horford took Jon and the others to the meeting room, and saw a bunch of things on the meeting table.

"Lieutenant General Jon, this is the seal of the base chief of the G7 branch, phone bug..."

"These things are now in your hands."

It was the first time for Jon to be the head of the branch base, and he was quite surprised to see that there were so many things to be handed over.

"These documents all record the current situation of the branch. Let me briefly explain to you first, and then you can compare the files to find out the general situation of the branch."

Jon listened carefully to Horford's narration. An hour later, he probably knew the current situation of the G7 branch.

In the next two days, Jon followed Horford to familiarize himself with the various places and personnel of the G7 branch.

It wasn't until two days later that he and Horford officially completed the handover. From now on, he will officially serve as the base chief of the G7 branch.

As for Horford, after completing the handover, he left the G7 branch with a small number of people.

Although it was the first time to serve as the base chief of the branch, Jon got started very quickly, and with the help of Pepperton and Gion, the replacement of the base chief did not cause much confusion in the branch, and all work was carried out in an orderly manner. .

Not long after taking office, Jon first summoned the generals and colonels of the branch to the meeting room.

In the current G7 branch, there is one lieutenant general, Jon; two major generals: Gion and Pepperton; five brigadier generals, three of whom were brought by Jon, and only two belonged to the original G7 branch base .

In addition, there are ten colonels, except for the two led by Jon, the rest are from the original G7 branch.

From the perspective of the number of generals and officers, the current G7 branch is actually not weak, mainly because these people were brought by Jon when he took office.

Like Jon, it was extremely rare in the past that he brought his confidants here after taking office, and still occupied more than half of the top management. This is the special treatment given by Marshal Kong.

In the past, when the head of the branch base took office, he only brought a few confidants with him.

"I'm Lyons Jon. I'll be in charge of the G7 branch base. We've already met each other, but I'm sure you're not familiar with me. It doesn't matter. In the next process of getting along, we will slowly Get familiar with it slowly."

Jon said this to the generals of the G7 branch, and the people he brought with him knew him to a certain extent.

"I have a general understanding of the situation of the G7 branch. To be honest, I am a little disappointed, but I can also understand that this kind of thing has little to do with you;

It just doesn’t matter what you were like before, but from now on, I will reform the entire base, and everyone must implement my orders. If you have any opinions, you can tell me in private, but no one will be allowed to openly disobey my order. "

While speaking, a tyrannical aura erupted from him, causing the expressions of all the generals present to change slightly.

"Yes!"

All of them responded loudly to Jon.

After all, this is still a world where the strong are respected. Jon has the highest military rank and the strongest strength, so they can only obey orders.

If it was at the base, Jon might not be able to deter everyone, but in the G7 branch, most of the brigadier generals and colonels were not valued and had no background background, so they dared not defy Jon even more.

"very good!"

Jon nodded in satisfaction, "I understand the situation of the G7 branch, and I also know that it's not easy for you all. I won't say much about the others. As long as you follow my orders, starting today, your salary will be paid an extra five years. It is not a salary, but a bonus within the base;

And besides bonuses, there will also be rewards for catching pirates. I will distribute the specific details to each of you at that time. "

"In short, when working under me, there are not many other rules. The first thing is to obey orders. As long as you can complete my orders and tasks, you will not lack your benefits; although it is too early to say this, it is not necessary. After a while, you'll see what I mean."

"As for the reform I just mentioned, start from the inside first. Next, I will invest a sum of money to further improve the internal buildings of the base. Apart from this, there is also the issue of the army. After you go back, send an order. After three days, I will train all the soldiers for three months."

The generals who came with him naturally did not respond to Jon's order;

The generals and schools belonging to the G7 branch base all looked at each other in blank dismay, but they had no intention of objecting, because Jon's order did not involve their interests, but increased their rights and interests, and they had no way to object.

There are three fires for new officials to take office. For them, as long as Jon does not shake their interests, they naturally dare not confront Jon. power.

To put it bluntly, even if Jon kills any of them, as long as he finds a suitable reason afterwards, the headquarters will not be held accountable. The power of the base chief is not ordinary.

Especially now that the headquarters is breaking the cans and smashing the G7 branch, as long as Jon is not too much, he will not bother with anything.

The meeting lasted for three full hours, during which Jon basically spoke, and then his lieutenant Pepperton said, and the others were all listeners.

It was only at the end that Jon's order aroused doubts from several generals.

"Lieutenant General, what do you mean to say that the next soldier training will be conducted by female soldiers as instructors?"

The person who asked this question was a brigadier general at the base of the G7 branch. When Jon announced that female soldiers would take over the training, he really couldn't believe it. Let female soldiers train thousands of troops. What kind of joke are you talking about?

"What? Do you have an opinion?" Jon didn't get angry, but asked with a smile.

Seeing Jon talking with a smile, the brigadier general became more courageous.

"Lieutenant General, as you know, we are all male soldiers here, and if we let female soldiers train them, I'm afraid..."

It's not finished, but the meaning is very clear, this is looking down on female soldiers.

Several generals present here came with Jon and the others. They had seen the power of female soldiers, so they all looked at the brigadier general with half-smiles.

Jon smiled and said: "It's okay to have doubts, I understand what you mean, you are just afraid that you will not be convinced, right?"

"I just arrived here not long ago, so let's hold an event, a battle between men and women, [-] male soldiers selected from the base, and [-] female soldiers brought with me, to have a fair fight duel."

The generals of the former G7 branch all looked at each other in blank dismay, and it was Brigadier General Richard Madden who spoke before asking questions.

"Male soldiers and female soldiers fighting?"

Jon nodded, and said: "Yes, since you have raised a question, I will definitely give you an answer. Just because I say it will definitely not work, then a fair duel will take place; naval battles will definitely not work, and it will be difficult for our own people to give full play to it." , then engage in land warfare."

"The two sides will send 500 people each, and they will fight in the base. The battle method does not need to be complicated. The goal is to capture the flag. Whichever side wins the flag and brings it back to its base camp is considered a victory."

"What questions do you have about my proposal? Major General Gion, Brigadier General Madden?"

Gion replied flatly: "No problem."

Seeing the straightforward answer from the female soldier leader Gion, Madden and the others were even more astonished.

"You guys can discuss it, after all, you are the ones who know the soldiers here best." Jon made a timely rescue.

Madden and others immediately discussed in a low voice, and finally Madden replied: "If the lieutenant general is interested, we can give it a try. If it's just a battle between men and women, it is inevitable..."

"Don't worry about it, you can fight as you want." Gion interrupted Madden.

Madden froze for a moment, then said: "Since Major General Gion has this confidence, then we can only accompany him."

Pepperton laughed and said, "Then I am really looking forward to it, and then everyone can watch the battle together."

Jon finally jumped up and said: "Okay, then it's decided. The G7 branch must not have been so lively for a long time, so this time it will be a good one. Since it is a competition, there will naturally be rewards. The winning party will be rewarded." Get my special reward."

"Devil Fruit!"

"what?"

When Jon said the devil fruit, everyone present was surprised.

Devil fruit is a treasure of the sea, it is too extravagant to take a devil fruit as a reward, who would take out a devil fruit as a reward for a competition without hiding it?

Jon winked at Pepperton, who immediately took out a small box and opened it.

"hiss!"

There was a sound of breathing, and the small box turned out to be a real devil fruit, in the shape of a banana, and the spiral pattern on it couldn't be faked, it was indeed a devil fruit.

"Although this is just an animal-type devil fruit, I don't know the specific ability, but it doesn't affect its value. As a reward for the competition, it should be fine, right?"

Of course no problem, too no problem!

Let alone as a reward, it can be seen from everyone's eyes that even they are full of covetousness for this devil fruit.

Jon smiled slightly. For him, this kind of animal devil fruit is dispensable. If it can be used to improve the morale of the G7 branch and activate the fighting spirit of the soldiers, it is definitely worth the money.

The origin of this devil fruit is the spoils of war when he was besieging pirates in the New World before, and he and Pepperton intercepted it, so it can be used this time.

(End of this chapter)