Pirate Lord of Darkness
Chapter 379 The Navy's Decision
"Baboons, baboons, I never thought that the strongest people in the new world would gather together." Looking at the news, Doflamingo, who was wearing sunglasses, gave out his own evil smile.
"Young Master, will there be any problems with the Night Pirates?" Torrebol asked worriedly.
The Night Pirates are an important partner for them, especially now that their power in the New World is weak. They have no important foundation and have not really developed. The pressure to develop in the New World is beyond their imagination. It is in the North Sea. Dozens of times.
So they need the support of the Night Pirates.
If something happens to the Night Pirates because of this kendo tournament, it will definitely have a great impact on their development.
"Baboon, don't worry. Trust our partners. He will solve such things. Besides, if something really happens, we won't be able to intervene." Doflamingo saw clearly, "It might happen." There is a small friction, but the chance of a major war is very small.”
"Three months is not a short time. Our plan can start ahead of schedule to return Dressrosa to the rule of the Don Quixote family, baboon!" Doflamingo opened his arms and laughed.
The one Doflamingo is targeting is naturally Dressrosa, a kingdom that once belonged to Don Quixote. This country was still very powerful 800 years ago, but after the passage of time, it has become a kingdom now. Poor and backward countries.
Even so, there is still a sufficient population and foundation. As long as there is an opportunity and good management, it can quickly become strong.
This is also the reason why Doflamingo is eyeing this country. The most important thing is that most of the kingdoms in the New World are not weak, and some big pirates do not dare to provoke them easily. With his strength, Dressrosa is very powerful. He is so easy, and there is no power that can stop him in Dressrosa.
Now, he has a complete plan to direct a big show to eliminate King Riku's prestige in Dressrosa and ascend the throne with a heroic attitude.
The Navy Headquarters also held a major meeting in response to this news. Not only Marshal Sengoku, the four navy generals, but also vice admirals, senior navy officials, Lieutenant Commander Tsuru, Lieutenant General Garp, and Gion were present. He and Jiaji were also present.
In fact, the meeting started after they came back.
"He, let's talk about the information we got from the World Expo first." Sengoku's eyes swept across the entire conference room, and then turned to look at He.
They can also obtain some information through live broadcast, but it is only superficial and of little use. For deeper information, they still have to rely on He and the others to find it.
Hearing this, He shook his head slightly, "The Night Pirates have always monitored us, and our scope of activities is basically within the exhibition area. The palace group at the core is where those forces live, and we cannot enter."
"The main reason is that our identity is too conspicuous, we are constantly being watched, and our whereabouts are always under control. It is impossible to secretly obtain information."
This is a bit disappointing, but there is nothing you can do about it.
"But..." Crane's next words cheered them up.
"During the auction, some useful information was obtained."
As he spoke, He took out a photo. The figure in the photo was a young silver-haired boy with a gentle smile on his face and slightly squinted eyes, making him look like a fox.
"This is Krell, a member of the Beasts Pirates. He is sitting next to Rymer, the leader of the Beasts Pirates. The most famous members of the Beasts Pirates who arrived this time are Rymer and "Beast Calamity" Gates, among them, Gates is the strongest, and the leader on the surface is Laimer.”
"On the surface?" Someone heard the hidden meaning in He's words.
"Well, actually he is the leader of the Beasts Pirates this time." Crane nodded, "Even Lemo and Gates have to obey his orders."
"What? How is it possible? Is he the illegitimate son of Kaido? He is only seventeen or eighteen years old like this." A marine exclaimed.
His words made people nod involuntarily, but it was really hard to imagine how Kaido could give birth to such a son with such an appearance. There was no resemblance at all.
However, this was just a guess, and He quickly gave up their idea.
"Jiaji used his own ability to invade the dreams of the members of the One Song and All Beasts Pirates at night and learned some information about Krell."
They still understand Jiaji's ability, but of course there is one flaw. Except when sleeping, dreams are just dreams. It is impossible to obtain a person's real memory, which is probably the memory within two or three days.
"Didn't I say that I've been watching you all the time? How come there is still a chance to take action?" Some people were a little confused. When Jia Ji uses his ability, he must come into contact with others, otherwise it will have no effect.
"Well, Lieutenant General Garp directly knocked out a member of the Beasts Pirates, and then I secretly used my ability to obtain the information in that pirate's mind." Jiaji said with some embarrassment. Garp's approach was also They didn't expect it, but the end result was obviously good.
And only Garp could do this kind of thing. Even if others knew about it, they wouldn't dare to do anything to Garp.
"Krell is not yet strong in terms of strength because he has not grown up yet. He is a demon beast devil fruit user. As for what abilities he has, this pirate doesn't know. Only the Beast Pirates can truly The top brass knows.”
When they heard the Phantom Beast Breed, other people's pupils shrank, "It's the Phantom Beast Breed again. When did there be so many Phantom Beast Demon Devil Fruits in the sea?" A marine couldn't help but cursed angrily.
They know of at least eight phantom beasts that are said to be rarer than natural Devil Fruits, and they don't know how many are hidden in the dark.
"What really matters is Krel's status in the Beast Pirates. He is undoubtedly the second in command, even higher than Flame Calamity. He is positioned as the wise man in the Beast Pirates. The identity of the strategist is like King Rhine of the Sky Pirates, and Mostima, the wise angel of the Night Pirates. A series of information about the Beast Pirates in the past few years can be said to be planned by Krell. "
As soon as this was said, everyone looked serious. In this case, this Krell needed to be very concerned about.
"This is coupled with his future potential. In a few years, he will grow up."
"In addition, there are various forces that appeared in the World Expo, including pirate forces, underground dark forces, especially underground dark forces. In the past two years, our intelligence on the New World has fallen behind, and the replacement of various forces in the New World has also occurred. There have been a lot of changes, including..."
Staff He said that the information he had observed was basically just details, but it was also very important.
"We must pay attention to the intelligence of the new world."
"Well, the center of intelligence has shifted to the New World, but it is difficult to achieve results in a short period of time. During the time when the New World was lost, our intelligence lines were severely damaged." In this regard, Warring States was also a little helpless.
The development of intelligence does not happen overnight. It needs to be accumulated. The original intelligence lines in the new world need to be re-established, and intelligence personnel also need to be re-trained.
It is precisely because of this that Tiqi will spend money to directly buy the intelligence agency controlled by Xia Qi.
"In the end, it's the Night Pirates and "Dark Emperor" Teach." He said solemnly.
Mentioning this name also made many people present feel silent. The power Tiqi showed during the live broadcast was shocking and even scary. A powerful pirate was so easily swallowed up and disappeared.
There is no doubt that most of them will be killed instantly when facing Teach. Although they have not experienced it personally, they feel terrifying just by looking at it.
Katarina, this ferocious female pirate, was born in the South China Sea. If you just look at her face, it is really unimaginable that this woman is still a young girl.
Although she is so young, with her own potential and the terrifying power of the Phantom Beast species, she quickly entered the new world after the great pirate era began. Her strength is no weaker than that of some naval vice admirals.
"We still underestimated his strength and potential. He is not far away from becoming an emperor. Originally I predicted that it would take ten years for him to reach that level. This is already very amazing. Ten years later, Teach will only be 30 years old. And he hasn’t reached his true peak yet.”
"And now, this time is enough to cut it in half. That is to say, in about five years, or even shorter, the new world will have an additional sea emperor, and by then, the threat of the Night Pirates will , the strength will surpass that of the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates, and will rival the Whitebeard Pirates and the Sky Pirates."
They didn't expect that He would have such a high opinion of Teach, but it was precisely because of this that they felt the danger.
"Also, don't forget Dark Ditchi's abilities."
The ability of the Dark Fruit is what they really find very tricky.
Most of the Vice Admirals who are good at swordsmanship and physical skills are no match for Teach. Most of the remaining top combat powers are ability users. The only ones who can pose a real threat to Dark Emperor Teach are Vice Admiral Garp and Navy Chief Instructor Black Arm Zefa.
Of course, this is a one-on-one situation, and war is never so formal.
"Well, the vigilance against the Night Pirates has been raised to a new level." Sengoku nodded. The navy next to him, as the recorder, immediately wrote down Sengoku's words.
"The next thing is about the kendo tournament held by the Night Pirates."
In fact, this is the main purpose of this meeting
"Four sea emperors, Dark Emperor Tiki, Gugao Zhihong, Kozuki Oden, and the third mysterious swordsman. Not to mention the other big pirates, countless swordsmen gathered on one island. Who knows how many strong men there are among them?" Having said this, Warring States couldn't help but frowned, "What should our navy do about this?"
The air is a little quiet, and the top combat forces in the new world are gathered together. What can they do?Is it possible to catch them all in one go?it's out of the question.
It seemed that the time was a bit long, and Garp couldn't bear it any longer. He slapped his palm on the table, and the loud sound startled everyone around him.
"Retarded Sengoku, what are you doing with such a useless thing? Why don't we go there too." As he said that, Garp poked his nose in front of everyone without being ashamed at all.
"This kendo competition is not limited to identity. Don't we have quite a lot of swordsmen in the Navy? It would be such a pity if it goes wrong if we have the opportunity to compete with so many swordsmen. If there is any strong men's conference, I will definitely participate. Take a few good punches to prevent your fists from getting rusty.”
"Besides, that is the territory of the Night Pirates. The four sea emperors have gone, and the Night Pirates haven't said anything. One more navy than ours doesn't mean much." After finishing speaking, Garp stuck a big black ball on his fingertips. The yellow mysterious object flicked lightly at Warring States.
This scene was ignored by other people. Garp's words made many of them's eyes brighten. There were many kendo masters present. Gion touched his Jinluo Kun at the World Expo auction. When Tiqi announced the news of the Kendo Competition, she had the idea of participating.
Garp can really be said to be the most awakened person in the world. Although he usually seems out of tune, what he says makes sense.
Warring States glared at Garp with a dark face. He naturally dodged the unidentified flying object just now.
However, putting the big things first, and thinking carefully about what Karp said, there is no problem at all.
However, what Garp really thinks is that the battle pyramid is quite interesting. Not only can you watch the excitement, but there are also so many delicious food, places to enjoy, and many places to have fun. He does not want to miss such a place.
"Mr. Karp is right. We can also participate. How could such a competition be without our navy? It would be a pity if we missed it." A vice admiral of the navy nodded and agreed.
"Well, as a swordsman, you can also show the strength of our navy swordsmen. Such an opportunity has not happened once in many years. It is a good training for many navy." Mole, who is now a major general, nodded. , he is a swordsman, and naturally he does not want to miss this opportunity.
In addition, there are Ghost Spider, Huoshaoshan, Stoloberg, Kong Ming, etc.
Today's navy has high-level combat capabilities, but the number of lieutenant generals is actually not many, and there are still some vacant positions. Some of the older generation of lieutenant generals have died, some have retired, and some still exude residual heat.
The new generation of the navy, these young generations of the navy who were trained by Zefa and emerged from the elite training camp, except for the three Sakaskis who have become admirals, have not yet fully grown up, although they have now He has become the backbone of the navy, but there is still some distance from becoming a vice admiral. However, he is almost there and still needs a few years of growth.
This kendo competition will be of great help to their growth.
"It's really scary, so many powerful swordsmen gathered together." General Kizaru crossed one leg. He was also a great swordsman.
Sengoku glanced at He and saw He nodded, "No problem, the Kendo Competition is the main thing. No one wants to ruin the Kendo Competition. This will not only offend the Night Pirates, but also those participating in the Kendo Competition, and even swordsmen all over the world. , Moreover, as witnesses, the three great swordsmen invited by Teach, although it is not clear who the third one is, neither Redfield nor Kozuki Oden is easy to mess with."
"They will naturally maintain the order of the kendo competition. If something happens, they will definitely take action. No one dares to offend so many people."
Others also know the hidden meaning, that is, don't cause trouble. They are just spectators. There, they must at least forget the hostile relationship between the pirates and the navy. If something happens, their navy will be very embarrassed, especially by countless people. People are paying attention, and if they leave in despair, it will definitely have a big blow to their reputation.
"Then prepare to compete. As for who will lead the team, we will decide when the time comes." Warring States nodded and made his decision.
"Young Master, will there be any problems with the Night Pirates?" Torrebol asked worriedly.
The Night Pirates are an important partner for them, especially now that their power in the New World is weak. They have no important foundation and have not really developed. The pressure to develop in the New World is beyond their imagination. It is in the North Sea. Dozens of times.
So they need the support of the Night Pirates.
If something happens to the Night Pirates because of this kendo tournament, it will definitely have a great impact on their development.
"Baboon, don't worry. Trust our partners. He will solve such things. Besides, if something really happens, we won't be able to intervene." Doflamingo saw clearly, "It might happen." There is a small friction, but the chance of a major war is very small.”
"Three months is not a short time. Our plan can start ahead of schedule to return Dressrosa to the rule of the Don Quixote family, baboon!" Doflamingo opened his arms and laughed.
The one Doflamingo is targeting is naturally Dressrosa, a kingdom that once belonged to Don Quixote. This country was still very powerful 800 years ago, but after the passage of time, it has become a kingdom now. Poor and backward countries.
Even so, there is still a sufficient population and foundation. As long as there is an opportunity and good management, it can quickly become strong.
This is also the reason why Doflamingo is eyeing this country. The most important thing is that most of the kingdoms in the New World are not weak, and some big pirates do not dare to provoke them easily. With his strength, Dressrosa is very powerful. He is so easy, and there is no power that can stop him in Dressrosa.
Now, he has a complete plan to direct a big show to eliminate King Riku's prestige in Dressrosa and ascend the throne with a heroic attitude.
The Navy Headquarters also held a major meeting in response to this news. Not only Marshal Sengoku, the four navy generals, but also vice admirals, senior navy officials, Lieutenant Commander Tsuru, Lieutenant General Garp, and Gion were present. He and Jiaji were also present.
In fact, the meeting started after they came back.
"He, let's talk about the information we got from the World Expo first." Sengoku's eyes swept across the entire conference room, and then turned to look at He.
They can also obtain some information through live broadcast, but it is only superficial and of little use. For deeper information, they still have to rely on He and the others to find it.
Hearing this, He shook his head slightly, "The Night Pirates have always monitored us, and our scope of activities is basically within the exhibition area. The palace group at the core is where those forces live, and we cannot enter."
"The main reason is that our identity is too conspicuous, we are constantly being watched, and our whereabouts are always under control. It is impossible to secretly obtain information."
This is a bit disappointing, but there is nothing you can do about it.
"But..." Crane's next words cheered them up.
"During the auction, some useful information was obtained."
As he spoke, He took out a photo. The figure in the photo was a young silver-haired boy with a gentle smile on his face and slightly squinted eyes, making him look like a fox.
"This is Krell, a member of the Beasts Pirates. He is sitting next to Rymer, the leader of the Beasts Pirates. The most famous members of the Beasts Pirates who arrived this time are Rymer and "Beast Calamity" Gates, among them, Gates is the strongest, and the leader on the surface is Laimer.”
"On the surface?" Someone heard the hidden meaning in He's words.
"Well, actually he is the leader of the Beasts Pirates this time." Crane nodded, "Even Lemo and Gates have to obey his orders."
"What? How is it possible? Is he the illegitimate son of Kaido? He is only seventeen or eighteen years old like this." A marine exclaimed.
His words made people nod involuntarily, but it was really hard to imagine how Kaido could give birth to such a son with such an appearance. There was no resemblance at all.
However, this was just a guess, and He quickly gave up their idea.
"Jiaji used his own ability to invade the dreams of the members of the One Song and All Beasts Pirates at night and learned some information about Krell."
They still understand Jiaji's ability, but of course there is one flaw. Except when sleeping, dreams are just dreams. It is impossible to obtain a person's real memory, which is probably the memory within two or three days.
"Didn't I say that I've been watching you all the time? How come there is still a chance to take action?" Some people were a little confused. When Jia Ji uses his ability, he must come into contact with others, otherwise it will have no effect.
"Well, Lieutenant General Garp directly knocked out a member of the Beasts Pirates, and then I secretly used my ability to obtain the information in that pirate's mind." Jiaji said with some embarrassment. Garp's approach was also They didn't expect it, but the end result was obviously good.
And only Garp could do this kind of thing. Even if others knew about it, they wouldn't dare to do anything to Garp.
"Krell is not yet strong in terms of strength because he has not grown up yet. He is a demon beast devil fruit user. As for what abilities he has, this pirate doesn't know. Only the Beast Pirates can truly The top brass knows.”
When they heard the Phantom Beast Breed, other people's pupils shrank, "It's the Phantom Beast Breed again. When did there be so many Phantom Beast Demon Devil Fruits in the sea?" A marine couldn't help but cursed angrily.
They know of at least eight phantom beasts that are said to be rarer than natural Devil Fruits, and they don't know how many are hidden in the dark.
"What really matters is Krel's status in the Beast Pirates. He is undoubtedly the second in command, even higher than Flame Calamity. He is positioned as the wise man in the Beast Pirates. The identity of the strategist is like King Rhine of the Sky Pirates, and Mostima, the wise angel of the Night Pirates. A series of information about the Beast Pirates in the past few years can be said to be planned by Krell. "
As soon as this was said, everyone looked serious. In this case, this Krell needed to be very concerned about.
"This is coupled with his future potential. In a few years, he will grow up."
"In addition, there are various forces that appeared in the World Expo, including pirate forces, underground dark forces, especially underground dark forces. In the past two years, our intelligence on the New World has fallen behind, and the replacement of various forces in the New World has also occurred. There have been a lot of changes, including..."
Staff He said that the information he had observed was basically just details, but it was also very important.
"We must pay attention to the intelligence of the new world."
"Well, the center of intelligence has shifted to the New World, but it is difficult to achieve results in a short period of time. During the time when the New World was lost, our intelligence lines were severely damaged." In this regard, Warring States was also a little helpless.
The development of intelligence does not happen overnight. It needs to be accumulated. The original intelligence lines in the new world need to be re-established, and intelligence personnel also need to be re-trained.
It is precisely because of this that Tiqi will spend money to directly buy the intelligence agency controlled by Xia Qi.
"In the end, it's the Night Pirates and "Dark Emperor" Teach." He said solemnly.
Mentioning this name also made many people present feel silent. The power Tiqi showed during the live broadcast was shocking and even scary. A powerful pirate was so easily swallowed up and disappeared.
There is no doubt that most of them will be killed instantly when facing Teach. Although they have not experienced it personally, they feel terrifying just by looking at it.
Katarina, this ferocious female pirate, was born in the South China Sea. If you just look at her face, it is really unimaginable that this woman is still a young girl.
Although she is so young, with her own potential and the terrifying power of the Phantom Beast species, she quickly entered the new world after the great pirate era began. Her strength is no weaker than that of some naval vice admirals.
"We still underestimated his strength and potential. He is not far away from becoming an emperor. Originally I predicted that it would take ten years for him to reach that level. This is already very amazing. Ten years later, Teach will only be 30 years old. And he hasn’t reached his true peak yet.”
"And now, this time is enough to cut it in half. That is to say, in about five years, or even shorter, the new world will have an additional sea emperor, and by then, the threat of the Night Pirates will , the strength will surpass that of the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates, and will rival the Whitebeard Pirates and the Sky Pirates."
They didn't expect that He would have such a high opinion of Teach, but it was precisely because of this that they felt the danger.
"Also, don't forget Dark Ditchi's abilities."
The ability of the Dark Fruit is what they really find very tricky.
Most of the Vice Admirals who are good at swordsmanship and physical skills are no match for Teach. Most of the remaining top combat powers are ability users. The only ones who can pose a real threat to Dark Emperor Teach are Vice Admiral Garp and Navy Chief Instructor Black Arm Zefa.
Of course, this is a one-on-one situation, and war is never so formal.
"Well, the vigilance against the Night Pirates has been raised to a new level." Sengoku nodded. The navy next to him, as the recorder, immediately wrote down Sengoku's words.
"The next thing is about the kendo tournament held by the Night Pirates."
In fact, this is the main purpose of this meeting
"Four sea emperors, Dark Emperor Tiki, Gugao Zhihong, Kozuki Oden, and the third mysterious swordsman. Not to mention the other big pirates, countless swordsmen gathered on one island. Who knows how many strong men there are among them?" Having said this, Warring States couldn't help but frowned, "What should our navy do about this?"
The air is a little quiet, and the top combat forces in the new world are gathered together. What can they do?Is it possible to catch them all in one go?it's out of the question.
It seemed that the time was a bit long, and Garp couldn't bear it any longer. He slapped his palm on the table, and the loud sound startled everyone around him.
"Retarded Sengoku, what are you doing with such a useless thing? Why don't we go there too." As he said that, Garp poked his nose in front of everyone without being ashamed at all.
"This kendo competition is not limited to identity. Don't we have quite a lot of swordsmen in the Navy? It would be such a pity if it goes wrong if we have the opportunity to compete with so many swordsmen. If there is any strong men's conference, I will definitely participate. Take a few good punches to prevent your fists from getting rusty.”
"Besides, that is the territory of the Night Pirates. The four sea emperors have gone, and the Night Pirates haven't said anything. One more navy than ours doesn't mean much." After finishing speaking, Garp stuck a big black ball on his fingertips. The yellow mysterious object flicked lightly at Warring States.
This scene was ignored by other people. Garp's words made many of them's eyes brighten. There were many kendo masters present. Gion touched his Jinluo Kun at the World Expo auction. When Tiqi announced the news of the Kendo Competition, she had the idea of participating.
Garp can really be said to be the most awakened person in the world. Although he usually seems out of tune, what he says makes sense.
Warring States glared at Garp with a dark face. He naturally dodged the unidentified flying object just now.
However, putting the big things first, and thinking carefully about what Karp said, there is no problem at all.
However, what Garp really thinks is that the battle pyramid is quite interesting. Not only can you watch the excitement, but there are also so many delicious food, places to enjoy, and many places to have fun. He does not want to miss such a place.
"Mr. Karp is right. We can also participate. How could such a competition be without our navy? It would be a pity if we missed it." A vice admiral of the navy nodded and agreed.
"Well, as a swordsman, you can also show the strength of our navy swordsmen. Such an opportunity has not happened once in many years. It is a good training for many navy." Mole, who is now a major general, nodded. , he is a swordsman, and naturally he does not want to miss this opportunity.
In addition, there are Ghost Spider, Huoshaoshan, Stoloberg, Kong Ming, etc.
Today's navy has high-level combat capabilities, but the number of lieutenant generals is actually not many, and there are still some vacant positions. Some of the older generation of lieutenant generals have died, some have retired, and some still exude residual heat.
The new generation of the navy, these young generations of the navy who were trained by Zefa and emerged from the elite training camp, except for the three Sakaskis who have become admirals, have not yet fully grown up, although they have now He has become the backbone of the navy, but there is still some distance from becoming a vice admiral. However, he is almost there and still needs a few years of growth.
This kendo competition will be of great help to their growth.
"It's really scary, so many powerful swordsmen gathered together." General Kizaru crossed one leg. He was also a great swordsman.
Sengoku glanced at He and saw He nodded, "No problem, the Kendo Competition is the main thing. No one wants to ruin the Kendo Competition. This will not only offend the Night Pirates, but also those participating in the Kendo Competition, and even swordsmen all over the world. , Moreover, as witnesses, the three great swordsmen invited by Teach, although it is not clear who the third one is, neither Redfield nor Kozuki Oden is easy to mess with."
"They will naturally maintain the order of the kendo competition. If something happens, they will definitely take action. No one dares to offend so many people."
Others also know the hidden meaning, that is, don't cause trouble. They are just spectators. There, they must at least forget the hostile relationship between the pirates and the navy. If something happens, their navy will be very embarrassed, especially by countless people. People are paying attention, and if they leave in despair, it will definitely have a big blow to their reputation.
"Then prepare to compete. As for who will lead the team, we will decide when the time comes." Warring States nodded and made his decision.
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