Pirates: How Many Divisions Do the Five Elders Have? Only Kids Make Choices, Real Men...

To be honest, Akainu was the first to oppose the idea of live-streaming recruitment.

This was not mentioned in his ten-centimeter-thick plan at all.

In his view, live streaming, with its entertainment elements, is incompatible with an army that requires iron and blood.

However, in essence, this conscription was not just a conscription by the Navy alone.

As is customary, recruitment for Impel Down will also be conducted in conjunction with that of the Navy.

The man in charge of Impel Down soldiers for Impel Down was none other than Hannyabal, a ambitious and career-driven middle-aged man who was determined to climb the ranks.

In order to achieve results and be promoted to Impel Down as soon as possible, Hannyabal thought of the novel idea of live streaming.

So essentially, Impel Down wanted to conduct a live recruitment drive, and the World Government gave it its approval.

As the superior authority, the World Government also required that the naval recruitment be broadcast live.

Moreover, the reasons for doing so are quite valid.

The incident where Shanks chaos in Loguetown previously made the World Government lose face.

You should get up where you fell.

By showcasing the formidable strength of the World Government's two major subordinate agencies— Marine Headquarters and Impel Down —through this spring recruitment drive, they can effectively regain the face they've lost.

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At the top of Water 7, in front of a spacious office, a naval soldier and an Impel Down jailer stood on either side.

This was originally the office of Mayor and Galley-La shipyard director, Iceburg.

However, it had already been requisitioned by the navy and Impel Down by this time.

Akainu pulled his navy cap low, trying to hide the idiot jumping around in front of him— Hannyabal.

This guy's suggestion was approved by his superiors.

And all the credit went to him, without being taken by his superior, Magellan, the warden of Impel Down. So Hannyabal was very happy these past few days.

He was wearing an Egypt pharaoh's headdress, shirtless, and dancing and singing in the office. (As shown in the picture)

Akainu felt he was starting to understand Magellan a little better.

Having such an idiot as a colleague would probably make me have diarrhea every day.

Watching Hannyabal perform an Egypt erotic dance, Akainu even found Kizaru's lewd old face and Kuzan's eternally unchanging deadpan expression quite endearing.

In terms of strength, even a hundred Hannyabal wouldn't be worthy of carrying Akainu's shoes.

However, in terms of their positions, they are at the same level.

They are all the second-in-commands of their respective World Governments' directly administered departments.

There are even three people who are second-in-command in the Navy, while there is only Hannyabal, the deputy warden of Impel Down.

But Akainu certainly wouldn't give this guy much face.

"Have you finished jumping around? If you have, hurry up and come over here. We need to double-check the whole process, especially your damn livestream plan. Are you sure there won't be any problems?"

Hannyabal said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, soon the whole world will be able to see the sunny and handsome side of our Impel Down jailers!"

Sunny and handsome?

Akainu pictured Magellan squatting on the toilet.

What does this have to do with being sunny and handsome?

Seeing his teammates were completely unreliable, Akainu offered his advice.

"Our Fleet Admiral Sengoku called me not long ago. The founder of the Big Bird Live Platform is currently in Water 7. Would you like to invite him to be a technical advisor?"

Although Akainu wasn't Marineford had all adopted the so-called "Police Communicator," so he would occasionally go online to check the news or take a "Didi Beatdown" job.

Of course, as a Marine Headquarters Admiral, it would be beneath his dignity to always be dealing with petty pirates, and it would make people think that Admirals are all very idle.

Well, it seems that apart from Akainu, the other two Admirals are indeed quite idle.

Regardless, Akainu chose to conceal his identity.

Apart from the navy hat that held special significance for him, Akainu changed all his attire, concealing himself entirely within a red cloak and mask.

Driven by his hatred for pirates, Akainu is extremely efficient at taking on jobs, almost always managing to kill someone.

The overwhelmingly negative reviews stemmed from the high percentage of hostages killed.

His credit score is among the lowest on the Didi Beatdown app.

The first place undoubtedly belongs to Twitch, who could have Twitch by manipulating scores behind the scenes.

Of course, Twitch uses the name [Root of Justice].

Akainu's name is [Inuyasha].

Akainu came across this manga quite by chance. Although he wasn't particularly interested in it, he was deeply impressed by the protagonist.

The red clothes represent "red," and the dog demon itself represents "dog."

Therefore, when registering his online name, Akainu subconsciously filled in Inuyasha.

For some reason, Akainu discovered that ever since he used this username, he was constantly being reported by people in the background.

Some people even created alternate accounts, like "Naraku," to send themselves a barrage of private messages filled with insults and abuse.

Akainu suspected that the guy was likely Kaido, or one of Kaido's subordinates.

Because besides Thunder Bagua, Kaido's most famous signature move is "Resurrected World: Naraku".

I never imagined that Kaido, who is known as the Strongest Creature in the world, would be such a boring guy in the dark.

Akainu gradually came to believe a statement that Vice Admiral Garp had once made.

That sentence was actually meant for Kuzan, but Akainu happened to be there too, so he remembered it.

At the time, Vice Admiral Garp said, "The internet is all virtual; the waters here are very deep, Aoko, you can't handle it!"

Although Akainu and Garp are not the same kind of people, and their relationship is far less close than that of Kuzan Garp Garp, Akainu still kept Garp's heartfelt words firmly in mind.

In conclusion, Akainu has some experience when it comes to surfing the internet.

Hannyabal was completely different; he was a complete novice.

Even though he had just bought the Big Bird phone not long ago, he spent almost all his time playing a game called "Prison Simulator".

In this game, Hannyabal can freely use his intelligence to arrange the layout of the prison and discipline disobedient criminals.

Here, he was undoubtedly the highest-ranking officer in the prison. He didn't have to take orders from anyone or be subservient to anyone.

This allowed Hannyabal to experience the joy of promotion and a raise.

He actually has very little experience with live streaming.

He didn't understand how deep the water was, and he had no control over it at all.

"I've already observed all the live streams; as long as there are beautiful women, there will be viewers, and what Impel Down has no shortage of beautiful women!"

Hannyabal said confidently, "Domino and Sadi have already arrived in Water 7. Having them host the live stream will guarantee a flawless broadcast!"

Hannyabal would never agree with Akainu's opinion.

Of course, if Akainu resorts to force, Hannyabal will immediately back down and agree to his demands.

But since it's not a matter of principle, Akainu wouldn't do that.

For Hannyabal, merit was always the most important thing.

Currently, all the credit for the entire live-streaming plan belongs to him alone, but if Ma Qiao's team is brought in as technical support, then the Navy will definitely take a share of the credit.

Hannyabal saw this as a threat to his progress and found it absolutely unacceptable.

To prevent Akainu from continuing his sales pitch, Hannyabal quickly changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, Admiral Akainu, when I arrived at Water 7, I saw a group of Marines with 'Root' written on their cloaks. Were they also your subordinates?"

"Root?"

A rare look of approval appeared on Akainu's face. "Those are truly remarkable individuals who uphold Absolute Justice! If the Navy were full of people like them, the so-called Great Pirate Era would have ended long ago..."

Meanwhile, off the coast of Water 7.

The new "Good Guy Twitch," nominally belonging to Twitch, has been officially launched.

This is a large warship capable of transporting 1,500 troops at a time.

It has heavy armor, fierce firepower, and high speed.

More importantly, its keel is made of special wood used only on naval flagships for high-ranking officers.

Although not as valuable as Treasure Tree Adam, it is still a precious wood from the North Blue, and its sturdy material is the result of forty years of drying.

This allows the New Twitch to withstand powerful impacts.

As for the Seastone base, that was naturally a basic requirement for high-ranking officers.

Only a ship like this is worthy of the title of Captain Tucci of the Naval Headquarters and Commodore of the East China Sea Navy.

The Marine Headquarters purchased this ship for an astonishing 800 million Beli.

Galley-La, Iceburg shipyard manager and mayor of Water 7 his assistant Kalifa, senior shipwright Rob Lucci, Kaku, Barry, and others, stood on the shore to see the ship off and to Colonel Garen aboard.

However, among this group, only Iceburg and Barry had genuine liquor; the other three bottles were counterfeit.

Kalifa, Kaku, and Lucci are all CP9 agents who infiltrated the Galley-La shipyard five years ago.

Their mission was to find out information about the blueprints for the Ancient Weapon Pluton Pluton, the god of the underworld.

Their infiltration was quite successful; five years later, they had all become the backbone of the Galley-La shipyard.

In theory, it would be impossible for a mere East Blue colonel to bring together so many senior shipwrights and Mayor Iceburg.

Galley-La shipyard receives numerous orders from the Navy, including large-scale projects such as Buster Call warships.

Compared to this, this colonel-class warship, which can only carry 1,500 people, is rather unremarkable.

However, these are extraordinary times, and even Iceburg's office has been requisitioned.

Furthermore, because of Teacher Tom, Iceburg had a very bad impression of the World Government and its subordinate naval high-ranking officials. On the contrary, Garen had been in Water 7 more than half a year, gained Iceburg's approval because of his excellent character and righteousness.

"Have a safe journey, Colonel Garen!"

Barry waved the rope, tears welling in his eyes.

Over the past few months, he and Garen have drunk together countless times and have long since become inseparable friends.

She even told Garen her secret, such as her crush on Kalifa, without reservation.

"We may meet again soon!"

Garen also waved goodbye to his friend, saying, "Take care of yourself too. A man should be more easygoing!"

"What did Garen mean by that?" Iceburg asked curiously.

"This..."

Barry stammered for a long time.

Iceburg shook his head, looking at the company building above Water 7, his eyes full of dissatisfaction.

He vowed that he didn't want to spend a single minute, not even a second, with anyone from the World Government.

"Mr. Iceburg." A cold female voice rang in his ear.

"Hmm? Kalifa."

Iceburg smiled and turned to look at his most trusted secretary, Miss Kalifa. (See picture)

This is a tall woman who loves fishnet stockings. She has long, light yellow hair that falls over her shoulders and is tied in a simple bun at the back of her head. Every now and then, she unconsciously adjusts the delicate gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose.

Most importantly, her neckline was always intentionally or unintentionally pulled down very low, revealing a patch of white skin.

"Kalifa, pull your collar up!"

Iceburg, who is very old-fashioned about male-female relationships, clearly doesn't understand the concept of "a secretary does the work when there's something to do, and a secretary does the work when there's nothing to do."

His relationship with this sexy female secretary was indeed purely platonic, consisting of colleagues.

Barry blushed, peeking at Kalifa while criticizing her attire.

Kalifa ignored the words of the two old-fashioned men.

She adjusted her glasses and reported efficiently, "The progress on Mr. Iceburg's x1250 is nearing completion, but given the company's current situation, should we inform the employer of a delay in delivery?"

The term "X series" is an internal code used by the Galley-La Shipyard to refer to the pirate ships built for pirates.

Building ships for pirates is, of course, an act explicitly prohibited by the World Government. However, over the years, apart from Iceburg's mentor Tom, who was severely punished for building ships for Roger, no other shipwrights around the world have been punished.

The law does not punish the masses, or rather, it is simply impossible to enforce.

In the world of One Piece, are there any shipwrights who have ever built pirate ships?

The Galley-La shipyard is no exception.

If Iceburg didn't take on pirate business, he would be absolutely unable to maintain the prosperity of Water 7.

The X1250 that Kalifa mentioned is a genuine pirate ship.

The buyer was an unknown, large, black man who called himself Teach. He had come to order the ship for his new captain, but no other information was given, including his captain's name or the pirate crew they belonged to.

This is also an unspoken rule in the shipbuilding industry.

We're just business partners; there's no need to know each other inside and out.

Not all pirates are proud of comparing their bounties; many of them don't want to be famous at all and just want to quietly rob and plunder, eat, drink, and have fun.

In fact, two months ago, Teach volunteered to come to Water 7 to order a new ship for his new boss, Ace, the new Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, because he had not been wanted by the World Government and was just a random passerby pirate.

A few months ago, Ace failed in his challenge against Whitebeard.

In the subsequent sneak attacks, his moves were all neutralized by Whitebeard. In the end, Ace was captivated by Whitebeard's charisma and became his son.

Having lacked a father's love since childhood, Ace felt the warmth of home Pops Whitebeard.

At the same time, Whitebeard also highly valued this outstanding young man.

The Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates Kozuki Oden.

Now, Whitebeard has handed this ominous position to Ace.

Marshall D. Teach is a member of the newly formed Second Division.

He had always presented himself as a hardworking and kind-hearted person in the Whitebeard Pirates, always taking on the dirty and tiring work, but he would always shirk responsibility for credit and combat.

This time, he volunteered again to come to the Water 7 to buy boats for the newly formed team.

The boatmen were used to seeing such people.

Kalifa, Rob Lucci, and Kaku, the three members of CP9, didn't show any particular interest in this dark-skinned, rough-looking man.

Unfortunately, even Galley-La did not expect that this year's naval spring recruitment would be held in Water 7.

Thus, Teach was trapped in Water 7.

The ship he ordered is now complete, but delivery is definitely out of the question.

Iceburg thought for a moment and said to Kalifa, "Go and inform the employer that the ship is delayed due to force majeure. Once the navy finishes its operation, we will request him to board the ship for inspection as soon as possible. If necessary, we can offer a certain reduction in the fare."

"Mr. Iceburg, you're still such a kind person!"

Kalifa adjusted her glasses and said with dissatisfaction, "We delayed delivery for the employer's safety. We should charge the employer for berthing, not lose money."

Do you know how many cherry pies that Teach has eaten because of the policy you set—that the company provides room and board while the ship is being built?

If this continues, our company will go bankrupt sooner or later...

"He can eat a lot?" Iceburg frowned.

"She has a huge appetite!" Kalifa said confidently.

"Then we should try to build a good relationship with him."

Iceburg smiled and gently stroked the head of his pet Nezumi in his pocket, "My teacher once said that boys who love to eat are usually lucky..."

Kalifa:???

Iceburg's teacher Fish-Man Sam, was naturally very knowledgeable as Roger's shipwright.

What he said makes sense.

Boys who love to eat are usually lucky.

Just as Iceburg and the others watched the New Good Guy Twitch set sail, carrying a large amount of salvage equipment, and headed at full speed towards a certain sea area, Marshall D. Teach was in the canteen of the Galley-La shipyard guesthouse, where he encountered the man who would change his Destiny.

"Hahaha!"

Teach popped a cherry pie into his mouth, making a sound of immense joy at eating such a delicious treat.

A mountain of cherry pies was piled up in front of him.

And it's all free.

This was one of the few moments of joy he experienced during his years of quiet endurance.

Just then, a voice rang out beside him.

Ma Qiao casually pulled up a chair and sat down next to him. "Does a man like you also like sweets?"

"What? Bro, do you think men can't eat sweets?"

Teach seemed a little unhappy about being interrupted while enjoying his meal.

However, his decades-long reputation as a kind-hearted person allowed him to immediately suppress his anger.

Moreover, although this overly familiar man in front of him looked like a slick-haired, pale-faced pretty boy with nothing but a muscular physique, completely no match for someone as tough as himself, the burly men standing behind him all seemed to have some skills.

It's best not to offend such people if you can avoid it.

Otherwise, if a dispute arises, one's true strength might be exposed.

In a mere second, Teach switched to an enthusiastic attitude, handing over a cherry pie. "Hey, brother, you should try cherry pies too! They're even tastier than meat!"

"No, no, no, brother, you've misunderstood."

Ma Qiao gave a friendly smile and opened a paper package containing braised honey-glazed pig ears, "What I mean is, only children make choices. As a tough guy, why can't I enjoy both sweets and meat?"

Teach's beady eyes lit up.