Important Meeting of the Five Elders!
Moon Chamber.
"Call----"
Back in the treehouse, Imu let out a long sigh of relief, relaxed completely, and plopped down on the sofa. He then took a swig of top-quality red wine, worth hundreds of millions of Beli outside.
To be honest, after revealing the existence of the Sweet Commander Gate to the Five Elders, I felt a release of the pressure in my heart, mainly because I had been struggling and upset about it before.
Now things are much better. How to conquer and develop another world is no longer his concern. Top talents from all walks of life will gradually join in to handle it.
Anyway, he has control of the Star Gate!
"However, this means that I, the World Government, and the entire Sea Star Civilization will embark on a long and arduous journey to conquer all worlds. This is destined to be an endless journey, or rather, a journey that will only end in destruction. Whether this process will last a hundred years, a thousand years, or even a year, it is all unknown."
Imu muttered to himself with mixed feelings. In fact, he had also thought about sealing the Star Gate for the rest of his life, focusing on cleaning up the inside of the Pirate Planet, and then being the strongest mastermind behind the scenes for the rest of his life.
But how is that any different from closing the country off from the world?
What will happen when powerful beings from outside the universe descend upon us? In twenty-four years, Space Pirates will be landing on the moon right above us.
Although their strength doesn't seem that great.
Rather than being attacked at our doorstep, we should muster our courage, take advantage of the Star Gate, and strengthen our own power and the influence of the World Government.
Send it out!
Authority Room, the Five Elders, who had returned, fell into a long silence. Everyone was pondering everything they had just seen and heard, and what would happen next.
"You speak first. According to Lord Imu's orders, the first group to enter the Star Gate are your CIPHER POL." Topman Saint Topman Warcury was in charge of opening and presiding over the meeting.
Shepard X. Shepherd Ju Peter said in a deep voice, "Investigate the ecology, environment, and climate of another planet. If there is a civilization, also gather information on their system, population, capabilities, technology, and military strength."
"To be honest, it's quite difficult, but we have a lot of intelligence personnel. The key is to control the number of people dispatched in the first batch to avoid attracting too much attention. My initial idea is to keep it to ten or less. As for the specific candidates, I need some time to screen them."
"Alright, once you're ready, send your people in immediately. We need to understand the general situation of that world!"
Topman Saint Topman Warcury nodded, then looked at the kimono-clad Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro and asked, "According to Lord Imu's divine decree, future military operations against other worlds will gradually rely on the Army, so we must improve the combat effectiveness of this unit as soon as possible. What are your thoughts?"
The latter calmly replied, "What ideas could there be? Just follow Imu's divine decree. I think there's no problem. I only need to oversee the army's re-equipment. Remember to expedite the approval process at the State Council, and we should also quickly order the materials and send them to the factory for manufacturing."
According to Imu's order, all breech-loading Flintlock in the Army must be replaced with North Blue automatic rifles, and these rifles must be equipped with tanks and other armored vehicles.
If this is to be done, then the manufacturing plants under the military need to produce the weapons, but ordering the materials for manufacturing the weapons requires approval from the State Council.
For example, if the navy wants to add five warships, it needs to apply for approval from the State Council before it can order them from Water Seven.
Of course, we could also order ready-made weapons directly from various countries and islands in the North Blue, but that would require approval from the State Council before we could start spending military funds.
Although it may seem redundant, it is a politically necessary measure and falls under the category of procedural justice.
"I don't believe you can't see it. Imu is using the Army to counterbalance the navy," Topman Saint Topman Warcury said with a grin.
Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro sneer, "Hmph, I think Lord Imu is right. The worlds we encounter in the future may not all be 90% ocean like ours. In those times, the ground battles will naturally be fought by the Army. Do you think we can let the navy charge in on warships?"
"Indeed, I have a feeling that the Army will become more and more important over time, while the navy will be mostly confined to the homeland," Marcus Saint Mars said thoughtfully.
"That's why Lord Imu said to find time to transfer the Army officers who are more suited to the army. Hehe, we were always troubled by the navy's excessive strength, but now everything is solved!"
"Imu's wisdom is beyond our reach; just do as he says." Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro remained as steadfast and fanatical as ever.
"While the world on the other side of the Star Gate is important, we also have many domestic matters to attend to: slaves, One Piece, and Heavenly Tribute. Imu Im also values these issues, and we must deal with them as soon as possible to prevent them from becoming stumbling blocks to our conquest of the myriad worlds!"
Topman Saint Topman Warcury's words were unanimously agreed upon by the four people present.
They had previously had doubts about these changes, but after learning about the Star Gate and the Myriad Realms, they no longer had any further questions.
If we want to expand our reach, we must first address any concerns about our rear!
"The issue of slaves can be addressed gradually after the upcoming Reverie, but the reform of the Heavenly Tribute can only wait until the next Reverie four years from now. We can't wait until then to send personnel into the Star Gate. And those One Piece are also a major problem."
Jaygarcia Saint Saturn said this.
"Then let's deal with the first alien world while we're cleaning up. If it's too dangerous, we can just sacrifice a few CP personnel at most. Didn't Lord Imu say that he has absolute control over the Star Gate and can close it at any time?"
Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro, holding the Shodai Kitetsu, forcefully uttered extremely cold words, to which Shepard X. Shepherd Ju Peter Sei nodded in agreement.
To this group of people, CIPHER POL and the Navy are just tools, all for the purpose of ensuring the Celestial Dragons' perpetual rule!
"By the way, speaking of the reform of the Heavenly Tribute, the fleet that was sent to pick up administrative and financial personnel from various countries should be back soon. We'll fill them into the newly established departments as soon as possible."
"Let the Heavenly Tribute issue be handled by... right, the Heavenly Tribute Collection and Management Committee!" Topman Saint Topman Warcury thought for a few seconds before recalling the name of the department.
The truth is, according to Imu's reform plan, the State Council has recently added many new departments, but there are almost no people working in them. Aren't they all waiting?
"Hey, your State Council will have people soon, no worries. But I don't know where to find people for the restructuring of my Judiciary."
Jaygarcia Saint Saturn looked quite troubled.
"Law professionals are too specialized, and the Ministry of Police also needs a lot of manpower. Although the adults' plan mentions transferring some of the navy from the Four Seas branch to us, the supervisor is the key!"
"You're still complaining? According to the plan, most of the naval branches in the Four Seas will have to become your Police Station in the future. You should be secretly happy!" Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro sneered, finding the other party's act of taking advantage while pretending to be innocent utterly distasteful.
Imu's meaning was clear: from now on, the navy would be responsible for maritime affairs, while the investigation and arrest of criminals on islands in various countries would be the responsibility of the Ministry of Police of the Judiciary.
Of course, if criminals escape to the sea, the Ministry of Police cannot interfere arbitrarily; at most, they can cooperate and exchange intelligence.
Clearly, this is another area of power to check and balance the future of the navy!
Fortunately, these things will take time, and there certainly won't be any major changes in the next year or two.
Dear handsome readers, I, the humble author, couldn't resist your impatient urging, so I've decided to reveal the Star Gate to the Five Elders ahead of schedule. You see, according to the original outline, this plot was supposed to take place on the day the Reverie began, and then some chapters later before we officially sent people into another world.
So, are you all moved, my wise and insightful readers? (The humble author looks at you all with a weak expression)
However, this kind of thing won't happen often in the future. I think the young author should stick to their own ideas and write steadily, which is better than ruining it, right?
Please be patient with this book, and also with me, the humble author. This book is going to be a long one; it spans countless worlds!
As for the tennis content, I've received some feedback from readers, and I apologize for that, because I was so excited when I wrote about tennis.
Because I really enjoy reading fanfiction based on the Prince of Tennis series, and I also love watching One Piece like One Piece, I've always wondered if it would be even more exciting than the Prince of Tennis if these characters used all sorts of abilities to play tennis. So I wrote about it in this book.
This is just a little bit of fun for me, the humble author. I hope you readers can understand. Of course, I promise I won't write too much. Please, please!
As for the selection of concubines, it can only be said that this book has rather strict requirements in this regard; ordinary people cannot enter. Otherwise, if you could just take any beautiful woman you see, you'd become a stud, right?
We're all men, so please focus more on the protagonist's career and abilities. Thank you!
Finally,