Garp Appointed Navy Admiral!
Just as the Army Headquarters was making great strides in the Kabane World, the Marine Headquarters on the Sea Star Homeworld was about to face various changes at the top level following the conclusion of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces meeting.
But for the time being, there have been no changes.
Steel Bone remains Navy Fleet Admiral, and Sengoku remains Navy Admiral; the reorganization and handover are not things that can be completed quickly.
In the past, rows of large warships were moored in the harbor outside Marineford, but now there are only a few warships.
There have been too many missions requiring naval escort recently, and the warships of the G-Branch are simply not enough. Therefore, we have to mobilize the warships of the headquarters to help, which has made the atmosphere on the island quite quiet these days.
It was under these circumstances that the two warships slowly arrived, one after the other.
"I don't know why, but I feel like times are changing too fast. I can't believe I'm seeing so many Fish-Man here, all wearing navy uniforms!"
As Garp, accompanied by Dragon and Rear Admiral Bogard, strode towards the Justice Fortress, he remarked to himself, glancing at the Fish-Man wandering around him.
"Indeed, the Sabaody Archipelago has now become a veritable Fish-Man Safety Zone. Human and Fish-Man children run around in groups, and occasionally there are also children from the Longarm Tribe and Longleg Tribe. No matter how many times you see it, it still seems unbelievable," Dragon said with a relaxed smile.
It's amazing. He used to despise the World Government, but now he has some appreciation and anticipation for it. He hopes that the World Government will become better and better, and that the world will become a better place.
The three of them moved quickly and soon arrived at the meeting room inside the fortress. Once there, Bogard could no longer follow them inside.
His military rank was insufficient.
However, Bogard didn't seem to mind and casually found a sofa to sit down.
"Eh, just you Fleet Admiral?"
Garp looked at Steel Bone, who was sitting alone behind the conference table, with a puzzled expression and asked.
He had assumed that Sengoku and Tsuru would be there too, so he plopped down on a chair, picked his nose, and complained, "If that's the case, why not just go to your office? Why come to such a big room?"
Dragon, on the other hand, didn't say much. He silently sat down in the chair opposite Garp. He couldn't help it; he had been beaten too many times since he was a child, and subconsciously he didn't want to sit with this man.
"This is."
Dragon saw a thick stack of documents on the table.
"You guys need to read those documents first, otherwise it'll be too complicated to explain." Steel Bone Kong understood Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro's feelings at that moment.
Without these written materials, just explaining what Star Gate is and why the system was reformed would take a lot of effort. Upon hearing this, Garp and Dragon didn't say much and picked up the documents to read them.
"Um?"
"Um!"
A few minutes later Garp's eyes widened, Dragon's expression changed drastically. The two of them stared intently at every word on the document, even subconsciously slowing down their page-turning speed.
For a moment, the only sounds in the huge conference room were the turning of pages and the sound of breathing.
Meanwhile, Steel Bone Kong, seated in the main seat, watched the two men's changing expressions with a smile. After all, they had looked pretty much the same way when they first saw these documents in Mary Geoise.
"Call----"
"Call----"
As expected of father and son, Garp and Dragon both let out a long sigh of relief almost simultaneously. They had finally finished reading all the documents and materials, but they would need some time to digest them.
Ten minutes later, Steel Bone and the others were almost done. He smiled and said, "I think you all have a pretty good understanding of the Star Gate and the other world, right?"
"Are there strong people in other worlds too?" Garp raised his head and looked intently into the distance, feeling the excitement coursing through his veins.
"Yes, but as the data says, no high-level combat forces have been discovered in Kabane World No. 0001 yet, but that doesn't mean other worlds won't have them."
Steel Bone Kong looked at Garp with a serious expression and said, "There's even a possibility that there are forces stronger than ours, even top-tier forces!"
"Hahaha, isn't that a good thing?"
Garp laughed excitedly. In his opinion, his strength had reached its limit. If there were truly stronger opponents in other worlds, it meant that he had a chance to become even stronger.
"If it's an opponent you can't resist at all, or even if all of us join forces, do you still think it's a good thing, Garp!" Steel Bone Kong shouted.
Ah, this.
Garp was stunned, then stroked his chin and said, "Even if we all went together, we wouldn't be a match? The 'we' you're referring to doesn't sound like it's just the Navy. Could it be that you're including the Whitebeard One Piece as well?"
That's right.
"Even if I, Sengoku, Zephyr, and 'Whitebeard' joined forces, they wouldn't be a match for him. This is truly something to look forward to!"
Garp grinned, which made Dragon on the other side speechless, and Steel Bone Kong's forehead veins bulged, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
"Get serious, you bastard!!"
A tremendous roar echoed from inside the conference room, causing Rear Admiral Bogard, who was sipping his coffee, to pause for a moment.
Inside the meeting room.
Dragon ignored the two bigwigs' argument and instead pondered his own affairs, for he had already understood the fundamental reason why the World Government had recently undergone so many major changes!
The existence of Star Gate allows connections to other worlds, meaning the World Government can no longer simply focus on maintaining the balance of power within its own world.
They need to mobilize the power of all sectors of the world to help the World Government conquer and develop the ever-increasing number of New World they will face in the future.
That's why the World Government is taking strong measures to deal with issues like the slave trade, Heavenly Tribute, One Piece, and racial conflicts—issues that could cause trouble in their own backyard—because for the current World Government...
The world of Sea Star is no longer a pasture that only needs to be guarded, but has become a base for conquering all worlds. Since it is a base, the most important thing is stability!
From this perspective, the lives of people in all countries will certainly improve with the influx of resources from all sectors. However, they will also share the risk of being invaded by a powerful civilization, along with the World Government!
The entire population of Sea Star has been World Government bound to this warship, which is gradually accelerating and has no destination!
As for closing the Star Gate, simply ignore it. While it's theoretically an option, it's practically impossible.
The allure of a second habitable planet's resources is absolutely fatal to the World Government and to the world itself, not to mention that more than one New World has been identified, and there will be many more to come.
"Alright!"
Steel Bone Kong waved his hand to tell Garp to shut up, and pushed one of the two documents on the table in front of him in front of the latter.
"This is your new position appointment after the restructuring. Congratulations, you've finally become Admiral!"
"What?"
Garp jumped to his feet, knocking over the chair behind him. He quickly picked up the appointment letter and took a closer look—it really was him!
"Impossible!"
"Don't even think about making me Admiral the messes of those scumbags!"
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