Dragon's New Post and Wish

"That's the whole story. To be honest, there was definitely a bit of luck involved in defeating this Slave King. It was extremely difficult, and I feel that if we did it again, the outcome would likely be different."

Dragon looked shaken and said in a deep voice.

"Indeed, it was a close call. If you hadn't forcibly increased your strength in the most dangerous situation, the consequences would have been unimaginable!" Even the usually optimistic Yamakaji had a serious expression on his face.

Zephyr glanced at his outstanding disciples and asked, "What have you learned from this battle in Dragon?"

The Momonga, Yamakaji, and the others exchanged bewildered glances. Kuzan's eyes revealed a hint of helplessness; he had already guessed what this big shot was going to say.

Really.

Seeing that the students remained silent, Zephyr didn't mince words and emphasized, "The importance of Physical Arts and Haki!"

"This Slave King neglected Physical Arts and Haki, focusing all his attention on his Devil Fruit ability. He did Awakening it, but what was the result? He was easily caught up by Dragon, who was decades younger than him!"

"Uh, teacher, judging from Dragon's description, this Slave King's Haki and Physical Arts are not weak, are they?" A colonel who wasn't very famous at the table scratched the back of his head and chuckled.

"And chasing them wasn't easy either," Dragon thought to himself beneath his calm exterior, only to be met with a cold snort from Zephyr.

"Hmph, he's about the same age as me. My Physical Arts and Haki could only slightly suppress this kid at first, and later I was even surpassed. Isn't that weak enough?"

Upon hearing this, not only Kuzan and the others around them, but even the Marines at the next table twitched at the corners of their mouths, each one roaring inwardly.

Good heavens, you were a former Navy Admiral, and you still hold the rank of Admiral. You're comparing yourself to others? If that's the case, then 90% of people your age have wasted their lives!

Zephyr ignored them.

"You must remember this: regardless of whether you are a Devil Fruit user or not, Physical Arts and Haki are the foundation of everything. You cannot rely too much on Devil Fruit abilities, otherwise your final fate will be the same as this Slave King's. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Professor Zephyr!!"

Dragon, Kuzan, and the others no longer objected and responded in unison, which made the other marines envious, since not just anyone could enter Zephyr's training camp.

Zephyr nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Dragon.

"Not bad, that's impressive. By the way, those two 'cats' you brought, from your description they seem pretty good, promising talents. Have them come to the training camp next year, and they can continue to follow you after graduation!"

"That's wonderful! Thank you on their behalf!" Dragon lit up with joy.

This morning, during my duty report in the Fleet Admiral's Office, after finishing the report on the mission, I was promoted to Vice Admiral on the spot. Before leaving, I mentioned the story of the 'Black Cat' being a Three-Legged Cat and the 'White Cat' Fishing Kitten.

There were no major twists and turns. After all, they were both Zoan users, and 'Steel Bone' Kong agreed to enlist them in the Marine Headquarters and assign them to be his direct subordinates.

Now they can train under Master Zephyr for another year, which is an absolutely rare opportunity. These two 'cats' have a future of at least becoming colonels.

"Speaking of which, we ordered the capture of the Slave King of the Underworld, thoroughly investigated the Thutmose Kingdom, freed more than 200,000 slaves, organized fleets and personnel from various countries to provide them with treatment, food and temporary shelter, and finally had the South Blue Navy send them back to their homeland."

Kuzan took a sip of the golden liquid in his glass, exhaled a long breath, and grinned.

"These things would have been unthinkable in the past. If Dragon hadn't told them himself, I probably wouldn't have believed them even if I heard them."

Momonga, Yamakaji, and the others nodded thoughtfully. Although Kuzan's words were somewhat subtle, everyone understood. Among them, Dragon had the deepest understanding. He looked at Kuzan and said...

"I think you've probably been involved in something similar recently, something you never dared to imagine before, but now find unbelievable, like the Fish-Man Island thing."

He was thinking of the two hundred Fish-Man Race and Merfolk he had seen that morning.

"Hey, that's not all. Listen to what I have to say next, and you'll be in for a big surprise!" Kuzan laughed, his face turning red.

"Let me start with the mission I received from the Drum Kingdom."

Next, he vividly recounted how he had accompanied Minister Mick of the Administrative Department to the Drum Kingdom to painstakingly build the 5,000-meter-high Ice Staircase, and how the World Government had designated the Drum Kingdom as Medical Development Cooperation Country, establishing Medical Academy and World Hospital system.

After finishing his speech, he recounted the details of his trip to Fish-Man Island with Senior Director Coulson of the Administrative Department, during which both sides signed a communiqué on equal and friendly relations. He became more and more excited as he spoke, repeatedly picking up his beer glass, his joy evident on his face.

The assembled naval elites listened with astonishment and exclamations of amazement, especially Dragon and Zephyr, who were utterly shocked.

They didn't seem to care much about the Drum Kingdom, since they weren't very knowledgeable about medicine.

But the idea of establishing a naval branch on Fish-Man Island, allowing the Neptune Army to be stationed and patrolling in the Sabaody Archipelago, allowing Fish-Man Race and Merfolk to join the Navy, and even other departments of the World Government, and later allowing Fish-Man to live, play, and reside freely in the Sabaody Archipelago, sounds outrageous.

What's wrong with the World Government?

Dragon and Zephyr exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes. The latter's surprise was the strongest, as it was the first time he had noticed these strange changes.

Is this still the World Government I know?

"I see. No wonder Fleet Admiral Kong sent me to the Sabaody Archipelago as the base commander." Dragon immediately thought of his upcoming position.

Marine Vice Admiral are divided into two categories: those stationed at the Marine Headquarters and those dispatched to various directly subordinate branches along the Grand Line, with the GX series branches being the most famous.

However, in addition to these, there are also some smaller branches that are directly under the Marine Headquarters, such as the naval branch on Sabaody Archipelago.

After being promoted to Vice Admiral, he was directly appointed as the commander of the naval branch base stationed in the Sabaody Archipelago. The Fleet Admiral Kong's requirement was to strictly control the One Piece who arrived there and protect the Fish-Man Race and Merfolk on the island.

There's also the control of the coating industry on the island, prohibiting it from providing services to One Piece ships, clearing out slave trading houses, arresting related criminals, and liberating and properly handling the slaves. However, those who were originally One Piece slaves need to be taken to Enies Lobby for trial, which is equivalent to sending them to Impel Down.

In general, Dragon will have a lot of things to deal with in the future, and they are all quite dangerous. After all, whether it's One Piece who can cross the Grand Line to reach the Sabaody Archipelago or malicious retaliation from the slave industry, most people really can't handle them.

However, Dragon accepted the order without hesitation, because in his view these were all perfectly just things. While listening to Kuzan's excited account, he looked towards the Holy Land Mary Geoise.

"Regardless of what or who caused these strange changes, I sincerely hope that these changes will continue."

"I am willing to go through fire and water for this, and do my utmost to promote and implement it. Since you are willing to change, then I, Dragon, will certainly accompany you to the end!"