The next day.
New World Marine Headquarters.
In the spacious Fleet Admiral's conference room.
The Marine Headquarters' commander Three Admirals, along with the four Imperial Admiral of the Goa Empire, sat on either side of the long table.
King Wang Shi, the King of the East Blue, Celestial Dragons, Celestial Dragons, the Goa Emperor, and a patron of the Navy, sat at the head of the long table.
Spaden and Issho originally wanted Kuzan to sit in the first seat on one side, to be a match for their old rival Akainu Sakazuki.
But Ryokugyu Aramaki disagreed, considering himself the head of the Imperial Admiral and the Duke, and the most loyal subordinate who had followed the Wang Shi the longest.
I must sit in the first seat.
He wants to become a man who rivals Fleet Admiral!
Kuzan didn't care; he even wanted to sit behind Issho and Spaden.
But in the end, thanks to the polite deference and recommendation of Issho and Spaden, Aokiji sat in second place, facing the seasoned veteran Kizaru.
"Hey, Kuzan, I'm really envious of you. You found a great, easy job with good benefits so quickly."
Kizaru, the seasoned veteran, looked enviously at Kuzan was dressed in the uniform of an Imperial Duke.
If he had known that Wang Shi would become a high-ranking officer and payroll person in the navy, he should have listened to Dragon's advice and Goa Empire.
"Your Wang Shi, now that the East Blue is directly under the Navy's command, could you perhaps increase its salaries?"
Kizaru, with his thick skin, actually spoke up again to try and liven up the atmosphere.
"Now everyone is supported by His Majesty, so their treatment shouldn't be too different."
Kuzan shrugged. He had thought he would most likely become Akainu's enemy in the future, but he didn't expect to become his colleague so quickly.
What a cruel twist of fate!
When Fleet Admiral Akainu looked at the Wang Shi at the head of the table, a glimmer of hope and determination appeared in his eyes.
He really wants to push Wang Shi, the new Celestial Dragons and the new boss of the Navy, to the highest position in the World Government.
In this way, those corrupt Celestial Dragons will no longer be able to hinder him from carrying out thorough justice.
He believed that Wang Shi was a leader who understood him!
When Chaton Tokikake, ranked fourth, saw Momousagi Gion third, staring intently at the Wang Shi, he felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.
During the Wano Country battlefield, he originally intended to play the hero and win over Gion's heart.
To everyone's surprise, both he and Gion were saved by Wang Shi.
Wang Shi's heroic rescue of the damsel in distress was more successful than his.
The most pitiful thing is that Gion himself had his third leg crushed by Blackbeard Teach, which was truly shameful and embarrassing.
"Your Wang Shi, Imu and the Five Elders have ordered us to do everything in our power to wipe out the Revolutionary Army and the pirates."
How should this task be carried out?
If Akainu didn't know Imu's secret, he might have been very eager to team up with Wang Shi to complete this mission of Absolute Justice.
But now the world situation has changed dramatically.
The Marine Headquarters and the Goa Empire have formed a new alliance.
The World Government is now both their apparent leader and their covert enemy.
It is believed that Wang Shi's actions in establishing a foothold in the East Blue, along with the 'collusion' between the Navy and the Goa Empire, have already placed Wang Shi and Sakazuki on the World Government's kill list.
It's estimated that Imu and the Five Elders are extremely eager to eliminate Akainu and replace him with a new Fleet Admiral, so that the Marine Headquarters can return to the World Government's control.
"Of course, it's about uniting more righteous people and doing righteous deeds!"
"To get the Celestial Dragons to voluntarily reduce the waste of Heavenly Tribute and abolish the evil practice of human cleansing contests, we need more power."
"Pirates need to be eliminated, but slave traders need to be eliminated even more."
"All slave auction houses and Human Auction House are a provocation against justice."
Wang Shi spoke seriously, intending to further provoke those boar-like Celestial Dragons and make their lives even more miserable.
This also gives Akainu something to do.
To prevent Akainu from thinking of attacking the Three Emperor Alliance.
"I will stabilize the situation within the Navy as soon as possible."
After listening to Wang Shi's words, Akainu understood that there was a certain degree of division within the Navy, and that it was necessary to properly integrate and unite the internal commanders.
After all, some officers and generals wanted to return to the World Government, the largest government in the world.
Following Akainu and Wang Shi could easily lead to them becoming 'rebels' as defined by the World Government!
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"Report! Wang Shi! Fleet Admiral! The Kong made a private call to me, informing me to return to Marineford to take over my old troops."
"The Grand Inspector of the Sengoku and the Chief of Staff of the Crane Clan have applied for retirement and disappeared from Marineford."
Marine Criminal Investigation Bureau Director, Black Horse Tianzheng, sat in the fifth seat and reported a new development to Wang Shi and Akainu.
Dark Horse Tianzai is also very conflicted right now.
On one hand, he was indeed a little worried about being controlled by Imu, but on the other hand, he really wanted to have an immortal body and be able to directly rise to a high position.
If he were willing to return to Marineford and rejoin the World Government.
He could very well become a high-ranking member of the Immortal Corps, and even the head of Marineford.
Chaton Tokikake's eyes narrowed. He had also received a private Den Den Mushi from the Kong, but he didn't intend to report it to Akainu and Wang Shi.
After all, he was actually quite tempted by those conditions: the regenerative abilities of immortality, and becoming a high-ranking member of the Immortal Corps.
Unexpectedly, the Black Horse Tianzheng was the first to reveal its own secrets.
This made him a little embarrassed.
"I also received a call from Kong, but Sister He had already left Marineford, so I declined Kong's request."
Momousagi Gion then spoke up.
Even Kizaru spoke up, saying that he had received a higher-level call, a personal offer of recruitment from one of the Five Elders.
The Five Elders offered him even more generous terms, but the lazy Kizaru politely declined.
Immortality is indeed tempting, but if one's life is controlled, then one is utterly reduced to a beast of burden.
He didn't want to become a tool sent by Imu to carry out various dangerous missions.
"Me too!"
Hearing that everyone else had already spoken, Chaton Tokikake chimed in, "It's the same thing, whether it's receiving the same call or declining the invitation in the same way."
After hearing what they said, Akainu's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
None of these guys reported to him.
"Do you want to go back?"
Wang Shi looked at the Black Horse Tianzheng with a meaningful gaze, and also glanced at Chaton Tokikake, whose expression had changed slightly.
Do these two guys want to return to the World Government's control?
Especially Chaton Tokikake, whose third leg was crippled.
It's not surprising that they have ideas!
"I agree with Akainu Fleet Admiral's sense of justice, and I will be wherever Fleet Admiral is!"
Black Horse Tianzheng gritted his teeth, immediately rejecting the temptations of immortality and the World Government's high-ranking officials, and spoke firmly.
Hearing this, Akainu's expression softened slightly.
He was indeed somewhat worried that some naval officers, dissatisfied with his position as Fleet Admiral, had chosen to leave and return to the World Government.
Imu's newly formed Immortal Corps is most likely intended to replace the Navy and become the World Government's new military force.
It seems we need to properly appease these naval officers and officers, and calm their sense of justice.
Wang Shi didn't care about the combat power of the vice-president and those below the rank of Vice Admiral, since even a major general would fall down with a single top-tier Conqueror 'Rear Admiral Conqueror's Haki.
This Chaton Tokikake needs to be closely monitored.
Maybe this guy will really run away, charging for Kun, fighting for Kun!