Become an admiral?
Sengoku and Kong exchanged a glance, each seeing the surprise in the depths of the other's eyes.
From the very beginning, they had never held out any hope for what the Five Elders had said.
After all, Qin Yu's proposal for the World Military Draft had only been forced by the situation.
The Five Elders had also been compelled by external pressure to carry it out.
If Qin Yu truly brought back suitable candidates from the World Military Draft, it would probably take a great deal of persuasion and maneuvering to make the Five Elders acknowledge them.
They had never expected Elam to give such an answer under these circumstances.
However, with only half a month left before Shiki's declaration of war—
Even gathering the Seven Warlords of the Sea to join the battle felt like scraping the bottom of the barrel, let alone finding suitable candidates for the World Military Draft.
There were even fewer candidates who could achieve notable results in an event of this scale.
At that thought, Sengoku let out a helpless sigh.
It was nothing more than an empty promise, getting people's hopes up for nothing.
If Laxus could return to Marine Headquarters within half a month and prepare to face Shiki the Golden Lion, that would already be quite good.
"Alright, since you have nothing else to report, you may leave for now. We still need to meet with that person," Elam said gravely. "I hope you can gather the Seven Warlords as soon as possible before the war begins."
"Don't worry. I'll have the people closest to the Seven Warlords in each sea personally deliver the summons. If they are willing to come, they will definitely make it within half a month."
"But if they refuse to come, that will