World Military Draft

Monet: "..." So, it turns out, the relationship between these two isn't just that of captain and crew!

Sugar: "..." Numb. She'd already experienced even the most intense things. After all, she was a gatekeeper.

Baby-5: "..." So envious. She even blinked unconsciously!

No, I have to go find my master tonight and really experience it... Oh dear, so embarrassing...

Her face visibly turned red.

When Moke and Rebecca parted, Moke's gaze fell on Monet: "I think Sugar has already explained the details to you, right?"

Monet nodded. "That's clear."

Moke: "So, what was your decision?"

Monet: "As long as I can be with my sister, I'm willing to join your pirate crew."

Moke glanced at her feet again and said bluntly, "Let Caesar heal your feet! You're a perfectly good Logia- type Devil Fruit user, why are you messing around with these supernatural things... If you want to get stronger, rely on yourself, not these low-level techniques. That will only limit your potential... Even practicing some physical techniques would be better than this."

After saying that, Moke added, "You're a Logia Fruit user. Although the Snow Snow Fruit isn't outstanding among Logia, it's still... a rare Devil Fruit. Don't waste it."

Monet was stunned, and so was Sugar. Neither of them had expected that what Moke cared about was this!

At Marine Headquarters, Aokiji has taken over Sengoku's former position.

His brows were furrowed at this moment.

Because the Five Elders, representing the World Government, gave him the first order.

Widespread conscription worldwide.

Based solely on strength, as long as there are no major mistakes, the vacant positions in the Navy during the Summit War will be filled by the most capable individuals.

In short, the World Government needs Aokiji to quickly replenish the fighting force lost in the Summit War.

Their overall strength is even greater than the Navy's before. Only in this way can they once again deter pirates. Moreover, they urgently need a comeback battle so that the world can see the strength of the Navy and the World Government.

It's important to understand that after the Summit War, the number of pirates surged, putting immense pressure on the already heavily damaged and depleted Marines...

After all, a significant number of personnel had to be drawn from various Marine Base for the Summit War.

Let's leave aside the naval soldiers; the loss of even one officer or general could mean the loss of a vital piece of combat power for a Marine Base. Therefore, many Marine Base are currently lacking combat strength.

This made it impossible to suppress the pirates who surged forth after the Summit War.

This is also Aokiji; he clearly feels something is wrong, yet he can't object to it because, given the current circumstances, it's indeed necessary to quickly replenish their fighting strength.

In particular, he was promoted to Fleet Admiral, and Akainu died.

Two Admiral positions suddenly became vacant. The other positions were one thing, but these two were far too important. He didn't want them to fall into the hands of those who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Who knows if he might be a spy for some organization?

Since a World Military Draft is inevitable, he wants to keep it under his control as much as possible.

Therefore, Aokiji issued two important orders after being promoted to Fleet Admiral.

One is external, and the other is internal.

Externally, we will follow the guidelines of the World Government and the Five Elders, and World Military Draft. Anyone who is not an enemy of the World Government can participate.

Furthermore, provided their abilities allow, they can skip the normal promotion process and directly assume the position of naval admiral.

Internally: Marine Internal Tournament was held.

Competition Rule 1: "Each Marine Base will conduct internal competitions. The top three will be directly sent to Marine Headquarters to advance to the second stage of the grand competition."

Competition Rule Two: "Anyone in Marine Base Doriki exceeds 500, or is close to 500, and is under 20 years old, who did not place in the top three in the base's internal competition, may be directly appointed to the corresponding military rank and simultaneously sent to the naval academy for three years of special training."

Competition Rule Three: "The highest-ranking officer of Marine Base may also participate in the competition. However, the highest-ranking officer of a base bears a heavy responsibility. Therefore, Marine Base within a sea area will be randomly selected for the competition. For example, if there are five Marine Base in this sea area, one of them will be selected first for the first round of competition... This will fundamentally improve military rank. The top three from each round will directly enter the final round of the all-army competition."

The moment these two orders were issued, the entire navy, and indeed the entire world, was in an uproar.

The Five Elders naturally learned of this as well.

Saint Nusjuro, Saint Peter, Saint Warcury, Saint Mars, and Saint Saturn exchanged glances.

Saint Peter nodded in satisfaction. "Aokiji usually seems a bit lazy, but I didn't expect him to become so clever after becoming the Fleet Admiral."

Saint Nusjuro expressed his strong agreement.

After all, they only issued the order for the World Military Draft to Aokiji. But unexpectedly, Aokiji also organized Navy Grand Tournament.

That's a good idea.

Not only can they discover some capable individuals within the navy, but they can also recruit geniuses and send them to naval academies as a reserve force.

Most importantly, this can stabilize morale.

After all, the Navy has always prioritized military achievements. Even physical strength takes a backseat to military merit. Just like Akainu, Kizaru, and Akainu in the past.

When they graduated from naval academy, they were only Commodore generals. But by then, they already possessed the strength of Vice Admiral.

Moreover, while they were at the Marine Academy, they had already wiped out a number of pirates under Zephyr's leadership.

If this World Military Draft were to bypass military merit this time, those naval personnel who have risen through the ranks based on merit would certainly feel resentful.

But now, Aokiji has given them the same opportunity.

There were even preferential treatments.

After all, given equal strength, it goes without saying that priority will be given to the Navy's own personnel, and only then to those recruited this time.

Saint Saturn: "Interesting... However, I'm afraid Aokiji is being a bit presumptuous."

Saint Mars: "If I'm not mistaken, he's after the two Marine Admiral positions."

Saint Nusjuro laughed, "From the very beginning, he proposed promoting Momousagi and Chaton, the two Admiral, to the position of Admiral! Now, isn't this just another trick he's playing on us?"

The other four laughed upon hearing this.

Indeed, Momousagi and Chaton, these two Admiral candidates, truly possess the qualities of Admiral. In terms of strength and military achievements alone, they are fully capable of serving as Marine Admiral.

However, Momousagi and Vice Admiral Tsuru are like sisters.

Tsuru has been friends with Garp and Sengoku for decades, and they are even from the same faction.

Chaton always follows Momousagi's lead... If those two were to become Marine Admiral, wouldn't the entire Navy become a faction?

A single dominant player is not what they want to see. After all, that could easily lead to an uncontrollable situation where the player becomes too powerful to control.

Will the Five Elders still have any influence then?