"Garp, look what you've done!"
At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku reproached Garp, who looked as though none of this concerned him.
As soon as they returned to Marine Headquarters, they received a piece of good news and a piece of bad news.
The good news was, naturally, the enormous increase in their military budget.
To counter the turmoil at sea and the swelling number of pirates, better preserve stability, and safeguard the interests of the affiliated nations and the World Government's rule.
The World Government and the affiliated nations would fully support the Navy's recovery and expansion over the next few years.
The plan was to increase the Navy's total strength to one million within three years, perhaps even more.
This plan was called the "Million-Strong Recruitment Plan," also known as the "World Military Draft."
At the same time, the Navy would build more Marine Branches across the major seas.
An average of one hundred new Marine Branches would be built in each sea.
That would roughly double the existing number of Marine Branches in the Four Seas.
It would expand the Navy's operational reach and authority throughout the Four Seas.
Previous expansion plans that the Navy had failed to carry out, shelved for various reasons, would now proceed smoothly with the backing of an enormous military budget.
Though the work ahead would be extremely demanding, it brought hope to the Navy after its devastating losses.
The bad news, naturally, had to do with Garp.
Over the past three months, rebellions had broken out within two kingdoms, one in the West Blue and one in the North Blue.
A force called the Revolutionary Army had incited oppressed civilians to rise against the oppression of royalty and nobles.
And in the name of liberation, it had successfully overthrown the rulers of both