After opening the door, Kong first scanned everyone, then his gaze fell on one of them.
As he walked inside, he asked, " Garp! I think I just heard someone call me 'old codger'! Do you know who it was?"
"Huh? What? Someone actually dares to call Fleet Admiral, you old codger'? Who is it? I'll go over there and beat him up right now!"
"How dare you show such disrespect to the Fleet Admiral! Disrespecting the Fleet Admiral is disrespecting our navy! I'd like to see who dares to be so audacious!"
As he spoke, Garp even made a gesture of rolling up his sleeves.
Just kidding, Garp can say whatever he wants about Kong behind his Kong, but he wouldn't dare say anything to Kong's face for the time being.
Because your fists aren't hard enough!
Upon hearing this, Kong merely glanced at him and said nothing more, instead walking straight towards the main seat.
Those around them weren't particularly surprised by what they saw.
Having worked together for so long, they know Garp's character to some extent, so it's normal for them to react this way!
After Kong arrived at the head of the table, he sat down directly, and everyone turned their attention to him.
Now that the Fleet Admiral has arrived, let's get down to business.
Kong didn't drag his feet; instead, he placed a document on the table.
Then he spoke calmly:
"I've gathered you all here today because something very important has happened, something that could very well affect the balance of the world!"
We need to call you over to discuss a solution!
"!!!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces showed surprise.
What could be so significant as to affect the balance of the world?
After thinking for a moment, Sengoku looked at Kong and tentatively asked:
" Fleet Admiral! Is it because of pirates?"
"That's right!" Kong, then said:
"And they're our 'old friends,' the Rocks Pirates!"
" The Rocks Pirates? What's wrong with them this time?"
This time, it was Admiral of the three Admiral who spoke, Brown Turtle!
A long, narrow scar ran across half of his wrinkled face, as if telling the story of his vicissitudes of life!
And he was the same Admiral who transported the Heavenly Tribute last time, the same Admiral that Shiki encountered!
The Rocks Pirates have been making a lot of moves lately, keeping all of their Admiral very busy.
So now, whenever I hear that the Rocks Pirates might be up to something again, I can't help but ask.
"According to information from our Navy's mole within the Rocks Pirates..."
"Yesterday, someone broke into the Rocks Pirates and immediately unleashed Conqueror's Haki, stunning most of the pirates on the island!"
"He wasn't actually dizzy, but according to him, that Conqueror's Haki made him feel dazed! He almost lost consciousness!"
"You should know that our undercover agent's strength has reached the level of Rear Admiral in headquarters, not far from a lieutenant Vice Admiral. To be able to almost make someone with that level of strength lose consciousness just by using Conqueror's Conqueror's Haki, I don't need to elaborate on how strong Conqueror's Haki is!"
"According to that undercover agent, even Rocks couldn't do that!"
"!!!"
Upon hearing Kong's words, everyone present was horrified and remained speechless for a long time.
These people had fought against the Rocks Pirates for many years, and almost all of them had experienced Rocks ' Conqueror's Haki.
Before this, Rocks ' Conqueror's Haki was the strongest they had ever seen, but now they were being told that someone else's Conqueror's Haki was even stronger Rocks'?
They need some time to process this news!
After an unknown amount of time, Crane broke the silence, looking at Kong with curiosity and asking:
"Is it possible that this person is only strong in Conqueror's Haki, but somewhat weak in other aspects?"
"That's a great question! Shiki the Golden Lion of the Rocks Pirates had the same idea back then!"
"Then he was severely injured in a single blow!"
Kong uttered a sentence in a calm tone, but this sentence shocked them even more than what he had just said.
" Fleet Admiral Kong! Is this news true or false?"
Garp stood up and asked Kong.
Upon hearing this, Kong straightened his beard and said irritably:
"Do you think I'm that bored? To use fake news to amuse you guys?"
"I know this news is hard for you to believe, but it's the truth!"
" Golden Lion, whose strength is comparable to Garp and Garp Sengoku, was defeated in one move!"
Sengoku, Garp:...
This last sentence is unnecessary!
Isn't this basically telling them that if they were in the same position as the Golden Lion, they would be instantly defeated?
However, even though Kong is so confident now, the two of them are still reluctant to believe this fact.
Just as Kong said, their strength is almost equal to that of Golden Lion.
Furthermore, the Navy and the Rocks Pirates have frequent conflicts, and they have naturally clashed with Golden Lion countless times.
There's a saying that goes...
Your opponent often knows you best!
They simply couldn't believe that the arrogant man, as proud as a lion, could be so severely injured in a single move!
"Isn't this situation advantageous to us? This unknown powerhouse has clashed with the Rocks Pirates!"
"Is he still alive? If he is, wouldn't we be able to recruit him into our navy? That would give us another powerful fighting force!"
The crane continued to ask.
"Crane! Your idea is excellent!"
But often, the imagination is beautiful, while reality is harsh!
"This man is indeed alive and well, but he has joined the Rocks Pirates!"
"He became another captain of the Rocks Pirates, holding a position equivalent to Rocks!"
"Oh, and by the way, I should tell you that he's not even twenty years old yet!"
Everyone:!!!
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The New World, Hachinosu.
Inside the central castle.
There weren't as many people inside the central castle as there had been yesterday; only three people were there.
These three are Xia Chen, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion.
The three sat around a table, drinking heartily, and then burst into laughter.
At this moment, the Golden Lion's chest was wrapped in bandages.
They were at each Xia Chen's throats yesterday, but now they're happily sitting together drinking.
Golden Lion harbors no resentment towards Xia Chen whatsoever, nor would he dare to!
Only he knew how terrifying yesterday's flames were; if there had been a larger quantity, his ashes might already be scattered somewhere by now.
When Xia Chen made his move, he felt unprecedented pressure from Xia Chen, which made him have no desire for revenge at all.
Because he was certain that if he did that, the world would be without the Golden Lion.
He hasn't lived enough yet and doesn't want to die so soon!
Therefore, the Golden Lion now holds Xia Chen in the highest esteem!
He even looks a bit like Xia Chen's underling!
"Hey! Xia Chen!"
The Whitebeard placed the bottle on the table, his gaze fixed intently on Xia Chen.
"What's wrong, Newgate?"
"I want to fight you!" the Whitebeard said directly to Xia Chen.
"What? Newgate? Are you looking for a beating? You saw Captain Xia Chen's strength yesterday, didn't you? You still dare to challenge Captain Xia Chen?"
Before Xia Chen could speak, the Golden Lion jumped up and pointed at the Whitebeard.
But the Whitebeard ignored him, his gaze still fixed on Xia Chen.
Xia Chen was silent for a moment, then a smile appeared on his lips.
"Can!"