From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 169: The confrontation between Akainu and Aokiji, a chaotic and violent meeting.

As the Warring States period progressed, the generals in the conference room gradually got into the state.

Various suggestions were put forward one by one, and then everyone discussed them. The appropriate ones were passed, and the inappropriate ones were rejected.

Bane didn't know much about all this, so he didn't say anything and just sat there listening in silence. Admiral Sakaski obviously had no intention of speaking either. Not only him, but Kuzan and Borsalino were the same.

Garp, Chief of Staff Ahe and others also kept silent, and Bane gradually realized that the main participants in these issues were actually the various naval vice admirals.

Soon, Zhan Guo mentioned the last of the four projects that had been submitted.

"The pirate guerrillas led by Zephyr are interested in cooperating with our headquarters in the New World's strategic deployment. They are currently applying to build the New World G-6 Naval Base in Melview, New World, which is the island previously occupied by Shiki. The information about this application has been delivered to your desk. Do you have any comments?" asked Sengoku.

The Pirate Guerrillas are an unconventional force of the Marine Headquarters and are considered non-staff. There are also some special forces like this team, like the secret special forces where Drake is. They are all under the command of the Marine Headquarters and their members are also in the Navy's data files. However, the Navy does not acknowledge the existence of such forces to the outside world.

They are only mentioned openly at meetings of senior generals; these matters are not discussed at general meetings.

He had always heard of Zephyr's prestige before, but this time Bane felt it intuitively. As soon as Sengoku finished speaking, most of the naval generals immediately raised their hands to express their agreement. These people even came from different factions, including the neutral faction of Borsalino, and the generals under Kuzan and Sakaski.

Just when Bane thought that the proposal would be passed unanimously, a discordant voice was heard in the video.

"The Pirate Guerrillas are somewhat special to the outside world, and Senior Zephyr no longer holds any military position, but has retained his military rank. Under such circumstances, it is probably not appropriate to establish a base with a clear naval style in the name of 'G-6', right?"

Bane listened to the voice and looked at the video on the projector, and then he found that the guy who spoke was the commander of the G-5 Naval Base, Lieutenant General Vergo.

"Do you want to question Mr. Zefa's consideration?" A blond lieutenant general with lieutenant general's epaulettes on his shoulders looked at the video and said in a deep voice.

"Lieutenant General Kaisha, do we have to follow authority in the matters we discuss here? If so, I think there is nothing to discuss, and there is no need to waste time here. Wouldn't it be better for the admirals and marshals to make the decision directly?" Vergo responded calmly.

"Hmph!" Lieutenant General Kaisha snorted coldly and said no more.

However, some lieutenant admirals also had unhappy expressions. It was obvious that they were all trained by Teacher Zefa.

However, before these lieutenant generals could say anything, Bane slowly raised his hand and said, "Let me talk about this proposal. After all, I also discussed this matter with Teacher Zefa face to face at that time."

Bane's qualifications are almost incomparable to the vast majority of people present, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the entire conference room fell silent. It was obvious that these generals still respected him quite a bit. On the one hand, it was because of Zefa, and on the other hand, it was also because of the abilities that Bane had demonstrated during this period.

"As everyone knows, I have only joined the navy not long ago. Compared with all the seniors present here, I still have many shortcomings. But thanks to your care and preference, I am now sitting in this position. During this period, I have been a little nervous, fearing that I am not worthy of the position. So I have talked about this with the teacher before. The teacher's advice to me is that I should not always waste time in the headquarters, but should grow my experience down to earth. Therefore, he suggested that I choose a suitable base at the right time, go to work, work hard to gain experience from actual work and the front line, and strive to make up for my shortcomings in these aspects as soon as possible," Bane said in a very humble tone.

After hearing what Bane said, many naval commanders had kind and encouraging smiles on their faces.

After a brief pause, Bane continued, "G-6 Naval Base is the first thing I considered doing down to earth. It just so happens that our navy has the intention to build this new base. So building a naval base on the front line of the new world from scratch is also a very exciting experience and process for me. However, considering that I am too young and cannot consider many things as carefully as you do, Teacher Zefa plans to assist me. Therefore, the construction plan of this base is truly led by me."

At this point, Bane's originally modest eyes suddenly became sharp. He turned his head to look at Vergo on the screen and said in a deep voice: "As a vice admiral and admiral candidate of the Navy Headquarters, is there anything inappropriate for me to lead this plan? Vergo?"

He was even too lazy to address him with the suffix "Lieutenant General". Naturally, everyone could clearly sense Bane's dissatisfaction with Vergo.

Vergo's expression did not change at all, and a pair of sunglasses obscured his eyes, making it impossible to sense his emotions.

After a few seconds of silence, he said, "Since you put it that way, I have no objection, Lieutenant General Bane."

Bane did not respond to Vergo, but instead turned his gaze back to the people in the conference room. His sharp gaze, which had originally carried a strong sense of oppression, softened again, and he put on a humble smile again and said, "Thank you all for your support and trust."

Then there was a normal vote, and the proposal was smoothly implemented. After that, the Navy Headquarters would allocate a portion of funds to build the G-6 Naval Base. The project leaders were Bane and Zephyr.

"Then, the next topic, based on the current reality of our navy, is to consider increasing the scale of troop increases, relaxing restrictions on troop increases, and recruiting more troops," Zhan Guo read out in an orderly tone.

Then, a heated discussion began.

This topic is obviously related to the world conscription that will be held later, and it seems that this is not the first time it has been discussed.

Indeed, it is not realistic to think that such an important matter can be concluded with just a casual discussion. It requires multiple discussions and consultations before a conclusion can be reached.

After listening for a while, Bane could feel that this discussion would not produce any mature results. Obviously, this was just a warm-up. He was afraid that when it came to drawing a real conclusion, he would have to wait for the next marshal to make the final decision.

The discussion of this topic lasted for a long time, and the atmosphere was no longer as harmonious as before. Even the generals who had originally not taken action began to take action.

Sakaski and Kuzan had a heated argument about this matter. Bane sat next to Sakaski and intuitively felt that the temperature around him was rising rapidly. The cigar in Sakaski's mouth had begun to turn black in the area where his lips touched, and a little black smoke was faintly coming out of the table where his left hand was placed.

Opposite him, the teacup in front of Kuzan, which was originally full of hot tea, had already frozen into ice, and a light frost had also condensed on the table.

"Do we have to scrap a table just for a meeting? Is all the navy's military spending spent on such weird places?" Bane sat in his chair, looking at the scene, and couldn't help complaining in his heart.

"Nowadays, there is a possibility of going to war with the pirates of the New World at any time. We really need to replenish a large amount of combat power, and the conscription quota should be relaxed." Sakaski seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with the number of conscriptions, so he resolutely demanded to expand the number of conscriptions.

"Adding a large number of new recruits in a short period of time will seriously affect our original combat effectiveness." Kuzan believes that large-scale military expansion is not appropriate.

"Combat prowess and the like can be quickly formed after a few trials of iron and blood. It is not an excuse or reason at all!" Sakaski retorted in a tough tone.

"Have you ever thought about how much sacrifice would be caused if the conscripted troops were directly sent to the battlefield in the New World without rigorous training?" Kuzan said with a gloomy expression.

"Since you have chosen to join the navy, you must be prepared to die on the battlefield. Do you still need me to teach you such a simple truth?" Sakaski said coldly.

It wasn't just the two of them arguing, many naval generals were also arguing with each other.

The atmosphere in the conference room gradually became chaotic, and the smell of gunpowder became more and more intense. Bane had already seen several navy officers at the rank of major generals banging on the table and yelling at each other.

On the first seat, the expression of Marshal Zhan Guo gradually became gloomy.

The next second, with a bang, Zhan Guo slapped the table, leaving several cracks on the solid wood table.

Then, Zhan Guo said in a deep voice: "Let's raise our hands and vote!"

Soon, Bane raised his hand to support Sakaski, and then a large number of people on Kuzan's side also supported him.

After counting carefully, Sakaski's side still has the advantage. It seems that there are more hawkish navy officers, at least in this meeting.

However, the gap between the two sides was not that big, so Zhan Guo said: "It seems that we can't reach a consensus. In this case, let's discuss it next time. Everyone, please think about it carefully later."

Bane glanced at Sakaski and other hawkish naval members, and seeing that there was nothing unusual in their expressions, he realized that when the navy discussed such important matters, they did not make decisions directly based on a slight win in the votes of one side.

Instead, it can only be truly established with the advantage of the vast majority.

(End of this chapter)