One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

If it were someone like Whitebeard, a professional demolition expert, he could have easily destroyed it. It's not as troublesome as him. Otherwise, why would Teach be willing to risk his life to get his father's Tremor-Tremor Fruit?

Unfortunately, Teach wasn't very lucky. He finally became one of the Four Emperors through his own strength, but then... the game was updated, the main character got a power-up, and Teach was completely sidelined.

However, the symmetry fanatic will definitely arrange something for Teach; it will only take a year or two.

That said, this mission, which could not be considered a just act, did not arouse dissatisfaction among the naval officers and soldiers. Firstly, the Revolutionary Army did have a bad reputation, and secondly, since the Revolutionary Army had targeted the Navy personnel, it was only right and proper to do so.

Most importantly, Karl did not allow the warships to approach the Kingdom of Ort, so that the "Saints" would not be reminded of their past and their influence would be reduced.

Overall, the mission was a complete success. Now all that's left is to return to Naval Headquarters and wait for the medal ceremony.

A naval hero, tsk tsk tsk.

......

Malinvando.

The Five Elders looked at Karl's smiling face and felt a pang of regret. They had underestimated this guy!

Before Karl arrived, they had already received intelligence from the CP department, which was truly... ruthless.

They started with three hours of bombardment, and then sank the Kingdom of Ort with a single blow.

They were very satisfied with both the attitude and the methods used; this is the kind of person the world government needs.

"Lieutenant General Carl, you did a great job this time. As for your medal awarding ceremony, it will be held in Marineford in five days. Commander-in-Chief Steelbone Kong will personally award you the medal, and it will be broadcast live worldwide."

Carl scratched his head sheepishly: "Uh, isn't this a bit too flashy?"

The blond middle-aged man said calmly, "Flamboyant? Quite the opposite. This is the treatment a naval hero should receive. We want the whole world to know that the navy has produced another hero."

"Only in this way can we encourage more ambitious young people to join the navy and jointly safeguard justice!"

Carl: ...Whatever you say, I'll just nod and say "uh-huh".

However, things didn't go as Karl expected. The blond middle-aged man just kept talking, relentlessly using PUA, CPU, and KTV tactics on Karl, going on and on.

This annoyed Carl to no end, but he had to pretend to be very interested on the surface; he couldn't let his persona crumble.

Finally, after making his grand promise, Carl was able to escape, fearing they would call him back again.

"Phew~ Dealing with people is really..." Karl smacked his lips, not finishing his sentence because there were other people around.

"Bulu Bulu~"

Carl picked up the Den Den Mushi. Hmm, only Hancock could have such a handsome Den Den Mushi.

"Honey."

"Yes, I'm here. What's up? Is the move all settled?"

"Hehe, how did you know? Granny Niu agreed a few days ago. I've been mobilizing my people these past few days, and now we're almost ready to set off."

"I think it's better to tell you, since if we're going to Sky Island, I'll have to trouble you to inform Ganful and ask them to come and meet us."

“No problem, I was just about to go to your place anyway. Here’s the plan: I need to go to Marineford to report to Sengoku, and then I’ll head to Amazon Lily. Wait for me.”

"Really? That's wonderful! I'll wait for you at home, my dear. Come quickly!"

After hanging up the phone, Carl looked around and quickly left Mary Geoise.

On the way to Marineford, he also called Dragon. The revolutionary army had done a good job in dealing with the Kingdom of Ort, so in return, he should give him some benefits.

Finally, Karl and Dragon agreed to meet in Frostmoon Village in the East Sea to discuss the details.

Karl was somewhat looking forward to this. Frostmoon Village seemed to be Zoro's territory. Judging by the time, that guy would soon be lost and unable to find his way home... uh, he'd probably be at sea soon.

Now that he's a renowned swordsman, given Zoro's personality, he'll probably challenge him, right?

Should he use a fruit knife or nail clippers? Or should he borrow a manicure knife from Yuanzi?

Forget it, I'll stop thinking about it now. I should go report to the Warring States first!

Knock knock knock!

"Come in."

“Marshal Sengoku, I have just been to Mary Geoise. They said my investiture ceremony is scheduled for five days from now, in Marineford.”

Sengoku nodded slightly: "I understand. You need to prepare well. If nothing unexpected happens, tomorrow's newspaper will officially report that you have become a naval hero. You need to be mentally prepared."

"Hahaha, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I've been in the newspapers at least nine times out of ten. What am I afraid of? Besides, becoming a naval hero is a good thing. Why should I be mentally prepared?"

Sengoku sighed: "Your situation is a little different from Garp's, but it's not a big problem. You'll find out when the time comes."

"By the way, you should take a good rest after the medal ceremony. You've been too high-profile lately."

Karl nodded in agreement. Indeed, being too high-profile in the Navy is not a good thing, especially with the Five Elders around. Karl had to be careful.

As the saying goes, the higher you stand, the harder you fall!

Chapter 177 Moving and the Aftermath

The next day, the news-carrying seagulls spread the news that Carl was about to become a naval hero across the sea.

This time it wasn't just hearsay, but a proper report. How could people not be moved by it?

"My God, it's really true! Vice Admiral White Raven is actually going to become a naval hero!"

"Yes! The newspapers were saying a few days ago that Vice Admiral White Crow was qualified to be a naval hero, but who would have thought that the Navy would actually make him a naval hero!"

"This is only the second naval hero in naval history!"

People were shocked that Carl was about to become a naval hero, but not so shocked, after all, after the barrage of news reports in the past few days, some people even thought that Carl was already a naval hero.

"Wait, look! In four days, they'll be broadcasting Lieutenant General Bai Ya's medal-awarding ceremony live. We definitely have to watch it!"

"What? Such a thing exists? Let me see!"

Moby Dick.

Whitebeard frowned slightly as he looked at the contents of the newspaper. He never expected that the kid who cut off his own arm on his ship a few years ago would become a naval hero.

Is he worthy?

Thinking about it carefully, it seems like they really do deserve each other.

He remembered very clearly how Garp became a naval hero back then.

He was still very young then. One day, Rocks told him that the Celestial Dragons had discovered something in God Valley that possessed astonishing power, enough to threaten the entire world.

The captain's ambition was to become the "King of the World," so how could he not be interested in this thing?

So the Rocks Pirates set out in full force to God Valley, intending to obtain that item from the Celestial Dragons.

What was unexpected was that the Navy arrived, and Roger also came. Although it was unclear why Roger came to God Valley, he clearly did not want Captain Rocks to get that item.

Therefore, Roger joined forces with Garp to defeat Captain Rocks, and the Rocks Pirates were disbanded. The Celestial Dragons also obtained that item.

For some reason, the Navy later completely erased Roger and that thing from existence, and all they reported was that Garp single-handedly stopped the Rocks Pirates' plot, and then he became a Navy hero.

At that time, he had already left the Rocks Pirates and formed the Whitebeard Pirates. He was somewhat disdainful, thinking that the Navy only knew how to do these petty tricks. He thought, "Why don't you tell the truth?"

Gradually, he got used to it.

Therefore, he generally only believes half of what is reported in the newspapers, and he has a clear understanding of the nature of the Navy and the World Government.

"Die, Whitebeard!"

A black-haired man picked up a large axe and swung it at the white-bearded man's head. The white-bearded man didn't even bother to look and casually swung his hand, sending the black-haired youth flying.

bang~

The black-haired youth slammed onto the deck, his face contorted in pain.

Whitebeard put down his newspaper and glanced at him indifferently: "You think you can kill me? You're far from it!"

"hateful!"

Ace clenched his fists, looked up at Whitebeard with resentment, flames erupted from his body, and he charged at Whitebeard once more.

Marco, arms crossed, looked at Sachi with a playful expression and said, "Guess how many more days it will take for him to become our family?"

Sachi scratched his head: "Hmm... he's been like this for half a month now, I reckon it'll be over soon, maybe in three days at most!"

"Oh, so confident?"

Sachi said with a complicated expression, "Because he is the same kind of person as us."

Marco chuckled softly: "Yes..."

Meanwhile, in the Kingdom of Women.

"Darling, you've finally arrived."

Carl chuckled and patted Hancock's cheek, then pointed to the fleet ahead and said, "Are your people already on board?"

Hancock shook her head: "No, only half. I plan to take half of them to Sky Island first, and then take the other half after things have settled down."

"That's good, that's fine too. In that case, let's not delay, let's set off!"

......

Sky Island, the Gates of Heaven.

The only advantage of coming up from here is that you don't need to dive, because it leads directly to Qinghai. Otherwise, coming up from other places would require passing through a sea of ​​clouds, which would be a bit troublesome.