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

"Is this to select a successor to Crocodile after he was stripped of his title recently?"

The naval officer sitting next to Karl seemed to recognize the man and asked uncertainly, "You are, Lafitte, right?"

Sengoku turned his head: "Lafitte?"

"Oh my, oh my, it's an honor that you know my fate."

The naval commander then recounted Lafitte's background. Lafitte was a renowned sheriff in the West Sea who was expelled from the country for excessive force during law enforcement.

Lafitte chuckled lightly: "Those are all old stories, and my affairs are not worth mentioning, they are not important at all."

"I've come here to recommend a man to become a Shichibukai... His name is... Teach."

A glint flashed in Sengoku's eyes. This guy was one of Teach's men!

How interesting! His subordinate actually dared to storm into the Marine Headquarters all by himself, just to recommend his captain to become a Shichibukai?

I must say, they're very bold.

"Teach?"

"That's right, that's the name of our pirate captain."

Sengoku curled his lip: "Never even heard of him. To be honest, this kind of unknown guy can't intimidate other pirates at all."

Lafitte nodded noncommittally, completely ignoring Sengoku's words.

"Yes, you are right. Our group has made a foolproof plan for this. Please give us a little more time."

"Hehehe~ This is really interesting. Hey, Marshal Sengoku, let them try it out!"

Doflamingo's thinking was simple: he just wanted to have fun.

"Our pirate crew is called the Blackbeard Pirates. I hope you important figures will remember it well."

At this point, Lafitte had achieved his goal. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, wings sprouted from his back, and he flew into the sky.

"Caw?" The raven tilted its head, puzzled.

Karl watched Lafitt's departing figure, a slight smile playing on his lips, as Lafitt drew closer.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I think his suggestion is good. Anyway, the purpose of bringing the Seven Warlords to the meeting is to find Crocodile's successor. Since someone has volunteered, it saves us trouble, doesn't it?"

"Of course, if any of you here have other recommendations, we can consider them further."

After Karl finished speaking, he looked at Doflamingo and said, "You're the one who talks the most, so let's start with you."

Doflamingo waved his hand: "I don't care. I think the Blackbeard Pirates are pretty good. Let them give it a try."

Then Karl looked at Mihawk, who said calmly, "I have no objection."

When Carl's gaze fell on Hancock, Hancock secretly winked and said, "I have no objection."

The seemingly insignificant bear put down its book, said "no comment," and then disappeared.

This meeting of the Seven Warlords of the Sea could only end so hastily.

Chapter 252 The Four Emperors in Action

The New World, Moby Dick.

"Shanks? Gurarara, what a nostalgic name. Is this a letter written by Shanks himself?"

"Yes, the contents seem to be very important, which is why they told me to deliver it no matter what."

The speaker had a red afro, a red scarf tied around his shirt, and a long sword at his waist. He was Rockstar, who had just joined the Red-Haired Pirates, with a bounty of 9400 million Berries.

Such a bounty would be enough to reward a nobody, yet this person was just a deliveryman on Red-Haired's ship.

That's why they're one of the Four Emperors' pirate crews! Their appeal to pirates is extraordinary.

With that kind of strength, wouldn't it be better to become the overlord of the East China Sea?

The white-bearded man said calmly, "Is that so? Well, you must have had a hard time."

"Oh, no, no, I'm just a newbie in the Red-Haired Pirates, it's what I should do." Rockstar scratched his head.

"but..."

"I used to do this kind of thing, and I was pretty well-known for it. Hey, I'm asking you guys, you should have heard of Loxtron, right?"

The henchmen who were asked shook their heads: "No, we've never even heard of it."

This attitude immediately made Rockstar feel slighted, and just as he was about to retaliate, Whitebeard tore Shanks' handwritten letter to shreds.

"Hey! What are you doing?!"

"He even sent someone to deliver a message to me. When did that brat become so arrogant?" Whitebeard scattered the fragments into the air, where they landed on the ground.

"Wait a minute! Our boss said this is an important letter! My boss is Red-Haired Shanks! Are you out of your mind?!"

The white-bearded man said disdainfully, "I am Whitebeard." Then he started drinking heavily, even though he was wrapped in bandages and had an IV drip attached to his body.

The blonde nurse beside Whitebeard quickly reminded him, "Captain, you can't drink anymore given your current condition!"

"Who said that? We should live for the moment and not waste a little bit of alcohol. It won't harm your health."

Rockstar shouted at Whitebeard, unwilling to give up, "Our boss said there's something urgent in that letter! He told you you absolutely have to read it!"

Whitebeard could probably guess what the content was, since he wasn't a reckless fool; it was nothing more than Estitch's affair.

"Go tell Redhead that if he has something to say to me, he should bring me a jug of good wine in person!"

"If you heard that, hurry back! I don't want to waste my energy talking to a snotty-nosed brat."

After leaving the Moby Dick, Lockstar immediately called Shanks.

"Hahaha, that old guy really hasn't changed at all!"

"This is no laughing matter, boss!"

"I knew this would happen. Oh well, it's okay."

"Boss, please give me a little more time. This is the first time in my life that I have suffered such a humiliation."

Shanks was speechless. What, you want to go and kill Whitebeard?

"Hey, what are you trying to do? Don't do anything reckless. Thank you for your hard work, come back right now!"

"But, but if I do that, where will I put my pride?"

Shanks is well aware of the importance of face, but Whitebeard has far more face than you do.

"Is your pride more important or your life? This is not a question you can solve right now. There's no need to say anything more. Come back quickly and don't cause any more trouble!"

After hanging up the phone, Rakiro, who was eating meat, asked, "What should we do now?"

"Let's prepare to set sail!"

"Go to Whitebeard's place?"

"Yes, that's right."

Beckman stroked his chin: "But if we take action, the World Government won't stand idly by. It might attract that guy Karl, and then we'll be in trouble!"

"The situation is complicated now, and I can't worry about that anymore. If Karl comes to interfere, then let's fight him! Anyway, I won't just surrender."

Sky Island, the Land of Women.

"Phew, I'm finally back! Honey, are you heading back to Naval Headquarters now?"

Karl shook his head: "I was originally going to deal with those Supernova pirates, but Fleet Admiral Sengoku suddenly told me to stand by. Oh well, whatever."

Actually, it was all because of the Red-Haired Pirates. After the Seven Warlords meeting, Sengoku said he had received news that the Red-Haired Pirates had sent someone to contact the Whitebeard Pirates, which naturally attracted the attention of the World Government.

"That's great. You can stay here with me for a while. It just so happens that our stock of Holy Light Shells and Holy Healing Shells is running low. If you have time, you can make some more, otherwise the Revolutionary Army is always urging us."

"Huh, I remember we ran out of Light Shells! What, do you have more Light Shells now?"

"Yes, Ganful said the next batch of sapphires will be ripe soon, and people will be sending them to the warehouse in the next few days."

"I knew it! Okay, I'll go check it out in a few days. Oh, by the way, there's something I need to tell you."

Judging by the time, the Straw Hat crew should be arriving at Skypiea soon, but this time their Skypiea trip might not be as exciting, since the biggest boss of Skypiea has changed.

Qinghai, Gaya Island.

The Straw Hat crew went through a lot here. First, they were mocked and beaten up by Bellamy and his gang in Mock Town. Then they stood up for Uncle Goomba, encountered Teach, and refurbished the Going Merry...

After going through so much, they were finally able to head towards the Sky Island.

"Everyone! Let's go!"

"Okay!" "Yes, Nami!"

With anchor pulled back and sails hoisted, the Chicken Head Merry slowly moved forward.

Chestnut Head waved to the Straw Hat crew on the Going Merry: "Little brother, we'll say goodbye here!"

Luffy shouted, "Hey! Got it!"

"Sky Island and Golden Bell do exist. The Shandians in the forest can attest to this, but the people in Magic Valley Town don't believe it."

"But no matter what, I sincerely hope you can find the legendary Sky Island and the Golden Bell!"

Not far away, a ship made up of several huge logs sailed on the sea, its pirate flag consisting of three skulls. This was Teach's Blackbeard Pirates.