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

That guy is ruthless!

"Gah!"

With a loud cawing, the raven slowly descended onto the center of Barona Island.

This place is basically in ruins now; it looks like Teach and Ace were having quite a good fight.

Karl jumped off the raven's back and glanced indifferently at the panting Blackbeard.

"Marshall D. Teach, is that right?"

"Hahaha, I never expected that a naval hero would know my name. What an honor!"

Karl ignored Blackbeard's nonsense and looked directly at Ace, who was tied up and whose fate was unknown.

"You want to trade Ace for a position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"

"Not bad, Ace's head should be enough! This guy was the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, a great pirate with a bounty of over 500 million Berries!"

Karl nodded: "Whether it's enough or not is not up to me, but it shouldn't be a big problem. Anyway, there are vacancies in the Seven Warlords of the Sea right now, so it doesn't matter who goes."

Blackbeard grinned, revealing his uneven teeth: "Zehahaha, that one is perfect. To show my sincerity, Ace, you can take it with you anytime."

"Here, this is the contact number for the World Government. Call this number and someone will talk to you. I'm taking Ace with me."

Teach struggled to sit up, dusted himself off, picked up Ace, and handed him to Carl: "Go ahead."

"Raven!"

"Gah!"

Raven stretched out a claw and grabbed Ace, gently flapping its wings and hovering in the air. After Karl jumped onto Raven's back, Raven left.

After confirming that Carl had left, Burgess complained, "That guy was way too arrogant! He didn't respect the captain at all!"

Lafitte said calmly, "Don't forget, he's a naval hero. Enel, whose bounty was nearly 50 billion Berries, fell to him. Why can't he be arrogant? Roger's bounty was only a little over 50 billion."

"you!"

Teach waved his hand: "Alright, enough of that. It seems our first step is almost complete. Now let's just wait for good news from the World Government!"

......

Impel the city.

When Karl arrived, Magellan was already waiting at the door, indicating that he had received Sengoku's message long ago.

"Lieutenant General Karl, it's been a long time! You really haven't changed a bit!"

Karl smiled as he infused the holy light into Magellan's body. Magellan immediately showed a relieved expression. Finally, he didn't have to hold it in anymore. In a word, awesome!

So his gaze toward Karl became even more enthusiastic.

"This must be the famous Fire Fist Ace!"

Carl nodded: "Good. Do you have sea stone handcuffs? Cuff him."

"Of course, Domino, take good care of Fire Fist Ace."

Domino took out the sea stone handcuffs and gave Karl a sweet smile. It was great to finally see Lieutenant General Karl again.

The prison is full of ugly and deformed people, it's disgusting to look at. Lieutenant General Karl is much more pleasing to the eye!

"Lieutenant General Karl, are you busy? If not, would you like to visit the Infinite Hell together?"

I remember a few years ago when Carl and Smoker came over, they gave him some small suggestions, which he took very seriously.

"Okay!"

......

The sixth level, infinite hell.

"Wow, there are definitely fewer people here!"

Magellan chuckled and said, "Last time, Lieutenant General Karl said that it would be better to execute those incapable death row inmates. I thought about it and you were right, so we gradually executed those incapable criminals on the fifth and sixth floors."

"Everyone still in prison is a Devil Fruit user."

"Haha, you really do listen to advice!"

Magellan waved his hand: "Not at all, it's mainly because your suggestion was very pertinent."

After the two arrived at a dark cell, Magellan turned to the jailer behind him and said, "This is it. Lock Fire Fist Ace up here!"

"Yes!"

Soon, Ace, who was still unconscious, was sent to a cell and his body was covered with sea stone chains.

bang~

With the prison cell closed, Ace's fate began to change.

"Now that the prisoner Ace has been delivered, I must return to report to Fleet Admiral Sengoku. Oh, and Chief Magellan, this is a small token of my appreciation; please accept it."

Karl took out several Saint Basils from the system space and handed them to Magellan.

"Hiss~ This is the legendary Holy Relic? The one worth tens of millions of Berries?"

Karl nodded: "That's right, but it's not worth much to me. After all, it's all a product of my abilities. Please accept it, Director Magellan."

"This, this is too precious, Lieutenant General Karl, I can't accept it!"

Without a word, Carl shoved the St. Juvederm into Magellan's hand: "I'm not short of money. With the St. Juvederm, Director Magellan can relax for a while when I'm not around. Use it sparingly!"

"Ah! This..." Magellan hesitated for a moment, after all, who wants to have stomach problems every day?

"Hahaha, they're gone! Inspector Magellan!"

"Gah!"

The raven flapped its wings, left Impel Down, and flew towards Water Seven, determined to get the delicious sea salt first.

......

Naval Headquarters, Marshal's Office.

"Karl, you've come at the right time. Garp is still in Water Seven, right?"

Carl nodded: "That should be true. He said he absolutely had to catch the Straw Hat crew."

Zhan Guo sneered: "It would be strange if he could catch him. Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore. There are more important things to do now."

"Fire Fist Ace has been safely delivered to Impel Down, right?"

Karl nodded: "That's right, I personally escorted it to the sixth underground level, there will be absolutely no problem."

"That's good. In that case, our plan can begin!" Sengoku stood up from his seat, his expression excited.

Although Carl knew what the plan was, he still had to play the straight man.

"what's the plan?"

"Whitebeard's End Plan!"

Chapter 264 Storm

"Marshal of the Warring States Period, what are you planning to do?"

Sengoku took a deep breath and slowly said, "Give everything you have to turn Edward Newgate into dust in history, just like Roger and Shiki."

He, too, had already decided that regardless of whether this attempt succeeded or not, he would step down from the historical stage and hand over the position of marshal to someone more suitable.

It's time for these remnants of the old era to say goodbye to the new era.

"Tomorrow, I will announce to the world that Ace will be publicly executed in seven days. At most, we only have eight days to prepare."

Carl frowned: "I understand. How should I cooperate?"

"Supplies, a large amount of supplies, Holy Light Shells, Holy Healing Shells, give me as many as you can. I will spare no expense to achieve this victory."

"No~"

Karl shook his head: "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, there's no need for that. With me here, the Navy is bound to win. Don't forget, my abilities have already awakened. I alone am enough."

Snapped!

Sengoku suddenly braced himself on the table, staring intently at Karl: "Is this really true?"

"Marshal Sengoku, you know me. I never joke. Instead of doubting me, just tell me how many naval soldiers you want to recruit. I'll have a better idea of ​​the numbers."

"One hundred thousand!"

"I will gather 100,000 elite naval troops to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates."

One hundred thousand people, tsk...

Karl silently did the math: the elite navy should at least consist of colonels; 100,000 people seemed a bit too many.

"Marshal Sengoku, then I'll be frank. One hundred thousand people are too many. We don't need that many to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates. I think 3 is enough, just the elite of the elite!"

Upon hearing this, Sengoku frowned: "Thirty thousand people? Does that mean your abilities can cover every single one of them?"

Karl nodded: "Thirty thousand is about right. With the physical and recovery bonuses provided by the Holy Light, their combat power will be even higher."

“When dealing with a pirate like Whitebeard, the human wave tactic is useless.”