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

"This plan is worth considering, but why are you insisting on it?"

Kuzan smiled confidently: "Because I'm confident I can make the Navy better, and enable it to serve more countries, thus increasing the number of member states of the World Government..."

"No, no, no, joining the World Government isn't that easy, Marshal Kuzan. Here's what we've come up with: we think the proposal you gave us today is pretty good, but we need to reconsider it."

"Why don't you come back tomorrow? We'll give you a definite answer then."

Kuzan frowned and said firmly, "Sorry, naval affairs are busy, I don't have time to come here every day!"

"I think you should give me an answer right now!"

Chapter 293 Recharge your batteries

"you!"

The hottest-tempered bald man jumped up, pointed at Kuzan, and looked furious.

Kuzan chuckled lightly, leaning back in his recliner. "Don't ask. The answer is that Karl is rich. Money talks. At worst, we can completely separate from the World Government and let the Navy collect the celestial gold ourselves."

If the Five Elders really agreed, then Kuzan would laugh at them for the rest of his life, so this goal is basically impossible to achieve.

After all, someone has to feed those parasites, right?

"Alright, arguing won't solve anything, Kuzan. The proposal to distribute the Celestial Gold proportionally is excellent, but the problem is how to ensure that all member states of the World Government agree?"

"This is not my problem, this is your problem."

Seeing Kuzan's tough stance, the bald man's lips trembled slightly. How dare he!

"The world conference will be held soon, and we will do our best to implement this proposal then. Are you satisfied now?"

Kuzan raised an eyebrow and surprisingly agreed. This seemed somewhat different from what Marshal Sengoku had said. Was he still benefiting from Karl's influence?

Well, how should I put it? It felt pretty good. Please go all out!

"Very well, now that we've discussed how to distribute the heavenly gold we've collected, what do you all say?"

The bald man frowned and said, "Don't be too greedy, Kuzan."

The highest-ranking old man with white curly hair said calmly, "How do you want to distribute them?"

How was the Heavenly Gold originally distributed?

It's very simple. The Celestial Dragons and the World Government take 6%, and the Navy takes 4%. It's always been like this. He just wants to see how greedy Kuzan really is.

Kuzan smiled slightly: "It's very simple. The Navy only needs 3% of the Heavenly Gold for military spending, which is less than before."

Offering a discount voluntarily? Something's not right, not right at all. The curly-haired old man quickly became wary: "I think you have ulterior motives, don't you?"

Kuzan chuckled and shook his head: "No, the portion that the Navy gave up was for the World Government to use to build the CP department. After all, the Navy only needs to deal with pirates now, and the World Government's affairs need to be handled by someone else, right?"

"How about that? It's fair, isn't it! Even a tenth of the share is an astronomical figure!"

This was decided after discussions between Kuzan and Karl, in order to completely distance themselves from the World Government's dirty deeds and avoid being implicated by the World Government, which would damage the Navy's image.

In this way, the Navy can gradually separate itself from the World Government in subsequent propaganda work, blurring the Navy's political attributes and making the Navy more pure.

Regardless of who dominates the World Government at that time, it won't have a significant impact on the Navy....

"Let's talk about this after the World Conference, Marshal Kuzan."

"It's alright, no need to rush."

......

After the matter of the Heavenly Gold came to an end, Kuzan focused his main efforts on the Navy itself.

Currently, the Navy's primary task is to capture prisoners who have escaped from Impel Down and to wrap up the Marineford War.

But in addition to routine tasks, the Navy also needs a long-term goal.

Marineford, Marshal's office.

"Karl, what do you think?"

Karl frowned slightly and habitually touched his chin, indicating that he was thinking.

"Let's sit down and watch, it'll be more comfortable..."

Kuzan said speechlessly, "I didn't ask you that. I asked what you think the Navy should do next?"

Carl said helplessly, "Are you the Fleet Admiral or am I? Besides, you should already know the answer to this question."

"Looks like I can't hide it from you after all! How about this, I'll tell you my thoughts, and you can give me your opinion?"

"For something like this, it would be better to ask Marshal Sengoku, uh, that old man Sengoku!"

Kuzan gave a wry smile: "Yes! I specifically asked Sengoku-san not to leave the Navy and to appoint him as the Navy Headquarters's Grand Coordinator (whose main responsibility is to oversee all shogunate affairs). However, he and Garp-san have gone out for a walk and will not be back for some time."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to ask for your opinion."

"Alright, alright, go ahead and tell me! What are your thoughts?"

Kuzan took a deep breath and gazed into the distance: "Two years. The Navy needs two years to rest, recuperate, and improve its strength."

"Hmm, not bad. Although we won the Marineford War, we still lost a lot of elite naval forces. What are your plans?"

Kuzan's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "My idea is to hold a grand recruit training camp to cultivate a group of elite naval personnel who can skillfully use the Six Styles of the Navy."

"That's it?"

"In addition, I also plan to establish an additional position for admiral, called Honorary Admiral, to expand the navy's high-end combat capabilities."

Actually, there's another reason, which Kuzan didn't explicitly state.

That is, although Karl is a naval admiral, he has decided to have Karl stationed in Marineford. Unless there is an emergency, Karl will not need to go out on missions. Therefore, he needs to find someone else to do the work.

Karl was taken aback. Wasn't this a plan similar to global conscription? Could it be that what was bound to happen would still happen?

No, given Kuzan's personality, he would probably choose Fujitora!

"Conserving your strength and expanding your high-end combat capabilities, are you planning something big, Kuzan?"

"good!"

Kuzan stood up from his seat and said confidently, "Three Sea Emperors are still too many. Two years from now, once the Navy is ready, I will take down the next Sea Emperor!"

Kuzan raised his hand, conjured an ice shard, and suddenly shot it towards the wall in front of him.

swoosh~

The icicle flew toward the wall behind Karl. Karl turned around and saw that the icicle was stuck straight into the bounty poster on the wall. The bounty poster was the old woman's fat, smiling face.

Charlotte Linlin

Captain of the Big Mom Pirates

Bounty: 4.388 billion Berry

Carl grinned. It seemed that Kuzan's first target was Tavern!

That makes sense. After all, the World Government still has business dealings with Kaido, who is based in Wano Country, and the Navy also needs Wano Country's Seastone. Even if they were to turn against each other, it wouldn't be now.

In addition, the Red-Haired Pirates don't have a fixed base, so it's not that easy to block them. Therefore, it's not surprising that they chose Big Mom.

"Tsk tsk tsk~ Alright, Kuzan, go for it!"

"I will. No matter what, I can't let down those of you who supported me to become Fleet Admiral!"

Carl grinned, gave Kuzan a thumbs-up, and then turned and left.

"This guy is really starting to look like a marshal..."

Chapter 294 Two Years in a Flash

It was 1522 in the Sea Calendar, two years after the Marineford War.

These past two years have been the most relaxed two years for the Navy, because 60% of the Navy's work has been handled by bounty hunters, leaving only 40% of the high-difficulty missions for the Navy. Moreover, Honorary Admirals Fujitora, Akainu, and Kizaru are not to be underestimated.

In this way, the navy not only greatly reduced the consumption of human and logistical resources, but also maintained a high level of suppression against pirates. At one point, the pirates even disappeared and dared not show themselves.

All of this is due to the significant increase in pirate bounties. When the bounty for a pirate's head is linked to a bounty that is clearly beyond their strength, the consequences are immeasurable.

Marineford, the pirate headquarters.

"Report to Marshal Kuzan, we have just received news that the Straw Hat crew has appeared in the Sabaody Archipelago."

"Oh? Everyone's here?"

"Yes, Luffy with a bounty of 720 million Berries, Zoro with a bounty of 340 million Berries, Sanji with Black Leg... they are all here. Moreover, a large number of bounty hunters are heading to Sabaody Archipelago to take down the bounties of the Straw Hat crew."

Kuzan smiled helplessly: "These bounty hunters... General Karl should be at the recruit training ground! Go and inform him, and have him handle it."

"Yes, Marshal Kuzan!"

After the door closed, Kuzan slowly walked to the window, looked down at the bustling square below, and couldn't help but smile.

"Two years have passed; it's about time the world saw the changes in the Navy..."

New recruit training ground.

Carl sat lazily next to Zefa, watching the new recruits train below, occasionally offering his comments.

This was Zephyr's last time serving as a naval instructor, so to bid farewell to his teacher, Carl volunteered to be his assistant, since he didn't have much to do at Naval Headquarters anyway.