Starting with helping Zhao Kai ascend the throne in the snow

A few days later, the news that His Highness the Prince of Yue was willing to donate his palace for the sake of the students of Yuezhou spread throughout the entire Yuezhou region.

To achieve the best publicity effect, Shen Qing not only produced newspapers, but also ordered scribes from various counties to travel the streets with gongs and drums to introduce the topic.

Just as Shen Qing had predicted, Zhao Kai's reputation quickly became known to everyone in Yuezhou, and with the spread of his name through Yuezhou merchant caravans, it spread to all the states across the country. It was believed that he would soon be famous throughout the world.

The Baiyue barbarians also reached an agreement smoothly. A tribe of more than a thousand people called Songyue moved to Kuaiji County and were divided into a large village, where they were allocated land and farming tools.

Of course, in order to ensure the stability of the Songyue tribe, the Yue King's Palace set up a patrol station with more than a hundred people not far from the Songyue tribe. Ostensibly, this was to maintain local stability and prevent the Songyue tribe from being retaliated against by the Baiyue barbarians, but in reality, it was used to intimidate the Songyue tribe and prevent them from having any disloyal thoughts.

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Meanwhile, in the world of One Piece.

After Shen Qing and his men left, Hawkeye, Doflamingo, and others led their fleet toward Beehive Island, making no attempt to conceal their movements, and the news was quickly obtained by all parties.

At Marine Headquarters, Akainu leisurely puffed on a cigar while reading the intelligence report handed to him by Chief of Staff Tsuru.

"Fleet Admiral Akainu, we have news about Hawkeye and the Donquixote family. They are heading towards Beehive Island, the pirate paradise. I believe it won't be long before the Five Elders call us," Chief of Staff Tsuru analyzed from the side.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, the Den Den Mushi on Akainu's desk rang. It was a call from one of the Five Elders.

As soon as Akainu answered the phone, Satan Saint's cold, emotionless voice rang out, "Akainu, I am now informing you of the World Government's top secret order: kill the Donquixote Family and others at all costs."

"Got it." Akainu replied casually, then hung up the phone before Satan could say anything more.

As Satan listened to the dial tone, his face darkened and his eyes flashed with cold light.

They originally thought that by putting the hot-tempered Akainu in the position of Fleet Admiral, he would be more easily controlled by the World Government. However, the reality was completely different from what they imagined. Akainu became increasingly disobedient and never showed any respect to the Five Elders. He often paid lip service to them while secretly disobeying them.

After the God Knights fought a major battle with the Donquixote Family and others at the Golden Entertainment City, Im sensed the threat posed by Shen Qing and his group. Therefore, he immediately conveyed his supreme will to the Five Elders, ordering the Navy to eliminate these people at all costs. This is the reason why Satan Saint just called Akainu.

"Akainu, I hope you can complete this mission well, otherwise I'll let you know that we can make you the Fleet Admiral, and we can also bring you down," Satan said to himself, squinting.

"Fleet Admiral Akainu, you should show more respect to the Five Elders in public." Chief of Staff Tsuru couldn't help but advise him when he saw Akainu disrespect Satan and hang up the phone.

In any case, the Five Elders are the Navy's superiors, and if Akainu angers them, it will definitely not be good for him.

"Tch, they're just five old guys who only know how to talk big. They didn't give me face back then, so I naturally don't need to give them any face either," Akainu said disdainfully, not taking the Five Elders seriously at all.

“Akainu, the Five Elders are not simple. You must not underestimate them, or you may suffer a great loss.” At this moment, Sengoku, who had been silent all along, pushed up his glasses and said.

In Sengoku's memories, the Five Elders already existed when Kong was still the Fleet Admiral. Then came the decades he served as Fleet Admiral, and now Akainu has become Fleet Admiral. The Five Elders are like five cockroaches that never die, having outlasted several generations of Fleet Admirals.

Therefore, the Five Elders, who have lived for so long, must not be taken lightly.

Faced with Sengoku's seriousness, Akainu merely offered a casual reply, clearly not taking Sengoku's words to heart.

Seeing this, Sengoku said no more. Akainu had never suffered a loss before, and no amount of talk from him would make a difference. He immediately changed the subject, asking, "Akainu, how do you plan to deal with the Five Elders' orders?"

"Mr. Sengoku, we've finally acquired a large sum of money. Our priority right now is to expand the Navy's strength. As for the Five Elders' orders, we'll postpone them until the Navy's expansion is complete and then decide what to do next." Akainu's face immediately lit up with excitement as he thought about the large sum of money he had obtained from the Golden Casino.

“Your idea is correct, but I think we can’t completely ignore the Five Elders. We can send some intelligence agents to gather information and make a show of it for the Five Elders. As long as we can get the job done, we won’t give them any ammunition to criticize us.” Sengoku improved on Akainu’s suggestion.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of Akainu's office. Chief of Staff Tsuru went over and a naval intelligence officer immediately handed him a report: "Chief of Staff, the latest intelligence is that the World Destroyer Bondiworld led an attack on Amazon Lily, but has now been defeated by Straw Hat Luffy and is currently fleeing towards the depths of the New World."

"Bondewald, the user of the Multiply-Multiply Fruit, nicknamed the World Destroyer, was imprisoned in Impel Down by the World Government 30 years ago, but escaped when Blackbeard and Straw Hat Luffy caused a ruckus in Impel Down." Chief of Staff Tsuru immediately relayed the information about Bundewald to Akainu and Sengoku after the intelligence personnel left, clearly demonstrating her extensive knowledge of the Navy's various matters.

"Damn Straw Hat Boy, damn Blackbeard! If they hadn't caused such a ruckus in Impel Down, how could so many powerful criminals have escaped? They're all bastards who deserve to die!" Akainu said angrily upon hearing Chief of Staff Tsuru's words, his fists transforming into lava.

Akainu is a true soldier. Although he is stubborn and ruthless, he always adheres to the belief of eliminating pirates and maintaining world peace. Therefore, he hates Luffy and Blackbeard, who caused the Impel Down breakout, and wants to get rid of them as soon as possible.

"Ahem, Akainu, what's done is done, there's no point in getting angry anymore. Let's think about how to arrest them later." Sengoku coughed twice to change the subject when he heard Akainu shift his anger to Luffy.

Regardless of the circumstances, Luffy is Garp's only grandson. With this relationship, Sengoku couldn't possibly watch Luffy get into trouble, which is why everyone let Luffy go during the Marineford War.

"Mr. Sengoku, sometimes I really don't understand why we don't just kill those vicious guys directly, why do we have to lock them up?" After a brief moment of anger, Akainu asked Sengoku with a puzzled look.