From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

After General Zhan Guo finished speaking, Marshal Ganggu knocked on the table and said, "Be patient for a moment so that you don't have to endure it in the future. Let's encourage each other." After that, Lieutenant General Gumier, Lieutenant General Jonathan and others expressed their opinions and suggestions.

The meeting room also began to slowly get back on track, with less cursing and swearing.

This is normal. None of those sitting here are fools. After knowing the current situation, shouldn't they unite and deal with it properly? Instead, are they cursing and arguing with each other?

That's what's wrong.

So before long, all the major generals, including Flying Squirrel and others, began to express their opinions.

On the contrary, the navy leaders such as Garp, Diarmuid, and Zephyr did not speak a word.

"Um..." Borsalino suddenly raised his hand, as if he wanted to say something.

The rear admiral who was speaking quickly shut up after hearing this.

Borsalino didn't say anything polite. After putting away the nail clippers in his hand, he said softly: "As for the Seven Warlords of the Sea, pirates also have to shoulder certain responsibilities, right? What are they?" "When the World Government intends to recruit pirates to do things, they cannot refuse such a call, otherwise they will be deprived of the title of Seven Warlords of the Sea." Admiral Sengoku said in a deep voice.

"Really?" Borsalino responded, then continued, "The World Government wouldn't easily use the Shichibukai for anything. That's probably true, right? So, judging by the benefits and costs, it's clearly not balanced. The benefits the Shichibukai receive far outweigh the costs. This isn't acceptable. I suggest that we give the Navy the power to recruit the Shichibukai. This will also make it easier for us to control these pirates."

As soon as Borsalino finished speaking, Kuzan also spoke: "Now that things have come to this, there is not much to say, but Borsalino's opinion is also what I want to express."

Sakaski didn't say anything, he was actually waiting for Diarmait's 'dirty plan'.

But it was obvious that Diarmait said nothing and seemed to have nothing to say.

The Warring States General didn't urge Diarmuid. After listening to Kuzan and Borsalino's suggestions, he nodded and said, "I have the same idea. I will fight for this power when the time comes."

After a brief pause, he looked at Sakaski and said, "Sakaski, tell me."

Sakaski was stunned for a moment, then saw Diarmait nod at him. Without hesitation, he said, "Before, outside the conference room, I discussed some related matters with Lieutenant General Diarmait..."

The other naval generals were not surprised to see that Sakaski and others knew about this first.

"Oh? Do you have any good ideas?" the Warring States general asked pretending to be ignorant.

"Well, we think that perhaps regarding the selection of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, our navy can intervene from this perspective and help the World Government eliminate some pirates who are not suitable to be the Seven Warlords of the Sea. This is exactly what our navy should do, isn't it?" Sakaski said softly.

Some generals didn't react, but many smart people had their eyes light up and understood what Sakaski meant.

This is a fucking plan to destroy the entire family. As long as we get this power, who will be the Seven Warlords of the Sea? It will be decided by us, the navy, right?

You can have this!

General Zhan Guo and Marshal Ganggu both glanced at Diarmait. Seeing that he still had no intention of speaking, they didn't ask any more questions and nodded. "Good idea! We will find a way to reach a consensus with the higher-ups."

Afterwards, another large number of naval generals expressed their opinions, and all in all, they more or less checked and filled in the gaps in this damn plan.

All the loopholes that were very likely to cause major hidden dangers were filled, and a number of clauses that could restrain and restrict the plans of the Seven Warlords of the Sea were added.

The meeting lasted from morning until noon, and these things finally came to an end.

"Let's stop here for today?" General Zhan Guo asked Marshal Ganggu beside him.

As soon as he finished speaking, Diarmait suddenly raised his head and said, "Is this almost the end?"

Marshal Cyborg saw that Diarmait had something to say and nodded, "Okay, you can arrange it."

Diarmait then looked at the rest of the people in the conference room and said, "Everyone below the rank of Lieutenant General, please leave. This concludes today's meeting. I have other confidential matters to discuss with the rest of you."

Flying Squirrel and Gion were too embarrassed to take advantage of Diarmait's relationship to be treated specially, so they both stood up and walked towards the door.

With these two taking the lead, the other naval commanders, although confused, did not ask too many questions and stood up and left.

After a while, the only people left in the conference room were the real senior leaders of the navy.

They are all lieutenant generals with real power!

The Warring States general poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and said, "Alright, we're all family now, so we can relax a bit. I just heard Diarmait and Sakaski whispering at the door. Diarmait said he had a dirty plan or something. You didn't say anything just now because you couldn't speak up, right? Can you speak up now?"

Marshal Steel also knocked on the table and said, "If you have any good ideas, tell me quickly."

Diarmait smiled, glanced at everyone, and then said, "Regarding the Seven Warlords of the Sea plan, I have an idea for a different approach..."

Sakaski said in a deep voice, "Hurry up and tell me!" He had been waiting for a long time.

"Don't worry," Diarmait muttered, then continued, "We were enraged by this plan from the very beginning, so from the beginning to the end, we were thinking about how to make it fail and how our navy would be held back..."

Diarmuid took a sip from his teacup and continued, "But last night I made a bold hypothesis and analyzed the Seven Warlords of the Sea plan from another perspective. I discovered that this plan could very well become another important support point for our navy to break free from its constraints!"

Those seated here were all high-ranking members of the Navy, their loyalty tested over countless years. They were all their own people, and as a result, Diarmuid spoke with a bit of impudence. General Zhan Guo's eyes lit up, and Vice Admiral Jonathan asked directly, "What do you mean?"

Some people here already know what Diarmait meant by the 'first support point', which is actually the doldrums.

"I won't say much about the first point. Why don't we use the shell of this Seven Warlords of the Sea?" Diarmuid said softly.

When he finished speaking, many people did not react.

However, Lieutenant General Ahe, who had been feeling somewhat lonely recently, suddenly looked up and asked, "You mean... sending an undercover agent?"

"We shouldn't use such a simple concept as undercover. We should think of ways to subtly transform the Seven Warlords of the Sea into... peripheral organizations known only to our navy's top brass. This way, it will be convenient for us to get external support from the navy to do things that are inconvenient for us to do. I've been thinking about this before. As the Calm Belt Plan becomes more and more mature, in a few years, our navy will no longer be able to digest resources internally like it does now. We must convert the resources developed from the outside into funds within the navy. Only with sufficient funds, and even the ability to supplement military expenditures independently, will our navy truly have the confidence to challenge the World Government..." Diarmait said in a deep voice. . . Requesting flowers.

The other naval commanders all nodded in agreement, but remained silent, waiting for Diarmait's next words.

Diarmait took a moment to breathe, then continued, "However, we haven't attracted the attention of the World Government so far in terms of internalizing the resources of the Calm Belt. However, if these resources start to flow out, it will be easily exposed if we don't make proper arrangements. Therefore, I have thought about it over and over again, but I haven't come up with a suitable solution to this problem until... the emergence of the Shichibukai Plan!"

There was already some understanding in the eyes of the Warring States generals and others, as if they understood Diarmait's meaning.

But they still didn't speak.

Diarmait took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, then continued, "Now we should publicly oppose this plan, and we must be firm! This isn't just to vent our anger, but to convince the World Government that the relationship between us and the Seven Warlords of the Sea is deep-rooted and full of hatred. This will make it easier for us to act."

"What do you mean by action?" Borsalino asked.

"From now on, select outstanding talents who are trustworthy, assign them important tasks, let them leave the navy, and be active on the sea as pirates. Our navy will also start to build momentum for them, and strive to make them become the new generation of pirates as soon as possible. In this era, their appearance will not seem abrupt. Then, when the time is right, arrange for them to become the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and directly transform this organization from the inside into a peripheral organization of our navy. After this step is achieved, I estimate that the Calm Belt will officially enter the stage of resource outflow. Then we can use the Seven Warlords of the Sea as a cover to sell the resources in the Calm Belt to the outside world in exchange for funds to supplement our military expenditure. After both are mature, I think by then, military expenditure will no longer be a shackle on us." Diarmait's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he spoke.

General Zhan Guo, Marshal Gang Gu and others were all stunned.

After a long while, Chief of Staff Ah He said with some emotion: "You kid is really a genius!"

After a moment of contemplation, General Zhan Guo said, "We can't be too radical. We can't try to cannibalize this organization right from the start. That would be too obvious. It's best to mix real and fake. We can get a few real pirates to be part of the group, and then arrange some of our own people. When the time is right, we'll slowly find a way to get rid of the outsiders and replace them all with our own people!"

"This is safe." Marshal Cyborg said with a smile.

How come my mood suddenly improved?

The Shichibukai plan, originally proposed by the World Government and causing the Navy endless headaches, was somehow turned into a good thing after being arranged by that bastard Diarmuid! ?

This is really a good idea!

At this moment, Mr. Zefa suddenly spoke up: "Come to think of it, I just happen to have a suitable candidate. That guy is too difficult, but he has an unshakable sense of justice in his heart. I was thinking about how to arrange him in the future."

"Who?" Diarmait asked curiously.

"His name is Smoker. He has good strength and talent. He is also the user of the natural smoke fruit. It's just that his personality is too stubborn... Letting him out to do this is just in line with his personality!" Teacher Zefa said with a smile.

Diarmait was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face as he asked, "How old is he? Is he the right age?"

"This year is exactly seventeen!" said Teacher Zefa.

The year Luffy went to sea, Smoker was thirty-four years old, so when Roger executed him, Smoker was exactly fourteen years old.

Three years ago, he was recommended to the headquarters and has been working under Mr. Zefa for three years now. He is seventeen years old. …

And seventeen years old, isn't this a good age to be a pirate?

What are you still hesitating about?

Diarmait had originally thought of bringing this guy in as his subordinate, but plans can't keep up with changes. …

Let him become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!

Piracy is a promising industry. The next twenty years will be its golden age, so it won’t be considered as hindering his future!

(Please give me flowers and monthly tickets, big guys!) It’s so tacky.

Chapter 155: Smoker: Thirty Years in the East, Thirty Years in the West! (Updated)

"Just one Smoker isn't enough. I think we should have at least three people in there first, right? Are there any other suitable candidates?" Diarmuid asked, rubbing his chin. Hearing this, Teacher Zephyr shook his head and said, "He's the only one I have here for now. Does anyone else have a suitable candidate?"

Sakaski immediately shook his head in silence. His subordinates were all hawkish marines like him, unsuitable for pirate life. Kuzan waved his hand and said, "I've always been a loner..."

Borsalino said bluntly, "Neither do I. None of the people in the science corps are suitable." As they spoke, Diarmuid turned his attention to Kaji. Kaji also shook his head and said, "I don't have anyone suitable."

However, after he finished speaking, Diarmait did not turn around and continued to stare at him.

Kaji was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed and he said, "Diarmait, don't go too far. I, Kaji, have been a famous navy for many years. Who would believe me if you let me go out and become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? Don't take revenge on me! There are so many people watching!"

I have to say that Kaji's personality is quite suitable. This guy's style of doing things is very similar to Garp's, both of them look reckless.

But just as he said, although he is not as famous as Sakaski and others, he is indeed a naval general who has been famous for many years.

Diarmait smacked his lips with a hint of regret, then said with a smile: "How is that possible? Am I, Diarmait, the kind of person who would take revenge on someone personally? Haha. ...Hahahahahahaha..." "You laugh so meanly, it must be true!" Kaji said unhappily.

The other naval leaders in the conference room also laughed.

They all roughly knew about the grievances between Kaji and Diarmait, which were nothing more than emotional disputes.

However, they all believed that neither Diarmait nor Kake would do anything bad to each other because of such a thing.

In fact, over the years, Kaji and Diarmait had only cursed at each other and had never even fought.

It can be imagined that the two of them are still very sensible.

"Hahaha, all right, stop arguing, you two." Teacher Zefa laughed again and patted the table. After a slight pause, Teacher Zefa said, "Well, let's send Smoker to test the waters first. After that, I'll also keep an eye on it to see if there are any suitable seedlings. I'll focus on training and arranging them. You too, keep this matter in mind." "That's fine. After all, this plan hasn't been implemented yet. Even after it's implemented, it will take many years before it can be truly perfected." The Warring States general also nodded.

"Let's leave it at this for now." Marshal Cyborg said.

Although Mr. Zefa has retired to the second line, he still holds the rank of general. Together with the marshal and the Warring States general, the matter was settled once the three of them spoke.

Diarmait and others also nodded in agreement.

After taking a sip of tea from his teacup, Diarmait said, "Then, using the Seven Warlords incident as an excuse, our navy should try to gain benefits from the higher-ups. They certainly don't want to fall out with us now. As long as we don't cause too much trouble with them regarding the Seven Warlords, they should probably give in on other matters, right?"

"Are you going to try to force the World Government to make further concessions?" Vice Admiral Ahe asked after looking at Diarmait.

"I have this plan. Firstly, I hope to try to get the World Government to increase its military spending." Diarmait said in a deep voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, Marshal Steel Bone spoke up, "For the next three years, the annual military budget will be increased by 15%. This is the consolation prize the Five Elders gave us..."

A flicker of surprise flashed across the eyes of the others. Diarmait nodded and said, "This further proves that as long as we don't go too far in the matter of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the World Government is willing to make concessions to us in other areas. Perfect..."

"Do you have any other ideas?" the Warring States general asked again.

"Originally, I wanted to take this opportunity to gain more autonomy, such as opening up channels for self-financing. However, now if we arrange the Seven Warlords of the Sea according to what we just discussed, there is no need to do this..." Diarmait said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, General Zhan Guo nodded and said, "That's right. In this regard, we can be a little more peaceful. This will also reassure the World Government."

"Then it is my personal desire!" Diarmait said with a greedy smile.