From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

"Send someone to escort that brat and ask him where he wants to go. If he hasn't made up his mind, send him to the Sabaody Archipelago." Marshal Cyborg pointed to Smoker's location and gave the order.

"Yes, Marshal!" the major general responded quickly.

"Did you see it? Warring States? The future of our navy, the pillars of our navy, lie in these young people!" Marshal Steel Bone said with some emotion.

"Yes." The Warring States general also nodded with emotion.

"I've made up my mind. If I don't secure a general position for Diarmait this time when I go to Mary Geoise, I won't come back!" Marshal Cyborg said harshly.

At the same time, in Teacher Zefa's office, Diarmuid slowly poured a cup of tea, put it to his lips, and sipped it gently.

He looked towards the port, but his vision could not see through the wall.

"Smoker should be on his way out, right?" Diarmait whispered softly.

"Will that guy hate you in the future?" Gion thought for a moment and asked.

If you think about it carefully, judging from Smoker's current state, although he is a bit of a troublemaker, he is indeed the undisputed chief of the 1500th class. With his status as a natural ability user, no matter what happens in the future, he should become a powerful vice admiral of the navy.

To put it in a better light, he might be able to get the title of candidate for general. If we place some hope on him, it is not impossible for him to become a general in the future.

Nowadays, no one would have thought that with Smoker's current performance, he would still be a naval captain in twenty years.

Logically speaking, with his qualifications, he would have no problem becoming a lieutenant general when he makes his debut twenty years later.

The plan of Diarmait and others will trap Smoker for almost twenty years.

The wonderful (Li Li Zhao) life is to be spent as a pirate.

“If this had happened a few years earlier, I, Diarmait, would not have pitied myself.” Diarmait said softly.

If the navy had made such an arrangement for him a few years earlier, he would have obeyed the order without hesitation and become a pirate.

You know what, he was really looking forward to it.

In other words, if he were to become a pirate now, no one would believe him. Otherwise, who knows, he might just become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea on a whim...

"Being soft-hearted is not what a mature navy should behave like, Gion." Teacher Zefa also taught.

"That's right, Gion, kindness is not suitable for commanding an army." Diarmait said with a smile.

"Now that things have come to this, all we can do is to fully cooperate with him to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, achieve his goal as soon as possible, and break free from his shackles. Only then can Smoker come back in glory..." Teacher Zefa said with a hint of emotion.

"That day will come, teacher. When he comes back, I will probably try to get him the title of candidate general. That will be the only way to do him justice." Diarmait said seriously.

Although he got Smoker kicked out of the navy, he became a pirate and competed to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

But if Smoker can come back alive in the future, Diarmait will not treat him unfairly.

"Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Speaking of which, who should we look for the next seedling? It's really a headache." Diarmuid said helplessly.

May you walk through half your life and return as a young man. ...Smoker.

Chapter 159: Promotion! Admiral Diarmait! (Flowers and extra content, updates)

The end of the year 1503 in the Haiyuan calendar.

From last year to now, a lot of big things have happened on the sea.

At the end of 1502, the navy fought a great battle with the Whitebeard Pirates on Spring Queen Island. In the end, the navy was defeated, with more than sailors sacrificed, resulting in serious consequences of the defeat.

Later, after returning to the New World, the Whitebeard Pirates were attacked by Crocodile.

However, Crocodile was killed in a counterattack and fled the New World in a hurry. There has been no news about him so far, and no one knows whether he is dead or alive.

Then, in early 1503, the World Government launched the Seven Warlords of the Sea plan.

The plan shook the ocean and profoundly affected the situation on the ocean. The World Government actually intended to recruit seven great pirates and grant them the legal power to plunder.

This move really shocked everyone.

The entire navy strongly resisted this plan, but in the end, it was implemented.

The implementation of this plan also caused a brief period of stagnation in the surging pirate forces. It seemed that many big pirates were waiting and watching. What was going on?

Could it be that the World Government is stinging us?

But in the final analysis, the implementation of this policy has given countless pirates a new option, which is to wash their hands of the truth and go ashore to "become a thief again."

Precisely because of this additional choice, as well as the combined influence of various other factors, unexpectedly, the tide of the Great Pirate Era subsided considerably for a time.

This gave the world government a precious breathing space.

However, in the half year after the implementation of the Seven Warlords of the Sea plan, no "big pirate" was actually recruited.

On the contrary, in the year 1503 of the Haiyuan calendar, the navy also underwent tremendous changes.

Vice Admiral Rodriguez Diarmuid, the fierce tiger of the Navy Headquarters, officially relinquished his title as candidate for Admiral, filling the last of the three vacant admiral positions.

He is known as a general along with Buddha's Warring States and Black Arm Zephyr, and was awarded the title of "the highest combat power" by the World Government.

In fact, everyone on the sea knows that although Black Arm Zefa still holds the position of an admiral, he has not personally led the team to the front line for many years.

There are rumors that he has retired to the second line and has tried many times to resign as general, but has never been approved.

Now I'm taking care of the kids at Marineford...

Therefore, before Diarmuid was promoted to the rank of Admiral, although the Navy nominally had two Admirals, in reality, only Sengoku could serve as the nominal commander.

So, this time, Diarmait became a true naval admiral, which also triggered some subtle changes in the situation of the entire world.

However, this change has not yet truly translated into influence.

In addition, Vice Admiral Sakaski of the Naval Headquarters also took over the honor of candidate for admiral, and Vice Admiral Borsalino was also awarded the honor of candidate for admiral.

In comparison, Kuzan and Gion, who are also known as the five new generation monsters of the navy (Diarmuid, Sakaski, Borsalino, Kuzan, and Gion), have not made much progress.

Kuzan still holds the rank of lieutenant general and has not even been promoted to candidate for general. It is not known whether he refused it himself or it was not given to him.

Gion, on the other hand, rose from the position of major general, which he had suppressed for many years, to vice admiral of the Naval Headquarters in one go. In the same year, he was transferred to be the base commander of the Naval G-7 Base.

At the same time, Diarmuid, the former commander of G-7 Base, returned to the Navy Headquarters due to his status as an admiral and was stationed in Marineford.

After this, a series of personnel changes took place in the Navy.

For example, Doberman, Flying Squirrel and others were promoted to vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters.

But there is nothing much to say about these. On the contrary, Stolobelli, Kesha and others still failed to get promoted and were stuck at the position of major general, which is a bit embarrassing.

In addition to the changes in the navy's situation, there have also been some changes in pirates.

Some big pirates publicly declared that they were willing to accept the amnesty and join the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Of course, there were also many big pirates who denounced these people, saying that they were spineless and willing to be running dogs of the World Government.

Whitebeard is still like a mountain, firmly suppressing the New World.

Charlotte. Linlin once attempted a war with Whitebeard, but it was merely a test of wits. She was beaten badly by Newgate and quickly returned to Totland after her defeat. Wan Guo continued to slack off.

Kaido is still silent. No one knows whether Moriah died in the New World. He has not been seen going to Wano Country to cause trouble for Kaido. He has disappeared for almost two years.

In contrast, Bartholomew Kuma made a name for himself as the 'Invincible Tyrant' in the New World, slaughtering pirates for a while, but disappeared shortly after the Seven Warlords of the Sea plan was announced.

Don Quixote. Doflamingo combines two identities: a pirate in public and a middleman in the dark world in secret. With the help of this identity and his intricate connections with the World Government, he thrives. The Don Quixote family also builds his network of contacts in the New World.

In short, the world has not experienced any particularly significant shifts due to the appearance of a certain person or an event. It is still operating in an orderly manner under the tide of the times.

At Marine Headquarters, within the Fortress of Justice, in the Admiral's office that had been vacant for many years, Diarmuid was sitting inside, reading a document.

The specifications of the office were very high, and it was no different from the offices of the Warring States generals that Diarmuid often visited before. It was of the same level.

Not only that, Diarmuid's treatment in the navy has also improved a lot.

When he left Marineford as a lieutenant general and became the boss of G-7, his courtyard in Marineford was taken back.

Now, as an admiral, he is stationed in Marineford. Naturally, the navy has given him a high-end courtyard, which is no different from the one where Mr. Zephyr and Admiral Sengoku live now. The three of them happen to be neighbors.

Salaries, benefits, and other things have all increased a lot, but there's nothing much to say.

Wearing the navy's domineering admiral's cloak of justice, Diarmuid raised his hand and touched his chin. At the beginning of the 1496th year of the Sea Circle Calendar, he joined the officer training camp as a 113-year-old colonel of the navy's th base branch in the North Sea and officially became a member of the headquarters navy.

It was now the end of the year 1503 in the Haiyuan calendar. It had been almost eight years since he came to Marineford.

His age has also increased from a 19-year-old boy to a 27-year-old young man.

A 27-year-old naval admiral has not appeared in the past 50 years. He is really too young.

However, since Diarmait was very good at both civil and military affairs, and his achievements were there, no one dared to disobey him, so he sat firmly in the position of general.

Compared to half a year ago, Diarmuid now had a slightly thicker beard on his chin. It wasn't as exaggerated as the braided beard of the Warring States generals, but it made him look a little more mature.

This is also a bit helpless, because it seems that when Diarmuid was around twenty-four or twenty-five years old, although he was older, his appearance had not changed and he looked particularly young.

Therefore, in order to show his composure and majesty as a general, Diarmait followed Gion's advice and grew a beard.

You know what, he does look a bit like a man in his thirties, but at the same time, he is less childish and has more of the handsomeness and elegance of a mature man.

Diarmait took out a cigar from the drawer, lit it, and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke as he looked at the documents in his hand. He said, "The great genocide of the Steranko nobles! My Smoker is so awesome! This guy is getting more and more ruthless..."

At the beginning of the year, Smoker was "expelled" from the navy by Diarmait. He then officially set sail from the Sabaody Archipelago, hoisted his own pirate flag, and became a pirate.

In the Navy, he wasn't able to become the Chief of the 1500th class for nothing. He knows all six styles of the Navy, has mastered the theory of Haki, and even learned Armament Haki. He is also a natural-type Devil Fruit user... Requesting flowers.

Therefore, as soon as they went out to sea, they became famous.

His first battle was just as Diarmait had taught him. He plundered the nobles of an entire country. But at that time, he had not killed anyone, he just robbed them.

After that, it seemed that he had witnessed more and more darkness in the nobles, or perhaps he already had a group of real pirates under his command, so he had to do something cruel in order to devote himself more deeply to the identity of a pirate.

As a result, Smoker began to slaughter the nobles crazily.

Over the past six months, he has earned the reputation of being the "White Hunter". This is truly a "hunter", and the nobles are his prey.

With the cooperation of the navy, the bounty has soared and has reached 97 million berries.

Perhaps in an effort to break the threshold of becoming a "great pirate," meaning a bounty exceeding 100 million, Smoker struck ruthlessly this time in Steranko, wiping out 90% of the nobles in the capital. …

As for the remaining 10%, although there was no evidence, Diarmuid felt that they probably did not do anything bad in their daily lives.

"Admiral..." The female naval secretary who was pouring tea for Diarmait said hesitantly.

"What's wrong, Tina?" Diarmait looked over with a smile.

The original plan was to graduate Tina from the military academy next year, but perhaps inspired by Smoker, Tina's strength and overall quality grew rapidly in the next six months, and she even applied for early graduation.

After passing the assessment, she took the initiative to ask to work under Diarmait. Diarmait did not break his promise and recruited her into his office as a temporary secretary.

By the way, let her grow and develop. After all, she still has great potential. Don't let her get hurt outside.