Chapter 314: The tip of the iceberg

A few months ago, Mary Geoise issued a document—

[Vice Admiral Gion of the Navy Headquarters, due to his outstanding achievements, his loyalty to justice, and his great prestige, will be promoted to Admiral on a chosen day, codenamed - Peach Rabbit! ]

The waves this document caused in Marinford were unprecedented. Gion was only 26 years old, but he became the youngest admiral in the history of the navy at a rocket speed. The waves this incident caused can be imagined.

For the entire navy, every admiral is a signboard and the leader of a faction.

for example--

At the beginning of the later story, Admiral Akainu was the leader of the Navy's hawkish faction, Admiral Aokiji was the leader of the Navy's dovish faction, and Admiral Kizaru was the leader of the Navy's neutral faction (the salted fish faction).

Only with the combined efforts of the three parties can the entire Marinford and even the entire navy be balanced.

This era is no exception. The hawkish leader of this era is Sengoku, also known as General Sengoku.

The doves are Karp and Crane.

The leader of the neutral faction is Zefa, who means not killing the generals.

And now, with a document from the World Government, Gion was directly promoted to admiral in a way that no one expected. The impact of this incident is quite terrifying.

First of all, there is a new faction within the navy——

South China Sea Faction! ~

Because along with the World Government's order to appoint and dismiss generals came the job transfer of General Momotosaki.

Taotu Gion, unlike other generals, does not need to guard the headquarters or go to Marijoa to guard the headquarters. Instead, he will be the special governor of the South China Sea, reporting to the South China Sea and taking over the military affairs of the South China Sea. His term of office is - for life! ! ~

……

Time goes back to a few months ago, in the Marshal's office of Marinford.

The few remaining high-ranking members of the Navy gathered here, frowning and staring, thinking deeply about the thin document on the desk.

As the current Marshal, Steel Bone Sora spoke first:

"Tell me what you think of this document."

This document was naturally Marijoa's order to promote Gion to the rank of General Momotsuki, and to send him to the South China Sea.

This time, the first person to answer Cyborg Sora's question was neither Sengoku nor Crane, but Zephyr, who had been in the back seat for many years.

Zefa's face was ruddy at this time, his arms were intact, his purple hair stood upright, and he was full of energy. It seemed that he had gradually come out of the grief of losing his wife and son.

This is indeed the case. In recent years, Zephyr has devoted himself to the training of the next generation of the navy, and has trained a large number of outstanding talents including Sakaski, Borsalino, Kuzan, Kake, Doberman, Spider Demon, Burning Mountain, Mole, etc. He has made outstanding contributions and has many students all over the world.

Zefa said to the document on the table:

"I think there must be someone behind this, otherwise, given Gion's current age, even if he is very powerful, it would be difficult for him to serve as a general. And the focus is not here, but the South China Sea."

After a pause, Zefa pondered:

"I think this is probably a deal that he made with the Five Elders, in which he exchanged some benefits for Gion's request to go to the South China Sea, or even take over the South China Sea. However, I just can't figure out what kind of exchange of interests made the Five Elders willing to give up the entire South China Sea and hand it over to him?"

After these words were spoken, there was silence in the Marshal's office, and several people couldn't help but start thinking about the question raised by Zefa.

Indeed, what did Lex promise to the Five Elders that made these five old men, who were usually stingy, willing to give up the entire South China Sea and give Gion a general seat?

Steel Bone·Sora looked at Vice Admiral Tsuru. Among the people present, Tsuru and Gion had the best relationship, so Sora asked:

"Xiaohe, do you know anything?"

He pondered for a moment:

"I did hear a rumor inside Marijoa. I heard that not long ago, Lex's executive prime minister's office in Marijoa was abolished and the office was empty. In addition, Lex has not appeared in any high-level meetings within the government in the past few months. The people who presided over the meetings have become the Five Elders and Commander Fate again."

As soon as these words came out, Kong and Zhan Guo, who had a keen sense of politics, realized something and spoke immediately:

"You mean, Lex used his position as executive prime minister to get the seat of general in Gion and... Nankai?~!~"

Zhan Guo found it a little hard to believe. If this was true, then not long ago, in a corner unknown to a few people, Lex and the Five Elders secretly completed this transaction that affected Qinghai.

He shook his head slowly:

"I'm not sure, but based on the intelligence and facts, it should be pretty close. However, what we need to consider is the pros and cons of this incident for our navy."

He hesitated for a moment, but still said the word "pros and cons".

Because the people present here - Cyborg Sora, Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and Tsuru - are the absolute core of the navy. If even these people have problems, then the navy will probably be completely destroyed.

Vice Admiral Tsuru's words were somewhat blunt. The government's transfer of Gion and the arrangements in the South China Sea were actually not very important. The most important thing was the "pros and cons" of these things for the navy itself.

After all, the people present here are not very fond of the World Government, especially Marijoa. It is because they have worked in the World Government for many years that they know the nature of the World Government better than the ordinary navy. After all, they are just some high-level bandits who occupy the position of justice. The existence of the Celestial Dragons, in particular, is even worse than pirates.

Of course, these things that everyone knows are hidden deep in their hearts and not expressed.

Garp, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up. These days, because his son Dragon rebelled against the navy, Garp, the usually lively and cheerful old bastard, has become a little taciturn. So when he opened his mouth, Kong, Sengoku and others did not choose to ignore him as before, but listened carefully.

Karp said:

"I think this matter is an opportunity for the navy."

After hearing this, Sora, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Crane were still a little confused, only to hear Garp continue:

"As the saying goes, don't put all your eggs in one basket. By the way, could it be that Gion taking over the South China Sea military affairs is a secret signal from Lex to us?"

!!! ~

After hearing these words, several people present reacted instantly, were startled, and looked at each other, seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

Without thinking about why Garp suddenly has such an amazing IQ, several people spoke up one after another:

"It means that Lex has divided the navy into another faction."

"The South China Sea... No wonder, this is an attempt to divide the navy."

"That's right. When Gion goes to the South Sea to serve as the governor, she will definitely take her elite troops with her, and even involve many neutral factions. This is to set up a new camp."

"But, what is Lex's purpose in doing this?"

Several top naval officials present discussed this topic for several hours.

Finally, under the final decision of Steel Bone Sora, several navy leaders reached a tacit understanding, that is -

Let’s ignore the matter of Gion taking over Nankai for now. We neither support nor oppose it. Just pretend it doesn’t exist.

Of course, for Gion personally, everyone is still as close as before.

After all, even if Gion did something wrong to the navy, it was the evil Lex who ordered it. What does it have to do with our Admiral Momotsugi? ~

In fact, several people couldn't help but have a tacit understanding, that is -

If one day, the government is really abolished or even abolished by Lex, then the one who all the navy surrenders to is Admiral Taotu of the South Sea. What does it have to do with Lex, the king of the New World? ~

Thinking of this, He's inner evaluation of Lex could not help but rise to a higher level. He was indeed a super ruthless man who dared to go to the Red Earth Continent at the age of 20 and changed the situation in Qinghai in eight years. He was truly as wise as a demon.

A simple place like Gion led to so many plans and layouts, and the navy, the largest violent organization under the government, was resolved without bloodshed.