Chapter 384: There are two clouds on the Qinghai Dome

After everything was sorted out, the six finally set out on a journey around the world.

In a different space——

Roy and Shanuo were still bickering, while Gion, Stussy, and Benny were laughing and joking nearby.

Lex was thinking about what to do next after arriving in Marinford.

Lex is very clear about the secret orders of the Five Elders. Apart from Enel, the highest-ranking spy, Lex has many backup plans in Marijoa. It would be hard for Lex not to know if there is any disturbance within the World Government.

He served as the executive prime minister of the World Government for several years and had been working hard in Marijoa for several years. The person who can be described as having a omnipotent hand is Lex.

Not only did Lex know that the Five Elders had sent Eneel to Marinford to investigate the secret order of the naval traitors, he also knew that the Five Elders had secretly sent another group of people, who were the death squads of the Celestial Dragon family, and secretly arranged them into Marinford. When the time came, more naval factions that had defected would be uncovered, and then these defected factions would be sent to Eneel, and the navy would be cleared out with Eneel's hands.

Eneel takes on the resentment of the navy, and the Five Elders take away Eneel's favors. At the same time, the navy can be cleared out. It's a perfect plan that kills three birds with one stone.

However, Leon Lex quietly descended upon his loyal Marinford.

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At this moment in Marinford, all military affairs were proceeding in an orderly manner. The arrival of CP Chief Thor seemed to be just a flash in the pan, and he never appeared in front of the stage again with great fanfare.

In the Marshal's office, Sengoku listened to Zefa's report on Enel:

"After returning to his residence, Thor rested for a while, and then went out to Marinford, claiming that he was going to inspect the work, but he did not make a big fanfare. It was just an ordinary inspection and did not cause much sensation."

There was a gleam in Zhan Guo's shrewd eyes:

"Let him continue to inspect. Also, there has been a group of suspicious people in Marinford recently. Have you noticed?"

Zefa looked puzzled:

"There are a lot of people coming and going on ships in Marinford every day. I didn't notice anyone...who looked suspicious? Could he be related to Thor?"

Zhan Guo nodded:

"One is bright and the other is dark. It's clear that the Five Elders are planning to attack Marinford. Now it seems that it is the right decision to let Sakaski and the others leave temporarily."

Zefa was a little worried: "We can't just sit there and wait for death. Although the Thunder God has not shown any movement now, once he takes action, many people in Marinford will be doomed."

As core senior members of the navy, Sengoku and Zephyr certainly knew that there were many factions in Marinford. If it were just ordinary factions, it would be fine. The problem was that there were indeed many people in these factions who colluded with outsiders, especially Leon Lex. God only knew how many people he had planted in the navy over the years.

When Gion went to the South China Sea, he took a large number of his confidants with him. The number of them was so large that the then Marshal, Kyōkotsu, was shocked and said that Gion was going to drain the navy.

This is only the number on the surface, the number in secret must be even more astonishing, which makes the Five Elders feel deeply uneasy, and they can't wait to eliminate these traitorous factions as soon as possible.

Persis of the West Sea is also a well-known traitor who incited the entire West Sea Navy to become independent and join Lex.

And within the Navy, there must be a large group of people who are more or less related to Lex.

Sengoku actually felt a little guilty, because he knew the inside story of how the navy high-ranking officers and Roy teamed up to kill BIG MOM and Kaido during that huge war.

In other words, everyone in the navy's top brass, from Cyborg Sora to Sengoku, Zephyr, Tsuru, and Garp, all have some connection with Lex in some way.

Gion is the bond between them.

The Five Elders want to take action against the Navy and eliminate Lex's faction within the Navy, but they will definitely not take action against the core senior leaders. However, a beating is inevitable.

Warring States calm thinking:

"Zefa, have you been in touch with Lex recently?"

"No."

Zefa told the truth, what was there for him to contact Lex for? There was nothing to contact about. They just had a great favor between them, and they just needed to help each other at the critical moment. There was no need to contact each other at other times.

Warring States continued:

"That's good. Since the Five Elders are going to take action, we should obey their wishes on the surface and try to protect some people in secret. Don't let the navy be scattered. That kind of navy is not a navy."

Sengoku inherited the greatest characteristic of the former Navy Admiral Steel Bone Sora - compromise.

Even if he was unwilling in his heart, Sengoku would compromise with the order of the world's highest power, but Sengoku also learned another advantage from his good brother, Kong - lying dormant.

As long as the principles of the Five Elder Stars were not violated, Zhan Guo liked to do some tricks on his own to build the navy in his mind.

After a pause, Zhan Guo's expression gradually became firm, with a solemn appearance like a giant Buddha:

"If the Five Elders want to take action, then let them take action against the navy, but we must also do something to let Marijoa know that Marinford is not something they can just wave away!"

Zefa looked a little excited:

"Do you have any good ideas?"

Zhan Guo nodded slightly:

"Not long ago, the Charlotte Family and the Beasts Pirates, the Snag Pirates, and the rising navy hunter Hawkeye Mihawk all expressed their desire to become the Seven Warlords of the Sea. If that's the case, then we should seize this power. They don't have a fixed base in Paradise, so they can't stay in the New World anymore. They will definitely seek territory from our navy. If that's the case, let the Five Elders see the dominance of our navy on the Grand Line!"

Since ancient times, Marinford has been an absolute vassal of Marijoa. No matter how powerful Marinford is, it dares not disobey Marijoa's orders because of military expenses.

However, since Lex presided over that world conference, the source of Marineford's military expenditure has fundamentally changed, from the original direct supply from Marijoa to a multi-channel source. Each member country can pay part of the military expenditure directly to the local naval branch, and the military expenditure paid is still counted as Tianshang Gold.

The member states pay the Heavenly Gold in order to obtain the protection of the World Government, and the means by which the World Government protects the member states is mainly through the navy.

Now that they have crossed the holy land of Marijoa, the navy's dominance in the four seas and the Grand Line has increased rapidly.

Now, through the Seven Warlords of the Sea plan, the Five Elders can see the strength of the navy and its irreplaceable role on the sea.

The Charlotte Family, the Beasts Pirates, the Snag Pirates, and the young swordsman Hawkeye Mihawk, their direct leaders are the Navy, not the Holy Land!

Zhan Guo's expression was firm and resolute:

"We can't go too far, but we must also let the Five Elders know that Marinford is not weak and can't be bullied. They can't just arrest as many people as they want from Marinford!"

Zefa was very excited. This was exactly the demeanor that a naval commander should have in his mind. If he kept on being tolerant, he would end up being just a loyal dog of the Five Elders. The navy is a navy of justice, not a navy of the Five Elders!

In fact, there is another reason that both Sengoku and Zefa know very well, but they tacitly do not point it out.

That is, even if the Five Elders really want to deal with the navy one day, the World Government is not the only superpower in this ocean. The navy can just find another way out. Sengoku is okay, but Zephyr and Garp are not the kind of people who will just accept things passively. If they are provoked, they will go to the South China Sea and defect to Gion.

On the other side of the Grand Line, at the top of the New World, there is a transcendent existence who is powerful enough to suppress Marijoa, and has successfully suppressed Marijoa!

There are two clouds above the dome of Qinghai. Everyone is clear about it but keeps silent.