Chapter 85: Honored, promoted to Colonel! (plus more)

In the middle of December of 1498 in the Haiyuan calendar.

The symbol of peace, the East China Sea.

An unprecedented and vicious kidnapping incident took place. The Tianlong people who went to the East China Sea for sightseeing were kidnapped by the dragon, a member of the "Volunteer Army", while they were playing on the island of Sika in the Kingdom of Goa.

At that time, Lieutenant General Garp of the Navy Headquarters was returning from "visiting relatives", and "met" the kidnapper on the sea, and successfully recaptured the Tianlongren from the hands of the Ziyong Army, protecting the life of the Tianlongren.

Years after the Rocks Pirates were destroyed, another extremely evil organization stretched out its claws on the Tianlong people.

The world government issued a reward order for the kidnapper at that time, the Dragon of the Self-Volunteer Army, and the reward amount was as high as 1.5 billion Baileys - regardless of life or death.

At that time, all the sailors who "assisted" Lieutenant General Garp in rescuing the Tianlong people were awarded by the Navy Headquarters.

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end of december.

In the early morning, a thick cold fog shrouded Marlene Faldo, and the sun shines on the ground through the cold fog, making people feel unwarmed at all.

The naval port of the Navy Headquarters is sparsely populated, except for the sailors on daily patrol, there are no extra figures to be seen.

However, unlike the cold port, the auditorium of the Navy Headquarters was crowded with people.

Today, in the auditorium of the Navy Headquarters, a special awarding ceremony is going on.

This is an auditorium that can accommodate 2,000 people, and this meeting is full of seats. At the very front of the auditorium is a high platform. On the high platform at this time, the Admiral of the Navy Headquarters is empty, speaking through a loudspeaker.

The general meaning is nothing more than a "simple" summary of some of the Navy's contributions and deeds last year, and at the same time look forward to the future of the Navy.

In the front seat in front of the high platform, sat a row of the most powerful and powerful generals in the navy.

Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, Sengoku of Buddha, beside Sengoku, sat his two old comrades-in-arms, Lieutenant General Karp and Lieutenant General Crane, and on the outside, was former Admiral Zefa.

On both sides of these mainstays of the navy, there are many senior generals with golden tassels on their shoulders.

In the second row, the lieutenant generals of the Navy Headquarters were sitting in the seats. Young generals such as Polusalino and Sakaski sat in the second row.

The further back the seat, the lower the rank.

On the high platform, Gang Gukong said a long paragraph, and then invited the protagonists of today's awarding ceremony to come on stage.

The first person to step onto the stage was Garp's adjutant, Colonel Bogart, and following behind him was a young man with long red hair, who was Ji Guo who had just returned to the Navy headquarters for only a day. Yuanyi.

After the two came to the stage, several young sailors stepped on board one after another. These people were all sailors on Cap's ship who had witnessed and participated in the "Sika Island Kidnapping Incident".

Under the high platform, Zefa saw Ji Guoyuan with a bright smile on his face as soon as he stepped on the stage, stretched out his hand, and applauded lightly. Driven by him, warm applause broke out in the auditorium.

"Hey, Garp, why don't you applaud?"

"Although your son left the navy, he still did a good thing before he left."

Zefa applauded lightly, seeing Garp sitting beside him with his arms folded and silent, he couldn't help laughing.

After the "Sika Island Kidnapping Incident", Garp and his crew who successfully rescued the Celestial Dragons were all rewarded by the World Government.

The hero Garp has made another great contribution. Originally, Steel Gu Kong planned to award Garp an honor today, but Garp refused.

Garp, who regards the Celestial Dragons as trash, still wants to protect the Celestial Dragons. He was already very upset when he did such a disgusting thing, and now Steel Gu Kong wants to award him an honor? How can this be accepted?

But in this regard, the other sailors on Garp's ship were not as arrogant as Garp. Promotion was a rare opportunity for most grassroots sailors, and everyone accepted it with peace of mind.

And Bogart himself wanted to respond to Karp, but after being scolded by Karp, he could only accept the "reward" obediently.

As for Jiguo Yuanyi, he has no burden at all. What he wants to do requires strength and a higher position. If there is a chance for promotion, Yuanyi will not refuse.

What's more, this promotion opportunity was a "gift" given to him by Long. He had no reason to refuse it.

Bogart, who assisted Garp in rescuing the Tianlongren, was promoted to brigadier general, and Ji Guoyuanyi was directly promoted from major to colonel. Some span three levels.

Garp, who was sitting on the seat, looked at Yuanyi who was awarded the title on the high platform, and heard Zefa's teasing around him, and couldn't help cursing in a low voice:

"You're right, that idiot did the right thing before he left."

"Yuanyi was able to become a colonel, and it was really thanks to that idiot."

"You are already a colonel of the Navy headquarters at a young age, and Yuanyi will definitely become the pillar of our navy in the future!"

When Zefa heard Garp say that, he was taken aback for a moment, then frowned, and couldn't help reminding: "Hey, Garp, you guy, stay away from Yuanyi!"

"The dragon has been taught crooked by you, I don't allow you to interfere with Yuanyi's growth."

However, Garp seemed not to have heard Zefa's words. Looking at Ji Guoyuan on the stage, a bright smile appeared on his rough face, and he said casually:

"How can I do that? I will do my best to teach Yuanyi. The boy Long has left, and I will train him well in the future. I will never let him walk on the path of the dragon."

It’s okay if Garp doesn’t say anything, but when Garp said it, Zefa immediately glared at him, grabbed Garp’s collar, and said furiously, “I told you, I won’t allow it!”

"Hahahahaha!" However, it was Garp's cheerful laughter that answered Zefa.

When Zefa and Garp were arguing, Crane and Sengoku both turned their heads to look at Karp and Zefa, and sighed in unison. These two old comrades of theirs are really like children sometimes.

However, the noisy Karp and Zefa didn't attract too many people's attention. Their voices were overshadowed by warm applause.

After the conferring ceremony, Ji Guoyuan and the others stepped off the stage and returned to their seats. And with the end of a simple conferring ceremony, the atmosphere of the entire auditorium became dignified.

"The awarding ceremony is here first."

"Next, is my real purpose of gathering everyone here!"

"Now, start the battle meeting!"

"The goal! It is to encircle and suppress the big pirate group with a total bounty of nearly tens of billions—the Roger Pirates!"

While the steel bone was speaking, the auditorium went dark. On the high platform, a huge curtain suddenly lowered, and the projection phone bug projected a picture on the curtain. On it was Roger's pirate ship, the Oro Jackson. .

And at the bottom of the picture of the pirate ship, there are more than 20 wanted warrants for the crew members of the Roger Pirates, ranging from billions to tens of millions.

"The Roger Pirates have made a name for themselves in the new world, and the bounty offered by the whole group is as high as tens of billions!"

"Our goal this time is to completely destroy the Roger Pirates!"

"This is war!"