Chapter 23 Just tell me if it’s useful

Marshal's Mansion, Naval Headquarters.

boom!

In the marshal's office, Cyborg Kong punched the desk and smashed it into pieces, sending sawdust flying.

"Boy Darren!! I asked you to boost the morale of the navy officers, but I didn't ask you to directly incite war!!"

He stared angrily at the Vice Admiral sitting in front of him on the sofa smoking a cigar, his chest rising and falling, and he roared breathlessly.

The furious roar of the Navy Marshal shook the ceiling of the Marshal's Mansion, and the dust on the walls shook off.

Warring States stood beside him in silence, not daring to take a breath.

Karp sat on the sofa opposite Darren, eating senbei.

Zefa covered his face in pain.

Staff Officer He looked sighing with emotion.

Sakaski stood expressionless.

Porusalino, who was sitting in the corner, had a faint smile on his lips.

Kuzan stood behind Garp, watching everything with bright eyes.

The awarding ceremony of the officer training camp came to an end an hour ago, but within this short hour, the newly appointed Navy Vice Admiral Rogers Darren's heartfelt speech had already caused an uproar.

The war mood in the Navy continues to rise, and many generals in the headquarters have even submitted application letters to join the ranks of the G5 Navy branch guarding the New World.

Without any time to deal with these matters, Ganggu Kong forced a stiff smile and encouraged Darren with a few words at the graduation ceremony, then hurried back to the Marshal's Mansion and immediately convened this impromptu meeting.

Get furious!

"Boy Darren, don't you explain?"

When Cyborg Kong saw Darren still sitting there calmly smoking a cigar, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said:

"What on earth do you want to do!?"

Darren was "frozen" when he heard this, as if he had just come to his senses, and said doubtfully:

"Reporting to Marshal Kong, isn't this your humble duty to complete the task assigned by your superiors?"

"Through the speech at the graduation ceremony, I will inject a shot in the arm into the sluggish morale of our navy and boost the spirit and will of the officers and soldiers..."

His expression was solemn and solemn, full of matter-of-factness.

"Just tell me if it's useful."

"..." The corners of Zhan Guo's mouth twitched.

"..." Zefa turned away.

"..." Chief of Staff He sighed.

The curve of the corners of Porusalino's mouth deepened.

Gang Gu Kong's face turned red and purple.

He realized that the calmness and good temper he had cultivated for decades were about to be wiped out, so he gritted his teeth and said:

"Boy Darren, you also know the current situation of the Navy Headquarters...military funds are in short supply and losses are serious. Under such circumstances, the first priority is to recuperate!"

"Can you still not understand this truth?"

Darren nodded with deep understanding and said sincerely:

"This humble position greatly agrees with Marshal Kong's far-sighted judgment."

Cyborg Kong almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.

Since you agree, you still deliberately incite war! ?

He didn't think Darren, that bastard, was serious about what he said.

At least as far as he knew about this brat, Darren was definitely not such a "just" person!

He simply used the navy's anger and hatred towards pirates to incite the emotions of the people and soldiers, thereby achieving the purpose of provoking a war!

It’s just that this guy Darren is so eager to start a war, why on earth! ?

Cyborg Kong couldn't figure it out for a moment.

"The current situation of the Navy Headquarters does require rest and recuperation. I deeply agree with this."

Darren smiled and explained:

"But this does not mean that during this period, our navy can only passively defend and settle down."

As soon as these words came out, Gang Gu Kong, Seng Guo and other high-ranking navy officials all frowned in unison.

"What do you mean?"

Warring States raised his head and stared at Darren with doubtful eyes.

Garp also stopped eating senbei.

Darren exhaled a dragon-like smoke from his mouth and smiled slowly:

"The Battle of Marineventor was indeed a huge failure and a shame for our navy. Everyone present has to admit this, right?"

Cyborg opened his mouth, but remained silent in the end.

The others were also silent.

They couldn't refute Darren's argument.

No matter how much the propaganda department of the Navy Headquarters praises the bravery and bloody fighting of the soldiers in this war, they cannot hide this cruel fact.

The Battle of Malinfando may be a great battle of defense.

But for the navy as a whole, it was by no means a victorious battle.

The navy, which held high the banner of justice and shouldered the responsibility of eradicating evil, was attacked by a few pirates at its doorstep. If Darren hadn't taken action in time to turn the tide, even the base camp of Marine Fando would have been sunk directly into the sea.

What is this if not a shame?

Seeing everyone's expressions, Darren smiled even deeper and talked eloquently:

“We may be able to deceive ourselves and others, but not everyone in this ocean is a fool.”

"The defense of Marinefando did not show the strength of our navy, but instead exposed our weakness."

"The war is over. Time cannot be reversed. The three big pirates who invaded Marineland have escaped... We can no longer make any changes to this."

Darren flicked the ash from his cigar and slowly stood up from the sofa, looking unruly.

"At this moment, our navy's reputation, status, and pressure in the entire world... have plummeted!"

"Suffering such a shameful humiliation, if we are still here to "recuperate", it will only make all the forces and pirates in this world have this idea in their hearts - "They have all been beaten into the base camp by pirates, and they will not If you dare to fight back, the navy can only do so."

The silence in the office became more and more deafening.

Darren smiled, his cold eyes scanning everyone's faces one by one, his voice as cold as a knife.

"If we don't take action, it will be even more difficult for the Navy to rebuild its former majesty and glory."

"If we don't take action..."

"Pirates will look down on us!"

"The world government will look down upon us!"

“The Alliance Congress looks down on us!”

"Billions of people in this world will look down on us!"

"Even our middle and lower-ranking navy...will look down on us!!"

The words were loud and loud, like thunder exploding.

Everyone's expressions changed slightly.

After a while, a gloomy hoarse voice suddenly sounded.