Chapter 659
Less than five minutes.
Under the escort of Sakaski's warships, merchant ships flying the flags of major news newspapers have gradually approached the shore.
As soon as the reporters in black business suits walked out of the cabin, they saw the dilapidated oval naval port, and they were all dumbfounded.
"What happened here?"
"Isn't it said that today is the ceremony for the enthronement of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"
"Did someone invade the Navy Headquarters?"
"Half of the naval port was almost destroyed..."
"..."
The faces of reporters from all over the world kept changing, and they couldn't help but talk about it. Some people had already taken out their cameras and started taking pictures.
"What happened here?"
Sakaski, wearing a military cap, walked to Darren with a gloomy look, glanced at Crocodile and others with a cold gaze, and finally stopped at Barrett, and asked coldly.
Darren shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly:
"What else could have happened? It's just that the Seven Warlords don't like each other, and they started fighting the first time they met."
Sakaski narrowed his eyes dangerously and said coldly:
"So you just let them mess around?"
Darren pointed at Sengoku and smiled:
"I just arrived not long ago, and I immediately tried to persuade them to make peace."
"In the end, it was Admiral Sengoku who almost sank the naval port."
Sakaski was stunned when he heard this, and then fell silent.
However, Darren could see that his face had turned ugly.
"... Welcome to the Navy Headquarters. On behalf of all the officers and soldiers of the Navy, I would like to welcome you."
At this time, Sengoku slowly walked out a few steps and smiled at the reporters:
"The ceremony of conferring the title of the Seven Warlords of the Sea will begin soon. Next, please go to the highest military conference room of the Marshal's Office."
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Conference room.
Darren sat down under the guidance of the guards.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but he always felt that Sengoku looked at him with a bit of resentment.
The seating arrangement of the military conference room had been rearranged to present a structure like a lecture hall.
At the front was a temporary platform with a microphone on it.
Facing the platform was a rectangular table.
On the huge rectangular conference table, six members of the Seven Warlords of the Sea sat in a row, with huge differences in stature and temperament, and different expressions.
In the audience seats were high-ranking naval officers headed by Admiral Sengoku of the Navy Headquarters.
Dozens of well-known reporters had already set up various cameras at the scene, and their expressions were excited, trying to capture the precious moment that would be recorded in world history.
"But who will be the next to confer titles on the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"
"According to normal military standards, it should be Admiral "Hyperbone" Sora of the Marine Headquarters."
"No, I heard that Admiral Sora went to the Holy Land of Mary Joa to report on his duties, and now most of the work of the Marine Headquarters has been handed over to Sengoku."
"So it will be Sengoku who will be in charge?"
"That should be the case."
"..."
Just as the reporters were whispering, Sengoku coughed lightly and walked slowly onto the stage.
Standing in front of the microphone, he took a deep breath and forced a smile with a slightly stiff face.
"Well, according to the normal process, this time the conferment ceremony will be completed by me personally."
"But then I thought that there may be some things that young people have more common topics to talk about, so this time the conferment ceremony on the Seven Warlords of the Sea will be in charge of Vice Admiral Rogers Darren of the Marine Headquarters."
As soon as the words fell, the Seven Warlords of the Sea who were originally drowsy in the audience immediately became alert.
Some were excited, some sneered, some gnashed their teeth, and some were in high spirits...
Darren was also stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help looking at the staff officer next to him.
Staff officer He looked a little helpless, made a gesture of silence, and lowered his voice:
"Marshal Kong called just now. He was furious when he learned that the military port was almost destroyed by Zhan Guo. He decided to let you take charge of the ceremony."
Darren:...
He finally knew why General Zhan Guo looked at him with such resentment.
"Darren, so handsome! Hurry up and get on!"
Kuzan cast an excited look at him and waved his fist to cheer him up.
Shaking his head, Darren adjusted his tie, stood up from his seat, and walked up to the platform with an upright figure.
When he took the microphone handed over by Zhan Guo, he heard the former gritting his teeth.
"Darren, I have done my best for you."
"I have made such a great sacrifice, shouldn't you show some appreciation?"
Darren's mouth twitched, and he could only smile:
"Thank you, General Zhan Guo, for your full support. I have no way to repay you, so I can only say thank you to you at the military port.I will do my best to help the reconstruction work, and all the expenses in the process will be borne by me. "
Zhan Guo smiled with satisfaction.
He patted Darren on the shoulder, turned around and said to everyone with a smile on his face:
"Now let's warmly welcome with applause, the man of the head of our Navy Headquarters, my most trusted left and right arm... Lieutenant General Darren!"
After saying that, he was the first to applaud.
Pa pa pa pa!!
Soon the applause was thunderous.
Under the warm applause, Darren stood on the high platform, facing the flashing of countless flash lights, and a decent smile appeared on his face.
"I am very grateful to General Zhan Guo for giving me such an opportunity. I feel deeply honored. "
As he spoke, everyone in the room fell silent.
Only the sound of reporters constantly tapping keyboards and pressing shutters could be heard.
"The Shichibukai system is a historic strategy launched by the World Government and implemented by the Navy Headquarters. Its main goal is to absorb powerful combat forces as a supplement to fight against the growing pirate forces."
"According to the Shichibukai system, once a candidate becomes a Shichibukai, the bounty order for the candidate will be directly revoked."
Darren looked at the six people in the audience with a smile.
"Let us congratulate them. From now on, they will officially become the most loyal allies of the Navy and the World Government!"
Applause broke out again.
The faces of Crocodile and others stiffened, and it was clear that they were thinking of some bad memories.
"Well, now we officially announce the title code names of the Shichibukai. "
Darren said with a smile, his eyes swept over the six people in the seats one by one.
At this time, all the navy officers in the audience stood up with a serious look.
"Donquixote Doflamingo, original bounty of 250 million Baileys! Code name of the Seven Warlords of the Sea... "Flamingo"!"
"Crocodile, original bounty of 281 million Baileys! Code name of the Seven Warlords of the Sea... "Sand Crocodile"!"
"Moria, bounty of 218 million Baileys! Code name of the Seven Warlords of the Sea... "Moonlight Bat"!"
"Joracol Mihawk, bounty of 369 million Baileys! Code name of the Seven Warlords of the Sea... "Hawkeye"!"
"Fisher Tiger, bounty of 263 million Baileys! Code name of the Seven Warlords of the Sea... "Blood Dragon"! "
"Douglas Barrett, original bounty 2.174 billion Baileys! Codename of the Seven Warlords of the Sea... "Devil's Descendant"!"
Darren leaned forward aggressively, his eyes narrowed with a smile.
"Congratulations, everyone, on becoming the honorable Seven Warlords of the Sea!"
He immediately looked in the direction of the reporters and made a welcoming gesture.
"The next time, it is the question-and-answer session for many journalists. Please feel free to answer."
The conference room was silent for a moment.
Then, all the reporters raised their hands impatiently, vying for the first place.
Darren randomly selected one.
"I'm a reporter from the New World Gossip News."
The reporter with a mustache stared at Darren with a burning gaze:
"Four of the six official members of the Seven Warlords of the Sea have only one arm. This is really a coincidence. "
"There are some rumors circulating outside that their arms were all crippled by you. Vice Admiral Darren... is this true?"
As soon as this was said, Crocodile and others immediately turned pale.
Other reporters were breathing rapidly, and flashes of light kept flashing.
A pair of curious and gossipy eyes were fixed on the handsome and tall vice admiral on the stage.
The flashes of light became more and more frequent.
Darren stood on the stage and said helplessly:
"These are some small misunderstandings that occurred during the communication process. I have reached a settlement with the seven warlords of the sea."
"But my answer to this question is..."
He paused and said in a deep voice:
"Yes, I did it all."
The conference room was silent for a moment.
Then there was an uproar.
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