Chapter 342 One Year

After experiencing the initial turmoil and unrest, the people of Wano Country gradually found in surprise that under the rule of Weiss, an outsider, their lives had undergone unexpected changes.

The miscellaneous and heavy taxes in the past no longer exist. The people seem to have unloaded a heavy burden on their shoulders, and the pressure of life has suddenly eased.

The factories that once caused serious pollution due to overproduction have also stopped working. The sky has become more blue, the rivers are clear again, and the fresh air is filled in every corner again. People no longer have to endure pungent exhaust gas and dirty environment.

What is even more gratifying is that the food on the market has become more abundant and cheaper than before, and ordinary people can easily fill their stomachs and no longer worry about food and clothing.

As time goes by, the people of Wano Country slowly accept Weiss's rule, and even begin to think that such a life is also very good.

After all, for them, living and working in peace and contentment is the most important thing.

And because of Wano Country's long-term policy of isolation, what happened on this land is difficult to spread to the vast ocean.

The outside world was completely unaware of the changes in Wano Country, and continued to pursue their own interests and dreams on the rough sea as usual.

However, as the days passed, people had not seen the members of the Beasts Pirates appear on the sea for a long time, and this abnormal phenomenon finally attracted the attention of some keen people.

Finally, one day, the front-page headline of the World Economic Daily was like a heavy bomb, instantly detonating the entire sea.

"The Next Pirate King - Wes Elvin"

This news was like a bolt from the blue, shocking the entire pirate world.

People suddenly realized that the Beasts Pirates were actually wiped out.

Although this result was unexpected, it seemed reasonable when you think about it carefully.

After all, the example of the defeat of the Big Mom Pirates before, so everyone was shocked, but it was not too difficult to accept.

However, almost everyone agrees that Weiss is now only half a step away from the throne of the Pirate King. As long as he can successfully reach the legendary Raftel and find the great secret treasure, he will surely become the new king of this sea and usher in a new era.

After learning about Weiss's series of actions and the powerful strength he has now demonstrated, the Navy and the World Government are very worried about this.

Weiss is like a rapidly rising and extremely threatening storm, and has become a thorny problem that they have to face.

Especially after the Navy made such a major strategic decision to move its headquarters to the New World, the entire situation became more tense and complicated.

Akainu, a iron-blooded man who has always believed in destroying pirates and whose determination has never wavered, is now in deep trouble.

Everyone is looking forward to what strong actions the Navy will take to deal with Weiss. After all, the Navy has always represented the power of justice on the sea. Facing such a powerful pirate force, it should do something.

However, surprisingly, the Navy has not taken any action.

At this moment, Akainu is in a lot of trouble.

You don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are until you run a household. When he was just a general, he only needed to focus on charging on the battlefield and destroying pirates, without worrying about those complicated and trivial matters. He could do things freely.

But now, when he sat in the position of marshal, he deeply realized how difficult this position was.

Going up, he had to face the high-handed criticism of the Five Elders at all times. As the core power figures of the World Government, the Five Elders always had many requirements and picky about the actions of the Navy. Once the performance of the Navy failed to meet their expectations, Akainu would inevitably have to bear the huge pressure from above.

Going down, he also had to carefully balance the interests of various factions within the Navy. There were different power groups within the Navy, with their own ideas and demands. It was not an easy task to get everyone to work together. If you were not careful, it might cause internal conflicts and disputes.

The old man, Sengoku, seemed to be bored after retirement, and he would come to tease Akainu from time to time.

Every time he saw Akainu in a state of panic, Sengoku would not help but tease him.

Saying something like "Oh, now you know it's not easy to be a marshal."

This made Akainu very angry, and he was always furious, but he couldn't do anything about Sengoku, so he could only hold back his anger in his heart, which was very uncomfortable.

However, the most critical problem facing the navy at present is the serious shortage of troops.

Kuzain chose to leave because of his disagreement with Akainu's ideas, and left the navy where he had served for many years, and parted ways from then on.

As for Akainu, relying on his own military exploits and tough style of doing things, he successfully sat on the high position of marshal.

No mistakes, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

In this way, the once famous three admirals of the navy, now only Kizaru is left to hold the overall situation.

Not only that, the older generation of strong men, such as Sengoku and Garp, have gradually retreated to the second line.

But on this sea, since the end of the war, pirates have emerged like mushrooms after rain, and their numbers are increasing, and there are many strong and ambitious ones among them.

The Navy not only has to deal with these increasingly rampant pirates, but also faces the dilemma of lack of internal manpower. In this case, the execution of various tasks has become stretched, and it is often unable to take care of one thing and the other, and has fallen into an extremely passive situation.

In order to change this embarrassing situation, the World Government decided to carry out a "large conscription" after discussion.

This conscription is not ordinary. It completely abandons the traditional practice of focusing on background, military merit and many other conditions in the past, and only focuses on personal strength.

As long as you have strong enough strength, no matter what your background is, whether you have military merit in the past, you can be given the corresponding military rank and enter the Navy system.

This move has caused a lot of controversy within the Navy.

Those soldiers who have been struggling in the Navy for many years, relying on battles and life and death again and again to finally make contributions, slowly gaining seniority and rising military ranks, are unbalanced.

A newcomer, with that little ability, can actually become his superior. What is the merit of our hard work over the years?

Although they complained, they all knew that this was a decision made by the Five Elders. As the core power of the World Government, their words were orders. The Navy had no choice but to obey them. Even if they were dissatisfied, they could only accept this reality helplessly.