Chapter 8

"Is that guy Vice Admiral Garp's student? He just looks like a tiny kid." At the Naval Headquarters Square, the annual recruit competition is ready, and contestants are arriving one after another. Lu Fei's arrival caused some commotion. After all, Lu Fei has been rumored to be amazing. He is a student of the hero Garp, and was promoted to colonel because of his military exploits only half a year after joining the Navy.

A student of the hero Garp, a young man under 20 years old who has been promoted to colonel in just half a year, these two titles are enough to attract everyone's attention.

In the center of the Naval Headquarters Square, the ground opened up like a gate, and a high platform built of rocks rose from the bottom of the square.

This was the arena for the competition.

In the center of the square facing south, there were three luxurious chairs in red, blue, and yellow.

Red represented magma, blue represented ice, and yellow represented light.

""Tattatata~" Amidst the noise, the sound of footsteps was particularly obvious. Three tall voices slowly walked towards here, and the powerful aura emanating from them could not help but���The noisy place was quieted down.

Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, the three admirals arrived, but they were not the last. After the three arrived, Marshal Sengoku appeared with the navy hero Garp, the chief of the navy headquarters, Tsuru, and the chief coach of the navy headquarters, Zephyr. This is a rare event for the navy headquarters, the high-end combat power gathered together, and it is probably only this time of the year that we can see it.

"Zefa, this time my students are definitely better than those little devils under your command. The champion of this session must be my students, hahahaha." Garp said to Zefa beside him, very proudly.

"That's not necessarily true. Although there are no geniuses like Kuzan among my students this year, there are also many outstanding young people."Zeffa was very strong-willed, but he was not sure in his heart. After all, he knew Lu Fei before. He was promoted to colonel based on his actual combat achievements. This was the first time he had encountered such a monster in his life.

"Is that young man Garp's student Lu Fei? I wonder if he is as good as the rumors say."The three generals observed the contestants, especially Lu Fei, one of the seeded contestants. Almost everyone present glanced at him.

"It shouldn't be too far off. The only one who reached the rank of colonel in the last recruit competition was Smoker. This time, the champion will probably be a foregone conclusion."As Smoker's direct superior, Aokiji said

"It looks like Mr. Zefa will lose this time." Kizaru looked at Ein and Bingzi and others on the other side. No matter their positions or military exploits, they could not compare with Lu Fei.

"I hope it can meet our requirements. Since the Great Pirate Era, pirates have become more and more rampant, and the Revolutionary Army is eyeing them covetously. It’s not easy for the three of us to handle it alone. I hope that little guy can grow up soon."Akainu thought to himself.

Every year, the number of supernovas exceeding 100 million that appear on the sea is increasing, while the quality of the navy’s new recruits is getting worse and worse.

Therefore, the navy attaches great importance to good seedlings.

There are some generals watching the recruit competition here.

After the competition, they have the opportunity to select the recruits they like to join their men.

Of course, this is based on the premise that they are not intercepted by the upper echelons.

People like Lu Fei are estimated to have been arranged by Sengoku and others.

But even among the remaining players selected by the upper echelons, there are still many strong guys for them to choose.

"Quiet!

The annual recruit competition has kicked off again.

Every year, many young men with unlimited potential emerge from it, which plays an important role in the strength of our army.

Since the Great Pirate Era, pirates have emerged in endlessly, wreaking havoc on the world and the Grand Line, and the mission of our navy is to capture pirates and protect the people.

Although the pirates are becoming more and more numerous and stronger, I believe that only justice can win the final victory!

I declare that the 23rd recruit competition has officially begun!

" Sengoku stood on the stage and announced the start of the competition.

"The competition started from the bottom up, starting with the sergeant recruits. The first was a fight between the sergeants, and the promotion was decided in a melee."After all, the lower the rank, the weaker the basic strength and the greater the number of people, so a melee was adopted. At Zhan Guo's command, dozens of sergeants jumped onto the stage and started fighting.

"So boring." Looking at the new recruits fighting in a mess, Lu Fei was a little disappointed. After all, the gap was too big. However, as his position was promoted to the major level, Lu Fei became more motivated. Some of the new recruits at the major level had already obtained devil fruits, such as the masked man Xiuen who had the parahuman Rust-Rust Fruit and Berigud who had the ability of the parahuman Bean-Bean Fruit. The strange devil fruit abilities opened Lu Fei's eyes.

"BOOM！"Berigud's body exploded and turned into bean-like spheres. He dodged the attacks and used these spheres to hit Huon. There were only two of them left on the stage.

"Don't think I can do nothing just because you turned into a bean. There is iron in human blood. Rust it!" Xiuen grabbed a part of the bean that Berigud had turned into and released the power of the Rust-Rust Fruit. Berigud's blood flow soon slowed down and his skin dried up.

"Well, that's it. The winner of the major level is Xiuen! Next, please invite the lieutenant colonel to the ring."Seeing this, Zhan Guo immediately stopped the fight. He didn't care about bleeding in the fight, but it was not worth it to sacrifice.

"Most of these lieutenant colonels are Zefa's disciples, right? It seems that the winner this time is probably Zefa's student again."Seeing Ain and others jumping onto the stage, the onlookers thought so.

As expected, the final lieutenant colonel-level decisive battle was between Ain and Bingzi, two of Zefa's students, but Bingzi quickly admitted defeat. After all, as a classmate, he was very clear about Ain's strength. The two sides had sparred before, and he had never won once.

"Finally it's my turn to play, my butt is sore from doing it." Before Zhan Guo could say his name, Lu Fei disappeared from his seat and instantly appeared on the ring using the Navy Six-style Shave.

"It seems that Garp was not bragging. This guy has mastered at least this one move of the Navy Six Styles. It is probably true that he is good at all six styles."The way Lu Fei came on stage made everyone's eyes light up.

"Colonel Lu Fei is the champion of the arena. All of you who have advanced can challenge him. The winner will be the champion of this year's recruit competition."The rules are as simple as ever.