One Piece: Divine Bird Phoenix.

The Red Continent, the Holy Land of Marie-Joa, among the Powers.

The day after Sengoku and Sora arrived at the Holy Land, they were finally summoned by the Five Old Stars.

In the spacious and bright room, warm sunlight shines through the large floor-to-ceiling windows and falls flatly on the snow-white marble floor. The white floor and walls reflect the sunlight, making the entire hall appear brighter and more transparent. .

The warm sunshine that should have fallen on Sengoku and Sora turned out to be chilling.

Not a word was spoken, and there was no sound among the huge powers.

Sitting in the middle of the hall, on a sofa made of the fur of an unknown beast, the cold eyes of the five world government rulers fell on the two of them.

There was another moment of silence.

Finally, it was Saint Satan who was in charge of science and defense work who spoke first.

"Warring States, don't you have anything to say?"

The tone is no longer as friendly as before, and everyone can hear the anger in it.

"Saint Saint, I want to know more than this, why not let Morgans report the news that the red-haired pirates were defeated by the navy."

"You should know how much this will damage the reputation of the Navy!!"

Suppressing his emotions, Seng Guo asked in a low voice.

"presumptuous!"

"Watch your attitude Warring States, who do you think you are talking to!!"

"The navy is just the face of the world government, so what kind of prestige does it need!!"

With an angry shout, Saint Satan's face turned colder after hearing Warring States' questioning, and his voice became calm and authoritative.

Not only him, but also the other four Five Old Stars frowned.

Picking up the newspaper on the table, Saint Satan threw it out and reprimanded: "Also, look at what your navy did in this war, what's the point of talking about reputation!!"

As a result, Zeng Guo didn't open the newspaper that flew over. He knew what was written in it even without reading it.

"Although there were some surprises in this war, the overall result is still acceptable."

"Ha ha……"

Saint Satan's eyes became sharper and sharper as he stared at the black-haired man in front of him.

"Whitebeard is still alive, the Whitebeard Pirates have not disintegrated, and Impel Down has been completely defeated. You said this was just an accident."

"Sengoku, don't forget the promise you made when you started the war."

His aura did not diminish at all. Sengoku looked at the other party with piercing eyes and said word by word: "Of course I have not forgotten my promise, but no one can guarantee that there will be no accidents in the war. Although the Whitebeard Pirates have not collapsed, the Navy Captured the entire red-haired pirate group."

"If this news is reported, the pirates will definitely think that the navy defeated the joint efforts of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red-Haired Pirates and captured one of them."

"As long as it is operated properly, the reputation of the navy and the world government will not only not be reduced, but will also be greatly improved."

What Warring States said is not impossible. As long as you have control of the news, you have control of public opinion. Anyway, Marine Fando's live broadcast of the phone bug has been cut off long ago. It only needs to put a little pressure on Morgans.

"Sengoku, stop making excuses for your failure. It is impossible to release the news of the arrest of the red-haired pirates. We need to maintain the balance of the new world."

"After this war, the world government will cut one-third of the navy's military spending. From today on, the navy only needs to be responsible for the order of the sea areas outside the new world!"

Very dissatisfied with the attitude of the Warring States Period, Najuro Sheng put an end to this matter with a final word.

"Can't!"

Hearing this, Warring States was shocked and hurriedly objected, regardless of the so-called etiquette.

"Your Excellency Wulaoxing, the navy is responsible for maintaining the order of the sea, and military expenditures must not be reduced!"

"Enough! Warring States!!"

"Don't think I don't know. Excluding the navy soldiers who died this time, the navy's military expenditures will still have enough leftover even after paying their pensions."

"Besides, don't use our kindness as capital for your indulgence!"

"The fact that this war has turned out like this is entirely due to your and Garp's inaction. If it weren't for the contribution you made in the Valley of the Gods back then, it would have been enough for you to stay in Impel Down City for a lifetime!!"

Standing up from the sofa, Nasushiro Sage, who was in charge of finance, stared at Sengoku calmly.

"Sengoku, just give up when you're done. We know exactly what you said in Marineland."

Gently stroking two curved mustaches, Saint Topman Wuchuli, the legal martial god, suddenly reminded him.

When Warring States saw the three five old stars objecting at the same time, he knew in his heart that it would be futile to fight for it, so he immediately stopped speaking and turned to another issue.

"According to the previous agreement, I will resign as the Navy Marshal after the war. As for the new Navy Marshal, I recommend Navy Admiral Aokiji."

Having been a naval marshal for so many years, Sengoku naturally understood not to teach leaders the principles of doing things, but as long as Aoki can successfully take the position of navy marshal, it doesn't matter even if he leaves a bad impression on the other party.

The five people narrowed their eyes at the same time, and then Saint Satan said in a cold voice: "We will naturally consider this matter, you can go back first."

After the Warring States Period disappeared among the powers, the five people asked Kong, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, for many details related to An.

Especially the power of that Pluto Cannon.

After asking several times to make sure nothing was missing, everyone signaled Sora to leave and called Kizaru with a phone bug.

An hour later, Kizaru walked out of the room of power, turned into a golden light and disappeared from the sky.

"This guy Zeng Guo is really getting more and more arrogant. He actually dares to talk to us like this."

"Tsk, that guy must have discovered our intentions towards the navy, so he tried his best to cover up this defeat in the war."

"It's simply wishful thinking. The navy is the navy of the world government, and justice is just a facade decoration."

"Let's not talk about it for now. The weakening of the navy is a foregone conclusion. The most important thing at the moment is what to do with the NEO Navy and the Windmill Kingdom in the East China Sea. Under the leadership of Monkey D. An, those guys have already established and Qualifications for arm-wrestling with the world government.”

Markas Mazsaint, the Environmental Martial God, looked at Sartan and asked the most important question.

Hearing this, the other three Five Old Stars also stopped communicating and looked at each other.

Recalling the encounter not long ago, when combining with Malinfando, Sartan's solid wood cane gently clicked on the ground, with a rare solemn look on his face.

"With Whitebeard, Dorag, and Monkey D. An, plus the fluttering fruit of the Golden Lion. Even if the World Government deploys half of its armed forces, it can still defeat the opponent, but even if it can win The price we pay will not be small.”

"And with that woman's strength, I'm afraid that Saint Jialin is not sure of defeating her."

"My idea is to let the navy shrink its defense line and deploy all its strength to defend the first half of the Great Route and all four seas, cut off the opponent's economic sources and drag them down from within."

"If this has no effect, we can only wait for Vegapunk to complete the production of the mother flame and ask Lord Im to take action in the battle to extinguish the lamp."

After hearing the information provided by Sora and Kizaru, the other four people had no objections.

"In addition, the next navy marshal must be selected as soon as possible. Do you have any suitable candidates?"

At this time, Peter Saint, the god of agriculture and martial arts who had been silent, said: "Anyone can be the marshal of the navy, but it cannot be the guy Aokiji. The navy cannot have another Warring States Period."

After a few people thought for a short time, Saint Satan proposed an unexpected name.

"? ? ?"

"I think this guy is very suitable to be the next marshal of the navy. What do you think..."

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