One Piece: The Legend of Beasts

The next day, when the sun rose from the sea level, the Navy Headquarters held a meeting after a long absence.

In the spacious and simple conference room, many navy officers above the rank of brigadier general gathered together. Everyone had a solemn look on their face, as if they had a lot on their mind.

In front of them, each of them had a cup filled with tea, the tea was clear and had a rich aroma, but no one touched them, or in other words, no one was in the mood to drink tea.

Everyone just sat upright in their seats, like old monks in meditation, quietly waiting for the meeting to begin.

For them, nothing is more important than the next topic.

"I'm sure you've heard the reason why I called you all here this time."

Admiral Kong Gang walked up to the podium, looked around the audience, and said solemnly, "Just yesterday, the navy that went to Feren Island to carry out a mission was attacked by a group of pirates and almost wiped out. Now a flag has been erected in the center of the island, which means that Feren Island has become the territory of that force."

"It's no surprise that it's Rocks' gang."

A female navy officer with a dark blue ponytail said calmly, her voice as gentle as water. Although she no longer looked young, she still looked bright and heroic. "These unpleasant little bees have become more active recently."

"Ahe is right."

The general Zhan Guo, who was sitting next to her, pushed up his glasses and said in a deep voice, "We can no longer tolerate the threats they bring."

Since the Shiraguru Island incident three years ago, the ambitious pirate has been like a long-dormant tiger, frantically expanding his power to the outside world, and has been invincible all the way. The islands that have not joined the government have responded to the call and rushed to welcome the arrival of the Rocks Pirates, and even many member countries could not escape the disaster. So far, Sengoku has lost count of how many embarrassed kings have come to Marinford to cry to him.

As time goes by, the size of the Rocks Pirates continues to expand, covering most of the New World, and they are gradually forming a rivalry with the World Government.

Not to mention the unfathomable strength of Rocks himself, his subordinates Edward Newgate, Charlotte Linlin and Ski are also famous pirates in the New World. Any one of them has the ability to stand on their own on the sea.

In addition, there is another person who should not be underestimated, that is Kaido, who has destroyed countless prison ships and is known as the "Monster Rookie" on the sea.

Only a few years after joining the Rocks Pirates, he has defeated Siluk and Vidruve, two masters who were once highly regarded by the government. The absolute strength he has demonstrated is enough to rival the cadres.

To be precise, even among the cadres known for their strength, there are only the four mentioned above who are more powerful than him.

Not only that, the "Decomposer" Uno and the "Heavenly Demon Princess" Kurozumi Orizu, who often work with him, are also people they cannot ignore.

If we leave them alone any longer, in time, those people will undoubtedly bring unpredictable harm to the government, no, to the entire world!

"I care more about something else than those reckless guys."

The middle-aged man with short purple hair and a majestic appearance crossed his arms over his chest, glanced at the person sitting on his left, and asked coldly, "You indulged your subordinates to do whatever they want, won't you give us an explanation?"

"Haha! Don't say such harsh words, brother Zefa!"

The man with the crimson slicked-back hair laughed nonchalantly. He was about 34 years old, wearing a pair of goggles. His features were decent, but the frivolous expression on his face made it hard for anyone to have a good impression of him. "I was diligently carrying out the mission assigned to me by the higher-ups. The ones who were injured were all my subordinates. Besides, that was a non-franchised island and was not regulated by the law. It's not quite right to say that I was wrong about this."

"No matter what, the people living on Feren Island are also civilians. They are the ones we should protect!"

Zefa stared at the man and raised his voice righteously, "As a soldier, your actions are bringing shame to the navy!"

"Huh? Are you sure? The Navy has no obligation to protect people who have no human rights."

The man with the slicked-back hair showed an expression of disbelief and couldn't help but sneered, "Besides, you are bossing me around even though your military rank is not even as high as mine. Aren't you being too arrogant?"

"You boy!"

Zefa could no longer bear it, he stood up suddenly and was about to explode on the spot, but suddenly he saw Vice Admiral He winking at him, so he slowly sat down again, his indignant eyes never leaving that man.

"If you want to argue, go outside and don't disturb the meeting."

Vice Admiral He shook his head, looked sharply at the man with the slicked-back hair, and said word by word, "No objection, Rubair?"

"Haha, since it's A-He, who is known as the 'Grand Counsel', who said so, I'd be too petty to argue any further."

The navy man named Rubair smiled awkwardly and stopped talking.

"You two have been disliking each other since you were recruits. Can't you give me some peace of mind?"

Looking at his two proud disciples, Cyborg sighed with a worried look on his face, and glanced towards a certain position on the left front side, "Look at others, Garp, it's rare for him to be reliable, he has been listening carefully from beginning to end!"

Everyone followed his gaze and saw that the sturdy man was sitting quietly in his seat, unlike his usual carefree attitude. His hands hung naturally at both sides of his body, his head lowered, his face extremely serious, as if he was thinking about something very important. No matter what was happening around him, he turned a blind eye to it. This rare concentration even moved some generals so much that they shed tears silently.

There was silence for a moment, and then a low and turbid voice suddenly sounded, breaking the silence.

Snoring...

A puddle of water slowly flowed down from the corner of his mouth. The sturdy man closed his eyes tightly, bubbles came out of his nose one after another, and his thunderous snoring resounded throughout the conference room, startling everyone present before they reacted.

It turns out this guy fell asleep!

Seeing this, Kong Kong did not point it out, but said to everyone calmly: "Let's go back to the topic just now. To be honest, I can't predict how powerful the Rocks Pirates are, but that group of people also has a fatal flaw.

"Most of the cadres have ulterior motives and only consider their own interests first. They don't even take the orders of Admiral Rocks seriously. They lack a sense of teamwork. If we make good use of this, things may turn around."

Without hesitation, Zhan Guo raised his arm and spoke out his thoughts: "Use the priceless treasure as bait to lure the pirates to kill each other, weaken their strength bit by bit, and then mobilize all the elite navy to launch a general attack on them. Even if Rocks is unexpectedly powerful, two fists cannot beat four hands."

"If that group had fallen apart over a small profit, Beehive Island wouldn't have come to this point today."

Vice Admiral He shook his head, his voice still calm and composed, "No matter what purpose those people have, the general direction will not change."

As she said this, she looked down at the teacup on the table, and a worried beautiful face appeared in the reflection of the tea.

It is precisely because of the slogan of "eliminating the Celestial Dragons and the World Government" that those pirates were able to easily gain the support of non-member countries.

"Indeed, if we want to make them fight among themselves, we have to prepare a bigger bait."

Steel Bone Sora picked up the teacup on the podium and took a sip, then slowly said, "Also, while we focus on conquering Beehive Island, we should occasionally turn our attention elsewhere."

Zhan Guo frowned and said, "Are you referring to the group of people who have been targeting the original historical text?"

"Yes."

Cyborg Sora's tone became serious, "The Roger Pirates, whose size is second only to the Rocks Pirates, often travel around the world."

"Roger?!"

With a "pop" sound, the bubble on his nose burst, and Garp suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes sparkling with brilliance. He stood up like lightning, clenched his right fist, looked around, and shouted in an impassioned voice, "Where's Roger? Where is he?! Come out and fight me for a thousand rounds!"

"Of course Roger has it, in the sea 108,000 miles away from here."

The voice that was so familiar to Garp made him look surprised. He slowly put down his raised fist and looked at his old comrades around him in a daze. He saw Sengoku holding his forehead helplessly, Ahe sighed softly, Rubel covered his mouth and laughed secretly, tears rolling in his eyes, and even the usually serious Zephyr couldn't help but smile at this moment, and finally set his eyes on the Navy Admiral who was looking at him with a smile.

After a few brief seconds, Garp noticed that he was attending a meeting of senior naval officials. He rubbed the back of his head and laughed, "Hahahaha, I'm sorry, Brother Kong, I accidentally fell asleep!"

"...Before I punish you to run around the Marine Headquarters a hundred times, I have something to tell you."

Kong was somewhat amused by his belated reaction. He coughed twice and said seriously, "We are about to launch an operation against the Rocks Pirates. Before that, you must keep a close eye on the actions of the Roger Pirates. Tell me immediately if you find any movement. Do you understand?"

"What's the point?"

Garp's originally tall body seemed to shrink in an instant, his face full of disappointment, and he complained like a child, "I want to find that guy and have a good fight!"

"Well, whatever you want."

Cyborg Sora said nonchalantly, accustomed to Garp's childish rants, "Just don't let those bastards' attention be diverted to us."

"okay!"

Garp kept spinning his right fist, turning it into a small tornado, which made a crackling sound when it rubbed against the air. He grinned, "This time I'm going to beat you so badly that even Rayleigh won't be able to recognize you, Roger!"

"You're still as energetic as ever." Zhan Guo smiled bitterly as he looked at his old friend's energetic appearance.

Cyborg breathed a sigh of relief and said loudly, "Without further delay, let's discuss how to deal with the Rocks Pirates..."

Before he could finish his words, the door of the conference room was pushed open with a "bang". A naval colonel wearing a "justice" cloak leaned against the door frame and gasped for breath. He glanced at the astonished eyes that were all looking at him, and shouted: "Hu...Hu...I am so sorry to interrupt your meeting during your busy schedule! I have something very important to inform His Excellency the Marshal!"

"Looking for me?"

Gang Gu Kong was slightly stunned, then raised his eyebrows, "Slow down and talk slowly."

"Yes!"

The colonel immediately straightened his back, saluted, and said in a loud voice: "The five gentlemen above asked you to go to the Holy Land immediately. They said that based on the topics discussed by everyone, they have a confidential matter to discuss with you!"

Not long after that, on the other side, at Honeycomb Island.

"Are you sure it's a mythical beast?!" In the pitch-dark hall, Rocks sat on the throne with his legs crossed, staring at the Den Den Mushi in his hand and asked loudly, his tone a little hurried.

"Absolutely true!"

Den Den Mushi couldn't hold back his excitement, and even his bulging eyes were filled with tears. "We checked the illustrated manual, and it's undoubtedly the 'highest level' devil fruit! Thanks to Lord Silver Axe, we finally got that fruit!"

"Hahahaha! Well done!"

Rocks' wild laughter resounded around once again, causing several cracks to appear on the ceiling. "Tell Silver Axe to bring that mythical beast back. I will deal with it personally. Remember to make sure it is intact!"

"Yes! Admiral Rocks!"

The hedgehog-haired man hung up the Den Den Mushi, placed it gently on the armrest, and an unfathomable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

——Things are going well on Feren Island too. That kid will be able to return to Beehive Island this afternoon. I wonder what his expression will be like when he sees the fruit...

Bulu bulu…

The Den Den Mushi opened its eyes again and rang again. Rocks thought it was his men calling again, so he answered the Den Den Mushi and said impatiently, "What happened to you guys again?!"

"Hahaha! I finally connected!"

A bold and dignified laugh came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi. "You must be Rocks, right? It took our brothers a lot of effort to capture your signal! Let's get back to the point. My name is Roger, and I'd like to take this opportunity to meet you..."