Chapter 476: Warring States Period: Little Lamb, what’s wrong with you?
The next time I saw Zhan Guo was not in the office, but in the conference room. In the middle of the conference room was a large round table that was big enough for twenty people to hold a meeting together. There was also a pot of green plants in the middle of the table.
This was where the Seven Warlords of the Sea were later summoned for meetings. It was not usually used unless there was something important. This time, it was specially used here, and the reason given by Sengoku was very sufficient - his office was too small.
The last time he was chatting with the people from the Amber Tour Group in his office, it felt very crowded. When Garp said something nonsense, it was inconvenient for Zhan Guo to punch him.
It is much more spacious here, and the lamb from the Warring States period can even occupy a seat and stand directly on the conference table to eat the newspaper.
Vice Admiral Tsuru and Zephyr sat on either side of Sengoku respectively. The three naval bosses sat together, looking like a three-court trial.
But in fact, the atmosphere was not that serious, especially Vice Admiral Tsuru, who had a kind expression on his face and looked at the little girls as if he were looking at his own granddaughters.
The little girls greeted him politely one after another, and Lieutenant General He smiled even more kindly: "They are all good children, much better than that bad boy over there."
Zhang Da also felt that she was hinting at him: "Hey hey hey... Lieutenant General He, didn't I just say a few polite words last time? Why are you still holding a grudge?"
"I can't hold a grudge like you." Vice Admiral He laughed. "I heard that you chased that Midnight all the way from Gemini Cape to Gaya Island just because he called you a running dog."
"It's definitely a rumor! I thought Lieutenant General He was different from ordinary people, but I didn't expect him to believe it." Zhang Da said with great sorrow, "I do all this for justice!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru looked at him and asked, "Do you believe this?"
"At most... it's to make some money while upholding justice." Zhang Da didn't want to continue this topic. "Why haven't I seen Lieutenant General Gion?"
Zhang Da also glanced at Altria. The Gion trap was here. Since she didn't come, she should not be in the headquarters.
Vice Admiral Tsuru said, "Gion is still on Gaya Island, acting as base commander. It's all thanks to you."
Tina and Smoker were not yet capable of taking charge of a newly established naval base alone, so they had to let Gion take over temporarily before deciding on a replacement for Vergo.
However, when she was there, she basically left all kinds of things to Tina and Smoker to deal with, and only went to support during battles. It was a semi-vacation state. It happened that she had been very busy recently, so she could take the opportunity to rest. She could also give guidance to Tina and Smoker in her spare time.
Especially Smoker, who is a natural ability user after all. It would be too embarrassing for him to rush forward recklessly and be knocked down by a headbutt from the subdued prisoner.
Lieutenant General He said, "Let's not talk about her. Let's talk about you. You really don't stop when it comes to causing trouble."
Zhang Da was also puzzled: "What kind of trouble did I get into? We have been keeping a low profile in the training camp recently, right?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru said angrily, "You cursed the Seven Warlords of the Sea in front of the Marine Headquarters and beat their men to the ground. Is this your way of being low-key?"
Zhang Da also argued: "He was the one who started the provocation by showing off his domineering color. It has nothing to do with me. Mr. Zefa can testify to that."
Zephyr didn't want to pay attention to him. It was true that Doflamingo used the Domineering Haki first, but it was obviously you who provoked him first by reporting Vergo.
Actually, it doesn't matter if you say it out loud, Zhang Da will also refute it, "It must be because the third eyebrow from the right of his left eye moved, as if he was mocking me, so I provoked him."
If all else fails, you can also say something like, 'When he walked, the swing of his right leg was a little bigger than his left leg. He must be looking down on me.' Anyway, according to Doflamingo's logic, whoever wins in the end is right.
"Actually, I have a suggestion. You see, Vice Admiral Tsuru, you're the Chief of Staff, and Marshal Sengoku is also known as a 'wise general.' Why don't you two think of a way for us to legally and reasonably take Doflamingo down... snap." Zhang Da also smiled and made a throat-slitting gesture. "That way, we won't have to worry about how to deal with today's incident."
The two guards at the door of the conference room heard Zhang Daye's loud conspiracy clearly and couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from their foreheads.
Could it be that the Amber Travel Group was arranged by the Marshal and the Chief of Staff from the very beginning?
If you think about it, the Amber Travel Group only became active after Marshal Zhan Guo took office!
On the eve of Marshal Zhan Guo taking office, the Amber Travel Group and General Borsalino cooperated to kill the Golden Lion, thereby declaring the end of the old era.
After Marshal Sengoku took office, the Amber Travel Group cleared out the pirates in the East China Sea and reported the corrupt officials in the navy. At that time, the headquarters also sent Vice Admiral Gion to the East China Sea to carry out an "anti-corruption" campaign.
In the third month of Marshal Sengoku's tenure, Crocodile was killed by the Amber Travel Group and Lieutenant General Huoshaoshan.
In the fourth month, the Amber Tour Group cleared Gaya Island, also known as the 'Island of Pirates', and pushed for the establishment of a naval base there.
In the seventh month, the Amber Tour Group entered the headquarters' training camp. Two months later, they attacked Doflamingo directly at the headquarters.
It seems that every major move of the Navy this year was spearheaded by the Amber Tour Group. The two guards looked at each other and felt that the Amber Tour Group must be closely related to the Navy. Marshal Warring States must be playing a big game!
In the conference room, Tom stood on the conference table and fed the lambs with hay.
But the lamb, which always ate happily before, hesitated and backed away today, as if worried that Tom would hurt it.
Zhan Guo patted the lamb's butt and told it to eat without worry, no problem. The lamb wanted to cry but had no tears, it may be okay now, but one day when you are away for something, I might be burning the fire.
Zhan Guo didn't have time to care about Xiao Yang's psychology. He frowned when he heard what Zhang Daye said. Do you think today's incident is not big enough?
Emotionally, Sengoku was actually quite happy to see Vergo being beaten, but his reason told him that if he left it alone, the Amber Tour Group might .
"Don't say such things casually." Zhan Guo said, "Next time you meet Doflamingo, please calm down."
"Pulu pulu pulu..." Warring States' Den Den Mushi rang.
"Okay." Zhang Da agreed verbally, thinking in his heart that next time he met Doflamingo, he would definitely persuade him to calm down.
Zefa's expression was a little tense, and he obviously remembered the conversation between Zhang Daye and Doflamingo before.
Zhan Guo has already answered the phone. It seems that the person on the other end is a branch of Dong Hai, reporting something to Zhan Guo.
Lieutenant General He chatted with Zhang Daye in a low voice for a few more words, then left him and spoke kindly to a few little girls. The others were also taken care of one by one. Although she had read everyone's information over and over again, she still wanted to get in touch with them in person, because the information was fixed after all.
The old lady seemed particularly interested in Vivi and was curious about how her father could let his daughter travel around the world with a small tour group. If something unexpected happened, the heir to Alabasta would be gone.
"With your sincerity!" Weiwei felt that it must be her sincere request that touched her father.
Perhaps because she was having a pleasant chat with Vice Admiral Tsuru, Vivi quickly started talking about how she acquired the ability of the Sand-Sand Fruit. Even Vice Admiral Tsuru was worried about the ability users of the Amber Travel Group.
Everyone was chatting happily when Zhan Guo suddenly started swearing.
From what he said, it seemed that Garp wanted to apply for a seven-day extension of his vacation on the grounds that he had captured seven more pirate groups. Sengoku scolded him and told him to come back quickly.
Finally, he threatened Karp that if he didn't come back on time, he would eat up all the snacks he had hidden, and he would not be able to take a vacation until the end of the year.
"Damn it, Zhan Guo, you are so despicable!"
"Stop playing dirty, you old bastard!"
"You are the bastard, or the fool!"
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These two pillars of the navy quarreled like two children.
Vice Admiral Tsuru and Zefa were already used to it, but they felt a little embarrassed in front of outsiders.
After finally hanging up the phone, Zhan Guo acted as if nothing had happened and said seriously: "Then let's continue our topic..."
Zhang Da also nodded secretly. He was worthy of being the naval marshal. His thick skin was worth learning.
Sengoku briefly mentioned the various pressures he was facing, and concluded, "...In short, Vergo no longer exists in this world. While it's a bit regrettable, this matter must end here. You don't have to worry about anything. Doflamingo probably wouldn't be ashamed to tell anyone about what happened today."
Doflamingo is currently busy making connections, contacting and winning over underground forces. If this incident were to get out, it would definitely make him lose face, and his plans might also encounter setbacks.
Zhang Da was not quite clear about this matter, otherwise he would definitely write an article himself and submit it to Morgans titled "Ten Yasha was brutally beaten at the Marine Headquarters because of his indecent walking posture" to make things difficult for Doflamingo.
Zephyr and Vice Admiral Tsuru both understand the difficulties faced by Sengoku. To put it a little exaggeratedly, they specially brought the Amber Travel Group to a meeting today in the hope that they could calm down and not escalate the situation. If another of the Seven Warlords of the Sea dies, then they will be in name only and will have no deterrent power at all.
Zhang Da also roughly understood Zhan Guo's situation and asked, not giving up, "What if we catch him by the hair? Can we do anything?"
Honestly, Zhan Guo was tempted for a moment. Even if Vergo had been hiding so deeply, Zhang Da had discovered him. Perhaps he could actually find something on Doflamingo? Something like Crocodile, something that could completely destroy him.
But he rejected his own idea. At least for a short period of time, the Amber Tour Group couldn't be allowed to cause any more trouble. The Five Elders' patience with them was almost at its limit. If they were allowed to completely destroy the Seven Warlords' system, it would escalate to the level of undermining the World Government's decision-making, and things would be very, very troublesome.
Vice Admiral Tsuru asked, "Do you really want to deal with Doflamingo?"
Zhang Da also nodded: "Yeah, he scolded me today and said I was leaving... Well, scum like him should be dealt with as soon as possible."
Lieutenant General He looked at Zhang Daye jokingly and said, "You don't hold grudges."
"Anyway, you should all train hard in the training camp. I'm counting on you," Zhan Guo said. "As compensation, don't you want to go to Sky Island? I'll gather as much information as I can about it for you. There's more than one Sky Island, so maybe we can find another way to get there."
"Okay." Zhang Da also agreed. Although the Sky Island plan was temporarily postponed, it was definitely not forgotten.
After solving the biggest problem, Zephyr began to talk about this internship. He wanted to mention the students' progress so that Sengoku could have an idea of it. The focus was on the remnants of the Gofeng Pirates, the remnants of the Waldo Pirates, and Weevil.
"There's no problem handing the Five Peaks Pirates, Xu Hai, over to the Kingdom of Lulucia for execution. They're not some troublesome esper anyway."
Great pirates who are users of special abilities are usually imprisoned in a large underwater prison, because the devil fruit will be reborn after the user dies. Imprisonment in prison can delay the rebirth of the devil fruit as much as possible.
In fact, the Golden Lion and Crocodile should have been handled in this way before, but it was the Amber Tour Group who took action, and they had sufficient reasons to do so, so they had no choice.
It was okay that Vivi had eaten the Sand-Sand Fruit, but the Float-Float Fruit made them feel uneasy. It was really uncomfortable to have an enemy who could fly freely, especially when he could carry the island with him.
The tragic scene of Marinford during the Warring States Period is still vivid in people’s minds.
"As for the remnants of the Waldo Pirates..." Zhan Guo couldn't help but glance at Zhang Daye. How come this guy always manages to offend legendary figures? "Send them to the Deep Sea Prison and let Magellan keep them under close supervision. Are Bin Jack and Miss Bakin confirmed missing?"
Zefa said, "We can be sure that they must be hiding somewhere to watch the battle, but we haven't been able to find them after a day of searching. I've asked Gumir to arrange for people to keep an eye on the area."
Zhan Guo continued to nod: "Well, let's send some more people from the headquarters. We can't just ignore Bin Jack."
Vice Admiral Tsuru placed his arms on the table, crossed his fingers, and said seriously, "The most troublesome person should be this Edward Weeble. It is said that he has always claimed to be Whitebeard's biological son, but this has never been confirmed. We need to consider whether Whitebeard will take any action on his behalf."
Weevil's long golden hair, white crescent-shaped beard, and terrifying strength were so similar to Whitebeard's that even the three of them, who were very familiar with Whitebeard, were suspicious.
Zhan Guo said: "Try to suppress the news first, investigate this matter carefully, and let the CP investigate it. They will take such a big impact seriously."
If he is really Whitebeard's biological son, Zhan Guo needs to consider how to use this information. Maybe he can take this opportunity to give this old friend an ending.
Zhang Da was also stunned. How could the matter be so serious? It couldn't be that the Battle of Marineford was caused by a Weebull?
Next, Zefa told Zhan Guo that Zhang Da also planned to use the bounty of these pirates to help the Kingdom of Lulucia repair the port. Zhan Guo agreed and guaranteed that the money would not be embezzled by others.
Lieutenant General He looked at Zhang Daye with satisfaction. Although this child was a little reckless and playful, he was ultimately very kind.
After the meeting, Zhan Guo was about to leave with his lamb, but was shocked when he saw the lamb's appearance: "Are you swollen?"
"Mee~ burp~"
Zhang Da also laughed out loud. It was the first time he heard a sheep burp.
The lamb looked at Zhan Guo resentfully and said, "You finally remembered me. It's all your fault that you made me eat that cat's food. I'm almost dying of fullness."
At this time, the lamb has become round. It's not just that its belly is bulging, but its body has also become larger. Its four short legs are flapping and can hardly reach the ground.
Tom stood with his hands behind his back, looking as if waiting for praise. There was a large dinner plate next to him with traces of feed on it.
Zhang Da also suddenly remembered that Tom seemed to have a superb cramming skill?
