"Another World... Starfish World... World Government... One hundred and seventy-four affiliated nations?!" Biba's hand holding the document trembled in shock.
"Are there more than 170 countries similar to Hinomoto..."
"Hehe..." Addison smiled noncommittally, because he didn't know about this kind of thing. He didn't know the area data of Hinomoto, nor the area data of each affiliated nation in the home world.
However, the islands of Starfish World, although they were islands, were not as small as they were shown in the One Piece Series.
Regarding the data related to the area of the islands of the affiliated nations, there is only the width of the Santo River in Arabasta, which is fifty kilometers wide!
Yes. Fifty kilometers!
It can be calculated from this that the diameter of Arabasta from north to south is about 1,300 kilometers and the diameter from east to west is more than 1,600 kilometers.
Doing some calculations. The total area of the Kingdom of Arabasta is about 2.08 million square kilometers. The total area of all the islands in Japan is only nearly 380,000 square kilometers.
"Ugh..." It took a long time for Biba to recover. "No wonder I haven't heard of you before. It turns out that..."
"And what do you think now?" Addison asked.
"What I want to ask you is: if you show me all this, does it mean that you still need me, or rather, are you willing to accept me?"
"Intelligent!" Addison praised. "Important figures within the government greatly appreciate you, valuing your military skills and leadership style. So, are you willing to join?"
"Join?"
Biba raised her eyebrows and asked: "Join as what, and what is expected of me upon joining? Besides, I don't want to give up my thirst for revenge."
"You don't need to quit."
"On the contrary, you can complete your revenge with our power. After occupying Kongoukaku, we can hand you over to Amatori Okimasa. You should understand what I mean, right?" Addison looked at the other party meaningfully. Although the latter was silent, he also understood the deep meaning of this sentence.
"And after that?"
"Didn't you just say that the follow-up will lead to a crusade of many regional forces?"
"Then we will ask you to lead the way for our army. After all, you are quite familiar with the environment of this country. As for your identity..."
Addison thought for a while, took out another document from the drawer, and said: "This is the staff appointment letter from the Army Intelligence Division, the First Division of the Staff Department under the Supreme Command of the Army."
"Once you've settled things here with the army, you can show up at army headquarters with this."
"Although this position is not very high-level, it is the most suitable for you now."
Biba looked at the single nomination sheet with a flash of excitement in his eyes. To be honest, he was a little excited and surprised that the World Government valued his ability so much.
"They dare to use someone as dangerous as me?"
"..." Addison had a speechless expression on his face. Seeing this, Biba laughed at himself. "That's right, what do my little abilities mean to you?"
"It's good that you know, but what you know now is just the tip of the iceberg. As time goes by, you will gradually understand. By the way, do you want to return to a normal human being?"
Biba smiled and said: "You are talking about the 'white blood' developed by Dr. Arata Soue. In fact, I became Kabaneri voluntarily."
"To become stronger?"
"Yes, I have always felt that only the strong are qualified to survive, and the weak have no right to live, but now..." Biba looked down, looking at his heart that was glowing with red light inside his clothes, and smiled bitterly.
In response, Addison smiled.
"Excuse me, when I become an army staff officer, can I receive relevant training and have the strength of those who call themselves Cipher Pol?" Biba made no secret of the longing in her eyes.
"It's definitely okay to train, but there's no guarantee that I can become as strong as them."
"Because according to the research of the Biochemical Research Institute, the innate physique of the people in your world is too weak compared to the people in our world."
"And the people you saw before, even in our world, are beyond human limits, they can be considered elites. You need to understand the difficulty of this."
Apparently, Addison didn't think how strong Biba could become, and then comforted him. "Your value to the World Government does not lie in your combat strength, which is why we have assigned you to the General Staff. Don't worry about strength anymore."
It's just that Biba is not reconciled. He is not willing to become an ordinary person. He believes that a strong person is a being who combines combat power, influence and intelligence.
"I... still want to give it a try. If I still can't become a strong person after trying hard..."
"Okay, but when you see the real strong people in our world, you will understand what despair is. In fact, the adults in your world are only physically equivalent to the children in our world."
After speaking, Addison shook his head and said no more about this matter. "Okay, I have arranged for someone to take you back to Iwato Station."
"Stay with Lieutenant General Crocodile for the moment. Watch as Kongoukaku is conquered and Amatori Okimasa is presented to you. Maybe that will make you abandon your impossible idea a little sooner."
Biba nodded, stood up, and asked: "Can I ask, who are you planning to appoint as the new shogun?"
"Yomogawa Ayame, you should have seen her before."
"It turned out to be her..." Biba sighed and said with emotion: "No wonder you let her stay in Iwato Station to manage the people. It turns out that the decision was made long ago."
"What about Mumei? She's the little girl locked up with me." He still likes to call her Mumei because Hozumi belongs to Ikoma.
"Oh, does she also have any special talents?" Addison asked curiously.
"Talent? She is the strongest among the Kabaneri I have ever seen, including me. Does this count?"
"Hehehe..." Addison was amused and couldn't hold back his laughter for a moment. Then, he shook his hand and said: "Okay, go and mind your own business. We won't do anything serious with her, just keep her locked up temporarily."
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The Fish-man Island.
"Come on!"
"Everyone push hard together!"
At this time, all the officers and soldiers of the Sea Army were dispatched.
In addition, there are more than a dozen huge sea beasts of various types coming to help.
Looking, only a huge ship is seen floating next to the roots of the Sunlight Tree Eve, almost half the size of Fish-man Island.
Noah's Ark!
And below, King Neptune personally leads tens of thousands of sea army soldiers, pressed against each other at the bottom of the ship, pushing with all his strength upwards.
But even so, the speed at which Noah's Ark floated was still too slow.
Inside the Fish-man Island, a crowd of fish-men gathered, raising their heads in amazement to see the impressive spectacle above their heads, arguing from time to time with those next to them.
Even the marines at the naval base stopped their training.
"Bwahaha, what are they doing?"
Suddenly, a burst of heroic laughter sounded from behind them.
"Vice... Vice Admiral Garp!"
"Ah, no, no, I'm sorry, Admiral Iron Fist!"
One by one, the naval officers straightened their bodies and saluted Garp with their heads held high. Although it had not yet been announced in the newspapers, these internal leaders had already received the notification.
"Uh..." Seeing the look and treatment towards him, Garp showed a resigned expression on his face, causing Bogard to smile. It is worth mentioning that as Garp was promoted, he was also promoted to Vice Admiral and still served as the former's adjutant.
Because Kuzan recently went to the Jewel Ice Sheet for a mission, the two would have to stay on Fishman Island for several months to protect it.
"Reporting to Admiral Iron Fist, I heard that the World Government is asking Fishman Island to hand over Noah's Ark to the Celestial Dragons, in exchange for a two-year exemption from heavenly tribute."
A naval captain reported loudly.
"It's the Celestial Dragons thing again. Aren't they obligated to stay on Mary Geoise? Why do they need such a big ship?" Garp complained without any scruples.
He suddenly felt that although the world government had changed a lot recently, the Celestial Dragons were still the same Celestial Dragons. Dogs couldn't change their ways of eating shit, so all these troublesome things happened.
"I'd say at least this time they're offering a reward, which is a pretty big change." Bogard said softly.
He knew the enormous amount of wealth that was paid for the two-year heavenly tribute. Trading an old abandoned ship for that was big business.
"Humph!" Garp snorted with disapproval, then moved his strong muscles and grinned. "Just when I have excess energy, I'm going to feel the weight of this Noah's Ark."
"What?!"
The officers were shocked when they heard this, but Garp was not interested in paying attention to them. With a loud bang, he shattered the ground beneath his feet and instantly disappeared from the spot.
Then, amid a series of sonic booms, he shot out of Fish-man Island's double bubble, moving across the ocean.
Unlike the other marines who were stunned, the Bogard was completely resigned. "As always, causing trouble!"
...
Outside Fish-man Island.
[Rumble!]
With a resounding roar, Garp pushed the water in his path and appeared next to King Neptune at an impressive speed.
"Garp!" King Neptune, who was desperately pushing at the bottom of Noah's Ark, turned in astonishment to look at him.
"Bwahaha! I came to lend a hand. How long do you plan to keep pushing this boat?"
After explaining his intentions, Garp did not wait for King Neptune to agree or not. He placed his palms against the bottom of the ship and tried to push it.
Feeling the weight of the giant ship and the water pressure from all directions, Garp smiled excitedly. He felt that he had found a good way to exercise. Suddenly, he let out a terrifying roar, beginning to exert force with his arms and waist.
The next moment, Noah's Ark, which was barely floating in the water, began to slowly increase its speed.
"This..."
All the inhabitants of Fish-man Island were instantly petrified. They all had almost the same thoughts in their minds.
"This is impossible!"
But at this moment, a warship with the flag of the World Government and a layer of bubbles on the outside approached, and then a dozen men dressed in black with bubbles flew from the deck and quickly came to King Neptune's side and Garp.
The leader turned out to be a beautiful blonde woman, but the woman looked at them very strangely.
"King Neptune, what are you doing?"
"People from the World Government? Why are you here so soon? We haven't brought it to the surface yet, please wait a few days to receive it."
King Neptune wordlessly looked at the more than a dozen people in black, feeling that they were a little anxious.
"We didn't ask them to take it to the surface. We just said we were coming to take Noah's Ark. How we do it is our business..." Stussy said, shrugging his shoulders in resignation.
"You carry it yourselves, how will you carry it?" King Neptune looked at her in confusion after hearing Stussy's words.
Only Garp on the side was still concentrating on pushing Noah's Ark. Although the veins on his forehead were obvious, his face was full of excitement.
"I'm a user of the Less-Less Fruit, I can reduce everything I touch to a smaller scale, so you don't even need to take it out, or push it to the surface. You just have to take me to the place where it's placed." Stussy said in a dumbfounded voice, as he really didn't expect Fish-man Island to have such a big misunderstanding and cause such a stir.
As for the Less-Less Fruit, two days ago it was taken out of the Holy Land Treasure House and handed over to her.
Stussy considered the offer for a day and finally accepted, as he felt that his current ability did not allow him to help Saint Nerona much. If she wanted to stay by his side, she would definitely have to increase her value and usefulness.
"Well, this is..." King Neptune was stunned after hearing this. He didn't expect things to be like this, and he complained in his mind: 'You guys should have made it clear from the beginning!'
He was thinking about helping the World Government bring Noah's Ark to the surface of the sea, so that they could take it away, since lately they had complied with all the friendly policies towards Fish-man Island. This ensured the safety of its citizens and allowed them to freely enjoy the forests, sky and sun in the Sabaody Archipelago.
But now, it was all a misunderstanding!
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