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The waiting time is always long.
Although it has been known for a long time that the start time of the World Summit will be within these few months, the World Government's confidentiality work is very good, and even the Marine has not received the exact information.
Even the escort work is not done through Marines, but CP agents who are not worthy of being on the stage are dispatched.
However, the World Government still underestimated the influence of Admiral Atlas.
After receiving several calls in succession, Atlas walked into Fleet Admiral Sengoku's office again. He has extremely strong mobility and can quickly travel between the New World and the headquarters, so he can be said to be semi-stationed in Marineford.
"So your idea is to cut them off in advance?" Sengoku pushed up the frog glasses on the bridge of his nose. The light hit the lenses and covered them with white light. No fluctuation in his eyes could be seen.
"Yes, the World Summit could just be held in Marineford, why go all the way to Mariejois?"
Atlas grinned. His goal was the heavenly tribute. Who could he give this to? What's more, Marine doesn't need much in the first place.
One percent of the amount paid in the past is enough. Marine can still provide protection to these franchised countries.
In the past, countless countries lost their status as member countries because they could not pay the heavenly tribute and were eventually trampled by pirates.
Similarly, how many people were forced to go to sea and embarked on the path of pirates because they could not afford the high heavenly tribute?
There are many reasons for becoming a pirate. These exist objectively and Atlas cannot deny them. Is there a lot of gold being poured into the construction of the Marine these days? No! Most of it is squandered by the Celestial Dragons.
"This is indeed the only way to reverse the current situation," Sengoku admitted. Although the seastone some time ago gave Marine a powerful boost, it was not a long-term solution.
"No! Actually, there is another way!"
Sengoku looked at Atlas, curious about his suggestion.
Atlas' voice suddenly became deeper, and he smiled sternly, "There is another way, and it's very simple: just run up to Mariejois and kill all the Celestial Dragons!!"
"..." Sengoku's expression froze. Rolling his eyes at Atlas, he said, "If I could do it, I wouldn't need to worry here."
Atlas didn't care. "Remember what I said last time I brought back a good thing from Wanokuni?"
Without waiting for Sengoku to question, he continued, "Pluton!!"
Ouch——! !
Sengoku's eyes suddenly widened. He stood up suddenly from the office chair, looked at Atlas in shock, and his voice broke for a moment. "What did you say--?!!"
Pluton, a terrifying existence known as one of the three Ancient Weapons. Possessing the power to destroy an island with one strike. Although many top powerhouses on the sea do have the power to destroy islands, Pluton can be mass-produced!!
Even though Sengoku didn't see Pluton with his own eyes, he still heard the name "The Most Dangerous Battleship". Once this power is controlled by the Marine...
Thinking of this, Sengoku's breathing became a little heavier.
With his eyes red, he asked almost word by word: "Where is it? Pluton?"
Atlas pointed towards the sky and said, "No! It's being studied by some people up there. I believe the results will be available soon."
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Walking out of Sengoku's office, Atlas stretched his muscles and bones, making a crisp sound like fried beans, and headed towards the recruit training camp.
Ace seems to be graduating this year, right? Atlas walked, rubbing his chin and thinking. Luffy has also reached the age of entering the camp. In two years, he will be released from the recruiting camp and become a Marine in his own right.
Soon, he met Zephyr. He was lecturing the recruits with a serious face. This is almost every year's tradition in the recruiting camp, and Atlas came here this way back then.
All the recruits looked serious, except for a boy with messy hair who looked out of place. Standing casually in the array, picking his nose sleepily, Zephyr's words almost went from one ear to the other.
"..." Zephyr's eyes fell on the young man's face, suddenly looking uncomfortable. He started to feel a little regretful in his heart.
——Why did I take these three brats from Garp in the first place?!!
Fortunately, Sabo and Ace will listen at least. Only the kid in front of him almost went his own way and completely turned a deaf ear to his words.
He took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down, and then the sound surged, "Luffy——!!!"
This kid is really annoying! Just like that guy Garp.
"Huh? Who is calling me?" Luffy seemed to be awakened by the sudden sound and looked around, but his eyes did not glance at Zephyr on the stage.
"——?!!"
Zephyr rushed directly behind Luffy with a lunge and lifted the kid up with a single motion. As a man who is 2.7 meters tall, it is very easy to lift Luffy, a little guy who is 1.7 meters tall.
"Eh?!" Luffy shook his short legs in the air and exclaimed with some hindsight, "Why am I flying?!"
Zephyr:...
Swish——!
The veins on his forehead popped out, and he threw Luffy away. The elasticity of the rubber made Luffy bounce on the ground a few times before he calmed down.
"Hey! Purple-haired uncle, what are you doing?!"
Zephyr ignored Luffy's question and announced loudly: "Recruit Luffy, for not abiding by military discipline, you will be punished by running a hundred laps without interruption! You will not be allowed to eat until you finish!"
Luffy, who was originally aggrieved, heard Zephyr's words, and his eyes suddenly shone like stars: "Eat? When will you eat?"
Shuzo on the side:...
At Zephyr's signal, Shuzo dragged Luffy to the corner of the school field and began to explain to him Zephyr's order just now.
Luffy curled his lips in disappointment and said, "What, I still have to run, but it doesn't matter, at least I don't have to listen to that purple-haired man's nagging anymore!"
Zephyr, who was not far away, heard this, his temples twitching, and he wanted to take back what he said before. This kid is even more infuriating than Garp!
"Others, don't imitate that brat, otherwise I will let you know what a hellish life is in the next few years!!"
It can only be said that Zephyr is truly a Marine instructor, and in the blink of an eye, he used Luffy as a negative teaching material to promote. It can be regarded as an alternative way to achieve the effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. Because... running a hundred laps around the school field is really tiring!!
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