It took a week for the group to finally get back to the headquarters.
As expected, Hancock caused a huge sensation the moment she enter the headquarters.
Everyone who has seen her, regardless of gender, age or status, has been conquered by her beauty.
Even some outstanding Marine high officer fell instantly when they saw her.
This kind of lethality is even more terrifying than the Four Emperors in some aspects, so much so that Luffy couldn't help but sigh.
This is the deterrent power that the Seven Warlords of the Sea should have.
If every Seven Warlord of the Sea can be at the level of Hancock, perhaps they can really become one of the three major forces in the world on par with the Marine and the Four Emperors.
While thinking wildly, Luffy was still considering whether to take Hancock to see Sengoku.
A female marine wearing glasses struggled to squeeze through the crowd.
She stumbled to the group, glanced at Hancock with a blushing face, and said to Luffy:
"Rear Admiral Luffy, the Fleet Admiral wants you to go to his office."
After saying that, she looked at Hancock, but because of her stunning appearance, she was embarrassed to look directly at him.
Then she whispered softly:
"Ms. Boa Hancock, please come with me. The Marine has prepared a high-standard residence for you."
Without even looking at the girl with glasses, Hancock was reluctant to look at Luffy and didn't want to be separated from him.
Luffy also understood what she meant, so he said to the girl with glasses:
"Miss Hancock wants to visit the headquarters, and my people will take her around the headquarters later.
You don't have to follow."
"Ah, but..."
"Okay, just do as I say, I'll report to the Fleet Admiral later."
The girl with glasses nodded disappointedly, regretting that she couldn't be alone with Hancock.
After handing the reluctant Hancock to the four equally dissatisfied four girls, Luffy strode towards the Fleet Admiral's office.
not long after, he came to this familiar room again.
Before he could knock on the door, Sengoku in the room sensed his arrival and directly asked him to come in.
With the lesson learned last time, Luffy honestly pushed the door and entered the room.
Seeing Sengoku sitting behind the table, he walked over and saluted.
"Fleet Admiral, Rear Admiral Luffy has successfully completed his mission and is returning home. I have come to report to you."
"Well, I know everything. After all, those bastards down there have already made a big fuss."
As he said this, Sengoku held his forehead helplessly and sighed.
Just now, most of the marine who were on vacation at the headquarters ran to the dock after hearing the news of Hancock's arrival.
Even some marines who were still at work, after hearing the news, could not resist the temptation to catch a glimpse of the world's most beautiful woman and left their posts.
If he, the fleet admiral, didn't know about such a big mess, then he would be a failure.
Hearing this, Luffy just smiled and didn't answer.
This is still good. If Hancock hadn't made a statement when she came, let alone this few people, it would not be impossible for the marines of the entire headquarters to run to watch.
Coming back to his senses, looking at Luffy who was still standing, Sengoku, who was in a rare good mood, took the initiative to let him sit down.
He asked if there were any accidents along the way.
Luffy was not restrained. He walked behind his desk in front of Sengoku, took out a bag of senbei from the drawer, sat back on the sofa and ate it with relish.
"Well, everything went smoothly.
Although Hancock was difficult to get along with at first, after I explained the pros and cons to her, she thought about it for a few days and finally agreed.....Well, the new warships do have the ability to stay in the calm belt for a long time.
We didn't even have a single sea king to bother us.
Of course, it could just be luck that we didn't encounter one."
Sengoku nodded and continued:
"You are indeed lucky.
The world government has allocated funds to start mass production of this new type of warship equipped with seastone.
However, it will take some time to wait for all the equipment to be replaced. Now the old warships are still the main ones."
Hearing this, Luffy's ears moved. He has not forgotten that he wants to change ships.
So he quickly put down the senbei, sat up straight, and asked for credit to Sengoku:
"Grandpa Sengoku, you see, I have been loyal and dedicated to the marine over the years, isn't it time for me to get a new one?"
Sengoku rolled his eyes at the little rascal, but he was not angry, but nodded generously and promised:
"It's not impossible to give you one. After the Shichibukai meeting is over, you can go to Water 7 by yourself.
The first batch of 10 warships there have been completed and are waiting for us to take them over."
Upon hearing this, Luffy's eyes lit up.
Of course, he didn't want this common stuff, so he continued to bargain:
"Hehe, Grandpa, that's not what I meant.
I mean, can you give me some marine funds? I'll ask the craftsmen to build me a better ship."
Sengoku was a little surprised, but he just thought Luffy wanted to modify it a little, so he thought about it and agreed:
"Originally, ordinary Rear Admiral were not qualified to have their own unique warships.
But it's not impossible to give you a little privilege. How much do you want to modify? What are your requirements?
I'll have someone contact the craftsmen in Water 7 to help you modify it."
"Not much, not much, just a small change."
Luffy rubbed his hands flatteringly, and raised a finger at Sengoku's indifferent expression.
"10 million? No problem, I approve."
This number didn't bother Sengoku at all, and he agreed immediately.
But Luffy didn't stop, but shook his head slowly.
"100 million? This is one-third of the cost of a new warship. You want so much?"
Although he said so, 100 million Berries is just a drop in the bucket for the Marine, a big force.
He asked a few more questions at most, and it was approved.
But at this point, Luffy still shook his head, indicating that it was not enough.
This time, Sengoku couldn't stand it anymore.
"You little brat, are you kidding me? One billion berries can build three new ships and more!"
Luffy still shook his head when he heard this. He didn't keep it a secret and said directly:
"I want to ask you for 100 billion in funding"
"NANIII?!! 100 billion!!!"
Sengoku was so shocked that his voice changed and he jumped up from his chair.
He pointed at Luffy with a trembling hand and kept saying"you, you, you" to him for a long time without saying a complete sentence.
With a red face, he took his hand back and paced around the office.
Finally, he was so angry that he walked quickly to Luffy and take the half bag of senbei that he had not finished eating.
Then he panted, stared with red eyes, and asked again in disbelief:
"Say it again! How much?!"
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