# Chapter 351: Marine Headquarters
Soon, the last Marine Warship from West Blue arrived, adding another two hundred people.
The number of Cadets gathered in front of the Fortress approached two thousand.
At this moment, a Marine Rear Admiral wearing a Coat of Justice walked up to them.
"I am Rear Admiral Navas, and also one of the Instructors at the Training Camp.
Follow me now to the place where you will be staying for the next three years."
All the Marine Academy Cadets followed behind him.
"Be prepared.
Your Head Instructor is none other than Marine Admiral Black Arm Zephyr.
He has prepared a rigorous training plan for you.
If you fail to satisfy him, you might be directly dismissed."
Rear Admiral Navas seemed to have a good personality.
As he walked, he rambled on about some intelligence regarding the Elite Training Camp, giving them insight into the inner workings of the Training Camp.
At this, most of the Marine Academy Cadets shed their carefree attitude and became serious.
They had originally thought of themselves as heavenly talents selected from various sea areas, so they were all inwardly somewhat arrogant.
After this "secret information" revealed by the Marine Rear Admiral, their attitudes underwent a drastic change.
For them, the Elite Training Camp was just the beginning.
The one responsible for teaching them, the Marine Head Instructor, was actually a Marine Admiral.
Even Navas, who as a Marine Rear Admiral was considered among the absolute higher-ups within Marine Headquarters, was merely one of the Instructors at the Elite Training Camp.
At this, some people's hearts began to pound, and they started to feel stress.
Noticing this scene, Navas smiled inwardly.
This could be considered a small investment, gaining the goodwill of many future Marines.
After all, he was well aware of his own ability; reaching Rear Admiral was basically the peak.
The frequent heartbeats resonated with Kyle's ability.
He hadn't expected that immediately upon entering Marine Headquarters, he would be able to come into contact with such Important Figure.
Regarding the Elite Training Camp, those from the Four Seas didn't actually know much; it was just a channel to enter Marine Headquarters.
What the actual situation was like, aside from a few who had inside intelligence, they were actually unclear.
This news was truly shocking, or rather, ecstatic!
"How interesting.
Are the Marines short on people?
What do you say, Kyle?"
Borsalino, possessing a keen political sense, immediately grasped the essence of the Elite Training Camp.
He glanced at Kyle beside him and asked tentatively.
Having spent more time with Kyle, Borsalino realized that Kyle was definitely not an ordinary Noble and likely knew some intelligence.
"There's nothing that can be done about it.
After all, the previous era indeed suffered some heavy losses."
As Kyle walked, he looked at the plan of Marine Headquarters on both sides of the road, not answering directly.
This was also his conjecture.
The Rocks Era was not unfamiliar to them; it was only six years ago.
They could even deeply feel the terror of that boundless darkness.
The establishment of the Elite Training Camp implicitly revealed the intelligence that the current Marine high-end combat power was insufficient.
For such a massive organization, outsiders could hardly judge how much of the Marines' overall strength had been lost based solely on the losses in military strength.
For example, as for Marine admirals, although several sacrificed themselves, Garp, Sengoku, and later Zephyr rose up to bear the main burden.
The essence of the Elite Training Camp was a special institution for Cultivating Talent, supplementing the Marines' currently scarce high-end combat power and General.
To cope with Pirate whose overall strength was even more terrifying.
The calm of the Pluto Pirates made the Marines feel fortunate; otherwise, the Pirate strength they would have to face would be even more terrifying.
Over the years, Young Pirate and powerful Monster with great strength have continuously emerged on The Great Sea.
And the Marines?
One could say there hasn't been much movement.
Feeling too much stress, they could no longer sit still.
The Rocks Era, especially the later stages of the great battle between both sides, was truly too dark, suffocating the Marines.
The Marines' overall military strength was once reduced to only two hundred and sixty thousand people.
The speed of sacrifice far exceeded the speed of recruitment.
Currently, only about one-third to half of the sea areas in the Four Seas can be considered peaceful.
Only the sea areas and Sea Route where the various Member Nation are located are peaceful; other places, even after the Marines' suppression, cannot be considered stable.
The Marines also need to establish more Navy Branch in various sea areas to cover a wider sea area.
So-called peace is merely self-deception.
How could it be so easily dealt with in just a few years' time?
Establishing order is far more difficult than destruction.
The destruction of order in the Four Seas, under the repeated attacks of the Rocks Pirates, lasted for an unknown number of years.
The Navy Academy is actually divided into two parts: the Navy Academy and the New Recruit Camp.
The Navy Academy is a place where some Child of Marine families or local residents of Marineford who wish to join the Marines learn and undergo training to build a foundation.
There are also some Orphans found by the Marines on The Great Sea; if no one claims them, they are sent back to Marine Headquarters or other Marine Base to be Cultivated.
After graduating around the age of fifteen, they enter the New Recruit Camp.
Afterward, based on various assessments and training, they are transferred to various Force upon qualification.
Besides the local Marines from Marine Headquarters, the New Recruit Camp also includes Young Marine recommended by other Navy Branch.
In essence, the Marine Elite Training Camp is an upgraded version of the New Recruit Camp.
Besides them, Young Marine from Marine Headquarters itself, who have competed their way out of the New Recruit Camp, will also enter the Elite Training Camp.
Among them are quite a few Military Second Generations.
In fact, there are many among them right now.
According to Rear Admiral Navas, if deemed unqualified and unable to withstand the training and assessments of the Elite Training Camp, they would be sent down to the New Recruit Camp.
This was something no one present wished for.
Graduating from the New Recruit Camp makes one only the lowest rank of Soldier, while graduating from the Elite Training Camp starts one off as an Ensign.
The treatment is like heaven and earth.
All the way to the Training Camp location, nothing happened.
No one with a problematic mind provoked anyone, and there were no Conflict.
(end of chapter)