New World, a certain town.
On the roads of the town, blood flowed, muddying the soil.
Shrill screams and faint pleas for mercy echoed in the sky.
atop the collapsed ruins, an old man with short purple hair sat boldly on a pile of dozens of pirate corpses.
Blood flowed from the wounds of these corpses, converging into a river of blood on the road.
In front of the old man was a live broadcast projected by a video phone snail, displaying the scene at the Sea-Suppressing Star Hub.
He had a robust build, and his right arm was a gigantic crusher made of a fusion of Seastone and machinery.
"Ain, I remember Smoker and Hina fought against Luo Chen, right?" The purple-haired old man turned his head.
On the ground not far away, a beautiful woman with long sea-blue hair held a peach-colored flame in her hand and slapped it onto a pirate.
The pirate, who looked like a young man, screamed in terror as his body strangely shrank, turning into a child around ten years old.
The long sword in Ain's hand flashed with a white light.
The child's head flew up, and after landing, it reverted to the appearance of the young man.
She flicked the blood off her long sword and nodded to the old man. "Yes, Teacher Zephyr."
"Go and call them here," Zephyr ordered.
He looked at the Jinghai Army on the screen, his eyes thoughtful.
Luo Chen established the Jinghai Army and threatened to eradicate pirates.
This coincided with his goal.
As for Luo Chen himself having been a pirate, Zephyr didn't mind.
He knew of Luo Chen's deeds.
From beginning to end, the God Meteor Pirate Crew was a label put on Luo Chen's head by the Marines, the World Government, and the World Economy News Paper.
Luo Chen himself had never publicly claimed to be a pirate.
Today, he had completely cleared his identity and established the Jinghai Army.
Therefore, Zephyr wanted to understand Luo Chen further through Smoker and Hina.
If this person's idea of destroying pirates was true, he would try to contact him.
After all, Zephyr understood that with his own power, it was simply unrealistic to eliminate all pirates.
Unless he used the "Dyna Stones" to destroy the three ENDPOINT islands.
The three islands were magma gathering points.
Once destroyed, the ley lines of the entire New World would undergo violent activity, thereby triggering a magma disaster that would destroy the world.
But in doing so, innocents would inevitably be involved.
Aside from the pirates in the New World, ordinary residents and civilians would also not escape the calamity.
If not for the World Government's massive conscription some time ago, appointing Edward Weevil, who had killed many of his students, as a new Warlord of the Sea...
Zephyr would not have been so disappointed in the Marines and the World Government as to pin his hopes on the Dyna Stones to destroy the world.
Now, the Jinghai Army established by Luo Chen gave him a new choice.
Perhaps, he could destroy pirates without harming innocents.
...
Sea-Suppressing Star Hub.
In the subsequent broadcast, Luo Chen introduced the Jinghai Army's Admirals, Admiral Candidates, and Vice Admirals to the world.
Once the Jinghai Army lineup was explained, the live broadcast also came to an end.
Morgans dismissed his subordinate reporters and led his people to temporarily reside on a nearby island.
He wanted to produce the news on the spot in Totto Land, print the newspapers as quickly as possible, and send them to all parts of the world.
There were definitely people who couldn't see the previous live broadcast.
Morgans wanted the whole world to know the news of the establishment of the Jinghai Army.
This was the big news he had dreamed of!
Luo Chen ordered the soldiers below the rank of Vice Admiral to go to the port and wait for orders.
He kept the twenty-odd people including the Vice Admirals, Admiral Candidates, and Admirals.
"You guys go over there and stand properly." Luo Chen glanced at the nine Admirals, including Akainu and Sengoku.
He signaled them to go below the stage and stand next to the Admiral Candidates and Vice Admirals.
The nine of them were not quite used to the tone of being ordered for a moment.
But no one slighted him; they immediately left the reviewing stand.
Luo Chen looked down and mused, "Totto Land has a total of thirty-five islands. I will personally guard the Sea-Suppressing Star Hub."
"The remaining thirty-four islands all need people sent to be stationed there."
His gaze swept over the people below the stage, counting them.
Excluding Boa Hancock, there were nine Admirals.
Four Admiral Candidates.
Twenty-two Vice Admirals, most of whom were the former commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Thirty-five people, one more than the number of islands." Luo Chen thought to himself. Who should be removed?
At this moment, Tsuru with her head full of silver hair spoke up. "Mr. Luo Chen, let me stay at the Sea-Suppressing Star Hub."
"When I was in the Marines, I held a staff position. I haven't used force for many years, so I fear it would be difficult for me to undertake the heavy responsibility of garrisoning an island."
"Staying at the Sea-Suppressing Star Hub, I can also help Miss Robin and Miss Kalifa share some official duties."
Hearing this, Luo Chen nodded and agreed without hesitation.
Tsuru's idea fit his intentions exactly.
"Then it's settled. Except for Vice Admiral Tsuru and Hancock, the thirty-four of you will each lead an army to garrison an island."
"Wait for Robin's notification on the specific allocation."
After Luo Chen finished speaking, he asked Whitebeard to summon all the pirates of his Grand Fleet to gather in Totto Land.
Under Whitebeard's command, in addition to the main crew, there were forty-three subordinate pirate crews.
Totaling about fifty thousand people.
These fifty thousand people and the ten thousand people in the plaza today would become the first batch of trainees for the Jinghai Army.
As for instructors, Luo Chen was not worried.
He was not lacking in talent from the Marine side.
Sengoku, Monkey D. Garp, and the three Admirals were all there.
Luo Chen suddenly remembered something and reminded Whitebeard, "Tell those people in advance, if they insist on being pirates, they don't need to come."
He was establishing an army.
Not a pirate crew.
Luo Chen was unsure if there were people among Whitebeard's fifty thousand who were dead set on being pirates.
If they weren't traveling the same path, he absolutely wouldn't force it.
Whitebeard thought for a moment and nodded.
At this time, Nico Robin, Kalifa, and Nami walked over from inside the Heaven Meteor Pavilion.
"Leave the rest to me." Nico Robin smiled faintly.
She opened the folder in her hand, her eyes scanning everyone, detailing the garrison assignments for the islands.
Nami stood on her tiptoes, leaned into Luo Chen's ear, and whispered, "I also want to help you share some burdens."
Luo Chen raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but laugh. "I saved a position for you: Jinghai Army Chief Financial Officer."
Nami's beautiful brown eyes lit up instantly, curving into crescents with a smile.
Luo Chen really understood her too well.
Chief Financial Officer meant managing all assets.
The current Jinghai Army was full of powerhouses; the Four Emperors, Marine Admirals, and even Pirate King Roger had been resurrected.
Nami felt she wouldn't even be able to count how much money there was.
Anyway, at least several rooms were piled high with treasure.
While the two were talking and laughing, Kalifa's face was somewhat pale.
She suddenly remembered something.
Back in Water 7, Aokiji and Kizaru had carried out a mission to capture Luo Chen.
She had met the two Marine Admirals.
In other words, the two had submitted to Luo Chen.
It was very likely that they had already informed Luo Chen of the news that she was a World Government agent.
Kalifa had previously been immersed in the depression and fear of the World Government's defeat and hadn't thought of this for a while.
Today, seeing Aokiji and Kizaru formally invested as Jinghai Army Admirals, she recalled it.
"Did Aokiji and Kizaru not say anything? Are the two of them pretending to defect?"
Kalifa didn't understand why Luo Chen hadn't settled accounts with her.
Did he not know, or... did he not take it to heart?
Regardless, it had reached the moment where she had to decide whether to confess.
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