Chapter 363

Or rather,

does this kid simply not know how strong a Marine Vice Admiral actually is?

That's why he would mistakenly think,

his strength is already on par with a Marine Vice Admiral?

Master Zefa leans more toward the second possibility.

"You kid, you probably don't know how strong a Vice Admiral is!"

"That's why you dare to spout such brazen nonsense."

"Truly outrageous talk!"

"A Vice Admiral's strength far exceeds what your little imagination can conjure. You mustn't be so narrow-minded."

"If what you just said were to spread, the Marines of all of Marineford would probably laugh their teeth off. A mere five-year-old brat like you, daring to claim you possess Vice Admiral-level combat power?"

Master Zefa stared at Lu En with a strange look in his eyes.

In an instant,

under Master Zefa's gaze,

Lu En said with great interest: "Teacher Zefa, have you actually considered a possibility? In fact, it's not that I have some misunderstanding about the strength of a Marine Vice Admiral."

"But rather…"

"You have some enormous misunderstanding about my current strength!"

Under the sunlight.

A golden halo shone on Lu En's confident face.

At this moment,

Master Zefa was somewhat stunned.

Lu En's words lingered by his ear.

"You kid…"

"Truly don't know the immensity of heaven and earth!"

After a long while, he suspiciously sized up Lu En.

Could it be…

that he really had misunderstood Lu En's strength?

This kid really did possess Vice Admiral-level combat power?

This, certain?

A Vice Admiral-level combat power at the mere age of five?

Surely this must be a joke?

"If I get the chance, I'll definitely test it myself, to see whether what you just said is actually true."

"Vice Admiral-level combat power?"

"Do you know how many Vice Admiral-level combatants our Marine Headquarters actually has in total?"

"You're nothing but a mere five-year-old brat!"

Master Zefa rolled his eyes.

As things stand now.

Although the Marine Headquarters has a great number of Marines, it doesn't have that many high-end combatants.

Those possessing Marine Vice Admiral-level combat power absolutely won't exceed thirty!

And that even includes the Admirals, the Fleet Admiral, and others.

Including the Admirals and the Fleet Admiral, the Marines whose strength reaches Vice Admiral level also won't exceed thirty.

You have to understand.

How many Marines are there in the Marine Headquarters?

No less than a hundred thousand!

A full no less than a hundred thousand Marines, yet the number of Marines with Vice Admiral-level combat power is only a mere less than thirty.

29

As one can imagine.

What a rare and scarce probability this is.

Now,

upon hearing five-year-old Lu En claim he already possesses Vice Admiral-level combat power, it naturally inevitably makes Master Zefa find it hard to believe.

"Once you kid truly witness how strong a Marine Vice Admiral is, you'll naturally understand just how laughable the words you've spoken at this moment truly are."

Master Zefa waved his hand, not bothering to dwell on this matter with Lu En any further.

"Is that so?"

"Then I'll truly be looking forward to it!"

Lu En smiled.

He didn't explain too much either.

After all.

No matter how much one says, it's still less persuasive than letting the other see it with their own eyes.

Moreover…

He also didn't think.

that he could convince Master Zefa.

With Master Zefa's stubborn personality as a Navy Admiral, he still needed to let the other party witness the facts firsthand, so that the other party could accept such an outrageous truth.

"Let's go."

Next,

Master Zefa continued to lead Lu En, heading toward the direction of the Marineford port coast.

This graduation trial naturally required taking a naval warship to leave Marineford.

The main core content was...

Letting this group of training camp cadets complete the graduation trial.

And Lu En was only here to go through the motions.

Although Master Zefa did not believe Lu En's strength had reached the Vice Admiral level, he absolutely did not doubt that if Lu En were allowed to participate in this graduation trial, all the cadets present would likely win effortlessly.

And this, was clearly not what Master Zefa wanted to see.

As a result,

The graduation trial would lose its original meaning.

"By the way."

On the way leading Lu En to the port, Master Zefa suddenly revealed a thoughtful expression and asked, "You should know about the proposal issued by the World Government some time ago, right?"

"I know, the proposal regarding the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

Lu En nodded.

He knew Master Zefa held a deep grudge over this matter.

For someone like Master Zefa, who had devoted his entire life to the Navy.

He naturally felt deeply ashamed and disgusted by a proposal like the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

But, even though Master Zefa was a Navy Admiral, he was nearly helpless against it.

His opposition was basically meaningless.

No matter how angry he was...

He could not reject the Seven Warlords of the Sea proposal drafted by the World Government.

Master Zefa had spent his entire life pacifying this sea, paying countless painful prices to give the people of this sea a stable living environment.

Pirates had even killed his entire family.

But even so,

Master Zefa still maintained the belief of dutifully fulfilling his responsibilities.