Chapter 502

"There will be no similar examples."

"No one will ever surpass the record set by this monster, Lu En!"

Qingzhi muttered under his breath.

Such a prodigy as Lu En has never existed in all of history!

Akainu, upon hearing the news, fell silent instantly.

"Junior General of the Headquarters?"

He opened his mouth, his eyes glazed over.

What rank does he even hold?

He has worked so hard for all these years,

and now he's only just a Headquarters Commandant.

Yet,

Lu En, merely five years old, graduated from the training camp and was directly appointed as Junior General of the Headquarters.

This was truly beyond Akainu's expectations.

"He's truly an extraordinary being!"

Akainu never doubted for a moment that Lu En had secured his position through backdoor dealings.

Ever since that day,

when he witnessed Lu En's fierce duel with Master Zefa in Training Ground One, he had fully realized just how powerful the five-year-old Lu En truly was!

Lu En's overwhelming strength made Akainu raise not a single objection or complaint to his appointment as Junior General of the Headquarters.

He was a very pragmatic Marine!

The position of Junior General goes to the capable.

Who dares to complain?

Let them challenge that boy Lu En and see if they can defeat him and seize the position of Junior General of the Headquarters!

In Akainu's view,

as long as one's strength is sufficient, even if Lu En held the position of Junior General of the Headquarters, he would never object.

Clearly,

Lu En's displayed combat power had earned Akainu's high approval.

As for Lu En's youthful age?

He didn't care about such things.

He only cared about the strength of Lu En!

"Five-year-old Junior General?"

"This boy has a promising future!"

"The future of the Navy's new era…"

"It may well fall to this boy to shoulder the burden."

Akainu made this assessment.

…

The vast Marineford was thrown into massive upheaval due to the appointment of five-year-old Lu En as Junior General of the Headquarters, and the turmoil refused to subside.

One after another, Junior Generals of the Headquarters learned the news.

For instance,

Ghost Spider, who had held the rank of Junior General for years.

The moment he heard the news,

his emotions became deeply complicated.

"Good heavens…"

"A five-year-old Junior General? Is this some kind of cosmic rebellion?"

"That boy Lu En is truly a monster!"

"Even the Admiral personally appointed him as Junior General of the Headquarters."

Ghost Spider dared not object.

Yet…

His feelings about this matter were a tangled mess.

"How many years did I spend to reach my current status and position in the Marine Headquarters?"

"It's been six years in my memory!"

"It took me a full six years to climb to the rank of Junior General in the Marine Headquarters."

"But for this five-year-old brat Lu En, he became Junior General of the Headquarters the moment he graduated from training camp!"

"His starting point equals my endpoint after six years of struggle!"

"It's unjust!"

Ghost Spider felt like crying without tears.

He realized:

Some geniuses are truly utterly unreasonable!

He had worked diligently for six full years to reach the position of Junior General, but for five-year-old Lu En, Junior General was merely a beginning.

The staggering contrast nearly drove Ghost Spider to question his entire life.

"Oh heavens…"

"I'm begging you, show your divine might and take that monster Lu En away."

"If this keeps up, my mindset is really going to be broken by him."

A wail rose in Spider's heart.

The other Headquarters Rear Admirals felt exactly the same.

Upon hearing the news, veteran Headquarters Rear Admirals like Burning Mountain, Dauberman, and Nezumi fell, for a moment, utterly silent.

Just thinking about it…

They had toiled for years, risked their lives for the Marines countless times, before they could hold the rank of Headquarters Rear Admiral they had today.

And then they recalled,

Five-year-old Lu En had stepped out of the training camp and been made a Headquarters Rear Admiral on the spot!

Such a stark contrast nearly shattered their minds completely.

"The Fleet Admiral must have made a mistake, right?"

"A five-year-old Rear Admiral?"

"If this gets out, the entire sea is going to be flipped upside down!"

"Lu En, that monster—his starting point is already on par with our finish line?"

"Heaven itself can't stand for this."

"All our years of tireless effort, and we can barely stand on the same starting line as this kid Lu En."

"Can a genius really do whatever he wants?"

"Ahem, well, a genius does get privileges, sure, but this kid Lu En's privileges are way too over the top."

"……"

One by one, the Headquarters Rear Admirals were left speechless.

On the other side,

Having just received the appointment letter personally issued by Fleet Admiral Kong, Smoker, Tina, and the other freshly graduated cadets were in high spirits, brimming with joy and excitement.

"Sigh, being appointed only as a Headquarters Lieutenant is really embarrassing in front of everyone here—I've let down Master Zefa's years of teaching."

"Oh, give it a rest. I only got appointed as a Headquarters Warrant Officer—you're a whole rank above me! Just be glad and keep it to yourself!"

"Ahem, I'm just a Headquarters Captain quietly passing by."

"Get lost!"

·········Seeking flowers·········

A group of cadets chatted excitedly, comparing notes with one another.

As of now,

the highest appointment letter to appear was Headquarters Captain.