Chapter 261

Most importantly,

That guy Tezoro isn't that strong, yet he possesses so much money.

If it's free, why not take it?

The reason for letting Vergo do this under the name of G-5,

is that this way it can avoid attracting the World Government's attention while adding another merit to Vergo's record.

After all, to become a Navy Admiral,

besides one's own strength being the main factor, merit is also very important.

Fujitora and Green Bull are both newly joined marines recruited through the World Draft.

Their seniority and merit are far inferior to Vergo's.

As long as Vergo demonstrates strength sufficient to contend with them,

then without a doubt, the Navy high command, including Akainu and the retired Sengoku, will support this meritorious "old marine" Vergo to become an Admiral.

Vergo understood Luo Xing's meaning and solemnly accepted the order.

Luo Xing nodded slightly, then immediately opened the Anywhere Door and left this place.

Eliminating the Emperor of Gold? Such a trivial matter, with Vergo's current Admiral-level strength, can be accomplished with ease.

There is absolutely no need for Luo Xing to be present personally.

Vergo returned to the G-5 fleet.

Smoker, who had been watching him closely, suddenly shuddered all over and cried out in shock:

"How did your aura suddenly become so much stronger?"

"Impossible, what did you just go do?!"

Vergo glanced coldly at him and said expressionlessly:

"This is none of your business, Smoker! As a subordinate, you have no right to question your superior's affairs!"

Vergo's glance contained a momentum far more powerful than before.

Smoker was terrified, cold sweat streaming down his back.

His face turned pale, and he dared not say anything more.

Vergo snorted coldly, then issued an unquestionable command to the G-5 fleet:

"All forces change direction and head for the Huang Jincheng of Gloriosa Tezoro!"

223. The Three Fires of the New Fleet Admiral Akainu, the Conflict with Garp, and the Relocation of the Navy Headquarters!

Vergo led the G-5 to attack the Huang Jincheng of Gloriosa Tezoro.

He reported this to the newly appointed Navy Fleet Admiral Sakazuki Akainu.

Akainu was very pleased with this.

As the Navy Fleet Admiral who had only recently taken office, Akainu's authority had not yet been fully established.

He could not yet command the entire Navy as easily as moving his own fingers.

There were various complex reasons for this.

One was that Akainu's rise to power directly forced the former Admiral Aokiji to leave.

Naturally, the internal Navy officers who were originally friendly with Aokiji were unwilling to accept Akainu's authority.

Another was that Akainu's concept of Absolute Justice conflicted with the retired Sengoku and the Navy Hero Garp.

Especially the conflict between Akainu and Garp.

During the Summit War, when Akainu killed Fire Fist Ace, Garp actually said he would kill Akainu, leaving absolutely no room for reconciliation.

The two were almost incompatible like fire and water.

Since Akainu became Fleet Admiral, Garp, who used to like staying in the Fleet Admiral's office very much, has not come even once.

Garp did not even attend the ceremony for Akainu's ascension to Fleet Admiral.

Garp deeply detested Akainu for killing Ace and deeply detested Akainu's extreme style of doing things.

Akainu also could not stand Garp.

This old man, titled the Navy Hero, is not a qualified marine at all.

Garp allowed his son to become the leader of the Revolutionary Army and allowed his grandson to become a pirate.

In the end,

he, Sakazuki, destroyed the son of the Pirate King, Fire Fist Ace, yet Garp actually moved to kill him.

Truly, if this can be endured, what cannot be endured!

If it were not for the protection of Sengoku, Kuzan, and even the Five Elders, Akainu's first fire after becoming Fleet Admiral would have been to take Garp as his target!

Even if he could not do anything to Garp, Garp must not think he can do whatever he wants under the new Navy he leads as before!

A new official starts with three fires.

To completely bring the Navy under his control, Akainu made several major decisions.

The most important decision was to move the Navy Headquarters from Marineford to the G-1 branch facing the New World.

Marineford was originally largely destroyed by Bai Huzi.

Moving to the G-1 branch would not require great effort to rebuild Marineford and could also face the pirates of the New World directly, demonstrating Akainu's determination to eliminate all pirates!

However, because the Sabaody Archipelago was occupied by the Beasts Pirates.

Attacking the Holy Land Mary Geoise on the Red Line from Sabaody, the only obstacle in between is Marineford.

Therefore,

Akainu did not abandon Marineford, and the Five Elders would not allow him to do so.

Akainu stationed heavy troops on Marineford, constantly guarding against the Beasts Pirates' forces in Sabaody.

After the relocation of the Marine Headquarters was completed,

Akainu's second urgent task was to fill the positions of the three Marine Admirals.

As the highest combat power of the Marines, the Admiral position is too critical to be left vacant.

Kuzan's departure and Akainu's rise meant that during this period, only Huang Yuan remained among the Marine Admirals.

Originally, filling two Admiral positions would have been very difficult.

After all, combat power at the Admiral level is as rare as a phoenix's feather or a unicorn's horn; how could it be found so easily?

At least among the elite Vice Admirals within the Marines, Akainu found no suitable candidates for the position of Admiral.

These Vice Admirals indeed still had a considerable gap in strength compared to the Admirals.

Fortunately.

During this World Recruitment, the Marines actually recruited two monster-level new recruits, Fujitora and Green Bull!

Akainu was overjoyed, believing that even the heavens were helping him.

Akainu personally inspected the strength of Fujitora and Green Bull and recognized that both possessed Admiral-level combat power.

Fujitora needs no explanation; he is a Logia-type Gravity Fruit user who can even pull down meteors from the universe.

Although he is blind, his Observation Haki has been cultivated to a level that can be described as terrifying.

He can not only perceive human emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, but also sense movements tens of thousands of miles away.

The perception range of Observation Haki is truly exaggerated; no wonder he can accurately pull down meteors from the universe.

Akainu was very satisfied with Fujitora's strength.

The only dissatisfaction was that Fujitora's concept of justice differed somewhat from his own.

Fujitora cares more about the lives and deaths of commoners and places greater importance on the rationality of justice.

If there is any dissatisfaction Akainu has regarding Fujitora,

then regarding Green Bull, Akainu is satisfied to the extreme.

This is because Green Bull upholds the same Absolute Justice as he does.

Furthermore,

Green Bull also greatly admires Akainu, regards Akainu as his idol, and is undoubtedly part of Akainu's faction.

Speaking of which, Akainu actually has many staunch supporters within the Marines.

The newly joined Green Bull counts as one, along with elite Vice Admirals such as Ghost Spider and Doberman who show no mercy to pirates.

These people allowed Akainu, though he could not yet command the Marines as easily as moving his own arm, to quickly establish a firm foothold in the position of Fleet Admiral.

And the phone report from Vergo

signifies that this veteran Marine, who holds two important positions as a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral and the Commander of the G-5 Branch Base, intends to align himself with Akainu.

Akainu was naturally overjoyed.