Chapter 185: At the Knighting Ceremony (Part 2)

The speech ended, and the audience applauded thunderously.

Karl stood quietly on the high platform, his face Move Move Like a spring breeze, looking forward. After the applause subsided, Sengoku snatched the loudspeaker Den Den Mushi from Karl's hand.

Karl:....

"Let us congratulate Vice Admiral Karl again!"

Clap, clap, clap~ The applause sounded again and stopped again.

"Next, let's invite the Commander-in-Chief of the military, Kong, to confer the rank on Karl!"

Boom, boom, boom~

Following a heavy sound of footsteps, Steel Kong, who hadn't appeared in public for a long time, walked slowly onto the high platform, standing on Karl's right side, presenting a two-sided cheese sandwich with Sengoku.

"Oh my god! It's actually the former Navy Fleet Admiral, Steel Kong!"

"Tsk tsk tsk~ Another incredible figure!"

After Steel Kong went on stage, Sengoku handed the Den Den Mushi to him. Steel Kong coughed lightly and then said: "The Navy has produced another hero. As the Commander-in-Chief of the military, I am very gratified. This shows that the Navy has successors..."

"Here, I will confer the Hero Medal on Vice Admiral Karl in front of everyone's witness!!!"

After speaking, Steel Kong took out a flawless white box and opened it in front of everyone. Inside was an exquisite medal. Perhaps its material wasn't very precious, but it carried supreme honor.

Steel Kong took out the medal and hung it on Karl's left chest, then hugged Karl's shoulder, looked forward, and roared loudly.

"All Navy colleagues, let us pay tribute to the new Navy hero, Karl!!!"

Swish~

All the Navy officers who were sitting stood up, looked at Karl on the high platform, and saluted.

The three Admirals sitting on the other side also stood up slowly, looking at Karl with serious eyes, and saluted.

At this time, both the public watching at the scene and the public watching through the live broadcast felt a bit agitated, but the pirates had complicated feelings.

The sea is ultimately the Navy's world!

The Navy is too terrifying. Two Navy heroes, three Admirals, and countless officers, all fighting for a common goal.

And them?

Anyone could be their enemy, and even partners on the same ship couldn't be fully trusted.

As for a common goal? Heh, it seemed there really was one. Does finding Roger's treasure count?

Perhaps...

East Blue, Loguetown.

Smoker looked at Karl, who was wearing the Hero Medal on the screen, and grinned.

Karl, I will work hard to catch up with you! Just wait!

North Blue, 108th Branch.

Karl's old superior, Major General Charles (originally a Brigadier General), was very gratified. He pointed at Karl on the screen and said excitedly to the Navy soldiers beside him: "See that? Karl is a marine I brought out! He walked out of the 108th Branch!"

"Really, sir? What kind of person was Vice Admiral Karl before? Tell us about it!"

"Hahahaha~ When I first noticed him, he was just a chore boy..."

As the live broadcast cut off, Karl's knighting ceremony was officially declared over.

"Ding~ Congratulations to the host for unlocking the special title: Navy Hero. Daily rewards increased to 1 Advanced Attribute Enhancement Card per day, random rewards *5, and the probability of obtaining rare rewards increased."

"Ding~ Obtained special skill 【Messenger of Justice】: When fighting enemies in the evil camp, all attributes increase by 1% every 60 minutes (cap 50%), and the effect of Conqueror's Haki momentum increases by 100%."

Karl gasped. There were unexpected gains?

He didn't feel much about the increase in daily rewards. After all, as his strength increased, the improvement from Advanced Attribute Enhancement Cards was minimal to him and could only be accumulated over time.

But 【Messenger of Justice】 was different. It was a proper killer weapon.

With his current strength, a battle of the same level would be hard to decide in a day or two. Basically, he could eat the full bonus. A 50% increase in all attributes! Tsk tsk tsk.

In this way, who could outlast him, the one who got stronger the more he fought?

Not to mention Kaido, even if Whitebeard came, he would have to take two slaps before leaving!

Thinking of this, Karl couldn't help but reveal a bright smile. But thinking that there were still people around, he quickly restrained himself and pretended to be very serious.

A reporter pressed the camera Den Den Mushi, and a world-famous painting was born.

In the picture, Karl looked forward, arms crossed, bathed in the sun. The Hero Medal on his chest shone brightly in the sunlight, and the Justice cape behind him fluttered in the sea breeze.

The next day, this photo appeared in the newspaper, officially announcing to the whole world that a new Navy hero had been born.

"Karl, get up!"

"Mm, get up for what? Don't you know I have a one-week vacation?"

Ain pushed away the hand that was making mischief on her chest and said angrily: "You are resting, but I am not resting. Sigh~ I really wish I could go back to the past!"

Karl sat up from the bed and looked at Ain with a smile: "Oh? Do you miss the days when you were my little adjutant?"

"Yes! It's better than now! We haven't been on a date together for a long time."

Karl gently brushed Ain's long blue wavy hair and said: "In that case, I'll tell Fleet Admiral Sengoku to transfer you back to Navy Headquarters. Mm, help Teacher Z train new recruits. What do you think?"

Ain's eyes lit up, but she quickly shook her head: "Forget it. Anyway, I can't work with you, so it's better to keep the status quo."

"Oh... I see. Then take care of yourself. I, I'll sleep a little longer."

Ain shook her head helplessly, climbed out of bed gently, picked up the clothes on the floor, and left the room.

When the sun was high, Karl stretched and climbed out of bed, and then heard a knock on the door.

"Hey, Sister Gion, do you have something for me?"

Gion said with a smile: "Yes! I heard from Ain that you are resting these few days, is that right?"

"Yes! But I'll be busy after that. After all, I just became a Navy hero, you know..."