Chapter 443: Saint Saint Saint Saiwen's Open Scheme

The first half of the Grand Line, the seas around Jaya Island.

Because Enel and Smoker were excellent Marine officers from the East Blue, they happened to meet the requirements of being of marriageable age and unmarried.

They also possessed sufficient connections and strength.

With a single wave of his hand, Sengoku designated them as accompanying personnel to escort the Marine Crown Prince, Roswardi, to the Holy Land Sky City for the matchmaking gathering.

On the deck of the Marine warship, Smoker had two cigars in his mouth, yet this did not stop him from constantly complaining.

"The Marines are the embodiment of justice, a key department under the United Kingdom that carries out Saint Saint Saint Saiwen's justice to the very end."

"Since when did the Chief Strategist of the Headquarters become a hereditary position? Marshal Sengoku's abacus is so loud I could hear it clearly in Loguetown, damn it..."

"Having a Marshal for a father really makes a difference."

Having spoken, Smoker exhaled a heavy ring of smoke.

"Almost forgot, the Crown Prince is also a member of the Morning Star Group, the innermost circle of Saint Saint Saint Saiwen's direct lineage."

"Enel, tell me, how did we not have such good luck? When Roger was executed, I specifically went to Loguetown to watch. If only I had met Saint Saint Saint Saiwen back then."

"Who knows? Maybe now, big brother me could be mixing it up as a Vice Admiral."

Enel rolled his eyes.

"Look at your ambition. You only dare to dream of being a Vice Admiral; don't you dare think bigger?"

For this trip to the Holy Land Sky City, Enel was about to be promoted to Vice Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, while Smoker would be promoted to Colonel of the Headquarters.

In recent years, the promotion ceremonies for the Army, Navy, and Air Force were no longer held at their respective headquarters but were unified at the Holy Land Sky City for the awarding of medals.

This time, it was not just about awarding medals.

After years of undercover work within the Marines, with one three-year term passing after another, Enel could finally realize his long-held wish to follow his captain to the Infinite Land.

But for some reason, Enel felt a hollow sense of loss in his heart, unable to distinguish whether it was reluctance to part or that he had already forgotten his original intention.

The reason he wanted to go to the Infinite Land back then was that Enel believed all Bika people were idiots, and the Sky Island people were too.

Then it was easy to imagine that the Blue Sea people should be the same.

Having truly gone undercover in the Marines, followed Teacher Zephyr in cultivation, and served as the base commander in Loguetown for many years, Enel was no longer the impulsive youth he once was.

Enel had witnessed the corruption of the World Government and knew the helpless compromises of the Marines.

He had also personally witnessed the changes on the seas, bit by bit, since the fall of the World Government and the establishment of the United Kingdom.

Unknowingly, he had fallen in love with this sea; how could he stay alone on the Infinite Land to live?

Enel planned to go to the Infinite Land for a quick look to fulfill his youthful obsession, and then return to this sea with his captain.

"What are you thinking about?"

As soon as Smoker moved closer, Enel instinctively stepped back two paces.

"Smoke less; with that smell of smoke all over you, it would be awkward if no one wanted you at the matchmaking event."

"So what?" Smoker laughed indifferently: "I wasn't planning to get married through matchmaking anyway; women are too much trouble."

"With the time you spend coaxing women, you might as well go have a few more drinks with the brothers."

"Is that so?" Enel chuckled lightly: "I hope you can still be this brave after arriving at the Holy Land."

"What's going on?" Smoker naturally heard the different implication in his words.

"The latest internal Marine bulletin: whether it's the Marines or other departments of the United Kingdom, future promotion assessments will uniformly include marital status."

"The era of 'naked officials' is now a thing of the past."

Enel continued to explain: "If you still want to become a Vice Admiral, or even an Admiral or Marshal, you must first establish a family to meet the promotion conditions."

"Nani?!"

Smoker's pupils widened in shock, so surprised that the cigar in his mouth fell onto the deck.

"Wait, what's wrong with being single?"

"Being single allows more energy to be focused on work! How can you continue to carry out justice to the very end like this now if you get married?!"

"Who came up with such a cunning idea?"

Smoker wished he could kill those people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who constantly came up with unrealistic cunning ideas and didn't know how to empathize with us single dogs.

And Enel's single sentence killed the conversation.

"Saint Saint Saint Saiwen."

"This..." Smoker suddenly changed his tone: "Saint Saint Saint Saiwen must have a deep meaning; my understanding is not enough, and I cannot figure out the intricacies within this."

"Old Enel, you explain it to me."

Smoker and Enel joined the Marines in the same period; for many years the two were inseparable. With Old Enel's good brain, Smoker naturally did not want to use his own brain much.

Using one's brain is indeed tiring.

Enel pondered for a moment and spoke.

"Since the establishment of the United Kingdom nine years ago, slavery has been abolished, member states and non-member states... through a series of measures, this sea has become better and better."

"Now that rule is stable, the policy focus will naturally lean towards stability."

"Whether it is the various departments of the United Kingdom or within the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the core of promotion is trust and stability; marital status is a simplified indicator for quickly judging reliability."

"In traditional concepts, being married equals a stable personality, controllable emotions, and family responsibility; behavior is naturally steady."

"People with family ties are more suitable for long-term cultivation and being entrusted with important tasks."

When the words fell, Smoker remained silent for a long time, finally silently lighting two more cigars, and while puffing clouds of smoke, he did not know what he was thinking.

After a long while, Smoker suddenly asked.

"Old Enel, what do you think of Tashigi?"

Enel was instantly speechless, obviously unable to keep up with Smoker's train of thought.

Brother, did you change so fast?

One second he was vehemently criticizing the cunning idea, and the next second he was actually thinking about who to go on a blind date with?

"Tina... is naturally excellent; I've heard she will also attend this matchmaking conference."

Upon hearing this, Smoker's eyes immediately lit up; rather than pairing up with a strange woman, he might as well choose Tina, who joined the Navy in the same batch.

It must be known that Tina is tall and sexy, radiating a mature sister aura, and is a top-tier beauty among the mid-ranking officers of the Navy.

Moreover, they already know each other well, so there would be no difficulty in communicating during the matchmaking.

"I'll give Tina a call and ask."

Similar situations occurred across the Four Seas; any unmarried youth of marriageable age in every department received an invitation to the matchmaking conference.

Not only were all required expenses fully sponsored by Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, but there was also no mandatory requirement to successfully match.

In short,

whether it was unmarried youths like Buggy with clear goals, or those like Smoker with a try-it-out mindset, they all arrived at Sky City one after another.

After all, the seedlings of the New Era have not yet grown; this group of unmarried youths is the backbone of the United Kingdom.

As long as one-third of this group forms families, a new group of good workhorses will be added under the United Kingdom.

The foundation of the United Kingdom has already been laid, and the rule of law has taken deep root; now, it only needs to be filled with diligent workhorses.

The matchmaking conference belongs to Saint Saint Saiwen's open scheme.