Chapter 60 Invitation and Rejection (Seeking 5-star review)
"Huh? Marshal Sengoku is here too?"
The Den Den Mushi on the table suddenly asked, bringing Sengoku, who was lost in thought, back to reality.
"Oh? You know me?"
Zhan Guo answered with some surprise. The other party could guess his identity just by listening to his voice. Could it be that this god of death was actually someone they knew?
"Of course, who on this ocean doesn't know the name of Buddha's Warring States?"
"Hahaha, kid, you can eat whatever you want but you can't flatter anyone. I'm only an admiral, not a marshal."
Gel was also stunned when he heard this. He was used to calling him Marshal Sengoku, and for a moment he forgot that the Navy Marshal at this time was still the old man Kong Ganggu, and Sengoku was only a Navy Admiral. Gel immediately smiled and made up his mind:
"Haha, sorry, I have always believed that the position of the future Admiral of the Navy belongs to you, I accidentally said what I thought, please forgive me."
Who doesn't like to hear nice words? Zhan Guo showed a barely perceptible smile on his face, but then he immediately became serious. He couldn't be too obvious in front of so many people.
He thought to himself: I love listening to what this kid says. However, although his devil fruit is the Human-Human Fruit, the mythical beast-type Buddha form, this title of "Buddha's Warring States" is the first time he has heard it. Shouldn't his popular title on the sea be "Wise General"?
"General Sengoku, you and Vice Admiral Tsuru are here, but Vice Admiral Garp is not here? Did he find another excuse to ask for leave?"
Everyone looked at each other, wondering how this boy seemed to know so much about the internal situation of their navy.
"Well, Vice Admiral Garp is not here. Do you need anything from him?"
Zhan Guo deliberately tried.
"It's okay, it's okay. I just asked casually. I thought if he was here, I would say hello to him. When Vice Admiral Garp was young, the elders in his family took good care of him."
Gel's words, seemingly meant to curry favor with others, contained a lot of hidden information. After a little thought, everyone had some preliminary guesses about Gel's identity:
He should be the descendant of an old naval veteran from the last era. You have to know that Garp was very powerful and became a vice admiral very early. If he could take care of the young Garp, then this old veteran must have held a high position in the navy.
A kid from a naval family coming out to gain experience?
What a unique personality! Generally speaking, these people with connections will directly arrange their own children to work in the Navy Headquarters because their safety is guaranteed. After all, the sea is so chaotic, and these princesses and young masters are all little darlings of the family. Very few of them dare to let them go out and make their own way.
The suspected identity of a military descendant instantly brought Gel closer to this group of naval bosses.
Gur actually intended to release a wave of smoke bombs to disrupt their judgment, but what he said was also made up. When Garp was young, he must have been beaten up by Rocks and his group many times. If he was not beaten to death, isn't that a favor to him?
Although I cannot acknowledge a thief as my father, it is not excessive to call Rocks D. Gibek a senior for the sake of this body.
"Dang~"
Vice Admiral Tsuru slowly put down his teacup, looked at the Den Den Mushi in front of him who had gotten a mask, a cap, and sunglasses from somewhere, and said with his eyes slightly narrowed:
"Since you are a smart man and have a certain understanding of the navy, I will speak frankly."
"Because you have eliminated many pirate groups in the East China Sea, and have deterred the pirates in the East China Sea, and have never been heard of harming ordinary civilians, based on the above two considerations, we believe that you are a person with justice in your heart, and you are consistent with the values of our navy. Therefore, the Navy Headquarters has decided to formally invite you to join our navy and work together to maintain world peace and justice."
"As for the salary, we can make an exception and promote you to the rank of major. If you are willing to enter the Navy Headquarters Recruit Camp for further study, we can promise that if you perform well in the assessment and graduate successfully, we can directly grant you the rank of colonel."
Gel was a little surprised. The treatment offered by the navy could be said to be quite sincere. He did not expect that in the East China Sea, he accidentally killed too many pirates in order to arrange practical training for Ajin, which actually attracted the attention of the navy's top brass.
"Vice Admiral Tsuru, I didn't kill these pirates alone. I had partners."
Gel said sincerely.
Zhan Guo on the side answered first:
"We have considered this situation, but it is not important. What we want now is the fact that the famous pirate hunter 'Death' in the East China Sea has joined the navy. If your partners are also people with justice in their hearts, they can also join the navy and continue to serve as your subordinates."
Gel was secretly complaining, I thought he thought highly of me, but it turned out that he just wanted to use the title of "God of Death" to dampen the pirates' spirit, and then use the media to spread the news, and send a message to bounty hunters all over the sea: as long as you have the ability to kill pirates, and kill enough pirates, you will have the opportunity to join the navy and become a high-ranking officer like the "God of Death" and enjoy better treatment!
They are indeed the two strongest brains of the navy, spending a fortune on horse bones! This move is really brilliant!
But if I were to accept your offer of a major rank and ask my entire team to join the navy, wouldn't you be so happy that you would wake up with a smile in your sleep? Not to mention dampening the enthusiasm of the pirates in the world, even helping you to guard a G-class base in the New World wouldn't be a problem.
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In the conference room, the Den Den Mushi on the table was being stared at by several naval bosses at the same time, and it was extremely scared at the time.
A minute passed.
Two minutes passed.
Den Den Mushi remained silent, as if it was thinking seriously.
Kiki, a naval corporal standing by, was so anxious that she kept circling back and forth in front of Gel when she saw that Gel was still hesitating despite such a good opportunity. The conversation between Gel and the big guys just now made her more convinced that this man was the rich son-in-law she was waiting for.
After a long while, Geer finally opened his mouth and said in a firm tone:
"Well, Vice Admiral, Admiral Sengoku, first of all, thank you very much for the recognition and invitation from the Navy Headquarters! But please allow me to refuse!"
"Hey, I refused! I told you, you lose, Sakaski, you treat me to lunch today!"
Borsalino lowered his head and fiddled with the nail clippers in his hand, speaking in a low voice without looking up.
"Hmph! Please go to the cafeteria to eat! Order whatever you want!"
Sakaski said proudly.
Borsalino was a little shocked and thought:
You are too stingy. Is it so difficult to treat someone to a good meal when you have such a high salary?
Generals of their level can take as much food as they want in the Navy canteen, and it is all free.