Chapter 342: Su Luo on loan, the Seven Warlords of the Sea
"There's no need to be like this, little brat. Just treat it as a casual chat." Zhan Guo said with a smile.
What satisfied him most about Lu Kai was that he knew the limits and knew what to do and when, and what attitude to take towards different things.
"The first thing is about the selection of the director of the Deep Sea Prison Impel Down." Zhan Guo frowned.
“Although there haven’t been any major incidents in Impel Down for many years due to its strict security measures, as you know, there are countless vicious and powerful criminals imprisoned there, which is really a serious matter.
"So we have always been taking the defense of Advance City with the highest level of vigilance. The people guarding it must have overwhelming strength and the ability to deal with any crisis at any time.
"After all, there was an incident like the Golden Lion escaping from prison in Impel Down. Fortunately, the Golden Lion did not cause a big commotion in Impel Down. Otherwise, with his strength, the consequences would be disastrous."
Zhan Guo took a sip of tea and continued, “The current director, Canby, has been saying that he doesn’t have enough energy because of his age and wants to step down.
“But whether it’s the current deputy director Magellan or the newly promoted warden Xiliu, although they are both strong, they are still young after all.
"If we want to suppress those vicious pirates in Impel Down, our current strength is still not enough, so I want to ask if you have a suitable candidate?"
Lu Kai couldn't help but smile in his heart when he heard this, because this situation was closely related to him.
Originally, Magellan was supposed to be the user of the Poison-Poison Fruit, and he also had the strength of a vice admiral of the Marine Headquarters. The combination of the two made him have a deterrent power comparable to that of an admiral of the Marine Headquarters, so guarding Impel Down was naturally a piece of cake for him.
But as soon as Luke entered the Marine Headquarters, he began looking for various powerful devil fruits. The Poison-Poison Fruit that was originally going to be eaten by Magellan has now been eaten by Senna.
And Magellan is not a Devil Fruit user yet, and the strength of a lieutenant admiral is indeed not enough.
As for Shiryu, although he has always been known as a kendo genius, at the age of 24 he is still far from reaching his peak. At best he is just a newly promoted vice admiral of the Marine Headquarters.
You have to know that among the criminals now imprisoned in Impel Down, there are many with the strength of admirals and lieutenant admirals of the Navy Headquarters, and there are countless with the strength of vice admirals of the Navy. Once a situation arises, Magellan and Shiryu really have no way to deal with it.
Lu Kai pretended to think for a while, and then said: "Don't you have a perfect candidate around you?"
"By my side?" Zhan Guo was stunned and asked, "Who are you talking about?"
"You asked me for someone a few days ago, how come you have forgotten now?" Lu Kai said with a smile.
"Are you talking about Su Luo?" Zhan Guo asked in surprise.
"Yes, with this kid's strength, there will be no problem guarding Impel Down." Lu Kai said confidently, "And his fruit ability is very convenient. He can reach any place in Impel Down almost instantly. I think there will be no problem if he guards Impel Down for a few years."
Zhan Guo suddenly laughed and said, "Do you think I haven't thought about it? But I rejected this idea in an instant. In fact, if you didn't bring it up, I wouldn't even open my mouth."
"After all, you treat Su Luo like a treasure, everyone knows that. I don't believe you are willing to give him up."
Lu Kai was stunned when he heard this, and said, "What do you mean by reluctant? What are you talking about?"
Zhan Guo shook his head and said, "It seems that you really don't know.
“Impulse City is different from the Navy Headquarters. After all, that place has always been under dual leadership. In the past few years, the old man and I haven’t told you much about Impulse City.
"But I can tell you that once you enter Impel Down, you will most likely have to stay there until you retire."
"What?" Lu Kai reacted suddenly and almost spilled the water in the cup.
"See, I knew you would react like this." Zhan Guo said with an expression of expectedness, "Your disciple is just now emerging, I don't believe you are willing to let him stay in prison for the rest of his life."
Upon hearing this, Lu Kai immediately fell silent.
After a long while, Lu Kai suddenly said, "Marshal Zhan Guo, have we all made a mistake?"
"Misunderstanding? What does that mean?" Zhan Guo asked involuntarily.
Lu Kai explained: "You are right, I certainly don't want my disciples to stay in a dark cell for the rest of their lives, Su Luo himself is probably even more unwilling, but isn't it urgent now?
“So you can let Su Luo guard the place for two years on secondment. During this time, you and the World Government can look for the right person.
"When that time comes, can't we just exchange Su Luo back? I have no objection to that. If Su Luo has any objection, I will go and persuade him."
Zhan Guo's eyes lit up when he heard this. He had to say that this was the most appropriate choice at the moment, as it really did not interfere with either option.
"But Marshal Zhan Guo, I have to make something clear to you." Lu Kai added, "I can second him, but the maximum is two years. And once the secondment period is up, Push City cannot let him go."
“Hahaha, you brat!” Zhan Guo couldn’t help but laugh when he heard Lu Kai’s words. “Don’t worry, if the Five Elders really agree to this plan, I will bring Su Luo back to you no matter what when the two years are up.”
Zhan Guo paused for a moment and said, "Let's just leave it at that! As for the second thing, it is a plan recently proposed by the Five Elders.
“You know what has happened in recent years.
“Whether it’s the beginning of the Great Pirate Era, the Divine Punishment Organization, the Revolutionary Army that has risen in the past two years, or the recent emergence of Sandra, all have led to unprecedented changes in the world situation.
"In order to cope with the increasingly complex world situation, the Navy Headquarters and the World Government alone are already somewhat stretched, so the Five Elders proposed the 'Seven Warlords of the Sea' system."
Lu Kai's expression did not change at all when he heard this, but his heart was suddenly startled. This evil system that would cause countless crimes in the future had finally arrived.
Zhan Guo did not notice the strangeness in Lu Kai's heart, but continued to speak: "The so-called Seven Warlords of the Sea system, in simple terms, is to use pirates to govern pirates, and currently they plan to select seven people.
"The requirement for these seven pirates is that each of them must possess catastrophic destructive power and a powerful fighting force that can rival an entire country, in order to deter others for the World Government.
“In return, the World Government will recognize the identities of these seven pirates, stop all bounties and arrests on them and their subordinates, no longer pursue their past crimes, and give them the legal right to plunder other pirates.
"As long as they fight against pirates, all the wealth they plunder will belong to them. Privateering against non-member countries of the World Government will also be tacitly allowed, but they will only need to pay tribute.
"That is to say, the Shichibukai will go from being wanted pirates to cooperating with the World Government. At critical moments, the Shichibukai will have to respond to the World Government's call, otherwise their cooperation will be terminated and their privileges will be revoked."
As Zhan Guo spoke, his tone changed, because he found that with every extra word he said, Lu Kai's face became uglier. By the time he finished speaking, Lu Kai's face had become terrifyingly gloomy.