Chapter 211 Storm: Five Elders, do you want to buy the Celestial Dragons? (Five more chapters, 2 subscriptions required!)

Storm is still alive and well, and Zhan Guo is very happy.

But Zhan Guo didn’t like the tone of the other person’s voice.

However, before Zhan Guo could speak.

I just heard Storm continue talking.

“If you want to talk to me about Donquixote Doflamingo, I’m going to hang up now.”

Storm didn’t want to listen to Sengoku’s nagging about nonsense like “Donquixote Doflamingo’s identity is sensitive and we can’t act against him easily.”

Don Quixote Doflamingo’s identity is very sensitive.

At most, he is just a “former” Celestial Dragon.

Ordinary people in the sea are wary and terrified of the so-called “descendants of the Creator.”

Storm doesn’t care about those idiots who do evil and act recklessly.

He dares to fight against the Five Elder Stars, Macas Maz and Saint Storm.

What’s more, they are ordinary celestial dragons?
What’s more, he is a “former” Celestial Dragon who is not even recognized by the Celestial Dragons themselves?

“Wait a minute, Storm!”

Sengoku quickly whispered to the Den Den Mushi.

“I do have something I need to tell you!
“Have you seen the urgent news published by the World Economic Daily?”

Regarding Doflamingo, Sengoku does have something he wants to discuss with Storm.

But Storm’s attitude was very firm, and Sengoku was afraid that this guy would just abandon Den Den Mushi, so he decided to talk about other things first.

“World Economic News?”

Storm was indeed unaware of this matter.

“What ‘big news’ did Morgause, the big news bird, make up again?”

“Making nonsense?”

Zhan Guo picked up the World Economic News and read out a news headline word by word.

“‘A terrifying scene in Dressrosa! The Donquixote Pirates are annihilated!’ This is the headline on the front page of the World Economic Daily!”

“I thought it was some big event, but it turned out to be this…”

Storm was speechless.

“Marshal Zhan Guo, are you getting a little senile? I was the one who killed the Don Quixote family!”

“That’s not what I said!”

Zhan Guo gritted his teeth, stared at the three-headed white dragon flag on the front page of the World Economic News, and asked in a deep voice.

“The Kingdom of Dressrosa has removed the Don Quixote Family’s smiling face flag and replaced it with a new one.

“That flag doesn’t look like an ordinary pirate flag… There’s a three-headed white dragon branded on the black flag—”

“That’s my flag!”

Storm interrupted Zhan Guo directly and took the initiative to tell him.

“Although I haven’t said it yet, I have indeed formed a pirate group – the Storm Pirates.

“The flag now planted on the King’s Highland of the Kingdom of Dressrosa is the pirate flag of the Storm Pirates!”

Although Zhan Guo had already anticipated this matter.

But when Storm personally admitted that the three-headed white dragon flag was his pirate flag.

A sense of regret and loss inexplicably emerged in Zhan Guo’s heart.

It seems that Storm is going further and further down the road of pirates…

“How come I didn’t know you formed a pirate group?”

“Ah? Are you really suffering from Alzheimer’s disease? Marshal Sengoku.”

Storm reminded helplessly about the problem of the Warring States period.

“Didn’t I just say that?

“The Storm Pirates haven’t officially set sail yet! I haven’t even gathered all the crew members yet! I’m currently planning on finding another ‘ship doctor’… well, maybe two.”

“cough……”

Zhan Guo coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment.

He was not interested in “the Storm Pirates’ ship doctor”.

For some purpose, Zhan Guo opened his mouth to change the subject.

“Storm, didn’t you say before that you wanted to form your own team of subordinates? I didn’t say anything about the ‘Storm Pirates’, I said ‘Blade Force’.”

Storm was surprised and asked, “Is there any difference between the two?”

“……Um?”

Warring States was stunned.

“I mean the Blade Troops, not the Pirates!”

“Yes, I know, but my job in the Blade Force is to be a pirate!”

Storm said this very calmly.

“If Marshal Sengoku doesn’t mind, you can also call the ‘Storm Pirates’ the ‘Marine Storm Force’.”

“Wait a minute!”

Zhan Guo just felt his scalp tingling.

“You mean… your ‘Storm Pirates’ is actually the navy unit you formed?”

“It can also be understood that way.”

Storm replied calmly.

“Marshal Sengoku, I can assure you that the members of my ‘Storm Pirates’ are almost all those who have just set sail – well, it doesn’t seem right to say that, anyway, they are not ‘bad guys’.”

“This is not a question of whether someone is evil or not…”

A great sense of powerlessness surged in Zhan Guo’s heart.

“Storm, you are now one of the Shichibukai.

“I can totally understand you forming a pirate group.

“But why do you confuse pirates with the navy?”

Who on earth let Storm become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea in the first place? ?
Zhan Guo’s heart was roaring with anger.

There was a sudden silence from Storm.

“Marshal Zhan Guo, regarding this issue, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?”

Zhan Guo felt that Storm’s statement was a bit complicated.

“What is a lie? What is the truth?”

“The lie is – my current public identity is a pirate, so it is not convenient for me to recruit navy soldiers.”

Storm answered seriously.

“The truth is – these days, who among the talented, dream-filled, and capable young people would want to join the navy?”

Storm’s words came completely from the heart.

The navy’s talent gap problem has existed for a long time.

In the Warring States era, three “generals” emerged in one generation: Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr;
Time flies, and by the next generation of navy, Kizaru and Akainu are also in it.

In a strict sense.

Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu are not considered to be of the same generation. (Aokiji is nearly ten years younger than Kizaru)

And after Kizaru, Akainu, and Aokiji.

The navy could only find “candidates for general” like Momosa and Chaton.

In the past years.

The so-called “general candidate” actually means that once the position of general becomes vacant, the general candidate can immediately take over and become the new general.

However, Storm was clear about one thing.

A few years later, the War of Marineford broke out, the navy underwent a comprehensive change of leadership, and the World Government began a global conscription.

Sengoku semi-retired, Akainu took over, and Aokiji left the navy.

Suddenly, two vacancies appeared in the position of admiral.

However, it was not Chaton Kake and Momosugion who later became the admiral of the Marine Headquarters.

Instead, they are Fujitora, Ichisho and Green Bull, who were selected through layers of conscription around the world!
Why didn’t the two “candidates for general”, Chaton Kake and Momotsu Gion, become generals?
Is it because Chaton Kake and Momosa Gion don’t like being generals?
Could it be because Chatun and Taotu prefer to be “general candidates”?

Isn’t it because these two so-called “admiral candidates” are completely unable to compete with Fujitora and Green Bull who were selected through the world conscription in terms of strength!

The Navy cannot cultivate top-level talent.

The Navy Headquarters can only rely on world conscription to select admirals from outside!

What does this mean?
The navy’s top combat power has been completely cut off!

The root cause of the talent gap is…

Storm thinks it’s because Roger started the Great Pirate Era.

Young people with talent, dreams and abilities no longer believe in justice and all go in pursuit of the “great secret treasure”!

This is the reason for the talent gap in the Navy!

Lies don’t hurt. The truth is the sharpest knife.

Zhan Guo just felt that Storm’s “truth” sounded extremely harsh.

“Vice Admiral Storm! You are also a member of the Navy! We are all practitioners of justice!”

“…Marshal Zhan Guo, I remember that you believed in ‘Justice Over the Sea’ back then?”

Storm was silent for a moment, and suddenly started talking about a past event.

“But when you step down as general and become marshal, your justice will become ‘absolute justice’!
“So, is the ‘absolute justice’ you are practicing now helping the navy’s justice ‘rule the sea’?
“Others may not know who the real ruler of the sea is, but doesn’t the great Admiral of the Navy know it?”

As soon as these words came out.

Sengoku subconsciously reached out and touched the white Den Den Mushi beside him.

If it weren’t for the white Den Den Mushi working diligently here to interfere with the outside world’s eavesdropping signals.

At this time, Zhan Guo wanted to hang up the Den Den Mushi!

Some times.

Sengoku really envied that bastard Garp.

Vice Admiral, what an enviable position…

General of the headquarters.

Marshal of the headquarters.

Commander-in-chief of the entire army.

The higher you stand, the more you know.

From eight hundred years ago to today.

The justice practiced by the Navy has never been for true justice, but to maintain the ruling order of the world government!
Thinking of this, Zhan Guo’s interest in conversation suddenly became dull.

He shouldn’t have talked to Storm about “justice”…

As early as when this guy was recommended by Zefa to join the Blade Force.

Zefa once said in the recommendation letter –

Vongola Storm has his own unique concept of justice.

in a sense.

Storm was able to join the “Free” Blade Force.

This means that the “concept of justice” that Storm advocates is in sharp conflict with the most common concept of justice in the navy!
Zhan Guo shook his head in his heart. He didn’t want to discuss “justice” with Storm anymore.

“… Let’s leave this topic at that for now, Storm.”

Zhan Guo once again used the method of changing the subject.

“Regarding the matter of Vergo…thank you for the information.”

Seeing that Zhan Guo was changing the subject, Storm decided to stop while he was ahead.

To be honest.

Storm also didn’t want to always discuss topics like “justice” and “evil” with others.

But he can’t stand the fact that there are always people jumping up to his face and talking shamelessly about justice!
There are indeed good sailors in the navy who believe in justice.

But those are just isolated cases.

For example, Zefa.

Take T. Penn for example.

But what is the justice of the other navies?
The most “outstanding” young generation that the future navy can find is actually the “deserter king” in the Battle of Marineford!
For this kind of organization, let’s not discuss justice…

Storm continued the conversation following what Zhan Guo said.

“Virgo from the G5 branch? How is he now? Do you need me to go there?”

As the highest commander of the G5 branch and a vice admiral of the Marine Headquarters, Vergo is worth at least a diamond trophy!
Storm’s standard for measuring a pirate is so simple and crude.

Sengoku replied.

“Virgo has been captured by Borsalino. He will be sent to Impel Down soon.”

“Alright!”

Storm nodded reluctantly.

“Impulse City is indeed a ‘good place’!”

“Yeah, ahahaha…”

Zhan Guo laughed dryly twice.

Then the two of them fell into an awkward silence.

A few more seconds passed.

Zhan Guo pursed his lips, but still insisted.

“Lieutenant General Storm, don’t forget your identity. You will return to the navy in the future…”

pat!

After saying this, Sengoku hung up the Den Den Mushi without giving Storm a chance to answer.

Storm couldn’t help but curl his lips as he listened to the useless tones coming from the receiver of Den Den Mushi.

Return to the Navy?

On the first day of entering the Naval Academy, Storm was already thinking about how to get out of the Navy!
What’s so good about being in this rotten navy?

If Sengoku’s Den Den Mushi hadn’t hung up.

Storm really wanted to say something to the Admiral:

“Marshal, please don’t contact me again. I’m afraid that Mr. Zefa will misunderstand me!”

In Storm’s opinion.

Rather than returning to the old navy.

It’s better to trust the new navy!
Although Zefa’s “justice of non-killing” is relatively weak and not very suitable for this chaotic sea world.

But it’s better than the “absolute justice” of maintaining the rule of the world government and protecting the interests of the world’s aristocracy, right?

Storm was just about to drop the Den Den Mushi.

Another bell rang.

The person who sent the contact this time was of higher status than the Admiral of the Navy.

The Five Elder Stars, the God of Finance, Izambaron V. Nasujuro Saint!
Storm thought for a moment.

Could it be that the Five Elders also contacted me regarding Donquixote Doflamingo?
“Hey……”

As soon as Storm picked up the Den Den Mushi.

The angry voice of Nasujuro Sei was heard through the receiver.

“Haku! Look at what you’ve done!”

Nasujuro Sei questioned.

“Why did you take action against Donquixote Doflamingo? Why did you make it so obvious!? Do you know how important Donquixote Doflamingo’s business is to the government–“

“Five Old Stars!”

Storm interrupted Nasujuro Sei coldly.

“Do you sell Celestial Dragons? I can buy one for 10,000 Baileys.”

Storm’s words were relayed by Den Den Mushi and directly spread to the powerful people in Pangu City.

The other four Five Elders all heard Storm’s answer.

Nasujuro Sei was first shocked and dazed, then became extremely absurd, and finally became extremely furious.

“White Dragon! Vongola! Storm! Who do you think you are talking to!?”

“Five Elders, are you angry?”

“……Um?”

Nasujuro Sei was somewhat bewildered by Storm’s answer.

He was so angry just now, but the anger in his heart was strangely suppressed.

“What did you say?”

“If you don’t sell the Celestial Dragons, then do you want to buy them?”

Storm said bluntly.

“Donquixote Doflamingo is in my hands now, do you want him or not?”

About Don Quixote Doflamingo.

Storm had already identified two “buyers”.

One of them is a small Beihai boat doctor whose whereabouts are still unknown.

Another one is the world government!
Storm demanded.

“Five Elders, do you want this former Celestial Dragon or not?”

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