During this time, the hottest topic on the seas was the large-scale change of ranks within the navy.

The older generation is retiring one after another, and even people are speculating whether they have already discussed it.

Sora Cyborg claimed that an old wound he had suffered while fighting the Red Earl Baloric Redfield had recurred, and that he could no longer hold the post of Admiral, and recommended Sengoku to the top brass as the next Admiral.

The 'Golden Buddha', which is now the 'Warring States of the Buddha', is at the top in terms of personal combat power and prestige, and is also the most promising candidate to succeed to the position of marshal of the Navy.

'Hero of the Navy' Karp is still the same, refusing to be promoted to the rank of admiral. His attitude even led to the destruction of a group of young navies with unlimited potential, which caused a big headache for the top brass.

The 'black wrist' Zefa has long retired to the background as the chief instructor of the Navy for many years, and when he led the training ship this year, he was attacked by an extremely fierce madman pirate, not only the naval interns were wiped out, but even Zefa himself lost an arm and fell completely silent.

"Silver Knife" Frodo announced his retirement at the same time, and the 71-year-old veteran admiral who had been fighting on the front line announced that he would retire and start enjoying a leisurely old age.

When the older generation retires, the new generation will naturally take over the banner of 'justice' and become the new cutting-edge force of the navy.

In the end, after intense discussions and layers of selection, the top of the world government will select three new admiral candidates from among the 12 'admiral candidates'.

These 12 candidates for the rank of general all have top-notch combat power and outstanding records, and the world government and navy have drawn up special titles for them.

'Grey Dragon' Kyrgisk, 'Peach Rabbit' Gion, 'Akainu' Sakarski, 'Tea Dolphin' Gaji, 'Green Pheasant' Kuzan, 'Orange Mouse' Kasina, 'Bronze Horse' Kollum, 'White Snake' Ida, 'Yellow Ape' Polusalino...... These names are thunderous for pirates, and each one is called a nightmare for pirates, a monster of monsters.

The selection of the three admirals among these naval heroes requires not only an assessment of their overall strength and ability to handle affairs, but also a consideration of the factions and networks they represent.

'Justice' has never been a simple word.

But there is a grapevine that the most promising ones at present are 'Red Inu', 'Green Pheasant', and 'Yellow Ape'. Coincidentally, all three of them possess top-level natural Devil Fruit abilities. If the three of them were to be elected, it would be an unprecedented number of three Admirals of the Natural Department.

There is still a month left before the selection of admirals.

On the other hand, let's turn our attention back to the South China Sea.

This vast open sea was completely broken, and for no other reason, the most capable evil star in the legendary [Seven Martial Seas of the King] came to the South China Sea and did not hide his whereabouts.

Yes, what is there to hide?

Perhaps in the eyes of the people of the South China Sea, the king of snakes is their supreme god who cannot be lightly lazy.

However, in the eyes of the Great Voyage and other people from the sea, the [Fierce Chain] and the [King of the Serpent] are the same level of existence, and they will neither overly mythologize the King of the Serpent, nor will they look down on him because of his lack of qualifications.

With the temper of the Serpent King, who regards himself as a god, he will never tolerate a dog of the world government swaggering into his territory and barking at him from afar, making a big demonstration.

And the temper of the fierce chain has been judged by the big and small events of the past year, and it belongs to the kind of Ren Xia spirit that eats soft and does not eat hard, and if you dare to bully civilians and show off your might, I will dare to completely knock you into the dust.

In the end, the king of snakes will annihilate the murder chain with his backhand and fill in another specimen for his trophy collection? Or will the chain completely defeat the king of snakes and add another brilliant stroke to his proud record?

The war of the [king] is about to begin!

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After all, the South China Sea is still the territory of the King of Serpents, where anything can happen.

With the help of Nami, a natural Rainbow Fruit powerhouse, the Ark of Passion spreads a large amount of mist in the sea where it is located, and hides itself in the Devil's Triangle, which mimics the great shipping route, to prevent the Serpent King from stealing his home.

The Coral organization, led by Victor, has quietly taken over the underground world of Jesteadern, the City of Yesterday, without bothering the city's residents and visitors. Subsequently, they quickly expanded into the surrounding sea with this place as the center, and in less than a month, they occupied more than a dozen surrounding island towns.

Two of the most well-known bounty hunters in the South China Sea, Byron Brown, Under the convening of J. Gordon and the 'Instructor' Louisova Balkan, a large number of South Sea bounty hunters gathered in the 'City of Yesterday' Jestedeen to form the 'Bounty Hunters Alliance' and advance and retreat together.

In this way, the Ark of Passion and the 'City of Yesterday' Jesteadern are the strongholds, with more than a dozen island towns and thousands of bounty hunters forming an impregnable alliance centered on the 'Coral', and the sea is filled with thick fog, known as the Mist-home.

Corresponding to the Land of Fog is the entrenchment of the Serpent King, Tamoanchan. Known as the 'Snake God', the king of the South Seas quietly hovered in the snake's nest at the top of the Cloud Country, but the army and warriors under his command were all mobilized, gathering a large sea army and preparing to attack.

The two sides are facing each other, and a big war is about to break out.

And the pirates in the South China Sea feel that the end of the world is coming, so let's not mention the [Land of Fog], there is a jealous and hateful king of the Seven Martial Seas as the leader, and there are all bounty hunters who rely on the pirates' heads to eat, and they don't dare to approach that side even if they dare to do so!

But the [Cloud Country] side is not easy to mess with, in this special period, the army of the King of Snakes is particularly sensitive, as long as they enter the sea area of the Kingdom of Clouds, all ships and personnel that do not belong to the forces of the King of Snakes must be subject to their interrogation, and if there is a problem or seems to be a problem, they will be killed and exterminated directly, without asking a word.

What's even more 'wonderful' is that the 'murderous chain' Victor has already released his words, which pirates dare to take advantage of the chaos to harass civilians, just wait for the autumn queen to settle the account, if there is one count, he will find the door one by one and kill him, without mercy.

Although the herald under the command of the Serpent King, the 'Demon Knight' Ingrid, did not say it explicitly, the meaning was similar - acquaintance, be honest, don't make trouble for the Serpent King at this critical moment, otherwise you will either flee to the windless belt or wait for death.

Let's let the Navy hunt us down, let's continue to live a cat-and-mouse game, isn't it? The pirates of the South China Sea are now very nostalgic for the days when they were driven away like mad dogs by the navy.

The pirates are uncomfortable, and the navy is also uncomfortable. All the powerful naval officers were summoned to the naval headquarters, and none of the remaining officers could participate in the battle between the Serpent King and the fierce chain, and the strength level was too different. The Navy Headquarters also conveyed an order, requiring all naval branches, especially those in the South China Sea, to shrink their formations to preserve their own strength, and to send reinforcements after the selection of admirals is over.

In other words, the South China Sea is now the stage of the king of the chain and the snake, and no one can interfere with it.

Those who survive will write legends!

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