The middle of December in the year 1498.

A symbol of peace, the East China Sea.

There was an unprecedented and vicious kidnapping. The Tenryu people who traveled to the East China Sea were kidnapped by Dragons, a member of the "Self-Warrior Army", while visiting the island of Sijia in the kingdom of Goa.

At that time, Vice Admiral Karp of the Navy Headquarters returned from a "family visit", and "encountered" a kidnapper on the sea, and successfully recaptured the Draco people from the hands of the Brave Army, protecting the lives of the Draco people.

Many years after the fall of the Rocks Pirates, another extremely evil organization has reached out to the Draconians.

The world government issued a wanted bounty for the kidnapper at the time, the dragon of the self-warrior army, and the reward amount was as high as a terrifying 1.5 billion Bailey - dead or alive.

At that time, the sailors who "assisted" Vice Admiral Karp in rescuing the Draconians were all commended by the Navy Headquarters.

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Late December.

In the early morning, a thick cold fog envelops Marlene Fodo, and the sun shines through the cold fog on the ground, which makes people feel unwarm at all.

The military port of the Navy Headquarters is sparsely populated, and there are no superfluous figures except for the sailors who patrol daily.

However, unlike the cold port, the auditorium of the Navy Headquarters was crowded with people at this time.

Today, in the auditorium of the Navy Headquarters, a special award ceremony is taking place.

It was an auditorium that could accommodate 2,000 people, and this meeting was full. At the front of the auditorium was a high platform, and on the high platform at this time, the marshal of the Navy Headquarters was talking through a loudspeaker phone.

The general meaning is nothing more than a "simple" summary of some of the Navy's contributions and deeds last year, and at the same time looking forward to the future of the Navy.

In the front seat in front of the high platform sat a row of the most powerful and powerful generals in the navy today.

Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, Buddha no Sengoku, beside Sengoku, sat his two old comrades-in-arms, Vice Admiral Karp and Vice Admiral Tsuru, and on the outside, sat the former Admiral Zefa.

On either side of these mainstays of these navies, there are many elderly generals with golden ears on their shoulders.

In the second row, on the seats, sat the vice admirals of the Navy Headquarters, such as Polusalino, Sakasky and other young generals, all sitting in the second row.

The further back the seat, the lower the rank.

On the high platform, Gang Gukong said a long time, and then invited the protagonists of today's award ceremony to the stage.

The first to step onto the stage was Karp's aide-de-camp, Colonel Bogart, and he was followed by a young man with long red hair, who had just returned to the Navy Headquarters for only a day.

After the two came to power, several young sailors walked one after another, all of whom were on the Karp ship and witnessed and participated in the "Signa Island kidnapping incident".

Under the high stage, Zefa saw Ji Guoyuan take the stage, with a bright smile on his face, stretched out his hand, and applauded gently, driven by him, the auditorium erupted in warm applause.

"Hey, Karp, why don't you applaud?"

"Although your son left the Navy, didn't he still do a good thing before leaving?"

Zefa applauded lightly, and couldn't help but smile when he saw Karp, who was sitting next to him, clasped his hands on his chest and didn't say a word.

After the "Signica Island Kidnapping Incident", Karp and his crew who successfully rescued the Draconians were rewarded by the World Government.

The hero Karp has made great contributions again, and originally planned to award Karp a medal today, but Karp refused.

Karp, who treats the Draconians as garbage, still has to protect the Draconians, he was already very unhappy when he did such a disgusting thing, and now Steelbones has to award him a medal? How is this possible?

However, in this regard, the other sailors on Karp's ship are not as arrogant as Karp, and this kind of promotion is a rare opportunity for most grassroots sailors, and everyone accepts it with peace of mind.

And Bogart himself wanted to respond to Karp, but after being scolded by Karp, he could only obediently accept the "reward".

As for Jiguo Yuanyi, there is no burden at all, what he wants to do requires strength, and he also needs a higher position, and there is a chance to jump, and Yuanyi will not refuse.

What's more, this opportunity for promotion was a "gift" from the dragon, and he had no reason to refuse.

Bogart, who assisted Karp in rescuing the Draconians, was promoted to brigadier general, and Ji Guoyuanyi was directly promoted from major to colonel, and the rest of the naval soldiers have been promoted to varying degrees, most of them have crossed two levels, and a few have crossed three levels.

Karp in the seat, looking at Yuanyi who was awarded the title on the high platform, listened to the ridicule of Zefa next to him, and couldn't help but scold:

"You're right, that idiot did the right thing before leaving."

"Yuanyi was able to jump to colonel, and it was really a blessing to that idiot."

"At a young age, he is already a colonel of the Navy Headquarters, and he will definitely be able to become the pillar of our Navy in the future!"

Zefa was stunned for a moment when he heard Karp say this, then frowned, and couldn't help but remind: "Hey, Karp, this guy, stay away from fate!" ”

"The dragon has been taught crooked by you, and I don't allow you to interfere in the growth of Yuanyi."

However, Karp didn't seem to hear Zefa's words, looked at Jiguo Yuanyi on the stage, showed a bright smile on his rough face, and said casually:

"How's that going to work? I will do my best to teach Yuanyi, the dragon boy is gone, I will train him well in the future, and I will never let him go on the path of the dragon. ”

Karp didn't say that it was okay, but as soon as Karp said it, Zefa immediately glared angrily, grabbed Karp's collar, and said angrily: "I said it, I won't allow it!" ”

"Hahaha!" However, it was Karp's cheerful laughter that answered Zefa.

When Zefa and Karp were arguing, Tsuru and Sengoku both turned their heads sideways to look at them Karp and Zefa, and sighed in unison. These two old comrades-in-arms of theirs are really like children sometimes.

However, the noisy Karp and Zefa did not attract too much attention, and their voices were overshadowed by warm applause.

After the award ceremony, Ji Guoyuan and others stepped down from the stage and returned to their seats. And with the end of a simple investiture ceremony, the atmosphere of the entire auditorium also became solemn.

"The investiture ceremony is here first."

"Next, that's what I'm really bringing you all here!"

"Now, let's start the combat meeting!"

"Goal! It is a pirate group with a total bounty of nearly 10 billion - the Roger Pirates! ”

As he spoke, the auditorium darkened, and on the high platform, a huge curtain suddenly descended, and a projection phone worm projected a picture on the screen, on which was Roger's pirate ship, the Oro Jackson.

And at the bottom of the pirate ship screen, there are wanted warrants for the crew of the Roger Pirates, with amounts ranging from billions to tens of millions, and there are more than twenty of them.

"The Roger Pirates have made a huge name in the New World, and the bounty of the whole group is as high as 10 billion!"

"Our goal this time is to completely destroy the Roger Pirates!"

"This is war!"

(End of chapter)