One Piece meme: Starting with eight extraordinary skills

"To repel external aggression, we must first pacify internal strife..."

The Warring States Marshal kept repeating these words to himself, his eyes gradually brightening.

"Yang Ming is absolutely right. Only by stabilizing the navy's foundation can we look to the future."

"So, does anyone have candidates for lieutenant general and base commander?"

He was speaking to everyone, but the Warring States Marshal's gaze fell on Yang Ming.

It was obvious to anyone with eyes that Marshal Zhan Guo was signaling Yang Ming to speak first, as a way of returning the favor.

Why should he let someone else help him out of that predicament?

At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to Yang Ming.

Do not underestimate the power of the Admiral of the Navy Headquarters.

Anyone who becomes an admiral in the Navy Headquarters has the power to promote others to the rank of vice admiral, and also the authority to nominate an admiral to serve as the base commander.

In the navy, base commanders are also ranked.

In the Grand Line, the top ten naval branches each have at least five thousand personnel at their bases, and must be commanded by a vice admiral; they belong to the first echelon.

The naval branches ranked tenth or lower in the Grand Line, although their bases don't have as many people, still have at least a thousand personnel, belonging to the second tier.

The naval branches in the four sea areas are headed by officers of the field rank and brigadier general rank, with a base size of 150 to 500 people, belonging to the third echelon.

Becoming the base commander is a very attractive prospect for all of you lieutenant generals present here.

Wherever there are people, there will inevitably be different classes.

There are also distinctions among the admirals at the Navy Headquarters.

Lieutenant generals with significant military power rank higher, while those without the important position of base commander rank lower.

Whether an individual can advance further depends not only on their battle achievements and merits, but also on whether the marshals and generals above them will promote them.

One can only make progress if someone above promotes them.

Otherwise, one can only waste one's life.

Over time, this evolved into factions.

This is precisely the origin of the factions within the Navy: hawks, neutrals, and factions.

Admiral Borsalino, the leader of the neutral faction, has now moved to the West Blue to serve as governor.

Now, Yang Ming, codenamed Shura, has been appointed as the new Admiral of the Navy Headquarters.

Sensitive people have realized that the Warring States marshal's actions were not simply a matter of reciprocating kindness.

To test Yang Ming's stance?

Testing Yang Ming's character?

Or is this an opportunity to support the new Admiral of the Navy Headquarters and restore a balance of power within the Navy?

All I can say is that people who rely on tactics are inherently corrupt.

Despite the kind and benevolent appearance of the marshals of the Warring States period, even their seemingly unintentional small actions may have hidden profound meanings.

Under the watchful eyes that seemed almost tangible, Yang Ming remained unfazed, as calm and collected as ever, and said:

"I propose that Major General Momousagi be promoted to Lieutenant General and Major General Chaton be promoted to Lieutenant General."

"As for the position of base commander, it is of great importance. I am new here and not familiar with everyone here, so it is not convenient for me to express any opinions."

General Tsuru has always treated Momousagi Gion like a younger sister, and she is also an old friend of Yang Ming. Promoting Momousagi Gion can be seen as repaying the kindness of Grandma Tsuru who took him under her wing.

As for Chaton Kake, he is a neutral major general who is neither biased towards the *** nor the hawks, and has always worked diligently and conscientiously.

Yang Ming's decision to promote this relatively unknown major general was not simply because, in the original story, the other party was a candidate for admiral in the Navy Headquarters. Rather, it was to send a signal to the outside world that he had no intention of competing with the *** and the hawks, and was simply acting as the leader of a neutral faction.

Yang Ming has only just taken office and hasn't even settled in yet, but he's already eagerly promoting Smoker and his subordinates. That's truly courting death.

After all, Yang Ming had the right to promote him, and the other two generals also had the right to object!

Seeing Yang Ming's experienced approach to things, General Kuzan of Aokiji nodded secretly in approval.

He was genuinely afraid that his junior brother would get carried away with his enthusiasm and start acting recklessly, promoting his own trusted subordinates indiscriminately.

If that's the case, Admiral Kuzan of Aokiji won't hold back and will resolutely vote against it.

From a physical perspective, a triangle represents the strongest relationship.

In a large organization or powerful entity, the separation of powers is also a stable relationship of checks and balances.

Why does the Navy Headquarters have three admirals?

It is precisely through the triangular power relationship among the three admirals of the Navy Headquarters that the Navy is able to check and balance each other and prevent the Navy from going to extremes in either direction.

In this situation, past relationships and connections are of no importance.

Kuzan, the general of Aokiji, had served for many years and was naturally well aware of this.

Because he himself is the most important point in this triangular balance.

Work is work, and personal relationships are personal relationships.

This is precisely the way of life and conduct of Admiral Kuzan, the Great General of Aokiji.

“No objection!”

“No objection!”

Admiral Kuzan of Aokiji and Admiral Sakazuki of Akainu both voted in favor, and Momousagi Gion and Chaton Kakei were naturally promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral in the Marine Headquarters.

The three naval admirals spoke, and with mutual understanding, they did not undermine each other, allowing their respective subordinates to take up their appropriate positions.

After they finished speaking, Lieutenant General Tsuru coughed, drawing everyone's attention to himself.

"Based on my observation, the Warring States period did not adhere to any particular set of rules in recruiting talent. The appointment of Yang Ming as the new Admiral of the Navy Headquarters has caused a great stir among the young officers in the Navy. I think we can take advantage of this. We old guys will eventually retire from the historical stage, so we might as well give the opportunity to the young people."

"Therefore, I suggest that the Navy should rejuvenate its officers and field officers in the future, allowing more young people to assume key positions and better utilize their abilities!"

"I propose that Lieutenant Colonel Smoker be promoted to Brigadier General, Major Tina to Colonel, and..."

Many of the personnel changes were related to Yang Ming's subordinates.

This is the game between adults, a game called the exchange of benefits.

These matters do not conflict with the interests of anyone present, and we also need to give Yang Ming face, so naturally no one will be foolish enough to jump out and object.

Even Vergo, who was unhappy about it, didn't want to be the first to speak out.

Yang Ming and Lieutenant General He exchanged a smile.

Intelligent people don't need much explanation; they can understand it in their hearts.

At this high-level meeting, Yang Ming did not seem to get the biggest benefit, but the forces under the Governor-General's command quietly began to rise in the Navy Headquarters.

As Smoker, Tina, and others continued to achieve great things, and as they were successively promoted to Vice Admirals of the Marine Headquarters, others were shocked to realize that a massive force had been established and could no longer be shaken.

"Da da da……"

After the meeting, Yang Ming was walking down the long corridor when he suddenly heard the sound of high heels behind him.

A soft, alluring touch pressed against the back of Yang Ming's head, and he heard Gion Momousagi's familiar voice in his ear.

"Little brat, you're finally back."

Seeing Yang Ming turn around, seemingly somewhat surprised, Momousagi Gion pouted and said:

"You brat, say something!"

Yang Ming shifted his gaze from the well-developed mound of steamed buns and gave an awkward smile:

"Although there are many things I want to say and many questions I want to ask, I forget them all as soon as I see your face in front of me."

Chapter 208 A Battleground Between Women?

"Although there are many things I want to say and many questions I want to ask, I forget them all as soon as I see your face in front of me."

If these words had come from a man, Momousagi Gion would have found them frivolous and distasteful, adding to her sense of disgust.

But Peach Rabbit Gion knew Yang Ming's character all along, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a chauvinist. These words were obviously from the heart, and a warm feeling immediately flowed through her heart.

The more beautiful a woman is, the lonelier she is often.

In some ways, beauty is a sin.

Especially when you possess beauty far surpassing that of those around you, you not only face jealousy from other girls, but also the covetousness of men.

Momousagi Gion doesn't have many friends and has always preferred to be alone. Yang Ming can be considered her only true male friend.

To become friends with a beautiful woman, you don't need many fancy tricks; sincerity is all you need.

Nobody is a fool, and those beautiful women who are envied by others are even less so.

Looking at the boy who had grown to 1.7 meters tall in just a few years, Momousagi Gion covered her mouth and smiled:

“Little brat, I once said that if you were promoted to Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, I would join your ship.”

"I never expected that you would skip this threshold and become a Marine Admiral, and even promote your sister to Vice Admiral."

Slender, jade-like fingers gently caressed Yang Ming's resolute face. Peach Rabbit Gion's cheeks flushed, her beautiful eyes shimmering with autumn waves, and she leaned close to Yang Ming's ear.

This intimate posture felt extremely ambiguous, and Yang Ming could even smell the fragrant scent wafting towards him. It was a scent that mixed the fragrance of a young girl's body with perfume, which was intoxicating and made him feel dizzy and disoriented.

"You little brat, tell me, how do you want me to repay you?"

Momousagi Gion breathed softly into Yang Ming's ear, her words carrying connotations that easily led to suggestive thoughts.

Yang Ming was in the prime of his life, or perhaps people in this world matured earlier, but he suddenly felt a burning sensation in his abdomen and his mouth became dry. He had no choice but to turn his attention to the system prompts to calm himself down.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, host, for reciting a classic line from Akame ga Kill! You have been awarded one chance to draw a prize. Would you like to start the prize wheel?"

There are only two types of prizes on the lottery wheel: Imperial Arms and Imperial Guards.

Imperial Arms: Dimensional Square Shangri-La, Eight Chambers of the Dead's March, Demon-Possessed Armor...

Servants: King of Smash, Rattlesnake, Water Dragon Sword...

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