No kidding, even Rocks would have to offer me a cigarette.

Isn't the purpose of using it as a consumable in critical moments?

Of course, the Celestial Dragons used by Satan and others were just ordinary Celestial Dragons with low intelligence who were of no use to the government's development.

This is similar to how young people who are accidentally matched with someone in modern society often mysteriously disappear – it's the same principle.

Those elite individuals, with their exceptionally high innate intelligence, powerful backgrounds, prestigious status, and unique talents—the Celestial Dragons—are the treasures of the heads of various clans.

Even the Five Elders, who hold the highest power in the world, are not so easily moved.

"Then... what about that guy Lox? We can't just let them attack the Holy Land like this, can we?"

After a moment's thought, Saint Vocuri looked up at Saint Im, who was preparing to leave the World Throne.

"You guys handle this... Lately, those guys from those 19 families seem to like causing trouble."

Im's figure, hidden beneath his black robe, flickered slightly. After uttering a cryptic remark, he flicked his finger, creating a rift in the air.

Then, the figure vanished right before the Five Elders' eyes.

"Take care, Lord Im!"

After exchanging glances, the five elders knelt down once again to bid farewell to Saint Im.

As for Im's somewhat cryptic words, they were subtly suggesting that they should appropriately reduce the number of powerful members within those 19 families.

That's right, the five of them, who helped Im conquer the world and hold the highest power, all belong to the same family.

Although they each have different surnames, they are generally considered to be slightly higher in status than the other Celestial Dragons in the alliance.

As for the remaining Celestial Dragons,

Apart from the Neferutari family who left the Holy Land.

The remaining 18 Celestial Dragon families are essentially just descendants of the kings who were brought in as allies 800 years ago.

These 18 Celestial Dragon families naturally contain many powerful individuals.

Its significance is roughly equivalent to the powerful clans that exist under the authority of kingdoms on the high seas.

On the surface, they may be members of the Celestial Dragons' families who work together to maintain the government's operation, but in terms of true status and position, these so-called Celestial Dragons' families are nothing more than supporting characters.

Only those Celestial Dragon families with extremely powerful family backgrounds have a chance to be regarded with respect by the Five Elders and others.

For example, the Figaland family, in which all members have red hair, is a very good example.

After kneeling quietly in place for a few minutes...

The five elders rose together and left the World Throne, returning to their usual meeting room.

"The most pressing problem we face now is Rocks D. Giebeck, who possesses dark powers..."

Among the Five Elders, the one with the horned beard, Sacred Vocuri, held the newly issued bounty posters of the Rocks Pirates' captains, which had just been brought to him by the Marine Headquarters, and slowly spoke to his colleagues.

As things stand, those who possess immortality are generally impossible to kill.

Therefore, the Five Elders were more worried about Rocks, who had consumed the Dark-Dark Fruit.

As for the top officers of the Rocks Pirates? In the eyes of the Five Elders, they are not worth mentioning at all!

The only thing worth noting is the Seventh Division Captain, Rahu, who possesses multiple Devil Fruit abilities.

If Rahu were to absorb Rocks' Dark-Dark Fruit power in the next war, it would also directly cause fatal damage to them.

However, objectively speaking, Rahu is not a member of the D clan and does not have the authority to wield ancient weapons, so his overall threat is not as terrifying as that of Rocks.

"How did this kid manage to possess so many Devil Fruit abilities? Is there some special constitution in this world that we haven't even heard of?"

"Forget it, let's just wipe them all out. Anyway, this world has no shortage of pirates. If we kill all these guys, some new pirates will appear."

Nasujiro clutched the bounty of over 40 billion taels for Rahu tightly in his hand and muttered to himself.

"Killing them all wouldn't be appropriate... The Rocks Pirates have already gathered almost all of the strongest pirates on the seas."

"If we wipe them all out, the ocean will descend into chaos. We can't kill them all; it's better to leave some to maintain relative stability, like before."

Vochuri Saint began to analyze Nasujiro's topic.

For the World Government, hundreds of years have passed since its founding, and maritime overlords like Rocks have emerged one after another on the high seas like weeds.

There's absolutely no need to worry.

The existence of pirates is merely a tool for the World Government to maintain its control over the world and harvest celestial wealth.

Although Rocks, the current ruler of the seas, was indeed very strong, and also possessed the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit.

But overall it's still within a controllable range.

"What about the other powerful members of the Celestial Dragon families? Those guys have definitely been acting a bit too restless lately."

"They've only had enough to eat for a few hundred years, and they're already thinking about establishing their own kingdoms and forming new governments!"

Satan, who had already fully restored all six of his spider legs through the power of his descendants' bloodline, asked with a somewhat troubled expression.

Upon hearing this, Marcus Massan, a tall and slender man in a suit, calmly spoke up.

"Immediately notify Marine Headquarters and tell them not to stop the Rocks Pirates from landing on the Red Line. Make the Red Line the battlefield for the final battle!"

"Once the Rocks Pirates reach the Red Line, those belligerent members of those families will definitely jump out!"

"Let them wear down the pirates first, then we'll take care of Rocks."

"This way, we can not only weaken the 18 powerful members of those families, but also inflict some damage on the Rocks Pirate King."

After Marcus Massahi finished speaking, he said nothing more and quietly waited for his colleagues to think it over.

"Putting this group of dangerous elements on the Red Line? That's quite a novel plan!"

"However, if we can force the powerful members of those families to take action, that would indeed be a very good method."

.....

Chapter 97 Rejecting the Position of General

About a week after the World Power Hall meeting concluded, Kong, in the Fleet Admiral's office at Marine Headquarters, received a special order from the Five Elders.

Although he personally found the Five Elders' battle plan somewhat inexplicable, he ultimately chose not to question it.

Steelbone Air Force gathered all the high-end combat forces that the Navy Headquarters could currently mobilize in the conference room. The room was almost full of a large number of high-ranking Navy officers with various bandages and medicines wrapped around their bodies.

Among them, the injuries of Admirals Sengoku and Zephyr, the two with the highest combat power in the Navy Headquarters, were the most serious.

In the recent God Valley battle, although on the surface they were the captain of the Rocks Pirates who was besieged by multiple people.

However, such intense fighting would naturally result in some serious injuries.

However, after the war ended, Sengoku was able to take over the position of Admiral from Kong, becoming the new Admiral of the Marine Headquarters.

Currently, the three admirals in the Marine Headquarters are Sengoku, Zephyr, and Garp.

Although Garp has not yet made a direct statement, it is only after confirming that he will become a Marine Admiral.

But as his old comrade-in-arms, Kong was still very confident that he could directly persuade Garp, that stubborn mule.

"Gentlemen! Today is my first major meeting as the newly appointed Fleet Admiral of the Navy Headquarters!"

"The content of this meeting is divided into three main items. The first item is that I, the Marshal, will personally submit a mission report to the Holy Land regarding the promotion of Vice Admiral Garp to the rank of Admiral of the Naval Headquarters!"

"Since its establishment, our Navy Headquarters has maintained three top-ranking admirals. Since there is currently a vacancy, Vice Admiral Garp will fill the position. Does anyone have any objections?"

Sitting in his marshal's seat, Kong Gu's resolute gaze swept over the naval high command who were making a commotion around him.

Garp's personal strength goes without saying; he is absolutely recognized by all the Marines.

However, this guy has made a whole host of mistakes due to his frequent disobedience. To avoid objections from other senior executives, the issue was brought up directly during the meeting.

For example, openly throwing shells by hand at sea affected nearby naval colleagues, and many soldiers were injured by the residual force of the shells.

Or perhaps they disobeyed the Navy Headquarters' order to capture them, choosing instead to go all out and smash the skull of the pirate with Devil Fruit powers to death!

And there are countless other problems such as frequently being late for meetings to eat snacks, not clocking in and out on time, and taking leave more often than working.

However, to Kong Gu's surprise, not a single one of the Navy's high-ranking officers stood up to refute it. The report stated that Vice Admiral Garp had been promoted to the rank of Admiral.

"In that case, this matter is settled! Vice Admiral Garp will be officially promoted to Admiral, the highest-ranking combatant in the Marine Headquarters, effective today!"

However, Kong Gu's words had not yet finished.

Suddenly, a tall, muscular man burst into the conference room.

"Hahahaha, Kong Gu, you old bastard, you actually held a meeting secretly without informing me!"

"Who said I was going to become a naval admiral? That's utterly alarmist!"

"Listen up, everyone! I, Monkey D. Garp, hereby declare that I will never be promoted to Admiral of the Marine Headquarters! Haha ...

As Garp opened his mouth wide and stuffed an entire bag of senbei into his gaping maw, he bluntly rejected the proposal to be promoted to Admiral.

As is widely known, this is the third time he has declined an offer for a generalship.

The previous two promotions were made by the previous Admiral Netanyahu.

Now that Netanya has died in God Valley, Garp thought he could finally have some peace and quiet, but he never expected this.

When it was Cyborg's turn to take the stage, he was still nominated to be an admiral.

Who is Garp?

With a body weighing over 300 kilograms, the rebellious streak alone weighs 299 kilograms.

A free man like him would never allow his body to serve something like a Celestial Dragon!

"Kapp!!!"

"Don't act so recklessly! This is an order, do you understand?!"

Sitting in the conference room, Kong Gu looked at Garp in front of him with a black line on his forehead, who seemed like a stubborn mule and completely disobeyed orders.

The Five Elders issued an order to him to fill the position of Admiral in the Navy Headquarters.

However, the current high-ranking officers in the Navy Headquarters are basically at a stage of power gap, and there is simply no one who can fill the position.

However, directly issuing conscription orders from all over the world to recruit generals would be unfair to the marines who have dedicated their lives to the cause of justice.

After much deliberation, Konggu could only set his sights on Garp.

He originally intended to take advantage of Garp's absence to directly promote him to the rank of Admiral of the Marine Headquarters.