Pirate King: I'm determined to be the King of Sons-in-Law!

Chapter 142 I am the base commander!

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

A new day dawns, and the sun shines brightly.

At 10 a.m., Pike arrived at the base commander's office, but without even glancing at Maynard sitting in the base commander's seat, he went to Loya, who was reading a newspaper on the sofa.

"Reporting to Rear Admiral Loya, we have detected pirate activity, suspected to be the Camilla Pirates, captain Camilla, with a bounty of 6600 million Berries!"

"Let Smoker lead the team to capture him."

"clear!"

They came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

Maynard rested his chin on his hands, seeing himself ignored by his subordinates once again, and began to doubt whether he was actually a fake base commander.

Why didn't you ask him for permission to catch pirates?

Why are you all so respectful to Major General Loya, but you ignore me, the official base commander?

I am the commander of G-5!

Also, Major General Loya, why do you stay in my office every day? You even brought your desk here. You clearly have your own office!

Maynard stared intently at Loya.

Loya sat on the sofa, leisurely flipping through the newspaper.

Although the Marines at G-5 had prepared a special office for him, he preferred to stay in the base commander's office.

The room was spacious, clean, and bright.

Former base commander Vergo was clearly a man of taste; not only was his room clean and tidy, but the tables, chairs, and sofas were all top-quality, more than ten times better than his dilapidated office.

It's a good opportunity to get used to what it's like to be a base commander.

As for Lieutenant General Maynard...

"Lu Yun, make me a cup of coffee, with extra sugar. Oh, and make one for Lieutenant General Maynard too."

"OK."

Seemingly not wanting to bring his men to suffer at the G-5 branch, Lieutenant General Maynard came to take up his post alone, without even an adjutant to help him make coffee.

Loya sipped his coffee, read the newspaper, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

"Is it coming, Ace?"

Newspapers published Fire Fist Ace's report, indicating that he was about to arrive at the Sabaody Archipelago based on the itinerary.

Judging by the timeline, Ace should be able to reach the New World in at most a month!

"Has the bounty exceeded 2 million?"

Ace's bounty has also been rising, but not as fast as it has been since Luffy set sail. It's only a little over 2 million Berries now.

This guy isn't as troublesome as Luffy, nor has he done anything to harm civilians. His bounty has increased mainly by defeating other pirate crews and the pursuing Marines, so it's been a bit slower.

Loya was quite relieved. Although they were on different sides, he didn't dislike Ace, but he still had to arrest him.

Supernovae are a rare species!

"Ahem!"

"Um?"

Loya looked up slightly and saw Lieutenant General Maynard sitting across from him at the coffee table, trying to get his attention. He handed him the newspaper.

With limited funds, I only bought one newspaper.

"Want to read the newspaper?"

"Thank you, I'll look at it later."

Maynard hesitated for a moment, then deliberately lowered his voice and asked, "Brother Loya, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"Okay, go ahead."

Loya put down his newspaper and made a listening gesture.

That's right.

Somewhat embarrassed, Maynard asked, "I noticed the Marines in G-5 seem to listen to you a lot, so I wanted to ask how you manage that?"

He still can't understand why, even though he is a lieutenant general and the commander of G-5 base, the marines of G-5 don't listen to him, but instead listen to a major general from another branch.

This is unreasonable!

Even if Loya is familiar with G-5, Loya was only a colonel before, so there's no reason for him to take Loya's orders.

But what's the situation now?

Why did he feel that in the hearts of the G-5 branch marines, Loya was the base commander, while he had become nothing more than a mascot?

He can't even feel his presence anymore!

"Oh, this is actually very simple."

Loya shook his head and smiled, pointing at the noisy marines below: "Whoever disobeys you, beat them up badly, beat them to death!"

"this one?"

Maynard was a bit slow-witted.

What kind of disciplinary model is this? Even if you want to punish marines, it should be something like extra training or putting them in a dark room.

Beating people up indiscriminately is against military regulations.

Loya didn't mind telling Maynard how to get along with the G-5 branch, since they weren't exactly his rivals.

This upright lieutenant general could not stay in G-5; staying there would only be torture for him.

Moreover, Loya also wanted someone to share the workload with him, as he couldn't stay in the branch office drinking tea and reading newspapers all the time.

"Beating people up is just the first step, it's to show your strength. Next, just satisfy the demands of those idiots, and they'll naturally listen to you."

"What are your needs?"

Maynard perked up and quickly pressed for more information.

Loya shrugged.

"Let them have fun."

"."

Maynard was speechless.

long silence.

"Isn't this just hurting them!"

"Maybe."

Loya picked up his coffee and casually crossed his legs: "If you want to get along with them, you first have to adapt to their pace. If you can't even do that, it's better to just ignore them."

"."

Maynard thought for a long time.

He had previously had trouble with those who were thorns in his side, and it was a real headache for him. If he wanted to reform them, he couldn't treat them the same way he treated ordinary marines.

He's the base commander, how can he easily abandon his subordinates!

"I'll give it a try!"

"Okay, best of luck."

Loya watched Maynard leave, shaking his head helplessly. The lieutenant general still held onto hope for G-5.

pity.

This is actually the same as being a teacher. Anyone can teach good students, but there will always be some bad students in the class who are difficult to manage.

Getting them to turn over a new leaf requires ten or even a hundred times more time and effort than dealing with good students, and it might not even work.

A classic case of putting in a lot of effort for no reward.

It is gratifying that the marines of the G-5 branch are not entirely useless; at least in terms of combat effectiveness, they are quite excellent.

You can't be a troublemaker without some skills.

Loya continued flipping through the newspaper. In this world where information is often delayed, newspapers are an important reference for understanding world events.

"Lu Yun, keep a close eye on the Spade Pirates' movements. I need to know when they'll arrive in the New World!"

"clear."

Ten minutes later, chaos erupted on the training field.

"Lieutenant General Maynard has been defeated!"

They heard a commotion outside, along with what sounded like Maynard being defeated.

Loya was a little confused.

What happened?

He died before achieving his goal?

Uncle Maynard, I sent you to demonstrate your strength, not to embarrass yourself.

Besides him, there shouldn't be anyone in the base who could defeat Maynard. After all, he's a lieutenant general at headquarters; his strength can't be too weak.

Loya went to the window.

Inside the training area, Maynard lay on the ground, clutching his arm, which was bent at a 90-degree angle, his face contorted in pain.

Beside him, Bartolomeo proudly raised his fists, striking a victorious pose, which earned him cheers from his friends.

Loya was speechless.

Why did they have to fight Barto? Although Barto's basic combat strength is very poor, his abilities are extremely strong. Without intelligence, he could easily be killed on the first encounter.

Now, the last shred of vice admiral prestige that the Marines still held for him has completely collapsed.

(End of this chapter)