The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

Luther smiled and then brought up another matter:

"Lieutenant General Sakazuki, do you know why I want you to be my personal CP0?"

"Please speak."

Sakazuki was clearly also curious about this issue.

As a member of the Navy, Luther had no choice but to comply if he wanted to do so.

But if Luther's ideas would trample on his justice, he would personally pierce the other's heart with his magma-like fist.

The navy is the platform for him to realize his ambitions, but he is not indispensable to the navy.

“I admire your past actions and the ‘thorough justice’ you have upheld.”

The so-called 'complete justice' is the justice of killing both the pirate and the civilians in order to kill the pirate when a pirate is mixed in with 100 civilians.

Extreme enough.

If Luther were an ordinary citizen, he would have rejected or even disliked him.

But he is a Celestial Dragon, and those in power would all appreciate Sakazuki's sense of justice.

Luther's gaze swept past the cable car window, looking out at the calm sea in the distance:

"A year ago, Roger ushered in the Great Pirate Era, bringing endless changes to the world and causing countless people to be displaced."

“I haven’t seen the data, but I imagine that in a few years, Roger will indirectly kill more people than we have killed by taking the Heavenly Gold.”

Heavenly Gold is the tax paid by the member states of the World Government to the government; simply put, it's tribute.

The high tributes certainly wouldn't make life too comfortable for the member states.

In reality, Luther didn't care how much chaos the pirates caused; he wasn't a compassionate person.

When tragedy strikes him, he will do whatever he can.

But when it comes to truly saving the world, he admits he's not that great.

However, this did not prevent him from creating a persona for himself to attract people to his side.

Luther smiled slightly, his voice carrying a hint of seriousness:

"Faced with the hellish era brought about by pirates, only a powerful blow can reshape the world. Sakazuki, I believe you are the one who can bring about change!"

Sakazuki didn't reply, but his eyes, hidden beneath the brim of his hat, flickered.

The only people in the cable car were him, Luther, and Dark, so Luther's words were most likely sincere and not just for show.

He never imagined that a Celestial Dragon he had just met would agree with his sense of justice.

Is that strange?

Luther smiled, seemingly unconcerned, and said:

"Whether you're a Celestial Dragon or an ordinary person, you're all human at heart. And you and I are the same kind of people."

"Your Highness, thank you for your recognition!"

Sakazuki's title this time was a bit more formal than before.

He is not a politically naive person.

Whether Luther was trying to win him over or genuinely thought so, it was a great thing for him.

The support of a Celestial Dragon clan leader means he will gain greater influence in the Navy.

He didn't care how much tangible benefit Luther could bring him; on the contrary, he cared more about how many naval units would be willing to accept his ideas if Luther did this.

The navy today has its own ideology, but it can be roughly divided into three factions.

The neutral faction is led by the current marshal, and Borsalino, who is also a candidate for general, belongs to this faction.

The doves are led by the hero Garp, and the admiral candidate Kuzan belongs to this faction.

The Eagles, led by General Sengoku, believed in the justice of ruling the world, and Sakazuki could be considered part of this faction.

However, compared to the justice of the Sengoku period, Sakazuki's ideas were more extreme, and he often clashed with the Sengoku period.

Luther's appearance might help him break this balance.

"No need to be so serious. I heard you have the strength of an admiral, which is the highest combat power in the navy. I'm really looking forward to seeing you take action later."

Facing the somewhat serious Sakazuki, Luther smiled and waved his hand, but there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

After some time of conversation, he also discovered that Sakazuki was a rather rigid person.

When discussing serious matters, the other party will not be careless at all, but when chatting casually, there is nothing to say.

And Dark, who was beside him, was clearly not a talkative person, which made Luther feel a little bored.

However, Luther smiled as he thought about the group of people he would be specifically requesting later.

The bubble cable car was fast, and Luther and his party soon transferred to Sakazuki's warship.

"salute!"

When Sakazuki returned to the warship, the marines who were there to greet him on the deck all knelt down on one knee and looked at Luther with a hint of fear.

Even the officers in the front row of the marines, wearing cloaks of 'justice', obediently knelt on one knee, curiously observing Luther, this extraordinary Celestial Dragon.

"Rise, gentlemen! We will be colleagues on this mission, so there is no need for us to bow to each other again when we meet on the ship."

Luther smiled and waved to the crowd. Sakazuki and Dark stood to his left and right, behind him with stern faces, like two gatekeepers.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The marines' orderly voices came from below, and they slowly stood up one by one.

The marines still harbored more fear than respect for the legendary Celestial Dragons.

"Let's go. Just follow Sakazuki's orders. I won't interfere too much."

After Luther gave the order, the warships quickly set sail, heading towards Ohara in the Western Sea.

After Sakazuki went to arrange the departure, Luther looked at the group of people in front of him with great interest.

The men in front of them were the naval officers in the first row. They were not officers under Sakazuki's command, but rather graduates of the naval elite training camp that Luther wanted.

There were only 21 people in total.

But each of these 21 people has the potential to become a general or colonel.

Upon graduating from the training camp, they were awarded at least the rank of lieutenant, with two of the monsters even being awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel.

“Gion, Kake, I don’t think I called you by the wrong name, do I?”

Looking at the man and woman in the center, Luther smiled and read out their names.

Chapter 5 A Small Gift

"Your Highness, I am Jiaji. Please feel free to give me any instructions!"

Jiaji has a sleazy appearance, and when he smiles, all his big teeth are exposed. Coupled with his short, fat, and sleazy expression, it makes you want to punch him.

“Your Highness, you have a very good memory. I am Gion.”

Gion is a tall, spirited woman with a Japanese-style hairstyle.

She had a great figure, only slightly shorter than Luther. Her 1.8-meter-long legs were long and fair, and due to long-term exercise, they were very elastic. The spider tattoo on her left thigh added to her charm. The peach-colored dress on her upper body could not completely cover her, revealing a large area of ​​snow-white skin and a deep cleavage.

"I've heard you're the strongest new recruits in this year's Navy, and some even say you have the potential to become admirals," Luther said with a smile.

"Hehe, not at all, I'm not that good!"

Jiaji scratched his head, but could not hide the smug look on his face.

However, Gion, with her woman's intuition, had a vague sense of unease.

“Then this time I’ll have two people protecting me. If you do well, I’ll recommend you to be my personal CP0s,” Luther said directly.

Both of them are future candidates for admiral in the navy, so it wouldn't be a loss to take them directly.

In fact, these two were his real targets.

Upon hearing this, Kake and Gion's smiles froze completely.

They didn't dislike Luther, but they also didn't want to leave the Navy and become his subordinates.

But they dared not object to Luther's demands.

Ultimately, they are nothing more than two newcomers with the potential to become great generals.

Such people will appear a few times every few years. Not everyone's potential can be realized, and not every monster can become a great general.

Most of them didn't even die at the hands of pirates, but were recruited by CP0 and became one of its members.

Or perhaps they were chosen by a Celestial Dragon family and became their retainers.

Gion and Kakei were simply following in the footsteps of their predecessors.

Luther ignored the two men whose expressions were changing and walked inside laughing.

He's a Celestial Dragon now, so he didn't think about considering their feelings.

Once people come to him, after a period of time of influence, they will eventually fall in love with him.

If no other Celestial Dragons interfered, it wouldn't be difficult for him to get these two.

But other Celestial Dragon families, and even the Five Elders, will not watch him develop.

If he were to ask for both of them, after some behind-the-scenes maneuvering, he estimated he would only be able to get one, or even none at all.

However, his direct mention of three powerful lieutenant generals and even future generals is tantamount to demolishing a house.

Even if he were to take over the entire elite training camp after all this commotion, it would only be opening a small window.

Satan would eventually acquiesce to something as trivial as wanting two promising rookies, especially after he displayed his Conqueror's Haki.

......

The voyage of warships at sea is undoubtedly tedious and boring.

Even though Luther was initially intrigued by seafaring, he lost interest after seeing the same scenery for several days.

Instead of looking at the sea, it's better to spend more time connecting with people in Gion.