From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

"That's not the case, but the general asked me to buy platinum and lead..." Smoker looked at Spandine strangely. What was going on?

Spandine was also confused. What was the purpose of buying platinum and lead?

However, although both of them were confused, Smoker and Spandine did not delay anything. They just followed the general's orders and did not care about other things.

At the end of the 1507th year of the Sea Circle Calendar, Sakaski was officially promoted to Admiral at Marineford, codenamed Akainu.

With Sakaski taking up the position of admiral, the issue of Diarmuid's code name, which had been shelved for several years, was mentioned again by the Navy. It seems that the Navy intends to standardize the code names of the Navy Admirals.

Before this, there was no standard code name for the navy admirals. For example, the Warring States Admiral was the Wise General, the Buddha's Warring States, and so on.

Admiral Zefa, that is Black Arm Zefa or something.

Diarmuid, the fierce tiger or something.

In fact, when Diarmait took office, there was already a proposal for a code name, but it was later shelved.

After Sakaski took office, the matter was brought up again, and he soon received the codename 'Akainu'.

Marshal Cyborg intended to reassign code names to the two generals, Zhan Guo and Diarmait, but Zhan Guo immediately said that he did not need it and that Diarmait should be assigned to the new code name first.

Diarmait didn't care much about these things. Just like before, he let them discuss it themselves. After they had discussed it, he would just choose one.

At the beginning of the year 1508 of the Sea Circle Calendar, Smoker, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and Doflamingo, Don Quixote of the North Sea, collaborated to secretly acquire platinum and lead on a large scale.

At the same time, Admiral Sengoku and Marshal Cyborg proposed in Marijoa to release the fish-men and mermaid slaves on Marijoa in order to ease relations with the Fish-Man Island under the deep sea.

However, the World Government rejected this proposal.

At the same time, Admiral Rodriguez Diarmuid set out from Marineford and headed for the Sabaody Archipelago. He wiped out the slave trade there in one fell swoop, freeing a large number of captured innocent slaves. He then led a group of murloc and mermaid slaves from the Sabaody Archipelago to Fish-Man Island.

That same year, Crocodile became the fourth of the Shichibukai, following White Hunter Smoker, Tyrant Bartholomew Kuma, and Hawkeye Dracule Mihawk.

For a moment, the sea was turbulent, and the originally turbulent situation became increasingly strange.

At this time, 10,000 meters deep in the sea, on the Fishman Island under the Red Soil Continent.

Diarmait's warships slowly docked at the port of Coral Hill.

Speaking of which, this was Diarmait's first time to Fish-Man Island. After all, whether he had entered or exited the New World, or anything else, he had always gone through Marijoa, and he had even flown directly by himself many times.

Along the way, we were indeed a little worried about the shipwreck in the deep sea, but in the end we arrived at Fishman Island safely.

The Neptune royal family had naturally received the news that Admiral Diarmait would personally visit Fishman Island. Therefore, before Diarmait's arrival, they had already taken down the Whitebeard Pirates' flags flying on Fishman Island.

Are you kidding? If they still dare to openly hang the pirate flag on Fishman Island when Diarmait comes, they will be humiliating Diarmait, the admiral of the navy, to his face!

If they get angry and destroy your island, you will have nowhere to complain.

What's more, according to the news received during this period, Diarmait and other navy officers have a very friendly attitude towards Fish-Man Island. The navy even had some conflicts with the World Government because of this.

There's no reason to give Diarmait any displeasure.

As soon as he got off the warship, Diarmait saw the scene of Coral Hill. There were a large number of beautiful mermaid girls, who were rarely seen on the sea, everywhere.

Sure enough, these mermaid girls are naturally beautiful, and when they are young, they have no concept of ugliness.

Although the port was bustling, the mermaids and murlocs looked at Diarmait and his navy with expressions of fear and resentment.

The fear is the fear of their identity as a navy, while the resentment is the resentment towards their human race.

"General, have you ever been to Fishman Island before?" Tina asked quietly, standing beside Diarmait.

Diarmait shook his head and said, “I haven’t been here.”

"Hahaha, you are the same as me this time." Tina said happily.

Diarmait was too lazy to pay attention to this little girl whose brain was sometimes a little off, and looked at the group of people walking towards them.

The leader among them was tall, like a giant, but he was a male merman. Although he looked much younger than he had imagined, Diarmait still recognized him at a glance.

King of Fishman Island, Great Knight of the Sea. Neptune!

Next to Neptune, there was a mermaid with a very delicate figure. There was no doubt that this lady was Princess Otohime, one of the few people in Fish-Man Island who had good intentions towards the human society at sea.

Looking at the two figures, one big and one small, Diarmait's expression was a little strange.

How do you mermaids pass on your bloodline?

Don't they open their legs after reaching adulthood? So they should be born alive, right?

There should also be reproductive behavior similar to mammals, right?

So... how did you, the giant Neptune, manage to... not cause any loss of life or suffocate her to death?

How did Princess Otohime give birth to those giant children?

This also shows how deep the cultural gap between the two sides is. Even a high-ranking admiral like Diarmuid does not understand the culture and customs of Fishman Island.

What about the ordinary people on the sea?

They were all spreading rumors, saying that the people on Fishman Island would eat people and spread germs.

The more this happens, the more the mutual suspicion and fear between the two sides will deepen, further severing the relationship between the two sides.

Often, fear comes from the unknown.

But Diarmait certainly wasn't afraid of anything. Although he was full of doubts, he wasn't a fool like Luffy, who would just go up and ask someone if they wanted to poop or something.

When Neptune and Princess Otohime came to Diarmait's side, Diarmait put away the doubt on his face and said with a bright smile, "Your Majesty Neptune, Princess Otohime, nice to meet you."

"General Diarmait, nice to meet you. Welcome to Fishman Island." Neptune said with a smile.

Although he is now wary and hostile towards the humans on the sea, the navy has liberated some slaves from Fish-Man Island in the Sabaody Archipelago. At the same time, he denounced the World Government on Marijoa and showed considerable goodwill towards Fish-Man Island.

In addition, the navy is so powerful that even if Neptune has some ulterior motives, he dare not disrespect Diarmait.

On the contrary, Princess Otohime approached enthusiastically, grasping Diarmait's hand. "I often communicate with your Navy's Admiral, Mr. Cyborg, through Den Den Mushi and letters. I can sense your Navy's goodwill toward our Fish-Man Island. I also heard from Mr. Cyborg that these were all suggestions from Admiral Diarmait. Thank you so much for all these years. Without your Navy's help, I wouldn't have achieved anything on Fish-Man Island..."

Diarmait smiled and nodded, shaking Princess Otohime's arm. "I'm deeply ashamed. This is what the Navy and I are supposed to do. It's a shame, but Fishman Island joined the World Government two hundred years ago and became a member state. But until now, neither the World Government nor the Navy has been able to properly protect Fishman Island. This has caused Fishman Island to suffer so much hardship and injustice. I'm truly sorry."

After hearing what Diarmait said, Neptune, who was originally feeling a little awkward, also felt a little emotional, and his impression of Diarmait improved a lot.

The port was not a place to talk, so after welcoming the admiral Diarmait, Neptune and Princess Otohime took Diarmait and others and headed towards Ryugu Castle.

And it was during this time that Diarmait looked at a guard beside Neptune.

Fat Blue Man. Sea Knight. Jinbe (Li Nuo's)!

However, Jinbei had not yet become a pirate because of Fisher Tiger's incident. He was currently serving as the captain of the Ryugu Castle guards and was Neptune's personal bodyguard.

This guy's strength can be said to be powerful, and he is also one of the few moderate fishmen among the rude and violent fishmen who can suppress his nature.

One of Diarmait's main goals this time was to see if he could trick Jinbei into becoming a marine. …

Since Crocodile disrupted Diarmait's arrangements and arrangements for the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Diarmait was also making up for these shortcomings.

If Jinbe could have been allowed to serve as a navy officer before he became a pirate, then the things Fisher Tiger did in the future might have served as an opportunity for him to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea as a navy officer.

At that time, the Navy will have one more member among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and will be able to further adjust and maintain the relationship and interests with Fishman Island. It will not be a loss no matter how you think about it.

Jinbei is just a small figure now, and his status is far different from Diarmait, so he is also very confused. Why does this admiral of the navy always stare at him and smile?

Isn't this guy a pervert?

I am a man, and a fishman at that!

You don’t even let this go! ?

Are all humans so heavy-mouthed?

However, this was not the time to talk. Before entering the Dragon Palace, Diarmait smiled friendly at Jinbei, nodded, and then entered the Dragon Palace.

But in Jinbei's opinion, that so-called 'friendly' smile was quite disgusting.

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Chapter 224 Diarmuid: Don’t worry, I will take good care of Jinbe!

Sitting in the Dragon Palace, Diarmait was playing with a black pearl the size of a fist in his hand, and was amazed.

Sitting beside him were King Neptune and Princess Otohime. Jinbei was not loyal at all and completely disregarded Neptune's safety, standing far away on purpose.

“Pearls as big as fists…” Diarmait exclaimed.

Neptune smiled and thought to himself, you ignorant guy, this stuff is abundant in our Fishman Island, only you humans on the sea would regard this as a treasure.

"General, if you like, we in Dragon Palace City can give you a box when you return." Neptune said with a smile.

"A box?" Diarmait was stunned. He had been an admiral for so many years... no, it should be said that he had been a high-ranking naval officer for so many years, but this was the first time someone gave him a gift. Could this be considered a bribe?

However, after looking at the large pearl, Diarmait nodded seriously and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty Neptune."

After a brief pause, Diarmait asked again, "Is this kind of treasure common on Fishman Island?"

Neptune's expression changed slightly. How should I answer your question?

If I say it's very normal, wouldn't it seem like I'm being rude?

But if I say it is precious, and our relationship gets better in the future, and we get to know each other better, and you discover the truth, how can I live my life?

Princess Otohime, on the other hand, smiled and said, "There are many pearls like this, but pearls this big are quite rare. My Fishman Island is different from the sea. Things that are not worth mentioning on the sea may be extremely precious here, and things that are common here may be extremely precious on the sea..."

Diarmait's eyes lit up with eagerness when he heard this. He hadn't paid attention to these things on Fish-Man Island before, but now he thought, if he could open up trade with Fish-Man Island, how much money would he make?

If he placed this fist-sized pearl in his hand on the open sea, wouldn't the nobles rush to snatch it?

However, the navy cannot do this by themselves. In the end, it still depends on the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Thinking of this, Diarmait looked at Jinbei in the distance again. If this thing could really be accomplished, Jinbei would join the navy and secretly become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Then, as a Seven Warlord of the Sea, he would start doing these businesses like Smoker did...

Doesn’t this open up another way for the Navy to make a lot of money?

As the general currently in charge of naval economy and development, Diarmuid was very excited when he thought of this.

The gaze towards Jinbei also grew heated. How could this be some blue fat guy? This was the navy's Kim Bailey!

Jinbei, who was far away, of course noticed Diarmait's gaze and felt a chill all over his body. Why did this guy's gaze look so perverted?

I'm standing so far away, why are you still staring at me?

I became more and more wary of Diarmait!

But soon, Diarmait withdrew his gaze, played with the black pearl, and after chatting for a few words, he got down to business.

"Many years ago, our navy has always wanted to work hard to improve the relationship between Fish-Man Island and the surface society, so when our navy heard about Princess Otohime's ambition, we quickly expressed our goodwill. Perhaps you two should have known not long ago that our navy's Marshal Steel and Admiral Sengoku once proposed to release the imprisoned Fish-Man Island residents in Marijoa, but unfortunately, this matter was rejected by Marijoa..." Diarmait said.

Neptune's eyes flashed with anger as he spoke, "This is why Fishman Island and the World Government don't get along. Even though we've been affiliated with the World Government for over two hundred years and have paid our Heavenly Gold every year, the World Government still treats Fishman Island as a marginalized place and doesn't take our people seriously. They've even captured Fishman Islanders as slaves. It's simply shameless! They themselves enacted a law abolishing slavery, yet they're trampling on it!"