From Admiral to Gotei Thirteen

Listening to Smoker talking to himself, but full of emotion.

Both Jinbe and Hancock looked at this man with complicated eyes, he was really too difficult.

Also really admirable.

At this moment, Sakaski and Diarmuid also came together to greet them in person.

When Sakalski and Diarmuid approached, they happened to hear Smoker talking to himself, and also saw his crying and laughing embarrassment.

Even the iron-blooded and ruthless hawkish naval boss.Sakaski's expression was also a little touched, and his originally relaxed steps became heavy. Looking at Smog's slightly unfamiliar appearance, he felt very emotional.

He hadn't seen Smoker very much, but he had heard about Smoker and met him a few times when he was the chief officer in the officer training camp. At that time, Sakaski still felt that this junior, Will become a new star of the navy in the future.

Because Smoker really seemed to have a promising future at the time. He joined the navy with his own natural ability, with justice in his heart, firm will, and extraordinary talent, otherwise he would not be the chief.

There's nothing wrong with it other than a bit of a thorny personality.

As his chief, he is a resource when he comes out. His seniors and seniors are all naval bosses. They belong to serious professional backgrounds and are pure own people. of.

At this time, everyone's opinion of Smoker.

Sakalski is no exception.

Of course, Diarmuid knew that this guy was really trying to die. He worked from the headquarters to the East China Sea. After more than ten years, his official position was promoted and declined. It's mixed up. .  …Ask for flowers.

Since he has been fishing in the East China Sea, his strength has also collapsed to a certain extent.

In the end, even Virgo couldn't do it, and he was ashamed of the title of '02 Officer Training Camp Chief'.

But the rest of the people don't know, and the rest of the people will only see that a young man who was supposed to shine in the Navy Headquarters, shouldering a dark mission, wandered in this dangerous sea for 15 years, and finally completed his mission.

How can this be disrespectful?

Vaguely, it seemed that he was infected by Smoker's vented emotions, and a teardrop hung from the corner of Sakaski's cold old man.

At this time, Diarmuid also looked at this man who was crying and laughing, as if he was crazy.

For a moment, it seemed to be back to 15 years ago, when in Mr. Zefa's office, he tricked Smoker to go out as an undercover agent.

At that time, Smoker was high-spirited, and he was the bully of the military academy... I still used the aggressive method, and the young man who was stimulated took over the important task.

In the blink of an eye, 15 years have passed.

That young boy who once looked a little immature has become a big man who is powerful and powerful.

... 0 may have many things that are right and wrong, but he has never forgotten that he is a navy.

"Smog... Lieutenant General." Diarmuid called out.

Smoker's mood also gradually stabilized, he looked at Diarmuid not far away, with a smile on his face, stood at attention on the spot, and saluted: "Yes, General Diarmuid! Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters. Smoker, report to you!" With a straight back and a standard military salute, the sound of "report to you" was held in Smoker's heart for a long time. Today, he was finally able to yell out in a grandiose manner. .

"Hahahahaha, good, good! Welcome back, Lieutenant General Smoker!" Diarmuid also said with a big smile.

Smoker raised his hand to wipe his tears, walked over with a smile, saluted General Sakalski again, and then said uneasy: "It really doesn't take another three years?" Hahahaha, there is really no need, unless you want to be the Pirate King?" Diarmuid said jokingly.

Smoker completely let go of that tone in his heart, and then waved his hand and said: "No, no, what One Piece, in my eyes, is not as happy as a captain of the navy. Over the years, I often think of the days in Marineford. I always feel that the time in the military academy was the happiest time in my life... I wouldn’t trade it for anything, not even One Piece.”

Smoker's firm will to the navy is absolutely rare in the world.

Hearing what he said, Diarmuid was also satisfied in his heart, and at the same time felt somewhat guilty.

"Back then, I wanted to say something to you, Smoker. Now, it's finally time to say it..." Diarmuid said with a smile.Smoker also smiled, and then said: "Please teach me, General."

"I can't talk about teaching. You are an excellent navy, a very, very excellent navy. I am a little ashamed, so I have nothing to teach you, but I still have to say this sentence. It is both my guilt and mine. Blessings..." Diarmuid waved his hand, and before Smoker could speak, he looked into Smoker's eyes softly and seriously, and said, "May you go out of half your life and return as a teenager, Smoker .”

I don't know if it's an illusion. After Diarmuid finished speaking, he looked at Smog's resolute appearance. His figure seemed to be the same as that rebellious navy thorn head 15 years ago. Young man, overlapped. …That year, he was 16 years old, and this year, he was 31 years old.

Really walked out of half my life.  …earth.

Chapter 455 Haiyuan Calendar At the beginning of 1517, I enjoyed the snow with my friend Sakaski.

With Diarmuid's power, promotion to lieutenant general is not a problem at all. He had already promoted Smoker's file to lieutenant general in Malingford a long time ago, not only Smoker, but even, Hancock is all the same.

However, alternate generals are not allowed, as only marshals can be formally appointed.

If Diarmuid couldn't come up, he got Smoker an alternate general.

However, he would not treat these things that he promised to go out as unspoken, he had already sent the relevant applications up, and he just waited for the Marshal to sign and it would be over.

On the side of the Marshal of the Warring States Period, Diarmuid also got through with him, and it was impossible to embarrass such a thing.

Smoker also has a backer now. He is a student of Zefa and backed by Diarmuid. He is Diarmuid's direct descendant.

Judging from Smoker's current situation, there is no problem at all.

At the beginning, Smoker and the navy teamed up to trap the other four queens.

There are rumors in the sea that Smoker is a member of the navy, and all this is a trap or something.

It's just that this is just a rumor after all, but the Navy neither admitted nor denied it.

Many admirals in the navy also had some guesses in their hearts, thinking that it might be true.

And the high-ranking generals of the navy, whoever knows the plan of His Majesty Qiwuhai, knows that Smoker is one of his own.

Now that Smoker has staged a "Return of the King", his prestige in the navy is still no problem.

If you want credit, you have merit, if you have to work hard, you have to work hard. After 15 years of experience as a thief, you have become the solid and unshakable qualifications of the Navy Headquarters.

No one said anything about promoting him to "[-]".

In addition to these qualifications, Smoker's strength is also qualified, maybe not as good as Sakaski and others for the time being, but there is still room for growth, and it is not too bad.

It is estimated that the general is not enough, and the general alternate is completely fine.

So on the second day when Smoker, Hancock, and Jinbe arrived.

Diarmuid announced to many generals at G-1 that Smoker was temporarily in charge of G-1 defense and was fully responsible for the New World Navy defense line.

Sakaski, the hawkish boss, also directly chose to support Smoker as the leader.

Five lieutenant generals including Jinbe, Hancock, Virgo, Ghost Spider, and Dalmesia assist Smoker in leading the New World Navy affairs.

There is also a reason for this.

Speaking of the experience of commanding large-scale battles, in fact, Jinbei, Hancock, Virgo, Ghost Spider, Dalmesia and others do not have very rich experience.

It's not that they haven't fought a war, but that they haven't led such a large-scale war alone.

It's also normal. Originally, according to the navy's system, in this kind of battle situation, no matter what, it must be an alternate general to lead the overall situation.

The remaining lieutenant generals are in charge of local warfare.

It is also slowly experienced, and when there is a chance, it is possible to command a war of this scale.

Before that, they didn't have this kind of opportunity. Generally, this kind of situation happened. Big guys like , big staff, etc. will all appear.

Don't blame anything else, just blame the navy for having too many capable people.

There are advantages and disadvantages, and it is true that to a certain extent, it has suppressed the opportunities for lieutenant generals with real power from all walks of life to participate in such a large-scale command.

So they don't have a lot of experience with that.

But Smoker is different. He was a member of the Four Emperors in the New World, and in the previous large-scale battles, Smoker was the commander. For example, he teamed up with Whitebeard to fight Charlotte.Lingling and Kaido.

Diarmuid and the others just wandered around on the boat, and then went to fight.

Among them, the deployment of the war, the mobilization of the army, etc., were all handled by Smoker alone.

So, 15 years of experience is not a joke.

But it can't be said that he is particularly proficient. After all, he was in command of pirates before, and now he is in command of the navy, so he left some lieutenant generals to assist him.

In this way, the combination of the two should not cause any problems.

Smog also knew that this was the wish of the two generals, Diarmuid and Sakaski, who were pushing him to the top position.

After all, although he has been an undercover agent for 15 years and has made great contributions, he still lacks an opportunity to truly establish his status in the navy.

As soon as he came back, the opportunity came.

The two generals, Diarmuid and Sakaski, fully supported him, and they were very happy.

Since Sakaski arrived in New World a few months ago, the New World naval defense line has entered a state of combat readiness.

Therefore, all related matters such as the level of intelligence confidentiality have been adjusted to the highest level.

Sakaski is very ruthless in his work. The hawks are not only external, but also internal to a certain extent.

So the intelligence blockade is doing pretty well.

Diarmuid has been here for so many days, and the outside world doesn't know that he is here. They thought he was having a meeting on Marie Gioia.

Smoker and others took over the defense of G-1, so it is naturally impossible for such important information about the change of generals to be leaked out.

To the outside world, the New World Navy is still in a state of standing still, and it seems that they have to wait for the people on Mary Joya's side to straighten everything out before responding.

As everyone knows, major changes have taken place within the New World Navy.

This is also normal. In fact, most people, even strategic experts from various countries, and those insightful experts from the private sector, feel that the navy is very correct in doing so.

Because it's safe to do so.

As long as the matter on Marie Gioia's side is settled, the navy will be able to carry the general trend and crush the entire New World with dignity.

This is the kingly way, stable, and has a very high winning rate.

Therefore, the New World Navy stood still and did not respond, which did not make people feel strange, but took it for granted.

Smog was arranged to take over the defense here, and then Sakaski and Diarmuid guided him for a few days, letting him get started quickly.

The time also quietly came to the beginning of 1517 in the Haiyuan calendar.

After all, another year passed.

Over a certain sea area in the New World, on a small naval assault ship, Diarmuid and Sakaski were sitting on the deck without even a stool, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

The assault ship is not big, with more than 20 navies responsible for normal operations, and the rest do not have any redundant troops.

There is some snow in the sky, which means that Diarmuid and the others have entered the climate environment of Winter Island.

The whole ship was shrouded in Diarmuid's gravity ability, so it flew in the sky very smoothly, but because it was a bit high, it looked colder.

Sakalski doesn't care, he is a magma man, and it is impossible for him to be afraid of the cold.

Diarmuid is strong and strong, and he has long since survived the cold and heat.

But no one is serious about this matter, so it seems that Diarmuid and Sakaski are sitting cross-legged on the deck, with some snow around them, and the clothes of the two have also changed into winter clothes.

He was wearing a fur cloak and a mink cap on his head. What was extremely incongruous was that under the cloak was short sleeves, and the trousers were very thin and not bulky.

It was as if Diarmuid was dressed like this to look like he was spending the winter, but it was actually useless.

However, Diarmuid has a good air, and he is handsome, not the kind of feminine and handsome, but the kind of handsome, just like the handsomeness of Zhao Yun and Ma Chao in some games in the previous life.

Heroic!

So this nondescript winter clothes actually made Diarmuid wear a different kind of chic, quite like a hero of the Northland, and even more heroic.

Sakalski is similar, he is actually not ugly, he has a burly figure, a tough appearance, and he is also wearing a half-tongue winter suit, and he looks quite stylish.

The two sat cross-legged, less than one meter apart. There were some food and drinks on the deck in front of them. Under the bitter cold, there was still some white smoke and heat.Taking a sip from the wine bowl, Diarmuid smacked his lips and said, "The wine is cold."

Sakaski held a kebab in his hand and was chewing. After hearing what Diarmuid said, he casually raised his hand and grabbed the wine bottle on the side. After the white smoke passed over his hand, he said, "Okay , I think you invited me here to enjoy the snow scene, I'm afraid it's because of the old man's ability, and you want me to warm the bar for you?"

"Hahahaha, so I take Kuzan with me when I go out in summer, and I take you with me when I go out in winter. You can drink cold drinks and warm wine at the same time." Diarmuid laughed.

Sakaski didn't care about Diarmuid's shameless behavior of using him as a 'heater'...

After swallowing the barbecue in his mouth, he picked up the wine glass and watched a snowflake falling into the wine bowl, which disappeared in an instant, with a slightly emotional expression on his face, then he raised the wine bowl and signaled to Diarmuid one time.

Diarmuid didn't put on airs either, the two were good friends and staunch comrades in arms.

So he also took the wine bowl and touched Sakaski.

"Happy New Year," Sakalski said suddenly.

That's right, today is January 1517, 1 in the lunar calendar.

This world composed of oceans and islands has diverse and prosperous cultures. I heard that there are Spring Festivals in the Country of Flowers.

Anyway, the islands of different countries, and even countries, have different standards for "New Year".

But generally speaking, January [-]st is widely recognized as 'New Year'.

Diarmuid didn't intend to change these either, just do as the Romans do.