New World, Garfield.
On the coast, groups of soldiers came down the stairs one after another. Many of the lucky survivors stepped on land, their feet became weak, and they knelt down and cried.
No one will look down upon them for this.
After receiving the emergency notification, just the photos sent by the phone bug sent chills to the soldiers and officers staying in Garfield, let alone their personal participation and a lucky escape.
"Medical team, there are serious injuries here!"
"Quickly, fix the leak in the cabin!"
"If you don't have the tools, go look for it in the palace. If you can't find it, ask the minister!"
The soldiers were busy cleaning up the aftermath, and there was a lot of noise in the port.
"Finally home… "
Looking at the familiar land, Ron's tense nerves relaxed and he breathed a sigh of relief.
A battle with Rayleigh is not as tiring as the rescue warship coming from behind!
In front of nature, human beings are really insignificant.
In order to escort these warships back, he and Kizaru almost died from exhaustion.
"General Kizaru, I'm going back to rest first."
Ron greeted Kizaru and quickly ran away under the latter's unkind gaze. Before, he didn't bother him because he couldn't let the warships sink. Now that he had his hands free, Ron didn't think he could compete with Kizaru.
"Smelly brat..."
Kizaru narrowed his eyes and watched him leave, tightening and loosening his fingers as he considered whether he should take action.
It is true that Ron waiting for an opportunity to attack was the best way to deal with it at that time. Kizaru believed that he would not dare to let Rayleigh take him on the road, but...
It’s frustrating!
Since when have all the great generals been reduced to the position of being used as cannon fodder to test the enemy's trump card
Even the five old stars don’t have the confidence!
However, Ron did not rest for long. The messenger came over while he was half asleep. He knocked on the door and immediately saluted: "Lieutenant General Canglong! The commander-in-chief orders you to rush to the conference room immediately!"
"So fast?!"
Ron was surprised. He and Kizaru relied on the advantage of the fruit to make quick exchanges. As a pure physical expert, Zero was only one hour slower than them.
But when he thought about how quickly Zero could arrive at the battlefield when the large army was still a hundred miles away, Ron was just surprised for a moment, then pulled the cloak on the hanger and immediately left the room.
The conference room was renovated from the hall where King Garfield once held banquets. There were doors at the front and back. When the soldiers at the door saw Ron approaching, they quickly raised their chests and raised their heads without squinting.
"Lieutenant General Canglong!"
"Well, thank you for your hard work."
A simple greeting made the two young navy soldiers blush with excitement, holding their guns and shouting in unison.
"For justice!"
“…”
Ron's mouth twitched to avoid the muzzle of the gun that almost hit his nostril, and he pushed open the conference room door.
"...The entire army suffered serious losses. This was my dereliction of duty!"
There was not much embarrassment on Bald Ling's body. He was still bright and white. The light reflected from his bald head blinded people's eyes. Neither Rayleigh nor Tsunami seemed to trouble him.
When Ron came in, he was holding a phone to admit his mistake to someone. When he saw him, he motioned and asked him to sit with a group of officers.
As a general candidate with a status second only to the three generals, Ron sat on Kizaru's left hand position despite Kizaru's gaze.
"This loss was not a crime of war, but the intelligence department failed to prepare a record, and the army was swallowed up by the tsunami."
"I have put the person involved in jail to wait for retribution."
An old and majestic strong voice came from the phone. He first expressed some relief, casually decided the life or death of an unknown big shot, and then said: "The rest of the matter will still be left to you. You must find the culprit. You must not Let the information leak out!”
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"
Paji…
After hanging up the phone, Bald Zero turned to look at the generals, considered his tone, and spoke slowly.
"We were fooled!"
One stone stirred up thousands of waves!
After Zero finished speaking, the conference room suddenly became noisy. Kizaru frowned slightly, as if he had thought of something.
"As expected!"
Ron murmured to himself, remembering the previous battle.
Even Kizaru didn't hear this soliloquy clearly, but Zero still noticed it. Hearing this, his eyes swept over majestically and asked: "Did Lieutenant General Canglong find anything?"
Seeing Zero speaking, the others all stopped talking. Then, whether they were senior government agents or navy officers, they all looked at Ron with admiration and gratitude.
They knew that before Commander Zero arrived, he and General Kizaru teamed up to hold back the right wrist of the legendary pirate and Pirate King, "Hades" Rayleigh.
And in the subsequent evacuation, he and General Kizaru showed miraculous power, opening a way out for the troops amidst the roaring waves.
If it weren't for them, it would be a good thing if one-third of the warship force came back alive this time.
"yes!"
Ron didn't pay attention to this trivial matter. Hearing this, his expression condensed and he stood up and gave a military salute.
"In the middle of the battle, I was thinking, why did Rayleigh anger General Kizaru repeatedly? This won't do him any good, right?"
"Later, it turned out that he was deliberately setting up a trap, trying to lure Kizaru to get closer and wait for an opportunity to attack!"
"But everything has a cause. If you just want to leave, there is no need to be so desperate. Thinking about it now, I'm afraid he was prepared to fight to the death from the beginning."
"Combined with the fact that we can easily lay out the plan and wait for him to appear, and there is a week-long blank time in between, I suspect that Rayleigh is simply a cover to attract our attention. He... or they, have a bigger conspiracy behind it!"
Hiss...!
The other officers gasped.
They didn't know the specific battle, but since Ron, the person involved, said so, and Kizaru nodded secretly, the facts could be imagined.
At first, they thought it was because they and others did a good job in intelligence work, leaving Rayleigh no chance to fish in troubled waters and had to fight to the death.
Now it seems…
This incident was a trap from the beginning!
Roger's vice-captain, "Pluto" Rayleigh, used himself as bait to gather them here.
Even Rayleigh is willing to use himself as bait, so the conspiracy behind it is still small
"Yes, that's why I want you to come over for a meeting now!"
Bald Zero nodded with satisfaction and said seriously.
Although Ron only discovered the problem from Rayleigh's performance in the middle of the battle, the opponent did not know that he had planned to fish for the big fish with a long-term goal at the beginning. He did not have any advantage in intelligence, so it was not easy to detect the problem.
At least Sengoku didn't have such a long-term vision at his age.
After waving his hand for Ron to sit down, Zero saw everyone holding their breaths waiting for him to speak and continued to explain.
"A group of thieves broke into the Mariejoia Government Headquarters building half an hour ago and stole a very important piece of information!"
"Because we focused on Raleigh and mobilized a large number of secret agents, the security of the Holy Land was sparse. By the time we discovered that things had been stolen, it was already too late."
"Find them, catch them, and get the information back!"
"This is our new mission!"
There is no explanation of what the data is, but there are only a few people that the Five Old Stars can take so seriously, let alone strong people like Rayleigh who are just throwing out bait.
Ron frowned silently, having a guess in his mind.
Ancient weapons!
This is a big deal!
Those who can become officers are all talented people, and they can think of everything Ron can think of.
The air seemed to be frozen, and there was no noise at all.
Seeing that everyone was silent, they looked humble for fear of being jealous. There was a hint of disdain in Zero's eyes, and he looked past Kizaru, who looked like he was listening to a book from heaven, and looked at Ron.
With this representative, the others followed him and turned their heads to look over.
"What did Lieutenant General Canglong think of again?"
"I don't know, maybe it's something big?"
"We are just here to make up the hard work. The real decision-makers still have to look at them."
Everyone was talking about it, and Zero said decisively: "Ron, what's the problem?"
"Difficult, difficult, difficult!"
Ron didn't notice Zero's change of address. This was something he had been wary of, and he didn't expect someone to beat him to it.
He first used three words to confirm the difficulty, and then said: "If there are no people with fruit abilities in the government who are good at tracking, it is certain that they will not be able to catch up."
"From the fact that they were able to cooperate with Lei Li to lure the tiger away from the mountain, it can be seen how thorough the plan is. The follow-up measures must be all available. How easy is it to arrest someone?"
"Yes, the government's first pursuit troops were ambushed by the enemy and suffered heavy losses. At the same time, the enemy took an underwater route, making subsequent pursuits almost impossible."
Zero revealed the disappointing news, eliciting gasps of surprise.
There are only one or two murlocs who are willing to serve the government and be reused. Just trying to arrest them is tantamount to wishful thinking.
Then he looked at Ron: "But the order of the Five Old Stars is absolute!"
"If there is no difficulty, you must do it; if there is difficulty, you must do it even more!"
"Speak your mind, Ron."
"There is no good solution for the moment. We were careless this time, so we can only stop the loss."
Ron didn't mind showing his value at this time. Being placed in the position of a general candidate meant that he was already a member of the decision-making team. He started to compete with Peach, Rabbit and Tea Dolphin. He would be abandoned if he was no longer valuable.
This is what everyone longs for in the sea.
Wealth, fame... power!
In the center of power, with a truly dazzling record, if Ron can't confidently and boldly show his value, then no one in the world is qualified.
He thought for a moment and continued.
"The only thing that is lost is the data, right? Then start with the data!"
"If it's related to iron ore, pay attention to the circulation of black and white minerals. If it's related to Devil Fruit, pay attention to the circulation of the fruit. If it's related to a certain island, block that island!"
"As long as the data cannot have an impact on reality, it can only exist on paper to minimize losses."
This almost makes it clear that it is an ancient weapon.
But no one thought it was strange, because everyone knew it.
"Very good, let's follow this plan! Everyone take action immediately and strengthen their defenses!"
Zero decided on a course of action and nodded decisively.
"yes!"