Wang Zhi

"Oh, it's you guys!"

"I wasn't surprised it was you guys who were acting so arrogantly!"

"Luffy, how long do you plan to take to become an admiral? Twenty years? Or thirty years?"

A navy officer smiled and asked Luffy.

Since Kyle led Luffy and his crew on their first mission two years ago, the group has undertaken quite a few missions in the past two years.

After each period of training in Marineford, he would go out on missions to hone his skills.

And their names naturally spread throughout the entire Navy Headquarters.

All the navy personnel knew that a special unit had appeared in the navy at some point, and most of the people in the unit were child soldiers, but their strength was ridiculously powerful.

Even some generals were no match for them.

Although they are only major generals, it still demonstrates their strength and potential.

Therefore, after the many marines saw that these words came from Luffy and his crew, they no longer looked down on them.

If other ordinary naval personnel said this, they might retort that they are ignorant of their own limitations and have unrealistic ambitions.

But if it's Luffy and his crew, then without them saying anything, many of the Marines would think the same way.

They all believed that Luffy and his crew had the potential to become Marine Admirals.

After all, the performance was just too exaggerated.

After hearing their words, Luffy put his hands on his hips and spoke in a disdainful tone:

"Twenty years?? Are you kidding me?!"

"Within ten years at most, I will be able to become the new Admiral!!"

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Upon hearing this, the navy personnel were all stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter in unison.

"Hahaha..."

"No, Luffy, aren't you being a little too confident?"

"You want to become a Marine Admiral in ten years? If I remember correctly, you're only nine years old now, right? You want to become a Marine Admiral when you're nineteen in ten years??"

"You should know that Admiral Aokiji, who is currently on stage, only became an Admiral at the age of thirty-nine, and the youngest Admiral in naval history, former Admiral Zephyr, only became an Admiral at the age of thirty-eight!"

"I was just saying twenty years off the cuff, but I didn't expect you to be so confident, going straight to ten years, hahaha..."

Although they all believe Luffy has the potential to become a Marine Admiral, that will take time.

Twenty years later, Luffy will only be twenty-nine years old. They all think it's unrealistic for him to become a Marine Admiral at that age, let alone ten years later.

That's absolutely impossible!!

Seeing everyone laughing at him, Luffy became indignant, clenched his fist, and shouted:

"You guys just wait and see! In ten years, I'll definitely become a Marine Admiral, and you'll all be stunned!!"

"Ha ha ha ha!!!"

This remark drew another burst of laughter.

"Alright, alright, alright! We'll be waiting for you to become a Marine Admiral in ten years and leave us speechless!"

The people said this, but their tone was full of teasing, and they didn't take it to heart at all.

"Damn it, you guys actually don't believe me!"

Luffy was so angry he was jumping up and down. He secretly made up his mind that he would become a Marine Admiral in ten years and show these guys what real strength was.

After some time, the ceremony for awarding medals to generals came to an end as Aokiji finished his speech.

Sengoku took the Den Den Mushi and started talking again. After he finished speaking, the ceremony officially ended!

As the crowd in the square gradually dispersed, just as Kyle was about to go back to sleep, a voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Bru~ Bru~"

"Um?!"

Kyle pulled a Den Den Mushi from his pocket, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Why would Sengoku call him right after the ceremony?

Upon answering the phone, Zhan Guo's voice, carrying a hint of authority, immediately came through.

"Kyle, come here for a second, I need to talk to you about something!"

He hung up the phone without giving Kyle a chance to speak.

Kyle put the Den Den Mushi into his pocket, raising an eyebrow slightly.

Judging from the tone of Zhan Guo's voice, he sensed something was wrong. Had something serious happened?

Shaking his head, Kyle didn't think much of it. He flashed and transformed into purple lightning, instantly disappearing from the spot. He would find out what it was when he met Sengoku.

"Hey! What's Kyle doing?!"

Zoro asked curiously.

"I don't know him!"

Sanji responded from the side.

Zoro glanced at it.

Did I ask you?

"Are you looking for a beating, you algae-headed idiot??"

A vein bulged on Sanji's forehead.

"You think I'm afraid of you, you lecherous cook?!"

clang clang...

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In just a few breaths, Kyle arrived in front of Sengoku, looking at him with curiosity.

"Old man, what do you want with me?!"

Sengoku looked at Kyle, his tone carrying a hint of seriousness.

"Breaking news: the King and members of the royal family of the Kingdom of Hader have been kidnapped, and the World Government has requested that we send troops to rescue them!"

"Oh? Who kidnapped him? How dare they kidnap the king of a member state of the World Government!"

Kyle's tone carried a hint of curiosity.

"Wang Zhi!!"

Zhan Guo spoke slowly and deliberately, word by word.

Upon hearing this, Kyle's face immediately showed a hint of surprise, and he asked:

"That Wang Zhi from the Rocks Pirates?!"

Upon hearing this, Sengoku did not reply immediately, but instead gave Kyle a meaningful look.

Sure enough, his grandson knew a lot of things, even about Rocks, a man who was ordered by the World Government to be erased from history.

But the Warring States period was already used to these things, so he didn't ask any more questions and simply nodded.

"Yes, that's him! Wang Zhi, known as the patriarch of the pirates!"

Kyle fell silent, memories of Wang Zhi surging from the depths of his mind.

Thirty years ago, Wang Zhi was a key member of the Rocks Pirates, on par with Kaido and Big Mom in the crew. He was a top-tier powerhouse who could stand firm in that era of many powerful figures.

Later, when the Rocks Pirates collapsed during the God Valley Incident, he took the opportunity to occupy the easily defensible Beehive Island.

During the thirty years he occupied Beehive Island, Wang Zhi used his formidable strength to defeat countless challengers and firmly established himself as the master of this pirate island.

During this time, he also secretly colluded with the World Government to betray Shakky, thus consolidating his control over Beehive Island.

In the original story, his final fate was to be defeated by the deserter king, Blackbeard, and Law in the Rocky Harbor incident, and the Beehive Island, which he had ruled for so many years, was taken away by Blackbeard.

If Kyle remembers correctly, the king of the country involved in the Loki Harbor incident in the original story had a secret deal with Beehive Island, which was controlled by Wang Zhi.

But he wasn't sure if he was the king of this so-called Hader Kingdom. If he was, why would Wang Zhi arrest him?

Kyle was puzzled by this question, but the answers to these questions were currently unknown.

Kyle turned his gaze back to Sengoku and asked:

"So, old man, what's the purpose of you calling me here?"

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