Chapter 36: Training Request
Sea Circle Calendar 1516 · Grand Line rear section · G-5 branch · Main Tower General Campus
The morning light slanted down from the red-gold sky, penetrating the iron walls and illuminating the central tower of the G-5 branch.
The metal eagle emblem on the flag of the Rectification Army fluttered in the strong wind, as if the entire sea was silently reciting the oath of "rectification".
Outside the base, the fleet's triple blockade remains in place all year round, anti-submarine minenets are laid on the seabed, bridge guards change shifts every half hour, and the sounds of artillery and slashing are intertwined in the training ground.
The branch that used to be like a "Marine exile camp" has now become the sharpest and coldest iron fortress in the latter part of the Grand Line.
Today, the entire world government has tacitly accepted an unwritten consensus:
——Marineford is the beacon of world order, while G-5 is the executioner hiding in the shadows.
——The headquarters is the spokesperson for the law, while G-5 is the sword sharpened by justice itself.
In the three years since the establishment of the Rectification Banner, G-5 Branch has achieved the following:
Number of Pirates eliminated: 7448
Annihilate A-rank and above Pirates groups: 148
Killed the leader with a wanted value of over 100 million yuan: 48 people
Directly disrupted New World underground black market trading chains: 44
The most popular saying in the underground world today:
"If you want to ship goods via the Grand Line East, remember to pray that 'Xuanlin' doesn't get up today."
This "Xuanlin" is the code name of the current branch chief of G-5, Naval Headquarters Vice Admiral Rogge, in the dark world.
Some people have tried to hire bounty hunters, bounty assassins, and even the killer organization "Silent Thunder Group" to hunt down G-5 generals.
None of them were successful.
The most sensational incident was when the owner of the Dressrosa underground auction house, "Ferdinand", hired a total of thirteen submarines and five mercenary fleets to assassinate Rogge and his subordinates.
result--
The night before the operation, "Ferdinand" was struck by lightning and turned into charcoal. Its body was wrapped in an air cage and the lightning pattern had not yet disappeared. It quietly appeared on the steps at the entrance of Marineford headquarters.
It was accompanied by a single page written in a sloppy but sharp hand:
"Shut up."
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On the afternoon of Dressrosa, Doflamingo's roar made the crystal chandeliers in the palace rustle.
"That Black Kirin b*****d again!"
He clutched the returned smuggling list, and the String-String Fruit's power cut spider-web-like cracks in the marble floor.
Torrebol huddled in a corner, counting his snot bubbles: "Hehehe... This is the seventh time this week."
Doflamingo ripped up the Marine bulletin and suddenly turned to Diamanti with a sinister look. "What do you say...send Kaido some seastone?"
In the dead silence of the whole audience, Vergo's sunglasses slipped off - their young master was finally driven crazy by "Xuanlin".
G-5 Branch, Operations Tower, Main Building Office
The sea breeze blew into the upper floors of the building. Rogge stood by the window, with a thick table of combined military newspapers and global briefings in front of him.
The tea has gone cold, the uniform is straight, and the cloak is hanging quietly.
He was flipping through the latest copy of the Intelligence Department's "World Dynamics High-Confidence Briefing," with four lines in bold red on the cover:
The Red-Haired Shanks Four Emperors have completely solidified their position, and in recent years have expanded their territory to the borders of the Beastmasters and the edge of Big Mom's harbor.
The Shichibukai system is stable, and active members continue to maintain a neutral attitude and have not yet taken the initiative to challenge the rules.
Baroque Works suffered heavy losses, with its funding chain shattered by nearly 30% within a year, and its trading center was raided and shut down by the G-5.
[Illegal Pirate warship blueprints have appeared in the Franky House Shipyard of Water Seven City. The SSG is secretly investigating.]
Rogge was silent for a while, his eyes shifted from the teacup back to the table, and he chuckled barely perceptibly:
"Heh...you're really patient."
He had already lost count of how many times he had tripped Shichibukai.
Disrupting smuggling lines, money laundering routes, ship supply, bounty acquisition lines… even if only a little bit was cut off each time, they never fought back.
——It's not that I don't dare.
But they all knew that if they fought back, it would be the best reason to fire with justice.
Rogge sat down and unfolded another internal transfer order. The cover clearly stated:
G-5 Branch's Latest Officers and Officers Assignments - Sea Circle Calendar, Fourth Quarter 2016
Vice Admiral Rogge (G5 Base Director)
▪ Commodore Leiter (frontline combat commander)
Commodore Enel (Director of Mobility and Ranged Suppression)
▪ Lieutenant Colonel Trafalgar Law (Tactical Deployment Officer directly under the Command Section)
Major Ian (Combat Instructor / Melee Instructor)
▪ Major Binz (Assisting Control and Coordination of Plant Combat Corps)
Trafalgar Law is only 16 years old, but he has become the youngest lieutenant commander in the Marine. He is skilled in using Op-Op Fruit and his Haki has stabilized.
He is known as the "cold-faced military doctor" in the "Rectification" attack team, and is personally recognized by Leiter and Enel as the "third axe" of G-5.
Within the Marine Corps, he has been regarded by many officers and commanders as one of the next generation's "three general seeds."
In the outside world, he is the black mark of the underground pirate world - "The Third Claw of the Black Kirin".
Rogge collected his thoughts, closed the briefing, and prepared to stand up and walk into the inner hall.
[Dongdong.]
There were two clean and powerful knocks on the door.
"Come in."
Rogge didn't even raise his head, his eyes still fixed on the map on the intelligence desk, his tone as calm as usual.
As the door slowly opened, a chilling and solemn atmosphere entered the room.
Ain and Binz walked in wearing black and blue G-5 standard combat uniforms. Their shoulder straps clearly showed them as majors, and they looked tall and capable.
The two men stood at attention and saluted: "Rogge Vice Admiral!"
"Apply for an active expedition mission - Target: Flower Country."
Rogge then looked up, his eyes swept over the two of them, and his eyebrows raised slightly: "Flower Kingdom?"
He leaned back in his chair and tapped his knuckles.
"You have great ambitions. The old immortals in that place are no pushovers."
"We want to challenge the strong."
Ian's voice was calm, his back as strong as a sword.
"As long as you don't die, you can hone yourself."
Binz added with a smile, his hands still wearing the vine-control gloves, but there was no frivolity in his tone.
Rogge stared at the two of them and was silent for a few seconds.
After a long pause, he nodded gently, "You have indeed reached the stage where you can lead the team independently and implement high-pressure tactics."
"Approved to go. Bring three rectification ships, and deploy them independently."
"Just move forward, don't cause trouble. But——"
His eyes turned cold, "If you encounter Pirates, you can easily kill them."
Ain and Binz stood at attention and saluted, their eyes full of fire and fighting spirit: "Understood!"
As the door closed again, the footsteps of the two people gradually faded away.
And at this time——
Dada.
A low-frequency electric current oscillation sound passed by outside the window, and lightning flashed faintly.
A streak of lightning climbed along the iron frame and then a familiar flash of lightning condensed at the window.
Enel was wearing a formal military cape, his silver hair was untied, his feet were on thunderbolts, he was half leaning against the window frame, his eyes half-glancing, half-looking at the backs of the two people leaving.
"Those two brats dare to challenge the Qingjiao family now? They are getting bolder and bolder."
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and his earlobes made a "clicking" sound with low pressure.
Rogge raised his eyes slightly and met his gaze.
"Secret escort, long-range alert."
Rogge said calmly, "Don't interfere unless your life is at stake."
"I know." Enel shrugged.
Rogge remained silent, returning his gaze to the intelligence map, his voice as low as thunder:
"Justice... cannot simply be forced."
"It's about teaching the young seedlings to take root in the storm."
The next second——
Sizzle!!
Thunder exploded, and Enel turned into a streak of lightning and dissipated at the top of the tower. The arc of electricity turned into a shadow and rushed into the thick clouds.