Zefa watched Sakazuki with a serious expression, and Sakazuki said,
"I heard Sort seems to have fallen in love."
Instead of directly answering, Sakazuki shifted the topic to Sort.
Zefa also revealed a smile:
"Ah—"
"That brat has grown up too."
"I don't need to worry about him anymore."
"Give the order, Sakazuki."
"My students are dying on the front lines, how can I possibly stay peacefully in the rear?"
Sakazuki sighed inwardly and nodded:
"Then let's go to Cake Island."
"Recently, due to the division of forces, Charlotte Linlin's counterattack intensity has been very high."
"The soldiers in the middle and lower ranks are somewhat unable to hold on."
"That is where the grand battle to encircle the pirates in the future will take place."
"It cannot be lost."
"You should go there."
Saying that, he signed a transfer order and handed it to Zefa.
Zefa's lips curled slightly. He took the order and said with unusual firmness:
"Don't worry."
"With me here, I will definitely not let those pirates counterattack."
Without waiting for Morris, he turned and walked out of the Fleet Admiral's office.
The room was silent for a moment.
Long after Zefa disappeared, Sakazuki looked at Morris:
"You want the most dangerous position too?"
Morris rolled his eyes:
"Forget it."
"I still want to hug my grandchildren."
"Just arrange me in the middle or rear."
After saying that, he fell silent for a moment and walked to the parapet outside the office, looking at the small black dots walking towards the port in the distance.
Sakazuki also walked over and stood beside Morris, watching Zefa's figure.
Morris sighed softly:
"This guy has had a death wish for a long time."
"He still hasn't moved on..."
His wife was brutally murdered by pirates, and only their child survived.
Over the years, Zefa's focus had been on Sort. Now that Sort had grown up and could stand on his own, he no longer needed Zefa's protection...
Unlike in the original story where his wife and child both died, completely cutting off his thoughts and focusing on the future of the Navy.
Now, Zefa's focus was on Sort. Once Sort grew up, he suddenly felt empty.
Zefa, who still had familial affection, couldn't help but think of his wife when he was alone...
Sakazuki mentioned Sort earlier because he wanted to use family ties to keep him. After all, Sort had a girlfriend, and perhaps he could see his grandson being born.
But it was clearly ineffective.
"Perhaps dying in battle is the best release for him."
"He can finally go down and tell Dalia about Sort's life..."
Sakazuki did not speak. He stepped forward slightly, resting his hand on the parapet, and looked at the world:
"Soon..."
"Soon..."
All the darkness in this world was about to be extinguished.
A complete cleansing...
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New World, Egghead Island.
Inside the secret research institute above the clouds.
*Swish—*
Carol's figure suddenly appeared.
After greeting the several Vegapunk clones in the laboratory, he went to find Vegapunk.
In another laboratory.
Vegapunk was conducting experiments on Devil Fruit replication.
The tabletop was covered with a pile of strangely shaped Devil Fruits of all types.
The laboratory door suddenly opened.
Vegapunk turned around and smiled:
"Carol."
"Is there something you need?"
Carol held three books and waved them:
"Nothing much."
"I'm here to check on the carrier cultivation progress of the Kin Kin no Mi."
"And also to upload these three books into your cloud database."
"Additionally, get some bound devices and copy the content into them. They will be distributed to the naval branches in the Four Seas."
Vegapunk's interest was piqued:
"Oh?"
"What books are they?"
He took the three books handed by Carol with great interest.
Carol smiled:
"These were written by former Marine Admiral Zefa and Lieutenant General Morris, the principal of the Marine Headquarters Academy."
"There are some annotations from Fleet Admiral Sakazuki."
Vegapunk gasped:
"Hiss—"
Putting aside everything else, these three people alone represented the value of these three books.
Marine Headquarters Chief Instructor, Marine Headquarters Academy Principal, and the current Marine Fleet Admiral Sakazuki—what a concept. These would be god-tier books if leaked.
After a cursory flip, Vegapunk's expression immediately became serious.
The content within was incredibly easy to understand, with a complete table of contents, covering common illnesses and ailments, survival methods during disasters, and concise recruit training methods.
It could be said that as long as one could read, they could train a qualified all-around recruit in the shortest possible time.
Vegapunk said solemnly:
"Are these books going to be disseminated?"
Logically speaking, dissemination would be the best, but once disseminated, they would inevitably fall into the hands of other factions.
This was not a good thing for the Marines.
Carol nodded:
"That's right."
"Upload the complete version to Egghead Island's cloud database."
"The small devices that have these books' content recorded will be distributed to the various Marine branches."
He paused and slowly said:
"At the same time, a condensed version will be circulated to the world."
"In preparation for the disasters after the grand battle."
"The Navy's strength cannot cover the entire world, so the people must be able to save themselves to the greatest extent possible..."
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The next day.
The content of these three books, along with newspapers, spread to every island except the New World.
Countless printing factories began printing the condensed versions of these three books, even selling them freely to both the World Government and the Revolutionary Army without reservation.
South Blue, Revolutionary Army Headquarters.
In the large conference room.
The names of the three books appeared on the projected screen.
"Maritime Emergency First Aid Manual," "Maritime Survival Guide," "New Recruit Military Training Manual."
Dragon's expression was serious:
"Have you all read them?"
"Share your thoughts on these books."
The heads of the various Revolutionary Army departments below looked at each other. One of them said with a solemn expression:
"I suggest we, like the Navy, mass-produce and print them, and distribute them worldwide."
"Although we don't know the Navy's purpose, the content in these books is truly excellent."
This was the first time a systematic training tutorial had appeared on the seas, and it was extremely practical and universal.
It covered first aid, survival, recruit training, and military deployment.
To put it bluntly, Zefa and Morris, who wrote the books, along with the annotations from the current Marine Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, these were books written by military gods...
They could greatly improve the survival ability and combat effectiveness of Revolutionary Army soldiers.
They were not so arrogant as to belittle the books written by these three, unless they were out of their minds...