Hearing that Skyler was so fast, several people looked at each other and knew what was going on. They were surprised but also quite satisfied with Skyler's completely undefended attitude.

After all, if Skyler hid it from them, there was actually nothing they could do, but Skyler openly admitted that he could stop the fight between the two generals.

Skyler saw the faces of several people and asked curiously: "So...is this matter so confirmed?"

Warring States nodded, but then shook his head and said: "I think about it again, the risk is still too great. If it is true as you said, it is indeed a huge opportunity for the navy, but we must also consider the consequences of failure."

"Grudge."

Skyler complained, and then stopped talking. Sengoku gnashed his teeth and wanted to teach Skyler a lesson, but... there was nothing he could do.

Skyler didn't participate much in the subsequent discussion because it sounded a bit complicated. It wasn't until he heard several people discussing his thoughts about retiring that Skyler had to speak:

"There are only five people in the room. You four want to retire. Do I have to cooperate with you?"

After Skyler finished speaking, a few people realized that they had just been chatting a little wildly, and they all started to think about organizing a group to travel after retirement. Warring States waved his hand, and then said:

"Since the discussion is almost over, let's adjourn the meeting. I'm treating you today. Of course, I have one thing to remind you."

With that said, Warring States looked around and said: "The content of today's meeting cannot be spread out, not even a few words. I am not targeting anyone! Skyler, do you understand?"

Skyler: "???!!!"

He agreed at this time and said: "Indeed, the content of today's meeting is too special. Even if people from the headquarters hear it, it may affect the implementation of the entire plan.

Therefore, for the sake of the Navy, the content of today’s meeting must not be leaked! I don’t mean to target anyone, Skyler, do you understand?”

Skyler: "???!!!"

Zefa also nodded and said: "As you two said, I also feel that this matter cannot be disclosed to outsiders. I am not targeting anyone. Skyler, do you understand?"

Skyler: "???!!!"

Garp: "Ah ha ha ha~ You're right! No one can tell what happened today. It's not directed at anyone. Skyler, do you understand?"

Skyler: "???!!!"

The aggrieved Skyler turned his grief and anger into appetite and gave Sengoku a good meal. However, in order to prevent the contents of this meeting from being leaked and not targeting anyone, Sengoku paid very readily.

After the meeting, Skyler also started his vacation in Marineland. Of course, the vacation was not a leisurely one, because the funeral was approaching.

This is the reason why Skyler did not go to the medical department to visit Garp and Sengoku before, because there was too much sadness there, but eventually this sadness will be sent away, and the funeral is a good occasion.

Malinfando is very large, but it is not enough to accommodate every heroic soul who died in the war. Their names are gathered on tombstones, and each tombstone is engraved with text, standing on the battlefield of Malinfando.

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In late August, white dew season, light rain weather.

One by one, the navy walked towards the new cemetery. They were not wearing any fancy clothes, even the cloaks of justice were covered with black sleeve bands.

Skyler also changed his outfit today, wearing a black formal suit and a cape with black sleeve bands. His long hair was all tied up now, meticulously.

It is impossible for people to be immersed in sorrow all the time, especially after a great victory, when the best time comes, so there is only one day when the navy is allowed to grieve.

A stone tablet with names engraved on all sides stands, with a small podium in the middle. As one of the speakers, Skyler prepared his own "speech" for the first time.

However, she stood solemnly next to the three generals at this time, looking at the names on the huge tombstones. They must be people with distinctive personalities, but at this time they were classified into various areas according to the alphabetical order of their last names.

There were also some names that Skyler knew, and even some generals. The names of these generals were not listed separately, but were grouped with the other victims.

All the navies participating in the war gathered together, and the number of people was extremely large, but the sound they made could not even be suppressed by the sound of raindrops falling on the ground, and even the people's breathing could be heard very clearly.

"Warring States, the time has come."

He said to Warring States. Warring States nodded and slowly walked up to the small podium. He held the speech card in his hand, looked at the card and everyone, and then said seriously:

"Today, we are gathered here to mourn our colleagues. Once again, I would like to express my condolences to you..."

Since the Warring States Period, Zefa, Garp, He and the three generals have all taken turns to give speeches, some remembering the past, some looking forward to the future, and some just talking about trivial matters. Even Kizaru rarely spoke seriously.

Soon, Kizaru walked down from the podium. Skyler took a deep breath, took off his sunglasses, put them in his pocket, and slowly walked to the podium.

When Kizaru came off the stage, he had already lowered the microphone, so Skyler barely had to adjust it.

Standing on the podium, Skyler looked back at the names on the tombstones, then turned around again, scanning the entire audience with his scarlet pupils, and then said:

"On the battlefield, they are fighting sailors. Here, they are just names, but... on this sea, each of them is someone, or even someone's entire world.

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It's a pity that I didn't get to know all of them. If there really is an underworld, maybe one day we can meet again, and then... we can become friends again.

They will fight for justice until death, and when we meet again in the future, I will proudly say to them that I have lived up to their faith and sacrifice.

For this reason, I will spend the rest of my life devoting myself to what they want and make this world what they long for."

After saying that, Skyler bowed, then turned around, bowed again, and then slowly walked off the small podium. There was no applause, but there was a response.

The Navy did not give much time to grieve. The day after the funeral, this huge organization began to operate as usual. It was not ruthless, but... the world was not as they expected.

Zefa's vacation has finally ended, and the return of the new recruits has made him busy again, because this batch of new recruits is expected to seamlessly enter the detachments of various generals when they graduate to fill the vacancies.

Even... it's not enough. After all, the navy has also lost a lot of combat power this time, and their abilities and functions cannot be filled by the same recruit.

Therefore, the Navy is even discussing other ways to fill the gaps in naval personnel, especially the middle-level and even high-level combat capabilities. If it is to be re-cultivated, it will be too slow.

At the same time, during this process, the voice of the new world's need for the navy also gradually became louder. After all, the revolutionary army can help some people, but not everyone, and it cannot help them all at the same time.

Therefore, the pirates' rampage has made the people in the Whitebeard Sea of ​​the New World urgently need a shelter. This is the opportunity that the Navy has been waiting for.

In October, at the graduation ceremony for new recruits, a group of new generals also appeared. Smoker and Tina, representatives of the "late bloomers" of the Mesozoic era, also became generals.

The Zhanye detachment has also completed its replenishment. Although it is difficult for these new faces to instantly adapt to the intensity of work that the Zhanye detachment is about to begin, but... there is no better choice.

Three months after the war, the Navy is finally ready to move towards the new world. Both in terms of personnel and public opinion, the Navy is ready.

"Lieutenant General Skyler!"

Crescent Harbor, just as the Zhanye detachment was about to set off, Smoker appeared and stopped Skyler who was about to board the ship. Skyler turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"

Smoker nodded and said: "Lieutenant General Skyler, I also want to go to the New World. But Lieutenant General He asked me... to hone in on the first half of the Great Channel for a while."

"Are you ready for the new world?"

Skyler looked at Smoker and asked. Smoker nodded firmly and said, "Yes, Lieutenant General Skyler, I am ready to go to the new world."

"Take your detachment and follow me."

Skyler nodded, no nonsense. Smoker was pleasantly surprised and asked with some confusion: "Lieutenant General Skyler, where is Lieutenant General He..."

"She will not refuse a naval general to go to the New World to enforce justice. Maybe she hasn't seen your determination yet. I will make it clear to her after departure."

After Skyler finished speaking, he jumped onto the warship. Smoker looked at Skyler's back, pondered for a while, smiled and nodded. He seemed to understand what kind of general the new world needed.

At ten o'clock at noon, a huge naval fleet gathered in the crescent bay of Marinefando, arranged in a wing shape with the Night Zhan detachment as the center.

Mesozoic generals such as Dauberman, Ghost Spider, Stoloberg, and new generation generals such as Ace and Luo all brought their respective detachments and gathered beside the Zhanye detachment warship.

Skyler looked at the large fleet that was fully prepared, came to the bow of the ship, drew his sword and pointed straight ahead, shouting: "Sail! Set sail!"

"Yes! Sir!"

Although there was no accompaniment from Brooke this time, the momentum of the more numerous Justice Division and the playing of Deuce, a pianist who was half a student of Brooke, kept the fleet's momentum and headed towards the new world.

In the headquarters building and the marshal's office, Sengoku and He looked at the large fleet that quickly sailed away from Marineland, with expressions of emotion on their faces. Sengoku smiled and said:

"When I first joined the Navy, I imagined this scene countless times. The naval fleet would enter the New World and dominate the waters of the New World. But... in those fantasies, I was always the one leading the team."

Although Sengoku was smiling, He could clearly hear the loneliness and regret in Sengoku's tone. After all, which navy wouldn't want to become Skyler now?

Those young navies may still have hope, after all, they are still young and still have hope, but...old guys like them don't have so much time and opportunities.

As they grow older, powerlessness is no longer a word, but a true portrayal of them. He shook his head and said softly: "At the very least, we have jointly contributed to the arrival of this era."

"Yes! Without us, how could these young people...sigh... As we get older, even bragging feels shameful."

Warring States shook his head, but He smiled and said: "If you really accept your old age, you don't have to think about dyeing your hair every day."

"Dyeing hair? Who dyed hair?!"

Warring States looked righteous in his words, but He pointed at his collar and said, "It seems you weren't very focused on dyeing your hair today."

Seeing that He was completely exposed, Warring States also laughed in embarrassment, but he quickly waved his hand and said: "Forget it, you and Garp have gray hair anyway, and I don't have to pretend to be young anymore.

I don’t know why that old guy Zefa’s hair color hasn’t changed at all. Could it be that he used some kind of hair dye that I can’t even tell?”

Seeing that Warring States was still so strong despite his age, Heye was extremely helpless and said: "Perhaps Zefa doesn't have any worries now. After all, the younger generation who changed this era were all trained by him.

Think about it, if you trained so many people who could change the world, would you think about it until your head turns gray? What's more, he is several years younger than us."

"That's right. It seems that I want to come to Zefa's house in person to thank Zefa. Speaking of which, I haven't been a guest at Zefa's home for many years."

Warring States said in agreement, but He rolled his eyes and said, "You still don't believe that his hair is natural, do you? Do you have to go to his house to look for hair dye?"

Warring States laughed when his scheme was exposed. It was true that he wanted to get together with his old friends, and it was also true that he wanted to see if that old guy Zefa had a special hair dye.

Warring States looked at He and said: "Why don't we make an appointment with Garp, let's go to Zefa's house tonight. Anyway, he just finished his teaching work, and that bastard Garp also delayed his departure to the new world."

Hearing this, He nodded and said, "That's fine, but he hasn't invited us to his home for so many years since that incident. I don't know if he still has it in his heart..."

"Just ask, if there is really one, we can also chat with him."

"Um."
To be continued...