Gecko Moria's words caused Luo Chen to pause for a moment.
He waved his hand, using repulsion to lift the lids of the two coffins.
Inside the pitch-black coffins slept two corpses.
One was Whitebeard, his body covered in numerous scars with dried, coagulated blood.
The other was the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger.
Having been dead for twenty years, Roger's corpse had not rotted. It remained exactly as it was when he was alive.
His middle-aged face looked slightly weather-beaten, his black hair was thick, and he had an upturned handlebar mustache. His eyes were tightly closed, as if he were merely sleeping.
However, the scarlet captain's coat he wore had become tattered due to the erosion of time.
Luo Chen's pupils constricted slightly, revealing a trace of astonishment in his eyes.
It really was Gol D. Roger.
Good heavens, Gecko Moria had actually dug up the Pirate King who knew all the secrets.
He calmed himself slightly and covered the two coffins again.
"Kizaru, go to the prison and bring Perona here," Luo Chen ordered.
Kizaru suppressed the shock in his heart, nodded, and transformed into a beam of golden light, disappearing into the distance.
Gecko Moria frowned as he watched Kizaru's retreating figure, asking in confusion, "Why is Marine Admiral Kizaru here with you?"
Luo Chen smiled. "Why? You went to Mary Geoise; didn't you notice anything wrong?"
Gecko Moria frowned again.
Mary Geoise was indeed very strange. The defensive strength was extremely empty. No powerhouses appeared before or after Whitebeard's attack. Even after he stole the corpses and left, he wasn't detected by anyone.
Luo Chen did not hide it and smiled. "The World Government and the Marines have been defeated. The strong have already joined my command."
"How about it? Do you want to continue working for me? You can retain your position as a Warlord of the Sea."
This fellow, Gecko Moria, wasn't very strong, but he had a knack for grave robbing. Moreover, he was bold enough to venture into the depths of Mary Geoise.
Gecko Moria was shocked by the news of the World Government's defeat, but he still refused coldly.
"Don't joke around. You killed two of my subordinates. I haven't forgotten that."
Absalom and Hogback had died in the battle where Luo Chen destroyed the castle. Gecko Moria had always kept this in mind. If not for his lack of strength, he would certainly seek revenge on Luo Chen.
"As you wish. If you want to live, don't provoke me," Luo Chen said indifferently.
He couldn't be bothered to kill Gecko Moria. He was too weak; Luo Chen didn't even have the desire to strike. With his current strength and influence, destroying Gecko Moria was no different from crushing an ant.
Gecko Moria's expression was unsightly, but he didn't say much.
He naturally understood the gap between himself and Luo Chen. It was even larger than the gap between him and his other enemy, Kaido. The fact that a Marine Admiral had defected to Luo Chen was something Kaido could not compare to by a long shot.
Not long after, Kizaru flew back carrying the gothic-lolita-dressed girl, Perona.
Gecko Moria looked up and, seeing that Perona hadn't been mistreated, finally relaxed.
"Master Moria!" Perona shouted excitedly, tears instantly spilling from her eyes.
Staying in the prison for over a month, there wasn't a day she wasn't frightened. Who knew if Luo Chen would torture her? Fortunately, it was just a scare. She was given food on time every day and wasn't tortured.
Perona rushed to Gecko Moria's side, sobbing quietly to vent her grievances.
The two didn't stay long. After reuniting, they immediately boarded the boat they came in and left the Sea-Suppressing Star Hub.
Kizaru was still eyeing the two coffins on the ground.
Unsurprisingly, Whitebeard and Pirate King Gol D. Roger were also going to be revived in that miraculous way.
"With Gol D. Roger revived, everyone on the sea will go crazy," Kizaru sighed in his heart.
Pirate King Gol D. Roger had started the Great Pirate Era with a single sentence before his death. Countless people worshipped him, and just as many hated him. Moreover, Gol D. Roger knew the secret of Laugh Tale and had buried all the secret treasures there. Too many people wanted to know and obtain it all.
Luo Chen stored the two coffins into the Kamui dimension and headed toward the Heaven Meteor Pavilion.
"Go back and rest early. Put on your military uniform tomorrow morning and assemble outside the Heaven Meteor Pavilion."
"Understood." Kizaru nodded and flashed away.
Tomorrow morning, Luo Chen would face the world and start a live broadcast.
He would announce the formation of the new force and conscript troops from all over the world to prepare for the final crusade against the World Government.
Top powerhouses like him, Aokiji, and Monkey D. Garp would be reorganized into Luo Chen's newly formed army and would continue to serve as Admirals.
...
Early the next morning, outside the Heaven Meteor Pavilion.
The square white marble high platform, which had been destroyed by the aftershocks of the previous battle, had been rebuilt. The area was even more vast, enough to accommodate a gathering of ten thousand people.
At this moment, the high platform was crowded with people and dense shadows.
All combat personnel within Totto Land were gathered here.
Everyone wore white military uniforms. Regardless of gender, they were in the style of a suit with a long coat and trousers. The shirts were also white, worn with deep blue ties. Only a very small number of personnel wore white greatcoats over them.
At the very front of the high platform, there was a reviewing stand built from giant azure wood.
On the reviewing stand, stars were gathered.
A handsome young man with green hair tied in a short bun, Shimotsuki Ryuma. He had also changed into a pure white military uniform with a greatcoat draped over his shoulders. His epaulets were bright gold, making him look even more mighty and cold.
On his left and right were the former Fleet Admiral, Akainu, and the former Marine Admiral, Aokiji.
To Akainu's left was Douglas Bullet.
To Aokiji's right were Kizaru and Monkey D. Garp in that order.
The six of them wore uniform pure white military attire. Behind them were greatcoats with bright gold epaulets, embroidered with the words "Jinghai" (Pacifying Sea).
Below the reviewing stand, the gazes of ten thousand people converged on the front.
It was hard to conceal the astonishment in everyone's eyes.
The Fifth Emperor, Luo Chen's newly established "Jinghai Army," already had six Admirals present.
These six were all world-famous figures.
The world's greatest swordsman from hundreds of years ago, the Dragon Slaying Samurai, Shimotsuki Ryuma.
The original three Marine Admirals and the Marine Hero.
And the man known as the "Demon Heir," Douglas Bullet.
Earlier, news had leaked out.
The ranks of the Jinghai Army were not much different from the original Marines. The one with the highest authority was the Jinghai Army Fleet Admiral, Luo Chen. Below him were Admirals, Admiral Candidates, Vice Admirals, Rear Admirals...
And as far as they knew, there were a total of nine Admiral seats.
Three Admirals had yet to appear.
Everyone was curious about who the remaining three sacred figures were.
At the very front of the ten-thousand-man formation, Ryokugyu curled his lips and glanced annoyedly at his light yellow epaulets.
In the Jinghai Army, light yellow epaulets signified the rank of Admiral Candidate.
He hadn't been evaluated as an Admiral.
Because Luo Chen called him the "Disgrace of Admirals."
"Bastard, I came to the Jinghai Army only to be demoted," Ryokugyu cursed in his heart.
However, seeing Mr. Sakazuki on the reviewing stand with an equally indifferent face made him feel a little better.
Mr. Sakazuki was even more miserable than him. He had only been Fleet Admiral for a few days before being killed, not to mention he was now back to being just an Admiral.
Ryokugyu looked to his left and right.
Among the ranks of Admiral Candidates, besides him, there was Marco with the pineapple hairstyle.
The former Warlord of the Sea, Pirate Empress Boa Hancock.
The resurrected Demon Oars.
And the petite woman, the former CP0 Chief, Paul Lucia.
"Being ranked alongside these small fry really pisses me off," Ryokugyu continued to vent his depression internally.
As a former Marine Admiral, he considered himself on par with the Four Emperors. Marco, Boa Hancock, and the others were merely at the level of an Emperor's deputy; how were they fit to be mentioned in the same breath as him?
Only Demon Oars had enough strength. Ryokugyu estimated that in terms of physical power, he was inferior to him.
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