068 Shichibukai System

Holding eight kingdoms in hand.

Currently, one-seventh of West Blue's territory is in Lynch's controls.

The terrifying expansion speed makes the world government feel afraid.

Fortunately, Lynch decided to pause his expansion and focus on consolidating his gains

The world government was relieved to see Lynch being so understanding.

One-seventh West Blue is not unacceptable.

The original Germa 66 also ruled the entire North Blue for 66 days, and repeatedly ignored the warnings of the World government, and was finally eradicated.

If the World Government hadn't been so ruthless, Germa 66 might have survived longer. 

After conquering the seven kingdoms, Lynch's population now numbers an impressive 39 million!

With the sudden increase of nearly twenty times the territory, Lynch was once again faced a severe shortage of manpower

Helpless, Lynch can only ask Robin to select some trustworthy people and send them to take over important positions in the kingdom.

The rest of the work will be done step by step. 

The kingdom's expansion was so massive it was like a snake swallowing an elephant.

The territory, nearly twenty times larger, will take some time for the kingdom to fully integrate.

There are many issues to deal with, such as transferring the army, managing the nation, and dealing with the previous government.

Fortunately, Robin and Shikamaru can handle the trivial matters here, otherwise Lynch would be bored to death.

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Time passed to Sea Circle Calendar 1511. 

During this period, Lynch, the fierce war king, came under investigation by World Government spies.

If he were from this world, even the eighteen generations of his ancestors would have been investigated.

At the same time, a special report was sent to Sengoku.

Angrily, Sengoku slapped the table and stood up:

"This bastard! After disappearing for so long, he's become a king!"

"Does being a king offer a better future than being a Marine?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru, lighting a cigarette, took a deep breath and exhaled gracefully. "When someone is a king, a whole country must obey him. That's even more powerful than being Fleet Admiral."

"And I want to correct you: he's not just the king of one country but seven. His future definitely looks better than that of an Admiral."

Thinking of Momousagi's relationship with Lynch.

Today's Vice Admiral Crane is quite a bit like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, and the more she looks at him, the more satisfied she becomes.

Sengoku moved his lips, but was speechless for a moment, his face red and neck thick with anger.

Lynch is his candidate for the next Marine Fleet Admiral, but now he had abandoned his role to become a king instead!

Among the middle-aged Marines, Kizaru, Aokiji, and Akainu were capable of carrying the banner. 

However, among those under thirty, only Lynch was fit to be Fleet Admiral in the future. 

Sengoku had to admit he had no successor.

This isn't about lacking combat power at the middle or senior levels but about having leaders who can guide a generation. 

The Mythical Beast Fruit, Conqueror's Haki, and a great swordsman could challenge an Admiral equally a year ago.

All these qualities come together in one person. 

Apart from Lynch, no one in the younger generation has this ability. 

After careful consideration, he is the only one who can handle such a big responsibility. 

That's why Sengoku is so angry.

"Damn it, why haven't you sent someone to call him back?!" 

Sengoku shouted in frustration. His adjutant, terrified by Sengoku's anger, hurried off to find and bring Lynch back.

…

More than ten days later, Lynch came back belatedly.

As soon as he walked in toward the Fleet Admiral office, he sensed that something was wrong.

"Murderous!" 

Lynch remarked as he followed the source of the intense hostility. He saw Sengoku feeding sheep 

At the same time, he received the glance from Vice Admiral Tsuru.

Lynch understood it almost instantly.

"Hahaha, Fleet Admiral, you seem younger after I haven't seen you for a few days." 

Lynch carried two boxes of gifts and placed them on the table. "These are the souvenirs I brought to you from my country. You must accept them."

Sengoku straightened up, without even looking at the gifts on the table, and said with a straight face:

"I heard that you are living a good life recently, and even the World Government has been alarmed?"

"No, no, where did you hear such things? It's definitely not true." 

Just kidding, although everyone knows what's going on here, but if he really dares to admit it, he'll really die.

"Really?" Sengoku narrowed his eyes.

"Absolutely!" Lynch said sincerely.

"Well, since you've been idle recently, I have two tasks for you."

Hearing this, Lynch looked at the smiling Sengoku and knew he had been fooled.

"Which two?"

"The first thing is that the World government has established a new organization called Shichibukai to maintain the balance of the sea."

"The idea is to use evil to fight evil and use pirates to control other pirates." 

"We selected the seven most powerful pirates to join the Shichibukai. In return, they can legally plunder while serving the World Government."

After Sengoku finished speaking, he put his hands on the table and looked at Lynch with bright eyes, "What do you think of the Shichibukai system?"

"Seek the skin of a tiger, chase the tiger to devour the wolf, and kill the donkey by throwing off the grindstone."

Lynch used three idioms in succession to express his views on the Shichibukai system.

After hearing this, Sengoku exclaimed, "Okay, okay, you are not a blind and righteous person. We at Marine need talents like you."

"More than half of our Marine generals oppose the Shichibukai system. I'm glad you understand. It's right to entrust this task to you."

"You need to invite Gekko Moria to join Shichibukai. Here's the location pointer."

"I understand."

Taking the positioning pointer, Lynch said goodbye to Sengoku and left Marine Base.

After Lynch left, Vice Admiral Tsuru said quietly, "Isn't it a bit dangerous to send Lynch to invite Moria?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru's concern was valid.

At this time, it had only been a year and a half since Moria was defeated by Kaido. 

He had not yet become the "fat Moria" who would later do whatever he wanted and eat whatever he pleased.

In the current Moria, the unpredictable Haki is still there, and his fruit abilities cannot be underestimated.

His ability to escape without a trace after challenging Kaido, the pinnacle battle, is a remarkable achievement. 

Few on the sea have accomplished such a feat, and it's enough to last a lifetime.

"Don't worry, Moria will not be in danger, Lynch is well prepared."

Sengoku said, looking grim. "If Moria dares to refuse Marine's invitation, he'll find out why the flowers are so red this time!"

It turned out that Moria had no intention of joining the Shichibukai and even attacked Lynch the messenger. 

How could the vengeful Sengoku let him go? 

Typically, you have to join if you ask to join, and if you don't join, you will be beaten until you join.

Vice Admiral Tsuru looked at this old comrade with disdain, "You misunderstood me. I was afraid that Lynch would be in danger."

Sengoku laughed as if he had heard the funniest joke, "You are worrying too much. There was a time when even I couldn't see through that boy's strength."

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TO BE CONTINUED

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