The pirates sat and forgot, and they really believed the nine truths and one lie.

A complex of buildings appeared in the sky shot. It was a giant fortress city that had never appeared on the sea. The combination of white and blue tones made the area look solemn and dignified.

On a huge mast, fluttering in the wind is a flag that is very familiar to the people of this world. The naval flag, which is designed in the shape of a seagull, can be seen clearly by the audience as the camera zooms in.

Seeing this scene, both the pirate group and the navy system were completely confused and had no idea where this was. However, they were all deeply attracted to this complex of buildings. Being able to live in a spacious and bright place is the lifelong pursuit of many people.

New Naval Headquarters - Rome. When these six words appeared on the sky, the sea fell into silence. They did not expect that this place was the new headquarters of the navy. Could a building complex of this scale really be built in just a few years?

The old naval headquarters, Marinford, was destroyed in the Battle of Marineford. Normally, in order to save money, they would just find a ready-made place, such as occupying a naval branch, and then renovate and rebuild it on this basis, and pretend it to be the new headquarters of the navy.

The new navy built a city directly on the sea. This kind of rich behavior blinded many people's eyes. How much money will the navy have in six years, and how long can the marshal's gold coins be issued? No one can give an accurate answer.

The camera of the sky screen zoomed in, focusing on the two naval soldiers on guard. This place was an ordinary checkpoint and there was no surveillance from above. The two men chatted in low voices while on guard duty.

"I have accumulated enough military merit. When the time comes, I will be able to move from the outer city to the inner city with your sister-in-law, so that we can be closer to the Marshal. Even if we can't see her every day, we may be able to see where the Marshal lives. Your sister-in-law and I will be satisfied."

When the older sailor mentioned the admiral, a warm smile appeared on his face, and his deep admiration for him was evident in his words.

"I've heard it several times today. Will you die if you don't brag to me a few times? Who wants to stay in this damn place? Who doesn't want to be closer to the Marshal? If you weren't lucky enough to get a collective military merit, you might not be able to enter the inner city as fast as me."

The younger marine had just joined the army for less than a year. He was from the same island as the marine next to him. His ancestors were all fishermen who made a living from the sea. If it weren't for the new marines giving him a bite to eat, he would have starved to death long ago, or he would have been forced into a pirate group and become a cannon fodder and would not have survived until now.

During the chat between the two navy officers, they expressed their feelings about the current promotion system within the navy. Although it has many rules and regulations, it is fair overall. It is more transparent than the old navy promotion system and is relatively fair to people with no background and poor origins.

Even if they are second-generation navy officers who have someone above them, they will not be promoted like in the past. Everything revolves around the military merit system, which was independently designed by Admiral Artoria Pendragon. Judging from the operation results, it is the most suitable system for the navy at present.

The new military merit system is divided into nine levels, from level one to level nine, which is independent of the officer system. An important role of military merit is that the welfare benefits will be improved at each level. At the same level, navies with higher military merit levels will have the opportunity to move up to a higher level and gain the opportunity to unify more subordinates.

As for military merit, it can be obtained from two aspects. The most important source is the number of pirates killed and the amount of bounty eliminated for a pirate group. There are individual military merit and collective military merit. If you want to have a better life, then go fight hard on the sea.

Another way to gain military merit is relatively safe. It mainly involves garrisoning naval fortresses and assisting in frontal naval operations. Those in the navy who are not very adaptable to combat can only climb up little by little through this method. Even if they work in logistics, they can at least reach the rank of major general.

As for the military achievements of their subordinates, this happened frequently in the old naval system. The subordinates would do the dirty and tiring work, and when the results were achieved, they would just reap the rewards. People without background who made great contributions would most likely be suppressed, and there was no good upward path provided for the subordinates.

There were certain reasons why the old navy became corrupt so quickly, but no matter how hard the new navy tried to avoid this, it had to strike hard at critical moments and form a new corps around the navy marshal, one of whose tasks was to punish the scum within the navy.

As for the results? That depends on who leads this legion. In the past, this admiral was not easy to mess with. Now he has evolved into a plague god. Even admirals of the same level dare not offend this adult.

"Stop talking, those people are back"

The older navy officer reminded his companion to shut up, because this sharp-eyed elder saw the black spots gradually approaching on the horizon, and the man realized that it was the Royal Guard Corps directly under the Navy Marshal. He didn't know where these monsters were going to hunt again.

This guard corps, consisting of a hundred men, rode on flying griffins and had a distinctive guard flag behind them. A golden lion head looked even more ferocious and terrifying under the sun.

The griffin was developed by Caesar Courant under accidental circumstances. It is made up of the body and claws of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle. Not only can it fight with its rider, it also exhibits amazing endurance. It once had a record of fighting continuously for two days and two nights. It is the best combat partner in air combat.

It has countless advantages, but its disadvantage is that a female griffin can only give birth to one child each time. It will take a long time to equip the entire navy with griffins. The new navy has about one thousand griffins, and most of them are allocated to the Royal Guards.

The golden griffin flying in the front is several times larger than the silver griffin flying behind it. The group behind it are all offspring of the one in the front. Its wingspan is estimated to be more than 100 meters, and it is definitely a behemoth in the sky.

This team of guards stopped suddenly in the air, then split into ten teams and dispersed. The leading golden griffin was going to take its master into the inner city of Rome, but it was not arrogant enough to fly directly in. After landing, the griffin had to walk on the ground on its own legs, walking through the outer city area into the inner city area. This was the most common course of action.

He wore a floral shirt inside and a brand new navy uniform outside. The navy cloak representing justice also fluttered in the wind. This man with scars on half of his face exuded a terrifying murderous aura. Some weak people who appeared next to him would be frightened by his momentum, and incontinence would occur from time to time.

"I should go and report to the Marshal when I get back."

Character Notes: Admiral Akainu of the Navy, Commander of the Royal Guards - Sakaski, user of the Natural Lava Fruit

With the aura of a powerful person who cannot be looked at directly, Sakaski and his griffin fighting partner headed to the inner city of Rome and headed towards the highest point of the Navy Headquarters.