The gazes in the field turned in unison and landed on Akainu.
In their eyes, they had originally thought that the bet proposed by Akainu would make the so-called Laxus feel embarrassed.
They had never expected that this guy, who was so highly praised by Zephyr, would propose even more crazy bet conditions.
Even lieutenant generals could be selected! Did it mean that the people he trained could be comparable to the so-called lieutenant generals?
"Good, as expected, you're arrogant enough." Akainu said in a deep voice.
"However, rest assured, I won't use lieutenant generals to make a bet with you. Three months later, I hope you can arrive at the Marine Headquarters on time. I will personally welcome you here then."
"Hehe, then I'll have to trouble Admiral Akainu." Kai chuckled dryly and said, "However, if anyone wants to follow the ship for training, they can wait for me on the Sabaody Archipelago. I'll be there in three days."
After dropping these words, Kai hung up the Den Den Mushi directly.
"Hmph, in the end, he's still thinking about the people in the Marine. I hope you really don't run away in the end and bring out some good candidates." Akainu snorted coldly with disdain.
After casting a gloomy gaze around the field, he said, "Pass down my order. As long as someone in the Marine intends to accept my training, they can sign up. Perhaps you have some promising juniors whom you can also recommend."
"However, I'll put the ugly words first. My training doesn't allow for the slightest bit of negligence, regardless of any grandsons or sons."
The rolling words echoed on the huge port like a tide.
They clearly knew that Akainu's last sentence was directed at Garp.
After all, Garp, who was a Marine hero, had placed his grandson under Kai's training.
That was indirectly acknowledging his methods and abilities.
"Admiral Akainu, I want to follow you for training."
The bald young man who was standing behind Zephyr walked out quickly.
"Anthony!" Ain raised her eyebrows, but she was quickly stopped by Zephyr, who reached out.
"Is there anyone else who wants to train with Admiral Akainu? This is a rare opportunity." Zephyr glanced at the recruits behind him.
It could be said that before Kai had appeared, the admirals had been the goal that they admired and ultimately pursued.
Now being able to learn from the current admiral was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"My name is Shuzo. I'm also willing!"
"I'm Very Good. I'm also willing!"
"I'm Drake. I'm also willing!"
Watching the three people who had walked out from the crowd again, Zephyr's expression also moved slightly.
These three people were all outstanding talents among his students.
They had already applied for early graduation and had also been selected by various branches.
The biggest feature was that they were Devil Fruit ability users, and their personalities were similar to Akainu and Kizaru.
They all believed that unilaterally developing Devil Fruit abilities could better improve their strength.
This time, Zephyr had gone to the Headquarters not only for Kai's matter, but also to hand over some students who had been exceptionally selected.
"Good, you're all Devil Fruit ability users, right?" Akainu glanced at the change in Zephyr's expression and said, "There are many ways to become stronger in three months, but I will lead everyone on a shortcut that can improve your strength the fastest."
"It can be said that as long as you complete the training that I assign to you, once the competition is completed and you reach the military achievements, it's not impossible to directly become a Marine commodore."
Commodore?
The expressions of the recruits changed.
After graduating from the Marine recruit camp, most of them could become ensigns or lieutenants.
Some outstanding people could become majors or lieutenant colonels.
But becoming a commodore upon graduation was a rare existence.
Faced with the bold words that the dignified admiral had put down, many students revealed regretful expressions.
Feeling the changes in the field, a trace of satisfaction floated on Akainu's face. Then, he glanced around the field and said, "Everyone, rest assured. To convince the public, in addition to mainly training these four recruits, I also allow other officers to participate in the training. However, once you participate, no matter how high your rank is, you'll be a soldier under me."
Speaking of this, Akainu looked back at Sengoku and said, "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, that's all I have to say. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
After dropping these words, Akainu's face, which had been gloomy enough to drip water these past few days, eased slightly, and he left in front of everyone's eyes with big strides.
The four recruits exchanged glances and quickly followed.
"Hmph, Akainu is really arrogant. He's talking about commodores as soon as he opens his mouth." Garp picked his nose and snorted coldly with displeasure, and said, "However, according to what he said, if that kid brings me a lieutenant general grandson after three months, I'll save a lot of worry."
"Garp, it's still broad daylight. Don't be daydreaming here." Sengoku rolled his eyes and said, "However, that kid isn't picking people in the Marine Headquarters. Can he really compare with Akainu after three months?"
"If he finds people on the outside, there are very few people who have strength."
In the phone call just now, Kai had agreed to let the people in the Marine follow the ship to learn.
But he had also said that he wouldn't use the people in the Marine to participate in the battle.
Not using people with a solid foundation and running to dig for others was a bit of a waste of time.
"Alright, Sengoku, you don't need to rack your brains too much. That guy being able to research such a systematic training method is enough to show that he's not simple. Perhaps he already has a candidate in his heart who is more powerful than the recruits I've trained." Zephyr smiled and patted Sengoku's shoulder.
"Ain, you go to the Sabaody Archipelago later and follow Kai to learn. As for Binz, stay by my side."
"Me?" Ain looked back at Binz and revealed a trace of hesitation.
"What's wrong? Are you worried about going alone?" Aokiji, who had been silent all along, looked at Ain, who was shyly nodding, and said, "Smoker, you go too."
Me? Smoker was dumbfounded.
He had been transferred back to the Marine Headquarters from Loguetown with Aokiji.
He had encountered the mission to encircle and suppress Vald midway, but he hadn't participated in it.
After all, he would be a joke if he went to that level of battle, where even the admirals were helpless.
However, what Smoker had never expected was that Aokiji would let him follow Kai to learn.
"What's wrong? Don't forget that you were defeated by him in Loguetown." Aokiji looked back at Smoker and said with a rare smile, "Perhaps, as Mr. Garp said, you can graduate after three months and be promoted to lieutenant general."
Lieutenant general? Smoker was stunned for a moment. He was only a captain right now.
There was a commodore and a rear admiral in between before he could reach lieutenant general.
This process seemed very short, but the military achievements that were needed in practice were not few, but the real stumbling block was strength.
If he could really become a lieutenant general upon graduation as Garp had said, then did it mean that this was a three-month lieutenant general crash course?
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