Gaspard was indeed only a major general and didn't know much about the World Government. In terms of rank, he had just reached the level where he could look up at the Five Elders.
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However, his lieutenant was Rosinante, who, like Doflamingo, was once a Celestial Dragon, in addition to being Sengoku's adopted son.
Rosinante didn't know as much as Doflamingo did, and he didn't have the leverage to directly reach an agreement with the World Government.
However, he wasn't completely ignorant. He knew things like the composition of the Knights of God and the roles of the Five Elders.
The charges Oran just made were directly related to the Five Elders' positions, and they weren't far-fetched; they were genuinely connected.
A king on the eastern border who has been exposed for colluding with pirates, and a technologically advanced nation on the Grand Line responsible for the research of secret naval weapons—even if they were to sit in their offices until their brains went mad, they would know which option to choose.
To the Five Elders, it doesn't matter which king it is, since even the most noble person can't compare to a Celestial Dragon, a world-class noble.
In the current situation, if the Goa Kingdom and Oran were to have a fight and bring it to the Five Elders, Oran would have to come out on the side of justice even if it was wrong, since the Goa Kingdom couldn't provide anything that the World Government desperately needed.
"Well, there's no point in saying all this. Even if the people of the Goa Kingdom are really dissatisfied, it has nothing to do with me. Your Navy can take its time to argue with them."
Since we're borrowing Garp's identity, we won't let your Navy suffer any losses.
Unless the World Government wants to relinquish Garp's status as a Marine hero, they won't do anything outrageous. As long as Garp doesn't do anything like overthrowing the Celestial Dragons or shouting "Nika!", they'll turn a blind eye.
"I have a question, but never mind, the World Conference is about to begin, Your Majesty Siddiel, if it's convenient, let's set off now."
Gaspard was very curious. Project Shiki had been by his side for so many years without causing any trouble, even though, according to what Sengoku had said before, Project Garp was a custom series, different from Oran's own version.
But Gaspardine felt that this loss of control was not an isolated incident, and although he was curious, he did not ask it in the end.
Sometimes knowing less is a good choice.
"You guys go to the boat first, we'll be there right away."
"This is troublesome."
Normally, the navy provides escort for member states, but Piltover is an abnormal situation.
The number of pirates has reached a new high in recent years. In the past, only a few pirates with bounties of over 100 million would arrive at Sabaody Archipelago in a year, but now there are pirates every year.
In years when the World Conference is held, the navy gets busy from top to bottom, and sometimes they even ask Oran to bring along ships from neighboring countries along the way.
With Piltover's ships around, the navy doesn't need to send any high-end combat forces; they can just send a few people as an extra.
For example, Gaspardi and Rossindi would have had a hard time completing their escort duties without external assistance, given their skill level.
It was still the same familiar route, but this time Oran and his group arrived earlier. The accompanying ships had gone to Mary Geoise ahead of them to begin their national social activities.
Oran, on the other hand, went to Marineford; he still had some things to discuss with the Navy.
In Sengoku's office, Sengoku contributed his own goat, and now Uta is feeding the goat some grass and playing with it.
For this goat that eats documents every day, this might be a rare opportunity to improve its diet.
"Doctor, can PX0 still be commanded?"
"PX0 is a special individual. Apart from its different life form, it is infinitely close to humans in every other aspect. I told you about this before."
With enough accumulated experience, command will naturally not be a problem.
"Will other pacifists be able to do the same?"
Rosinandi and Gaspardi have given a detailed report on what happened, including Project Garp's emergency response measures in the Goa Kingdom.
Overall, it's not bad; it has greatly alleviated the troubles the navy needs to face.
According to Sengoku's assessment, this was done more reliably than Garp himself.
A capable general and a skilled commander are two different things. In the context of the high seas, individual combat strength is more important than command ability. The navy also places more emphasis on individual combat prowess, but command ability cannot be zero.
If pacifists could all achieve this level, it might actually improve the overall strength of the military.
"Yes, but we have to consider the cost. PX0 is a special individual, and it even has an emotional module, which is why it can be easily commanded."
The subsequent pacifists are planned to be mass-produced machines, and their intelligence is inferior to that of the PX0. It is impossible to make them maintain the same command capabilities. Should we change the plan?
In general, it means reducing quantity but improving quality.
"No, the original plan is fine. If all pacifists were like this, that would be a real headache for me. Doctor, you're not in the Navy, so you don't know much about our internal affairs."
Sengoku, on the contrary, breathed a sigh of relief. The trouble caused by PX0 was already enough to give him a headache.
If all pacifists acted like this, once mass production began, PX0 would garner widespread support and potentially trigger a "Kapu Revolution," which would be disastrous.
The navy still has a strong foundation and a large number of excellent officers, so there is no need to fill the command gap with machines.
"Once PX0 has been further developed, it can be used as a prototype for mass production research, which will be much faster than the development of PX0 itself."
"Speaking of which, Doctor, I think PX0 has a very serious problem now. Don't you think PX0 is getting a little too close to the original in terms of learning?"
I think the combat styles can be similar, but the personalities don't need to be.
Project: Garp is gradually becoming like Garp, which is something Sengoku doesn't really want to see, since one Garp is already enough of a headache for him.
"It's too late to say this. That's how it's designed. It will have a high degree of similarity to its reference objects."
But don't worry, PX0 won't disobey commands. If needed, just change some permissions to give you higher privileges than Kap.
"That's true, at least PX0 is quite decisive in executing commands."
"Hahaha, Siddi Lil, it's been a while. By the way, could you upgrade PX0? I think it's a bit rigid, and some commands are too stiff to execute."
Sengoku thought this thing looked too much like Garp, but Garp thought it wasn't similar enough. It was these words that made Sengoku feel like his rational nerves were about to snap again.
"Karp! Get out of here!"
I'm taking the train tonight to another city, and I'll play the revival match when I get back.
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