Chương 1822: The Importance of the Calm Belt (4)

He began to carefully analyze every word the Five Elders said, trying to find some clues or clues from them.

After some careful consideration, Zhan Guo suddenly realized that the Five Elders' speculation was not groundless.

Considering that the Rockefeller Kingdom has been keeping an unusually low profile since the New World War in 1516, with almost no major moves.

Based on Zhan Guo's understanding of the Rockefeller Kingdom, this country is definitely not a law-abiding force.

They have been silent, and it is very likely that they are secretly planning their next action, and exploring the doldrums may be just a part of their plan.

Today, the New World has been occupied by the Rockefeller Kingdom, which undoubtedly brings huge variables and uncertainties to the entire world.

Zhan Guo couldn't help but worry about the future situation. He didn't know what the Rockefeller Kingdom was planning, nor did he know what impact their actions would have on the world.

If the Rockefeller Kingdom wants to escape its current predicament, it seems that there are only two ways left.

The first way is to follow the conventional method, attack the Red Earth Continent, enter the first half of the Grand Line, and then continue to expand outward.

This is a relatively traditional and challenging path that requires facing many powerful opponents and unknown risks.

The other path is more radical and risky - crossing the doldrums and heading straight into the four seas.

This thought made Zhan Guo tremble all over, and a layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

A terrifying scenario emerged in his mind: If the Rockefeller Kingdom was really exploring the Doldrums and intended to invade the four seas from there, then how far had they come now?

Zhan Guo tightly grasped the document in his hand and muttered to himself, "If the Rockefeller Kingdom really makes such an attempt, the consequences will be unimaginable..."

His thoughts were like a wild horse running out of control, constantly searching his mind for various information about the Rockefeller Kingdom.

However, he was shocked to find that since the New World War in 1516 of the Haiyuan calendar, the Navy seemed to know less and less about the Rockefeller Kingdom.

He hadn't received any news about what the Rockefeller Empire was doing for a long time, and he even knew very little about what the people in the Rockefeller family were doing.

This discovery made Zhan Guo feel even more heavy-hearted. He realized that the seriousness of the problem might be far beyond his imagination.

As the core force of the Rockefeller Kingdom, the Rockefeller family's actions and decisions will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the entire kingdom.

But now, the Warring States knew almost nothing about their situation, which undoubtedly brought great difficulties to the navy's response.

Zhan Guo thought to himself, this is really weird!

Every time he tried to inquire about Charlotte's children, some of them would disappear from the Navy's intelligence without a trace, as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth.

These people seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, and the Navy agents tried their best but could not track their whereabouts.

Based on Zhan Guo's understanding of the second-generation members of the Rockefeller family, they usually have three modes of activity: either staying on Kami Island, cruising at sea, or staying in charge of an island.

According to common sense, it should not be difficult to find out the news about these people because they always leave some clues.

What shocked Zhan Guo was that in recent years, at many different times, the traces of Charlotte's children had completely disappeared, without any clues to follow.

There wasn't even a whisper of where they were.

It's as if they suddenly disappeared from this world, which is very confusing.

Thinking of the Five Elder Stars' speculation, Zhan Guo's heart suddenly tightened.

Could it be that the Five Elders' speculations could actually be true?

Is the Rockefeller Kingdom really secretly exploring the mysterious and dangerous Calm Belt in order to break through the limitations of the New World?

The doldrums are a sea area full of unknowns and dangers, where countless ships have met with misfortune.

But if the Rockefeller Kingdom can really successfully cross the doldrums, then they may be able to escape the predicament of being trapped in one place and then invade the four seas, posing a huge threat to the entire world.

After all, if the Calm Belt is really opened up, then attacking the four seas will be much easier than attacking the first half of the Grand Line.

When attacking the first half of the Grand Line, there is still a huge obstacle - the Red Earth Continent lies ahead.

This towering continent is like an insurmountable chasm, blocking the adventurers' way forward.

Once they successfully break through the calm and doldrums, they will be able to march straight in and penetrate the four seas as if they were in an empty land.

There are islands scattered across the four seas. They seem numerous, but in fact they are relatively weak.

Faced with such a powerful opponent as the Rockefeller Kingdom, how could these islands withstand its fierce attack?

Although the Red Earth Continent is also a difficult barrier to cross, the headquarters of the World Government and the Navy Headquarters are located here, which can give people some sense of security.

But what about Sihai?

Are we only able to rely on those branch colonels who only know how to pursue pleasure?

As the naval marshal, Zhan Guo knows the internal situation of the navy very well.

There are indeed some capable people in the naval branches of Shikai, but they are only a minority.

Most of the naval officers are useless and just wait for death. If they were really capable, they would have been transferred back to the navy headquarters long ago.

Especially in the past ten years, the navy has suffered repeated setbacks and defeats in its battles with pirates.

In order to replenish its troops, the Navy Headquarters continuously mobilized elite forces from branches.

These elite troops, who are placed with high hopes, often cannot hold out for more than a few years and will unfortunately die in some fierce battle.

Such a high death rate has already made the navy members of the branch feel frightened.

In order to avoid being sent to the front line to die, some branches of the navy even began to find ways to evade responsibility.

The simplest point is actually to make yourself appear a little inferior, or more like a "waste".

The "waste" mentioned here certainly does not mean that they are completely useless in the true sense, but that they are slightly weaker than other naval soldiers.

There is only one purpose for doing this, and that is to avoid being transferred by the Navy Headquarters.

If you perform too poorly, you will be in big trouble.

Because the Navy Headquarters would send inspecting generals to each branch from time to time. If they found that a soldier was too weak, they would probably dismiss him directly.