The North Blue's Germa Kingdom is the world's unique sea-based nation without fixed territory.
Usually, it operates with dozens of specially made giant ships moving separately, and when merged together, it becomes the kingdom. This characteristic of Germa means there is no so-called fixed location.
From a national perspective, there is no doubt that the Germa Kingdom is an anomaly.
Most North Blue countries rely on port berthing taxes, resident personal taxes, commodity taxes... and other types of taxes for survival. These tax categories disappear in this mobile kingdom, and the main source of funds to maintain the normal operation of the country is employment.
War experts in mercenary groups, this is people's praise for it.
The Vinsmoke family is different from ordinary royal families because there is no separation of powers within the Germa Kingdom. There are no ministers, no corrupt nobles, and no established powerful families rooted here. They are the monarchs who rule a country, the most outstanding scientists in the country, and the most outstanding generals.
"A nation of soldiers?" Sakazuki carefully read the information about the Germa Kingdom compiled by the North Blue branch, this small country where almost all male citizens are soldiers reminded him of Sparta in his previous life.
Sparta, where citizens did not engage in production, was supported by Helot slaves who were several times the number of citizens. Spartan citizens received military training from childhood, enlisted at the age of 20, and retired at the age of 60. These professional soldiers were required to absolutely obey their superiors, relying on enhancing courage, physical strength, and cruelty to shape the Spartan martial spirit. The entire Spartan society was like a strictly managed large military camp.
And the Germa Kingdom under the rule of the Vinsmoke family is precisely this other-world version of the "Spartan" state.
Sakazuki raised his head and looked at the base commander standing upright in front of him. "Branch Chief, have you had dealings with them?"
"Yes, sir, Commander!" The middle-aged officer recalled for a moment, then nodded with lingering fear. "That kingdom is a bit strange."
Onigumo, standing behind Sakazuki, reprimanded unhappily, "Damn it! As the highest commander of the branch base, you are losing your composure."
Lindeman, standing shoulder to shoulder with Onigumo, instead became interested in the Branch Chief's words. "Strange? How so?" The Branch Chief glanced at the group of Headquarters senior officials in the room, hesitating slightly. Although his rank was Colonel of the branch, the ranks of Headquarters and branches were inherently three levels apart. In other words, in this Expeditionary Force that had fought its way from the Grand Line all the way here relying on permanent log poses from various islands, more than half of the members' ranks were above his.
"Half a year ago, I personally led a team to pursue pirates, but a pirate crew with a 50 million bounty was too difficult for us to handle. Even though we had six warships as support, we still suffered many casualties upon contact." The Branch Chief slowly explained the course of events.
He took two steps forward and pointed to a sea area on the map. "But in that chase battle, we encountered a giant snail..."
"Snail? What is Germa's combat power like?" Although Sakazuki knew through the original work that Germa 66's military strength was not bad, he still wanted to hear the actual opinions of those involved.
"This is exactly what I want to report," the Branch Chief raised his hand and saluted the officers. "What I am about to report next may sound a bit unbelievable, but every word is true."
"The soldiers of the Germa Kingdom, in the process of assisting our Navy operations, moved in a unified and orderly manner. A hundred-man squad's boarding battle was simply like one person in the eyes of onlookers. In terms of individual strength, they completely overwhelmed the ordinary crew members of the pirate ship, not to mention they were fearless. One soldier allowed the pirate captain to stab him in the stomach with a knife, directly grabbing him in close combat, and the soldiers following closely behind completely disregarded their comrade and pinned both of them to the deck together."
"This..." Lindeman and Onigumo exchanged glances. If the Branch Chief in front of them was not lying, the individual military quality displayed by Germa had already surpassed that of the Headquarters marines.
The Branch Chief had a ghostly expression. "At that time, we were far away from the pirate ship in battle, but through binoculars, I saw more than a dozen soldiers with completely identical appearances and heights, Commander, don't you think it's strange?"
The fox leaned slightly and whispered in Sakazuki's ear: "Vice Admiral, when I was studying under Vice Admiral Borsalino, I heard him mention that Dr. Vegapunk was researching Lineage Factors with researchers from the Vinsmoke family. Could it be..."
"It's already successful, the Vinsmoke family." Sakazuki nodded. It was absolutely impossible for Judge to choose to hand over the mature genetic technology. The Germa Kingdom, having tasted the sweetness, was also unwilling to give up the fat meat already in its mouth. If they were to forcefully seize it, the possibility of the other side directly fighting the Navy was much greater. He stood up and was the first to walk out of the office. "Legion, deploy! Target Germa!"
Dozens of giant snails were slowly approaching, lined up side by side under the command of the operators on their backs. Connection rods protruded from both sides of each shell and connected to each other—the Germa Kingdom's army, Germa 66, was ready for battle.
Vinsmoke Judge, the Commander-in-Chief of Germa 66, who was standing in the square reviewing the soldiers, had a cold expression. Twenty minutes ago, the fleet that had been dispersed observed a large number of Navy fleets approaching this way, seemingly not concealing their purpose at all. Immediately, Judge issued a mobilization order to the Germa army. Since things had developed in the worst possible direction, he had no room for retreat.
Instead of choosing to bury his head in the soft sand to deceive himself, it was better to hear what this Vice Admiral who came from Headquarters had to say.
The silhouettes of the warship groups were getting closer and closer. The head of the Vinsmoke family could already see the tall Navy general standing at the bow of the large flagship. Judge stared intently at this burly navy man. After newspapers published reports of this man's actions on Fish-Man Island in 1502, he seemed to have been silent for a long time. But on the recent special editions, the entire page was filled with his and his troops' deeds.
Under the cameras of the news reporters, pirate ships were burning, and navy sailors were expressionless. Good-for-nothings in taverns compiled what they had seen and heard at sea into a legend that made pirates shudder: the Navy's expeditionary force, the Burning Legion that deterred the first half of the Grand Line. As soon as a pirate is discovered by it, you'd better hope you can take your own life, otherwise what awaits the pirate is a living hell.
"The expeditionary force dispatched from Navy Headquarters cleared out pirates all the way and finally arrived here. I'd like to see how much weight the sea demon boasted in the newspapers has." The most outstanding general in the kingdom sneered. The worst plan was that the Navy had received an order from the Five Elders, disregarding the influence of member states and directly fighting him.
But to his surprise, the Navy fleet did not line up in the optimal firing range for shelling, but maintained a defensive formation and directly arrived in front of Germa's territory.
"Vinsmoke Judge, I must say, your welcoming method is terrible." The tall man standing at the bow of the ship surveyed the cannons and guns pointed at the Navy ships and had no intention of disembarking. He looked down at the King of the North Blue Germa Kingdom, and there was no respect in his words.
"Uninvited guests at the door, what brings the Navy to Vinsmoke's territory uninvited?" The King, who was named, also responded with a stiff tone, directly retorting. Vinsmoke knew clearly in his heart: since the Navy was willing to dock in Germa's territory, it meant there was still room for maneuver.
But Judge was not someone to be easily manipulated. He was the King of Germa, the Commander-in-Chief of the army, the chief research leader who could cooperate with the world's top scientist Vegapunk, an elite who combined brains and strength.
Sakazuki jumped off the warship with a blank expression. Stepping on the moonwalk in mid-air, he lightly landed in front of Judge. "Don't you remember what you did in 1501?"
Judge's heart tightened at first, but as a qualified politician, he replied without changing his expression, "No, I don't remember. I did so many things in 1501, who remembers?"
"How should I put it, are you here on behalf of the World Government? Navy!" Judge emphasized the last sentence.
"No, I'm just here for you." Sakazuki answered ambiguously.
The King of Germa heard the subtext and breathed a slight sigh of relief. "My first impression of you is quite bad. I have nothing to cooperate with you on, Vice Admiral Sakazuki."
Sakazuki looked at the sophisticated weapons in the hands of the Germa 66 artificial soldiers, and also breathed a sigh of relief. "On the contrary, my impression of you is quite good, Your Majesty Vinsmoke Judge."
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