Queen Stussy: I Can Only Help You This Much, Ortolan
New World, Pleasure Island.
This was originally an ordinary little island that had been ravaged by pirates. However, a few years ago, the Pleasure District chose this place as their base in the New World and began to build and operate on the island.
Now, the island has become a famous entertainment island in the New World. It has complete facilities, and you can find whatever you want to eat, drink, and have fun.
This attracted a large number of pirates and gangsters who spent money without batting an eye, which greatly contributed to the island's prosperity.
Because Pirates and other complex groups from all over the world frequently gather here, Pirate Island has a very high information exchange rate. It is thanks to these factors that Pleasure District has been able to become one of the top intelligence organizations in the dark world.
In the heart of the island, at the headquarters of the Pleasure District, in the tallest building, Queen Stussy was in her office, summarizing and organizing all the important intelligence.
Just as Stussy was looking at the documents in his hand, the Den Den Mushi on the table suddenly rang.
Stussy glanced at the Den Den Mushi, then his expression turned serious as Den Den Mushi, saying, "Greetings, Saint Saturn."
That's right, on the other end of the Den Den Mushi was none other than Lucy Saint Saturn, one of the Five Elders, the Scientific Defense God.
Saint Saturn did not respond to Stussy's greeting, but asked calmly, "Was the trip to Cake Island satisfactory?"
"Standard-standard," Stussy replied immediately.
"Has Charlotte Linlin given any consideration to our proposal?" Saint Saturn asked again.
"I've hinted at your suggestion to her, but she doesn't seem to have any intention of leaving the pirate life, at least not for the time being," Stussy reported.
"An arrogant and conceited fellow..." Saint Saturn commented.
In recent years, as Totto Land Totto Land has gradually become more formalized, its influence in the New World has also spread rapidly, making the Five Elders and the New World government pay more attention to Charlotte Linlin, the pirate.
The influence of the New World's ruling government is relatively weak compared to other sea areas.
For a long time, the Five Elders have wanted to strengthen the power of the New World's ruling government in order to increase its influence, but so far, they have not made any breakthrough progress.
The most recent opportunity came when Roger was arrested, and Shiki was also arrested at the same time. The New World government originally planned to use Roger's execution to enhance its prestige, while ordering the Marines to launch a large-scale attack on the New World further pressure and exert influence on it.
As it turned out, Roger surprised everyone by appearing on the day of his execution.
Not only were their original goals not achieved, but they also wreaked havoc on the sea, creating the current situation and ushering in a Great Pirate Era that has caused the authorities of the pirate world a great headache.
The pirates swarming into the sea from all over the world made it impossible for the Marines to concentrate its forces in the New World. Instead, the Navy had to disperse its forces to various parts of the New World to suppress them at the source and maintain the stability of its base.
As a result, due to these various factors, the prestige of the new New World's government not only failed to improve but actually declined significantly.
That place has now truly become pirate territory, and their words carry no weight!
During this period, the Five Elders have been keeping an eye on Totto Land Totto Land. Pirates are chaotic; they do whatever they want, however they please. But Whole Totto Land, in contrast, exhibits an extraordinary order.
Even if this order was forged with iron and blood, even if this order is not so... normal.
The old stars didn't care about any of that. In their view, if Charlotte Linlin was willing to cooperate with the World Government, shed her pirate identity, and lead Whole Totto Land Totto Land to join the World Government and become a powerful Affiliated Nation of the World Government, then their influence in the New World would undergo a qualitative change!
Therefore, taking advantage of this Tea Party, the old stars arranged for Stussy to go and tentatively discuss these matters with Charlotte Linlin, to see if she had any interest in this regard.
You can mention your conditions, as long as they're not too outrageous. I think it's all negotiable for the sake of Totto Land's influence and overall strength, as well as the Big Mom Pirates' fighting power.
Judging from Stussy's words, Charlotte Linlin had no intention of cooperating with them at all.
"Did you obtain any important information?" Saint Saturn asked again.
"Yes, it seems the Big Mom Pirates have a close relationship with the Donquixote Family of the North Blue. It's highly likely they've made some arrangements regarding Flevance. I've obtained some relatively confidential intelligence. Because the Big Mom Pirates are heavily involved in the Arms Business in the Underworld, they've inevitably clashed with the Beasts Pirates. That's why Charlotte Linlin is cooperating with the Donquixote Family, intending to control the source of high-end arms production (Lead-Platinum) to suppress Kaido's Arms Business. I've compiled relevant information on this and sent it to Commander-in-Chief- chief. According to our calculations, if Kaido doesn't come up with a better countermeasure, then within the next three to four years..." " With the Big Mom Pirates' weaponry, they will gain a comprehensive technological advantage..." Stussy said softly.
"I've seen that report," Saint Saturn replied, then added, "This is also why we're hesitant now. We originally planned to entrust the Arms Business to Kaido, but now it seems the Big Mom Pirates are a better fit..."
Stussy didn't offer any opinions. She knew that the old stars didn't need her opinions either. She just needed to provide the information truthfully and offer suggestions.
After a moment of silence, Saint Saturn said, "Then let's tentatively stick with the Big Mom Pirates... This is also a kind of relationship and mutual benefit. If she gets a taste of the benefits of these collaborations, she might change her mind and choose to cooperate with us in the future."
"I think this could indeed be an opportunity," Stussy said, giving Yu a gentle push.
Thinking silently to herself, "Ortolan, I've really done you a huge favor. I hope you won't let me down in the future!"
Saint Saturn didn't continue the topic, instead changing the subject. "Did you see that Bane Ortolan this time? I asked you to investigate him before, any progress?"
"I saw him," Stussy replied again, then continued, "Regarding his identity, it's now certain. At the Tea Party, Charlotte Linlin publicly admitted that he is the first son of the Charlotte Family, the third child after the three brothers Perospero and Katakuri. Our investigation into Vice Admiral Bane's background also shows no problems. He was indeed born on the Rocks Pirates' ship, but was later abandoned and raised by his mother on Tyrean Island. It was around 1497-1498 in the Marine Era that he came into contact with the Big Mom Pirates again. Their relationship wasn't particularly close, but Charlotte Linlin always tried to win over Vice Admiral Bane, and Vice Admiral Bane didn't completely reject this relationship."
"That's pretty much the same explanation the Marines gave," Saint Saturn pondered for a moment, then asked, "Anything else?"
"Yes, according to our investigation, since Vice Admiral Bane took office as the Marine Base Commander, he seems to have gradually revealed his evil nature as a pirate. He has repeatedly accepted bribes from various countries within his jurisdiction and has also extorted money from the Shichibukai the Sea. According to reliable investigations, he has extorted at least 20 billion Beli from Moonlight Moria and Crush Strike Smoker Mind. In addition, he has been selling off a lot of supplies seized from G-5 in the Underworld to maintain his extravagant lifestyle..." Stussy reported softly.
"A life of extravagance?" Saint Saturn raised an eyebrow, seemingly curious.
"Yes, although we haven't conducted a detailed investigation yet, it's said that since he took office as the Marine Base Commander, all the food and drink he consumes daily is top-of-the-line, or at least the top-of-the-line that he can access. He also seems to have a gambling addiction. We once accidentally stumbled upon him making a transaction in the Underworld. He actually spent 200 million Beli to buy a complete set of top-of-the-line fishing equipment in the Underworld. From this, we can see that he is indeed very addicted to the pleasures of life..." Stussy reported again.
Saint Saturn listened to these words and was not angry at all. On the contrary, he was quite relieved. In his eyes, this was the kind of naval commander who was qualified. If every Marines commander was like an ascetic or a saint, always talking about justice, not tolerating any flaws, and without any bad habits, how could you dare to put such a person in a high position?
"A little bit of a concern. As the commander of G-5, Vice Admiral Bane is on the front lines of the New World, in the most arduous place. It's understandable that he enjoys his personal life outside of work." Saint Saturn smiled, then asked, "Any other issues?"
Stussy glanced at the document in her hand. This document contained some rather secret information she had investigated about G-5. Although it was somewhat vague, it was still very explosive. For example, the G-5 Marines had actually built standard Marines warships without authorization!
That's right. Even though Ortolan tried his best to hide these things, he couldn't really build a ship out of thin air. As long as there are traces, there will always be flaws.
However, after a brief silence, Stussy said softly, "No, everything else is normal."
Saint Saturn didn't suspect anything, after all, he knew very well that Stussy had only met Ortolan once on Cake Island, how could that one meeting have turned Stussy against him?