After Ortolan becomes Marine Admiral, he will definitely promote his confidants. People like Momonga and Fei Shu, who are still stuck in the position of Rear Admiral, will definitely be promoted along with him.
As a leader, if you don't genuinely plan out benefits for your subordinates, why should they work for you?
At that time, G-5 can be handed over to either Momonga or Issho.
Then, Ortolan will use G-5 as the core of the New World to continue to develop the New World Marines as a whole, and seek to conquer the New World.
Of course, these are all things to be discussed later, so let's leave them aside for now.
Upon hearing that Ortolan had decided to launch his campaign against the New World from this location, Spandine remarked with a sigh, "It seems that it won't be long before the entire New World descends into chaos..."
After finishing his explanation, Spandine seemed to remember something and said, "Oh, by the way, I don't know if you've heard? It seems that Mary Geoise is planning to appease Fish-Man Island to some extent. I overheard someone mention it last time. Apparently, Mary Geoise has sensed a major threat to Fish-Man Island... and has therefore taken this into consideration. They're even planning to find a suitable candidate from Fish-Man Island to serve as Shichibukai."
"I've never heard of that before, but there aren't any suitable candidates on Fish-Man Island, are there?" Ortolan frowned slightly.
Currently, there are still vacancies among the Shichibukai. Mihawk became Shichibukai quickly after paying a 20 billion bounty on his head. Since then, the project has not been promoted for a long time.
Currently, the Shichibukai are Crocodile, Smoker, Doflamingo, Moria, Mihawk. Overall, two more are missing.
According to the original storyline, the next Shichibukai should be Jinbe, but at this point, Jinbe is still a civil servant on Fish-Man Island. He works with Neptune and hasn't become a pirate yet.
Fisher Tiger hasn't dealt with them yet. The people on Fish-Man Island are currently only involved in organized crime, not pirates.
That's why Ortolan felt that Fish-Man Island didn't have any suitable candidates right now. Because of the Whitebeard Pirates, most people on Fish-Man Island who wanted to go to sea and become pirates would directly choose to join the Whitebeard Pirates rather than go it alone.
"No, there isn't one yet, so this is just a starting point. I reckon finding a suitable candidate won't be easy. I was just mentioning it casually," Spandine said.
He paused for a moment before asking again, "But do you know anything about the major threat to Fish-Man Island? I'm quite curious about it. Although Fish-Man Island is under the jurisdiction of our World Government, I've always felt that they have little presence. How come they suddenly pose a major threat? Is it because of the Whitebeard Pirates?"
Upon hearing this, Ortolan's eyes lit up with amusement, and he whispered, "Have you heard anything about the King Neptune lately?"
"Neptune ..." Spandine shook his head and said, "Nothing's happening? But our CP Agency doesn't have much influence on Fish-Man Island anyway... Do you know anything about it?"
Fish-Man Island has a complex environment. Due to racial issues, the island's inhabitants are relatively xenophobic. As a result, not only the CP Agency, but basically all organizations, including the Marines, find it difficult to obtain intelligence about Fish-Man Island.
Before Ortolan could even speak, Spandine laughed and said, "Oh, right, if there's any news, it's about Queen Otohime's pregnancy... but we can't say that Fish-Man Island is under a major threat just because of that, can we?"
Spandine said that, but as he laughed, he noticed that Ortolan also had a faint smile on his face, staring at him with a lecherous grin.
This made Spandine he said, "It really is related to this?"
"You worked with us to investigate the scholars before, so you should be familiar with Ancient Weapon. Didn't you learn any other information?" Ortolan asked.
Spandine paused for a moment, then quickly waved his hand, saying, "The more people know about these things, the more dangerous it becomes, so I haven't researched them..."
"Alright, I'll give you a heads-up privately Poseidon. The Ancient Weapon, Poseidon, has always been passed down through bloodlines. The Neptune family is the legitimate heir Poseidon Ryugu Palace. For thousands of years, one of the most important reasons why they have been able to maintain their stable rule is that the Neptune family possesses the bloodline of Poseidon ... Every two generations, Poseidon's bloodline manifests in members of the King Neptune, mostly through female bloodlines. For example, Neptune's child is from the generation where Poseidon manifests... Do you understand?" Ortolan said softly.
Spandine swallowed hard, as if he understood something, and said, "You mean, Queen Otohime might give birth to the Poseidon this time?"
"If I remember correctly, Queen Otohime has already given birth to three princes from Fish-Man Island. This should be her fourth child, so it's normal for her to have a princess, right? If it really is a princess, then she will most likely be the Poseidon." Ortolan nodded.
"I see... no wonder..." Spandine finally understood the mystery of the door inside.
No wonder the World Government suddenly wants to improve relations with Fish-Man Island; it turns out their nuclear weapons are about to be developed!
Spandine realized the importance of the matter, so he dared not continue the discussion and quickly changed the subject, "By the way, there was some interesting news recently, I don't know if you've heard of it? It's related to the Whitebeard Pirates..."
"What news? I've been traveling lately and haven't really been paying attention," Ortolan asked curiously.
"It was also at the end of the year, not long after you fought Whitebeard, that the Whitebeard Pirates arrived at Wellston Island in the New World, and then Whitebeard caused a huge scandal." Spandine some amusement.
"Oh? What scandal?" Ortolan asked, even more interested.
"It's said that the Whitebeard Pirates were planning to rest there, but somehow, his old flame showed up at their door..." Spandine raised an eyebrow and gossiped, "You must have heard something about Whitebeard's old flame, right? This little tidbit has been circulating on the high seas for over a decade or two, hasn't it?"
"I know, I know, it's said to be something from their Roxx Era, like when Whitebeard was messing around with someone on his ship, right? What was his name again? Bakin ..." Ortolan immediately nodded.
"Yes, that guy showed up in front of Whitebeard with a teenager, insisting that the boy was his son. I heard that Whitebeard's face turned white with anger..." Spandine laughed and teased.
"So, is that child Newgate's biological son? He may have many sons on the high seas, but he probably doesn't have any biological ones, right?" Ortolan asked with great gossip.
"At least based on our CP Agency's surveillance intelligence on the Whitebeard Pirates, that's highly unlikely. That child is only fifteen years old, which is impossible given her age. The Rocks Pirates disbanded over twenty years ago, and we haven't heard of any connection between Whitebeard and this woman since. How could a fifteen-year-old child suddenly appear out of nowhere?" Spandine waved his hand.
After a brief pause, Spandine said in a deep voice, "However, according to our intelligence investigation, this fifteen-year-old boy named 'Edward Weevil' seems to have very strong talent and the potential to become a powerful figure... When our CP Agency obtained this information, we immediately considered whether we could recruit him... but given his age, it seems unlikely."
Ortolan wasn't interested in Weevil's story; he just found it ridiculous. Newgate, such a big star, suddenly being blackmailed like this—he wondered how Newgate felt right now.
The more I think about it, the more interesting it becomes. If I run into him again, I could do an interview with him... and ask him what his thoughts are on this matter?
This was just a fun little topic. After gossiping for a while, the two ended their discussion about Whitebeard's private life and started talking about many other similar gossip.
Ortolan even went so far as to recount some of the grudges and feuds between Marine Admiral Sengoku and Chief Staff Officer Tsuru, which Spandine listened to with great interest.
These private gossips and rumors brought Ortolan and Spandine closer together.
That's how friends are.