The Golden Country, on the shores of Shandora.
Holding a balloon octopus in his hand, Ortolan looked at Issho and the Marines on the shore and said, "Issho, the rest of the story is in your hands."
They were saying goodbye here.
Having found the Golden Country, Na Yixiao naturally didn't want to continue following the ship. He could simply control the Golden Country and then return to the New World from the air.
As for Ortolan, he still has to go to Fish-Man Island for his appointment, so there's no need for him to waste time with Yixiao.
"Don't let Yixiao run away with the Golden Country!" Hina stood at the edge of the deck and couldn't help but remind her.
Upon hearing this from the shore, Yi Xiao laughed heartily and said, "Don't worry, I won't embezzle this batch of gold, and I can't possibly eat it all anyway."
"I'll be at ease as long as you don't take it to the casino," Ortolan said with a smile.
After some banter, everyone said their goodbyes.
Yixiao's power instantly enveloped the entire Golden Country. Then, the half-island, which had been fixed there for four years, trembled under Yixiao's control, and then began to move away into the distance.
Seeing this, Ortolan casually tossed the balloon octopus in his hand to Hina and said, "Inflate it up, we should go down now."
The warship quickly sailed to the edge of the White White Sea, and then plunged downwards. Soon, several huge octopus balloons opened up, like parachutes, carrying the warship slowly towards the Blue Sea.
Meanwhile, in the Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
The top floor of Panger Castle, the offices of the Five Elders —the Chamber of Chamber of Power.
At this moment, the Five Elders were furious, berating a CP Agency member kneeling before them.
And this is the newly appointed Chief of Staff, who hasn't been in office for long.
He's kneeling here now, under immense pressure. It turns out that the Rubber-Rubber Fruit the CP Agency was responsible for transporting in the East Blue was stolen by the Revolutionary Army!
The chief didn't know why the Five Elders and others valued the Rubber-Rubber Fruit so much, but now he could only kneel here and be scolded.
"A bunch of useless trash!!! So many people went to protect a Devil Fruit, and it was stolen by the Revolutionary Army's stray dogs!"
"Has it been found out? Was this planned, or was it discovered accidentally?"
"If this is a planned operation, then who is leaking intelligence to the Revolutionary Army? Has your CP been infiltrated to this extent?"
Hearing this questioning, the Commander-in-Chief finally dared to speak, saying tremblingly, "I'm so sorry, but according to our investigation, this should be an accident. The Revolutionary Army's Army Commander in the East Blue, Ginny, was originally planning an infiltration of the Kingdom of Goa, seemingly to investigate the Gray Terminal there..."
The commander quickly explained the situation: Ginny, who was causing trouble in the Kingdom of Goa, was suddenly exposed, so she led her team to withdraw from the Kingdom of Goa. On the way, they encountered their fleet and kidnapped them!
As for that Gray Terminal or something like that, the Five Elders didn't understand it at all, because they couldn't possibly care about such trivial matters.
The chief of staff thought that after he finished speaking, he would be reprimanded even more fiercely.
Surprisingly, after hearing this reason, the Five Elders fell silent.
"Is it like this again?" After a long silence, Saint V. Nusjuro murmured with some resentment.
"That fruit seems to have its own will, rejecting us."
"For weeks, every search has ended with a similar unexpected turn of events..."
Indeed, in any other situation, the Five Elders wouldn't have believed in any accident so easily, but in this damned Rubber-Rubber Fruit situation, the CP Director explained it a little, and they actually accepted the explanation.
The problem is that this isn't the first time something like this has happened.
After the Five Elders discussed among themselves, Saint V. Nusjuro looked at the CP Director and said, "The East Blue is a sea of peace, and it is one of the important achievements and symbols of our World Government. Has the Revolutionary Army's army there already begun to gain momentum?"
"No, in fact, the Revolutionary Army's East China East Army is currently the weakest of the four main forces of the Revolutionary Army. We have wiped out their combat units many times... However, they don't seem to intend to give up there. They have begun to switch to guerrilla warfare, intending to make us pay attention to the East Blue, thereby using the East Blue to contain our forces." The CP Director quickly reported.
"Then so be it!" Saint V. Nusjuro slammed his fist on the table, his eyes flashing with anger.
The CP chief paused for a moment, then looked up at the Five Elders with some confusion.
His action displeased Saint V. Nusjuro, who frowned and said, "Fool, don't you understand what I mean? Since they want to use the East China East Blue to restrain our power, then so be it. Within a year, I want you to completely wipe out the Revolutionary Army East Army, and I want that girl named Ginny to be escorted to Mary Geoise to be tortured!"
A year?
That is, before February 1507!?
This was indeed a difficult matter, but the CP Director knew that the Five Elders were in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to say anything unnecessary and immediately agreed, saying, "Yes, I guarantee to complete the mission!"
After that, Saint V. Nusjuro adjusted his emotions slightly and looked at the chief of staff, saying, "Continue to investigate the matter of this Rubber-Rubber Fruit. Do your best to find out who in the Revolutionary Army ate it. If you identify the target, list it as an important hunting target and strive to capture it as soon as possible!"
"Yes!" the chief replied again.
The Five Elders then lost interest in arguing with him further, waved their hands dismissively, and told him to get lost.
The chief of staff dared not delay and quickly left the Chamber of Power.
After he finished speaking, Saint Nashuro said, "Ever since the burning of Mary Geoise, these useless CP members have become increasingly incompetent when it comes to dealing with the Revolutionary Army!"
"After all, a lot of data and intelligence were looted by the Revolutionary Army back then," Saint M. Jaygarcia said with a hint of helplessness.
"However, it seems things are progressing well in the New World. Didn't that guy Spandam recently cooperate with Ortolan to create a Sea Police Force and wipe out the Revolutionary Army combat forces there, killing nearly two thousand people?" Saint Saturn said as if he had thought of something.
"Compared to the CP bunch of trash, the Marines has achieved remarkable results over the years... Ortolan is a great talent." Saint Peter nodded, acknowledging the achievement.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Saint V. Nusjuro laughed and said, "How about that? Back then, when I hinted at and invited him, didn't you all think it was inappropriate? Now you think he's a great talent?"
"Thinking about that invitation now, it did seem somewhat prescient. If he can really take down the Big Mom Pirates and pacify and suppress the New World Celestial Dragons, it wouldn't be a bad idea to make him one. Isn't he close to that Donquixote Family outcast? I heard that the Sea Police Force is led by that Donquixote Family outcast... If they perform well, we can let them return to the Holy Land together, join the Donquixote Family, and become Celestials." Saint Nashuro.
This so-called outcast of the Don Donquixote Family naturally refers to Doflamingo.
"It's better not to make a decision on this matter so easily. Besides, if he chooses to become Celestial Dragons, what will happen to the so-called Charlotte Family? Are we going to absorb them all as well?" Saint M. Jaygarcia objected.
"If Charlotte Linlin is willing, giving her a chance is not out of the question. As for the rest of the useless trash, there's no need for them. If we can bring Charlotte Linlin into Mary Geoise through this method, it will be easier for us to infiltrate Totto Land Totto Land later," Saint Peter said after thinking for a moment.
He was absolutely right. Charlotte Linlin ruled Whole Cake Island, and Totto Land was her domain. She could control everything in Totto Land.
But if this guy were willing to become Celestial Dragons and enjoy life in Mary Geoise, no matter who the next leader of the Charlotte Family is, it would be impossible for him to have such control over Totto Land as Charlotte Linlin, because he doesn't have the Soul-Soul Fruit ability!
This would inevitably create gaps inside Totto Land, allowing the forces of the World Government to enter the interior of Totto Land through these gaps.
Over time, after several decades or even a century, Totto Land will become like the other Affiliated Nation, finding it difficult to separate itself from the World Government!
Looking at his old buddies, Saint V. Nusjuro said with a hint of helplessness, "You're thinking too far ahead. Ortolan hasn't even conquered Totto Land yet, and Golden City has only just begun its ascent..."
Upon hearing this, the Five Elders found it reasonable and stopped discussing these vague and ethereal things, quickly moving on to the next topic.
It is now the year 1506 of the Marine Era, and the World Conference, which is held every four years, should be convened this year!