After the rank-conferring ceremony ended, Victor officially became an admiral, and he had to begin his desk duty.
Guarding Mary Geoise and protecting the Holy Land and the Celestial Dragons was something every Marine Admiral had to do.
However, most of the time, this job consisted of sitting in the sun and reading newspapers.
Victor, however, could not sit idle. He had many things to do.
As a Marine Admiral, he possessed an admiral's authority and could place his own people throughout the Marines.
For example, Victor had appointed Eric as a commodore at the G-2 Branch and Kennard as a commodore at the G-3 Branch.
All of these people were members of the Blue Sea Society.
After Victor was promoted to admiral, he had transferred them out of the dangerous New World so they would not die there.
Besides, transferring them to other branches could also help develop and strengthen the Blue Sea Society.
As far as Victor was concerned, now that he was an admiral, he no longer needed many military achievements. What he needed now was to perform and lay the groundwork.
He had to perform before the Gorosei while absorbing more followers.
Light and Connor, meanwhile, were kept at his side.
Victor handed the daily patrols of Mary Geoise over to the two of them.
The sun shone brightly as Victor reclined in a chair, reading a book.
This was his second month stationed in Mary Geoise.
Reading in the mornings, instructing Light and the others in their training in the afternoons, and practicing Haki at night had become Victor's daily routine.
Apart from that, he read the letters written to him by members of the Blue Sea Society across the various branches and then replied to them.
Of course, Victor dictated his replies, while Light