Holy Land Mary Geoise, Pangaea Castle, Chamber of Power.
The Gorosei had just received an investigation report.
After reading the report, the Gorosei all laughed.
"Victor really is different inside and out."
The matter of Victor recommending Oren as the commander of Branch 189 had also reached the ears of the Gorosei.
After taking office, Oren had immediately begun extorting and threatening the merchants and nobles of William Port.
Without providing protection money, the merchants and nobles could not do business normally.
Besides that, all merchants and travelers passing through William Port had to pay a toll.
Of course, whether it was protection money or tolls, everything was donated to the so-called Disabled Veterans Foundation.
The World Government easily traced the owner of the foundation through its bank account. It was Victor.
From Branch 191 to Branch 189, Victor had been raking in money the whole time.
Moreover, Victor also gave his fawning subordinates opportunities for promotion.
"People with desires, and who are greedy—aren't they the most suitable candidates?"
"Yes. I hope he can maintain his desires."
"Then we can have him come meet us."
The Gorosei reached a unanimous decision.
They wanted to see Victor with their own eyes.
After several more days of sailing, the fleet arrived at Branch G1.
Afterward, the two ships from Branch G5 returned to Branch G5.
Victor and the others continued toward Marineford.
From Marineford, they passed through the Gate of Justice and finally arrived at Impel Down.
"Faster! Move, move!" m.
"The prisoner is about to arrive!"
Inside Impel Down, the jailers quickly gathered at the dock under the urging of Chief Jailer Frendy.
They prepared to receive the prisoner.
Whenever they received a dangerous prisoner, they were this cautious.
At that moment, Impel Down's Vice Warden Gary, Chief Guard Canlot, and the others were waiting at the dock.
Under their watchful eyes, three warships appeared on the sea.
The warships stopped at the dock, and Victor disembarked.
"The prisoner is in your hands now."
Victor spoke to the waiting Vice Warden Gary, Chief Guard Canlot, and the others.
At that moment, Victor sensed an unusual gaze among the crowd.
Behind Gary and Canlot stood a young man with a massive build and an appearance resembling Satan.
Victor recognized the young man's identity.
It was none other than Magellan, the future warden of Impel Down.
Magellan stared at Victor.
Magellan was still very young, only nineteen years old.
He was already an assistant chief guard.
However, Victor was only a year older than him and had already become famous throughout the world.
At twenty, he had defeated a Great Pirate who had long been renowned!
That was a villain even a Marine Admiral could not deal with!
Victor noticed Magellan's gaze.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem!" Gary turned his head and glanced over before deliberately coughing, reminding Magellan to mind his behavior.
"He'll be the future of Impel Down."
Victor looked at Magellan and said this with a smile to Gary and the others.
At that moment, Count Red was carried down from the warship and handed over to the jailers.
After Gary and the others confirmed Count Red's identity, they sent him into Impel Down.
They then took the elevator and sent him straight to the Infinite Hell on Level 6.
After Victor and the others left, Gary could not help looking at Magellan.
Magellan was currently only an assistant chief guard.
Moreover, Magellan had not yet eaten the Venom-Venom Fruit.
Yet Victor had actually regarded Magellan as the future of Impel Down.
Gary felt that he needed to report this matter to Warden Ragnar.
After completing the prisoner transfer, Victor returned to Marineford.
He believed that this return was not merely for transporting a prisoner.
As expected.
When Victor disembarked from the warship, a Marine Commodore was waiting for him inside the naval harbor.
The Marine Commodore was called Sannis.
As soon as Sannis saw Victor, he raised his hand in salute.
"Major General Victor, the Fleet Admiral is waiting for you aboard the ship."
Sannis spoke to Victor.
Victor glanced at the warship in the distance, then nodded and followed behind Commodore Sannis.
Soon, Victor met Kong and saluted him.
Kong wore a stiff expression, making it impossible to tell whether he was pleased or angry. He merely said indifferently, "Sit down."
Victor sat in his seat without saying a word.
He did not particularly like Kong.
In his impression, Kong always wore a poker face, as if the whole world owed him money.
At that moment, the warship left the harbor.
Victor did not ask where they were going.
However, judging from their direction, they seemed to be heading to Mary Geoise.
Kong suddenly spoke. "The Gorosei want to see you."
"Mm." Victor answered calmly.
Kong said seriously, "Today's meeting concerns your future and that of the Marines."
"I understand." Victor nodded.
Following behind Kong, Victor entered Pangaea Castle for the first time and came to the Chamber of Power for the first time.
The Chamber of Power was the Gorosei's place of work.
At that moment, Kong and Victor arrived before the Gorosei, one after the other.
The Gorosei were each busy with their own affairs. Even after seeing the two of them, they did not stop what they were doing.
Only when the white, straight-haired elder put down the document in his hand did he say, "Kong, you may leave."
"Yes." Kong answered, then turned and left.
Kong was different from Akainu.
Akainu believed that becoming the Navy Fleet Admiral would allow him to offer suggestions to the Gorosei.
In reality, in the eyes of the Gorosei, whether it was the Navy Fleet Admiral or the General of the Armed Forces, they were all the same.
They were all puppets!
Of course, this was also a show of authority.
The Gorosei were sending Victor a hint.
Before supreme power, even standing at the pinnacle of the Marines was still insignificant.
Victor, however, remained very composed.
He was neither surprised nor afraid.
The Gorosei looked at Victor, then exchanged glances.
The bespectacled elder spoke. "We know what you want."
The bald elder chimed in. "What you seek is human nature."
At that moment, the blond elder looked at Victor and asked seriously, "What are you willing to give?"
Victor straightened his body and answered with the bearing of a soldier, neither servile nor overbearing. "Absolute loyalty."
"Hahaha."
The Gorosei exchanged smiles.
The elder with the curly white hair asked, "Tell us, what is absolute loyalty?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Victor answered, "I will kill those the Marines dare not kill, and do what the Marines dare not do! As long as it is an order from the World Government, I would rather kill ten thousand by mistake than let a single person escape!"
"Hahaha."
The Gorosei laughed again.
The white, straight-haired elder rose to his feet and said to Victor, "We have felt your resolve."
"To allow you to carry out your missions better and safeguard the rule of the World Government..."
The white, straight-haired elder picked up a box that had been prepared in advance and handed it to Victor.
Victor accepted the box and opened it.
Inside was a Devil Fruit.
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