Xia Le smiled faintly.
"Then I'll leave it to you!"
"Young Lunarian!"
Arosh's pupils contracted, and he abruptly looked up.
Beside him, Capone Bege seemed to remember something. His expression changed, shock filling his eyes.
"A Lunarian?!"
But after Xia Le glanced at him, he immediately shut his mouth.
Three days later, Xia Le returned to G-18 Fortress with Ivy and Arosh.
An hour later, Crocodile, Bullet, and Vegapunk had all gathered in a small room.
"I mentioned before that I wanted to establish an organization."
After a moment's thought, Xia Le spoke slowly.
"Now that we have everyone here, we can settle on a framework."
Crocodile listened quietly, Bullet looked puzzled, and Vegapunk seemed to have something to say but held back.
"The organization will be called Gods."
"Crocodile, your codename is Sandstorm."
"Bullet, your codename is Commander!"
"Vegapunk, your codename is Scientist!"
He slowly announced their codenames. Seeing that no one objected, Xia Le continued.
"Crocodile, I want you to establish an intelligence organization in the future."
"It will be called Baroque. You'll be free to act on your own afterward, gathering talent and building a network."
"Bullet, your task is to manage all the Marines in West Blue."
"As for Vegapunk, do everything you can to research the Lineage Factor, devil fruits, and other scientific projects."
Crocodile and Bullet both nodded. Only Vegapunk spoke up immediately.
"Xia Le, where are the laboratory and equipment you promised me?"
Hearing this, Xia Le felt a headache coming on.
"Soon. I'll get everything ready soon."
Vegapunk added, "I also need a group of specialists to assist me."
"Where am I supposed to find them for you?"
Xia Le held his head.
"That's not my problem. You promised me all of this."
Vegapunk said.
"All right, I'll handle it!"
Xia Le