"As for strengthening our authority over the islands under Marine jurisdiction in the New World."
At this point, Xia Le frowned slightly and fell into thought.
A moment later, he looked up at the five of them.
"Make the arrangements, Bullet!"
Bullet's gaze sharpened at his words.
"Let's hold an expanded meeting!"
"Have as many Flag Officers attend as possible!"
"We need to decide the Marines' next objectives and our plans for the future."
His measured words made all five Admirals narrow their eyes.
"Of course, this is a meeting for discussion, so every officer of Flag Officer rank or above may participate."
Xia Le smiled faintly.
But the five Admirals knew full well that the man before them would still have the final say.
Even so, this expanded meeting was startling news.
Since Xia Le had become Fleet Admiral, he had never convened a meeting on such a scale. Most matters had been settled in senior leadership meetings, or even assigned directly by him alone.
Whatever prompted this, the move was certain to take everyone by surprise.
The order quickly spread down from the leadership, sending a stir through the entire Marine organization.
From Marineford to the New World.
The Marines' reach was vast. Though it still could not compare with the World Government's, it was arguably greater than any force the world had seen in eight hundred years.
That very afternoon, large numbers of warships could be seen returning from abroad and docking at Dressrosa's harbor.
Soon after, Flag Officers with commanding bearing and resolute faces strode solemnly through Dressrosa's streets toward headquarters.
Time passed, and three days went by in the blink of an eye.
A great many officers of Flag Officer rank and above gathered at Neo Marine Headquarters.
From Rear Admirals to Admiral Candidates, every