Lind had a very pleasant conversation with the Roger Pirates, and they agreed to visit him on Oran Island after a while.
Naturally, Lind was delighted. He also promised to introduce them to his officers when they came, so everyone could spar together.
As for the Roger Pirates' objective, Lind neither asked nor cared to ask.
Their destination was deep in the New World anyway, in Rocks' territory, so it would have little impact on him.
Rocks was the one who should be getting a headache.
Lind's own priority was to arrange his upcoming operation properly. He did not want to return afterward and discover that Oran Island had been reduced to ruins.
Perhaps most of the pirates who had been roaming about after being displaced by the Rocks Pirates' previous operation had already cleared out.
Unlike his trip to Hachinosu, when he had picked up five Devil Fruits outright, Lind's journey back to Oran Island was uneventful.
After returning to Oran Island, Lind settled Shakky in, briefly dealt with the matters that had piled up, and called his officers together for a meeting.
While he was still on Hachinosu, Lind had already summoned the many officers scattered throughout the Oran Sea to assemble on Oran Island.
Now, apart from a handful who could not leave their posts on key islands, all the Seventh Division's officers had gathered in the large conference room at Dragon Chen Garden.
"Allison, explain why we've called everyone together, and tell them Captain Rocks' orders first!"
After sitting down, Lind had Allison explain the specifics to everyone, intending to hear the officers' opinions afterward.
Once Allison finished her explanation, the officers present all fell into thought.
As the core of Lind's organization, the officers present were well-rounded in character, intellect, physical fitness, aesthetics, and practical