# Chapter 252: Marine Conference
Meanwhile, at Marine Headquarters, a conference was held regarding the news that could be said to have startled the World.
"What does that guy Hades want to do? There's no Interests in this for him, is there?"
Kong asked, genuinely unable to understand.
They could understand that hosting a World Expo could gain huge prestige, but for Hades, it was useless.
The Pluto Pirates aren't thinking about expanding their Territory right now, are they?
The Kronos Kingdom wouldn't recruit those Pirates either.
"I'm not sure. The only thing I can think of is that it's related to that Battle Pyramid."
Tsuru took out a pen and connected Sicily Island and Paros Island on a simple Map.
The two Islands are only thirty kilometers apart.
While not exactly gazing at each other from afar, the Battle Pyramid is completely visible.
Just then, a Den Den Mushi rang.
Is it Sengoku?
"Fleet Admiral, what is it?"
Kong opened the Den Den Mushi.
"Fleet Admiral, are you in a Meeting? If possible, please take a look at the latest Newspaper."
Sengoku's words surprised everyone in the Conference Room.
Soon, the latest Newspaper was brought in.
Kong took out a copy and looked at it.
"World Telephone Bug Group Releases Latest Visual Den Den Mushi, Will Take You Closer to the World of Pirates, Watch the Second Pirate Expo Hosted by the Pluto Pirates in Real-Time"
There wasn't just one copy.
Various kinds of Newspapers, their front pages were all about the World Telephone Bug Group.
The headlines were diverse, but the meaning they conveyed was only one, and it was very clear.
That is, the World Telephone Bug Group would release the latest Den Den Mushi and collaborate with the biggest event happening now, the "Pirate Expo."
Without a doubt, the front pages of all Newspaper Agencies and media outlets were bought up by the World Telephone Bug Group.
This was a big move.
The news about the World Expo was right below this news, making it easily visible.
"Is the World Expo that important to Hades? To actually cooperate with the World Telephone Bug Group."
After reading the Information on the Newspaper, the confusion in Kong's heart did not disappear.
"It seems there will be more moves after the World Expo."
"But it has nothing to do with us. Just keep paying attention."
Advisor Tsuru said calmly.
"First, let's concentrate our Energy on clearing out the Four Seas, and then deal with the First Half of the Grand Line. Let's strive to fight back to the New World in four years."
The Great Sea needs to be Stable, and the Marines also need Time for Stable Development.
"Sigh, four years is a bit long. The World Government can't wait either. We can't let these Pirates continue to grow stronger. The longer it drags on, the harder they will be to deal with."
Kong sighed.
He was in contact with the Five Elders and knew their thoughts.
Clearly, the Five Elders did not want to repeat the same mistakes.
Fresh Blood emerges in the Great Sea every moment.
These Great Pirates have been continuously developing and growing stronger.
Back then, the Rocks Pirates were draining the Blood of the entire Great Sea, developing to an unimaginable Degree, causing them who knows how much trouble.
"If Time is not enough, we can try to Control a Sea Area in the front section of the New World, but we cannot go deeper."
"Right now, the Strength of the Marines is still far from enough."
"In the past few years, there haven't been any young Talents appearing either."
Tsuru was clear about the current Situation of the Marines.
After Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr, these few Monsters, Grew Up and became the Pillar of the Marines today.
The Marines urgently hoped for the Next Generation to Take Over to appear.
But now, there were no such candidates.
During the War, Kong protected and promoted a batch of young Marines.
Some of them sacrificed themselves in the War, while others Gradually Grew Up.
The most dazzling one was Zephyr.
"I have a bit of an idea, but I don't know how to implement it."
"If we can gather young people with Talent and spend Resources to help them Grow Up as quickly as possible, it won't take many years before a batch of Talent appears in the military."
Kong actually had this idea very early on.
It was this batch of Marines like Zephyr that made Kong realize that in the past, it wasn't that there weren't Marines with Potential in the Marines, it was just that none of them were discovered.
The teaching at the Navy Academy was actually not professional.
It only cultivated ordinary Marine Soldiers.
Sometimes they could graduate in half a year.
Only those who Exhibit Talent would receive focused Cultivation.
But how could the Exhibition of Talent be that easy?
Garp and Sengoku were very lucky; they happened to be noticed by Kong.
As for Zephyr, he was obscure for many years, only emerging after accumulating for a long time and bursting forth one day.
"Is it to Cultivate Marines who can stand on their own?"
Tsuru accurately grasped the meaning in Kong's words and said concisely.
"That's right. The gathering of a group of Geniuses requires Instructors with sufficient Ability to develop their Potential."
"This Mission is very important, but right now, I don't have any candidates in mind."
Kong was very clear that teaching others and targeted development of Potential required Talent, and even more, a kind of experience.
This Mission was not something everyone could do.
Although he had taught out Garp and Sengoku.
He was clear that he could only be considered barely qualified.
Garp and Sengoku themselves were Monsters possessing Great Potential.
Was it his Ability to Cultivate Monsters into Monsters?
In the end, it only relied on themselves.
His training method was also only suitable for Monsters.
Those with strong Talent were ultimately a minority.
And being able to turn ordinary Marines, Marines with Talent but not much, into Strongman, raising their upper limit, this was a true Ability.
It was also what Kong wanted in his heart.
What was the Role of Training and teaching? It was to develop Potential, raise the upper limit, and shorten Growth Time.
If there were no Kong, Garp and Sengoku would still Grow Up to this extent today, but it might be a few years later.
"Let's deal with the Four Seas first. This kind of Situation is also not suitable for large-scale Recruitment."
Tsuru didn't say much.
Although a suitable candidate appeared in her mind, how could such Powerful Combatants be put Behind the Scenes at such a moment?
The news spread to the entire World.
Factions of all sizes, people from all over the World, coincidentally started Purchasing the latest Visual Den Den Mushi.
Some out of curiosity towards Pirates, and some out of Fear towards Pirates.
Fearing a person, deep down in their hearts, they also want to understand them even more.
Moreover, the Pirates of these Four Seas were already terrifying enough, and in rumors, the Pirates of the New World were ten thousand times more terrifying than the Pirates of the Four Seas.
Those without money also several households united to Purchase, sharing the economic Stress.
By then, they could also watch the Visual Den Den Mushi together.
The sales volume of Visual Den Den Mushi Surged, even exceeding the World Telephone Bug Group's expectations.
The Visual Den Den Mushi prepared in advance sold out in a short period of Time.
Who knows how many Beli flowed into their pockets.
At the same time, in the large Rear Area, they were also accelerating the Cultivation of this type of Den Den Mushi.
This kind of creature, in a sense, was a product of the combination of special Snail and Technological Means.
What was utilized was the Den Den Mushi itself's Talent to connect with its own kind.
(end of chapter)