"Yes, I understand, Mr. Kuro."

Kuro lowered his head and twitched the corner of his mouth. "You still know I'm the Chief of Staff of the Navy, not the Chief of Staff of the World Government. You call me over to handle things every day, and I'm helpless. It's exhausting to deal with both sides."

But there was nothing he could do; Kuro had always been his superior, and among former pirates like him, Kuro was his 'captain,' his captain for life.

Kuro raised his head again: "Mr. Kuro, regarding the issues concerning the people around the world, our education is not widespread enough, and we don't have enough officials. As a result, many places, especially villages on small islands, only know that the government has changed, but they don't know the specifics. We don't have enough personnel, so should we just expand recruitment?"

Kuro thought for a moment and said, "What about those pirates who were persuaded by Cass? Let them take the initiative. Since they've already turned against us, let them go all the way. Let Lucci handle it. Investigate their backgrounds. If they're qualified, recruit them and put them in charge of this kind of island. Also, add a short story or tidbit of knowledge to the newspaper every day to tell us about the current situation in the world."

"While we're at it, let's also get into printing calendars. We can put some useful little bits of knowledge and ideas on the calendars, keep them simple, not too highbrow or incomprehensible to the general public. We can find something that the general public can understand."

"Yes, Mr. Kuro."

Kro continued, "In addition, there's..."

"Stop, stop, stop. Compile a detailed list of the issues, along with your proposed solutions. It would be best if Cass could also see it. I'll approve the ones you can handle, and I'll give you my suggestions for the ones you can't."

Kuro stopped Kro from asking any more questions, and said impatiently:

"I'm not omnipotent. You're practically a walking encyclopedia of questions now. Do you think I'm Doraemon? I make mistakes too. This is the first time anyone has dealt with something like this. We're all feeling our way across the river. Do you think I'm the one who's helping you out? I'm the one holding the fort now. What will I do when I retire? You need to have your own independent thinking. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Once this period is over and the new government is stable, you can take charge on your own."

The new government has been in power for over a year, and there have been constant major and minor issues, all of which have been handled by him, the 'head of state'.

While the Navy is busy dealing with pirates in the New World, Kass has now been promoted to Fleet Admiral and is leading two admirals, Kuzan and Issho, to fight pirates in the New World.

As for the third general...

Can't find anyone!

Although there are candidates for Admiral, such as Momousagi Gion, Chaton Kakei, and... White Butterfly Lida, Clow himself doesn't think much of them, as their strength is still a threshold away from becoming Admirals.

Even Moore, that guy with extremely convenient abilities, is still far from being an admiral in Kuro's eyes. These people can be compared to the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and they are among the top in terms of combat power among the Seven Warlords, but they are really a bit short of being admirals.

They are a new government, a new government that seized power by force from the navy. Therefore, they must value the face of the navy. If a candidate for admiral is promoted to admiral and then defeated, it would be a huge loss of face. At this critical juncture, they cannot afford to make any mistakes.

To maintain their prestige, Kuro must ensure that the admirals in the navy are in an invincible position.

Fortunately, he has already defeated all the old and new Four Emperors. As long as he doesn't fall into their traps or get ganged up on, there's nothing left that can threaten a Marine Admiral.

As for the final choice of general, Kuro still prefers the older generation.

However, Sakazuki has already been promoted to Commander-in-Chief and cannot be easily moved. He also cannot be reassigned to a post in the Navy, and Kuro is not in a position to let him go now.

Sakazuki is now a powerful weapon. After the victory last year, Sakazuki came over to question Kuro. Before Kuro could even speak, Kassadin and Wilbur sang in unison and dropped a copy of "The Faith of Justice" that Kuro didn't even know about, as well as the "Seven Steps to Justice". Then Sakazuki suddenly understood.

He got his enlightenment, that's fine. It was only then that Kuro realized that quite a few people had been enlightened by Cassius, including Jin and Queen, two of the original Three Calamities who had escaped.

But the key difference lies in temperament. A person who is at the very top of the ocean, with a fiery and unyielding temper, and who cannot tolerate any imperfections, is extremely terrifying once they attain enlightenment.

Kuro once sent him to deal with a stubbornly resisting kingdom. The outcome was both predictable and unexpected: he burned all the nobles and capitalists of that kingdom, along with their lackeys, to death, causing great destruction.

This left Kuro with a huge headache trying to clean up the mess.

That's not how it works. They acted with integrity and fairness, not by resorting to violence. There's a difference between the two.

Kuro cursed at him, but Sakazuki retorted that he had fallen into depravity by speaking up for feudal aristocratic capitalism. If he had fallen into depravity, Sakazuki would punish him severely, even if he was the head of state.

Simply put, since the deaths of the old and new Four Emperors, Sakazuki now sees everyone as a hanged ghost, and spends his days clutching two books as dogma.

Such a person is not easily used; if they are used, it must be because the situation has reached some extreme.

And the old man...

He claimed that he would not go back after retiring. He is now the principal of a kindergarten and does other part-time jobs when he has free time. He is quite content and has no intention of going back.

Kuro let him be.

As for that guy called Green Bull, he disappeared after fighting Kuzan in Mary Geoise last time, and we can't find him anywhere.

In Kuzan's words, when they were fighting, Green Bull said that he was a Marine Admiral, and the Marines had defected without even informing him, so he was quitting and going home.

At the time, Kuro himself was in a predicament. If he had met Green Bull, he would have said that he didn't know anything either, but he still became the new head of the World Government, didn't he?

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