Because the rules this time were much more lenient compared to before, leaving a full two-thirds of the members!!
One should know that the previous session only kept half, and the one before that only kept forty percent.
It can be said that as time passed and the Rocks Pirates continued to grow stronger, the threshold became lower and lower.
"Kill!!!"
"Die!!!"
"Hahaha, I'm going to become a member of the Rocks Pirates."
"You scumbags, all die for me!!"
"..."
Rocks' words were undoubtedly good news for those Pirates who wanted to join the Rocks Pirates, as it would be easier for them to join the Rocks Pirates.
On the entire scene, over thirty thousand Pirates instantly engaged in fierce slaughter, with various schemes, tricks, and backstabbing emerging endlessly. It can be said that the negative side of Pirates was displayed to the fullest.
"Kyahahahaha, the war is about to begin. We need more cannon fodder. Only those who survive the baptism of war are qualified to become true members of the Rocks Pirates."
Golden Lion looked at the chaotic slaughter below and laughed heartily.
He never believed that those low-level Pirates could stand on the same ship as him.
"So that's it, cannon fodder? Indeed, a lot of cannon fodder is needed."
Hearing Golden Lion say this, Nox finally understood what was going on. Compared to the Marine, the World Government, and those kingdoms, the Rocks Pirates' overt military strength was less than fifty thousand.
Now the Rocks Pirates are considered to have declared war on the World Government. War requires a large amount of cannon fodder, and relaxing the entry threshold for the Rocks Pirates now is precisely to recruit more cannon fodder.
This also indicates that Rocks can no longer hold back. The conflicts with the World Government and the Marine are intensifying. The time ahead will be when they engage in a major war with the Marine and the World Government.
Among those present, except for Whitebeard who was not interested in this kind of slaughter at the welcoming assembly, the other Pirates watched with great interest.
And they specifically looked to see if any promising talents would emerge, or if there would be a monster like Nox appearing.
The entire welcoming assembly's battle lasted for a full three hours. Out of over thirty thousand people, only twenty thousand remained.
The corpses of over ten thousand people lay on the ground, blood flowing like rivers. Among the Pirates still standing, almost everyone had terrifyingly distorted faces.
This kind of slaughter, this number of deaths, can be said to be the most astonishing in many years.
This also allowed the spies from various forces around the World, who were lurking on Beehive Island, to clearly understand the viciousness and cruelty of the Rocks Pirates.
"Wahahahaha, brats, welcome to the Rocks Pirates!!!"
"Do you want to become an Executive Officer of the Rocks Pirates?"
Rocks looked at the twenty thousand rookie Pirates who were still alive and said loudly.
"Yes!!!"
"I want to become an Executive Officer!!"
"Captain Rocks, I want to become an Executive Officer of the Rocks Pirates!!!"
"..."
Hearing Rocks' words, the newcomers who had just experienced the slaughter all shouted out, thinking that Rocks was giving them benefits.
Rocks' words poked at the fantasies of many Pirates. Among the Pirates who joined the Rocks Pirates, who didn't have a little ambition?
"Wahahahaha, do you see the Executive Officers present? If you want to become an Executive Officer of the Rocks Pirates, then defeat one of these Executive Officers, or fight one to a draw, and you can become an Executive Officer of our Rocks Pirates!"
Rocks said the same words he had said to Nox back then, and Nox also became an Executive Officer of the Rocks Pirates through this method.
As soon as these words were spoken, the two thousand people who had just joined the Rocks Pirates instantly turned their gaze towards the many Executive Officers of the Rocks Pirates.
Whitebeard closed his eyes and did not look at those people, but his aura was incredibly powerful. No one would be foolish enough to challenge Whitebeard.
Golden Lion's powerful Sword Intent showed his wildness, and no one dared to challenge him.
Charlotte Linlin was still eating cake there and completely ignored those Pirates, and the Pirates also knew Charlotte Linlin's monstrous strength and would even less likely challenge her.
Both Wang Zhi and Silver Axe were not easy to mess with.
Finally, those rookie Pirates set their sights on Nox and John.
Because Nox had previously become an Executive Officer by fighting John to a draw, many people took John as their target.
As for Nox, even though Nox defeated Former Admiral Gikai, Gikai was an old man who had been retired for ten years.
Even defeating him couldn't deter those ambitious Pirates. Naturally confident, who among them didn't have the illusion of "If I go, I can do it too"?
"I want to challenge Nox!!!"
"I want to challenge John!!!"
In the New World, what is least lacking is idiotic Pirates. Soon, over three hundred people stepped forward wanting to prove themselves. They unanimously chose Nox and John.
Over two hundred people chose Nox, and nearly a hundred people chose John as their opponent.
The over two hundred people in front wanted to court death. Nox wouldn't indulge them.
"Hmph, don't waste my time. Those who want to challenge me, come at me all at once."
Instantly, Nox's figure appeared in front of those Pirates. Sword in hand, he looked at these Pirates with cold eyes.
Since Nox had already said so, those Pirates were not guys who adhered to individualism; naturally, they all went at him together.
"Kill!!!!"
Over two hundred rookie Pirates, holding their swords, rushed over ambitiously despite being physically and mentally exhausted.
They wanted to rely on their numbers to hold back Nox, as long as they could last for a day.
Perhaps they would be favored by Rocks and then, like Nox back then, become an Executive Officer of the Rocks Pirates.
So this group scattered from the start, trying to surround Nox from all sides.
Nox didn't care at all about the thoughts of these Pirates. He waited until the Pirates from all directions had surrounded him.
And then, after they rushed forward, Nox's cold gaze became sharp, as if it were a pair of Sword Eyes, giving people a stinging sensation that was hard to look directly at.
"Infinity · Round Dance Slash!!!"
The long sword in his hand forcefully slashed horizontally, cutting from the left side to the right, and then with a turn.
The long sword continued to slash from the right side to the left, perfectly executing a 360-degree circular slash with no blind spots.
The circular slash, centered on Nox, rapidly cut outwards in all directions.
"Splurt!!!"
"Crack!!!"
The speed of the Round Dance Slash was too fast, and the slash was too sharp. The weapons and bodies of those Pirates simply could not block the sweeping force of the slash.
Wherever the slash passed, all the weapons and bodies of the Pirates were severed. Whether in the front or back rows, without exception, they were all killed by Nox with a single sword strike.