"Yo ha ha ha ha, do you want countless treasures? If you want them, join the John Pirate Crew! I will lead them to find endless treasures!"
After the new recruitment selection ceremony ended, John couldn't wait to start recruiting.
"Jie ha ha ha ha, do you want fame and power? If you do, then come to the Flying Pirate Crew! My Flying Pirate Crew can soar freely in the sky, advancing and retreating as they please!"
As John began recruiting, Golden Lion naturally wasn't to be outdone. He even brought down several pirate ships that were originally floating in the sky.
In the half year that Nox was away, Golden Lion not only obtained the O Wazamono grade sword kogarashi, but also ate the Paramecia type Float-Float Fruit and formed his own unique Flying Pirate Crew.
"Ha ha ha ha ha, do you want to become a Sword Master? Do you want to become a Grand Swordmaster? Come to my Limitless Great Swordsman's Pirate Crew, I can teach you how to quickly possess powerful swordsmanship!"
With other Executive Officers starting to recruit, Nox naturally didn't lag behind.
In the future, he planned to establish a Pirate Crew and occupy territory, so he naturally couldn't lack subordinates and cannon fodder.
Before, his strength wasn't enough, so he only selected some Pirates who didn't harbor ill will towards him. But now that his strength had reached the average level of the Rocks Pirates Executive Officers, he naturally had no more reservations.
Regardless of whether they had ill will towards him or not, he would recruit them. Anyway, those Pirates who had ill will towards him could survive first before anything else.
As for the title "Limitless Great Swordsman", Nox specifically gave it to himself, just in case the Marine or others gave him an unpleasant name.
Just like the Headhunting Swordsman before, if Nox knew who gave him that nickname back then, he would definitely use his Seven Star Sword to shred that guy into ten thousand pieces!
"I want to join the Flying Pirate Crew!!"
"I want to search for treasures with Captain John!"
"I want to join the Limitless Great Swordsman's Pirate Crew! I want to become a Sword Master!"
"..."
In this recruitment event, there were over ten thousand Pirates who survived. Many people began to choose sides when the Executive Officers started recruiting.
Undoubtedly, John's and Golden Lion's Pirate Crew attracted the most people.
Previously, John had recruited the most Pirates due to the influence of treasure.
Now, Golden Lion, relying on the advantage of the Flying Pirate Crew, had an attraction that surpassed John's among Pirates. After all, a Pirate Crew that could fly was practically invincible on the Sea.
Not only could they move quickly and ignore the influence of the Sea, but if they couldn't win, they could run, and the enemy couldn't catch up.
As Nox was the one who broke the record for Grand Swordmaster breakthroughs in pirate history, he had a significant influence among the Swordsman community.
Therefore, many Pirates who used swords flocked to Nox's banner. Furthermore, people who practice swordsmanship, even Pirates, tend to have higher loyalty than others.
Ultimately, over 1,500 people were willing to join Nox, over 3,000 were willing to join John, 4,000 were willing to join Golden Lion, and the remaining people were almost all divided among the other Executive Officers.
"Wa ha ha ha ha ha, you brats, welcome to the Rocks Pirates!!"
"Let's have a banquet to celebrate!"
Rocks said loudly.
"Banquet!!!"
"Great, I love banquets the most!"
"Ha ha ha, I finally joined the Rocks Pirates!"
"..."
The Pirates below cheered excitedly.
A grand banquet was held once again on Beehive Island.
After the banquet, Nox made arrangements for his newly recruited subordinates, and then called Marley, Kano, and Karoo. These three were the most capable people among his current subordinates.
"Marley, select 500 people from the 1,500 new recruits to form your team, and they will be under your command."
"Kano, the remaining 1,000 people are under your command."
"Karoo, the more than 100 Senior apprentice brother and the cabin boys will be under your command."
Nox called them over and simply allocated the authority on the ship.
As the number of people on his ship continued to increase, the division of authority was necessary.
"Marley, your management ability is not bad. When I'm not on Beehive Island, you can manage those 500 people well."
"But your strength is still not enough. Managing these 1,000 people might be fine now, but as the number of people on the ship increases in the future, your strength will not be enough to suppress them."
"This is the Devil Fruit I prepared for you, the Paramecia type Feather-Feather Fruit. If developed well, it's a very good ability."
Nox said, looking at Marley in front of him.
After observing him with his Kenbunshoku Haki, he found that Marley's goodwill towards him was even stronger than before, which was why he chose to train Marley as one of his own, giving him a Devil Fruit to help him increase his strength.
"Thank you, Captain, I will definitely not disappoint you!"
Seeing the Devil Fruit that Nox handed him, the fervor in Marley's eyes was completely undisguised.
That was a treasure of the Sea, a Devil Fruit that could grant people special powers. Even the cheapest Devil Fruit cost seventy to eighty million, and they were the kind that were priceless.
Now that Nox gave him a Devil Fruit, it undoubtedly meant that he had completely gained Nox's trust. This was simply a gospel to Marley, who craved strength and status!
"Ough!!!"
After Marley got the Devil Fruit, he quickly ate the entire Devil Fruit in a few gulps.
"These are some of my opinions on the development of the Feather-Feather Fruit. Read them carefully and develop this fruit well."
Subsequently, Nox handed Marley the notes he had prepared in advance.
His perspective on the Feather-Feather Fruit was far more long-term than Marley's, so these notes could greatly shorten the time it took for Marley to become stronger.
"Thank you, Captain, thank you, Captain."
Marley happily put away the notes.
"All of you Training well and strive to improve your strength in the shortest possible time. The Rocks Pirates will not be peaceful from now on, and war will come soon. I hope you won't die then."
After Nox gave a few instructions, he didn't say anything more. He had done everything he could.
How far Marley and the others could go depended on themselves.
On a small uninhabited island near Beehive Island, Nox and Golden Lion stood with their swords drawn, the tense atmosphere of battle ready to erupt.
"Shiki, I received quite a bit of 'favor' from you back then. Now it's time to repay you."
Nox said with a murderous aura, holding his Seven Star Sword.
"Jie ha ha ha ha, Nox, I could suppress you before, and it's no exception now!"
Golden Lion said arrogantly.
Since he obtained the Float-Float Fruit, his strength had been increasing rapidly every day, and he had absolute confidence in his own strength.