Linlin's Deal
"Mama Mama, of course you can. Do you want Homies? I can make you a high-grade Homies for free, as long as you do me a favor."
Hearing Nox ask this, Charlotte Linlin immediately looked at Nox with fiery eyes, as if she wanted to fuse him into her body.
"I refuse your favor."
"I can make a deal with you. If you use the materials I provide to help me create a high-grade Homies, I can give you a Devil Fruit, the Paramecia Taste-Taste Fruit. How about that?"
Regarding the favor Charlotte Linlin mentioned, Nox knew what it was without even thinking, so he directly refused.
"Paramecia Taste-Taste Fruit?"
Hearing the Devil Fruit Nox mentioned, Charlotte Linlin's eyes immediately lit up. She liked Devil Fruits related to food the most.
"What materials are you talking about?"
But hearing the materials Nox mentioned, she still didn't directly agree. She asked first.
"A giant rock, about half the size of my ship, it's a gravity stone that can increase the surrounding gravity by 15 times."
Nox described the gravity stone.
"Mama Mama, making Homies from such materials will cost me a lot of energy."
Charlotte Linlin said.
"Just tell me, are you going to do this deal or not?"
"If not, I'll find Golden Lion in the future and have him help me move that giant rock directly."
Nox rolled his eyes at Charlotte Linlin and said, this fellow was clearly still coveting his sperm. If Charlotte Linlin still made such unreasonable demands, he wouldn't do this deal.
"Mama Mama, don't be impatient, I agree to this deal."
"But it will have to wait until I have time. Rocks has recently called all of us Executive Officers back."
Seeing that she couldn't get Nox's sperm, Charlotte Linlin could only agree to the deal and reserve the Devil Fruit first.
She couldn't let this Devil Fruit fall into Golden Lion's hands, otherwise, it would cost her a greater price to exchange for it.
"Alright then, after the Rocks Pirates calms down, I'll take you to the location of that gravity stone. I can't bring that gravity stone to you."
Nox said.
"Mama Mama, it's a deal then."
Although she didn't get Nox's sperm, Charlotte Linlin was still quite happy about reserving a Devil Fruit from Nox.
Nox didn't want to stay with Charlotte Linlin anymore. After reaching a verbal agreement, he walked away.
"Mama Mama, what a pity, he grew too fast, I didn't seize the opportunity!"
Charlotte Linlin looked at Nox's departing back and said with great regret.
If she had seized the opportunity earlier, before Nox had grown up, and forced herself on him, she should have had a chance to get Nox's sperm.
Now, Nox had grown up, and it was impossible to force herself on him.
"Damn it!!!!"
Nox hadn't gone far, and with his keen senses, he naturally heard Charlotte Linlin's words.
Suppressing the urge to stab that woman behind him with his sword, Nox quickly left this place. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control the Seven Star Sword within him.
Fortunately, he grew up fast, otherwise he would have been taken advantage of by this woman!
Within a few days, all the Executive Officers returned to Beehive Island, and Rocks also convened an Executive Officers' meeting.
"Our Rocks Pirates can already be said to be the overlords of the New World, but not the absolute overlords, because there are still seven Marine fortresses in the front part of the New World!"
"And this time I have gathered you here to destroy all the Marine fortresses!"
"This time, not only will our Rocks Pirates participate, but I will also, in the name of the Rocks Pirates, call upon all the Pirates in the New World to participate in this war and completely destroy the Marine fortresses!"
"Completely expel the Marine from the New World, and turn the New World completely into a paradise for us Pirates!!"
"Wahahahahaha!!!"
Rocks' crazy and Demonic voice infected most of the Executive Officers present, making their hearts boil with excitement!
"Gyahahaha, Captain, let's do it, kill all those Marine!!"
"Yo hahaha, Marine always likes to hinder me from finding treasure. This time we are going to plunder the Marine's treasure!"
"Mama Mama, let the Marine all die!"
"...."
They were all Pirates, and Pirates and Marine were naturally opposed. Before Rocks rose to power, the Marine always suppressed the Pirates.
The Executive Officers present had all been chased by the Marine more or less in the past.
So when they heard Rocks say that he was going to completely expel the Marine from the New World, they resonated emotionally. This was a significant event for them as Pirates!
"As expected of Rocks!!"
Hearing Rocks' decision, Nox's heart was also greatly excited.
"Captain, if our Rocks Pirates goes against the Marine, we can definitely win, but don't forget, behind the Marine is the World Government."
"The World Government will not just watch us expel the Marine from the New World and completely occupy the New World."
Just when everyone was excited, Nox's voice interrupted their excitement.
"Nox, what do you want to say?"
Rocks stared at Nox and said, this kind of behavior that disrupted the atmosphere of the crowd made Rocks very dissatisfied.
"The World Government and the Marine are almost aware of the high-level strength of our Rocks Pirates, and they will definitely send corresponding powerhouses to stop us."
"And if we want to destroy all the Marine fortresses in the New World, we can't delay for too long, we must solve it in a short time."
"Otherwise, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for our Rocks Pirates."
"So we need to add some extra strength that the Marine and the World Government can't think of."
Nox said calmly in the face of Rocks' questioning.
"Oh? Extra strength? Tell me your opinion!"
Hearing Nox say this, Rocks became interested. The Rocks Pirates had developed to this point and could be said to have hit a bottleneck.
This is also why Rocks wanted to start this war. He wanted to eliminate the weak and select the strong through war, so that the Rocks Pirates would become stronger through the baptism of war.
And hearing Nox say that the Rocks Pirates could continue to add extra strength, Rocks expressed great interest.
"The Rocks Pirates used to have two Executive Officers who were captured by the Marine and imprisoned in Impel Down."
"And the people imprisoned in Impel Down are all vicious Pirates and criminals."
"If we openly attack the Marine fortresses, the process of mobilizing troops and the time it takes to sail will add up to at least seven days."
"If during this period, we air raid Impel Down and take away the prisoners who are willing to surrender to us, we can increase the strength of our Rocks Pirates."
"Release the prisoners who are not willing to surrender to us, let them return to the Four Seas, and delay some of the strength of the Marine and the World Government."
"Captain, what do you think of my proposal?"
Nox said with a smile.
But when the Executive Officers looked at Nox's smiling face, they always felt a little uneasy in their hearts.
Nox usually appeared as a harmless and aloof Swordsman.
But deep down, he was a ruthless person who was addicted to killing.
Now, many Executive Officers silently added the term "cunning" to Nox in their hearts.
"Wahahaha, Nox, your suggestion is great!"
"Brandon and Lionardo were ambushed and captured by the Marine back then. As the Captain, I naturally have to rescue them!!"
Hearing Nox's suggestion, Rocks' eyes lit up with golden light.
This move, if successful, would increase the strength of their Rocks Pirates by at least two Executive Officer-level powerhouses.
With the addition of many vicious Pirates, the strength of the Rocks Pirates could be greatly increased in a short time!
Another point is that it could damage the reputation of the Marine and the World Government. Impel Down, which was known as an impenetrable fortress, had not had a single escapee in a hundred years.
But it was broken through by their Rocks Pirates, which would undoubtedly be a significant boost to the reputation of the Rocks Pirates.
At the level of the Rocks Pirates Executive Officers, they not only had to improve their own strength, but also their reputation, so that more Pirates would come to join them!
"Without further ado, immediately gather all the Pirates and head to the front part of the New World to attack the Marine fortresses!"
"Shiki, Newgate, World, Nox, you four will go with me to attack Impel Down!!"
Rocks immediately decided on the next strategy.
"Nox, what were you thinking, to give Rocks such a useful suggestion!"
After the meeting ended, Golden Lion said dissatisfied.
In his opinion, Nox should be the same as him, dissatisfied with Rocks' rule and wanting to leave the Rocks Pirates to work alone.
However, the suggestion Nox made greatly increased the strength of the Rocks Pirates, and the two Executive Officers who were rescued were also not on the same side as Golden Lion and the others, just like John and the other two.
It looked like he was digging a hole for himself!
"Shiki, you need to look at the bigger picture. Don't you want to see how strong the World Government behind the Marine is?"
"This is an opportunity. If our Rocks Pirates cannot absolutely crush the Marine with a decisive victory, how can we see how much power the World Government has hidden?"
Nox said calmly.
"World Government?"
Hearing Nox say this, Shiki finally understood.
At their level, they no longer looked at problems only on the surface or only in the present.
Shiki's ambition was the same as Rocks', which was to dominate the World. The Marine was the biggest obstacle, and behind the Marine was the World Government.
If he wanted to dominate the World, in addition to dealing with the Marine, he also had to deal with the World Government behind the Marine.
But now, he knew nothing about the World Government's strength, which was a dangerous sign.