As for the matter of paying each Vice Captain and Executive Officer a monthly salary, in the Sea at this time, it was absolutely the first groundbreaking event.
Pirate Crew are not the Marine, how could Pirate Crew pay salaries to their subordinates?
But Nox's Limitless Pirates were going to be the first groundbreaking pirate group to do this!
"Long live the Captain!!"
"Captain, I want to be a Vice Captain!!"
"I want to be an Executive Officer!!"
"Captain, hurry up and tell us!!"
"..."
Hearing Nox's words, the Pirates below cheered excitedly, frantically wanting to recommend themselves to be Vice Captains or Executive Officers.
It should be known that the vast majority of Pirates love money. As long as they become a Vice Captain or Executive Officer, even if they don't go looting and just lie comfortably at home, they will have a huge monthly income.
Where else could they find such benefits?
"Very good, then I will now announce the primary condition for becoming a Vice Captain!"
"Anyone who can stand without falling under the intimidation of my Haoshoku Haki can become a Squad Leader."
"And among those who don't fall, whoever can straighten their back, not bend over, and persist for twenty seconds, can become a Division Commander!"
"Now, anyone who wants to accept the test and become a Vice Captain, stand still."
"Anyone who doesn't want to accept the test and doesn't want to become a Vice Captain, retreat to the back!"
Nox said loudly.
"Captain, go ahead, we are all ready!!"
"Come on, Captain, I want to be a Vice Captain!!"
"Hahahaha, Captain, just bring it on!"
"..."
Nox's words did not make anyone retreat, but instead made them even more excited, anticipating the arrival of Nox's Haoshoku Haki.
"Buzz!!!"
Seeing that no one retreated, Nox didn't waste words. His Haoshoku Haki surged forward towards all his subordinates!!
Red lightning coiled around them, as if the end of the world had arrived. Their clothes were even torn, and they felt as if several knives were cutting into their bodies.
The Pirates who were just extremely excited and lively fell silent the moment Nox's Haoshoku Haki enveloped them.
All the Pirates gritted their teeth and held on, wanting to stand firm within this Haoshoku Haki.
"Bang!!!"
However, their firmness lasted for less than three seconds. As Nox's Haoshoku Haki continued to intensify, tens of thousands of Pirates kept falling.
After ten seconds, only a handful remained standing.
"Hold on!!!"
Bullet, Kyle, Kano, Karoo, Marley, Fish-Man Gerald, Mink Tribe Leopardman Marcus, and Scientist Yumazu.
And Ruffiel, the woman from the Venus Kingdom who originally had the Zoan Giant Python form, these nine people were standing.
After Ruffiel was captured, for the sake of her family, she finally chose to surrender to the Limitless Pirates.
If you can't beat them, join them, that was Ruffiel's idea. In the end, this woman Ruffiel even got together with Karoo.
These nine people gritted their teeth and constantly reminded themselves that they absolutely could not fall!
Seeing that the nine people did not fall, Nox immediately withdrew the Haoshoku Haki that enveloped the others, and fully released his Haoshoku Haki to envelop the nine of them.
"Bang!!!"
At this moment, Kyle, Fish-Man Gerald, Mink Tribe Leopardman Marcus, Scientist Yumazu, and Ruffiel, five people, could not bear it and all knelt on the ground, supporting themselves with their knees and hands to prevent themselves from fainting.
"Absolutely cannot fall down!!"
Marcus said, gritting his teeth. The fur all over his body began to grow rapidly, completely turning his original Mink Tribe appearance into a fur monster.
Those furs were as hard as steel needles, constantly supporting his body so that he did not fall down.
This was the ability of the Paramecia Fur-Fur Fruit.
This Devil Fruit was given to Marcus by Nox. The Fur-Fur Fruit was useless to others, but for the Mink Tribe who are born with a lot of fur, it was a high-quality Devil Fruit.
The Mink Tribe's static electricity is produced by the principle of friction generating electricity from their fur. The Fur-Fur Fruit can greatly enhance Marcus's static electricity power.
It also allows him to gain the power to control fur, which is a win-win situation.
Not only Marcus, but also Kyle, Fish-Man Gerald, Scientist Yumazu, and Ruffiel, the other four, all used their own methods to persevere.
Compared to the four who knelt down, Bullet, Karoo, Kano, and Marley were still standing and had not fallen down, but none of them were able to stand with their backs straight.
They knew that to become a Division Commander, they not only had to stand, but they also had to stand straight, not even bending over!
"Roar!!!!"
"Hoo!!!!"
Bullet and Karoo directly transformed into their half-beast forms, using the powerful strength of their Zoan abilities to straighten their bent backs.
Seeing this, Kano also activated his Devil Fruit, transforming into a Blade Man, to resist the pressure of the Haoshoku Haki.
Marley created a large number of feathers as hard as iron plates, forcibly supporting his body.
"Alright!!"
Twenty seconds passed, and Nox immediately withdrew his Haoshoku Haki.
At this moment, all the Pirates felt their bodies lighten, and all the pressure on them receded.
At first, Nox had not used his full strength, so those who fell down initially did not faint. They kept their eyes open, but just couldn't get up.
During these twenty seconds, they witnessed the nine people who persisted until the end.
"Now I announce that Kano, Karoo, Marley, and Bullet will become the Great Vice Captains of the Limitless Pirates, and each will receive two million Berries from the pirate group every month."
"Kyle, Gerald, Marcus, Yumazu, and Ruffiel will become the Small Vice Captains of the Limitless Pirates, and each will receive one million Berries from the pirate group every month."
Nox said loudly.
Vice Captains and Executive Officers are the face of the pirate group. If they can't even withstand his Haoshoku Haki...
When fighting against others who possess Haoshoku Haki, if one Haoshoku Haki blast sends everyone falling to the ground, then the Limitless Pirates would become a laughingstock!
The tens of thousands of Pirates who slowly stood up looked at the nine people at the front with complex eyes.
These Pirates were full of confidence at first, but in the end, they all fell down unexpectedly.
"Captain, what about becoming an Executive Officer? What are the conditions?"
A Pirate below suddenly asked.
"Hahaha, you want to become an Executive Officer? Now I will tell you what the condition for becoming an Executive Officer is!"
"Limitless - Sky Breaking Sword Draw!"
Nox laughed heartily, and the Futsu no Mitama at his waist was drawn in an instant.
A flash of light shone, and a giant slash thousands of meters long erupted from the Futsu no Mitama's blade.
The slash went past them and rushed towards the Sea.
"Splash, splash!!!"
The Sea, in their gaze, was split open by the slash, flying out for several thousand meters.
The entire Sea seemed to be cut in half, and the shocking abyss remained unhealed for a long time.
They could even see the Rocks at the bottom of the Sea were split down by hundreds of meters, and countless seawater poured in, yet they could not fill that abyss.
"The only condition to become an Executive Officer is that anyone who can still stand after taking this slash from me can become an Executive Officer of the Limitless Pirates!"
Nox's voice brought all the Pirates present back to their senses.
Many of them had just thought they were going to die under this giant slash.
Unexpectedly, taking such a terrifying slash was the condition to become an Executive Officer.
Everyone, even the nine who became Vice Captains, no one dared to say they wanted to become an Executive Officer at this moment.
Under such a slash that could even split the Sea, they would definitely be cut in half, there was no other outcome.
Nox was very satisfied with the attitude of everyone present. The power of this slash had completely reached the attack power of an Admiral.
To be able to take it and still stand, one would need at least the strength of an elite Vice Admiral or an Admiral candidate.
This was also his condition for selecting Executive Officers. Executive Officers are important members of the pirate group, the biggest face of the pirate group besides Nox, so the conditions are naturally strict.
The strength of an Executive Officer is comparable to that of a Shichibukai.
And the core Executive Officers, in Nox's vision, even if they can't reach the level of an Admiral, they must at least be close to the level of an Admiral.
"To celebrate that eight members of our Limitless Pirates have become Vice Captains, let's hold a banquet to celebrate!!"
After a brief silence, Nox once again stirred up everyone's emotions.
"Banquet, banquet!!"
"Long live the Captain!!"
"Hahahaha, I like banquets!!"
"..."
The Pirates below who did not become Vice Captains quickly had the slight disappointment in their hearts dispersed by the news of the banquet.
"Shocking, Marine Admiral Sengoku and Limitless Pirates Captain Nox fought for five days and five nights!!"
"Marine Admiral VS Limitless Great Swordsman Nox!"
"The Marine Admiral's fleet was actually defeated!"
"..."
The day after Nox and Sengoku's great battle ended, a newspaper quickly spread throughout the New World, and even to the Four Seas.
Nox, the Rocks remnant who had been silent for a long time, also made the headlines of the newspaper.
And as soon as he appeared, it was with such a record, which made many people look sideways.
"Oh, Little Brother Nox has grown really fast. Even Sengoku couldn't take him down. I wonder how strong he will be when he reaches our age."
Roger said in surprise, holding the newspaper.
You know, not long ago, that guy Garp brought Sengoku over to fight their Roger Pirates.
He knew very well how strong Sengoku was. That guy was someone comparable to Garp.
Now, he couldn't defeat Nox even after five days, and from the photo, it could be seen that Sengoku had several terrifying sword wounds on his body.
"Anyway, we don't have any conflicts now. His territory and our territory are too far apart, it's impossible for them to border."
"You should think about which route to take next. That guy Garp is catching up again."
Rayleigh said.
"Heh hahahaha, Nox, you ran off to such a remote Sea area, no wonder there was no news of you."
Golden Lion Shiki also laughed after getting the newspaper.
"Limitless Great Swordsman Nox, even the Marine Admirals can't catch him. It seems our King cannot escape his control."
"Since that's the case, let's take advantage of this time to train more and stronger Swordsmen, so that I have stronger bargaining chips in my hands."
"Maybe I can even pull in other strong countries in the West Blue then, otherwise, just our Heptarchy is too dangerous."
In the West Blue's Heptarchy, Queen Elizabeth Eleanor, when she got the newspaper about Nox.
She began to think about her future attitude towards Nox and the future path of development.
At that time, Nox followed Rocks to invade the West Blue and subdued the Heptarchy, a strong sword road country in the West Blue.
But Queen Elizabeth Eleanor only surrendered under duress.
With Rocks' death and the disbandment of the Rocks Pirates, Elizabeth Eleanor thought she could escape Nox's control.
But when she saw this newspaper again, seeing the information about Nox, she knew that Nox would one day contact her again, continue to control her, and control the Heptarchy.
And in their Heptarchy, no one could match Nox. Even if they asked the World Government for help, with Heptarchy's current wealth, it would not be enough to persuade the World Government to eliminate Nox.
It might even backfire, causing the World Government to sideline their Heptarchy royal family.
If that were the case, what would be the difference from being controlled by Nox?
Although Nox was a Pirate, he would not interfere with the development of the Heptarchy.
As long as they were loyal to Nox, their royal family would not be purged.
Thinking about it this way, at least she felt that being controlled by Nox was more cost-effective than being sidelined and controlled by the World Government!
Marineford:
"Fleet Admiral, I'm sorry, my mission failed!"
After Sengoku returned to Marineford, he said shamefully to Kong.
"It's not entirely your fault, I underestimated Nox's strength."
Kong waved his hand. If he had known that Nox couldn't even be taken down by Sengoku now, he wouldn't have sent Sengoku alone.
"Fleet Admiral, Nox chose that remote Sea area as his territory, there must be something worth him coveting."
"Also, if Nox wants to expand his territory, he will definitely think about expanding towards the World Government member states, the Kingdom of Baikal's direction."
Sengoku said.
"Hmm, leave these matters to the World Government, we don't need to worry about them for now. Our Marine doesn't have enough manpower to deal with Nox."
"His territory is far from the front of the New World. Those other Pirates closer to the front of the New World are our targets."
Kong said.
"What? Even the Marine can't do anything about Nox of the Limitless Pirates?"
King Soman of the Kingdom of Baikal said in shock, looking at the report in his hand.
He had thought that after Rocks died and the Rocks Pirates disbanded, those Rocks remnants were not worth mentioning.
But he didn't expect that even the Marine couldn't take down Nox. Then their Kingdom of Baikal's territory was so close to Nox's.
Once the Limitless Pirates wanted to expand, they would inevitably impact their kingdom, and might even occupy their kingdom.
Even though their Kingdom of Baikal was a World Government member states, he was still very panicked.