No kidding, even Rocks would have to offer me a cigarette.

He looked at Rahu and began to explain the rules of the Rocks Pirates, which he had built from scratch.

Luo Hou naturally perked up and listened for a while.

What are called rules are actually mostly just the distribution of rights.

As a division commander of the Rocks Pirates, Rahu has the right to form his own pirate crew.

Furthermore, they can choose their own crew members from all the pirate crews under the Rocks Pirates. They can even directly select crew members from the fleets of other division commanders.

Of course, if you want to recruit someone from other team leaders, you have to talk about strength or benefits.

For example, if you can defeat the Golden Lion, then there's no problem choosing people directly from his aerial fleet.

Alternatively, one could offer their body to Charlotte Linlin for a deep and intimate conversation until she becomes pregnant, and then choose someone from her team.

As for John, Wang Zhi, and the like, it's even simpler.

One method involves simply using money to get the other party to open their mouth, while the other can directly resort to physical violence to force them to back down.

The remaining Whitebeard, due to personal reasons, did not form his own pirate crew.

The reason for this was that Whitebeard was still struggling with whether or not he should take in a son and form a pirate crew as the "Father."

That's all the details about the Rocks Pirates. You can find out the rest on your own.

"Don't wander too far lately, the Rocks Pirates are about to launch a major operation near the West Blue!"

After quickly explaining the basic rules of the Rocks Pirates, Rocks vanished in a flash before anyone could react.

Luo Hou was completely stunned when he saw this scene.

He originally thought that having absorbed so many powerful individuals' basic attributes and possessing such high agility, he should at least be able to clearly see Lockes' body movements.

But the reality seems to be different.

It's clear that in terms of strength, Rocks is no longer comparable to those at the Emperor level.

He is at least a level above the rest of the powerhouse!

"Kuralalalalala, you haven't learned about Captain Rocks' abilities yet, have you?"

"Captain Rocks recently ate the Paramecia-type Instant-Instant Fruit, and now he's a teleporter with incredible speed—most people simply can't keep up with him!"

Whitebeard laughed as he looked at the bewildered Rahu, then carefully explained the reason for Rocks' sudden disappearance.

"Teleportation Fruit?"

Rahu looked at the white-bearded man in surprise.

He genuinely had no knowledge of this matter.

Based on Rahu's own experience watching anime, Rocks should have only managed to obtain the Dark-Dark Fruit power at the very end, during the battle at God Valley.

But the truth is not so, or rather, Rocks was a monster just like Blackbeard, capable of consuming two Devil Fruit powers!

It's no wonder that when the other party saw that he possessed both the Power Fruit and the Float Fruit, they didn't show any strange looks.

It seems that some people can also possess the abilities of two or even more Devil Fruits.

"Kula la la la la la la~"

"That's right, Captain Rocks has already awakened his Teleportation Fruit—and he was born with two hearts that can hold two Devil Fruits."

After glancing around, Whitebeard cautiously began to share this gossip with Rahu.

After all, things often happen that are overheard through walls.

They have an inside agent within the Navy in the Rocks Pirates.

The Navy Headquarters and CP (Crossfire) naturally have the ability to infiltrate the Rocks Pirates.

If you accidentally reveal your hand, you're likely to suffer a silent loss in the following actions.

"I see, thank you Newgate!"

After listening to the gossip shared by Whitebeard, Luo Hou thanked him very politely.

Whitebeard, who is still very young, patted Rahu on the shoulder with a smile, saying something like "We're gay bros."

"Next, you should build your own team. If you need anything, feel free to ask me for help anytime."

Seeing that there was nothing he needed to help with, Whitebeard walked toward his own leopard-print spa, reminding Law that it was time to establish his own pirate crew.

As soon as Whitebeard's tall figure left, the group of eager pirates quickly surrounded him, vying to join the Rocks Pirates' newly added seventh division.

They had already gathered all the intelligence.

Rahu, the seventh division commander of the Rocks Pirates, is a formidable figure who stole a celestial gold transport ship from the World Government.

Besides the captain's strong abilities, joining such a team would definitely be full of benefits, and you'd never be short of money!

Of course, more often than not, it's because the other squad leaders look down on these lowly Karami pirates, so they rush to join Rahu's crew to gain points.

"Captain Rahu! Please, you must let me join your team! I've wandered for half my life, never finding a wise leader!"

"Captain! I am a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, specifically the Dog-Dog Fruit, Ordinary Type, Gray Wolf Form! With my addition, the 7th Division will definitely experience rapid and glorious development!!!"

"Captain Rahu! I am a Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit user, a normal type with no physical form! I can control my body with absolute precision, and I guarantee I won't hold the 7th Division back, Captain!"

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Chapter 43: Kaido, Mihawk, and Crocodile Join

Luo Hou stared numbly at the ordinary pirates who had completely surrounded him.

These individuals, apart from a few who are somewhat passable, are all...

The remaining guys are mostly shills.

Otherwise, they would have been snatched away by the other squad leaders long ago, so how could it be his turn?

Especially that Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit user in his Commoner form!

What's the use of this Devil Fruit ability?

What good is it to eat it except turn you into an ordinary person?

Of course, if a Sea King were to eat this Devil Fruit, it might actually create a crew member of Emperor-level caliber.

After all, when Tony Tony Chopper Tanuki, who had an annual bounty of 50 Berries, ate this Devil Fruit, he became someone who could stand up to the Four Emperors!

Although I do look down on these ordinary little pirates.

However, after careful consideration, Rahu still chose to select thirty or forty strong and capable men, as well as a dozen or so beautiful female pirates who could cook and were pleasing to the eye, to join his fleet.

After all, even if these people don't have much ability, they can still be used to do odd jobs for their team.

Surely he can't have become a pirate officer in the Rocks Pirates and still have to do things like sweeping and cooking himself?

Then I have to hire a lot of people so I can relax and become a hands-off boss!

These roughly seventy or eighty burly men, along with thirty or forty female pirates, all jumped up and down excitedly upon seeing that they had actually been selected to join the Seventh Division.

Who doesn't know about the terrifying talent level of Rahu, the captain of the 7th Division?

That's the young man who defeated the Second Division Captain, the Great Pirate Golden Lion, on his very second day after joining the team!

Following such a young and capable captain would not only guarantee a meteoric rise to success, but at the very least, it would ensure a life free from financial worries!

This is practically equivalent to passing a civil service exam in a developed region without taking any tests; it truly means a promising future!

Those pirates who didn't get the chance to join were all kicking themselves and sighing incessantly.

They originally thought that the Seventh Division would be just as difficult to enter as the previous divisions, so they didn't have any hope of participating.

They never expected that the Seventh Division would so easily gain dozens of members.

Moreover, apart from the pretty female pirates, none of them have any real strength!

However, since things had come to this, the pirates could only shed tears of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Because Rahu's 7th Division really only recruited 100 people before stopping recruitment!

It has to be said that sometimes luck is much more important than choices.

However, just when everyone thought that the recruitment for the Seventh Division had ended so hastily,

A man, about four or five meters tall, with solid, granite-like muscles all over his body, forcefully opened his huge hand and tore open the crowd, creating a huge gash that rushed towards Luo Hou.

Luo Hou looked up.

He discovered that the person in front of him was the young Kaido who had met him at sea, robbed the Celestial Gold along the way, and stormed Devil's Island to kill the Celestial Dragons!

"Brother Law, I want to join the 7th Division too. Starting as an apprentice in the Rocks Pirates is too much of a waste of time. I'd rather stick with Brother Law!"

"No matter what, I, Kaido, have gone through thick and thin with Law, and we even robbed the World Government's Heavenly Treasury together. It's not unreasonable for the Seventh Division to reserve a spot for me, is it?"

Kaido's massive four- or five-meter-tall body didn't reflect his fierce demeanor; instead, he looked like a comical fanboy begging for his idol's autograph.

Luo Hou was also very surprised by this.

He originally thought that after Kaido joined him on Hatchinos, he would become an apprentice in the Rocks Pirates, following the original storyline.

Then they continued on their way until the Rocks Pirates were completely disbanded after the God Valley Incident.

But Rahu never expected that Kaido would actually think of joining his seventh division as a crew member.

This was a rather unexpected surprise.

After all, Kaido is a special race with exceptional talent!

That man is one of the four sea emperors who will rule the new world in the future!

The addition of such a terrifyingly strong and rapidly improving crew member to his 7th Division would naturally bring many benefits.

"Of course, no problem. Since you don't want to start as an intern, then come and be a combatant on my ship!"

Rahu did not reject Kaido's idea, but instead directly recruited him into his team as a combatant.

Meanwhile, the Golden Lion, Charlotte Lingling, Wang Zhi, John, and others who hadn't gone far were all drooling with envy after seeing this scene.

Although they were unaware that Kaido would become the supreme ruler of the seas in later storylines.

But as great pirates, they naturally have a very sharp eye and can see that Kaido's talent is far beyond that of ordinary people.

After all, how could someone who has already mastered all three types of Haki to an advanced level at such a young age be simple?