Rocks Band: I have 48 Imperial Arms.

"what?!"

Locke and Kaido were both taken aback.

Newgate calmly explained, "Once every five years! The Rocks Pirates will hold a recruitment conference. To put it bluntly, they're recruiting some apprentice pirates, who are basically cannon fodder. If you're interested, you can participate. As the final winners, you'll receive some rewards. The Rocks Pirates have always been very generous in this regard."

"Aren't there any rewards for being directly invited to join like this?" Locke asked curiously.

"Of course not!"

Newgate continued, "This is an invitation from the Rocks Pirates. Are you trying to refuse?"

"Humph!"

Although Newgate didn't say anything, the mere grin on his face made it very clear that if Locke and Kaido refused, he would show no mercy and would kill them both.

Locke shrugged and said, "I'm not really interested in refusing! But I am quite interested in this recruitment event!"

"Kaido, where are you, you brat?" Newgate didn't answer Locke, but instead focused his gaze on Kaido.

"Worororo~~~"

"Isn't that natural?"

Kaido gripped his spiked club tightly. He was joking; if there was a reward to be had, then of course he'd take it.

Who wouldn't want free money?!

PS: My new book is uploaded! First of seven daily updates! Please add to your favorites! Please give flowers! Please vote with monthly tickets! Please tip! Please leave a review!!!

Chapter 29: Are they all teenage monsters? Slaughter them all!

Kaido, needless to say, definitely needs money.

Locke?!

Locke needs no further explanation; behind his house is the entire country, a population of over 100,000!

and also!

Yes!

Yes!

Esdeath's elite troops are terrifyingly strong. In just a few months, they have reached an astonishing level. But the problem is, do you know how much money it cost? It's only been a few months! These 10,000 elite troops have already cost nearly 1 billion Berries!

Good guy!

Locke was stunned when he first found out.

honestly!

If Locke hadn't stumbled upon a decent income on the Red Line by chance, he would never have allowed Esdeath to train like this.

Even so.

I don't even have enough money myself!

so!

Make money!

Make money!

This is extremely important to him right now; Locke truly believes this. Making money is just too important.

He has the support of the entire country and the military behind him.

Wow~~~

Wow~~~

Newgate piloted the ship straight into the distance; the testing ground was no longer in Hatchinos.

It is on a remote island not far from Hatchinos.

A huge number of people have gathered on this isolated island. These people are all pirates, and their numbers are terrifying, numbering in the tens of thousands.

Regarding age?

Teenagers!

In her early twenties!

They are all around this age, and each one is a remarkable young monster in the world, at least a monster with a bounty of several million at a young age.

not kidding.

To be able to offer a bounty of millions at this age is truly monstrous.

"Locke."

"Kaido."

Three hours later, Newgate pointed to the distant island and said, "This is it. The selection will be held on this island. As for the reward? The best reward will definitely be for the first place! And the fewer people who survive, the more rewards there will be. Generally speaking, for the Rocks Pirates, they will usually select the top five."

"I see."

Locke nodded, leaped up, and entered the island.

They're all child prodigies?!

Stop it!

Locke planned to kill his way through.

"Worororo~~~"

Kaido roared with a ferocious laugh, "These guys are really quite impressive! Perfect, I'm really excited about them. Let me test their strength and see just how strong they really are!"

"Search~~~"

Excitedly licking his lips, Kaido, carrying his spiked club, charged straight into the island.

"Gulala~~~"

Newgate watched the two boys' figures and said with interest, "It seems this year's selection competition is going to be very interesting. These two crazy brats have joined in. What will the outcome be?"

"Humph!"

Newgate smirked, sat cross-legged, and looked like he was just watching the show.

Next up!

Just quietly watch the show.

Click!

Click!

Upon entering the nameless island, Locke moved with incredible speed, and two pirates had already fallen to his hands.

"Hmm~"

Locke remarked with amusement, "That's quite impressive strength! Much stronger than those trash from Hatchinos!"

"Your Highness," Esdeath's phantom appeared, saying with interest, "This kind of battle, which is like a gladiatorial arena, will produce those who emerge from here, even if they are not strong enough for the time being! In the future, they will become terrifying monsters."

"what!"

Locke nodded and said, "Although I don't know what the situation is like with the Rocks Pirates' officers, you can tell from this that the Rocks Pirates is truly a terrifying yet exciting place!"

Done.

Locke leaped up and vanished from his spot, heading straight for his prey once more. He had no intention of waiting; his goal was to take the initiative and eliminate all his opponents.

after all!

What I need to do is hone my skills, not just languish here. If that's all I need to do, I was invited in the first place, so why didn't I just join directly?

"As expected of His Highness!"

A blush rose on Esdeath's face, and the phantom vanished in an instant.

"Um?!"

"Strange?"

"I clearly saw a woman's figure here!"

As Esdeath dissipated, a man emerged, looking around in bewilderment. He seemed unable to understand why, despite seeing what he had seen, nothing came of it.

He shook his head strangely, said nothing more, and continued to venture deeper into the nameless island.

No matter what!

He is absolutely determined to succeed, and he has every reason to succeed.

"Worororo~~~"

"nice!"

"nice!"

"It's really quite good!"

Kaido let out a maniacal laugh, as if he had gone mad, excitedly slaughtering everyone around him. In Kaido's eyes, all the pirates around him were utterly insignificant, and he simply killed them all without any mercy.