One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

However, one thing is certain: given the invitation from the World Government, they have no choice but to go, as long as they don't want all of Queen Otohime's efforts to be in vain and the Fish-Men's hard-won step to be buried.

Shirley's prophecy was simply meant to prepare them mentally in advance so they could face it with equanimity.

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While the World Government was busy holding a world conference, Abel was not idle either.

Upon returning to Beehive Island, the first thing they did was to reward those who had contributed, showering everyone with gold and silver treasures, making everyone who was still alive beam with joy and excitement.

After all, they've all gone to sea to become pirates; how many of them aren't doing it for fame or fortune?

Now that they have a name, and a world-renowned one at that, they naturally want to start thinking about making money.

Fortunately, Abel had plenty of funds, with the two financial pillars of the loan shark king Du Feld and the Golden Emperor Tesoro, allowing him to spend money as he pleased without worrying about bankruptcy.

In short, he has everything that won't discourage the people working so hard under his command.

The result is of course everyone is happy.

He even threw a month-long party, living a life of debauchery and carefree indulgence.

After such a great victory, we should enjoy ourselves and relax.

Otherwise, that taut thread will break sooner or later.

However, despite his indulgence, Abel was still thinking about absorbing fresh blood.

He knew very well that this was the peak of his fame.

He only needs to raise his arm, and countless people will come to him for refuge.

He can easily assemble a massive fleet of over 100,000 people.

But to do that would be tantamount to suicide.

One hundred thousand people sounds impressive, but in reality, they are a mixed bag, each acting independently, uncontrollable, and damaging to the company's reputation...

So we will definitely hire people, but we won't hire that many at once.

Moreover, it must go through multiple rounds of screening.

Ten pirate henchmen are no match for one elite warrior!

During the Marineford War, why did the Dragon Hunter Guild still suffer such heavy losses despite having two powerful war machines, Baymax and Oars?

This is because most people are not very capable and their manners are also not up to par.

If the navy hadn't been caught off guard from the start by launching a surprise air attack, rendering most of their deployments useless and ineffective, winning would have been extremely difficult.

If we really want to set up a battle formation and attack head-on.

Let alone 50,000 pirates fighting against 100,000 elite marines.

Even if 150,000 pirates were to fight against 100,000 elite marines, they would still be utterly crushed!

This is the gap.

So after discussing with Robin and the others for many days, Abel decided to emulate the Battle of God Valley.

Find a deserted island, preferably a very dangerous one.

Then, the winner is rewarded with several extremely valuable Devil Fruits and other benefits, allowing truly capable individuals to stand out.

Moreover, these Devil Fruits aren't wasted; in the end, it's our own people who benefit.

Abel will first have the victors swear allegiance to him, binding them with the power of the [Commandment: Oath]. This additional layer of security ensures that these people will not betray him, or that they are simply spies sent by other forces to take advantage of the situation.

These outstanding individuals are perfectly capable of being groomed as officers for the Dragon Hunter Guild.

Those who remain after rigorous screening will also become key figures in the company and will be given due attention.

Of course, these people didn't receive Devil Fruits as a reward.

But isn't becoming a member of the Dragon Hunter Guild precisely the reason they've come all this way from different places?

"Robin, is the poster design finished?"

"The template is out, only the final reward is yet to be determined. And are we really only recruiting 10,000 people? We've already received over 50,000 applications from all over the country to join our Dragon Hunter Guild! Once we distribute the recruitment posters, that number could very well double, or even more."

As Robin spoke, there was a mixture of pride in her man and worry.

These pirates from all over the world are not known for their good tempers. If they fail to be selected, who knows what they might do?

If more than 100,000 people riot together, that would be quite a spectacle.

It is highly likely that Abel will squander all the reputation he has painstakingly built up in one fell swoop.

That's why she had to ask one more question carefully.

But Abel was truly unafraid of what trouble these people could cause.

He stole the Heavenly Gold, raided Impel Down, stormed Marine Headquarters, and killed Celestial Dragons.

If he ends up falling victim to a bunch of scum, then he's lived in vain!

If you really anger him, anyone who dares to cause trouble will not leave alive.

Once they're on his territory, their lives or deaths depend entirely on his whim.

Of course, there's no need to say such domineering things to Robin.

He explained, "Don't worry, this is exactly the kind of grand scene I want to see. If you want to join my forces, you'd have to be one in ten, if not one in a hundred!"

"Out of 100,000 candidates, the odds are already pretty high. If I can't even compete at that level, what would I do with this trash?"

Robin nodded after listening. "You're right. Besides, we wiped out the ten thousand most elite soldiers in one fell swoop. Even if the rest want to cause trouble, we can easily suppress them. After all, they're not as skilled as us. What's there to say? Aren't they ashamed?"

"Yes, that's the truth."

Seeing that she understood his meaning, Abel immediately pulled Robin into his arms.

"As for the final grand prize, after some thought, I decided to set the number at seven, and bestow upon them the titles of the Seven Deadly Sins, as well as the status and treatment of core crew members."

"As for Devil Fruits, I plan to use the Swamp Fruit, Sound Fruit, Poison Fruit, Island Fruit, Fusion Fruit, Forest Fruit, and Snake Fruit - Mythical Zoan - Yamata no Orochi!"

These are all powerful fruits he has collected, including some Logia-type and Mythical Beast-type fruits!

The reason Magellan chose the Venom-Venom Fruit is because after being brought back, he refused to submit to the death and refused to betray the country like Shiryu.

Having no other choice, Abel could only see him off for a while before extracting the poisonous fruit.

Robin was completely stunned when she heard that he actually possessed so many powerful Devil Fruits!

Now she had no doubt how crazy the world would go when the posters were circulated around the globe!

Chapter 961 Gifts, If You Don't Want Them, So Be It

The reason Abel dared to offer so many powerful Devil Fruits as rewards was not because he was stupid or a fool.

The most basic reason is to attract strong individuals to join.

But aside from that, his confidence in doing so stemmed from the binding nature of the [Commandment: Oath] and the special ability of the Dark-Dark Fruit to extract Devil Fruit powers from corpses.

By combining these two approaches, he can ensure the loyalty of his subordinates while also guaranteeing that he will suffer almost no losses.

Instead, he gained a group of tools that he could use.

Of course, even with all these precautions, Abel was unwilling to give away the powerful fruits at the very top of the pyramid, such as the Azure Dragon Fruit, the Soul-Soul Fruit, or the Magma-Magma Fruit, to others.

Just in case.

The Devil Fruits he could produce were all lost due to unforeseen circumstances, and he could afford to lose them.

this point is very important.

As per his request, the latest version of the poster was completed quickly.

After carefully checking and confirming that there were no problems, he had Robin give it to Morgans to be given away for free, tucked into the next issue of the newspaper.

After finishing his business, he was about to discuss a multi-billion dollar deal with Robin when that bastard Law barged in.

"Did I come at a bad time?"

"I still have a lot of things to take care of, so I'll head out now."

Robin quickly straightened her clothes and went out confidently, but Abel noticed that her ears were red.

Abel glared at the man fiercely.

"Just tell me if you have anything to say."

"Okay, I've come to say goodbye. Although some of what I'm saying may sound a bit sentimental, I still want to thank you."

"Are all your crew members here? Are you sure you don't want to stay and help me?"

"Yes, they came right away after receiving my message. If you hadn't been so successful, I might have stayed to help you, or you could have helped me. But my adventure has only just begun, and I don't want to reach the end so soon; that would be too boring."

Luo politely declined.

Moreover, the meaning was very clear: Abel didn't need him at all, and there was no place for him in the Dragon Hunter Guild.

What's the point of forcing yourself to stay?

It would be better to separate and continue our own adventures.

Of course, if Abel ever needs him, he will come no matter where he is.

These words don't need to be spoken, but they are an unspoken understanding between the two.

Abel had anticipated that Luo wouldn't stay, so there was nothing to be disappointed about. He could only say sarcastically, "Actually, the position of vice president of the Dragon Hunter Guild was originally reserved for you, but unfortunately you're useless."

Rome gave a wry smile. "Forget it. I don't have the confidence to compete with the world's greatest swordsman for the vice president position."

"That's good, at least you know your place."

Rome returned the middle finger.

"Since you're leaving, let me give you one more gift."

"No need, I already owe you enough."

"Are you sure you don't want to?"

"Ah."