One Piece: True Several Thousand Hands, rampaging across Marineford!

Kendall left with Katakuri.

Everyone has left.

Charlotte Linlin, somewhat disheartened, shouted unhappily, "Long bread! Bring me dessert! I want dessert!!!"

After finishing the snack.

"Well, I might as well go out to sea too. Maybe I can find a few nice men. Anyway, the captain said we still have a year..."

Rocks made an agreement with all the executives that everyone must gather a year later.

Regardless of where they are, all the officers and members must gather, and then Lockes will lead them to do something big and make a lot of money.

Making big money is just empty talk for the vast majority of low-level pirates.

Doing great things is what all cadres are looking forward to.

Chapter 22 New Bylaws

The Rocks Pirates are too powerful.

So powerful that the Navy Headquarters avoided their advance, so powerful that the World Government was extremely wary of them, yet they never made up their minds to take action against the Rocks Pirates, so powerful that the major executives had lost their direction.

The agreement between Locke and his officers stirred up ambition and expectations in many of them.

Among the top-level executives, not to mention the ambitious Silver Axe and Shiki, even Newgate, who had always gone with the flow, were curious about what Rocks meant by doing something big.

The main reason is that they have been too idle in recent years, and their lives have been too mundane.

When something new and interesting suddenly appears, it's hard not to feel curious.

The top six cadres vaguely sensed that something extraordinary would happen a year from now, and they also felt a storm brewing.

Naval Headquarters and the World Government will take action against them sooner or later.

These few years.

The Navy Headquarters has consistently avoided fighting, and even when Silver Axe stole the Celestial Gold, the World Government turned a blind eye, as if nothing had happened.

It was just a fleeting moment of good fortune; once it's gone, it's gone.

Collecting it again, the fact that this year's Heavenly Gold has been paid, does not mean that next year's Heavenly Gold will not need to be collected.

Refusing to pay is tantamount to disregarding the world government.

Many countries on the high seas perished as a result, and civilians were displaced.

Since the theft of the Celestial Gold, the World Government and the Navy Headquarters have taken no action, which has emboldened the pirates under Silver Axe's command and spread the infamy of the Rocks Pirates even further.

On the high seas, countless ambitious pirates, dreaming of rising above others and renowned for their infamy, all hope to join the Rocks Pirates.

Rocks seemed to have realized this long ago, and took this opportunity to send out messages to recruit and expand his pirate crew. On the first day alone, more than 10,000 pirates arrived in Haschino wanting to join his crew.

Most of these pirates set out from the four seas, experiencing countless life-and-death situations before finally arriving in the New World of Haschino.

Rocks's shrewdness exceeded the Navy's expectations.

This news has already shaken the Navy Headquarters. The Fleet Admiral issued a notice ordering key Navy personnel such as Kong and Garp to return to the Navy Headquarters to participate in the Navy Council in order to deal with the expansion of the Rocks Pirates.

Naval Headquarters, inside the Marshal's office.

A man about three meters tall, with his legs propped up on the table and a nonchalant air about him, was frowning as he stared at the pile of documents on the floor, complaining, "When will this position as Fleet Admiral ever end... Sigh, I should have just followed Wang Zhi and become a pirate instead. This guy just wants the Marine Headquarters to fight the Rocks Pirates to balance the power between them. He really doesn't care about the lives of the Marines."

"World Government... I'll fuck your ass!"

The admiral took a cigar from his drawer, put it in his mouth, and said, "I just wanted to find a safe place. How did I end up becoming an admiral?"

Back then, he lacked a sense of security, so he became a navy officer. Later, when he learned that there were so many monsters on the sea, he lost his sense of security again.

Get stronger step by step, and surpass monster after monster.

He turned himself into a monster.

He exhaled a puff of white mist.

The admiral, looking utterly dejected, leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling, and asked, "Why do I still feel insecure even after becoming an admiral?"

The scheme set up by the world government has taken shape.

Public opinion forced the navy to go to war. The World Government stood on the moral high ground, and the ignorant masses were fooled into thinking that the World Government had finally done a good thing. They remembered their good deeds and forgot all their bad deeds.

Both he and Lockes knew that war was inevitable and that a battle between them was inevitable.

"I'm afraid the Navy Headquarters won't be called the Navy Headquarters anymore... let's just call it the World Government's henchmen."

"Heh~ Heh heh heh!"

"You really can't outmaneuver the World Government when it comes to scheming; they're all incredibly dirty... I hope nothing serious happens... Of course, that's impossible."

The world governments have laid a tight net.

They have done countless things to maintain their rule over the past eight hundred years without ever failing. Even though Rocks was cunning and wanted to rule the world, some things were already unavoidable.

He and Rocks held differing beliefs.

Even though he knew what the World Government was planning, in order to maintain order and live up to the justice behind him, he would not let Rocks do whatever he wanted.

"What...what can I do to change this world?"

"Heh heh heh! There aren't many naval admirals like me anymore, with a vision far surpassing others!" The narcissistic admiral's eyes gradually turned sad. "But I'm also the most incompetent naval admiral..."

Being able to see the essence of things but being unable to do anything about it is the most incompetent thing.

The Den Den Mushi (snail phone) rang.

This is the most amazing creature in the world. It is shaped like a snail and can communicate over long distances like a telephone. During the communication, the Den Den Mushi's expression is exactly the same as the person making the call.

"Fleet Admiral, Admiral Kong... they are on their way to Marine Headquarters." A female Marine's clear voice rang out. "Garp, Sengoku and the others just fought a battle with the Roger Pirates. We will hurry back as soon as possible."

"I understand, Tsuru. Want to go on a date?"

"Marshal, be serious! The Rocks Pirates are expanding their influence!"

"For the sake of justice, no matter how powerful the Rocks Pirates are, once we discover they are threatening the seas, our Navy will do everything in its power to eradicate evil and uphold justice!"

"..."

The exchange has ended.

"How disgusting~ Justice... Such high-sounding words, but as a Marine, I have to do this kind of thing and bear everything. I really wish I were a single-minded guy like Garp."

As he stepped out of the office, his gaze turned serious, and he exuded an aura of authority.

East of Haschino Island.

Katakuri arrived at the territory of Wang Zhi's faction and looked around.

Kendall arranged a private room for him to rest.

In another room.

Old man.

I have people taking care of me in this world too.

Don't worry too much.

Kahn drifted off to sleep, his brow unfurrowed, as if he were having a sweet dream.

Wang Zhi was standing on the roof when he noticed someone behind him.

“Let Kahn rest well today. I’ve arranged for Katakuri to stay in another room.” Kend pointed. “The little ones need a good night’s sleep so they’ll have plenty of energy for the next day.”

"You've never made a mistake."

"I can't afford to make a mistake... Wang Zhi, do you know that our Rocks Pirates are in danger?"

"You mean Navy Headquarters will come after us?"

"I'm afraid it's not just the Marine Headquarters... Captain Rocks' hometown was destroyed. They tried to cover it up, but the World Government still found out. I'm worried about Captain Rocks..."

"No, Rocks isn't that impulsive."

"I know, but our pirate crew is the strongest pirate crew in history. The World Government will not let the Rocks Pirates get away with this; they will definitely use every means to destroy them..."

Chapter 23 The Situation at Sea

You have no intention of rebelling, but you have the power to do so.

This is your greatest sin!

The Rocks Pirates were so powerful that the World Government was wary of them.

This is the original sin!

…………

As the sun rises in the east, all things come back to life.

A few rays of sunlight shone faintly through the curtains from outside the window.

"Ah~ Ahh~"

Kahn suddenly woke up, lay in bed, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

I drank too much last night, and my head is still spinning.

You really shouldn't drink too much alcohol.

The next day, my head was still a little foggy.

Kahn was very grumpy when he woke up; you could tell from his wide-open mouth and 'wise' eyes that he hadn't quite come to his senses yet.

The blank stare lasted for a short period of time.

Kahn slowly crawled out of his warm bed, muttering to himself, "I was so careless. I can't drink so much next time. It would be a huge loss if I didn't grow taller like the old man said..."

As he was talking, he started to space out again.

“…This is the world of One Piece, and I am a pirate.” Kahn thought as he got up and packed his things. “Oh, right, I was drinking with Uncle Wang and the others last night. I think I also talked a lot with that hot-blooded idiot Kaido. I wonder if it will change anything. After all, that hot-blooded idiot is still quite enlightened.”

Although Kaido did not receive higher education and was not a highly educated intellectual, as a child who grew up in a war environment, his thinking was indeed quite high, and he was more able to accept Kahn's ideas than the average person.

The main thing is that he didn't go too far astray. If he becomes Kaido, one of the Four Emperors in the future, then what he said last night won't be as effective, or even useful at all.