A cook, vice-captain of the Rocks Pirates?

"Damn it... I can't get involved at all..."

"Do not be discouraged."

Silver's voice rang out beside him as he wiped his spear with a cloth, his gaze never leaving the battle in the sky.

"Just watch, this is what true world-class is all about. Witnessing this battle firsthand is the best training we can receive."

Dorum clung to a mast, tears welling up in his eyes.

Every collision in the sky caused the ship to emit a tooth-grinding groan, and he felt his heart bleeding.

"Stop fighting! Go fight somewhere further away! My ship is falling apart!"

However, his cries were drowned out by the deafening roar and no one paid any attention.

In the kitchen, Ryan calmly observed everything through the window.

His focus is different from others.

"As expected of the future Four Emperors, his energy fluctuations are extremely large and chaotic, his emotions are extremely unstable, and every attack is accompanied by huge energy consumption."

"Her body seems to have a strong dependence on sweets, and the high sugar content is key to maintaining her fighting ability."

Ryan had already begun designing a special menu for this potential enemy, or rather, a potential food enthusiast.

"If we make candy from the nerve cords of sea kings and then infuse it with a high concentration of life energy, it might be possible to put her into a controllable berserk state for a short period of time..."

The occupational disease has struck again.

The battle in the sky has reached a fever pitch.

Each collision between Lox and Linlin made the white storm in the sky even more chaotic.

"Wei Guo!"

Taking advantage of an opening, Lingling simultaneously wrapped Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki around the spiked club and slammed it down on Rocks' head.

This blow was enough to smash a small island to pieces.

Faced with this devastating attack, Rocks neither dodged nor avoided it, but instead burst into laughter.

"Well done!"

He also concentrated his dual-colored Haki into his fist, and instead of retreating, he advanced, throwing a punch to meet the attack head-on.

Boom!

The fist and the stick collided once again, and this time the power was more terrifying than ever before.

Black and red lightning raged through the sky, as if it were about to tear the sky apart.

Charlotte Linlin's massive body was knocked back head-on for the first time, her spiked club flew out of her hand, and she plummeted towards the sea like a cannonball.

Rocks simply flipped in mid-air and landed steadily on the bow of the ship, unharmed except for being a little short of breath.

The difference in quality is already clear.

Boom!

Charlotte Linlin's enormous body crashed into the turbulent sea like a meteorite, sending up a towering column of water.

The storm-ravaged sea was unexpectedly disrupted by this sudden attack, creating a brief period of calm.

On the other side, Prometheus and Zeus, who had lost their master's control, were also nearly killed by Newgate's sea tremor. They turned into two small flames and clouds, which fell from the sky and were caught and held in Newgate's hand.

The battle seemed to have ended there.

Gatz stared wide-eyed at Rocks at the bow of the ship, then at the huge splash in the distance, before finally managing to utter, "They...they won just like that?"

"if not?"

Lox shook his slightly numb fist, a hint of lingering satisfaction on his face.

"It's a bit weaker than I expected, but it's tough and can take a beating."

These words were spoken casually, but to Gatz and Dorum, they sounded like nothing short of a fantasy.

That's a monster that can single-handedly cause natural disasters and treat them like nothing!

In the captain's hands, it was only rated as "quite resilient"?

Dorum trembled as he pulled out his notebook from his pocket and crossed out several superlative adjectives in the Captain's Danger Level column, replacing them with symbols he himself couldn't understand.

He felt that no words could describe the terror of his captain.

Chapter 39 This man, I'm sticking with him!

Just when everyone thought the dust had settled, the calm sea in the distance suddenly exploded.

Wow!

Charlotte Linlin's figure emerged from the water again, soaking wet, her long pink hair plastered messily to her face, and several bruises on her body.

But instead of showing any sign of defeat, her face was filled with an unprecedented, almost manic excitement.

"Hahaha! That's great! That's so satisfying!"

She burst into laughter, her laughter filled with satisfaction and joy.

"It's been so long...so long since anyone has hit me this hard!"

Her huge eyes were fixed on Rocks, and the look in her eyes was no longer one of greed and possession, but something more intense and pure—the appreciation of a worthy opponent, the ecstasy of discovering a new toy.

Although the seawater left her feeling weak, the newly formed clouds helped her escape and she quickly returned to the ship, landing heavily on the deck, causing the entire ship to shake violently once again.

She didn't adopt a fighting stance anymore, but instead casually tossed the recovered spiked club onto the deck.

Then, with her hands on her hips and her proud chest puffed out, she spoke loudly to Rocks in an unquestionable tone, as if a queen were declaring her sovereignty: "Hey! Rocks!"

Lox raised an eyebrow, looking at this woman whose demeanor had suddenly changed, wondering what she was up to.

"You're very strong! You're the strongest man I've ever met!"

A strange blush rose on Charlotte Linlin's face; it was a flush of extreme excitement.

"Be my man!"

"what?"

This earth-shattering statement left everyone on deck, including Lox and Newgate, completely stunned.

Gatz's jaw dislocated with a click.

Dorum's eyes rolled back, and he felt his fragile heart was about to give way.

Silver froze as he wiped his spear, and for the first time, a cracked expression appeared on his perpetually icy face.

Even Newgate, who was usually fearless, was so taken aback by this sudden and unexpected development that he choked on his drink and coughed violently.

"Cough cough... Gurgle gurgle... This little girl... Is her brain damaged?"

Lox's lips twitched violently. He looked at the woman in front of him, who was a head taller than him, and who was making love to him as if it were the most natural thing in the world. He felt that his worldview had been shaken like never before.

Charlotte Linlin seemed oblivious to the horrified expressions on everyone's faces as she continued, "If you become my man, and we join forces, who on this vast ocean can stand against us?"

"We can give birth to the strongest child in the world! We can establish a nation of ten thousand! All races..."

"stop!"

Locke finally snapped out of his shock and raised his hand to interrupt Lingling's grand plans that were beginning to take flight.

"I have no interest in having children."

Lox's expression returned to calm, but his eyes became somewhat strange: "Besides, I'm not interested in women of your size."

Lingling was taken aback when she was directly rejected, then, as if she had thought of something, she slapped her forehead with her huge hand.

"Ah! That's right!"

She nodded as if suddenly realizing something, and then, in an even more matter-of-fact tone, said something that made everyone even more devastated.

"Then let's try a different approach!"

She pointed at Lox, grinned, and revealed an innocent yet domineering smile.

"I've made up my mind! From today onwards, I'm joining your pirate crew!"

Upon hearing this, Dorum's vision went black, and he promptly fainted.

The ship... is sinking... These were his last thoughts before he lost consciousness.

……

Charlotte Linlin is going to join the Rocks Pirates.

This news was more terrifying than the white storm itself; it struck like a bolt of lightning on the head of everyone still conscious on the deck, leaving them scorched and battered.

"You...are you kidding!"

Gatz was the first to jump up. He pointed at Lingling and stammered, "You were just trying to kill us and steal our ship, and now you're saying you want to join us? Did the captain knock something out of your head?"

"That's right! The problem arose from being beaten!"

Lingling answered confidently, patting her ample bosom and exclaiming, "This is the first time in my life I've ever felt so good being beaten! I'm sticking with this man!"

The way she looked at Lox was like that of a dragon that had discovered a great treasure, filled with a possessive desire to have it all.

"No! Absolutely not!"

Dorum, who had just been revived by Silver pinching his philtrum, scrambled over and grabbed Lox's leg, wailing and crying with snot and tears streaming down his face.

"Captain! Please have mercy! We already have two monsters on board, you and Lord Newgate. This little wretched ship is teetering on the brink of collapse every day! If another one of this caliber joins us... it really will sink! I beg you!"

The shipwright's mournful cry saddened all who heard it and brought tears to their eyes.

Newgate stood to the side, holding a barrel of liquor, watching the farce with great interest.

He shook the miniature versions of Zeus and Prometheus he was holding in his hand and laughed at Lox: "Gurrahrahrah! Lox, it seems you've gotten yourself into a lot of trouble."

"However, this young girl is indeed quite capable. If she can join us, our overall strength will rise to another level."

He passed the ball to Rooks.

As the captain, this decision had to be made by him.

Lox remained silent.

Looking at Dorum crying his heart out, at Gatz and Silver who were on guard, and then at Charlotte Linlin who was full of expectation and had a fanatical look in her eyes, he fell into deep thought.

Rocks wasn't stupid; he knew exactly what accepting this woman onto the ship meant.

The benefits are obvious. Charlotte Linlin's strength is beyond doubt; she is a top-tier fighter. Her addition will instantly boost the Rocks Pirates' strength, potentially making them a formidable force on the high seas.

But the downsides are equally fatal.

This woman is like an unstable bomb, eccentric, capricious, greedy, and willful.

Her desires were insatiable, especially her craving for delicious food.

If she can't be satisfied, she might explode on the ship at any time. At that point, forget about conquering the world, even the ship itself will be a problem.

This is a gamble with both enormous risks and huge rewards.

Just as Lockes was weighing the pros and cons, a calm voice came from the kitchen doorway.

"captain."

It's Rennes.

He had appeared there without anyone noticing, holding a plate of freshly made pastries that exuded an enticing aroma.

It was a plate of golden-brown, crispy waffles made from flour previously captured and honey collected on the island, topped with a special, creamy sauce derived from sea monster fat.

Charlotte Linlin's nose twitched suddenly, and her huge eyes were instantly captivated by the plate of waffles, her mouth watering uncontrollably.

Chapter 40 New Companion, Charlotte Linlin

“Smells so good…”

Rein ignored her and calmly looked at Lockes, continuing, "I just observed her fighting style. Her energy consumption is extremely high, and her emotional fluctuations are directly related to her blood sugar levels."

"Simply put, as long as you can feed her well, especially by providing enough high-quality sweets, you can stabilize her emotions to a large extent and even transform her violent power into controllable combat power."

He paused, then handed the waffle forward, his tone calm yet full of confidence.