A cook, vice-captain of the Rocks Pirates?

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For Newgate now, this is an enormous temptation.

He could feel that his body was beginning to show signs of decline due to excessive fighting in his youth and the erosion of time.

If he could return to his peak condition from the God Valley era, then no one on this sea would be his match.

The Whitebeard Pirates will truly possess the power to rule the world.

"What about the second option?"

Newgate's voice was deep as he looked at Ryan with unfathomable eyes, revealing neither his emotions.

"Second option..."

Raine's gaze became more complex, a mixture of a chef's professional ethics, a scientist's thirst for knowledge, and a hint of pity that even he himself was unaware of.

"The second option is to save it."

"Save it?"

Gatz asked, puzzled, "How do we save it? Give it medicine?"

"Do not."

Ryan shook his head.

"It's about feeding it."

"It is a life form that feeds on energy, and the reason it is declining now is because of insufficient energy intake."

"If we can provide it with a feast containing a vast amount of pure energy, it may be possible to reactivate its life core, awaken it from its slumber, and give it new vitality."

Raine's plan was bold and audacious.

Feeding an island?

This is something that probably only he, the master chef, would dare to think of, and perhaps only he could do.

"but……"

Ryan changed the subject, his tone becoming somewhat helpless: "We don't have that many ingredients with huge energy on our ship, and we're almost running out of food ourselves."

"Moreover, even if we had the ingredients, the amount of work and time required to cook a pot of food that would feed an entire island would be unimaginable."

"So, this option is theoretically feasible, but in reality... it's almost impossible."

After speaking, Rein fell silent, handing the choice over to Newgate, the true soul of the pirate crew.

Is it better to seize the huge immediate benefits, instantly boost the pirate crew's strength, and then continue sailing while bearing the sin of destroying a world?

Or should we choose a path of redemption that is almost impossible to achieve and is full of idealism?

Newgate fell silent.

He looked at the decaying heart, then at his family members around him, each with their own distinct expression.

He saw the reluctance in Gatz's eyes, the expectation in Marco's eyes, the empathy of Vista and Joz, and the struggle hidden beneath Ryan's calm exterior.

After a long while, he slowly spoke, his voice not loud, but full of undeniable power.

Chapter 125 An Unprecedented Super Cooking

"Ryan."

"I'm here."

"If we give you all the game we hunted on this island, including those rainbow pheasants and that big candy-made creature, would that be enough for that feast?"

Upon hearing this, Renn was taken aback, and then his eyes shone with an unprecedented light.

Using the life that grows on the island to nourish the island itself?

This is a brilliant idea, and a perfect closed loop full of reincarnation and redemption.

"enough!"

Ryan's answer was resolute.

"No, it's more than enough! These ingredients are of the same origin as this island, and their energy can be perfectly absorbed by the Gluttonous Heart!"

"Goo la la la la!"

Newgate burst into laughter, walked over to Ryan, and patted him heavily on the shoulder with his huge hand.

"Then it's settled!"

"We are pirates. We plunder treasure and seize territory, but we don't take other people's lives, and we would never lay a hand on a great life that is already powerless to fight back!"

"This meal is on us!"

Newgate's words struck like a thunderbolt, resounding in everyone's hearts.

This is their captain, Edward Newgate with the white beard!

He may be rugged or domineering, but his respect for and protection of life is gentler and more steadfast than anyone else's.

"Oh, oh, oh! Treat us! Treat us!"

Gatz was the first to roar with excitement, feeling that this was even more exhilarating than winning a major battle.

An unprecedented extravaganza to save an island is about to unfold in this living kitchen.

Once the decision was made, the entire Moby Dick began operating at an unprecedented level of efficiency.

This was no longer a simple hunt or resupply, but a solemn ceremony to fulfill the captain's great promise and to save a world.

"Gatz! Jozu! Bring me all the remains of that Sugar Puppet! Not a single piece can be missing!"

Ryan's voice echoed in the empty basin. He was no longer a cook, but a grand marshal who strategized and commanded troops.

"Yes, head chef!"

Gatz and Joz obeyed the order and, together, the two powerful monsters quickly transported the mountain of shimmering amber-colored sugar cubes to the edge of the basin.

"Bista! Silver! Your task is to gather all the edible plants we see along the way, whether they are breadfruit trees or spice flowers, and process them with the fastest speed and the finest knife skills, and deliver them to us!"

"clear."

The two top swordsmen and spear masters exchanged a glance, and their figures instantly disappeared into the jungle.

Soon, the forest echoed with the sounds of air being torn apart and plants snapping, an efficiency even more terrifying than that of the most advanced logging robots.

"Marco! Your mission is the most crucial!"

Renn's gaze shifted to the phoenix.

"Speak, what do you need me to do, Yi?"

"I need your flame."

Ryan's gaze became incredibly focused.

"I need your Phoenix Flame, not for fighting, but for cooking. I need its purest and most stable life energy to serve as the starter for this feast."

"Only your flames can perfectly fuse the energies of these ingredients of the same origin and transform them into a life source most suitable for the gluttonous heart to absorb."

"Leave it to me."

Marco nodded solemnly; he knew how daunting the task was.

This requires him to have an unprecedented level of precision in controlling the flames.

"Dorum!"

Raine finally looked at the great shipwright.

"Head chef, what... what can I do?"

Dorum was somewhat insecure; he couldn't fight, and he couldn't cook.

"I need a pot."

Raine's gaze fell on the enormous heart in the center of the basin: "A cauldron big enough to hold the essence of the entire island!"

Dorum was stunned. Then he glanced at his surroundings, then at his calloused hands, and his eyes blazed with an astonishing light.

"give it to me!"

He turned and ran toward the Moby Dick. He was going to dismantle all the usable alloy plates and spare parts on the ship. He was going to use his life's work to build a giant pot on this island that would go down in history!

An unprecedented super cooking event officially began with everyone's collaborative efforts.

Dorum used all his strength, hammering and shaping the shape memory alloy plates he had taken from the ship onto Joz's diamond-shaped body, and then using Gatz's brute force to bend and fix them in place.

He even creatively melted fragments of the sugar puppet as a natural, super-strong adhesive to seal the gaps in the alloy plates.

A few hours later, a huge iron pot with a diameter of over fifty meters, gleaming with a metallic and candy-like luster, miraculously appeared in the basin.

Meanwhile, Vista and Silver also brought back a mountain of ingredients.

Breadfruit was cut into even cubes, spice flower petals were completely peeled off, and even the branches of the chocolate trees were shaved into neat strips.

Raine stood in front of the giant cauldron and took a deep breath.

Instead of immediately adding the ingredients, he directed Gatz and Joz to first put the fragments of the rock sugar puppets into the pot.

"Marco! Give it a fire!"

"Here I am!"

Marco flew to the bottom of the giant cauldron, and the Phoenix Flame shot into the sky, but it was not a violent raging flame, but a gentle, warm, bluish-green current, as if it were alive, which evenly enveloped the bottom of the entire giant cauldron.

Soon, the sugar in the pot began to melt, turning into a golden syrup that bubbled with sweet aroma.

"Now! Add honey from the Honey Falls!"

Gatz and Joz worked together to lift a makeshift container made of giant leaves and poured the thick, golden honey into the pot like a waterfall.

When the syrup is mixed with honey, the aroma becomes even richer.

"Add breadfruit! Herbs! Chocolatewood!"

Ryan's instructions came one after another, clear and precise.

He is like a top-notch symphony conductor, adding each ingredient at the most appropriate time, allowing their individual flavors and energies to blend and be sublimated perfectly.

Finally, he put the cleaned pheasants whole into the pot.

Cover the pot with a makeshift lid made from a huge banana leaf.

All that's left is to wait.

We await the completion of this grand feast, created by all members of the Whitebeard Pirates and dedicated to this island, as it undergoes its final transformation.

When the lid was lifted again, an indescribable aroma, a blend of sweet, salty, fragrant, and savory flavors, burst forth with boundless vitality, as if to dye the clouds in the sky with seven colors.

All the ingredients in the pot had melted, transforming into a shimmering, star-studded broth of life.

"captain!"

Ryan shouted at Newgate.

"Gurarararar! I've got it covered!"

Newgate laughed loudly, walked to the giant cauldron, and white halos gathered on his fists.

Instead of using shockwaves to destroy it, he used an extremely subtle control to gently push the scalding soup of life in the pot towards the decaying heart in the center of the basin.

Chapter 126 The Heart of the World: The Life Baking Method

Nourishes...

The moment the first drop of soup touched the heart, the enormous heart trembled violently.

Immediately afterwards, it was as if a hungry child had finally tasted its mother's milk, and began to frantically and greedily absorb this source of vital energy.

As the thick soup was continuously poured in, the cracks on the surface of the heart began to heal at a visible speed, the dim light became bright again, and the weak beating became more steady and powerful.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

The strong, powerful heartbeat echoed like war drums in the basin, proclaiming the rebirth of a great life.

The entire Taotie Island seemed to awaken from its slumber.