The next morning, Julian received a message from the News Bird. He thought to himself, My Devil Fruit acquisition plan has begun. Now I just have to wait for those clowns to come crawling out. Those World Government member nations should sell their Devil Fruits to the Flame Dragon Kingdom.
When Julian arrived at the training grounds, every crew member looked respectful and shouted, "Good morning, Lord Flame Emperor!" Julian said, "Thanks for the hard work, brothers." Herbert and the eight Division Captains, along with the ten commanders, stopped training and lined up in two rows. They called out, "Captain!" Julian smiled and asked, "Have you distributed all the Devil Fruits?"
George, Pekki, Allison, Pierre, Rekdon, Leo, Doronsa, and Cleo all answered, "They've all been distributed." Julian asked curiously, "What kinds of Devil Fruits did everyone receive?" George spoke first. "The four Squadron Captains of our First Division received them. The First Squadron Captain got an Artificial Devil Fruit, Sea Eagle Form. The Second Squadron Captain got Seagull Form, the Third got Swift Form, and the Fourth Squadron Captain got Frigatebird Form."
Julian wanted to see how effective these Artificial Devil Fruits were, so he asked, "Can they all transform?" The four Squadron Captains of the First Division immediately transformed. Four giant flying birds appeared. The largest was the First Squadron Captain in Sea Eagle Form—a black-headed sea eagle seven meters tall with a wingspan of twelve meters. It was already an Ancient Zoan. All four of them were close to mastering Hybrid Form.
Julian praised them. "Well done. Keep training and strive to become stronger." The four answered respectfully, "Thank you, Lord Flame Emperor." Julian then looked at Pekki and asked, "What about your Second Division?" Pekki smiled. "Reporting to the Captain: my First Squadron Captain has Golden Eagle