Captain John smiled ingratiatingly. "It looks like Captain Rocks is already considering promoting Ares to an officer. This is indeed the perfect opportunity for Ares to show his combat power."
In the pirate world, strength had always come first, let alone in a fiercely competitive pirate crew like the Rocks Pirates.
Looking at Ares fighting Linlin outside the window, Captain John felt as if everything had happened only yesterday. Ares's youthful appearance had not changed in the slightest.
All one could say was that Ares's growth had been far too rapid.
Rocks was also paying close attention to Ares's changes. He wanted to see exactly how strong this kid had become.
"He already has the strength to become an officer of the Rocks Pirates. He's just still relatively young, and those pirates are all unruly bastards."
"As long as Ares wins the recognition of the other pirates through his strength, no one will object to him becoming an officer."
There was another very important reason. The conflict between the Rocks Pirates and the World Government was growing increasingly intense. If Ares became an officer sooner, he could also strengthen the Rocks Pirates.
The fact that someone as young as Ares could become an officer through his own strength would naturally attract even more pirates.
It would accomplish several things at once.
Rocks was more than happy to see a few more powerful officers like that appear!
He would conquer the world with them at his side!
On the battlefield.
A sharp glint suddenly flashed through Ares's eyes from within the flames surrounding him. The corner of his mouth lifted. "Linlin, I know your skin is harder than steel, but I wonder if it can withstand being roasted by raging flames?!"
A saying surfaced in his mind: *Use another's method to