Invasion of World Government Member States (Seeking Flowers)

Although he had unlocked the power of Wood Release, Patri Vic did not dare to let his guard down and continued training his strength.

His abilities were indeed impressive now, but compared to the many officers of the Rocks Pirates, they still fell short.

He either trained seriously on his own or sparred with Whitebeard.

Even Whitebeard was astonished by Patri Vic's power, as he could wield three completely different types of strength.

This made Whitebeard even more unable to guess what kind of Devil Fruit Patri Vic had eaten.

Since Patri Vic had never intended to tell anyone his secret, Whitebeard was tactful enough not to ask.

The crew of the Rocks Pirates spent a full forty-five days on this island.

"We've exceeded the schedule, but... for pirates like us, time is plentiful." Rocks stood by the sea, gazing at the brand-new giant ship, a faint smile on his face.

Rocks gathered all the officers on the island, since the ship had been refitted.

The cannonballs, supplies, equipment, storage space, and the ship's structure were all completely renewed. Now it was time to leave.

Because the island was large, Rocks couldn't keep tabs on every officer.

What happens when unruly strongmen arrive in a nation with no combat power, one they can easily dominate?

They run rampant, of course! But there was only one nation to dominate, while the Rocks Pirates had no shortage of officers.

Though they knew they could only stay in this country for a limited time before leaving, during that period, they schemed and fought openly and covertly for control of the nation.

To them, it was a symbol of honor.

Forty-five days of vying for status and honor gradually soured the relationships among the Rocks Pirates' officers, as none would yield to another.

"Let's go. Captain Rocks has called us."

In a forest on the island, Whitebeard hung up the Den Den Mushi and instructed Patri Vic before him.

Over forty-five days, Patri Vic's strength had skyrocketed. Having mastered Wood Release and with Whitebeard as a sparring partner, he now possessed combat power far exceeding that of a pirate with a bounty over a hundred million.

Patri Vic nodded, then followed Whitebeard to the seaside.

Many officers gathered on the island's shore.

Rocks frowned slightly as he looked at the assembled group. It was clear he was not pleased.

"What have you been up to?" Rocks swept his gaze across the officers, demanding sternly.

Every one of them bore injuries of varying degrees.

Without a doubt, fights had broken out among them.

"I believe I've said this before: private battles between officers aboard the ship are forbidden."

Rocks unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, a terrifying aura sweeping in all directions, instantly enveloping all the officers.

The officers of the Rocks Pirates, who had been swaggering and domineering on the island these past days, now stood before Rocks like children who had done wrong.

They remained still, cold sweat beading on their foreheads as they endured the crushing pressure of Rocks' Conqueror's Haki.

Rocks was still Rocks, possessing absolute, terrifying strength to keep these officers in line.

"I don't want to see this happen again," Rocks warned coldly.

He paid no attention to skirmishes between apprentice crew members and regular crew.

But officers were different. These strong officers were meant to conquer the world alongside him in the future.

He knew there were conflicts among them.

But if they focused their fighting spirit on each other and kept bickering, it would eventually tear the crew apart from within.

That was absolutely unacceptable to Rocks.

As his crew, their true strength should be directed at enemies, not at each other.

However, Rocks' restraint on the officers had come too late. The grudges between them had already been sown.

Unruly as they were, they outwardly obeyed Rocks.

But given the chance, the war of grudges among the officers would erupt again.

Whitebeard and Patri Vic had already hurried to the coast.

Seeing Whitebeard, Rocks nodded with slight satisfaction, then shouted, "Set sail!"

The apprentice crew and regular crew had already boarded. Once the officers were on the ship, it sailed out onto the sea.

Patri Vic leaned on the ship's railing. Though he didn't know what had happened, he could feel the strange atmosphere on board.

"Next, we're attacking the Amondos Allied Nation. All of you, perform well and don't disappoint me!" Rocks stood at the bow, barking sternly.

The crew cheered, but the atmosphere among the officers remained cold.

Rocks coldly swept his gaze across the many officers but said nothing more.

"Sigh, I'm utterly disappointed in the pirates on this ship." Whitebeard also leaned against the railing, his expression disheartened.

He had come to the Rocks Pirates with a sliver of hope, but that sliver had now been shattered.

As an officer of Rocks, how could he not understand the strange and delicate atmosphere among the current officers aboard?

"Edward. Dreams are meant to be chased." Patri Vic said with a smile, offering comfort.

"I hope so." Whitebeard took a large gulp of fine wine and let out a sigh.

The Rocks Pirates sailed onward until they arrived at the Amondos Allied Nation.

This nation was extremely wealthy; the annual tribute of Heavenly Gold alone was an astronomical sum.

They had no interest in plundering mere Heavenly Gold—they intended to ransack the entire country instead.

Rocks left a few people behind to guard the ship, while Golden Lion used his ability.

He made the secondary ship float and headed toward the Amendos Kingdom.

"Pirate attack! Pirate attack!!!"

The guards of the Amendos Kingdom spotted the massive pirate ship floating in midair and shouted in panic.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!"

The secondary ship fired countless cannonballs, raining down on the Amendos Kingdom.

They destroyed a large number of buildings and heavily wounded many soldiers.

Only when all the shells were spent did the officers of the Rocks Pirates launch a fierce assault on the Amendos Kingdom.

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