After hearing Lin Nuo's plan, Jinbe nodded slightly and began working things out in his head.
"Um-Lin Nuo, could you put that a little more simply?" Fisher Tiger scratched his head.
"What's all this about cards in your hand-are we gambling? I'm not really following."
A few young men from the Fish-Man District beside him couldn't help laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" Fisher Tiger turned and glared at them. "Do you understand it?"
They hurriedly stifled their laughter, but their shoulders were still shaking.
"Simply put, I'm going to the New World to find more people and stronger Devil Fruits."
"We'll build up our forces."
"Then we'll come back and beat the hell out of those bastards."
This time, Fisher Tiger understood.
"Oh! If you'd said that from the start, I would've gotten it!"
He thumped his chest. "Don't worry. By the time you come back, the Fish-Man District will have a whole bunch of fighters ready for you!"
Lin Nuo nodded, then turned to Neptune. "King Neptune, I'm counting on you to give Fish-Man Island a way out."
Neptune nodded solemnly. "Rest assured."
"As long as I'm here, Fish-Man Island will have your backs."
Lin Nuo smiled and said nothing more.
But his thoughts were already turning.
Going to the New World, gathering resources, finding people and things-all of that was straightforward enough.
But aside from his stats, his biggest trump card was the system.
Besides features like Master Snatcher, Combat Speed Shifter, the Memory Seahorse, and the Black Blade, he had expanded his crew capacity to two last time.
He had bound Teach as his first crew member, gaining an extra fruit slot.
Though he was puzzled as to why he hadn't gained two fruit slots.
Perhaps Teach was still too young and too weak.
Once he