Shiki mulled over what Oak had just said and nodded in agreement. Monsters like Oak and Kaido were indeed rare, and not just anyone could compare to them. Even he would not dare compare his talent to theirs.
Back then, his talent had been about the same as that brat Luo's. The only difference was that his era had been far more chaotic.
"This era is too gentle!"
That was Shiki's verdict on the era Roger had ushered in with the Great Pirate Era.
The seas had been far more chaotic in his day, and the competition much fiercer. Every powerhouse had poured into the New World to slaughter one another. The survivors stood until the end, while the dead stayed dead. In the end, only his generation-Rocks, Newgate, and the others-had survived.
That was why the survivors of their era had grown so strong in such a short time, far stronger than the youngsters of this era. Competition brought pressure, and pressure was the best motivation to grow stronger.
"Speaking of which, aside from Trafalgar Law, this era seems to have a few other promising youngsters.
"Leaving aside Garp's grandson, Straw Hat Luffy-you've already dealt with that brat and sent him to the underwater prison, Impel Down-there's also a red-haired brat named Eustass Kid. His bounty is even higher than those two's!"
"And I hear that red-haired brat has the Magnet-Magnet Fruit, the same power as John!"
Shiki brought up the promising rookies of this era with Oak again.
He wanted to train new recruits so he would not fall behind Newgate and the others, but clearly, Trafalgar Law alone would not be enough.
Newgate and the others each had at least three or four first-rate fighters under them, so Shiki needed to find more people to train. That