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Thirteen Divisions

Grooves on the ground were marks left by dragging Marine Warships.

The stronger one's overall strength, the more ordinary training effects would weaken.

 Therefore, methods that could push a person to their limit were needed.

Since Hades and Titan first joined the Rocks Pirates, using the immense weight of Marine Warships for training had been their daily routine.

After the Pluto Pirates were established, as the number of Marine Warships they controlled increased, this also became the training method for the Pluto Pirates members.

Titan's arms were wrapped in steel rings, which connected to thick chains that extended continuously.

 They were Marine Warships, and by the look of the number, there were a full ten of them.

Step by step forward, with every stride, Titan's feet would sink deep into the ground.

Amidst the gasps of surprise from the surroundings, the ground seemed to vibrate, and a fierce, grating friction sound rang out.

Ten Marine Warships were thus continuously dragged by the movement of Titan's "small" figure.

Although many Pirates could unleash incredibly strong destructive power, wanting to move an entire Marine Warship with pure strength was something most regular Cadre of the Pluto Pirates were unable to do.

Overall strength is one thing, physical strength is another; the two cannot be confused.

Titan exhibited his terrifying strength, but for him, this was just a warm-up.

 He had already gotten used to the weight of ten Marine Warships.

More importantly, how far could he walk?

With every step forward, as time passed, the stress on the Regent grew greater, posing a significant test for both body and mind; it was a form of torment.

"That Kaido guy, he's learning quite fast."

Hades and Newgate were drinking, chatting idly about things on Honeycomb Island.

 When Kaido was mentioned, Newgate couldn't help but laugh.

"Heh heh! He even specifically used the treasure he plundered during his operation to trade Marine Warships with me. It seems he wants to try it himself."

Hades didn't mind Kaido's imitation.

 Training fundamentally relied on willpower and the accumulation of time.

 Without the ability to persist, everything was just empty talk.

Moreover, the training method of the Pluto Pirates wasn't a secret; it was very simple, just a bit costly in terms of Marine Warships!

Just a while ago, Kaido obtained two Marine Warships and began training his body in a similar manner.

Looking from afar, a Marine Warship was voyaging along the Honeycomb Island Coast.

A large splash of water rolled up in front of the Marine Warship, spraying outwards.

A figure, bare-chested, had chains wrapped around his waist connected to the Marine Warship floating on The Sea behind him.

Looking closely at that figure, it was indeed Kaido.

Kaido was swimming in The Sea.

 Compared to dragging on land, it was undoubtedly much more difficult in seawater.

The strong resistance of the seawater meant that to make the Marine Warship move, his arms would have to unleash an unknown amount of strength.

After obtaining two Marine Warships from Hades, Kaido began his path of self-transformation.

 He needed to improve his overall strength as much as possible.

And he could clearly feel the effects of his training.

 In just one month's time, he had become considerably stronger than before.

However, catching up to those Core Cadre was still a long way off.

Strength, in the Rocks Pirates, the most important thing was strength.

After staying with the Rocks Pirates for a period of time, Kaido had clearly undergone growth, especially after that lesson.

In such a large environment, every Pirate had to force themselves to undergo growth.

 It was very difficult for overly naive Pirates to survive in the Rocks Pirates.

Life on Honeycomb Island was still quite leisurely.

 Occasionally, they would go out to execute missions, plunder merchant ships, plunder Member Nations and Non-Member Nations.

At their level, in most cases, these missions no longer required them to personally take action.

Relying solely on their Subordinates was enough to complete the missions.

When there wasn't much of a threat, Hades usually left it to Titan or other Cadre.

Newgate also went out occasionally.

 He didn't have much need for wealth, so he didn't deliberately pursue it.

However, every time he plundered treasure, Newgate would send it back to his hometown to help rebuild it.

Newgate had his own persistence.

 Hades didn't interfere much, nor would he help Newgate without reason.

Compared to the period before and after the war, the New World was relatively peaceful now.

The New World was left for the Rocks Pirates to rampage, and the Marines didn't dare to rush forward to stop them.

Member Nations were being destroyed one by one.

 The World Government, under the negative situation of falling into a trough, also had to endure the constant oppression from the Rocks Pirates.

Shiki "The Golden Lion"'s Flying Pirates were growing increasingly large.

They continuously expanded their reputation during the period after the war.

Most of the World Government Affiliated Nations that were destroyed were done so by the Flying Pirates.

 Using these Member Nations as stepping stones, Shiki's bounty had surged to one billion Beli.

Some Pirates had already listed Shiki as a strong contender for the position of First Division Captain.

As the Rocks Pirates continued to expand.

They also had the experience of the Rocks Pirates forming Pirate Fleet during the war.

In order to improve the execution capability of the Rocks Pirates and further integrate the overall military strength of the Pirate Fleet.

There were already rumors circulating that the Rocks Pirates would undergo internal reform, forming Divisions, with many Core Cadre becoming Division Captains.

Although it hadn't started yet, for Hades and Newgate, this was already a foregone conclusion.

They didn't care about the sequence ranking of the Division Captains, but how could other Pirates not care?

In the eyes of other Pirates, the smaller the sequence number of a Division Captain, the higher their status within the Rocks Pirates.

And the sequence positions had been determined quite early on.

Quilo "The Werewolf", Rocks Pirates First Division Captain.

"Golden King" Donovan, Rocks Pirates Second Division Captain.

Lyon 'Death Gun', Rocks Pirates Third Division Captain.

John, Rocks Pirates Fourth Division Captain.

Silver Axe, Rocks Pirates Fifth Division Captain.

Wang Zhi, Rocks Pirates Sixth Division Captain.

"Golden Lion" Shiki, Rocks Pirates Seventh Division Captain.

"Whitebeard" Edward Newgate, Rocks Pirates Eighth Division Captain.

"Weather Queen" Charlotte Linlin, Rocks Pirates Ninth Division Captain.

"Underworld King" Tartarus Hades, Rocks Pirates Tenth Division Captain.

"Destroyer" Byrnndi World, Rocks Pirates Eleventh Division Captain.

Currently, there were only eleven confirmed Division Captains.

"Stone Buddha" Duncan's identity meant he was destined not to have such thoughts.

"Demon King" Nash and "Tyrant Dragon" Zak still needed two years of time to undergo growth.

If nothing unexpected happened, in the future years, the Rocks Pirates would likely have Thirteen Divisions.

To avoid any major incidents caused by competing for Division positions, the Division sequence was arranged entirely according to the order in which they joined the Rocks Pirates.

 This way, no one would have any objections.

Not many people knew about this matter.

 These Core Cadre definitely knew, and the changes would begin at an appropriate time.

(end of chapter)