New World, Grims, Hundred Flowers Castle Banquet Hall.
Barrett, Kaido, and Charlotte Linlin stared at each other, and their invisible auras continued to collide with each other.
The entire banquet hall fell into deathly silence under the collision of the momentum of several people.
After a long time...
"Hahahaha! You two guys are really good!"
Barrett suddenly burst into laughter, retracted his aura, and put his arms around Kaido and Charlotte Linlin's shoulders.
"You two are worthy of being old guys from the previous era. I recognize you two!"
Kaido and Charlotte Linlin both had gloomy faces and broke free from Barrett's arms.
"Humph! I'm not to the point where I need your approval, Barrett boy!"
Charlotte Lingling looked at Barrett with a bad expression.
"Lingling, don't bring up age as an excuse. I won't buy it."
Barrett casually retorted and looked at Kaido.
"Hey, Kaido, do you want to join our Rocks Pirates? I've always liked you. Why don't you be our partner?"
"Oh no! Stop joking! Barrett! Who do you think I am? How could I possibly join your pirate group?"
"Don't tell me you're not the Rocks Pirates of the past. Even if you are, I won't go back!"
Kaido grinned and said something sarcastically, then he sat down directly, picked up the bottle of wine on the table and drank it in big gulps.
"Oh, I've heard your wine is good, but I didn't expect it to be so delicious."
"Hahaha, drink more if you like. We still have plenty of wine."
Barrett sat down next to Kaido with a smile, raised the bottle and clinked it with Kaido and Charlotte Linlin.
"Well, Barrett, what exactly are you and your Rocks Pirates planning to do? Also, why hasn't Rocks shown up yet?"
Charlotte Lingling took a sip of wine, ate a few pieces of dessert, and asked Barrett.
"Don't be anxious, Lingling. Isn't the protagonist usually the last to enter the scene?"
Barrett grinned and chuckled, then said nothing more.
Before we knew it, more and more people were filling up the banquet hall.
Many famous pirates who came from all over the world entered the banquet hall and sat in their seats.
Soon, the entire banquet hall was full of people.
The sound of conversation could be heard in almost every corner of the hall.
"Hey, Jack, do you know what Captain Rocks meant by his anxiety for us to return?"
"How would I know? I also rushed back in a hurry after receiving the summons."
"Voliber, haven't you been staying at the headquarters recently? Why don't you tell me something?"
Volibear looked up at the few people, and then just sat there drinking in silence.
"Tsk, Volibear, that bastard!"
Seeing Volibear's silence and indifferent look, the other pirate captains looked unhappy.
Before they knew it, another hour and a half had passed. Just when Kaido and Charlotte Linlin were getting impatient, Rocks finally walked into the banquet hall with Vegapunk, Bacol, and Ruth.
With the appearance of Rocks, the entire banquet hall suddenly became extremely quiet.
After Rocks asked Vegapunk and Bako to sit down somewhere, he took Ruth to the main seat at the top.
As Rocks sat down, the entire banquet hall instantly burst into cheers.
All the captains under the Rocks Pirates shouted Rocks' name excitedly.
For most pirate captains, it was the first time they saw Rocks in person.
Rocks raised his hand slightly, and the popular banquet hall instantly became quiet.
"Hey, Rocks, what do you mean? You asked me to come over, but I made you wait for more than an hour. Are you kidding me?"
Kaido asked in a very unhappy voice.
Rocks turned his head to look at Kaido and chuckled.
"Kaido, it's been a long time since we last met. How have you been recently? I heard that you did a lot of unbelievable things in Wano Country."
"Hmph! Don't try to get close to me. If you have anything to say, tell me now. I'm very busy."
Kaido said impatiently.
"Well, don't be anxious, little brother Kaido. Since Rocks invited us here, he must have something very interesting to say, right?"
Charlotte Linlin glanced at Kaido with a smile and said meaningfully.
Rocks glanced at Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, and a smile appeared on his lips.
"Yes, I called everyone here today because I do have something very important to say."
When they heard that Rocks used the word "summon" instead of "invite", Kaido and Charlotte Linlin's faces immediately turned gloomy.
"This bastard, does he think of me as his subordinate?!"
Kaido thought angrily in his heart.
"Well, you're such an interesting kid. Looks like today is going to be very interesting!"
Charlotte Lingling glanced at Rocks with a cold expression, then sat down and ate the cake in big mouthfuls.
Charlotte Katakuri looked at Rocks above with a calm expression.
"What a domineering, confident, yet charming man."
He seemed to "see" something very interesting.
Sure enough, after Katakuri praised him softly, Rocks spoke again.
"The main reason I called everyone here today is to announce something to everyone present."
Rocks glanced at everyone in the banquet hall and stretched out his arms.
"We, the Rocks Pirates, are preparing to integrate the entire Etwal Sea and rebuild a brand new country!"
"That will be a completely free, peaceful, perfect, and happy pirate country that will be completely ruled by our Rocks Pirates!"
"In this country, all pirates have the same legal rights as ordinary people. In this country, everyone will be protected by our Rocks Pirates."
"From today on, there will be no other countries in the Etwal Sea except the country ruled by our Rocks Pirates."
"We will use Baihua Island and Grims as the capital of this country, and the other 42 islands or countries will become the direct territory of our Rocks Pirates."
"From now on, the Etwal Sea will be renamed the Rocks Federation!"
As Rocks finished his words, the entire banquet hall fell into deathly silence.
All the pirates looked at Rocks in disbelief.
They really didn't expect that when Rocks called them together today, he would say such words.
However, after the silence, there was a carnival.
Because everyone present knew how huge an impact Rocks's move would have on the entire world.
From now on, the Rocks Pirates will completely rule a quarter of the New World's oceans and become the true and undisputed overlord.
And the status of the captains under the Rocks Pirates will also rise significantly, and they will become more than just pirates.
After hearing what Rocks said, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin's expressions became completely gloomy.
They really didn't expect that Rocks' ambition would be so big.
He actually directly designated a quarter of the New World's sea as his own territory.
You have to know that the Wano Country and the Banko Country where they are located only occupy a very small area in the New World.
"Is this guy Rocks crazy?!"
These words echoed in the minds of both of them at the same time.
You know, in the New World, they are not the only three pirates present.
On this sea, there are still great pirates like Whitebeard and Roger. At the same time, there are many monsters that are not well-known but have terrible power living in every corner of the New World.
If Rocks' decision were to be announced to the sea, the Rocks Pirates would surely be faced with continuous wars.
Even if the Rocks Pirates are strong, they can't stay safe and sound.
However, Rocks already knew this.
Before the great event that swept the world, before the arrival of the new era, Rocks was ready to completely occupy a quarter of the New World's oceans.