After saying that he wanted to adopt Ian as his adopted son, Edward Newgate with the white beard kept staring at Ian closely, wanting to see his reaction.
For the current Dragon Hunter Pirates, the combined bounty of the captain and deputy captain is as high as 1.15 billion Baileys, and Whitebeard also learned that the Dragon Hunter Pirates have now absorbed several more demons. Fruit ability users, although these people are not very strong now, they will gradually grow up over time.
So for Whitebeard, the Dragon Hunter Pirates is a huge potential stock.
Since Roger, the Pirate King, was executed more than 20 years ago, Whitebeard is the only one left in the same era as Roger. He knows very well that the navy cannot tolerate him, and he, sooner or later, will be To leave this stage.
Although he has this kind of mental preparation, White Beard is still a little unwilling. Now that he is the Fourth Emperor, he has no intention of competing for supremacy. Now his only wish is to be able to look after his sons, to be able to It is a beautiful wish to live in peace and stability, but it is also difficult to realize. Whitebeard knows very well that once he dies, the Whitebeard Pirates will be hit hard by the navy.
Just like after Roger's death, the Navy has been pursuing the crew members on Roger's original ship...
Whitebeard and Roger have been fighting for so many years, even if the enemy is also an old friend, after Roger's death, he also lost a shield, and all the spearheads of the navy were pointed at him.
It is precisely because he knows the consequences of his death that Whitebeard has been trying to expand the power of his pirate group over the years. He wants to leave enough cards for the Whitebeard Pirates to protect his sons.
I have to say that White Beard is indeed a very good father, even though his sons are just adopted sons and have no blood relationship with him, but he treats these adopted sons more like a father than a real father …
Whitebeard was very pleased to be able to successfully convince Ace and make him his son, and through Ace, he met Ian again.
With the strength shown by Ian, in the Whitebeard Pirates, no one will have any objections if he sits on the top spot of the captain, and this top spot is probably still very high. He loves talents, so he also wants to adopt him as a foster son.
Not to mention, Ian himself leads a pirate group, and even his deputy captain is a figure who can also rival the admiral.
As long as the Dragon Hunter Pirates join Whitebeard's banner, the Whitebeard Pirates will immediately expand their strength!
Therefore, he was very concerned about Ian's answer, and when he sent out this invitation, he specially called all the other team captains to be a witness.
However, Ian's answer disappointed him.
After hearing the invitation from Whitebeard, Ian shook his head with a smile and said, "Thank you, Dad, for your kindness, but I can't join your pirate group!"
Calling White Beard Daddy is just because he and Ace are brothers, and it can be regarded as the address of white beard by people of the same generation. It is like calling an old man when you see an old man, but it does not mean that the other party is really your uncle. Similarly, Ian admired White Beard's personality very much, so he still used the honorific title for him.
However, from the very beginning, Ian had no intention of joining the Whitebeard Pirates.
Hearing Ian's answer, Marco and his group of captains were a little surprised. During this period of time, Ian and their group of captains have gotten along really well, and they have already guessed what the old man with white beard is thinking. , thinking that Ian would definitely not refuse, so today I planned to witness the birth of a new family member, but unexpectedly Ian declined!
This caused a commotion among the captains, and they communicated with each other in surprise.
Marco and the others were surprised, but White Beard didn't necessarily see it. He just sighed slightly: "Sure enough..."
In fact, according to Whitebeard's temper, just like when he met Ace, he could have proposed to accept Ian as his son when he first met Ian.
However, when meeting Ian, Whitebeard saw the difference between him and Ace from Ian's eyes.
In Ace back then, Whitebeard could see the loneliness and longing hidden deep in his eyes, so he understood that Ace and his sons were actually the same kind of people. , the reason for reaching out to him directly.
However, Ian's eyes are different. In Ian's eyes, there is something that Whitebeard can't tell. His eyes are very gentle, but he has his own persistence. Whitebeard can't see it in Ian's eyes. confused.
So at that time, Whitebeard hesitated, and didn't tell Ian about this matter immediately, but sent him an invitation after several days.
He originally wanted to use his sons to get along with Ian for a period of time, and gradually let Ian join the group, but unexpectedly, he was still declined.
As a time traveler, although Ian doesn't say anything, he still has his own arrogance in his heart. Although he can't estimate his future achievements in this world, how could he be a person who is under the command of others? What's more, in the way of Yizi
On the contrary, Ace is a little anxious. In fact, he is the one who wants Ian to join the Whitebeard Pirates the most. Ace doesn’t have many friends. Ian is the first friend he meets after going to sea. At the beginning, he always wanted Ian to join his Spade Pirates, but at that time Ian refused because he was a pirate hunter. Finally, Ian became a pirate now, but Ace He also joined the Whitebeard Pirates, so naturally he wanted to join him.
Ace's current psychology is actually very simple. He is a mind that wants to share with friends and brothers when he has good things. Whitebeard's mind convinced him and made him completely approve of Whitebeard. He thinks that the Whitebeard Pirates It's pretty good, so thought I'd share it with Ian.
So, he immediately asked, "Why? Ian, isn't it great that the two of us are in the same pirate group?"
However, before Ian could answer him, Whitebeard laughed and said, "Ace, don't talk about it, you brother, you have a big heart! He actually wants to be an ally with Baibeard." Beard Pirates cooperate, right?"
"It can't be called cooperation!" Ian smiled and said: "Father, thank you very much for helping the Dragon Hunter Pirates rescue this time, I will write down this feeling, and our Pirates will be useful in the future." place, please open your mouth!"
"Hmph, I misjudged you at the time, I didn't expect you to be an arrogant brat!" Whitebeard snorted, grabbed a wine bucket with his big hand and gently twisted it up, like a wine glass, poured a sip of wine into his mouth, and wiped it. Removed the liquid from his mouth, and said: "I am a white beard, you are a pirate group of dozens of people, when will you be useful?"
"That's not necessarily true!" Ian said with a smile, "It's always good to be prepared!"
Whitebeard is no longer entangled in this issue. In fact, he also has a lot of independent pirates. From Whitebeard's point of view, Ian is probably the one who can't bear him, so he wants to be the same as the independent pirates. the existence of it.
Although Laian was not able to join the gang, Whitebeard didn't care too much. The relationship between Ian and Ace cannot be erased. There is this relationship between the Dragon Hunter Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates. That's really no different from an ally.
After he drank the wine, he threw the barrel into the sea and said with a big laugh, "No matter what, when everyone is here, let's have a banquet!"
Everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates on the Moby Dick immediately cheered after hearing this.
For Marco and the others, although Ian did not become a family member, he was still a friend. They immediately surrounded him and pulled Ian and Fujitora over.
Not only that, other members of the Dragon Hunter Pirates were also notified to come, which made the banquet look like a fellowship organized by two pirates...
Ian was drinking and having fun with Ace and Marco and his group of young people, while Fujitora was with Whitebeard and his group of older ones.
The atmosphere was very cheerful, and everyone laughed and laughed for a long time. At the end, I don't know if they drank too much. Fossa, the captain of the 15th division of the Whitebeard Pirates, stood up unsteadily, and asked to talk to Yi Let's discuss...