Chapter 195: The Development of the Pluto Pirates and the Strength of the Rocks Pirates
Over these years, the Pluto Pirates have further expanded.
Several Squads have been further divided under its banner.
The Mink Tribe Squad led by "Thunder Roar" Volibear boasts over two hundred Mink Tribe warriors.
Over the years, relying on Volibear's influence, Mink Tribe members have continuously defected to them.
Sometimes, after Volibear returned to Uso Island, Mink Tribe members would follow him there.
Or they would directly rescue Mink Tribe members captured and made Slaves by Slave Traders, gaining the friendship of the Mink Tribe.
This number will continue to grow.
Hades has always attached great importance to the strength of the Mink Tribe.
Before Kozuki Oden rose and re-established contact with the Mink Tribe, he had enough time to develop his own Mink Tribe strength.
After all, Wano Country had been closed off for who knows how many years, and contact with Uso Island had long been severed, with many people having even forgotten about it.
Even if there was an eight-hundred-year promise, before that, Hades had already gained sufficient strength from the Mink Tribe.
The potential of the Mink Tribe is very great; even infants have considerable combatant strength.
After being cultivated, each one is a powerful warrior.
Over the years, relying on Volibear's appeal, three Mink Tribe members with great potential were also attracted: Bear Mink Tribe Udyr, Wolf Mink Warwick, and Lion Mink Rengar.
Even Volibear himself has grown into one of the top Strongmen of the Pluto Pirates.
Equally valued by Hades is the strength of the Fish-Man Tribe.
"White Shark" Seamus, a Cadre of the Pluto Pirates, commands two thousand Fish-Man Tribe warriors.
It is worth mentioning that Fish-Man Island is now considered within the sphere of influence of the Pluto Pirates, flying the flag of the Pluto Pirates.
Relying on the deterrence of the Pluto Pirates, Fish-Man Island has gained unprecedented peace.
They only need to pay fifty billion Beli annually to receive the protection of the Pluto Pirates.
Fifty billion Beli is definitely a huge sum, but it is not unbearable for Fish-Man Island.
Fish-Man Island is quite willing to pay for peace.
Fish-Man Island has its own specialty products, which can be sold to the Four Seas through the sales channels of the Kronos Kingdom, generating considerable profit.
Of course, the majority of the profit is definitely taken by the Kronos Kingdom.
For nearly eight hundred years, Ryugu Palace has stored who knows how much treasure.
Through the talent of the Fish-Man Tribe, they salvage sunken ships from the seabed and cultivate pearls.
It can be seen that Fish-Man Island is quite wealthy, but without strength, everything is fleeting.
Although there are two thousand Fish-Man Tribe warriors under the Pluto Pirates, within the territory of the Kronos Kingdom, the number of Fish-Man Tribe members has reached fifty thousand.
The Kronos Kingdom specifically arranged an Island for these Fish-Man Tribe members to live on.
The vast majority of members will be cultivated to become Kingdom Navy.
The swimming ability of the Fish-Man Tribe gives them a great advantage in sea battle.
The secret manual of Fish-Man Karate has also been obtained by the Kronos Kingdom.
Although the Kronos Kingdom provided good treatment to the members of the Fish-Man Tribe, this is only how they themselves perceive it.
In a sense, in Hades' heart, he does not view the Fish-Man Tribe as human race.
Naturally, he does not show this on the surface.
Compared to the Fish-Man Tribe, who are merely treated as Enforcers and tools for combatant strength, Hades is more interested in mermaid girls.
In his eyes, only merfolk are considered "people".
He already has a Shirley, but who would dislike having more? For example, right now, in the open-air luxury pool, mermaid girls are playing in the water.
Looking around, it is a beautiful sight.
Hades is naked, with four seemingly petite mermaid girls intimately lying in Hades' embrace.
Their fish tails, shimmering with brilliant colors in the sunlight, splash the water and wrap around Hades' body.
Relying on the influence of the Pluto Pirates on Fish-Man Island, the Kronos Kingdom has acquired many beautiful mermaid girls.
When they reach a certain stage, their fish tails will turn into legs.
If they don't change back, it would be impossible to distinguish their true identity.
The Kronos Kingdom is developing, and the Pluto Pirates are growing simultaneously.
The future Pluto Pirates may not necessarily disband.
The identity of a Pirate can play a significant role at times.
In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed, and Hades is already twenty-five years old.
The Rocks Pirates are still further expanding, and many Core Cadres are growing.
Even at this level, Rocks D.
Xebec still maintains absolute leadership.
His absolute strength will not lose its ruling power/control due to his age of sixty-two.
That invisible pressure, with the passage of time, has become even more terrifying.
Although Hades and the others can roughly judge the depth of Rocks' strength, it is precisely because of this that they understand just how powerful Rocks is.
Three-Color Haki pushed to the peak, hidden Devil Fruit ability, a Monster physique tempered by terrifying Armament Haki over many years, and terrifying combat awareness.
To be honest, just a year ago, initiated by Shiki, with Hades and Newgate following suit, and without others knowing, Shiki, Newgate, and Hades challenged Rocks D.
Xebec, and Rocks D.
Xebec did not refuse.
A Deserted Island hundreds of kilometers away from Honeycomb Island became the Battlefield for the four.
A day later, the entire Island had completely disappeared.
Undoubtedly, they were defeated.
However, they have not yet grown to their true peak.
Give them another ten or twenty years, and individually, they would be Strongmen on the same level as Rocks.
This was merely a test, and it also represented the beginning of Shiki "The Golden Lion"'s ambition swelling.
Although there was no thought of leaving the Rocks Pirates, if it truly reached that point, Shiki would absolutely not hesitate.
Without the strength to truly resist Rocks, leaving would be equivalent to seeking death.
Rocks generally does not interfere with their affairs on The Great Sea, and even allows their Factions to grow.
But this does not mean he will stand by and watch the terrifying Legion he painstakingly built fall apart.
As long as he is still here, this is absolutely not allowed.
The current Rocks Pirates are developing smoothly, and the other Core Cadres are also happy to maintain this situation.
Unless they unite and betray together, if one betrays, they will face the inescapable pursuit of the Rocks Pirates.
All the Core Cadres would take action, making escape impossible.
Regardless of the state of the Rocks Pirates without him, in Hades' view, the current Rocks Pirates are absolutely terrifying: the overall cohesion of the Pirate Crew, Rocks' ruling power/control, and based on continuous victories, the confidence to defeat everything.
(end of chapter)