# Chapter 47: Strength is Everything
Such a change triggered a considerable chain reaction.
The larger the Faction, the more they hoped to maintain stability, fearing the emergence of uncontrollable situations.
Currently, the New World is the domain of the Rocks Pirates.
Even with the Marines returning to the New World and displaying such a large formation and military strength.
In the eyes of many, the Rocks Pirates still held a significant advantage.
Even the various Factions of the Underworld openly and secretly submitted to the Rocks Pirates.
Currently, the center of the New World is on Honeycomb Island, in Hachinosu.
Rising Pirates were mostly gathered by the Rocks Pirates.
It just so happened that the Rocks Pirates were recruiting.
If those two individuals were planning to join the Rocks Pirates, there was a very high probability they could join.
For these low-level Pirates, powerful individuals they couldn't match might join the Rocks Pirates.
As for potentially being nobles, were they rare among the Rocks Pirates?
Nobles, fallen nobles, giants, fish-men, mink tribe, numerous variant races.
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there were simply too many.
It was a melting pot, possessing extraordinary tolerance in a harsh competitive environment, provided you had sufficient strength.
In this current era, the conflict between the Marines and the Rocks Pirates was gradually escalating.
In most regions, especially in the central New World, the atmosphere was very tense.
Fearing suffering undeserved calamity.
Most islands and towns that served as battlefields would become a mess.
The Rocks Pirates wouldn't care about their lives or deaths, and the Marines would find it difficult to look after the safety of civilians.
The smell of gunpowder gradually grew stronger.
Perhaps these two individuals could later become important figures, giving them something worth boasting about.
To join the Rocks Pirates, there were usually two methods.
The first was the recruitment held by the Rocks Pirates on Honeycomb Island periodically.
Each time was a terrifying battle royale, where tens of thousands of Pirates wanting to join the Rocks Pirates fought each other, and only one-tenth of them could survive.
Those who survived were the elites among them.
After all, the Rocks Pirates were recruiting cannon fodder and wouldn't demand too much.
Those who performed exceptionally well among them could directly become official members of the Rocks Pirates, or even directly become cadres.
Currently, the shining new stars of the Rocks Pirates, "Lion Ghost" Shiki and Edward Newgate, were the outstanding individuals who emerged from this.
Before they had truly grown, they were only slightly famous.
The Rocks Pirates were the stage where they could truly make their name known throughout the Four Seas.
The second method was for those who had already made a name for themselves, possessed great potential, were noticed by the Rocks Pirates, and were directly invited.
Like Shakky, she had already become famous, and then the Rocks Pirates sent Nyx to invite her.
The most representative example was "Natural Born Destroyer" Charlotte Linlin, whose second bounty reached the sky-high price of five hundred million Beli.
It's worth noting that "Chinjao the Drill" over twenty years later also only had a bounty of five hundred million.
Her terrifying, overflowing potential and the portion of strength she had already converted were enough for Charlotte Linlin to gain a foothold in the Rocks Pirates.
Furthermore, Charlotte Linlin was personally invited by the Captain of the Rocks Pirates, Rocks D.
Xebec, which was enough to show the importance placed on Charlotte Linlin.
Although she was only fifteen years old at the time, she was already a very powerful combatant.
When she first joined the Rocks Pirates, Charlotte Linlin's status on the ship was much higher than Shiki and Edward Newgate.
The news of this matter quickly spread throughout the entire island.
Soon, everyone knew that two ruthless individuals had arrived on this island, and they could not be offended.
And in the shadows, someone quietly took photos and sent the news to their superiors.
Some people were also filled with expectation, wanting to see what the Underworld Forces on this island would do next.
To their disappointment, the Factions on the island made no move at all, as if nothing had happened.
As early as one day before Hades's arrival, the powers behind them had been warned, and they absolutely dared not offend Hades.
Because behind Hades stood the Rocks Pirates.
Hades's mother, Nyx, had returned to the Rocks Pirates for a while, controlling the Rocks Pirates' intelligence organization.
To a certain extent, she could represent the will of the Rocks Pirates.
Just one telephone call scared them shitless.
This also saved Hades a lot of trouble.
Otherwise, it would have taken some effort to deal with them.
With his strength, it wouldn't matter if he killed everyone on the entire island.
From this moment on, his mother began secretly protecting Hades.
What's more, the Kronos Kingdom was also paying attention to Hades's every move and must have received the news in advance.
Having trade cooperation connections with many Factions, and controlling the trade routes leading to the Four Seas.
If they had been notified, no short-sighted Faction would trouble Hades.
In reality, that was the case.
Those who died were just the dregs of the Great Sea.
What did that have to do with them?
At most, there was a little economic loss, which was nothing significant.
The Kent Auction House, named after Kent Island, was jointly organized by many Underworld Forces.
It was held almost every three months, and the chance of a Devil Fruit appearing was not high.
In most cases, when a Devil Fruit was obtained, it would basically be eaten by their own people.
The appearance of a Devil Fruit with excellent ability like the Mantis-Mantis Fruit this time, which was considered top-tier even among ordinary Zoan Type Devil Fruits, was truly rare.
Thanks to the attraction of this Devil Fruit, quite a few Factions and Pirates came to this island.
Indirectly promoting the economic prosperity of this island.
It can only be said that the Faction managing this island knew how to do business, using the Devil Fruit and some treasure as a gimmick.
This was also a common method for auction houses.
(end of chapter)