Back in Hachinosu.
Charlo handed the head of King Gollant to Rocks!
From beginning to end, Charlo didn't know the name of this king.
Seeing Rocks take the severed head and casually [throw it away] like garbage without even a glance.
"Wowahaha! Charlo, you did a great job, matey! Is there anything you want?"
Rocks looked at his trusted subordinate and said.
Charlo was stunned for a moment.
Then he pondered in his heart what he wanted.
Thinking about the fate of that king, he realized that strength was everything.
"I'll take all the methods about the application of Haki and the training methods for swordsmen, cap'n!"
Charlo looked at Rocks and said.
With such a good opportunity, how could Charlo not [seize the opportunity to advance himself] (like climbing up along a bamboo pole)?
Rocks was stunned for a moment and then reacted.
"Wowaha! No problem! I'll have someone send the stuff to you. Just go back and wait, matey!"
Rocks nodded with a smile.
After getting Rocks' agreement, Charlo turned around and left the room!
He still trusted Rocks' promise.
Back on his own ship, Charlo sat on a sofa.
This room was where he rested.
Lying in bed and looking at the ceiling, Charlo saw a pull - ring. Inside it was the place where he kept his Devil Fruits.
There were only two Devil Fruits in total.
One was the previous Ice - Ice Fruit, and the other was the Bomb - Bomb Fruit that appeared in the anime.
It was the Devil Fruit of that guy with a snotty nose.
Unexpectedly, he had obtained this fruit.
After seeing the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, Charlo was also attracted to this fruit.
The Bomb - Bomb Fruit. With his previous life's knowledge of bombs, he was sure he could develop its power to be quite formidable. But after some consideration, it was better for him not to eat the Devil Fruit.
After all, the restraint of sea water and Sea Prism Stone on Devil Fruit users was absolute.
Charlo didn't want a weakness on himself.
He would save it for someone useful in the future or just keep it as a collection.
Time passed quickly!
The news of the Gollant Kingdom's destruction [swept across the seas] far and wide.
Charlo, the [Blood Swordmaster] (Blood - wielding Sword Hero), has a bounty of 510 million. As a cadre of the Rocks Pirates and the captain of the 8th Division, he participated in attacks on the Navy fleet, seized the Heavenly Tribute, and destroyed several kingdoms. He is wanted dead or alive.
Looking at his own bounty poster, Charlo pasted it on the head of his bed in his room.
A year had passed.
Charlo almost accompanied Rocks every month to cause chaos on the sea.
The fame of the Rocks Pirates grew day by day.
But Charlo didn't feel happy because of the strength of the Rocks Pirates.
Throughout this year, Charlo clearly saw how the people on this ship fought with each other and how those cadres had their own ulterior motives.
Generally speaking, they were divided into two camps.
These two camps were very powerful, being the two most powerful forces in the Rocks Pirates apart from the cadres.
One of these two camps was the 2nd Division led by Shiki. After a year of expansion, the entire fleet had reached a scale of nearly two thousand people.
With such a huge fleet and the support of Shiki the Golden Lion's Float-Float Fruit ability, they could act recklessly across the entire New World.
Even the Navy could only watch helplessly as Shiki the Golden Lion floated above them.
Even when receiving orders from Captain Rocks, Shiki didn't pay much heed, but he wouldn't blatantly refuse either!
The second faction was the pirate fleet formed by John the Silver Axe and Wang Zhi.
Led by John and supported by the combat power of the Silver Axe and Wang Zhi, they could stand up against Shiki the Golden Lion!
But overall, they were still outmatched by Shiki.
Their mobility was inferior to that of Shiki the Golden Lion. They could only pick up the scraps left by him like scavengers.
Even so, their fleet still had nearly one thousand five hundred pirates.
Xia Luo guessed that Rocks must have had a hand in this.
Otherwise, how could John have supported such a huge fleet?
Apart from these two factions, the other pirates turned a blind eye to the confrontation between them.
Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, drank every day. He ignored everyone except Captain Rocks. Of course, with his overwhelming strength, even Captain Rocks was extremely wary of him, so no one stupid enough would target him.
As for Charlotte Linlin, she was either giving birth or recuperating after childbirth every day.
Moreover, she gave birth to a bunch at a time.
This really shocked Xia Luo.
What shocked him even more was that she wanted to have a child with him.
This instantly made Xia Luo fly into a rage.
"What do you think of me? Yeah, I'm a womanizer, but that doesn't mean I'll sleep with just any woman! I'm not into promiscuous women!"
He flatly refused Charlotte Linlin to her face.
This led to a great battle between the two of them.
At this time, Charlotte Linlin wasn't as terrifying as in later times. Neither her Haki nor her Fruit ability was top-notch.
Only her brute strength gave Xia Luo some trouble.
But Xia Luo wasn't a pushover either.
The two fought for two days and two nights, during which sword qi flew everywhere and their Conqueror's Haki clashed.
They almost shattered Hachinosu Island.
Yes, it was Hachinosu Island!
After Captain Rocks gathered a large number of pirates, he renamed Hachinosu Island to Hive Island.
This immediately made Xia Luo realize that this was the island that Blackbeard would occupy in later times.
The battle between Xia Luo and Charlotte Linlin ended when Charlotte Linlin had an outbreak of anorexia!
But actually, Xia Luo knew very well that if the battle continued, he would definitely be the one to lose.
This made him feel the pressure once again.
It was now the year 1481 in the Grand Line calendar, and there were only three years left until the fall of the Rocks Pirates.
He had to strengthen himself within these three years.
After that, Xia Luo almost sailed the pirate ship with a bunch of his subordinates on the sea every day.
He either fought against pirates or against the Navy.
Of course, Xia Luo wasn't stupid enough to fight every pirate he met.
He mostly avoided the pirates who would become well - known in later times.
Currently, the only pirate group that was well - known in later times was the Roger Pirates.
The others were unheard of.
Fortunately for Xia Luo, he didn't encounter any particularly powerful pirates.
However, things are different for the Navy.
As soon as they set sail, within half a month, they encountered a well - known powerful figure from later generations, the famous Zephyr, the Dark Hand.
The moment Zephyr saw Charlo, he recognized who Charlo was.
Then, like a rabid dog, he kept hounding Charlo.
While chasing, he even shouted, 'For justice! I'll arrest you and throw you into Impel Down, Charlo!'
Charlo was completely dumbfounded upon hearing this.
Was Zephyr so childish and naive when he was young?
During that time, Charlo fought Zephyr several rounds.
As soon as they clashed, Charlo knew he was no match and immediately made a run for it!
The other party's Armament Haki was simply off the charts.
With Armament Haki covering his arms, he was so powerful that he could even catch Charlo's sword slashes head - on.
And this attack was actually captured by Morgans, the News King.
This incident successfully earned Zephyr the title of 'Zephyr, the Dark Hand'.