Chapter 273

It had long since fallen into the hands of the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates.

Yet, Luo Xing discovered that among those vast territories, Whitebeard’s hometown was nowhere to be found.

Otherwise,

Luo Xing would have long since taken precautions against Blackbeard potentially stealing Whitebeard’s corpse.

Marco’s expression shifted.

Luo Xing was actually asking about his old man’s hometown; the implications behind this,

with Marco’s intellect, how could he not understand?

The other party clearly intended to incorporate his old man’s hometown into the Beasts Pirates’ territory as well.

In this way,

even if they, the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates, failed to successfully take revenge on Blackbeard,

for the sake of their old man’s hometown, and the graves of their old man and Ace,

they would have to honestly serve the Beasts Pirates.

Marco hesitated.

He did not know whether he should agree to this condition.

Luo Xing stood with his hands behind his back, quietly waiting for the choice of Marco and the others.

In this world, where is there such a thing as a free lunch?

Although Luo Xing was pleased by the defection of Marco and his group,

and believed that given their character, they would disdain lying and would certainly keep their word.

But they were, after all, remnants of Whitebeard, and had intricate connections with forces hostile to the Beasts Pirates, such as Kozuki Oden, Red-Haired, and Straw Hat Luffy.

Luo Xing had to add an extra layer of insurance.

To ensure that Marco and the others could never betray him.

Whitebeard’s hometown and grave were the best shackles to bind Marco and the others.

Marco struggled for a while.

He exchanged glances with Flower Sword Vista.

Both sighed simultaneously; the decision had been made.

Now that they were the ones begging for help, the initiative was not in their hands.

Either compromise, or leave in dejection, letting that bastard Teach run wild while they could do nothing.

Having thought it through, Marco took a Log Pose from his bosom and said:

“This is the pointer to our old man’s hometown.”

Luo Xing took it.

He input the location information recorded in the Log Pose into the Anywhere Door.

Then, he opened the door.

On the other side of the door was a country that had been more than half destroyed.

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One could see that there were still members of the original Whitebeard Pirates carrying out reconstruction work.

The place with the best scenery and the highest elevation was precisely Whitebeard’s grave.

Luo Xing nodded with satisfaction.

It seemed Marco and the others had truly defected and would not waver again.

A warm smile immediately appeared on Luo Xing’s face as he helped Diamond Jozu up and laughed:

“From now on, we are all our own people; there’s no need to kneel at every turn.”

“Jozu, eat this Senzu Bean and restore your arm first.”

Luo Xing gave Jozu a Senzu Bean.

This generous act moved Jozu, made Marco sigh, and caused Vista and the other commanders to breathe a sigh of relief.

They had finally gained the trust of the man before them.

To tell the truth,

the atmosphere just now had been somewhat tense.

The moment this man appeared, he carried a dense pressure that made it difficult for people to even breathe.

Vista even had the feeling that it was as if he were seeing his old man in his prime.

Jozu ate the Senzu Bean.

The arm that had been removed by Aokiji immediately grew back out of thin air, like a miracle.

Luo Xing then took out a dozen Monster Cells.

Some were large, some were small.

The small ones were Demon-level Monster Cells.

With the strength of the Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders, they were sufficient to withstand the side effects of Demon-level Monster Cells.

The large ones were Dragon-level Monster Cells, which were not something an ordinary person could withstand.

After learning of the differences and effects of these Monster Cells,

Marco, Jozu, and Vista, the three strongest commanders,

chose to eat the Dragon-level Monster Cells without hesitation!

246. Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders eat Monster Cells! Rapidly increasing power!

Marco, Jozu, Vista, and the others had paid such a high price.

They had even disregarded their past friendship with Kozuki Oden,

and it had even led to their long-time companion Izo leaving.

What they were seeking, wasn’t it the Monster Cells before them?

Monster Cells could make their strength skyrocket instantly.

They wanted to become stronger to defeat Blackbeard Teach and avenge their old man, Ace, and Thatch!

Therefore,

no matter what huge side effects the Monster Cells had, they didn’t care and ate the Monster Cells without hesitation.

And Monster Cells were divided into levels.

Currently, Luo Xing had already manufactured Dragon-level, Demon-level, and Tiger-level.

The Tiger-level strength was relatively low; with the strength of Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders, eating Tiger-level would be too much of a waste.

So, what Luo Xing gave them started at the Demon-level.

However,

upon hearing that the utility of Dragon-level Monster Cells was far above that of Demon-level Monster Cells,

the commanders ranked after Flower Sword Vista—that is, after the Fifth Division—also wanted to eat Dragon-level Monster Cells.

Phoenix Marco stopped them.

“No, you cannot have any more accidents; you should eat the Demon-level ones!”

Marco had also heard of the terrifying side effects of Dragon-level Monster Cells.

He could not let his companions have any accidents because of this.

But the commanders ranked behind them said unwillingly:

“Marco, as long as we can become stronger and avenge our old man, what does it matter if we die?”

They were willing to put everything down to come and defect to Luo Xing,

having long since made preparations for death!

Marco, however, would not agree no matter what.

In the end,

it was Diamond Jozu who said:

“Don’t be in a hurry; let me eat first, and you all watch the situation from the side. If you can also withstand the side effects, then eating the Dragon-level is naturally best.”

Jozu wanted to experiment for everyone first.

No one had any further objections.

Under the nervous gaze of Marco and the other commanders,

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