Seeing everyone's expectant faces, Luo Erji felt a surge of pride.
He was, after all, the only official crew member here who had been acknowledged by Lu Yu.
Moreover, he had even been granted a Devil Fruit.
"As you should know, I was just a small-time pirate back then, with a bounty of only a little over ten million Berries."
"Now, I possess a Devil Fruit, and while I don't yet know what my new bounty is, it's definitely increased."
"And my Devil Fruit was bestowed by the Captain."
Luo Erji said proudly.
"How enviable!"
"When will the Captain give us a Devil Fruit too?"
"Are you dreaming? Devil Fruits aren't like fruit on the side of the road that you can just pick up whenever you want!"
"True, but are all the Captain and his group Devil Fruit users?"
"I don't think so. I've seen the Captain go into the water."
…
The pirates discussed with envy.
And on Luo Erji's face, a satisfied expression appeared.
"Ahem!"
Luo Erji cleared his throat.
Everyone immediately shut their mouths.
Then, they looked at Luo Erji expectantly.
"Don't you find it strange?"
"The strength of the Captain, the Squad Leaders, and even the official members is completely unlike what a newly formed Dragon Hunting Pirates should have!"
Luo Erji said, deliberately creating suspense.
"Indeed, it feels like our Dragon Hunting Pirates is an existence that exceeds expectations."
"The strength of those adults has already surpassed my understanding."
…
These pirates were absolutely convinced of this.
"The newly joined First Division Captain, Najeta, and the First Division have been granted the title 'Night Raid'."
"The Second Division Captain, Kuroro, and the Second Division have been granted the title 'Phantom Troupe'."
"Do you think these were all spur-of-the-moment decisions by the Captain, named on a whim?"
Luo Erji posed another question.
Suddenly, the pirates' curiosity had been pushed to its peak by Luo Erji's intermittent questioning.
"Boss Luo Erji, please tell us quickly."
"You're killing me! Does our Dragon Hunting Pirates have some extraordinary origin?"
"Boss Luo Erji, just tell us straightforwardly!"
…
The pirates were scratching their ears and cheeks, desperate to know immediately.
"My guess is that the Dragon Hunting Pirates was definitely a former Super Dragon Hunting Pirates!"
"It only disbanded due to some special reason."
"Now, our great Captain has decided to set sail again, so he's issuing a call for assembly."
"Look, everyone here used to have their own Dragon Hunting Pirates, but what kind of treatment do they receive here?"
After stating his hypothesis, Luo Erji asked directly.
"I used to be a pirate with an 18 million Berries bounty, but now I'm just a handyman."
"I'm pretty much the same, a 17 million Berries pirate, and now also a handyman."
"What's the difference? We're all just handymen."
…
A group of pirates said somewhat dejectedly.
Although they were tricked onto the ship by Najeta, they were all handymen now.
Moreover, because they had just joined the ship, they didn't have much sense of belonging.
All they had was admiration and subjugation for Najeta's charisma.
"This means you are not qualified to become official crew members!"
"When I first joined the ship, I was like this too, just a handyman."
"But the Captain gave me, a handyman, a Devil Fruit, and at the same time appointed me as an official crew member."
"We all have the potential to become official crew members, but we need our strength to reach a certain level!"
"It's clear that the Captain's requirement for strength is at least my current level."
"What does this mean for a Dragon Hunting Pirates?"
Luo Erji asked again.
"It means that our Dragon Hunting Pirates was once a super powerful existence."
"Therefore, with our current strength, we don't even have the qualifications to be apprentice crew members."
"Then why did it disband in the first place?"
"That's not important. The most important thing is that we are now affiliated with an absolutely powerful Dragon Hunting Pirates!"
"We can also stand at the pinnacle of this world together and enjoy that glory with the Dragon Hunting Pirates!"
"Amazing! Just thinking about it makes my whole body tremble with excitement!"
…
All the pirates became completely ecstatic.
Such a prospect made them not complain about their current status as handymen at all.
They even felt proud to be able to become handymen.
Their Captain was a powerful existence who once dominated the seas.
Now, he is gathering his companions to return to the peak of the era and dominate these seas.
He has even made full preparations, not even putting a Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral in his eyes.
How could such a thing not excite them and make their blood boil!?
Even if they are just handymen now.
But, having boarded the Dragon Hunting Pirates' ship, is becoming an official crew member still far off with effort?
Even if it is far, they now have a direction and goal to strive for.
At that time, they might also be able to become crew members of the Dragon Hunting Pirates, or even executives.
Standing at the pinnacle of this world, looking down upon it.
How much that is to be desired.
…
At this moment, Lu Yu, who had finished his training, was lying on a deck chair.
"Ding, congratulations to the Host, your prestige has been widely spread and recognized, gaining 100 prestige points."
"Ding, congratulations to the Host, your prestige has been widely spread and recognized, gaining 200 prestige points."
…
As the system's notification sounds continuously rang out, Lu Yu was stunned on the spot.
He had just been training here, so why was his prestige value skyrocketing?
It seems that training also helps to increase prestige.
After this, he couldn't afford to be negligent.
After all, prestige was the fastest way to increase strength and acquire a vast power.
Lu Yu, who had just felt a bit tired, was now full of energy again.
"Caw caw…"
Just then, a News Bird appeared in the sky.
"Come here!"
Luo Erji had just finished proclaiming Lu Yu's greatness when he saw the News Bird.
He was also responsible for buying newspapers.
Then, the News Bird came over and gave Luo Erji a newspaper.
As he unfolded the newspaper, several familiar figures appeared in Luo Erji's eyes.
The first one was Lu Yu, holding a long sword, with Tsukuyomi standing behind him, wearing a confident smile.
As his gaze shifted downwards, Luo Erji couldn't help but swallow.
"One hundred million Berries!"
Luo Erji said the number with some difficulty.
Although Luo Erji had been very confident in front of the other pirates just now.
He believed that Lu Yu and the others were once pirates who stood at the pinnacle of this world.
However, seeing this bounty, he was still shocked.
It had only been a few months since Lu Yu established the Dragon Hunting Pirates.
Yet, the bounty had already risen to 100 million Berries.
If it weren't for their previous reputation, it would have been impossible for it to rise so quickly.
The most crucial thing was that even Akame and Najeta's bounties had directly risen to seventy to eighty million Berries.
If you told him they didn't have a criminal record before, Luo Erji wouldn't believe it.
This newly formed Dragon Hunting Pirates… definitely had its own history and glory.
It was just that it wasn't clear yet.
And Luo Erji was even more convinced that they would also be able to follow Lu Yu and ascend to the pinnacle of the world together.
At least now, they were already climbing.
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