Chapter 50

Watching just a single fight caused the influence value to increase by several hundred points. Carnes felt that this trip was worth it.

After all, he had tested his abilities and stretched his legs a bit.

Without much hesitation or concern, Carnes smoothly opened the recruitment page of the system.

At this point, the required influence value for recruitment had already increased to "1900" since the last recruitment.

Of course, this was the required influence value for special crew members, while other crew members required "1800".

After recruiting three levels of crew members, Carnes proceeded to recruit special crew members.

As his voice fell, the system's prompt sound echoed in his mind once again.

[Recruiting special crew members.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have recruited the special crew member "Blood Devil Power" from the "Chainsaw Man World"!]

[Host]: Carnes

[Influence Value]: 2044

[Total Crew Members]: 206

[Affiliated Pirate Crews]: "Vibbs Pirates," "Bonney Pirates"

[Special Crew Members]: "Demiurge," "Yuta Okkotsu," "Ulquiorra Cifer," "Uchiha Obito," "Nagato," "Power"

[High-Level Crew Members]: 40

[Mid-Level Crew Members]: 80

[Low-Level Crew Members]: 80

[Items]: Eternal Gale - Medium

[Pool Entrance""]

[Recruit Special Crew Member *1] - "3000."

[Recruit High-Level Crew Members *5] - "2300."

[Recruit Mid-Level Crew Members *10] - "2300."

[Recruit Low-Level Crew Members *10] - "2300."

Exiting the system page, Carnes looked around at the crew members on the deck.

"Well then, it's time to welcome our comrades."

The crew members of the Gale Emperor Pirates had already known about Carnes' intentions.

Only Bonney, upon hearing Carnes' words, paused for a moment and subconsciously had a thought.

"Are we going to capture people again?"

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Several days later.

Marineford, Marine Headquarters.

Fleet Admiral's office.

The current Fleet Admiral of Marine Headquarters, Sengoku, was having a conversation with several officers wearing white marine coats.

"That guy actually used him as a bargaining chip?!"

"Yes!" One officer nodded solemnly.

His response made Sengoku, the Fleet Admiral of the Marines, enter deep thought.

At that moment, urgent footsteps could be heard from outside the office.

Soon, a man carrying a giant axe on his back arrived at the office's door and respectfully saluted before reporting.

"Report! Fleet Admiral Sengoku! Vice Admiral Garp, and Admiral Akoiji have returned!"

Upon hearing this, Sengoku looked up at the reporting soldier and then turned to the officers beside him.

After a moment of contemplation, Sengoku sighed softly.

"Ah, let's not, let him know for now."

Muttering to himself, Sengoku looked at the soldier and said, "I understand..."

However, before Sengoku could finish speaking, a loud voice resounded from outside the office.

"Sengoku!!!"

Garp's figure appeared before Sengoku as his voice echoed.

Sengoku: "Garp?!"

Without saying a word, Garp approached with a wanted poster in his hand and walked straight into the office.

The officer beside Sengoku took the opportunity to bid farewell and left the office.

Seeing Garp this time, he no longer had the carefree and unruly appearance as before. A sense of unease suddenly arose in Sengoku's heart.

"Has something happened?" Without rushing to let Garp report about his good grandson, Sengoku asked first.

Garp placed the wanted poster on Sengoku's desk.

With a solemn expression, he said in a deep voice, "That guy... is still alive!"

"That guy? Who is it?" Sengoku asked with some confusion, his gaze unconsciously falling on the wanted poster of Carnes placed on the table.

He picked up the wanted poster, intending to examine it closely.

But before he could, Garp's voice beat him to it.

"Vice-Captain of Rocks Pirate, Carnes, the 'Gale Emperor' from over forty years ago! He's still alive!"

Upon hearing this familiar name, Sengoku was momentarily stunned.

Then he abruptly stood up from his seat.

"What did you say?!"

His eyes trembled slightly, and Sengoku's face displayed a mix of astonishment and uncertainty, filled with disbelief.

The sudden news delivered by Garp was undoubtedly a bombshell, leaving Sengoku's mind blank.

"Carnes is alive! Not only that, but he has returned to the seas!" Garp's face showed a serious expression as he spoke.

"How... How is that possible?! Isn't he already dead?!" Sengoku found it hard to believe.

Garp replied, "I also thought he was dead. Back then, he sustained such severe injuries that it was impossible for him to survive!"

"But the truth is, he not only survived but also looks as young as he did back then!"

Sengoku's gaze turned towards the wanted poster in his hand.

It was uncanny! It resembled him so much!

It was practically identical to him from all those years ago!

"The Gale Emperor..." Sengoku still held some hope in his heart as he looked up at Garp.

"Are you sure it's him? It has been so many years; he shouldn't still be as young as he was back then. Could it be his son or grandson?"

Garp replied, "At first, I thought the same. Maybe it was his son or grandson. However, a Marine named Smoker encountered him!"

"He asked Smoker to send me his regards!"

"If the person on the wanted poster is really his son or grandson, he wouldn't have asked Smoker to pass such a message to me."

Upon hearing this, Sengoku unconsciously gritted his teeth.

The hand holding the wanted poster exerted more force, causing it to crumple.

"Why can't you just remain as a legend?! Why? Why did you have to come back?!"

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