Cooperate

In the New World, on the Hundred Flowers Island, Grimms, Charlotte Lingling and her children disembarked at the Hundred Flowers Island Port, Rose Port.

"That's the Pirate Queen, Charlotte Lingling, the captain of the Big Mom Pirates!"

"She's tall! Looks quite terrifying!"

"I can't help but tremble just looking at her." The workers on the Rose Port dock were lined up on both sides, quietly discussing Charlotte Lingling.

"Well, well, what a beautiful island. It makes me want to conquer it!"

Charlotte Lingling said as she looked around at the various beautiful flower gardens.

"Pero Pero Pero, Mom, we're just here to negotiate cooperation with them. It's better not to cause unnecessary trouble. After all, this is their territory."

Perospero reminded Charlotte Lingling with a light laugh. As the intellectual leader of the Charlotte family, many of his words were considered by Charlotte Lingling, of course, assuming she was in a normal state.

"Well, well, well, Mom, I know." Charlotte Lingling glanced at her eldest son and then looked at her second son, Katakuri, and Brulee, who were approaching.

"Let's go; we can't keep Rocks waiting too long!" With that, Charlotte Lingling took the lead and left. Perospero, Oven, Daifuku, and other Charlotte family executives quickly followed her.

In the Hundred Flowers Castle, a massive conference room, Rocks, Barrett, Barbosa, Eirida, Vista, Shiryu, and others were sitting on the sofa, leisurely drinking tea, waiting for Charlotte Lingling to arrive.

"Hey, hey, hey! Charlotte Lingling is taking too long! Why isn't she here yet?" Barrett was getting impatient.

He slammed his teacup on the table and said impatiently. "Well, Barrett, don't be so impatient. Besides, you came here voluntarily, didn't you?" Eirida sipped her tea and looked at Barrett with a teasing look.

"Damn it! I'm not waiting anymore! This boring meeting should never have been attended in the first place!" Barrett ignored Eirida's taunts, stood up angrily, walked straight to the door, and left the conference room.

Everyone watched Barrett leave without much surprise. "Ro-ho-ho, Barrett is still as impatient as ever." Barbosa chuckled and teased.

"Squeak." The conference room door opened, and the tall figure of Charlotte Lingling appeared before everyone.

"Well, well, well! Finally, it's not easy to see you, Rocks!" Charlotte Lingling looked at Rocks and exuded an extremely domineering aura. Her sharp eyes fixed on Rocks.

"Buzz!" At the moment when Charlotte Lingling's ferocious Haki aura appeared, Rocks also released his overwhelming Conqueror's Haki, and their auras clashed fiercely.

The atmosphere was intense for a moment, and black lightning flashed continuously. "Hey, isn't this too exaggerated? This woman has such incredible strength?"

Shinpei exclaimed as he watched the confrontation of auras between Charlotte Lingling and Rocks.

Although they had a brief encounter at sea before, he didn't expect her strength and Haki to be on par with Rocks.

"Ro-ho-ho, no need to be surprised. After all, Charlotte Lingling has been a monster since childhood. Even without proper training, her strength has continued to improve over the years."

Barbosa, who had spent time on the same ship as Charlotte Lingling, knew her quite well.

"Heh, she's still as strong and intimidating as ever. Even after all these years, I still don't feel like a match." Eirida looked at Charlotte Lingling with a fierce gaze.

When she was starting as a Supernova, her pirate crew had been completely wiped out by Charlotte Lingling. And when she saw Katakuri standing behind Charlotte Lingling, her anger flared up even more.

"Hey! Katakuri, I didn't expect you to be here this time too!" Eirida stood up and, with a fierce expression, walked towards Katakuri.

"Hmm? Is that Kid's Eirida?" Katakuri looked at Eirida, who was approaching with anger, with a calm and indifferent expression. He knew that he had a lot of grudges with Eirida.

But today, he didn't think it was the right time to settle those old scores.

"Oh! You still remember me! Well, I appreciate that!"

Standing before Katakuri, Eirida looked up at his tall figure, and intense fluctuations emanated from her body.

"Oh? Is that Golden Lion Eirida?" Katakuri looked at Eirida, standing in front of him with anger, with the same emotionless expression and a calm tone.

He knew significant grievances between them, but today wasn't the right time to address them.

"Ah! You remember me! Well, I appreciate that!" Eirida, standing in front of Katakuri, looked up at his towering figure, and powerful emotions emanated from her.

"Hey! Katakuri, I didn't expect you to be here too!" Eirida stood up abruptly and, with a fierce expression, approached Katakuri.

"Hmm? Is that Kid's Eirida?" Katakuri looked at Eirida, who was approaching with anger, with a calm and indifferent expression. He knew that he had a lot of grudges with Eirida.

But today, he didn't think it was the right time to settle those old scores.

"Oh! You still remember me! Well, I appreciate that!"

Standing before Katakuri, Eirida looked up at his tall figure, and intense fluctuations emanated from her body.

"Well, well, well, well..." Charlotte Lingling ignored Rocks' rude attitude. She walked to the table without any ceremony, sat down, and looked at Rocks excitedly.

"I'm here to discuss cooperation with you! I want that super scientist, Vegapunk, to help me research Giant Serum!"

Charlotte Lingling didn't beat around the bush and directly stated her purpose for coming here in person.

"I'm willing to provide 10 billion Berries annually as research funding, and if the research is successful, I can purchase it from you at the highest price! How about it? Isn't my offer sincere enough?"

Rocks listened to Charlotte Lingling's words and looked at her with some surprise. While he knew that Charlotte Lingling was obsessed with the Giant race, he didn't expect her to come all this way just for this. 

He had already prepared for his crew to choose her daughter as a potential recruit.

"Well, this proposal is indeed quite attractive. However..."