Chapter 50: This Is Truly Impressive!

Chapter 50: This Is Truly Impressive!

After the bombardment, the two ships quickly closed in on each other, beginning a classic hand-to-hand combat. In the battle, the enemies were so weak that Charlotte and the others didn't need to intervene. This type of combat was the best training for the other members of the Hiberfield family.

One must remember that, no matter what, in battles, it's always the common members who suffer the most losses.

Furthermore, the coming years would be filled with wars and conflicts. In these great fights, life withers as quickly as grass on the roadside.

Now, even if they get seriously injured, as long as they receive timely treatment and good food, it won't be a big problem.

Such an opportunity shouldn't be missed.

Charlotte was reflecting when suddenly a loud shout was heard: "Kill them!"

At that moment, Charlotte frowned.

"Oh no! They've overturned."

With a swift movement, he disappeared from his spot in the blink of an eye.

The sound of clashing weapons filled the air as the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.

In the battlefield, a blond man in a tuxedo wielding a long, noble sword had a grim expression. He was Lango, the captain of the Knight Pirates.

At this moment, Lango, the captain of the Knight Pirates, had a dark look on his face.

Originally, he only planned to capture some slaves to sell, but who would have thought there were experts on that flagless ship?

Now, his opponent was Barrett.

Charlotte was surprised; these pirates were much stronger than their bounties indicated. The fight was quite even.

Bounties can be deceiving; you can't fully trust them.

Charlotte focused on the most intense part of the battlefield. This was a strong pirate.

Charlotte watched the fight with interest. A pirate who could fight so well against Barrett shouldn't have such a low bounty.

Were they really that discreet?

This pirate captain knew how to keep a low profile.

"Lango, is that all you've got?" shouted Beta from a distance, mocking him.

Lango's handsome face twisted with rage. "Boy, you're good at talking. I'll kill you later!"

Then, he continued fighting fiercely with Barrett.

Charlotte watched with interest; it wasn't hard to notice that Barrett had improved a lot during this time.

"Barrett, can you handle him? You've been fighting for a while. Need help?" Beta mocked.

"Damn it, shut up! I don't need your help," roared Barrett, fighting with more intensity.

Beta had a special talent for taunting, so much so that even Charlotte sometimes needed to calm down with good actions.

But Charlotte could see that Barrett was fine; he would soon finish the fight.

Under Barrett's furious attacks, the captain of the Knight Pirates finally fell lifeless.

With the captain's death, chaos took over the Knight Pirates.

The rest of the fight was an easy victory.

Charlotte no longer paid attention to the rest; everyone knew what to do. Rescue the injured, search the ship. Charlotte returned to the captain's cabin to drink his juice.

But he reflected: they couldn't be so reckless in the future, there could be hidden enemies.

Although there were no problems this time, what if there was a bigger threat next time?

They had to be cautious.

A while later, Lina came in excitedly.

"Captain Charlotte, we've finished checking the loot, approximately 300 million berries, plus other treasures."

"What?"

Charlotte was stunned, this group of pirates was incredibly rich!

This was the first time they had found so much money on a single pirate ship.

Seeing Charlotte's expression, Lina understood as well. She herself had been incredulous at first; it was incredible that such an unknown group of pirates had so much money.

Charlotte understood. Although he had seen larger sums before, finding so much in a small pirate group was unusual.

"Alright, let's follow the usual rule."

"Understood."

This rule, established by Charlotte, involved distributing part of the loot among the crew. If there were unexpected finds, 30% would be shared as a reward, more for those who stood out.

He couldn't treat everyone as free labor.

Though Charlotte kept 70%, he had to cover all the crew's expenses.

"Ah, Charlotte, we also found a Devil Fruit."

Lina handed him a small box.

"A Devil Fruit?"

Charlotte was astonished. This was truly impressive!

Receiving the box, he couldn't believe it.

Having a Devil Fruit and not using it, those pirates were crazy.

Opening the box, he saw a Devil Fruit inside.

Although he didn't know what type it was, any well-developed Devil Fruit could be very useful.

He could use it to strengthen the Hiberfield team members, increasing their power.

Even if it wasn't for combat, it could have other uses, like the Tune Tune Fruit, which besides its combat power, had many applications.

Not all Devil Fruits are for fighting, like the Brain Brain Fruit.

Some Devil Fruits needed more creativity to be fully exploited.

But there were also those who wasted very powerful Devil Fruits.

A complete loss.

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