CHAPTER 156
The night on Steel Island was exceptionally lively. At this moment, a grand banquet was being held here. All the Rocks Pirates crew members were gathered together. They were all scattered around, sitting by bonfires, happily imagining their future adventures dominating the seas.
Rocks listened to the noisy sounds around him, picked up a cup larger than a human head, stood up first, and threw his head back with a hearty laugh.
"Ah hahahahaha!" "Let's all raise a toast together for this victory that belongs to us!"
Seeing Rocks' action, Vilin and the others also gave face and stood up with him, raising their cups high and draining them completely.
The precious wine sparkled with crystal-clear luster under the firelight, freely spilling down the corners of their mouths onto their clothes, looking extremely bold.
"Hahaha, so refreshing!"
With a burning sensation like fire spreading through their stomachs, everyone's mood immediately surged.
They looked at the tempting food laid out in front of them, grabbed it with their hands, and devoured it in big bites.
The atmosphere of the banquet instantly became extremely heated.
"Mamama!" "This cake is just too delicious." "I want to take some back."
Linlin picked up a piece of cream cake from in front of her, opened her sexy red lips, and stuffed it into her mouth in one bite.
Feeling the wonderful taste on her tongue, her beautiful eyes instantly narrowed into crescent moons, showing a very satisfied expression.
"Gurararara!" "Barkin, don't disturb me drinking — I've been fine for a while!"
Newgate rubbed Barkin's thigh clad in leopard-print stockings with one hand, lifted a sake bowl larger than a washbasin, and gulped it down in one go.
"Jie hahahahaha!" "I used this sword back then — one thrust straight through Lucas's heart."
Listening to the cheerful laughter around him, Vilin also merged into the heated atmosphere.
"Eat slowly, Vilin!" "No one's fighting you for it!"
Shakky saw Vilin devour a huge ham leg in just a few bites and couldn't help but give him a playful glare.
"Exactly, exactly."
Seeing Vilin look embarrassed, Annie smiled mischievously and joined Shakky in teasing him.
Seeing this, Vilin had no choice but to put down the super-large pork chop he had just picked up, imitate Shakky, cut it into small pieces with knife and fork, dip it in sauce, and put it in his mouth.
To be honest, this way of eating really tasted quite different from how he ate before.
Seeing Vilin suddenly become much more refined, the two women finally showed satisfied smiles and attentively poured more wine for Vilin.
Vilin saw the two women being so considerate and couldn't help reaching out to stroke Shakky's round thigh.
Feeling the silky touch at his fingertips, he felt the food in his mouth become even more delicious.
"Annoying~"
Seeing Vilin being naughty in front of so many people, Shakky immediately pinched the soft flesh on Vilin's waist.
"Hahaha!" "Don't just take care of me — you two eat too."
Vilin saw the two women constantly adding food to his plate and felt a bit embarrassed, urging them.
"It's fine, we're not hungry."
That night, everyone had an extremely good time.
It wasn't until noon the next day that the banquet finally came to an end.
Vilin naturally wouldn't stay up drinking with them all night. After eating and drinking his fill, he took his crew and women back to the Flying Bird to rest.
After eliminating the biggest threat — the Iron Wall Pirates — Vilin and the others completely relaxed.
For a moment, they felt even the sunlight had become gentler than before.
Inside the conference room on the Gibek no Ken, Rocks summoned all the executives to summarize this battle.
He also distributed the collected treasures according to contributions.
Overall, Vilin and the others all received considerable benefits.
While everyone was fantasizing about a beautiful future, Rocks playfully took out an intelligence report about the Navy and passed it around for Vilin and the others to read.
Upon learning that the Golden Pirates had actually been crushed by the Navy, serious expressions appeared on everyone's faces in the meeting room.
Toward the Navy, although they called them trash out loud, in their hearts they had long regarded them as mortal enemies.
Seeing that they had sneakily defeated the Golden Pirates while their side was attacking the Iron Wall Pirates, and even entered the New World, Vilin and the others all showed some seriousness.
After calming down, the executives of the Rocks Pirates finally realized that although they had become the overlord of the New World, they had also become a thorn in the World Government's side.
"Jie hahahahaha!" "What's there to fear?" "This old man hasn't put them in his eyes yet."
Seeing the atmosphere in the meeting room suddenly become heavy, Shiki immediately stood up with a domineering aura, swept his gaze over everyone, and let out wild laughter.
As if influenced by Shiki, intense battle intent also erupted in the eyes of Newgate, John, Silver Axe, and Wang Zhi.
"Exactly, what's there to fear." "This old man looks down on those Celestial Dragon lapdogs the most!"
Seeing everyone's emotions rising, Vilin also casually echoed a few words.
No matter what, he still needed to show his stance.
Seeing that everyone hated the Navy and World Government so much, Rocks finally showed a satisfied expression.
Thinking of the humiliation he had suffered in the past, his eyes instantly became crazy.
"Hahahahaha, well said!" "The Navy's power is strong, but we're not soft persimmons either." "As long as they dare to go deep into the New World, we can directly cut off their supply lines and leave them stranded here."
Hearing Rocks' analysis of the situation, Vilin also greatly agreed.
He had never taken the Navy's threat to heart.
At this moment, he had already made up his mind. After returning this time, he would focus on developing his own force and lay a solid foundation for the future.
"Hahahahaha!" "Since they've already entered the New World, let's go greet them!" "Let these Celestial Dragon lapdogs know who really calls the shots in the New World!"
Seeing the dangerous look on Rocks' face, Vilin and the others also showed ferocious smiles.
"Hehe, it's been a long time since I've seen Garp — perfect chance to catch up with him properly."
Hearing Vilin's words, everyone cast strange looks at him.
Are you really going to "catch up"?
No one had the heart to point it out.
Full story (Chapter 216) is already complete and
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