One Piece: Fist of the World

New Powers for the Crew

"It's really unpalatable!" Trying hard to suppress his nausea, Penguin opened his mouth wide and stuffed the entire Bomb-Bomb Fruit into it. This is the Devil Fruit that Boss Rhodes obtained for them, not a single bite can be wasted! Seeing Penguin's behavior, strange expressions flashed across the faces of several people who had already eaten Devil Fruits. They still remembered the taste when they first ate a Devil Fruit.

"Really..." Shachi was a step too slow and watched Penguin eat the Bomb-Bomb Fruit.

"You should eat this Pop-Pop Fruit. It's the same type as Whitebeard's fruit."

"Stop talking so much." Penguin picked up the Pop-Pop Fruit and stuffed it into Shachi's mouth.

"It tastes terrible!"

"After eating a Devil Fruit, you'll soon feel the changes in your body. You two should hurry up and familiarize yourselves with the fruit's abilities. We are about to enter the Grand Line!" Looking at Penguin and Shachi eating the fruits, Rhodes nodded. Since going to sea, his strength had grown rapidly, especially with the further development of his "golden finger," which had rapidly improved his combat ability. He was worried whether his long-time partners could keep up with his pace. Now that these two partners had eaten some pretty good fruits, with their well-trained physiques, they should be able to quickly develop the abilities of the fruits and integrate them into their combat systems. The Bomb-Bomb Fruit and the Pop-Pop Fruit—if they appeared together, it would surely be a sensation.

Crew Expansion and the Red Line

"Speaking of this, I've always wanted to ask," Gray looked at Rhodes. "Don't we need to recruit some more sailors or something? The ship would be too busy with just the few of us."

"Of course, you are the captain; you have the final say."

"As for ordinary sailors, we will recruit them if there's a chance, but not in the North Blue," Rhodes remembered that they still had to take turns cleaning the cabins and decks. As the captain, he was no exception. He also wanted some odd jobs on the ship! Of course, it would be better if there were more beautiful nurses. Thinking of the nurse on Whitebeard's ship, Rhodes pondered secretly.

But...

"Most of the sailors here in the North Blue are unable to keep up with our journey."

Thinking of the several battles they had experienced since setting out to sea, everyone couldn't help but nod. From the cadres under the Seven Warlords of the Sea, to the Major Generals of the Marine Headquarters, and then to the Vice Admirals of the Marine Headquarters, the opponents they had fought along the way were perhaps beings that pirates in the North Blue would never dare to face in their entire lives.

"Let's wait until we get to the Grand Line. We should be able to recruit some stronger sailors there."

"Arrive!" As he spoke, Neru raised his hand and pointed forward. Everyone looked up and saw a huge red wall, towering into the clouds, appear at the end of their sight.

"No matter how many times you watch it, it's still incredible." Looking at the Red Line in front of him, Rhodes's tone was full of emotion. The highest peak in his previous life was only over 8,000 meters, and it was a mountain with a slope that gradually increased. The Red Line in front of them, which was ten thousand meters high, surrounded the planet and divided it into two—a sheer cliff! Just looking at the boundless, towering Red Line made people feel an indescribable shock from the bottom of their hearts.

"How spectacular!"

"We're going to climb up through there?" Nia pointed to a crack in the giant red wall. There was a canal there, and from their perspective, it looked like a tiny crack in the Red Line. Although she had heard of it before, seeing the route leading to the Grand Line with her own eyes still felt incredible. "This is a Red Line that is over 10,000 meters high. What kind of power can allow our ship to climb up there?"

"Of course it's the power of nature!" Neru placed both hands on the rudder, adjusting the boat's course. Because of the influence of ocean currents, after entering the waterway, the ship would quickly approach the Red Line. If the ship's course wasn't adjusted properly, it would crash into the Red Line before it could react, resulting in the destruction of the ship and the death of people. At least half of the pirates who wanted to enter the Grand Line failed at this step. This was why navigators were indispensable when sailing the sea.

Dreams Declared

Bang—

Bepo brought over a wine barrel and placed it in front of everyone. "Ritual, ritual!" Facing everyone's gaze, Bepo waved his arms excitedly. "There must be such a ceremony. Before entering the Grand Line, the crew will tell their dreams!"

"Certainly!"

"This is really cool!"

"Absolutely romantic!"

Penguin and Shachi were the most excited, hugging Bepo and dancing with him.

"Haha, of course this is essential!" Rhodes glanced at his companions, who were all focusing their attention on him, and stepped onto the wine barrel. "I want to be the person with the biggest fist in the world!" It seemed that they had entered the correct channel. Even the sea breeze became violent, blowing Rhodes's red hair, making him look wild and arrogant.

"I will be Rhodes's right-hand man and help him reach the top!" Neru followed suit and put his foot on the wine barrel, his tone calm but firm.

"I..." Law put his foot on it, but suddenly he didn't know what to say. Originally, his goal was just to kill Doflamingo and avenge Mr. Corazon. However, it seemed that his partner's growth was a little too fast and too strong! Judging from Rhodes's performance, such a thing was not enough to be called a dream, but just something that needed to be done. So, what happens after Doflamingo is killed?

"I want to find out the truth about this world!" Mr. Corazon's smiling face suddenly flashed through Law's mind. Their fate started with his anonymous name, "D"! What exactly is the so-called "D" Will? Mr. Corazon!

"I want to travel around the Grand Line and experience all kinds of new things!" Nia spoke loudly, and perhaps because she was too excited, black cat ears appeared on her head again.

"I want to build an invincible battleship that is more powerful than the ancient battleship, the Pluton!" Gray's dream never wavered.

"The bear wants to stay with everyone! He also wants to go back to his hometown to take a look."

"Of course, it's to assist Boss Rhodes in doing something big!"

"And at the same time, you have to become a famous pirate!" Penguin and Shachi put their feet on the wine barrel together, looking very high-spirited.

"As for me, after helping Rhodes reach the top, I will live a peaceful life." Genos glanced at Rhodes. Becoming the person with the biggest fist in the world is much more difficult than becoming the Pirate King! But it should be pretty good! Thinking this, Genos also put his foot on the wine barrel. Compared to his initial lazy appearance, he was now much more energetic.

"Woof woof~~" The little white dog Cici jumped onto the wine barrel and barked a few times as well.

"Then let's go! Towards the Grand Line!" The sails had been furled, but the ship was speeding up. Driven by the ocean currents, the Polaris was speeding towards the Red Line, breaking through the waves towards the Grand Line.

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The Rhodes Pirates have officially declared their dreams and are now entering the Grand Line, with two new Devil Fruit users among them. What challenges and adventures do you anticipate they will face in this unpredictable new sea, and how might their individual dreams evolve as they pursue Rhodes's ambition to be "the person with the biggest fist in the world"?