After a banquet, the major Pirate Crew went their separate ways, each leaving to return to their own territory.
That is, Charlotte Linlin pulled Nox, found Bullet again, and made twenty more Gravity Homies.
She took ten of them back herself, saying she wanted her child to Training properly. The remaining ten were for Nox. Of course, these twenty were considered made by her for Nox for free, since the materials were provided by Bullet.
In this great battle, the Limitless Pirates lost around 50,000 people. Because the main force of this attack was the Limitless Pirates and the Flying Pirates, these two Pirate Crew suffered the most losses.
But Nox didn't care about such losses at all. Those who died were not worthy of being members of the Limitless Pirates. Only those who survived the war were truly part of the Limitless Pirates.
He now somewhat understood why Rocks used such a cruel method to recruit crew members, because those who survived the slaughter were the true elite Pirates.
"Captain, these are the Gravity Homies."
Nox stood on the Hades. Bullet walked over and handed the twenty Homies to Nox.
"Howard, Ashura Doji, take these Gravity Homies. Training your physique under gravity is very effective."
Nox took the Gravity Homies and gave them to Ashura Doji and others he valued. This Gravity Homies can adjust the gravity within fifteen times, which is very good.
Nox had personally experienced the effect of gravity training on the physique and even uses this method to this day. It's never outdated. If his subordinates could get these Gravity Homies, their strength should grow very quickly.
"Thank you, Captain. I used to often borrow Bullet's gravity training. Now it's perfect, I finally don't have to borrow Bullet's gravity anymore."
Ashura Doji said with a grin. You know, after finding out that both Nox and Bullet were using gravity to train their physique, he would follow along whenever Bullet trained.
"Hahaha, I look forward to your growth. Let's go back!"
Seeing this, Nox burst into laughter.
After returning to the Limitless Sea, Nox let everyone disband, go home, and enjoy themselves. Five consecutive days of war had left many people mentally exhausted and in need of relaxation.
Nox was also like this. He also needed to go back and spend time with his wife and child.
"Father, Father, hug, hug!!"
Four-year-old Ares saw Nox return and excitedly ran over with open arms.
"Oh, isn't this Ares? How are you? Did you listen to Mama today?"
Nox took the opportunity to pick up Ares.
"Father, Father, Ares was very obedient."
Ares's big, watery eyes blinked, looking very lively, but Nox noticed a hint of cunning in Ares's eyes. This little guy wasn't very honest!
"Husband, dinner is ready."
Athena walked out of the living room and said happily when she saw Nox.
"Okay, Ares, let's go eat."
Nox held Ares and walked towards the dining room.
Afterward, Shakky, Lesley, and Drake also returned home for dinner at Athena's call.
After having a good meal with his family, Nox leisurely lay on a chair to rest.
Athena left first as she needed to deal with the matters of the Limitless Pirates. After all, many people from the Limitless Pirates died in this great battle.
Some people required death compensation from the Limitless Pirates, meaning that after they died, the Limitless Pirates needed to take care of the families they left behind and leave them a pension.
Of course, those who could receive the Limitless Pirates' pension were at least at the level of a small Captain within the Limitless Pirates.
This was also a new benefit added by the Limitless Pirates for Captains and Executive Officers.
It was precisely because of this policy that many people in the Limitless Sea wanted to rush to join the Limitless Pirates.
The treatment by the Limitless Pirates was simply too good. As long as you became a Captain, you received a monthly salary, various benefits that were advantageous to yourself and your family, and also a death pension.
You didn't have to worry about your family suffering other dangers because of your death, and their families could even move into the family protection zone specially set up by the Limitless Pirates to live, preventing their families from being implicated because of them.
For Pirates, such treatment was ridiculously high! It was countless times better than the salary and benefits of being a Marine!
"Esdeath, come here. Father is going to give you a gift today."
"Gift? Father, what gift?"
Hearing the word "gift", Esdeath and the other little ones all ran over and surrounded Nox, their six pairs of big eyes staring at Nox with joy.
"Here, this thing is called Gravity Homies. It can adjust the amount of gravity."
"Once you put them on, you are not allowed to take them off. You will start adapting from the smallest multiple of gravity."
"But you must increase it by at least two times every year. I will check periodically. If you don't meet the requirements, I will have your Mama stop all your future allowance and snacks."
Nox smilingly put them on Esdeath, Gaenie, Drake, Rhea, and Valent, these five little ones. As for four-year-old Ares, he was still too young, so it would be discussed after he grew up.
"Ah?"
Esdeath and the other five all widened their eyes. They had thought it would be something delicious, but they didn't expect it to be this thing that would torment them.
"Alright, you all turn on 1.5 times the gravity and try it."
Nox didn't care about the objections of these five little ones and put them on directly.
The five little ones dared not disobey Father's words, otherwise, they wouldn't have any snacks or allowance in the future, and their lives would be too miserable!
"So heavy!"
As soon as the gravity started to be adjusted, they felt as if a large stone was pressing down on them. It was too uncomfortable.
"Hmm, good. Keep it on like this, whether you're walking, bathing, sleeping, or practicing swordsmanship, it must be on, until you get used to the level."
"After one year, you must adapt to at least 2 times the gravity. After two years, you must adapt to at least 4 times the gravity."
Nox set a few small goals for these five little ones with satisfaction.
The child were still young, and their bodies hadn't developed yet, so he wouldn't set too high goals. Just take it one step at a time.
"Father, it's so heavy. If I have to keep it on when sleeping at night, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep."
Rhea said pitifully and coquettishly to Nox. In the past, whenever she acted like this, Father would listen to her.
"Rhea, if you can't sleep, then don't sleep. After two days without sleeping, you'll be able to fall asleep even standing up, don't worry!"
"However, since you said so, I will double your allowance and snacks from now on."
"Yay!!"
As soon as Rhea heard that her allowance and snacks would be doubled, she immediately forgot all about not being able to sleep because of the gravity. If her snacks and allowance were both doubled, wouldn't that be too happy!
Seeing Rhea like this, Esdeath immediately looked at her food-loving sister with a speechless expression. She had asked her to act cute and coquettish, but not to increase her allowance and snacks.
Now, as soon as this sister gets food, she forgets everything!
"Lesley, Shakky, this is a Gravity Bracelet. I'll give each of you one too. Wear it on your hand and slowly increase the gravity. Increase it again after you adapt to the current gravity."
Afterward, Nox also gave Lesley and the others one each.
They are both Devil Fruit users. Even if they aren't combat personnel, the Gravity Homies can subtly train their physiques in daily life. This is a good way for them to train.
"Husband, thank you."
Lesley and Shakky gladly accepted the Gravity Homies.
"We are husband and wife, there's no need to thank me. Even if you want to thank me, it shouldn't just be expressed verbally."
Nox put his arms around Lesley and Shakky and turned towards the bedroom. Several consecutive days of fighting had left Nox physically and mentally exhausted, but after seeing his two beautiful wives, all fatigue disappeared without a trace. He could fight for another three days and three nights.
Marineford:
The Marines who had just returned from a defeat were clearly in very low spirits, and even Vice Admiral Zephyr was not in a good mood.
But then, a shocking bad news seemed to crush this Vice Admiral even more.
"How is this possible? My wife and child, how could they be in danger!"
Zephyr rushed towards the Fleet Admiral's office like a madman.
"Tsuru, tell me, my wife and child will be fine!!"
After Zephyr rushed in and saw Tsuru, he seemed to see hope. Tsuru was now in charge of the Marine's intelligence, and her information was the most accurate!
"Zephyr, calm down and listen to me first. Your wife and child encountered Pirates on Hormansk Island. We haven't found proof of their deaths yet, maybe..."
Seeing Zephyr so distraught, Tsuru told him the information she knew.
"Hormansk Island, Pirates, damned Pirates, I'll go save them now!"
After Zephyr heard the news he wanted, he immediately rushed out of the Fleet Admiral's office.
"Sigh, Tsuru, pay attention to Zephyr's situation. Our Marine is in a difficult situation now. We can't afford any more mistakes from Zephyr."
Kong sighed. He had just received the news as well and didn't know how to speak. Now it seems the only way is to let Zephyr go find them himself and then calm down.
"Fleet Admiral, I understand."
Tsuru also sighed. She knew Zephyr very well; they had been colleagues for many years.
Zephyr was kind-hearted, even towards Pirates, he had a compassionate heart. Every time he captured Pirates, he would almost never kill them, but capture them alive, so he was called the "Unkilling Admiral".
But now that his wife and child had been killed by Pirates, the blow to Zephyr must be very great.
As the war ended and the news of the World Government's defeat by the Pirates spread, countless oppressed people from the lower classes began to resist, rebel, and go out to sea to become Pirates. The number of Pirates in the entire World suddenly skyrocketed!
And after this defeat, the Marine suffered heavy losses and had no ability to suppress the Sea anymore, only being able to let those Pirates sail rampant and unbridled across the Sea.
This was the case in the Four Seas, and even more so in the New World. After the Pirate craze erupted, the major Pirate Crew began recruiting people and expanding their Pirate Crew continuously, and the Limitless Pirates also kept receiving numerous orders for purchasing weapons.
"Husband, look, there are so many arms orders, even if we take out all our previous stock, it's not enough."
Athena came to Nox with a pile of orders, asking Nox for advice, but in reality, she was a bit tired and wanted to rest by Nox's side.
"These orders, in addition to the overt ones, also include a large number of orders from the underground world. Let Shakky help check who actually placed these orders."
"Prioritize selling to forces that are at odds with the World Government, or forces in the Four Seas where turmoil and wars frequently occur. Next are the Pirate forces in the New World, and finally the forces in the underground world."
"Furthermore, don't take out too many weapons at once, do it slowly. It's best to have the other party not buy with Berries, but exchange for some supplies that our Limitless Pirates need. Forces that exchange with supplies will have priority in purchasing."
Nox had Athena sit on his lap and gently massaged her temples to help her relax.
"Mhm, trade, trade is mutual exchange, mutually beneficial. Having them exchange things they have that are useful is the best. We don't need to buy them ourselves, saving a lot of intermediate steps."
Hearing Nox's words, Athena also understood Nox's idea.
The Limitless Pirates needed many things, and they were also scattered. Instead of buying them themselves, it was better to have others send these supplies over and exchange them, killing two birds with one stone.
"Oh, right, how is the construction of the Venice Colosseum going?"
"Construction started two years ago. It requires too much manpower and resources, and only one-third has been completed so far. However, with the numerous transactions with various powers this time, I think the progress will speed up significantly, and it should be completed in two years."
Athena took the opportunity to snuggle into Nox's arms like a kitten, greedily enjoying the warmth of the moment.
"Two years? That's not too late."
Nox calculated the time. It would take a total of four years to build a building, which was generally too long, but thinking of the Colosseum's massive scale, he felt relieved.
Holy Land Mary Geoise:
"The quadrennial World Conference is about to begin, but the Pirates in the Four Seas and the Grand Line are too rampant, causing those Kings to demand that the World Government send people to protect them and their countries, otherwise they won't attend the World Conference."
Peter Saint, God of Agriculture, frowned.
"In recent months, the Limitless Pirates in the New World have sold a large number of new weapons. These weapons flowed into the Four Seas through various channels, causing a lot of unrest."
"Also, many forces suddenly rose and overthrew old forces, which also raised the firepower level of the Pirates, suppressing the lower-level Marines so they couldn't lift their heads."
"Saint Saturn, didn't you bring back some of the Limitless Pirates' weapons to study? Can our own military factories replicate these weapons and manufacture them ourselves?"
Finance War God Nasujuro Saint, asked.