Chapter 66

[ A.N: Guys, I have changed Area to Grove, as I felt it was much more accurate while mentioning different islands of Sabaody Archipelago. I got confused as the original author wrote it as Tree Island or sometimes Area. Hope you guys enjoy the novel. ]

"Yeah!" Robin nodded enthusiastically, her eyes shining with excitement as she continued.

"According to the newspaper reports, they also have a powerful crew member with a bounty of 110 million berries."

Upon hearing that the opposing party possessed a formidable pirate crew member with a bounty exceeding 100 million, Chopper was so shocked that his eyes nearly popped out of his head.

"Three crew members with bounties over 100 million?!" Chopper exclaimed in astonishment.

Robin shook her head and corrected him.

"No, to be precise, it's four."

"Jewelry Bonney, a notorious pirate with a bounty of 140 million berries, and her crew, the Bonney Pirates, are now affiliated with the Gale Emperor Pirates."

"Furthermore, there were newspaper reports that they killed Vice Admiral Tsuru, who was known as the Navy's great strategist."

"The captain of the Gale Emperor Pirates, Carnes, received a bounty of 1,093,000,000 berries after this incident."

Upon hearing that Carnes had actually killed a Marine Vice Admiral, both Chopper and Nami were taken aback.

"Carnes? Gale Emperor?" Robin was in the middle of sharing information about Carnes when Brook suddenly spoke hearing this familiar name, his tone filled with suspicion.

His words caught the attention of Robin, Nami, Chopper, Luffy, and Hatchen.

"What's wrong?" Robin inquired, her curiosity piqued.

Brook pondered for a moment and then spoke with a serious expression.

"These two names seem familiar to me..."

"Did you read about them in the newspaper recently?" Nami asked, a hint of doubt in her voice.

However, Brook shook his head, rejecting Nami's suggestion.

"No, it's not that. I remember now. I heard these names fifty years ago!"

Brook's shocking revelation left everyone, including Robin, momentarily speechless.

After a while, Luffy muttered in disbelief, "Fifty years ago?!"

"Brook... Are you sure you're not mistaken?" Nami questioned with skepticism.

Even Robin, after pondering for a while, asked," If what you're saying is true, then he should be an old man by now, right?"

Luffy nodded in agreement and added, "Yeah, that's right. Fifty years ago, he would be around the same age as my grandfather."

However, Brook remained resolute in his claim.

"No! I can't be mistaken about this! I remember it clearly!"

"Fifty years ago, the man you referred to as Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, was just a rookie pirate without much reputation!"

"And during that time, there was already a prominent figure ruling the seas."

"Rocks D. Xebec!"

Upon hearing Brook's words, the expressions on everyone's faces changed.

Brook had unexpectedly revealed this startling information.

The disbelief and shock were evident on Luffy's face, even though he usually appeared carefree and cheerful.

Chopper exclaimed, "Is this for real?!"

Nami added, "Someone more famous than Roger... from an earlier era?!"

As they looked at each other, displaying shock and disbelief, Brook maintained a firm expression and nodded earnestly.

"Yes, that's right!"

"It is said that they were a group gathered to conquer the world, a group of ruthless individuals!"

"The Rocks Pirates, led by Rocks D. Xebec, were almost like devils on the sea, plundering kingdoms and decimating islands.

No one could stand against them wherever they went. Even the Marines never managed to gain an upper hand against them!"

"There were rumors that they didn't even care about the World Government and openly challenged them!"

"They were truly a fearsome bunch!"

Upon hearing that the opposing party dared to openly confront the World Government, Robin, who usually maintained her composure, couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

At that moment, Nami raised a question, her voice filled with curiosity.

"If this is true, why haven't I ever heard about them, Robin?"

As the conversation reached its peak, Nami turned her attention to Robin.

However, Robin gently shook her head and spoke with a pensive expression.

"I haven't heard of them either."

"Perhaps... the World Government intentionally erased their history," Robin suggested, her mind working through various possibilities.

"If your memory is accurate, Brook, that seems to be the only plausible explanation."

After a brief pause, Robin continued.

"But what does all of this have to do with Carnes?"

Brook slowly lifted his head, looked at Robin, and spoke calmly.

"Because Carnes was the vice-captain of the Rocks Pirates!"

"And as for the Gale Emperor Pirates you mentioned, it's a reference to Carnes' former alias!"

"The Rocks Pirate vice-captain, the Gale Emperor, Carnes!"

Upon hearing all this information from Brook, the eyes of everyone present widened in shock.

Their faces displayed an unprecedented horror.

Such news, such revelations, were completely unknown to them!

Meanwhile, on the other side where Carnes was located...

After conducting a thorough investigation, Carnes had destroyed four auction houses and dismantled two human trafficking operations.

Unfortunately, he hadn't discovered any leads regarding Rayleigh.

Today, only two auction venues remained unexplored by Carnes.

One was located in Grove No.1 in the east, and the other was Grove No.7 in the west.

At that moment, Carnes and Albedo were on their way to Grove No. 1.

However, since they had been searching for Rayleigh ever since they left their base, Carnes and Albedo decided to have lunch at a nearby restaurant.

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