The blind man Fujitora Issho, who possessed the Gravity Ability, would habitually tap his supreme grade blade: gokudō kaisen on the ground as a blind cane while walking; this was somewhat of a wicked hobby.
Of course, perhaps this was just Fujitora Issho wanting to keep his feet on the ground and avoid drawing unnecessary attention to himself.
But Fang Huo was different; now that he had Rocks backing him, he wasn't afraid of exposing his abilities at all.
He just liked to show off and flaunt his power in front of others, and it was easy and convenient, too...
With so many references to techniques from anime and novel worlds, Fang Huo's understanding of the Gravity Ability was likely a dimension ahead of Fujitora Issho's.
Developing abilities like anti-gravity and gravity reduction were considered relatively basic techniques.
If this Gravity Ability continued to be developed deeply, it could even be more powerful than the Float-Float Fruit ability.
"Gravity? This ability is truly impressive!"
Newgate had a deep understanding of Devil Fruit abilities, having encountered quite a few weak and bizarre ability users.
He was grateful that his Tremor-Tremor Fruit Ability was powerful enough, as everyone could only eat one Devil Fruit in their lifetime.
If he had obtained some pathetic ability, it would truly be a loss that outweighed the gain.
He would also lose the ability to swim and become a landlubber.
For a pirate living and fighting on the sea, this was a significant blow.
"Newgate, welcome aboard. Actually, as long as you are strong enough, this guy Rocks is quite reasonable."
"At the same time, congratulations on joining the world's top pirate crew. You are about to see the truth of this world and its peak monsters."
"Your future life will be a hundred or a thousand times more exciting than your current one."
Fang Huo spoke up in a good mood after seeing Newgate drink the healing potion he handed over.
"The truth of the world?"
Newgate raised an eyebrow and looked at Fang Huo with confusion; he was just an ordinary pirate and didn't care much about the truth of the world.
"You will know in the future."
Fang Huo floated back with Newgate.
"wahaha, have you submitted yet, Edward Newgate!"
Rocks looked at the young giant Newgate; if he didn't submit, Rocks would beat him until he completely surrendered and force him onto the ship.
He would even wipe out the entire Whale Pirates to force Newgate into submission.
"Let them go; I will join your ship."
Newgate glanced at Captain Whale Uharle, who was playing the coward, and sighed in his heart.
He suddenly realized that getting along with this Captain was not as comfortable as being with a guy like Fang Huo.
"wahaha, I don't think much of them either!"
"Then let's declare this Davy Back Fight game over!"
"Uharle, are you dead yet? If not, come over and end this game!"
"I am a man who greatly respects [Contracts]."
Rocks agreed to Newgate's request in a good mood and shouted at Uharle, who was playing dead.
"I'm not dead, I'm not dead! I'm coming right away!"
Uharle scrambled up and ran over, crawling and rolling.
Seeing Uharle's performance made Newgate sigh again, and the camaraderie of several years on the same ship quickly dissipated.
In fact, as his strength grew daily, Uharle had long since developed a hint of wariness toward him.
After all, incidents of first mates and Executives seizing power were not uncommon on this sea.
To maintain Uharle's dignity as Captain, he had even deliberately hidden most of his strength.
Perhaps leaving now was a good choice.
Just as Fang Huo said, his future was not with the Whale Pirates.
"wahaha, I declare this Davy Back Fight game over! Edward Newgate will be my crew member from now on."
Rocks announced loudly, and Uharle nodded quickly, not daring to have any objections.
It was already very merciful that Rocks didn't continue to seize their pirate ship and pirate flag.
"Then get lost!"
Rocks waved his hand, driving away these pathetic pirates of the Whale Pirates.
Newgate watched the Whale Pirates' ship slowly disappear on the sea, feeling a bit lost, yet also having a sense of rebirth.
He looked at the powerful Rocks; perhaps, besides finding his own family, he had gained another goal.
That was to become stronger—strong enough to fight a great battle with Rocks, and even defeat Rocks!
"wahaha, your gaze is quite good! Want to defeat me? I'll be waiting for you!"
Seeing Newgate's determined look, Rocks was not wary or discouraged; instead, he encouraged him.
He felt that once this young giant was no longer'suppressed' by the useless Captain Uharle, he would soon be able to awaken Conqueror's Haki.
"I will!"
Newgate met Rocks' gaze without fear, his powerful spirit growing wildly, as if a dragon had entered the sea.
If the Captain Uharle was a shallow shoal, restricting the growth of Newgate's spirit.
Then this new Captain, Rocks, was an ocean, allowing Newgate to grow as much as he wanted, yet he still couldn't see Rocks' back.
"wahaha, if your strength doesn't rise, I won't think much of you!"
"Become stronger; I will take you all to witness the peak of this world."
Rocks laughed wantonly, becoming increasingly satisfied with this new member, Newgate.
His Rocks Pirates had Fang Huo, the prophet, for strategy, and Newgate, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit user, for combat; they would surely rise faster in the future!
"To welcome Newgate aboard, let's have a banquet!"
"Newgate, this is Babel and Sanbel; everyone here is an official crew member of the Rocks Pirates!"
Fang Huo fully utilized his role as chief strategist, helping Newgate integrate into the Rocks Pirates quickly.
Now, while the nascent Rocks Pirates had not yet completely turned into a culture where only the strong are respected, and these new crew members were still relatively normal, Fang Huo felt he could still "treat" them.
After all, Fang Huo was prepared to stay with the Rocks Pirates for a very long time.
He didn't want the Rocks Pirates to be killing each other all day long!
Newgate greeted Babel and Sanbel.
Sanbel was very friendly, but Babel's eyes were full of a desire for a challenge.
His goal was to make a name for himself on the sea, become a great villain like Rocks, and make the World Government feel fear.
As the boss of the hoodlums in the Fish-Man District, he had always felt that he was stronger than humans.
He couldn't beat the monster Rocks, but there was no reason he couldn't beat this young giant.
"Bahaha, let's spar when you have time, little giant!"
Babel directly challenged Newgate to a fight.
Rocks was very happy to see this atmosphere of competition; with conflict, one could become stronger, so he chose not to stop it.
"From now on, every time a new Executive joins the ship, we will have a banquet, and I forbid anyone from saying trash talk that ruins the banquet."
Fang Huo looked at the brute Babel and raised an eyebrow.
What kind of pirate crew issues a challenge to a new member on their very first day?
"chief strategist, this isn't trash talk; I'm serious. Rocks has said that on this ship, the strong are respected."
"We have to confirm everyone's standing, right?"
"This determines how much money we get!"
Babel respected Fang Huo, the prophet, to some extent, but that didn't mean he would treat later arrivals with the same attitude.
"wahaha, Babel is right."
Rocks not only didn't stop him but even fanned the flames, and he gave Fang Huo a wicked, wanton grin.
He seemed to be thinking of some bad idea again, looking for a chance to beat Fang Huo up!
"Then you two can fight whenever you have time. Newgate, don't be polite; just use heavy blows, just like Rocks."
"Also, you can just call the Captain Rocks directly; he doesn't care about these small matters anyway."
Fang Huo shrugged; well, he probably couldn't change Rocks' old tradition of respecting strength above all else, as this was Rocks' will and principle.