One piece: Establishing a Pirate Family

Chapter 512: Dividing the Territory

He then glanced at Whitebeard. Although Whitebeard's face was impassive, Charlotte could still see the playful look in his eyes. They were all waiting for him to state his position.

Charlotte instantly understood what was happening.

We're all old foxes, what's the point of playing games?

Charlotte fiercely smashed the wine jug in his hand onto the ground.

Crash!

The atmosphere on the scene instantly froze. The smile on Charlotte Linlin's face didn't change as she continued to look at Charlotte. Whitebeard also watched Charlotte with a deadpan expression. The members of each crew tensed up, their hands moving to their weapons as they watched each other.

"Charlotte Linlin, I can tell you this explicitly: this time, you have to help whether you want to or not. There is no room for bargaining. If you want some kind of benefit, if you want to carve a piece of meat from the Rockefeller Pirates, I can tell you clearly, that's impossible!"

Charlotte said slowly, looking at Charlotte Linlin before turning his gaze to Whitebeard. The meaning was crystal clear.

Whitebeard's eyes flickered.

Charlotte Linlin, however, flew into a rage instantly.

"Charlotte, do you want your Rockefeller Pirates to be annihilated?" she asked furiously.

"Hmph, if our Rockefeller Pirates are annihilated, your Big Mom Pirates are next. Try me if you don't believe it!" Charlotte retorted, not showing any weakness. He placed his hand on the hilt of his Seven-Star Sword and stared at Charlotte Linlin.

The two sides stared each other down, neither willing to back down.

After a long moment!

"I feel we shouldn't have internal strife when a great enemy is at our doorstep. We can discuss any demands you may have!"

Whitebeard took a sip of wine, easing the tense atmosphere as he looked at Charlotte. Whitebeard had also stated his position.

A deep sense of helplessness appeared in Charlotte's eyes. The battles on the front lines had already shown that even if the entire Rockefeller crew was mobilized, they still couldn't stop the advance of the Marines. From the very beginning of this meeting, Charlotte was in a difficult position.

"Mamamamama, Whitebeard is right. With a great enemy before us, we can't fall into disarray," Charlotte Linlin chimed in, clearly siding with Whitebeard.

Faced with the pressure from both of them, Charlotte was helpless, no matter how unwilling he was in his heart.

In the end, this world was ruled by the fist.

And in the world today, whose fist was the biggest?

Undoubtedly, it was the Marines.

The Marines had already broken through the second line of defense and could appear before them at any moment. If Charlotte continued to argue over this matter, it would probably be exactly what the Marines wished for.

Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin saw the shifting expressions on Charlotte's face. They exchanged a look, a hint of a smile in their eyes.

Go on, keep acting tough. The Impenetrable Fortress Pirates, how mighty. When faced with the Marines, you still have to beg us. Anyway, the first one the Marines will eliminate upon entering the New World is you. We're in no hurry.

Charlotte's expression changed continuously. He waved his hand, and the men behind him all retreated.

Seeing this, Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin's lips curled up as they exchanged another glance.

It's done.

They then also waved their hands, and the members of the Whitebeard Pirates and Big Mom Pirates all stepped back.

Only Rockefeller Charlotte, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, and Charlotte Linlin remained.

With a grim face, Charlotte took out a map of the New World. The three of them gathered around the map and began a heated discussion.

Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin were not people who didn't understand the gravity of the situation. They knew they couldn't push Rockefeller Charlotte too hard. If they really angered him and he decided on mutual destruction, their plans would be ruined. It would be a joke if they were all wiped out by the Marines.

But even so, the arguments were endless.

Charlotte would not yield an inch of his core territory in the center of the New World. He was only willing to cede some islands in the first half of the New World to Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin. But this was obviously not going to satisfy them.

The three began to argue over several territories in the center of the New World. They argued until dawn the next day without any result.

And then, Bullet and the others who had retreated from the second line of defense returned. They all had wounds and looked ragged. Seeing them, Charlotte's heart grew even more urgent.

It wasn't just Charlotte; Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin also became anxious.

They deliberated over the central region of the New World for a long time with no resolution. The Whitebeard Pirates, blocked in the latter half of the New World, were desperate to gain a foothold in the center. And Charlotte Linlin's base, the Totto Land sea, was in a corner of the central region. They both wanted territory in the center of the New World.

But these were all core territories that Charlotte had spent five or six years developing, all invaluable locations. The three of them simply couldn't come to an agreement.

In the end, Whitebeard sighed.

"How about this: I'll trade some of my islands in the latter half of the New World for your islands in the center. As for Charlotte Linlin's needs, give her the islands near the Totto Land sea. For the first half of the New World, we'll each take what we can by our own abilities. How about it?"

Whitebeard's eyes were sharp as he looked at Charlotte, as if to say, if you don't agree, then there's nothing more to talk about.

Charlotte's face darkened as he looked at the map, seeing a third of his territory gone in an instant. But then he saw his children returning covered in wounds.

Charlotte yielded.

"Fine. But the islands you want must be these ones!" Charlotte said, pointing to the islands in the center of the New World that were near the Big Mom Pirates' territory. His ill intentions were obvious.

Whitebeard glanced at it and then nodded.

"Alright!"

After Whitebeard nodded, Charlotte Linlin also nodded with a smile.

"Mamamamama! I have no problem either!"

The three of them had finished discussing the division of the territory.

Charlotte also breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the map, the Rockefeller Pirates' territory had shrunk from over forty percent to about thirty percent. The Whitebeard Pirates and Big Mom Pirates both maintained around thirty percent as well. Now, the forces of the three great pirate crews were evenly divided in the New World.

In this deal, Charlotte Linlin had gotten the biggest advantage. The Whitebeard Pirates' territory hadn't changed in size; they had only exchanged territories.

"Alright then, our three pirate crews are now formally in an alliance!" Charlotte had someone bring wine, and they sat down together.

"To the alliance, to jointly deal with the Marines!" Whitebeard said with a chuckle.

Charlotte Linlin also laughed heartily. This was the first time she had ever gotten the better of Charlotte. How could she not be happy?

Whitebeard looked at Charlotte's expression and sighed inwardly. This time, he hadn't snatched a piece of territory from Charlotte; it was all a trade. He hadn't kicked him while he was down, which could be considered repaying the friendship from back then.

From now on, you'll go your way, and I'll go mine. There's no more friendship to speak of.

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