# Chapter 389: Joining the Flying Pirates
"Goenitz, have the Flying Pirates sent another invitation?"
"Yes, it should be the final notice."
After Rugal left, Ignis felt somewhat helpless, even troubled.
Goenitz's performance had clearly caught the eye of Shiki "The Golden Lion".
He valued Goenitz's strength and ability and wanted to recruit him.
This wasn't the first time.
Ignis knew that simply refusing would only wear down the patience of That Person, the world's Top-tier Monster.
Moreover, to avoid provoking Shiki, Goenitz hadn't explicitly refused the previous times.
Instead, he used the excuse that he felt his strength was insufficient and that he needed more training at the Sky Arena, dragging it out until now.
Currently, Goenitz had reached the peak of the Sky Arena, so he clearly couldn't keep delaying.
Having Goenitz join the Flying Pirates wasn't necessarily a bad thing for Ignis.
Not only could it accelerate Goenitz's growth, but he could also leverage the strength of the Flying Pirates to secretly clear obstacles for Sound Nest's development.
However, inviting young talent to join at the Sky Arena was also very important for Sound Nest's development.
Soon, Ignis had an idea.
"Abraham is about to graduate.
At that time, I'll hand this mission over to him.
I'll also let the other members observe.
For the next period of time, I'll stay here."
Regarding his own younger brother, Ignis was clearly not as reassured as he was with Goenitz.
After graduation from the Royal Military Academy, the progress in strength improvement couldn't fall behind.
As his older brother, he needed to pay close attention.
Moreover, this period of rapid improvement needed to be seized properly.
His father was in the Kingdom, and he could find him for sparring from time to time.
"Then are you going to join the Flying Pirates, Goenitz?"
Currently, Ignis was unable to refuse.
Goenitz wasn't surprised by Ignis's choice.
In fact, he had already prepared himself.
The day after the great battle between Goenitz and Rugal ended, Rugal "The Fierce Eye" officially debuted and left Paros Island.
Another three days passed, and another piece of news shocked the entire Sky Arena, and even those who paid attention to the Sky Arena News.
"Breath of the Storm" also left the Sky Arena and directly joined the Flying Pirates, the Pirate Crew with the largest Faction in the New World today.
Furthermore, he ascended to the heavens in a single step, becoming a Cadre of the Flying Pirates and the Ninth Fleet Captain.
The already powerful Flying Pirates had gained another powerful combatant, arousing vigilance from various Factions.
Regarding Shiki's ambition, which of his companions who were once on the same ship didn't know?
Shiki wanted to become the next Rocks, to fulfill Rocks' unfulfilled grand ambition and become the King of the World.
His formidable ambition made the Flying Pirates the primary enemy of concern for the World Government and the Marines.
They successfully helped the Roger Pirates attract attention.
In the past, Shiki's Faction was very large, but the truly elite high-end combat power wasn't considered many.
Unexpectedly, in just a few years, the Flying Pirates had compensated for the deficiency in high-end combat power, even becoming a unique Pirate Crew possessing numerous powerful combatants, on par with the Roger Pirates.
The Flying Pirates currently possess eight Fleet Captains, powerful combatants who are below Shiki "The Golden Lion", his Deputy Reinhardt, and Atlas.
Each of them possesses powerful strength no weaker than a Marine Vice Admiral.
Goenitz becoming the Thirteenth Fleet Captain, directly commanding five thousand Pirate Army, is enough to show Shiki's recognition of his strength and potential.
In fact, Goenitz had already proven his strength.
And for every additional Fleet Captain, it represents that the Flying Pirates have added five thousand pirates.
Five thousand people is the main composition of a Fleet.
This also indicates that the Flying Pirates currently possess at least over sixty thousand vast military strength.
This is even after the Flying Pirates experienced the chaotic battle in the New World.
At its peak a few years ago, the Flying Pirates' military strength numbers even reached eighty thousand.
And currently in the New World, besides the Flying Pirates, the largest Faction is the Wang Zhi Pirate Crew, possessing nearly twenty thousand military strength.
But compared to the Flying Pirates, the gap is vast.
Even if they team up with the John Pirates and the Silver Axe Pirates, they still cannot compare to the Flying Pirates.
The most obvious gap is the growth speed of the Pirate Crew's pirate numbers.
The Flying Pirates are clearly faster, which also represents that more people favor the Flying Pirates, and the Flying Pirates have more war potential than them.
After resting for a period of time, the Flying Pirates are somewhat restless, beginning to exhibit their fangs.
Soon, the real war is about to begin.
The contention for Territory, the slaughter of strongmen, will decide the ultimate hegemony of the Great Sea.
(end of chapter)