"Dad!"
Seeing this, Ron knew the time was almost right.
Whitebeard no longer blamed them, and there was no need for Thatch and Ace to continue apologizing.
Thinking of this, Ron immediately stepped forward and changed the subject: "After this incident, Captain Thatch realized his own shortcomings and planned to eat the devil fruit."
"The captain said that you have a stock of devil fruits here, Dad. I wonder if you could give one to Captain Thatch?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell into silence.
Marco and others on the side looked at Thatch in surprise.
I can't believe he would actually take the initiative to eat a devil fruit.
After all, based on their understanding of Thatch, although the latter always said that he envied the devil fruit ability, he was essentially resistant to it.
However, thinking of Ron's words, they understood that the action on Partridge Island had dealt a heavy blow to Thatch, and he even realized the urgency of his own lack of strength.
Thinking of this, Marco and the others did not hesitate, and quickly stepped forward and saluted, saying: "Dad, give Thatch a devil fruit!"
"Yes, Dad, Thatch is the captain of the Fourth Division. He has made many contributions over the years. It's more than enough to exchange for a devil fruit!"
"Dad, if Thatch's contributions aren't enough, then I'm willing to use the quota of the Seventh Division to exchange for a devil fruit for him."
"Dad, there is still my Thirteenth Division..."
"Dad, there is still my 5th Division..."
In an instant, all the squad leaders spoke up.
There aren't many rules within the Whitebeard Pirates, but they aren't loose either.
With Whitebeard's Moby Dick as the main ship, each squadron is responsible for guarding a certain sea area, thereby managing and protecting the Whitebeard Pirates' territory.
Under such circumstances, the sixteen squads would send a batch of supplies to the headquarters every year for Whitebeard to manage and distribute. The priority of distribution was determined by the merits of each squad in the past year.
After receiving the distribution of supplies from Whitebeard, each team leader would take out a portion to reward team members. Similarly, if team members wanted to obtain something, they would need to rely on their own merits and contributions.
Like Ron who was directly given a devil fruit.
In addition to the fact that the replica fruit was obtained by Thatch himself, the more important reason was that no one in the Fourth Division was fighting for it.
Otherwise, if someone with great merit competes for the devil fruit, even Thatch, as the captain, cannot give it to Ron on his own initiative.
"Cool~"
Seeing this, Whitebeard smiled even more happily.
He didn't care about merit or not, nor did he care about devil fruits. What he cared about was the harmonious and happy relationship between his sons.
Now everyone is willing to make sacrifices for Thatch, so Whitebeard is naturally very happy.
"Marco~"
Thinking of this, Whitebeard immediately said: "Go and take out the box containing the devil fruit from the warehouse."
"Let Thatch pick one."
"Yes! Dad!"
Marco was overjoyed when he heard this.
Without hesitation, he turned around and walked towards the cabin.
Unlike the other squads that are stationed outside, the First Squad is responsible for protecting the base camp. Although Marco is the captain of the First Squad in the Whitebeard Pirates, he actually does the work of a vice-captain.
"Thank you, Dad!"
Sachi was also moved and spoke at this moment.
After all, if he can choose, then his chances of finding a powerful devil fruit will increase a lot.
Seeing this, Ron, Ace and others smiled at each other.
He didn't say anything, but stood in an area aside waiting.
About three minutes later, Marco came out holding a rectangular wooden box.
After arriving in front of Thatch, Marco placed it directly on the ground, opened the lid and said without hesitation: "Thatch, you choose one."
"There are ten devil fruits in here."
"Although there are no animal-type, mythical beast-type, or nature-type devil fruits, they are all good devil fruits."
"Originally, this thing was the reward for the competition that Dad was going to gather all the squads for at the end of the year. You pick one first, and we can put together another one later."
End of year party competition!
Upon hearing this, all the squad leaders present except Marco looked grim.
It's not that they care about the prizes, but if there is a competition, there will be rankings, and they naturally want their team to rank high.
For a moment, Bista and the others all muttered to themselves: "There are still three months until the end of the year. It seems that we have to train those guys well after returning during this period."
"We can't let those guys mess up during the game. If it causes our team to rank low, we'll be laughed at."
"good!"
Nodding, Sachi didn't hesitate and started to look him over.
It's just that he hasn't eaten any devil fruits, so essentially he can't really recognize many devil fruits. Even the people in the Whitebeard Pirates can't distinguish too many fruits and abilities.
"Captain Thatch."
At this time, Ron looked at Thatch who was lost in thought and walked forward quickly.
The latter gave him the copy fruit, allowing him to have the possibility of reaching the top of the Four Emperors in the future. Naturally, he wanted to return the favor.
After arriving next to Thatch, Ron said, "We don't know much about devil fruits, so why don't we let Teach come over."
"He has seen the Devil Fruit Illustrated Book. Even though it is incomplete, he should know some of them."
"Then we will choose a powerful one from the Fruit of Knowledge."
"Yeah, Tikki!"
Hearing this, Thatch's eyes lit up and he immediately said, "Ron, then go and call Teach over."
"With Teach's help, I'm sure I'll be able to recognize some."
He was also afraid that he would eat a rubbish devil fruit. If that happened, there would be no point in eating the devil fruit against his conscience.
"good!"
Ron agreed and did not refuse. He turned around and ran towards the outside of the Moby Dick.
Soon, he found Teach at the place where the first team was gathering.
As the best disguised traitor in the Whitebeard Pirates, Teach has very good connections within the Whitebeard Pirates. Not only the 4th Division, but even the 1st Division, people in the other divisions have a good impression of him.
"Teach!"
Ron took a step forward and quickly came to Teach's side. He reached out and grabbed his shoulder and said, "Follow me!"
"Go to Daddy."
"Help Captain Thatch identify the devil fruit."
What?!
Hearing this, Tiqi's face was full of surprise.
Recognize devil fruit?
Thatch wants to eat a devil fruit?
When did this happen!
Although he was confused, Teach did not refuse and followed Ron to the Moby Dick quickly.
But as they walked, Teach asked curiously, "Ron, Captain Thatch wants to eat a devil fruit?"
"Didn't he care about this stuff before?"
"Why do you want to eat a devil fruit all of a sudden?"
Hearing this, Ron rolled his eyes inwardly.
If Teach had not been slacking off when dealing with the Poison Wolf Pirates this time, the losses would not have been so great, or there might even have been no losses.
In this way, it is impossible for Thatch to be stimulated to increase his strength, or even choose to eat the devil fruit after being persuaded by himself and Ace.