Starting with helping Zhao Kai ascend the throne in the snow

As is well known, when a Devil Fruit user dies, the fruit reverts to its original state and reappears in various parts of the sea.

Currently, across the entire ocean, apart from Blackbeard who is able to hunt Devil Fruits using the special abilities of the Dark-Dark Fruit, everyone else is still helpless against Devil Fruit abilities. This is why the Navy imprisons many powerful Devil Fruit users instead of executing them directly.

What I fear is that after these great pirates die, their Devil Fruit abilities will reappear on the sea, causing a new wave of trouble.

Therefore, if the existing gold and silver in the entertainment city are not enough to reach 10,000 tons, Shen Qing will have to place his hopes on Tesoro. As long as he, the user of the Gold-Gold Fruit, exists, finding gold will become very easy.

“By the way, Festa, the premise of our plan is that Barrett is willing to follow instructions. Can you guarantee that? What’s the point of all this planning if Barrett doesn’t cooperate?” Crocodile suddenly thought of something and said directly to Festa.

"Don't worry, everyone. Barrett will cooperate with our operation after I persuaded him," Festa said confidently.

Rewind to the moment Barrett left; Festa hurriedly left the banquet to catch up with him.

"Festa, didn't you already join the other side? What are you doing here now?" Barrett glared at Festa, his face filled with the anger of someone who had been betrayed.

Since he was betrayed when he joined the army, nothing like this has ever happened again in all these years.

After escaping Impel Down, he was moved by Festa's plan, which is why he wanted to go all out and become a man who could surpass the Pirate King Roger.

But with the appearance of Hawkeye and others, Barrett realized that his ambition was just wishful thinking. He couldn't even defeat Hawkeye, Doflamingo, and Crocodile working together, so how could he possibly deal with the Navy and the Four Emperors?

So, at some point, his expectations began to decrease. His original plan was to defeat the Buster Call, kill the Marine Admirals, and kill the Four Emperors. Now, he only hoped that Festa would help him plan a show that would make him famous throughout the world.

But Festa's betrayal of him and joining Shen Qing's group just now made him extremely angry and also felt incredibly lost.

Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Barrett, having served on Roger's ship, knew that his strength lay in his physical power, not in his intelligence.

Without Festa's advice, he would only be able to carry out actions such as attacking naval bases or warships, which is too small a stage to support his ambitions.

As for places like Marineford, the headquarters of the Navy, or Mary Geoise, the holy land of the Celestial Dragons, he would never dare to touch them unless he wanted to die.

Besides, despite his claims of wanting to kill the Four Emperors, it would be suicidal for him to rashly face a Four Emperors' crew all by himself.

Despite his claims of not taking the Four Emperors seriously, none of their crews are simple entities, and none can be defeated by a single person. Even Roger himself couldn't defeat a single Four Emperor crew by himself.

"Barrett, please don't be angry. Can you listen to me for a moment?" Festa said with a smile on his face despite Barrett's anger.

"Hmph." Barrett snorted coldly, which was his response to Festa.

“Barrett, before meeting Shen Qing and the others, I really only thought about helping you plan a stage no less grand than the Marineford War.” Festa said, his eyes shining like stars. “But after meeting Shen Qing and the others, I discovered that their strength far exceeded my imagination. They have the foundation to plan an even more magnificent war.”

Festa seemed to be engrossed in his own fantasies, imagining himself becoming the most powerful war instigator in history.

"What does this have to do with me? I have no interest in listening to you praise them." Barrett interrupted Festa with an unpleasant expression.

Festa wasn't angry that Barrett had interrupted his reverie. Instead, he stared intently at Barrett and asked, "Barrett, I want to ask you something: what is your life's dream?"

When Festa asked, Barrett replied without hesitation, "To become a stronger being than Roger."

“Alright, let’s not talk about whether you can become a stronger person than Roger. Even if you reach a level stronger than Roger, what do you plan to do next?” Festa continued to ask.

"If I become that strong, I can slay a Marine Admiral, kill the Four Emperors pirates, and rule the entire sea." Barrett's eyes were filled with ambition.

"Hehe," Festa chuckled upon hearing this.

"What are you laughing at?" Barrett glared at him angrily.

“I’m laughing at your delusional dreams and overestimation of your abilities,” Festa said directly.

"You, you dare to laugh at me." Barrett's eyes widened, his anger almost bursting out.

“Have you heard of Lox?” Festa asked just as Barrett was about to explode.

"That former emperor of the seas? The captain of the strongest pirate crew in history?" Barrett asked, somewhat puzzled, after hearing the name Rocks. As a pirate, he had naturally heard of Rocks's reputation.

“Barrett, tell me, who is stronger, Rocks or Roger?” Festa asked, looking directly at Barrett.

Although "Rocks" Barrett was Roger's crew member and admirer, he remained silent for a moment before giving the generally accepted answer.

“Yes, Rocks had Kaido of the Beasts, Shiki the Golden Lion, Whitebeard the Strongest Man in the World, Charlotte Linlin, Wang Zhi the Silver Axe, John, and others under his command. His strength was formidable, wasn't it? But what was the final result? He was utterly defeated.” Festa said, looking directly at Barrett. “So even if you reached Rocks’ level, how could you rule the seas? Besides, could you gather as many powerful figures under your command as Rocks?”

"I, I..." Barrett's ambition was completely shattered by Festa's few words at this moment.

Was Rocks strong? Yes, very strong. He was so strong that it took Roger and Garp working together to defeat him, not to mention his powerful subordinates, such as Shiki, Whitebeard, Kaido, and Big Mom. Any one of them, taken individually, would be a legendary pirate renowned throughout the world.

Barrett is no match for Rocks, let alone the powerful legendary pirates under Rocks' command. Even now, he might not be able to compare to them. Yet, the Rocks Pirates, despite their immense power, ultimately disintegrated for various reasons.