Sea Stone Resources
"The effects of Kotoamatsukami seem to have diminished considerably..."
Looking at Kozuki Hiyori, who seemed somewhat indignant, Vegapunk wore a thoughtful expression.
It's important to know that Vegapunk's Kotoamatsukami is a truly enhanced version, and theoretically, it could also be effective against Six Paths Level beings and Otsutsuki Clan.
However, at the beginning, even with Kozuki Hiyori's all-out resistance, the effects of Kotoamatsukami could not be fully imprinted into Kozuki Hiyori's brain and mind.
Later, because of her mother, Kozuki Hiyori gave up mental resistance and defense, Kotoamatsukami to be successfully imprinted. Otherwise, Vegapunk wouldn't know Kotoamatsukami would have worked.
Right now, Hiyori's strength is at most equivalent to a First Mate. In the Ninja World, that's the peak of Kage Level, not quite at the level of Super Kage.
In theory, without the Kekkei Genkai enhancement, even the Kotoamatsukami would have difficulty defending against such power, let alone Vegapunk's enhanced version.
"Is it because Kozuki Hiyori doesn't have Chakra in her body right now?"
"Indeed, the original theory of Genjutsu works by interfering with the Chakra in the brain. However, top-level Genjutsu derived from the Sharingan are closer to mental attacks and will still be effective even without Chakra."
The most obvious example is Infinite Tsukuyomi. In ancient times, humans who were Infinite Tsukuyomi did not have Chakra in their bodies, but they were still affected and ended up hanging on trees as White Zetsu.
However, it's quite normal that the Genjutsu's effectiveness is reduced because the victim has no Chakra.
After all, the Genjutsu developed in the Ninja World all use Chakra as a medium. If the medium of Chakra is suddenly gone, and you have to use the mental power of Genjutsu to fight it head-on, it will naturally consume a lot of energy and have low effect.
However, the absence of Chakra within the body, while increasing the difficulty and reducing the effectiveness of Genjutsu, also greatly increases the difficulty of Genjutsu: Release.
Because in the Ninja World, dispelling Genjutsu also requires Chakra, let alone the most advanced Genjutsu like Kotoamatsukami!
Well, aside from certain special Devil Fruit abilities, it's fine if Kotoamatsukami doesn't succeed. Once Kotoamatsukami is successfully imprinted, it's basically impossible to resist it with willpower alone.
In any case Kozuki Hiyori has no ability to resist, and the fact that she can glare angrily at Vegapunk is all because Vegapunk doesn't care.
Watching helplessly as Kozuki Hiyori also fell into Vegapunk's hands, Kozuki Toki was heartbroken and filled with despair. Especially when she saw Stussy's interested look, she knew very well what would happen to her and her daughter.
"Damn it... you must have used this power on Mother too! Untie me now!"
Seeing Kozuki Hiyori's angry gaze, Vegapunk raised an eyebrow:
"Indeed, this is the best way to ensure that the test subjects don't act recklessly. Didn't you two say you would accept any kind of punishment?"
"I'm talking about myself! It has nothing to do with Mother! Since you've controlled me, then break Mother's Genjutsu!"
"Heh, are you kidding me?"
It wasn't Vegapunk who spoke, but Stussy, who stood to the side. A mocking smile appeared on her lips as she coldly sneered:
"Do you still have any room for negotiation? You should know that you and your mother now belong to the boss! How can you exchange your own things for your own things!"
"You... you all..."
Kozuki Hiyori was so angry that her face turned red. Just then, Kozuki Toki suddenly hugged her from behind.
"Hiyori, stop talking. We have no other choice..."
Kozuki Hiyori trembled slightly, but ultimately lowered her head and said nothing more.
Vegapunk and his crew have been away from Dream Star for almost two months, and the entire Dream Star has undergone tremendous changes.
First of all, the robots, cyborgs, and combat machines that Vegapunk lost on Future Island have been replenished and even enhanced in the unique way that Ninja World has made them even stronger than before.
The Dream Star contains a considerable amount of unique metal raw materials, and the Quantum Brain stores the data of these robots. By directly utilizing the power of the Munch-Munch Fruit Chip and the production line, it is naturally easy to recreate these things.
Furthermore, the space that Vegapunk created inside the Dream Star only contained ordinary air, soil, and water, as well as a small sun created using nuclear fusion and some plants created using Wood Style.
Afterwards, thanks to the tireless work of a large number of robots, a small city has now emerged inside. Furthermore, with the help of small spaceships, the robots on Dream Star are even mining directly on the moon, hollowing out the cities that were left behind on the moon.
Various production lines, a city made entirely of metal, small airships floating in the air, a projection network throughout the city, and small satellites drifting in the sky...
Compared to the futuristic technology of the original Future Island, the interior of Vegapunk's Dream Star presents a pure, futuristic science fiction style!
"Robin, how many troops do we have right now?"
At the top of the tallest energy tower in the very center of the city, Vegapunk casually asked a question while studying how to open a portal to the Ninja World.
Robin, sitting to the side, answered without hesitation:
"If our production lines operate at full capacity now, we can produce about a million robots in about a year. Each robot warrior will have a combat power roughly equivalent to a regular Navy Headquarters officer, or a pirate with a bounty of around 30 million!"
Don't think that a pirate with a bounty of 30 million is weak. If they didn't have Devil Fruits, a pirate with that kind of strength could probably go toe-to-toe with Luffy and Zoro when they first set sail, and might even put them in a tough fight.
Even among the Four Emperors Pirates, this level of strength is enough to be a minor leader. Each pirate crew has about a hundred minor leaders of this strength, which can be considered as the backbone of the crew, and they are not some dispensable pushovers.
Moreover, quantitative changes can lead to qualitative changes. Even when Kaido occupied Wano Country, he was afraid of the combined power of those ordinary samurai and had to use some strategies to assist him. This shows that numbers are not meaningless.
Kaido may not be afraid of those samurai, but if he were to be worn down by those elite samurai when fighting against opponents of the same level, he would also be destined to lose.
Although Wano Country is full of martial spirit and has many skilled warriors, the number of samurai who can reach the level of the robots created by Vegapunk at most did not exceed a thousand at any given time. If there were a million samurai of this level, even without Kozuki Oden, Kaido would probably have to avoid his sharp edge.
The so-called Immortal Body and abilities like the Steel Balloon are actually similar to the Tekkai in the Six Powers. They also require a certain amount of physical strength to maintain. Of course, under normal circumstances, the physical strength that those monsters exude is enough to maintain the defense on their bodies.
However, if one is constantly attacked in a fierce battle, the physical exertion will be completely different from usual. If one is willing to fight to the death and not retreat, at most tens of thousands of elite robots can wear down these top experts to death.
In this respect, Whitebeard, the Devil Fruit User the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, actually has the advantage. With the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's wide-range destructive power, ordinary elites who are not strong enough can be wiped out in one hit. Even if you put a million robots in, it is unknown whether they could perish together with Whitebeard at his peak.
However, besides the ordinary cannon fodder, Vegapunk's robots also include truly powerful ones, such as the improved WarGreymon, Machinedramon, and MetalSeadramon, whose combat power is even greater than it was a few years ago.
Even if they don't reach the level of Marine Admiral or Pirate Emperor, they are still much stronger than ordinary First Mate. In certain situations, they are no different from Marine Admiral.
"But now we've encountered another problem... that is, we don't have enough Pyrobroin Factor!"
"If we simply extract it from seawater, it would take at least seven or eight years to equip all the robots!"
Pyrobroin Factor, also known as Sea Stone Factor, or marine particles, is key to suppressing the special abilities of ability users.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Vegapunk's million-strong army is incredibly powerful. Without the Pyrobroin Factor, any Logia user could easily wipe out all the robots without taking any damage. After all, robots don't have Haki.
If they encounter someone more restrained, such as Devil Fruit User the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the so-called million-strong robot army would likely not even last an hour before being completely destroyed.
After all, not to mention that lightning is effective against machines, the lightning used inside the robots is purely for replenishing the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit- Devil Fruit User. The opponent can replenish his power while fighting, and even if he destroys all the robots, his stamina may still be full.
Therefore, the robots produced by Vegapunk must be equipped with Pyrobroin Factor. After Vegapunk's modifications, these Pyrobroin Factor can even form an energy field, which can not only harm natural ability users, but also make them immune to some special ability effects.
For purely destructive abilities like the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the Pyrobroin Field has little effect. However, for fruits that target machinery, such as the Magnet-Magnet Fruit- Rust-Rust Fruit, the Pyrobroin Field can significantly reduce the Pyrobroin Field's effectiveness.
Upon hearing Nico Robin's report, Vegapunk's expression turned somewhat troubled.
"Should we modify the Sea Stone Factor extraction machine? But even if we do, the effect won't improve much... The concentration of Sea Stone Factor in seawater is already insufficient!"
"Although these robots were just cannon fodder used to test the World Government... without the Pyrobroin Factor boost, they would probably all have been wiped out by some special Devil Fruit User in the end..."
"If that's the case, then why don't we just go and look for Sea Stone Mine?"
It was Stussy who spoke, a woman who looked like a beautiful young girl, but a ruthless smile played on her lips:
"I remember the Beasts Pirates used their strength to take advantage of Umbrella Corporation quite a bit! They dared to ask for a top-tier Artificial Mythical Zoan from a mere Kozuki Toki..."
"Especially after you left, sir, the Beasts Pirates immediately raised the price of Sea Stone they sold to our Umbrella Corporation, and also seized a lot of goods from Wano Country... Now it's time to teach them a lesson!"
To maintain a clear separation, the relationship between Umbrella Corporation and Vegapunk is a loose collaboration. However, Umbrella Corporation's high-tech products are mostly derived from Vegapunk. Without Vegapunk, Umbrella's military strength has indeed declined, which is why Kaido suddenly turned against them.
Although Stussy is shrewd and resourceful, he didn't have many good options when facing a truly wicked villain like Kaido. At the time, he could only cut his losses. Now that his backer has returned and Vegapunk happens to need Sea Stone, he naturally wants to settle scores and avenge his grievances.
"Go find trouble with Kaido... We used to work together quite well! It would be a bit awkward to just kill him outright."
Vegapunk looked troubled, then changed the subject:
"So just beat him half to death and put him in our Laboratory!"
Just kidding. While there may be some underground deals between Kaido and Vegapunk, to say that they have a good relationship is pure nonsense!
Kaido always extends a warm invitation to Vegapunk to come and trade in person. Vegapunk can guess what he's thinking with his toes!
Similarly, Vegapunk added some ingredients to almost all the products he gave to Kaido. Don't be fooled by Kaido's belief that he's made a profit. If Vegapunk ever wanted to mess with him, he could easily turn his Artificial Devil Fruit army against him!
It's fair to say that neither of them are good people, but while Kaido is cunning and treacherous, he's still far inferior to Vegapunk, who truly relies on his intellect and skill.
Or rather, even if the people in the Pirate World have any schemes or tricks, they are extremely superficial, the kind of evil that is only on the surface.
These simple-minded pirates never imagined that someone would leave a hidden trick in the technological products they were selling. This sophisticated operation was beyond the imagination of these pirates and even the World Government.
Upon hearing Vegapunk's words, Stussy's lips curled up. As expected, the boss was still the same as before. With the current power under Vegapunk's command, the entire Beasts Pirates were probably in big trouble!
No, that's not just bad luck anymore. Given the current disparity in size between the two sides, the Beasts Pirates are bound to face annihilation.
"Since you came up with the idea, then the Beasts Pirates are now in your hands!"
Vegapunk waved his hand and gave instructions to Stussy:
"You can use the power within Dream Star at will. In addition, I will hand over control of the artificial Devil Fruit User in the Beasts Pirates to you!"
"If you need anything else, feel free to ask. I don't have many requests. Kurozumi Orochi, Kaido, and King, these three guys are for my experiments!"