It has been a month since Wang Hao left the Marine Headquarters. Today, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Garp the Hero, and even the Three Admirals and a group of Vice Admiral are all squatting in the Fleet Admiral's Office, frantically reviewing the manuscript in their hands.
They had received the Yin Seal cultivation method from Vice Admiral Tsuru a month ago and had been studying it ever since.
With their cultivation level, they had naturally grasped most of it, but the problem was that they couldn't cultivate it!
As Wang Hao said, this counterfeit, modified version of the Yin Seal was specially tailored for Vice Admiral Tsuru. Anyone else who wants to cultivate it must first modify it to suit their own needs.
They were initially full of confidence, believing themselves to be no weaker than Wang Hao, but a month has passed without any progress. Even Garp, who has the strongest cultivation level, is extremely frustrated.
"Liar! Big liar!"
Frustrated, Garp threw the manuscript on the ground and yelled, "That old bastard Zephyr said that without modification, cultivation would be twice as effective, but it's completely unusable for cultivation! How am I supposed to modify this thing?"
Not only was Garp somewhat frantic, but Sengoku and the others were also extremely gloomy. Sengoku's explosive hair had been turned into a mess.
The Three Admirals suffered a significant blow this time and fully realized what it means to be someone's teacher!
The gap between them and that man was simply too vast. He was able to create such a heaven-defying secret technique from scratch, while they couldn't even make any modifications.
" Tsuru, is this really the original manuscript Zephyr gave you?"
Sengoku scratched his messy, frizzy hair and looked to Vice Admiral Tsuru for help; the others turned around as well.
Currently, only Vice Admiral Tsuru has mastered the Yin Seal in the entire Marine Headquarters and has experience in this area. We can only turn to him for help now.
Vice Admiral Tsuru didn't say much, but simply took a bloodstained letter from his pocket and tossed it to Sengoku.
She was also very frustrated. She felt that her cultivation was not too difficult before, and she completed it in a day. But when she wanted to modify it, she found that she didn't know where to start.
This Yin Seal Secret Technique is far too precise and perfect. Even the Sisi modification could cause the entire technique's power to collapse, let alone make it impossible to cultivate.
Even with her experience in cultivation, she made absolutely no progress after a month.
Sitting next to her, Gion slumped onto the sofa, saying weakly, "If only Zephyr- sensei were still here!"
Gion's appearance at this moment was completely different from that of a month ago. Her clothes and hair were disheveled, her face was sallow, and she had heavy dark circles under her eyes. Her bright eyes were bloodshot, clearly indicating that she had been staying up late for a long time.
If a month ago, when she saw Wang Hao off, she and Vice Admiral Tsuru He stood together like sisters, then now, standing together, they look like mother and daughter.
These words caused a moment of silence in the office. Garp slapped his forehead, overjoyed, and exclaimed, "That's right! If we can't handle it, we can ask that old bastard Zephyr!"
"But Professor Zephyr has been gone for a month already!"
A Vice Admiral offered a timid reminder.
" Kizaru, go and make the trip!"
Sengoku turned his gaze to Kizaru. With Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit ability, it wouldn't take long for him to catch up.
"I... alright, I'll take the order!"
He opened his mouth, but when he saw Sengoku Garp, and the others all turning their cold gazes on him, their unfriendly expressions reminded him of his miserable life a month ago, and in the end, he could only helplessly admit defeat.
There was no way around it. Although his combat strength was no weaker than these people, there were simply too many powerful figures here. He couldn't possibly defeat them all by himself!
Wang Hao was unaware of what had happened in the Fleet Admiral's Office. At that moment, he was sailing towards the Sabaody Archipelago, and the enormous archipelago was already in sight.
The Sabaody Archipelago is indeed very close to the Marine Headquarters, but this proximity is relative to the enormous size of this planetary world; in reality, it is still millions of miles away.
Even traveling on Marine Headquarters warship, it took them a full month to arrive.
While this was also to conserve the warship's energy, and due to the headwind, it was enough to demonstrate the vastness and immensity of this world.
At the same time, the ships in this world are indeed very powerful, especially the warships of the Marine Headquarters, which are at the world's top level, far surpassing even the ships on Earth in my previous life.
It makes sense, considering that the level of martial prowess in this world is even more exaggerated than in the Naruto World, and it even has super strong individuals at the Heaven Realm level. If the warships aren't up to par, it would be really difficult to withstand a battle of this magnitude.
"Teacher, are we really going to steal the Yarukiman Mangrove numbered one through twenty-nine?"
Standing at the bow of the warship, Binz glanced at a cluster of trees on the distant sea and swallowed hard, quite surprised by his teacher's order.
Ahead lies the world-famous Sabaody Archipelago, composed of seventy-nine Yarukiman Mangrove. Although it is an island of trees, they are all extremely large.
Even the smallest tree island is thousands of kilometers long, and the seventy-nine tree islands gathered together are practically a continent.
Because of its proximity to the Marine Headquarters and the Holy Land Mary Geoise, this place is extremely prosperous, and countless forces from both the legitimate and criminal worlds have established offices and businesses here.
But now their teacher wants to take away Tree Island numbers one through twenty-nine, which is truly outrageous.
"The disabled soldiers in all branches number in the tens of millions, and it is not easy to create a home for these people."
The larger islands are all owned, and the unclaimed ones have harsh environments, making them unsuitable for survival and habitation. So we had to grab one. And...
Wang Hao took out a cigar from his predecessor's collection, lit it, and said coldly, "The first twenty-nine tree islands of the Sabaody Archipelago are true Lawless Zone, hiding endless darkness. As the Navy, representing justice, how can we allow such darkness to exist near the Marine Headquarters?"
Seeing that both Ain and Binz seemed uneasy, Wang Hao smiled and reassured them, "Don't worry, Ain, you just need to send someone to take over those tree islands; leave the rest to your teacher."
"And what about me, teacher?"
Binz noticed that Wang Hao was referring to Ain but not him, clearly indicating that he had another mission.
"Your mission is the most important. We need to build a super ship capable of circumnavigating the world, so I hope Binz can use your Devil Fruit ability to manipulate the first twenty-nine mangroves to intertwine together, making it easier for us to sail away."
Wang Hao shared his thoughts.
He certainly wouldn't leave his base under the noses of the Marine Headquarters and the Holy Land Mary Geoise, so he had to move it away. Moreover, he planned to travel around the four seas, clear them out, and recruit some talented people to serve him.
Although he is about to have tens of millions of disabled soldiers under his command, this number is still far too small compared to the entire world.
The One Piece World is quite different from what's shown in the story. The planets here are comparable in size to the sun in the Naruto Planet world, and any island is thousands of miles in size. The larger islands are practically continents.
The population figures are staggering. Just Fish-Man Island alone has a population of 10 billion, and the total population of the world is simply incalculable.
To complete the system's tasks, a sufficient number of talented individuals and a large population base are essential, so he needs to recruit more people.
Therefore, a mobile island that could be moved and was large enough was necessary, and given its proximity, the Sabaody Archipelago was the first place that came to mind.
"..."
Upon hearing Wang Hao's outrageous idea, Binz's face turned deathly pale.
The Devil Fruit he consumed was the Shove-Shove Fruit, which does indeed allow him to control plant growth and perform certain Shape Transformation to some extent, but that is limited.
Even the smallest mangrove in the Sabaody Archipelago is thousands of miles in size. Even if he worked himself to death, he still couldn't complete the teacher's insane task!
Don't overthink it, your teacher will help you!
Wang Hao also knew that this mission was beyond difficult; it was truly insane. Even if Binz had reached the level of a general, let alone just Commodore Admiral, it would have been difficult for him to complete such an insane mission.
However, since he was able to bring it up, he must have a solution.
"Yes!"
Binz responded loudly, and breathed a sigh of relief.
He wasn't afraid of daunting tasks, but rather of being incapable of completing them, thus delaying his teacher's important business. In that case, he would be guilty beyond redemption, even if he were to die a thousand deaths.
" Ain, use the Giant Den Den Mushi to announce to the Sabaody Archipelago that a world-ending crisis has been discovered on the former 29th Tree Island. Marine Headquarters has decided to implement the Buster Call to completely annihilate the former 29th Tree Island of Sabaody. Give them three days to evacuate."
Wang Hao gave the order.
It's impossible to get the major powers on the 29th Tree Island to withdraw voluntarily, so he can only resort to borrowing their power for now.
Once we can temporarily lure these people away from the Sabaody Archipelago, things will be much easier from here on out.
This was largely thanks to Sengoku and his men's generosity in sending 100,000 naval troops to help. They also took away over a hundred medium and large warships from the Marine Headquarters, including the flagships of the Three Admirals.
This flagship is extremely large, far larger than it appears in the animation.
Just like the flagship of the Aokiji that Wang Hao was on, it was a huge machine that was 1,000 meters long and 300 meters wide, and its cannons were terrifying.
This lineup far surpasses the capabilities of the Buster Call and is indeed enough to annihilate the entire Sabaody Archipelago.
Therefore, even if the major powers on the Sabaody Archipelago have some doubts, they certainly wouldn't dare to break the law and would definitely evacuate immediately.
"Oh? Yes, teacher!"
Realizing what was happening, Ain accepted the order and quickly went to give instructions and make arrangements.
" Kizaru, now that you're here, stop hiding!"
Wang Hao glanced sideways at a flagship that originally belonged to Kizaru; he had already sensed that Kizaru had quietly crept over.
" Zephyr's senses are still as sharp as ever!"
A golden light flashed, Kizaru appeared beside Wang Hao, greeting Wang Hao in his usual comical tone.
However, he also restrained himself considerably, after all, Wang Hao's previous performance was too amazing. The Yin Seal Secret Technique alone had impressed him, so naturally he dared not speak as he used to.
" Borsalino, do you know? Of the three of us— Sakazuki, Kuzan, and I—you're the one I have the highest hopes for, and I have the greatest expectations for you."
Wang Hao stood with his hands behind his back, gazing directly at the distant Sabaody Archipelago, and said calmly.