With the addition of Vinsmoke Judge, Zesi's research institute was officially established.
Of course, Vinsmoke Judge wasn't the only one at this research institute.
Zesi also invited many scientists from the Azure Emperor Territory and around the world to join him.
After the institute is established, there will be four main research projects.
First, establish a global network.
The most difficult aspect of using mobile phones is not the phone itself, and the same is true for computers.
Without internet, they are essentially playing offline.
They were able to connect with the world because of the internet.
Secondly, research is being conducted on rockets, missiles, and guidance systems.
With the establishment of the Azure Emperor Territory, the need for modern weapons has become increasingly urgent.
The Azure Emperor Territory will grow increasingly vast, eventually affecting the first half of the Grand Line and even the Four Blues.
Such immense power is beyond the control of one or two individuals alone to manage such a vast area.
Zesi is prepared to rely on advanced, long-range missiles for deterrence.
If the network is established, this is not difficult to do.
Thirdly, the optimization and mass production of the Vinsmoke Family Battle Suit.
Judge has now developed the 770 Battle Suit for the future.
However, it is not perfect yet, and there are still various shortcomings that need to be addressed.
After the improvements are complete, further research is needed on how to mass-produce this Battle Suit, and so on.
Fourth is the research on Lineage Factor that Judge obtained from Vegapunk.
As the world's most advanced cutting-edge technology, how could Zesi let it go?
Zesi certainly didn't use it to research cloning or anything like that.
Zesi's true goal is to use Lineage Factor in fields such as biopharmaceuticals, Devil Fruit research, and gene optimization...
In these areas, Lineage Factor may yield unexpected results.
For example, research on Devil Fruit.
Zesi didn't intend to create any artificial human Devil Fruit.
Zesi's greatest desire is to conduct in-depth research and development on Devil Fruit.
For example, the currently accepted highest level of Devil Fruit power is Awakening. But is there a higher level than Awakening?
For example, why can a person only eat one Devil Fruit? Is there any way to solve the drawback that a person can only eat one Devil Fruit?
For example, is there a way to overcome the weakness of Devil Fruit being countered by seawater?
These are the world's biggest problems, but if we study them using the perspective of Lineage Factor, we might be able to crack and solve these shortcomings.
However, these are all matters for scientists; Zesi is only responsible for having people search for scientists worldwide and inject funds.
Everything else was none of Zesi's business.
Zesi is now troubled by one thing: the selection of the Shichibukai.
The confirmed candidates for the Shichibukai are Doflamingo, Moria, Crocodile, and Hancock.
Since Kuma had no desire to become Shichibukai, Zesi did not force him.
Therefore, there are only four Shichibukai in the Azure Emperor Palace Shichibukai at present.
Three more are needed.
These three candidates troubled Zesi somewhat, as he knew no one else who was truly suitable.
So Zesi brought in Spencer.
"Have any outstanding pirate crews emerged in the first half of the Grand Line recently?" Zesi asked.
"The first half of the Grand Line?" Spencer asked, puzzled. Why would Zesi be interested in the first half of the Grand Line?
"Wasn't I planning to establish the Seven Shichibukai of the Shichibukai in the first half of the Grand Line? Right now, only four are confirmed, we're short three. I want to know, who else on the high seas is qualified to be Shichibukai?"
"Captain, we don't necessarily need to look for these people in the first half of the Grand Line. We can find some of the more powerful pirates in the New World, especially the rising stars who have emerged in recent years and ventured into the New World. We already have some in our crew."
"Hmm, do we have someone like that in our pirate crew? What I need is a pirate crew capable of exerting influence across the entire sea route, even affecting the Four Blues. If it's just our own crew, forget it; we don't even have enough for the New World. Otherwise, we wouldn't need to recruit."
"That's true. In recent years, many pirate Supernovas have challenged the captain, but most of them were dealt with by the Azure Emperor Apostle and the first mate." "Oh, and there are those who can get Bullet to take action."
"There are a few, and they're all tough guys. They're all locked up in jail right now, and they're all Devil Fruit User." "Heh heh heh, then bring them to me!" "Okay, I'll go get them right away!"
Before long, Spencer led some of his Death Army and forced several people into the main hall.
These men were all wearing Seastone Handcuffs.
But their faces all showed an arrogant and unruly expression.
"Hurry up!" At that moment, one of the Death Army soldiers pushed one of them and said.
The man turned around and glared at her, immediately unleashing an aura of domineering power.
The Death Army pushed him immediately turned white-eyed, lost consciousness, and collapsed to the ground.
" Conqueror's Haki!" The other members of the Death Army also showed expressions of surprise.
The Death Army are all pirates from the New World, and they've seen plenty of Conqueror's Haki.
What surprised them was that their opponent was still able to maintain his Conqueror's Haki even after being defeated and captured.
It's important to know that Conqueror's Haki isn't something that lasts forever.
Conqueror's Haki is formed from a person's will and momentum, and it can also dissipate because of that same will and momentum.
These people were defeated, captured, and imprisoned for so long.
But surprisingly, it didn't extinguish their will and momentum, nor did it cause their Conqueror's Haki to dissipate.
"Hehehe!" Just then, an unparalleled and domineering aura emanated from it.
It enveloped the entire palace, causing the heavens and earth to lose their color.