Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

Chapter 169 The Unexpectedly Terrifying Conqueror's Haki

"I understand, thank you very much!"

Kyle nodded and spoke.

Since the Five Elders were willing to give him face, he would certainly have to give them face in return, since he had come here to ask them for a favor.

Moreover, no matter how you look at it, he is technically their subordinate.

"To be honest, I've come here to seek investment from five people, especially Lord Satan, who needs your support!"

"I plan to establish a special fleet within the navy, dedicated to building entirely new naval warships. If successful, this fleet will become the strongest warship force in the navy!"

"My ultimate expectation for this naval fleet is..."

At this point, Kyle paused, his gaze sweeping over the Five Elders' faces, and spoke slowly and deliberately:

"A single warship can unleash the same power as the current Buster Call!!"

! !

Upon hearing this, the five elders' pupils narrowed instantly, and they remained silent for a long while, creating a quiet atmosphere.

After a long while, Satan finally spoke:

"A single warship unleashing the power of a Buster Call?"

"Kyle, you're a Marine yourself, don't you know the configuration of the Buster Call?"

"The core command consists of at least five vice admirals from the Navy Headquarters, each typically commanding two warships, for a total of ten warships. Each warship also has a separate captain or rear admiral in command, and each ship is equipped with 1000 elite naval soldiers, for a total strength of nearly 10,000!"

"Moreover, each warship was built by the Seven Waters, possessing extremely high sturdiness and offensive capabilities!"

"And this is just the standard configuration; its combat power will be upgraded under special circumstances!"

"You think you can handle a Buster Call with just one warship?"

"Isn't this young man being a bit too arrogant?"

Satan's tone wasn't exactly polite, partly because he was dismissive of Kyle's words, and partly because he wanted revenge for Kyle's blackmailing of him after the last time the red-haired guy was captured.

After all, he hadn't encountered someone like Kyle who spoke to him like that in many years.

However, Kyle did not show the slightest dissatisfaction with Satan's less-than-friendly tone; instead, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

"Saint Satan, aren't you getting too old?"

"I clearly stated that this level is the ultimate expectation; I didn't say that building just one warship would match the Buster Call!"

As he spoke, Kyle slowly extended three fingers and continued in a low voice:

"Three!! I can guarantee that a maximum of three of the first-generation warships will be enough to match the power of the Buster Call!"

"However, I'm referring to the standard configuration. The situation you mentioned about upgrading combat strength doesn't count. There's not much to say about that; it's just adding more people!"

"If a situation arises where an upgrade to combat capabilities is needed, do you think my personal leadership is sufficient?"

Upon hearing this, Satan and the others fell silent again. After a while, Venus Nassou's sharp gaze swept over them.

"What gives you the audacity to say that? What makes you so confident that you can build the warship you speak of?"

Kyle smiled slightly.

"This stems from my confidence in someone; I believe he can build a warship of this caliber!"

"As for time..."

"How about two years?! I guarantee the first generation of warships can be completed within two years!"

"Then you gentlemen will know whether what I said is true or false."

"However, there's a problem: building such a warship force will definitely cost a lot of Berries. My main purpose in coming here is to ask the World Government to allocate more military funding to our navy for research and fleet building!"

"Satan Saint, what do you think?"

Kyle turned his gaze to Satan, the God of Scientific Defense, who was in charge of all science-related matters.

In the original work, Vegapunk was, in principle, under the control of Satan.

"Are you sure you can design the first-generation warship you're talking about in just two years?"

Satan's eyes were fixed on Kyle.

"certainly!"

Kyle nodded.

Satan was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"No problem, the World Government can provide you with funding for your research. Just list the research funding you need and submit it to us!"

For the world government, there are countless Pele.

Putting aside everything else, Vegapunk's research alone burns through billions of peculiarities every year.

He only needs Pelé; it's no pressure for him.

"There's another issue: I want this fleet I've assembled to be solely responsible to me and to obey only my orders!"

"No one but me has the authority to move them, not even the five adults!"

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing this, the Five Elders' sharp gazes immediately swept towards Kyle, and powerful bursts of Conqueror's Haki erupted from them almost simultaneously, crushing towards Kyle.

At this moment, Kyle was like a lone sail on a stormy sea, enduring the constant onslaught of the Five Elders' aura.

But unlike other lone sails, Kyle's lone sail showed no signs of capsizing.

No matter how fierce the Five Elders' aura was, Kyle was still able to hold on steadily.

However, compared to Satan's previous outburst of Conqueror's Haki alone, the pressure brought to him by the simultaneous outburst of Conqueror's Haki from the Five Elders is incomparable to that of Gang.

Even he felt considerable pressure under the combined onslaught of the five people's Conqueror's Haki.

But so what?!

Kyle didn't hesitate and released his Conqueror's Haki again, but the combined Conqueror's Haki of the five was still too powerful. After Kyle released his Conqueror's Haki, it was almost compressed on his body surface and couldn't gain any 'territory' at all.

As time passed, the Five Elders' Conqueror's Haki continued to assault Kyle, and under this pressure for a long time, Kyle's forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat.

The sofa beneath him groaned under the strain and suddenly exploded, sending countless splinters flying.

However, Kyle's eyes shone even brighter under these circumstances.

His Conqueror's Haki was stubbornly resisting the Five Elders' Conqueror's Haki attacks, and he was constantly trying to seize 'territory'.

After an unknown amount of time, a 'snap' sound seemed to echo within Kyle's body, and a shackle was broken.

boom--

A surge of Conqueror's Haki many times stronger than before erupted from Kyle, instantly shattering the Conqueror's Haki of the Five Elders.

The Five Elders all wore expressions of utter horror as the Conqueror's Haki surged forth, sweeping across the entire Mary Geoise, instantly knocking countless people in Mary Geoise unconscious.

Only a few people remained clear-headed, but they all immediately turned their gaze toward the direction of power, their faces filled with utter horror.

Even within the flower garden of Pangu City, a figure shrouded in darkness suddenly opened its scarlet eyes…