Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

Chapter 189 The Incompetent Captain

The Grand Line, the Calm Belt, Impel Down.

At this moment, more than ten Canglan warships formed a ring, encircling the city.

Since we know the Whitebeard Pirates will definitely come, we need to make some preparations.

However, the navy does not only possess these dozen or so Canglan warships; after all, it has been under development for three years.

Moreover, the navy doesn't need to worry about military spending; they can just ask the World Government for it.

But the number is not large, only about thirty.

The reason only a dozen or so ships were deployed was that most of the other Canglan warships were on missions and would not be able to return in the short term.

However, a dozen or so ships are more than enough.

Each Canglan warship has a firepower coverage area of ​​over 10,000 meters, which is several times that of the navy's original strongest warship.

Most importantly, this is the range of a precision strike.

If the target is larger and precision strikes are not required, the distance can be even greater.

It can only be said that Kyle's decision to recruit Franky as the chief designer of the warship was indeed very wise.

Franky's talent for shipbuilding is no joke.

His talent was somewhat wasted in the original story, but now it has been fully utilized.

Moreover, according to what Franky said when he chatted with him some time ago, the Canglan warship will be upgraded again soon, and will be even stronger then.

Kyle even suspected that this guy had secretly studied the Hades blueprints and then brought over some of the concepts and technologies.

With the continuous upgrades of this Canglan warship, is it possible that one day it will reach the level of Hades?

One Pluto ship is enough to plunge the world into great turmoil; imagine if they could be mass-produced...

cough cough...

That's a bit too far ahead!

Although the Canglan warship is now much stronger than ordinary warships, it is still far behind the Hades.

Hades is one of the three great weapons of antiquity, something capable of raising the world's sea levels.

There's still a world between the Canglan battleship and the Hades!

But none of this matters. The Canglan warships are constantly being upgraded and becoming stronger, and that's enough!

On one of the Canglan warships, all the members of the Canglan Squad were gathered here.

That is, Kyle, Luffy, and others.

The Canglan Fleet can have other naval forces, but the Canglan Squad currently only consists of Kyle and his crew.

Kyle will not select anyone from the Navy to join the Azure Squad.

He will only recruit those he takes a liking to, or those the system takes a liking to.

Speaking of this, that bastard system hasn't made a move for over three years; this is the longest it's ever been.

But Kyle has gotten used to it now. With the talents he possesses, even if the system disappears now, he will eventually become the strongest over time!

"So you guys are really just going to sit here and wait? Not go and carry out the mission?"

"Who knows when those Whitebeard guys will arrive!"

On the warship, Kyle lay on a recliner and spoke to the people around him.

It has been half a month since Sachi and Cracker were imprisoned in Impel Down, and Kyle has been bringing all the Azureships here to guard them since then.

Since he had nothing to do anyway, it didn't matter where he stayed.

The Canglan warship's garrison here doesn't consume much resources, giving him time to wait for Whitebeard and the others to arrive.

They are the vanguard. If the Whitebeard Pirates or Big Mom Pirates attack, they will immediately notify the Marine Headquarters, and then other crew members will come to their aid from the Marine Headquarters.

During the time it takes for the others to arrive as reinforcements, even when facing three Yonko crews, Kyle is confident he can hold them off for a while.

What he didn't expect was that Luffy and his crew were also there.

Kyle, Zoro, and Ace were the first to arrive, having come about two weeks ago.

The rest of the team members also rushed over as soon as they returned and have been staying there ever since.

"Mission? What mission is more important than fighting a Yonko pirate crew?"

Ace pursed his lips.

"Exactly! Not going on a mission is a minor matter; fighting the Four Emperors' pirate crews is the real issue. If we miss the battle because of a mission, wouldn't we regret it to death?"

Sanji also chimed in.

The rest of the group shared similar thoughts.

Although they didn't know when the Whitebeard Pirates would arrive, they were more than willing to wait there.

If the Whitebeard Pirates don't come even after six months or a year, then it doesn't matter if they leave then.

Just consider it a vacation for yourself!

Otherwise, if they missed this foreseeable, unprecedented war, they would have to get up and slap themselves twice, even if they were sleeping in the middle of the night.

"I understand your concerns, but I must warn you that this war is unlike any before; it could be extremely dangerous, and the chances of death are quite high!"

"Furthermore, if things get really heated, I might not be able to keep an eye on you. In other words, even if you're in danger, I can't guarantee I can save you!"

Kyle's expression suddenly turned serious, and he looked at everyone intently as he spoke.

However, no one was afraid after hearing Kyle's words. Luffy even picked his nose and showed a disdainful expression.

"Who do you think you are, Kyle! Unless you're facing one of the Four Emperors, it won't be that easy for anyone else to kill us!"

"And we still have Law. As long as we're not killed immediately, Law can save our lives, right, Law?"

Luffy turned his gaze to Law, who was leaning against the mast with his eyes closed.

Law slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Luffy, then swept his gaze over the others around him, and spoke calmly:

"If you're badly injured, I'll keep you alive; if you're not, a little treatment will make you strong again!"

"But like Luffy said, unless they're one of the Four Emperors, it won't be so easy for anyone else to kill us!"

"If the captain really allows one of the Four Emperors to break through his defenses and come after us..."

"Well, there's nothing more to say. We can only admit defeat and play the role of an incompetent captain!"

Kyle: ...

"You have a nicer way of speaking, Luo!!"

Kyle glared at Law, then with a flick of his hand, a drink appeared in his hand. He drank it as he spoke:

"Since you're all so confident, I, as the captain, naturally can't fall behind!"

"Don't worry about me at all. Even if I'm facing two Yonko at the same time, I absolutely won't give them the slightest chance to deal with you!"

Kyle's tone was extremely calm, but one could clearly hear the deep confidence within it.

"But when exactly are the Whitebeard Pirates arriving?"

"Nothing's happened in half a month. Don't you even want to save your son?"

Sabo couldn't help but complain.

The very next second after he finished speaking, a slight vibration came...