Chapter 128 The Shichibukai Investiture Ceremony! ?
Navy Headquarters, Marshal's Office.
Admiral Sengoku is announcing the last thing:
"The meeting agenda ends here. Regarding the follow-up matters of the implementation of the Shichibukai system, there must be a suitable candidate to follow up..."
He swept his serious eyes over the field one by one.
Sakaski raised his head and looked at him with burning eyes.
Sengoku paused, frowned, and continued to move his eyes.
Without staying on Borsalino for a second, Sengoku glanced at Kuzan, who raised his hand with a red face, like a good student scrambling to answer questions in class.
Sengoku: ...
He sighed in his heart, and finally cast his eyes on Darren.
"...This task is handed over to you, Vice Admiral Darren."
Darren smiled, not surprised by the news, raised his hand and saluted:
"Yes, General Sengoku, I will work hard to complete the task."
Sengoku smiled very satisfied, nodded and said:
"Well, then today's meeting ends here, adjourn."
As the meeting ended, the officers in the audience slowly left the venue under the guidance of the guards.
"Vice Admiral Darren, thank you for your hard work."
"Vice Admiral Darren is really a pillar of our navy."
"Attract the hatred of all the Seven Warlords of the Sea with one person... No, suppress all the Seven Warlords of the Sea..."
"..."
One after another, the generals passed by Darren when leaving the meeting room, expressing sincere admiration and respect in their eyes.
They naturally knew how much Darren had sacrificed and how much pressure he had borne for the establishment of the Seven Warlords of the Sea system.
Our Vice Admiral Darren is not the biggest scum of the navy... He is clearly the real hero of the navy!
After all the people in the audience had left, Zhan Guo said to Darren and the others in a deep voice:
"The establishment of the Shichibukai system, the government insisted on holding a grand ceremony to publicly grant these guys the title of 'Shichibukai'."
"In this way, on the one hand, it can show that the power and status of the Shichibukai are all granted by the navy, and on the other hand, it also sends a signal to the whole world..."
"...Even powerful pirates like Douglas Barrett have to submit to the strength of the navy and the government!"
Zhan Guo straightened his chest and clenched his fists, with a hint of high spirits.
As the incumbent admiral of the Navy Headquarters, Zhan Guo is the main person in charge and promoter of the establishment of the Shichibukai system. As long as the Shichibukai system can finally succeed and achieve its intended purpose, it must be a great achievement for him.
This can further enhance his image and weight in the government, and it will be a great political help for his promotion to the rank of Admiral of the Navy in the future.
When hearing this, the others did not react much.
Only Sakaski frowned, and finally said nothing.
"Twenty days."
A smile appeared on the corner of Sengoku's mouth, and he said in a deep voice:
"Twenty days later, all members of the Seven Warlords of the Sea will hold a collective ceremony of inauguration at the Navy Headquarters."
"At that time, most news agencies around the world will come to report on the ceremony, and will also broadcast it live through video phone bugs."
"Don't let me down by then..."
Sengoku glared at Borsalino who was still picking his nails.
"I'm talking about you, Borsalino, do you hear me!?"
Borsalino immediately raised his hands in surrender and said slowly:
"No problem, General Sengoku."
...
Walked out of the Marshal's Mansion.
He didn't care too much about the ceremony of inauguration of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but Darren was still immersed in another thing.
He was more concerned about Magellan's progress in practice.
To be more accurate, well, his own progress in practice.
Compared to the amazing increase brought by the first month's "poison resistance" training, Darren has once again felt the existence of a bottleneck in the past month.
In the first month of "poison resistance" training, his physical strength increased by 3 points, and other data were greatly improved due to the spillover effect of physical bonus.
But in this month, even though Magellan's devil fruit ability is getting stronger, Darren's physical strength has only increased by 1 point.
As he walked out of the Marshal's Mansion, he unfolded his perception talent and checked his various physical "data":
Physical Body)
Strength: 8 Strength)
Speed: 8 Speed)
Fruit Ability Development: 86.186 (covering the island)
Armament Haki: 74.792 (internal destruction, devil form)
Observation Haki: 76.521 (magnetic field induction)
Conqueror Haki: 81.469 (affecting the essence)
"It seems that he has basically become immune. Unless Magellan's Poison-Poison Fruit ability has been developed by leaps and bounds, or even reached the realm of 'awakening', otherwise, in a short period of time, it is meaningless to continue to rely on this method to improve strength."
Darren said secretly in his heart, frowning slightly.
He had expected this result and was not too disappointed.
Physique has always been his strong point since the time in Beihai. Even in today's world, the only people who can compare with him in physical strength are the gifted Kaido and Charlotte Linlin.
Even in terms of pure physical defense and resistance to various abnormal states, Darren is even better than them.
Kaido's "Indestructible Body" focuses more on strong recovery and vitality, which is the benefit brought by his own "ghost clan" bloodline and the blue dragon form of the animal-type mythical beast.
And BIG·MOM focuses more on the powerful physical explosiveness. At the age of eight, she can overturn adult giant warriors. The body of "iron balloon" is just an external manifestation.
Compared with the three, each has its own advantages.
Darren knows very well that if he wants to continue to improve his physical strength to this level, it will be terribly difficult. It can be said that basically any conventional and unconventional methods have completely failed.
"Should I go to Sakaski to hone my resistance to magma?"
A crazy idea suddenly flashed through Darren's mind.
The flames have long been useless to him. Even if he faces the Flame-Flame Fruit user, the only threat he can pose is the strongest move, "Flame Emperor". Other fancy moves like Mirror Fire Flame may not even burn through his skin.
Not to mention any training effect.
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