I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo

Tokyo, Adachi-ku,

"Drones are selling really well,"

Pushing up her round glasses, Nao checked the tablet in her hand.

"Orders with prepaid deposits alone are already scheduled for the second half of next year. I am considering opening three more production lines."

"Yu, what do you think?"

Putting down the tablet, Nao, who had the aura of the original squad leader and had transitioned into an intellectual secretary, looked at Yuu who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa meditating with a posture of 'cultivating immortality'.

"Just follow your plan."

Theoretically, these drone manufacturing factories belong to You.

But his 'boss' didn't even take a look and left everything to Nao.

By the way, Nagisa Kazuyo also helped with management: thanks to her, we got through the chaos of these factory handovers at the beginning.

"It's not just drones now,"

After getting familiar with it, Nao is already a qualified executive.

"The production of motorboats is also rising in an amazing arc."

As long as there is demand, there is a market.

The non-concierge sea area that everyone used to shy away from has suddenly become the most popular sea area in the world due to the emergence of the ‘Extraordinary Pearl’. Adventurers and careerists from countless countries have flocked to this sea area.

But in addition to opportunities, there are also monsters flying in the sky.

And no matter what kind of strong ship or artillery, it can't stop the sea anemone that is 'immune' to modern weapons!

Then change your thinking,

If I can’t fight, I can’t run?

"An ordinary motorboat can reach a speed of 50-60 knots,"

Nao ran his fingers across the tablet in front of him and explained to Yuu, who was focused on 'cultivation'.

50-60 knots, that is, 100-120 kilometers per hour; at this speed, ordinary highways are no more than that.

"And special racing motorboats can reach speeds of 150 knots."

Converted to 270.3 kilometers per hour, which is so terrifying that it can almost catch up with the helicopter!

"The assets of many companies that manufacture speedboats are soaring at a crazy rate. Should we follow suit?"

Nao once again asked Yu for instructions. The prospect of the speedboat manufacturing industry had already caused the fate of many large chaebols. If Yu nodded, they would not need to come forward. The Hanakaiin family's face would be enough to share a large piece of the cake.

but--

"No need,"

Yuu opened his eyes and rejected Nao's proposal.

"Motorboats are just a transition, and soon 'ground effect aircraft' will become popular."

The height of wind and waves in the Pacific Ocean is generally between 0.1 meters and 3.5 meters, and ground effect aircraft can completely fly in this sea area. Besides, the essence of a ground-effect aircraft is still an 'aircraft': if it really encounters strong winds and waves, just lift it up into the air.

The reason why it relies on "ground effect" flight is to avoid radar, as well as its large carrying capacity and cheap characteristics.

Regardless of cost or consumption, ground effect aircraft are much less than normal aircraft.

Too bad it's not durable

Besides, humans know how to adapt best. If the equipment is not enough, technology can make up for it.

"Maybe in the future, 'navigators' who specialize in flying ground-effect aircraft and shuttle through the waves will flourish again."

Yuu casually mentioned the future trend. As the mastermind behind all extraordinary things, his ‘vision’ was unmatched by others.

"And we have another advantage in producing ground-effect aircraft: we can easily get extraordinary wood from 'Hakuzo Lord'."

When a ground-effect aircraft flies close to the sea, it will be affected by wind and waves, the corrosion of seawater, and the impact of the take-off and landing phases. Its service life has always been a big problem: and the wood made of "Bai Zangzhu" is made of wood, which is both flexible and flexible. With its advantages such as strength and corrosion resistance, it is the 'dream material' envied by countless shipbuilding engineers in the island country.

The wood left behind in the Battle of Yokosuka is currently being held tightly by the island nation's navy. Losing one wood would be more uncomfortable than killing their entire family.

But if Yuu's forces want it, they can just ask Hakuzo Master to cast a 'spell'.

"A ground-effect aircraft?"

Nao thought for a while,

"Okay, I'll buy the shipyard and recruit shipwrights."

Although money seems to be of no use to Yu, Nao is still working hard to expand the 'family' wealth, on the one hand to plan for future hegemony, and on the other hand for 'family status'.

Sometimes, you don’t just have to fight if you don’t want to.

With Yu's strength, if the island country gets into chaos one day, everyone will definitely give him more clothes.

At that time, Nao's wealth will be put to use.

Of course, this is just the girl's inner plan.

"That sea area is really interesting,"

Two white and tender legs were crossed on the sofa, and the girl next to her leaned towards You, lying on his shoulders.

"Look,"

"Many creatures named 'Neptune-like' have appeared."

"oh?"

Yuu, who was well aware of this, looked at the tablet in Qiongmei's hand with an expression of interest on his face.

The above is the latest information sent back from the non-concierge waters by the 'Boxing Wish Club' intelligence network: Money can make all the difference, and under the heavy rewards from the big chaebols, many dog-level martial artists, war reporters, and Mercenaries poured into that sea area to fight for the dignitaries in the rear.

"Pfft, this——"

Looking across the pictures and texts on the tablet, Yuu, who had always been indifferent, almost choked.

"What the hell is this?"

On the screen is a giant hairtail fish.

Big fangs, vicious appearance

This is not the point, the point is his name: King of the Offshore!

"Who chose the name?"

With this look and this name, are we still planning to find a ‘Four Emperors’ to sharpen his teeth?

"Is there a problem?"

Qiongmei looked confused,

"I think it's quite majestic,"

"But considering he is a powerful dog, calling him a king is indeed a bit too much."

Qiong Mei thought she understood what Yu meant.

"I'll send someone to kill him."

Qiongmei plays with Hongo Jinai every day, and she has a certain "decisive" character; it is common for Quan Yuan to kill people, and she takes life and death very lightly. Besides, in Qiongmei's heart, she really doesn't care whether others die or not, as long as Yuu is happy.

"No, no, no, you are too extreme."

"Don't imitate Jinai. Speaking of Jinai, I heard that she is currently studying on her own and preparing to take the graduation exam?"

Speaking of the leader of the 'Boxing Wish Club' and 'Human Relief Society', who would have thought that a big shot like her would still be obsessed with school studies?

"Yes, Jina has a very serious personality."

"Whether it's studying or fighting, we must strive to be first."

Qiongmei, who was leaning on Yu's shoulder, brushed the tablet with no intention of getting up.

In addition to this giant hairtail named 'King of the Offshore', there are also giant sea snakes, giant manatees and the like.

These animals that ate the 'Extraordinary Pearl' all acquired the characteristic of 'huge size'; while their intelligence soared, they either stayed away from humans or observed them secretly.

After humans discovered that these "sea people" had no ill intentions, they began to do their best to please them, trying to recruit and worship these giant sea monsters.

What?

Capture it and study it——

Do you really think that ‘Hai Guo’ has no temper?

The top leaders of all countries knew that America was the one who captured the "people" of Haiguo; Haiming was provoked to take action personally, and a Category 18 typhoon overturned Yokosuka!

What's more, the biggest enemy of mankind now is the 'nine-tailed force'. At this time, pushing the only extraordinary ally to the enemy is beyond the imagination.

Whoever dares to do this will be able to capture all nine of his tribes and hand them over to Haiguo without the help of Haiguo.

"The left and right are just a bunch of big monsters."

"Details About Ground Effect Vehicles,"

Nao, who was sitting opposite, also stood up and rushed towards Yu with the ball.

Being attacked from two sides, You stood up as if nothing had happened.

"I'll go find Lord Bai Zang to discuss the Tao."

"Don't run away!"

"Yu-kun——"

Alas, it's a headache, but it's okay if there are others.

If no one else is present, Nao and Qiong Mei will be Yuluo, come and save me!

————

"Um?"

On the 'Shenmu' in the non-concierge waters, Yuluo, who was about to enter high school, turned his head slightly.

"What's wrong?"

"No, it might be an illusion."

The sports girl Yuro scratched her short hair, looking confused.

"As for those sea kings who ate the 'pearls', do you need our help to gather them here?"

Neptune is what humans call those sea creatures that eat extraordinary pearls: kings of the sea, which is also a flattering term.

Yuluo took the initiative to raise this issue with Crab Princess on behalf of the government; if the alliance between the two parties breaks down because of those 'Neptune-like' relationships, it will be more of a loss than a gain.

"Need not,"

The little girl Crab Girl shook her pliers hand.

"They ate pearls and became members of the Sea Kingdom. It was their destiny."

"What will happen next is also their fate."

"No need for preferential treatment."

"Understood,"

Yuluo nodded. Although Crab Princess said so, human beings would definitely not dare to harm these 'Sea Kings' at will.

Even if Xie Ji didn't lie, who knows whether these words can represent the opinions of all the extraordinary people in Haiguo?

What's more, the living Neptune species are obviously more valuable than corpses.

for example:

Little Bucas Island,

The area of ​​this island is only more than one hundred square kilometers.

Most of the area is dense forest, and there is only one village and town that makes a living by fishing.

"King of the offshore!"

"King of the offshore!"

"King of the offshore!"

A group of children clapped their hands and ran around on the shore chasing the giant hairtail swimming leisurely in the water.

These human cubs are really energetic.

A meaningless waste of energy~~

After gaining wisdom, the giant hairtail fish soon understood that the string of rhythmic sounds made by humans referred to him.

Although hairtail cannot understand the meaning of that string of sounds, what does it matter? What it’s called is just a code name, a label used to locate a certain ‘individual’~~

The thinking ability brought by wisdom allows the giant hairtail to get rid of the monotonous life of eating, sleeping, avoiding natural enemies, and mating. I started thinking about various things, and maybe one day my ‘dream’ would be born.

While thinking, the giant hairtail fish circled around the island.

This is his 'food refresh point', and he can't let those flying bugs destroy it.

Rather than going to the bottom of the sea to find fish and shrimps that are not enough to fill your teeth - the 'humans' here regularly feed various fish and shrimps, making the giant hairtail that has found the 'iron rice bowl' reluctant to leave.

that's all,

The two parties formed a tacit 'symbiotic relationship'.

But this is only temporary. For knowledgeable people, relying on the protection of the 'Sea King' can only give them a little peace of mind.

"We must go to sea!"

In the hall of the three-story building in the center of the village,

Dozens of strong men carrying weapons stood in a circle.

The person who spoke was a teenager, wearing simple cropped pants and a shirt; his skin was tanned and his hair was slightly curly. He was the young man who injured the synthesizer with a rocket launcher.

"Everyone, our situation is far from safe."

The teenager raised his hand and pointed to the map hanging on the wall of the room, which was painted red.

The island they were on was not far below the red: in fact, many of them had fled from the red area.

"Because of the 'Super Pearl', warships and private armed forces from other countries are rushing to this sea area, but--"

These people will definitely turn around and leave when they find the Super Pearl; as for the life and death of the local residents, who cares about them?

They are here to make money, not to do good deeds!

"Even if we don't have the Super Pearls we eat here, those troops..."

It's not impossible to massacre the village on the spot.

In the silent crowd, the boy continued to speak seriously:

"We can buy weapons from the south."

"But this is not enough. If we want to gain a foothold in this sea area, we must also fight for the 'super pearl'!"

For a moment,

there was only silence in the hall.

"Luffy, you should know the value of super pearls."

The serious middle-aged man sitting at the top spoke slowly. He was the militia captain of this village, the leader of these refugees, and the father of the boy who was giving a speech.

"You should also understand what you need to face to seize these pearls: wind and waves, fatigue, monsters, synthetic beasts, and..."

"Others!"

All of these will point to one ending.

Death!

"People will die."

The boy with slightly curly hair looked around without fear.

"Our opponent is the 'Nine-Tailed Force' that devours countries, humans, and souls."

"It's too naive to want everyone to be safe in the end."

"No matter what you think, I want to go to sea."

The boy's eyes fell on the middle-aged man sitting at the top.

Relying on the power of a man, he is the prince of this village - but this is not what he wants. Before the extraordinary disaster swept in, he was just the son of a retired soldier.

If he continues to stay on this island, he may soon degenerate into a domineering playboy; but now, he only wants to protect everyone.

For this, he needs strength.

"I am going to pursue extraordinary power. If I die, it's just one less fool in the world!"

"If I come back alive, I will lead everyone to fight back!"

? ? ?

The boy's words were so powerful that the young and strong people around him couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Well said!"

"Luffy, we support you!"

"If the head falls off, it's just a scar as big as a bowl, what are you afraid of!"

"This sea area is not small. Without us, how far can you go alone?"

After settling down, not everyone has the courage to take the initiative to face danger; more ordinary people would rather bury their heads in the sand and pretend that they can't see anything.

But it doesn't mean that ordinary people don't know the existence of crises, nor does it mean that ordinary people don't envy and yearn to become "heroes".

Just like the boy in front of me!

"Well, you are worthy of being my son."

The serious middle-aged man stood up and patted the boy on the shoulder.

"Go,"

"Go do what you want to do."

"A man should go out to sea and fight——"