I, Kizaru, only came to the chat group after I became invincible

Chapter 260 The Final Battle is Coming
"...Not bad, then what about the combat effectiveness and the time required for transformation?"

Borsalino nodded with satisfaction. The annual income of an ordinary marine in the headquarters was about two million berries, which means he could get a salary of about 30 million berries in fifteen years.

Using fifteen years' salary of a headquarters marine to exchange for a new type of robot soldier is definitely not a loss. After all, the combat effectiveness of the old-fashioned ancient robot soldiers is similar to that of the headquarters marines. After being transformed by Vegapunk, the combat effectiveness can be improved by at least several levels.

"As for combat power, I estimate that without external equipment, I can fight against enemies with 200 to 300 Dao Power. If the configuration is high enough, I should be able to challenge a 'superman' with 500 Dao Power!"

As Vegapunk spoke, he wrote and drew in his notebook, recording his constant inspirations.

However, in just a few minutes, he had a lot of new ideas about this prototype robot.

As the user of the Brain-Brain Fruit, Vegapunk not only possesses a terrifying memory that can remember all the knowledge in the world, but also has a constant stream of various inspirations. This is the main reason why his talent far exceeds that of other scientists.

"so smart?"

Borsalino raised his eyebrows slightly and snapped his fingers at the robot's armor. There was a crisp sound of metal clashing, and a big hole appeared on the robot's armor.

"Be gentle! If the prototype breaks down, the subsequent modifications will have to be postponed for a while!"

Vegapunk couldn't help but complain. He was a little uncomfortable with the modification that required cost considerations. It took so long to complete the modification of the first robot soldier, and he couldn't let Borsalino continue to make trouble.

"Although I don't know its specific combat effectiveness, but this thing's defense is pretty good."

Borsalino nodded with satisfaction. With this layer of armor alone, apart from the Devil Fruit user, only swordsmen who have mastered the Armament Haki or reached the Iron-Cutting Realm can pose a threat to this robot soldier.

If he were equipped with those strange accessories invented by Vegapunk, challenging a 'superman' with a force of 500 wouldn't be a problem.

An ordinary headquarters marine has only about 10 Dao Power, and a weaker headquarters vice admiral may even have less than 3000 Dao Power. Those who have 500 Dao Power are basically marines at the colonel level.

If all of the more than 100,000 ancient robots on the moon could be transformed into this kind of beetle robot, it would not be difficult to end the so-called Great Pirate Era.

"Considering the cost, this is the best I can do. However, I have reserved room for subsequent enhancements. I can make further improvements when I have time in the future..."

Vegapunk was quite bothered by this less than 'perfect' work. He was a person with the ultimate obsessive-compulsive disorder who regarded a nearly perfect replica of a mythical beast-type devil fruit as a failure simply because the color was wrong.

If it weren't for Borsalino, Vegapunk would have improved the robot until he was satisfied, even though he knew that the robot was used to overthrow the World Government.

"Well, it's pretty good. How long will it take to transform these robots? The Five Elders in Mary Geoise are getting impatient. You have to work harder to complete the transformation as soon as possible..."

Borsalino interrupted Vegapunk's words immediately. He was too familiar with this perfectionist. If Dr. Vegapunk continued to speak, he might not be able to help but dismantle the robot on the spot and build a more perfect one.

In other words, only the wealthy World Government can afford to support Vegapunk. If it were the Navy, it would have been bankrupted by Vegapunk long ago.

"I have modified the production line. As long as there is enough energy and materials, it can be automatically modified. All the production lines combined can modify 50 robots a day. On average, it takes about half an hour to modify a new robot!"

Vegapunk crossed his arms and spoke proudly. Although the combat effectiveness and scientific level of the new robot were not very high, it was able to automatically transform without the need for additional manpower. Only he, Vegapunk, could achieve such technology.

"...Wait, fifty a day???"

The corner of Borsalino's mouth twitched. With the current situation in Marijoa, the decisive battle would begin in a few hours at most. By that time, let alone the robot corps, I'm afraid that the first new robot other than the prototype may not have been transformed yet.

"Well, this is not my limit. It's just that the machines made by the ancient moon people are already very old and worn out. If I am given a few weeks to debug, the speed can at least double!"

Vegapunk didn't notice Borsalino's speechless expression at all, and patted his work with a sense of pride.

Although this robot is still far from the perfection he wanted, it can barely be considered as Vegapunk's masterpiece. However, less than 1% of his effort was invested in technology, and the majority of 99% was used to save costs.

"What do you think the battle situation is like in Mary Geoise?"

Borsalino then remembered that Vegapunk did not have the same terrifying Observation Haki as him, and after leaving Eggman Island, he could not receive any information about Marijoa, so naturally he could not know the current situation of the Holy Land.

Borsalino was a little speechless when he realized this. If you want to be serious, he was also to blame, because it was his fault for not reminding Vegapunk of the problem of insufficient time.

But Borsalino really didn't expect that the transformation would take so long at first. He thought that as long as Vegapunk operated it, the robot production line would be able to send out the transformed new robots.

But it is obvious that no matter how unscientific Vegapunk's technology is, it is still within the scope of hot-blooded comics and it is impossible to subvert people's worldviews like comedy comics.

"If everything goes well, they should have landed by now, right? Without the navy's fleet, the World Government should not be able to stop those pirates from landing at Red Harbor. However, occupying Red Harbor will definitely require a large number of troops. Once our robot corps is transformed, it will come in handy!"

Vegapunk imagined the fierce tug-of-war in Red Harbor at that moment. Even though he knew that the two sides were the World Government and the pirates, he couldn't bear the thought of so many people dying.

Borsalino almost rolled his eyes when he heard this, but it was reasonable for Vegapunk to think this way. With the strength of the World Government, any pirate group on the ocean who wanted to attack Marijoa would basically be defeated.

That is, under the guidance of Borsalino, the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates annexed the two major pirate royal groups and brought most of the pirates in the New World under their command, expanding to an unprecedented level. Only then could they force the World Government to its current point without the participation of the Navy.

The fact that Boros was able to suppress the two pirate emperors at the same time, as well as Borsalino's years of experience in the navy and the New World, were indispensable. Not to mention that Marshal Kong acted as an insider, secretly guiding the World Government and the pirates to lose both sides. If it were a normal war, it would not be surprising for hundreds of thousands of people to fight for several months or even years.

"Don't think about it. The decisive battle will definitely start tonight or tomorrow. If you move quickly, you can catch up with the first batch of new robots coming off the production line. If you move slowly, the war will be over before your robots appear on the stage..."

Borsalino knocked on the lid on Vegapunk's head and finally couldn't help but complain.

If he hadn't prepared enough backup plans, he probably wouldn't have been able to use Vegapunk's robot army, and he might have been tricked by this old friend who was a little out of touch.

"Hey? Hey, hey, hey? Then all the time I've spent on transformation has been wasted???"

Vegapunk was stunned for a moment, then he revealed an extremely depressed expression.

With his technical level, if it weren't for the purpose of turning the tide, any invention would have played a significant role. There was no need to work hard on robot transformation on the moon.

"How could it be wasted? These robot soldiers will come in handy after the World Government is overthrown. Whether it is to clean up the remnants of the World Government or to eliminate pirates all over the world, a large number of core combat forces are needed."

Borsalino patted the thick armor on the robot, as if he could already see the scene of thousands of robots patrolling the sea and destroying all the pirates.

If the only goal was to kill Im and then become Im himself, Borsalino could have rebuilt a "world government". With his strength and the power of the navy, it would be a very easy task to accomplish this.

But even if Borsalino was invited to be the parasite that sucked the blood of civilians all over the world, he would not even bother to pay any attention to it.

"Hey? Are we going to destroy all the pirates?"

Vegapunk found it a little bit unbelievable. It wasn't that he doubted Borsalino's ability, but he just couldn't imagine what the scene would be like if all the pirates on the sea were wiped out.

He originally thought that Akainu was the only one in the navy who had the extreme idea of ​​destroying all pirates, but he didn't expect that Borsalino, an old lazy guy who just lay down all day, was as extreme as Akainu.

No, even Akainu was just shouting the slogan of destroying all pirates, but Borsalino seemed to be really preparing to do so!
"Of course, pirates are a byproduct of the World Government's brutal rule, but without the increasing number of pirates fueling the flames, the Great Pirate Era would not have intensified."

Borsalino didn't do nothing when the team was in a slump. He was just watching from the sidelines and knew better than anyone how to change the world.

"But there is no way to completely eliminate pirates. Even if you get rid of all the pirates on the sea, there will always be new pirates going out to sea..."

Vegapunk spoke in a somewhat pessimistic tone.

If possible, he would certainly hope that there would be no more pirates in the world, but reason told him that such a thing was impossible.

Even if the number of navies increases tenfold, it is impossible to monitor the vast ocean at all times. There will always be people who cannot survive and become pirates, and then harm others, causing more and more people to die, and finally the great pirate era will be repeated.

The only thing these people can do is to overthrow the world government to reduce the number of people who cannot survive, thereby slowing down the process in disguise.

"So we have to eliminate the source of pirates. If everyone can live and work in peace, there will still be people who are stupid enough to become pirates... well, those who are stupid enough are only a minority after all!"

Borsalino wanted to boast about a future where there would be no thieves, but then he realized that thrill seekers would never completely disappear.

However, when the era envisioned by Borsalino arrives, guys like Luffy and Red-Haired Shanks who like adventure and excitement can simply change their names to navigators or adventurers, and there will be no sense of incongruity.

"Eh? Is that really possible? I don't think all kings and nobles would be kind to the common people..."

Vegapunk shook his head. The smarter people are, the more realistic they are. Borsalino's promise seemed good, but it was still a long way from convincing Vegapunk.

"Then let the king and the nobles disappear as well. We certainly don't need to be so extreme at the beginning, but as long as we can formulate laws to restrict the king and the nobles, and ensure that the laws are enforced fairly and impartially, we can naturally gradually eliminate all the inhuman guys!"

Borsalino is not a submissive guy like Big Bear, and he has no filter at all towards the king and nobles. If he did not take into account that there are also wise monarchs like Cobra among the kings, and it is undeniable that these guys are more likely to cause trouble than to help, he might just abolish the royal power with one-size-fits-all approach.

"It's good if you can do this. Well, I will do my best to assist you, Borsalino!"

Vegapunk finally couldn't help but nod his agreement. The future that Borsalino described was countless times better than what Vegapunk had imagined.

Even if there is no way to make everyone live and work in peace and contentment, as long as the king and the nobles can be more restrained, everything he and Borsalino have done will be worth it!
"Then you should continue with the transformation. It's best to speed up the progress of the transformation. After the war, we will need at least 10,000 of these new robots. We will first sweep the four seas, and then slowly clear out the pirates in the Grand Line and the New World."

Borsalino has high hopes for Vegapunk's creation. Although the navy's branches are spread all over the world, if the navy is expected to eliminate all pirates, even millions of marines will not be enough.

Especially those powerful pirates in the New World, who took advantage of the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates' attack on the World Government to expand rapidly, and even dared to take advantage of Borsalino. There is no other adjective that can better suit them except seeking death.

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

Vegapunk became full of energy again. He couldn't wait to see the future described by Borsalino. He was willing to make the killing weapon that Vegapunk disliked the most for this purpose.

Just as Borsalino on the moon was painting a rosy picture for Vegapunk, on the battlefield of Marijoa, with the appearance of Boros, everyone realized that the decisive battle was about to come.

(End of this chapter)