One Piece meme: Starting with eight extraordinary skills

"Click! Click! Click..."

The sword was incredibly sharp; within its crescent-shaped slashing range, a tree was severed in half, crashing down and raising a cloud of dust.

Yang Ming nodded secretly and said:

"Impressive strength, at least 50 times the strength of an average human!"

A 13-meter-tall giant, barely considered a teenager among the giant race, possessing such immense strength is understandable.

After all, the strength of the fish-men is ten times that of ordinary humans.

In other words, this giant is five times stronger than the fish-men.

If, on this foundation, he undergoes rigorous training and fully masters all six styles of the Navy, he will be a bulldozer on the battlefield, leaving a trail of corpses wherever he goes.

However, such giant soldiers are no match for truly powerful beings.

However, it should be noted that strong individuals are ultimately a scarce commodity; most people are ordinary people or slightly more skilled elites. As long as he can gain the upper hand in this area, it will already satisfy Yang Ming's needs.

Beside him, Caesar Courland carefully recorded the test data.

A bad pen is worse than a good memory. Every piece of test data can help him improve the Titanization experiment and find a better Titanization route.

Ordinary giants were clearly no longer able to satisfy Caesar Courland's pursuit of truth.

Since humans can become giants by returning their lives, is it possible to become demons through a similar method?

This is a very interesting point.

Demons are much larger than giants and can be considered a branch of the giant race. However, for some reason, they were expelled from the giant race and became their own race. Now, the demon race is almost extinct on this sea, which is obviously abnormal.

Having successfully transformed into a giant, Caesar Clown strongly suspects that even the demons evolved from some kind of humanoid creature, but he simply cannot find evidence to prove it now.

Seeing his subordinates working so hard, Yang Ming, as their leader, was naturally very happy.

As the saying goes, if workers work hard, the boss can buy a new car next year.

In Yang Ming's view, the more motivated his subordinates are, the stronger his power will grow.

If everyone is indifferent and unwilling to work hard, how can he accomplish his grand ambitions?

Of course, Yang Ming is different from the typical bosses who only make empty promises. He genuinely gives money and is truly willing to share power.

Fame, status, power, and money—these are the things that worldly people pursue. As long as you work hard under Yang Ming, you will eventually have them.

Yang Ming's gaze shifted and landed on Major General Xiu En.

Perhaps because of the previous emotion, and based on the idea that a scholar would die for one who understands him, Major General Shuen was the most reckless during the giantification experiment. Even when the life force accumulated from the life return had reached its limit and was about to burst his body, Major General Shuen still endured the intense pain and gritted his teeth to continue the experiment, eventually growing into a size of more than 60 meters.

Major General Xiu En simply stood there, like a skyscraper standing on the earth.

Perhaps many people don't have a direct sense of what a height of over 60 meters means.

To put it simply, among the Giant Warrior Pirates, the famous Blue Oni Dorry is 22.6 meters tall, and the Red Oni Brogy is 21.3 meters tall. These two are among the more robust and muscular types of adult giants.

In other words, a typical adult giant is between 18 and 20 meters tall.

Major General Xiu En, who is over 60 meters tall, is three times their height!

You can imagine what it would feel like to face an ordinary person three times your height, and then you'll know what it would feel like for an ordinary giant to stand in front of Major General Shuen.

With his enormous size and the power of the Paramecia-type Rust-Rust Fruit, Major General Shuen is undoubtedly the mortal enemy of all swordsmen.

To this end, Yang Ming specially hired a large number of skilled craftsmen from Wano Country to extract a large amount of Seastone and tailor-make a giant spiked club for Admiral Shuen. The club was completely black and covered with irregular spikes that gleamed with a cold light.

Seastone is inherently a heavy material, and a mace made from such a large quantity of seastone would weigh over twenty tons. An ordinary person wouldn't even be able to lift it. Not to mention, the cost of mining seastone is extremely high. If Yang Ming hadn't occupied a seastone-producing region like Wano Country, he probably wouldn't have been able to afford such a large quantity of seastone and would have gone bankrupt.

Chapter 456 Forming the Cabinet

Seastone is inherently a heavy material, and a mace made from such a large quantity of seastone would weigh over twenty tons. An ordinary person wouldn't even be able to lift it. Not to mention, the cost of mining seastone is extremely high. If Yang Ming hadn't occupied a seastone-producing region like Wano Country, he probably wouldn't have been able to afford such a large quantity of seastone and would have gone bankrupt.

Now, the sea stone mace that Major General Xiu En is holding is over fifty meters long, longer than many small and medium-sized sailboats. With a fierce sweep, only a black shadow can be seen passing by, bringing a suffocating gale, before it smashes heavily onto a mountaintop.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the small hill was smashed to pieces, turning into pebbles of varying sizes that rolled down and raised a cloud of dust.

In this army of giants, even the shortest giant, standing at 13 meters tall, possesses strength 50 times that of an ordinary human, let alone the giants who are over 60 meters tall.

Yang Ming was amazed. Rear Admiral Xiu En already possessed the strength of a Vice Admiral in the Navy Headquarters and could stand alone.

Yang Ming has always been a sentimental person; otherwise, he wouldn't have kept promoting his old subordinates. Seeing how promising Major General Xiu En was, he couldn't help but smile.

"Shuen, well done!"

"After we return, I will promote you to Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters and put you in command of this giant army!"

Upon hearing this, Major General Xiu En was first taken aback, then overjoyed, and finally tears welled up in his eyes. He thought to himself:

"As expected, the Marshal has never forgotten me!"

The giant, over 60 meters tall, knelt on one knee, his spiked club planted firmly on the ground. Major General Xiu En bowed his head to Yang Ming, his voice choked with emotion, and said:

"Marshal, as long as you give the order, we will gladly go through fire and water!"

Yang Ming frowned slightly, raised his hand to signal Major General Xiu En to stand up, and said:

"Xiu En, you should know my rules. I have never liked others kneeling, and I especially dislike my own subordinates kneeling, because it is a degradation of one's own personality. We are the strongest shield for the people, and at the same time, the sharpest knife to open up a new world. Stand up and raise your heads!"

Upon hearing this, Major General Xiu En felt both ashamed and agitated.

He was so excited that he completely forgot about something so important.

After standing up from the ground, Major General Xiu En stood firmly on his feet and respectfully saluted Yang Ming.

This time, it was not only to express gratitude to Yang Ming for saving him, but also to express respect for Marshal Shura!

Not only him, but all the other giant soldiers also saluted in unison.

Three hundred Titan soldiers saluted a single human. If this were to reach the Titan Kingdom of Elbaf, it would undoubtedly cause a huge uproar. But to these Titan soldiers, it was perfectly normal.

Three hundred giant soldiers may not seem like a large number, but once deployed on the battlefield, they will undoubtedly become a formidable army.

It wasn't that Yang Ming didn't want to expand the size of the giant army, but rather that the Six Styles of the Navy were extremely difficult to master. Generally, only those who had reached the rank of Navy Lieutenant were qualified to practice them, and most of them tended to practice practical moves like Iron Body and Shave. Very few Navy Petty Officers would practice Life Return.

The navy, with its massive size and millions of personnel, could only find three hundred soldiers who had cultivated the Life Return technique, demonstrating an appallingly low ratio.

Of course, Yang Ming believed that once the news of the successful giantification experiment reached the Navy Headquarters, it would definitely set off a wave of learning within the Navy. Many people would probably regret it so much that they would have to go back to practicing the Six Powers of the Navy, especially the seemingly useless ability of Life Return.

After instructing Rear Admiral Xiu En to lead the Giant Legion through proper training and integration, Yang Ming returned to Marineford, the headquarters of the Navy.

Yang Ming is currently juggling multiple roles and is extremely busy. Although he has assigned trusted confidants to manage the Dinosaur Chamber of Commerce, Carrera Company, and New Hope Factory, he still needs to personally participate in and intervene in their future development for some important decisions.

Yang Ming rubbed his temples, finally understanding why ancient emperors often died young—because they were mostly exhausted.

"Kalifa, a personal secretary, is no longer sufficient to handle the increasingly complex work."

"It seems that it's time for me to form a cabinet specifically to handle the work of the various factions under my command."

Yang Ming's power is now enormous. On the surface, there are the Carrera Company, the Dinosaur Chamber of Commerce, and the New Hope Factory. In the shadows, there are the Akatsuki Organization and the Guangming Daily. If a cabinet is to be formed, it will be necessary to deal with these underground entities. Therefore, the people to be selected must first and foremost be absolutely loyal to Yang Ming and able to accept his dark side.

Otherwise, if it were an ordinary person, once they discovered that Yang Ming actually had a despicable side that was completely inconsistent with the upright image he had cultivated, they would definitely feel that their idol had been ruined, their loyalty would be greatly shaken, and if they were less virtuous, they might even turn to the dark side and join Yang Ming's enemy side.

Taking a list of influential figures from his desk drawer, Yang Ming marked up the list, circling the talents he needed, and thought to himself:

"Cabinet members not only need to be loyal, but also bold, meticulous and patient. They need to be able to accept tedious and boring work, endure working overtime day and night, and be able to stand up for me in critical moments. It's not easy to find such people."

Yang Ming somewhat understood why Lord Im established an organization like the Five Elders within the World Government. However, when he actually wanted to form a cabinet, he suddenly realized that there were far too few people who met the above conditions.

Even women like Momousagi Gion and Tina, who were among the first to follow Yang Ming, were excluded by him. He never even considered bringing them into the cabinet.

There's no way around it; the women of Momousagi Gion have always been quite righteous, and in recent years, they've started to develop a star-struck tendency towards Yang Ming, worshipping him as an idol. Once they discover that Yang Ming doesn't fit their past persona, they'll definitely turn evil.

Yang Ming did not want his cabinet members to appear to be his fans on the surface, but in reality, they were all haters, and that they were all black inside. Naturally, he had to exclude his righteous subordinates like Momousagi Gion. After much deliberation, Yang Ming finally finalized his cabinet members.

Chapter 457 On the Eve of Fire Fist Ace's Execution

Yang Ming did not want his cabinet members to appear to be his fans on the surface, but in reality, they were all haters, and that they were all black inside. Naturally, he had to exclude his righteous subordinates like Momousagi Gion. After much deliberation, Yang Ming finally finalized his cabinet members.

Within the Navy, Vice Admiral Jonathan was intelligent and insightful, and he still followed his earliest comrades, so Yang Ming naturally gave him priority in nominating him as a cabinet member.

In the original story, Drake's ability to serve as a spy and infiltrate the Beasts Pirates clearly demonstrates his courage and resourcefulness.

Although Drake did not have the experience of the original story due to the butterfly effect caused by Yang Ming, he had served as the president of the Dinosaur Merchant Guild and had seen a lot of right and wrong, so he was naturally included in the cabinet.

In addition to the Navy Headquarters, Yang Ming is also to be appointed as Bucky the Clown of the Akatsuki organization as a cabinet member.

Buggy the Clown is a hard-working and meritorious individual who previously did dirty work, such as betraying his pirate comrades and selling pirate information. He was practically a female spy among pirates. However, his reputation was ruined, which led to Yang Ming abandoning him. But in terms of talent and eloquence, Buggy the Clown still has some ability.

More importantly, Yang Ming still holds Bucky's heart in his hands, and if he disobeys, Yang Ming can take his life at any time.

Having tentatively selected three candidates, Yang Ming immediately notified them via Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter) and summoned them.

"That's how it happened. From now on, you will be cabinet members. Since the cabinet is newly established, everything should be kept simple and it's not appropriate to go public. You will temporarily use my office to work and handle my official business."

Bucky the Clown, Lieutenant General Jonathan, and Lieutenant General Drake listened to Yang Ming's detailed explanation. The latter two were naturally overjoyed, while Bucky the Clown, after some thought, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought to himself:

"This cabinet may seem to have no real power and has not been formally established, but it is subject to the official duties of all forces under the Marshal's command. Given time, this cabinet will become a department second only to the Marshal, and there will be plenty of lucrative opportunities inside!"

Oil and water equal countless Pele!

The moment Bucky the Clown thought of money, he immediately rolled up his sleeves and got to work with great enthusiasm!

He decided that he must make good use of his strengths and make Yang Ming look at him in a new light!

Seeing that even Bucky the Joker was full of fighting spirit, Yang Ming didn't want to delve into the reasons behind it. As long as Bucky the Joker could get things done and make some extra money by taking advantage of the cabinet, he could turn a blind eye and pretend he didn't see it.

In Yang Ming's view, a good subordinate is one who can get things done.

If someone lacks ability but still tries to profit from others, they deserve to die a hundred times over.

Fortunately, Yang Ming's office was large and bright enough that it could accommodate more than a dozen more desks and chairs. Adding just three more desks and chairs was nothing.

Soon, news of the cabinet began to circulate within the navy.

Although some conservative naval officers and soldiers did not approve of it, since it was not a newly established department, but merely a secretary to Marshal Shura, helping him with some miscellaneous tasks, they could only keep their dissatisfaction to themselves and would not complain loudly.

As for some clever people, they have already sensed something special about it.

After Bucky the Joker, Lieutenant General Jonathan, and Lieutenant General Drake took up cabinet positions, countless people were eager to visit their homes, hoping to get closer to them. The number of people inviting them for drinks and meals increased significantly.

With Admirals Kuzan (Aokiji) and Sakazuki (Akainu) retiring to the sidelines, and Admirals Aramaki (Green Bull) and Magellan (Poison Dragon) successfully taking over, Fleet Admiral Shura has been vigorously promoting his own people, seemingly aiming to turn the Navy into a private army. Some have even sensed an impending storm, though it remains unclear what the future holds.

Could it be that there is an even more powerful enemy than the Whitebeard Pirates waiting for the Navy?