Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

A slight smile appeared on Kyle's lips.

He opened his hand, and Griffin instantly appeared in his palm.

Upon seeing the knife, Garp's eyes narrowed, and he tentatively spoke:

"Is this the knife that old man Rayleigh used to own?"

"Yes! He later gave it to the redhead!"

Kyle nodded, then turned his gaze to Zoro.

"What do you mean? Do you have any ideas?!"

Zoro glanced at Griffin, but ultimately shook his head.

"I don't like knives with handguards, I'm not used to using them! Besides, my current knife is fine, there's no need to change it!"

Zoro currently uses three swords, all of which are top-tier Great Grade Swords, making this a very good configuration.

One of them was Shirayuki, given to him by his master Koushirou; another was Shusui, which he had seized from Moria; and the last one was a famous sword he obtained by chance during a mission—Oborozukiyo.

Famous swords all have their own 'soul' and are not so easy to wield.

When he first got his hands on the Autumn Water Blade, he found it very difficult to get used to. The Griffin Blade was a Supreme Grade Blade, and it was definitely more difficult to wield, and he didn't really like it.

Kyle raised an eyebrow and returned Griffin to the system space.

"If you don't want it, then forget it!"

It seems that Shanks has managed to keep his sword for now. As for whether he can trade something of value with Kyle in the future, that depends on his abilities.

He never promised Shanks he would keep the sword, so if Zoro wants it, he will definitely give it to Zoro first, without a doubt.

As for why he didn't ask Kuina, it was because there was no need to.

Kuina uses a single sword, one sword is enough, and the Wado Ichimonji is too important to her in terms of meaning, and its strength is not low, so Kuina would definitely not abandon the Wado Ichimonji and switch to the Griffin.

Moreover, to be honest, Griffin is not suitable for women; it is more geared towards men.

"Since you don't want the sword or the fruit, I'll leave those two with you for now. We'll see how things go when we have new members!"

"As for now..."

Kelton paused for a moment, then instantly reached out and grabbed the food on the table.

"Hurry and you'll miss out!!"

w(ﾟДﾟ)w!

"Damn it, stop!"

……

-

A few days later, a warship departed from the Navy Headquarters and headed towards Water Seven.

On the ship, everyone gathered together.

"I'm going to Water Seven soon! I'm so excited!!"

Luffy's eyes were full of anticipation.

"Just how bustling is this most prosperous water city in the world?"

Chopper also looked on with anticipation, as if a bubble had appeared above his head, containing his imagined Water Seven.

The others, though not as obviously as the two, were equally excited about the trip.

Meanwhile, on an island made up of hundreds of abandoned ships next to Water Seven, a blue-haired man wearing only underwear was fiddling with a strangely shaped vessel.

His name was Katie Fram, and he was an apprentice of Tom, the world's greatest shipbuilder.

The ship he was currently working on was one he had built himself—Frankie's Warship No. 35.

Since it's number 35, it means there are other series before it. However, none of the ships he built before could defeat the Sea Kings, but this warship of his can defeat the Sea Kings, which shows how powerful it is.

Meanwhile, Fram is currently fiddling with firing cannons to celebrate his shipbuilding success.

Before long, Fram had adjusted his warships, and under his control, the warships of the God of War Franky series began to fire salvos one by one, exploding in the distant sea.

Seeing this, Fram couldn't help but smile, a look of pride spreading across his face. This was his achievement!

But suddenly, the smile on his face froze, because one of his cannons had hit a ship in the distance, and thick black smoke was billowing from the ship.

We're doomed!!

Fram's face turned deathly pale instantly. He'd messed up!

Without the slightest hesitation, Fram immediately jumped off his warship and ran towards Water Seven, which was not far away. He had to run fast; he couldn't stay here any longer, or he would be finished if he was found out that he was the one who did it.

At that moment, on the ship that had been shelled, a sinister-looking man with fair skin, a sharply defined face, a narrow, dark purple nose, and heavy dark circles under his eyes suddenly scrambled to his feet on the deck and roared:

"Who, who is it?!"

"Who did this? How dare they attack a World Government ship?! Are they out of their minds?!"

This man was Spandam. He was furious, extremely furious. Heaven knows how he felt when he saw a shell hurtling towards him.

If he hadn't run fast, he would have been blown up by that shell.

He's a member of the World Government, the head of CP5, and yet someone dared to have the audacity to bombard him.

He must find the murderer and kill him, absolutely!

With this in mind, Spandam immediately roared again:

"Everyone, show me where that shelling came from! Find the culprit!!"

"yes!"

A sound immediately rang out on the ship, and then a group of CP5 members dressed in black suits sprang into action, their eyes constantly scanning the surroundings.

Shortly after, a CP5 member shouted:

"Sir, we've located the ship that attacked us, at about one o'clock!"

Spandam walked over and looked in the direction he was pointing. He saw several oddly shaped ships moored on the edge of the shipwrecked island not far away.

"Send the boat over there! I want to see which dares to challenge me!"

Spandam immediately gave the order.

The ship changed direction and immediately headed towards those ships, arriving in front of them in no time.

The next second, a dozen or so CP5s jumped off the ship and landed on the Franky-class warships, beginning their search.

A moment later, one CP5 member after another stepped out and said in unison:

"Sir, no one was found!"

"Sir, nothing found!"

"Report……"

After a series of reports, Spandam's face grew increasingly grim, because not a single CP5 member had found any trace of anyone.

"Damn it, running so fast! You think you can just run away after attacking me? Not so easy!"

As he spoke, Spandam turned his gaze toward Water Seven, which was very close to Spandam, connected by a huge stone bridge. Since the other party was not here.

That person is definitely from Water Seven.

But the people of Water Seven are capable of building these ships, so he refuses to believe they can't find anyone!

With this in mind, Spandam also disembarked from the ship and greeted the numerous CP5 members:

"Walk!!"

……