Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit.

Luckily, the RV was parked far away, otherwise it would probably have been riddled with bullets.

Matthew gazed into the distance, reached out and caught a snowflake falling from the sky. Watching the snowflake in his palm gradually melt into water, a joyful smile appeared on his face.

He has successfully awakened his Observation Haki.

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"Wow, boss, that was a fantastic performance."

Applause and cheers came from not far away. Matthew turned his head and saw Negri, wearing a down jacket and jeans, walking over with an expression that said "you're not human," holding a sniper rifle in his hand.

"Did you recruit those people?"

"I think your performance just now must have terrified them." Negri shrugged and raised his hand to make a gesture.

Matthew's eyes flickered, and with his Observation Haki, he sensed that several hundred meters away in several directions, a total of more than twenty auras were rapidly withdrawing from this area.

"They're all retired snipers, and they're probably going to suffer a significant blow this time." Nigley smiled helplessly; she never expected Matthew to actually go this far.

A month ago, Matthew had asked her to recruit a group of snipers and purchase enough sniper rifles and ammunition.

She never imagined these things would be used today. When Matthew first made this request, Negri even thought he was crazy.

With bullets flying at speeds between 760 and 850 meters per second and within an effective range of 600 meters, how could a normal person imagine nearly thirty snipers aiming and firing from all directions?

And they had to shoot continuously for three minutes; a normal person's body would be turned into mincemeat.

But their own boss, in such an environment, closed his eyes and danced a magnificent waltz, and the bullets didn't even touch the hem of his clothes.

Negri was both shocked and curious about how Matthew had managed to do it.

However, Negri's cleverness lies in knowing when to shut up.

Since she didn't ask, Matthew naturally didn't explain further. After a moment's thought, he said, "Let that team withdraw. I don't need them for the time being."

"OK, what's next?"

Nigley raised an eyebrow: "We've already laundered $150 million, the lab has invested $30 million, and I've contacted some scientists; about eight people have expressed interest in collaborating."

"There's no rush, I need to leave for a bit."

Matthew shook his head.

"Okay, then I still need to continue preparing for the rest."

"The $30 million in Kleiner's private account has been laundered, and $21.5 million was eventually obtained. Four million dollars of legitimate income were transferred into this card, which will not be monitored by the US financial system. You can use it at any time, and if you need more, I will continue to legally inject funds into the account."

"That's enough." Matthew took the bank card from Nigley; the PIN was written on the back.

This money is enough for his private use in the United States, and he does not intend to use the rest of the money within the United States.

"The ticket you requested is departing in three hours. Also, I think you should hire a personal secretary, Boss." Negri handed Matthew another ticket to Alberta, Canada.

Finding a suitable secretary isn't that simple.

"I have someone in mind."

"uh-huh?"

"I can try to get in touch, but she might prefer a job like accounting."

"You're really reliable, Negley."

"It's never enough." Negri blinked his right eye, tilted his head slightly, and asked, "Want me to take you?"

"No, I need to enjoy one last big meal before I leave."

"So you're not planning to invite me?"

Negri joked with a laugh.

"If you'd like."

"Okay, I have a ton of things to do. See you next time, bye~~"

Negri turned and left.

Matthew watched her disappear from sight, chuckled softly, and then looked up at the lake.

An astonishing aura flashed in his eyes, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze for a moment. The falling snowflakes were also shattered by this aura.

Yes, he activated Conqueror's Haki.

Just as he guessed, after signing in and merging with Charlotte Linlin's talent, he also received a potential bonus—that was domineering aura.

He had a premonition of this beforehand, and the successive activation of his Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki over the past two months has confirmed this.

Compared to Observation Haki, Conqueror's Haki is activated much more smoothly.

This item is extremely rare even in the world of One Piece; only one in millions of people possesses it.

It is an innate ability; you either have it or you don't. It is what is known as "the qualities of a king."

Given that the old lady possesses monstrous talent, there's no doubt that she has the potential to have Conqueror's Haki.

Even though he had only fused with his talent for less than half a year, he still managed to activate Conqueror's Haki on his own with conscious guidance.

Conqueror's Haki is essentially a form of mental impact.

In the initial stages, users are completely unaware of this power, which is often passively triggered when they are emotionally agitated, such as in anger. It can stun those around them, but they cannot control it precisely.

Matthew is currently in this stage.

As he continues to grow physically and mentally, the power of his Conqueror's Haki will also increase.

The activation of his Observation Haki was much slower. It took him nearly a month to concentrate his mind and perceive his surroundings through meditation before he could barely get his Observation Haki to take shape.

Another month passed before he was able to begin using Observation Haki, and his experience of being surrounded and shot by sniper bullets from all directions just now confirmed this.

Matthew then realized that he had mastered the use of Observation Haki in actual combat.

Of course, it is still considered a beginner level of Observation Haki, and it needs further development.

His ability to activate dual-color Haki in less than half a year is not because he is better than Charlotte Linlin after fusing his talents.

Rather, it was because he possessed memories of two lifetimes, had an extremely mature mindset, and had some understanding of domineering aura, that he consciously guided and cultivated in this direction, thus successfully activating two types of domineering aura.

However, his Armament Haki has not yet awakened.

Matthew isn't in a hurry to master Armament Haki.

After all, he was able to successfully activate Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki even without the help of a teacher like Kaido who could "achieve Emperor-level status with three blows". What more could he ask for?

He believed that as long as he continued to train and practice, his Armament Haki would be activated sooner or later.

The activation of Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki gave Matthew the most basic means of counterattacking those who sensed mental abilities.

If someone attempts to invade his memories with mental power, he, possessing Observation Haki, can sense this anomaly in advance. Furthermore, Conqueror's Haki itself is a form of mental attack, which is sufficient to launch a corresponding counterattack.

If someone were to actually attempt to invade or disrupt his memories with mental power, the resulting mental clash could potentially amplify the power of Conqueror's Haki.

Besides, his counterattack methods are not limited to Conqueror's Haki.

Not to mention his own increasingly powerful Glint-Glint Fruit ability, which he is developing, his strong physique alone, combined with the "Shave" technique he has also developed, means that he can instantly snap the neck of anyone face-to-face, even if that person is Professor X.

Of course, this was just his worst-case scenario.

In fact, it may not necessarily come to that.