Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 306 Poaching Talent Everywhere

"Alright, the Fleet Admiral has taken care of it!" Ning Yuan put down the Den Den Mushi, looked at everyone, and smiled smugly.

Vivi looked worried, and a little jealous: "Do we really have to give her a fleet?"

"If I don't send her a fleet, why would she come?!" Ning Yuan shrugged. "Besides, even if I say I'm sending her a fleet, she's only recruiting Alabastas. Isn't that still our fleet?!"

"Then why did you say that?" Vivi's face was full of unhappiness, but thankfully she was Vivi.

If this were a girl from Sichuan or Chongqing, she probably would have grabbed her ear and started pulling it.

"I want to create the image that this king is a fool!" Ning Yuan said. "That way, we can better conceal ourselves and then slowly develop our power!"

"Imagine if I said I wasn't building this fleet to send Hina, but rather to first dominate the Grand Line, then launch a counterattack on the New World, and finally rule the four seas—how would the World Government react?"

Vivi seemed to understand something.

Ning Yuan nodded. Weiwei was still young and didn't understand the principles of strategic deception. He would have to teach her slowly in the future.

Look, Robin didn't ask anything; he immediately understood Ning Yuan's intentions.

However, she also had some doubts: "After all, Hina is only a colonel. Can he shoulder the heavy responsibility of a naval admiral?"

"So, didn't I just hire her teacher, Zephyr? She's the nominal Fleet Admiral, but Zephyr is the one actually doing the work!"

Robin nodded. She had heard of Zephyr's name before, and there was absolutely no problem in appointing him as Fleet Admiral.

Ning Yuan stroked his chin; his plans went far beyond this.

In two months, the Navy Headquarters will be going to have a showdown with Whitebeard. After that, Garp and Sengoku will retire, right?

With Zefa here, it shouldn't be a problem for him to recruit some more good brothers.

As for Garp's unruly and corrupt behavior, is it a problem for the World Government and its navy, or for the Alabasta navy?

The Revolutionary Army and Luffy's opponent is the World Government, not Alabasta.

Moreover, Ning Yuan is not a Celestial Dragon; he abolished slavery in Alabasta long ago.

Garp couldn't possibly be unhappy that Ningyuan had so many wives.

As for Coby and Helmeppo, the faster these people with connections advance in the Navy and the higher their positions rise, the greater the harm they cause to the pure-hearted people within the Navy.

If you can't stand people in the Navy getting in through connections, then come to our Alabasta Navy! Here, we only select the best, and it's fair and just!

Once Garp and Sengoku arrive, is it possible that Aokiji, who failed in the competition for the position of admiral, will also come?

And Fujitora, why go to the Navy? Come to Alabasta!

With the addition of the Sand-Sand Fruit, Alabasta will then have its own three admirals!

"Hmm, I still need to get my hands on the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!" Ning Yuan glanced at the sky, feeling that he could set off to retrieve the Rumble-Rumble Fruit tomorrow.

However, the question is who to give it to.

Nami would be a good fit, but as a member of the Straw Hat crew, eating this fruit would be too conspicuous. I'm afraid that before we even reach Sabaody Archipelago, the three admirals will come to attack the Straw Hat crew.

Furthermore, Nami is also a diamond-level character, and as long as her fate distortion exceeds 50%, she can also obtain a diamond-level item.

This diamond-grade item would definitely be perfect for Nami.

It would be better to give this to Nami later.

If we exclude Nami, the most suitable person for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit is actually Ning Yuan himself!

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit is more suitable for someone with high scientific literacy, so that they can develop high-tech skills such as electromagnetic shielding, electromagnetic fields, and electromagnetic cannons.

It can also be used by swordsmen, so that you can cultivate a pirate version of Sakumo Hatake, who can cut through anything and is incredibly fast.

Perfect timing! Ningyuan has high scientific literacy and also knows swordsmanship.

He also has a pistol that never wears out. If electromagnetic force is wrapped around the barrel to accelerate the bullets, the pistol can even be used as an electromagnetic pistol.

If an illiterate person ate it, they would end up like Enel, only able to strike people with lightning, wasting energy with little damage.

Even lightning in nature might not kill an ordinary person who hasn't undergone any training, so what about a billion-volt bolt of lightning?

"Then, shall I eat?" Ning Yuan was somewhat tempted.

But after thinking it over, I decided against it.

Through his research, he realized he could have become a user of all Devil Fruits, so why did he choose to become a user of only one Devil Fruit?

Moreover, if the technology to strip away the power of a Devil Fruit is not developed in the future, this fruit will have to stay with him forever.

"Besides me, who else is suitable for this fruit?" Ning Yuan thought for a moment and came up with a target.

Goddess of Wisdom!

The goddess of wisdom possesses scientific literacy equal to herself.

The current goddess of wisdom only has the ability to communicate, but she has neither the ability to interfere with the material world nor the ability to punish people.

This means that even if she discovers something illegal, she can only report it to the police and then wait for them to handle it.

But if you eat the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Lightning can be used for punishment, metallurgy, and, when converted into electromagnetic force, can also be used to grab items.

With the vast amount of technical data in Athena's brain, wouldn't this become a combination of Iron Man and Magneto?

Oh, with the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, she can even read minds and alter memories.

So this is Iron Man + Magneto + Doctor X!

Even if the goddess of wisdom, who lacks the ability to interfere with matter, stored a vast amount of technological data, she could only climb the technology tree little by little due to the limitations of Alabasta's technological level.

However, if the goddess of wisdom eats the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, she will be able to metallurgically forge her own parts.

Given enough materials, she could even start building nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and 10,000-ton destroyers!

Of course, Ning Yuan could do the same after eating the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, but why would he be so bored as to wholeheartedly build warships?

Most importantly, the Goddess of Wisdom is a product of the system and has undergone a master recognition process, so she will not betray Ning Yuan.

Unlike Ultron, Iron Man created something he couldn't control.

"That's it!" Ning Yuan clapped his hands, then suddenly pulled Weiwei close and kissed her hard on the lips.

Weiwei's eyes widened suddenly.

Fortunately, Ningyuan relaxed immediately, which made Weiwei feel a little disappointed again.

Robin watched this scene silently. Her relationship with Ning Yuan was not yet public, so Ning Yuan was destined to be Weiwei's that night.

That's at least the case in Alabasta.

However, she is now the Chief Political Officer of Alabasta, so it's quite normal for Ning Yuan to work overtime!

"Thirty warships, how do you plan to build them?" Robin asked. "Alabasta does have a shipbuilding industry, but it's not very developed. Building some small warships is manageable, but building something this large is another story. Perhaps we'll have to make a trip to Water Seven!"

"We're going to Water Seven, but not to build ships!" Ning Yuan asked, "Who's free in the company right now?"

"Um, Mr. 2 Bon Clay, Miss Goldenweek Mariano!" Robin said, "These two are really not suited for managing government affairs!"

Feng Kelei has a strange mind, and he's a transvestite. Ning Yuan is afraid that he'll corrupt the social atmosphere of Alabasta and end up with 97 different genders.

Mariano is too young; she is only 16 years old this year.

Moreover, she is 145cm tall and carrying a paint bag, making her look like an elementary school student. This kind of image has no deterrent effect at all, and using her could raise suspicions of employing child labor.

"Then let those two go ahead and pave the way. There are many frustrated shipwrights in Water Seven. I will have the Goddess of Wisdom send them a list so they can make the invitations!" Ning Yuan said.

"Are you trying to poach people?" Robin asked.

"Yes!" Ning Yuan nodded.

Iceberg of Water Seven merged with all the shipyards to form Carrera Company, but Carrera Company only had five foremen, and two of them were undercover agents.

So here's the question: where did all those excellent shipwrights from those companies go?

Are there really only three outstanding talents in the entire Water Seven Islands who can be foremen?

It's a very simple reason: these excellent craftsmen have been suppressed.

After all, Water Seven is where Pluton was created. If you say the World Government wouldn't pay attention to this place, not even a dog would believe it.

When a group of craftsmen gather together and exchange techniques and knowledge, the sparks that fly can be quite amazing.

Even if the original blueprints for Hades were sealed away, it's still possible to reconstruct them by having a group of shipwrights live together and exchange techniques.

To avoid this situation, the best approach is to integrate the entire island, bring all technical personnel under management, and give them low wages and demanding tasks so they have no time for idle thoughts.

The end result is that the ships built by the Seven Islands over the years have not been technologically innovative; they are quite conventional.

On the contrary, Frankie, a wild shipwright who was not included in Carrera, continued to improve his skills, not only creating the Coca-Cola engine, but also the Wind Cannon and other novelties like motorboats.

Ning Yuan never cared about the Hades blueprints. The most valuable thing in this world is never technology, but people who possess knowledge!

Since Carrera doesn't value these talents, I might as well poach them and then expand Alabasta's shipbuilding industry.

As for why the goddess of wisdom needed craftsmen when she could build ships herself.

The goddess of wisdom needs materials to build ships, and materials can be bought with money!

Moreover, shipbuilding is a heavy industry that requires a large number of people. This move can improve the overall industrial level of Alabasta, allow Alabastaans to participate in the workforce, and thus become wealthier.

With the increase in heavy industry, Alabasta can gradually transform from a country mainly based on handicrafts, light industry, and agriculture into a heavy industrial country.

When war breaks out in the future, it will be industrialized countries fighting agricultural countries, and high technology fighting against cold weapons.

"It's not just shipbuilding!" Ning Yuan asked again, "Didn't you know any other scholars in your field while you were studying in Ohara? See if you could contact them and have them work in Alabasta, or become professors or something? We in Alabasta really value scientific and technological talent!"

"Ohara did have exchanges with scholars from other places, but I wasn't qualified to participate back then!" Robin said. "But I'll give it a try anyway!"

"Mhm!" Ning Yuan nodded. "Actually, we don't need to limit ourselves to tech talent. We also need to relax our immigration policies. Businessmen, ordinary people, and refugees should all be accepted. Alabasta's population is still too small!"

Having grown accustomed to the 14 billion population of their previous life, the Naruto world also had a population of 6 million when it was first unified.

Now, a statistic reveals that Alabasta has a population of just over 50 million, and a sense of anxiety immediately arises.

There are a billion people in the world, and I only have 50 million. That means if war breaks out, one Alabasta would have to fight 20. How can I not be anxious?

Robin nodded again and then wrote it down.

Fortunately, we now have the Book of History and the Goddess of Wisdom, making office work much easier.

In the past, let alone whether he could handle it, the sheer number of documents he would have to review each day would have overwhelmed his desk.

(End of this chapter)