One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"Yes, Admiral Akainu!"

At G5 Inner Bay Port, a total of twelve large warships, including the one that had just arrived, were fully armed and, led by the Kirin, were heading in a grand procession toward Oven Island.

On the shore of the inner bay, a group of children stared blankly at the departing warship.

Mia knelt on the beach, her hands clasped in front of her chest, praying devoutly.

"May the great Lord Thor return safely from his battle against evil."

On the Kirin, Luo Xia hesitated for a moment, but still did not choose to steer the Kirin to rush towards Oven Island first.

This time, the goal is no longer just to kill Edward Weevil.

Or rather, the main target was not Edward Weevil, but Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors who was far more powerful and dangerous than him!

He couldn't let his own impulses ruin Akainu's plans.

I wonder if Akainu once again acted without Sengoku's consent and went against Charlotte Linlin on his own initiative.

But does it matter?

Why come to the New World to play in the mud instead of fighting pirates?

The more than 40,000 naval personnel who died in the G1 naval battle cannot have sacrificed themselves in vain.

Cutting off the heads of the Four Emperors and bringing them back to the Martyrs' Cemetery in Marineford should at least offer some solace to the spirits of those fallen heroes.

"By the way, it seems that Lilith has already completed the modifications to the Kirin. In other words, she has already installed the electric drive engine that was on the Ark's blueprints for me?"

Rorschach suddenly realized this.

He was so busy eliminating pirates in the surrounding waters that he was practically going crazy and had no time to think about this matter.

Thinking of this, he did not hesitate and immediately summoned Enel and Hibari to begin checking the changes on the Kirin.

Soon, when Luo Xia saw the control panel in the cabin of the Kirin, which was filled with all kinds of buttons and had a very modern feel, he was completely stunned.

As expected of Vegapunk's alter ego, the Kirin now has the feel of a battleship.

"Speaking of which, how do I operate it with so many buttons?"

Luo Xia looked at the five or six rows of buttons on the control panel, totaling more than forty, and was puzzled.

Fortunately, the problem that had been bothering him didn't last long and was quickly solved by the lark.

The increasingly beautiful and charming Lark smiled and stepped forward, placing her hand on the control panel. She said to Luo Xia, "Brother Luo Xia, before we came, Sister Lilith told me all about the new abilities to control the Kirin. Don't be fooled by the number of buttons here; most of them control the ship's wind turbines, used in conjunction with the rudder to change the Kirin's direction. Others start and stop the steam engines. The remaining part is the electric drive engine she helped us modify. So, this ship now actually has three propulsion methods: wind, steam, and electricity. What do you want to experiment with? I'll operate it."

There is also magnetism.

Luo Xia added in his mind.

He immediately began to experience the many new capabilities of the Kirin with great enthusiasm.

As Lark pressed a button with a lightning bolt symbol in front of her, she looked at Rorschach expectantly, pointing to a golden joystick next to the control panel.

"Brother Luo Xia, please hold this joystick and charge it with electricity."

Rorschach didn't move, glancing sideways at Enel.

Enel noticed him looking at him, glanced around, and realized that Rorschach was indeed looking at him. He couldn't help but feel annoyed. "Why are you looking at me? If you want to play around, do it yourself. Can't you generate electricity yourself?"

"This is the commander's order, and this ship is now ten times, a hundred times, stronger than the Ark of Words you built on Sky Island. Isn't it your dream to be able to ride in such a perfect multi-powered warship? Here, hold this, don't be shy."

Luo Xia pointed to the golden joystick, a bright smile on his face.

Just kidding, the electric drive engine on the Kirin is already installed, does Enel, with his perfect battery, still think he can run away?

"I……"

Enel really wanted to curse and refuse, or just quit.

But seeing Luo Xia's quietly clenched fist, he immediately deflated, walked forward dejectedly, grasped the golden joystick, and a surge of electricity erupted from his palm, flowing down the joystick into the power chamber below.

At the same time, he secretly vowed that one day he would show Rorschach the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

"Alright, alright, it's full."

Rorschach pulled Enel aside, who looked annoyed, and moved behind Hibari, resting his chin on the top of Hibari's head as he looked at the control panel in front of her.

From this angle, Yun Que's fair collarbone and the steep slope at the neckline were frantically pulling at Luo Xia's gaze, as if trying to drag him into the depths of that unfathomable ravine.

Such a white console…

"Ahem..." Luo Xia coughed lightly, forcibly shifting his wandering gaze, and said, "Yun Que, the battery is fully charged. Show us how it works."

With Luo Xia speaking so close to her, Yun Que's body involuntarily tensed up, her earlobes turned slightly pink, and she responded softly, extending her fair finger to tap a button in front of her.

"This row of buttons represents the speed settings for the electric-powered navigation system. There are five levels, from one to five. The higher the level, the more electricity is consumed, and the faster the warship travels. The lowest level, the top speed, is equivalent to normal wind-powered navigation. Level two is equivalent to steam-powered navigation. Level three is already quite fast, while levels four and five require a continuous supply of electricity for sustained navigation, as the stored electricity is insufficient. Furthermore, the excessive speed can damage the hull, so it is not recommended to activate these levels unless absolutely necessary."

"First, there's the first tier."

Listening to Yun Que's explanation and pressing the first gear button, none of the people in the cabin felt that the speed of the Qilin had changed much.

Then she pressed the second gear button.

At this point, the change in the ship's speed quickly became noticeable.

It was roughly the maximum speed of steam power, which was about 40 kilometers per hour.

Don't underestimate this speed of 40 kilometers per hour.

The vast majority of ships in the world do not even have steam power, and their average speed at sea is only about 20 kilometers per hour.

In other words, it was the naval warships, or ships of some large forces, that greatly improved their navigation efficiency by installing steam power.

This still doesn't take into account the severe weather conditions at sea.

"Hold on tight, next up is... third gear!"

Lark gave a reminder and pressed the third-gear button.

As soon as the button was pressed, Rorschach's Observation Haki immediately detected that the electric drive engine below the deck was starting to accelerate, driving the same set of gears to continuously speed up the propeller installed at the stern of the Kirin, causing it to spin rapidly.

The next moment, the Kirin suddenly lurched, causing the navy personnel standing on the deck to gasp in surprise. Those who were not on their feet were thrown to the ground by the sudden increase in speed.

Then, the naval personnel on the other warships on both sides saw the Kirin break away from the formation of warships and speed towards the sea ahead.

The excessive speed created a wide wave behind the stern, and the splashing sound of the water echoed in all directions.

"This speed is probably over 60 kilometers per hour, right? How fast will it be in fourth and fifth gear?"

As Luo Xia experienced the feeling of the Kirin sailing through the waves, he couldn't help but look at the fourth and fifth gear buttons next to Yun Que.

Seeing his burning gaze, Yun Que shook her head vigorously, advising, "Don't be reckless, Brother Rorschach. Sister Lilith said that even ships built from the Adam Tree probably couldn't withstand too much speed and would fall apart. Unless it's a warship made entirely of steel, otherwise..."

"A steel warship? Building one of those in this day and age?"

Rorschach was somewhat tempted.

A revolutionary steel warship—who knows how devastating it would be to this age of seafaring, where everything was made of wooden ships.

In naval warfare, they can even ram the enemy ship directly, smashing it to pieces.

However, Rorschach only thought about it in his mind.

Even if such a thing could be made, it would be quite troublesome to sail. You can't really let Enel stay on the ship all day as a battery to keep the ship going, can you?

That would be a waste of Enel's abilities.

Moreover, no matter how powerful a single ship is, it cannot influence the course of a war.

unless……

Suddenly, information about the Hades warship flashed through Luo Xia's mind.

I wonder what that ancient warship mentioned in the manga, hidden somewhere in Wano Country, looks like, and what kind of power it possesses?

Just then, the lark's voice reached his ears again.

"Besides the change in speed, the electric drive engines on the warship can also act as thundercloud generators, producing large quantities of dark clouds rich in electricity through certain modifications. Brother Rorschach, I think this is the function you most want to see, right?"

“That’s right, this is exactly what I want. The Ark of Words that Enel created has the same function. When the time comes, with the combined abilities of you, me, Enel, and Zeus, the Kirin will become a mobile Cataclysmic-class warship.”

Seeing Yun Que looking up at him, Luo Xia couldn't help but smile indulgently and reached out to rub her soft cheeks, making the girl blush for a while.

Looking at Yun Que's shy and delicate appearance, Luo Xia felt that he was one step closer to having lava pierce his chest.

Chapter 496 Lei Ying Makes His Move

The weather in the New World was indeed as bad as it could get.

It took Rorschach three full days to finally enter the Tottoland waters, a distance of less than 600 kilometers as the crow flies.

After crushing several Big Mom Pirates ships that tried to intercept them, the group of twelve warships made no attempt to conceal their movements and headed straight for Oven Island, the location indicated by the Log Pose.

On the lead ship, the Kirin, Rorschach picked up a Den Den Mushi (a type of electric telephone) that served as a walkie-talkie and solemnly gave the final war mobilization to the marines on the remaining eleven warships.

"Your mission is to hold off Big Mom's scattered fleet until Admiral Akainu's main force arrives. You don't need to fight their main force to the death. According to intelligence from the front lines, Big Mom's main fleet is still on its way. What has arrived in the waters around Oven Island are only affiliated pirate crews of Big Mom's crew. I allow you to make effective retreats and maneuvers if the situation becomes unfavorable, but desertion is absolutely not allowed. Do you understand?"

Rorschach didn't expect those pirate soldiers to listen to much.

He was mainly addressing the commanders of the various warships who were overseeing the battle.

At that time, Law, Hibari, Enel, Bepo, Palmer, and others on the Kirin will be separated from him and go to a warship to command the battle.

Now they have accomplished much in their studies, are quite capable, and hold high ranks, enough to serve as captains of ships or assist the captains of other ships in supervising those marines who lack sufficient military skills.

As they drew closer to Oven Island, which had come into view, tiny arcs of electricity rapidly spread from Rorschach's body, amplifying the range of his Observation Haki.

Suddenly, his eyes flashed with a crackling light, instantly becoming bright.

He saw Edward Weevil.

However, there is still a rather troublesome guy on that island.

"Looks like they're going to get serious right from the start."

Luo Xia's lips curled up slightly as he slowly unbuttoned his shirt and tossed it onto the deck, revealing a muscular physique resembling cast iron.

He waved to Hibari and the others in front of him.

"Take care of yourselves. Remember that this is a protracted war. The main objective is to wait for Admiral Akainu's main force to arrive. Do not be greedy for quick success or act rashly."

“Okay! Brother Luo Xia, please be careful too.” Yun Que nodded solemnly.

“I will. Alright, go ahead. I’m taking the Kirin with me. Oh, and Lark, give Zeus to me.” Luo Xia held out his hand to Lark.