West Sea.
On the way back to the East Sea.
The Xuanwu warship.
Inside Benedict's office.
"The Navy is attacking Gourmet Island?"
"Is the current Navy that efficient?"
"You mean that young man? His name is Lu Bu. He just arrived at Gourmet Island today. For now, he can stay on Gourmet Island."
"Mm, you handle it."
Benedict hung up the Den Den Mushi and started to ponder.
Gourmet Island had only appeared for about a month. Now that some undesirable signs had emerged, the World Government and Fleet Admiral Kong had immediately reacted.
They were trying to nip this Gourmet Island power in the bud.
With that thought, Benedict opened his character panel.
"35650 Justice Points, 40 Soldier Reinforcement Stones."
He had been rewarded with 50 Soldier Reinforcement Stones after repelling the Flying Pirates, but they had already been used.
Later, he obtained another 40 Soldier Reinforcement Stones for collecting four Poneglyphs, at an average of ten Soldier Reinforcement Stones per Poneglyph.
These were the Justice Points accumulated over a month since he had spent a large amount of Justice Points to exchange for the Gourmet Restaurant and build Gourmet Island.
During this past month, the East Sea had also been virtually under the control of the Xuanwu Navy.
Almost all islands and towns with large populations had police stations established, and they had settled in, cooperating with local officials to manage security. They had also dealt strongly with pirates, traitorous populations, and gangster forces.
As a result, in the current East Sea, it was almost impossible to see pirates who dared to act recklessly on the sea.
Because once they appeared and were discovered by the Xuanwu Navy, they would be relentlessly pursued.
Therefore, over this period, Benedict had gained 31650 Justice Points. Another 4000 Justice Points were the rewards for collecting four Poneglyphs.
"Although Gourmet Island has five thousand special forces as a guardian force, and already possesses sufficient combat power."
"However, in terms of high-level combatants, it is still at a disadvantage against the World Government, which has been planning for a long time."
"In over a month, based on investigation and confidentiality, there are no plans to recruit outsiders yet."
"This way, improving the combat power of certain individuals becomes very important."
After contemplation, Benedict immediately made a decision.
"System, exchange for 70 Soldier Reinforcement Stones."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for spending 35000 Justice Points and successfully exchanging for 70 Soldier Reinforcement Stones."
With 70 Soldier Reinforcement Stones obtained, the accumulated Soldier Reinforcement Stones instantly reached 110.
"Ding! Consuming 20 Soldier Reinforcement Stones, Lu Bu's Armament Haki has been upgraded to Lv3."
"Ding! Consuming 20 Soldier Reinforcement Stones, Lu Bu's Observation Haki has been upgraded to Lv3."
"Ding! Consuming 30 Soldier Reinforcement Stones, Lu Bu's Conqueror's Haki has been upgraded to Lv3."
"Ding! Consuming 40 Soldier Reinforcement Stones, Lu Bu's Conqueror's Haki has been upgraded to Lv4, awakening skill: Conqueror's Haki Infusion."
"Ding! Due to the significant enhancement of Lu Bu's Three Haki, his combat power has been raised to S-class."
Being able to upgrade Lu Bu's Armament Haki, Observation Haki, and Conqueror's Haki all at once, while also raising Lu Bu's combat power to S-class, was a result that satisfied Benedict.
If possible, Benedict also wanted to upgrade Lu Bu's Observation Haki to Lv4, but alas, he was now penniless.
However, fortunately, Conqueror's Haki had been upgraded to Lv4, awakening Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
With this skill, as long as he didn't encounter individuals like Garp or Sengoku, it would be sufficient.
Furthermore, with Great Tengu Qingfeng around, the two of them as high-end combat power stationed on Gourmet Island would be enough.
At the same time.
On Gourmet Island, Lu Bu, who had been kicked away, was facing an attack from Borsalino.
Countless dazzling orbs of light continuously shot out under everyone's gaze.
Roaring sounds also erupted one after another.
Those who were familiar knew that this was one of Borsalino's powerful techniques.
Each orb of light could easily pierce through a pirate ship, and those with insufficient strength would also have their bodies pierced.
Under such a dense barrage of light orbs, anyone without sufficient strength deserved to report to the King of Hell.
Of course, Lu Bu would not be killed so easily.
A dense aura of menace emanated from Lu Bu, fused with Conqueror's Haki, affecting his surroundings.
Under Lu Bu's counterattack, Borsalino's orbs of light were continuously dodged or batted away by his Halberd.
This scene, falling into Borsalino's eyes, revealed a hint of seriousness in his gaze.
While dodging, Lu Bu walked out, stared at Borsalino, and said coldly, "You pervert who plays with light, do you want to die?"
Before the words fell, Lu Bu moved at extreme speed, leaving behind an afterimage. When he reappeared, he was above Borsalino and the burnt mountain, raising his Halberd with a ferocious expression.
"Furious Flames Burn the Sky!"
Hum!
As the Halberd descended, it instantly ignited with blazing flames.
At this moment, Lu Bu, despite his youth, was still as terrifying as a god of war.
He further shocked the pirates and patrol squads watching from afar with his current state.
Borsalino felt the threat from above and, without any hesitation, transformed into a stream of light and fled.
Before leaving, he did not forget to kick the injured burnt mountain.
Even so, the burnt mountain was still half a step too slow.
The powerful force almost tore his body apart.
Even though he had covered himself with Armament Haki, he was still unable to resist.
The destructive power brought by Conqueror's Haki Infusion directly bypassed his defenses, causing immense damage within his body.
Another scene of blood splashing across the sky. A massive crater, ten meters in diameter, caused a corner of the port to collapse.
"Magma Dog!"
A low roar, accompanied by flames filling the sky and magma splashing, caused the temperature to rise rapidly.
Lu Bu held his Halberd and swept it sideways, colliding with the attacking Sakazuki.
Boom!
Magma splattered, Sakazuki was sent flying, crashing into a building. As the magma landed, the surroundings began to burn.
"Ice Bird!"
An ice blade shot over, and in an instant, it exploded, forming an ice bird with even more devastating destructive power, charging towards Lu Bu.
Lu Bu snorted coldly, clenched his left fist, and used Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
Bang!
The force of the punch formed a shockwave, and the ice bird instantly disintegrated.
At this moment, Kuzan could be seen at the bottom of the crater, picking up the burnt mountain and immediately leaving the large pit.
When they reappeared in the distance, the burnt mountain had been completely frozen.
This was to save the burnt mountain, who was on the verge of death.
It was also a way to stall for time.
As Kuzan rescued the burnt mountain, some soldiers immediately stepped forward and took away the frozen burnt mountain.
Thus, Kuzan, Borsalino, and Sakazuki stood in three directions, surrounding Lu Bu.