Though he hadn't stepped through yet, he could already see the gates of Holy Land Mary Geoise.
Stunned, he strode forward with large steps.
"Let's go too!" The other four Elders followed suit.
"Ah? The Five Elders have arrived!!"
In an instant, the five elders materialized directly at the entrance.
Causing the gate guards to immediately kneel.
But the Elders paid them no heed.
Instead, their gazes swept across the surroundings.
The familiar architecture, the familiar guards and various familiar Celestial Dragons.
"It's truly real!!" Nusjuro voice trembled, his expression agitated.
"This Dr. Leon is truly remarkable! To think he could invent such a .... divine technology!"
"Indeed, what kind of mind does he possess? He's only eight years old..."
"For an eight-year-old to create such powerful technological products, one can only imagine how high his future achievements will be!" The Five Elders were momentarily stunned, each of their face revealing astonishment.
With their minds as the supreme rulers of the World Government, they fully grasped the implications of this Anywhere Door.
It could be used for rapid combat, evasion, evacuation, transportation, rescue, ambushes...
The applications were endless! Its utility was anything but trivial.
Not only would it save manpower, time, and transportation costs, but most importantly, it provided the absolute advantage of free movement on battlefields!!
This alone made the Anywhere Door's value no less than that of the Seraphim.
"Our World Government has truly unearthed a treasure, to have such a genius!"
"Indeed, with this Anywhere Door, though the pirates' counterfeit Seraphim remain a threat, we need no longer fear them."
"Wherever pirates appear, we can strike there directly!"
"Heh, they won't even have time to flee—just open a door to their ships!" The Five Elders' faces were alight with excitement.
Soon, they returned to Sengoku.
"Sengoku, how much does it cost to produce one Anywhere Door?"
"Reporting to the Elders, each unit requires ten billion Berries."
"Ten billion Berries, you say..."
"Good! I'll allocate one hundred billion Berries immediately! Produce ten units first!"
Sengoku was overjoyed at these words.
"Yes!"
******
Beaming with delight, Sengoku quickly returned to Marine Headquarters.
He relayed the news to Leon.
The research base expanded once more and an Anywhere Door mass-production factory was established!
The entire Marine Headquarters buzzed with activity again!
Time flew and within just a few days, the mass-production technology for the Anywhere Door was completed.
The Anywhere Door entered autonomous mass production.
It was estimated that one unit could be produced every half-month.
During this period, Leon practically lived in the laboratory.
Working tirelessly through sleepless nights...
"Developing a Yonko-level Seraphim is incredibly challenging!" Leon, disheveled and unkempt, scratched his head in frustration.
Currently, he was fully immersed in creating a Yonko-tier Seraphim.
"It's tough, but I've already found some leads..." Leon grinned.
His youthful face brimming with confidence.
"I wonder what even more incredible technological rewards the system will give after completing this mission..." Leon mused silently.
He was eagerly anticipating it!
"Let's keep going! All of you, help me record this data and conduct comparative experiments." Leon instructed his assistant scientists to assist him in the research and development.
The R&D work was in full swing...
*****
New World.
On the deck of the Red Force.
"Shanks, I don't think Whitebeard will heed our advice..." Ben Beckman took a deep drag from his cigarette.
He exhaled slowly and spoke, "And you sent a newcomer over to whitebeard. I wonder if Whitebeard will even notice..."
"The boss is one of the Four Emperors, just like Whitebeard. He'll definitely notice!" A crew member chimed in from behind.
"Hmm... maybe." Hearing their discussion, the red-haired young man merely offered a distracted, perfunctory smile.
Earlier, Shanks had sent a newcomer named Rockstar to deliver a letter to Whitebeard.
The goal was to persuade Whitebeard to order Ace's return.
"Shanks, aside from that..." Ben Beckman's expression turned grave. "There's also something major happening at the sea..."
"What?" Shanks looked at him curiously.
"Did you know? Onigashima was attacked by the Marines. The entire island is in ruins, with heavy casualties!"
"Huh?" Shanks frowned involuntarily.
"Was it a preemptive strike by the Marines? Did they send troops and admirals? Or..." Yasopp couldn't help but ask.
"No!" Ben Beckman shook his head solemnly.
"You might not believe it, but even though the Marines have plenty of high-ranking officers, the one who actually carried out the attack was Akainu alone!"
"You heard me right—no troops, just one Marine admiral!"
Hearing this, the others were stunned.
The two exchanged glances, seeing the same confusion on each other's faces.
"How is that possible? Forget Kaido, even a single Marine admiral shouldn't be able to handle all the beast pirates executive!"
"Even though Jack are missing from Kaido's forces now, just King and Queen alone should be enough to holdback Akainu, right?"
"Under these circumstances, I don't see how he could win!" Shanks shook his head firmly.
The crew also voiced their disbelief.
Ben Beckman took another deep drag from his cigarette.
"Common sense would say so! But in reality, Kaido couldn't even lay a finger on Akainu!"
"What? That's impossible! No way! Absolutely no way!" Shanks shook his head resolutely.
But then, his expression shifted to one of bewilderment and seriousness.
"How many Seraphim of admiral-level strength did Akainu bring?"
Aside from this, he couldn't think of any other explanation.
After all, Admiral-level Seraphim had already made their debut.
Bringing a few would be equivalent to bringing multiple admirals.
Against Kaido and the Beasts Pirates, the odds of their victory would indeed be high!
"None. He really only come alone! But he brought a very strange piece of high-tech equipment." Ben Beckman shook his head and explained slowly.
"It was invented by the genius scientist Leon. They call it the Anywhere Door. Supposedly, passing through it allows you to go anywhere in the world at will."
"Akainu used this Anywhere Door to move freely around Onigashima. He didn't fight Kaido directly—instead, he wreaked havoc and slaughtered indiscriminately!"
"Every attack was his strongest technique, but he struck and vanished without a trace."
"So no matter how furious Kaido was, he could only watch helplessly as his territory was destroyed and his people were mercilessly slaughtered..."
Upon hearing Benn Beckman's words, Shanks and the others collectively showed expressions of shock!
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