Grand Line, the Red Force.
"Shanks, What do you think?" Benn Beckman leaned against the railing, taking a deep drag on his cigarette.
"Mm, I've heard about it, the second Devil Fruit!" Shanks nodded, his face full of surprise.
"That kid Leon is really amazing! Only eight years old and he can invent such a terrifying thing!"
In front of his crew, Shanks showed a look of genuine amazement.
"The second devil fruit! It can give Devil Fruit users a second ability! This is too terrifying!"
However, Yasopp shook his head. "No matter how many fruit abilities there are, they ultimately can't compare to Haki!"
"That's right! Haki trascend all after all!" Lucky Roo took a bite of his chicken leg.
"No!" Benn Beckman shook his head seriously. "You're all wrong!"
"Haki can indeed counter all Devil Fruit abilities in the world, but if one could possess two Devil Fruit abilities, perhaps the combination of the two powers could form a terrifying abilities!"
"For example, if Kaido gained Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability to go with his already powerful Dragon form..."
"The Fish-Fish Fruit gave him an absurdly strong and monstrous physique. If he gets the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability with super strong attack power, what would be the result?"
"He would probably become an invincible, unkillable, terrifying existence!!"
"I guess even the Marines would be afraid of Kaido in this state, right?"
The executives fell silent.
The power was scary just to think about.
Seeing the tacit approval of the many executives, Benn Beckman took another puff of his cigarette and continued.
"And don't forget, the Marines are building more factories recently! Combining the two, I'm afraid the Marines could mass-produce this second Devil Fruit in the future!"
"Under such mass production, can you imagine to what extent the Marines' strength will grow?"
The executives were suddenly speechless, swallowing hard.
If the Marines mass-produced these for their high-ranking officers and even soldiers, the power increase would be immense.
All three admirals becoming dual fruit users—it was a terrifying thought.
Shanks nodded deeply. "Indeed..."
Benn Beckman sighed. "To be honest, we are now completely behind the other three Emperor groups."
"If you don't believe me, think about it: the Whitebeard Pirates got their custom Seraphim earlier than us. They will definitely do their most to guide and train it, and its strength is not to be underestimated!"
"As for Kaido and Big Mom, those two groups have already allied with each other. Not only have they joined forces, they even have the advantage in technology!"
"And their number of Seraphim is definitely not small! Moreover, they cultivated them much earlier than when Whitebeard got his. In terms of individual strength, it must be stronger than what Whitebeard have..."
"So it looks like we, the Red-Haired Pirates are the only ones lagging behind overall!"
"Am I right?"
Benn Beckman's analysis immediately made all the executives feel a strong sense of crisis.
"I..."
Seeing that his purpose had been achieved, Benn Beckman continued, "So our next step is, we need to keep up with their pace, otherwise, we might be seen as the weakest Emperor group by the Marines!"
"At that time, our Red-Haired Pirates will really become the first Emperor group to be wipe out by the Marines!"
Shanks immediately felt the seriousness of the situation.
"Indeed..."
"So, if we want to quickly catch up with the other Emperors, there's only one shortcut!"
"That is to get an Anywhere Door! They don't have an Anywhere Door. Once we get one, we can come and go as we please, knowing we can retreat at any time when attacked. We can also quickly counterattack the Marines, so they won't strike against us first!"
"Only in this way can we keep up with them!"
Benn Beckman was eloquent. "So, our most urgent task now is only one!"
"That is to have someone keep an eye on the Celestial Dragons and quickly seize their Anywhere Door!"
After listening to Benn Beckman's words, Shanks give his order in a deep voice.
"Good! Now I order all executives to split into five groups. Your only task is to seize an Anywhere Door from the Celestial Dragon. Dismiss!"
"Yes!!"
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Time flew by.
A week quickly passed.
"Hahaha, Leon said he has been successfully made another second Devil Fruit!! Quick, lets go to Leon's laboratory!" Sengoku was overjoyed and hurriedly order Garp and others.
A group of high-ranking Marines excitedly rushed to Leon's laboratory.
When they arrived, they saw the Devil Fruit, as smooth as an apple.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who among you will go first this time?" Leon smiled and handed over the Devil Fruit.
"This..." Sengoku's face was full of expectation as he looked at the admirals.
Both Aokiji and Akainu had an intense look in their eyes.
"Leon, you invented this, you decide who to give it to!" Sengoku pondered and laughed.
"That's good!" Leon smiled and looked at his brother.
"Brother? How about you go first?"
Hearing Leon said this, others also thought it made sense.
After all, Kizaru was his brother.
It was normal to prioritize family.
But...
"Me? No, no." Kizaru shook his head and waved his hands.
"The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. My current ability is enough! Better give it to someone else!"
Hearing this, Leon was both amused and exasperated.
Kizaru was just that lazy.
"Then... Admiral Akainu, its yours!" Leon smiled and handed the Devil Fruit over.
"Alright!!" Akainu was delighted as he was clutching the fruit tightly, afraid someone else would snatch it away.
He quickly took it and, under the expectant and envious gazes of Sengoku and the others, swallowed it in one gulp.
"Still as disgusting as ever..."
"Hm?" Akainu frowned.
"i don't discovered anything special... Could it have failed?"
Sengoku and the others looked shocked.
So this thing still had a possibility of failure.
However, Akainu tentatively threw a punch.
The next moment, his fist in the air seemed to shatter glass and with a breaking sound, cracks like a spiderweb exploded in the void!!
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