"Understood."
Vice Admiral Tsuru nodded in agreement, then continued to report, "The number of contract fruits is constantly decreasing."
"We have already gathered Navy personnel with perception-type professions and formed the [Fruit Fishing Navy Fleet] to wander the Four Seas and the Grand Line, searching for contract fruits."
To be precise,
it's not that the number of contract fruits is decreasing, but that contract fruits have always been scarce.
Previously, due to a game event, the Game Merchant had released all the contract fruits into the East Blue, and no one realized the importance of the contract fruits, so they were easily obtained.
But now, the Game Merchant has left the East Blue,
the total number of contract fruits remains unchanged, but they are now scattered and appear randomly across the Grand Line and the Four Seas.
With the expanded territory, searching for them has become difficult.
Furthermore, the global broadcast via the Transponder Snail has made everyone eager for contract fruits; their first reaction upon getting one is to eat it.
This is different from Devil Fruits.
Eating a Devil Fruit turns you into a 'hammer' (unable to swim), which is a significant drawback, and you have to gamble, hoping not to get a useless Devil Fruit.
Some pirates and Merchants would hesitate and then choose to sell Devil Fruits.
But with contract fruits, you can become a player by completing a Contract Mission, with no drawbacks; you can grow stronger by continuously hunting Pollution Monsters, so no one is foolish enough to exchange them for money.
Therefore, the difficulty for all factions in searching for contract fruits has greatly increased.
"Well done; Navy players must maintain a numerical advantage."
Sengoku nodded in satisfaction.
Vice Admiral Tsuru understood his thoughts, unlike Garp, whose head seemed stuffed with snacks, only knowing how to swing his Kylin Arm and look for fights—he was simply impossible to communicate with.
The current number of Navy players is 10,500.
They account for 30% of the Pirate World players.
It sounds like a lot,
but according to the Game Intelligence Department, the Game Merchant releases three thousand contract fruits every month.
Moreover, every faction that establishes a family can consistently obtain two contract fruits each month.
Hunting elite-level monsters in the Purgatory map also has a chance to drop contract fruit fragments.
It won't take long at all.
Navy players will no longer have their current numerical advantage; they must use this time to solidify the Navy Headquarters' position in the game.
"There's one more thing."
After a slight nod, Vice Admiral Tsuru continued, "The set of Lord equipment obtained from hunting the Soul Reaper has found its true purpose."
"How is it?"
Sengoku's eyes lit up.
When hunting the Soul Reaper, the Navy paid a very high price.
Although they obtained purple-quality Lord equipment, they had never figured out its use, simply temporarily equipping it on Smoker.
It could indeed enhance combat power significantly, but compared to the price they paid, it seemed somewhat unprofitable.
"A Navy Vice Admiral killed a Red-Haired Night Yaksha, and this item dropped."
Vice Admiral Tsuru opened her backpack and traded the dropped item to Sengoku.
[Defense Tower Blueprint (Green)]: After consuming materials, set up a Defense Tower in your family territory that can attack enemies approaching the family territory.
"Defense Tower?"
Sengoku looked surprised and quickly asked, "Are you saying the Lord equipment is a material for building a Defense Tower?"
"That's right."
Vice Admiral Tsuru nodded and said, "Building a Defense Tower requires a large amount of materials, such as Yin Qi Crystals, Purgatory Flowers, etc., all of which must be obtained from Pollution Monsters."
"Among them, the essential material that must be consumed is the equipment dropped by Contaminated Lords."
"Depending on the attributes of the Lord equipment invested, the Defense Tower will also exhibit different abilities."
The Defense Tower's abilities are related to the Contaminated Lord's abilities.
For example, the [Soul Reaper Set] obtained by the Navy Headquarters, if used to build a Defense Tower, has a high probability of manifesting some of the Soul Reaper's skills.
"A Defense Tower can release the skills of a Contaminated Lord?"
Sengoku's breathing quickened.
When they hunted the Soul Reaper, it seemed very easy at first.
But the further they went, the stronger the Soul Reaper's unleashed power became: Grip of Fear, Death Scythe, Yin Qi Burial... A single raise of its hand could wipe out thousands of players.
Even top players had to exert their full strength to resist.
Now,
with just one Defense Tower, the Navy Headquarters could possess the power of a Contaminated Lord?
Sengoku asked the most crucial question: "How many reward points does it cost to build a Defense Tower?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru replied, "Three hundred thousand reward points."
This was a conservative estimate; if Revolutionary Army players and Pirate players learned of the Navy's goal and forcibly raised material prices, it could be even more expensive.
"It's not expensive; let Sakazuki handle it!"
Sengoku took a deep breath, saying this with a pained expression.
Three hundred thousand reward points is enough to cultivate a top player; how could it not be expensive?
But compared to the Defense Tower's capabilities, it was indeed negligible.
Vice Admiral Tsuru added, "Equipment dropped by Commander-level monsters can also be used as materials for building Defense Towers; they are just slightly weaker and not as powerful as Lord equipment."
"It doesn't matter."
Sengoku waved his hand and said, "In the entire Pirate World, only we possess Lord equipment. Once the Lord-level Defense Tower is built, let alone Red-Haired Shanks, even if all players in the world attack together, Navy Headquarters will stand as firm as a mountain!"
"Yes."
Inside the Game House,
Fang Yi had just seen off Gecko Moria and smiled, "The players of the Pirate World have also gotten on track and are starting to head to the New World."
Currently, the situation in the Pirate World can be said to be largely stable.
Of the former Four Emperors, only the Whitebeard Pirates remain.
The Queen of Tottoland, the former Four Emperors Big Mom Linlin, failed to seize the opportunity of the Reincarnation Game in time and was used by Fleet Admiral Sengoku of the Navy Headquarters as a living target to establish their might.
She was lured along with the Big Mom Pirates to the waters near Marine Headquarters.
Then, the Lord-level [Soul Reaper Defense Tower] shattered hundreds of large ships and the closest island where the Big Mom Pirates were anchored with a single strike.
The dying Big Mom was captured on the spot, her remaining crew scattered and fled for their lives, and the entire Tottoland Kingdom was left leaderless and completely carved up by the covetous pirates.
Thus,
everyone realized the terrifying power and strike range of the Lord-level Defense Tower. They began collecting materials to build Defense Towers and reached a consensus that they absolutely could not fight the Navy near Marine Headquarters.
And then,
the Adventurers' Guild gradually emerged, unlike the Navy and Revolutionary Army, which are fixed, monolithic forces; it is more like a spiritual banner.
Led by Red-Haired Shanks, it continuously promotes the Adventurer spirit, guiding countless people to set sail and fight against fate.
"The noble groups of the Four Seas, the Revolutionary Army, Navy Headquarters and the World Government, and various great pirates…"
Fang Yi sighed, "The complexity of the Pirate World far exceeds that of the Ninja World."
"That's good too; the more complex the forces, the less they can stably reach agreements, and entering the New World will be able to drive the development of the game."
The Game Merchant was very dissatisfied with the current state of the Ninja World.
Despite having several months more game time than the Pirate World, they have been unable to produce Tier 2 players due to mutual apprehension.
If that's the case, then they shouldn't blame themselves when they are surpassed by Pirate players.
"Master, are we going to the Hokage World?"
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