In the entire Wano Country, only Ashura Doji could receive a Devil Fruit bestowed by General Nox.
Now that General Nox had bestowed a Devil Fruit upon him, it was a recognition and affirmation of him. No matter what, he would definitely fulfill General Nox's requirements!
"Yes, the Devil Fruit I bestowed upon you is the Ox Ox Fruit, Red-Eyed Ox Form. It can increase your strength and stamina, which is very suitable for you as a craftsman."
General Nox nodded with satisfaction after using Kenbunshoku Haki to check Neil's attitude towards him.
After speaking, he continued to inspect the weapon factory.
The weapon factory here had been established for several years, forging many swords and weapons, and many of those weapons were produced and sold internally.
Some were also sold externally, but General Nox did not have the idea of selling weapons on a large scale at the moment, only selling the outdated swords and weapons.
"Now that we have factories for forging swords and weapons, the next step is to build forging factories for various firearms."
General Nox thought for a moment and decided to continue building factories.
In this World, cold weapons are the main weapons of the strong, and firearms are the weapons of the weak.
But in this World, the strong are few, so the demand for cold weapons is far less than that for firearms.
Selling firearms is the most profitable weapon business.
With General Nox's order, Wano Country began a large-scale construction movement again, and factories were planned and built one after another.
Three months later, good news finally came from Lesley's side. The Longevity Potion had been successfully improved!
"Lesley, you are amazing!"
General Nox rushed to Lesley's laboratory immediately and excitedly spun her around a few times.
"Nox, this is the Longevity Potion I improved. Its effect has doubled based on the original!"
After General Nox put her down, Lesley happily took out a tube of green potion and said.
"Then I'll give it a try!"
General Nox took the potion from Lesley's hand and drank it in one gulp.
Lesley watched General Nox nervously. Although she had done experiments and knew it was not poisonous and beneficial to the human body, she was still a little nervous seeing General Nox drink it directly like this.
After drinking the Longevity Potion, General Nox carefully observed his own situation with Kenbunshoku Haki, under Life Return.
He could clearly feel that the Longevity Potion in his stomach was being rapidly absorbed, and then a warm current spread throughout his body.
His body's cells seemed to be injected with a new vitality, making his entire body more energetic.
His body felt like it had become younger, his vitality had become more vigorous as a result, and his recovery ability had also become stronger.
With just this effect, he could determine that this Longevity Potion could indeed extend life. As for how long it could extend life, he didn't know, after all, he wasn't old yet.
"Lesley, this Longevity Potion..."
When General Nox opened his eyes and saw Lesley's nervous expression, he described his feelings.
"Phew, it's good that you're fine. It seems that the Longevity Potion I improved is truly successful!"
Lesley said happily.
"Lesley, don't reveal the news of this Longevity Potion. For now, only the four of us need to know."
"Also, make a few more copies, and send one to Shakky and Athena as well."
General Nox reminded her. If this thing were known by the World Government or other Pirate Crew, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Don't worry, I understand."
Lesley nodded.
"One last thing, you just reignited the fire, and this time you are responsible for extinguishing it."
Perhaps it was because he had just drunk the Longevity Potion, and the effect was a bit strong, leaving him full of energy and needing someone to extinguish the fire.
Moreover, Lesley's white doctor's attire combined with her tempting black stockings, a head of golden shoulder-length short hair, and her moving eyes completely ignited the fire in General Nox's heart.
"Extinguish the fire?"
For a moment, Lesley didn't understand what General Nox meant by extinguishing the fire.
But seeing General Nox's burning gaze and his skilled undressing technique, she immediately understood what lighting the fire and extinguishing the fire meant.
"This is the laboratory..."
Lesley had been in the laboratory for these three months, so she was also a little inflamed, but thinking of the location, she was still a bit hesitant.
"It's okay, I already instructed when I came in just now that no one is allowed to approach here without our permission."
General Nox would not give Lesley any excuses. The undressing technique was not only useful for Lesley but also for himself.
In just a few words, the two were already naked before each other.
A great battle thus began!
Time flew by, and another year passed, bringing the time to Sea Calendar 1488.
Two years had passed since General Nox and the others plundered many Allied Nations.
And the major Pirate Crew in the New World had also developed steadily for two years.
After multiple Allied Nations were plundered and the Marine was defeated two years ago, many ambitious people from the Four Seas and the Grand Line went out to sea to become pirates.
There had been no major wars in the past two years, giving many pirates who entered the New World some time to breathe.
At the same time, those pirates who entered the New World were extremely ambitious, wanting to challenge the major Pirate Crew to gain fame, but without exception, they all failed!
The current major Pirate Crew all have Admiral-level Captains in charge, which is something that those rookie Pirate Crew cannot compare with.
Two years were almost enough time for the major Pirate Crew to consolidate the territories they occupied.
The overall strength of each pirate group had expanded, and along with it, the ambitions of the Captains of each pirate group had also expanded.
The entire New World was now in the calm before the storm, and a war affecting the entire New World could break out at any time!
Furthermore, the Marine had been surprisingly quiet during this period, not withdrawing all their forces back to the Marine Fortress, seemingly allowing the pirates of the New World to peacefully compete for territory, with the understanding that the Marine would absolutely not interfere.
At the most tranquil moment in the New World, the Limitless Pirates were the first to stir up the fiercest storm!
Twenty-five fifty-meter long pirate ships, fifteen one-hundred-meter long pirate ships, three two-hundred-meter long pirate ships, and one five-hundred-meter long pirate ship sailed mightily towards the center of the New World.
The leading five-hundred-meter long pirate ship among them was entirely made of special steel, and the steel at the bottom and around the hull was mixed with Sea Stone, making its defense unparalleled!
Its power system also adopted a hybrid form, which could be driven manually, by wind sails, or by oil fuel and coal steam.
Its bow was like a giant dragon head spitting dragon breath, and within its dragon mouth was a giant super cannon, giving the feeling that it could fire at any moment.
One hundred and eight improved powerful cannons were installed on the sides of the ship. The entire ship's construction style was like a war fortress sailing on the Sea.
This giant ship, like a steel fortress, was General Nox's mount on the Sea: Hades!
After obtaining the design blueprint from Sky Island, General Nox handed it over to the research department upon his return, and they improved it.
Even without electric power, other energy sources could be used to replace electricity, though without electricity, it could not fly.
"Hahahaha, the war has begun, let's go, my little ones!"
General Nox stood on the bow of the Hades and laughed loudly.
"Long live the Captain!!"
"Limitless Pirates will win!"
"Hahahaha, conquer the World!!"
"..."
The more than sixty thousand pirates on the forty-four pirate ships all burst into excited laughter. Their Limitless Pirates were finally going to expand!
General Nox's movement shocked the World!
The tranquility of the New World was broken at this moment.
All the major Pirate Crew were fully prepared, ready to launch a war at any time!
"Jie hahahaha, let's go too, head towards the center of the New World!"
Golden Lion immediately set off after receiving the news of General Nox's movement.
"Have they arrived? Then let them come!"
Silver Axe looked at the intelligence in his hand and said coldly, then summoned the Executive Officers of the Silver Axe Pirates, ready to strike at any time.
The Silver Axe Pirates were General Nox's target. He stood in the way of General Nox's expansion.
And Golden Lion's target was the John Pirate Crew. John also stood in the way of Golden Lion's expansion.
The other major Pirate Crew in the New World also entered a state of war, and even the Whitebeard Pirates, unwilling to be left out, began to expand.
At this moment, the New World erupted into chaos. Pirate battles were everywhere, and even the Marine and World Government were paying close attention to the war in the New World.
Furthermore, they did not dare to send any troops into the New World, fearing that the pirates would think they were interfering in the New World war and would unite against them.
"Hahahaha, little ones, this time we are going to seize the territory of the Limitless Pirates, follow me!"
Brandon, the Captain of the Violence Pirates, laughed heartily.
"Long live the Captain!!"
The subordinates of the Violence Pirates responded to Brandon's words and cheered.
"Nox, although you saved me, business is business!"
Brandon stood on the bow, thinking about what Silver Axe had said to him before.
The territories of the Violence Pirates and the Silver Axe Pirates were adjacent to that of the Limitless Pirates.
And General Nox's strength made both him and Silver Axe somewhat apprehensive, so they decided to join forces to defeat the Limitless Pirates first.
"Nox, the Violence Pirates have moved out. Their direction of expansion is towards our Limitless Pirates!"
Just as General Nox was about to reach the territory of the Silver Axe Pirates, he received intelligence from Shakky.
"Hmph, only the weak will unite!"
"Bullet, Ashura Doji, Howard, you three lead half the men and go stop Brandon for me."
"Remember, you just need to stall him. After I defeat Silver Axe, I'll go deal with him!"
General Nox snorted coldly.
"Yes, Captain!" × 3
Hearing General Nox's words, the three of Bullet said excitedly.
They had long wanted to fight against those great pirates. Although their combined strength was weaker than those great pirates.
But if the three of them joined forces, they would have the confidence to fight against those great pirates.
The three of them had often sparred over the years and knew how strong each other was.
Especially Bullet, whose strength had improved by leaps and bounds after Awakening Busoshoku Haki, becoming incredibly strong.
Over the years, the Limitless Pirates no longer had just one Executive Officer, but three Executive Officers, namely Ashura Doji, Bullet, and Howard!
Howard is the user of the Shock-Shock Fruit, who appeared in Chapter 153. He was originally a great General of the Kingdom of Baikal and was later recruited.