The return of Vegapunk undoubtedly adds tremendous combat power to the new navy.
Although Vegapunk himself is not a top-level strongman, for a force, Vegapunk is even more important than an admiral-level fighter.
It is true that the admiral is the top combat force in this world, but there is only one admiral himself. The sea is so vast that no matter how powerful a person is, it is impossible for him to be comprehensive and protect everyone within his territory.
But Vegapunk was different. His abilities allowed even ordinary marines to fight against powerful pirates. While Seraph's technology couldn't perfectly replicate the combat power of an admiral, it wasn't difficult for Seraph to deal with most pirates whose bounties didn't exceed 1.5 billion.
What's rare is that the effort required to create a Seraph is far less than that required to train a general.
This enables a significant increase in the strength of the new navy.
When they completely transform the resources they currently possess into combat power, the new navy will undoubtedly become the most powerful force in the world.
Far beyond the world government.
Today's new navy already has the powerful power to influence the world, and now, they will have the decisive power to control this world!
After returning to the New Navy, Vegapunk did not choose to move his base, and he did not plan to establish a new scientific research base in Wan Guo.
In his opinion, Lord Lantern's stomach island is the most perfect base in the world.
Lantern-sama has been completely transformed by Vegapunk and no longer has his own consciousness. The people who control his body are Vegapunk and his clones.
This base has strong mobility and concealment. The only drawback is that the mineral resources on the stomach island are extremely scarce, and there is no way to grow food, so all supplies need to be transported from the outside.
Previously, Vegapunk was able to produce some research results in Lord Lantern's belly, but he had to rely on the existing materials on the islands and warships that were swallowed by Lord Lantern at that time.
Now Vegapunk needs to assist Yoshiichi Tsugakuni in completely arming the new navy, which is naturally impossible to do relying on the existing resources on Stomach Island.
To this end, the New Navy also began to continuously transfer supplies from other regions to the Stomach Island, hoping that Vegapunk would help the New Navy replace and improve its equipment as soon as possible.
This is an extremely long process in itself. The iteration of weapons and equipment often requires the efforts of several generations before there is a chance to achieve a technological leap.
You must know that in the hundreds of years since the establishment of the World Government, the technological development of this world has almost stagnated. Wooden sailing ships are still the mainstream of this world, and the appearance of flintlock rifles was already hundreds of years ago.
It would be an extremely difficult task for the new navy to achieve weapons dominance over other forces.
However, this kind of thing is obviously not a difficult thing for Vegapunk.
Vegapunk's scientific research capabilities are unquestionable. In an era when electricity was not yet widely available, Vegapunk was even able to give robots their own intelligence and realize the practical application of cloning technology.
His existence itself seems to be synonymous with "future technology".
What's more crucial is that Yuichi Tsugakuin has truly witnessed the so-called "future technology". When it comes to helping the new navy upgrade its equipment, all Vegapunk has to do is realize the idea in Yuichi Tsugakuin's mind.
In order to improve the weapons used by grassroots soldiers, Vegapunk even temporarily stopped analyzing and researching Yixiao's bloodline factors, and personally took action to frequently communicate with Jigoku Yoshiichi to discuss matters related to weapons.
"Reloading a flintlock rifle is too slow. Soldiers fighting on the front lines often find it difficult to complete a second reload in close combat against the enemy."
"I hope to use a magazine connected to the barrel to achieve automatic loading, automatic feeding, and continuous firing." In the stomach island of Lantern Lord, Ji Guoyuanyi was sitting on a sofa in a laboratory, holding a pencil in his hand, drawing a schematic diagram on the draft paper.
Although Yoshiichirō's swordsmanship is unparalleled, his painting skills are just average. Vegapunk looked at the sketch drawn by Yoshiichirō and instantly understood what Yoshiichirō Tsugikuni meant.
"Continuous firing isn't difficult. Some pistols can do this, and they can load up to five bullets at a time. However, the burst mechanism is mature, and the main problem is feeding the bullets."
"You mentioned a magazine that can automatically reload a gun... That's a good idea. I'll try to implement it."
As Vegapunk listened to Yoriichi's idea, he nodded and felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.
It was just a small idea, but Vegapunk knew that once Tsugakuni Yoriichi's vision was fulfilled, the power of the firearm would be more than doubled!
Very few new sailors can hit the vital point with every shot, but if they are given the opportunity to fire twenty or thirty shots, the possibility of hitting the vital point will naturally increase greatly.
"Our new navy's equipment research and development department has actually started research on magazines a long time ago. The biggest problem at the moment is that we can't make springs."
"Doctor, I need your help to solve this problem."
As he spoke, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi drew a simple sketch of a spring and looked at Vegapunk with anticipation in his eyes.
Springs are not simple things. Different scenarios require different springs.
Firearms are just one of the many application scenarios of springs.
Springs made of different materials have different effects. It does not mean that simply bending a round steel into a spring will definitely work.
The people in the new naval equipment department are basically various craftsmen from the Handicraft Island. It is naturally no problem to ask them to do handicrafts. As long as Yuichi can make clear requirements, they can almost give Yuichi attention in the production.
But design and manufacturing are two completely different concepts, and scientists and craftsmen are two completely different types of talents.
The person who can promote the development of firearms must be a scholar with outstanding wisdom like Vegapunk.
"Huh? A spring?"
"I will find a way to solve these problems, and once the technology matures, I will design an automated production line for firearms."
"During this period, you only need to satisfy the material supply as much as possible. As for the rest, I will satisfy you!"
"By the way, we can also carry out the warship transformation. Over the years, I have modified Lantern-sama and created many functional robots that can be of great use in the warship transformation."
"In order to quickly build a strong enough new navy, let's advance these projects simultaneously!"
Vegapunk is more ambitious than Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
Yes, for him, the moment Seraph came into being, he couldn't wait to use his power to bring peace to the world.
If it weren't for Yoshiichi Tsugakuni's playful approach and stopping Vegapunk, the Seraph would have already rushed out of the Bankoku and been on the front line fighting against the pirates.
However, Vegapunk finally understood the principle of sharpening the knife before chopping wood, and understood that a few Seraphs could not bring about radical changes to the world. What he had to do was to create more Seraphs and more advanced weapons and equipment so that the new navy could speed up the pace of unifying the new world.
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Vegapunk's confidence was not without reason. In just one week, the first generation of magazines had been designed and samples and matching guns had been produced.
The magazine capacity is not very large, only 20 rounds, but the emergence of this magazine also means that the new navy's thermal weapons have entered a new stage.
Not only that, in this short week, Vegapunk also studied the rifling processed by the craftsmen based on Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's description, and briefly studied the conical bullets.
Some changes and adjustments were also made to the guns and bullets, and a sample gun was made which Vegapunk named Pioneer.
When the Pioneer was being tested, all the senior leaders of the New Navy came to the shooting range. Except for Yoriichi Tsugakuni and the knowledgeable Zephyr and Kuzan, the others had basically no expectations for the new firearms. The main reason they came was to give Vegapunk face.
But when a series of "da da da" gunshots rang out in the ten-meter shooting range, completely breaking a 15mm thick steel plate, everyone's expression changed.
Although the firearms used by the new navy were slightly more advanced than those of other forces, a thicker wooden table could block the bullets. During naval battles, the distance was far, and the firearms could not even threaten the pirates on other ships who were relying on the hull for protection.
But this weapon called Pioneer is different. It can penetrate steel plates, and can even penetrate some not very thick ship plates. If a bullet of such power hits the human body, I am afraid that even those who have just started to learn Armament Haki will not be able to withstand such an attack!
This gun can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of ordinary people, and more importantly, this gun can fire continuously and is extremely convenient to load!
“Crack!”
At the shooting range, Luo, who was assisting in the firearms demonstration, raised a rifle that looked like an AK in his hand with one hand, gently blew away the smoke from the muzzle, and then quickly removed the magazine, replaced it with a new one, pulled the bolt, and started shooting again.
The steel plate, which was already riddled with bullet holes, was shot in half, and the uneven fracture made the new navy members stunned.
"How is it? Are you satisfied?"
Vegapunk looked at the new gun he had made with a look of pride on his face.
Before Yuan Yi and the others could speak, Double Punk said to himself, "Well, as a single-soldier weapon, this is actually a little lacking."
"But it doesn't matter. I made something better. You will definitely be satisfied."
"Robin."
As he spoke, Vegapunk called out Robin's name. The latter understood, crossed her hands, and used the power of the Hana-Hana Fruit to open the large box beside her. She then took out a three-meter-long gun from it and passed it back to her own hand.
At the same time, a roll of chain bullets was taken out of the box and handed to Robin.
"This is……"
Seeing the appearance of this gun, Yunyi's expression was slightly tense, and he was a little surprised.
"I named it The Terminator!"
"The messenger who ends the Great Age of Pirates!"
Vegapunk smiled brightly, and Robin pulled the bolt after loading the bullet and then pulled the trigger.
“Beep, beep, beep…”
The dull and dense sound of gunfire rang out in the shooting range. In just a few seconds, Robin had fired all the hundreds of bullets in the roll.
The steel target in the distance had long since disappeared without a trace, broken into several pieces and scattered on the ground.
The gunfire stopped, and Vegapunk looked at the new navy members beside him with pride, his face full of complacency.
"What do you think of this Terminator?!" In fact, this was an unnecessary question. Except for Yunyi, the others had already been shocked by this advanced weapon.
Even Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's expression froze for a moment after seeing this alien Maxim.
Vegapunk is indeed a genius among geniuses. He only heard about Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's idea of automatic firearms a week ago, but in such a short time he was able to draw inferences from his experience and create such a terrifying weapon.
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi believes that it won't be long before the world will undergo tremendous changes because of these two super weapons.
How many pirates couldn't even stop a flintlock rifle?! Of those who could stop a flintlock bullet, how many could stop an AK or a Maxim?
Except for natural-type and some superhuman-type people and some powerful armed Haki masters, most people should not be able to withstand firearms of this power.
When he thought about the effect these two weapons would have in future wars, Yunyi smiled faintly:
"Dr. Vegapunk, you will be remembered by everyone."
"Although the Seraphs are extremely powerful, the ones who can still truly terrify the pirates are probably your Pioneers and Terminators."
A flattery made Vegapunk smile happily.
Other senior officials of the New Navy also looked at Vegapunk differently. They all realized what kind of changes this top scientist could bring to the New Navy.
Yes, Vegapunk's strength is indeed not as good as all of them, but his role will only be greater than theirs.
It is no wonder that when the World Government learned that Vegapunk was taken away from Egg Island by the New Navy, it chose to go into battle head-on with the powerful New Navy without hesitation.
When the Kingdom of Alabasta was robbed, a closer look revealed that it was closely related to Vegapunk.
The World Government fears Yoriichi Tsugakuni, and is even more afraid of Yoriichi Tsugakuni who joins forces with Vegapunk.
"If stability is not a problem, find a way to mass-produce it."
"Start with the frontline troops!"
Yoshikazu Tsugakuni acted decisively and immediately gave Vegapunk the greatest support he could.
Under the leadership of Vegapunk, a number of automated arsenals were built in Lantern's stomach island, and waste gas and wastewater were discharged into the sea through Lantern's body.
When the Arsenal officially began operations, Vegapunk's decisions at that time also reflected its foresight.
Lord Lantern can be moved, and the pollution from the arsenal will not affect Cake Island in the slightest.
This level of pollution is not a problem for the vast ocean and can be easily purified through circulation.
…………………………(End of this chapter)
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