Currently, he only has seven companions, two fewer than Luna.
Good heavens, the opposing side already formed a ten-person team; he was far behind!
Luffy was completely struck by the news, and it was no wonder he was flustered.
He should know that Luna started sailing as a pirate later than him! Yet, her fame and influence were higher than his, a fact evident from the bounty on her wanted poster.
But at the same time, whether it was his personal strength or the strength of his companions, he was far behind, which was a significant blow to Luffy.
"Um, hello everyone." Although Luffy looked a little down, Shana still stepped forward and greeted the Straw Hat Pirates. Through their previous conversations, she knew that many members of the Straw Hat Pirates, who were much weaker than the Pink Hat Pirates, were friends and family with their crew. Since they were friends, she naturally treated them with the best demeanor and attitude.
"Hello." The entire Straw Hat Pirates greeted her, but Luffy still looked listless. It seemed the blow was indeed significant, and he looked as if he were missing only a rain cloud hovering over his head.
"Hehe, Luffy, I just got a little lucky, and don't worry, I'm not interested in Raftel or becoming the One Piece."
Seeing Luffy like this, Luna couldn't help but exclaim. Being able to suppress the protagonist everywhere made her feel incredibly good.
Fortunately, Luffy was a good person, unlike some insignificant scoundrel, or else Luna would definitely have eliminated him.
"Ah, then what is your dream?" Luffy asked curiously. Even his previous dejected mood had improved significantly. Naturally, since Luna had said she was not a strong opponent for the title, he was quite happy.
But even if she were, Luffy would welcome anyone; he would not fear any challenge or difficulty.
But at the same time, the entire Straw Hat Pirates, including him, were very curious about Luna's dream.
"Me? I have quite a few dreams and goals, but the biggest one is to become the Queen of this world, the new ruler, and change this terrible world."
Luna stated her dream directly.
The Straw Hat Pirates were stunned, never expecting Luna's dream to be so massive and grand.
Next, the other members of the Pink Hat Pirates also talked about their dreams, and the Straw Hat Pirates did the same.
After encouraging and supporting each other, everyone immediately walked into Water Seven together to play and have fun...
Meanwhile, on the other side of Water Seven, Franky showed Shiro an empty factory belonging to the Galley-La Company. Shiro was very satisfied after seeing it and immediately decided to take that location.
She immediately took out a large pile of materials from inside her storage ring, which instantly startled Franky.
"Ah ah ah, what's going on? Where did you get so many materials? And many of them are top-tier materials. Wait a minute, how come there are some metal materials I've never seen before?"
Franky was one of the foremost Shipwrights in the One Piece World, which meant he was very familiar with many materials in the One Piece World, whether wood or iron. But when he saw the top-tier alloy materials from the Ultraman World, he was immediately puzzled. What was going on? How could he not recognize this metal?
Nonsense, how could a person from the One Piece World recognize metal materials from the Ultraman World, which was countless times stronger than the One Piece World?
Of course, Shiro wouldn't admit the truth. She could only say that this was an alloy she had developed herself, and all the weapons and equipment on her body were forged from this metal.
Luna had completely handed over the twenty thousand tons of metal materials obtained last time to Shiro and Dia—a variety of materials. However, what Shiro was currently taking out was indeed only the metal used to forge the Galactron series.
"Oh my gosh, this alloy metal is amazing! It has incredible toughness and hardness. Several times when I saw the armor and weapons on you, I felt they were extraordinary. You truly are a powerful Scientist."
After personally examining the Galactron alloy, Franky spoke with excitement and enthusiasm, even looking at Shiro with a hint of admiration in his heart.
"Wait a moment, everyone. I already forged the equipment last night and put it inside the ring. Now I need to forge the gear and weapons first."
Shiro smiled, then turned and spoke to the Bei Group.
The seven girls of the Bei Group nodded in understanding.
"Put it inside the ring? What do you mean by that? Oh, right, you still haven't told me how you took out such a large pile of materials?"
Franky was completely bewildered now. He felt like his brain was about to smoke, forcing him to ask again, full of doubt.
"This is a spatial storage ring that I developed by studying spatial forces..."
Shiro was willing to explain it to him, so she immediately displayed the ring worn on her finger and introduced its related abilities to Franky.
"My heavens, you are too strong! To actually be able to develop such a great invention—even the rumored Vegapunk hasn't researched spatial forces, right? No, I estimate he doesn't even have the ability to touch upon this area. You are truly powerful, both in your scientific research ability and your personal strength."
Franky was completely shocked at this moment, standing dumbfounded, because Shiro's scientific research ability was even stronger than he had imagined, far surpassing the impression of her strength he held from when she destroyed the Buster Call yesterday.
Next, Shiro took out many pieces of equipment used for forging gear and weapons. With Franky's help, they were all powered up. The factory could connect to power, but the electricity provided here was still insufficient, far below Shiro's estimate, so she took out a self-made hydro-powered generator to serve as the power source.
However, this hydro-powered generator—which, in Shiro's eyes, couldn't even make it into the top ten of the engines she had developed—once again astonished Franky. He couldn't help but go up and touch it, examining its structure and principles.
Shiro worked on forging the Galactron gear nearby. When she was about halfway done, she took out the pre-prepared Galactron Monster Girls culture medium and the corresponding cultivation tanks.
After powering them up.
Under Franky's astonished gaze, the Bei Group all walked inside. In the seven different cultivation tanks, under the influence of special drugs, they quickly fell into a deep sleep, their entire bodies submerged in nutrient fluid.
After finishing this, Shiro continued forging the gear, with Franky helping out.
Meanwhile, in the town of Water Seven, the Straw Hat Pirates and the Pink Hat Pirates had already started either acting alone, splitting into pairs, or moving in trios.
The relaxing day belonging to the two great crews thus began, but at the same time, the entire sea trembled once more...
This was naturally because Morgans had finally finished writing his report last night—a newspaper he was satisfied with—and had rushed the printing.
This morning, large numbers of Newspaper Seagulls flew out across the entire world.
Everything the Pink Hat Pirates did yesterday, another resounding achievement, instantly became known across the entire sea, regardless of the faction—whether ordinary residents, powerful individuals, pirates, or regular Marines.
"The Marines' Attempt Backfires, Leading to a Huge Mistake: The Buster Call Nearly Destroys Enies Lobby."
"The Pink Hat Pirates Suddenly Appear, Intercept the Buster Call Fleet, and Utterly Annihilate It; Five Vice Admirals Captured, Tens of Thousands of Marines Killed."
"The Straw Hat Pirates Cause Chaos at Enies Lobby; The Pink Hat Pirates Arrive and Reach an Agreement with the Straw Hat Pirates, Who Then Depart."
"Enies Lobby CP9 Director Spandam Killed by Pink Hat Pirates Captain Luna, Followed by Another Massacre of All Marines and World Government Personnel on Enies Lobby."
"A Admiral Arrives in Anger; Aokiji Faces the Pink Hat Pirates Once More, But Is Easily Defeated by Luna, Who Displays Superb Haki Abilities and Devil Fruit Ability."
The headlines written by Morgans sounded exaggerated but were grounded in reality. Coupled with the content below, everyone on the sea who saw the report understood exactly what had happened yesterday.
For a time, the entire sea was immensely shaken, and everyone was extremely shocked and disbelieving.
Weren't the Pink Hat Pirates too bold and reckless? This was the first time the Buster Call, representing the authority of the World Government and the Marines, had been annihilated. Moreover, Enies Lobby, one of the three major institutions, was also destroyed, and important officials were killed.
Of course, in their eyes, the most important point was that Admiral Aokiji had once again been defeated by the Pink Hat Pirates, and this time, he lost directly to Luna. Counting Akainu previously, the Marines now had two Admirals defeated by Luna.
Many factions across the sea had different reactions.
First were the Yonko: Whitebeard Edward Newgate, Kaido the Beast, Big Mom Charlotte Linlin, and Red-Haired Shanks.
They were also very surprised by the achievements the Pink Hat Pirates made yesterday. Just like the reason for Sengoku and the others' anger, the Marines and the World Government suffered heavy casualties this time.
But there was also another point that made all of them become cautious and serious.
That was the strength Luna displayed, especially the photo in the newspaper. They could tell that Luna's Supreme King Haki Infusion was no weaker than theirs, and even in terms of Armament Haki, she was significantly stronger than some of them, especially since Luna simultaneously displayed Armament Haki: Ryuo, which possesses internal destruction and long-range attack effects.
It must be known that among them, regarding Armament Haki, they had either mastered one type, or although they had mastered both types, using them simultaneously was still somewhat difficult.
Not to mention that Luna could actually use Armament Haki: Ryuo and Supreme King Haki Infusion simultaneously. This point made them even more apprehensive. Coupled with Luna's own Devil Fruit Ability, once they understood what the void was, they also felt it was an unsolvable ability.
Through this newspaper, they had to admit that Luna completely possessed strength comparable to theirs, and in some aspects, she had even surpassed them.
It was hard to imagine that this was merely a 17-year-old Young Lady.
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