Chapter 26

As a gift, Ezekiel naturally gave Zephyr a mobile phone.

"A phone? An amusing toy," Zephyr smiled and turned it over in his hands.

Just like people on Earth who first saw a mobile phone, he viewed it merely as a tool for making calls. Only decades later did people realize the fear of being at the mercy of mobile phones...

Zephyr wasn't concerned about any monitoring capabilities the phone might have. According to his worldview, he couldn't grasp the concept of control being achieved through a machine. The technology in this world was underdeveloped and the development of networks was nearly at a zero stage.

Once, Zephyr was superstitious about the capabilities of the human body, but after acquiring a mechanical arm, he became interested in science and technology.

So, he studied the phone for a long time.

After Zephyr returned to his room, Ezekiel finally received the notification he had been waiting for; the numbers were nearly the same as Aokiji's:

[Enhanced Armament Haki, 60 GB

Enhanced Observation Haki, 50 GB

Enhanced Rokushiki, 50 GB]

Compared to Aokiji's abilities at 100 GB, the two Haki and Rokushiki combined to make 160 GB. This clearly proved that the Haki of Black Arm Zephyr greatly surpasses Aokiji and the other three Admirals...

If not for his physical limitation, Zephyr would never have been killed by Kizaru.

[Would you like to start the download?] – the message appeared.

Ezekiel decided to start the download. In the end, he already had an understanding of Haki at 20 GB. It's impossible that the 20 GB and 50 GB versions wouldn't be somewhat similar. After all, it's still Haki with the same foundation.

[Will 220 GB / 600 GB

Enhanced Freezing Fruit, 100 GB

Swordsman's Application, 60 GB

Enhanced Armament Haki, 20 GB

Enhanced Observation Haki, 20 GB

Enhanced Rokushiki, 20 GB

Starting download - current network speed is 800 KB/sec]

After some waiting, the Armament Haki weighed 80 GB, and the Observation Haki was 70 GB. The total used storage reached 370 GB.

Judging by the overall memory capacity, he nearly doubles the Admiral level, but in terms of overall combat power, Ezekiel considers that he hasn't shattered the absolute strength of an Admiral level. It can only be said that he is more dominant in power. After all, he has almost no combat experience at this stage, and even for a long period in the future, he may find it difficult to gain opportunities to accumulate combat experience, which could become a fatal flaw.

Ezekiel 's fingertips tapped on the armrest of the throne.

"What should I do?"

...

Everything is progressing rapidly. All of Alabasta is changing every day, changing at a speed visible to the naked eye, even far surpassing the era of the golden reforms in Earth's China. In the end, the physical strength of people in this world is several times greater than that of people on Earth. A guy who does a few exercises can defeat a thousand soldiers.

It's called a miracle to build a building on Earth in seven days. In this world, it might be astonishing to build a building a day. The robot Franky built a bridge in a flash.

All of this is enough to show that there is no shortage of labor in this world, the main thing is its proper use.

Zephyr was pondering using his mobile phone. He spent a whole three hours registering his nickname. Ezekiel couldn't understand why such a decisive old man struggled for so long with his name.

"Why not just put Z?"

Damn it! I'll try "Zephyr"!

Already taken?!! That's my name!

"Zephyr Black Hand"? No!

"Ze Fa"? No way!"

Confused to the extreme, Zephyr finally settled on his nickname choice:

"Superhero Who Kills Pirates"

Seeing the name, Ezekiel smiled, "Superhero Who Kills Pirates"?

He knew that Zephyr's greatest desire since childhood was to become a hero, but that name was just too terrible!

"Zephyr, you've been found out."

Zephyr logged into Toutiao and immediately saw urgent news:

"Attention! Attention!

Former Marine Admiral Black Arm Zephyr has arrived in Alabasta!"

"Is Former Marine Admiral going to help guard Alabasta?"

"The life of Admiral Zephyr is full of jealousy and hatred."

Zephyr nodded: not too outrageous, mostly true, and largely the same as what's in the newspapers.

"It seems the mobile phone is really a good thing; it can reduce a lot of unnecessary expenses."

Then he opened the Forum. Until then, he thought of the mobile phone as just a tool for obtaining information, much like a TV-Den Den Mushi.

In the Forum, he saw:

"Admiral Zephyr really arrived in Alabasta? He's my idol!" - Unknown young marine.

"Great! Alabasta has become safer!" - A survivor of a sandstorm.

"Maybe it's done to keep an eye on the hypocritical 'hero'."

"After all, a Warlord is still a pirate!"

"Old bastard Zephyr! You killed my father! I'm in Alabasta now, is there anyone who wants to arrest me?! - Super Big Pirate.

Seeing Super Big Pirate's words, Zephyr was furious, his face reddening, veins bulging, as he quickly typed on the phone's virtual keyboard:

"Super Big Pirate, this is Zephyr, do you dare to reveal who you really are?!! - Superhero Who Kills Pirates.

Speaking of mobile phone input methods, currently, there are only two: one is the T9 method, and the other is the handwriting input method. Most people still use handwriting input. After all, T9 is too advanced for this world. But Ezekiel plans to promote an intelligent input method similar to T9 in the future.

"You're Zephyr? That old dog still pretending to be a Superhero? Don't you dare lie!.."I am Zephyr!"

"If you are Zephyr, then I'm the one who will kill you. If you have the courage, give me your phone number!"

...

This confrontation is even more dramatic than Ezekiel had imagined. After all, the users of his phones include pirates, marines, and countless ordinary people.

In the real world, there are ups and downs. In the world of the Forum, it's only words; if you write them, you become the winner!

So even a strong Admiral like Zephyr can be overwhelmed by an ordinary person who doesn't even have the strength of a chicken. In some ways, this world is truly fair.

The confrontation between them quickly reached a rhythm, forming several main groups: those who support the Marines, those who support the Pirates, those who support neither side, and those who support both sides…

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