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Chapter 339: Kingdom Strength
Kronos Kingdom.
It has developed rapidly over the years.
In approximately twenty years, the total population controlled by the entire Kingdom has grown from eighty million to one hundred and ten million.
If counting all the Territory of the Kronos Kingdom, this number would increase to one hundred and sixty million.
Besides the main Island, it also controls over three hundred Islands.
One hundred and eighty of these are Territory occupied by the Pluto Pirates.
Among the other hundred-plus Islands, aside from those already part of the Kronos Kingdom's Territory, some are secretly controlled.
The World Government only restricts the expansion of the Pluto Pirates; the Kronos Kingdom's own expansion is not included.
They cannot even interfere with wars between Member Nations, let alone a non-World Government Affiliated Nation and a Superpower like the Kronos Kingdom.
In recent years, with the development of the Kronos Kingdom and the expansion of its naval strength, some neighboring Islands have been occupied by the Kronos Kingdom.
Expanding towards the north, west, and east.
Of course, more are controlled secretly.
Currently, the number of the Kronos Kingdom's Kingdom Navy has reached two hundred thousand.
This is a terrifying maritime strength.
Enough to make any Faction feel wary.
However, with the arrival of the era of contending heroes, the Kronos Kingdom has stopped its expansion.
Just consolidating the Pluto Sea Area requires a considerable amount of time.
As for Top Tier Combatants, the Kronos Kingdom has also reached its peak in hundreds of years.
Needless to say, Hades and Titan are currently the greatest guarantee for the Kronos Kingdom.
Zoro has already been promoted to Army General.
The overall strength of Hell has improved significantly over the years.
The Commander-in-Chief of Hell, "Jiu," remains unchanged.
His age is now over sixty, and in a few more years, he will retire.
The original number of Twenty-Four Underworld Guards has expanded to thirty-six.
Each one possesses powerful strength ranging from Rear Admiral to Vice Admiral.
And the Pluto Generals, positioned between the Underworld Guards and the Commander-in-Chief of Hell, have three positions, each possessing at least strength close to that of a Top Tier Combatant.
One of them, "Owl," is the next Commander-in-Chief of Hell, a Mythical Zoan, Bird-Bird Fruit, Owl-Masked Owl Model Ability User.
Netherworld, as the Intelligence Force controlled by the Tartarus Family, has a Commander-in-Chief who is a member of the Tartarus Family.
Tartarus Max possesses the strength of a Quasi-Admiral, close to that of a Top Tier Combatant.
He hasn't eaten a Devil Fruit yet; if he were to consume one with good ability, he could become a Top Tier Combatant.
In this generation of the Tartarus Family, besides Hades, there are only two other Top Tier Combatants.
One of them is the current Army General, Khepri.
Another is Uta'o, an Ancient Zoan, Velociraptor Fruit Ability User.
In addition, there are two Quasi-Admiral level Strongmen named Taros and Vilko, respectively.
Their ages are generally a bit older than Hades.
If they had powerful Devil Fruits, they would certainly be able to possess Top Tier Combatant strength as well.
Unfortunately, there are only so many excellent Devil Fruits, and they have basically been divided among Hades's children.
Hades, after all, has his own biases; his own children are definitely closer to him than these members of the collateral branch.
Moreover, their physique within the Tartarus Family is of the Ferocious Beast level, which is very powerful.
However, their potential is simply incomparable to Hades himself or to the most outstanding of his children.
The Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit that Uta'o has was bought by Hades at the World Expo.
This is also powerful enough.
In the Holy Land Mariejois, for some Celestial Dragon Families to maintain three or four Top Tier Combatants is already considered good.
After all, the descendants of Strongmen are likely to be Strongmen as well.
But if they don't make the effort to become stronger, even if they possess great potential, they cannot realize it into strength.
The potential of their descendants born will decrease to some extent.
Some Celestial Dragon Families have gradually weakened in this way.
Like the World Government, less than a quarter of the Celestial Dragon Families can now stably produce Holy Knights.
Yet Hades alone has three Top Tier Combatants in just one generation, and if he provides a few more good abilities, there will be several more Top Tier Combatants.
Even the most ordinary among them possess sufficient deterrence.
The World Government's actions against the Kronos Kingdom have indeed brought stress to the Tartarus Family, strengthening the training of the next generation.
This doesn't even count the previous generation, the Strongmen from his father's generation.
Behind the Royal Palace, a group of old Monsters is hidden.
Hades's Grandfather is still alive today, only about a hundred years old, and his body is still healthy.
His Grandfather's father, who is Hades's Great-Grandfather, Hades has even met a few times.
Furthermore, there are Strongmen previously trained by the Kronos Kingdom.
Like the former Army Fleet Admiral Zoffy, who has now retired, he is still a junior among them.
This is the foundation of the Kronos Kingdom.
Understanding the secrets of longevity and living long has this benefit.
The foundation is constantly accumulating.
It can be brought out and used at critical moments.
If they wished, the Kronos Kingdom could produce ten Top Tier Combatants without issue.
Moreover, with the birth of nutrient pods and the invention of Gravity Rooms.
They can more effectively extend lifespans and reduce the speed at which these Elders' strength declines.
Although the Kronos Kingdom did not purchase a Thousand-Year Dragon corpse at the World Expo.
Hades is still very clear about the location of Thousand-Year Dragon Island.
Beneath the Sea Surface next to East Blue Warship Island, the Thousand-Year Dragon Lair lies dormant.
Aging Thousand-Year Dragons are buried on the Island, newborn Thousand-Year Dragons are born on the Island, and they will only return after a thousand years.
Thousand-Year Dragons possess a long lifespan, capable of living for several thousand years of time.
Hades secretly sent people to search beneath the Deep Sea and eventually found several Thousand-Year Dragon corpses.
Even after being submerged in seawater for a thousand years, the Thousand-Year Dragon bones still possess powerful effects.
If there are no effects, they can wait a few decades; after a thousand years, Thousand-Year Dragon Island will rise to the Sea Surface again, and a large number of Thousand-Year Dragons will return to the Lair, so hunting a few then won't be an issue.
(end of chapter)