Chapter 342: Dark Sun Cult (1)
Chapter 342: Dark Sun Cult (1)
"These two are likely the future marine admirals."
At the West Blue Governor's Office, the young navy lieutenant leaned against the wall, observing the two fighting from a distance and mused.
Sakazuki and Borsalino were fighting in an open field.
Having just obtained the Mag-Mag Fruit, Sakazuki needed time to become proficient with this powerful ability.
The best way was through battle.
Abandoning his usual sword, and completely shifting his combat style to body technique, also required a period of adaptation.
"If you include Dragon, then the next generation of the Three Navy Admirals will be complete."
This young marine was precisely Kyle.
After joining the Marines, Kyle exhibited his outstanding strength, and quickly received a promotion from ensign to lieutenant based on his merit.
With his superior background, promotion faced no obstacles whatsoever.
His performance quickly caught the attention of West Blue Governor Davis, who transferred Kyle to the West Blue Governor's Office for development.
Even though Kyle had a World Government background, Davis didn't mind.
Excellent reserve forces were still very scarce in the current Marines.
Dragon was Garp's son, a Logia type Hurricane Fruit Ability User, and had always followed Garp.
Compared to Sakazuki and Borsalino, Dragon's strength was definitely superior at the moment.
This was because the training they received was different.
Dragon had received Garp's brutal training since he was a child.
As for Sakazuki and the others, before joining the Marines, they basically relied on self-training and self-growth.
Only Borsalino had studied swordsmanship for a few years.
After the battle on Campania Island, a large number of pirates and other factions were eliminated.
This merit was directly attributed to Sakazuki and Borsalino, resulting in a two-rank promotion to ensign.
The fact that he was a person with connections was unknown to anyone except Davis.
Furthermore, Kyle, who had received elite training since childhood, possessed outstanding combat ability and was absolutely worthy of his current military rank.
This was also why Davis did not reject him.
It had been several months since he arrived at the West Blue Governor's Office, and Kyle had fully integrated into the group.
His handsome appearance, gentle personality, great charisma, and serious and responsible attitude, combined with always being at the forefront when fighting pirates.
In addition, Kyle was wealthy and often supported Marines whose families were living in poverty.
This earned Kyle considerable prestige.
Very few people were jealous of him, because Kyle's performance was simply too perfect.
His outstanding combat ability made it clear that, just like Sakazuki and Borsalino, Kyle would eventually go to Marine Headquarters.
The North Blue could not contain them.
As for Kyle, Davis also heavily relied on him.
Interacting with Member Nations, purchasing supplies, and negotiating various matters were things Kyle could handle with ease.
Member Nations also liked to build closer relationships with Kyle, this young marine with a noble background.
The battle quickly ended.
Kyle stepped forward and went to the Navy Mess Hall to eat with the two of them.
After a period of interaction, Kyle's relationship with Sakazuki and Borsalino had become quite good.
They also saw that Kyle had a certain background; his obvious noble aura was impossible to hide.
However, Kyle had a good personality.
Although he retained a hint of arrogance internally, he did not have the bad habits of those foolish nobles.
Furthermore, Kyle's strength was good, earning him their recognition.
In comparison, Kyle's relationship with Borsalino was undoubtedly better; the two often sparred in swordsmanship.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Kiglar's outstanding strength and potential also gained the attention of the local Marine Base Commander, a Colonel, who planned to observe him further and then find an opportunity to recommend him to the Governor's Mansion.
After arriving in the North Blue, Kiglar had surveyed the Branch Base Commanders in several Sea Areas.
He ultimately chose to join a Marine Base where the Base Commander was the most upright and would not suppress young marines.
Therefore, his development was also quite good.
Shirek, however, was different from Kyle.
Joining the Marines was never his true purpose.
In the North Blue, a Faction named the Dark Sun Cult was quietly established.
Shirek traveled among the various islands in the North Blue, wearing a black robe that concealed his body.
He preached about the great God of the Dark Sun, who struggled and fought in the darkness, and how people needed to use their own strength to fight and obtain the peace and hope they needed.
In this process, people could receive the protection of the God of the Dark Sun, gain salvation, and move towards a brighter future.
And he was the God of the Dark Sun's representative in the human world.
Hades hadn't expected that Shirek would actually go down the path of a charlatan.
He traveled the Great Sea, searching for people who had lost hope in life, yearned for peace, and were in miserable circumstances.
As long as they joined the Dark Sun Cult and listened to the teachings of the God of the Dark Sun.
The cult would provide them with free food, and even free money.
Although Shirek's message was very appealing, the presence of a God of the Dark Sun here was simply too abrupt.
Many people on the Great Sea believed in the existence of deities.
Thanks to various devil fruit abilities.
There were also many different cults and churches, many with very long histories.
However, not many truly became influential.
The most powerful was the Light Church.
No one took the so-called unknown God of the Dark Sun seriously.
However, as long as they listened to the Dark Sun Cult's message, and participated in cult activities, they could then receive free food and money, and even supplies.
Why wouldn't they?
It was like doing charity work, and gradually, a sense of goodwill towards the Dark Sun Cult arose in their hearts.
Sometimes, so-called faith begins at this moment.
Shirek's actions were always under Hades's observation.
Before leaving the Kronos Kingdom, Shirek took two billion Beli in development funds from him.
He also requested to borrow the Kronos Kingdom's strength in the North Blue for half a year, only needing help with transporting supplies.
Therefore, the Dark Sun Cult did not lack money in its initial development.
The islands Shirek went to were basically quite chaotic, or even islands that had been ravaged by pirates.
There were also no famous Great Pirates from the West Blue in the Surrounding Seas.
Shirek was Hades's son.
In his heart, some kind of madness factor was hidden.
Precisely because of this, Hades was somewhat anticipating what Shirek would do.
The reality made him very satisfied.
Shirek possessed outstanding talent in performance and public speaking.
He was a Language Fruit Ability User, possessing convincing language ability.
Through the Dark Sun Cult's activities, listening to teachings, recruiting people, and providing work to the impoverished.
Using this identity and his devil fruit ability, coupled with Shirek's language talent.
He was openly brainwashing them.
Subtly, they would begin to have faith in the God of the Dark Sun, join the Dark Sun Cult, and become loyal supporters of the Dark Sun Cult.
In just half a year, the number of Dark Sun Cult members ballooned from one person at the start to three thousand.
And the number of residents who had contact with the Dark Sun Cult exceeded thirty thousand.
The Dark Sun Cult's presence began to spread across dozens of islands, establishing a church on each island.
Some islands were already controlled by the Dark Sun Cult, and various industries also belonged to the Dark Sun Cult.
The Dark Sun Cult was like a Kingdom, beginning to generate revenue, able to maintain the cult's stability, and even gain revenue.
In reality, this was all the believers of the Dark Sun Cult supporting the Dark Sun Cult's development.
And this only took Shirek half a year.
(end of chapter)