Pirates of the Navy Thunder God

Chapter 167 Airship Force! Lieutenant General Ron!
1.7 billion Baileys!
This does not include labor costs, material transportation costs and other miscellaneous expenses.

This is the cost of a super-railgun!

This number is 1.7 times that of the Navy's most powerful warship, the "War Behemoth"! If the losses of other projects are taken into account, the cost will be as high as 20 billion Baileys! It is the price of two War Behemoths! !
This is why Caesar came to him. Although its power is obvious to all, just one door can increase the attack power of the branch base by more than a hundred times!
But let's not talk about the shooting frequency. The matching enemy detection system can only be solved by native methods, such as raising territorial manatees under the sea surface. Aiming is even more of a problem! Even the most qualified gunners can only guarantee that the target will be hit within a hundred kilometers. Beyond that, it all depends on fate. If it doesn't hit, it's Tokiomi's fault.

It has no practical effect at all!
As a result, Caesar's project was stopped by the angry Sengoku, and the remaining funds of the scientific force were used to manufacture Vegapunk's improved plasma cannon to be used as an anti-ground weapon in conjunction with the airship force that was about to be officially established.

"I told you to consider the cost!"

Ron looked disappointed: "Even if the firing rate and aiming are not good enough, the marshal can turn a blind eye to the low cost... 20 billion Baileys per gun! Is that something an ordinary branch can afford?!"

Caesar nodded in embarrassment.

Before that, he did consider the cost issue and replaced the expensive parts with better technology. But when Vegapunk provoked him, he only thought about surpassing Vegapunk and used whatever he had without doing any detailed research and simplification. As a result, even if he won the bet, he lost his life.

Vegapunk has improved the airships and is waiting for sufficient production to deploy them in various branches on a large scale. Now, the plasma cannons are almost throwing ordinary artillery into the dust of history. Considering that ordinary artillery does have its uses, it has not been completely deleted from the navy.

And his railgun...

There are only two doors at the moment.

One of them Ron can take to the G10 branch, and the other one can be installed in front of the Marinford Fortress as a strategic weapon.

Even if Caesar wanted to conduct in-depth research on streamlining and reducing costs, he had no funds available. He wanted Ron to go to the Warring States to beg for mercy. He didn't want to ask for too much, but a few hundred million Baileys would be enough!

If all else fails... tens of millions will do!
"Are you so poor?"

Ron's face was full of disdain, which made Caesar blush.

As a great scientist who is not the first or second in the world, he can't even take out tens of millions of research funds. It's really shameful. More importantly, Caesar has money, but that money is only allowed to continue researching the third-phase lightning stimulation instrument. Kizaru is always watching him!

However, giving up the railgun just like that did not fit Ron's plan. He thought about it, walked into the inner room, and after a moment dragged out a box.

"This is……"

"There are 170 million Baileys in it, enough to last you for a while."

Ron said calmly.

He was also a poor guy, once upon a time.

The red coral that Vice Admiral Taotu gave him as a gift for leaving the camp was kept on the Qilin at all times, waiting to be auctioned off when he ran out of money. However, after clearing out Gaya Island, Ron had more spare money.

Not to mention that all the pirates' treasures were confiscated, a small portion of them were able to be claimed by the owners, and most of them could only be kept in the headquarters as expenses... Everyone knows the specific reasons. If the treasures were stolen by pirates, the person involved would probably have grass three meters high on his grave.

However, Ron did not hand over any of the hidden treasures from the black market of the Gaya Island Casino.

Zhan Guo would not mention it either, because the benefits he obtained could not be summed up by mere money.

The 10 million was Ron's emergency fund, and the rest was taken away by Donte to the G branch where he didn't know how long he would stay.

After all, there are only three admiral seats at present. No matter how strong Ron is, he is only regarded as a substitute waiting to take over. Neither the Navy nor the World Government has any intention of establishing a fourth admiral seat because of his appearance.

"One hundred and seventy million!"

Caesar's eyes lit up and he held on to the box like an octopus.

This is a much larger amount than he expected!
With these funds, he is confident that he can solve the problem of the high cost of the electromagnetic gun!
"Resolve the problem with the railgun as soon as possible, otherwise every failure will leave a bad impression on you in the eyes of the marshal..."

Ron looked at the suitcase in Caesar's arms with some pain, took out a cigar, lit it, calmed down, and then reminded him: "If you want to surpass Vegapunk, it's not enough to be better than him in some aspects, but you have to be like him and show your reliability and value as a top scientist!"

Caesar's face turned solemn when he heard this and he nodded: "I understand!" Vegapunk is not called "the first scientist" or "the genius leading the world 500" simply because he discovered the bloodline factor, but he has gradually proved his scientific research ability through time and time again miraculous research, and in the process of constantly solving problems that could not be solved at the time.

If he was just a prisoner of the World Government before, now he is a guest of honor of the World Government!
The status is incomparable!

……

Three days later, at the headquarters fortress.

beep! !

beep! !

Today is an extremely important day for the Navy. The Navy's first airship unit is officially established from today! The highest commander is the newly promoted Vice Admiral and the head of the new branch G10 base, Ron!

Standing on the wide square, Zhan Guo's eyes flickered with excitement as he watched airships fly past the back of the fortress and stop at the front of the square. The area of ​​this square where the war started in the original novel was undoubtedly huge, but the shadows cast by more than 30 airships still filled the front, showing its size!

The blue warships are like huge whales, soaring in the blue sky and sea!
The new plasma cannons protruded from the muzzles on both sides. The dense muzzles were chilling, and the cold metal killing intent was overwhelming! Inside the airship, the spirited control soldiers held their heads high, saluted through the glass, and looked at the Warring States on the high platform.

“Hahahaha! Very good!”

Zhan Guolao was in a very peaceful mood, and his old face was rosy.

Since Ron arrived, he really felt that the navy had changed a lot!
The lightning stimulation device has caused the number of bottom-level combat forces to surge dramatically. Now any corporal from each branch of the Grand Line is a little superman with a force no weaker than 30 Dao! It is only a matter of time before it is popularized to branches all over the world!
Now Vegapunk has used the bloodline factor transfer technology to add Ron's fruit ability to the plasma cannon. Although there is still a huge loss problem, both the range and power are more than three times stronger than ordinary cannons! At the same time, the cost is only 10,000 Baileys more! It is still for the purpose of manufacturing the power generation device necessary for energy supply!

Then there is the research and development and distribution of pacifists, so that the navy does not need to use human lives to fill the gap when facing certain powerful enemies. Pacifists who are not afraid of life and death, and are not afraid of pain, are the best partners for soldiers!

In addition, now that the airship force has been formally established, the navy has high-tech weapons with high mobility to carry out strategic strikes...

With these, Zhan Guo is even more excited about the future of the sea!

In the past, for the sake of balance, they had to compromise with the Four Emperors and the Seven Warlords of the Sea to maintain peace in the sea, even though they were extremely unwilling.

And now, as long as the navy continues to accumulate strength, there is no need to feign connivance with the pirates!

Justice is within range!

Artillery coverage means peace!

"Ron, work hard! The future belongs to you young people!"

In a state of excitement, Zhan Guo said something inappropriate to Ron who was standing next to him.

What future?
Isn’t the future of a vice admiral to become admiral and marshal?

Feeling the charming gazes of the three generals behind him, Ron smiled wryly and pretended not to hear.

Zhan Guo also realized that there was something wrong with his sentence. He waved his hand awkwardly and announced: "Let's go! Head towards the sea!!"

"clear!!"

As the marshal's lines about his second-year syndrome broke out, the soldiers became agitated and watched the airship troops go away with eager eyes.

And that super rookie in the navy who graduated only a year or so ago but now holds a high position... no, now he should be called a super noble!

Lieutenant General, Ron!!

(End of this chapter)