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Chapter 72 How can a man resist Transformers?

Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji—the future three admirals of the Navy—all came from Zephyr's training camp.

In addition, many famous vice admirals, Smoker, Tina and other new generation naval officers have all trained under Zephyr.

Winning over, dividing, and annihilating – these are Oran's general classifications of the navy.

One day in the future, Oran will inevitably clash with the World Government. At that time, it will be uncertain which navies will be enemies and which will be friends.

By learning about these people's combat habits in advance, and if nothing goes wrong, we can use this knowledge to further train our own people.

If they are enemies, this allows you to learn about their combat habits in advance and gain an advantage in the intelligence war.

Machinery is an indispensable part of Oran's team. By pre-programming machinery, they can develop countermeasures in advance, gain the upper hand, and treat machinery as a hypothetical enemy.

Ultimately, only a minority of organisms possess emotions like Frankenstein. While emotions raise the upper limit, they also lower the lower limit.

The difficulty of manufacturing and the cost of production determined that this model would not be a mass-produced machine for consumption.

The emotionless mechanical legion is the main force at the grassroots level.

Such mass-produced machines cannot reach the level of self-growing machines like Frankenstein, but their average level is higher than that of conventional troops.

That would be a steel legion, fearless of death, painless, and driven by orders; and such a machine would need the most relevant data.

Although the mass production machine project has only just begun, it doesn't stop Oran from making some preparations in advance.

After all, not having a sword and having a sword but not using it are two different things.

Since the attack, the Zeff family's address has changed. After leaving the address and arranging a time, Zeff left first.

He had some interest in training robots, but he could only make suggestions; the specific procurement matters still had to be handled by other people in headquarters.

After Zeff left, Oran opened the gift box that Zeff had brought. There wasn't much inside; besides a small Den Den Mushi, there were two knives.

There was also a note next to the Den Den Mushi with Zephyr's private number written on it. The meaning was clear: if Oran needed anything in the future, he could use this to contact him.

"Father, the knife is good; it's much better than ordinary standard-issue weapons."

Frankenstein conducted the weapon identification by running his palm along the blade.

"After all, it was a weapon sent by a Navy Admiral, or rather a former Navy Admiral. It should be a famous sword. I don't know much about it, but I can look it up when I get back."

The Supreme Grade Swords (12), Great Grade Swords (21), and Fine Grade Swords (50) are excellent weapons crafted by famous artisans. Some of them also gained fame because of the users they used. In short, their quality is much better than that of ordinary weapons.

Oran has rarely fought in person. Apart from the MADS members, only Ginny and Xiong know that Oran is a dual-wielder. Zephyr's choice to give this gift shows that he put some thought into it.

Judging from the style of the scabbard and hilt, it was not a single weapon, but rather an unusual pair of knives.

After swinging it around a few times to test its feel, Oran put the weapon away. Then he gathered up the leftover scraps from assembling the training robot, and after a simple reassembly, a small transformable robot was completed.

This little toy was made for Zeffa's son. Zeffa invited them to the store to express his gratitude. Even if Oran wanted to give Zeffa something to further strengthen their relationship, Zeffa would not accept it.

After all, Zefa hasn't figured out how to repay the favor yet.

But the things given to Jeklik were different; the trinkets were inexpensive, but they could attract the child's favor.

Oran didn't believe that a three-year-old child born into a naval family and raised in such an environment could refuse a "Transformer" that could transform into a small boat. Perhaps this thing could be called something like "Sea-Shattering Pillar" or "Sea-Supporting Pillar".

As it turns out, Oran underestimated the allure of Transformers to men.

Jeklik was thrilled with his new toy; it was much more fun than a simple wooden sword or gun.

Even Zefa seemed somewhat interested in the exquisite little toy, and if no one was around, he might have tried to play with it himself.

When he was a child, Zephyr made the Hero Z suit out of wood and other materials, so he has always been quite interested in these kinds of things.

"Yekrik, put your toys away and concentrate on your meals."

"Okay, I understand."

After placing the toy on the shelf, Jeklik sat up straight in the chair, unaware that his father's gaze would occasionally sweep over his new toy.

"Dr. Sidiel, this is just a simple meal, please."

Barbecue, fried food, a pot of curry—the table is full of high-calorie foods. For someone like Zefa, this is a must, otherwise he simply cannot withstand the physical exertion.

In addition, there was a bottle of sherry, Zephyr's favorite drink, but only Frankenstein drank a few glasses at the table.

Oran rarely drinks alcohol, only taking a few sips as a gesture. Drinking culture has long since become irrelevant to him; in most cases, Oran is the one who sets the rules.

Frankenstein herself had no need for alcohol, but among the things on the table, alcohol was the only one that didn't require her to expend extra energy to convert and could even provide some energy.

He expressed his gratitude many times. In the end, Zephyr's wife and children, along with Fran, had come to the living room to chat casually. Only Zephyr and Oran remained seated at the table.

"Doctor, you must have read a lot of books, right?"

"Of course, the learning process is long. I was just an ordinary person before. Is there a problem, Admiral Zephyr?"

"You don't need to call me General anymore. I'm no longer a General. Just call me by my name. I'm just curious how you define justice."

Zephyr is currently in a phase of doubt. Although he has gone through the process of thinking that the Navy is justice or not, this incident has made him truly doubt the term.

"Affirmative judgments about right and wrong, good and evil in the fields of politics, law, and morality are generally determined by mainstream values. This is the definition of this term."

However, this term changes with different perspectives. If you want me to say it, the victor's word is justice.

Does victory equate to justice?

Doctor, can you understand? That feeling of suddenly seeing your life's goals become blurry.

"No, Mr. Zephyr. I never think my goals are wrong. If they become unclear, it's more accurate to say that the original path was wrong. Unclear means that it needs to be corrected."

Mr. Zephyr, as a former admiral, you should be aware of the overall naval reshuffle, right?

"No, that's part of the Marshal's job. I only understand the scope of operations related to my own mission. What does that have to do with what we're talking about?"

"Maybe there is, maybe there isn't. You can look it up when you have some free time and see the naval troop movement patterns. You might discover something interesting."

(End of this chapter)