Lord of the Stars of the Grand Line

This was Luo Feng's purpose. To Crocodile, these people were nothing more than tools, so they had always been left to their own devices.

If he were to obtain Hades one day, these people would be people he could discard at any time, and he would have no intention of providing them with any guidance or training.

In addition, these people lack ambition and their abilities remain stagnant, neither high nor low.

But Luo Feng saw things differently. These people were still useful; their Devil Fruit abilities all had their merits. As long as he trained their own strength and guided them in the direction of Devil Fruit development, they would eventually prove quite useful in the future.

After all, Luo Feng's goals are ambitious, and the future will definitely be filled with war. There are many areas that need to be planned, and he cannot do everything himself.

It's still necessary to train some subordinates, as they can help him handle a lot of things.

After all, there are several promising talents right under our noses. Instead of looking for them later when we need them, it's much easier to poach them directly!

For example, Dazbonitz, the former Mr. 1 who was defeated by Luo Feng a year ago, is one of them.

His physique is too weak to unleash the true power of the Quick-Cut Fruit!

If the right training methods are mastered, his potential is still very high.

If one trains their physical strength to a certain level, awakens Armament Haki, and further improves their cultivation, they will possess the true strength of a swordsman, and become a pure killing machine!

Therefore, Luo Feng specifically designed a training program for him, which focused on physical training and swordsmanship!

There's no need to think about anything else; just focus on physical training. Once your body is strong enough, your Armament Haki will awaken sooner or later.

As for swordsmanship, Luo Feng told him about some of the training methods and insights of great swordsmen in the pirate world that he knew.

As a user of the Quick-Slash Fruit, one is a sharp sword in oneself. As long as one masters these two points, one's future achievements will certainly be high.

Dazbonitz's partner, Bora, who possesses the power of the Thorn-Thorn Fruit, is also among them.

As Baroque's first employee's partner and second-in-command, his abilities are quite good. The Thorn Fruit's power is highly manipulable, and if he were to pursue a control-oriented approach, his potential would be quite considerable.

Furthermore, Bora possesses an exceptional sense of direction, capable of pinpointing an enemy's location through subtle sounds, making her a master assassin.

Combined with her Devil Fruit ability, as long as she trains properly and her physical strength is improved, she can awaken both Observation Haki and Armament Haki, making her a very useful subordinate!

For example, Mr. 5 Jem is a complete idiot!

With such a powerful ability as the Blast Fruit, it should normally be much stronger than Dazbonitz's Quick Cut Fruit!

Even in the New World, this ability is quite rare, yet this guy has developed it into something like this.

They only use boogers and blowing air to attack!

It was a complete waste of a rare fruit, and to make matters worse, he looked sleazy. Luo Feng felt extremely disgusted with him.

If it weren't for the fact that killing him would make finding the location where the fruit would regenerate so difficult and unknown, Luo Feng would have really preferred to kill him with a meteorite!

In the end, there was no other way. To say that he cherished talent was an understatement; it was more like he was wasting the potential of this promising individual. Luo Feng had no choice but to reluctantly add him to the training program.

Besides these people, those participating in the training also included Mr. 2 Bon Clay, Mr. 3 Gal Dino and his partner Marian, as well as Mr. 5's partner, Miss Valentine Michita, who possesses the Light-Light Fruit ability!

These people each have their own strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes, strength doesn't necessarily have to be reflected in combat power, such as Mr. 2, Xiao Feng.

His ability to mimic fruit can be surprisingly effective in certain situations!

The previous user of the Imitation Fruit played a significant role under Kaido, one of the Four Emperors.

Without him, it's uncertain whether Kaido would even be one of the Four Emperors now; he might have been killed by Kozuki Oden back then!

So, under Luo Feng's selection, a total of seven senior employees of Baroque underwent a year of hellish training as he instructed!

Luo Feng's ability is extremely convenient; he can directly apply gravity to them to train their bodies.

Although they couldn't withstand the gravity Luo Feng used during his training, and their training speed wasn't as fast as his.

However, with a year of weight training and Luo Feng's targeted guidance on developing their Devil Fruit abilities, their strength has also improved by leaps and bounds!

Compared to a year ago, it's on a completely different level!

Chapter Fourteen: So Robin, we should communicate more in the future...

Robin was somewhat surprised by Luo Feng's arrangement.

Then, with a touch of emotion, he added, "Captain, in some ways, you are more terrifying than Crocodile..."

"It's one thing to use other people's resources to expand one's own strength, but to poach people from others so blatantly."

"On Crocodile's territory, he trains his men and paves his own way."

"The captain's methods, hehehe..."

Hearing this, Luo Feng was speechless. Robin's cunning was truly on full display.

Whatever she says always manages to sound different!

"I really don't approve of the crocodile's strategy. Instead of wasting so many resources, we should make the most of them."

Luo Feng curled his lip in disdain.

Then, he looked at Robin and said seriously, "Robin, starting today, you will also need to train in physical skills to increase your strength as much as possible."

"Although you are not a combatant, the enemies I will face in the future will be very powerful."

"The Navy and the CCP will not be the end; the storms to come will only be fiercer."

"And you are very important to me, so I need you to have stronger combat capabilities. I don't need you to fight, but you have to be able to protect yourself!"

Seeing Luo Feng's unusual seriousness, Robin nodded solemnly.

She knew what the future held; the Navy and the CP organization alone were already suffocating, not to mention that Luo Feng's goals extended far beyond that...

"However, you don't need to worry too much. You are different from them."

"They are merely pawns and subordinates on my path to the future, but you are my person. To me, they are not even partners, but you are more than that!"

As he spoke, Luo Feng suddenly lost his seriousness, a mischievous smile spreading across his face, and said, "There are great benefits to our close relationship."

"You should have felt it. At that time, your physique will continuously improve. My abilities will have a great impact on you. The progress you make is incomparable to those useless people."

While it may seem unserious, what Luo Feng said is true: his ability allows him to draw upon starlight to amplify himself.

This means that his body often contains enormous energy!

As Luo Feng continues to absorb the power of starlight, this energy will only accumulate more and more within his body.

Under normal circumstances, he would not be able to consume and absorb such a huge amount of energy.

The excess will gradually dissipate.

At certain times, this energy will burst forth as it is released, thus entering Robin's body, which is of great help to her!

After all, these are all the best!

Unbeknownst to her, this will continuously strengthen Robin's physique, which will improve her physical condition and save her a lot of training time.

Hearing this, Robin was annoyed, her little face turned red again, she glared at Luo Feng, and didn't say anything.

"Hahaha……"

Seeing Robin's timid and submissive demeanor, Luo Feng laughed loudly and said even more shamelessly, "So Robin, we should communicate more in the future..."

Before Luo Feng could finish his nonsense, Robin crossed her arms, her face flushed.

"Second-round flower!"

As soon as Robin finished speaking, Luo Feng's figure vanished like lightning and reappeared beside her.

Luo Feng separated Robin's crossed arms and pulled her towards the training ground.

……

Inside the training ground, several senior Baroque employees were still undergoing grueling training.

Upon seeing Luo Feng and Robin enter, the group immediately stopped and hurried over to greet them.

These people, under Crocodile's previous management model, were extremely arrogant. After all, they were left to their own devices and rarely saw each other. Most of them didn't even know who their boss was.

Therefore, he has always had an inexplicable confidence in his own strength. Let alone meeting someone with a higher codename than himself, even if he met Crocodile, he probably wouldn't think that Crocodile was stronger than himself...

However, this mentality was clearly and completely eroded over the course of a year due to Luo Feng's overwhelming strength and the hellish training regimen!

"start."

Looking at everyone in the room, Luo Feng didn't waste any words, only saying two simple words.

Upon hearing Luo Feng's command, the group immediately separated and began to demonstrate their cultivation achievements.

Luo Feng was quite strict, and over the past year, these so-called senior employees had suffered greatly under his command.

All their pride was utterly shattered by this 'newcomer'!

This was obviously intentional on Luo Feng's part. How could he control these people without some means of doing so?

Just then, Luo Feng appeared in the middle of the group and said calmly, "All of you, attack me with all your might."

Spiral Slash!

Dazbonitz reacted the fastest, his arms instantly transforming into blades, spinning at high speed as if they had become propellers, rushing towards Luo Feng!

"The Tailor's Thorns!"

Paula threw away her pipe, spikes sprouted from her high heels, and her speed increased exponentially as she disappeared into the center of the arena!

Xiao Feng was faster and farther away, but he rushed to Luo Feng's side before Dazbonitz could!

Then his body shot forward, hurtling towards the sky...

"Transvestite Fist Technique - Explosive Swan Dance!"

Compared to a year ago, the kicking technique, which was several times more powerful and faster, slammed towards Luo Feng...

The group unleashed their most powerful moves, focusing their attacks on Luo Feng!

On the other side, the remaining few also adjusted their stances, all knowing just how powerful Luo Feng was...

Mr.3's candle weapon, under Luo Feng's guidance, is several times more powerful and better developed than before. It has now been attached to his entire body and is even harder!

Marianne has also obtained her palette and is ready to apply her status effect to Luo Feng at any time.

Jem, the bomber that Luo Feng disliked the most, had improved beyond just picking his nose after a year of training. Now, unusually, he chose to engage in close combat and charged towards Luo Feng.

"Hahahaha, boss, take this!"

Miss Valentine chuckled softly and vanished in an instant, floating into the air, ready to deliver a crucial blow to Luo Feng at any moment!

Looking at the scene on the training ground, it's astonishing how these guys, who were once so arrogant, have become like this.