Chapter 77: The Third Candidate for Dragon Level Executive
A mountain-sized block of ultra-dense metal moved up and down.
At the very bottom, Aokiji was doing one-handed push-ups.
At the same time, his phone was on the ground, and he was on a call.
"Yes, buy up all the other villas in this residential area."
Aokiji switched hands to continue his Training and spoke into the phone.
The Association staff member on the other end hesitated:
"Mr. Aokiji, are you sure? The required funds will be enormous, and the original residents of this villa area..."
"I know. They used their connections and money to find out my residence through your Association. This villa area is already filled with big shots, right?"
The staff member on the other side could only let out a couple of awkward laughs to ease the atmosphere.
How could he dare to speak of such things?
Those were all transactions of the higher-ups.
"Just pass my words along. Whether they live nearby after moving out is their business, but I need the entire villa area now."
It was understandable that they wanted to use Aokiji's strength to ensure their own safety.
But those 'big shots' seemed to maintain their arrogance, viewing Aokiji as someone of a bodyguard nature, and hadn't even made a courtesy visit.
The call ended.
Not long after, the Association sent a message agreeing to it.
As for how they convinced those 'big shots', Aokiji couldn't be bothered to care.
He sent a message to Child Emperor.
Asking him to bring the giant robot over.
The combat upgrade for the [hundred beast giant god] was finally complete!
Of course, the name had been changed by Aokiji to [gipsy danger].
Relying on the backyard of a single villa alone, such a massive machine could not be accommodated.
Furthermore, his current Training also required more space.
This villa area was built around a mountain; each unit occupied a vast area, and the distance between them was quite far.
But it still couldn't satisfy his current Training needs.
Aokiji looked at the mountain that the villa leaned against.
He was planning to hollow out the interior of the mountain to create a personal base.
The phone vibrated again; it was a call from Kiiro.
"Lord Aokiji, I just received news from the Association..."
"It's fine, you don't need to worry about it."
Someone who could send a giant robot as a gift—
This kind of friend was naturally different from those arrogant 'big shots'.
"Alright." Kiiro's tone carried a bit of joy as she continued.
"Lord Aokiji, I'm currently making a guest appearance recording the [Animal Empire] program. You can watch it if you have time; it's quite interesting."
"Yeah, I've been following it."
Aokiji wasn't just being polite.
He was truly following this dark humor-style comedy show.
The focus of his attention was the regular costume actor in the show—Slow-Ass Bird.
And he was the future Phoenix Man, who could continuously resurrect and evolve.
Aokiji's third candidate for a Dragon Level executive was originally set to be Phoenix Man.
The turning point for Phoenix Man's monsterization—
Was during his participation in the [Animal Empire] program, because the dark humor became increasingly excessive.
It caused a negative reaction from the audience, leading to its cancellation.
Losing his job and being humiliated, he could not accept reality and completed his monsterization through his obsession.
But after following it for a while,
Aokiji found that this program still maintained a high level of popularity for now.
The dark humor style it upheld hadn't yet developed to an uncomfortable degree.
It seemed there was still quite some time before the point of Phoenix Man's monsterization.
Aokiji naturally couldn't just wait around.
He had been thinking about the candidate for the third Dragon Level executive during this time.
Genus was currently cultivating the third Carnage Kabuto according to his requirements.
If the progress bar approved, he wouldn't need to consider a candidate for the third executive.
However, this was only an unverified backup plan.
Aokiji naturally still had to consider other options.
A rumbling sound came from the sky.
Several differently shaped machine parts, each with thrusters spewing flames, were descending.
Finally, they completed their Fusion in mid-air!
The giant robot landed with a crash!
The massive machine landed heavily on the hilltop; even with the thrusters decelerating, its mass alone caused the entire villa area to shake.
The cockpit opened, and Child Emperor leaned out halfway, waving and shouting:
"Mr. Aokiji! Is it okay to park here?!"
Aokiji gave him a gesture, signaling OK.
Immediately after, Child Emperor jumped straight down from the cockpit.
A propeller extended from his backpack, carrying Child Emperor as he glided down to the ground.
"Mr. Aokiji, here's the bracelet; the functions have also been upgraded." Child Emperor handed over a pure black bracelet.
"It can be remote-controlled to follow, you can choose to disassemble or integrate, and it can also replicate the user's movements remotely."
"There's also Melee Mode, Flight Mode, Annihilation Mode, and so on; all can be switched using the bracelet."
Aokiji put the bracelet on his left wrist, feeling somewhat eager to try it out.
But he hadn't forgotten the main business.
"I want to place another order."
Child Emperor was still introducing the machine's new functions.
Hearing his words, Child Emperor asked cautiously:
"You aren't... going to build another machine, are you?"
Even though it was a big order and Child Emperor himself liked robots,
The workload was indeed too much!
If it weren't for Dr. Bofoi's help, the construction period would have had to be extended!
"It's not a robot, it's a detector. I have the technical blueprints."
It was a legacy from Tsukuyomi—a Psychic Power Detection Device.
As for why he didn't let Genus manufacture it, it was because Genus mainly researched biological modification technology.
For this kind of pure mechanical technology, Aokiji naturally sought out Child Emperor.
"If there are blueprints, as long as it's not an extra-large device, it can be completed quickly," Child Emperor said.
"Not just completed, the functions need to be upgraded to increase the detection range," Aokiji added.
*Gulp*—
Child Emperor had an inexplicable bad premonition and swallowed his saliva.
He asked cautiously: "To roughly what range does it need to be increased?"
"At least..." Aokiji fiddled with the bracelet and pondered, "Half the continent's range."
"!!!"
Child Emperor's arms trembled slightly as he pulled a special lollipop out of his backpack.
The special lollipop was mixed with a high concentration of a special stimulant, which could briefly and significantly increase the brain's computational ability.
It was a winning item that would only be used when caught in a hard-fought battle.
And at this moment, Child Emperor only used it to calm himself down.
Half a continent's range!!
And that's 'at least', the minimum requirement!!
Does Mr. Aokiji really know what he's saying?!
Having frequently traveled back and forth between various cities, Aokiji naturally knew how vast the continental range of this world was.
The reason he made this request
Was not out of a client's natural tendency to make things difficult for a contractor,
But rather because it concerned the candidate for the third Dragon Level executive.
Aokiji planned to find Psykos.
At this point in time, Orochi was likely at most just recently monsterized, or perhaps still in the experimental stage.
Compared to waiting for a Phoenix Man whose monsterization time was unknown,
This was clearly a better choice.