After a period of time had passed since the generation of the [Soul Foreign Body Extraction Medium], nothing major happened in East-Haven City, causing Russell to forget about it for a while.
Could it be that cards aren't generated only when there's a crisis?
On a rare day off, Russell—who was at home—was grumbling internally. After all, the feature of "I Am an Inventor" didn't describe that cards would only be generated when facing a crisis. It only said that useful cards would be generated.
The problem is that this [Soul Foreign Body Extraction Medium] is of no use to me.
After thinking it over carefully, Russell really didn't find any use for this prop card at the moment. He could only suppress his doubts and think about making the next card.
Although East-Haven City was as peaceful as if illegal organizations like the Society and the Unification Sect didn't exist these days, Russell always felt it was just the calm before the storm.
In addition, he had more money on hand, so it was naturally time to make the next card.
The information that Kumoko had previously identified flashed through his mind.
"Pirate Master Craftsman. Feast of Pirates."
Since they were all pirates, the goal was very clear.
[Emperor's Recognition]: Luffy's ability has been recognized by an Emperor of the Sea, who has bet his future on him. When facing any pirate-type monster, Luffy will be fully strengthened.
It can only be Luffy.
After determining the target, Russell began to search for materials on the points platform.
As for the materials for Armament Haki, I can continue to use the same ones as Zoro.
[All-Round Physical Evolution Potion] (Gold), 9,990 points.
But Observation Haki isn't good enough.
The relevant material Russell had used last time was just the Purple-quality [Eye of Insight].
On one hand, it was because Zoro's Observation Haki was rarely shown in the original work. On the other hand...
No money.
He'd also wanted to strengthen it severely, but money was a key factor. His limited points had made him finally choose a Purple-quality material.
But this time, the production of Luffy was different. Russell now had a huge sum of more than 30,000 points.
Gold-rank [World Observer] (Red), price: 16,990 points.
After looking through it for a long time, Russell finally found the right material.
After gritting his teeth and buying the two materials, he couldn't help feeling a little empty as he watched his points shrink to 9,050 again.
Forget it. If the old doesn't go, the new won't come.
After calming down, Russell recalled and conceived Luffy's story while waiting for the materials.
Soon, the two materials were delivered to Russell.
The Gold-rank cardmaker in charge of trading the [All-Round Physical Evolution Potion] was stunned when he saw Russell, because in his memory, the young man before him had just bought the same material not long ago.
However, he only thought Russell had failed in making the card, and this was his second attempt.
After signing for the materials, Russell went to the study on the second floor.
Looking at the [Kingly Power], [All-Round Physical Evolution Potion], and [World Observer] spread out before him, he took a deep breath, then used his mental power to lightly touch Luffy's card in his mind.
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[After the Enies Lobby incident, Luffy's bounty reached 300 million, and he came to Water 7 to rest.]
[In Water 7, Luffy successfully recruited the cyborg Franky and obtained the Thousand Sunny.]
[After leaving Water 7, Luffy and his crew entered the Thriller Bark area and met Brook, who had eaten the Revive-Revive Fruit.]
[After learning that Gecko Moria had taken Brook's shadow, Luffy decided to help him get it back.]
[However, who would have thought that Luffy's shadow was also taken by Moria and injected into the body of the demon Oars.]
[Faced with the powerful Oars, the Straw Hat Pirates put a hundred shadows into Luffy's body and used them to defeat Oars.]
[Finally, with the concerted efforts of Luffy and his crew, Moria was defeated, and Brook joined the Straw Hat Pirates.]
[After leaving Thriller Bark, Luffy and his crew arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago.]
[Luffy fought back because his friend Hachi was attacked by the Celestial Dragons, which led to a siege by the Navy.]
[During the escape, Luffy and his companions agreed to return to the Thousand Sunny in three days, but who would have thought that everyone except Luffy would be ejected by the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and thus separated.]
[Luffy was thrown to Amazon Lily and met the Pirate Empress Hancock, who was a former slave of the Celestial Dragons.]
[Due to Luffy's innocent heart and the fact that they both hated the Celestial Dragons, Hancock decided to help him go to Impel Down to rescue the captured Ace.]
[With the help of Hancock, Luffy successfully infiltrated Impel Down, but did not find Ace.]
[It was then that he realized Ace had been taken to Navy Headquarters for a public execution.]
[With the help of a group of pirates, Luffy successfully escaped from prison and came to Navy Headquarters.]
[Immediately afterwards, under the cover of many pirates, Luffy rushed all the way to the execution platform, and finally faced the three Admirals alone.]
[It's a pity that he was too weak. In the huge war involving countless people, he couldn't play any decisive role at all.]
[In the end, he could only watch his brother die before him.]
[Two weeks later, Luffy was taken from the scene by Law and was extremely negative, but he still cheered up.]
[After seizing a Navy ship and performing a burial at sea for Ace, Luffy decided to follow Dark King Rayleigh to practice Haki.]
Writing this, Russell couldn't help but smile. It's better to learn from Teacher Kaido than from Rayleigh.
He even suspected that Teacher Kaido's Thunder Bagua had some kind of enlightenment attribute.
[Two years later, Luffy returned to the Sabaody Archipelago to reunite with his companions, and together they entered the New World.]
[On Fish-Man Island, in order to protect the Mermaid Princess Shirahoshi, the Straw Hat Pirates chose to go to war with the New Fish-Man Pirates.]
[Although the number of New Fish-Man Pirates was very exaggerated, under Luffy's Conqueror's Haki, the weak couldn't stand at all.]
[After defeating the New Fish-Man Pirates, Luffy and his crew entered Punk Hazard.]
[After learning of Caesar's conspiracy, Luffy and his crew formed an alliance with Law and successfully thwarted the other party's scheme.]
[After leaving Punk Hazard, Luffy and his friends entered Dressrosa.]
[In order to rescue the kidnapped Law, Luffy fought fiercely with the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Heavenly Yaksha Doflamingo.]
[Finally, Luffy activated Gear Fourth and defeated Doflamingo.]
[After Luffy defeated Doflamingo and left Dressrosa, the Straw Hat Grand Fleet was officially established, and his bounty reached 500 million.]
After the story was written, Russell returned to reality in a trance.
The boy's eventful adventure flashed before his eyes in an instant. The innocent boy who'd originally laughed while holding his straw hat with one hand on the card now had a cross scar on his chest, and his face had become a little more mature.
Although he still maintained his innocent heart and still had that smiling face, Luffy on the card now looked inexplicably sad.
Sighing, Russell put the card back into his mind and began to check the information.
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[The Worst Generation: Luffy]
Rank: Gold
Quality: Red
Category: Biological
Skills:
[Rubber Fruit]
[Gear Fourth]: A new move developed by Luffy during his two years of training. He uses Armament Haki to cover his limbs and injects air into them, gaining elasticity and a huge body. In this state, Luffy's body will be greatly enhanced.
[Conqueror's Haki]: One in a million, represents the quality of a king. Can be actively released to shock enemies weaker than oneself.
[Armament Haki]: Luffy is very skilled in the use of Armament Haki, and can combine it with his own Fruit ability to unleash even greater power.
[Observation Haki]: Luffy's Observation Haki is extremely powerful, and he can strongly sense the enemy's presence and movements.
Traits:
[Emperor's Recognition]
[Escape from Desperate Situations]
[Seed of Hope]: The spark of despair, the hope of companions. Luffy's strong will can help him be immune to the negative effects of emotions at Gold rank and below. When someone is Luffy's companion, their strength will be slightly improved.
[Voice of All Things]: Being able to understand the language of all things in the world may sometimes produce unexpected results.
Introduction: I am the man who will be the Pirate King!
Advancement Route: Bronze [Straw Hat Boy · Luffy] → Gold [Worst Generation · Luffy] → Diamond [Four Emperors · Luffy].
Bonds:
When appearing at the same time with [Ace] and other series, the effect [Three Brothers of Windmill Village] can be activated.
When appearing at the same time as [Zoro] and other series, the effect [Straw Hat Pirates] can be activated.
When appearing at the same time as the [Cavendish] series, the effect [Straw Hat Grand Fleet] can be activated.
Activated Bond: [Straw Hat Pirates] (3/10)
Bond Effect: When all members of the Straw Hat Pirates appear at the same time, if one member dies, the remaining members will enter a state of rage.
Note: Rage: At the cost of losing sanity, the card's attributes will be greatly enhanced in all aspects.
The capabilities generated this time were roughly what Russell had expected, with just a few minor differences.
The first was the three colors of Haki, among which Armament Haki and Observation Haki were somewhat different from Zoro's description.
But when he thought about the fact that there were indeed individual differences in Haki in the original work, Russell could understand it.
In his opinion, Enel's Observation Haki—which had an extremely exaggerated coverage range—was definitely not inferior to Katakuri's, but the two had slightly different focuses.
Secondly, the original [Optimist] trait had been changed to [Seed of Hope], and the effect had been greatly enhanced.
If I think about it that way, Russell stroked his chin, then the next time he advances, the [Emperor's Recognition] trait should also change.
After all, if Luffy advanced once more, he would become one of the Four Emperors.
There was also the ability to hear the [Voice of All Things].
Is it possible that this ability would arise?
Russell raised his eyebrows. Although the description was a bit unclear, it was always good to have an unexpected trait.
After calling Luffy out and sending him off to play, Russell couldn't help but feel relieved.
The combat power on the surface is sufficient for now.
The key issue now was how to catch the Unification Sect gang.
A few days passed.
In the President's office, Russell asked Zayne and Lucas before him. "How is it? Did you find anything?"
They both shook their heads.
Russell wasn't surprised that Zayne hadn't found anything, because he'd asked through his pseudonym a few days ago.
Neither the Association nor the Spirit Begging Society had found any trace of the Unification Sect.
It couldn't be said they hadn't discovered anything. The guys from the Society did find a few strongholds of the Unification Sect. However, they were all the kind that looked like deliberate smokescreens, and didn't help the progress of the matter at all.
As for Lucas...
Russell frowned. "The people we sent out didn't find anything?"
Naturally, he wouldn't sit and wait for death. He'd asked Lucas to take people to the sea area near East-Haven to search for the possible entrance to the secret realm.
After all, Leo Shaw and the others could hide, but the entrance to the secret realm couldn't.
Unfortunately, it seemed to be in vain now.
Lucas shook his head and asked hesitantly. "Could it be possible..."
"That it's not at sea?"
Russell was stunned. He'd never thought about it that way. "It's possible."
"But I think the probability is still at sea."
After all, if the entrance to the secret realm was on land, it would take some effort for those giant steel ships to enter the water.
It was impossible for the surrounding cities not to notice such a big commotion.
Unless...
The entrance to that secret realm wasn't on this side.
Thinking of what the demon he'd tortured at the beginning had said—that they were attacking Eastmarch at the same time—Russell couldn't help but have a bold idea. In Eastmarch?
If it was in Eastmarch, it would indeed explain why the cardmakers of East-Haven hadn't found the relevant secret realm entrance in the nearby waters.
After a moment of silence, Russell rubbed his brow. "Tell the people below not to search the nearby sea area for now. Focus all their attention on the city."
Since Leo Shaw hadn't left yet, it meant that sooner or later the Unification Sect wouldn't be able to resist and would cause trouble again.
"Yes, understood."
Lucas nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Zayne's phone kept vibrating.
He took out his phone and glanced at it. Just as he was about to turn off the screen, his eyes widened as if he'd seen something.
He said quickly. "President, the people below said they've caught someone from the Unification Sect!"
Since the middle-aged man who was the Director of Public Security said so, it definitely wasn't an ordinary member of the Unification Sect—but definitely a key member who'd appeared that night.
Thinking of this, Russell's expression immediately became serious.
Just as he was about to ask for specific information, a deafening explosion suddenly sounded.
The violent shockwave caused the window behind Russell to vibrate continuously.
His expression turned cold. He said to the two people before him with a half-smile. "It seems they took the initiative to come to me."
"Let's go see what those bastards are going to do."
After saying this, the young man who was President disappeared from the President's office.
Russell was very angry now.
After searching for so long, he hadn't expected that the scum from the Unification Sect would dare to come to him and make such a big commotion.
Really.
Acting recklessly.