The MADS team weren't clear about other things, but judging from the current situation, following Kenji would at least guarantee their personal safety.
It wasn't that the World Government side was absolutely unsafe, it was just that they usually had no dealings with the World Government, and didn't even know anyone familiar there.
In comparison, they had dealt with Kenji for several years, so they were somewhat acquainted.
People, after all, always gravitate towards those they know, unless there's some other objective.
For example, Vegapunk had considered the issue of research funds. As the rulers of the world, the World Government would certainly not lack funds. However, in the end, he still reached a consensus with the others and came to the research institute's main entrance with Kenji. Then they just stopped there, at the entrance, like gatekeepers, without saying why.
"Hey! Why aren't we moving?" Scien mumbled from behind, really wanting to shout and urge them on.
But he remembered Kenji's Conqueror's Haki. If he annoyed him again, and Kenji hit him with another shock, he'd be stuck standing there like a wooden dummy again.
As the saying goes, "a fall in the pit, a gain in your wit". Having experienced what had happened not long ago, Scien was now smarter, his eyes darting around, surveying the others present. Clearly, he was waiting for someone else to speak up and be the '
early bird. But then again, others weren't fools either.
Among them, Vegapunk and Stussy had even personally witnessed Kenji using two Devil Fruit abilities.
At this moment, Vegapunk was staring at Kenji, as if looking at some rare research material.
As for Stussy, her gaze towards Kenji was more of curiosity and awe.
And the others, Judge goes without saying, he was already quite timid, so in the end... no one dared to speak up?
Oh, there really was someone: Caesar Clown!
"What's going on? So slow?" Caesar complained as he walked towards the main door.
"Move aside, move aside, everyone move aside... Hmm? So it's you blocking the door, not wanting us to go out?"
Caesar spoke boldly, but his voice only lasted for a moment. After all, his body was stiff, and he couldn't make a sound even if he wanted to.
Kenji couldn't be bothered with the MADS team members. When he had tested Super Comprehension earlier, he hadn't deliberately avoided Vegapunk and Stussy's gaze.
But he also wouldn't allow anyone to obstruct him, regardless of whether that person was a member of the MADS team or not.
'Speaking of which, the system's mission trigger mechanism... I still haven't fully figured it out yet.'
Having casually frozen Caesar, Kenji didn't even turn his head, his gaze always fixed straight ahead. He looked as if he was enjoying the island scenery outside the door, but in reality, he was waiting for a system mission to appear.
'Before, almost every time I encountered pirates, a mission would be triggered...'
'However, after I was promoted to Marine Commodore in the system's timeline, encountering ordinary small pirates generally no longer triggered quests.'
Kenji recalled past missions, deep in thought. Just then, a light suddenly appearing in his vision interrupted his thoughts.
The system mission, after all, had arrived.
[You are prepared to become an enemy of the World Government, and even the Celestial Dragons, the World Nobles!]
[You chose to attack Saturn, Warrior God of of Science and Defense - Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, causing the situation to escalate rapidly!]
[During the battle, you discovered some secrets of the Five Elders!]
[You decide to continue suppressing Saturn until either side's personnel leave or the battle ends!]
[Mission (Main - High Difficulty): Continue to suppress Saturn until the battle ends, or you disengage from combat! And your personnel losses do not exceed 90%!]
[Reward: 1 Assignable breakthrough of an owned trait!]
[Warning! This quest is 'High Difficulty'! There is a higher risk of death!]
Kenji skimmed through the mission content quickly.
It wasn't until he saw the last line, the warning highlighted in red by the system, that he finally paid attention and re-read all the prompts carefully.
'Continue to suppress Saturn? High difficulty mission? Aren't I already suppressing him?' Kenji didn't mind, continuing to look at the reward content.
'This is a trait breakthrough type of reward? And it's an assignable breakthrough.'
'Such a reward... something's not right.'
Kenji's eyes instantly sharpened. He wasn't complaining that the reward was too low. On the contrary, the reward was too high, so high that it seemed very abnormal.
At this moment, he already knew the power of 'Trait Breakthrough', it was a reward that could allow a trait to break through its rarity limit. Kenji even felt that trait breakthrough could sometimes yield greater benefits than trait evolution.
And this time, it was no longer a random trait breakthrough, but an assignable one. This reward was comparable to assigmable trait evolution, definitely one of the best rewards.
However, at this point in the system's timeline, Kenji had already been promoted to Admiral, and even as an Admiral, he could still receive such generous rewards?
It was conceivable that the mission difficulty would not be low, as the system never gave freebies, and rewards were always tied to mission difficulty.
'Hmm, in other words, the system judges that I might not be able to complete this mission?' Kenji's gaze lingered on the mission content in his vision.
Especially the 'High Difficulty' prompt appended after the mission title, this was the first time he had seen such an indicator.
Although there wasn't a skull or similar icon after the 'High Difficulty' indicator, this kind of prompt was enough to explain a lot of things. Kenji had no choice but to put in more effort, thinking carefully to guard against possible dangers.
Then, he almost got confused because after thinking it through, he found that it seemed...
'There's no danger, is there?'Kenji scratched his head, looking bewildered.
In the battlefield before him, Saturn had already been suppressed. Even if the other four old geezers were summoned, he was confident he could lead his people to safety.
Unless Imu personally descended...
'Hmm, if Imu came, it might indeed be a bit troublesome.'
Kenji wasn't sure at this moment whether he could suppress Imu's Black Conversion Control Domination with just Conqueror's Haki or his other abilities.
Aside from this uncertain factor...
'Forget it, I'll just take a few more glances later.'
Kenji pondered for a moment, a plan already forming in his mind.
Then, he raised his head and stepped forward, crossing the research institute's main door and entering the world outside, which was filled with gloomy, reddish-gray darkness.
Yes, the outside world at this moment was not as bright as inside the research institute. At least inside, there were electric lights everywhere, brightly lit.
Looking outside, the sky was stained by dark red light and darkness.
(Note: I am pretty sure the author has dropped this series.)