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## Chapter 501: The Era of Micro-Control
In the Kronos Kingdom, Hades bathed in the sunlight, closing his eyes and enjoying a full-body massage from the beautiful women.
Surrounding him were numerous consorts, including Queen Consort Ananke.
In his daily life, Hades would also spend time with them.
Having just finished his training for the day, Hades could feel that extreme pressure every single day under the pressure of powerful gravity.
This was something ordinary training, even if continued for days and nights, could not achieve.
Rigorous training not only further enhanced Hades' strength but also comprehensively tempered his physique and will.
It could even be combined with Haki to temper the body.
Over the years, Hades' strength had reached an unknown degree.
At the very least, he had absolute confidence in facing any opponent, even Rocks.
All along, Hades knew very well that in the face of absolute strength, everything else was illusory.
In front of his family, Hades was gentle, his body aura completely restrained and controlled.
But in front of outsiders, it was a different scene entirely.
Even his subordinates felt awe towards Hades.
This was necessary for maintaining rule.
His nearly perfect physique was as powerful as a Demon God, every inch of his muscles and bone, even his flesh and blood, had undergone tempering again and again, becoming increasingly terrifying.
Of course, this was just the superficial progress.
Some aspects were imperceptible to others.
Over the years, Hades had multi-tasked, tempering his physique with Haki while training under heavy pressure.
As his control over Haki and his body continuously strengthened.
Hades' tempering was not just simple full-body training.
His utilization of Haki tempering had reached a deeper level, meaning the tempering effect was enhanced.
Hades could control Haki to temper his bone, meridians, skin, blood, and the muscles on his body.
Compared to ordinary full-body tempering, Hades' current tempering effect was more precise and accurate.
It was like a machine maximizing efficiency.
In terms of efficiency, it was at least three to four times the original.
Consequently, Hades' control over his body reached a meticulous degree.
Especially his control over strength had reached an ultimate state in a certain sense.
Every single bone, muscle, even tendon and blood within his body, was completely controlled and manipulated by Hades.
Of course, this was the ideal condition Hades envisioned, and he was constantly working towards this direction.
For others, this was already an unimaginable limit.
But for Hades, he was still on the path.
In this situation, regarding the control and utilization of his body.
Hades could completely unleash several times his own strength because he knew how to maximize his explosive power.
Which muscles, which bone, which meridians to utilize, Hades knew it all clearly.
It had even formed a kind of formula, etched into his bones.
Especially for a monster like Hades, who had turned combat ability into instinct, his body was like a machine, recording countless battle data.
These methods of utilizing strength were the current optimal solutions achieved through countless experiments, based on Hades' deeper understanding of his body.
On the surface, Hades had only enhanced his physique.
Besides Conqueror's Haki, his Two-Color Haki had also improved significantly.
But what about his actual combat strength?
Hades could say it had increased several times over.
The improvement brought by the control of strength and the control of the body was a complete qualitative change.
This was no longer human.
Others needed to charge up their techniques, but Hades had returned to simplicity, every move capable of unleashing the strongest destructive power.
Having reached this degree, Hades could be said to have abandoned the so-called techniques developed in the past.
Regarding this World and the future, Hades had absolute confidence.
The source of his confidence was not being able to see the future, not the strength of the Kronos Kingdom, nor the children who were gradually growing up.
It was himself, his absolute strength made him fearless.
Currently, Gravity Rooms had been popularized within the Military and Hades.
The requirement to use a Gravity Room was at least Officer Rank.
After all, for those below Officer Rank, ordinary training was sufficient, and using a Gravity Room would be a waste.
Furthermore, the operating cost had to be considered.
Throughout the entire Kronos Kingdom, building Gravity Rooms of various sizes cost a total of five hundred billion Beli.
Since they possessed the core technology, the cost of a single Gravity Room was not high; the most basic one only required twenty million Beli.
The exclusive Gravity Room used by Hades had a construction cost of two billion Beli.
Activating a Gravity Room required consuming a large amount of electricity.
Along the Kingdom's Coastal Area, there were numerous Hydroelectric Power Stations, and inland, many Energy Power Stations had been built.
After all, energy technology was very developed in this World; even Cola could be used as energy.
Besides the power generation cost, there was also daily maintenance work.
If the gravity went out of control and suddenly reached a degree that the human body could not withstand, those lucky would be severely injured, while the unlucky would be directly crushed to death by the gravity.
Monsters were ultimately a minority.
Those capable of using Gravity Rooms had basically already achieved a superhuman physique.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, Gravity Rooms were divided into different levels based on the gravity limit.
The Gravity Room used by Hades had a maximum gravity of three hundred times and was the size of a football field.
With his half-ton body weight, he would bear at least one hundred and fifty tons of stress inside the Gravity Room.
And this was not the limit Hades could withstand, but merely the gravity limit that the Kronos Kingdom could currently control.
There weren't many things that Hades cared about, but the closer it got to a certain time point in the future, the more Hades paid attention.
"This era should belong to Roger and Shiki."
Hades chuckled softly.
Perhaps in his eyes, it wasn't like this, but for pirates, it was indeed so.
"Oh? Hades, can Roger be compared to Shiki? His influence shouldn't be as great as Shiki's, right? The scale of their two Pirate Crews isn't on the same level either?"
Metis, who was beside him, was a little surprised upon hearing this and asked doubtfully.
If the previous era was named Rocks, then this era should be named Shiki.
After all, in her opinion, the Flying Pirates led by Shiki were the counterpart to the Rocks Pirates.
Moreover, the Flying Pirates still had potential to be tapped and had not reached their true peak.
There was still a long time until the Flying Pirates' demise.
According to the age of Rocks D.Xebec when he died in battle at sixty-five, Shiki was currently only forty-nine years old and could remain active for at least another decade or so.
Why did Hades say that this era belonged to Roger and Shiki?
"Hehe!"
Hades didn't explain, just smiled.
Yes!
Who could have imagined?
Roger would find the Final Island, circumnavigate the Grand Line for the first time, and thus become the "Pirate King." Then, at his public execution before death, he would single-handedly usher in the Great Pirate Era.
Such an achievement was not enough to surpass Shiki, but it was enough to stand alongside Shiki.
Who could have imagined?
An era thus ended, and a new chapter began.
Metis, whose curiosity was piqued, saw Hades' expression and playfully tapped his chest, slightly annoyed.
"You'll know when the time comes!"
No explanation was needed.
If you knew in advance, where would the surprise be?
(end of chapter)
In the Kronos Kingdom, Hades bathed in the sunlight, closing his eyes and enjoying a full-body massage from the beautiful women.
Surrounding him were numerous consorts, including Queen Consort Ananke.
In his daily life, Hades would also spend time with them.
Having just finished his training for the day, Hades could feel that extreme pressure every single day under the pressure of powerful gravity.
This was something ordinary training, even if continued for days and nights, could not achieve.
Rigorous training not only further enhanced Hades' strength but also comprehensively tempered his physique and will.
It could even be combined with Haki to temper the body.
Over the years, Hades' strength had reached an unknown degree.
At the very least, he had absolute confidence in facing any opponent, even Rocks.
All along, Hades knew very well that in the face of absolute strength, everything else was illusory.
In front of his family, Hades was gentle, his body aura completely restrained and controlled.
But in front of outsiders, it was a different scene entirely.
Even his subordinates felt awe towards Hades.
This was necessary for maintaining rule.
His nearly perfect physique was as powerful as a Demon God, every inch of his muscles and bone, even his flesh and blood, had undergone tempering again and again, becoming increasingly terrifying.
Of course, this was just the superficial progress.
Some aspects were imperceptible to others.
Over the years, Hades had multi-tasked, tempering his physique with Haki while training under heavy pressure.
As his control over Haki and his body continuously strengthened.
Hades' tempering was not just simple full-body training.
His utilization of Haki tempering had reached a deeper level, meaning the tempering effect was enhanced.
Hades could control Haki to temper his bone, meridians, skin, blood, and the muscles on his body.
Compared to ordinary full-body tempering, Hades' current tempering effect was more precise and accurate.
It was like a machine maximizing efficiency.
In terms of efficiency, it was at least three to four times the original.
Consequently, Hades' control over his body reached a meticulous degree.
Especially his control over strength had reached an ultimate state in a certain sense.
Every single bone, muscle, even tendon and blood within his body, was completely controlled and manipulated by Hades.
Of course, this was the ideal condition Hades envisioned, and he was constantly working towards this direction.
For others, this was already an unimaginable limit.
But for Hades, he was still on the path.
In this situation, regarding the control and utilization of his body.
Hades could completely unleash several times his own strength because he knew how to maximize his explosive power.
Which muscles, which bone, which meridians to utilize, Hades knew it all clearly.
It had even formed a kind of formula, etched into his bones.
Especially for a monster like Hades, who had turned combat ability into instinct, his body was like a machine, recording countless battle data.
These methods of utilizing strength were the current optimal solutions achieved through countless experiments, based on Hades' deeper understanding of his body.
On the surface, Hades had only enhanced his physique.
Besides Conqueror's Haki, his Two-Color Haki had also improved significantly.
But what about his actual combat strength?
Hades could say it had increased several times over.
The improvement brought by the control of strength and the control of the body was a complete qualitative change.
This was no longer human.
Others needed to charge up their techniques, but Hades had returned to simplicity, every move capable of unleashing the strongest destructive power.
Having reached this degree, Hades could be said to have abandoned the so-called techniques developed in the past.
Regarding this World and the future, Hades had absolute confidence.
The source of his confidence was not being able to see the future, not the strength of the Kronos Kingdom, nor the children who were gradually growing up.
It was himself, his absolute strength made him fearless.
Currently, Gravity Rooms had been popularized within the Military and Hades.
The requirement to use a Gravity Room was at least Officer Rank.
After all, for those below Officer Rank, ordinary training was sufficient, and using a Gravity Room would be a waste.
Furthermore, the operating cost had to be considered.
Throughout the entire Kronos Kingdom, building Gravity Rooms of various sizes cost a total of five hundred billion Beli.
Since they possessed the core technology, the cost of a single Gravity Room was not high; the most basic one only required twenty million Beli.
The exclusive Gravity Room used by Hades had a construction cost of two billion Beli.
Activating a Gravity Room required consuming a large amount of electricity.
Along the Kingdom's Coastal Area, there were numerous Hydroelectric Power Stations, and inland, many Energy Power Stations had been built.
After all, energy technology was very developed in this World; even Cola could be used as energy.
Besides the power generation cost, there was also daily maintenance work.
If the gravity went out of control and suddenly reached a degree that the human body could not withstand, those lucky would be severely injured, while the unlucky would be directly crushed to death by the gravity.
Monsters were ultimately a minority.
Those capable of using Gravity Rooms had basically already achieved a superhuman physique.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, Gravity Rooms were divided into different levels based on the gravity limit.
The Gravity Room used by Hades had a maximum gravity of three hundred times and was the size of a football field.
With his half-ton body weight, he would bear at least one hundred and fifty tons of stress inside the Gravity Room.
And this was not the limit Hades could withstand, but merely the gravity limit that the Kronos Kingdom could currently control.
There weren't many things that Hades cared about, but the closer it got to a certain time point in the future, the more Hades paid attention.
"This era should belong to Roger and Shiki."
Hades chuckled softly.
Perhaps in his eyes, it wasn't like this, but for pirates, it was indeed so.
"Oh? Hades, can Roger be compared to Shiki? His influence shouldn't be as great as Shiki's, right? The scale of their two Pirate Crews isn't on the same level either?"
Metis, who was beside him, was a little surprised upon hearing this and asked doubtfully.
If the previous era was named Rocks, then this era should be named Shiki.
After all, in her opinion, the Flying Pirates led by Shiki were the counterpart to the Rocks Pirates.
Moreover, the Flying Pirates still had potential to be tapped and had not reached their true peak.
There was still a long time until the Flying Pirates' demise.
According to the age of Rocks D.Xebec when he died in battle at sixty-five, Shiki was currently only forty-nine years old and could remain active for at least another decade or so.
Why did Hades say that this era belonged to Roger and Shiki?
"Hehe!"
Hades didn't explain, just smiled.
Yes!
Who could have imagined?
Roger would find the Final Island, circumnavigate the Grand Line for the first time, and thus become the "Pirate King." Then, at his public execution before death, he would single-handedly usher in the Great Pirate Era.
Such an achievement was not enough to surpass Shiki, but it was enough to stand alongside Shiki.
Who could have imagined?
An era thus ended, and a new chapter began.
Metis, whose curiosity was piqued, saw Hades' expression and playfully tapped his chest, slightly annoyed.
"You'll know when the time comes!"
No explanation was needed.
If you knew in advance, where would the surprise be?
(end of chapter)
