Chapter 381 Egghead Island
Just when Ji Xing and others arrived at Raftel, the news of what happened on Cake Island gradually fermented and spread.
The news that the strongest man in the world went to the Big Mom Pirates' territory alone, fought a big battle with Big Mom and her children, and killed Big Mom was like a bomb, spreading rapidly throughout the New World and expanding to more distant seas!
Pirates and ordinary people are used to it.
This world's strongest man would not take action, but once he took action, he would shock the world. In the battle of fame, he killed the White Lion with one sword, and defeated two pirate emperors in the battle of the Gods. Now killing Big Mom is just mediocre.
The pirates are more interested in the four emperors becoming three emperors and then two emperors, whether there is any territory to invade, and whether there is any profit. A few knowledgeable people are worried about the imbalance of power between the navy and the pirates.
Ordinary people are excited and even hope that Holo will kill the other two emperors.
Meanwhile, another piece of news suddenly spread out - Holo went to Wan Guo to kill Big Mom not for revenge three years ago, but to snatch Big Mom's landmark history text!
He was going to get the great secret treasure, One Piece!
As soon as the rumor came out, it immediately set off a storm in the pirate world. Who could stop Holo, who could defeat two pirate emperors? Could it be that the 22-year-long battle for the treasure of the Pirate King was about to end, and the great secret treasure would fall into the hands of Holo, who was not even the strongest pirate in the world?
This news touched the hearts of many people.
It also almost made the Five Elders explode.
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"Damn it! The news has spread out like this. It seems that it is impossible to suppress the impact of this incident as much as possible!"
"Yeah, I didn't expect those guys in the Big Mom Pirates to actively spread this news and let it spread in the underground world in an instant. We can control Morgans, but those other lawless bastards will not listen to us."
"It's too late for Stussy to send the news."
"At this point, we can only publicly admit this matter and issue a wanted notice for Holo and Hawkeye!"
"Wait--" The bald and sword-wielding Taikotanpu Saint looked around and said, "What crime should we offer a reward for him?"
"Of course..."
"Hmm? Crime?"
The Five Elders were stunned and looked at each other.
Yes, what crime?
He didn't fly the pirate flag and didn't carry out any looting. In the eyes of the world, Holo was just looking for treasure. He went to Raftel to find the treasure left by the legendary Pirate King.
Is it illegal to go to the Land of No Man's Land to look for treasure?
No! The World Government is fighting pirates because they are pirates, not because their target is Raftel!
Even if the root cause is true, it is something that cannot be admitted. They cannot tell everyone that Raftel has things that the World Government does not want everyone to know.
There is no problem in forcibly wanting Holo as a pirate, but compared with the negative factors it may bring, there seems to be no need to issue a wanted order that will not hurt him at all?
"It is most important not to let the world know that someone has already reached the top of the Void Throne. We must be extremely cautious about any action that may reveal the existence of Lord Im."
The World Government has a Void Throne, which was established when it was founded. No one exists on it, which means that all member countries jointly govern the world.
But in fact, the Void Throne has never been vacant, and the World Government has always been in a "dictatorship" state. Only when this news is leaked will it hurt the World Government's bones and bones, and the member countries will attack it, and maybe they will have to re-establish the order of this world.
"The history of Raftel should have recorded the existence of Lord Im, but back then... even that Joy Boy didn't know that Lord Im was still alive, right?"
"Although Lord Im has clearly ordered us to extinguish the lights of Holo, we still have to be cautious in the process. The disaster caused by the Pirate King Gol D. Roger must never happen again."
"Maybe we can do the opposite, thank Holo for ending the Great Pirate Era, take away the treasure left by the Pirate King, confuse him, and let him relax his vigilance?" Goribajo Saint suggested.
The other four people looked at him silently.
Goribajo Saint hesitated, knowing that it would be a bit stupid, and coughed lightly: "We still have to wait until he comes out of that sea area and take targeted actions!"
This wait lasted for a long time.
Rayleigh, who lived in seclusion in the Sabaody Archipelago, went to find Red Hair, and then sailed to the unknown sea together.
Neptune, the king of the Kingdom of Ryugu, also went to meet his old friend Whitebeard, and I don't know what they talked about.
Even the great Pirate King Naoto, who occupied the former territory of Rocks, Skull Island, walked out of the island and met with Bakin with his stupid son and the legendary pirate Golden Lion with broken legs.
The world was affected by the news that Holo was looking for Raftel, but the parties involved had not shown up, which made the Five Elders a little anxious.
Where did he go? Did he die in the sea? !
It was not until nearly two months later that they finally found Ji Xing's trace again.
"Five Elders! Egghead Island sent an emergency distress signal, and Holo appeared in that sea area!"
"Egghead Island?! Where are the others?!"
"No one else has been found yet!"
"He actually went there, could it be... to notify the navy to take action immediately!"
...
Hua La La——
Amid the sound of the sea crashing against the rocks, a huge sea beast with hundreds of meters in length and sharp teeth was swimming towards the island ahead.
In the rolling waves, it swam very steadily, trying to keep the well-proportioned and strong man standing on it, wearing a white robe and black clothes, more than two meters and four meters tall, from shaking.
Until approaching the island, the man leaned over and gently touched its head, jumped onto the island, and the huge strange fish showed a flattering smile, nodded and bowed, splashing water, and then turned around and left.
Ji Xing stretched his muscles and turned his head to look at the small island that looked like a big head.
Egghead Island, the island of the future, is the location of the Vegapunk Institute, the world's smartest man who claims to be 500 years ahead of the world's technology!
Bonnie came here with Big Bear when she was a child, but at that time she didn't know that her father was going to be transformed into a robot.
After Ji Xing got the information recorded by Raftel and left the final island, he did a lot of things, one of which was to find Bonnie and confirm the location of Egghead Island with her.
It's time to meet Vegapunk.
"It seems that I'm not very welcome."
Just after walking a few steps towards the institute, a team of 'Big Bears' rushed out of the institute.
They were 'pacifists' jointly made based on the bloodline factors of Big Bear and Yellow Monkey.
They have the power to 'bring peace'!
"Intruders... Kill!"
The mechanical voice uttered, they opened their mouths, golden light condensed in them, and then beams of laser cannons blasted towards Ji Xing!
The power was not weak, the shattered stones flew all over the sky, and cracks were also hit on the ground.
And that's it.
Ji Xing passed through them like teleporting, and arcs of collapse flashed on their bodies, and their CPUs were burned.
When Ji Xing was about to reach the door of the institute, the opponent who came to stop him finally made Ji Xing show a little strange color.
It was a boy with a height of about two meters and solid muscles... with double horns on his head, a long beard like a dragon's beard on his mouth, holding a mace, and flames were wrapped around him when he waved it!
Ji Xing held the sword in front of him, blocking it with a loud bang. With the collision of the two as the center, the earth was rolling and turning over!
"The power of the vice-emperor level." Ji Xing looked at the boy in front of him: "Little Kaido, a semi-finished product, unable to replicate the power of the fruit, so did you integrate the blood factor of Jin into your body?"
Bang - the handle of the sword was blocked, and Little Kaido shot back. At the same time, a man who looked like Kintaro, wearing a bellyband and holding a hatchet rushed out of the research institute, followed by two small figures, Little Jin and Little Quinn.
The Little Beasts Pirates have assembled!
"The strongest man in the world, Holo?" The man holding the hatchet shouted: "I am Zhan Taowan, the captain of the scientific force of the Navy Headquarters, and the bodyguard of Mr. Vegapunk! You don't have the permission of the World Government, so you can't go any further, otherwise don't blame us for killing you on the spot!"
Ji Xing was silent for three seconds.
"What are you thinking about? Don't try to get words out of me! I'm the most tight-lipped person in the world..."
Buzz——
The dark light expanded, and the light within a radius of 100 meters was distorted by an invisible force. Whether it was Zhan Taowan or Xiao Baishou, they felt as if there was a bomb echoing and exploding in their minds, and they fell down together with the rumble that cracked the ground!
"What's going on? Am I the strongest in this world? Is it fake?" Ji Xing shook his head and walked over.
The pirate world is always like this. After becoming the god of magic in the Fairy Tail world, no one dared to yell in front of him, but the pirate world is endless, and each one is like a psychopath, and I don't know where the confidence comes from.
Kid is still repairing the island.
This one is even more fierce, and he actually wants to kill me?
I walked into the research institute with a grudge, and the metal wall full of futuristic feeling suddenly came into view. The hall in front of me looked like a spaceship's space capsule, and the arc-shaped door was full of sci-fi colors.
"Open the door!" Ji Xing shouted.
So the door opened.
An orange-haired girl wearing clothes with the word '02' printed on them appeared from behind the door. She looked a bit like Nami. She crossed her arms and said with a look of scrutinizing Ji Xing: "I am Vegapunk, a scientist employed by the World Government. I don't know what the world's strongest man's intention is to come here.
I heard that you have found the treasure of One Piece. Could it be... that you want to fund my research? How much research funding can you provide?"
Because he felt that time was not enough, Vegapunk divided himself into six, and each of the six clones was responsible for a certain task. Some were responsible for research, some were responsible for eating, and some were responsible for excretion...
In front of him was Evil No. 02, Lilith.
It was natural that she was not normal, so Ji Xing said: "Let's talk about funding later. I have to see what you are researching before I can decide. Is that okay?"
"Of course." Lilith smiled like a fat sheep to be slaughtered: "Come with me."
In fact, the explanations of other Vegapunks had been heard in the headphones she was wearing, which made her more aware of what kind of person she was facing.
But the order from No. 1 was to play dumb and cooperate.
The island's defense force was not cheap. If ordinary pirates landed on the island at will, they would only be destroyed. But facing Ji Xing, the defense force was like paper.
Even if there was a hidden hand, Vegapunk knew that they would definitely not be able to stop Ji Xing.
Soon, after walking through a long corridor, Ji Xing saw two familiar metal giants. Lilith also introduced: "They are the two mechanical soldiers who followed the blasphemers to the Holy Land Mariejoia three years ago. A product of 900 years ago. There was originally another one on the island, but that one had long since decayed. After getting them, the old man threw them away.
The progress of replicating them is average, mainly due to lack of energy. The energy that drives them is very unique. Unfortunately, when they are destroyed, the energy spontaneously burns out, and there is no sample reference. "
As she said that, she glanced at Ji Xing and said: "Yes, although Dantou Island is called the island of the future, in fact, it is the island of the past! Lao Ruo claims to be 500 years ahead of this era, but he is only pursuing 900 The technological level of that country two years ago is still far behind.”
"No need to test me." Ji Xing said with a smile: "I went to Rafdru. I read the historical text. I know the huge kingdom that was established 1100 years ago and originated from the moon people."
"1100 years ago? The specific Lao Cheng is not so clear yet." Lilith clasped her hands in deep thought, and then quickly added: "Of course, although it is not as good as the technology of that huge kingdom, Lao Cheng's research is indeed ahead of this one. Times, you will never lose money if you leave your funds to me!”
She took Ji Xing to another research room and said: "This is an island air conditioner. It can control the temperature and climate of the entire island at will, creating rainfall, hurricanes, thunder and lightning... It's a pity that it costs too much, and was banned by the world government. "Stop."
"And here, we study the Seraphs, the ones you saw at the door..."
One piece at a time, all the same.
There are indeed many technological creations that sound like science fiction, which arouse Ji Xing's interest in learning.
Vegapunk is a person with the brain-brain fruit ability. He has amazing memory and nearly infinite brain capacity, and has mastered almost all knowledge in the world.
For Ji Xing, who has a powerful soul, his scientific research ability is secondary, and the knowledge he masters is the first priority!
Listening to Lilith's sales pitch introducing scientific research content all the way, when she reached the depths of the research institute, she performed dual face and fingerprint identification, opening an upward spiral staircase.
"Let's go up to the second floor with the old man and have a look."
Ji Xing looked down and said, "There seem to be a few acquaintances of mine down here."
Lilith looked surprised: "You can also feel this? It is a material specially made by Lao Cheng to isolate the visual and auditory color. It is also mixed with sea floor stone. Are you...intuitive, or the visual and auditory color..."
"Seeing and hearing color." Ji Xing said: "Compared to my seeing and hearing color, its intensity is slightly weaker."
"The tester is Admiral Kizaru..." Lilith murmured: "He can barely penetrate the slightest bit, but you can completely penetrate?"
"Kizaru is the weakest among the three generals. It's not surprising." Ji Xing thought for a while and said, "You're already here, take me down to see him."
"Well... I heard that you caught him. It doesn't matter if you take a look, but aren't you in a hurry?"
"Why should I be in a hurry?" Ji Xing was startled and suddenly said, "Oh, if I don't rush, it'll be fine."
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"Aqiu~!"
On the other side, Kizaru, wearing a cloak of justice, stood on the bow of a warship that was sailing away from the navy headquarters, yawned, rubbed his nose and said.
"It's so scary~ I just set out, and when I think about facing the strongest person in the world, I feel chills running through my body~"
Akainu, who was wearing a navy hat and had a stern face next to him, crossed his arms and hummed: "It's him who should be feeling chilly. He has been hiding for almost two months, made us wait for almost two months, and he finally appears!"
"Ah la la -" On the other side, Aoki stretched his waist lazily: "Don't look like you are always ready to take action, Akainu. Don't forget, the marshal's order is to negotiate first to find out whether he Landed in Ravdru, what’s the purpose?”
He looked back and said: "Speaking of which, Grandma He, it's very reassuring to have you do the negotiating work, but if, I mean, if things go bad, you have to leave quickly, in case you get hurt. It’s hard for us to explain when it comes to you.”
The old lady holding a phone bug behind her rolled her eyelids: "I'm not too old to move yet, Aokiji, did you learn this tone from Garp? Learn something good."
"Ah haha——" Qing Zhi smiled and turned back, but there was a hint of heaviness in his eyes.
"Okay, you young people are willing to continue blowing the sea breeze, just blow it here." Lieutenant General He turned around and said: "Even if we take the windless zone, we still need to take close to a day's voyage. Will that kid Holo still be there by then?" It’s hard to talk about Dantou Island, so don’t be too nervous.”
Akainu hummed.
The other two didn't answer.
As the warship moved, no one said a word.
The sailors controlling the warship looked at the people standing on the deck and could hardly breathe!
General Kizaru is on the left!
General Qing Pheasant is on the right!
General Akainu is in the center!
Such a lineup is unprecedented!