Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

It has to be said that this move was extremely vicious. Even Kaido, with his abnormal physique, was rendered powerless and furious after being impaled with seven sea stone spikes.

Oh, even rage can't do that.

Raleigh, fearing that Kaido would yell and shout again, stuffed a large apple into his mouth.

Kaido is now completely powerless to resist.

Raleigh and the naval soldiers were finally able to get back to work.

[Slacking off during work hours is worth 500 points]

[My "slacking off" points are full, would you like to participate in the lucky draw?]

Raleigh had just woken up when two news items popped up on his screen.

Upon seeing the last item, Raleigh immediately became happy.

He hasn't participated in the lottery for a long time; his current strength has reached a bottleneck.

Although he didn't acquire his strength through his own efforts, Raleigh still hoped to become stronger as soon as possible.

He still has a lot of shortcomings compared to top-tier experts.

He was extremely unhappy that the mid-level strongmen were a head above him.

"lottery."

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have drawn Conqueror's Haki - Beginner.]

"Wow!"

A flicker of surprise crossed Raleigh's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

He is now roughly at the level of an elite vice admiral, and doesn't place much importance on basic Conqueror's Haki.

What truly surprised Raleigh was that after drawing Conqueror's Haki, the chances of drawing intermediate and advanced levels in subsequent draws would be much higher.

Upon reaching a higher level, Raleigh can learn the abnormal technique Conqueror's Haki, such as Entanglement, which is essentially a beginner level of Conqueror's Haki. To put it nicely, it's the potential of a king, but in reality, it's just for clearing out small fry.

In actual combat, it is almost useless.

However, for Raleigh, saving every bit of effort was important, as clearing out the smaller fish also required stamina.

Moreover, Conqueror's Haki is even more pretentious.

"Full speed ahead!"

Raleigh was eager to go to Vegapunk's laboratory to test his abilities.

Two days later, after a long journey, Raleigh and his group finally arrived at Punk Hazard.

Vegapunk, who had already spoken with Raleigh, was already waiting at the door.

He was surrounded by a group of well-trained elite naval soldiers, with a tall man in a yellow striped suit as the leader.

Originally, the World Government had designated CP to be responsible for the defense of this area.

However, after Raleigh finished causing trouble in the North Blue, too many elites died in the East Blue and North Blue, so they had to transfer most of the CP organization members from the Grand Line.

When Vegapunk finally arrived, the Navy had to take charge of his protection, but the most crucial positions were still guarded by the CP organization.

There is no doubt that the world government is still very wary of the navy.

If Borsalino were here, anyone else would have already started targeting CP members.

"Whoosh!"

Accompanied by the sound of warship horns, a steel behemoth sailed into the port of Punk Hazard.

Vegapunk had been eagerly anticipating this ship for a long time, and Raleigh had also changed his lazy attitude.

He had already stood up and was at the bow of the ship, directing the warship to dock.

After all the commands were completed, the warship lowered its anchor and laid down its deck.

Lori disembarked first and walked over to Vegapunk and Borsalino.

"Long time no see, Dr. Vegapunk, bro."

Vegapunk also smiled:

"It has indeed been a long time. Congratulations, Lieutenant General Raleigh!"

Led by Enel, the soldiers carried Kaido, who was tightly bound and had sea-viewing stone inserted into his body, off the plane.

Borsalino looked curiously at Kaido, who resembled a hedgehog, and asked;

Is this Kaido of the Beasts from the Rocks Pirates? What happened to him?

Borsalino had heard of Kaido's name before, but the two had never met and fought each other.

However, according to the World News, Kaido is a stubborn guy who uses his abnormal physical abilities to cause trouble everywhere, and he is not even afraid of the Navy.

But why does it look so pitiful in Raleigh's hands?

Raleigh patted Kaido's face and said:

"Dr. Vegapunk, defeating him didn't take much effort, but bringing him back was quite a hassle."

He has a rapid recovery ability and boundless stamina. On the ship, whenever he woke up, he would cause trouble; even a tranquilizer capable of incapacitating ten elephants could only put him to sleep for an hour.

"But now it's all right. I've stuck a few sea stone spikes into his joints. As long as you don't pull them out, he won't be able to make a ripple."

Raleigh carefully explained things to Vegapunk.

This isn't the first time the Navy has captured Kaido, but it's always troublesome because he manages to escape.

Conventional methods are completely ineffective in restraining Kaido; with the slightest carelessness, Kaido escapes again.

However, Kaido is now essentially useless; the sea lion's right hand, embedded in his flesh, is constantly affecting his strength.

To come up with such a method is truly terrifying, almost monstrous.

Borsalino pushed up his glasses and said with an exaggerated expression,

He's not stupid; he can naturally see through the mystery.

In the past, people used sea stone to make cages and tamper with things.

If someone attempts to break into the prison, as long as the sea stone restraints are broken, the captured person can immediately regain their fighting ability.

Just like during the Marineford War, after Ace's Seastone Arms were shattered, he was immediately able to use the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit to leave.

If it weren't for saving Luffy from Akainu's attack, Ace could definitely have escaped.

But that's no longer possible; these sea stone spikes have penetrated deep into the flesh.

Even if the hands and feet made of sea stone are broken, the sea stone spikes still need to be pulled out one by one.

Borsalino felt a chill run down his spine; he certainly didn't want anyone to treat him like that.

Raleigh glanced at Borsalino and knew what he was thinking.

"Don't worry, the technology to process seastone is currently only possessed by our navy; ordinary pirates don't have this technology."

Borsalino was relieved after hearing this.

Indeed, the navy possesses the largest amount of sea stone and the technology to process it in the world. As long as one does not leave the navy, there is nothing to worry about.

Vegapunk glanced at him once before turning his gaze to Kaido:

"What an incredible body."

I feel that with his experimental data, my experiment will soon make a big leap forward.

An excited Vegapunk asked Rory to help him transport Kaido to the experimental base located in the center of the island.

The naval soldiers on the island took Kaido and followed behind Vegapunk and his group.

Before long, gasps of surprise rang out in the laboratory of the experimental base.

Apart from Raleigh, the others were researchers brought by Vegapunk, many of whom had even met Raleigh once back in the North Sea.

However, no one's mind is on catching up with Raleigh right now; instead, they're focused on the information they just obtained about Kaido's physical condition.

Vegapunk said with an admiring expression:

"If I hadn't personally obtained the information, I would have even doubted that such information existed in the world."

"It's truly astonishing; these body cells have an activity level far exceeding that of ordinary people."

Moreover, there is a synergistic effect between his physique and the Devil Fruit he ate. If it weren't for the Seastone weakening the Devil Fruit's power, he would have already recovered from all his wounds.

"If we were to dig deeper into his cells, then..."

Vegapunk's eyes gleamed with excitement; he felt he had found his way forward.

boom!

A surge of Conqueror's Haki emanated from the laboratory, rapidly spreading to other rooms.

Vegapunk felt the impact, but the laboratory had taken this into account when it was built.

Therefore, the weakening of the walls did not have any adverse effects on Vegapunk.

Raleigh was sitting on the sofa enjoying his red wine when he suddenly sensed a slight disturbance and immediately understood.

It seems Kaido has awakened.

He injected Kaido with a lot of anesthetic before disembarking, so he should have woken up around this time. However, the experimental base didn't sound the alarm, so it seems that Kaido's awakening didn't cause panic among the researchers.

Vegapunk gazed through the transparent glass at Kaido, who was lying in the center of the testing table.

Kaido was now fully awake.

The smell of disinfectant, the white ceiling, and the glaring lights instantly transported Kaido back to his childhood.

The conversation between Kaido and Raleigh on the warship further enraged Kaido.

Conqueror's Haki continuously erupted from his body.

After finishing his glass of red wine, Raleigh finally got up and quickly went to Vegapunk's side.

"How is it, Dr. Vegapunk?"

Vegapunk said with a relaxed expression:

"We just conducted a preliminary scan and analysis of this guy's data, and the results are quite astonishing."

It's a bit tricky right now, but it'll be fine in a bit.

Those who possess Conqueror's Haki are all formidable individuals.

Vegapunk's experimental platform was also built at great expense, and the restraint devices on it were all made of seastone.

Kaido's limbs and torso were firmly fixed to the platform, unable to move an inch.

After thinking for a moment, Raleigh reached out, pushed open the door, and went inside to experience Kaido's Conqueror's Haki up close.

It can only be said that Kaido's Conqueror's Haki was far from reaching the level he later developed.

The current Conqueror's Haki can only clear out weaklings; it's not very effective against powerful opponents.

However, Raleigh went in just to test whether his rudimentary Conqueror's Haki could withstand Kaido's Conqueror's Haki attack.

Crackling sound.

Inside the laboratory, another, weaker form of Conqueror's Haki also erupted, clashing with Kaido's Conqueror's Haki.

"What?! How could you do that?!"

Although Kaido was firmly restrained and unable to observe his surroundings,

However, his Observation Haki was not affected, and he was able to sense who was emitting Conqueror's Haki.

He had no idea that the vice admiral he was fighting had quietly acquired Conqueror's Haki.

Raleigh carefully sensed the changes in his Conqueror's Haki, and finally frowned, just as he had judged. The initial Conqueror's Haki had no effect on people at this level.

Even if Raleigh wanted to use Conqueror's Haki to counter Kaido's Conqueror's Haki, he couldn't.

His Conqueror's Haki was suppressed to the point that it could only be applied to his body, preventing him from achieving a 50/50 situation with Kaido.

After thinking it over, Raleigh decided to withdraw his Conqueror's Haki.

Sensing that Raleigh was no longer using Conqueror's Haki, he opened his mouth and laughed loudly. Raleigh didn't tolerate him, picked up Kaido's spiked club, and hit Kaido's head twice.

Boom!Boom!

Kaido, who had suffered a severe head injury, was unable to maintain the output of Conqueror's Haki for the time being and was forced to stop. Raleigh waved to Vegapunk, and soon Vegapunk and several researchers entered with syringes, scalpels and other devices, preparing to take samples from various parts of Kaido's body.

After an unknown amount of time, Vegapunk and the researchers left satisfied, carrying the samples.

They need to conduct data analysis and research on Kaido's human form first, and then conduct research on the Azure Dragon form. Since Raleigh needs to cooperate with Vegapunk's work, the Marine Headquarters has not assigned him any new tasks.

Raleigh and Borsalino leisurely drank their tea.

Until the researchers sent by Vegapunk found Raleigh and Borsalino,

Lieutenant Admiral Borsalino, Lieutenant Admiral Raleigh. Dr. Vegapunk needs your help to conduct sampling research on the Azure Dragon's form.

Raleigh and Borsalino nodded; they were both ready.

"Then let's go."

The two brothers stretched at the same time, and then slowly got up from the stool.

In the laboratory, Vegapunk was making his final calculations when he saw Raleigh and Borsalino arrive.

He smiled and walked over.

"Doctor, what do you need us to do?"

Borsalino asked lazily.

He'd been here for a while and gotten to know Vegapunk well, so he could speak his mind freely.

We've studied the matter, and if we're to unleash Kaido's Azure Dragon form, then the Seastone bindings on his body must be removed, and the restrictions on him must be lifted.

We have a potion that can put him into a state of chaos, in which Kaido might transform into his Azure Dragon form.

I need your help to ensure Kaido doesn't escape from Punk Hazard while he's in his Azure Dragon form.

Raleigh and Borsalino nodded; they roughly understood Vegapunk's plan.

Raleigh and Borsalino didn't actually find the plan difficult.

Not to mention Kaido, who has been weak for several days and is still in a state of chaos.

Even at his peak, Kaido couldn't have escaped Punk Hazard from the combined forces of Raleigh and Borsalino.

After the three finalized the details, Navy soldiers transported Kaido from the base to an open area on Punk Hazard Island.

Subsequently, the sea stone bindings on Kaido were removed, and the restraints on his hands and feet were lifted.

A bottle of light red potion was poured into Kaido's mouth.

"!"

Shortly after the medicine entered Kaido's mouth, Kaido, who had been unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes.

However, his pupils were deep red, and his eyes revealed no trace of reason.

The person roared furiously at the question.