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

The New World, an island that has been secretly erased from the map by the Navy.

As early as when Raleigh was an admiral, he had already begun to create information about the island and spent a long time convincing the World Government that the island had disappeared.

But now, a black warship is docked here.

Christine Raleigh left New Marineford without anyone knowing and appeared on this unknown island.

He had already passed multiple scans before even landing on the island.

Wearing a pass made by Vegapunk himself, Raleigh stopped the warship when they were still ten nautical miles from the island, and then flew alone towards the island using Moonwalk.

The moment he landed, Raleigh keenly sensed hundreds of gazes sweeping over his body.

After noticing the pass worn by Raleigh on his chest, hundreds of eyes were diverted to other places.

Before Raleigh could even lift his foot, the ground in front of him suddenly cracked open, and a passage made of steel appeared in front of him.

There are also conveyor belts inside the passage for transporting goods.

Raleigh silently walked to a corner of the passageway and reached out to feel for something on the wall.

Finally, he felt a barely noticeable bump.

He pressed down with his finger slightly.

After a series of mechanical sounds, the wall parted, revealing a silver-gray door.

This is a base elevator exclusively for Vegapunk's use; only Vegapunk and Raleigh know its location and have the authority to open it.

Kama... Kama...

Standing before the silver-gray door, Raleigh pressed the password Vegapunk had given him, scanned his fingerprint, and finally used his pass to tap the elevator switch to open the very sturdy door.

"Welcome home, master."

A synthesized mechanical voice came from inside the elevator.

Then, a screen on the side wall of the elevator suddenly changed to show Vegapunk.

Behind Vegapunk were busy researchers, and Vegapunk looked at Raleigh's arrival with a look of surprise and delight:

"Rayle, this is the first time you've come to my place since I moved here."

A relaxed smile appeared on Raleigh's lips:

"Long time no see, Doctor."

"Since becoming marshal, my time has been greatly taken up. I don't even have time to leave New Marineford."

Vegapunk's expression also became very relaxed.

"Okay, I'll wait for you in my lab."

Within this base, Vegapunk only arranged a room for himself to rest; he did not design any so-called living room or office.

Moreover, since he moved the base once, no one except the soldiers transporting supplies has come within ten nautical miles of this place.

Since no one visits, there's no need for those useless things.

Raleigh was the first visitor to this island.

As the numbers on the elevator display rapidly changed, Raleigh sped through the thick fortifications made of reinforced concrete and arrived at the underground laboratory.

"Doctor, it's been a long time."

As soon as they met, Raleigh and Vegapunk gave each other a big hug.

Vegapunk was also very excited.

From the moment they met, the two of them cherished each other deeply.

Raleigh's goal has never changed: to change the world, he needs to control a massive military force like the Navy.

Vegapunk's goal is to benefit all of humanity, and only Raleigh can give him that hope.

Furthermore, according to the latest intelligence, the navy is occupying territory around the world.

It can be said that Vegapunk and Raleigh's shared goal is being achieved step by step.

"Raleigh, I'm starting to have some ideas about that weapon you told me about last time."

"It just requires a lot of steel and top-notch craftsmen to make it."

The joy of meeting was quickly forgotten by Vegapunk, who pulled Raleigh along and headed straight for a laboratory.

In front of a huge glass wall is a field the size of three football fields.

The area inside now appears to have been completely destroyed by some terrifying force.

Everywhere there were potholes and upturned soil.

Vegapunk exclaimed excitedly:

"I don't know what you were thinking, that you could research artillery shells like this. For the same volume, the newly researched artillery shell is ten times more powerful than the previous ones."

"I can't even imagine what kind of power that weapon you're talking about would have if it were actually manufactured, combined with shells like those."

"I think sinking an island with a single blow is no longer just talk."

Seeing this scene, Raleigh was also very excited.

In this way, the most important part of his plan was finally completed.

That is the ultimate weapon that can rival the Heavenly King.

A giant cannon capable of easily destroying an island.

Raleigh didn't say much, because in his plan, there was another crucial fruit that could work in conjunction with this weapon to maximize its effectiveness.

"Alright, Doctor, I'm very satisfied with the weapon. Now, once we accept Sihai's offer, we can begin manufacturing it."

Vegapunk nodded, then said:

"Even if we don't have enough steel right now, we can manufacture the shells first, and then we can fire them directly from the cannons."

"Vegapunk said excitedly."

This technology was a field he had never ventured into before.

Faced with such a devastating weapon, the pacifists and seraphim he had previously created were far less destructive.

Raleigh reached out and pressed down on the agitated Vegapunk, saying:

"Doctor, aren't you afraid of blowing up the base?"

Vegapunk said confidently:

"Don't worry, as long as the most important element isn't added, the rest of the materials won't react no matter how much they bombard it."

Raleigh was relieved. Since Vegapunk had said so, it proved that he was absolutely certain about the matter.

"Yes, Doctor."

"Now, let me explain my purpose."

Raleigh, who had been distracted by Vegapunk's topic, finally remembered why he had come here.

Vegapunk looked at Raleigh with a completely bewildered expression:

"Didn't you come here because of this weapon?"

"Is there anything else you could help me with?"

Vegapunk looked at Raleigh with great confusion.

A few black lines flashed across Raleigh's face, but he was already used to Vegapunk's nonsensical antics, so he had no choice but to say:

"I came here to take away a few Seraphim to participate in the great battle against the pirates, especially the Seraphim modeled after Shiki."

Vegapunk tapped his head and asked:

"Fungus fruit?"

Raleigh nodded.

The Fungus Fruit, a Devil Fruit that was long ago recycled.

The reason it hasn't been used yet is because the other techniques of the Fungus-Fungus Fruit aren't particularly powerful.

The only thing that can be considered unsolvable is its spore bomb.

In a country without Devil Fruit users who can use fire, a single spore bomb would be enough to destroy the entire kingdom.

The reason why its terrifying power remains unknown is because its previous owner, Mushuru, was far too incompetent and failed to fully develop the fruit's terrifying potential.

This was also because Drum Country did not publicize its scandal to the world in order to cover it up.

However, ever since he collected the fruit, Raleigh has never forgotten its existence.

Sending it to Vegapunk was simply a matter of using Vegapunk's technology to enhance and rapidly incubate it.

So much time has passed that even Raleigh doesn't know just how powerful this fruit is now.

Vegapunk looked at Raleigh with a serious expression and said:

"Has the area been determined for release?"

Raleigh nodded.

"The headquarters of the Big Mom Pirates, Whole Cake Island."

Vegapunk stroked his chin, lost in thought. He naturally knew Charlotte Linlin's lair and who was there.

After a moment of internal struggle, Vegapunk nodded and said:

"Okay, I agree with your idea."

Vegapunk then took Raleigh to another laboratory.

This place is littered with the remains of powerful individuals killed by the Navy.

Completely different from their previous battered state in the cultivation blood, their bodies have now been integrated with technology under Vegapunk's control.

Vegapunk pointed to a tall corpse in the petri dish and said:

"This guy's Devil Fruit ability is very strong; I only made slight modifications to it."

At that moment, the person in the petri dish suddenly opened their eyes, staring blankly at the two people at their feet, their face seemingly filled with anger.

Raleigh looked at the corpse with great interest.

"Bartholomew Bear!"

Everyone in the world thought that the bear had gone to a special place. Bonnie and Connie from the Kingdom of Dragon and Sobel thought that the bear was still in the navy. But the truth is that the bear left the New World.

Raleigh led a group of marines to surround and kill Kuma.

When the bear realized he had fallen into a naval trap, he had no chance of escape.

After a fierce battle, Raleigh personally shattered the bear's heart, successfully bringing back the bear's fruit and body to Vegapunk.

At that moment, Vegapunk pointed to the bear's heart and said:

"When you brought him here last time, you had completely destroyed his heart, so I installed a mechanical heart for him."

This heart provides him with far greater physical strength than before, and I've also modified other parts of his body; now he's a true killing machine.

Vegapunk, as if admiring the most perfect work of art he had ever created, said:

"I programmed his brain so that once he had lost most of his limbs, his mechanical heart would initiate a self-destruct sequence."

"According to my calculations, even a naval vice admiral skilled in speed would have a hard time escaping such a powerful explosion."

Raleigh nodded in satisfaction.

If it weren't for the fact that bear corpses cannot be replicated, he would like to have more seraphim like bears.

In this way, he wouldn't need to sacrifice the lives of naval commanders and soldiers. He could simply send more Seraphim over there, and if they couldn't win, they could self-destruct, thus eliminating all the pirates below the Three Emperors.

Seemingly sensing Raleigh's thoughts, Vegapunk interrupted, saying:

"Don't overthink it, Raleigh. Even just this one Seraph has cost me a billion Berries."

"Including the materials you gave me before, I've spent most of them on the bear's body."

Raleigh's lips twitched involuntarily.

He knew that scientific research was an expensive endeavor.

The Navy's accumulated resources over the years, even with Vegapunk's all-out effort, may be exhausted in less than a month.

Fortunately, when Vegapunk was in the Navy, he requested a lot of rare materials from the World Government; otherwise, the Navy really couldn't afford such consumption.

"What about the other seraphim?"

Raleigh turned to look at the other seraphim.

Vegapunk shook his head and said:

"The other Seraphim are much worse, because most of their Primarchs are quite damaged, and the technology of that time is incomparable to that of today."

"Take this Whitebeard Edward Newgate's body, for example. Although he was a legendary pirate, his body was badly mutilated and he had many hidden injuries. In order to allow him to fight normally, I had to modify a lot of parts to replace the broken limbs."

"Even with the support of new technologies, he only has the strength of a near-general."

Vegapunk didn't say much, but Raleigh understood that such a high evaluation was due to the immense power of Whitebeard's Devil Fruit ability, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Without the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power, Whitebeard's corpse would only have reached the level of an elite vice admiral.

"It's alright. The navy doesn't lack mid-to-high-level combat power right now; what it lacks is combat power that can decide the outcome of a battle in one fell swoop."

The two continued walking forward, eventually stopping in front of Shiki the Golden Lion's bloodline.

Vegapunk said:

"Shiki's corpse is the same as Newgate's, covered in hidden wounds and mutilations. However, thanks to my modifications, he has consumed the Fungus Fruit, and now he possesses the power to destroy an entire kingdom in one strike."

What Vegapunk didn't say was that over this long period of time, he had tried adding many strange and deadly toxins to feed the spores. The spores now were dozens of times more toxic than the spore bombs that Mushuru had released back then.

Furthermore, the addition of technological toxins has rendered this treatment ineffective for ordinary doctors, as it falls outside their scope of medical expertise.

Just as ordinary doctors can treat the toxicity of plants, they cannot treat the side effects of various radiations.

Raleigh didn't speak; in fact, the moment Shiki's Seraph opened its eyes, his brain began to issue frantic warnings.

The seraph before him definitely had the ability to severely injure or even kill him.

Raleigh couldn't help but admire Vegapunk's strength.

"I need to take Shiki, as well as Newgate and Mihawk's Seraphim, is that alright, Doctor?"

Vegapunk waved his hand and said:

"Apart from Shiki, who needs special equipment for escort, the other two can be taken away at will."

"I've lost interest in these humanoid weapons. Raleigh, the research direction you gave me is what I'm currently obsessed with."

Raleigh smiled wryly and shook his head, regretting that he hadn't tried to exchange ideas with Vegapunk in the first place.

Now Vegapunk has fallen to another extreme.

However, what we have now is enough; what Vegapunk researches is more valuable.

With the help of researchers, Shiki's Seraph was placed in a special petri dish that was two meters long and one meter in diameter.

Newgate and Mihawk's Seraphim were directly activated by Vegapunk, who released them into petri dishes.