Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue.

Chapter 69 Recruiting

That's right, from the very beginning his target was this so-called world's number one scientist, the Paramecia-type Brain-Brain Fruit user—Dr. Vegapunk.

Everything we do is in preparation for this!

After the birth of the Holy Mother Flame, this scientist, who was said to be at least 500 years ahead of the technology of the ocean, had become a figure who could influence the world order.

This scientist, in particular, has conducted research in biology, physics, medicine, weapons, and even Devil Fruits that far surpasses the level of this world. He is a truly versatile scientist.

Shacher was quite envious of this world's number one scientist.

If you succeed, you'll have everything!

only.

He's already a member of the World Government, so recruiting him isn't going to be that easy.

Unexpectedly...

The Clear-Clear Fruit and the Silence-Silence Fruit have appeared right in front of me?!

Let's just go for something big.

They secretly went to recruit Vega Punk.

Whether Vegapunk will accept it or not is not up to him; he should recruit the person first.

Speaking of which, the development of technology in this world is quite uneven. In some places, technology is still in the steam age, while in other places... even submarines have been invented.

And legend has it that... there was once a technologically advanced country, but it disappeared for unknown reasons. Even Vegapunk highly endorsed this theory.

only.

Recruiting Vegapunk won't be that easy.

Although the Celestial Dragons on Mary Geoise are still using human-powered elevators, the World Government also attaches great importance to technological development.

Therefore, the level of surveillance on Vegapunk must be very high; it won't be easy to bring him over from the World Government.

I believe that even if the World Government were to kill Vegapunk, they would not allow anyone else to take him away.

So, they wanted to secretly take Vegapunk away...

This is an opportunity!

The only chance!

When Vegapunk arrived on Egerhard Island, before Egerhard was fully transformed, he stole people away before anyone noticed!

The world government at that time probably never imagined that someone would dare to be so bold as to steal people right under the Navy's nose!

That's why he sent the combined form of Mokro and the Great Bear to Egerhead in advance to guard the area and wait for the most opportune moment to strike!

Even Admiral Kizaru couldn't be watching over Vegapunk every moment, and Vegapunk also had his own secrets, so he couldn't let the Navy keep an eye on him all the time.

At the same time, in order to ensure that he would not be discovered, he also made the bear change into a pair of shoes, either a little bigger or a little smaller, to perfect any possible loopholes and prevent the World Government from discovering anything.

Xia Che arrived at an island that had been prepared in advance.

It is located next to the 16th Marine Division, and it is also a deserted island.

Of course~

That's just the surface; the underground has already been hollowed out, and all the sea stone collected over the years has been used here.

He looked up at the sky and muttered to himself, "I wonder if it will even work!"

Everything is ready, except for getting the people to come.

……

Just as Shacher had predicted, after the explosion at Punk Hazard, Vegabank's research base was moved to Egherd with the help of the Navy.

At this moment, the shores of Egherd are covered with snow.

"Vegapunk, I have fulfilled your request. You can use this island from today onwards. But don't forget the demands you made to the World Government. The last time the artificial Devil Fruit research failed, the World Government hasn't punished you yet!"

"I see!"

An old man with gray hair, an enormous tongue protruding from his mouth and extending to his abdomen, long, thin legs, wearing a white research jacket with "SSG" printed on the back and a floral shirt, and a head shaped like a light bulb, looked at the Den Den Mushi in his hand, sticking out his tongue, and said, "That's a failure, and it's giving me a real headache! But don't worry, I'll resume the research as soon as possible!"

"That would be perfect!"

With a soft "beep," the Den Den Mushi returned to its normal form.

Vegapunk put away the Den Den Mushi, sighing helplessly. "What a headache! That's a pretty dangerous invention! I'd much rather research something that could change the world!"

But after muttering something to himself, he looked up at the snow-covered island in front of him.

At this moment, Egherd was still a desolate, snow-covered wasteland, but as Vegapunk looked at the island, his eyes seemed to sparkle. The snow-covered island before him seemed to have transformed into a futuristic, science fiction island.

He can use this place from today onwards, and the World Government has agreed that as long as he produces results, the World Government will grant him some freedom so that he can research what he likes in his own time.

Even though he was still being monitored, Vegapunk was already very content.

After all, with his intelligence and technology, only the World Government, the dominant power in the ocean, has the funds and ability to help him realize his dream.

At this time.

Just as Vegapunk was pondering how to transform the island...

"Phew, it's so cold here! Completely different from Punk Hazard." A tall, thin man with short, naturally curly black hair, sunglasses, and a stubble on his face, wearing a yellow and white striped suit, said in a leisurely tone, "Seriously, Vegapunk, why did you choose this place? You're not planning to secretly cooperate with pirates in this remote spot, are you? Please spare me this trouble~"

"Shut up, Borsalino! I'll keep my promise to the World Government." Hearing Borsalino's words, Vegapunk said helplessly, "I don't want to die before I can realize all those headache-inducing ideas that keep popping into my head, and besides..."

His eyes shone as he looked around.

"I will transform this place properly, and soon I will show the future of humanity here."

"Oh, is that so? Then I'll make sure to check every corner carefully." After Vegapunk gave his assurance, Kizaru slowly stood up, adjusted his hat, put his hands in his pockets, and walked towards his warship. "Well then, I should leave too. I'll leave a naval force here. If you need anything, you can talk to them. If you need me, you can also call me. Of course, please try to avoid causing me trouble."

Although he commands the naval science force, as an admiral of the Navy Headquarters, he cannot stay here indefinitely.

Of course, if an accident happens, he can get there quickly with his abilities.

He pressed down on his hat, his tone flat, "Be careful!"

Without waiting for Vegapunk to say anything, he walked towards his warship.

"That's what makes you so annoying!" Vegapunk retorted irritably after hearing Borsalino's meaningful words.

But after a while, she stopped caring and excitedly turned to look at Eghard in front of her. "Where should I begin? Well, let's look around first!"

Ignoring the navy stationed behind him, he believed that as long as he stayed put, those guys wouldn't stop him.

Looking at the island he was about to transform, Vegapunk was quite happy. As he looked around, he muttered to himself, "Heh heh, the weather is still a bit cold. Perhaps the temperature needs to be adjusted. It would be more suitable for people to live in if it were warmer. Also, this island is quite big. It seems that the transportation system needs to be properly designed."

As he spoke, many incredible inventions came out of his mouth.

After an unknown amount of time, feeling himself some distance from the dock, Vegapunk's eyes flashed slightly, and a meaningful smile appeared on his distinctive lips. "Oh, right, and history... it seems there was a technologically advanced place in ancient times. How intriguing!"

He muttered to himself, "We still need to be careful. We can't let the World Government find out about this."

however.

The voice just fell.

Sudden.

Vegapunk felt a sudden stillness around him, as if everything had been isolated.

"Don't worry," a kind voice sounded from behind him, "I'll help you find a new company right now!"

"???"

anyone?

Change companies?

Vegapunk was stunned, before he could figure out what was going on.

Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his huge head, as if something had hit him hard on the head, and a wave of dizziness and cold symptoms followed.

The moment he closed his eyes, only one sentence remained in his mind…

Who on earth dared to knock on the head of the world's smartest person?

(End of this chapter)