I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"I do have the blueprints for Hades, but having the blueprints does not mean I have complete control over the technology to build Hades. Building a warship according to the blueprints does not require a complete understanding of the underlying technical principles."

To manufacture and assemble an air conditioner according to the blueprints and complete process, you don't need to fully understand how it works.

However, if you want to manufacture a refrigerator, freezer, or a second air conditioner with different performance based on this air conditioner blueprint, you still need to have some skills in "refrigeration principles" and "air conditioning engineering".

Tom looked down at the giant ship, the Dushan.

"Of course I wouldn't build a complete Hades warship, so in order to give this giant ship normal mobility, I installed the Hades engine and corresponding propulsion system on it."

"This Dushan is already a very good ship, but it is certainly not Hades. The difference between it and Hades is like the difference between an air conditioner and a refrigerator."

Tom said that.

He had basically mastered the principles of Pluto, which was why he was able to imitate Pluto and create a giant refrigerator like the Dushan.

"As for weapon systems—mainly the main guns of warships—I will not build them."

As he spoke, Tom glanced unconsciously at the bald man next to him out of the corner of his eye.

That previous conversation, about what a bandit is and what a bandit king is, really touched Tom.

The power of the ancient weapon Pluto is said to be a force powerful enough to destroy or save the world.

Once it falls into the hands of others, it means that the very foundation of the world rests in the hands of a single person's decision.

"Actions speak louder than words. If bandits and their kings are really as virtuous as you say, then I might be willing to lend you a hand..."

Tom didn't voice these thoughts; he kept them to himself.

Saying it aloud will be useless.

"I see." Sieg nodded, but felt a little confused.

His initial idea was to lure Tom onto the ship, allowing him to avoid the World Government's judgment while gradually building up his favor, eventually obtaining the Pluton blueprints from him, building two hundred Pluton warships, and finally living a peaceful life.

As a result of the shattered void, he was absent for the past ten years.

Unexpectedly... Tom's favorability seemed to have been maxed out by something, and he repaid the favor by building him a Pluto Energy Engine.

"Without the offensive capabilities of the Hades main cannon, is it just an engine...?"

Sig thought for a moment and then an idea came to him.

"Tom, are you really not going to hand over the Hades blueprints to me?"

"I don't plan to."

"Never, even if it means death?"

"Not even in death."

"My desire for Hades is merely a matter of self-preservation," Siegfried declared eloquently.

"With this most powerful weapon, the navy will probably be hesitant to attack me, and I can live a peaceful life."

"Stop talking, I won't give it to you." Tom remained unmoved.

"Tom, we've known each other for a long time, aren't you going to give me any face?" Sig tried to activate his Face Fruit ability.

"No."

"Then I don't want the design itself. Just give me a look, okay? Just a look, you won't lose anything."

Borrowing without repaying, plus saving face, double the profit!

This time, Tom didn't immediately refuse. Instead, he thought about it carefully and then decisively declined.

"Stop talking, it's impossible."

Sieg pondered for a moment.

"Tom, as you just said, Pluto is an indivisible whole, unless you are the world's number one shipwright who has mastered its principles."

"In other words, even if ordinary people like us see a part of the design drawings, such as the naval guns, it's useless because we can't reproduce it, right?"

"...That makes sense." Tom nodded in affirmation:

"The naval guns are integrated into the Hades warship. Even if I were to build a single naval gun, it would be as useless as building a single fan blade."

The design blueprints for Hades weren't just one piece, but a whole stack. Simply pulling out one or two blueprints from that stack wouldn't be of any use.

"It's useless."

Sieg narrowed his eyes and said sincerely:

"So Tom, I just want to see the legendary Hades cannon. Could you do me the honor of letting me take a look at the blueprints?"

"Anyway, showing me the blueprints for individual naval guns is useless, and you don't need to worry that it will affect the world order."

Tom frowned, looking at Sieg's earnest eyes.

After being led astray by Sieg, he felt that there might be some truth to it.

“…That’s not entirely impossible.” Tom finally began to soften his stance.

"Bring me paper and pen, I'll draw out the naval gun section separately for you to see."

Tom remained wary and did not hand over the original design of Hades, instead saying that he would draw it on the spot.

This painting took half a day.

After Tom finished drawing the blueprints and handed them to Sieg, he glanced at them carefully, feeling as if he were reading a book written in heaven, completely baffled yet impressive.

"Tom probably memorized all the blueprints... But it doesn't matter."

The thought crossed Sieg's mind, and he turned to look at the bald man beside him:

"Bring Viburn here."

Not long after, hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

The door was pushed open, and a figure dressed in a black and white maid outfit rushed towards Sieg.

"Mr. Sig, do you finally need me?"

Sieg pressed one hand against Viben's face to stop her from getting any closer and to calm her down.

"I need your help with something. Memorize this blueprint... Could you use your Weapon Devil Fruit ability to conjure up this cannon?"

"Sig asked."

Wei Ben looked at the blueprints carefully for a few moments, and felt a headache coming on:

"This is too complicated. What is this... a warship's main gun? It's too complicated. I can't do it."

"Is it really impossible..." Sig asked, somewhat disappointed. "Could you try, just for my sake?"

He originally thought that since Devil Fruits are always unreasonable, perhaps there might be a breakthrough with Wiburn, the Weapon-Weapon Fruit user.

His disappointment was noticed by Weiben.

"...I can give it a try."

Viben then spoke:

"However, Mr. Sig must keep his promise and continue to need me in the future."

After Sieg nodded in agreement, Weiben, clutching the blueprints, walked briskly out of the room, like a child holding the blueprints tightly in her hands.

At the corner of the corridor, Crocdale was puffing on a cigar.

She glanced at Viben's jubilant figure, then at Sieg's room, and spat:

"Bah, scumbag."

Chapter 1066 The First Bug Discovered by Sieg 2-3

Weiben, clutching the file bag in her hands, her little face flushed, ran trotting down the corridor.

For her, Sieg's first request in ten years filled her with joy.

It's as if a missing piece of the puzzle in my heart has been filled, and I'm radiant with joy.

But as he ran, a familiar figure suddenly appeared ahead.

It was a thin man wearing a spotted beanie, holding a long, unsheathed sword in his arms, looking at her sideways.

"Where are you rushing off to, BABY-5?"

Luo spoke calmly.

BABY-5?

Wei Ben paused for a moment, then came to her senses and stopped walking.

This name has become somewhat distant for her.

It seems like it's been ten years since I was last addressed like that.

“Long time no see, Luo,” she replied.

"Also, my current name is Viburn."

Both Luo and Wei were adopted children of the Don Quixote family and raised as future subordinates.

Back then, they were two children who shared the same fate: one had a terminal physical illness, and the other had a mental illness.

"Your own name? That really surprises me." Luo Weiwei said with surprise.

He knew all too well about Baby 5's awkward personality; she was arguably the easiest woman in the entire One Piece world to handle.

But now it seems that things are a little different from back then.

Luo glanced at Wei's maid outfit and the file folder in her arms, his expression slightly complicated, and said directly:

“But what you’re doing seems no different from what you did in the Don Quixote family.”

"You've become a weapon in Sig's hands? So, in the end, what's the difference between this and Baby-5 in Doflamingo's hands?"

Viben's eyes turned cold.

She stretched out her arm, and the tip of her arm transformed into a pistol, already pointed at Luo's forehead.

"It's my choice, what's it to you?"

She said coldly, "Besides, in the past ten years, no one has asked me to do this or that... If you keep talking, even if it were you, I wouldn't show any mercy."