A New Use for Caesar Clown

All good things must come to an end, and the three-day annual meeting of the Big Bird Consortium has come to a close.

At this year's annual meeting, President Ma Qiao announced the Big Bird Consortium's work plan for the next five years.

We will tap into internal potential, further open up promotion channels for employees, and motivate them.

In addition to securing the core business along the East Blue and Alabasta to the Reverse Mountain line, we must actively expand into other industries.

At the same time, the Big Bird Group must continue to innovate and strive to meet the growing material and cultural needs of ordinary people in the One Piece world, becoming a trendsetter in the new era!

President Ma Qiao spoke at length for nearly three hours.

If the food hadn't been so delicious, I might have fallen asleep by now.

In short, it boils down to three sentences: make money, make money, and it's all about making money!

After the annual meeting, the delegates from various locations returned to their respective posts either by boat or through Hextech Gate.

Ma Qiao wasn't idle either.

Through this annual meeting, he discovered many new problems.

For example, as the Big Bird Consortium expanded its territory, transportation issues became a significant factor restricting its development.

Born under the red flag and raised in the spring breeze, Ma Qiao always kept in mind one principle: if you want to get rich, build roads first.

The world of One Piece has no shortage of roads, but it lacks safe and efficient means of transportation.

Despite possessing advanced mechanical Civilization and biotechnology capable of creating humanoid Gundams, the majority of transportation in the One Piece world is still sailing ships and oar-powered ships.

That kid Ronaldo has a submarine and acts like it's something special; it's ridiculous.

However, on the other hand, Hextech in League of Legends is quite similar.

The cutting-edge technology is permeated with a strong steampunk aesthetic.

Ma Qiao is a pragmatist and has no particular affinity for steampunk; he only likes cutting-edge technology.

The most advanced technology currently in the hands of the Big Bird Consortium is undoubtedly the Hextech Gate.

This thing seems to involve some profound and unfathomable principles like quantum entanglement, which Ma Qiao certainly doesn't understand at all.

Compared to any traditional mode of transportation, the Hextech Gate is undoubtedly a revolutionary invention.

However, its range is limited.

Just like in a game, you can't go directly from one side's Nexus to the enemy's Nexus via Hextech Gate.

After repeated tests by relevant researchers, the maximum travel distance of the Hextech Gate is approximately one hundred kilometers.

This distance seems rather short compared to the vast and boundless sea.

For some routes, the presence of numerous islands makes travel easier, as island-hopping can be used to achieve long-distance travel.

However, it is more common for ships to sail at sea for days or even weeks without encountering a single island.

In that case, the Hextech Gate would be unusable.

Furthermore, and crucially, in the world of One Piece, the World Government's control over public opinion is not very strict, which has fostered media moguls like Big News Morgans who completely disregard the World Government.

However, if a revolutionary mode of transportation emerges, World Governments might not react so sluggishly.

Ma Qiao didn't dare gamble on whether the Five Elders' dementia had progressed to the point where he could Admiral bring out cutting-edge technology like the Hextech Gate and remain unmoved.

After careful consideration, Ma Qiao decided to pursue a multi-pronged approach.

Capital never sleeps.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Ma Qiao bid farewell to the comforts of his home and arrived at the secret laboratory on the outskirts of Shurima.

He gathered all the engineers and scientists together for a new, focused research effort.

Inside the lavishly decorated laboratory, Caesar Clown ate the leftovers from the Big Bird Annual Meeting with tears in his eyes.

The weather in Shurima New Year.

The food has not spoiled yet.

Shurima will gradually implement centralized heating in the future.

The source of the heating is this person in front of us, who's eating and drinking like a glutton.

"This is so delicious!"

After being locked in a gas cylinder for several months, Caesar now finds everything he eats delicious, not to mention the leftovers from the company's annual party, which he considers rare and authentic delicacies.

"Eat more! Look how skinny the child has become!"

Ma Qiao, feeling sorry for Caesar, added another chicken leg to his plate.

Caesar didn't just lose fat!

That's all pure natural gas, that's money!

Caesar Devour his meal, and as he lay on the ground, clutching his stomach, he suddenly realized he was surrounded.

Heimerdinger, Jayce, Viktor, and other Piltover scientists, armed with various tools, surrounded them with sinister grins.

What do you want to do?

Caesar yelled and assumed a fighting stance, "Ma Qiao, you vampire, your biggest mistake was letting me eat my fill and regain my freedom! Don't underestimate a scientist's fighting power, you bastard!"

Caesar pulled a gas clamp from his body and charged at Heimerdinger, who seemed the easiest to bully, with a strange cry.

"You call yourself a scientist?!"

Heimerdinger pulled out Hextech wrench and slammed it down on Caesar's head...

A moment later.

"Private Marseille!"

Dr. Caesar Clown, his head covered in bumps, knelt before the group of Piltover scientists in a dogeza (a traditional Japanese swearing posture).

You know nothing about the power of science.

Professor Heimerdinger clapped his hands, Jayce put away the Science Hammer, and Viktor sighed beside him.

"You should consider yourself lucky; Baron Ma Qiao assigned us to work with you."

"If it were those mad scientists from Zaun, you wouldn't just be getting beaten up."

"Praise be to the Baron's benevolence!"

After friendly negotiations, Caesar finally integrated into Ma Qiao's research family.

Currently, the technology route for giant Den Den Mushi has been basically successful in the Big Bird Consortium's technology reserve.

Reiju claims that she was coerced by Ma Qiao into revealing some of Germa 66's core technologies regarding giant Den Den Mushi technology.

Just like with the previous cloning technology, Reiju only provided some basic settings. Soon, the genius scientists in Ma Qiao's team quickly recreated Germa's technology, even Germa it.

Reiju was already used to being hit hard.

After all, in Professor Heimerdinger's words, she was nothing more than a "pathetic wretch with an IQ of only 180."

Other scientists disliked Reiju, who had a low IQ.

Caesar, who has a crush on young ladies, shamelessly approaches them to chat, only to be slapped across the face by Reiju a big butt.

Gas can also be poisoned. His face, which had just recovered from swelling, swelled up again for more than a week due to an allergic reaction to the gas.

Later, Caesar learned that this seemingly charming woman actually had an ambiguous relationship with that vampire tycoon.

This left him deeply saddened.

It wasn't until Jinx appeared that Caesar felt like he had rediscovered his youth.

Then, Ma Qiao received a report that Caesar Clown had been stuffed into a rocket by Jinx and shot away, which gave him a huge shock.

It's a good thing it was Caesar who got stuffed into the rocket, not the other way Caesar.

Otherwise, Ma Qiao might think that he had revived British traditions.

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Everything is proceeding smoothly.

In early February, the first giant Den Den Den Mushi transport ship was launched.

The location is on Whiskey Peak, which has been abandoned by Baroque Works.

The launching ceremony was a great success, Vivi, as a special correspondent, provided comprehensive coverage.

Ma Qiao ignored the protests from Germa and announced that the new transport ships would be fully commissioned starting in March or April of this year.

They will replace the galleys originally under Ma Qiao's command and become the main force for transporting goods.

Compared to ordinary sailboats, the giant Den Den Mushi transport ship has the advantages of large carrying capacity, the ability to cross the Red Line, and strong resistance to storms.

The drawback is equally obvious: its movement speed is relatively slow.

Therefore, the giant Den Den Mushi transport ship is excellent as a cargo ship, but it is not very practical for passenger transport.

Now, the appearance of Caesar has given Ma Qiao another alternative.

That's an airship.

In fact, Ma Qiao's original plan was to search for the technology related to the Sea Train in Water 7.

After all, anyone who has watched Pirate King will be familiar with the Sea Train.

It is said that Water 7 was revived and regained its vitality thanks to the Sea Train built by Mr. Tom.

However, after conducting an on-site inspection, Ma Qiao immediately rejected the Sea Train plan.

The reason is simple.

Building a train on the sea is incredibly stupid.

Although as a Chinese, Ma Qiao has a deep-seated obsession and preference for railways, the fact remains that water transport is always the cheapest mode of transportation in the world.

Whether it's various canals or deep-water ports, their value far exceeds that of railways.

Otherwise, the Russians wouldn't have been so eager to head south in search of good harbors since the 18th century.

In its previous form, the China-Europe Railway Express, which traversed the World Island, was undoubtedly a great project, greatly shortening the transportation distance between the two ends of the World Island, but its freight cost was still two to three times that of sea freight.

All of this is predicated on the fact that sea freight requires a detour to Malacca and the Cape of Cape of Good Hope / Suez, making it a much longer route to Europe than rail transport.

However, the world of One Piece is essentially similar to the rice-grain island map in the Civilization series of games; the entire world is like rice grains sprinkled in soup.

The shipping routes are extensive and there is no such thing as taking detours.

In this way, building railways would not shorten the journey at all.

Furthermore, it is foreseeable that the cost of building railways in the sea will be far higher than that of building railways on land, and the cost difference between shipping and Sea Train transport will become even more disproportionate.

That's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that when Ma Qiao visited Water 7, he observed the operation of the Sea Train close.

The results showed that the railway tracks of the Sea Train were close to the sea level.

This means that once the Sea Train- railway is built in this sea area, other ships will no longer be able to pass through.

This is somewhat similar to the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge.

The construction of this bridge enabled the north and south to pass through, turning a natural barrier into a thoroughfare; it was undoubtedly a magnificent engineering feat.

However, with the improvement of the Yangtze River waterway and the enhancement of navigation capacity, the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge has become an obstacle for large ships to enter the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

The tracks for the Sea Train are even more extreme.

The bridge is not high enough, but at least it can still allow small and medium-sized seagoing vessels to enter the Yangtze River. The construction of the Sea Train track is like a man-made reef running through the sea.

The reef was so close to the surface that even a small sampan couldn't pass through.

Because fixing the railway line rendered all air routes useless, it was a classic case of penny-wise and pound-foolish.

Of course, objectively speaking, the Sea Train is not entirely without merit.

At the very least, its safety is indeed higher than that of ordinary ships.

The fact that the Sea Train can still run despite the devastating tsunamis that occur every month in Water 7 demonstrates its exceptional safety.

But that's all.

The giant Den Den Mushi is enormous, with a wide base and good stability, making it a powerful weapon against storms.

Not to mention Ma Qiao's future plans to create a giant mobile kingdom Zunesha.

The storm was nothing more than a tickle.

In Ma Qiao's view, the Big Bird Consortium would not consider using the Sea Train technology route, except for certain special waters.

The task of filling the passenger transport gap left by the giant Den Den Mushi transport ship falls to Caesar.

If Enel, a man of immense potential, not only provided all the electricity for the Sky Island production line but also used his brain to create the Metaverse for Ma Qiao, then Caesar's potential is equally enormous.

Previously, Ma Qiao had only regarded Caesar as a boiler-burning energy source, similar to Ace.

In retrospect, we had oversimplified the issue.

Of course, using gas to power boilers was indeed one of Caesar's abilities, but his capabilities went far beyond that.

For example, Caesar's signature move, the gas torch, is an excellent skill for advanced welding.

More importantly, after studying Caesar's brother for the past few days, Ma Qiao discovered, or rather remembered, something.

That means Caesar not only had the ability to create gas out of thin air, but he also had the ability to control the air and create a vacuum.

[The Airless World]

Caesar's secret technique was to evacuate all the air within a certain range, causing all living beings except himself to lack oxygen and become unable to breathe. In severe cases, they would enter a state of shock or even die.

In the original story, Caesar used this move to cause King Luffy to faint from lack of oxygen.

However, in the field of scientific research, creating a vacuum is definitely a powerful tool.

A vacuum airship is a spacecraft that uses a vacuum instead of air gases such as hydrogen and helium to provide lift.

Not only is it as safe and non-flammable as a helium airship, but it also has a higher carrying capacity than a hydrogen airship, making it a rather ideal means of transportation.

Of course, there is also a minor issue with the materials.

For example, under standard atmospheric pressure, a vacuum container experiences approximately 10 tons of atmospheric pressure per square meter.

This might be a very difficult problem on Earth, but in the world of One Piece, a mere ten tons is nothing. You can find any strong person (except King Luffy) and clone some of their bone or tooth cells to create a rigid exoskeleton for an airship.

Over the exoskeleton, a layer of leather made from Nika Cells is placed over it, and that's it.

It has both strength and toughness, absolutely foolproof!

As for whether Ma Qiao himself would be willing to ride in the airship built with this thing.

Nonsense! With the Flying Thunder God Technique, who the hell would need to ride an airship?!

Thinking this, Ma Qiao pulled out his Den Den Mushi:

"Moses, Moses!"

"Garp, I mean, Garp- bro, our hospital's having a free dental checkup for seniors lately, wanna sign up?"

"Yes, yes, it's all free."

"And they're giving away free eggs and milk too!"

"Okay, I'll register you right away!"