Concerns About the Pacifista!
After exchanging a joke, the two of them stopped simultaneously and stood on the pier, gazing at the horizon in a certain direction.
"I thought you had already gone after Dragon," Vidal sighed.
"I've thought about it, but my mission is to guard the G-1 Branch, and I can't leave my post without permission." Sakazuki's face darkened, and his fists clenched tightly together at his waist.
Dragon was his roommate for a year at Zephyr Training Camp. Although the two often argued due to their different views on justice, they even fought each other on Z Island.
But in his heart, Dragon remained his good friend and comrade-in-arms who would fight alongside him against the most vicious criminals in the future.
Therefore, it is easy to imagine the anger and shock that Dragon's defection brought him.
"That's an idiot. I never imagined his mind could be so fragile, especially considering he's the son of a naval hero!"
Hearing Sakazuki's low, angry words, Vidal sighed.
He couldn't really say whether Dragon was resolute or fragile.
To be honest, his two-year experience in Mary Geoise completely shattered his worldview.
Yet, if you were to call him fragile, he quickly reshaped his values and goals, and then spent decades rebelling against the Celestial Dragons.
"Vidal, and you?"
At that moment, Sakazuki suddenly looked at his other friend beside him, Vidal asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with me?"
"You just spent two days and one night in Mary Geoise, and your base is in the Sabaody Archipelago, so you've had quite a bit of contact with the Celestial Dragons, haven't you?"
"Oh--you're worried about me!" Vidal Satori, then teased, "I didn't realize you cared about me so much. What, are you afraid I'll betray you like Dragon did?"
"You!"
Sakazuki hadn't expected this bastard to be so irresponsible on such a serious topic, but he was speechless for a moment, and could only turn his head away with a dark red face.
I don't want to personally lead an attack on you one day!
Vidal really wanted to say something sarcastic like, "You can't beat me," but he answered him seriously instead.
"Don't worry, I'm not like Dragon."
"I said it before in the Marineford cafeteria: I'm going to be Fleet Admiral. So as long as those Celestial Dragons don't get in my way, we can get along amicably. On the contrary, anyone who hinders my promotion to Fleet Admiral or competes with me for the Fleet Admiral is my enemy."
At this point, Vidal glanced at Sakazuki, a smile returning to his face as he issued a warning in a teasing tone.
"You're the same. I know you'll most likely become Marine Admiral someday. I hope you won't stand in my way then, or don't blame me for being ruthless. You should know very well how angry you'll be when someone prevents you from carrying out your justice."
Sakazuki understood what he meant; it was like someone stopping him from dealing with the pirates in front of him—that would definitely make him feel very uncomfortable and annoyed.
However, he ignored Vidal's warning and scoffed, "That depends on how well you do!"
Upon hearing this, Vidal's pupils darted around, and he chuckled.
"Here's a deal: if I become the Fleet Admiral, you can choose any base in the New World, and you can do whatever you want. You can fight whichever pirates you like without worrying about causing a huge scene."
"I fully support you in cleaning up the entire New World. When that happens, the Flying Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates, and the Whitebeard Pirates will all be under your complete command!"
Sure enough, as soon as he drew that pie in the air, Sakazuki's eyes changed instantly, filled with a deep longing for the future.
He seemed to see himself promoted to Admiral, commanding all the naval forces in the New World, and fighting fiercely against those great pirate forces.
"Hmph, I hope you won't forget what you said today!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sakazuki turned and walked towards the warship with a blank expression.
But Vidal roughly understood what the other person meant, which made him smile and feel much happier. He then followed closely behind.
"It's a deal then. As long as you don't get in my way, I'll make sure you have your fill!"
"I didn't say anything!"
"I'll take that as you saying it!"
"He didn't say!"
The surrounding marines watched with bewildered expressions as the two bickered as they boarded the warship. This Commodore and this Rear Admiral, why did they look so childish?
The warship slowly sailed out of the Bubble Lift Station port and headed towards the G-1 Branch not far away. Vidal stood on the deck, watching the sea breeze, while thinking about what to do next.
We're about to meet Vegapunk, so besides visiting the Science Unit, we'll definitely have to chat about some practical stuff, like some groundbreaking scientific ideas.
Of course, that's no problem. It's just cutting-edge technology, which he's very familiar with. If we were to talk about real technology, he wouldn't be able to handle it.
Honestly, when it comes to cutting-edge technology, Vidal is more likely to think he can't even imagine it than Vegapunk could!
But he can't do that.
Because his backside wasn't actually on the same side as the World Government.
As a pure scientist, Vegapunk would naturally side with the World Government if it could provide him with the greatest scientific research support that no other power could offer.
Therefore, if he were to reveal some future ideas, or some groundbreaking technological concepts that don't even exist in the future but are actually achievable, it would undoubtedly enhance the World Government's capabilities.
The potential of technology is something that even Vegapunk himself probably doesn't fully understand.
However, if he doesn't say anything useful, Vegapunk will likely pay much less attention to him.
This is where the real thought lies; Vidal must strike a balance.
They needed to offer something substantial to attract Vegapunk's interest, but without making that substantial contribution too significant to the World Government's technological capabilities.
So the first thing to consider is what kind of technology Vegapunk prefers.
For Vidal, who understood the future, all he needed to do was recall the things the other party would create later.
Think about what he's done.
First, by semi-mechanizing the animals, a super-large heating furnace was built to improve the living environment of the residents of the Future Kingdom of Baldimore.
Second, they created and raised a mythical fire-breathing dragon in Punk Hazard.
Third, experiments on human gigantification.
Fourth, they discovered the Lineage Factor within Zoan Devil Fruits and created the first Artificial Devil Fruit.
Fifth, he transformed Bartholomew Kuma into a living human weapon, and later perfected the Pacifista, which acquired Borsalino's Glint-Glint Beam technique.
Judging from this research sequence, it is clear that the final Pacifista is a series of ultimate fusion products.
Semi-mechanization, human gigantification, the Lineage Factor of Devil Fruits, and even unknown technologies for copying and transferring the abilities of Devil Fruit Users.
Therefore, Dr. Vegapunk, strictly speaking, is a scientist specializing in Devil Fruit research and semi-mechanization research.
Of course, his achievements in biology, energy, and artificial intelligence are also quite remarkable, but in pure robotics and mechanical apotheosis, he is not as good as Dr. Tsukimi.
The so-called Pacifista first enlarge a strong man, then semi-mechanize his internal structure, and set his appearance to resemble a bear, since the appearance of Shichibukai is quite intimidating. Then, they use Lineage Factor technology to copy Borsalino's Glint-Glint Beam ability onto him, and finally install a weak artificial intelligence device to identify friend and foe, obey commands, and conduct multi-unit joint operations!
"By the way, there's no need to dwell on whether it can improve the World Government's strength. Theoretically, the Navy is also part of the World Government's combat power. So, can we come up with something tangible that can actually enhance the Navy's strength?"
Vidal was immediately struck by a sudden realization: this seemed to enhance the government's power, but ultimately it only enhanced the navy's strength.
What items are primarily owned by the Navy?
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