Vinsmoke Reiju

Lin Yu shifted his gaze away from the system prompt and took the newspaper from Anna's hand.

"Heh, 1.5 billion on the first go?"

"Sengoku is really generous."

"Still, this is probably meant to build me up only to have others kill me."

Seeing the headline in the newspaper, Lin Yu raised an eyebrow.

A high bounty would frighten off some weaklings, but it also meant that people with bounties exceeding one billion would set their sights on Lin Yu. None of those people were pushovers.

However!

A bounty of 1.5 billion had already met the one-hundred-million requirement for upgrading the Pirate Crew. As long as he recruited a full crew, he could basically upgrade immediately, unlock more crew slots, and receive rewards.

Tsk, tsk. Akainu is personally leading the operation to capture me.

Isn't that giving me a little too much credit?

Lin Yu chuckled and paid it no mind.

With the God Slave in hand, it would not be so easy for Akainu to catch him.

Besides, he still had two Top Swordsman Experience Cards. He could handle a clash with Akainu.

Still, he needed to strengthen himself as soon as possible.

With that in mind, Lin Yu looked at Reiju in the distance and said, "Miss Reiju, could you let me take a look at your Science Combat Suit?"

Reiju's poison ability had not come from eating a Devil Fruit. It was a superhuman ability gained through lineage modification, so even Sea Stone Handcuffs could not prevent her from using poison in battle.

That was why Lin Yu had kept such a cautious distance from her.

After all, although his reputation was fearsome, his actual strength was only that of a rookie with a Lieutenant Rank.

So he had his eye on Germa Technology's combat suits. No wonder he made us surrender.

Hearing Lin Yu ask about her Science Combat Suit, Reiju suddenly understood and instantly guessed his intentions.

After considering her wording, Reiju looked at Lin Yu and said, "Since you know about Germa Technology's combat suits, you naturally know about our Lineage Factor Modification Technology as well."

"Our combat suits need to work in conjunction with Germa Technology's Lineage Factor Modification Technology in order to fully unleash all their functions."

"And Lineage Factor Modification Technology requires more than a decade of uninterrupted experimentation."

"So far, only the Vinsmoke Family has undergone modification—and succeeded."

So that was how it was.

No wonder Vinsmoke Judge had not equipped his Clone Soldiers with combat suits. There was a reason for it.

Otherwise, with combat suits alone, Gage could basically Dominate the North Sea. Why would he need to seek cooperation with Big Mom?

The Germa 66 siblings were not all that powerful, only on the level of ordinary officers in a Yonko Pirate Crew. But if one possessed an army of such clones, it would be utterly terrifying.

Hearing Reiju's words, Lin Yu frowned.

Then Reiju continued, "Of course, if you do not seek to use all of a combat suit's functions, we can still make one for you."

"But a combat suit like that would not improve your combat ability by much at all."

Lin Yu smiled at that. "In that case, I hope we can cooperate happily later."

"As long as your father is willing to cooperate with me, I will absolutely not make things difficult for the Germa Kingdom."

No matter how much it could improve his combat ability, Lin Yu intended to see it for himself.

After all, seeing was believing!

"That would be for the best." Reiju glanced at Lin Yu and nodded in agreement.

She also wanted to get away from Lin Yu as soon as possible, because she did not want to be punished by him like Anna and Charloss.

Then Lin Yu looked at Reiju and said, "Miss Reiju, are you willing to join my Pirate Crew?"

Reiju shook her head. "Sorry."

Lin Yu was not surprised to see Reiju refuse with a shake of her head.

Although Reiju had not lost her emotions, she could not defy Gage's orders. It was clearly impossible for Lin Yu to recruit her now.

However, if he could persuade Gage, getting Reiju to join would be easy.

And Lin Yu had already thought of a way to persuade Gage.

After obtaining a Den Den Mushi from the Germa ship to contact Gage, Lin Yu began his grand promise-making plan.

Germa Kingdom.

Gage took the Den Den Mushi from a servant and spoke in a low voice. "God Slayer Lin Yu, what exactly is your purpose in capturing Reiju and Yongji?"

Lin Yu's unhurried voice came through the Den Den Mushi. "Vinsmoke Judge, if you want to Dominate the North Sea, perhaps we can cooperate."

As a transmigrator, Lin Yu naturally knew what Vinsmoke Judge wanted most.

So the moment he spoke, he tossed Gage a bombshell.

At Lin Yu's side, Reiju was startled. She had not expected Lin Yu to use dominating the North Sea to persuade her father.

As Vinsmoke Judge's eldest daughter, she naturally understood just how tempting dominating the North Sea was to her father.

"Dominate the North Sea?"

Gage's eyes widened in astonishment.

Restoring the glory of the Vinsmoke Family and allowing the Germa Kingdom to once again dominate the North Sea had been his lifelong dream.

Holding the Den Den Mushi, Lin Yu smiled into the receiver. "You should have heard about my attack on the Celestial Dragons. From them, I learned many secrets about this world."

"And those secrets can allow your Germa Army to gain another rapid increase in strength."

"And I can help you do certain things that you do not dare to do."

"So, are you willing to consider cooperation?"

Vinsmoke Judge fell silent for a long while without speaking.

But Reiju knew that her father had most likely been persuaded by Lin Yu.

Reiju was deeply shocked that Lin Yu had managed to sway her stubborn father with just a few words.

Secrets? What secrets? How come I don't know what secrets we know?

Charloss, kneeling nearby, raised her head and gave Lin Yu a strange look.

"Do you think a few words from you are enough to persuade me to cooperate with you?"

Vinsmoke Judge's voice came from the Den Den Mushi. Clearly, he wanted Lin Yu to show more sincerity instead of merely making empty promises.

"Hehe." Lin Yu spoke into the receiver. "I know where the Design Blueprints of Ancient Weapon Pluton are."

Reiju, Anna, and Charloss were all startled at once, staring at Lin Yu with disbelief written across their faces.

They had not expected Lin Yu to know such a monumental secret.

The legendary Ancient Weapons—Uranus, Poseidon, and Pluton—each possessed the power to destroy the world.

Gage, on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, was also dumbfounded and frozen in shock.

If he could build the Ancient Weapon Pluton, he would not only be able to dominate the North Sea—he could even consider dominating the world.

At that thought, Vinsmoke Judge's breathing quickened, and he hurriedly asked, "What do you want?"

If the other party wanted to cooperate with him, they naturally wanted something from him.

Vinsmoke Judge understood that very well.

Lin Yu's lips curled upward. He glanced at Reiju beside him and said with a smile, "I want the Science Combat Suit, the materials on cyborg technology, and..."

A terrible feeling immediately rose in Reiju's heart when she heard Lin Yu's words.

"Miss Vinsmoke Reiju!"