Thoughts on Pluton and CP9

Chapter 16: Thoughts on Pluton and CP9

On the boundless sea.

A merchant ship flying the World Government's flag was sailing rapidly.

Puff!

He exhaled a thick, fragrant smoke ring towards the sky.

Roy, wearing only swim trunks, lay on a beach chair, enjoying the warm sunlight.

"It seems Spandam is really out of money!

But that guy Carlos is quite interesting."

He thought about how Spandam had rushed off to the resource islands not long after they were acquired.

Roy knew that Spandam's funds must be running low.

However, none of that concerned Roy.

Although he had suffered the same losses as Spandam on paper, Roy's finances had already recovered more than half thanks to the treasures he had plundered in the Kingdom of Krol.

Therefore, compared to the financially strained Spandam, Roy, who was usually good at accumulating wealth, was not in such a dire situation.

Furthermore, Roy's current expenses were much lower than Spandam's.

Since he didn't have any strong desire for advancement at the moment, he didn't need to participate in maintaining relationships or offering tributes and flattery as frequently as Spandam.

The authority to manage resource islands was something everyone coveted.

It was important to know that the resource islands directly under the World Government's jurisdiction were once prosperous nations.

However, these nations were all annihilated by the World Nobles, leaving behind only islands that had been thoroughly exploited.

The three resource islands that Roy and Spandam obtained were naturally not from the latest batch to be developed.

These three resource islands had been exploited by the World Government for nearly a hundred years. Even so, the resources on these islands were enough to make Roy and Spandam a substantial profit.

But in Roy's eyes, the resources on the islands were not what he valued.

Compared to the authority over these resources, Roy cared more about the dwarf named Carlos.

After all, a slave trusted by the Celestial Dragons was a treasure that almost everyone on the sea would want to get close to.

He pulled out a contact method from his pocket, which he had spent nearly twenty million Belly to obtain.

"A lapdog of the Celestial Dragons, a dwarf with immense power?

I'm really looking forward to collaborating with you."

Spending tens of millions of Belly.

All he got was a contact method.

To others, Roy might seem like a sucker, but in Roy's own eyes, it was incredibly worth it.

This was because Roy saw greed in Carlos's eyes, and as long as that emotion existed, the subsequent collaboration would not be a problem.

Greed was not terrifying; sometimes, dealing with greedy people was the most reassuring.

After all, the most reliable alliance between people was based on mutual benefit.

And once a chain of interest was formed, they would be in the same boat.

He silently memorized the contact information in his hand.

He carefully folded the piece of paper and put it into his pocket.

He drank freshly squeezed orange juice.

He savored the memories of his romantic encounters on Sabaody Archipelago.

The gentle breeze and the perfect sunlight made Roy hum a leisurely tune.

As the ship sailed quickly.

More and more merchant ships began to appear alongside their vessel.

"Lord Roy, we are almost at Water Seven,"

Bruno approached Roy and reported their current location.

"Oh, so soon?"

He propped himself up and looked at the several other ships sailing rapidly around them.

Puff puff!

The sound of the steam whistle made Roy turn his head.

"The Sea Train!

It seems we're almost there."

He looked at the rapidly moving line in the distance.

No matter how many times he saw it.

Roy felt that the Sea Train was the transportation of the future that would change the entire world.

Thinking of this, Roy felt a pang of heartache.

It was because that idiot Spandam had killed Tom, the engineer who built the trains, a few years ago.

At the thought of this, Roy felt a sense of gloom.

After all, that pufferfish Fish-Man was the best shipbuilder in the world!

Instead of protecting such talent for his own use, he had ordered soldiers to attack him.

This kind of behavior was simply a blatant waste.

Every time he thought of this, Roy felt a pang of heartache.

Talent was hard to come by, and Tom wasn't just the best shipbuilder in the world; he also had the blueprints for Pluton.

The ship sailed rapidly forward.

Gradually, a castle that seemed to stand on the sea appeared in Roy's vision.

As the ship rapidly approached the city floating on the water, the surrounding ships also became increasingly dense.

Roy's purpose for coming to Water Seven this time was twofold: first, to send Bruno back to Water Seven, and second, Roy needed a batch of merchant ships.

Although Roy now knew who held the blueprints for Pluton, he wasn't particularly interested in it at the moment.

Iceburg was not a man to be trifled with.

And obtaining the blueprints from him through conventional means would be nearly impossible.

So, according to Roy's plan, he would leave the blueprints with Iceburg for now and wait until he found someone with the Gaze-Gaze Fruit or Memory-Memory Fruit abilities.

That would be the time for Roy to truly acquire the Pluton blueprints.

After all, if he simply obtained the blueprints through coercion.

No one could guarantee that there wouldn't be intentional flaws in them.

As the saying goes, the more powerful the weapon, the more intricate and complex its structure.

Pluton, which stood alongside Poseidon and Uranus eight hundred years ago.

Roy didn't believe that such a thing could be built by ordinary people.

Therefore, Roy believed that everything should proceed as originally planned.

Although Roy knew the blueprints for Pluton, and even its location, he did not try to stop Spandam's plan to send CP9 to Water Seven.

While the blueprints for Pluton were indeed very precious.

In Roy's heart, the powerful combat forces of CP9 were also very good subordinates.

And how to bring them under his control.

Roy had his own ideas.

And in Roy's mind, Spandam was an indispensable piece of the puzzle.

In the future, CP9 would inevitably be abandoned by the World Government once again.

And Roy would be their only light in the darkness.