Judge's eyes lit up when he heard Doflamingo's words. He looked at the mushroom in his hand and patted his chest.
"Rest assured, Lord Doflamingo. With Germa 66's technology, it will only take a few hours to test this mushroom's effects."
Doflamingo nodded at that, then narrowed his eyes slightly.
"As far as I know, Germa 66 has fairly advanced cloning technology, doesn't it?"
Judge nodded. "That's right. Cloning technology is indeed one of Germa 66's most renowned specialties. Would Lord Doflamingo like to take a look?"
Doflamingo nodded. To be honest, cloning technology was one of the main reasons he had sought out Germa 66.
In ordinary people's eyes, this technology was useful for little more than producing cannon fodder. But to Doflamingo, cloning technology held a special significance.
For example... creating a stand-in!
Although the World Government had suffered repeated heavy blows, they had never forgotten the threat Doflamingo posed. If Doflamingo's Illusion Fruit ability had not been so terrifying—practically the natural nemesis of spies—he believed his side would have been packed with spies long ago.
Even so, Doflamingo believed the World Government still had a clear grasp of all his movements. He had never underestimated the foundation of this ruling class that had governed the world for eight hundred years.
Under such circumstances, many of Doflamingo's actions were highly inconvenient. For example, he could only establish contact with the Revolutionary Army indirectly through the Sun Pirates.
Likewise, when contacting Akainu of the Marines, Doflamingo could only occasionally use an anti-eavesdropping Den Den Mushi.
This included his relationship with Alabasta. Doflamingo had always wanted to pull Alabasta onto his war chariot, but Alabasta was now filled with CP Organization spies. That also made Doflamingo wary of acting rashly.
He himself was naturally unafraid, but Alabasta's royal family had