"Mother Flame. I never expected the World Government to have such a devastating weapon. I thought it would be Uranus. It seems the World Government still has things hidden away."
After Vegapunk explained the hidden Mother Flame here, Shen Fei was greatly surprised. He had originally thought that the World Government only had Uranus as its ultimate weapon. As for Uranus, Shen Fei already had a countermeasure. It was simple: kill Im first. Once he was dealt with, Uranus would have no chance to be used.
Although Shen Fei was surprised by the Mother Flame's power, he did not pay it much mind. The Mother Flame was indeed powerful, but like Pluton, it was highly effective against fixed targets and of limited use against strong individuals. Here, the Mother Flame was somewhat like a nuclear weapon: immensely intimidating, but not a power that could be used casually.
Vegapunk had not mentioned the Mother Flame before because he was worried. He did not want it used in war, whether by the World Government or the Revolutionary Army. That was why he had kept silent. As for why he mentioned it now, it was not because Vegapunk had undergone some inner struggle. He had simply forgotten.
That was right—he had forgotten. Vegapunk had never wanted to research weapons of war in the first place. The World Government had forced him to do it all. He had completed the Mother Flame research long ago and then set it aside. If Shen Fei had not returned and come to his abandoned laboratory, he might never have thought of the Mother Flame.
That was what they called hiding in plain sight. York, in her desire, had used that very fact to imprison all the captured members of the CP Organization in the abandoned laboratory. She