Hachishō Navy, Leader "Chinjao"

Setting aside the matter of Devil Fruits for now, the urgent priority is to solve the energy problem for the Pluton Battleship.

Several days later.

Vegapunk and the others returned, and Dimon received them at the Shogun's mansion.

"So, you've been researching for a few days, have you achieved anything?" Dimon asked directly.

Caesar's expression was one of excitement: "Shu-lu-lu-lu... It's a masterpiece! It's so perfect, it's hard to imagine the level of advancement of ancient technology!"

Judge and Queen exchanged glances before answering:

"It's not just the main cannon; there's a lot of incredible technology on board. If you want to know, I can write a detailed inspection report."

"One thing is very impressive: that battleship should be able to become invisible, optically invisible!"

Is this what I wanted to hear?

Dimon looked helplessly at Vegapunk.

Vegapunk scratched his head, unsure where to begin for a moment. After some thought, he said:

"This is just a preliminary deduction. The power core needed to activate it uses a special liquid fuel, and we haven't made any progress on that yet."

"Just tell me what you need, and I'll fully support your research, Doctor."

"First, we need to establish a research institute, more scientists, and money, and then purchase some research equipment."

In summary, it's money.

Dimon nodded. "How big of a research institute?"

"It's best to be far from the city. The research might be dangerous, and an explosion could blow up the entire city..."

Wouldn't that kill a few precious scientists?

Dimon didn't want Vegapunk to die in an experiment. After careful consideration, he immediately made a bottle of Elixir of Immortality.

"The location for the research institute... south of Wano Country's main island, about an hour's voyage away, there's an isolated island called Onigashima. That place is suitable for building the research institute."

"Also, to ensure your safety in case of any experimental accidents, I'll give you this bottle of wine."

Stussy's eyes widened, and she said enviously, "Why didn't you give me one back then? So stingy~"

The eyes of the group lit up. Vegapunk took the Elixir of Immortality and exclaimed:

"This is the legendary wine that grants immortality... You're giving it to us for free?"

"Consider it your reward for your hard work," Dimon smiled. "One bottle can only pour 4 cups. You, Judge, Queen, and Caesar, that's exactly four people."

The power of immortality!

Judge and the others looked excited, but Vegapunk's reaction was different. Rather than drinking the wine, he seemed more interested in thoroughly researching the peculiar aspects of this wine.

Dimon guessed his thoughts and said decisively, "Drink it in front of me. After you drink it, I'll have someone escort you to Onigashima."

"Alright."

Vegapunk reluctantly opened the bottle and carefully poured 4 cups. The four of them drank in succession.

Afterward, Dimon called Abel and asked him to escort Vegapunk and the others away.

"Aren't you going?"

"I need to establish the research institute first. I wouldn't be of much help if I went."

Stussy smiled gently, linking her arm through Dimon's. Then she noticed a round object in his pocket.

"What's this?"

"Superhuman-type Scent-Scent Fruit. Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, an immortal won't die after eating a second Devil Fruit; the new ability will overwrite the original one."

Dimon took the Scent-Scent Fruit out of his pocket. "Do you want to eat it?"

"You're giving it to me? I'm so happy~"

Stussy's smile was radiant. She didn't care much about eating a Devil Fruit; the fact that her lover was giving her a gift made her happier.

She gave Dimon a hard kiss on the cheek and then bit off a piece of the fruit.

With a slight frown, Stussy became a Devil Fruit user.

Soon.

Dimon sniffed the air and caught a uniquely fragrant scent, which originated from Stussy.

"You've gotten used to the new ability so quickly?"

As he spoke, Dimon felt something stirring within him.

Stussy's cheeks flushed, and she said shyly, "The new ability is really interesting. Releasing a special scent can also trigger the hormones of the opposite sex."

"You're quite bold, using it on me!"

Dimon immediately picked up Stussy and walked towards the bedroom.

"Hahaha... Wait, I was just joking!"

"Too late."

Let's just call it the "Big Brother Fruit."

Several hours later, Dimon emerged from the bedroom, silently grumbling in his heart.

Women were merely seasoning for life; he was more concerned about money.

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Wano Country wasn't part of the World Government's alliance, and the currency used domestically wasn't Beli, but platinum, gold, and silver.

These were oval-shaped coins, also called Oban, divided into large and small Oban.

It was only natural that Wano Country, once hailed as the Land of Gold, would use the precious metal gold as its currency.

"Should I switch to paper money?"

Dimon pondered, tapping his chin, but decided against it. Too troublesome.

A real man does things simply and brutally: just raise taxes!

It would only be a little hardship for the common folk of Wano Country.

Raising taxes alone wasn't enough. The quarries in Udon also needed to be expanded, more stonemasons recruited, and more Seastone manufactured.

Finally, there was the issue of buyers.

Dimon didn't want to sell to the World Government. That would be aiding the enemy; they'd use the Seastone bought from him to fight him later.

Although a large amount of Seastone entering the market would inevitably be bought by the World Government, there was nothing he could do about that.

At least he wouldn't sell directly to them.

"Who would buy Seastone in large quantities? Doing business is such a hassle."

Dimon felt a bit helpless.

No wonder in the original story, after Kaido built numerous weapon factories in Wano Country, he handed the weapons over to Doflamingo to act as a middleman and sell them worldwide.

Doflamingo was quite capable, with a knack for making money!

Dimon currently needed a subordinate like that.

"That guy is still a child now, probably still in the Holy Land serving the Celestial Dragons..."

With that thought, Dimon decided to make a trip to the Holy Land.

With his teleportation ability, he wasn't afraid of anything. If he wanted to leave, even Imu couldn't stop him.

He'd meet Doflamingo and perhaps snatch some Devil Fruits along the way.

Once decided, Dimon activated his Observation Haki and located Kaido's presence.

Kaido was outside the Flower Capital, training alone.

Dimon found him and informed him that he was going away for a while.

Then, he transformed into a demon, flapped his wings, and like a streak of black light tearing through the ground, vanished into the sky in an instant.

New World, somewhere at sea.

A pirate ship sailed slowly across the rippling blue ocean.

On deck.

A pirate spent 100 Beli to buy a newspaper from a news bird.

Upon seeing it, he was overjoyed.

"Lord Chinjao! He's appeared, there's news about that person in the paper!"

"What?"

The man, known as the leader, had a unique conical head and the nickname "Chinjao."

His bounty as a pirate was: 542,000,000 Beli!

Chinjao quickly snatched the newspaper and saw the person he'd been longing for on the front page.

[Mysterious "Brewer" Dimon Storms Marine Headquarters!]

The newspaper detailed Dimon's battle with the Fleet Admiral and Admiral Sengoku, fighting two opponents, snatching several Devil Fruits, and then calmly leaving.

Whoever wrote the news had praised Dimon to the skies.

They even used a bizarre phrase like "Birth of a New King."

"So this happened a few days ago?"

Chinjao scratched his conical head and sighed, "It's really difficult to find this person."

At that moment, the subordinate from earlier pointed to the sky in the distance.

"Lord Chinjao, there's a black line in the sky again..."

"What black line?"

Chinjao looked up and indeed saw a black line stretching across the sky. He narrowed his eyes, activated his Observation Haki, and immediately sensed the other person's presence.

"It's a person!"

"He's coming for me!"

The black light made a sharp turn in mid-air, suddenly descending and hovering in front of the ship. The aftershock of its high-speed impact nearly capsized the pirate vessel.

"Are you the one using Observation Haki to spy on me?"

Dimon stood in the air, surveying the people on deck. Upon seeing them, he couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

That hairstyle...

"You are the pillar of the Hachishō Navy, the leader, Chinjao."