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"Looks like I'll have to make a trip to the New World first and map out the area around Egghead Island."
Dragon immediately chimed in. "We can have the ** Army handle that."
"Going by our current progress, quite a few people in the ** Army should meet the requirements for a Contract by now, right?"
He looked at Xunjing, a hint of anticipation in his voice.
This was the result of a whole month of hard work.
After hearing him out, Xunjing nodded slightly, his tone approving. "All several dozen members of the ** Army here are qualified to enter into a Contract with me."
"You've done a really good job putting this into practice. Better than I expected, actually."
"I'll complete the Contracts with them one by one in a bit."
"But there's no need to have anyone from the ** Army come with me to the New World."
"There are three reasons. First, they can't keep up with my speed. Second, you need the manpower here more than they're needed there. Third, I'm planning to scout out the New World myself anyway, and look for suitable Devil Fruits to target in the next stage of the hunt."
"What matters most on your end is continuing to bring in like-minded people, expanding your forces, and increasing your influence. Once the time is right, raise the banner of the ** Army."
Ultimately, having members of the ** Army tag along would slow him down far too much. Xunjing had no time to wait around for them.
What surprised Xunjing, though, was that Vegapunk's favorability toward him had quietly risen to eighty-three points.
That really had come out of nowhere.
All he could say was that Dragon had a remarkably persuasive tongue. He could easily plant a seed in