Mu Chen took the shockproof case. It felt cold in his hands, and he could clearly sense the faint energy fluctuations coming from the crystal inside. Hearing Vegapunk say it could power an entire city's equipment, he could only sum it up in two words: damn impressive.
He opened the case, checked its contents, then closed it again and tucked it into his clothes. "Good. Spend the next two weeks packing your things. I'll come back for you after that." "Understood."
Vegapunk nodded vigorously, his eyes brimming with enthusiasm. He had never expected happiness to come so quickly.
"I'll be going, then."
With that, Mu Chen disappeared into the spatial rift. It closed behind him as though it had never existed.
Only Vegapunk remained in the laboratory, along with Blood Eyes, who lay asleep in the cultivation chamber.
He took a deep breath and walked over to the console. As he studied Blood Eyes' dormancy data on the screen, his gaze gradually grew resolute.
Meanwhile, in the Kamabakka Kingdom, Whitebeard reclined in a wicker chair, toying with an empty drinking bowl and occasionally glancing toward the distant horizon.
Just then, ripples in space spread across the center of the terrace. Mu Chen stepped out of the rift with a bulky shockproof case tucked into his clothes.
Whitebeard's eyes lit up, and he abruptly sat straight.
"Gurararara! You're finally back, brat! That's quite a haul! You got the energy block!"
Mu Chen could only shake his head at Whitebeard's words. By now, he could hardly tell whether Whitebeard was a pirate or one of their Revolutionary Army members. In any case, they no longer kept anything they did from him.
"You've got it easy. Nothing to do but enjoy your retirement here."
Mu Chen couldn't help making that complaint.
Whitebeard was