Chapter 68
So that was it!
It all made sense now.
Vegapunk had finally understood! He had spotted the problem as soon as the first Pluton prototype was finished. The blueprints Caro had given him contained advanced designs, but if anyone claimed that thing was Pluton, Vegapunk would have been the first to scoff!
Of course, he and Caro had never been on the same side. After turning the matter over in his mind, Vegapunk had decided to keep it to himself.
When the second and third prototypes were completed, Vegapunk realized that these so-called "Plutons" looked a little familiar...
Then he remembered a newspaper report he had read about the Dragon Ship Fleet on Turtle Island. Those Dragon Ships had been crude versions of these "Plutons"!
In other words, the "Pluton Blueprints" Caro had recovered were nothing more than blueprints for upgraded Dragon Ships!
The discovery shocked Vegapunk. It also gave him a troubling suspicion.
After all, the man who had led the fleet to seize the Pluton Blueprints was none other than Xin Luo, standing right before him!
Vegapunk was used to hiding his thoughts and putting on an act, but anything involving Pluton still made him falter for an instant. Xin Luo noticed. Narrowing his eyes, he asked, "What? You look surprised."
"I wouldn't dare!" Vegapunk lowered his head in alarm. "It's just that Turtle Island is already immensely powerful, my lord. If we really help them build Pluton..."
What Vegapunk meant was that Loa was already the very picture of invincibility even without Pluton. Add Pluton, and even if Loa never lifted a finger, what in this world could restrain an Ancient Weapon of such power? The other Ancient Weapon in the tower, Poseidon?
"Build it, yes. Help him, no!"
Xin Luo's voice turned cold. "The