Next Laboratory to Be Built in: Gran Tesoro!

Being treated so favorably and granted such an exceptional privilege by the Gorosei, Lynn was the first.

Watching Lynn leave to bid farewell, along with the Droplet following behind him, the gathered Navy members all sighed with emotion.

Sengoku and Kong could be said to be thrilled in their hearts; originally, Sengoku had wanted to chat with Lynn for a bit, but now that the Gorosei had spoken, Lynn had agreed directly as well.

Three Droplets! In the future, they would surely become powerful trump cards to keep the Four Emperors in check!

"Gentlemen, what are your thoughts?"

After Lynn left, the expressions of the Gorosei tightened, and they looked toward Kong, Sengoku, Garp, and the others.

"A natural-born talent, and Figarland is still so young; in the future, he will definitely be able to master even more powerful technology."

Kong said with admiration.

"This kind of technology has already surpassed Vegapunk. It is the so-called Strong Interaction Material, and its sturdiness is probably something even our Admirals cannot break through."

Kizaru recalled the scene last time when his Speed of Light Kick had almost broken his own leg, and he could not help speaking up as well.

The offensive power was fine to discuss, but the defensive power was truly astonishing!

"Mm. According to Lynn's explanation, and based on our attempts, wanting to cause damage to the Droplet requires a sufficiently powerful Observation Haki to capture its trajectory, as well as mastering the higher stage of Armament Haki to pierce through the surface and harm the interior."

Sengoku felt that they could not only talk about the advantages, and wanted to mention the shortcomings, but as soon as he spoke, he discovered that destroying a Droplet truly was not an easy task.

At the very least, without Ryuo Haki or special attack methods, it was simply impossible to cause substantial damage to the Droplet.

"Figarland himself is a Celestial Dragon. The opportunity for our World Government to end the Great Age of Pirates and suppress the pirates has perhaps arrived."

Aokiji doubted Lynn's loyalty to the World Government even less and spoke up.

With everyone speaking one by one and sharing their viewpoints, the Gorosei did not interrupt them. Instead, after listening, they chatted for a bit and dismissed them.

Until inside the Room of Authority, only the five old men were left sitting on the sofa, sinking into deep thought...

On the other side.

Lynn walked out of the Room of Authority and returned to his residence in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

Along the way, all the Celestial Dragons he encountered avoided Lynn with a mixture of shock and slight fear.

Beating Saint Charlos to a pulp, making Roswald cough up the Heavenly Tribute he had eaten, and even winning the approval of the Gorosei—this time, Lynn completely established his prestige within the circle of the Celestial Dragons.

Yet because Lynn himself was an "anomaly," no one came up to converse with him. Of course, except for Saint Mjosgard of the Donquixote Family.

Saint Mjosgard had been waiting all along on the path back to Lynn's quarters, and seeing that he was safe and sound, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Are you alright? The Gorosei didn'Golden Divine Punishment give you a hard time, did they?"

"I say, Saint Mjosgard, do I look like a person in trouble right now? Still, I want to thank you. It's good of you to care."

Lynn still held a favorable impression of this Saint Mjosgard, who was capable of ideological awakening, and invited him in as a guest, chatting with him for a while.

In the end, Saint Mjosgard inquired about the Droplet and matters concerning the future, then left Lynn's residence with a shocked state of mind.

Meanwhile, Lynn sat on the sofa, gazing at the Droplet, a happy smile blooming on his face.

"The Heavenly Tribute and the matter of the affiliated countries are settled. With the Droplet, the Gorosei also chose to support me without hesitation. Next, it's time to unfold my technological plan."

Admiral-level Droplets were just casually built for the Gorosei; his own Four Emperors-level Droplet was the main priority. And there was also the most important thing: monitoring the ocean and establishing the communication network, the Sophon Technology!

"Affiliated countries... Those nations are a bit troublesome to deal with, but right now there happens to be a good target to take down. That fellow is far wealthier than ordinary countries."

When doing technology, the most important thing was still money. Lynn had already intended to make himself incomparably wealthy. After pondering, he wanted to target the affiliated countries of the Celestial Dragons, but as he thought about it, Lynn recalled a certain fellow.

The Golden Emperor who was currently known to possess 20% of the world's wealth! Tesoro!

If he took down this fellow, the financial support it could bring Lynn would be massive, and furthermore, this Golden Emperor of Gran Tesoro possessed channels that even the World Government might not have, which could collect resource materials for him.

"Gild Tesoro... Playing both the underworld and the righteous sides, and even able to manipulate Celestial Dragons with the magic of money. An imperial presence among the dark forces, colluding with Doflamingo, humph."

Come to think of it, it was quite interesting. Gran Tesoro was also an independent country recognized by the World Government, and it was likewise an affiliated country whose sovereign family happened to be the mortal enemy of the Figarland Family—the Roswald Family!

"His Gold-Gold Fruit ability also possesses a massive amount of stored gold. Manufacturing a Sophon also requires a massive amount of gold as material. Perfect, three birds with one stone."

Lynn pondered, a smile of absolute certainty surfacing at the corners of his mouth, and then he decisively chose to set off.

Of course, having just returned today, Lynn did not choose to depart immediately. Instead, he spent the night in the Holy Land before leaving, while also instructing CP to make arrangements for a departure tomorrow.

In the evening, Saint Mjosgard came to find Lynn again to drink and converse. The two talked, and Lynn did not conceal his upcoming itinerary, informing him that he was going to Gran Tesoro, that entertainment city sailing across the ocean.

Until early the next morning, Lynn set out with CP and his personal maidservants.

Simultaneously, news regarding the events that had occurred in the Holy Land yesterday began to circulate outward.

With so many people present, although it was restricted to the scope of the Celestial Dragons, those well-connected individuals still quickly received the ins and outs of the incident from the Holy Land.

For instance, Doflamingo, the former Celestial Dragon and current Shichibukai who had always paid close attention to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise!

On a beautiful beach in Dressrosa that morning.

Doflamingo was wearing simple shorts and a short-sleeved shirt, drinking an iced beverage and enjoying life. Surrounding him were executives like Baby 5, Buffalo, Sugar, and Diamante.

Soon, a Den Den Mushi call from Mary Geoise rang out directly to Doflamingo.

"Speak. What is it?"

"Yesterday, Saint Charlos of the Roswald Family was given a thorough beating by Saint Figarland..."

"Fuffuffuffu~ Beaten half to death? This Lynn really has a violent temper, but he served him right!"

Upon hearing this, Doflamingo immediately burst into loud laughter.

He also did not get along at all with that snot-nosed Saint Charlos, which included Saint Roswald and his daughter.

Simply because back then, the Celestial Dragons who had opposed his return were the ones who shouted the loudest, and besides, Saint Charlos was always causing trouble!