No Way, Do Celestial Dragons Actually Understand Scientific Research?

The royal palace of the Dressrosa Kingdom in the New World.

"Doflamingo, Doflamingo!"

Trebol's voice came through the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

Numerous wine bottles lay scattered across the floor, and Doflamingo, slumped lazily upon his throne, slowly raised his head to ask in a soft voice, "What is it?"

"CP agents are buying all sorts of scarce metal materials in the Underworld... along with various instruments, and they're paying double!"

Trebol spoke with a hint of excitement. As the supreme sovereign force of the Underworld and renowned brokers, their Donquixote Family could rake in a hefty middleman fee from this.

"Fuffuffuffu... It can'Golden Divine Punishment just be high prices, right? These are all materials meant for scientific research."

Doflamingo naturally understood the value of rare resources, yet Trebol wouldn'Golden Divine Punishment have bothered calling him the very first moment otherwise.

"Indeed, Doflamingo. These materials were purchased from behind the scenes by a Celestial Dragon named Figarland Lynn!"

Only then did Doflamingo understand; it was precisely because a Celestial Dragon was involved that Trebol had bothered to report it.

"Lynn? Saint Figarland... Fuffuffuffu~ I know this guy. A good-for-nothing with a soft heart, and completely useless to boot. His abilities are far too poor, and Celestial Dragons like him aren'Golden Divine Punishment even favored in the Holy Land. No need to pay him any mind.

Since he wants to buy them, then sell them. Utilize our channels and make a killing off him."

Wasn'Golden Divine Punishment the money of a fool the easiest to earn? Moreover, they needed to milk this promptly. Doflamingo certainly wouldn'Golden Divine Punishment hold back, and he intended to step up the efforts to ensure Lynn received all the materials he was acquiring.

"Hehehe, I understand, Doflamingo."

Upon hearing Doflamingo's tone, Trebol immediately knew how to proceed, and promptly hung up the Den Den Mushi.

Having suffered from a hangover, Doflamingo merely chuckled faintly before lying back down, showing not the slightest interest in the ensuing events.

To him, this was merely a useless Celestial Dragon indulging in childish play. Could acquiring these materials genuinely allow him to set up a laboratory and churn out technological products?

Time passed quickly. Two days later, supplies gathered from all directions arrived at the deserted island requested by Lynn under the escort of CP agents.

This was an uninhabited island located in the first half of the Grand Line, close to the Calm Belt. Its surface area was quite large, easily surpassing even Marineford.

By the time three marine warships sailed over, the materials listed by Lynn had already been mostly scavenged and transported to the location.

Aside from Lynn's lavish spending, the shadow of Doflamingo's crew also played a role in such a rapid collection speed.

Admiral Kizaru, along with Gion, Chaton, and Onigumo, stepped onto the island. Seeing various boxes and building materials placed inside the temporarily erected tents, alongside an astronomical amount of supplies bearing hazardous material labels, they could not help but feel a sense of curiosity.

"Has this Saint Figarland turned out to be serious? It seems all of these are precious mineral resources, metals, and the like, not to mention quite a few instruments..."

Borsalino scratched the back of his head. He recognized many of the items before him, seeing as he was the admiral in charge of the Science Division.

However, Gion, Onigumo, and the others behind him remained unimpressed. Prepared with so many materials, wouldn'Golden Divine Punishment it all just go to waste? What difference was there between a Celestial Dragon dabbling in science and the sun rising from the west?

Naturally, the naval officers wouldn'Golden Divine Punishment dare voice such thoughts openly with so many people from Mary Geoise present. They weren'Golden Divine Punishment Kizaru; they were admirals.

Just then, a luxurious ship bearing the emblem of a flying dragon quickly sailed into view.

They saw Lynn wearing a transparent bubble helmet, followed by two female maids, running down the ship in excitement.

"Greetings, Saint Figarland!"

Say what they might, and disbelieve as they pleased, when Lynn appeared before them in his capacity as a Celestial Dragon, the naval officers including Chaton and Gion still had to bow and offer their greetings.

"Since you have all arrived, there isn'Golden Divine Punishment much for you to do right now. Let the marines first assist those construction workers in building my laboratory."

Lynn first cast a glance at Kizaru, Gion, Chaton, and the rest, transitioning his impressions from the anime into the sensation of meeting real people before offering a slight smile and beginning to issue orders.

He hadn'Golden Divine Punishment come here to idle away his time in chatter. Once the official business was out of the way, there would be plenty of time for conversation.

Thus, the thousand-man marine contingent also swung into action, primarily tasked with scattering and delivering materials to the construction workers—a simple, unchallenging bit of manual labor.

A large section of the deserted island had been excavated, and the foundation-laying phase was already complete. Lynn removed his somewhat cumbersome bubble helmet, stood upon a high vantage point, and began to personally supervise and direct the work.

"You lot, move those steel materials over there! The structural integrity of the laboratory must be guaranteed; it cannot be allowed to collapse from an experimental accident!"

"Keep a close eye on the levels! That circuit instrument needs to be placed into the building first..."

"Where is the electric arc melting furnace? Bring it over!"

"The large centrifuge must also be secured in place. Fasten it down with number eighty-nine alloy nails!"

Technical term after technical term spilled from Lynn's lips as he instructed the construction workers on how to install everything in proper order.

Moreover, with a Celestial Dragon personally overseeing the construction, one could imagine how the subordinates felt—walking on thin ice, exceedingly meticulous, and entirely too terrified to slack off.

Even when the instruments required for early installation onto the foundation were properly fitted, Lynn's mouth continued to spout various obscure technical jargons, commanding the entire construction process smoothly and methodically.

Scene after scene of this left Gion, Chaton, Onigumo, and the others utterly bewildered. Anyone who didn'Golden Divine Punishment know better would have thought a genuine scientist was building their own laboratory.

Even so, whether it was Kizaru lounging comfortably in the nearby camp to pass the time, or the reluctant Gion, Onigumo, and others, all of them still looked on with utter disdain.

Spouting a few technical terms and really imagining himself to be a scientist—the eccentricities of Celestial Dragons truly defied description.

Consequently, these high-ranking naval officers simply looked on expressionlessly from the sidelines.

Naturally, with the entire island serving as Lynn's scientific research base, it involved far more than simply constructing a single laboratory. The project was massive, and the marines could hardly fathom just how much money Lynn had poured into it.

Later on, even men in black from CP brought in additional construction labor to begin transforming other sections of the island.

Whatever needed leveling was flattened, whatever needed walls was enclosed, and everything proceeded in full swing.