Figarland, I wonder if you could do us a favor with the Sophon?
Sengoku thought for a moment and made his request to Lynn.
Red-Haired and Whitebeard were going to make contact soon, and if they had the Sophon monitoring, they would be able to immediately grasp whatever situation arose.
A favor is of course possible, but has something happened?
Lynn did not mind at all; doing a favor was fine, as the Sophon was invented to be used.
Yet listening to Sengoku's tone, it seemed a rather significant matter had occurred, and Lynn felt a bit curious.
He had been in this world for so long, and could never remember calendar dates like the Circle Calendar, so he could only rely on hearing whether an event had taken place to anchor history.
It's the Four Emperors. Red-Haired Shanks is going to make contact with Whitebeard, and I'm worried their meeting will cause major trouble. If we could have the Sophon monitor them, we'd have a better grasp of the situation.
It was not a secret matter, and Sengoku explained it.
Gion and Chaton, who had stayed by Lynn's side all along, had not known about this, and upon hearing it now, they inevitably looked somewhat startled.
Those two supposedly don'Golden Divine Punishment have that good of a relationship.
If they make contact, they might just start fighting, or perhaps... are they going to cooperate?!
The Marines of Golden Technology City could not help but speculate.
Upon hearing this, Lynn instantly understood as well. If it were anything else, he might really not have remembered.
The matter of Red-Haired making contact with Whitebeard was very clear. If the timeline had not changed, it should be Red-Haired Shanks going to persuade Whitebeard to call it quits and stop Ace from pursuing Blackbeard.
As a result, he would fail to stop him, and it would already be too late. This was right on the eve of the Summit War.
Give me the coordinates.
Lynn did not dawdle or say anything else, directly asking Sengoku for the location.
He waved his palm toward the Sophon, and the layers of faint black barriers covering the sky instantly converged, transforming back into the small black orb that landed in Lynn's hand.
This sight truly shocked everyone present.
Clearly, the range the Sophon had just unfolded was extremely vast, capable of covering the entirety of Golden Technology City.
Yet in the blink of an eye, it had actually shrunk down to such a small orb.
Subsequently, based on the coordinates Sengoku provided, Lynn placed the Sophon back onto the launch pad in the laboratory, set the coordinates on the interactive panel, and with a whoosh, following a slight vibration, the Sophon was launched, disappearing from everyone's field of vision in the blink of an eye.
That's it?
Gion raised her head and asked in surprise.
The Sophon was going to monitor the Four Emperors, and the operation was just as simple as that?
Otherwise? The Sophon has its own propulsion; using the launch pad is just faster for long distances.
Lynn smiled with indifferent ease.
The light screen before him remained open, waiting for the Sophon to arrive so they could watch the footage.
At that moment, the CP man in black who served as Lynn's attendant also walked over, kneeling half-way to the ground respectfully, holding a Den Den Mushi in his hands.
Figarland, the Gorosei want to see you.
The Gorosei?
Lynn had not expected that before Sengoku had even hung up his Den Den Mushi, the Gorosei would call.
They probably knew about his research and development of the Sophon, just like Sengoku.
Indeed, Lynn, the appearance of a genius like you among the Celestial Dragons is truly the fortune of the Holy Land.
What is the function of this new invention?
The Gorosei gave Lynn high praise right off the bat, and only then began asking about the new invention.
It's simply a monitoring system that can monitor the slightest disturbances within a ten-kilometer radius in real time and interfere with Haki. It's an auxiliary piece of technology and lacks offensive capability.
Lynn's answer was very simple, and he didn'Golden Divine Punishment want to repeat it even to the Gorosei.
After finishing, he simply had Gion explain it in detail to the Gorosei.
Naturally, Gion did not dare to be negligent with the Gorosei, and carefully laid out the Sophon's functions, what it had witnessed, and her own personal trials one by one.
The Gorosei, currently in the Room of Authority, could not help but look at each other in shock.
How on earth was this kid's brain wired?! He could talk about such an absurd invention with such calm detachment.
Interfering with Haki, and even possessing an abnormal monitoring capability that surpassed all else—paired with the military might of the World Government, the utility was simply unimaginable.
You brat, you actually pulled off such terrifying technology. So the Sophon is currently off to monitor Red-Haired and Whitebeard?
After their shock subsided slightly, the Gorosei continued speaking.
In their hearts, however, they thought that investing in Lynn was truly the right choice, as he had produced such a massive surprise merely a few months later.
Mm, the Sophon's speed is not slow; it should be arriving about now.
Lynn said casually while eating.
Then turn on the distant Den Den Mushi; let us all take a look as well.
The Gorosei decisively had the people on both ends prepare to open the visual feed.
Thus, including Sengoku's side and the Gorosei, everyone successively connected to the projection feed of the Den Den Mushi.
Meanwhile, the CP personnel used a Den Den Mushi aimed at Lynn and the light screen displaying the image, while on the other side they also set up a projection screen, displaying the offices of the Gorosei and Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
The three parties appeared as if they were facing each other in person.
Yet Lynn watched the Gorosei's arrangements with a hint of amusement. The Den Den Mushi was still far too primitive.
If it were the Sophon system, through interactive connectivity, it could completely achieve three-dimensional projection. That would truly feel like being face-to-face, just like the scenes in science fiction movies.
In truth, it was not that the Gorosei did not believe in the Sophon's functions; rather, they wanted to see what Lynn would do once the Sophon reached Whitebeard's side, and just how significant the effect would be.
Lynn remained very calm, not even letting the expectations of the Gorosei and Sengoku weigh on him. He had been in the laboratory for so long, and coming out meant eating his fill, drinking, and waiting to watch the show along the way.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Across the vast, gently rippling sea.
The red Red Force did not approach Whitebeard's massive ship, and the signal sent from the opposite side requested that only Red-Haired Shanks go alone.
Boss, you're going onto the enemy's ship all by yourself.
Yasopp, Lucky Roux, and the others felt uneasy, watching with worried expressions.
It's fine. What kind of person is Whitebeard? He wouldn'Golden Divine Punishment stoop to that kind of thing.
Red-Haired Shanks, however, felt no worry at all, turning around with a smile to reassure his companions.
He took a small boat down to the Moby Dick, carrying a giant gourd in his hand.
It was wine brought for Whitebeard.
Yet just as Shanks stepped onto the ladder of the Moby Dick, his companions not far away let out voices of alarm. Shanks turned back, his brow furrowing!
Far off in the sky, a small black dot was hurtling toward them at high speed!
What is that!?
Not only Beckman, Yasopp, and the others, but even everyone on Whitebeard's ship saw the incoming object.
Whitebeard also raised his head, narrowing his eyes as he looked up.
Suddenly, an unknown thing had arrived at a time like this. Could it be a Marine Droplet!?
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