A Deserter Appears on Whitebeard's Ship and the Experiment is Complete!

With Lynn, a Celestial Dragon, personally supervising and directing them around the clock, everyone present—whether it was the thousand assisting marines or the dispatched construction workers—did not dare to slack off, gritting their teeth and working hard every day.

Meanwhile, the drafted Kizaru Borsalino, Gion, Chaton, and Onigumo were relatively bored. Later on, Onigumo and Chaton could not bear the boredom either and went down to help.

Finally, on the seventh day, this laboratory, perfected by Lynn according to his own vision, was completed.

If Vegapunk's experimental zones resembled industrial plants, Lynn's building was entirely filled with a sense of high technology.

Standing five stories tall and rising straight up from the ground, the luster of its black metal reflected in everyone's eyes.

"I wouldn'Golden Divine Punishment have thought it. It's truly a surprise that it could be built like this."

Kizaru rubbed the back of his head, looked at the finished laboratory, and could not help speaking with emotion.

"Yeah. It's nothing like any architecture we've ever seen. It's just like a black iron box smashed deep into the ground. Is it really ventilated inside?"

It had to be said that a style like this was quite novel to people in the pirate world. Even Gion, having witnessed the final appearance of the laboratory, could not help saying something like that.

"I'd say the person who designed it is remarkable."

Chaton leisurely spoke in a soft voice from the side.

Yet these seven days could not change their inherent thoughts about the Celestial Dragons. To the marine crowd, the design blueprints for this laboratory were merely found by Lynn for someone else to design, and perhaps they were the work of those brilliant scientists like Vegapunk.

As a Celestial Dragon, it was not strange for him to build something like this following blueprints; otherwise, how else could they explain Lynn supervising and directing the construction for so long? Would a Celestial Dragon—arrogant, lawless, and a waste who only ate, drank, and made merry—actually know how to design anything?

It was simply a fantasy.

At this moment, Lynn was not around them anyway, so it did not matter what they said or thought.

When Lynn arrived, he did not care at all about the marines watching him. He was completely excited inside the laboratory he had designed with his own hands, grinning broadly.

"It's finally finished! My starting ground for rising to power!"

Lynn spread his arms wide as if embracing a brand-new laboratory, and only then did he turn his head to look at Kizaru, Gion, and the others behind him.

"The construction workers have finished their tasks for now. They'll be remodeling other areas on the island. For the rest of the time, I'm leaving the security work here to you all."

This was precisely one of the main reasons Lynn had called the marines over to await his orders.

Since he would be manufacturing Droplets inside, pirates or other troubles might inevitably arise, and Lynn could not estimate what might happen either, so he had to prepare just in case.

Kizaru Borsalino nodded lightly.

As for Gion, Chaton, and the others, they could only say helplessly, "Understood, Figarland..."

Yet just as they wanted to continue asking if there were any other instructions, Lynn stripped off his clothes, pulling off that bulky outer garment of his, rolled up his sleeves, and walked toward the laboratory gates.

And he left behind a single sentence: "Aside from security, no one is allowed to enter without permission!"

Excitement flickered in Lynn's eyes. The Droplet! High-precision cutting-edge technology! Here I come!

Kizaru, Gion, Chaton, Onigumo, and the others still harbored some doubts, right until Lynn went inside alone and completely sealed the main gates.

It once again became a "black iron box" with no trace of a door.

"Come on, are we really just going to stand guard outside like fools with nothing else to do? He called over this much combat power just to guard his plaything?"

Gion was very displeased, especially during these past few days when her temper was particularly irritable, causing her to speak her mind without reservation as soon as Lynn went inside.

Naturally, Chaton, Onigumo, and the others were displeased as well. Three months of time, one admiral, three vice admirals, and over a thousand Marine Headquarters soldiers—this force was enough to accomplish many things, yet they ended up just keeping watch here.

"To think Figarland really believes he can research some kind of technology!"

Onigumo ground his teeth as he spoke in frustration.

No one here genuinely believed that a Celestial Dragon could research anything just because he had a laboratory; not a soul in the entire world believed that an arrogant Celestial Dragon could manage to do rigorous science.

"You're telling me. In such a godforsaken place, he gets to play around while we're bored to death."

Chaton shook his head and walked straight toward the rear.

"Young people still need to have a bit of patience. Going out onto the sea is all about fighting and killing anyway, so isn'Golden Divine Punishment it pretty nice for us to be here?"

Kizaru Borsalino kept his gaze fixed on the laboratory, wondering what he was thinking about, until he chuckled and spoke after hearing the three vice admirals vent their grievances.

To him, none of this mattered. He was quite happy to play the slacker while still collecting his paycheck—wasn'Golden Divine Punishment that rather cozy? Besides, whatever he wanted to eat or drink, he could just have someone send it over.

Hearing Kizaru's words, and knowing full well the admiral's disposition, Gion could only helplessly arrange for the thousand marine soldiers she had brought along to take up positions, stand guard, and so on.

As for what happened inside the laboratory, they had no way of knowing.

It could only be left like this, letting the days begin to pass one by one. Aside from the daily delivery personnel, no one could enter Lynn's laboratory, and even the food deliverers could only go as far as the entrance, where an opening would automatically appear for them to slide things inside.

Just like that, three months flashed by.

Sengoku had heard Kizaru's reports from the very beginning, told merely to guard the place and prevent anyone from trespassing. However, as so much time passed and the three-month mark arrived, Kizaru's side still reported that there had been no movement whatsoever.

The Den Den Mushi connected, and after listening to the report.

"Could something have happened to Figarland inside!?"

Sengoku considered this possibility, but immediately shook his head again.

Lynn inside was still taking out food and drink every day, which proved that nothing was wrong.

"Figarland Lynn is completely fine inside."

Kizaru replied in much the same way.

"Well... anyway, he said he was borrowing manpower for three months, and that time is up. Once he comes out, you must return to your post as well."

Sengoku nodded and spoke into the Den Den Mushi.

"Did something happen, Sengoku-san?"

Kizaru asked.

Sengoku's tone was not quite right, making it obvious that something had occurred.

"Something happened recently. You probably can'Golden Divine Punishment receive word on that island yet... It's about the Whitebeard Pirates."

The mere mention of the Whitebeard Pirates made even someone of Kizaru's temperament narrow his eyes.

Sengoku continued, "A deserter has appeared on Whitebeard's ship."

"A deserter can even appear on Whitebeard's ship!?"

Hearing this, Kizaru could not help feeling utterly surprised. It was no wonder Sengoku had grown so serious and even wanted Kizaru to return to his post.

Under this kind of chain reaction, who knew what else might happen? Moreover, it remained unclear what had caused a deserter to emerge on Whitebeard's ship in the first place.

Even Gion, Chaton, and Onigumo, who were listening close by, cast astonished looks over.

Yet just as Kizaru wanted to ask something more, suddenly!

The laboratory exploded with a loud bang!

Even the main gate was directly blasted open, and thick smoke billowed from within!

"Not good!"