"..."
Names surfaced in his mind, one after another.
There were plenty of powerful pirates. Xia Le could obtain the relevant information on them and narrow down his choices.
Next, he needed to consider how to persuade them.
Just then, someone knocked on the office door.
"Come in!"
Xia Le spoke mildly, but his voice carried clearly.
The door opened, revealing a burly figure who looked nervous and uneasy, like a bashful strongman.
"Mr. Judge?"
"Shouldn't you be on Iron Crow Island? What brings you here?"
Surprised to see his visitor, Xia Le raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Fleet Admiral Xia Le, I—I have something extremely important to report to you."
Vinsmoke Judge took a deep breath and spoke solemnly.
"Oh?"
Xia Le paused, then waved a hand, signaling for the young staff officer beside Judge to leave.
Judge entered the office and shut the door tightly.
"Now I'm curious. What could be so important that you came all the way here from Iron Crow Island yourself?"
Xia Le spoke with a faint smile.
Judge was responsible for an extremely important experimental project. If he had come in person, the experiments had most likely either succeeded or run into trouble.
"Under your guidance, the Vinsmoke Family, Vegapunk, and the master shipwright Mr. Tom have been working together on the Pluton restoration project."
"Two days ago, we finally completed this difficult and momentous task!"
Taking a deep breath, Judge spoke with a serious expression.
"What?"
The calm on Xia Le's face visibly vanished, replaced by surprise.
"Pluton's restoration is complete?"
Judge nodded. "Yes!"
"I have to admit, it is an incredibly terrifying ancient weapon."
"Building on its original design, Vegapunk made specialized modifications and reconstructed parts of it, equipping it with no fewer than four kinds of power systems."
"He also