The slaves knew nothing of Xie Wen's peculiar thoughts. When they saw that he really could deal with the explosive collars, they all cheered excitedly.
"Th-this is wonderful! We're finally saved!"
The Longarm Tribe man he had freed even dropped straight to his knees and kowtowed heavily to Xie Wen. "Thank you, my savior! Whatever you ask of me, I'll stake my life on getting it done!"
Over his years in the One Piece world, Xie Wen had already saved quite a few people, whether intentionally or otherwise, so he no longer felt as awkward and unaccustomed to such emotional thanks as he had at first.
After accepting the man's gratitude as a matter of course, Xie Wen casually waved him aside so he would not interfere with removing the others' collars.
"Klee, Ai, Purah... hmm, and Jinx, come take a look. See if you can remove it without setting off the bomb inside."
After confirming that he could guarantee their safety, Xie Wen immediately called the cats over, intending to try the plan he had thought of earlier.
To make their research easier, Xie Wen even specifically picked a Snake-Neck Tribe slave with a very long neck.
"Remember, you're supposed to take it off, not blow it up."
He made a point of stressing this to the Research Commission's two explosion-loving kittens.
"Klee isn't an idiot, meow!"
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Little Plushie puffed up in indignation.
Little Blue Cat, meanwhile, muttered with a disappointed look, "What's the fun if it can't explode, meow...?"
Despite saying that, she still obediently moved closer and studied it with the others.
After tapping and knocking at the slave collar, along with the handcuffs and chains attached to it, the four cats reached a conclusion-
Disabling the collar without triggering the bomb inside was basically impossible