Chapter 345
The turmoil caused by the Advance City incident has not yet subsided, but the latest bounty order updated by the Navy Headquarters shook the world once again.
With the efforts of the newspaper gull and the telephone bug fax machine, in less than a day, Maud's new bounty has spread all over the world.
Whether it is the pirates of the great waterway or the pirates of the new world.
In their opinion, Maud, who has a bounty of 4.48 billion, is already a veritable four emperors.
And he is still an extremely young Four Emperors.
In just a few days, countless eyes once again focused on Maud.
In the underground dark world, Maud's head has always been very valuable, and the sum of the amount of reward offered is at least more than two billion.
With the update of the Navy this time, the organization responsible for unifying and issuing bounties, not only did not remove Maud's reward in the underground world, but instead raised Maud's reward to 4.5 billion like a prank.
This amount is 2 million more than the regular reward amount issued by the Navy.
The bounty numbers are tempting.
But the vast majority of bounty hunters don't even bother to go to Maud.
What about 9 billion?
What's the difference with a loft suspended in mid-air.
Most people are sane.
On the other hand, there are people who lack reason.
Although not many, there are indeed such a group of people who are delusional about getting Maud's bounty.
greed, desire.
This is one of the normal states of the world.
new world.
The country of Wano, the island of ghosts.
Yamato held Maud's latest bounty and was secretly shocked.
The handsome man who was younger than her in the photo of the reward was actually on an equal footing with her father.
4.48 billion.
What a magical thing to put this amount on a man who is less than twenty years old.
Yamato stared at Maud in the bounty photo, and his heart was full of waves.
After a while, Yamato put down the reward and looked at the closed door.
"Give Jabba the phone bug quickly, but..."
Yamato frowned, and when he got up, he picked up the mace, hung it behind him, and walked towards the door.
crunch.
Pushing open the door, Yamato walked out of the room and onto the corridor.
After standing for a second or two, Yamato walked to the left.
Only a few meters away, Yamato was very keen to hear a slight rustling sound from the pillar above.
You don't have to look to know that the rustling sound is the movement made by the small animal shikigami used by the emperor to monitor.
She was being watched.
That's why she couldn't deliver the phone bug to Jabba two or three days after she got it.
As for why the emperor sent shikigami to monitor her, it must be Jhin playing tricks on it.
"hateful."
Yamato is angry, but helpless.
She knew very well that the guardian shikigami of the king was spread all over the castle.
Under the circumstances, she didn't even dare to visit Jabba again.
Because the monitoring shikigami can transmit not only pictures, but also sound.
If you go to Jabba rashly, let alone deliver the phone bug, maybe if Jabba accidentally exports it, he will expose the plan to the royalists.
Yamato wandered aimlessly in the castle.
No matter where she went, seven or eight monitoring shikigami followed.
It's just a full range of monitoring without dead ends.
Yamato sighed in his heart, pretended to go to the kitchen to ask for something to eat, and returned to the room.
at the same time.
inside the cell.
Jabba stared silently at the dim light beyond the bars.
He is waiting for Yamato's arrival.
But two or three days have passed, but there is no movement at all, and I don't know what happened to Yamato.
Jabba was a little worried, but there was nothing he could do but wait patiently for the good news.
Of course, there could also be bad news.
In any case, he was mentally prepared.
........
Dread Barque, Castle Research Lab.
This is a research room with complete equipment and ample space, which Maud specially prepared for Luo.
The significance of the laboratory's existence is not to allow Luo to study medical skills, but to study the theoretical feasibility and practical possibility of [chimera].
This research topic, which was taken from the mystery of Blackbeard's body, if a breakthrough can be achieved, the strength of every main battle member of the team can be qualitatively improved.
In addition to the research on [Chimera], there is also research on [Ominous Medicine] obtained from Fishman Island, which can greatly increase one's strength in a short period of time.
If the side effects of the fierce drug can be eliminated, this kind of drug that can be used to increase power will become a drug that makes all forces jealous.
But whether it will succeed is still an unknown.
Compared with this, the priority of chimera research is relatively high.
If the research on [chimeras] can be successful, it means that the idea of a person with double fruit ability will become a reality.
At that time, Maud may consider eating the quake fruit.
Research room.
Luo, wearing a white coat, is busy in front of various precision instruments.
It has only been five days since the end of the advance city incident, and the wounds he suffered on the battlefield have not fully recovered.
Even so, under the premise that he thinks his physical condition is acceptable, he is not willing to waste time and quickly invests in research.
In order to live up to Maud's expectations, Luo wanted to shorten the time for the results of the study as much as possible.
Rona's practice of working regardless of his body was seen by Maud.
Maud hoped that Luo would recover from the injury first and then go to work, and he also persuaded him a few times.
But Luo was too stubborn to listen to advice at all.
Maud had no choice but to give up.
And this research can only be done by Luo alone.
The only help that the team can provide Luo is labor.
"With the ability to operate fruit, it is not difficult to chimerize two different genes, but ensuring coexistence and activity is the biggest problem."
Luo slowly put down the notebook full of notes in his hand, and his eyes were contemplative.
Chimeric two different genes, this sounds like a fantasy, I am afraid no doctor can do it.
But in front of the ability of the fruit of surgery, it is really nothing.
only.
The most powerful part of the fruit of surgery is only the operability.
To achieve the vision, the operation alone is not enough.
Chimeric genes are just the first step, and every step after that is the real problem.
How to go past will be the key to the success of research.
Luo lowered his head in thought, while frantically torturing his brain cells, holding a pen and paper, he kept writing.
He was alone in the huge research room.
No one can relieve his pressure, and no one can discuss with him.
"call--"
After a long time, Luo, who finally got nothing, put down the pen and rubbed his forehead vigorously.
This research--
Undoubtedly a long way to go.
But for Maud, no matter how much effort and effort it takes, Luo will do his best to complete it.
"Tear down and start over."
Luo murmured softly and sorted the thick stack of documents into the corner.
This move meant that the energy he had invested before was thrown into the trash like waste paper.
Research outside.
Jaya came to the door of the research room with a bowl of hot nutritious soup.
Beneath the door is the untouched food that has turned cold.
Jia Ya looked down at the meal, and then knocked on the door of the research room.
After a while.
Luo's impatient voice came from the research room.
"Just leave it alone."
Luo knew that if he could disturb him by knocking on the door at this time, it would be about delivering meals.
It's just that he's not in the mood to eat right now.
Hearing Luo's words, Jaya didn't say anything, but directly opened the door and walked into the research room.
Originally, she was only responsible for helping Luo prepare food, but Bebo, who was responsible for bringing food to Luo, accidentally said something that Luo never touched the food.
Therefore, she, who is most disgusted with wasting food, can only come in person.
Luo, who was working hard, heard the sound of the door opening, and suddenly became angry.
"I'm not letting you go..."
Luo Han said angrily, but stopped abruptly after seeing that the person pushing the door was Jaya.
In the entire team, there are not many people who can be respected by Luo, and Jaya is one of them.
Suppressing the anger that swayed from his heart, Luo Silent looked at Jaya who strode over.
Jaya handed the hot nutritious soup to Luo.
"Drink up and I'll go."
"..."
Luo helplessly stopped his work, took the nutritional soup handed over by Jia Ya, and after measuring the temperature, he drank the nutritional soup in one go.
"I am very busy."
Luo returned the empty bowl to Jaya, and the underlying meaning of this sentence is, don't bother me if you're okay.
"Good work, Luo."
Jaya didn't care, and after taking the empty bowl, she simply turned and left.
Luo Mu watched Jaya leave, and then continued to work hard.
The nutrient soup that had just flowed into his stomach turned into wisps of heat and spread all over his body, relieving his fatigue to a certain extent.
After experiencing the effect of the nutritious soup, Luo had to admit that although Jaya's arrival interrupted his thoughts, this bowl of hot soup greatly increased his endurance.
Jia Ya left the research room, took away the cooled meals before leaving, and came all the way to the entrance of the corridor.
Maud leaned his back on the wall beside the entrance of the corridor and tilted his head to look at Jaya who was approaching.
"Sure enough, you still have to go out, Sister Ya."
"If you hadn't explained it to me, I would have punished Luo a little bit about wasting food."
Jaya came to Maud and shook his head slightly.
Maud smiled.
He also didn't expect that Luo, who had to express his negative attitude with his lips when he was training his physical strength, would now start his research, but it was a sleepless effort.
Jaya asked curiously, "What exactly is Luo studying?"
"A technology about dual-fruit abilities, if the research is successful, we can eat the second devil fruit."
Facing Jaya's doubts, Maud did not hide it.
The rest of the team was unaware of the study from the moment it started.
"Double fruit ability?"
Jia Ya was slightly startled when she heard the words.
Thinking of the Devil Fruits that Maud currently has in his collection, he can't help but realize the importance of this technology.
But--
"Is this kind of thing... realistic?"
Jaya has reservations about this kind of thing that goes against common sense.
Maud put his index finger against his chin and said seriously: "It can only be said that there is still a possibility of success."
"If it works out, Lafayette should be very happy."
Jaya opened his eyes slightly and pointed out: "Maud, you also noticed that now they are full of thoughts on how to become stronger as soon as possible."
"Um."
Maud nodded slowly and said with a smile: "The battle to advance the city seems to have hit them hard, but this is not a bad thing, after all, only a hard-fought defeat can make people quickly recognize the status quo, and only by recognizing it clearly The status quo is the only way to see the way forward.”
"Maud, they're just worried that they won't be able to keep up with you, but it's not an easy thing to keep up with you."
Jaya said softly.
"Uh……"
Mode was dumbfounded.
"It's time for me to prepare dinner."
Jaya left a sentence and turned to the corridor.
Maud watched Jaya go down the corridor, and then glanced in the direction of the research room.
The research on chimeras can only be done by Luo alone, and naturally, the progress of the research cannot be counted on.
But Maude still hopes that the research can be successful as soon as possible.
Night falls.
Jia Ya prepared a table of tonic dishes for everyone as usual.
Now that Sanji is on hand, Jaya doesn't have to be so tired when she prepares the dishes.
A large table of rich dishes was quickly swept away.
After dinner, the Straw Hats didn't care about digestion problems at all, and immediately plunged into high-intensity training.
This time, every day.
Obviously, the war that took place in the advancing city seriously stimulated them again.
They were once again clearly aware of their own weakness, and once again clearly aware of the power of the new world powerhouses.
Not enough, not enough...
A voice resounded in their minds all the time.
Lafayette and the others, who also realized that their strength was not enough, also started high-intensity devil training during their idle time.
Just with their strength and training alone, it is actually difficult to go further.
If you want to become stronger as soon as possible, you can only fight with life and death.
As everyone went to train outside the castle one by one, the restaurant suddenly became quite deserted.
"Small card."
In the main seat, Maud looked at Cavendish, who was still in the dining room.
Hearing Maud's call, Cavendish turned his head to look at Maud who was sitting in the main seat.
Now he has acquiesced to the title of Xiaoka.
Mainly because the objection is invalid.
Maud looked at Cavendish and asked, "How are you thinking these two days?"
Two days ago, Maud offered to let Cavendish join his pirate group.
Facing Maud's invitation, Cavendish, the captain of the boat, did not agree on the spot.
So Maud gave Cavendish two days to think about it.
Cavendish slowly put down the teacup and sighed.
"From today, there will be no more handsome pirates in the world."
This beautiful man with his own pursuit finally decided to belong to Maud.
After all, whether it is the ability to make headlines or other abilities, Cavendish can't beat Maud at all.
Then, there is only one choice left to him——
Join if you can't.
For this choice, Cavendish actually did not resist.
Or.
It is also an honor to be a subordinate of Maud.
Maud looked at Cavendish and smiled.
"welcome."
He held out his hand to Cavendish.
From this moment on, the Maud Pirates have added another considerable combat power.
