Chapter 496 Controlling Pluto
The eldest brother among Vegapunk's clones, Shakya, stepped forward to check on the unconscious York, and after finding that the latter was not scrapped, he nodded to Vegapunk.
After getting Sakya's response, Vegapunk secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He would be very sad if he lost any of his six clones. If York was really gone, then before the next clone representing "desire" was created, he and the remaining clones would have to waste their precious research time on eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.
After dealing with York, Zig began to inspect the Pluto on the deck. Vegapunk and his five clones hurriedly followed and explained things to Zig from behind.
When we entered the cabin, the layout here didn't seem like a product of this era at all. Take the projected light screen in the middle, for example, it was already several versions ahead of other ships.
Vegapunk led Jig to the operating table and pointed to the groove on the side.
"Saint Jig, please put your hands on it."
Zig did as he was told. The moment his hand touched the groove, the light screen began to flash. Vegapunk stepped forward and operated for a while, and then a red button rose on the operating table.
Outside the cabin, a thick black gun barrel emerged from under the bow of Pluto.
Inside the cabin, Vegapunk was introducing Pluto to Jiger.
"Gig Saint, I have just entered your hand features into Pluto's operating system. From now on, Pluto will not activate its weapons without your authorization."
Jiger smiled with satisfaction and said,
"Yes, have you tested its power?"
Lilith took a step forward and answered excitedly,
"Saint Jig, I've tested it! With just one shot, an island can be reduced to dust in the air!"
Rather than saying that Lilith represents the "evil" of Vegapunk, it is better to say that she represents the violent side of Vegapunk, and she is most obsessed with weapons.
The power of destroying an island with one shot can be regarded as a nuclear weapon in the world of pirates. You must know that even with the Demon Slayer Order, several warships and cannons fired at the same time could only barely destroy one O'Hara Island, and it could only be said that the ground was plowed, and it could not do the same as Pluto, which could directly destroy an island to ashes.
However, there were no deserted islands nearby for Giger to test the power of Pluto, so he gave up the idea of firing a shot and then casually asked about the mobility of Pluto.
Vegapunk replied that Pluto's sailing speed on the sea is several times that of ordinary warships, and there is also a "wind cannon" similar to the one on the Sunny at the tail end, which can use the propulsion force of the tail cannon to accelerate instantly and can also achieve the function of taking off.
Both the acceleration and the flying distance far exceed the so-called wind cannon.
After asking Vegapunk to explain Pluto's other functions, Jiger patted Vegapunk's shoulder with satisfaction and said,
"Very good, Vegapunk, you never let me down. I will give you a 30% increase in the next round of research funding."
Don't underestimate this 30% of funding. The research funding that Giger allocates to Doppelganger every year is already a natural figure. Adding 30% to this base is enough for some countries to pay the gold from the sky for several years.
Vegapunk was naturally very excited after hearing this, but before he could open his mouth to thank her, Lilith took the lead and bowed 90 degrees to Jig, shouting,
"Thank you so much! Master Jiger!"
Jiger waved his hand and said,
"Get up. By the way, you should focus more on scientific research in the future. You share the same brain, so don't let conflicts delay the progress of scientific research. If a fight like today happens again, no matter which one of you is involved, you must be destroyed immediately. Do you understand?"
After these words were spoken, Shakya and the others were fine, as they were the honest type to begin with. Only Lilith's face changed, and she lowered her head in fear.
Jiger glanced at Lilith and continued,
"You don't have to be too nervous. Unless one of you deliberately provokes me, I won't punish her."
After saying that, Jiger played with Pluto's operating table for a while, and the corners of his mouth gradually rose.
At present, Neptune and Pluto, two of the three ancient weapons, are completely under his control, and the remaining strongest Uranus is probably in Im's hands.
Even the twenty kings eight hundred years ago did not have such a deep family background when they started their business.
Eight hundred years ago, Joyboy lost, and eight hundred years later, he will still lose.
Now everything is ready, except for Joy Boy to show up.
Thinking of this, Jiger raised his hand and waved, and the light screen disappeared.
He looked at Vegapunk and the others and said,
"You will stay on the ship for the time being. Is there any food stored on the ship?"
Vegapunk responded,
"Yes, but not many..."
"Well, I'll have someone send some down later. You don't have to be afraid. There are naval fleets stationed all around. Akainu and the others are also nearby. If you encounter any unexpected situation, they will support you quickly."
"I understand. Don't worry, Jig Saint. Although I no longer have the authority to activate Pluto's weapons, I can still control Pluto to defend. With Pluto's defensive ability, I believe that even that Joey Boy will not be able to break through easily."
"Don't be careless. I will transfer Borsalino and Xiong here later. You are old acquaintances with them."
"Well, he is indeed an old acquaintance..."
"What's wrong? From your tone, it seems that you don't like working with these two?"
Vegapunk waved his hands quickly.
"No, no, no, Jigshen, you misunderstood."
Jiger said with a smile,
"Misunderstanding? Did they often slack off at your place before?"
Vegapunk blinked and asked curiously,
"Jig Saint, what does mooyu mean?"
"I just like to do something else to entertain myself during work hours, such as going out for a trip."
"Gig Saint, you know everything..."
"Of course I know, and I acquiesce to it."
"Well, actually I guessed that it was like this, but Kizaru and Admiral Grizzly are indeed both people with good personalities. It's just that Admiral Kizaru is often a little... well, a little out of tune. Relatively speaking, I think Admiral Grizzly is more reliable!"
Thinking of Kizaru's classic expression, Jiger couldn't help but shake his head and laughed.
"Although Borsalino looks a little lazy at ordinary times, he is still very reliable at critical moments. You can trust him completely."