Chapter 496: Today's newspapers are becoming more and more fake
Chapter 496: Today's newspapers are becoming more and more fake
"Doctor, you misunderstood."
Lu Li pointed at the map on the screen and said, "Do you think people like Joey Boy, who lived in the high-tech era, would not be aware of the side effects of ancient weapons? But they still used them."
"what do you mean……"
Vegapunk looked grim.
"We don't have the initiative in this matter. Most of our territories are not that high. Even Wano Country can't compare with the Red Earth Continent."
Lu Li said, "The Celestial Dragons have no psychological burden in using ancient weapons. They will definitely use the Celestial King to attack us, and there is no way we will not use ancient weapons to fight back."
He patted Vegapunk on the shoulder and said, "So, to put it simply, I will definitely use the ancient weapons. Doctor, you just need to tell me, how long will it take you to come up with a new energy source?"
Vegapunk felt very uncomfortable now, he didn't expect that he really got on a "pirate ship", but when he thought about it carefully, what Lu Li said made sense.
It is impossible for the Celestial Dragons not to use ancient weapons. In fact, they let Dr. Gofia stay by his side just to get the energy to drive the ancient weapons.
Now he guessed that Goffia had used special means to pass the Mother Fire to the World Government. Now they were being pointed at with guns. Did they have to wait for death?
"Alas... Fortunately, the research data has been preserved. Wano Country is rich in real estate. Give me a week, and I should be able to restore the mother fire."
Vegapunk sighed, "But I can't guarantee that I can drive ancient weapons."
Feeling the gazes from all around, Vegapunk explained, "First of all, I don't know the exact structure of Pluto. Secondly, according to my research, ancient weapons actually represent people. In other words, they must be driven by specific people. Energy alone is not enough."
"Is that so? I have thought about it. As for the people, don't worry, Doctor. They are on the way."
Lu Li said that he knew that ancient weapons were linked to people, and he was actually just guessing about the drivers of Uranus and Pluto.
But he felt that there were only a few possibilities. One of them was that Momonosuke was the King of Hell. This possibility was actually quite high, but Lu Li had already killed Momonosuke. Regardless of whether Momonosuke was capable or not, he would not think about it anymore.
In addition, he did leave a way out. The new oiran Xiao Zi in the Flower City has been imprisoned by his men. She is the daughter of Kozuki Toki and Kozuki Oden. If necessary, Lu Li might consider trying her.
Oh, no one would consider rebelling with Xiao Zi, because the philosophy of Wano Country favors boys over girls, they only recognize Momonosuke, and the core rebels have all been killed by Lu Li, so there is nothing to worry about.
In addition to the bloodline of Momonosuke's family, Lu Li believes that Vivi from Alabasta also has the possibility of driving Pluto, or is related to Uranus.
But it would be best if he could activate Pluto, because Lu Li took Luffy to test it once before leaving, and Luffy can activate Pluto.
Well, this is also a disguised verification of the statement that ancient weapons were all human beings, and they all have one thing in common, that is, they can listen to the sounds of all things.
Luffy, Momonosuke, and Shirahoshi all have this trait, but the same thing applies, even if Momonosuke is truly the only one who can activate Pluto, Lu Li would have no regrets in killing him.
Thinking of this, Lu Li realized another problem, "Doctor, with the Mother Fire, the ancient weapons controlled by the World Government will not fall directly on our heads, right?"
Vegapunk shook his head. "According to my research and analysis, the World Government may have the Uranus hidden, but that thing has not been used for 800 years. Even if it has energy, they still need to debug it. Now that the God of Science Defense has been killed by you, it will take at least two weeks for the World Government to activate the Uranus. We still have time."
Lu Li felt a little relieved, but he was not as optimistic as Vegapunk. After all, although Rafar was dead, he did not bring all the members of the Rune Adventure Group to see him off this time.
Considering the presence of scientific researchers like Gofia, the explorers might also help Im debug the Uranus.
"Then how long will it take you, Doctor, to debug Pluto and Uranus?"
Lu Li inquired.
"It's hard to say if I haven't seen it, but I'd conservatively estimate it will take a week..."
At this point, Vegapunk realized something was wrong, "Wait! Mr. Lu, what did you just say!?"
"I asked you how long it would take to debug Pluto and Uranus. Is there any problem?"
Lu Li frowned and said that the time given by Vegapunk was too long. The manufacture and debugging of the mother fire obviously could not be carried out at the same time. If calculated in this way, their progress might be slower than Im.
"You guys still have a king!?"
Vegapunk was a little confused, "Doesn't the World Government have ancient weapons? Or do they actually have Aquaman?"
Aokiji, Sen Taomaru and others also cast curious glances at Lu Li. They didn't expect that the Beasts Pirates were so powerful and had more ancient weapons than the World Government.
"Oh, we made the Uranus before, but the key part is still a little unfinished. I was thinking of asking the doctor to help us look at the design drawings."
Lu Li said.
"You still have the blueprints!? And you created a new ancient weapon based on the blueprints!?"
Vegapunk was so shocked that he almost bit off his tongue. After calming down a little, he thought, "If there is a design, the debugging time can be shortened a lot. Take me over to have a look."
As a scientist, he was already itching to try it. In fact, he was more interested in the design drawings of ancient weapons than the existing ancient weapons.
If he had seen the design drawings, he would have a better understanding of the principles of ancient weapons and would know how to use them correctly, which might have helped him avoid the destruction of the world.
"This submarine is quite fast. It should arrive tomorrow."
Lu Li calculated the time in his mind. If nothing unexpected happened to the people he arranged, Franky would have been brought to Wano Country by now, and the design drawings of Pluto would also be available by then.
Thinking of this, Lu Li took out a Den Den Mushi and called the Beasts Pirates, "Moshi Moshi, is this Mr. Lu?"
After the call was connected, Runti's voice came from the other end.
"It's me. How's the battle going over there?"
Lu Li knew that Golden Lion and Red Earl were attacking Wano Country, but he was not too nervous. If Rafar was still alive, he would probably increase the military force when he found out that the Whitebeard Pirates were involved, and let the rest of the Rune Adventure Group cooperate in the attack.
But unfortunately, Rafar was unable to take care of himself at the time and was trapped by the homologous chains he released, resulting in a complete strategic failure.
If the Rune Adventure Group goes all in, with two royal groups fighting against the Elite Mage Group plus the Golden Lion and the Red Earl, the outcome is hard to say, but the Explorers can at least destroy the ancient weapons.
"The Golden Lion was killed by Mr. Fujitora and the big bosses, and the Red Earl surrendered after being defeated by Mr. Kaido."
Speaking of the latter, Runti's voice was a little strange, mainly because she didn't expect that the legendary pirate would actually surrender, and was persuaded to surrender by a weak skeleton.
Lu Li was not surprised by the outcome of this battle. It was indeed a pleasant surprise that Brooke had persuaded the Red Earl to surrender, but it was not easy for the Golden Lion to stir up trouble among them.
The Float-Float Fruit is very powerful, but its advantage will be offset when compared with Fujitora's Gravity Fruit.
When the time comes, a group of experts will gang up on the old man Golden Lion. How can he withstand it?
Moreover, although Runti omitted some of the process, Lu Li guessed that Whitebeard should have taken action at the beginning of the battle, but he probably did not fight the Golden Lion to the end. After all, Whitebeard was proud of his status and had no interest in joining others to besiege the Golden Lion.
"You guys clean up the mess over there, I'll be there soon. Please don't leave, Whitebeard, I have something else to trouble him with later." After Lu Li gave his instructions, he hung up the Den Den Mushi.
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The next day, world news spread across the world as seagulls flew across the sky.
When various forces saw the information published in the newspaper, they immediately thought that they had read it wrong, mainly because the headline of the news was too outrageous.
《Shock! A natural disaster swept across Egghead Island, and the Navy Marshal and the Five Elders were all killed in battle! 》
Hmm, that smell.
But this title is indeed very shocking, and when a dragon who is in the midst of a revolution in a certain country sees it, he breaks out in a cold sweat.
"Natural Scourge instigated Aokiji to rebel, killed Barrett, and single-handedly fought against the elite troops of the Marine Admiral, including the Five Elders, and killed them all!?"
Long wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Is this true?"
He looked at Clark beside him and said, "Go check quickly to see if the World News Office has been invaded by the Beasts Pirates..."
At this point, he remembered something and quickly dialed Sabo's Den Den Mushi to ask the people currently in the Beasts Pirates to find out what was going on.
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In Dressrosa, Doflamingo laughed after reading the content of the newspaper. "What a crazy world! Newspapers are becoming less and less interesting. Even headlines like this can be put on the front page."
"Dover..."
The snotty-nosed cadre next to him said hesitantly, "Do you think it's possible that what's published in the newspaper is true?"
Doflamingo was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "How is that possible? If Zai can kill these top masters by himself, then it wouldn't be too much for him to call himself the Pirate King, right?"
The main reason is that although he had witnessed Lu Li's strength in the Battle of Marineford, he had always been deeply impressed by Lu Li's early civilian staff.
He felt it was too outrageous that Lu Li could accomplish such a feat alone, and it completely overturned his understanding of human combat effectiveness.
"But what if it's true?"
Slug asked.
Doflamingo's expression became serious, "If it is true... allow me to prepare a great gift and go to Wano Country."
.........
Elbaf, the land of giants.
The Red Hair Pirates were having a banquet when suddenly a newspaper fell from the sky.
Shanks took the newspaper and took a closer look. The smile on his face disappeared. "It really has pierced the sky. Now, a war sweeping the world is about to begin."
"Captain, should we get involved?"
Beckman asked, shouldering his gun.
The red-haired man shook his head, "No, we are setting sail now, preparing to collect the historical texts and then go to Raftel."
"Looking for the great secret treasure now?"
Some crew members were puzzled because Red Hair had shown no interest in the great treasure before.
"If we don't find the great secret treasure, the world might be... destroyed."
The red-haired man also acts like a riddler when facing his companions. He knows a lot of things but just doesn't say them directly.
"Hahaha, this person called Natural Disaster is really interesting, he's just like the god of war."
Dong Li picked up a newspaper and looked at it with great effort, then laughed out loud, "I like him."
Brockie obviously held the opposite opinion. "He is too noisy. Since the beginning of the war, all the reports have been about him. Why does it feel like he is always fighting and killing?"
The other giants were not surprised to see that the two leaders disagreed.
The two of them returned to Elbaf some time ago. After meeting Luffy in the small garden, they set sail back. On the way, they met the Red Hair Pirates who were returning to Elbaf, and they just happened to team up together.
The duel between them was not over yet, they just went back to Elbaf to get their weapons. According to their tradition, the duel would end to death.
During the truce, they can happily drink and eat meat together, but if a real fight breaks out, they will still rush to take each other's lives. This is the strange belief tradition of the giants.
Because although Donli and Broki are both giants, they believe in different gods. There are many gods in Elbaf mythology, the most famous of which are naturally the sun god and the god of war.
The Sun God is a liberated freedom fighter, while the God of War represents war and duels. They believe in these two gods, but their respective philosophies conflict with each other, which leads to the giants often working in groups of two, and duels are common.
"The Beasts Pirates will also be heading for the Great Secret Treasure, right? They might come to Elbaf."
At this time, Jesus Bu from the Red Hair Pirates said, "Captain, what should we do then?"
The red-haired man frowned slightly when he heard this, and he suddenly realized that he might have thought things were too simple.
He inherited Roger's will and led Luffy on the road as a guide. He has always had the strength and ability to obtain the great treasure, but he has been on the sea for many years without taking any action.
In his mind, the great treasure is not some exciting unknown adventure, but a means to solve problems at critical moments.
But for the pirates participating in the game planned by Roger, the great treasure is their ultimate dream, and it is really difficult for him to get the great treasure now.
Putting aside other things, he couldn't get the historical text in the hands of the Beasts Pirates. He couldn't appeal to the emotions and reason of a reckless man like Kaido, saying that the great treasure was needed to save the world, and then ask the other party to give him face and make a copy of the historical text, right?
Moreover, Elbaf also contains clues to the fourth historical text that has never surfaced. I am afraid that the other party will not let it go. By then, the Land of Giants may be invaded by the Beasts Pirates.
For a moment, Red Hair began to have a headache. He was wondering whether he should change his thinking and get the big secret treasure out.
(End of this chapter)