Xia Le walked out of the experimental base and soon saw the lieutenant general at the port again. When he nodded politely and said goodbye, the latter raised his finger and pointed at the drawing in his hand.
"Compared to the box you brought, the drawings in your hand are the most important part of this mission, Major General Xia Le."
"Don't let your negligence lead to damage to mission items."
Xia Le was startled and looked down at the drawing in his hand.
The paper is filled with all kinds of strange zigzag lines, marked with various formulas, numbers, and letters. He took a quick look and recognized that it was the outline of a warship.
"Thank you very much for the reminder."
After nodding with a smile, he turned around and boarded his warship.
The lieutenant general watched him leave, then withdrew his gaze.
From beginning to end, Xia Le didn't know what to call the lieutenant general, but he believed that the harvest from this trip was undoubtedly rich.
“Friends with Vegapunk?”
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, which was undoubtedly a rare thing.
Vegapunk's IQ, combined with the brain-brain fruit's ability, should have reached an incomprehensible level.
Such a highly intelligent scientist, if Xia Le's own strength were not outstanding, would even involuntarily feel a tremor from the soul when facing the other party.
Just imagine, with his terrifying IQ, everything you have can only be understood with a single thought. Such human beings, in a sense, are already comparable to gods and are not of the same dimension as mortals.
Moreover, Xia Le knew very well how terrifying this guy's research project would be in the future.
Artificial Devil Fruit, Pacifist, Seraph!
They are all unimaginable technological creations, possessing powerful destructive power.
Then, he took out the instrument that could roughly determine the location of the nearby Devil Fruit from his arms, and became thoughtful.
The distance of two to three thousand meters is undoubtedly very short compared to the vastness of the entire pirate world. It is no wonder that Vegapunk thinks this thing is useless and throws it into a corner filled with debris.
But Xia Le believed that it was enough. Based on the information he had, he could probably estimate the location of the Thunder Fruit. As long as you spend some time, you should be able to find this natural fruit.
As for the drawing in his hand, under Xia Le's careful observation, he judged that this thing should be Vegapunk, a newly developed technology.
"Hailou stone warship!"
Yes, the very technology that allows Navy warships to easily and safely traverse windless zones.
This superb technology is the basis for the navy to quickly travel and support the great waterways and even the world. Undoubtedly, it will greatly shorten the cost and time of naval navigation, thereby enhancing its mobility in some aspects.
"There are so many benefits to controlling a scientist!"
Xia Le sighed.
The importance of Vegapunk is self-evident, and in the short conversation with him, he has established an initial friendship.
He turned around and looked at Crocodile, Rosinandi, Evans and others with complex expressions on their faces.
"The power in my hands is still not enough!"
If he has enough financial resources and a good territory to kidnap Vegapunk from the World Government, he can enter into the plan. And once it succeeds, it will quickly grow its power.
Using his identity as a navy as a cover, he will become a hidden powerful force in the world, waiting for one day in the future to fly away and cause a huge storm in the world.
On the same day, T. Penn received a call from the headquarters, requiring them to return to Malinfando immediately.
"It seems that our headquarters is quite eager for the technology of Hailoushi warships!"
Xia Le smiled.
He handed the drawing to Crocodile, who seemed to understand something and turned away.
The warship turned around and headed towards Marineventor as quickly as possible.
On the way, Xia Le thought about what he needed to do next.
"Make every effort to raise the Armed Color Haki to the full level."
"The six postures also need to be further improved."
"When you reach a certain limit, then look for the Thunder Fruit."
And he also had a premonition of the future. Not long after Roger became the Pirate King, he appeared again and surrendered. After that, he was executed in Roger Town, which shocked the world, thus launching the Great Pirate Age.
It can be said that today's Xia Le is at the juncture of the changing times, and it is the most magnificent moment.
Half a month later, the warship arrived at Dressrosa for supplies.
Xia Le stood at the bow of the ship, staring at the kingdom ahead, recalling what would happen in the future.
"Rosinandi, I heard that this was originally a kingdom that belonged to your family?"
The latter was stunned: "Where did you hear that?"
Xia Le smiled.
"As a descendant of the Twenty Kings, I am very curious about what kind of potential you have."
After a pause, he said again.
"As far as I know, your brother has already made a name for himself and established his own family."
"It seems that it is called the Don Quixote family, right?"
Rocinante was silent.
He didn't know where the officer got the information from, but it was obvious that he knew him well.
"Do you think, in more than ten years, you will meet each other in war?"
Xia Le asked again.
Rosinandi's face trembled, and then he sighed: "Sir, we are brothers!"
When Xia Le heard this, he just smiled.
Rosinandi didn't speak any more, but there was a hint of gloom in his eyes.
Crocodile and others quickly returned to the warship carrying large and small bags. They purchased daily necessities, including a large amount of meat and vegetables.
At the same time, he brought news that surprised Xia Le.
"I just got some news."
Crocodile lit the cigar in his mouth and grinned.
"A powerful guy who we fought against just left here."
Xia Le asked doubtfully: "Who?"
At the same time, he felt more and more that Xiaosha looked more and more like a pirate in his past, and perhaps he remembered a lot of his past.
But Crocodile like this is undoubtedly more beneficial to him.
"Douglas, Barrett!"
After blowing out a smoke ring, Crocodile's eyes became sharp.
"That guy?"
Xia Le was startled.
Then he laughed again.
"Do you know the direction in which he sailed?"
Crocodile raised his head and showed an understanding expression: "Of course they have been detected. They should stop at Punk Hassad."
After a pause, he smiled again.
"This guy is a powerful helper."
"If you can conquer him."
Hearing this, Xia Le narrowed his eyes slightly.
Two years ago, he had a battle with the opponent.
In that battle, Douglas Barrett was knocked out instantly with one punch. This does not mean that the opponent is weak. In a head-on confrontation, there are not many people in the world who can resist the entanglement of the Overlord.
Even in the battle with Rayleigh, the opponent frequently used his Haki to perform evasive actions.
At the same time, Xia Le knew very well that Barrett was a person who worshiped power extremely and would recognize and follow the strong.
"He is indeed a nice guy!"
Muttering, Xia Le looked at the sea ahead.
