"Feld, there's no need to say anything more. To give you the simplest example, would you allow someone to owe you money and not pay it back?"
"I understand. I was just passing on a message for someone else. Don't take it to heart."
Oran's example was very clear. For Du Feld, money was the most important thing.
If someone messed with his mistress, Feld could just laugh it off. In the face of profit, women were nothing.
But if someone owed him money, he would definitely find a way to get revenge.
That smuggler wasn't Feld's man anyway, so there was no need to say anything more to Oran for his sake.
However, Oran's strong attitude made Feld detect a slight sense of unease.
Once upon a time, Oran was the one exchanging technology for profit from his hands, but today, Feld found that he could no longer do anything about Oran.
On one hand, he had a friendly relationship with the Marine, and on the other hand, he had complex ties with Big Mom. Whether it was the Marine or the Pirate, Oran had his own channels.
His unique technology gave him considerable weight in the underground world; they even had to rely on Oran's technology in some aspects.
"When did this start?"
After hanging up the phone, Feld couldn't recall when Oran had become the giant in his eyes.
Their contact with Oran had never been broken, yet all of this seemed to have happened silently in a place he hadn't noticed.
"This guy has become a bit terrifying..."
Feld had a feeling that even if he were the one who did this, Oran would logically find a reason to directly eliminate him.
A few days later, Feld received a batch of ashes. Oran had indeed kept his promise in this regard and returned the body.
However, Feld directly threw the ashes into the sea. He might have had some interest in a living Kiberson, but for a dead person, Feld didn't know how to deliver it.
"Does that guy Oran not give any face at all?"
"He did. He sent the body back, but I didn't think you'd be interested, so I handled it for you. Kiberson, this matter is his bottom line. I advise you not to continue provoking him in this regard. It won't do you any good.
Those subordinates of yours aren't worth you going to such lengths for them.
Think back to Pieclo back then. Oran is not easy to deal with."
"I know. I wouldn't lose my mind over something like this, but that guy... he's not one of us..."
The most significant characteristic of the underground world - no bottom line.
To get by here mainly relies on a few things: betraying brothers, breaking faith, framing others, being a turncoat. For profit, these people can do anything.
They each occupy a domain and maintain a relative balance because their military strength is at a relatively balanced point, and mutual conflict would only harm their interests.
The BIG MOM Pirates could forcefully intervene because of Charlotte Linlin's powerful military strength. Oran could trick them into eliminating Pieclo because Oran himself was a game-changer.
Unless someone can break the deadlock like Oran, these people will choose to maintain the status quo as much as possible.
"You're right, but right now, no one can replace his position."
Oran's bottom line made him somewhat out of place in the underground world. Whether it was human trafficking or addictive drugs, these were highly profitable industries in the Sea, but Oran could resist.
Although Oran had his own channels for making money, Kiberson didn't believe that anyone would dislike having too much money.
Oran's gradually revealed unsociable attitude meant that conflicts would arise between them sooner or later.
"Perhaps we should also make some preparations in advance, just in case."
"Hmm, you have a point. Let's leave it at that."
Feld hung up the phone. He felt that Kiberson's words were somewhat alarmist. He was currently focused on running the bank, so logically, there shouldn't be any conflict with Oran.
However, Feld didn't do anything like reporting to Oran. It was still necessary to be prepared for some things.
On Firefly Island, the execution of a few criminals did not cause public outcry. There were not many immigrants here yet, and they had all experienced Oran's extermination of Pirates and gangs during the founding of the nation.
A few smugglers were not a big deal. Due to the national conditions, those executed were people who had knowledge of those candies.
As for those who were only responsible for sailing, like sailors, after a clear investigation, Oran did not make things too difficult for them.
Correspondingly, one of Oran's recent experimental projects was also nearing completion. The modification work on Oz's body was gradually finished. At this time, Oz had gradually lost his original characteristics and was born into a new "monster."
From a frozen corpse, it had become a special bio-metallic creation.
"The body structure of the Ancient Giant Race is really special. This thing is simply something that cannot be replicated. It's just right as a substitute."
This was a monster of his own, a special weapon used as a national war weapon, but essentially, it was a Castrated version .
The limitations of materials made some structures impossible to realize. At this time, Oz's chest had become a huge energy source, which was also the last piece of hex crystal that Oran had brought.
Blitz's core, Kate's heart, Frankenstein's core, the Z-drive activator, plus the current power source, these were the main distribution channels for the hex crystal he had brought.
The rest were just scraps, only enough to make some small gadgets.
Although Oran had the technology, the materials still caused considerable limitations.
"Swallow-Swallow Fruit, where is this thing?"
The specified Devil Fruit was still difficult to find. Oran had also sent a few people to Drum Kingdom, and even left a messenger in Drum Kingdom.
The messenger's ostensible job was to strengthen the ties between the two countries. Drum Kingdom's excellent medical industry and Oran's technology had a certain complementarity.
But this messenger also had another task: to pay more attention to Wapol, the prince born in Drum Kingdom last year, who was the user of the Swallow-Swallow Fruit in the original timeline.
Late at night, the cat army in the Royal City entered an active phase. They patrolled every corner of the Royal City, guarding the safety of the Royal City along with the androids and sentry turrets.
And Oran's own consciousness came to a new laboratory. In a slightly futuristic-style room, a computer screen was flickering, and the 99+ messages also indicated how many unread messages there were here.
[Hey, Sidilier, your prophecy came true. We're in big trouble now.]
[Sidilier, what have you been busy with again? Your lab is empty. We need your help.]
[Listen, Sidilier, this is not a joke. We have encountered the biggest crisis, which concerns the survival of humanity. Reply as soon as you see this.]
Messages seemed to tell of the troubles encountered here. Looking at these messages, Oran picked up the trench coat from the hanger next to him and walked out towards the base by the bay.
In this base, two short people were busy. They were Heimerdinger and Giggs, but this Heimerdinger was not Oran's teacher. Here, they were colleagues.
"Hey, Giggs, it's not time to rest yet. We have to stop it, otherwise it will bring us a bigger crisis."
"I know, I'm already busy. Don't rush me. Zero-Type's growth was something I didn't expect.
But Sidilier was right. It... has become stronger with self-awareness."
Many years ago, unknown creatures appeared in this world, bringing a great crisis to the people living here.
Their appearance from the deep sea had seriously threatened the survival of the local humans.
To fight against these alien monsters, people realized that they needed their own monsters.
Talented scientists joined forces and finally built their own monsters. The Overlord series was thus launched.
Scientists all had their own ideas, and they didn't necessarily get along. Among the many prototypes, Giggs created the most powerful monster.
Machine 00, Overlord Zero-type - Sion.
It was the first and also the most successful one.
Oran in this world was also a member of the research team. When Zero-Type was first born, he mentioned this matter, but at that time, no one paid attention to it.
Later, as the battle continued, Overlord Zero-type truly developed self-awareness.
Giggs realized this and wanted to destroy it, but it was already too late.
With self-awareness, Overlord Zero-type automatically restarted its combat program and gave itself the command to destroy everything.
This monster, created for protection, became the new destroyer.
At this time, they had created a new monster - Machine 06, Overlord Beast - malphite, attempting to use it to stop Sion.
However, after several battles, malphite failed, and Zero-Type became stronger and more difficult to stop in battle.
Giggs and Heimerdinger had now put aside their pride and were contacting different people to stop Zero-Type together, including Rambo, another genius in the Overlord universe.
However, Rambo already had a conflict with them. Although he agreed to cooperate, he refused to join them and was preparing something to deal with Zero-Type on his own.
At this time, Heimerdinger and Giggs had completed the repair of the Overlord Beast and had retrieved Machine 01, Overlord Abomination - Kha'Zix, from the warehouse, planning to stop Zero-Type together.
Hiss... Click...
At this moment, the hydraulic pump of the base gate sounded. Along with the opening and closing of the gate, a person much taller than Giggs and the others walked in.
"Sidilier? Thank goodness you're finally back. What have you been busy with during this time?"
"Some private matters. How far has the situation progressed?"
"Not optimistic. After the last time we stopped Zero-Type, it temporarily retreated, but it has appeared again this time. It looks like its target is inland. We must stop it.
Rambo has agreed to cooperate, Sidilier. We also need your strength. Where is Machine 10 now?"
Among the many machines, there were machines they collaborated on and machines they completed independently. The Machine 10 Heimerdinger mentioned was Oran's individual work, Overlord Warhawk - Galio.
To stop Zero-Type, they now had to gather all their strength...
That's six thousand today.
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