"Boss, this is bad, our MADS Institute has been ordered to be sealed and all researchers inside the MADS Institute arrested by the World Government's CP, on the grounds of endangering the World."
A subordinate in a suit ran up to Feld to report.
"What? Damn World Government, they come to snatch benefits when they see them!"
The Loan King Feld was smoking a cigarette and was instantly choked by his subordinate's words, causing smoke to spray out of his nose.
He had planned to rely on these scientists, just like the Limitless Pirates, to invent one, or even several, unique technologies and sell them all over the World.
But now, they had all been ruined by the World Government!
"Boss, should we retaliate?"
Seeing how angry his boss was, the subordinate couldn't help but suggest.
"How to retaliate? How do you want to retaliate? That's the World Government, if you want to die, don't drag me into it, no, you go die right now!"
After hearing his subordinate's words, Feld instantly became even angrier, pulled out a red crystal Desert Eagle, and aimed it at this subordinate who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!
"Boss, Boss, I'm doing this for your own good!"
Seeing this, the subordinate immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Bang!!"
However, Feld completely ignored his subordinate's pleas, pulled the trigger without hesitation, and shot this rebellious subordinate dead.
"Is the World Government someone I can provoke? What an idiot!"
After firing the shot, Feld couldn't help but curse loudly, and even kicked the subordinate's corpse a few times to vent his anger.
"Welcome everyone to the Limitless Pirates. Your treatment is linked to your technological level. Currently, the highest paid are Vinsmoke Judge and M. Caesar Clown."
"Here, I will first issue everyone three months' salary, and for the next seven days, everyone can relax in Wano Country and don't have to work. You can come to the laboratory to work after seven days."
Nox said, looking at the thirty scientists in front of him.
Upon hearing Nox's words, Judge and Caesar couldn't help but puff out their chests and raise their chins high. They were naturally very proud because they received such high treatment based on their skills.
"Um, Captain Nox, I still have family outside. Can you send someone to pick up my family as well?"
The scientist Abraham Mounis said weakly.
After knowing that the person in front of him was Nox, he gave up resisting, or rather, accepted reality. Now he just wanted his family to come and be with him.
Otherwise, his family members would be very unsafe in their hometown.
"Of course you can. Is there anyone else who has family or friends? Please say so and fill in the specific address. I will send someone to safely pick them up. Then you can often meet with your families."
Hearing Abraham Mounis's words, Nox naturally agreed. Only scientists with ties would work wholeheartedly for the Limitless Pirates.
"I..."
Upon hearing Nox's words, as expected, many scientists hoped that Nox could bring their families and friends over. After all, the Limitless Pirates were powerful and much more reliable than when they were at MADS, making them a good backer.
After meeting these scientists and saying a few words, Nox left.
Immediately after, subordinates came over to take these scientists around Wano Country.
"Shi lo lo lo lo lo lo, I heard that Wano Country has been closed off for eight hundred years and has almost lost contact with the outside Sea. I didn't expect it to be so well-developed now, even having geisha houses!"
"Judge, let's quickly go in and see what the legendary geisha houses of Wano Country look like!"
When Caesar saw the beautiful women in seductive clothing, all dressed in revealing outfits, standing on the geisha house balconies welcoming guests, his eyes immediately lit up, and he quickly dragged Judge inside.
Judge originally didn't want to go, but Caesar was too strong, and the charm of the geisha girls was endless, so he could only accompany Caesar to take a look.
After Nox left, he took Athena to Shakky's mirror dimension. Vegapunk was imprisoned here by Shakky, but he had not yet woken up from his coma.
"Wake up, Vegapunk!"
As Nox spoke, ultrasonic waves surged into Vegapunk's mind, lifting the hypnosis on Vegapunk and waking him up from his deep sleep.
"It's you? Nox of the Limitless Pirates!"
When Vegapunk saw Nox, he recognized him at a glance and understood that it was Nox who had snatched him away from the World Government.
"Vegapunk, as you can see, it was I, Nox, who snatched you away. I want you to work for me, but you seem to be very angry to see me."
Nox's Kenbunshoku Haki clearly sensed Vegapunk's malice towards him, and he was puzzled by his words.
He and Vegapunk shouldn't know each other, so why was Vegapunk's malice towards him so great? It was as if he had killed the other party's son and wife.
"Hmph, give up on that idea. I will not work for you, nor will I do any research for you!"
Vegapunk became even angrier after hearing Nox's words.
"Oh? Can you tell me why?"
Nox asked in a calm tone.
But Athena and Shakky, who were very familiar with Nox, knew that Nox was truly angry at this moment.
"Hmph, the Limitless Pirates have manufactured and sold a large amount of military weapons, causing many countries around the World to fall into war and countless people to die as a result. Even some of my friends died under the military weapons manufactured by the Limitless Pirates!"
"I, Vegapunk, will absolutely not work for someone like you who only brings disaster to the World!"
Vegapunk accused him with extreme anger.
"So that's how it is!"
After listening to Vegapunk, Nox finally understood. Vegapunk was a peace-loving person, and his greatest wish was World peace.
In Vegapunk's eyes, the Limitless Pirates were thieves in this World, representatives of evil, and the source of many wars in the World. If he were to work for the Limitless Pirates, he would be helping the Limitless Pirates wreak havoc on the World, and he would absolutely not do such a thing.
"You refuse me, aren't you afraid of death?"
Nox's tone became cold, and his Haoshoku Haki enveloped Vegapunk, instantly forcing him to his knees.
For him, if Vegapunk couldn't be used by him, then he absolutely couldn't be used by the World Government either!
"For me, I have never been afraid of death!"
Vegapunk's eyes were bloodshot, and he spoke with difficulty.
"Hmph!"
Seeing that Vegapunk still refused to work for him, Nox let out a cold snort, and ultrasonic waves surged into his mind again for hypnosis.
"Write down all your research results from MADS!"
Nox had someone bring a pen and paper and said to Vegapunk.
Vegapunk, under hypnosis, immediately picked up the pen and paper and began to write.
Vegapunk's refusal to work for him didn't mean that Nox couldn't obtain his experimental results.
If Nox didn't have the means to retrieve Devil Fruits, he would have unhesitatingly retrieved Vegapunk's Brain-Brain Fruit and given it to a loyal scientist to eat.
"Athena, can your ability swap the consciousness of two people?"
Nox asked Athena beside him. Athena had eaten the Wisdom Fruit, and theoretically, this should be possible. After all, the Ope-Ope no Mi could do it, so there was no reason why the Wisdom Fruit couldn't.
"Not yet, but I believe that in a few years, after I develop the Wisdom Fruit deeply enough, I should be able to do it."
Athena said.
"Alright then, after you develop it, Athena, have someone swap consciousnesses with Vegapunk. Since Vegapunk refuses to submit to me, we'll use a loyal scientist to occupy this body."
Nox said.
"Husband, why are you so focused on one Vegapunk?"
Shakky asked, somewhat puzzled.
Even if this scientist was amazing, so what? Their Limitless Pirates also had many amazing scientists, and they brought back many scientists from MADS this time. Could they all be inferior to one Vegapunk?
"Because he possesses the Brain-Brain Fruit. This fruit allows one to have the most powerful brain, enabling him to research technology that surpasses this World by five hundred years, and allowing our Limitless Pirates to shorten our development time by decades."
Nox explained.
In this World, perhaps the power of technology cannot be a top-tier fighting force, but it can quickly shape mid-tier and low-tier fighting forces, giving them strong war potential.
Pluto is beneath Wano Country, and some Fishmen have already been sent down to search for it. It won't take many years to find Pluto.
But Nox guessed that Pluto, like uranus, was in a state of energy shortage, and after eight hundred years, whether Pluto could still be used was a question.
To research Pluto, they could only rely on Vegapunk, the powerful scientist with the Brain-Brain Fruit. It was almost impossible for others to research ancient weapons.
Even in the future, after he gets the Pluto blueprints, he will still have to rely on Vegapunk's technology to modify his Hades into a new generation of Pluto!
"So that's how it is!"
Hearing Nox's words, Shakky also understood. This Vegapunk was different from other scientists, just as Nox was different from other swordsmen.
"Oh right, Shakky, have Lesley come over and give Vegapunk a treatment to maintain his physical functions, so that he doesn't die due to any unforeseen circumstances."
"Also, Athena, use your ability to give Vegapunk psychological suggestions so he doesn't commit suicide. We'll hypnotize him together later, that way it's more secure."
Looking at Vegapunk, who was writing down his experimental results diligently, Nox suddenly thought of the possibility of Vegapunk committing suicide.
After all, for a scientist with such pride, once he knew that Nox was using such means to steal his research results, and even his body, he would definitely choose to commit suicide.
"Okay!"
Hearing Nox's words, Shakky and Athena both understood the importance of Vegapunk and immediately began to act.