After finishing the matters in the Sabaody Archipelago, Rosse chose to return to the Holy Land.
This return, did not stir up any waves.
Even though outside, due to Rosse, all kinds of voices had never stopped.
But inside the Holy Land, there wasn't even a sound of discussion about Rosse.
The Celestial Dragons never cared about matters on the sea. They considered that place the lower realm, and couldn't even understand what exactly Rosse was messing around with.
Even within the Jaygarcia family, only a portion of people understood the specific situation.
After returning to the Holy Land, Rosse immediately brought Gion and Sora to the newly built laboratory.
The laboratory was located beneath the Jaygarcia family estate, with only two entrances.
One inside Rosse's palace, and another directly connected to Saint Saturn's study.
"So long?", Gion asked in surprise.
Following the pitch-black passage, the three of them rode a simple elevator, descending for a full hour.
"The laboratory is located 500 meters beneath the Jaygarcia family's palace, ensuring no one can reach it. Speaking of which, five soil-type Devil Fruit users were used," Rosse smiled.
Over so many years, the World Government had accumulated countless types of Devil Fruit users.
Not to mention, there were all sorts of ability users in Impel Down.
As long as certain conditions were offered, those villains wouldn't refuse.
This time, the underground lab excavation was supervised by Saint Saturn and completed by prisoners from Impel Down.
Upon reaching the bottom, a spacious and incomparably bright underground space came into view.
The underground space was divided into blocks, each block fully sealed off, and all reinforced with top-grade materials.
Even if an admiral-level came, there would be no easy escape from the laboratory.
As for the laboratory's equipment, they were all top-tier and fully equipped; nearly every device related to biological experiments was configured in this lab.
With the Jaygarcia family backing it, and Saint Saturn himself being in charge of the science division, the resources they could mobilize could be said to have reached the absolute peak of the current world.
Especially after Saint Saturn learned that Sora had eaten the Brain-Brain Fruit and possessed abilities comparable to Vegapunk, he regarded her even more highly.
The most critical point: Sora was carrying Rosse's child, and not just any child, his eldest son. She was a truly legitimate insider.
If Sora really possessed the abilities Rosse claimed, Saint Saturn wouldn't mind fabricating a family lineage for her, tying her bloodline to the Jaygarcia family, and granting her Celestial Dragon status.
Under Rosse's constant persuasion, Saint Saturn had already learned to be flexible.
"How about those excavators?", Sora frowned and asked.
After looking around the lab, Sora raised the key question.
This was her future laboratory, and the first thing she considered was safety.
Located 500 meters underground, it was certainly safe.
But if secrecy wasn't handled well, there would still be danger.
"They were all prisoners from Impel Down, already executed."
Rosse said calmly, using the donkey then killing it was perfectly normal.
They were people who couldn't guarantee loyalty; he wouldn't hold even a shred of kindness.
"That's good," Sora lightly nodded. Her thoughts were about the same as Rosse's.
Though she felt slightly uneasy inside, she could overcome it.
If she didn't even have this level of awareness, then she might as well stay a flower vase, and not think about helping Rosse do anything.
"Gion, how long can your clone stay?", Rosse looked toward Gion and asked aloud.
Although Gion's bat clone wasn't as strong as her main body, it was more than enough to handle minor issues.
If something major really happened, Saint Saturn would step in to handle it.
Though Saint Saturn didn't count as a true S+, with full power he still had S-level strength.
Whether S- or S, either was enough to handle all troubles that might arise in the Holy Land.
"If I don't fight and am supplied with blood, probably can last for about three months," Gion roughly estimated.
"Three months should be enough."
Rosse lightly nodded, "This matter, you and Sora discuss it."
Saying this, he didn't hesitate and directly left the laboratory.
This was the lab he prepared for Sora. As for what Sora would use it for, he wouldn't interfere for now.
If things really went off track, it wouldn't be too late to intervene then.
Right now, Sora had quite a bit of top-quality material on hand, enough to last until he returned from Wano Country.
Leaving the lab, Rosse spread out his Observation Haki and quickly found the location of Otohime and Stella.
After arriving at the Holy Land, Moa still stayed with Stella.
With Stella around, Moa wanting to explore the Holy Land was impossible, so Rosse was at ease.
As for Otohime's location, that did surprise Rosse a little.
He thought Otohime would be more interested in Olivia, or perhaps want to talk with the mermaids raised in his palace. He didn't expect Otohime to be with Rouge. [T/N: It is 'Rouge', not 'Rogue'. I have done this mistake several times before, thanks for telling me.]
As for Shanya, she was by the lakeside, chatting with those few mermaids.
Thinking for a moment, Rosse didn't go find Otohime, but instead walked toward where Robin was.
Some plans had to begin with early preparation.
Robin now was still immersed in training every day, not as obsessed with historical research as Olivia.
Rosse hadn't even arrived at the training ground when he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
On the ground in front of him, ten hands suddenly stretched out, holding mud, and threw it toward him.
Seeing this, Rosse revealed a light smile.
He didn't use any powers, simply took a step back and easily dodged all the flying mud.
What he didn't expect was that on the mud flying through the air, countless hands suddenly grew, grabbing toward his body.
"A wide-range attack? Interesting."
Rosse extended his right hand and quickly threw punches.
Each punch collided with a fair little hand.
In just a few seconds, all those hands were intercepted by him, unable to touch even a hair on him.
At the same time, his pace didn't slow, and he soon stepped into the training ground.
At this moment, Robin was sitting on the ground with a serious little face, both hands pressed against the ground.
BOOM!
Just as Rosse entered the training ground, a roar suddenly erupted from below.
Countless hands extended from the ground, wrapping around Rosse from every direction with no gaps, climbing upward and trying to drag Rosse into the earth.
At the same time, the ground beneath Rosse began to sink.
Apparently, just now, the space below the ground had already been hollowed out by Robin.
Rosse slightly raised an eyebrow, extended both hands trying to struggle.
But as soon as his arms lifted, they were again grabbed by countless hands and dragged downward.
By his sensing, each hand had about E+ level strength.
Individually not particularly strong, but once entangled, even D-level strength could be overwhelmed.
However, he never cared about these things.
Even if Robin maxed out her power, that's all she had. She just didn't have the talent in this area.
Rosse's gaze was fixed on Robin the whole time, letting the hands drag him toward the underground.
As his body kept sinking, just as he was fully submerged in the earth, Rosse sensed, through Observation Haki, that at a certain moment, Robin revealed genuine joy.
Buried underground and still being dragged downward, Rosse showed no sign of panic.
Instead, the corners of his mouth slightly lifted, finding it quite amusing.
He had no doubt. If Robin were truly given a chance to kill him, she would strike harder than anyone else.
But unfortunately, in this lifetime, she would never get that chance.
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