Chapter 229: Target: Vinsmoke?
"Captain Eric , what are our next moves?" Law, holding his sword, sat next to Eric .
"What's the matter? Can't wait to seek revenge on Doflamingo?"
Law shook his head. "I had already prepared myself for revenge after ten years, I'm just curious about your future plan to overthrow the World Government."
"Calm, intelligent, strategic... Ah, we don't see many people like you in the pirate world..."
Law's forehead bulged with veins under his hat.
"With your current strength, even if I brought Doflamingo in front of you, your attacks wouldn't be able to break his haki."
"First, think about how to enhance your strength, at least to the point where you can kill a Doflamingo who can't move." Eric suddenly remembered something, "By the way, can you also treat heart disease caused by aging?"
"Heart disease caused by aging?" Law thought carefully. "It depends on the condition, but there's no one like that on this ship. Who do you want to save?"
Eric smiled without saying a word.
Law closed his mouth and didn't ask further.
"I heard that Germa 66 from the North Sea is very famous," Eric said, rubbing his chin. "Do you know which sea they're in?"
"Germa 66?" Law smirked, "I didn't expect even a 'Four Emperor' to be into comics."
"Oh, looks like you don't know," Eric glanced sideways at Law. "Don't tell me you only know about Germa 66 from comics, and now you're laughing at me?"
Law: "..."
"The evil organization 'Germa 66' in comics is real, and it's not just some propaganda to brainwash kids."
Law was taken aback.
"Germa 66 is the name of the army of the Germa Kingdom, known as the 'War Specialists,' 'Army of Evil,' a scientific combat force active all over the world. And the family that rules this army and kingdom is the Vinsmoke family."
"Three hundred years ago, the Vinsmoke family ruled the entire North Sea by force. After ruling for 66 days, they were overthrown by the defeated nations, losing all their homeland, becoming the only sea kingdom."
"So, you're going to mess with the former North Sea overlords?" Law asked in confusion, "This doesn't seem beneficial to you."
"No, there are benefits. Germa has always been a scientific nation, and the current Vinsmoke family head is an excellent scientist."
"More than a decade ago, he worked with the illegal research team led by Dr. Vegapunk on weapons research."
Law asked in surprise, "Vegapunk? The scientist said to be 500 years ahead of human intelligence?!"
"That's right, him," Eric nodded, "Vegapunk made a great discovery with the 'Bloodline Factor,' essentially the 'blueprint of life.'"
"The World Government thought this was dangerous and arrested Vegapunk, forcibly 'acquiring' his research team. However, Vinsmoke Judge escaped from the government's grasp and continued research on life's 'replication' and 'modification.'"
Da Vinci blinked her big eyes and leaned closer, curiously asking, "Bloodline Factor? Isn't that DNA? I'm so interested!"
Eric smiled, "Getting the information on the Bloodline Factor from him will save Da Vinci a lot of time on experiments, and they also have a lot of advanced weaponry."
'Perfect for making a Kamen Rider belt. Heh heh~'
"Captain, your smile is so creepy..."
"Cough cough!" Eric quickly wiped off his mischievous grin and said seriously, "There are probably only four people in the world who have the data on the Bloodline Factor. Vegapunk and Caesar work in the Navy's science division, Queen is one of the Three Disasters in Kaido's Beast Pirates, and only Vinsmoke Judge isn't under any other faction's 'protection.'"
"So, we're going after the Vinsmoke family's research data? He won't just hand it over easily, will he?"
"As long as we're strong enough, we can 'borrow' it."
The sooner they get the Bloodline Factor, the sooner they can mass-produce their own army. The Navy has pacifists, but what should they call their robot army...
...
The news of the Four Emperor's appearance in the North Sea had been reported a few days ago on the World Economic News.
A Navy warship was cutting through the waves, with Hina, dressed in a rose-colored professional outfit, standing at the bow, facing the wind.
"Darren Eric ...!" She muttered the name harshly, her voice dissipating in the air with the breeze.
For over three hundred days and nights, Hina could not stop imagining capturing him—no, she wanted to crush him with her Kusari Hime!
In her sleep, she even broke several blankets from kicking and squeezing them.
Even after spending over a year training under Garp , Hina's strength had vastly improved from when she first graduated from boot camp.
But deep down, Hina knew that her current strength was still far from matching her enemy—Darren Eric !
"Even if you stand here forever, you won't find any trace of the Dawn Pirates." Rear Admiral Tsuru walked up from behind.
Hina turned and saluted, "Rear Admiral Tsuru !"
"Our mission is to find the Dawn Pirates and monitor their special movements. Right now, the Navy's combat power is stretched thin, and we can't chase after such a powerful pirate crew that appears and disappears at will."
Rear Admiral Tsuru looked at Hina. "You're full of murderous intent, but it's not good for your health. Major Hina, what exactly did he do to you?"
Hina awkwardly replied, "W-what?"
"'Four Emperor' Darren Eric , I noticed that when you heard his name, your eyes changed," Rear Admiral Tsuru 's face, wrinkled and emotionless, showed clear concern, "Stay calm to complete your mission. Angry emotions often cause more harm than good."
"Yes, I understand, Major."
'No, you don't understand.' Rear Admiral Tsuru seemed to see through her, sighing inwardly. When the person involved can't let go, no one else can help.
"You've been standing outside for half a day. You should go back to the cabin and rest, Major Hina."
...
Eric stared at the Red Land in front of him. "So, Vinsmoke Judge is no longer in the North Sea, but in the East Blue?"
Law rolled his eyes.
"Ah, what now? This ship doesn't have the ability to fly, so we'll have to go to Fish-Man Island."
Kurumi's words reminded Eric that he should get his hands on "Golden Lion" Shiki's Float-Float Fruit ability.
High mobility, high concealment, and the ability to drop islands at will... Golden Lion was practical. If the readers had this ability, they could easily cause the Navy Headquarters all sorts of trouble!
"Let's change targets." Eric changed his mind. Since Golden Lion and Vinsmoke weren't here, there were still future famous figures to target. One of the supernovas from eight years later—Hawkins.
The Straw-Straw Fruit user, who has the "Curse" ability to transfer damage to straw puppets, would be quite a tricky ability if he were an enemy.
From the system's Devil Fruit store, it was clear that Hawkins had already eaten the Straw-Straw Fruit.
Now, while he's still young, it's a good idea to recruit him. The more subordinates, the better, especially to prepare for the future when the World Government will be overthrown.
Lately, Eric had been tiring himself out with increasing his affinity with people from the system, especially the male characters. While Genos was polite, his affinity just wouldn't increase.
Should he act like Saitama and ignore Genos , or should he show off his powerful abilities to make Genos come around?
Such a headache.
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