On the ship, watching the severely damaged Numancia Flamingo sail away, Gion slowly withdrew her gaze.
"Saint Rosse, Doflamingo still harbors disloyalty."
"If he had no disloyalty, he would not be Doflamingo. But he is a smart man, he knows what he should do," Rosse smiled faintly, not surprised; Doflamingo was forever a dog that could not be properly raised.
But if a man's strength was too great, then even if not properly raised, the dog would obediently stay for a lifetime, not daring to have thoughts of rebellion.
"I still don't think he's a smart person, otherwise he wouldn't have recklessly come to us," Gion shook her head, expressing confusion, even feeling Doflamingo could be compared to those foolish pirates, otherwise he wouldn't have bumped into their ship.
"If I were just an ordinary Celestial Dragon, maybe he really could have fooled me," Rosse smiled.
Doflamingo coming to find him was simply to seek cooperation, using money or rare items to bribe him.
If it were Shamrock or Roswald instead, perhaps they really would have been bluffed by Doflamingo; reaching cooperation wouldn't be surprising.
Establishing a cooperative relationship with Doflamingo, even for Rosse, had many benefits. Plus, Doflamingo's identity could barely be tied to the Celestial Dragons; under normal circumstances, they would agree.
However, with Rosse's current strength, there was no need to talk cooperation with Doflamingo. It would be better to just annex him directly.
Besides strength and talent, Rosse also quite recognized Doflamingo; in terms of management and strength development, Doflamingo was far stronger than Crocodile, another future Shichibukai.
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[Amelia Island]
This was an uninhabited island located in the North Blue.
On the coastal beach, a mature woman with short golden hair was slightly panting, the white suit symbolizing CP0 had several cuts, with some still oozing blood.
"Doctor, any more plans? If we don't make a decision soon, this place might become our burial ground," Even at the edge of desperation, Stussy still smiled, her face carrying a hint of mockery.
She was always the CP0 agent responsible for monitoring Vegapunk. After receiving the World Government's order to dispose of Vegapunk, without hesitation, she fled with Vegapunk.
But the World Government wasn't easy to deal with. Whether it was her or Vegapunk, the World Government had vivre cards on them, not to mention it also raised a group of ability users capable of tracking.
Days of fleeing had nearly exhausted all their means.
Even the ship they used to escape was destroyed before landing.
"Let me think, let me think...", Vegapunk, a short middle-aged man with an extremely large head, was sticking out his long big tongue, his facial expression stiff, but this was his thinking state.
"Plan A, build a ship at the fastest speed and escape. With Stussy's ability, it would only take three hours to build the ship."
"Plan B..."
"Final plan, contact Dragon, request his assistance. As long as I have enough materials, I can block the vivre cards and ability users from tracking us."
"Doctor, I suggest jumping directly to the final plan," Stussy tore up the white cloak, simply treating her wounds. In their current state, they couldn't afford any more delays.
Before any heavyweight showed up, they could still barely hold on.
Now that the Celestial Dragons' Heavens Hunt was over, their days would definitely become even tougher.
"Then contact Dragon and the Elbaph," Vegapunk sighed.
It was a helpless choice.
Originally by his calculations, the World Government wouldn't move against him so soon. When the time came that they no longer needed him, he would have long been fully prepared.
But now, without any real preparation, not even having returned to his lab, the World Government ordered Stussy to dispose of him.
Fortunately, Stussy had been his person from the time she joined the World Government; otherwise, there would have been no chance to escape.
"I'll contact them right away," Stussy was a woman of action. She immediately pulled out a Den Den Mushi and contacted Dragon.
["This is Dragon."]
Dragon's steady voice came through.
"This is Vegapunk. Mr. Dragon, we need your assistance. The World Government has issued a kill order against us," Vegapunk briefly explained the situation.
He was just a scientist, not a fighter.
Without enough materials and time, he could do nothing.
If given twenty days, even if the World Government wanted to move against him, it wouldn't be so easy.
["Where are you? I'll come personally to assist right now,"] Dragon said in a deep voice.
Dragon clearly understood Vegapunk's value. For the Revolutionary Army now, he was a priceless treasure.
Vegapunk making this call meant he was willing to join the Revolutionary Army; this was undoubtedly the biggest boon for them.
"I'm on Amelia Island in the North Blue."
["At most within two days, I can definitely reach you. Keep in contact at all times,"] Dragon said decisively.
"Mr. Dragon, I'm afraid we can't wait for you," Stussy suddenly said.
["What happened?"]
Dragon didn't recognize Stussy but sensed the seriousness.
"The World Government's pursuers have arrived, and they brought quite the force. From the perception of Observation Haki, there are at least three people on that ship whose presence makes me shudder," Stussy murmured, gazing at the ship that suddenly appeared in the distance.
It was a ship bearing the flags of the World Government and the Jaygarcia family; even just scanning it with Observation Haki caused her a stabbing pain in her spirit.
'Our end has arrived.'
["I'll rush over as fast as possible, you try to delay them. Also, don't hang up the Den Den Mushi, so I can monitor your situation at all times,"] Dragon hurriedly said, then immediately ended the Revolutionary Army meeting he had just convened, and in a few seconds his figure appeared in the air, carried by a fierce wind rushing towards the North Blue.
"Doctor, we're probably done for this time," Stussy smiled, picked up the Den Den Mushi, and tucked it into Vegapunk's oversized lab coat pocket.
"Stussy, buy me some time. Dragon, stop rushing to me directly, record what I say," Vegapunk said solemnly.
["Okay!"]
After a long while, Dragon's voice came again.
He floated in the air, holding paper and pen, his already gloomy face even darker.
Since Vegapunk said so, how could he not understand what it meant?
"First, the essence of the Devil Fruits that I have understood. In essence, the Devil Fruits...", Vegapunk began speaking endlessly about his research results, while in the distance, the ship continued slowly approaching.
But the people on the ship seemed not in a hurry, as if certain they had him in the bag.
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