I have the Flame-Flame Fruit, I'm invincible!

"Don't worry, I've taken all that into consideration."

First, you need a venue.

Sufficiently large research space.

It needs to be at least the size of an island, an island that will not be disturbed by humans.

"So where?" Old Beelzebub stuck out his tongue. "I can research it anywhere, but if the World Government finds out, they'll definitely sabotage it. And there are other forces too."

What do you think of Sky Island?

Sky islands are sparsely populated and easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Moreover, the world government's control is weak.

"Sky Island?" Old Bei nodded slightly; it was indeed a good place.

"Let's build a floating island."

Haiyun is similar to the seawater in Qinghai, and has strong buoyancy.

Island clouds are soft, elastic clouds that float above the sea clouds. People can walk on them, and the inhabitants of the Sky Islands live on island clouds.

Vegapunk can create island clouds and sea clouds that form sky islands.

In other words, Vegapunk could create a sky island at any time if he wanted to.

The reason for not utilizing existing floating islands.

One reason is that most of the floating islands are inhabited, making it impossible to keep them completely secret.

On the other hand, most of the Sky Islands are now used as bases by the Revolutionary Army.

We can't let Dick take the risk of going against the World Government while the Revolutionary Army enjoys the benefits for free.

That doesn't make sense.

Even close brothers need to keep clear accounts.

"In addition, I remember that the floating island of Visalia can be flown. At that time, the created floating islands can be modified to move around, greatly increasing their stealth and security."

Visalia, the sky island, is where Nami trained for two years. The island was modified by scientists so that it can move around freely.

Dick's idea was that Vegapunk's research base would be at least 15000 meters above the ground, while a typical sky island would be at 1 meters.

When that time comes, even if someone discovers that there is a problem with the Sky Island, the first place to discover it will be the Revolutionary Army's territory.

“Vesalia, I know this country. Building mobile floating islands as research bases is fine, the technology is no problem.”

Old Bei instantly had an idea.

Her eyes were full of surprise as she looked at Dick.

Yeah, why didn't he think of that before?

"The next step is to study the equipment."

Many advanced research devices are monopolized by world governments, making it impossible to purchase them. Consequently, research cannot be conducted.

"We'll make it ourselves."

In chapter 834 of the manga, in order to obtain the Titan Medicine, Big Mom had Perospero use the Lick-Lick Fruit to completely replicate Punk Hazard's research base in a short period of time, based on the architectural blueprints.

From large buildings and road spacing to small research equipment and high-precision instruments, everything has been perfectly restored.

Dick could easily have followed suit.

Vegapunk had all the scientific instruments and design plans in his mind.

Dick didn't have the Lick-Lick Fruit, but he did have Galtino's Wax-Wax Fruit.

The Wax Fruit can create objects of any shape and size according to Galtino's will.

As for instruments made of wax, they are prone to melting, burning, or lacking hardness.

We should follow Perospero's method.

After all, Perospero's candies would melt in hot coffee. But by incorporating steel into the candies, they could be made less prone to melting.

At least Caesar indicated that the research base for candy manufacturing was sufficient for conducting experiments.

If it breaks, we can just rebuild it.

The same applies to waxy fruits.

Even if wax is more flammable than candy, we still have Old Bei around.

Ask him to solve the problem of the wax's flammability.

"Hmm, let me imagine," Old Bei stroked his chin, constantly calculating the feasibility in his mind.

"Yes, there is a way to solve it. I once invented a coating that can insulate against high temperatures and flames. When applied to wax, it will never melt."

Old Bei looked at Dick with surprise.

So it seems that my research might not have had any impact after all.

No, you can make any scientific instrument you want yourself.

"For raw materials, find Doflamingo."

As the king of smuggling in the underworld, Doflamingo's methods are incredibly unconventional.

The medicine used by the old man with the white beard to control his illness is an absolute contraband, and it's all Doflamingo's product.

Admittedly, Doflamingo is no longer a Shichibukai, so his sources of contraband are not as good as in the original story.

However, as long as you have the money, it's still possible to obtain more than 7% of the rare materials from Old Bei.

If you throw money at it, plenty of pirates, bounty hunters, assassins, and nobles will be willing to sell and collect raw materials.

For example, neither Caesar nor Judge of Germa 66 would mind making a deal with Berlusconi.

Especially Caesar, the soon-to-be chief scientist of the Navy. Give him money, and Caesar would be willing to sell off all of the Navy's raw materials.

So, the question boils down to one sentence.

Money, Pele.

With enough money, Old Bei could handle anything, from rare materials to research equipment.

We can always invent it.

Pele, Pele, Pele, it's still fucking Pele.

“When I was in the Navy, the annual research funding was about 50 billion Berries,” Vegapunk rubbed his hands together. “How much can you give me?”

Dick: ...

"Don't worry, I have a solution."

There are two ways. One is to swallow the fruit.

Wapol was able to go from being destitute to one of the world's richest people in just two years thanks to the Swallow-Swallow Fruit.

Dick can do the same.

Of course, the alloy made from the Swallow-Swallow Fruit is an absolute strategic item, and Dick doesn't want to export it.

Then, it is the treasure at the bottom of the sea.

As we all know, the seabed is rich in treasures, including pearls, corals and other luxuries.

There are also shipwrecks.

Over the past 800 years, numerous ships have sunk, leaving behind jewels and money that have all gone unclaimed.

Moreover, there was the famous gold transport ship.

The cargo on it was all gold and silver jewelry.

Not to mention, 200 meters below the seabed was a continent 900 years ago.

The continents of the world were home to advanced civilizations—civilizations far more advanced and powerful than those of today.

As sea levels rise, the continents are being submerged.

In other words, a great deal of wealth is lying at the bottom of the sea.

That is wealth far greater than all the wealth in the world combined.

With Violet's Gaze-Gaze ​​Fruit, seeing through 200 meters into the sea is a piece of cake.

They found a city on the seabed and sent people to search for it.

Treasures will appear continuously.

At this point, Law's companions, Bepo, Shaki, Pekin, and others need to step in.

They are naval warfare experts.

The brilliant scientist Wolf even built a submarine.

“Okay, no problem,” Vegapunk clapped his hands, extremely excited.

Yes, the ocean floor, the wealth and technology of a vast kingdom—how could he forget that?

"I'll build one underwater transport ship right away, no, three ships, funding, funding, funding, quasars..." Old Bei trembled with excitement, biting his tongue so hard he almost became mute.