Pirate: My Piltover technology is far ahead!

Chapter 20 Peace Research Institute - MADS

Ahri, the nine-tailed fox, is a branch of the Vastaya race.

Similar to the Mink Tribe in the One Piece world, they both possess animalistic characteristics.

The Vastaya tribe encompasses an even wider range, including mammals, birds, reptiles, and merfolk.

Ahri is a very special individual among them. She is born with a connection to the magic of the spiritual realm, and it is for this reason that Oran's dream journey occasionally appears near Ahri.

Oran's strong mental resistance made him immune to Ahri's innate talent for bewilderment. His enormous mental energy could even replenish Ahri's daily energy expenditure. After meeting several times, the two became pen pals, or rather, dream partners.

"It's seven days, I can't be wrong. The last time you appeared, you said you were doing business at the port of Bilgewater. At first, I was curious why you're appearing so frequently this time."

Oran was certain that at least several months had passed since he left God Valley, suggesting that time was flowing at a different rate on both sides.

"Something unexpected happened. Please pass on a message to Piltover: tell them I probably won't be able to return anytime soon, and to tell them to continue as usual. If there are any problems, go to Professor Heimerdinger."

The location in a dream is uncontrollable, and it's not easy to encounter an acquaintance who can relay a message back.

"You sent a weak woman like me across the ocean just to deliver your message?"

"Are you a weak woman? It's not that complicated. You can go find Sett's people. I'm not sure when I'll run into someone I know again, so I'm asking you for help."

"Sett? That fighting ring lunatic? He'll do things for you?"

"I know his mother very well, you should have heard of her, that guy is practically a mama's boy."

As the night wind blew by, Ahri was momentarily speechless. She felt that something was off about Oran's words, but she couldn't pinpoint the problem.

"You have so many secrets. But what trouble are you in? Do you need help?"

"There are some special experiences I've had that you can't help me with. Time is almost up, thank you for your help with this. Next time we meet, I'll bring you more interesting stories."

Oran's body gradually became ethereal, as if he had never been there at all.

"What a troublesome man, he really knows how to boss people around."

Ahri turned and walked towards a forest path. It was quite a distance to Sett's territory from here, and to send the message from Ionia to Piltover, she would have to cross the sea. If she wanted to deliver the message in time, she couldn't afford to delay.

The dawn sunlight shone on Oran's face. Compared to yesterday, the Kingdom of Sorbe hadn't changed much. In addition to their daily studies, the bears had a new routine: learning about the world with Blitz.

The metal shell remained cold and unyielding, but Blitz's inner self had begun to grow.

"There it is, Blitzcrank, grab it!"

Whoosh!

At this moment, Blitzcrank was standing on the beach, while Kate was sitting on top of Blitzcrank. As the mechanical grappling hook shot into the sea, a tuna with an elephant trunk was pulled up from the sea.

Blitzcrank learned quickly from his growth module, and while catching the elephant tuna, he also released an electric current from his palm, stunning the fish.

"What a strange fish! It has the same trunk as Zulu-God."

"It's an elephant tuna, a specialty fish of the South China Sea. I've heard it's a gem of the ocean, a miraculous ingredient, and the nose is the most delicious part."

Kate had never seen this type of fish before, but Blitz recognized it based on his knowledge modules and even started explaining it to her.

"Blitz, you know a lot."

"The owner has entered the relevant knowledge into my program."

"Do you know what Oran likes the most?"

Oran often appears indifferent to desires and acts with a strong sense of purpose. Neither Kate nor Xiong knows what he is thinking. Even after leaving God Valley, Oran has not been seen to have any significant emotional fluctuations.

"No relevant information is available; Blitz will inquire with his master tonight."

"Wait! There's no need to ask that. Do you even know what 'private topics' means?"

"I don't understand, Blitz is still learning."

Although there are growth modules, everything about Blitz is still a mystery. The well-developed logic makes people feel that there is a real soul under this iron shell, but once you delve into some issues, the robot's logic can sometimes drive you crazy.

Waaah!

At that moment, a steam horn suddenly sounded in the distance, and a very distinctive steamship appeared in the waters of the Kingdom of Sorbe.

Compared to the streamlined shape of ordinary ships, this ship is more like a cylinder. The letters MADS are very conspicuous on the hull, and the flag above it reads "pacifist" to signify peace.

The God Valley incident ended several months ago, but the situation at sea has not improved. The original group of monsters, under the suppression of Rocks, has barely managed to regroup and are now active near Beehive Island.

Now that Rocks has fallen, many restless individuals have set sail again, including the Big Mom Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates, and the Flying Pirates, significantly increasing the pressure on the high seas.

The navy was constantly on the move, and the scope of the war was expanding.

At this point, some people also began to take action.

One of the underworld bosses, nicknamed "King of Loans," Du Field, began to run some legitimate charitable businesses to enhance his reputation.

With his investment, the peace research institute called MADS was established some time ago and recruited a large number of scientists who needed research funding.

Du Feld provided financial support to these people to research projects that were conducive to peace, and regardless of whether they yielded any results, Du Feld's purpose was achieved.

The person leading the MADS squad is Vegapunk. While Vegapunk is not as famous worldwide as he was in the original timeline, he is still somewhat well-known in certain regions.

That's why they received funding from Du Field. Now MADS is sailing around the world, conducting research while recruiting new people and searching for hidden "geniuses" all over the world.

The reason they arrived in the Kingdom of Sorbe was because their ship was damaged and needed repairs. They learned from the surrounding area that the Kingdom of Sorbe seemed to be able to forge higher quality metals.

"This remote place hardly looks like a smelter. Vegapunk is really easy to fool."

Two people wearing lab coats and sporting unconventional blond hair were complaining about Vegapunk. They were also researchers who joined MADS for research funding, but neither of them was willing to accept Vegapunk as their leader.

In their eyes, their technical skills were superior to Vegapunk's.

The two blond guys didn't get along very well; they were only on the same side when it came to questioning Vegapunk.

"Yeah, you're right. Wait, Quinn, what's that over there?"

"Gage, it seems you're nothing special after all, a robot from some backwater village?"

(End of this chapter)