Pirate: My Piltover technology is far ahead!

Chapter 400 Caesar, provoked, begins to go mad.

Project Garp arrived at Sabaody Archipelago precisely at the time Ace reached the islands, his main purpose being to make Ace understand the strength of the New World and prevent him from being easily defeated.

Previously in Windmill Village, Dadan acted as their foster mother, while Project Garp, who periodically returned with Garp, was an unconventional instructor.

The child was growing up, and so was Project Garp at that time. The uncertainties in the process of growing up were what made all of this possible.

Project Garp was accompanying the naval task force; hunting down the Spade Pirates was not his mission. Therefore, after holding back, Project Garp returned to Marine Headquarters with the damaged Pacifistas and Gaspard.

The pacifist tests need to be reported, and the internal censorship issues also need to be discussed.

No matter what, Doro is a vice admiral of a naval branch, and someone who can guard a branch is a pillar of the naval system.

Although Dolo wasn't strong enough to disregard the rules and escape any punishment, Rosinante and his men didn't have the authority to directly try a lieutenant general; they could only bring him back to headquarters for trial.

This is also why Project Garp would follow them. Although Gaspard was promoted to lieutenant general at the same time as Rosinante was promoted to major general, his strength did not undergo any qualitative change.

He only reached the rank of lieutenant general under the influence of pursuing fame and fortune and high pressure, but he still needed some military support.

"Reporting to Marshal Zhan Guo, after investigation and verification, it has been found that during his tenure, Dolo disregarded the lives of ordinary civilians on numerous occasions, causing large-scale casualties."

The report contains contradictions. An investigation of nearby islands revealed no trace of any pirate crews in the vicinity during the Battle of Doro.

"Lieutenant General Dolo, do you have any rebuttal to this?"

Sengoku's face showed no emotion; he listened calmly to Rosinante's report, then looked at Dolo beside him.

"Master Sengoku, in order to eradicate pirates, casualties are inevitable. Sacrificing a small number of people can bring peace to many more, and it is worthwhile."

"You bastard! If it were your family members who were sacrificed, would you still say that?! Why are islands that haven't been visited by pirates also engulfed in flames?!"

"Of course there are pirates, it's just that you didn't notice them, Rear Admiral Rosinante. They're mixed in with the villagers. They may look like ordinary people, but they could actually be pirates. I'm just taking precautions."

Doro didn't get angry or make a scene. In his opinion, Rosinante's evidence was nothing. In this chaotic era of pirates, it was just a trivial matter.

Therefore, he calmly refuted the claims and even reported on other matters: "Master of the Warring States, I believe that the pacifist design has obvious flaws. Once the enemy takes hostages, our weapons will become ineffective, which is unacceptable."

Lieutenant Iska, one of Yi's subordinates, has an unusual relationship with the pirates, and should...

"Doro, we are currently dealing with your case. You will be temporarily suspended from your post for investigation and handed over to Lieutenant General Black Horse for a more detailed investigation. If you are innocent, you will be released naturally."

Sengoku didn't devote much energy to this matter and instead handed it over to Kuroma, the director of the Naval Crime Investigation Bureau, who was in charge of internal naval affairs.

Rosinante is simply looking for suspicious individuals outside the office. If he doesn't catch them red-handed or obtain sufficient evidence, he will transfer them back to the Criminal Investigation Bureau for further investigation.

As for what Dolo said, Sengoku didn't take it to heart at all. Instead, he had Dolo taken away and started looking at the application submitted by Rosinante.

"Ensign Iska...you seem quite interested in her transfer. Is there anything special about her?"

"I don't want the faith of an excellent naval officer to crumble because of this. She has a very good reputation among the lower-ranking troops, and that's true justice."

"Okay, I understand what you mean. She'll be transferred to your area from now on, so you don't need to worry about it."

Without a special relationship, an ordinary lieutenant wouldn't be enough to warrant Sengoku's special attention, and even the death of a lieutenant general would be a trivial matter to him.

After sending them away, Sengoku started reading the pacifist reports, which was what he was more concerned about at the moment.

"No damage reports were received from the pacifists assigned to the four seas, and the mission completion rate was 100%."

The pacifists in the first half of the Grand Line are mostly unharmed, although some have sustained some damage.

A small portion was completely scrapped.

The Pacifistas in the New World have suffered high casualties, but so far, they seem to have no problem dealing with pirates below the Supernova level.

Even the supernovas are finding it difficult to deal with the pacifists.

Amidst the sound of senbei being chewed, Sengoku and Garp announced the results of their tests over the past period. Overall,

Mass-produced pacifists are sufficient to meet the Navy's needs.

Pirates who can become Supernovas are extremely rare among pirates, and their numbers are not large. Their strength is enough to make them officers under the Four Emperors, and these pirates are the main targets of the Navy Vice Admirals.

Although the cost is comparable to that of a warship, a warship fully loaded with soldiers may not be able to deal with a ship full of pirates. Most importantly, pacifists do not need to consider casualties; they can simply throw money at it.

"From what we've seen so far, mass production can begin, and we can even further reduce costs to produce a batch of pacifists specifically for use worldwide..."

Weaponry is determined by battlefield needs. Since the Four Seas region doesn't require such high strength, costs can naturally be reduced.

The money saved can be used to upgrade and create pacifists that are more suitable for the new world battlefield.

"Garp, what do you think?"

"I don't think this matter matters. You are the Fleet Admiral, so of course it's up to you to decide."

Even as Garp spoke, the chewing sounds didn't stop, because the pacifist Garp next to him was also eating something—a specially made "energy senbei."

This metal block enables him to achieve his own charging mode, which is the same principle as Frankenstein's battery-consuming ability. It is this sound that is constantly touching the nerves of the Sengoku period.

"Karp, do you know what the biggest failure of the Pacifistas plan was?"

"Hmm? Isn't this quite a success?"

"Yeah, it would have been even better if I hadn't picked up your bastard habits while learning combat mode!"

"Pfft, hahaha, I thought you were going to say something. It's been so many years, haven't you gotten used to it yet?"

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"How could anyone get used to this! Never mind, there's another problem. The pacifists have a limitation when carrying out missions: if there's a possibility of accidentally harming friendly forces or hostages, they will immediately stop attacking."

After finishing his outburst at Garp, Sengoku quickly returned to normal.

Perhaps in Sengoku's eyes, this kind of thing was already the norm; it wasn't that he couldn't tolerate Garp's personality.

At times like this, if Zhan Guo doesn't shout it out, he'll feel restless.

"What kind of question is this? The name 'pacifist' already indicates that it was created to maintain peace, right? If it attacks friendly forces and civilians indiscriminately, what kind of pacifist is it?"

"Don't play dumb with me. You know what I'm talking about. The World Government needs more decisive weapons."

We think it's appropriate, but they might not think so.

"Anyway, the Navy is the user. If we have no objections, the World Government won't force us to reset it. Besides, if we really have to rework it, there will be a lot of time and cost involved."

"At worst, you can argue with those guys up there for a while longer."

Garp felt no pressure, since he knew he wouldn't be involved in any trouble anyway. However, in reality, both of them were overthinking it.

The World Government doesn't care about hostages; as long as the matter is resolved perfectly, it doesn't matter whether the hostages live or die.

They are satisfied with the current situation, and the project has not encountered any additional obstacles.

The general policy remains the same, with only a few scattered suggestions for improvement sent to Punk Hazard.

Vegapunk mostly delegated these tasks to other researchers. Punk Hazard wasn't just him; it consisted of three experimental zones, various researchers, and production lines.

The fact that Vegapunk was in charge of mass production did not mean that he had to personally operate all the mass-produced machines. He only made a prototype and then handed the task over to others.

The researchers here also know who the original designers of these pacifists were. Besides Vegapunk, some of them were originally assistants on the MADS ship, and later they were recruited by the World Government along with Vegapunk.

This has led to Oran's name being mentioned frequently recently, which has somewhat provoked Caesar, especially after hearing that the pacifists have shortcomings in lethality. Caesar felt that his opportunity had come.

The project he was in charge of was about the ancient giants, but unfortunately, there were no results. Coupled with Caesar's own lifestyle, his time in MADS could be described as a financial black hole, with money only going in and not out.

In order to secure more funding, Caesar wanted to take the opportunity to showcase himself and presented one of his inventions – the Kingdom of the Dead.

This weapon was incredibly lethal, but it was halted before it could even be tested.

"Why! Doesn't your navy need weapons? The power of the Death Nation is absolutely no less than any existing weapon! Just detonate this weapon, and even a large number of enemies can be wiped out!"

"It's so inhumane. This kind of weapon will affect not only enemies and hostages, but also the user."

The naval officer gave the reason why the navy rejected him: this thing is a poison gas weapon with a huge impact range; even on a deserted island, it would have a devastating effect on the local ecology.

Some in the navy felt that the pacifists were not lethal enough, but this lack of lethality meant that the pacifists' actions were subject to certain restrictions; they were not so crazy as to use poison gas indiscriminately.

If they really did that, there would be no way to cover it up afterwards, and the Navy would truly become the biggest terrorist organization.

"Impossible! Only idiots and morons would be affected by weapons; such people deserve to die! This is my greatest invention; how can I stop for such a reason?"

"Dr. Caesar, this is an order from the Navy. Please cease your research on poison gas weapons and continue cooperating with Dr. Vegapunk's project. If you insist on doing so, then we will have no choice but to arrest you."

Caesar had assumed that the Navy would agree to his experiment, so he had prepared everything in advance, but he was unexpectedly met with a cold shower.

Caesar not only did not give up the idea of ​​experimenting, but even when the Navy tried to stop him, he forcibly pressed the detonation button.

boom!!!

With a loud explosion, the laboratory where Caesar was located was blown into the sky, and purple toxic smoke with a pungent odor drifted up with the wind. The poisonous fog, filled with the aura of death, also began to spread across Punk Hazard.

Woo! Howl!

Punk Hazard's alarm mechanism was triggered, and a sharp buzzing sound echoed throughout the island, followed by an anxious voice.

"Caesar Courant has forcibly initiated weapons testing. The third testing area has been severely damaged, and poison gas is spreading! Everyone, please evacuate immediately! Repeat! Evacuate immediately!"

"Caesar, what are you doing...?"

The intense explosions and piercing alarms interrupted Vegapunk's research, but as soon as he stepped out of the laboratory, Sentomaru picked him up.

"Wait, Sentomaru, what are you doing?!"

"I'm taking you to safety! The poison gas that Caesar Clown released has already spread to the First Test Zone. With a head this big, you won't have enough time to put on a protective suit!"

With the shift in the timeline and a few minor stimuli, many things were brought forward, and Caesar made this unwise move a year earlier than his original timeline counterpart.

Ultimately, Caesar's realm of death led to the destruction of Punk Hazard, turning it from a vibrant island into a barren wasteland.

The Punk Forbidden Zone was also destroyed, with a large amount of research data burned to ashes, along with some financial expenditures. Perhaps Caesar's seemingly insane actions were actually intentional, simply to avoid being exposed and thus causing this accident.

However, this possibility is very small, since Caesar himself escaped directly using his Logia-type ability and became a wanted criminal with a bounty of 300 million Berries.

While Caesar was still contemplating his next move, Morgans seized the opportunity to launch a massive media campaign to report on the matter.

And they unearthed a lot of old information.

According to sources, the mastermind behind the bombing, Caesar Clown, previously worked with Dr. Vegapunk and Dr. Siddirell. His initial bounty of 300 million Berries suggests he may possess unique talents... :)

Those familiar with Morgans know that his reports only provide a general overview; the outcome of events may be accurate.

But the process and reality can be vastly different.

In an effort to attract attention, Morgans leveraged the influence of celebrities, which led to some misunderstandings.

For example, someone whose hopes were dashed because their daughter ran away from her arranged marriage plans to take advantage of this opportunity to achieve their goals through scientific means.