Pirate: My Piltover technology is far ahead!

Chapter 44 Seastone and History (Main Text)

"Are you serious? That's the Calm Belt."

"I never joke about this kind of thing. Actually, navigating the Calm Belt isn't as complicated as you think. It just requires a few minor modifications to the ship."

The Grand Line is flanked by special sea areas called the Calm Belt, which, as the name suggests, are free of wind.

This means that once a wind-powered vessel enters this area, it will lose its primary power source. If that were all, it wouldn't be fatal, but below the calm zone lies the gathering place of sea kings.

These deep-sea behemoths posed a devastating threat to ships, and it was precisely because of the doldrums and the red earth that the four seas were eventually separated.

The World Government's official forces can cross the Red Line at specific ports to complete their journeys by changing ships, but pirates and illegal merchants in the underworld are different.

For them, the Grand Line was not only difficult to enter, but also difficult to exit.

Umit is known as the Deep Current because he controls the flow of several secret currents. But even he is helpless against the Calm Belt. If you want to send things from one sea area to another, you can only try to go through the ports of the Red Line.

By bribing officials and dealing with their demands for bribes and kickbacks, he could pocket most of the profits.

"If that's the case, then the situation will really be reversed. Siddi Lier, how about we invest the technology? You hand over this technology to me, and I'll handle everything else. After that, you'll get 30% of the profits."

Du Field also had his own ambitions. Simply using this technology to get Umit to join his side was not enough to satisfy him. At this time, Field's idea was to temporarily cooperate with Umit to keep him in check, while secretly building a new fleet.

Once the technology is mature enough, he can completely replace Umit. If they can get rid of Piekro as planned, then half of the underworld will belong to Feld, and he will be the undisputed emperor of the underworld.

"Mr. Feld, you should understand the principle of not biting off more than you can chew. If it really comes to that, your opponents will probably not only be people from the underworld."

However, I agree with your suggestion; the method is quite simple: just embed seastone into the bottom of the ship.

Seastone is a collection of ocean energy. By embedding some seastone in the bottom of a ship, it can shield the senses of sea monsters, making them perceive the ship as the ocean, thus allowing it to pass smoothly through the Calm Belt.

Of course, if you happen to encounter a sea king basking in the sun, a fierce battle is inevitable, but this greatly reduces the possibility of being exposed.

Inlaying sea stone into the bottom of a ship is something anyone can do; any professional shipwright can do it. The only difficulty is finding the sea stone.

As the country of origin for seastone, Wano Country was still in a closed state at this time, and Kaido was slowly developing and had not set foot in that country. The amount of seastone smuggled out was not large.

Oran currently doesn't have the energy to manage the fleet, so he directly used the technology to make a new deal with Feld. The rest is not his concern.

"Orlan, will that guy really keep his promise?"

Kate waited quietly until Oran hung up the phone before asking the question that had been bothering her.

"For the time being, yes. I never trust him, and he won't trust me either."

He wants more technology, and I need the money he has. As long as we share common interests, the contract remains relatively stable.

Some people you can confide in, but most people you can only talk about interests with.

I know what I'm doing, you don't need to worry.

From the moment he sat down at the table, Oran was prepared to flip it over. Some things could be left undone, but there had to be a plan to deal with the situation.

"You should go and clean yourself too. We'll be busy from now on. Piekro should be getting started soon."

"Meow won't let those villains get close to you. Meow will kill as many as they come."

"Don't be careless, those people can survive in the new world."

Although they live in the cracks of the new world, they are much more difficult to deal with than the people in the first half, and it may be a tough battle.

"Try to master the Haki you've been learning as soon as possible, and practice with Fran more often. Whether Fran's body can handle Haki is still unknown, but it would be great if he could."

The Great Pirate Era has not yet officially begun, but the struggles in the New World are far more terrifying than in the first half, so it's always good to be prepared.

The pirate problem has been resolved, and Kate and Frankenstein have begun cleaning. Bakkin threw Dylan's head into a formaldehyde solution, intending to exchange it for a bounty when they land again, and wrote some usage notes for Judge's weapon.

Meanwhile, the people who had been chased by the pirates met up with Vegapunk.

"Orlan, come over here and take a look. There's something very special about it."

Vegapunk had been invited to board the Ohara exploration ship, but soon returned and summoned Oran, as if he had discovered some great secret.

When Oran boarded Ohalan's expedition ship at Vegapunk's invitation, he saw a square stone tablet.

"The Poneglyphs? Is that why those pirates are chasing you?"

"No, they thought we found treasure in the ruins, but in fact, this is the most valuable thing there. Dr. Siddirell, thank you for your help earlier."

Because of Vegapunk, Cloba was not entirely unfamiliar with Oran, and after learning about the previous situation, he sincerely thanked Oran for sending his subordinates.

Clover didn't stay long. After a brief conversation, they left the area under the cover of night. They had achieved their goal and it was time to return home.

Vegapunk, on the other hand, had an extra piece of paper in his hand, which contained the contents of the historical text and a brief summary of ancient technology.

"It's unbelievable that people hundreds of years ago had such ideas."

"The development of the times is not necessarily progress; it may also be regression. However, for Cloba and his group, this could lead to destruction."

"It's just research, it shouldn't cause such a big reaction, right?"

"Punk, I understand the World Government better than you do. They are afraid of history. There are things in it that they fear. If it really comes to that, they will stop at nothing."

In Oran's memory, Ohara was destroyed because of this. The Buster Call destroyed everything. If Kuzan hadn't gone easy on them during the mission, there would have been no survivors on that island.

But Cloba was unmovable; the Navy's several arrests of him failed to change his mind, let alone a few words from others.

Oran and Cloba weren't that close, so a few words of advice were the limit. Although that period of history might be key to defeating the World Government, Oran wasn't particularly interested.

After all, the existence of the World Government means they have already failed once. Rather than repeating a failed plan, they should trust their own abilities. Oran's technology does not require archaeology to upgrade.

This was just a minor incident during MADS' voyage. Vegapunk was very interested in the technology from history, but he also knew that Oran's words made sense, so he secretly analyzed the intelligence alone and did not tell anyone else.

In the period that followed, a new battle unfolded in the underground world of the new world. In places unseen by ordinary people, battles took place every day, with Feld, Piecrow, and others waging a new round of fighting for their interests.

The Iber Award nominations were eventually finalized, and the names of Oran and Vegapunk appeared in the newspapers once again.

(End of this chapter)