One Piece: The Eternal Flame

At the door of Vegapunk's laboratory, a tall figure leaned against the door, with his arms crossed, with a look of impatience.

"Your request is really sudden. Although the boss ordered me to try to meet your needs, don't you really hate seeing the sun when you go out to get some wind?"

"Well, the research has hit a bottleneck recently, and I think going out for a walk should give me some new ideas." Compared with him, Vegapunk, who is thin and thin, is like a stalk and a ball.

Zhan Taowan scratched his head, "Anyway, I want to ask the old man for instructions."

He took out the phone bug and tried to contact Huang Yuan.

But unfortunately, the other party seemed to be busy, so he didn't answer the call.

It may also be that there are too many phone bugs on my body, and I don't know which one to answer.

The owner of the Shining Fruit said it was fast, and disappeared with a whoosh when he got off work; it was really slow to say slow, and he couldn't be contacted for a long time when there was something urgent.

"It's too slow." Zhan Taowan rolled his eyes, "Doctor, after Mr. Huang Yuan agrees, I'll take you outside."

"Forget it, or let's not go too far. I remember that not far outside the laboratory is the office of the commander-in-chief of the army. I can always walk around here."

"Master Steel Bone"

Zhan Taowan is still hesitating, he doesn't really want to get close to the commander-in-chief of the whole army, because every time he sees the steel bone empty, he feels a little... frightened.

No, no, how could he and Momomaru-sama feel fear.

Be in awe!awe!

The deterrence accumulated over the years makes him feel awed, so as long as there is no important matter, there is no need.
"You're not afraid of Mr. Cyborg, are you?"

"Ha! How could this uncle be afraid? Let's go! Why don't you go to get some air? This uncle will accompany you for as long as you want!"

In this way, Zhan Taomaru carried part of Vegapunk's experimental files to the outside of the laboratory.

It was built inside Marlin Vanduo, and the corridors are transparent on both sides, allowing you to see the fish swimming in the sea.

Vegapunk was in a trance for a moment. It seemed that he hadn't seen the sea for a long time. After all, going to the ground required a lot of procedures, and he thought it was troublesome, so he basically wouldn't leave the laboratory.

"A lot of things happened in the sea." He asked Zhan Taomaru.

"There's something going on in the ocean all the time."

Zhan Taowan replied unceremoniously: "As long as pirates exist, the sea will not be peaceful."

"Yes, just stop here."

Facing the door of the office of the commander-in-chief of the whole army, it is a safer place than any other place.

Zhan Taowan restrained his breath and stared at the office door closely, for fear that the people inside would come out suddenly.

Perhaps because his expectations were too strong, the door suddenly opened, and a burly and tall figure stepped out of it.

"Master Commander!" Zhan Taowan immediately saluted and stood up straight without looking sideways.

"What is this doing?" Steel Bone's tone was low and cold.

Zhan Taowan swallowed his saliva, and explained: "Dr. Vegapunk wanted to go out to get some fresh air, but the old general Huang Yuan didn't agree for the time being, so I brought him here first."

Steel Bone nodded slightly, and then asked, "Are you afraid of me?"

"I admire you very much, Commander-in-Chief!"

It's admiration, awe, not fear!
"Heh, since it's Dr. Vegapunk's demand, then you should go find the yellow ape as soon as possible."

"Ah? No way, Commander-in-Chief, I will follow the doctor every step of the way."

"Do you think I'm in any danger here?" Steel Bone narrowed his eyes.

Zhan Taowan immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

He struggled to control his trembling hands, not knowing what to say to explain what he just said.

At this moment, Vegapunk smoothed things over, "Zhan Momomaru, the commander-in-chief is here, I will be safe, you can go find General Kizaru, I want to go out to bask in the sun early."

"Okay, okay!" Zhan Taowan felt that the aura oppressing him was taken away, because the steel bone's eyes no longer fell on him.

After Zhan Taowan left, Vegapunk said, "Thank you, General."

"You just think I'm confused." Steel Bone frowned, "Let's go, I have something to ask you."

Outside is not a good place to talk, the corridors are all monitored.

"CP9's latent mission is still going on, why do they think that the design of Pluto is in the water capital? It's clearly in my pocket."

".I think it's better for you not to flip through the commander-in-chief's files casually."

"It's okay~ I didn't use it to make paper cranes."

Gray casually put down the previous report and picked up the next one.

"Oh! Shichibukai Crocodile was defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates. Sure enough, compared to the fake news that was made public, what was sent here was genuine information."

Cyborg, who brought Vegapunk in, saw Gray eagerly behind the desk at a glance.

The boy's black head shook like a child with ADHD, unable to rest for a moment.

"Put things away honestly for me." Steel Bones stepped up, grabbed the back collar, and dragged Gray out of his chair.

Behind the desk is a huge glass, and behind the glass is the blue sea, where various fish swim.

"The commander-in-chief is not as strict as I imagined." Vegapunk looked around, but he didn't see anyone else except a commander-in-chief and two children.

The person he wants to meet is not here?

"My lord, I don't know Zefa"

"Zefa? That kid is about to retire and still restless." Cyborg interrupted Vegapunk.

In the entire Navy Headquarters, he is probably the only one who dares to call Zefa 'that kid'.

Most of the people in the navy are students of Zefa. Although some of them can't learn to respect their teachers, most of the navy still love their teachers.

"This is the child, he wants to see you." Steel Bones raised his hand, and raised the child he was carrying in front of Vegapunk.

Gray raised his hand and greeted him very familiarly, "Yo!"

"." Vegapunk was silent. In fact, he didn't know what kind of expression he should use to treat the big and small in front of him.

Ha, Mingming Zefa said that it was Heiyan Gray who wanted to see him, that person who died before he was born, no matter how you think about it, he shouldn't look like a child.

"To make a long story short, I'm Gray, and I want to ask, do you know what Uranus is?"

"You said you were Gray? That Black Flame Gray?" Vegapunk took a deep breath. As a scientist, he still has a strong ability to accept new things.

"That's right." Gray nodded, and stretched out a finger to ignite the black flame, which was enough to prove his identity.

Vegapunk looked at the flames, "Well, I believe you or the commander-in-chief, you will not make up a lie to deceive me, but Tianwang, why do I, an ordinary scientist, know the information of Tianwang?"

"If you were ordinary, we would all jump into the sea and drown." Gray looked at him, "You must know."

"What about the remuneration? As a scientist, what I want is an equivalent exchange."

Vegapunk said: "I cooperate with the world government because the world government gave me all the research materials I want, so I will do things for them, but what can you give me?"

Gray began to think hard, and then he thought.

"Well, how about I make you [-] thousand paper cranes? Just use the paper here."

"Do you want to die?" Steel Bones turned cold, but he didn't beat up the kid in front of Vegapunk.

Vegapunk laughed dryly, and suggested: "I heard that you are different from others, why don't you exchange blood?"

"He's no different from anyone else." Cyborg frowned, seeming dissatisfied with Vegapunk's wording.

"Sorry, I shouldn't say that to a father about his child."

Vegapunk changed his words fluently, "Physical, your physique is different from ordinary people. In fact, some ancient scientific and technological achievements have reached the point where I am amazed."

"For example, Tianwang, the idea of ​​inlaying sea tower stones on the bottom of the warship was thought of in the process of studying Tianwang."

Gray blinked, and it seemed that Vegapunk had indeed seen the King of Heaven.

He stretched out his arm, "You want to study the blood factor?"

"Yes, it seems that you also know that I am very interested in the study of blood factors, but a suitable experimental subject escaped before."

"That's really bad." Gray watched his blood being drawn out, "It's called Kaido, right? In fact, there should be another subject suitable for research in the prison."

"You mean the little girl? I know her."

"Have you studied her?"

"The soul fruit is very interesting, and there have been some interesting episodes during the research process."

Vegapunk shrugged and skillfully put the blood seal in the test tube back into his pocket, "However, I cannot disclose more information to you. After all, our deal is only limited to the king of heaven."

"I hate people who are half-spoken."

"It's a pity that you can't do anything to me, but I will tell you everything I know about the king of heaven."

-

As Vegapunk's bodyguard, Zhan Momomaru is a subordinate of Polusalino, the "Yellow Monkey", and is not actually an official navy.

The most important thing on weekdays is to follow Vegapunk to protect his safety.

He is still a little uncomfortable with leaving suddenly now.

Called Huang Yuan again, but the phone kept ringing but no one answered.

Zhan Taowan sighed, but suddenly saw two hurried figures.

One of them was wearing a scarlet suit with a rose pinned to his chest. He was one of the current admirals—Akainu, Sakaski.

One was wearing a white suit vest and a dark blue shirt. It was another admiral——Aokiji, Kuzan.

The former, as always, had a cold Chinese face, as if everyone he saw owed him [-] million Baileys.

Qingzhi yawned lazily, as if he hadn't slept for several days, and his tiredness couldn't stop him.

The two also saw Zhan Taowan and stopped.

Akainu shouted: "What are you doing here? Captain of the Naval Science Force, you should stay with Vegapunk."

Zhan Taowan thought that he was really unlucky, and explained: "The doctor said he wanted to go out to breathe, but I can't find General Huang Yuan."

"...Let Vegapunk wait." Akainu was silent for a moment, he was actually in a hurry, "The navy is about to get busy."

"Huh?" The navy is about to get busy?What means.

"It means that we're going to a meeting now, what Huang Yuan said. It seems that he was caught by the Marshal of the Warring States when he was going to be lazy."

Aokiji shrugged, "Go back, in case something happens to Vegapunk, you and Kizaru."

"Yes, I see!" Zhan Taowan watched the two leave, wondering what it meant that the navy was about to get busy.

He went back to the corridor and saw Vegapunk standing in front of the glass, looking at the swimming fish outside, not sure if he was in a daze or thinking about something else.

Zhan Taowan thinks it is the latter.

Vegapunk is a fanatic who thinks that everything can be experimented with.

"Sorry, doctor, it is said that the navy will be busy recently, so you should not go out for the time being."

"Oh, it's okay." Vegapunk looked back at him, "No wonder the government asked me to research the pacifists earlier, so something will happen soon."

"You know it too? Why is this uncle the only one who doesn't know about it?"

"General Huang Yuan told me personally." Vegapunk said with a smile: "Go back."

"By the way, what did the Commander-in-Chief talk to you just now?"

"Huh? It's nothing. I think the commander-in-chief is still easy to talk to."

"Yeah. It's kind of scary to look at."

-

"You know that there is a pirate named 'Whitebeard II' in the first half, right?"

Warring States put a document into the mouth of the goat next to it, and watched it chew and chew. Of the three people standing in front of the table, only Sakaski's expression could be called serious.

These three current admirals of the navy each have their own personalities, and the Warring States Period does not know how Zefa educated them.

If the old guy hadn't been retiring soon, he'd want to give Zefer a hard time teaching his classes without always ignoring the mental health of Navy recruits.

"It's just a pirate like that, there's no need for all three of us to come here, right?" Huang Yuan looked at his nails, feeling a little bitter in his heart.

Anyone who is caught by his boss when he is lazy will lament the injustice of fate like him.

Warring States took a deep breath, "The other party seeks cooperation from our navy."

"Cooperate with pirates?" Akainu frowned, "Impossible, Shichibukai's policy is ridiculous enough! Do we still want to help pirates?"

Qiwuhai was launched a few years ago, an extremely ridiculous policy.

The righteous world government cooperates with the big pirates, the former maintains and consolidates its rule, and the latter obtains what it wants.

It is a win-win situation for the two, but for the civilians caught in the middle, it is a great evil.

For example, Crocodile of Shichibukai wants to rule Alabasta, or Don Quixote Doflamingo who has already occupied Dressrosa.

"Oh... Sengoku naturally knew these things, and under the protection of the world government, the Qiwuhai performed evil.

But this time things had to make him feel moved.

"Edward Weibull is said to be the biological son of Whitebeard Edward Newgate. Now Yanjie Ace is inquiring about his information in the first half. It is not yet known what purpose he has."