Chapter 25: Research Is Simply A Black Hole For Money!

"That guy hasn't shown his face for two or three years. If it weren't for seeing Germa's war house running around in North Blue from time to time, and their arms are being sold in the dark world, I would have thought all of Germa is already dead." Vergo said sarcastically.

The main competitor of Donquixote Family in North Blue is Germa, that's why Vergo's words are so unpleasant.

But in fact, although Germa is well-known on the dark side, it doesn't have much reputation among the regular people of North Blue, and is even regarded as an imaginary "villain in a story".

In the final analysis, it is because Germa has no fixed territory and exists in the form of a war house, which is very mysterious.

Speaking of Germa, their history is also very long. It is an ancient country that advocates technology and military force. However, it has been declining for more than a hundred years.

Therefore, when he was young, Judge, who took over the throne of the King of Germa, was determined to revive Germa and dominate North Blue!

Judge has a very good scientific research ability since he was a child. He is a very powerful scientist. In order to revive Germa, he traveled abroad and wanted to learn and master more high-end technologies.

Eventually, he meets Dr. Vegapunk.

Later, together with Vegapunk, he formed the civilian illegal scientific research organization 'MADS'!

The characters involved in it are quite powerful, including Queen who later became one of the Three Calamities of the Beast Pirates, the former crew member of the Rocks Pirates Buckingham Stussy, and Caesar Clown.

At present, MADS is still running, and Vinsmoke Judge contacted Doflamingo this time, which is also related to this matter!

"The reason why Judge hasn't shown up in the past few years is because he is not in North Blue at all, but in New World. Before that, he joined a scientific research organization called MADS, and has been researching some cutting-edge things..." began Doflamingo.

"Germa itself is a technological powerhouse, so it's not surprising." Vergo said understandingly after ordering some drinks.

At the same time, Doflamingo tapped on the menu again, and said to Gladius, who was about to order: "Although I brought you to the tavern, you can only order some non-alcoholic drinks, so as not to affect your growth and development."

"My lord, I heard that you have been smoking and drinking since you were six years old!" Gladius immediately retorted somewhat unwillingly.

That's right, Doflamingo was a Celestial Dragon when he was a child. He had nothing to do all day long, he only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. In addition, he was born rebellious, so he got all these bad habits early on.

Doflamingo nodded when he heard the words, and then said: "So I have more say, don't I?"

Gladius: ? ? ? ?

Can you still answer like this?

Soon, the bartender brought some drinks up, and ignoring Gladius' sad eyes, Doflamingo picked up the glass, took a sip, and continued: "Judge contacted me this time to ask me for money, he hopes that the Donquixote Family can invest in their 'MADS' research group."

Hearing this, Vergo said with some surprise: "According to our analysis of the Germa family's business, their arms are still very profitable... otherwise, we wouldn't even bother with trying to rob their revenue source. Even with their business, Judge is still short of money?"

"Scientific research is a bottomless pit." Doflamingo said with some emotion.

No matter in what era or in what world, doing scientific research cannot be separate from economics!

What technology can you create without money?!

Just some high-end scientific research equipment is often worth hundreds of millions or billions of Beli. The most cutting-edge ones are even priceless. If you spend tens of billions of Beli, they may not be willing to sell them to you....

These things are much more valuable than a pirate's head!

The MADS team gathered a group of top scientists in the world. They also researched high-end projects, such as bioengineering. The reason why Dr. Vegapunk left his hometown was because he was forced by a lack of money.

He finally found a good comrade Judge with a lot of money, so he did not hesitate to cooperate with him in scientific research. Judge was very happy at first, but after he fell into the pithole, he realized it. That if they continued like this.....

He wouldn't be able to fund it if he sold the whole Germa kingdom!

However, Judge really couldn't let go of what Vegapunk and his friends were researching, and after investing so much, if they gave up halfway, wouldn't it all be for nothing?

Isn't that a waste of money?

Therefore, Judge began to rely on his personal connections to continuously attract investment.

The last victim was 'Du Feld' who specialized as a loan shark in the dark world. Du Feld was originally very rich, and he was considered a rich man in the dark world. Later, he even developed into one of the emperors of the underworld. In terms of status, he could sit on an equal footing with Doflamingo, the 'Joker' of the dark world.

Of course, only in the dark world.

Du Feld and Judge have known each other for a long time. After all, they are both members of the dark world. After being fooled by Judge, he spent a lot of money on MADS, but in the end he didn't get a single hair, and it all went down the drain.

Therefore, this guy didn't want to be taken advantage of anymore, so he directly withdrew his capital!

At the same time, because of Judge's dishonesty, Du Feld also launched his own relationships in the dark world and encouraged others to reject MADS. Now, Judge can't get funds in New World at all.

Because of funding problems, MADS couldn't continue to hang out in New World, so in the end several of their members discussed and planned to come to North Blue. After all, this is Judge's lair, so it's easier to take care of matters.

Because of this, Judge thought of the rapid rise of the Donquixote Family in North Blue in the past few years. The Donquixote Family is the largest smuggler in North Blue. At the same time, it is also mining, selling slaves, and doing illegal business in many places in North Blue.

It can be said that they are very rich.

If he can make that Doflamingo invest in their MADS, even if they can't persist until results are achieved, they can last for another year or two, right?

During this period, what if there is a turning point?

So in the spirit of giving it a try, Judge took the initiative to contact Doflamingo and boasted about the MADS team, as if Doflamingo would be rewarded with huge profits as long as the funds were in place.

"So you rejected Judge?" Vergo asked curiously.

"No, I said I would think about it for two days before giving him an answer, but in fact, when he mentioned this matter, I was ready to agree to it." Doflamingo said with a smile as his eyes flashed brightly.

If his guess is correct, originally Doflamingo should have had some intersections with MADS during this period, and it is estimated that it has invested some in Judge, right?

So later, when the team scattered, Doflamingo and Caesar were able to cooperate.

But regardless of these, Doflamingo speculates that if there are no changes in the timeline, MADS will soon have an accident. Although it has not really produced "results" until its disbandment, these top scientists have indeed inadvertently researched some powerful things.

That is, to successfully establish the 'Lineage Factor Theory' and almost open the 'Life Design Diagram'!

At a critical moment, this situation was known by the World Government, and Marine was immediately dispatched to intervene with the MADS team. Vegapunk and Caesar were directly arrested to work for the World Government and joined Marine's scientific corps.

After Queen escaped, he went around and finally became the cadre of the Beasts Pirates. Stussy probably found a place to live in seclusion and started to synthesize "Cyborg Whitebeard II". Judge returned to Germa, and relying on some theoretical breakthroughs and the cloning technology they developed, Germa's clone soldiers were developed, and bloodline transformation began to give superpowers to his offspring.

The estimated time period for this accident is within a year and a half, right?

So when Judge said that 'the results are about to come out', it is not really a complete lie.

The reason why Doflamingo is going to get involved is because he has his eye on Queen and Caesar, both of whom are talented. If they can be quickly absorbed into the Donquixote Family after the collapse of the MADS group, wouldn't his arms business take off?

At the same time, Donquixote Family can also master some cutting-edge technology!

Especially Queen, who is a technical talent and can fight very well. Doflamingo appreciates him very much!

So even if it is for the convenience of poaching in the future, Doflamingo is planning to spend money and invest in the MADS team first.