Chapter 156: There Is A Powerful Devil Fruit, But There Is No Suitable Candidate.

Dressrosa, King's Platue, camp.

That's right, it's not a castle anymore. The castle with a history of more than a thousand years has been blown to pieces by Hajrudin. At present, Dressrosa has organized a large number of people to clean up the ruins as laborers.

On the North Blue side, Pika has already been notified, and he is coming to Dressrosa. With his devil fruit ability to help, it will significantly decrease the time to rebuild the palace.

Aunt Giolla, the art expert, will also be there.

Since the moment Doflamingo took control of Dressrosa, it was as if he had established a foothold in the New World, prompting a shift in focus from North Blue.

For example the recruit training camp has been moved to Dressrosa, they were brought over by Lao G.

There are also some management agencies that will gradually migrate to Dressrosa.

For North Blue, according to Trebol's plan, he should establish a presence in the town and bring along a few minor cadres. After all, there's little risk of anything significant happening there.

fter a few years, Dressrosa will have established a route through the calm belt, enabling direct travel to the North Blue. At that point, Trebol won't need to stay in the North Blue anymore; he can simply return to Dressrosa and command remotely from there.

"Beckman, Beckman!" Doflamingo called from his tent.

After a while, the smoker Beckman, who was biting a cigarette, opened the door curtain, walked in and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Master Tom has a message, saying that the Cervantes is about to be fully completed, you can take some people there, and bring the Cervantes back to me." Doflamingo touched his chin and said: "It just so happens that this ship can fly, why don't you go to the Sky Island Skypia on your way back to get some gold."

At the beginning of the 1500th year of the Sea Circle Calendar, when the project was established in the capital of Seven Waters, Roger had not yet been executed. 

At that time, Master Tom said that under ideal conditions, such a large ship would take about two years.

Now, it is Sea Circle Calendar 1502, which is also the beginning of the year. Master Tom said that in about two months, the Cervantes will be finished, so he notified Doflamingo in advance, and also to hurry him up with the final payment.

In a little over two months, with normal sailing conditions, it should be possible to return from the capital of Seven Waters to Dressrosa, which means it's just the right time to start now.

Beckman nodded when he heard the words: "At present, only Diamante and I can sail the Cervantes, so I will go."

Beckman has the Thunder Fruit ability, while Diamante possesses the Heat Fruit ability. One of them can manipulate electricity, and the other can control heat. They are indeed the only two members of the Donquixote Family capable of piloting the Cervantes.

But after a pause, Beckman said again: "But this is not a long-term solution, you still need to find a solution to the fuel issue."

"I know." Doflamingo responded, and then said: "I have summon Queen and Caesar from the North Blue to Dressrosa, when you bring the ship back, let the two of them study it and see if they can come up with a new energy source."

At worst, Doflamingo thinks that maybe they should research a rechargeable battery that can be used instead? But then he will have to trouble Beckman.

Seeing that Doflamingo had already made plans, Beckman said: "No problem, I'll go directly to the capital of seven waters now"

"Thank you." Doflamingo responded with a smile.

Soon, Beckman was gone.

After a while, Virgo also came in, holding an intelligence report in his hand: "The matter concerning Keles Island is over. Marine Admiral Sengoku learned of the Jadenzburg massacre caused by Douglas Bullet." After the incident, Kaido was dumped immediately, and he returned to his warship and left. Kaido seemed to be very sensible and didn't continue to pester him."

"Of course he won't continue to fight. If he really does, the enraged Admiral Sengoku will make sure to escort him to Impel Down." Doflamingo said with a smile.

Is Kaido strong? Of course Kaido is very strong, but at this stage, it is obvious that Sengoku is stronger!

After all, Kaido has not yet evolved at this time, and it will take several years for him to grow to his real peak as one of the Four Emperors.

Speaking of this, Doflamingo sighed slightly again: "It's this Douglas Bullet...It's a bit of a pity."

"I remember now, you originally wanted to recruit him?" Virgo asked after thinking about it.

"Yes, I originally wanted to recruit him...but this guy is a lone wolf and his whereabouts are mostly unknown. As soon as we came to the New World, we ran into the Bigmom pirates. So I didn't have time to think about this issue at all. In the blink of an eye, he made such a big deal." Doflamingo said helplessly.

At first, he thought that he could ask Crocodile about Douglas Bullet's whereabouts or contact information. After all, these two guys often make appointments at sea.

Maybe they have some connection?

It started off well, but for some reason, that bastard Crocodile decided to cause a ruckus in Loguetown, engaging in a fight with me. As a result, we never got to have a proper conversation, and he ended up being sent to Impel Down for imprisonment.

This leaves Doflamingo with no way to contact Bullet.

Doflamingo has been busy with a lot of follow-up matters, and he has not been idle. After finally resolving the matter of the Bigmom pirates, just as he returned to Dressrosa, he found out about the Jadenzburg massacre.

This blow really caught Doflamingo by surprise.

"Disappointed?" Virgo thought for a while and said, "If he is willing to join us, he will be a crew member of a Shichibukai, and according to..."

"I doubt he'll join. Considering Bullet's pride, it's highly unlikely he'd submit to joining any force to save his life or for any other reason. I had hoped to arrange a meeting with him, thinking it might persuade him otherwise. But now, it seems unlikely. Plus, the matter involving Jadenzburg only complicates things further," Doflamingo said softly.

After a pause, Doflamingo continued, "Fort Jadenz is Marine's recruitment base in the New World, representing their presence in these waters. If Bullet isn't dealt with now, Marine recruitment efforts in the New World will become even more challenging... Furthermore, since Roger's execution, Marine hasn't achieved any notable successes. Instead, the era of great pirates has become increasingly turbulent, with the number of pirates constantly rising."

"So at a time like this, Marines will definitely work together and track Bullet down, that lunatic, and capture him?" Virgo said after thinking for a while.

"Yes, Marine really need such an opportunity to tell the world, to tell the sea, that the overlord of the sea is not someone that can be easily bullied." Doflamingo said.

Especially nowadays, there are a lot of rookie pirates. As we all know, the more rookies, the more powerful they are. Because of their limited knowledge, they are extremely arrogant.

Bullet slaughtered a Marine Base today, if Marines don't respond, maybe some fool will imitate the crime tomorrow.

Won't the Marines be in big trouble by then?

So no matter what the reason is, whether it is to kill chickens or to scare monkeys or something else, Marines will definitely capture or kill Bullet this time.

In his impression, the original story also developed in this way. At first, nobody cared about Bullet, but later he annoyed the Marines, and the Marines rewarded him with a Buster Call led by Admiral Sengoku.

"That's really a pity." Virgo shook his head.

Doflamingo glanced at the calendar on the table, and then his eyes felt a little misty and empty.

Buster Call... Speaking of Buster Call, the Marines has not used this destructive power for many years.

And if nothing goes wrong, I am afraid that two Buster Calls will be dispatched in succession this year.

The first one is Douglas Bullet this time. As long as the Marines find out his information and whereabouts, Bullet will undoubtedly be wiped out by the Marines with a thunderbolt.

The second... In the original story, Ohara at about this time should be dealt with.

As for whether Ohara will be destroyed, Doflamingo isn't very sure at the moment. It's possible that his actions will influence the events, and Nico Olvia and her fleet will not be intercepted by Saul and the others.

Thinking about how she was almost captured by Katakuri in Alabasta back then, isn't impossible for her fate to change?

But this kind of thing has little to do with him. After Doflamingo thought about it for a while, he stopped thinking about it.

Whether Ohara burns or not does not affect his plan and progress.

Chasing those thoughts away, Doflamingo asked, "The Bigmom Pirates, have they made a public statement yet?"

Virgo immediately shook his head and said: "Not yet, they haven't traveled too far yet, and they may not return to Whole Cake Island today. 

"Anyway, pay attention. Once they make a statement, they will exchange some devil fruits for Katakuri. After we recieve the devil fruits, let Katakuri go back." Doflamingo explained with a smile.

Speaking of Devil Fruits, Doflamingo felt a little melancholy. The Devil Fruits acquired by the Donquixote Family are in surplus, such as the previous Snow-Snow Fruit, which belongs to the Logia category. It should be reserved for his own people, but he hasn't allocated it yet.

Later, he also got the Munch-Munch Fruit from Drum Kingdom, which is also a very powerful ability.

But it is still in their hands. Now, the Bigmom pirates have to pay two Devil Fruits as a ransom, and there is still no one to choose.

This made Doflamingo feel that it was time for him to find some good talents.

He still has to continue to grow and cultivate his crew!