Chapter 164: Marines Equipment being provided by pirates, isn't that reasonable?

When Marine's generals arrived at the harbor and were about to board the ship, Marine's intelligence team took a step back to confirm the whereabouts of Douglas Bullet

This somewhat made Sengoku's expression a bit ugly, after all, it seemed that Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family intelligence agents were more powerful.

But after considering it, Sengoku was relieved once again. After all, Marine here has a few more protocols in place compared to Doflamingo and the others. This is due to the system in place.

This way they don´t pass on any false information.

So it's completely understandable to be a few minutes late. He is sure that, in terms of accuracy, their Marine's information must be more precise than Donquixote Family's! (Cope). 

Perhaps the Donquixote Family has confirmed Bullet's whereabouts.

As for their Marine, they can traced back to what ship Bullet got off from.

The quality in gap is still very large.

Doflamingo doesn't know anything about Sengoku's secret "comparison in his heart".

He was just a little bit emotional, he came to Marine G-1 Base,  didn't even finish his meal, and he was about to leave again, it really felt a bit unreasonable.

However, as the warship left the port, Doflamingo also quickly adjusted his mentality.

When he came, because he was not in a hurry, the warship slowly sailed from Dressrosa to G-1.

But this time, they had to rush to Circle Island and hold Douglas Bullet down.

Therefore, it can be said that the warship is fully powered, the sails are full, and the outer wheels are spinning faster.

Such a huge warship sailed away through the wind and waves at an extraordinary speed.

This personal experience also reaffirmed Doflamingo's belief that among warships of the same level, the performance of Marine warships is indeed far superior to that of other ships.

The new Flamingo is about the same size as a warship, but its speed really cannot reach the same level as a warship.

When he came, Doflamingo took Kuzan's warship, but now, he took Sengoku's warship.

On the deck at this time, Doflamingo looked at the guns of Sengoku's warship a little strangely.

After a while, Doflamingo suddenly turned his head to look at Sengoku and said, "It's really strange. The Type 702 naval gun was indeed a first-class top deck fixed naval gun five years ago. It has long range, strong power, and less harmful explosion..."

Hearing this, Sengoku's expression darkened, and he looked really unhappy.

"However, in Sea Circle Calendar 1501, that is, in the middle of last year, a new armament came from the Kermoz Military Research and Technology Center. The power and range of the latest naval gun, the Type 706, is about 13% higher than that of Type 702... This is also the latest armament currently on the market," Doflamingo said softly.

"What are you trying to say?" Sengoku glared at Doflamingo impatiently.

Doflamingo is right. Five years ago, the guns on Sengoku's ship were indeed top-notch. At that time, the Cervantes was not yet idealized.

But now, this cannon can't be said to be top class, but it is definitely still quite strong.

"According to what I know about Marines, Marine's armed forces have always been at the forefront of the world. Whether it is artillery, warships, standard swords, muskets, bullets, or shells, they all use the most excellent top-level equipment in the current era. As Marine Admiral, Sengoku, your flagship should represent the most advanced configuration of Marine...In this case, the Type 706 artillery that went on sale last year has not yet been loaded, which already represents a big problem..." Doflamingo smiled evilly.

Sengoku looked at Doflamingo's expression and felt a little regretful in his heart. It seemed that he shouldn't have been recruited...Although Marine succeeded in gaining face, it seemed that Doflamingo had to find out about their current situation because of it.

"It's just that I've been busy recently, so I haven't had time to replace the cannons." Sengoku said calmly.

The smile on the corner of Doflamingo's mouth became even brighter, and he responded: "I see... Admiral Sengoku, you are really a noble person who forgets things, don't forget to change to the latest equipment before going out next time.

Sengoku snorted coldly and didn't answer, but after hesitating for a moment, he said: "Speaking of... do you still have a younger brother?"

Doflamingo nodded calmly and said, "With your Marine's intelligence capabilities, it's impossible not to know about my situation, right? Indeed, I have a fellow brother. "What's wrong?"

"I haven't seen him show up much, so I was thinking, your younger brother who shares the same blood as you, did he inherit the same qualities?" Sengoku said, feigning innocence.

When Kuzan returned earlier, he reported seeing Rosinante in Dressrosa, which relieved Sengoku, who had been unaware of Rosinante's whereabouts.

However, Kuzan said that Rosinante is very fat now, which made Sengoku a little confused.

Since, there happened to be an opportunity, he thought about sticking up a conversation with Doflamingo.

"Fufufufu, falsely slandering the blood of Celestial Dragons, this is a capital offense, Admiral Sengoku." Doflamingo said viciously.

What Sengoku said just now, to be honest, has already crossed the line a bit. Essentially, it implies that Doflamingo's blood is inherently evil.

And what bloodline is Doflamingo from? He is a descendant of the twenty kings!

But Sengoku said calmly: "I don't recall, what rank of Celestial Dragon are you now?"

Doflamingo shrugged and didn't answer, showing no interest in discussing Rosinante with Sengoku.

Sengoku felt a little uneasy, but observing Doflamingo's reluctance to divulge further information, he refrained from pressing the matter. The conversation had seemed casual enough, as if brought up in passing, but pushing further might have aroused Doflamingo's suspicion, given his cunning and shrewdness.

So even though he was worried and curious, in the end, Sengoku suppressed his temptation.

At this time, what Doflamingo was thinking about was not about Rosinante, but about Marine's armaments.

As early as more than two years ago, Doflamingo has been paying attention to this matter. Through his relationship with Mariejois, he once inquired about some information about the Marine logistics department.

According to Doflamingo's current understanding of Marine, the organization was once capable of independent manufacturing within the military industry. However, over the years, these capabilities have been gradually stripped away by the World Government. Currently, there exists a research and development institution called the Scientific Force.

In Doflamingo's consideration, this should be because the World Government is worried that the Marines will transform from a purely violent organization into a self-sufficient 'warlord'. Therefore, the production capacity of Marine must be curtailed.

This is completely understandable, and if Doflamingo were Mariejois, he would definitely do the same.

Once the Marines are able to be self-sufficient and produce weapons and equipment, their loyalty will not be guaranteed, and the next step will be to directly sell them to the outside world. If the Marines can sell the arms produced by themselves, there will be signs of breaking free from the control of the World Government in terms of military finances!

Even if it is a sign, as soon as it comes out, the meaning will be different!

So this is absolutely impossible for the World Government to accept!

Nowadays, Marine's armament configuration is uniformly manufactured and purchased by the World Government, which then distributes the equipment to the Marines.

Marine's warships are also outsourced and cannot be built internally. At most, Marine is allowed to set up a "repair shop" to repair damaged warships. The outsourcing unit happens to be the capital of Water Seven.

It was this step-by-step stripping that allowed Marines to maintain pure combat attributes, while any other production attributes would be quickly suppressed whenever they appeared.

This is the only way for the World Government to deal with Marines.

But it seems that because of the outbreak of the Great Pirate Era, the economic decline of various countries has also had a great impact on the financial revenue of the World Government.

Therefore, the World Government is also implementing a certain degree of "open sourcing and expenditure reduction".

"Open sourcing" refers to finding new revenue-generating opportunities. "Expenditure reduction" is self-explanatory; it involves cutting costs. Perhaps this time, Marine is on the chopping block. In the past, Marine always equipped itself with the latest and most powerful firepower. However, this time, even Sengoku's flagship, an Admiral's warship, is still using outdated artillery. This can explain the issue quite well!

And this, for the Donquixote Family, is an opportunity!

In the original story, Doflamingo extended his hand to Marine's logistics. He bought goods from Kaido, and sold the high-grade weapons obtained from Kaido directly to the World Government at a price lower than the market price.

The World Government buys arms from Doflamingo at a low price, so naturally they are not willing to manufacture them themselves. Since they don't have the skills, why not buy them from Doflamingo?

Coupled with some corruption and so on, in short, in just a few years, Doflamingo has changed the rationing model between the world government and Marine!

From the previous model where the World Government manufactured and distributed equipment to the Marines, it has now shifted to a system where the equipment is purchased by the World Government and then distributed to the Marines.

And he, Doflamingo, actually became Marine's arms supplier (middleman).

Leaving aside the profit issue, the influence alone is terrifying!

You can see that when Doflamingo fell, the World Government panicked, and quickly dispatched people from the CP agency to Wanokuni to discuss business with Kaido, in order to continue to get arms from Kaido and ensure that Marine's firepower is sufficient.

What a funny joke, the weapons and ammunition that Marine uses to destroy pirates are made by pirates!?

And what's even more ridiculous... the business deal hasn't been negotiated yet, and Kaido was also defeated.

How can one solve this mess back in the World Government?

But returning to the main story, currently, Doflamingo doesn't need to act as a middleman at all. He has the capability to produce the latest munitions like the Type 706 naval gun, and the Donquixote Family can not only replicate it, but Queen has even researched an upgraded version with Caesar!

Perhaps he can use them to negotiate with the World Government about Marine's munitions supply.

Even if they can't afford it, for the sake of the friendship between his Donquixote Family and the World Government, he's even willing to donate a batch for free, so they can use it first!

As long as he can become Marine's arms supplier from the root, then everything is worthwhile.