Chapter 61: Cousin Really 'Cares' For Me

After the Donquixote Family temporarily moved their base camp to Minion Island, nothing major happened for a long time afterwards.

Trebol also returned to Minion Island from Flevance and rearranged the family affairs.

During the period, Trebol also quarreled with Queen and Caesar, and the quarrel came to Doflamingo.

The reason is that Caesar and Queen are going to build a laboratory and an arsenal on Minion Island.

To this end, they went to Trebol to ask for project funds.

Trebol didn't mean to refuse at the beginning. After all, the young master himself recruited these two scientific research talents mainly for the military industry business. Isn't it reasonable to build a military industry production line now?

The result turned out to be the opposite, Caesar and Queen asked, from the military production line to their own scientific research equipment, a total of more than 200 billion Beli.

When Trebol saw this number from the plan, he thought he was dreaming.

After verification, Trebol firmly disagreed with the matter, and the two sides immediately had a big quarrel, which went to Doflamingo.

Doflamingo is also very helpless about this matter, because both parties have their own reasons.

Trebol said that Minion Island is not the base camp where the Donquixote Family will take root in the future. According to Doflamingo, this is just a temporary place to stay.

It's okay to build the military factory of the Donquixote Family here, that much is acceptable. Even if the family wants to move out in the future, it can still provide goods for the North Blue arms market here, and it is guaranteed to make a profit.

But large scientific research laboratories are unnecessary, right?

From the high-end scientific research equipment to the engineering construction of the laboratory, for everything to be completed, it will take at least two to three years.

When the money is spent, things are settled, and the family wants to move out, what should we do?

Isn't that money wasted?

Queen and Caesar believe that without a scientific research laboratory, many projects in their hands cannot be carried out, not to mention that they will lag behind Vegapunk at that time. I am afraid that in a few years, even Judge and Stussy will have results.

Then aren't they the most backward in the group?

To be honest, both of them are right, and Doflamingo couldn't judge for a while, and finally decided to invest a small amount first to buy some time to think.

Besides that, some trivial things happened.

For example, Hajrudin's good friend, Lili Enstomach, the giant girl who ate the Paramecia mini fruit, successfully arrived in North Blue, and after meeting with Hajrudin, she announced openly that she would join Donquixote Family.

Doflamingo was of course very happy to agree, and approved Hajrudin to set up a giant combat force that belonged exclusively to the Donquixote Family.

That's right, Hajrudin's connections are pretty good. After the arrival of Lili Enstomach, he also sent out invitations to several of his friends. There are a few like-minded friends in Elbaf, who decided to wait and observe a bit more before thinking whether to join or not.

It is estimated that after Hajrudin goes to Little Garden, pays a visit to Dorry and Brogy, and sends the news back to Elbaf, there should be more giants who choose to join him.

The giant race itself has a long history of mercenary experience, so Doflamingo is also thinking, after the number of giant combat troops like Hajrudin increases, should the family also develop the mercenary business in the dark world?

Even a little money is still money.

"Do it slowly, don't rush, slowly inject your own Qi into..." Lao G looked at Doflamingo, who was sitting cross-legged on the soft cushion practicing, and gave a few words of guidance from time to time.

Doflamingo's practice speed is indeed very fast, and he has almost mastered the most difficult 'explosion of vitality' at this time.

What is going on now is to consolidate the practice, deepen one's proficiency, and strive to make this explosive state appear in an instant.

Just as the 'Qi' in Doflamingo's body transported a steady stream of life force and circulated in every corner of his body, and he was carefully experiencing this feeling, Senor's handsome figure came in from the courtyard door of Lao G's house.

After he saw Doflamingo was practicing, he didn't go forward to urge anything, but walked to Lao G's side very naturally and waited silently.

After about a dozen breaths, Doflamingo's aura walked around, then he opened his eyes, looked at Senor and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Young master..." Senor said softly, "There is someone from Mariejois, and Trebol is in the waiting room with him."

"Mariejois?" Doflamingo was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise, "Which family?"

"Cough...they were sent by Saint Claudius." Senor responded.

"Oh...my big cousin." Doflamingo laughed, but this time there was no surprise.

It's interesting to say that, when he was driven away from Mariejois a few years ago, his big cousin didn't show any abnormalities.

But in the past two years, after I have developed well in North Blue, my eldest cousin seems to be overt and covert, and will help him where he can.

It's like the demon sword Xindu hanging on his waist now.

For this situation, Doflamingo is not very surprised. Maybe his own strength was not valued by Mariejois earlier, but how to say, he is a member of the Donquixote Family in the end, and now that he has proven his strength and connections.....

It is reasonable for people on Mariejois to pay attention to him.

So after I have made some achievements, it is also normal to find a suitable person as a 'bridge', get in touch with me again, ease the bad relationship from the past, and see if I can be used by Mariejois.

In this case Cladius is the 'bridge'.

But thinking about it, since I was a child, my eldest cousin has a good relationship with me, so Doflamingo is not sure for a while. Is this situation unilaterally caused by Cladius genuinely taking care of him, or was it instigated by the higher ups?

But after thinking about it again, he felt that it doesn't matter. No matter what the reason is, Doflamingo has no intention of rejecting the "connection" with Mariejois anyway.

It will be very beneficial to him and the future development of the Donquixote Family if they reconnect with Mariejois.

As for the grievances in the past... Doflamingo knew very well that it was not time to settle accounts. Not yet.

In the reception room of the Donquixote Family, a man with a gray beard, wearing a monocle and a butler's attire sat elegantly on the sofa.

He was talking about some idle things with Trebol on the opposite side, but from time to time, he would look at the door, as if he was waiting for someone.

Just when he looked at the door for the ninth time, the door suddenly opened.

Immediately, Doflamingo walked in from the door handsomely in a black suit.

The moment he saw Doflamingo, this butler-looking guy immediately stood up, and he saluted Doflamingo very respectfully: "Master Doflamingo...

"Oh...Alfred." Doflamingo laughed and asked, "How is Cousin Claudius?"

"Saint Claudius is very good, thank you for your concern, young master." The butler called 'Alfred' quickly responded.

Doflamingo recognized him as the housekeeper of his eldest cousin Don Quixote Claudius's family, and judging from Alfred's attitude when he saw him this time, the big cousin and the 'forces' behind him should have come with 'goodwill' towards him.

Doflamingo nodded, and after sitting on the sofa, he beckoned Alfred to sit down too, and then asked, "My cousin asked you to come see me, does he have any instructions for me?"

"No, how could he dare give 'instructions' to you, young master? Although many things have happened, Saint Claudius still regards you, young master, as his closest cousin." Alfred said quickly.

Doflamingo nodded noncommittally, without commenting.

At this moment, Alfred picked up the suitcase he brought from the sofa, put it on the table, and after entering the password, he said, "Master Claudius, I heard that you are looking for a Devil Fruit , so I bought it specially and asked me to give it to you, young master."

Doflamingo was stunned for a moment, what? Did big cousin directly buy Op-Op Fruit for me? Isn't that too much?

Then, under the expectant eyes of Doflamingo, Alfred opened the suitcase, revealing a Devil Fruit inside. It was indeed Paramecia...but it was not the red heart-shaped Devil Fruit that Doflamingo imagined.

Clearly, this is not Op-Op Fruit.

Just when Doflamingo was a little confused, Trebol immediately said: "Young master, it is the bomb fruit.

"Ah..." Doflamingo finally came to his senses, and it turned out that the fruit his cousin was talking about was this.

Not being polite, Doflamingo signaled Trebol to put the fruit away, and at the same time looked at Alfred and said, "After you go back, thank my cousin for his kindness."