Entering the Hunter Guild, Mu Feng was surprised to find both Rayleigh and Xia Qi there. He couldn't help but smile and say, "Ah... Aunt Xia is also here."
"Brother Hashirama, this guy Rayleigh dragged me here to work for your Hunter Guild. Look, should I be paid some salary?" Xia Qi asked, crossing her arms and holding a cigarette, as she joked with Mu Feng.
"No problem, the Hunter Guild's 5% profit is yours," Mu Feng said readily. At the same time, he produced a palm and a hunter's license, handing them directly to Xia Qi.
Xia Qi took the hunter's license, number N_O.0020.
She raised her brows and said, "A hunter license within the 20th!? It seems that our mysterious president indeed designates me."
"Of course," Mu Feng smiled and said. "According to the president's original words: the pirate at the Naval Headquarters who can handle intelligence information—Xia Qi is the only person. So, the Hunter Guild is entrusted to you. The president and I are very relieved."
Upon hearing Mu Feng's words, Xia Qi's pupils widened. The fact that the phone worm that eavesdropped on Marine's calls was known to the leader of this mysterious hunter guild was astonishing.
"From now on, I'll rely on you, Brother Hashirama," Xia Qi said with a smile.
"Of course," Mu Feng replied with a shrug.
He then turned to Rayleigh and said, "Senior Rayleigh, I promised you last time that I would bring back a quasi-Admiral-level helper. Well... Anilu, with the Thunder Fruit ability, and four other useful additions."
"A Thunder Fruit user!?" Rayleigh exclaimed, unable to believe it.
When Mu Feng made the promise before, Rayleigh thought he was joking. Finding a quasi-Admiral level strength so easily seemed too good to be true. Rayleigh didn't expect Mu Feng actually to find one.
Moreover, Thunder Fruit is known to be one of the strongest Logia fruits. Such Devil Fruit users are rarer than Admiral-level powerhouses, so Rayleigh was intrigued.
"By the way, Senior Rayleigh," Mu Feng suddenly recalled, "What about the Pluton design?"
"What's wrong!?" Rayleigh asked, looking at Mu Feng.
"I recently got off the Sky Island and accidentally found something Roger was hiding there," Mu Feng said with a shrug.
"What is it!?" Rayleigh asked, suddenly interested.
Rayleigh's question surprised Mu Feng.
Seeing Mu Feng's puzzled look, Rayleigh explained, "Roger told me he hid something on the Sky Island. When we left, he said it was something exciting. Roger often did these things, so I didn't follow up. I would have forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it today."
Mu Feng didn't speak and pretended to reach into his pocket. He retrieved the Pluton design from his space backpack and handed it to Rayleigh.
Rayleigh glanced at it, and his face changed drastically.
"This bastard! Didn't he say it was destroyed!? And Mida, who helped Roger complete the translation of ancient texts... Bastard, these two guys—I should have known Roger's expression was off at the time," Rayleigh gritted his teeth.
"How did you get the design?" Mu Feng asked.
Rayleigh looked helpless. "It's from Tom. We completed the Oro Jackson at the Capital of Seven Waters. Tom said it was the best ship he'd ever built. As thanks, he gave us the Pluton blueprint. He said it was an ancient text so that we wouldn't understand it and he kept it as a keepsake.
Then Mida joined us. As the creator of the historical texts and leader of the Moonlight Clan, Mida knew how to interpret ancient texts. He translated the blueprint. Somehow, the news reached the Golden Lion, leading to the famous Ed Ward naval battle. After the war, Roger publicly destroyed the blueprint. I wondered at the time—it wasn't like Roger to act like that. I didn't expect it to be a backup."
Rayleigh frowned, looking at Mu Feng. "What are you going to do with the Pluton blueprint?"
"Since this design is inherited from Roger," Mu Feng said, pausing for effect before smiling, "We should fulfill Senior Roger's last wish. Otherwise, it would be for nothing."
"Last wish!?" Rayleigh was puzzled. He followed Mu Feng's gaze and saw Roger's words—'Secretly make it, then think about turning the world upside down'—almost causing him to spit blood.
Seeing this, Rayleigh threw the Pluton design back to Mu Feng.
"Don't worry, Senior Rayleigh. I'm not a revolutionary army member and I'm not interested in overthrowing the World Government. Well... I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be back later." Mu Feng said, putting away the Pluton design.
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After Mu Feng—no, Senju Hashirama—left the Hunter Guild, he returned after about two or three hours. Wearing a cloak of justice and a mammoth blade tied around his waist, Admiral White Bear, the highest combat power of the Naval Headquarters, arrived at the Hunter Guild.