Chapter 74: Imu's reflections

Holy Land, Mary Geoise.

Imu was alone in his tree house, focused on writing something in a book, with a serious expression on his face, sometimes lost in memories, with a reflective look.

"By embedding seastone into the hulls of Navy warships, we allow the Sea Kings to feel that the warships are part of the sea, greatly reducing the chances of attacks. This technique should not be very complicated, just mentioning it should be able to be researched. In addition, the incorporation of rudder wheels, propellers and steam propulsion is needed..."

As he remembered, he wrote these things on white paper. Of course, he didn't understand much about specialized technology, so he just took general notes. He was planning to subtly boost the world's scientific advancement.

Mainly, he was deciding on the next revelation of the Dimensional Gate to the Five Elders. It will probably come into contact with other civilizations, so there is a sense of tension to a certain extent.

The time Vegapunk studied these things was within a few years of the beginning of the original plot, but for the current World Government, that was more than twenty years later.

Imu can't wait so long. He feels that some things do require long-term research and testing, but some things can actually be launched quickly.

"The semi-mechanization of animals, Vegapunk had already developed it in the Future Country Baldimore, after so many years, it must have progressed a lot. I just need to think about how to use this technology..."

"There is also the technology of creating artificial beings through the use of the Lineage Factor." Imu looked at the documents related to the Special Science Group that the Five Elders handed over and smiled. "Oh, did they just start looking into this?"

This must be the Germa Kingdom's advanced cloning technology.

"On second thought, aren't these clones the best candidates for the Cipher Pol? If this technology can be mastered in a mature manner, they won't need to find orphans to train in the future..."

Thinking of this, Imu's eyes shone, showing interest in the Germa Kingdom in the North Blue and the Vinsmoke Family.

For the Germa Kingdom, the biggest obstacle is that it is an affiliated nation and is even one of the fifty nations that is eligible to participate in the Levely.

Therefore, Vinsmoke Judge cannot be arrested casually, but all the research materials, experimental equipment and related scientific researchers he produced can be confiscated, and Reiju and the others can also be taken away as contraband.

Because except for the Special Science Group, the research on Lineage Factor is an activity explicitly prohibited by the World Government, and it is reasonable and legal to do so.

If he wants to continue his research work, he has only one option, join the Special Science Group, oh, it is now the Academy of Sciences.

Then he turned his attention to Quinn.

"Plague bombs are nothing, but the mummy virus and the Ice Oni virus are a bit interesting. If you have a chance to catch him, you can throw him to the Biochemical Research Institute. If that doesn't work, we could share the idea with Caesar, I'm sure he could do it too."

"Also, this guy's human body modification technology can allow many disabled people to resume their activities. It seems that we have to find a way to 'invite' him back. Working for that guy Kaido is too wasteful!"

"But Punk Hazard's human body enlargement experiment must be stopped. What's the use of this thing? If you want giant soldiers, it's better to capture a few giants and let them have children, and then train them."

"Ah, thinking about the giants... A way to solve the problems with the giant kingdom of Elbaf needs to be found."

"So, should we eliminate them at some point or support a new giant king more favorable to the World Government?"

At this moment, Imu realized that his mind was straying from the topic. Today he had to think about scientific technology matters, so he pushed the giants' matters to the background.

"That Vegapunk must be controlled... Ah, I wonder... his lifelong goal was to ensure that the citizens of the Futuristic Kingdom of Baldimore lived in a warm environment..."

In fact, Imu thought that it was not necessary to rely entirely on technology to make Karakuri Island warm. Devil Fruit abilities could achieve this as well. For example, sending Borsalino to use his Devil Fruit's awakened abilities to dispel the dark clouds on the island, turning it into an eternally bright, nightless island. Then, letting Sakazuki go there and create an active volcano to provide enough geothermal heat, thus solving the ice and cold problems on the island.

"Speaking of which, the real value of the awakening of the Magma Fruit lies not in combat, but in the ability to artificially create an eternal active volcano and geothermal energy. I remember that this thing can generate electricity!"

"Sakazuki's magma can produce eternal geothermal heat, then Borsalino's glint is eternal light energy, and Dragon's storm is wind energy. These are all pollution-free and clean energy!"

He got a little excited and stood up and walked around the living room. He had never thought about these things before, but now he realized their huge value.

After calming down, Imu returned to the sofa, poured himself a glass of red wine and reflected, then resumed writing down his thoughts.

Imu intended to reveal information to Vegapunk about various theories about Devil Fruits, general information about Pacifists, and some technologies from his past life.

"For now we can see if by helping the Kingdom of Baldimore, Vegapunk can be more honest. Meanwhile, by revealing these advances to him, the technology of the World Government and the weapons of the Navy can be strengthened..."

Because the Five Elders were considering the suppression of the Navy and cost issues, although they already had automatic rifles and grenades in North Blue, they had not yet mass distributed them.

As Imu pondered the improvement of the Navy's weapons, he realized a problem...

"After opening the Dimensional Gate, it is likely that few worlds will be similar to this one, with 80% water. In the event of war, combat will likely be focused on land, so the Navy's role will not be so crucial."

"Army..."

Imu decided that it was time to pay attention to this force. The armed forces of the World Government did not include the Air Force, there were only the Navy, the Red Earth Continent Army, and the Holy Land Guards.

Of course, in the future there will be an Air Force.

"Now we should start strengthening the army's training and equipment to turn them into a force capable of fighting tough battles!"

The question was, who would train them?

'How about we bring Zephyr here?' Imu asked himself internally.

But in the end, he shook his head. Let's not talk about whether Zephyr is willing to transfer to the army. The navy is also very important. After all, Starfish still needs the navy to protect it.

"Then who else is good at Army training and combat?"

The second person Imu thought of was Garp, but thinking about his personality, he shook his head once again. At this moment, an idea flashed, and a face wearing a black general's uniform appeared in his mind.

"Douglas Bullet, didn't he grow up in the war and help his adoptive father become the general of the militarized country of Galzburg by virtue of his military exploits?"

"Moreover, the large-scale war that the country of Galzburg was involved in took place on the island. It was a purely ground battle. The key is that this guy is quite good and is detained in Impel Down."

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In front of the tree house where Imu lived, a figure appeared. He approached the door, he carried a large sword shaped like a crucifix that had a curved black blade.

[Knock, Knock, knock.]

The man knocked on the door three times, then without waiting for a response from inside, he opened the door and walked in, as if he was returning to his own home.

Imu, who was sitting in the living room, had already noticed his arrival. The information recorded on the desktop had been cleared away. Then he returned to his usual indifferent demeanor and quietly watched the other person sitting on the sofa opposite.

"Speaks."

"What do you want when you come back this time, Dracule Mihawk?"

According to the previous Imu's memories, Mihawk was brought here since he was born to be raised by him, who was bored at the time. So this place is really equivalent to the other party's home.

After this boy grew up a little, he would often see Imu practicing with his sword outside under the moonlight, which also sparked his curiosity and interest in swordsmanship.

However, the previous Imu refused to teach him. Surprisingly, at the age of ten, Mihawk attempted to leave Mary Geoise in order to find a master swordsman.

But the previous Imu found this very interesting and ordered all CPs and the Holy Land Guards to cooperate secretly, allowing Mihawk to leave without any danger along the way.

At the same time, there will be CP personnel secretly following and protecting.

Otherwise, at the age of ten, how could he have traveled across the ocean and grown up smoothly? Those CP personnel killed countless unlucky people who were threats to Mihawk.

Then, when Mihawk was about seventeen years old, he was already a swordsman and discovered the secret personnel of the CP, and then returned here to challenge Imu.

The result was naturally no surprise, he was completely defeated, but he also received a sword from the latter as a gift for his promotion to a swordsman.

It is the 'Black Blade', one of the 12 Supreme Grade swords, that Mihawk carries behind his back.

Imu originally wanted to wait until the other party turned twenty next year to call him over, but he didn't expect that he would come back on his own initiative. However, the difference of less than half a year made no difference.

"My ability has reached a limit..."

Mihawk looked at Imu with eyes exactly the same as his and said softly, "From now on, I want to learn from you."

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