"Captain, come take a look! This is the shark submarine I developed. It can travel perfectly through the sea, and it's much faster than the steel warship!"
"On top of that, I've embedded Seastone into the shark submarine, which prevents Sea Kings from attacking it."
"Additionally, the torpedo missiles you requested are now installed. One missile can destroy a 100-meter long naval warship!"
"I've made several versions of the shark submarine: one that's 30 meters long, one that's 60 meters long, and one that's 100 meters long. The longer the submarine, the more ammunition and personnel it can carry!"
"The best part is that the shark submarine has passed all of its tests, and the factory is now set up. Once you give the order, we can start mass production right away!"
Caesar took Li Yuan and the others on a tour of his experimental results.
In addition to the submarines, Caesar had also upgraded all the weapons within the Infinite Pirates, and some even had two rounds of upgrades, making their arsenal much stronger than it had been two years ago.
"Mm, nice work. Since you've invented submarines that can swim in the sea, have you invented planes that can fly in the sky yet?"
Li Yuan was quite pleased with Caesar's inventions. While many of Caesar's early prototypes had issues, they had gradually improved over time.
This was, in part, thanks to the testing team Li Yuan had set up specifically for Caesar. Only after passing their rigorous tests could a product be mass-produced.
"Captain, I've already designed the propellers, and next, I'll work on the structure under the airplane propellers. The plane will be ready soon!"
When Caesar heard Li Yuan's question, he paused instinctively before continuing.
"I want to see the airplane designed within two years, and just like the submarines, the planes need to be equipped with their own missiles."
Li Yuan said firmly.
"Don't worry, Captain, I'll definitely make it happen!"
Caesar pounded his chest in assurance.
"By the way, do you have any other accomplishments aside from these?" Li Yuan asked.
"Of course! Captain, based on the weapon system designs you gave me, I've created this laser cannon. Its power is far greater than conventional cannons. Even ten 300-meter-long cannons wouldn't compare to the force of one shot from this laser cannon!"
Caesar continued to explain enthusiastically.
"Oh? A laser cannon? If its power is that great, there must be a few drawbacks, right?"
Li Yuan rubbed his chin thoughtfully. This sounded like a version of the Peacekeeper's laser cannon from the original story.
"Captain, you're right. The energy source for the laser cannon is electricity. I used regular electrical power as a substitute and added a generator. However, it takes about an hour to fire one shot!"
"The main issue is the energy limitation. We don't have enough power to convert into energy for the laser cannon. If we had Prince Faraday's Thunder Fruit to charge it, this problem would be solved!"
Caesar explained.
"If we had Faraday, would we even need this laser cannon?"
Li Yuan chuckled. "Since it's an energy issue, you should build a battery that can store electricity. At least that would solve the energy problem to some extent!"
"Yes, Captain! If I create a battery that can store large amounts of electricity, it would help solve the energy supply issue!"
"At least before the battery runs out of energy, we can fire the laser cannon. Then, if we add a large generator to recharge the battery when it's empty, the laser cannon will work just fine!"
"Captain, you're so wise!"
Caesar said excitedly, eager to build a battery and test it out immediately.
"Alright, you go ahead and try it. I'm leaving!"
Seeing Caesar so eager, Li Yuan decided not to stay any longer.
After leaving Caesar's lab, Li Yuan went to the blood pool.
"Eat up, let's see how much you can consume!"
Li Yuan extended his right hand, and the Seven Star Sword appeared in his hand. He then threw the Seven Star Sword into the blood pool.
"Glug, glug!!!"
Once the Seven Star Sword entered the blood pool, it began to devour the blood within the pool.
This blood pool was ten times larger than the previous one. While before, the Seven Star Sword could only consume all the blood essence of a small pool, now it devoured all the blood essence of the entire large pool!
"Sword, come to me!"
Li Yuan called out, and five invisible blood threads wrapped around the Seven Star Sword's handle. The sword flew into Li Yuan's hand as if it had wings.
"Is it satisfied with one-seventh? Looks like it still needs to consume seven more of these large pools of blood to fill the blood storage space inside the Seven Star Sword!"
After the Seven Star Sword returned to Li Yuan's hand, he could clearly see that the sword had a blood storage space, but it could only store blood.
"With such a vast amount of blood supporting the Seven Star Sword, my Blood Boiling enhancement skill should be able to improve further, and the duration will be greatly extended!"
Li Yuan was in a good mood.
Blood Boiling was a temporary enhancement skill he created by combining the blood he absorbed as a vampire with his own blood. While his Vampire Fruit allowed him to absorb blood, and he had created a blood space inside his body, the amount of blood stored was too small. This meant that "Blood Boiling" would only last for a very short time, much like the Extreme Enhancement of Life Return.
If he continuously activated Blood Boiling, the blood in his storage space would eventually run out and would begin to consume his own blood.
Now, with the Seven Star Sword eating the Blood-Blood Fruit, it was like having a mobile blood bank. This blood bank was far larger than the one he had created in his own body!
This was the real reason Li Yuan had chosen the Blood-Blood Fruit for the Seven Star Sword.
"Next, I'll fill up the blood storage space inside the Seven Star Sword, and then I'll completely forge it into a Black Sword!"
Li Yuan looked at the Seven Star Sword in his hand and smiled.
The Seven Star Sword was already close to becoming a Black Sword. However, after the fusion and enhancement, Li Yuan needed to reforge it. It was almost done, and in half a month, it would completely transform into a Black Sword!
Baldiago Island:
"Dragon, we've recruited many revolutionary comrades here, but we're running low on food!"
"Dragon, we're about to overthrow a kingdom in the West Blue, and we need more weapons!"
"Dragon, we've encountered the World Government's CP organization. They're very strong and need support!"
"…"
In the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army, Dragon took calls from revolutionary leaders across the world, making the most reasonable arrangements. However, many were requests for food, weapons, and other supplies.
"It seems we need strong external support. Without it, our army won't be able to grow quickly!"
"If we don't build our forces strong enough before the World Government recovers, we'll be facing a deadly strike from them!"
Dragon said heavily.
"Dragon, what kind of external support can help us? Our enemy is the World Government! Are you suggesting we ally with pirates?"
Ivankov asked after hearing Dragon's words. From his understanding, the only groups that dared to oppose the World Government were the large pirate crews in the New World!
"Yes, I'm talking about the Infinite Pirates. Two years ago, they gave us a large number of weapon orders, which allowed us to build up enough arms in the early stages of development."
"But as our army grows, those weapon orders aren't enough anymore. What we need now isn't just weapons, but other materials too!"
"Now, only the Infinite Pirates can provide us with such vast resources, and they aren't afraid of retaliation from the World Government."
Dragon explained.
"But how do you plan to persuade the Infinite Pirates? After all, they're the force of the world's strongest man, Li Yuan!"
Ivankov spoke with both fear and awe in his eyes when mentioning Li Yuan.
Fear because of his overwhelming power, and admiration because of his past slaying of many Celestial Dragons.
"The enemy of our enemy is our ally. The Infinite Pirates should be willing to help us grow stronger and weaken the World Government's power!"
Dragon said confidently. He knew that the two legendary pirate crews in the New World had massive ambitions. They likely wanted to overthrow the World Government's rule and dominate the world themselves.
For now, at least before the World Government fell, their goals aligned!
Infinite Pirates:
"Husband, based on the intelligence gathered by the Web, we now know the locations of many CP organization training camps. They're all marked here!"
Shakky said, handing over a sea chart.
The chart clearly marked the secret training bases of the World Government's CP members, with many located in the Four Seas, the Grand Line, and the New World.
The Web and the CP organization had been rivals for years, and in recent years, with the World Government's decline, the Web had completely suppressed the CP organization.
Now, by destroying these CP training camps, they could sever the supply of fresh recruits to the CP organization.
If they succeeded, the CP organization would be weak for decades, and the Web would surpass them completely.
But the question was whether the World Government would continue to pour resources into rebuilding the CP organization's training camps.
Li Yuan speculated that, given the World Government's current financial issues, even if they rebuilt the training camps, it would be on a very small scale.
"Good. Once Caesar's shark submarines go into mass production, we'll start the operation. That should catch them off guard!"
Li Yuan nodded.
If the Infinite Pirates' ships openly entered the Four Seas or the Grand Line, they might be detected once they entered the Four Seas. Using the Mirror World wasn't an option, as Li Yuan didn't want too many people to know about its existence.
The most reliable method left was to infiltr
ate those islands with submarines, kill the CP members on the islands in the shortest time possible, and then destroy all CP training camps before the news could spread.