In reality, the waters of this world are deeper than one can imagine.
This applies to science and technology. Not only does Vegapunk claim to possess technology that surpasses this world by five hundred years, but there are also many different ordinary scientists in the private sector.
Simply put, from a technological perspective, the world simply doesn't utilize them.
For example, most of what exists on Earth—planes, trains, cars, electric lighting, even televisions, radios, and VCRs—can find substitutes here and might only exist in this world.
But this is a world where technology hasn't followed the path of scientific advancement.
What's the reason?
Imagine that hundreds of years ago, when armed forces with powerful technology came to Alabasta, they were defeated by Alabasta fighters of unmatched strength. Who could understand the power of technology and the necessity of its development?
The so-called laggards will be defeated. And it's precisely because science and technology don't show real power that people in this world disdain them.
But Ezekiel believes that there is no conflict between the development of science and technology and the development of this world's strength. These two methods can be combined. The power of Devil Fruits can be used to facilitate the progress of science and technology, while the power of science and technology can also be greatly enhanced by Devil Fruits.
In fact, in the whole World Government, Vegapunk is the person Ezekiel most wants to bring to his side.
To be honest, Ezekiel is very interested in things like artificial Devil Fruits. Looking at the later Beast Pirates of Kaido, don't the Numbers look appealing? At least the direction of research and development of this technology is correct.
...….
Just then, when Ezekiel was waiting for the opportunity to go to Sky Island.
In the distant sea, on an ordinary island.
Pirates gathered here just to discuss how to infiltrate Alabasta and create chaos. Now, Alabasta is the most tempting prize in the eyes of all the pirates.
Individual pirate crews cannot afford to attack such a super-kingdom, but when countless pirates unite, they dare to assault even the entire Marine Headquarters.
Moreover, they don't want to attack Alabasta; they just want to see if they can acquire the power of the Mirror Fruit, Charlotte Brûlée!
"Goods worth tens of billions of beli have been sent to the Mirror World. Once we capture Charlotte Brûlée, all of that will be ours!"
They believed that all of Alabasta's goods were hidden in the same Mirror World. But in reality, each person with the Mirror Fruit ability has a world that is not connected to others, and there is more than one person with the Mirror Fruit ability.
These pirates were gathered by the Emperor of the criminal underworld, Umit, who promised that anyone who removed Vil's Taobao would be rewarded with 3 billion beli.
"We can pretend to be merchants and enter Willport, then head straight to Eruma through Alubarna, and finally enter the Desert kingdom . The whole process won't take a day, but we need to enter in groups," a pirate said with a grin.
A girl with long blue hair tied in a ponytail, dressed like a rebel, wearing sunglasses, sat aside. Next to her was a curly-haired man. She quietly said:
"Igaram, we need to tell my brother."
"Quiet, Your Royal Highness, let's wait until we leave," Igaram whispered to her immediately.
But there were so many people here, and no one paid attention to the subdued conversation between these two.
It seemed that no one noticed anything.
But next to them sat a man whose entire body was hidden by a cloak. It seemed he had overheard their conversation, and his hand, holding a trident-like weapon, tensed. A pirate approached Vivi.
"Hey, miss, you're not a pirate."
The hefty bald giant, reeking of an awful stench, leered as he reached out to touch Vivi.
"Stop!" Igaram grabbed the hilt of his sword, but before he could draw it, the giant knocked him straight to the ground with a single blow. Blue veins bulged on his head as he seized Vivi by the hand and yanked her from her seat. She was powerless to resist. As he looked at Vivi more closely, the man was momentarily stunned, then cried out in ecstasy:
"Are you all blind?! Do you See who I've caught?!"
Everyone shifted their gaze, and when they closely examined Vivi's appearance, shock suddenly appeared on their faces. They hurriedly referenced the photograph of the Alabasta Royal Family member in the information provided by umit.
"This… is the sister of the King of Alabasta! The Princess of the Royal Family!" the bald giant laughed, not expecting to be so lucky. "Your Royal Highness, what do you think of the people who have gathered here today? We're all discussing what to do about your brother. I didn't expect you to take the initiative and show up at our door. Your brother is King Ezekiel ?!"
Vivi was truly frightened. She hadn't anticipated being recognized so easily, mainly because her thinking was still stuck in the past. Now that the sea has mobile phones, the flow of information is faster than ever, and there are no people who don't know the famous Vilcis, and of course, information about all his relatives is widely spread.
"Put her in the iron cage!" someone shouted.
At that moment, Vivi suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of oppression, and everyone around her began to collapse unconscious, including Igaram. The man who was holding him also suddenly fell.
Circles of black and red light emanated from the mysterious person next to her. He slowly removed his coat, revealing short dark purple hair and a grim face, his mouth covered with a large scarf.
"You... Princess of Alabasta," it wasn't so much a question as a statement.
"No!" Vivi denied it.
"Sister of Ezekiel Nefertari," the man's expression turned fierce, making Vivi even more frightened. "I advise you to calm down."
Vivi was terrified. She just wanted to help her brother. She didn't want to return to Alabasta in such a desperate way. She didn't expect to be recognized.
"Is that the sister of that man? Compared to my sisters, she is very different," Katakuri was slightly disappointed, his eyes fixed on the panicking Vivi. His Conqueror's Haki knocked her out too. Katakuri discarded Vivi's mobile phone and smashed all the mirrors, then carried her out of the bar.
"Ezekiel , you caught my sister, and I caught yours."
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