Chapter 382: Surprised? Unexpected?

After leaving Chape and others on the Fordweitian Island, Xie Wen asked the other members of the investigation team if they wanted the power of the Sakura Dragon Fruit.

Then, as expected, even the mythical beast species was no different from other devil fruits in the eyes of cats.

However, Shirahoshi was slightly tempted, because Xie Wen had just told her the story of the carp leaping over the dragon gate not long ago, but when she thought about not being able to swim after eating the devil fruit, Shirahoshi finally chose to give up.

After all, the most famous thing about mermaids is their swimming speed, and not being able to swim is too bad for Shirahoshi.

"Since no one wants it, why not give it to me for research, meow!"

(=ΦωΦ=)

Habara Meow, who had not given up yet, spread her little paws towards Xie Wen.

"Stop it!" Xie Wen put away the Sakura Dragon Fruit, picked up the kitten and rubbed it, "Didn't you get the relevant information? I'm still waiting to use this fruit to summon new partners!"

"Although that's true, having a finished product as a comparison can effectively speed up my research progress, meow!"

Grayfield Meow retorted with a strong argument.

Although Xie Wen knew that what she said made sense, he still refused her with the claws and teeth of the kitten.

If it was an ordinary animal type or even an ancient type, Xie Wen would give it to him, but this is a mythical beast type that is rarer than the natural type, and it is the same type as Kaido. It's a pity to give it to Grayfield Meow for research.

Even if Xie Wen didn't plan to keep it for the cats he would summon in the future, he would have wanted to eat this fruit himself.

After all, the Blue/Sakura Dragon Fruit has a thick blood bar, high defense, and can fly. It also masters the power of the three elements of thunder, fire, and wind. It is also one of the top ones among the powerful mythical beasts.

Apart from Luffy's not-so-good-to-review Nika Fruit, whether it's Marco's Phoenix and the Buddha of the Warring States period, or the vampires that only appear in the game, Xie Wen doesn't think they can be stronger than the Blue Dragon Fruit, even if the user is not Kaido.

You know, even the Celestial Dragons who feed the devil fruit to slaves casually, use the Blue Dragon Fruit as a prize for their internal competition, which shows its value.

"Humph!"

With relevant research materials in hand, Huiyuan Miao is not particularly eager for the Sakura Dragon Fruit, and she also knows that although the Sakura Dragon Fruit is not favored by cats, it is still very powerful.

But...

You still have to be angry, otherwise it will be too easy for Xie Wen, a fool.

"Isn't it just an artificial devil fruit? I can make it myself, meow!"

(=`н=)

The arrogant little kitten held Xie Wen's palm and bit it hard, and then hit his forehead with a series of cat punches. Finally, when this little black-bellied cat took out the recovery potion 1306 and wanted to pour it into his mouth, Xie Wen, whose face turned pale instantly, stopped him.

After failing to "poison", Huiyuan Meow bit Xie Wen again, and then angrily broke free from his arms and went into the laboratory to study her "cat-made devil fruit".

...

As usual, Vergo took a walk in the base after lunch to digest his food, but unlike his relaxed appearance, Vergo was worried at this time.

Since he found out that Robin was taken in by Xie Wen, he not only notified Doflamingo as soon as possible, but also asked the higher-ups about the relevant matters as he said at the time, but the only reply he got was "don't bother".

This further confirmed his speculation that "Blue Planet and the World Government have a deal", which is not good news for Vergo who wants to help Doflamingo become the Pirate King.

But due to his current status, it is not easy to do anything to Xie Wen in public.

Vergo is naturally aware of what Doflamingo did secretly, but he actually does not agree with this plan, because if Nico Robin is really taken away by other pirates, it will be more disadvantageous for Doflamingo to compete for the Pirate King...

At least Xie Wen does not seem to have the intention to become the Pirate King, right?

Of course, he also understands that Doflamingo did this mainly to see whether the World Government would take action in this situation. Whether they help or take advantage of the situation, they can infer the true thoughts of the World Government from this.

But...

Is this really worth it?

According to Vergo's idea, it would be best if the people of their Don Quixote family took Nico Robin from Xie Wen before the news spread.

Well, he still didn't know that Tenyasha was beaten up by two cats in Marinford, and thought that with the strength of their Donquixote family, it would be no problem to deal with the new Shichibukai of Azure Star.

As for the reaction of the World Government after Nico Robin was snatched away, Vergo would not worry about it, after all, their young master was a Celestial Dragon... although he was once.

Maybe the young master had other considerations.

Although he didn't understand Doflamingo's choice, Vergo still supported his decision unconditionally.

As one of the earliest members of the Donquixote family, Vergo always believed that Doflamingo, who burst out with amazing domineering color when he was still a child, would definitely become the Pirate King who ruled this sea.

Let's not worry about the matter of Azure Star for the time being, he should first try to get more information from the navy...

"Admiral, your face..."

Just when Vergo was lost in thought, a navy officer who was walking towards him interrupted his thoughts and pointed at his cheek to remind him.

Vergo subconsciously touched his cheek, and a piece of bacon with a bite of it fell into his hand.

What is this?

After a brief recollection, it turned out to be the lunch he had just eaten.

Vergo calmly stuffed the unfinished bacon into his mouth, then smiled and nodded to the navy who reminded him, and patted the other's shoulder.

"Thank you for your reminder, you are Sergeant Willy, right?"

The navy, who was already used to this kind of scene, twitched his mouth, but still saluted excitedly and replied: "Yes! Vice Admiral!"

Although Vergo's pretended amiable personality has always been incompatible with the atmosphere of the entire G-5 base that is "more like a pirate than a navy", he is actually very popular with the navy in the base.

After all, a spy like him can only disguise himself better if he has good relationships with more people.

So although he was very unhappy about Sergeant Willy interrupting him, Vergo still maintained his amiable attitude and spent some time chatting with him. He waited until the other party left with an excited look before he resumed his expressionless look.

But it seemed that he was destined not to be able to think quietly today, because just when Vergo finished his walk and returned to his room to continue thinking without being disturbed by others, another navy rushed in and broke open the door.

"Vice Admiral Vergo! A pirate ship is coming towards our base! Judging from the other party's flag, it should be the BIG·MOM Pirates and the Beasts Pirates!"

Vergo, who had just sat down, stood up suddenly, and then flashed in front of the navy, and didn't care about maintaining his previous personality. He grabbed the other party's collar and confirmed again with a ferocious face: "What did you say?!!!"