"S-sorry!" The man shivered in fright, almost dropping the wine jar in his hand.
Luffy was already impatient, grabbing a steaming piece of roasted meat and stuffing it into his mouth: "Wow! This meat is dancing in my mouth!"
His rubbery cheeks puffed out exaggeratedly, and his eyes turned into stars.
Usopp and Chopper stared dumbfounded at the mountain of rare ingredients: "Did we just clear out all the specialties of Long Ring Long Land…?"
When the last batch of ingredients was properly arranged, the Foxy Pirates members lined up neatly and bowed in unison: "Goodbye, Sanji! If you need anything, please don't hesitate to ask! We're at your beck and call!"
Sanji waved his hand impatiently: "Now scram, don't be an eyesore here."
Foxy, as if granted amnesty, stumbled and crawled back to his ship with his subordinates. Even after their ship disappeared on the distant horizon, faint shouts of "Long live Sanji!" could still be heard.
A moment later,
"What's that smell? It's so good~" Chopper sniffed hard as he walked, following the scent all the way back to the ship.
As soon as Ron and his group stepped onto the deck, they were greeted by the enticing aroma of food, and the sight before them left them stunned. The entire deck had been transformed into an open-air gourmet warehouse, with various rare ingredients they had never seen before piled into small mountains.
Luffy, with a round belly, lay sound asleep beside the pile of ingredients, a happy drool still hanging from the corner of his mouth.
"Did… did they empty the entire island?" Nami's eyes widened, and her finger trembled as she pointed at the fragrant ingredients.
Usopp immediately puffed out his chest and proudly adjusted his slingshot: "Hahaha! You guys didn't see the heroic posture of this Sniper King back then!"
He gestured exaggeratedly, "Those Foxy Pirates initially tried to resist, but as soon as I showed just one percent of my strength, they knelt down and begged for mercy!"
Sanji ignored Usopp's bragging, keenly noticing the unusual expressions of Ron and the others.
He extinguished his cigarette butt and frowned, asking, "Captain, what happened? You all look…" He carefully chose his words, "as excited as if you just discovered the All Blue."
Ron and Robin exchanged a glance, then he patted the thick stack of blueprints wrapped in waterproof cloth in his hand. Even through the cloth, the excitement the papers brought to everyone could be felt.
"We dug up something… special." Ron's voice held a rare exhilaration, "Ten thousand times more precious than these ingredients."
Robin gently lifted a corner of the waterproof cloth, revealing ancient characters on the paper. Sanji's pupils suddenly contracted. Weren't these the same characters as those on the Poneglyphs?
Could their origin also be astonishing?
"This is…" Sanji's voice was a bit dry.
"This is the ancient weapon 'Pluton'," Ron's voice was low and clear, "and it's the original version."
"Original?" Sanji's cigarette dropped from his mouth, burning a scorched mark on the wooden deck.
Robin's slender finger pointed to the core device in the center of the blueprint: "Look here. The mass-produced Pluton uses ordinary power, but this one…" Her fingertips trembled slightly, "is equipped with an 'Eternal Furnace,' which theoretically can operate endlessly."
Usopp's knees began to tremble uncontrollably: "W-wait a minute! So… if we build this thing, wouldn't we be invincible?!"
The atmosphere suddenly fell into an eerie silence, and everyone's eyes grew brighter.
"Hahaha, by then, what Warlords, what Emperors, won't they all be live targets in front of Pluton? One shot and they'll all have to go see the Sea Kings!"
"Just thinking about it makes me excited…" Usopp's imagination was already running wild, "Couldn't we just directly bombard Mary Geoise? Bomb the Marine Headquarters to dust? Make all the Celestial Dragons—"
"Calm down!" Nami punched Usopp on the head, but her eyes also gleamed with an unusual light, "This is not a joke…"
Robin crossed her hands under her chin, her gaze deep: "Theoretically, yes, but I don't know if it can be built."
Chopper also widened his eyes: "A-are we really going to build something so terrifying?"
"The problem now is…" Sanji's gaze swept over everyone, "The blueprints are already in our hands. Even if we don't build it, the World Government will try to seize it at all costs."
Ron's finger gently tapped on the Pluton blueprint. He looked around at everyone, his eyes gleaming with firm resolve: "Since the Pluton blueprint has fallen into our hands, wouldn't it be a waste of this opportunity not to build it?"
"B-build it?!" Usopp's tongue tied into knots, "That's a weapon that can destroy the world!"
Sanji exhaled a smoke ring, a wild smile playing on his lips: "Interesting. Let those high-and-mighty guys taste what it's like to be crushed."
Nami crossed her arms, her brow furrowed: "Wait, even if we have the blueprints, where do we find shipwrights who can build Pluton? A warship of this caliber…"
"Coincidentally." Ron pointed to the mark ahead on the sea chart, "Our next stop is Water 7, and our next companion is there."
"Water 7?!" Chopper jumped up excitedly, "I heard they have the best shipwrights in the world there!"
Robin gently flipped through the blueprints: "But Pluton's design is so complex, ordinary shipwrights probably wouldn't even understand it, and they'd also need to grasp the underlying principles, which makes it even more difficult…"
"Our companion's name is Franky." Ron interrupted, a confident smile on his lips, "He's not just a person, but an excellent shipwright. This guy even participated in the design of the sea train, so the Pluton blueprints shouldn't be a problem for him."
"Meat!!!" Luffy suddenly sprang up from his sleep, his rubber arm sweeping across the table and knocking over a teacup. "I want meat! Oh wait, we need to find a new companion!"
Sanji grabbed the restless Captain: "Idiot, that's not the point!" He turned to Ron, battle intent burning in his eyes, "Is this Franky really that amazing?"
Ron unfolded the detailed sea chart of Water 7: "He is not only a genius shipwright, but he also knows about the Pluton blueprints and has a copy of them."
"What! Franky has the Pluton blueprints?"
Everyone was shocked!
"It's not the same as ours. The one in our hands is the original, not those weakened, alternative versions that came later. More importantly…" His voice suddenly dropped, "He inherited the will of Tom's Workers."
"Tom's Workers?!" Robin's pupils contracted sharply, "You mean the Tom who built the sea train, the famous Tom…"
"Exactly." Ron put away the sea chart, "So now, to Water 7, to build the ancient weapon Pluton!"
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