After finishing his probing, Vegapunk left the vicinity of the Red Line without hesitation and diverted his course towards Amazon Lily.
Having been away from the One Piece World for so many years, Hancock must be homesick; since there was no way to destroy the World Government for the time being, they might as well go home for a visit.
Compared to the original story where Hancock eventually returned to Amazon Lily, lived there, and became the queen, the current Hancock, having been rescued from the Celestial Dragons by Vegapunk, had only visited Amazon Lily a few times.
Naturally, under these circumstances, Hancock did not become the queen of Amazon Lily; it was her two sisters who currently ruled the island.
Although her two sisters' talents were far inferior to Hancock's, they were still much stronger than the average Amazon warrior, and coupled with Vegapunk's technological enhancements, they possessed the strength of a veteran Marine Vice Admiral.
This strength was more than enough to rule Amazon Lily, and considering the convenience of being located in the Calm Belt, even the Marine did not want to touch this tough nut.
One should know that Vegapunk, who had long recognized the strategic significance of the Calm Belt, had not developed Sea Stone warships for the Marine; even though other scientists had conducted some research on this, the Marine's Sea Stone warships still suffered a loss rate of nearly half when passing through the Calm Belt.
Under these circumstances, as long as Amazon Lily did not do something taboo like directly attacking a Marine base, the Marine did not want to risk such heavy losses to raid the lair of Amazon Lily in the Calm Belt.
"It really is peaceful... I can't even see a single Sea King. Only at times like this can I feel that your inventions have uses other than war..."
Sitting on the deck, Nico Robin, who was casting a fishing rod, said with a sense of emotion.
"Don't make it sound like I'm an arms dealer!"
Vegapunk curled his lips:
"I'm just satisfying the needs of the vast majority of my clients. If you want to blame someone, blame those clients who just love all kinds of powerful weapons and machines that enhance their own strength!"
"Besides, didn't I also improve the geothermal generator and invent things like the weather tower in the Naruto World?"
"Doctor, as far as I know, those things like the weather tower can also be used as weapons, right?"
"Of course! Better safe than sorry! Both worlds are so dangerous, I definitely have to prepare some things for self-defense!"
Vegapunk looked like it was a matter of course, and Hancock, who was standing behind him and massaging him, also nodded:
"darling is absolutely right! One must always be ready for battle!"
Nico Robin curled her lips and didn't continue speaking, not knowing if she thought Vegapunk and Hancock were too cautious or if she felt that this world was too dangerous.
"We're almost there. Look, that's Amazon Lily over there!"
Seeing Amazon Lily in the distance with the statue of the hydra carved on it, a smile of excitement could not help but appear on Hancock's face. After all, she had been away for many years, and being able to return to her hometown now naturally made her quite happy.
While Hancock saw Amazon Lily, those on the island also saw the ship sailing towards them.
Although the ship manufactured by Vegapunk was very advanced, its hull was still disguised as an ordinary wooden sailing ship, and it did not fly any pirate flag, so under normal circumstances, it would not arouse the vigilance of others.
However, Amazon Lily was located in the Calm Belt, so any ship that appeared here could not possibly be an ordinary ship, which was why those Amazon women did not lower their guard.
That was until these women saw Hancock standing on the bow of the ship.
"It's Lady Hancock! Lady Hancock has returned!"
"Lady Hancock, I missed you so much!"
"Ahhh! I can't take it! Lady Hancock looked at me! I'm going to die!!"
For a moment, the residents of Amazon Lily, who had been standing on the dock with wary expressions, were all shouting and cheering, as if fanatical fans had met their idol; there were even some who fainted from over-excitement.
Hancock held her head high, ignoring the excited residents, and walked out while clutching Vegapunk's arm. Behind her, Nico Robin and Kozuki Toki were a bit dumbfounded as they watched the scene before them.
"You're really as popular as ever, Hancock!"
"Uh... Miss Hancock... your popularity is a bit excessive, isn't it..."
"It's nothing; she was always like this. I believe the residents of Amazon Lily are already used to it!"
At this moment, Hancock, who was being discussed by Nico Robin and Kozuki Toki, impatiently unleashed her Conqueror's Haki, stunning many of the Amazon Lily residents right in front of her. She then walked over swaggeringly with Vegapunk, and as for the fainted residents, they were simply stepped on.
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