On the other side, in the Navy Headquarters Science Research Lab.
Although Vegapunk had to switch to other research because of the lack of Blood Curse samples, the genius scientist was still very persistent, making him never forget Grimm.
One was the experiment on "Holy Light" particles, and the other was the Disguiser experiment.
The result of the battle with the Roger Pirates on Long Ring Long Land was unexpectedly excellent, but it was a pity that it was just one step away from wiping out the Roger Pirates.
However, even if the battle result failed, the experimental result was very successful.
The crazy combat mode that didn't feel pain and the ability to regenerate by eating fresh flesh and blood made Vegapunk look forward to when he could capture Grimm and ask him where these things came from.
However, Vegapunk didn't have much power. He was just a genius scientist. The only thing he could do was wait, waiting for the government to give him the results.
"Dr. Vegapunk, a strange sea ore has been discovered in a certain sea area in the New World. After ability users come into contact with it, they will feel weak, as if they have touched seawater!"
At this time, an assistant's words caught Vegapunk's attention. He quickly walked over and saw a picture on the experimental instrument, which was a stone that looked ordinary but had something special about it.
The key was that it was very black, too black. It looked very hard, like "Armament Haki."
Generally speaking, stones were a mixture of various colors. It was very rare to have this kind of stone with a single color.
While Vegapunk was looking at the pictures of these stones, the assistant on the other side continued to explain: "Because it can make ability users lose their abilities, just like the sea, the discovery team is currently calling it Sea Stone!"
"Oh? It has such an effect?" Vegapunk's expression tightened, and he instantly shifted his attention to this so-called "Sea Stone."
"Order people to mine this thing and send me a copy as soon as possible!"
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Water 7, known as one of the best large trading cities in the first half of the Grand Line, also gathered top shipbuilders.
But because a big tree attracted the wind, it caused the hostility of many trading cities, so disputes often occurred.
"So, so rotten..."
The workers responsible for dismantling ships looked into the distance and saw a warship slowly sailing over from the distance. When they saw what the ship looked like, they couldn't help but sigh.
The warship that Grimm had robbed had once again deviated from the magnetic force path because that guy Gangplank had lost the Log Pose again.
However, Gangplank had already guaranteed that he wouldn't lose the Log Pose again next time, and he had slowly figured out the route of each magnetic force path in the Grand Line. Next time, even without the Log Pose, he wouldn't deviate from the route.
Indeed, this time they only deviated from the magnetic force path, but they quickly adjusted it. However, the quality of this branch Navy warship was really very poor.
The workers on the shore, who were engaged in the work of dismantling ships and turning rotten ships into firewood for recycling, were also frightened by the appearance of such a ship.
Looking at it from a distance, there weren't two intact wooden boards on the hull, and the sails were tattered like rags. They wouldn't be surprised if such a ship sank into the sea in the next second.
Many shipwrights put down their business and walked towards the rotten ship. In their eyes, this ship definitely needed to be dismantled. Although they didn't know what kind of miracle had allowed them to sail here, the possibility of reaching the next island was 0.
Under the curious gaze of several shipwrights, Grimm and Gangplank slowly walked down from the ship. Seeing that there was only a young man under twenty years old and a middle-aged man, the shipwrights were stunned.
Although the ship was very broken, you could still see that it was a warship. How could two people who didn't look like Navy soldiers walk down?
The shipwrights predicted that these two people had most likely robbed the warship. They hadn't seen this kind of situation before, but it was the first time they had seen two people rob a warship.
"Everyone, excuse me, who is the best shipbuilder on this island?" Before the shipwrights could speak, Grimm took the initiative to ask politely.
"Uh... On the west side of the island, there is a Tom's Workers. It's, it's the best shipbuilding technology on the whole island." A shipwright answered very nervously. He had already labeled Grimm and the others as vicious great pirates.
In general, in this kind of situation, they would choose to recommend their own or a friend's shop and wouldn't tell the truth, but the other party was a pirate who dared to rob a warship. If they were discovered lying, then the consequences...
"West side? I see. May the Holy Light bless you!" Grimm said, walking towards the direction the shipwright had said with Gangplank. After a long time, the others reacted and finally breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't want to deal with this kind of guy.
"Hey, that guy didn't fix the anchor!" A shipwright looked at the warship that Grimm was driving and said in surprise.
After the ship docked, they should throw the anchor down and then fix the dock with ropes. Otherwise, there was a risk of being stolen or drifting into the distant sea.
"That guy doesn't want the ship at all!" The shipwright who had talked to Grimm explained.
"Hey, another ship is coming! It's even more rotten than the ship just now!" Suddenly, a shipwright looked into the distance and continued to say.
Everyone turned their heads and looked, and indeed there was a ship sailing towards them. Looking intently, it had a skull logo. It was a pirate ship. If Grimm's ship was a rotten ship, then it would be a miracle for this ship to float on the water. The big hole in the middle of the hull was simply fatal.
"How did this kind of ship sail here!" The shipwright vowed that this was the first time in his life he had seen a "sunken ship" still sailing.
Ordinary civilians had a deep fear of pirates. When they saw a pirate ship, they would choose to run away, afraid of being robbed.
However, if someone paid close attention to pirate news, they would immediately be able to tell that it was the logo of the great pirate who had been making waves in the Grand Line recently, the Roger Pirates.
A dozen minutes later, the Roger Pirates' ship docked, and after the gangway was opened, Shanks ran down excitedly and said: "Hey hey hey, we've finally arrived here. We'll be able to go to the New World soon, right?"
"Don't be so excited, Shanks." Rayleigh walked down from the ship and chuckled: "This place is very close to Navy Headquarters. We have to be low-key."
Another member of the Roger Pirates, Gaban, also walked down from the ship and smiled: "Our ship can't be used anymore. Since we're coming to Water 7 this time, it's a good opportunity to change the ship. Although I'm very reluctant, we have to do it for sailing!"
"How is Roger's situation?" Rayleigh asked.
"He has recovered from the death of his companions. However, he feels very angry about the Navy's use of those strange monsters. For the next battle, the captain is preparing to go all out!" Gaban smiled. "In short, let's go find a shipwright first. The Roger Pirates' ship must be built by the best shipwright!"
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