East Port No. 7 belongs to the independent Marine port. It is different from the Bay Port which is directly in front of the fortress. Its responsibility is to launch the Battleships when the Bay Port is unavailable, it is considered an “emergency channel.”
It was all because of Golden Lion!
The raid more than ten years ago by the Golden Lion made Fleet Admiral Sengoku and others clearly realize that Marineford has been stable for too long, and there is no effective evacuation route in an emergency.
If there were these hidden ports to evacuate civilians, the casualties would not have been so heavy.
As a result, the emergency passage was created, and the maintenance work was strict and meticulous, and they did not dare to be careless.
There are nine such hidden ports in the Marineford, and it is not a big problem for Caesar to occupy one.
With a large team of bodyguards, Vegapunk quickly arrived at Port 7.
From the outside, it appears as a bare cliff, with sand and sea hitting the beach, making it seem deserted.
But when you go around the bushes, you can find the entrance to the passage. Several Marine soldiers were guarding the entrance, when they saw Vegapunk and his team, they were taken aback and then raised their weapons.
“Stop! Show your credentials!”
“How dare you! Do you know who we are?!” One of the bodyguards was very angry. They were a special group of people from the World Government and did not even need to salute when they saw Fleet Admiral Sengoku so they became quite angry when mere soldiers dared to treat them like that.
“This is Military Restricted Area, please show us your credentials!”
Hearing the other party repeat this, the soldier’s words were slightly relaxed but they didn’t put down their guns.
At this moment, a group of soldiers carrying supplies came in the distance, pushing various devices hidden by white cloth and moving forward.
If they want to make the Super Electromagnetic Cannon, the corresponding equipment is absolutely indispensable. After Caesar preserved Rowen’s blood, he immediately went back to retrieve the necessary equipment that he would need for his experiment.
The leader of the group was Caesar. He suddenly saw the two groups facing each other in front of him, his eyes stopped for a moment on the man wearing the conspicuous white coat and his expression gloomy.
“Vegapunk!” Caesar exclaimed.
But immediately, he feigned excitement and spread his hands, leaning over.
“Shoo, hello, hello!” “It’s really this. It’s really… unexpected! Mr. Vegapunk…”
“You didn’t even upgrade the Pacifista at the North Blue base and you came to Marine Headquarters and came and went for at least a month. This… is it a dereliction of duty?”
Caesar bared his fangs and said pointedly: “If Gorōsei (Five Elder Stars) knew about this, I don’t know what they would think…”
However, Vegapunk replied, “This is the vacation approved by Gorōsei (Five Elder Stars)…”
Vegapunk didn’t move and turned his head silently, then suddenly smiled: “It’s been a long time since I saw you, Caesar. How is the progress on the Thunder and Lightning Stimulating Device? I have finished PX-3!”
PX-3 is the third-generation upgraded version of Pacifista after PX-1 and PX-2, while the Thunderbolt Device has only completed the second generation. If the original Pacifista, referred to as PX-0 is counted, Vegapunk is two stages ahead of Caesar.
This is a way for scientists to compete, using the progress of the same project to gauge each other’s level!
Sure enough, Caesar’s eyes widened in disbelief when he heard Vegapunk’s words, “What?! Impossible! How long did it take you to finish PX-1?!”
A version upgrade does not mean that a certain part can be renamed with the version name, but a new version can only be counted after a comprehensive and complete upgrade.
Vegapunk has completed the PX-1 full deal and upgraded it to PX-3 in less than half a year?! So all of his advancement in finishing the second phase of the Thunderbolt Stimulation Device was nothing.
“Am I an Idiot?” Caesar’s face turned blue with disbelief when this thought suddenly appeared in his mind.
“It’s true, believe it or not.” Vegapunk smiled triumphantly when he saw Caesar’s face turning blue.
Vegapunk doesn’t have ill intentions toward Caesar. The other party used to work as his assistant for many years and he repeatedly tried to think of ways that he could help in his experiments so Vegapunk is familiar with Caesar’s character.
However, since ancient times, there has been no first and no second. As an outstanding scientist of the same era, the other party has been living under his own light, and it is normal for Caesar to want to surpass him.
However, Vegapunk will not refuse it if there is a chance to put down his opponent a little.
…
Caesar had an ugly expression on his face. He believed that he had stayed informed about Vegapunk’s progress and had thought he had caught up with Vegapunk’s progress because the second phase of the Thunder Stimulation Device had been completed. He suspected that Vegapunk may have just begun working on the PX-2 upgrade.
But that was not the case, by the time he finished the second phase of Thunder Stimulation Device, Vegapunk had already done the third version of Pacifista.
As Caesar had previously worked as an assistant to Vegapunk, he had a natural understanding of the challenges involved in developing the third edition of the Pacifista model.
The PX-1 was designed as a weapon to be used against pirates with bounties in the tens of millions, but the PX-3 was created to target pirates with bounties in the hundreds of millions. Developing this model presented a range of different challenges, including those related to energy, weapons, and defense, as they were far more advanced than those of the PX-1.
“Hateful!” Caesar exclaimed with a deep feeling of frustration and said. “Is the gap between our work really that big?”
At that moment, Vegapunk approached and lifted the dust screen to take a look. He then said, “Use a few of the transformers I’ve designed. The Plasma Cannon alone is not sufficient for these models.”
“It’s the Super Electromagnetic Cannon!” Caesar corrected.
Caesar reflexively retorted, trying to prove that his work was different from Vegapunk’s. But he quickly regained his composure, and approached Vegapunk, standing in front of him and saying angrily:
“What are you doing here?! This is my project!”
For scientists, interfering with other people’s projects is like plundered treasure among pirates, it’s an unforgivable offense.
“Even though you are my superior, if you dare to do this, I will report you to the Gorōsei (Five Elder Stars)!”
“Calm down, your project will be yours, and mine will be mine,” Vegapunk replied as he reached into his explosive head, took out a mechanical eye, and placed it in front of his eye. He then adjusted his prosthetic eye to observe, while speaking.
“Didn’t you obtain the blood of Rear Admiral Rowen and preserve it? Why don’t we have a competition to see who can finish their respective creations first?” Vegapunk suggested with a smile on his face.
“A competition?” Caesar asked with a skeptical look on his face.
“Yes, a competition,” Vegapunk confirmed. “I didn’t have a good gift when we first met, so let’s use the Plasma Cannon as my gift and sincerity.”
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