I formed the El Cat Investigation Team in Pirates.

Although he knew Shanks was coming to find him, Xie Wen still calmly copied Vegapunk's information with the cats after hanging up the phone...

The Red Hair Pirates don’t have the Dodo, so even if they rush over right now, it will probably take several days.

Moreover, Xie Wen and Shanks have no grudge against each other. On the contrary, they have a lot of connections, so there is no need to worry about him coming to find him.

I have to say that Vegapunk's research directions are really diverse. Even if it was just cultural research, it took Xie Wen and his team two and a half days to copy it all.

After getting the information here, Xie Wen and his team once again took advantage of the snowstorm to sneak out of the research institute. After reuniting with Robin, they once again launched the investigation team's secret technique, Klee's treasure hunting technique.

Since there was no specific target, the little puppet used its tail to circle to point the way, and then the tip of its tail pointed to the strangely shaped mountain in the distance, which was also the highest mountain on the Mechanical Island.

Unlike other peaks, the top of that peak was shaped like a round cauliflower, and there were two huge bolts inserted on the mountainside...

It's obvious at first glance that Vegapunk has done something there.

I hadn't considered that place before because Xie Wen vaguely remembered that it was a failed work of Vegapunk.

"That's the 'geothermal system' that warms the entire island," Robin, who had already gathered all the information on the island, said immediately, "It's said to be the work of Vegapunk when he was young, but he couldn't complete it due to technical and financial reasons."

From this point of view, the technology in the One Piece world is actually not as good as that in Naruto. After all, the Snow Country in Naruto can produce a semi-finished product, but the most talented scientist in One Piece can't even produce a semi-finished product...

Xie Wen couldn't help but express outrageous remarks in his mind.

Besides, isn't it easy to change the climate here? Can't we just let Akainu go crazy here, or just let Klee come in?

"Meow?"

(=w=)?

"It looks like another research institute is probably hidden in that mountain. Our Spark Knight is awesome!"

Xie Wen rubbed Klee's cat head and successfully diverted her attention.

"Hey hehe~"

(=＞w＜=)

The praised little puppet rubbed its head against Xie Wen's palm and instantly forgot the strange "sound" it had just sensed.

With Klee's guidance, the second hidden research institute was not difficult to find. Xie Wen and his team soon found a hidden cave at the foot of the mountain where the geothermal system was located...

Sure enough, the information here is all combat technology including laser technology and animal transformation technology, and judging from the layout inside, this is also the place where Vegapunk uses to transform animals.

Just ...

"Brother Xie Wen! There is a self-destruct button here too! Let's go dig out all the explosives here!"

(==)σ

Kleemiao grabbed Xie Wen's ear with one hand and pointed at the familiar black button on the wall with the other, shouting excitedly.

So this self-destruct button is not used to hide the Second Research Institute at all, it is just Vegapunk's evil taste? !

Xie Wen rolled his eyes speechlessly, then obediently followed Klee to dig out all the explosives here.

In addition, the relevant information about the geothermal system above their heads and the main control unit of this device are also in this institute.

After reading the information and checking the main control unit of the geothermal system, Meowya decisively concluded: "It's mainly an energy problem. This geothermal device cannot draw enough energy from the ground to heat the entire island. It also requires a lot of external energy... In addition, Vegapunk doesn't seem to have found the right materials to evenly distribute heat throughout the island. Check-it!"

(ゝw)~☆

Originally, Xie Wen thought that they had already fleeced Vegapunk so much, and they were planning to go to Egghead Island to continue fleecing Vegapunk when they had the chance... So if possible, they would ask Klee to help start the geothermal system as a way of repaying Vegapunk.

But this thing has other problems besides energy that cannot be solved, so he has no other choice.

Another more important issue is... It is not an easy task to ask Klee to create enough flames to start the geothermal device and keep it burning without getting out of control after she leaves.

Originally, Xie Wen thought that the fire puppets summoned by Klee could exist forever, but later, Huihara and Meowerya asked her to cooperate in an experiment. They found that those summoned creatures would slowly dissipate over time after leaving Klee at a certain distance.

If a stronger fruit ability is used, the summoned creatures will not disappear, but will get out of control and eventually become like Punk Hazard in the comics.

So it’s not that Cang Lanxing doesn’t know how to be grateful, it’s just that the conditions don’t allow it…

Then Xie Wen continued to copy the information in the research institute with Robin and the cats.

While they were busy being "porters", a famous pirate group also arrived at the Mechanical Island...

"Red, Red Hair! It's Red Hair, one of the Four Emperors!"

"Damn it! Why is the red-haired guy here?!"

"Quick! Go ask for help from headquarters!"

Of course, the floating ice outside the Mechanical Island could not stop Shanks, so when the Red Verse appeared at the almost abandoned dock of the Mechanical Island, the navy on the island instantly fell into chaos.

There is no way. The naval configuration on Balkimoa is only at the level of a branch, and the highest-ranking officer is just a colonel.

Maybe he is a little stronger than the colonel of the Four Seas Branch, but to the Four Emperors Pirate Group, there is no difference at all.

"Redhead! What are you trying to do here?!"

As the highest-ranking navy officer here, Colonel Gorillas arranged for his men to notify the civilians on the island to take shelter, and then he took the remaining navy officers and went forward to negotiate with Shanks.

Even though the Red Hair Pirates are considered to be easier to deal with among the Four Emperors and even all pirates, they have committed the crime of destroying an entire country, so he has no choice but to deal with them carefully.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to start a war with you. I'm just here to find Xie Wen from Blue Star."

Shanks waved his hand cheerfully and explained his purpose to Colonel Orangutan.

"Blue Star?" Colonel Orangutan was stunned for a moment, and replied decisively: "He didn't come here, so please go back!"

"Huh? But I got accurate information that he had come a long time ago..."

Shanks scratched the scar on his face and muttered in confusion.

The ape colonel's adjutant seemed to have remembered something and suddenly whispered something in his ear...

"Oh no! Vegapunk's research institute!"

Colonel Gorillas was horrified and ignored Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, and ran to the research institute with his subordinates.

Well, the quality of the navy here is indeed average.

When they hurriedly arrived at Vegapunk's research institute, what they saw was a demolished wall and several large pits dug on the ground. As for the most important research data and equipment, they were intact without any damage.

"It seems that they... just destroyed the self-destruct device of this research institute, and took away the explosives connected to the self-destruct device."

Several scientists invited by Colonel Orangutan to inspect the damage came to this conclusion after looking around.

"Even the information left by Vegapunk has been reclassified and reorganized."

Colonel Orangutan, who didn't understand what Xie Wen was trying to do, could only contact the headquarters again, and received a reply of "don't worry about it".

In the eyes of the Navy Headquarters and the World Government, the technology on Balkimoa is not dangerous anyway, so it doesn't matter if Xie Wen sees it.

As for those explosives...

Xie Wen had asked the World Government for Power Rock before, so it was easy to guess his purpose, most likely for the "Cat Fur Tribe" around him.

As for the Red Hair Pirates...

"Uh... Beckman, did I accidentally cause trouble for that Blue Star?"

Shanks looked at his vice-captain with an embarrassed look on his face.

Ben Beckman shrugged. He and the other members of the pirate group were already used to this kind of thing.