I formed the El Cat Investigation Team in Pirates.

Chapter 703 Knot

"This is the iron giant that attacked Santa Maria Joa two hundred years ago."

In addition to asking Klee to help optimize the Mother Flame and get technical benefits from Vegapunk, Xie Wen also asked him to take himself and the cats to visit the ancient robot.

It was hidden in the corner of Egghead Island by Vegapunk using holographic projection. Normally, one could only see a wall. No wonder Xie Wen couldn't find it no matter how hard he looked before.

When the Holy Mother Flame was swallowed by Klee before, it was temporarily exposed, but at that time everyone's attention was attracted by the research layer that lost its barrier and the two Five Elders who appeared later.

Even if a pirate caught a glimpse of it, its tattered state, lying in a pile of garbage, would not attract anyone's attention.

"Can I take it apart meow? Check-it!"

(ゝw)~☆

Miaoerya looked at the huge robot in front of him with shining eyes, looking eager to try.

"Of course not!!!"

Vegapunk's reaction was violent, very pirate-like.

"Why meow? This guy can't even move."

(=w=)

Xiao Dejuan asked in confusion, "And how did you study it without taking it apart? Didn't you make a replica of a robot?"

"It's not that I don't want to dismantle it, but this robot can't be disassembled normally. It can only be disassembled violently." Vegapunk explained: "So I just scanned its internal structure through the instrument."

Seeing that Meowerya was still pouting and looking reluctant, Vegapunk continued to persuade her, "Apart from the unknown power source and the relatively sturdy materials used in this giant robot, there is nothing particularly outstanding about the technology used. The internal structure diagram I scanned is enough to understand its manufacturing method."

Just as Meow Er Yaan was dividing the food, Keli, who was lying on Xie Wen's shoulder, twitched her little nose and muttered, "But, Keli feels that this big guy has something good on him, meow."

(=`=)

Xie Wen and other cats have great trust in the judgment of the investigation team's only designated mascot.

"Are you sure it's inside this big iron man's body, and not it itself?"

"Kelly can confirm it~"

(=w=)σ

The little puppet pointed at the ancient robot lying in the garbage pile and waved its arm to draw a circle. "And Klee can feel that it should be in that area, meow."

After finding out that Xie Wen and the others had no specific idea of ​​what to do, she immediately jumped off Xie Wen's shoulder and ran to the robot's belly. She trotted around it in a circle that was smaller than the robot but actually had a diameter of more than ten meters. Then she jumped inside the circle and said, "It should be in here, meow!"

(=＞＜=)

"Eh? That position..."

Vegapunk, who originally didn't take it seriously and thought it was just Klee playing around, was stunned for a moment.

Because the location circled by Klee is indeed a bit special, the results of the scan showed that there should be a piece of rope stored under that area.

Before, Vegapunk hadn't figured out what the purpose of putting a rope there was, because it was not connected to other mechanisms, and the overall length was probably only slightly larger than the palm of an ancient robot, so it was unlikely to be used as a tool. So Vegapunk could only guess that it was probably prepared for the robot's "driver" or "master"...

But now it seems that there are other possibilities?

"rope?"

After listening to Vegapunk's explanation, Xie Wen was also confused...

Although he looked confused, Xie Wen, who firmly believed in Klee's treasure-hunting ability, still planned to take out the rope that Vegapunk mentioned.

Since the rope would not affect the robot as a whole, and Vegapunk himself was curious about what it was like, he agreed with Xie Wen's idea without hesitation.

The rope, which might be a good thing, was hidden on the skirt armor of the lower body of the giant robot, in one of the roots of the entire circle of sunken stripes. From the outside, it was impossible to tell that there was a small mechanism hidden there.

But Xie Wen and his team had a scan of Vegapunk, so they easily locked the position of the rope.

"Is this really something from nine hundred years ago? After so many years, there's still not a single crack to be seen." Xie Wen climbed onto the giant robot and squatted beside the location pointed out by Vegapunk. He touched the concave area where there was no visible crack at all, and muttered in disbelief.

He had seen many videos on Earth about the two pieces of metal fitting together perfectly. It was not hard to understand that nine hundred years ago, when ancient weapons could be made, similar cutting techniques were available. What Xie Wen found unbelievable was that nine hundred years had passed, and the outside of this large robot was already covered in rust, but there was still no flaw in this gap...

"So, you don't think there's anything wrong with this?"

Xie Wen looked at Vegapunk in confusion.

It turns out that the other party's reasons are as exaggerated as this big robot...

"It's not difficult to do this, why should I doubt it?"

"..."

Well, you are a genius scientist and you have the final say.

Xie Wen withdrew his gaze speechlessly.

Although the gap could not be seen or felt, it was still very easy to open it. With the powerful suction cup provided by Vegapunk, Xie Wen pulled out the metal block that was larger than any other by himself.

Sure enough, this block of metal was connected to a rope that was thicker than those of the Felynx.

He grabbed the rope and pulled it out a few times, and soon pulled it to the bottom.

The other end of the rope is connected to the inside of the robot's body. According to Vegapunk, there is no mechanism inside, it is simply tied there.

Apart from this, the only special thing about this rope is the very ordinary slipknot tied on it.

Wait… a knot?

Xie Wen suddenly remembered something related to knots in the world of pirates - the Wind Knot of Visalia, a small sky island, a magical "technology" that can release wind power by pulling the knot.

"Don't untie it yet!"

Vegapunk obviously also knew about the Wind Knot, and he shouted: "This knot may store something!"

"No... such a big thing is powered by air?"

Hearing Xie Wen's incredulous voice, Vegapunk instantly realized that the other party also knew about the Wind Knot. Without having to explain, he quickly said, "Impossible. Not to mention how strong the wind is needed to drive such a large robot, the Wind Knot needs to be untied to release the wind. In addition, the Wind Knot cannot achieve stable and continuous transmission of wind power. I have not found a device for transmitting and converting wind power. There is also a decisive reason. If the backup energy stored here is for this robot, then why was it not used two hundred years ago?"

After a thorough analysis, Vegapunk came to the conclusion:

"So, either the knot is storing very strong winds, so strong that we can hardly imagine them, or it's not wind that's stored in it, but something else."

Xie Wen nodded thoughtfully.

It makes sense. If even something as intangible as wind can be stored in a rope, then it seems normal to store something else as well.

"So...what should we do now?"

No matter whether it stores wind power or something else, Xie Wen and Vegapunk cannot solve it directly before they figure out the secret.

Vegapunk thought for a moment and said, "The Wind Knot is Visalia's unique technology, so I don't really understand its principles... Well, I'll cut a small section of the rope and leave it on Egghead Island for research. If you have a chance, take the knot to Visalia and ask the scientists there to help take a look. Haredas and his men are very friendly people, and they probably won't refuse to help."

Xie Wen naturally would not refuse this suggestion, because he also had a plan to go to Visalia, but that sky island had been floating around in a random manner, so he could only rely on luck to find it. And for various reasons, Xie Wen had never asked Klee to help him find the way.

However, now he doesn't have to bother Klee anymore, because Vegapunk has Visalia's Permanent Pointer in his hand.