From Pirates to Sweeping the Worlds

"There's still no clue about Vegapunk's laboratory!" said Kerrigan.

She looked depressed and complained, "Vegapunk is too much of a homebody. He stays in the lab all the time."

"[Scouting Spores] or other [Scouts] can't get in at all."

"Take it slow!" Xia Jieren held his forehead and said helplessly.

[Punk Hazard] is located in the [New World] and is an island belonging to the [World Government].

There is a lake in the center of the island, which is full of greenery and is known as the "treasure house of life."

So it is very easy for the navy to sneak into the island.

Kerrigan even hatched a Hive beneath Punk Hazard.

Xia Jieren frowned, "No! We can't just wait like this."

"But is there any good way to contact Vegapunk?"

"..."

Xia Jieren thought hard.

Suddenly, Kerrigan suggested: "Master, you can try to send encrypted bio-waves to Punk Hazard."

"If Den Den Mushi receives this kind of radio wave, it will be confused."

"As long as Vegapunk is interested, he should be able to discover the secret."

After hearing the suggestion, Xia Jieren pounded his hands and said, "Good idea, you can give it a try."

With Xia Jieren's permission, Kerrigan acted quickly.

At the same time, all the Den Den Mushi in the laboratory became dizzy.

The surveillance personnel soon discovered something was wrong.

One person stayed in the monitoring room, while the other rushed to the laboratory to report the situation: "Lord Caesar, it's bad! The Den Den Mushi have all stopped working."

Caesar's research was interrupted, and he waved his hand angrily, "I'm busy! Go find Vegapunk!"

The surveillance personnel became anxious, and seeing that Caesar ignored them, they ran to Vegapunk's laboratory.

At this time, Vegapunk had just finished his research work and was planning to take a good rest and study something that interested him.

The surveillance officer pushed the door open and when he saw Vegapunk, his eyes lit up and he immediately reported respectfully: "Dr. Vegapunk! Den Den Mushi's appearance has become strange."

While speaking, the surveillance officer took out a Den Den Mushi and showed it to Vegapunk.

"Oh~" Vegapunk became interested as he looked at Den Den Mushi, which was shaking its head as if drunk.

Taking the Den Den Mushi, Vegapunk waved his hand and said, "Go down! Let me take a look!"

"Yes!"

The surveillance officer turned and left.

Vegapunk returned to the laboratory with Den Den Mushi.

"The Den Den Mushi's body temperature is normal, and all of them have become like this at the same time, so I don't think it's a disease."

"Then there is only one possibility. There is something wrong with the bio-waves received by Den Den Mushi."

"If the information contained in the bio-waves is too much and complex, it will oppress the nerves of the Den Den Mushi and make it unable to process it."

Before even starting research, Vegapunk had already guessed the cause.

Afterwards, Vegapunk placed the Den Den Mushi on an instrument and turned on the switch.

In a moment, he locked onto that complex bio-electric wave.

"Guessed it right!" Vegapunk still had a confident smile on his face.

"Oh, interesting! It's actually an encrypted message."

"What exactly is the content? I'm really curious!"

Vegapunk was working frantically in front of a huge computer.

After a moment, the translated information appeared on the screen.

[Dr. Vegapunk, hello! The "Netherlands Kingdom" would like to cooperate with you. If you are interested, please use the following channel to contact us. ]

The content is very concise.

Vegapunk was stunned for a moment, then he operated the computer to erase the translated information and operation records.

Then, he took out a seemingly old communication device from a corner and adjusted the frequency.

After the signal was connected, Den Den Mushi returned to normal.

The surveillance officer is considering whether to contact his superiors.

After seeing Den Den Mushi return to normal, I decided to just act as if nothing had happened and let it slide.

Researchers in the lab don't dwell on it too deeply.

They will just think that someone's experiment accidentally interfered with Den Den Mushi.

As soon as the signal was connected, Kerrigan pulled Xia Jieren into the [Heart Network].

Upon learning that he had contacted Vegapunk, Xia Jieren was overwhelmed with surprise.

He took a few deep breaths, spoke first, and introduced himself: "Hello, Doctor! I am Xia Jieren, and it is an honor to contact you."

Vegapunk was silent for a moment, then asked, "Why did your country contact me?"

"Cooperation! I want to cooperate with Dr. Vegapunk!" Xia Jieren said bluntly.

"Oh~, I have a very pleasant cooperation with the [World Government]. Why do you think I will abandon the [World Government] and cooperate with the [Kingdom of the Netherlands]?" Vegapunk did not answer directly, but asked instead.

Xia Jieren smiled and explained, "Doctor, you misunderstood! I know your current situation, but it won't make you abandon the [World Government] and cooperate with the [Netherlands Kingdom]."

"Why can't we cooperate with the [World Government] and the [Netherlands Kingdom] at the same time?"

Vegapunk was a little surprised: "You don't mind me cooperating with the World Government!"

"I don't care! Doctor, my goal is nothing more than your advanced inventions. It doesn't matter who you cooperate with or how you cooperate."

"That's your freedom, I won't restrict it."

It’s not that Xia Jieren has never thought about bringing Vegapunk under his command, but it’s simply not realistic now.

"How do we cooperate?" Vegapunk became interested.

"Tell us your research topic. If we need this technology, we will provide you with sufficient funds and resources. If the research is successful, you can share the results with us."

"In addition, I will send you the necessary technology. If you are interested, you can also continue to research and develop it. The funds and resources required for the research will all be borne by us. After the project is completed, we can give you a generous reward."

"These are two solutions I thought of. Do you think they are feasible? You can also put forward any opinions you have."

Xia Jieren told all the ways of cooperation that he had already thought of.

Vegapunk had no objection to the cooperation method proposed by Xia Jieren.

With one more supporter, some research that has been suspended due to lack of funding can be restarted.

"Okay!" Vegapunk nodded in agreement without thinking too much.

Xia Jieren smiled, not surprised at Vegapunk's choice.

Vegapunk has many ideas in his mind, but due to the lack of scientific research funds, he has been unable to realize them.

You must know that scientific research is always a bottomless pit.

Before it starts, you can't tell whether it is a black hole or a white hole.

With a preliminary intention, Xia Jieren asked, "Doctor, how can I provide you with funds under the nose of the [World Government]?"

Vegapunk lowered his head in thought.

Xia Jieren waited patiently.