As days went by, the World Government acted as if nothing had ever happened.
Aside from raising the bounties of the involved people (Felynes) at the very beginning, they neither recaptured the five countries occupied by the Revolutionary Army nor dispatched anyone to continue clearing out the pirates on the sea...
Of course, this could also be related to Sakazuki entire fleet being captured, which left the Marines severely short-handed right now.
But no matter what, the actions of the World Government were far too quiet they didn't even tighten their control over the affiliated nations.
Furthermore, there had been no news from Vegapunk side all this time, making it unclear whether "Uranus" was still functional, or if the Five Elders simply did not want anyone outside of the Celestial Dragons to know of its existence.
Because it was impossible to figure out what was going on with the World Government, Dragon chose a relatively prudent option for his subsequent plans, which was to continue testing the World Government.
As for the method of testing, it was actually the same tactic that the Revolutionary Army would use in the future of the original manga—cutting off the food supply to Mariejois.
Of course, because Sherwin had transmigrated early, he had not seen this part of the content, so he didn't know how the World Government would react specifically, and naturally, he couldn't give Dragon any advice.
However, before that, they planned to rescue the slaves on Mariejois first, and burn down the granaries up there along the way.
Sherwin did have some impression of this plotline, except that in the original work, the Five Elders probably refrained from acting to maintain their mystery, or perhaps they felt there was no need to step in, so they never mobilized.
But the current situation might be different their circumstances had long been exposed, and with Mariejois having been set ablaze by Klee Meow before, the defense forces up there should be strengthened by now.
Although he believed the Five Elders wouldn't be so insanely frantic as to use "Uranus" on Mariejois, Dragon was also unsure whether the "Imu" Sherwin spoke of would make a move, as well as how strong he actually was.
Therefore, to ensure absolute safety, Dragon decisively dragged along the Hunter, who had only been living leisurely for a few days...
Even though most of the time, Sherwin was actually quite leisurely anyway.
The process of infiltrating Mary Geoise was not complicated. Morley Push-Push Fruit ability was practically a divine skill for fighting a "tunnel war." Coupled with the unique geographical environment of Mary Geoise, no one would ever discover them while they hid underground.
"I used to wonder why the buildings in Mary Geoise all used this kind of stone that interferes with Observation Haki, but if it to hide the existence of that Imu whom Mr. Sherwin mentioned, then it becomes reasonable."
After discussing their specific plan of action with Sherwin, Dragon said with emotion, "It just that now, it makes our movements much easier."
However, Sherwin curled his lip. "Reasonable? Doing this completely outweighs the benefits. It just that Imu doesn't care at all about the lives of others, including the other Celestial Dragons, which is why such a self-sabotaging design was created."
"But then again..." Sherwin licked his lips. "Why do you want to burn the Celestial Dragon granary? With such a convenient ability, wouldn't it be better to just empty it out completely?"
Dragon froze, then suddenly slapped his thigh. "That right! Mr. Sherwin, you guys have that magical spatial backpack!"
Except, that wasn't what Sherwin meant to say...
"No, even without us, you guys could still empty it out just the same. Wouldn't it be fine to hide the food underground first, and then find a time to transfer it later?"
"...Cough, cough. We should discuss how to quickly gather the slaves above and transport them away in a moment."
Dragon cleared his throat and clumsily changed the subject.
"Isn't that very simple, meow?"
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Haibara Meow said with narrowed eyes, "Send a portion of the people out to cause trouble and draw the Celestial Dragon attention, and then let Uncle Morley use his ability to rescue those slaves down into the underground... Well, before doing that, it would be best to dig out an escape route underground first, meow."
As for determining the location of those slaves, that was also very simple. Although Observation Haki was being interfered with, they had several Logia Fruit users and elemental beasts on their side, who could completely create small clones and summons to act as scouts and gather information.
"Eh... what a hassle. It would be better to just let me smash a jar and see if that thing called 'Uranu has been repaired yet."
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Meowx spread her hands and casually said words that made the Revolutionary Army member hearts jump in fright.
"Hmm... Actually, it not like we can't give it a try..."
Sherwin originally wanted to stop Arc, but on second thought, this seemed like a good idea too.
Of course, they definitely couldn't just throw cat canned food recklessly without caring about anything like she said.
"After we rescue all the slaves, you can try throwing a can."
Besides, Sherwin hadn't personally seen Arc throw cat canned food yet, so he was somewhat curious.
Then, a certain little troublesome Felyne who loved throwing bombs couldn't sit still either...
"Brother Sherwin, Brother Sherwin~ Then can Klee throw a 'Little Girl' meow?!"
(=ω=)
The little Ragdoll kept pressing Sherwin cheeks with her little paws, shouting excitedly, "Recently, Klee, Sister Jinx, Sister Huamei, and Sister Purah Meow upgraded 'Little Girl' again meow! Although the explosive power didn't change much, the follow-up damage has been improved a lot meow!"
Upgraded again?!
Sherwin turned his head to look at Huamei Meow.
He could probably guess what the follow-up damage Klee Meow mentioned was about. It was nothing more than adding the magma made by Huamei Meow...
Although Sherwin didn't know how these little Felynes were going to make that magma persist through an explosion.
But at this moment, what Sherwin cared about even more was, how did Lord Huamei, who was always responsible for managing the little troublesome Felynes, also participate in their bomb (crossed out) "nuclear" bomb manufacturing?!
"Cough, cough... I mainly just wanted to get more proficient with my Devil Fruit ability, helping Klee and the others was just a byproduct, meow..."
(=ω=)
Lord Huamei looked away, feeling a bit embarrassed.
Sherwin rolled his eyes speechlessly, then patted Klee Meow small head and said resignedly, "Throw it if you want, but the World Government should be prepared for your 'Little Girl'. With its current activation speed, it might be dealt with before you can detonate it."
"It okay! Klee already thought of that, meow!"
(=`=)
The little Ragdoll raised her head proudly. "Anyway, the main thing we're testing this time is the effect after adding Sister Huamei ability, so if things don't look right, Klee can detonate it early, meow! Although the power will decrease a bit, it enough for testing, meow!"
Sherwin: "..."
Since you can reduce the power, you should have done that during your previous tests too!!!