The four-member CP group, who had arrived in Water Seven one after another with Spandam, naturally had the same target: the blueprints for the Ancient Weapon.
However, as elite members of the CP training camp, the four of them were not under the command of Spandam, who was currently the chief of CP5.
But they were still aware of Spandam's plan this time.
"His plan has no chance of succeeding now," Rob Lucci said in a deep voice.
It was clear the four of them knew what Spandam had gone to do.
"Should we go investigate?" Kaku asked with his round eyes.
"We definitely need to investigate, but not now," Kalifa said, shaking her head immediately after hearing the three men speak.
"If something happened, that place might be on high alert. Going now would definitely attract attention."
"I can use my ability to open a door!" Blueno suggested.
"Wait, don't talk for a moment!"
Rob Lucci was startled, then raised his hand to silence the other three.
"Someone's coming. Two people, a man and a woman, carrying a weapon. Wait, that's Chief Spandam's sword!"
Rob Lucci used his Observation Haki to sense someone approaching.
When he saw the sword in Robin's hand, his eyes widened abruptly.
"On guard!" Rob Lucci said without the slightest hesitation.
The four of them stared intently at the bar's entrance.
Upon arriving here, they had deliberately found a relatively remote spot to open this small bar.
It was very inconspicuous.
At most, the dockworkers would come over for a drink at night.
It wouldn't have been strange for two people to show up unexpectedly, but if the other party was carrying Spandam's sword, the situation was different.
The bar door was pushed open as Cyrus and Robin walked in.
Looking at the four people on high alert, Cyrus smiled.
"Sorry, we seem to be interrupting you!"
Cyrus walked towards the four with a smile.
Robin, behind him, looked at the four wary figures and guessed they were CP agents.
And when these four saw Robin's face, their expressions all changed.
Nico Robin, the Devil Child with a bounty poster issued by the World Government.
"Sorry, the bar isn't officially open yet!" Blueno said suddenly, looking at the approaching Cyrus.
"Since I'm here, do you really think I came for a drink?"
Cyrus looked at the four of them, and a powerful wave of Conqueror's Haki suddenly erupted from his body.
Blueno, who had just used his ability to open a door in the air and was about to step through, felt his body go numb under the pressure of Cyrus's Conqueror's Haki, his limbs beginning to disobey him.
The immense Conqueror's Haki pressed down on the four of them.
Forget about fighting back, just being able to stand firm was already quite an achievement!
"I'm having a ship built here. Before it's done, I don't want to see anything else disrupt the progress of its construction."
Cyrus walked up to the four of them, his eyes sizing them up, and then spoke calmly.
"Understood!" Rob Lucci managed to say with difficulty.
Cyrus nodded slightly, retracting his Conqueror's Haki.
The four felt as if they had been granted a pardon.
Only now did they realize their bodies were completely drenched in sweat.
"Aren't you going to buy me a drink? I'll have juice!"
Cyrus led Robin to a nearby table and sat down, speaking to the four.
The four exchanged glances upon hearing this, and Blueno started to get busy.
The other three, two men and one woman, now stood at attention.
The man before them was very strong, not someone they could deal with.
They were not on the same level at all.
As Cyrus watched Blueno serve two glasses of juice, his eyes sized up the four of them.
In fact, when he first arrived, Cyrus had considered whether to kill all four of them right here.
But this time, it was an indirect contact with the World Government.
Now, Cyrus wanted to see what the World Government's attitude towards him was.
Would they issue a bounty directly, ignore him, or try to recruit him?
Being stared at by Cyrus, the four of them stood motionless, occasionally exchanging glances, regardless of whether the other could see.
Robin quietly drank her juice, the fruit-infused sword placed by the side of the table.
After falling into their hands, the sword seemed like a dead object.
Perhaps after eating a Zoan Devil Fruit, the sword had developed a mind of its own.
A moment later, Cyrus and Robin finished their juice.
Cyrus took out a few Belly notes, tossed them on the table, waved at the four, and left directly with Robin.
After Cyrus left, the four of them looked at each other in dismay.
"We..."
"That's enough. Don't do anything until he leaves the Water Seven."
Kalifa had just started to speak when Rob Lucci cut her off.
His expression was rather grim right now.
The death threat Cyrus had brought with him just now had made him very uncomfortable.
But now, they didn't dare to do anything rash.
With the other party's strength, they might still be under his watch even now.
If they did anything, it might invite a real crisis.
Kalifa immediately fell silent.
The four of them remained standing motionless in place.
They waited until the sky had completely darkened before turning to look at each other and stretching their bodies slightly.
After a simple exchange of information through glances, they decided to do nothing for the time being.
Mainly, they didn't dare to take the gamble.
However, Cyrus had no time to bother with these four right now.
He found an inn in the city and settled down.
...
Tom was clearly taking his matter very seriously.
As for Spandam and those CP agents, they had already been hidden away by the people at Tom's Workers.
Watching the shipwrights and Tom working through the night, Cyrus nodded slightly.
It seemed it really wouldn't take long.
However, Tom was indeed doing the job he was paid for, using the Adam Treasure Tree as the material for the ship.
"Come in!"
Cyrus, who was remotely monitoring the ship's construction progress, turned his head towards the door as Robin pushed it open and entered.
"You're not resting. What are you doing in my room?" Cyrus asked with confusion, looking at Robin's solemn expression after she came in.
"About today's events!" Robin walked to the table, sat down on the other side, and spoke.
"Don't worry about it. Although I did think about not actively provoking the World Government before, I've gotten much stronger now." Cyrus said with a smile.
"So you don't have to worry. If I really have to become an enemy of the World Government in the future, I have many ways to deal with it."
"This might affect your plans." Robin looked at the calm Cyrus and reminded him.
"The Hunter Guild plan? If something of this level could prevent my Hunter Guild from being established, then this guild might as well not be established at all."
So that's what she was worried about. Cyrus shook his head slightly and said.
"If the World Government issues a bounty on you later..."
"Isn't that perfect? I was just thinking about how to make a name for myself on the seas. After all, time waits for no one. As the face of the Hunter Guild, it would be incompetent to have no fame."
As soon as Cyrus said this, a hint of speechlessness flashed across Robin's face.
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