"Of course it's true. After all, you two have been so proactive coming to my room every day these past few days. How could I not know what you want?"
Hearing Vegapunk's words, a blush immediately spread across Kozuki Hiyori's face. Suppressing her shyness, she lowered her head and changed the subject:
"Does My Lord have any requirements for Wano Country?"
"No other requirements. Just hand over the Sea Stone rights. We don't need Wano Country's manpower; mechanical mining is much faster than manual labor!"
Vegapunk spoke casually. Sea Stone, being the hardest substance in the entire ocean, should theoretically be very difficult to mine, especially since both Wano Country and the Beasts Pirates used the most ancient method of manual mining, which further slowed down the speed.
But for Vegapunk, this was certainly no problem. Even without using the Asteroid Mineral Crusher, Ordinary Mineral Mining Machines were sufficient to quickly extract Sea Stone.
As for the ordinary people of Wano Country, Vegapunk couldn't be bothered. Even the Pluton Warship beneath Wano Country, he only wanted to study it, not actually deploy it.
Destroying the world was something Vegapunk could achieve ever since Cobalt Bomb Technology was developed. Having one more or one less Pluton made no difference.
Hearing this, Kozuki Hiyori breathed a sigh of relief and felt that the efforts she and her mother had made during this time were not in vain, having endured such shame to do so much.
As long as Vegapunk didn't target the ordinary people of Wano Country, then giving him the Sea Stone he wanted was fine. Originally, before Orochi stole Wano Country, Wano Country rarely mined Sea Stone.
The lack of Sea Stone Veins would not have much impact on Wano Country. Compared to the oppression the Beasts Pirates inflicted on Wano Country, only giving up a mine was a huge gain.
Having obtained certain authorization from Vegapunk, Kozuki Hiyori immediately led several thousand Robot Warriors and landed in Wano Country directly from Kasa Village.
Following her were Ace and the Spade Pirates, as well as Yamato, the admirer of Kozuki Oden.
While in Kasa Village, they even encountered Kozuki Hiyori's grandfather, Kozuki Sukiyaki, disguised as a Tengu. Kozuki Sukiyaki also donated many Cold Weapons he had forged, though they were ultimately not very effective.
Robots didn't need Cold Weapons. Only Ace and the Spade Pirates casually took some weapons. Kozuki Sukiyaki's skill was excellent; those weapons were generally at the Ryō Wazamono level, but since the Spade Pirates lacked Swordsmen, they couldn't unleash much power.
Along the way, the so-called battles were more like armed parades. Kozuki Hiyori raised the great banner of the Kozuki Clan, and Yamato appropriately transformed into a Pink Giant Dragon, flying above the procession. Orochi's subordinate army fled without a trace before the fighting even began.
Finally, Orochi even tried to threaten them by destroying the Flower Capital, but he was immediately captured by his subordinate Samurai mole, Sleeping Kyoshiro, who is actually Denjiro of the Red Scabbards.
Kozuki Hiyori, having already received intelligence from Vegapunk that Orochi possessed Eight Lives, did not hesitate to first chop off Orochi's head. After venting her frustration, she had the robots bring Orochi directly to Vegapunk.
Vegapunk was very interested in this marvelous Mythical Zoan Type. Given Orochi's character, the Test Subject treatment he would receive from Vegapunk might be even worse than Kaido's!
In Kozuki Hiyori's mind, this was far more painful for Orochi than just being killed by her sword. In Vegapunk's laboratory, there were more than a few Hostile Test Subjects who had been driven insane... Half a month quickly passed, and the troubled Wano Country finally settled down.
The Beasts Pirates were completely annihilated. Besides the Artificial Devil Fruit Users, some Beasts Big Cadres eventually succumbed to the overwhelming situation and surrendered to Vegapunk.
Of course, many Diehards became Vegapunk's Test Subjects, but regardless, the entire Beasts Pirates vanished into thin air.
Orochi's rule also became history. The Kozuki Clan was restored. Although the one who took power was a female General, Wano Country had been ruled by Orochi for 20 years, and the people's standards for a ruler had already dropped to the limit. Even if Kozuki Hiyori was a female, she was still far better than Orochi.
Not to mention that Kozuki Hiyori herself was not weak in strength, and she had the support of Denjiro, the rescued Kawamatsu, and Ashura Doji, who had been quietly building strength. With the name of the Kozuki Clan behind her, it was easy for her to become the General of Wano Country, both in name and reality.
After the dust settled, Ace's Spade Pirates did not leave immediately but decided to settle down and cultivate in Wano Country for a period.
Being defeated by King and threatened by Queen—these series of events undoubtedly left a deep impression on Ace, pouring cold water over the ambitious Fire Fist who intended to take the heads of the Four Emperors, and curing his Stubbornness.
After all, he wasn't his brother, the Rubber Head. Furthermore, even the Rubber Head Luffy understood what 'A Wise Man Submits to Circumstances' meant after Kuma's actions, and honestly underwent two years of training, let alone Ace, who possessed slightly more common sense than Luffy.
Conveniently, Wano Country was uniquely blessed for the cultivation of Armament Haki. Ace also planned to undergo some Advanced Training here before making further plans. It's just unknown how long he could maintain this calm state of mind.
Furthermore, Queen, that unlucky fellow, was eventually dragged out by the robots. Although Queen, who had undergone many Human Modifications, had decent fighting power, he wasn't keen on training and had no resistance to the seastone factor. He couldn't make any waves and was captured by the robots.
Then, the moment Queen saw Vegapunk, he immediately knelt and surrendered.
Vegapunk wasn't surprised at all by Queen's lack of integrity. After all, he knew exactly what kind of people his three former assistants were.
Vegapunk refurbished the various Human Modifications on Queen's body. While increasing his fighting power, he also planted a large number of contingency plans. Thus, Vegapunk gained another Experimental Assistant.
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