Project Garp itself was also an experimental project of Oran, a special experiment to see what a naturally grown Project Garp combat entity would eventually become.
With the limitations imposed by the program, Project: Garp is ultimately not as outrageous as Garp, but now his walking movements are nine-tenths similar to Garp's.
The ordinary soldiers on the ship looked at the mysterious man in the cloak and felt a sense of déjà vu.
The plans made in previous years are being implemented step by step.
For example, Rainfield in Alabasta, which is one of the major cities in Alabasta and is also Crocodile's main area of activity.
Although Crocodile is currently fighting pirates and has even earned the title of national hero, diligently building his reputation, his ambitions go far beyond that.
Crocodile had ulterior motives for coming to Alabasta, but the sight of the newly opened library in the rain displeased him.
Compared to the three-story building in Cocoyasi village, the library here in Alabasta is significantly more impressive.
Moreover, the use of special white stones as the main building makes it instantly recognizable to knowledgeable people as being in the Piltover architectural style.
"Sidil, aren't you satisfied with what you've taken?"
Crocodile firmly believes that Oran harbors secret ambitions, and therefore thinks that there is a big conspiracy behind Oran's so-called charity activities. He even feels that Oran has the same idea as him and is interested in Alabasta.
Even though the other party isn't making any moves right now, Crocodile just feels that the time isn't right yet. In his eyes, this library is practically a harbinger of Oran's impending action.
Crocodile felt there was something wrong with both the librarian and the robot vacuum cleaner inside.
Yes, those sweepers are Wolf's Sweeper No. 6. After improving the heat dissipation system, his Sweeper still works perfectly.
As for why it's number six, it's because numbers four and five have already been assigned to the military. The things Wolf researched would need improvements in heat dissipation and safety devices for civilian use, but this issue doesn't need to be considered for military applications.
Aside from some items being too expensive to be mass-produced, they are all readily available weapons.
Unfortunately, Crocodile has no ability to stop him. Even if he were to reveal his purpose to Cobra and accuse Oran of having the same idea, Cobra might not believe him.
The established persona is constantly at play.
Even among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, there are vast differences between them, and they are not a monolithic group; the Seven Warlords often have disagreements with their "colleagues."
Crocodile was undoubtedly the one with the most objections, but he wasn't the only one with them.
Hawkeye readily accepted the position of Shichibukai to save himself trouble, and his biggest pastime these days is sparring with Shanks. However, Shanks has recently disappeared, which has taken away one of Hawkeye's few pastimes.
Although there were rumors that Oran was an excellent dual-wielder, Oran seemed to have no interest in fighting, and he wasn't that close to Oran, so naturally he had no motivation to ask him for advice.
Joining the Seven Warlords of the Sea was meant to reduce trouble, and it wouldn't be appropriate to create new trouble for oneself by doing so.
Hawkeye didn't have much of an opinion, but it was different for one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea who was in the same cohort as him.
There were two people nominated for the Seven Warlords of the Sea: Hawkeye and Boa Hancock.
Because of her own experiences, Hancock initially refused the position, but shortly afterward, a naval warship sailed to the outskirts of Amazon Lily.
If it were any other island, the arrival of warships wouldn't necessarily mean anything, but this is Amazon Lily, an island surrounded by the Calm Belt.
The fact that naval warships could appear here silently, and more than one at that, indicates that the natural barrier of the Nine Serpents Calm Belt has failed.
This is precisely the Seastone warship technology. Although it cannot guarantee that warships will pass through the calm zone 100% safely, it does significantly increase the passability rate, giving the navy more resources to navigate the high seas.
This technology was previously known to only two people: Vegapunk and Oran.
Oran's original intention was that Vegapunk could choose a time to use the technology himself, but for some reason, Vegapunk never revealed the technology to the Navy.
In the end, Oran used this technology to gain some additional benefits for himself.
While Oran and the Navy could be said to have benefited from the situation, the situation was different for Kuja, which relied on the Calm Belt for protection.
"Boa Hancock, the Navy's warships have arrived again. You need to accept the position of Shichibukai."
"My dear mother-in-law, I am now the Empress of Kuja. As the former, former, former Empress, you should not interfere with my decisions. I have no affection for either the navy or those men."
"And even if I don't accept the Seven Warlords, it won't matter, will it? They'll forgive me, considering how beautiful I am."
"You're right. No! The situation is different now! As you can see, the Navy has a way to cross the Calm Belt! Kuja is too close to Marine Headquarters, we need this identity to protect Kuja's safety!"
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