Chapter 347: On the Importance of "Face".

In the new world, on the slightly tumbling sea, four warships are sailing slowly.

One is the "Shark" after Carl was transformed by Frankie and others.

The other three were Elizabello II's main ship and two frigates.

At this time, Carl, Kiruno, and Xiong Dazheng are on Elizabello's main ship, as they discuss the next related cooperation.

On Carl's "Shark", it was led by Seku ยท P led a group of sailors to follow one side of the main ship, and two frigates followed the other side and behind the main ship.

Before leaving, Karl went to Caesar again and made some adjustments to the tasks he had previously instructed Caesar.

Originally, Carl researched artificial devil fruits to try to trap the Beast Pirates, but then he thought about it, as his power grows, there are more and more aspects that need funds, in fact, selling artificial devil fruits is indeed a good source of income.

The suggested retail price of the Devil Fruit on the black market is 100 million Baileys, but in fact, as a treasure on the sea, the Devil Fruit is a treasure that can be encountered but not sought, unless you know in advance that it is a fruit similar to the "Whispering Fruit", which is something that most people can't figure out how to develop, other Devil Fruits, even if you don't know the specific ability, will sell for much more than 100 million Bailey.

If the money is gone, you can grab it again and earn it again, if the Devil Fruit is gone, you may really miss this village and there will be no such shop.

Caesar's artificial Devil Fruit can only produce ordinary animal-based Devil Fruits, and can only change part of his body, and the price may not reach 100 million Bailey.

But even if it's a 50% discount, it's a lot of income.

If the original historical development is followed, Caesar will deceive BIGMOM of funds under the pretext of researching "human gigantics", and at the same time take the opportunity to desert and research the poison gas monster SMILE, which leads to Caesar's extremely inefficient research on artificial devil fruits.

And after Caesar was captured by Carl, he naturally didn't need to study the "human giganticism", and he didn't have the opportunity to study SMILE, and after devoting all his energy to the research of artificial devil fruits, even if he couldn't achieve the results of Vegapunk, he could still improve some efficiency.

By the way, Carl also set Caesar an additional goal - to study poison gas!

Poison gas is a chemical weapon, not a bacteriological weapon.

Poison gas does not mutate to form a plague and spreads, so it is easy to control.

Caesar is a natural "gas fruit" ability, and is quite talented in the study of poison gas.

The poison gases he studied were long-lasting, lethal to humans and other animals, but did not affect plants, and could be used to prepare antidotes.

It has to be said that although Caesar's comprehensive scientific level is not as good as that of Vegapunk, he is a genius in chemistry.

Now there are not many people under Karl's command who can go to the frontal battlefield to fight.

Carl, Rowe, Cirno, Carlo, Bonis...... General French can count one, and a smile may count one...... And then...... Nope.

Without the help of some extraordinary means, against the navy and the Four Emperors, who are full of backbone, even if they win in the end, they will definitely have to pay a great price.

It's not the same with poison gas, and the nimble Robin, Sophia, Pafez, and others can also play a big role in the war.

War, after all, is still unscrupulous.

Karl ...... Cal...... Cal! โ€

"Huh?"

Qi Luno lowered her voice and reminded, "Why are you distracted?" โ€

Karl blinked, realizing that he was sitting in front of him a muscular brother with a crown on his head, and then remembered that he had been discussing some issues with Elizabello II about the kingdom of Prodeens.

Carl smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I just thought of some details, please continue." โ€

Elizabello II had a solemn face: "Just now I talked about the BIGMOM Pirates...... FOUR EMPERORS BIGMOM, YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT? โ€

Carl replied casually: "You know, isn't it Auntie?" โ€

Elizabello II frowned slightly, and the military da Gama on the side showed an expression like a literate person looking at illiteracy, but he was still very polite: "What aunt?" That's BIGMOM, not Big Mom! โ€

Qiluno asked the doubts in his heart for Karl: "Isn't BIGMOM an aunt, isn't an aunt BIGMOM?" โ€

There are some questions that the leader of a team doesn't understand, but he can't ask them personally, and these questions that sound a little silly need to be asked by another person with a slightly lower status for the leader - this is a matter of face.

How important is face?

In the original history, after Luffy defeated Doflamingo, the conversation between Admiral Akainu and the Five Old Stars was like this-

Akainu: You ordered the Admiral to publish false information on behalf of a mere Doflamingo, where will the Navy's face go?

Five Old Stars: Sakasky, remember your own identity, your face is simply insignificant! What's more, Kuzan has left the navy, can your navy still save face?

When Fuji Tiger let go of the Rolu Alliance and knelt down at the Dressrosa National-

Akainu: Your reckless behavior will only bring shame to the Navy!

Fujitora: If you're afraid of losing face, you should hide it in your pocket as soon as possible!

Even when Luffy defeated the sand crocodile Klockdahl, the navy hid the truth for the sake of face.

The Kidd Alliance says we've seen through everything a long time ago, so we're going to get Redhead Shanks because we want to save face!

As a result, because he didn't give face to the redhead, he was sanctioned by justice (Kaido) from heaven.

(ahem...... Just kidding)

Vasco da Gama, as a king's advisor, must have understood this.

Qi Luno had been in the dark world of the West Sea for a long time, so he naturally knew how to read words and colors.

Although it was only a hairy girl who asked the question, da Gama certainly had to explain the problem clearly: "mom represents the mother, the most irresistible existence in a person's life, and BIGMOM is what children use to describe their fear of their mothers when they are angry."

What the hell is Big Mom? Street sellers? That's aunt! โ€

Carl was stunned, he really hadn't studied the meaning of the name BIGMOM before.

HE JUST THINKS THAT MANY PEOPLE CALL WHITEBEARD "DADDY", SO NATURALLY HE THINKS THAT BIGMOM IS JUST A "BIG AUNT".

Now that I think about it, Edward Newgate's nicknames are "the strongest man in the world" and "Whitebeard", and "Daddy" is the honorific title given to him by his righteous sons and daughters.

And "BIGMOM" is Charlotte Lingling's nickname, which roughly means "irresistible like an angry mother", which explains the horror of BIGMOM!

Then Carl laughed: "Maybe to you, she's a BIGMOM, but to me, she's just an aunt!" โ€

Seeing that Vasco da Gama pursed his lips and stopped talking, Karl directly changed the subject: "I wonder how His Majesty the King thinks about the proposal I made?" Build a military factory of our own in Prodeens! โ€

Elizabello II was still a little uneasy: "Mr. Karl, you are thinking too early, right?" If the BIGMOM Pirates come to attack, even if we build a factory, we won't be able to save it! โ€

Karl's eyes flickered, deliberately with a hint of anticipation: "Won't you just punch her back?" โ€

"Forehead ......"

Elizabello II and Vasco da Gama glanced at each other, and then said with an embarrassed expression: "My full state of the King's Fist does have the power of the Four Emperors, but it is only equivalent to the full strength of the Four Emperors, where can I really start a war with the Four Emperors?" โ€

The main reason why Elizabello II was able to say these words to Karl was because of his trust in King Riku.

However, Carl didn't have a hobby of gossiping everywhere, but just showed a look like this.

It's like Cap hammering the fist of the green pepper.

People can use Karp at any time, and after using up one shot, there will be a second and a third shot...... Steady stream.

And Elizabello II can only charge for an hour, and the power of a full punch is only possible...... That's embarrassing!

However, compared to Karp's Iron Fist, Elizabello II's King's Fist has a shock effect, but it is probably similar to BIGMOM's "Elbaf's Spear - Mighty Country".

Karl didn't mention it anymore when he heard this, saving a little face for Elizabello II, and changed the subject: "You should know about the war that broke out between the Navy and the BIGMOM Pirates in the G1 branch of the New World about three years ago, right?" โ€

"Yes."

Elizabello II nodded: "That war began with the death of Charlotte Owen, the fourth son of the Charlotte family, and declared a great victory for the navy!" โ€

Karl narrowed his eyes and stared at Elizabello II on the other side: "Actually, Charlotte Katakuri and Charlotte Knicker were both captured by me, if it weren't for me, where would the Navy have a chance to control the BIGMOM Pirates?" โ€

Elizabello II's eyes narrowed as well, apparently not believing Karl's words.

"If you don't believe it, forget it."

Karl smiled indifferently: "Since you think I can't handle this matter, you better ask for another master, I'm really not modest." โ€

"It's not that I don't believe it."

Elizabello II smiled faintly: "Actually, we are also very interested in the new weapons on your ship, Mr. Karl. โ€

Elizabello II is known as the "King of War", not only because of his natural brute strength, but also because of his natural brute strength, and under his leadership, Predean can be said to be at the top level of combat power among his neighbors, and only the Kingdom of Rommel, a pirate nation, can compare with it.

In fact, there is a sentence that Elizabello II did not say, as early as King Liku, he had already learned that the new viscount Trafalgar Rowe was Karl's man.

Even a cadre under his command can defeat Don Quixote "Tenyasha" Doflamingo, so how powerful should he be?

If it weren't for this information, Elizabello II would not have dared to face the BIGMOM Pirates with Carl's support.

"I'm just a little worried about BIGMOM's power, after all, it's a pirate emperor...... It's more precious than a king like me......"

Carl comforted: "You don't have to worry about this, the BIGMOM Pirates have long been too busy to come up with extra troops to invade the whole country." โ€

The King of Sea, the Queen of Happy Street...... The disappearance of the underground boss is a huge shock to the power of the BIGMOM Pirates.

Until now, no one has made any direct troubles with Carl, which shows that the BIGMOM Pirates are already overstretched.

The BIGMOM Pirates are not like the red-haired pirates, they are adventurous pirates, and if something happens, they can drag their families to settle accounts with the enemy.

In order to satisfy BIGMOM's insatiable and insidious appetite and her desire to build the Totland of the Kingdoms, the BIGMOM Pirates need countless territories to provide them with a variety of resources.

What's more, with Carl's current strength, even if BIGMOM himself comes, he is not afraid, he has prepared a big gift for BIGMOM!

After a few more discussions, Karl suggested, "Why don't we introduce you to our new weapon?" โ€

Elizabello II's eyes lit up: "Okay, then trouble Mr. Karl!" โ€

In this technologically distorted world, the vast majority of people, including the red-haired Pirates' sniper, Jesus Budu, still use flintlock rifles, despite the fact that they already have special rifles that far surpass the level of Earth's technology.

However, after talking to Carl, Jesus Cloth's pistol should have been replaced with a revolver.

After learning some design skills from Jesus, Carl took up shooting as a hobby similar to "fishing" because marksmanship was not practical for him.

And the person who really learns marksmanship is actually Qi Lunuo, who has a natural domineering appearance (Chapter 186).

On a ship, technicians generally need six people: navigators, cooks, snipers, doctors, shipwrights, and gunners.

In the course of three years, Karl had mastered the art of navigation and ship repair, and although he could not compare with the professionals, he could also play a temporary role when these positions were in short supply on the ship, so as not to be overwhelmed.

In Carl's previous life, in that era of super-fast-paced life, it was difficult for a person to learn so many techniques because of study or work, but here, he had enough time to gradually improve himself.

As the leader of Kahlert, Carl also often had to deal with many issues in the organization.

In contrast, Kiruno has more free time, and she is involved in a wider range of fields than Carl.

For example, now, Kirunor is already a good sniper.

So when Kirino took out a special French handmade sniper rifle from a rectangular box that Xiong Da had been carrying, Elizabello II and everyone on the ship were stunned: "This is the new weapon you have developed?" โ€

"That's right."

Carl's eyes were also focused on the sniper rifle, after all, there were few men who were not interested in guns.

Usually when Carl wants to play with guns, he uses other sniper rifles and regular bolt-action rifles.

He wouldn't touch this Sniper Rifle that Frankie had made for Cirno, as he wasn't a professional sniper and didn't want to cause even the slightest damage.