Then, a low voice echoed downwards.
"Nico Robin, take the blueprints and go see the Captain."
"Hmm?"
Robin's delicate body trembled upon hearing this. "Captain, is it Emperor Vladimir?"
"Lord Emperor Vladimir wishes to see you, no need to be nervous," Shadow Fiend chuckled. "Come, I'll take you."
With that, he waved his hand, and the shadow world descended, swallowing the two of them.
...
On the central large island, behind the wooden structure, stood a magnificent building.
This was the headquarters of the Flying Pirates. However, at this moment, with Golden Lion severely beaten, the rest naturally surrendered.
Vladimir sat on the Grand Admiral's throne, looking down.
The shadow space descended, and Shadow Fiend arrived with Nico Robin.
As soon as they appeared, Robin couldn't help but look up at the young man on the throne.
He was very young, not much older than her, with an ethereal aura. Staring at him made her feel as if she were in a dream. He sat there as if he belonged to a different dimension.
"Captain." Suddenly snapping back to reality, Robin quickly said cautiously.
This was Phantom's captain, a super monster who commanded three Dominators.
She had been staring at him the whole time, which made Robin a little flustered.
"Where are the blueprints?" Vladimir wasn't interested in teasing the girl; his main purpose was for her to see him, as a formality.
"The blueprints have been obtained."
Robin breathed a sigh of relief and immediately handed over a large stack of blueprints.
Vladimir had Shadow Fiend bring them over, and then he looked at them.
There were very complex graphical structures, and he couldn't even tell it was a warship. As for the text, Vladimir couldn't understand it at all.
"You can understand them, right?" Thinking this, Vladimir asked.
"...Yes." After a moment of hesitation, Robin nodded.
"Excellent!"
Vladimir smiled and suddenly took out a Den Den Mushi, throwing it to Robin. "Go contact Doflamingo and tell him that we have the 'Pluton Ancient Weapon blueprints' and are going to hold the 'World's Number One Auction.' He'll naturally understand."
"World's Number One Auction?"
Robin blinked, a little bewildered.
Speaking of which, who was Doflamingo?
Was the auction going to sell the blueprints? Who would be the buyer? Could they maintain order? At that time, it would likely be the major powers of the world…!
Holding a World's Number One Auction was certainly not a spur-of-the-moment decision.
As early as the battle on Whole Cake Island, Vladimir had already conceived of this plan: obtain Pluton's blueprints, make a few modifications, create a fake, and then auction it.
At that time, whoever offered the most Devil Fruits would get the blueprints.
As for what the buyer would do with them, Vladimir didn't care at all; it was fake anyway. He didn't believe they could actually build a Pluton battleship.
The only problem was that many forces would likely be attracted by the news. Phantom would need to maintain order, otherwise, if a fight broke out, it would be difficult to manage.
Of course, with Sea Dragon, Archangel, Lich King, and Great Demon King—four Dominators—they weren't afraid.
Thinking this, Vladimir asked internally, "Phantom. My Phantom Body Control, how many total stars of transformations can I control now?"
Phantom Body Control was a one-star ability of the main body, Phantom God, allowing him to separate and control his transformations.
At one-star, he could control transformations totaling 10 stars.
Now, his main body had reached two-star, so he could roughly estimate controlling 20 stars of power.
As expected, Phantom Gene's answer was as Vladimir anticipated.
"20 stars!"
"What about a three-star Phantom God? Does it double to 40 stars, or add 10 stars, becoming 30 stars?"
"Unknown."
Hearing this, Vladimir immediately shook his head. In fact, whether it was 40 stars or 30 stars, the difference wasn't that significant.
Even the current 20 stars should be sufficient to handle the upcoming World's Number One Auction.
For example, this time, he had deployed the five-star Sea Dragon, five-star Shadow Fiend, four-star Lich King, three-star Archangel, and the three-star Nine-Tailed Fox that was staying with Doflamingo.
Exactly 20 stars!
"Never mind, let's not think about this for now. Let's focus on preparing for the World's Number One Auction. With Pluton's blueprints, who knows how many ambitious forces will be attracted?"
With that thought, Vladimir looked at Robin and Shadow Fiend. "You go contact Doflamingo. Shadow Fiend, you go notify the Marines. They will definitely be very interested in the blueprints."
"Hehehehe…"
Shadow Fiend let out a low laugh, nodded immediately, and with a thought, he traversed space and vanished from his spot.
...
In the New World, on Mystoria, one of the starting three islands.
Jack the Drought, one of the Three Calamities, was imprisoned in a dark underground cell.
He was bound by Seastone handcuffs, and outside was a sturdy cage. Furthermore, chains bound his feet, waist, and neck.
Such a grand setup extinguished Jack's desire to escape.
At this moment, his eyes blazed with fire as he glared ferociously at the man outside the cage.
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