Reincarnated as Kaido, married Big Mom, and formed a dual-Emperor pirate crew.

Chapter 147 Intelligence on Carnival City

Kaido most likely possesses a large amount of pure gold!

Although this point was not explicitly stated, it had already become a consensus among all scientists within the MADS Institute.

Therefore, even if it weren't for their dreams, the scientists would work incredibly hard just to get a little bit of pure gold from Kaido.

Arriving at Asie's research lab, Olga was there acting as his calcining furnace.

After all, a flame of 2500°C can heat and melt most metals into molten metal.

To do this, all that's needed is to deplete Olga's stamina, plus the food needed to replenish it.

Unfortunately, the Beasts Pirates currently have no shortage of food.

Seeing Kaido arrive, Olga, who was already bored and had become a tool for setting fires, merely glanced up at him.

Back when Kaido brought Asie from the West Blue, she was overjoyed for days.

After all, the father and daughter had been separated for over 160 years inside the lanternfish's belly, and now, after a short reunion, they were separated again. She still longed to continue being with her father.

But the result...

After Asie arrived, the father and daughter only had a few days of tenderness before Asie revealed his cold, scientist-like nature.

Olga thus became Asie's personal artificial furnace.

"I'm doing this for your own good. The more you train your Devil Fruit abilities, the sooner you can develop and awaken them, so you won't encounter any opponents you can't beat in the future."

As a father, Asie's words did make sense, but Olga just couldn't be happy.

"Uro ro ro ro..."

When Kaido saw the listless Olga, he merely glanced at her indifferently and said nothing.

If this girl really didn't want to help her father, she would have run away long ago.

Her current unhappiness is just a different kind of coquettish behavior; she still genuinely enjoys being with Asie.

"Asie, how's the materials research going?"

"Good progress!"

As he conducted his experiment, Asie answered Kaido.

"The raw materials for the rails of the sea train project have been successfully secured, and I have also designed the steel ratio for the ocean freighter project according to the requirements."

"I'm currently trying to explore new alloys to see if I can further reduce costs."

"Uro ro ro ro..."

Kaido laughed and said, "Among all the scientists, you and Vegapunk are indeed the ones I trust the most."

Without turning his head, Asie asked, "Where are Quinn and Caesar? How's their research on artificial Devil Fruits going?"

"They went to the carnival to play."

Kaido's voice didn't sound very angry.

Even Vegapunk hasn't discovered the so-called lineage factor yet, so it's normal that the artificial Devil Fruit project is stalled.

As for research on nuclear fission and nuclear fusion, several scientists publicly suspended their research after Kaido's warning.

The reason is simple: nuclear fission is far too dangerous.

If things go wrong, not only could he kill himself, but the entire MADS research institute would probably be finished.

If the disaster gets any worse, Queen's City might become a wasteland for the entire spring.

Therefore, before officially venturing into the latter half of the Grand Line and acquiring an island where he could do whatever he wanted, Kaido forbade his scientists from engaging in nuclear research.

As for the scientists' public agreement and the subsequent progress behind the scenes, Kaido had no idea.

After chatting with Asie for a few more minutes, Kaido turned and left the MADS Research Institute.

Meanwhile, at Carnival City.

This month's carnival theme is "Winter is over, spring is here, and all things are reviving."

To celebrate spring, various song and dance performances are held in abundance.

Queen and Caesar, taking advantage of their privileges as executives of the Beasts Pirates, frequently get to perform on stage.

It has to be said that although they are not as good-looking as those fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged actresses, their performances are actually more popular than those actresses.

reason?

Kaido shrunk his size, put on a mask to disguise his identity, and then pulled over a passerby who was watching the performance to ask him questions.

The passerby replied, "The reason is very simple!"

"When we watch those beautiful women perform, we only look at their legs, their butts, and their breasts! Who the hell is actually watching the performance properly?!"

"But Quinn is different; this guy is really good at singing and dancing!"

Upon hearing this, Kaido was speechless.

However, Quinn does possess a strange kind of magic.

Now, thanks to the massive amounts of food provided by the Beasts Pirates, he has gradually grown into the spherical shape of his original timeline.

So his performance, although it seemed out of place and like he was just having fun, actually had a surprisingly good feel to it.

"I'm really something else..."

Kaido shook his head speechlessly, too lazy to bother with those two anymore.

In any team, there will always be two types of people: those who work hard and those who slack off.

With Vegapunk, Judge, and Asie working diligently, that's enough.

These two guys have research topics that are more dangerous than the last; let them have some fun.

To avoid a situation like the Punk Hazard explosion, where a Spring Queen's City explosion occurs.

Kaido will definitely kill those two bastards then.

After leaving the performance venue, Kaido began to wander around Carnival City.

As the saying goes, the taverns where pirates gather are often the places where all sorts of news are concentrated.

This also applies to Carnival City.

As an island where festivals are held almost every day of the year, pirates mostly come here for fun.

Incidentally, information exchange and benefit exchange can be completed while having fun.

Kaido didn't even use his Observation Haki; he just wandered around and heard a lot of interesting news.

Moreover, the news he hears rarely makes it into the world government's newspapers.

It can be said that Carnival City not only provides the Beasts Pirates with a large amount of tax revenue every month, but it is also the Beasts Pirates' biggest source of intelligence.

"Give me a serving of takoyaki."

Arriving at a stall, Kaido waited for his food while silently releasing his Observation Haki to cover the entire island.

After months of training, he was already able to ignore the countless pieces of noisy information that flooded his mind in an instant.

Furthermore, he was able to extract the keywords and corresponding messages he needed from this vast amount of noisy information.

"Has the intelligence been confirmed?"

"It's confirmed! Look at this photo, it's definitely Zephyr's wife and son!"

Someone took the photo and simultaneously pulled out his own photo to compare them.

"That's right, these two are indeed that bastard Zefa's wife and son!"

Then, the person comparing the photos revealed a sinister grin.

"That bastard Zephyr made me spend a full five years in Impel Down!"

"Five years! Five whole years of hellish living! I don't even know how I survived it!!"

"Now, I'm going to make Zephyr taste what it's like to be in hell!!"

………………

"The murder of Zephyr's son and wife?"

A sudden realization flashed through Kaido's mind as he recalled Zephyr's life.

"It seems that after this incident, Zephyr's attitude towards pirates changed 180 degrees, and he then became an instructor, becoming the teacher of a group of future naval officers."

Kaido felt sympathy for Zephyr's experiences, but also harbored considerable doubts.

The murder of his wife and children was most likely a genuine accident.

Because Zephyr is actually quite valuable to the World Government right now.

Instead of killing pirates, they are to be tried under the law and then imprisoned in Impel Down.

This is a perfect fit for the World Government's strategy of prolonging the resurrection time of Devil Fruits by imprisoning prisoners.

In this situation, the world government has no need to create Zefa.

Unless Zephyr had offended a high-ranking official of the World Government in some other way, and that official, out of personal grudge, leaked the whereabouts of his wife and children to pirates.

As for what happened after his wife and children were killed, especially Weevil cutting off his arm and becoming a Shichibukai.

It is highly likely that this was a deliberate act by the World Government, with the aim of killing or forcing Zephyr, the commander of the generals, to his death.

The specific reasons will begin with Barkin.

She is a woman driven by self-interest, and even her current relationship with Kaido is for personal gain.

Therefore, she is the least likely to challenge former Admiral Zephyr for the sake of so-called fame.

Even if a former general retires and his morale declines, it's not difficult for him to maintain the strength of a weak general.

Without significant hatred or vested interests, no one would want to fight to the death with an opponent of this caliber.

But Bakkin, of all people, led Weevil to attack Zefa.

According to the original timeline, Stussy not only became a CP, but also the Celestial Dragons' personal bodyguard CP0.

At that time, it was highly likely that Bakin, like Vegapunk and Caesar, was recruited by the World Government.

Furthermore, she was secretly doing dirty work for the World Government.

Otherwise, her clone Stussy could not have gained such great trust from the World Government.

Others may not know what Baginam Stussy looked like when she was young, but surely the World Government does!

In conclusion, it is highly likely that Bakin, who was recruited by the World Government to do shady work, received orders from the World Government to assassinate Zephyr.

reason?

Very simple!

Zephyr's apprentices are all high-ranking Navy officers, isn't that enough?!

At that time, Zefa was 65 years old, and the year was 1513 in the Haiyuan calendar.

The timing was roughly the same as a few years before and after Sengoku was promoted to Fleet Admiral, and a few years before and after Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji were promoted to Admiral.

Of the four mentioned above, Sengoku was a close friend of Zefu.

Akainu and Kizaru were Zephyr's direct disciples. Although Aokiji later became Garp's disciple, he was also Zephyr's student before graduating from the Naval Academy.

In addition, many of the young generals who were promoted to lieutenant general at the same time were Zefa's disciples.

Oh right, Gion and Kake, who are both candidates for general, are most likely also disciples of Zephyr.

From the Admiral to the General, General Candidate, Vice Admiral, and even Major General and a considerable number of Colonel-level officers, they were either Zephyr's friends or his disciples.

Imagine, with such resources in hand, wouldn't the world government be wary of Zefa?

Even Kaido would be quite wary of someone like this if the system didn't allow him to directly check loyalty levels.

This is something that can truly be done; with a single call to arms, the entire army can rise up in rebellion.

This is like an emperor killing a meritorious official.

Whether you are loyal or not is not important; what matters is that you have the ability to rebel and have a certain probability of succeeding.

As for Weevil's failed assassination attempt, the World Government's decision to recruit him into the Seven Warlords of the Sea was purely to force Zephyr to rebel.

Zefa, indeed, could not stand this situation and was completely forced to rebel.

Later, Kizaru and Zephyr's disciples attacked and killed Zephyr, which was another instance of the World Government forcing Zephyr's disciples, led by Kizaru, to pledge their loyalty to the World Government.

Only by killing your own teacher can the World Government continue to trust you, and only then can you continue to pursue your ideals of justice within the Navy.

This isn't Kaido indulging in conspiracy theories.

Rather, it was his reasonable speculation as the leader of one faction about the leader of another.

This rationale is based on the premise that the positions of both sides are reversed, and Kaido does not have a system to check loyalty. Under this premise, he would most likely make the above decision.

Otherwise, given Zephyr's loyalty to the Navy and the World Government, and his many years of merit and hard work, what right does Weevil have to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?!

Pulling his wandering thoughts back, Kaido took the takoyaki from the stall owner and weaved through the crowd, using his Observation Haki to keep an eye on the two people from before, while also considering how to handle the situation.

"I need to find a way to bring Zephyr to my side."

Not to mention Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru, who are all exceptionally talented.

Zefa's ability to train lieutenant generals is truly remarkable.

Basically, all the lieutenant generals with names and surnames were his disciples.

Even Smoker, the newly promoted vice admiral who couldn't beat anyone in the early stages of Luffy's era and couldn't beat anyone in the later stages, is actually his disciple.

Kaido currently has no shortage of potential admirals; he could produce many more on his own.

However, Kaido did not want to completely turn the Beasts into a family-type power.

We need to leave enough room for others to advance.

That way, his subordinates will be more loyal and won't easily betray him because of a few words or a small amount of money from outsiders.

Thinking this through, Kaido gradually disappeared into the crowd.

………………

Kim Guy is the one who, according to Kaido's Observation Haki, said he would use Zephyr's wife and children to take revenge on Zephyr.

According to Kaido's assessment, his abilities were all mediocre.

However, since we've managed to get to the Grand Line, things can't be too bad.

They still possess combat capabilities at the standard Navy Headquarters captain level.

Kaido shrunk his body to 1 centimeter in size and secretly followed him all the way.

Unaware of what was happening along the way, Kim Guy obtained the information he wanted from another person and hurriedly headed to the port, boarding an inconspicuous pirate ship.

Kaido also boarded the ship.

at the same time.

The person responsible for providing the intelligence was followed and stalked by another person shortly after parting ways with Kim Guy.