But compared to the world's number one scientist, that risk was negligible.
Therefore, since the decision had already been made, the next step was to formulate a plan.
When would it start?
Where would the location be?
What needed to be done?
What plans did Vegapunk have?
What could they obtain from there?
After all, that was the World Government's research institute!
Surely there would be many valuable things inside. Since they were going there anyway… of course, they would take everything that could be taken!
And what enemies might they encounter at that time?
It was even possible that the Marine Headquarters might get involved!
All these… potentially unexpected situations had to be prepared for in advance.
However, Vegapunk did not give Ian much information. Although he said he would call him after some time, since that call, Vegapunk had not contacted him again. Therefore, no one currently knew exactly how they would act.
They could only rely on the information they currently knew to analyze the situation and prepare in advance so that they would not be too rushed when the time came.
Of course, Ian was not nervous. He had already told Vegapunk about the traitor. If things still failed after that, Ian would truly have to question whether Vegapunk's title as the world's number one scientist was just hype.
So after making a simple plan, he did not do anything more. He did not even try to contact him again. Instead, he quietly waited for Vegapunk's call while keeping an eye on the movements of the Straw Hat Pirates.
"Worororo, that kid… no, I should call him Straw Hat Luffy. He's truly incredible."
The Den Den Mushi in his hand, which looked like Kaido, let out a bold laugh. "I remember seeing that kid in the East Blue two years ago. Back then, they obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit. Who would have thought that in such a short time, the Straw Hat Pirates, who were once surrounded by countless pirates, would have reached this point?"
The Dark-Dark Fruit incident had caused quite a stir, and it was after that event that he connected with Ian. Therefore, he still remembered some of those things.
"But I have to say, that kid's vitality is a bit ridiculous! No matter how much I beat him, he always gets back up. And after eating some meat afterward, he's completely recovered again."
"That kid's plot armor is indeed impressive!"
"Plot armor?"
"Let's not talk about that."
Ian directly ignored Kaido's question. "The Straw Hat Pirates have already left the Wano Country?"
"They've already left. I almost got beaten up by that kid. Oh, right, there's something else I forgot to mention."
Kaido seemed to recall something and grinned. "Back then, that old guy from the Kouzuki Family actually tried to use the Straw Hat Pirates to deal with you. Worororo, but he was exposed by that guy, Kurozumi Orochi. It was so funny it nearly killed me with laughter!"
Ian: "...?"
Something like that even happened?
Ian's eyelids twitched, but before he could say anything…
"The Kouzuki Family of Wano Country has ultimately declined. Back then, I was even worried that some prophecy might really come true. But in the end, nothing happened. It ended so easily."
Kaido's tone suddenly became somewhat emotional. "What a pity. Kouzuki Oden was such a great hero! Yet he gave birth to a foolish son and had an idiot father!"
Ian: "…"
Hearing Kaido's evaluation, Ian did not say much.
Moreover, that was only Kaido's personal opinion, so there was no need to pay too much attention to it.
To be honest, compared to Kouzuki Oden, who acted like a clown and danced for the sake of the country, Ian felt that Harald of Elbaph could truly be called a heroic ruler.
At least, although Harald also compromised for the sake of his country and became a lackey of the World Government. Yet during that period, Harald was not merely acting as a lackey.
Instead, he secretly developed Elbaph, established schools, promoted education, trained the next generation, and little by little erased the sea's view of Elbaph as a barbaric land.
And what about Kouzuki Oden?
When they told him to dance, that guy actually danced!
Only after finally realizing something was wrong did he decide to fight the Beast Pirates.
It was hard to know whether that guy thought he couldn't defeat Kaido before and could only dance for him, or if he later believed he could defeat Kaido and therefore no longer needed to dance.
It really felt somewhat unnecessary.
Either fight earlier, or lie low in secret and wait until enough strength has been accumulated before fighting directly.
But he did neither. He only kept dancing. And when he finally realized something was wrong, he decided to fight to the death.
At that moment, Kaido seemed to remember something. The emotional expression on his face instantly turned serious.
"Oh, right, there's something else… Do you know what I discovered in Wano?"
"An Ancient Weapon?"
"Damn it, how did you know?"
The Den Den Mushi looked at Ian with a stunned expression. "Could it be that your historian wife has really researched something?"
"So? What are you planning to do?"
"Worororo, I don't even know what to do. To be honest, I only obtained this information by accident. For the past twenty years, although I heard rumors that Wano had some kind of secret, I never expected it to be such a secret!"
Kaido grinned widely, showing no attempt to hide his thoughts. But after pausing slightly, his tone became serious again. "Ian, do you want to become the king of the world?"
"No interest."
"Well, that's disappointing. I was planning to start a world war with you and drag those arrogant Celestial Dragons down from their high positions. That would definitely be very interesting!"
Hearing Ian's answer, Kaido did not seem surprised and laughed loudly. "Speaking of which, I actually do have an idea."
At this point, he put away the smile on his face. His expression became serious again, and a unique light shone in his eyes.
"Ian, I plan… to open the borders of Wano."
Ian: "...?"
"Surprised, aren't you? Worororo. Even my idiot son was shocked by this idea."
As if seeing Ian's stunned expression, Kaido laughed heartily again.
"That's right, this is my decision. I want to see what Roger and Oden were actually trying to do. Worororo, that will definitely be something very interesting!"
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