Originally, everyone was a little unhappy with Franky's decision without authorization.
But when they heard about who the owner of the ship was, this slight dissatisfaction completely disappeared.
In their hearts, only that man was worthy of such a legendary ship.
By this point, there were already doubts about Gawain's identity, but no one spoke up.
For them, it no longer mattered whether Gawain was a marine.
A man who would stand up for them, for Water 7, at this time, no matter his identity or affiliation, was worthy of everyone's respect.
Since they called themselves Marines, then they were Marines!
"Hmm…"
Lucci smiled slightly, turned his head, and looked at Kaku, only to see the shock on the latter's face.
He turned sideways and said in Kaku's ear: "Kaku, this is the charm of that man."
"You are my most trusted partner in CP9. Do you want to leave with me?"
Kaku was slightly stunned but did not reply immediately, with a sense of powerlessness in his eyes: "Lucci, we know too much."
"The CP organization will never let us leave. Once they are aware of this possibility, what awaits us is endless pursuit."
Lucci was silent for a moment and couldn't help raising his hand to straighten his hat.
All he could recall in his mind was his previous experience at Whisky Peak.
He knew Kaku was right.
But after the matter of Water 7 was over, could he return to White Knight Pirate?
Lucci's heart was a little confused at this moment, and he recalled the reason why he left the White Knight Pirate in the first place.
In addition to Kaku and others, he also didn't want Gawain to lose his status as a Warlord and fall into the predicament of being hunted by the Marines because of his influence.
Although Gawain now has the combat power comparable to that of a Marine admiral, one thing Lucci knew clearly was that the status of Warlord was very important to Gawain.
At least it was very important in the upcoming years.
Once lost, the Martial Arts Tournament, Gaza, and others who stayed in the East Blue would inevitably be affected.
Besides, the captain also needs a pair of eyes, doesn't he?
While thinking, Lucci's eyes gradually sharpened.
However, with the experience he gained earlier, Lucci now truly understood what he should do as a crew member.
After a few moments, Lucci said a few meaningful words: "That's right."
Soon, the meeting was completely over.
Paulie and others had just finished the meeting and had no time to rest when they received Kuro's order to find ships that were still functioning in the Water 7 and prepare for the subsequent evacuation plan.
Although everyone was a little puzzled as to why Kuro wanted to make an evacuation plan when the situation was so good now, they did not say much out of trust in Gawain and only regarded it as an alternative strategy.
Franky took the blueprint he had just drawn and found a printing machine that was still functioning in the mayor's building to make copies of the blueprint.
Half an hour later, hundreds of blueprints were freshly produced and placed in front of Gawain.
"Is this the forged blueprint of Pluton?"
Gawain took a rough look.
These blueprints are roughly 70% similar to the original Pluton blueprint, and most of them have various parameters and details.
But as a substitute, it is enough.
After all, the Pluton blueprint forged by Franky and others is based on the real thing. Not to mention ordinary pirates who don't know the goods; even those top shipwrights can't see the problem.
The next step is to make this thing spread in a reasonable way.
However, on this point, the previous operation of Big Mom Pirate has taught Gawain a good lesson.
Up to now, most of the pirates have lost their minds, like gamblers who have smashed everything on the gambling table.
Any slight disturbance will make them completely crazy.
Not to mention, this design blueprint is based on the real thing!
Now that Gawain is patrolling outside, on the sea, there is no pirate ship within dozens of miles around the Water 7, but the number of pirates gathered around the Water 7 did not decrease but increased with the passage of time.
They were all bloodthirsty and almost put everything on the line. They came to the Water 7 to gamble their luck, so they naturally dared not give up easily.
A strong attack would not work because countless pirates would take advantage of the cover of night to try to land in the area around the Water 7.
Time passed quickly, and it was already late at night.
The area around the Water 7 was terribly quiet, with only the waves rising and falling.
In the corner of the harbor, a small boat slowly approached the shore, and several pirates tiptoed off the boat.
The leading pirate had only one eye, so he was also called the one-eyed one. He looked around tremblingly, fearing that he would be discovered by the patrolling guards.
A pirate looked flustered, and the weapons on his body collided, making a clunking sound.
"Idiot!"
"You want to kill me?!"
The one-eyed man kicked the pirate over, and the latter fell face first, but he gritted his teeth and dared not make a sound.
Another pirate looked at the pocket watch in the moonlight and then said anxiously: "Boss, the time is almost up; the guards are changing shifts, and there are only a few seconds."
"Hurry, hurry!"
The one-eyed man lowered his voice, took the lead, and walked into the interior according to the map of the Water 7.
"According to the intelligence obtained by the captain, the refugee camp of the Water 7 has been moved under the mayor's building, and the Pluton blueprint must be there."
"The Marines' reinforcements will arrive at the Water 7 in two or three days at most, and by then, everything will be too late!"
"Tonight is our last chance!"
"As long as we get that thing, we can easily sell it for tens of billions of Belly!"
The eyes of the crowd showed an irrepressible greed, and even the original fear was diluted a lot at this moment.
They walked lightly, avoiding the patrol sentries around the Water 7, and quickly moved towards the mayor's building inside.
"Wait a minute, why do I feel a little cold? It feels like being stared at by some kind of beast!"
"Me too, me too, boss, do you think it will..."
"You have a pig's brain? It's colder tonight!"
"Oh..."
"Come on, move faster! The quicker we get it, the better!"
… … …
On a tall building in the distance, Van Augur stood side by side with Zoro on the roof.
The gun in his hand pointed coldly at the pirates sneaking into the Water 7 in the distance, and his finger instinctively rested on the trigger, but he did not pull it.
He just watched these pirates disappear into the night.
Zoro held the three swords on his waist with one hand, with a hint of confusion in his eyes: "This is already the seventh wave of pirates sneaking in tonight; what exactly does the captain want to do?"
"Well."
Van Augur put his gun down, his eyelids drooped, and his whole body looked weak as he said lightly: "Whatever the captain and Kuro are planning, it is not something we need to care about. We just need to implement the will of that man perfectly!"
"That's right."
Zoro responded and then said: "But in addition to allowing these pirates to enter, our other task is to prevent them from hurting people."
"Ah."
"It's time to decide... No, create destiny again!"