Just as Maude judged, the source of the footsteps was indeed three pacifists with the same height and appearance as bears.
They walked around the corner with a dull sound and came to the corridor where Maude was.
The one walking at the front was Zhan Momomaru, who was holding a huge double-edged ax on his shoulder.
Maud's gaze passed over Zhan Taomaru and landed on the pacifist, a glimmer of light flashing deep in his eyes.
The fact that the Pacifist has been mass-produced means that the Bear has completed its final transformation and turned into the same cold war machine as the Pacifist.
"You guy, why are you here!"
Zhan Taowan glared at Maude who was also in the corridor, with a rather bad attitude.
Mod retracted his gaze from sizing up the pacifists, turned to look at Zhan Taomaru, who had a bad look on his face, and asked, "Where are you planning to go?"
"snort."
Zhan Momomaru snorted and said viciously: "Although you Shichibukai have privileges, I have no obligation to answer your questions, so don't even think about knowing anything from me!"
"He is indeed the most tight-lipped man in the world."
Maude teased without a hint of saltiness.
Zhan Taowan nodded slightly and proudly added: "And he is also the man with the strongest defense in the world."
"awesome."
Maud clapped her hands gently twice and asked again: "So, where are you planning to go?"
"Champaign Islands."
Zhan Taowan answered Mod's question without thinking.
"Eh!?"
After reacting, Zhan Taowan looked at Mod with wide eyes and said angrily: "You guy, you actually lied to me!!!"
Maud was thoughtful, ignored Zhan Momowan's reaction, and asked: "What are you going to do in Shampoo Islands?"
"Asshole, I won't fall for the same trick a second time!"
Zhan Taomaru first glared at Mod, then looked back at the pacifists behind him, and said loudly: "x1, x2, x3, let's go to the Shampoo Islands to find the group of supernovas to test your combat power."
"It turns out it's to test the combat power."
Maude glanced at the pacifist.
When Zhan Momomaru said he was going to the Shampoo Islands, he roughly guessed the reason.
When the Straw Hat Pirates did not injure the Celestial Dragons, they deliberately dispatched three pacifists just to verify the combat effectiveness of the newly created pacifists.
Then stop by to deal with the supernova that just arrived at the Shampoo Islands.
It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
Zhan Taowan was shocked when he accidentally revealed the mission, and pretended to be calm: "I was not answering your question just now."
"Well, I understand. You are the most tight-lipped man in the world."
Mod raised his hand and patted Zhan Taomaru on the shoulder, then immediately passed the pacifists and walked towards the intelligence department.
Zhan Taomaru stood motionless.
After Maud had walked more than ten steps, he turned around suddenly, looked at Maud's back, and asked loudly: "You are not going to tell the news, are you?"
Mod turned back to look at Zhan Taowan and said with a smile: "Who knows."
"You guy!!!"
Zhan Taowan was a little anxious.
But Mod obviously didn't want to reassure Zhan Taowan, and disappeared from Zhan Taowan's sight in a few flashes.
After a while.
Maud comes to the Intelligence Unit.
A braided woman wearing thick glasses and holding stacks of documents came out of a room.
After seeing Maude, the braided woman frowned and said, "Why are you here again? Didn't I tell you? The amount of information you requested is too large, and I won't be able to sort it out for you in a short time."
"Give me the ready-made one first." Maude didn't care.
"baffling!"
The braided woman looked at Maude strangely.
Maude smiled and said: "I am referring to... the information about some felons in Imperial."
"It's impossible. Even if you are a Qibukai, we will only meet your requirements within the scope of feasibility. We will not give you whatever you want."
The braided woman shook her head and said calmly: "Besides, Impelney's information has nothing to do with the public execution in half a month, right?"
What the words mean is that the reason why the intelligence department is willing to integrate a large amount of intelligence is mainly because this intelligence will play a positive role in the upcoming war.
"No no no."
Maud looked at the braided woman and said seriously: "The relationship between this is huge."
"oh?"
An old and suspicious female voice came from the gate.
Maud and the braided woman looked toward the door together.
The person who made the sound of surprise was Tsuru, the vice-admiral and staff officer of the Navy Headquarters.
"Lieutenant General Crane."
The braided woman subconsciously straightened her upper body and looked at the crane with respect.
He first nodded towards the braided woman, then looked at Maud and said calmly: "I would like to hear the details."
"Combat strength."
Maude curled her lips and raised her index finger.
"I can turn prisoners into a considerable fighting force."
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Chapter 44 Mental preparation
Turn the prisoners into a considerable fighting force.
From the standpoint of the navy, such dangerous thoughts would never occur.
The reason is simple.
Even if it is equipped with a slave collar, it cannot eliminate the instability factors inherent in the prisoner.
Therefore, even if the navy lacks combat power, it will not rush to the battlefield with a combat power full of unstable factors.
Furthermore, cannon fodder is meaningless in a war of that level.
The girl with braids looked at Maud in confusion, not knowing where the other person's confidence came from.
After hearing what Mod said, Crane immediately thought of Mod's shadow fruit ability.
With the lessons learned from the Lost Moonlight Moria, a lot of information subsequently surfaced.
First, use the shadow of the prisoner to quickly create a zombie army that is not afraid of death or pain.
Second, use the shadow of the prisoner to increase the individual strength of the team.
"Is the shadow fruit capable..."
He looked at Maude and said slowly: "According to your statement, you plan to use the shadows of the prisoners to increase your combat power in disguise?"
"That's right."
Maud nodded, looking calm.
After all, he is a naval staff officer and can guess his plans in a short time with a small amount of information.
He stared into Maud's eyes and said calmly: "But as far as I know, if you just borrow the shadows of the prisoners, you shouldn't need such a thing as intelligence."
What she said seemed to have a sharp meaning.
Maude said calmly: "That's because you don't understand the ability of the shadow fruit. As a layman, don't rush to conclusions on some things."
Hearing Maude's slightly sharp words, He didn't react at all, but the face of the braided woman beside him changed slightly, and she was about to have an attack if she took a step forward.
He noticed the braided woman's movements and raised his hand to make a stopping gesture.
The braided woman saw Crane's gesture and silently shrank back.
Crane then looked at Maude and once again repeated the opening remarks he made when he came to the intelligence department.
"Appreciate further details."
"If the shadow that I took away is to be officially put into use, it must first sign a contract with the shadow. The so-called contract means that only part of the shadow's memory and subjective consciousness will be retained."
"And if you want to fully utilize the shadow's combat value, the best way is to specifically retain the shadow's ability memory and experience."
Mod is very aware of He's right to speak in the Navy, so as long as Lieutenant General He makes a move, the Navy will most likely adopt the choice he provides.
For this reason, some key information needs to be explained clearly.
Mod looked at He, who had a calm face, and continued to explain: "But usually, because I lack the corresponding information, I cannot specifically retain the shadow ability memories and experiences that I want to retain. In this way, It will cause the shadow to show unsatisfactory value, which is why I need information."
Listening to Maud's explanation, He held his chin thoughtfully.
She was thinking about the value that the prisoner's shadow could bring.
Maud looked at the crane, feeling calm in her heart.
His explanation for voluntarily revealing the details of some of his abilities was actually using most of the truth to cover up his ultimate motives and needs.
The prisoners' information can indeed be used to improve Shadow's combat power.
But using it to increase the income from Hunter's Notes is Mod's real purpose.
It was impossible for Crane to know that he had such a thing as a hunter's note, and it was certainly impossible for him to understand his true plan.
After a moment, He put down his hand, looked at Mod, and sincerely praised: "It's really a good ability."
"It depends on who uses it."
Maud smiled.
He Shen nodded in agreement.
It was precisely because Maud brought the Shadow Fruit ability to her that a thought suddenly flashed through her - it would be great if the Shadow Fruit was in the hands of the navy.
This is something that the previous ability user Moonlight Moria could not do.
He looked at Mod and said calmly: "Your proposal is valuable, but the Navy does not need you to do this for the time being."
The implication is that there is no shortage of fighting power transformed by prisoners.
"Temporarily..."
Maud smiled, not in a hurry.
In his opinion, if they were just facing the Whitebeard Pirates, the navy would really not have to let him go to Impel Prison to do anything in order to increase its combat power.
In itself, Impel Prison is an important place, and pirates will never be allowed to approach it.
Not to mention him as a Shichibukai.
However, if coupled with the threat posed by the Golden Lion and the large fleet under the Golden Lion, the navy cannot be stubborn due to the pressure of combat power, right
In the original idea, in order to create more pressure on the navy, Mod even thought of sending Luo to perform an organ replacement surgery on Whitebeard to solve Whitebeard's injury problem.
In this way, Whitebeard should be able to exert stronger combat power.
But considering that the ultimate goal was to receive Whitebeard's head, the idea was abandoned.
"The choice is in your hands, but..."
Maud glanced at the braided woman and said with a smile: "I still recommend that you prepare the information in advance to avoid being in a hurry."
After saying that, Maude simply turned around and walked towards the door.
The braided woman looked at Mod's leaving figure and frowned: "What does he mean by this... is he questioning the ability of our intelligence department?"
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