Longinus knew very well that one person playing two identities was not a long-term solution, and the best way to solve this problem was to use the power of Devil Fruits.

Of course, he himself will not eat Devil Fruits, and once his abilities are exposed, it is easier to attract suspicion, but Devil Fruit items are different, as long as he keeps them carefully, who can know how much equipment he is hiding?

However, the source of this Devil Fruit item cannot be Vegapunk.

Although it is said that after Vegapunk develops the technology of Devil Fruit items, with his status at that time, he can most likely take the initiative to ask for a piece of equipment, but doing so will undoubtedly completely expose his ambitions.

Excluding Vegapunk, the only people in this world who are still likely to develop Devil Fruit item technology are Vince Mock Gaji and M. Caesar Courant, who are also involved in the study of bloodline factors.

Caesar is still a member of the scientific unit of the naval headquarters, so it is naturally excluded, so it is not surprising that Gaji will be targeted by Longinus.

"It's a pity that the development of Devil Fruit item technology is not something that happens overnight, and before Gaji completes his research, I can only let Apophis appear in front of the world as little as possible!" Standing on the warship on the return journey, facing the sea breeze, Longinus thought to himself.

On the giant ship of the Kingdom of Jerma, watching Longinus leave, Gaji, who was saying goodbye with tears, felt relieved.

The big devil is finally gone!

The humiliation he suffered today was almost second only to the time in his life when he fled back from the Great Voyage, but there was not much hatred in his heart for revenge.

The reason why the teams that conducted illegal research back then, such as Vegapunk and Caesar Kurang, were captured in the science army, and he was able to escape back to the North Sea to live a small life, is not because he knows the importance of being careful.

The first thing I even did when I escaped back was to express to my father that even if I didn't have a country, it wouldn't stop me from becoming a member country and contributing to the government!

Therefore, when Longinus left an indelible and terrible impression on his mind, his first reaction was not to retaliate but to curry favor.

"Bancroft."

"Your Majesty, the minister is here."

"You say, can Iji and them grow to the level of Colonel Longinus?"

"This ......," said the bespectacled clerical cautiously, "Several princes and princes have extraordinary talents, coupled with the superhuman strength bestowed by the bloodline factor, it may be possible to grow into that terrifying powerhouse!" ”

"Tell me the truth, how much is that?"

"One in a thousand? Two thousandths? Bancroft observed Gaji's face and cautiously tentatively asked, "Maybe five thousandths?" ”

Gaji was surprisingly not angry, but sighed, "Colonel Longinus looks young. An ordinary person can even achieve that kind of achievement, isn't the power given by the bloodline factor comparable to the potential of the human race itself? ”

"Your Majesty, do you want to train His Highness Sanji?"

"Humph! You don't know how low the probability of a genius is among ordinary people, with his performance, he can't match the genius at all, my idea, at most, is to extend his assessment time a little, see if you can give me some surprises! ”

"The minister has noticed that Colonel Longinus's gaze seems to have stayed on His Highness Sanji and His Highness Lei Jiu for a little longer, maybe the colonel is very optimistic about the potential of these two Highnesses!"

"Forget about Sanji, it's annoying to be clumsy, but my precious daughter may really have amazing potential."

"Forget it, let's talk about this kind of thing later, now, you hurry up and buy me two devil fruits on the black market."

"Your Majesty, are you going to start researching now?" The man with glasses looked confused, he was so humiliated, did he turn his head and start licking it?

"This is something that Colonel Longinus specially explained, don't pay attention to it, do you want to remember the fear you experienced today?"

……

Three months later.

White Kingdom, Frevans.

The ground and trees of this country are as white and flawless as the kingdom of ice and snow in a fairy tale, and it is like a fairyland, and every family in the kingdom is very rich.

This kingdom can be said to be a tourist destination that everyone in Beihai dreams of, and countless people come here every year.

"Wow! It's so beautiful here! Walking down the silver streets, Gion sighed quietly, then looked aside and asked, "Is this the base camp of the Don Quixote family?" ”

Longinus nodded slightly, "Although the senior cadres have already followed Doflamingo to the Great Voyage, with the prestige he has left, absolutely no one dares to underestimate them. ”

"But this country, in two or three years, maybe it will be destroyed!"

"Destruction?" Gion's eyes widened, "Is it the Don Quixote family who are preparing to take this country by force?" ”

"If you look closely, you can find that most of the people walking in the streets and alleys are tourists from other places like us, and there are actually very few people who really belong to this kingdom, and among them, most of them are young people who are tightly wrapped."

"Strange, you seem to be true when you say that." Gion pressed his fingers against his chin, his expression looking a little confused.

"Because, under their tight clothes, there is a miserable white skin, like white patches that are constantly eroding the whole body."

Longinus continued, "Not to mention anyone else, it's the people of this country who are afraid of their own bodies. ”

"Moreover, the erosion process is accompanied by irrepressible pain that does not stop until death."

"What the hell is going on in this kingdom?" Gion's voice was low, and the relaxed mood that had been used as a date was completely gone.

"It's platinum lead, the same platinum lead that brings wealth to this kingdom." "I've been following this country for a while. ”

"After some investigation, we finally came to the terrible conclusion that in the process of continuous mining of platinum and lead, the composition of lead will remain in the body of the miner, and it will continue from generation to generation."

"By the time the platinum-lead disease broke out in full, the general life expectancy in this kingdom was only one or two decades, so it was very difficult for you to see people who were a little older."

Hearing what Longinus said, Gion shuddered, and couldn't help blurting out and asking, "Hasn't the royal family and the government found out that something was wrong for so long?" ”

"No, they already knew about it a hundred years ago, but they kept it all hidden for the benefit of platinum and lead!"

"The government and the royal family are ......," Gion took a deep breath, barely believing his ears.

"When the government and the royal family cannot represent justice, what position should our navy uphold?" Longinus asked, looking into Gion's eyes.