Chapter 318

Fifteen minutes later, Kalifa, with a bruise on her forehead, lay on the ground. She was tied up like a rice dumpling by the Boundary Line, breathing heavily, her dress torn.

"Let me go," Kalifa struggled.

"I can let you go, but I'm not very familiar with some of the techniques of Shave. I need you to explain them."

Kalifa pondered for a moment. Now that Su Xiao was part of the CP department, there was no harm in him mastering the Six Powers.

"Fine."

Releasing the Boundary Line, Kalifa looked very depressed. The facts proved that even without a bomb in her body, she was no match for Su Xiao.

"Have you mastered the basics of Shave?"

"Yes."

Kalifa began to explain some of the techniques of Shave, but this came with a price: two alchemical bombs.

【Hunter has triggered a special event: Knowledge transfer from a plot character.】

【Skill transfer in progress......】

【Six Powers · Shave has been upgraded to Lv. 2.】

【Skill transfer in progress......】

Su Xiao didn't look at the Reincarnation Paradise prompts. He was focused intently on Kalifa's explanation of Shave's techniques. With the assistance of Reincarnation Paradise, he entered a peculiar state.

Long after Kalifa finished her explanation, Su Xiao's Shave had actually risen from Lv. 1 to Lv. 3, with a significant increase in movement distance and precision during use.

Although it still couldn't be used in actual combat, it was fine for escaping.

"I can only tell you this much. This is my understanding of Shave."

Kalifa adjusted her glasses and straightened her somewhat wrinkled clothes.

Su Xiao took out two alchemical bombs and tossed them to Kalifa. Kalifa was shocked and hurriedly caught them.

"Hey, these are bombs! Are you trying to kill me?"

Cold sweat seeped from Kalifa's forehead as she looked at Su Xiao with lingering fear.

"Alchemical bombs are very stable. They won't explode upon impact unless squeezed hard. As for how to use them... focus your attention on the bomb and try to control it with your 'will'."

"Will?"

"Yes."

Kalifa stared intently at the bomb.

"Activate, activate, activate......"

Kalifa began to mutter to herself. Seeing this, Su Xiao almost laughed out loud; this agent had a goofy side.

"Use mental energy to control it, not voice control!"

"Oh?" Kalifa was slightly surprised. She tried to focus her attention on the alchemical bomb. Its surface gradually turned red, looking as if it could explode at any moment.

"This is truly... a magical bomb."

Stopping the activation of the alchemical bomb, Kalifa put it away, her expression becoming solemn. It seemed she was going to explain tomorrow's plan to Su Xiao in detail.

"The operation starts at nine tomorrow morning. The specific goal of the mission is simple: capture Nico Luo Bin. She is known as the 'Devil Child.' She had a bounty of 79 million Berries when she was a child and has been evading the World Government's pursuit for many years. Her anti-tracking ability is very strong.

For years, the CP department has been trying to capture Nico Luo Bin, but as she has grown older, her anti-tracking and escape abilities have become stronger and stronger. She often attaches herself to major pirate crews, using them to evade the CP department's pursuit."

As expected, Kalifa did not mention the mission regarding the Ancient Weapon, Pluton—at least, she wouldn't reveal it to Su Xiao for now.

"This time, Nico Luo Bin is attached to the 'Straw Hat Pirates.' According to past precedents, she would use the Straw Hat Pirates to escape pursuit. But what's puzzling is that we received news a few days ago that the Straw Hat Pirates are heading straight for Water 7. Under normal circumstances, Nico Luo Bin wouldn't come to a dangerous place like Water 7......"

Su Xiao waved his hand.

"Get to the point."

Kalifa was somewhat displeased, but Su Xiao was like her nemesis; she had no way to deal with him. She was no match for him in terms of force, and as for a battle of wits... Kalifa felt a sense of despair. She had almost gone to warm his bed~.

Taking a deep breath, Kalifa continued, "Our goal is to capture Nico Luo Bin. Of course, there is also an auxiliary mission. Lucci will execute that mission, and you will know about it when the time comes."

The auxiliary mission Kalifa spoke of was likely the one involving the Ancient Weapon, Pluton. Su Xiao would learn of that mission when they forced Iceburg to reveal the location of the blueprints, so Kalifa was dropping some hints in advance.

"Simply put, it's just to capture Nico Luo Bin tomorrow, right?"

"Yes."

"Understood. See you at nine tomorrow morning."

Su Xiao turned and walked toward the inn where he was staying, secretly pondering tomorrow's operation.

If the CP department's intelligence was correct, the Straw Hat Pirates would arrive at Water 7 around eleven in the morning.

By tonight, many ordinary agents had already arrived in Water 7. These agents were spread throughout the city, serving as eyes and ears for tomorrow's operation.

Tomorrow at noon would be a 'carnival.' A large number of contractors would appear in Water 7. Some contractors' goals were to hunt other contractors, while others were to hunt plot characters.

Returning to his inn room, Su Xiao went to sleep early to get enough rest for tomorrow's operation.

At eight the next morning, Su Xiao left the inn with Bubu Te Ni, heading straight for Dock 1, the meeting point agreed upon last night.

Upon arriving at Dock 1, Su Xiao found Rob Lucci and Kaku sweating profusely as they built a ship, which left him slightly surprised.

It was a three-masted ship, already 99% complete and nearing finish.

"You two are..."

Su Xiao was a security guard at Dock 1, so chatting with them wouldn't arouse suspicion.

"One more hour."

Rob Lucci spoke using ventriloquism; he had been speaking this way the entire time in Water 7.

"One more hour, we have to hurry."

Kaku wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Su Xiao was stunned; something was wrong with these two.

"You... want to finish building this ship?"

Kaku's hand holding the hammer paused for a second before he continued driving the nail into the wood.

"Counting the time, this ship has been under construction for a month. It's the work Lucci and I are most satisfied with, so we must finish it. It belongs in the sea."

Clang, clang, clang.

Kaku and Lucci hammered the wooden ship rapidly, performing the finishing work.

The four CP9 agents had been lurking in Water 7 for five years. Kaku and Lucci had spent five full years building ships. Even agents have feelings; they aren't made of wood or stone.

Before leaving, Lucci and Kaku wanted to finish this ship, giving it a chance to sail in the future.

Their five-year career as shipwrights was coming to an end, and they would return to being agents. Lucci showed no expression, but Kaku didn't seem happy.

Perhaps, compared to being an agent, Kaku preferred being a shipwright.

The main members of CP9 all shared one trait: they were orphans who had lost their parents, either sold or voluntarily sent to CP9 for training.

After surviving terrifying eliminations, they emerged as the final ace agents of CP9.

Su Xiao found a chair and sat down. Not long after, Kalifa arrived at Dock 1 for her daily routine inspection and statistics.

Kalifa walked to Su Xiao's side, sat intimately on his lap, and quietly slipped a note into his collar.

After sitting on Su Xiao's lap for a while, Kalifa moved her lips as if saying something, but in reality, she said nothing; this was just to avoid suspicion.

A few minutes later, Kalifa got up and walked away. Her mission today was to guard the City Hall to prevent Iceburg from escaping if he discovered something was wrong.

Su Xiao opened the note, saw the content, and got up to leave Dock 1.

Lucci and Kaku were still building the ship. They would finish soon; this was perhaps the last ship they would ever build.