The more they thought about it, the more serious they became, but their eyes shone brighter.
The strength Kouta had displayed all along, especially his overwhelming power shown in defeating Kaido recently, and the World Government's reaction to Kouta after the Sabaody Archipelago, all spoke of the person before them being immensely powerful.
If he wanted to, if he truly wanted to go to Mary Geoise, the Holy Land, he would have a high chance of succeeding.
"Are you really decided?"
Vegapunk looked up at Kouta, his tone grave, "Indeed, with your strength, killing a Celestial Dragon would be easy, but to go to the World Government's main base and kill all the Celestial Dragons, that..."
Vegapunk paused, then spoke, "That would still be an incredibly difficult task."
"And the World Government is not as simple as it appears on the surface. Though I don't know what they rely on to exert such authority over all the member nations of the world, but to have existed for over 800 years, to be able to erase history and leave a century of blankness that no one dares to investigate, then they cannot just be what they outwardly present."
"Perhaps both the Navy and the CP organization are merely the tip of their power."
While Vegapunk was a scientist, his mind was far beyond that of ordinary people. Even without direct experience, his ability to connect the dots allowed him to infer that there was likely other power behind the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.
This power had not appeared in the world, but those nations or islands whose histories were erased would always appear in the minds of a few, or be recorded in some book, through other connections.
And for someone who possessed all the knowledge from Ohara's Tree of Knowledge, finding clues would be effortless.
This was why he was so surprised and shocked by Kouta's decision to go to Mary Geoise.
Bartholomew Kuma also stared at Kouta with a serious expression.
Because Kouta's decision not only affected whether he would completely become an emotionless robot, but also the Revolutionary Army, and the future of this world.
Going was good. After all, Kouta was too powerful, so powerful that he surpassed the true peak of this world, surpassing the leader of the Revolutionary Army, "Dragon."
With Kouta's participation, the Revolutionary Army could rise, and perhaps they could truly achieve their long-held ideal of overthrowing the World Government led by the Celestial Dragons.
Of course, there was also a high probability of failure.
After all, as the adversaries of the World Government, they were the ones who understood it best.
As far as he knew, the World Government's most powerful force was not the CP organization, known as the Celestial Dragons' shield, nor the Navy that maintained world balance, but an organization called the "God Knights."
This organization was very mysterious. Even they had only heard of it and had never truly seen it.
However, even without seeing it, one could infer the organization's power from its name and its secrecy.
To be honest, as a friend, he didn't want Kouta to get involved with their Revolutionary Army's troubles. But as a revolutionary, he hoped Kouta would keep his word.
Seeing the serious expressions on both their faces, Kouta couldn't help but show a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
"You're both so serious, it makes me feel like going to Mary Geoise is a death wish. It's a little awkward."
"Actually, your worries are unnecessary. In fact, over a month ago, I met the World Government's strongest power."
"Met?"
"Over a month ago?"
Kuma and Vegapunk lowered their heads in thought.
Over a month ago, Vegapunk was conducting experiments in his laboratory and mostly paid no attention to the outside world. However, he had heard about the spatial rift that spanned the entire Red Line from the idle chatter of his subordinates.
Kuma, on the other hand, had been at Marineford a month ago, obeying any command from the World Government. He had certainly seen the spatial rift that spanned the Red Line.
With this realization, they both looked up at Kouta simultaneously and asked in unison, their surprise evident, "That spatial rift, you didn't cause it, did you!"
"Mm!" Kouta nodded in confirmation, then chuckled, "That was caused by my battle with Uranus, the Celestial Dragon."
"Celestial Dragon..."
"Uranus..."
Both of them showed shocked expressions.
They hadn't expected one of the three ancient weapons, which had disappeared from history, to appear so brazenly, and in the hands of the World Government.
What shocked them even more afterward was that even with the attack from Uranus, Kouta and his group had emerged unharmed.
This further highlighted Kouta's immense power.
Thinking back to the shocking spatial rift from a month ago, which looked like the world was tearing apart, their gazes towards Kouta were filled with a complex emotion.
Of course, in Kuma's eyes, amidst the complexity, there was unprecedented joy.
Enemies always seemed more terrifying when they were unknown. When an enemy revealed their full strength, it often meant they were in their final stage.
"A Celestial Dragon?" Vegapunk shook his head and sighed, "No wonder the World Government has been able to rule the world for so long. With overwhelming power like Uranus, it makes sense."
Although he didn't know the specific power of Uranus, judging from legends, clues he found in various records, and the spatial rift caused by Kouta's battle with Uranus a month ago, Uranus undoubtedly possessed the power to destroy islands and nations. This kind of power, capable of easily annihilating any country, was likely the World Government's true reliance.
The Navy, the CP organization, these were merely the tip of the iceberg, superficial forces the World Government used to maintain the world's operation according to their own design.
"No wonder they are called Celestial Dragons."
As for whether the World Government and the Celestial Dragons would be destroyed, Vegapunk didn't particularly care. His mission was to invent, to invent more machines beneficial to all of humanity and the entire world, which would honor his intellect.
Of course, he considered the demise of the Celestial Dragons to be a fortunate event for both himself and the world.
However, the thought of facing financial difficulties again in the future brought a hint of a headache to his face.
He was well aware of the World Government's modus operandi.
The World Government had been constantly urging him to quickly produce artificial, mass-producible weapons. To accelerate the process, they had even captured special races like Kaido and King, and now Bartholomew Kuma.
Over the years, he had been using the World Government's funds to research his own ideas. The World Government had long been displeased, but no matter how they tried to delay, the progress on humanoid weapons was steadily advancing. After the appearance of the Pacifista, he knew that the emergence of the final humanoid weapon was not far off.
Of course, this also meant that his own death was not far off.