"Uncle Vegapunk!!"
Just as Vegapunk lowered his head in thought, the door to the laboratory suddenly flew open. A chubby little boy in a red bellyband hurried into the office.
The movement at the door immediately attracted everyone's attention. Zhan Taowan, who rushed into the laboratory in a hurry, was stared at by so many people that he immediately stood there in a daze, with his mouth open but no longer shouting.
His gaze quickly fell on Vegapunk lying on the sofa, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Zhan Taomaru!"
"You're back."
When Vegapunk saw Zhan Taomaru, a bright smile immediately appeared on his face. He was a pure scientist, yes, but he was also a normal human being. After being with Zhan Taomaru for so long, he had long regarded Zhan Taomaru as his own family.
And the moment he saw Zhan Taomaru, Vegapunk already had the answer in his heart.
If his research results cannot bring a safer world to the next generation, then his research will be meaningless.
"Mr. Tsugikoku Yuichi, can I show you around my lab?"
Zhan Taowan trotted over to Vegapunk's side, looking at Jiguo Yuanyi and the others with a wary look. Vegapunk slowly stood up, gently hugged Zhan Taowan's shoulders, and then made a "please" gesture to Jiguo Yuanyi and answered.
When Ji Guoyuan heard this answer, he nodded with a smile on his face.
"Okay, I am indeed very interested in the research you are doing, Doctor." While speaking, Vegapunk had already walked out of the laboratory first, and Ji Guoyuan and others quickly followed.
Everyone wants to know what this world-class scientist is researching.
The experimental base of Future City is very large. The laboratory where Vegapunk had previously entertained Ji Guoyuan and others was just one of Vegapunk’s many laboratories.
Under the leadership of Vegapunk, Yuichi Tsugumi and others came to his "Laboratory No. 2". This laboratory is located underground. The entire laboratory is filled with various instruments. These instruments do not require human power at all. When Yuichi Tsugumi and others walked into the laboratory, these machines were operating by themselves.
The noisy sounds were blocked by the thick walls, and no one outside could hear what was happening inside.
"My main research topics over the years have been bloodline factors and devil fruits."
"Secondly, these are the things in front of you."
"This laboratory is for parts processing, and later on, it will be for assembly."
"During the Great Age of Pirates, conflicts between humans increased more and more. Relying solely on naval power to fight against the times is simply a drop in the bucket."
"Furthermore, the manpower and material resources required to train a mature soldier are simply immeasurable."
"Mechanical soldiers are the direction of my research. My research will put an end to the Great Pirate Era!"
As Vegapunk spoke, he walked forward along a corridor in the center of the laboratory.
The laboratory is divided into three parts. The first half is automated parts manufacturing machinery. After Tsugikuni Yuichiro and the others followed Vegapunk for several hundred meters, they entered the second area of the laboratory, which is the assembly area.
Here, there are many strange robots of various shapes busy at work. Looking around, there are hundreds of them.
These robots are assembling a super-large robot. Currently, only half of its body outline exists, but this outline alone is nearly fifty meters tall.
Seeing such a super-large robot, the young Luo Xiao's face was full of surprise, and then he showed an intoxicated expression, his eyes flashed with light, and even saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth.
Baby5 standing by was obviously unable to empathize with a little boy like Luo. She glanced at the "crazy boy" beside her and looked away indifferently.
“Here, here.”
"Is this robot used for combat?"
“How many weapons can be mounted on this!!!”
"I'm afraid the weapons that ten warships can carry are not as good as this guy's."
"If the navy has guys like this as weapons, then the role of ordinary soldiers is really limited."
Rossinanti couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. The scene before him really impacted his worldview.
Even Tsugikoku Yoriichi was now observing the robot being assembled with curiosity. This was the first time he had seen such a thing.
"Unfortunately, this robot is only useful on Egg Point Island."
"No matter how powerful its combat power is, it can't be transported off this island, right?"
"And machines are machines after all, so energy and endurance will be issues."
Vegapunk seemed dissatisfied with his current work and casually commented on the device his robot was making.
"Doctor, what is the energy source for robots?"
Although Yuichiro Tsugikuni is not a scientist, he still has some common sense. As Vegapunk said, it is often energy that restricts mechanical technology.
The larger the machine, the more powerful the energy supply. I don't know if this world has nuclear energy, if so.
"It's light."
Vegapunk said with a smile, not intending to hide anything from Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
Hearing this, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi frowned and glanced sideways at Vegapunk. Solar energy? Is there even sunlight in a place like this? Besides, even if it were covered in solar panels, it wouldn't be enough to power such a large machine, right?
This thought had just flashed through Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's mind, and then he suddenly looked stunned, as if he had thought of something.
Yes
If we use common sense to speculate, then it is indeed unlikely, but if it is a devil fruit, then it is different.
"Is this the result of studying Borsalino's bloodline factor?!"
Ji Guoyuan raised his head, looked at the large robot with a deep gaze, and asked.
Hearing what Jiguo Yuanyi said, Vegapunk looked at Jiguo Yuanyi with some surprise and said with a smile: "Mr. Jiguo Yuanyi, you know quite a lot."
Tsugakuin Yoshiichi remained silent, then he seemed to have thought of something, reached out and took out a bulging cloth bag from his waist. After a moment of hesitation, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi handed the bag to Vegapunk and asked:
"Dr. Vegapunk, with your knowledge, do you know what this is?"
"What kind of abilities does it possess?"
As he spoke, the eyes of the people around him were focused on the cloth bag in Jiguo Yuanyi's hand. In fact, as early as when Jiguo Yuanyi got off the boat, Rossinanti and others had already noticed the bag Jiguo Yuanyi was carrying.
But they were all very tactful, and since Ji Guoyuan didn't say anything, they didn't ask.
At this time, seeing Ji Guoyuanyi take off the bag and hand it to Vegapunk, everyone looked curious, wondering what strange things Ji Guoyuanyi brought.
"What?"
Vegapunk subconsciously reached out to take it, dug into the bag, and then took out a golden fruit. The surface of the golden fruit was covered with strange "circle"-shaped patterns, and in the laboratory with bright light, it actually emitted a little golden light.
"This is."
"Devil Fruit?"
Vegapunk picked it up and took a look, muttering in surprise. After looking at it carefully, a thoughtful look appeared on Vegapunk's face.
A devil fruit that has never been seen before, and there has never been any record of it.
It's a novelty.
"It's very interesting. I've never seen a devil fruit like this before."
"It's not in the illustrated guide."
Vegapunk himself was engaged in the research of devil fruits, and he had already memorized the so-called "fruit encyclopedia". However, the fruit encyclopedia could not include all the devil fruits in the world.
There is no way. The world is just too big. Even now, there are still many islands that humans have not set foot on.
This ocean changes every year, with the sea level rising and falling. In the few hundred years since the World Government began keeping historical records, countless islands have disappeared and reappeared.
The power of the World Government cannot cover every corner of this world. The devil fruits recorded in the fruit encyclopedia are only a part of all devil fruits.
"I found it on an uninhabited island."
"Because I don't know the power of the devil fruit, I have kept it in storage."
"I could sense its uniqueness, but I didn't dare to share it with my friends."
"What if it's a useless ability? It will weaken their combat effectiveness."
"I wouldn't bet."
"This time, I also wanted to explore the power of this devil fruit."
"I think if it were you, you would find a way."
The devil fruit that Yoshiichi Tsugikuni gave to Vegapunk at this time was the same devil fruit he had found in the mouth of the mountain on the Holy Spirit Island that year.
He hadn't thought about the Devil Fruit for a long time, so he wanted to take this opportunity to find out the power of the Devil Fruit.
He has many devil fruits with outstanding abilities, which no navy has been able to obtain in recent years. Mihawk and others who are close to him have no intention of eating devil fruits.
As for Yoshikazu Tsugakuni himself, he is not interested in the natural system. If he really needs a devil fruit to increase his strength, he hopes it will be a mythical beast that can match his abilities.
The Thunder Fruit seems to be very powerful, but it is difficult to combine this natural system with domineering power. As for relying solely on the power of the fruit, forget it. A lightning bolt cannot kill an ordinary person.
The same applies to the Flame-Flame Fruit and the Smoke Fruit.
Tsugakuin Yoshiichi subtly complimented Vegapunk, who, upon hearing Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's words, showed a look of delight, nodded slightly, and said:
"You really have found the right person."
"Even without eating people, I can still roughly understand the power of the devil fruit."
A smile appeared on Vegapunk's face. As a super scientist who could even replicate devil fruits, it was not a very difficult task for him to figure out the ability of a devil fruit.
Of course, the clarification here is just a rough idea, at least it can tell what type of devil fruit it is.
"Come on, I'll show you my other laboratory."
As he spoke, Vegapunk put the golden devil fruit into the bag, and then led Jiguo Yuan and others to the next laboratory.
The door to the next laboratory is hidden in this laboratory.
Vegapunk had no intention of avoiding Ji Guoyuan and others. After everyone passed through a secret door, they walked through a long corridor and entered a large, slightly dim laboratory.
In this laboratory, there are many culture medium containers. In a laboratory of nearly 1,000 square meters, there are countless experimental cabins densely packed. The experimental cabins are made of some unknown transparent material. Various human organs are stored in the containers. The "maturity" of each organ is different, and some organs seem to be deformed.
The whole laboratory gives people a feeling of gloom and horror.
Although baby5 is brave, after following everyone into the laboratory, his face turned a little dark and he held on tightly to Luo beside him.
Luo was so frightened by the scene in front of him that his scalp was numbing, but he still tried to stay calm and followed Tsugumi Yoshiichi.
"Such an experiment, isn't it?" Rossinanti wanted to ask if such an experiment was a bit inhumane, but when he thought that this was an experiment approved by their navy, he silently closed his mouth.
“These are all cultivated.”
"Not taken from a human."
Vegapunk knew what Rossinanti wanted to say and started to explain. Seeing that Rossinanti still had that expression as if he had eaten a fly, Vegapunk continued:
“Only by thoroughly studying humanity can we better serve it.”
"Major Rocinante, if you lose any limbs or even suffer internal organ damage in future battles with pirates, you can come to me."
"I can change it for you for free!"
Vegapunk and Rossinanti played a "hell joke". Rossinanti couldn't help but tremble slightly, waved his hand, and refused: "No, no need."
"And if my internal organs were damaged, I probably wouldn't be able to make it to your place."
Vegapunk smiled upon hearing this, and then walked to the center of the laboratory with Ji Guoyuan and others.
In the center of the laboratory, there is a huge operating table. Next to the operating table, there are more than a dozen containers. Ji Guoyuan took a look and found that these containers actually contained devil fruits. Each devil fruit looked exactly the same at a glance, but if you look closely, you can find some differences.
"This is."
Rossinanti's attention was drawn and he asked in a serious tone.
"The cloned devil fruits are just semi-finished products. Once their effects are understood, they will be destroyed."
"The unfinished product cannot be leaked out, it will damage my reputation!"
Vegapunk explained casually, then walked to the operating table and started working. On the test bench next to the operating table, an idle container was opened.
After pouring out the golden fruit from the cloth bag, Vegapunk placed the devil fruit in the container and then returned to the operating table.
Yoshiichi Tsugikuni was observing Vegapunk's movements, while the others were curiously watching the cloned devil fruits.
"Is this the Fish-Fish Fruit?" Rossinanti was knowledgeable and could distinguish the types of these devil fruits.
"Um."
"It's cloned based on reverse deduction of bloodline factors, but the effect is not very good."
"A failure."
Vegapunk was operating the instrument, and the display in front of him showed all sorts of messy components and values, none of which Ji Guoyuan could understand.
"oh??"
"Mr. Tsugikoku Yuichi, you really did bring something extraordinary!"
"It's from ancient times, um, it should be a mythical beast!"
As Vegapunk spoke, the monitor in front of him was rapidly constructing a simulation of the appearance of a bird.
It was a bird-like creature with sharp claws and beak, red feathers and a golden crown. Its three long tail feathers were even as long as the bird's body. In the center of the crimson tail feathers, there was a golden round feather, which looked gorgeous and magnificent.
This is a bird that does not exist in reality. At least, as far as Vegapunk knows, he has never seen such a creature.
Because of this, he was saying that this devil fruit was a mythical beast.
"Is this Feng?"
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi looked at the increasingly clear image on the monitor and touched his chin, feeling extremely surprised. In the world of One Piece, such a thing existed?
However, this thought flashed through his mind. After all, there are dragons and phoenixes, so it seems reasonable to have phoenixes as well.
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"Dr. Vegapunk, can you tell me the specific abilities of this mythical beast's devil fruit?"
At this moment, Jiguo Yuanyi was more or less moved and asked aloud.
"You'll only know after you eat it."
"Mythical Beast Fruits are different from other Devil Fruits. If you don't eat them, you won't know what abilities they have."
Vegapunk shook his head and explained.
Hearing this, Jigoku Yoshiichi was not disappointed. Knowing this was already very valuable to him.
(End of this chapter)
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