One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 251 Vegapunk's Reminder

"How can it still be like this!"

Vegapunk looked at the pink dragon in front of him, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

It is not an easy task to make an object eat a devil fruit. It requires quite complicated technology to achieve.

However, Tyrant Rod relied on his devil fruit ability to humanize objects, and then directly ate the devil fruit, and was able to achieve the same effect.

What is the principle?
Vegapunk began to think subconsciously.

Rhodes waved his hand, and the pink baby dragon that was originally flying in the air on the auspicious clouds fell into Rhodes' palm and turned into dark autumn water again.

Although his appearance did not seem to have changed, through his ability of [Knight does not die with bare hands], Rhodes could feel that his physical fitness had greatly improved.

Not only that, you can also use the powers of fire, wind, and thunder.

【Blue Dragon Fruit】!
He has mastered the same devil fruit ability as Kaido!

···
And just as Rhodes and his team were communicating with Vegapunk in Vegapunk's laboratory.

Marijoa, in a spacious room.

Saint Satan, the god of scientific defense and one of the Five Elder Stars, sat upright in his chair.

The chairs were placed next to the window, and sunlight poured into the room through the bright window. Satan Saint was half hidden in the shadow of the sunlight, looking at a Den Den Mushi in the room with cold eyes.

As the nominal top level of the World Government, the Five Elders hold the highest power in the World Government.

As the God of Science and Defense, Saint Satan is responsible for everything related to science and technology.

Naturally, he would not completely let Vegapunk, a genius scientist who was five hundred years ahead of the world, go.

In Vegapunk's laboratory, eavesdropping Den Den Mushi are spread throughout every corner, and everything in Vegapunk is under the watchful eyes of the World Government.

When the person in charge of monitoring discovered the news that Tyrant Rod, Hawkeye and his subordinates had invaded Dressrosa, he immediately reported it to Saint Satan.

Therefore, he listened to almost the entire conversation between Rhodes and Vegapunk.

"Baquan Rod actually wants to recruit Vegapunk."

Saint Satan weighed it silently in his heart.

Under the advice of the army's chief commander, Kong, they have made the decision to deal with Tyrant Rhodes.

Now hearing that the other party was coveting Vegapunk, they were even more determined to deal with Tyrant Rhodes.

However, Vegapunk's reaction made Saint Satan feel somewhat satisfied.

besides···
"The little girl under Tyrant Rod's command is actually the best candidate for a clone sample."

Saint Satan glanced over the information about the Rod Pirates handed over by CP0, and then he noticed Minina.

"We need to pay attention to this. After we get rid of Tyrant Rod, we need to capture that girl."

'According to Vegapunk, the girl's [Bloodline Factor] has a potential that is even higher than Hawkeye's. This means that not only can she become a sample for clone soldiers, but her talent also has other uses.

If she were to be the mother of the next generation, perhaps some people with amazing talents would emerge.'

Saint Satan flipped through the information in his hand about the important members of the Rod Pirates, as if he was looking at a lamb to be slaughtered, thinking about how to use each part.

"And the one who possesses the Ope-no-fruit ability."

Saint Satan's gaze stayed on Luo.

Apart from these two people, the rest are of no value!
"It seems we need to hurry up and formulate a plan against the Rod Pirates!"

Research on artificial weapons has not been able to advance. According to Vegapunk, this is mainly because there are no suitable clone samples.

Now that a suitable sample has been found, all we have to do is capture her and hand her over to Vegapunk for research. Then the kind of biological weapon that Vegapunk described, with a strong body and amazing attack power, capable of replacing the Seven Warlords of the Sea, will be developed soon!
By that time, it will be time for the World Government to wipe out pirates and reduce naval power.

As for the so-called artificial devil fruit technology.

The thought flashed through Saint Satan's mind for a moment, and then he put it behind him.

Vegapunk also said that it was a failure.

In fact, Satan himself is also a scientist. He has done research on the abilities of devil fruits and conducted many human experiments.

However, those experiments all failed without exception!

Apart from wasting some research materials, nothing was gained.

"cp0!"

"Lord Saint Satan!"

A CP0 stood respectfully in front of Saint Satan.

"The plan to destroy Tyrant Rhodes must be pushed forward as soon as possible."

Saint Satan didn't even look at CP0 in front of him. His eyes hidden in the shadows were cast towards the bright sky outside, emitting deep malice.

"After the World Conference is over, let's start planning."

"As ordered!"

"Also, let Kizaru go to Punk Hazard, now."

"Yes!"

cp0 stayed there for a while, and seeing that Saint Satan did not give any further instructions, he turned around and contacted Admiral Kizaru first.

It is now during the World Conference. Not only Admiral Kizaru, but the three admirals of the navy are all staying in Marijoa or Marinford, ready to deal with various situations at any time.

···
Punk Hazard, Rhodes and Vegapunk had no idea that everything that happened on their side had been discovered by the Five Elders, the highest level of the World Government. Rhodes was even less aware that the Five Elders were already preparing to take measures against him after the World Conference was over.

At this moment, after achieving the two main goals of getting back their blood samples and obtaining a replica of the [Pink Dragon Fruit], Rhodes and his companions were led by Vegapunk to see his various skills and technologies, shouting like a bumpkin.

"This is an artificial creature. According to the image described in the book, I created some dragons that can breathe fire."

Vegapunk pointed at the dragon on the screen. Just as the legend said, it was a fire-breathing dragon with wings on its back and a ferocious face.

"Amazing!"

Nia's eyes sparkled as she looked at the fire dragon.

"This allows me to change clothes with just one click, so I don't need to waste too much time changing clothes when I enter the lab."

"awesome!"

“This is a food processor!”

"Great!"

“This can create island clouds.”

"You are such a genius!"

"this is···"

"···"

Looking at Vegapunk who was listing his research products one by one, and Nia who was screaming in amazement at all kinds of black technologies, Rhodes' heart was moved, and he almost wanted to kidnap Vegapunk directly.

He is indeed the world's number one genius scientist, just like Doraemon.

"boring."

Hawkeye glanced at the two people over there, then turned and walked towards the laboratory door.

"Where are you going, Hawkeye?"

"I'll try that dragon." Hawkeye glanced at the Autumn Water in Rhodes' hand, then looked at the evil dragon on the screen.

The Black Blade Qiu Shui, whose former owner was Longma, once killed a dragon, so he was called the Dragon Slayer.

His black sword [Night] also wants to kill a dragon.

"Have you forgotten that we came to this island secretly? This is a forbidden area of ​​the World Government. Even if we are Shichibukai, we cannot enter at will."

"so what?"

Hawkeye raised an eyebrow.

"As long as no one sees me."

"When you said no one saw you, did you mean to kill everyone who saw you?"

Rhodes looked at Hawkeye with a slightly shocked look.

"Is this what you are planning?"

Hawkeye looked at Rhodes with a slightly shocked look.

Shouldn't the first reaction after hearing such words be to hide one's tracks, or use Conqueror's Haki to make everyone on the island lose consciousness?
"actually···"

Boom boom boom! ! !
Just as Rhodes was about to explain, a horrific explosion was heard from outside. At the same time, the lights in the laboratory suddenly flickered, the ground shook violently, and things on the roof fell to the ground.

This is?

Someone attacked?

Or is this some special arrangement of Vegapunk?
With this thought in mind, Rhodes suddenly turned to look at Vegapunk, only to see that the other party also had a shocked expression on his face.

"This is the effect of weapons of mass destruction!"

Caesar's face flashed through Vegapunk's mind, and he quickly rushed to the operating table, typing rapidly on the keyboard. Soon, one surveillance screen after another appeared in front of him.

A horrific explosion occurred outside the research center. As the explosion occurred, it could be seen from the surveillance footage that a ball of purple gas, emitting an ominous aura, was spreading rapidly.

As the gas spread, the affected trees withered instantly. In just a moment, their vitality dissipated, as if their moisture had been absorbed by Crocodile's ability.

Not only that, as more surveillance footage was updated, Vegapunk had seen some researchers and patrolling naval soldiers fall to the ground and lose consciousness due to inhaling poison gas.

"Damn it, Caesar!"

Vegapunk pounded his fist on the keyboard.

The moment he saw the poison gas, Vegapunk knew that it must be that Caesar who violated the rules and used his poison gas weapons!
"Immediately activate the protective equipment to slow down the spread of the poisonous gas as quickly as possible!"

Vegapunk's hands moved quickly on the keyboard, controlling the emergency shutdown of various facilities on the island, blocking the flow of poison gas, and then turning on all communication equipment.

"Everyone, put on your protective clothing, head to Dock 4 as quickly as possible, and evacuate immediately on the Navy's warships!"

Although he didn't like Caesar's research, Vegapunk had to admit that he was also a genius in scientific research.

The poison gas he created spread quickly, was highly toxic, and had a wide range.

Without knowing the specific composition of the poison gas used by the other party, even Vegapunk could not make an antidote in the first time, and could only arrange for the researchers and guards on the island to evacuate as soon as possible.

As for the criminals detained on the island who were to be used for human experiments, we can only say sorry to them.

The carrying capacity of naval ships also has a limit.

After arranging the evacuation of the people on the island, Vegapunk turned around and looked at Rhodes and the others.

"Although I don't know how you got in, it shouldn't be a problem for you to leave here. Leave now before the poisonous gas spreads over."

"I don't know what kind of poison gas that bastard Caesar released, but based on his habits, this gas is likely to cause irreversible damage to the nervous system."

"Caesar!"

Hearing this name, Rhodes' eyes lit up slightly.

Vegapunk's light was so dazzling that he forgot about that guy.

In the original plot, this guy used the [Bloodline Factor] technology he mastered to work with Doflamingo to create artificial devil fruits, and traded with the Beasts Pirates, providing them with a large number of artificial devil fruits.

Moreover, according to the intelligence information Rhode had, the other party was once a member of MADS together with Vegapunk and Vinsmoke Judge. It can be said that he is one of the people in the world who has mastered the most bloodline factor technology besides Vegapunk.

Vegapunk is the darling of the World Government, and Rhodes does not want to act rashly for the time being.

Moreover, Rhodes still had respect for this top scientist and was not willing to take coercive measures against him.

But Caesar Courant was different.

That guy was a rotten person, an evil scientist with no conscience at all. No matter what method he used against such a person, Rhodes would not feel any psychological pressure.

Now we have obtained a full set of "artificial devil fruit" technology sponsored by Vegapunk. As long as we tie Caesar back, we can start growing artificial devil fruits.

As for the issues that the other party is defrauding funds and has no morals.

Rhodes had an evil smile on his face.

Do you really think that I, Baquan Rod, am some nice guy?

"Violet, find a researcher with black hair and goat horns who can transform himself into gas, and focus on where the explosion occurred."

Rhodes turned to Violet and gave her instructions.

As Violet activated her abilities, she soon found the target person described by Rod near the explosion.

"found it!"

"Very good, then let's go over there, rescue the poisoned people, and catch the bastard who released the poison gas!"

After saying that, Rhodes motioned for Violet to lead the way and walked towards the direction of the explosion.

"and many more!"

Vegapunk stopped a few people, looking a little surprised.

"You are pirates. This is the World Government's scientific research base. The disaster that happened here has nothing to do with you, right?"

"Who said it has nothing to do with me? I am a partner of justice!"

"Partners of justice?"

Vegapunk looked at Rhodes with more doubts in his eyes.

Even if they are the Seven Warlords of the Sea, they are still pirates after all.

Why would you do such a thing?

Rhodes did not continue to answer Vegapunk's questions, but turned around and walked directly towards the area where the poison gas was released.

Kill innocent people and release poison gas at will for their own selfish desires.

Even in this world of pirates, he would not stand idly by if he encountered such a thing.

"and many more!"

Vegapunk called out to Rhodes again.

"I don't know why, but I always feel that you are different from others. If it's you, I think it's better to tell you some things. Although I don't fully understand it yet, it may not be easy to meet you again in the future."

Vegapunk looked at the young Rhodes in front of him and imprinted his face deeply into his mind.

"This world will sink to the bottom of the sea!"

(End of this chapter)