The Cool, Chilly Feeling

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The snot bubble on Ma Qiao's nose popped, making a crisp sound.

Reiju delicate nose perched with glasses, glared at the drowsy-sleeping Ma Qiao with disgust. "How can you sleep with such a groundbreaking scientific achievement!"

Reiju pushed up her glasses and looked at Professor Heimerdinger, who had already filled two walls with his blackboard writing and was still talking eloquently. She quickly continued to write furiously, recording these great formulas in her notebook.

About three hours later, Ma Qiao woke up yawning, still half asleep.

Heimerdinger had just finished writing the last paragraph on the blackboard. "In short, Dean, if you add another 150 million Beli, we will be able to achieve an understanding of the power transformation of the Gum-Gum Fruit at the nanoscale."

Ma Qiao silently raised his right hand.

Heimerdinger's pointer stopped in mid-air.

The fear of being dominated by his master's overbearing aura surfaced in his mind, Heimerdinger quickly said, "Of course, let's put aside our scientific perfectionism for now. Viktor and I are currently focused on the micrometer level, or the so-called cellular level, which is sufficient."

A third hand behind Viktor took a petri dish from the incubator, containing a small clump of wriggling cells.

Heimerdinger explained, "These are cells cultured from patients' dental pulp stem cells, which we call Nika Cells."

Research has revealed that Nika Cells possess extremely strong vitality and can be used to repair damaged organs and tissues.

Of course, the vitality of Nika Cells seems too strong, so hastily transplanting Nika Cells would be very dangerous, but as long as the host's own strength is sufficient, then a balance can be achieved...

Ma Qiao looked completely bewildered.

Nika Cells?

This thing sounds a little familiar...

In Ma Qiao's mind, a handsome man surnamed Tuan appeared, with half of his body and half of his face hidden in bandages.

This thing must be Hashirama Cells, right?

Looking at the cluster of tiny cells wriggling in the petri dish, seemingly alive, Ma Qiao shuddered.

Since this world doesn't have Sharingan, the effects of Nika Cells are much weaker.

However, as a material capable of repairing the body, this thing still has enormous potential!

Speaking of which, compared to those fragile ninjas next door, most of the characters in the One Piece world are considered tanks.

But when it comes to health, who can compare to King Luffy?

He truly deserves the title of King of Sit-ups.

"Stop researching at the molecular or nanoscale! Get me to understand this Nika Cells properly!"

Ma Qiao returned the petri dish to Viktor.

The item is good, but he doesn't want to use it.

To look like Danzō or those ghastly old men would truly damage his reputation as the Little Zhuge Liang of the South Blue.

However, Ma Qiao still wrote a blank check for 5 billion Beli from the projected revenue of Sky Island, allowing Heimerdinger to continue their research.

Heimerdinger flashed a fawning smile, "Thank you, great master, no, great dean, for your generosity... but money isn't everything, I need more help!"

"Me! Me!"

Reiju raised her little hand with an expression of adoration.

Heimerdinger glared at her coldly. "Research newbie, with your mere IQ of 180, you're not qualified to participate in such a great research project..."

"Let her participate, as an intern washing test tubes," Ma Qiao interrupted.

"Yes, as you wish, my master!"

Heimerdinger bowed obsequiously to Ma Qiao, then turned coldly to Reiju and said, "Since you've managed to win Master's favor, I'll allow you to stay in the lab for now. Now hurry up and lick Master's toes! Foolish woman!"

"Just kidding, just kidding, Heimerdinger Hei just likes to joke around."

Ma Qiao reached out and ruffled his Einstein-esque messy Heimerdinger, then chuckled and explained to Reiju, "Believe me, I'm actually a scientist too, a colleague of Professor Heimerdinger. He was just joking..."

Ha, hypocritical Celestial Dragons!

Colleague relationships?

Aside from me, aren't all the scientists here your slaves?

Wrong!

Aren't I also a slave and a plaything?

Reiju gave a charming yet helpless smile, "Who told you to threaten me with Sanji... I guess there was nothing I could do about it..."

As she spoke, her long, slender legs slowly curled up, her fair neck lowered like a swan's, her long pink hair cascaded down, and her small pink tongue peeked out of her mouth.

Ma Qiao's toes went cold, and his mind went blank.

The Piltover plan is ingenious, but overly complicated.

In contrast, the straightforward, clumsy, and rudimentary Zaun solution is the best option right now.

Over the next few days, dozens of sets of the Sun God's Teeth Armor were produced.

In fact, the so-called production process is very simple.

As Rubber Man, Luffy is immune to electric shocks and blunt force trauma, but sharp weapons can still cause him significant damage.

By simply using a high-speed dental drill to drill appropriately sized holes in the central fossa of the crown, the two adjacent surfaces of the tooth, and the two apical foramina of the roots, a set of armor is thus made.

This time, Ma Qiao abandoned his plan to fight personally and refused to wear such a ridiculous suit of armor.

But everyone in the God-Slaying Squad has to wear it.

Top Lane: Gangplank, the Terror of the Seas.

Mid Lane: Twisted Fate, the Twisted Fate.

adc.: The Virtuoso - Ash.

Jungler: Demacia Garen.

Support: Fizz, the Tide Spirit.

Tactical Coach: The River King Tahm Kench.

The heartthrob group is striking again.

Because many different Vision Ward had already been placed outside Cloud-Hidden Village, there was no need to use the Knock Up Stream to reach the Sky Island this time.

And of course, the navigator, Miss Nami, didn't need to accompany them.

Although she herself said that there are still many nautical charts for the Sky Islands that have not been drawn, she wants to travel around with Ma Qiao.

But her best friend Vivi stopped her. "Sister Nami, you don't want the pink Fox to waste all the hospital's funds, do you? You have to stay at the hospital and keep an eye on this woman with ulterior motives."

For Vivi, she needs to guard against both the scheming Fox and her best friend.

"If... I mean if..."

Nami clenched her Riot Games, her small breasts bouncing as if she were torn between two conflicting emotions. "If all that curly-browed woman is after is money, I'd give her everything..."

Vivi stared in disbelief, unable to believe that the money-grubbing cat Nami could say such a thing.

She jumped onto Nami, her paws gripping Nami's nipples tightly. "I don't care, we're best friends! You can't be alone with that stinky old man! You Cat Burglar, you'll steal food!"

"Let me go! Let me go! I really just... just wanted to draw a nautical chart..." Nami pleaded repeatedly.

"Miss Nami and Miss Vivi are such good friends!"

In the office on the second floor of the laboratory, Reiju leaned against the windowsill, her hands supporting her chin, her eyes filled with envy.

From childhood to adulthood, she had never played with children her own age.

Even with Sanji, Reiju only dared to secretly treat him after he had been beaten up by his other brothers and was covered in bruises.

"What's wrong? Missing your father and brothers?"

Ma Qiao took a hamburger and stuffed it into his mouth.

"What's there to think about that kind of scum... Also, don't eat anything from my fridge, you might get food poisoning..."

Reiju said speechlessly, "With your intelligence, you should know what kind of woman I am, right?"

What kind of woman?

Ma Qiao clicked his tongue. "You mean... loneliness?"

Raising her head, Reiju stared at Ma Qiao's face for a long while, then suddenly laughed, "No wonder they say you're an excellent psychologist... an expert on human nature? Perhaps... but in Germa, human nature is the last thing they need..."

"Believe me, things will change one day. Whether it 'Germa or the world..."

Leaving behind a vague and unclear message, Ma Qiao's figure had already vanished from the spot.

"Is this the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Reiju pursed her lips. "What a strange Celestial Dragons... Hmm, the taste is great too!"

Sky Island.

Cloud-Hidden Village.

Ma Qiao and the entire Godslayer Squad assemble.

Tahm Kench vomited out a large box from his stomach, filled with stacks of teeth and armor.

Thanks to the properties of rubber, these items are relatively space-saving to transport.

Wyper and the Shandia warriors' first reaction upon seeing this thing was to reject it outright.

However, when Garen, wearing his Fang Armor, withstood Enel's ranged divine punishment unscathed, they were immediately stunned.

Thus, fifty armored Shandia warriors led the vanguard of the army tasked with defeating Enel, advancing towards Shandora.

Of course, without his armor, Ma Qiao won't be personally leading the charge this time.

He stayed in Cloud-Hidden Village and drank tea with the old chieftain.

The tea from the Sky Island has a unique flavor, but it's particularly unpleasant to drink.

After all, Vearth is so precious, it certainly wouldn't be used to grow tea; the so-called tea is nothing more than the tender leaves of some vegetables.

"Old Chief, don't worry, there will be milk and tea. As long as you Shandia people work hard, the benefits will be plentiful!"

The old chief's mind had already flown to the God's Island; he had no interest in listening to Ma Qiao's empty promises.

Ma Qiao pulled out a large stack of documents.

The old chief basically signed whatever Ma Qiao gave him, mechanically and numbly.

It's just like a homeowner signing a long and incomprehensible purchase contract.

As the last contract was signed, a smile appeared on Ma Qiao's face.

"Mr. Ma Qiao, aren't you at all worried about the children's fight?"

The old chief was itching to rush to the battlefield, unlike Ma Qiao who remained calm.

"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, sir. Have another Short-Lived Ghost cigarette!"

Ma Qiao offered him a cigarette, which the old chief lit with Heat Dial. He puffed on it as he paced back and forth.

And the words "+1s, +1s" appeared again above Ma Qiao's head.

Of course, this is just a matter of ritual.

Nowadays, throughout the East Blue, countless people smoke Short-Lived Ghost and drink alcohol that are said to Short-Lived Ghost.

Ma Qiao has become too lazy to check his lifespan anymore, and even plans to share some with Vivi and Nami later.

That way, at least seven or eight hundred years from now, there will still be people to play Dou Dizhu with, right?

As for the old chief's claim that Ma Qiao didn't care about the war, that's obviously impossible.

The direction of God's Island, which is half of Jaya Island, was already shrouded in dark clouds, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring, as if the end of the world had arrived.

However, perhaps because the spaceship to the moon wasn't finished yet, Enel didn't intend to destroy the entire Angel Island and God's Island this time.

The lightning strikes are limited to certain locations on the God's Island.

But...

Looking at the fresh contract in his hand, Ma Qiao immediately sent a telepathic message to tactical coach Tahm Kench: "Get rid of him as soon as possible. We can't let him continue to cause trouble and damage the conglomerate's interests!"

Unlike the Straw Hat Pirates, who often split up and wandered off aimlessly, this expedition was far more efficient than in the original story.

Enel's hundreds of divine soldiers didn't even have time to assemble before the expeditionary force entered the trial area overseen by the four high Priests.

Just as everyone in the Amazon Lily Kingdom is a master of Armament Haki, Observation Haki is also becoming increasingly prevalent on Sky Island.

The popular belief in Sky Island is that you can receive God's grace through trials, and this grace actually refers to the Observation Haki.

The four Priests under Enel were masters of Observation Haki.

Ultimately, however, Observation Haki does have different levels.

Enel gained an extremely wide range of Observation Haki thanks to the amplification of lightning, but this does not mean that his Observation Haki has reached its peak.

If Enel's Observation Haki reached Katakuri's level, then Ma Qiao would immediately tell his underlings to make a hasty retreat.

The outcome of the battle also proved this point.

Sky Guardian, Forest Guardian, Sky Knight, Sky Island Livestock Farmer.

The nicknames of these four Priests are all quite intimidating.

Especially that Sky Island livestock farmer—if Ma Qiao hadn't read the original story and known that he was only named after a herding dog called "Holy," Ma Qiao would have almost mistaken him for a skilled livestock farmer.

However, the truth is that this guy is just someone who plays with ropes, or rather, strings.

That level... well, it's nowhere near Doflamingo's level.

In reality, if it came down to hand-to-hand combat or close-quarters fighting, these Priests probably wouldn't even be able to defeat Arlong, or even Kuro.

Even if the East Blue is considered weak, it is still a large, legitimate sea area, unlike places like Sky Island with a very small population that can compete in terms of cultural heritage.

However, relying on Enel's amplified Mantra and various magical Sky Island shells, they demonstrated a certain level of strength.

Under Tahm Kench's command, the expeditionary force did not engage in one-on-one duels with these Priests or play ball, iron, swamp, and rope trials with them. Instead, they had fifty Shandia warriors hold them off while the main force marched straight into Enel's shrine.

Thick bolts of Inazuma descended from the sky.

It illuminated the entire sky as if it were daytime.

"30 million volts? Thunderbird!"

"30 million volts? Thunder Beast!"

"60 million volts? Thunder Dragon!"

"Two hundred million volts? Thor!"

Enel "Big-Eared Boy," had long lost his former laziness and strategic demeanor, panting heavily as if he were a completely drained power bank.

He could no longer muster the same shocked expression he had when he saw King Luffy's immunity to lightning in the original story.

In fact, Enel's values were more shaken this time than in the original story.

After all, in the original work, only King Luffy is immune to electricity.

But there's a group of people here.

Can you imagine being ganged up on by a group of teeth?

Can you imagine how much psychological trauma such a scene would inflict on a man?

You don't care about that; you only care about how much electricity Enel can generate!

Coincidentally, Ma Qiao was in the same situation.