A Use for Seeing the Past!

[Knock knock!]

Just as Vidal finished processing four documents, there was a gentle knock on the office door. "Come in."

"Reporting, Colonel Noel reporting for duty!"

Vidal looked up and sized him up, then teased, "Hmm, looks like you're doing pretty well, except your eye sockets are a bit dark."

"Yes, thank you very much for your promotion and high regard!"

Colonel Noel looked a little tired, but his eyes were shining; he was very satisfied with his current life and work.

Because he oversees the development and construction of areas zero through nine, and frequently provides Imperial Way services for visiting Celestial Dragons, he can undoubtedly be considered the most powerful Colonel in the entire Sabaody Archipelago.

It's a bit tiring, and he gets much less rest time than others, but as a typical workaholic, he genuinely enjoys the feeling.

"If you didn't have the ability, I wouldn't value you." Vidal shook his head dismissively, gesturing for the other to sit down.

Thank you!

Just as Noel Colonel down, Vidal smiled and said, "I called you here for two reasons: first, to hear about the situation in District Zero; and second, because I've reached another deal with the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise."

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Noel Colonel was speechless. It sounded like he was being asked to take on another job, but he was more curious about the deal.

It should be noted that during this period, by clearing roads, Road Sealing, Imperial Way, and providing the service of 'Descent of God' music, they once again earned two to three billion Beli from the Celestial Dragons.

He would first store the money in his office in Zone 1, and then deliver it there on the last day of each month.

"It's a trade involving something called 'Magical Creatures'."

Vidal explained the matter of 'Magical Creatures' in detail, since most of the work in this area would need to be handled by them. In addition to creating the custom appearance and structure for the Celestial Dragons, they also needed to send them to the World Government staff so that they could be handed over to the Celestial Dragons placed the orders. This required negotiations with the other side.

"Plant life forms with basic intelligence, consciousness, and abilities!" Upon hearing this, Colonel Noel, already Devil Fruit User, widened his eyes. Trees could be manipulated like this?

"Well, how is it? Do you have any problems with the depiction of the tree's shape?" Vidal asked.

Noel Colonel smiled confidently, "There shouldn't be any problem. I can already make the Imperial Way quite well, but I still need to test it out."

These days, in order to Imperial Way, he has been putting in all his spare time to train his speed and precision in shaping!

"Really? Then try creating a clone of yourself."

With great interest, Vidal rested his chin on his hands and gave the order.

"OK!"

Colonel Noel stood up from his seat and said, "Commander, may I use this chair?"

"Can."

Vidal naturally had no objections, after all, he was well aware of the other party's abilities. The Paramecia Wood-Wood Fruit allows the user to manipulate trees in the outside world, but the user cannot create trees themselves, so this ability is highly dependent on the surrounding environment.

But from another perspective, in the Sabaody Archipelago, this ability is quite powerful!

"Then, come out, Mu's clone!"

Colonel Noel gave a soft shout and slapped the chair in front of him. Instantly, the chair's curves softened, stretching and deforming like clay.

It quickly took on a distinct human form, and then, as the surface color was rendered, a 'Colonel Noel' appeared beside Colonel Noel, wearing a gray suit and Justice Coat draped over his back. However, the former's eyes were lifeless, his face expressionless, and he clearly lacked vitality.

Even so, Vidal was quite satisfied with the result; at least the refinement of the shape was quite good, and that was enough!

"Not bad, not bad. It seems you haven't slacked off on training your Devil Fruit ability despite being busy with work. But how many clones of this level can you create at the same time?"

"Uh, I tested that last month. If it's a clone that needs to move or even fight, I can barely control two at the same time with my current abilities," Noel Colonel said awkwardly.

"So, without any movement, just deforming the wood, how much can you control at a time?" Vidal asked, making the 'wood' move was his job.

"That's still unclear."

"Then give it a try!"

Before he could finish speaking, and without seeing Vidal sitting behind his desk do anything, Colonel Noel noticed ten bare wooden stakes growing from the ground around him. Without further ado, he unleashed his Devil Fruit ability, wanting to see if he could precisely control several targets at once.

The next moment, the wooden stakes began to change one after another, and three breaths later, five ' Noel 'Colonel reappeared in the office!

Looking at the result, Vidal thought to himself, "Five? Not bad. This efficiency is already quite good, considering that our current clients are only the Celestial Dragons."

He then said, "Very good. When you go back, designate an area specifically for creating 'Magical Creatures' and for their transport."

"Yes, sir!" Noel Colonel immediately agreed.

"These are Den Den Mushi specifically for accepting orders from the Celestial Dragons. You'll be in charge of negotiating with them from now on. The price will be as we discussed before. Of course, you can also recruit some artists and scholars to help you with the design of the 'Magical Creatures'," Vidal suggested.

"Yes!"

"Okay, that's settled then. You can go now. Take care and get some rest."

Upon hearing this, Noel Colonel asked with suspicion, "Don't you want to hear about the current development progress of District Zero?"

"I already know, I'll go see for myself in a few days."

Vidal smiled mysteriously. He found that his Observation Haki ability to Knowing the Past was really convenient in this situation. He could see everything the other person had experienced at a glance, and naturally he could see the specific scene of District Zero.

"Alright, then I'll take my leave."

Upon hearing this, Noel Colonel out of the office, completely bewildered. He then transformed the Wood Clone he had previously made from a chair back into a chair, while the other clones remained standing in place. He trusted Vidal to handle them.

After he closed the door, Vidal did not immediately destroy Colonel Noel's Wood Clones, but instead stared at them thoughtfully.

A moment later, he flicked his finger, and one of his Wood Clones stepped forward. A green seed appeared in his palm, which looked like Green Bean, but it wasn't.

A green light flashed in Vidal's pupils, and at the same time, a layer of green light emerged from the seed in his hand. However, it only lasted for less than three seconds before all the green light receded and sank into the seed itself.

He decided to call these seeds 'Consciousness Seed', because once planted inside plants and trees, they could produce intelligence and consciousness with insect-like instincts, as well as rules that he had specially devised.

However, this 'Consciousness Seed' was the ordinary version he had envisioned, while the seed lying quietly in his palm was special because it contained the 'replay image' that had just been injected into it.

"Isn't memory just what's in your mind? If I give this Wood Clone intelligence and consciousness, and then infuse it with clear images of memories, is it possible to create a real Wood Clone?"

As soon as Vidal made his decision, the 'Consciousness Seed' shot directly into the forehead of a Wood Clone, and the hole disappeared in an instant. But for some reason, he felt that this was not so easy to achieve.

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Vidal's desired true Wood Clone is still missing one condition. I wonder when that guy Woonan will make any news... sigh.