Quantum Chip

As soon as Vegapunk finished speaking, the entire Dream Star seemed to come alive. Light slowly lit up within the walls, and then a doorway opened directly in what had once appeared to be smooth walls.

The entire Dream Star was controlled by Vegapunk's original superbrain and could even be regarded as a silicon-based lifeform. Its interior was built entirely from Memory Metal Nanoparticles; anyone without authorization would not even be able to touch the door.

Leading Nico Robin and Hancock through the doorway, Vegapunk entered a rather sci-fi-looking Laboratory. At its center stood a transparent pillar of light, within which a Blond Boy who looked twelve or thirteen years old floated in midair with his eyes closed, as though he were asleep.

This was the Physical Body Vegapunk had prepared for himself. He had poured vast resources into it, using the genes of the future Supernova Cavendish as its foundation, then adding the superior genetic traits of Charlotte Linlin, Kaido, Garp, Kozuki Oden, Blackbeard, and others to create the strongest body.

The reason it looked only twelve or thirteen was that this Physical Body had been modified from its very earliest developmental stage.

An adult body had already reached the stage of genetic expression. Replacing its gene chains was like directly replacing the underlying code of a complex program—it would only cause the program to crash.

Hancock, for example, had likewise undergone genetic adjustments by Mino. Yet Mino could only optimize Hancock's own genes and add minor abilities such as a weakened version of Iron Skin. He could not truly and completely alter her gene chains.

The Physical Body before them, on the other hand, truly combined the strengths of many of the sea's greatest powerhouses. It could be called a being approaching the ceiling of natural talent.

The reason Vegapunk said it only approached that ceiling was because, although Cavendish's genes were exceptionally gifted, their capacity for bearing such enhancements was ultimately limited.

This body's talent might not be inferior to Kaido, Whitebeard, or Garp, and it even possessed a special constitution capable of bearing two Devil Fruits. But compared to Charlotte Linlin, the true ceiling, it still fell far short.

If Vegapunk had been willing to use Charlotte Linlin as the genetic foundation, he would likely have created a monster beyond the limits of the Pirate World. Unfortunately, he did not want to become a woman.

The others' talents were powerful, but none had truly reached that inconceivable level. Moreover, Cavendish's own talent could barely be considered top-tier, so Mino ultimately chose Cavendish, who had the highest looks and a body most in line with ordinary human standards.

Walking up to the unconscious, insensate Physical Body, Vegapunk lightly pointed with one hand. Numerous projections immediately appeared in the air, displaying the various modification projects for this body.

"All physical indicators have stabilized. The abilities of the Magnet-Magnet Fruit and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit have also been implanted. The only thing left is the Biological Quantum Chip in the brain, which has yet to fully mature..."

Vegapunk muttered as he looked at the data before him.

"Is this the new generation of quantum Biological Chips?" Curiosity appeared on Nico Robin's usually calm face as she looked at the projected image of the brain. "How is it different from an ordinary Biological Chip?"

Biological Chips had been created by Vegapunk through a combination of scientific concepts from his previous life and his own Brain-Brain Fruit. They had already been successfully produced ten years ago, though at the time they possessed only ordinary auxiliary calculation and memory functions.

After years of research and development, these Chips had gained more and more functions, and their processing power had grown increasingly stronger. In particular, the quantum-level Chip created this time possessed computational power no less than that of the Brain-Brain Fruit alone.

"A Quantum Chip and an ordinary Biological Chip are completely different things. Put simply, an ordinary Biological Chip is only an auxiliary system, equivalent to a simple computer combined with a memory archive."

"A Quantum Chip enhances the brain's abilities across the board. Aside from memory and computational ability, it also has functions such as multithreaded thinking, powerful thought acceleration, and a fuzzy memory retrieval module.

"Furthermore, as a Biological Chip, it also possesses the capacity to develop and evolve. It can fully ensure that even if I transfer to another body, my research ability will not decline."

Vegapunk explained his invention with a proud expression, though a Biological Chip of this level was naturally not so easy to create.

Vegapunk had especially used Nanomachines and genetic programming to interfere with this Physical Body's brain, allowing it to generate the Biological Chip on its own rather than manufacturing one externally. Naturally, this was even more difficult, and its slow development was normal.

"In other words, the effect of the Quantum Bio-Chip is equivalent to the Brain-Brain Fruit?"

A hint of astonishment finally appeared on Nico Robin's usually composed face. She had never imagined that Vegapunk could accomplish even something like this.

In truth, as Vegapunk's assistant, Robin had some understanding of his research. She herself had an ordinary Biological Chip installed, and it was precisely because she understood it that she knew what a groundbreaking invention the Quantum Chip was.

Just thinking that one Quantum Chip was equivalent to one Brain-Brain Fruit—if it truly spread, would that not mean the entire Pirate World would gain countless Scientists on Vegapunk's level?

Even if ordinary people could not reach Vegapunk's level, which surpassed the era by hundreds or thousands of years, due to limitations of talent, three humble cobblers could still outwit Zhuge Liang! If it truly spread, the Pirate World's technology would likely undergo explosive development in an instant.

"More or less." Vegapunk did not wish to say more. He checked the time.

"In another twenty-seven hours, the Quantum Bio-Chip will finish developing completely and stabilize. Then we can directly begin the soul transfer."

"When I perform the soul transfer, Robin, I'll need you to observe it. I will hand control of the Dream Star over to you. If anything goes wrong, I'll leave it to you to resolve it."

Although this kind of soul transfer experiment had been carried out many times, the technology was already fully mature, and subsequent observations had revealed no side effects.

However, Vegapunk was no ordinary person. As a Brain-Brain Fruit user, his mental strength was almost several thousand, or even tens of thousands, of times that of an ordinary human. Naturally, transferring his soul would be much more troublesome.

For instance, if the transfer target were an ordinary Physical Body, Vegapunk would either have to remove most of his mental strength and memories or directly burst the ordinary person's head. This was precisely why he had to develop the Quantum Bio-Chip.

And this was the first time he had attempted a soul transfer at his level, so he naturally had to proceed with the utmost caution.