Artificial Devil Fruit! Ochoku Takes Action! Judge and Queen!

The Golden Flying Dragon cruised across the vast and boundless North Blue Sea.

Just now, Judge called Ian and said that after two years of research, the research on Artificial Devil Fruit has finally yielded results. Just a few hours ago, the first batch of artificially cultivated Devil Fruit matured, and he couldn't wait to share the news with Ian.

Therefore, Ian, who was originally planning to return to Wano Country, did not hesitate and turned directly towards the Germa Kingdom.

Quite coincidentally, the Germa Kingdom was in the North Blue at that time and had not gone to other seas to work as mercenaries.

Otherwise, it would be quite troublesome to find them.

The Artificial Devil Fruit has finally been created.

Ian is quite looking forward to it.

I wonder how it compares to the SMILE fruit that Caesar created in the original work.

Caesar's SMILE fruit is truly a trap. The chance of gaining power after eating the fruit is only 10%. If you don't gain the power, you can only become an unlucky guy who can only laugh stupidly for the rest of your life.

Even if one gains the power, the SMILE fruit's ability is completely uncontrollable and cannot be restrained; one can only accept the reality of transforming into various bizarre monsters.

With Judge's technology, how could it possibly be inferior Caesar Caesar's products?

As the Golden Flying Dragon sped across the sea, atop the Red Line, in Mary Geoise...

The Gorosei gathered together for a meeting.

"Zephyr was defeated without even putting up a fight."

The bald, bearded Gorosei, Warcury, set the tone for the meeting. "We can no longer ignore the Golden Flying Dragon and Ian of the Scorched Sky."

"That kid's strength is already enough to shake the world, especially since he's in the Beasts Pirates."

The other Gorosei nodded slightly.

Ian alone is powerful enough, but more importantly, he is a high-ranking officer of the Beasts Pirates, and could even be considered the heir of the Beasts Pirates.

That's a bit scary.

After all, this means that the Beasts Pirates ' strength has completely exceeded expectations.

The New World will never have any rivals again.

This is definitely not the scene the Gorosei wanted to see.

"What should we do?"

"Should we just wipe out the Beasts Pirates?" asked Maz, the bearded Mars.

"This is no easy task,"

The sword-wielding, kimono-clad Gorosei, Nusjuro, adjusted his glasses. "If we can't wipe out the Beasts Pirates in one fell swoop, they'll sail the seas and launch a furious revenge against us when we can hardly find them."

This is actually what the Gorosei have always found very troublesome.

These pirates could easily abandon their base and wander the seas.

Although the government has a sophisticated intelligence system, it doesn't have all-seeing eyes. Finding a group of pirates deliberately trying to hide on the vast ocean is by no means easy.

Even the World Government, with its vast resources, cannot endlessly dedicate its manpower and resources to the search.

"What I mean is,"

"Can you try to sow discord between Ian and Kaido?" Warcury said softly. "Ian's strength is growing stronger, and so is the power under his command. In the past, Kaido could entrust all the affairs of the Beasts Pirates to him with peace of mind, but now, and even in the future?"

"Ian will undoubtedly become stronger. At that time, who will be the master of the Beasts Pirates?"

The other four Gorosei all looked thoughtful.

Yes, since external attacks aren't working, why not just try sabotage from within?

The Golden Flying Dragon is, in fact, a ship independent of the Beasts Pirates.

On the ship, Ian's direct forces were already far too powerful.

Does such a cold-blooded man Kaido really have no feelings at all?

"We can give it a try!"

"Then let's decide on this! I think we can take a two-pronged approach: on one hand, guide public opinion from the outside, and on the other hand, send someone to infiltrate the Beasts Pirates and stir up conflict between that master and apprentice pair."

Ian was unaware that the World Government was preparing to intervene in the Beasts Pirates, though their methods were somewhat unexpected.

He had by then joined forces with the rumbling, shifting landmass of the Germa Kingdom.

"Hahaha! Ian! Long time no see!"

Judge laughed heartily and immediately gave Ian a warm hug.

"It's been two and a half years, hasn't it?"

Ian smiled warmly as well.

No matter who it is, as long as they can help him research Artificial Devil Fruit, he will respond with a warm smile without reservation.

It has indeed been two and a half years since I last saw him.

The last time we met was when we first met.

The completed Battle Suit were all sent to Wano Country by Ian through Umit, commissioned by Judge.

The timing of this research was quite subtle.

Judge, you're showing your true colors now, aren't you?

"Yes, it's been almost three years already."

Judge released Ian, looking somewhat wistful, then immediately perked up again, "But these two and a half years haven't been wasted!"

"Come on, Ian, come and see the results of my research!"

Looking at the bright smile on his face, Ian couldn't help but laugh as well, saying, "So, it must be a very amazing creation, right?"

"Hahaha! You'll see when you get there!"

Later.

Judge led the group to a large shed located deep within the kingdom.

The rather spacious greenhouse contained only five plants.

It's like a miniature banana tree, lush and verdant.

Each plant has a fruit hanging on it.

They are slightly larger than an adult's fist and come in various shapes, but what they all have in common is that their surface has spiral patterns.

"Is this Artificial Devil Fruit?"

Having just eaten the Op-Op Fruit, Luo curiously walked up to the plants and examined them closely.

"I think so?"

Judge stroked his upturned beard.

"Should?"

Jack immediately looked at Judge, even more anxious than Ian, "What do you mean?"

"Every fruit here contains my specially formulated animal Lineage Factor."

"After consuming it, the Lineage Factor it contains will Polymerization with the user, granting him animal powers," Judge.

"So I think it should be similar to the concept of Artificial Devil Fruit, right?"

Jack finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Drake couldn't help but exclaim, "Amazing!"

That's Devil Fruit!

The most magical force in the world.

"Can we try it out?"

Ian asked impatiently.

"We already have one test subject."

Judge clapped his hands as he spoke.

Soon, the door to the greenhouse was opened, and a man walked in.

"Oh?"

Ian's lips curled into a smile. "How interesting."

"What a strange guy."

Yamato, curious, walked over and circled the guy, looking him over repeatedly. "He seems a bit different from us."

That's really strange.

He was just a man.

But he's no longer entirely a man.

His skin was bluish, he had a pair of horns on his head, a cow's nose, cow hooves, and a tail behind his rear end.

It resembles a beastman, but also looks more like a human with certain bull-like features.

He doesn't have the ability to transform.

Judge said, "The bloodline was completely Polymerization the moment the fruit was eaten, and the person will remain in this form forever, unable to turn back into a human."

"Huh?"

Yamato was immediately disappointed. "How ugly!"

"What about the growth rate?"

Ian, however, didn't care at all.

It's more accurate to say that it's already far superior to Caesar's SMILE fruit.

The appearances of the Gifters in the original work were truly bizarre.

"It's significantly weaker than a true Zoan Devil Fruit."

Judge scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, "But the increase in strength, stamina, and endurance is still obvious."

"Will the sea also hate those who eat this fruit?"

Black Maria had a sudden inspiration.

Judge's expression instantly turned serious. He said earnestly, "You've asked a very crucial question! These fruits are very different from true Zoan Devil Fruit, but my answer is, yes!"

"Even though he's a fake ability user, he acts like a real one. He'll lose his strength when submerged in the sea, and he'll be suppressed by Seastone just like everyone else."

"When the Seastone is touched, these changes that should have been irreversible will temporarily disappear."

Ian raised an eyebrow.

This is interesting.

"You know what this means, right Ian?"

Judge was extremely excited. "The technology of Lineage Factor is almost like it's been cursed! This is so intriguing!"

"Don't get agitated."

Ian was a pragmatist and had no interest in these absurd conjectures. He simply said, "Judge, I have another question."

What is it?

Judge asked.

"Do the Lineage Factor of different animals affect the strength of the fruit?" Ian asked.

Of course.

As Judge naturally stated, "True Zoan Devil Fruit are distinguished by Common Zoan, Ancient Zoan, and Mythical Zoan. Even among the Common Zoan types, carnivores are stronger than herbivores."

"The stronger the animal, the more powerful the fruit it produces using its Lineage Factor."

He suddenly remembered something and exclaimed in surprise, "Ian, you mean the Beasts Pirates ' Beast Legion?"

Ian laughed and said, "Do you think it has potential?"

"Of course it's worth it!"

Judge shouted, "I'd say this is incredibly promising!"

Even he had heard of the formidable strength of the Beasts Pirates ' beast army.

It is said that a top-tier behemoth is even capable of single-handedly destroying a pirate crew with a total bounty of hundreds of millions!

Using those giant beasts as materials, the Artificial Devil Fruit created might actually possess the power of genuine Zoan -Zoan Devil Fruit!

"Judge, come back to Wano Country with me."

Ian said, "Go gather some materials."

"Of course, no problem!"

Judge did not hesitate.

He paused for a moment, then said, "Perfect timing, I also want to see that kid Sanji."

Judge already knows about Sanji Awakening his Lineage Factor.

This made him feel very conflicted.

"Then let's go, back to Wano Country."

Ian is really looking forward to it.

At this point, the Beasts Pirates already had a monster army.

However, these mindless beasts still fell short of the envisioned Beasts Legion.

Therefore, we must rely on Judge.

And so, the Germa Kingdom marched rumble toward Wano Country.

During the journey, Judge briefly explained to Ian the principles behind Artificial Devil Fruit.

In Judge's words, extracting and modulating Lineage Factor is easy, but directly Polymerization animal Lineage Factor with humans is extremely difficult.

It was much more difficult than what Judge had originally done—modifying his offspring during their embryonic stage.

He racked his brains for a long time but couldn't find a solution.

In the end, it was a sudden inspiration.

He bought several Zoan Devil Fruit, crushed, dissected, and observed them, hoping to gain inspiration from genuine Devil Fruit.

It took about a year and a half to barely make any progress, and finally obtained the technology to Polymerization Lineage Factor Vice Admiral Devil Fruit.

The final result was the fruit that Ian saw.

What I've learned is only the tip of the iceberg; the mysteries of Devil Fruit are far too profound.

Judge lamented that his technique was merely a poor imitation, far inferior to that of the creators of Devil Fruit.

He added with a hint of envy that if it were Vegapunk, perhaps he could come close to that level.

Ian reassured him that he was safe enough.

After all, I can't get Vegapunk to help me.

When they returned to Wano Country, time went back to a slightly earlier point in time.

The New World, Hachinosu Island.

"Damn brat!!"

The impeccably dressed Ochoku was furious. He ripped off the expensive tie around his neck, his neatly styled hair becoming a mess. "You really dare to do that!"

Ochoku was undoubtedly feeling aggrieved.

Everyone's expanding their influence, and we're all keeping to ourselves. So why are you, you brat, so domineering, managing to wipe out the entire fleet I sent out?

They haven't even crossed the Beasts Pirates ' borders yet!

Even the damn Whitebeard didn't say anything!

"Boss Wang Zhi, what should we do?"

One of Ochoku's subordinates couldn't help but ask, "Should we endure this for now?"

That's the Beasts Pirates!

Two years ago, if it weren't for the interference of the Wang Zhi Pirates, the Beasts Pirates would have almost crushed the Whitebeard Pirates!

"Endure?"

Ochoku paused.

Then.

"Are you kidding me?!"

The impeccably dressed man slammed his hand on the armrest of the chair, shattering it. "Are you expect me to swallow this insult?"

The whole world is watching the battle for monster supremacy in the New World.

The Beasts Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates, and the Whitebeard Pirates are all expanding steadily, while I, the old man, got thrashed by that brat. How can I possibly have the face to roam the New World?

Saving face can be very important sometimes.

Especially.

emperor.

Of the four great pirates of the New World, he was the only one who was not given this title.

Ochoku was already burning with rage.

"Assemble your forces!"

Ochoku roared, "I'm going to teach that brat a lesson!"

He wanted the world to know that he too was a king reigning over New World!

The high-ranking official hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

We need to teach Ian a lesson, not the Beasts Pirates.

Wang Zhi Pirates is preparing to take action.

Shortly afterward, the Germa Kingdom rumbled as it approached Wano Country.

They didn't need to use the Port of Stealth at all. The giant snails carrying the entire kingdom could even climb and traverse the Red Line. What were these cliffs of Wano Country compared to that?

They calmly and directly climbed up the high walls that guarded Wano Country. As for the palaces they carried on their backs, the Vinsmoke family had already considered this carefully when building this maritime kingdom. They had already changed direction through the mechanism, so that everyone would not tumble inside the palaces.

Soon, the entire Germa Kingdom climbed directly to the inland sea of Wano Country, reaching the very back of Onigashima.

Even the Golden Flying Dragon was brought aboard; this was the first time this large ship had ever been to the inland sea of Wano Country.

This is indeed quite convenient, making Ian even want to keep some of these giant snails as pets.

When they arrived at the port with Judge.

"Judge! You bastard, you actually dared to come here!!"

The earth trembled as a massive Brachiosaurus charged forward, roaring and howling in fury.

Judge's expression suddenly changed, "Queen!!"

Ian raised an eyebrow, almost forgetting that Uncle Queen and Judge had quite a bit of a conflict.