Beast Giant! Armored Giant! Even the Gorosei Said It Looked Familiar

Six months ago, Judge helped the Beasts Pirates establish a factory for producing Artificial Devil Fruit seeds and a farm for growing Artificial Devil Fruit in the forests of Kuri.

From planting to final maturity, Artificial Devil Fruit only require six months.

Now, after half a year of growth, the first batch of Artificial Devil Fruit has finally matured.

Ian couldn't help but feel overjoyed upon hearing the news.

Now the Beasts Pirates truly live up to their name.

Uncle Jin, who was in charge of farm management, immediately set off and soon returned with the first batch of Artificial Devil Fruit.

"So, this is Artificial Devil Fruit?"

On the Golden Flying Dragon, all the friends gathered here.

In fact, adhering to the principle of going all the way when acting, Ian and his friends have been staying on the boat for the past few days.

Before them lay small boxes, all of which were opened to reveal spiral-patterned fruits inside.

All the friends looked at it curiously. Black Maria picked one up and examined it carefully. "It doesn't look much different from a regular Devil Fruit."

"Not just what it looks like,"

Ian said calmly, "Although it can't switch forms as freely as a genuine Zoan -Zoan Devil Fruit user, the amplification of its abilities is by no means inferior to that of a real Zoan Devil Fruit."

These Artificial Devil Fruit were created based on the Lineage Factor of the beasts on Ruskeina Island.

In terms of strength, it is simply incomparable to the flawed products made by Caesar in the original work.

While it can't compare to Mythical Zoan, and is far inferior to Ancient Zoan, it's still a 50/50 match if we use ordinary Zoan as a benchmark.

"The first batch of fruit consists of one hundred fruits."

Ian said, "There are fifty here."

That's why we have to say it has to be Teacher Kai!

That's really generous of you.

They directly gave half of the Artificial Devil Fruit to Ian, allowing him to use it as he pleased.

According to Teacher Kai, Ian's subordinates are also very strong, so they deserve even more fruits.

He really did, Ian cried his eyes out.

"Anyone interested in any of them?"

Ian smiled and looked at the blond kid, "Sanji?"

"I'll pass."

Sanji looked disgusted. "I have no interest in that bastard Pops's work."

Ian's lips twitched slightly.

Still being stubborn, huh?

I see you're having a lot of fun using Lineage Factor and Battle Suit.

However, Sanji really doesn't need an artificial Devil Fruit. If he were to eat one, it would have to be at least Logia or Mythical Zoan to be worthy of him, right?

"Forget about Kuina, I'm currently looking for a suitable Devil Fruit for you on the black market, so..."

Ian looked at Zoro, who, even after two days, was still happily huddled by the ship's railing, caressing the three swords. "Zoro?"

There were very few people without abilities on the ship.

Everyone here is a superhuman.

"Not interested."

Zoro didn't even look up. "My sword is enough."

Okay.

Ian nodded, "That's right."

"Babanuki!"

He shouted.

"Lord Ian, I've arrived!"

Babanuki, the head butler of the Golden Flying Dragon, ran over excitedly, looking at Ian with great anticipation.

Even if it's Artificial Devil Fruit, it's still Devil Fruit!

Moreover, according to Lord Ian, apart from the inability to freely transform, these fruits are no different in strength from ordinary Zoan Devil Fruit!

What is there left to hesitate about?

While ordinary Zoan aren't particularly powerful, they're not something he, an ordinary Top Elite, could easily access.

"Pick one."

Ian said calmly.

"Yes!"

Babanuki rubbed his hands excitedly as he stepped forward to examine the Artificial Devil Fruit on the deck.

However, you can't tell anything just by looking at them. These fruits are all different in shape, and even those cultivated using the Lineage Factor of the same beast look different.

In the end, Babanuki chose a fruit that looked good to him and then eagerly stuffed it into his mouth.

His mouth was open wide enough to stuff the entire fruit directly into it.

It tasted awful, but Babanuki acted as if it were the most delicious food in the world.

Almost the instant the fruit entered his stomach, Babanuki's body began to change; his skin gradually turned dark blue and a thick keratin layer grew.

Its nose began to grow rapidly, becoming a long elephant trunk, and two long tusks extended from its mouth.

Ah?

Ian raised an eyebrow.

Is this some strange destiny? I still ended up turning into an elephant.

"Oh oh oh!!"

Babanuki let out a strange cry, "Power! I feel power!!"

The guy leaped up with all his might, flicked his right foot, and unleashed a "Storm Kick!"

The enormous vacuum blade suddenly roared out and landed on the distant sea, carving a deep trench in the ocean.

"Lord Ian!"

Babanuki landed, excitedly kneeling on one knee before Ian. "My physique has improved dramatically! It's truly amazing!"

Ian smiled.

In some ways, Artificial Devil Fruit have an advantage over genuine Zoan-type Zoan, namely, they prevent the situation where the user is killed before they can even transform.

"Oh! This sounds interesting?"

As the shadows fell, Solemn and Shimir crept closer, bending down to examine Babanuki.

"Artificial Devil Fruit? Has human technology reached this level?"

Shimir was surprised.

"How about it,"

Ian chuckled and asked, "Would you like one? Come to think of it, I've never actually seen a giant who's a power user before."

"We value our inherent strength more."

Shimir offered an explanation, then declined Ian's suggestion, "So, Boss Ian, I'll pass. If I eat Devil Fruit, I won't be able to hunt sea monsters!"

This guy is a hunting fanatic.

"Hehehe! I'm quite interested!"

However, the other person, Solemn, said with a grin.

"Oh?"

Ian raised an eyebrow. "Are we about to witness the birth of Beast Giant?"

Hehehehe!

Solemn rubbed his hands together. "Boss, even though it's Artificial Devil Fruit, it should still be worth quite a bit, right?"

Oh, you're really interested in that?

Ian gave a slight smirk. "We don't have any plans to sell it externally for the time being."

Let's focus on meeting internal needs first.

"I see."

Solemn was instantly disappointed. He sighed, "Then I'll pass. If it were a powerful Paramecia, Mythical Zoan, or Logia Devil Fruit, I might give it a try."

You think too highly of yourself, kid.

However, he certainly deserves it.

"Then I'll help you look for it."

Ian chuckled softly.

"Hehehe! You're so generous, boss! Thank you so much!"

Solemn, quite pleased with the Ian cakes he had been stuffed with, turned to the other giants on deck and said, "Boys, step forward if you want some!"

The giants looked at each other in bewilderment.

Then, several giants eagerly stepped forward, "We want to give it a try!"

Giant tribe are a race that pursues power. Although they admire their own strength, it is not unacceptable for them to rely on external things occasionally.

Even though I won't be able to swim anymore, becoming stronger is enough!

Ian, of course, was not stingy and let them choose for themselves.

The production of Artificial Devil Fruit will only accelerate in the future. The first batch took half a year to produce, but the second batch was planted three months ago.

If it weren't for the fact that converting Lineage Factor into seeds is indeed somewhat inefficient, the number of the first batch of Artificial Devil Fruit would probably have already exploded.

But that's alright, the first batch of Artificial Devil Fruit has proven to be usable, so a larger factory is already under construction.

Both Ian and Teacher Kai are planning to speed up the production of Artificial Devil Fruit.

It is foreseeable that in the next few years, the Beasts Pirates will organize a large-scale army of Devil Fruit users.

The giants happily and expectantly ate the fruits they had chosen.

Immediately, seven Beast Giant appeared before everyone's eyes.

There are lions, Masira, tigers, crocodiles...

"That's really good."

Ian chuckled, saying he could easily fit into the role of the Beast Giant on the set of Attack on Titan next door.

"A Titan with superpowers? This is the first time I've ever seen one!"

Black Maria smiled.

"Let's test it out!"

Yamato was more impatient than anyone else, exclaiming, "How much stronger have I become!"

"Hehehehe! Let me do it!"

As the leader of the giant mercenaries, Solemn stepped forward without hesitation, grinning as he looked around at the seven Beast Giants, brandishing his warhammer, and asked, "Who wants to spar with me?"

"I!"

The seven giants took a step forward simultaneously, their eyes burning with intensity.

"Emon, you're the one!"

Solemn pointed out a certain giant.

"Boss, don't get scared!"

A mane grew around Emon's neck, transforming him into a gigantic lion-giant. "I'm stronger than ever before!"

"Hehehe, really?"

Solemn beckoned to him, "Then let me see your strength!"

"Then I'm coming!"

Without another word, Emon brandished his battle axe and charged straight at Solemn.

Solemn raised his shield with his left hand, blocking Emon's heavy blow.

Amidst the loud bang, Solemn's expression changed slightly. "He really has gotten a lot stronger!"

"Hehehe, boss! I already told you! I'm super strong now!"

With his free left hand, Emon delivered a powerful left hook towards Solemn's face.

However, Solemn simply smiled, neither dodging nor avoiding, letting Emon's fist slam heavily into his face.

"Tsk,"

Luo couldn't help but gasp, "It must hurt a lot, right?"

There's no muscle or fat in the face to cushion the impact.

Then, despite taking such a punch, Solemn only leaned back slightly, his face turned to one side, but otherwise he was unharmed.

"Hehehehe! Ouch, that hurts!"

Solemn chuckled and kicked Emon in the stomach, sending the lion-giant flying and nearly plunging into the sea.

"You've certainly gotten a lot stronger, but you still have a long way to go."

Solemn said smugly, "If you want to surpass me, you'd better train for a few more years!"

"Oh!!"

The giants were cheering for his performance.

Ian clapped softly as well.

The giant Solemn, who is known as a hero, is indeed quite different in strength from ordinary giant warriors.

One Artificial Devil Fruit is far from enough to bridge this gap.

No wonder Solemn isn't interested in Artificial Devil Fruit.

Seeing that challenging their elder brother was hopeless, the Beast Giant began to spar with their fellow beasts who hadn't eaten the fruit.

At this moment, they displayed absolute dominance, with their strength and speed far surpassing their compatriots.

Thus, the giants truly realized the power of Artificial Devil Fruit.

The giants who hadn't eaten Devil Fruit looked at the Artificial Devil Fruit displayed on the deck with burning desire.

The final result was that the number of Beast Giant on the Golden Flying Dragon increased to twenty-eight.

Apart from the two ringleaders, Shimir and Solemn, all the giants evolved into Beast Giant.

Ian started to worry about something: what if they all fell into the sea after becoming ability users? Given their size, even the Fish-Man Unit couldn't save them.

However, the giants' enhancement process is not yet over.

One day later.

"Oh! Oh!! Oh!!!"

Solemn screamed in alarm.

At this moment, he was wearing a heavy full-body suit of armor, which covered his entire body completely, even his eyes were covered with special lenses.

Although the armor was heavy, it fit his body perfectly, gleaming silver and clearly extraordinary.

Like him stood Shimir, a massive giant also clad in heavy armor.

How are you feeling?

Ian looked up at the two of them and asked with a soft laugh.

Although time was tight and the production of Queen Alloy was limited, it was still enough for Wapol to personally tailor-make two suits of armor for the two giant leaders.

"Fantastic!"

Solemn slammed his hand on his chest, making a thud, but his armor remained undamaged. "What sturdy armor!"

"And it's very lightweight!"

Shimir, now a nimble fat man, bounced around on the deck of the Golden Flying Dragon, exclaiming, "It doesn't hinder our activities at all! What incredible skill!"

No, while Queen Alloy is indeed very lightweight, its sheer size makes it quite heavy; it's just that your strength is excessive.

Ian chuckled, "This is just a prototype. In the final version, I'll have them add various support devices inside the armor and equip it with all sorts of weapons."

Neither of these suits of armor is equipped with weapons.

As for melee weapons, the Giant tribe's weapons are already excellent enough, so there is no need to make new ones.

As for the promised ranged weapons, Ian didn't think Uncle Queen could currently create ranged weapons stronger than those of the two giants' overlords.

For these two giant leaders, armor that could increase their physical defense was sufficient.

However, the heavy armor would certainly affect their mobility to some extent, although Shimir said it wouldn't.

Or, how about having them learn the Six Powers?

Maybe they'll learn to Haki in the process.

"Now, there's nothing to be afraid of!"

Solemn clenched his fist and burst into laughter.

Ian nodded slightly in satisfaction.

Twenty-eight Beast Giant, plus two heavily armored giant leaders—what could possibly stop them on the battlefield?

However, it will take some time before all the giants are fully armored.

The factory that manufactures Queen Alloy is still under construction, and the metal has not yet begun mass production.

These two sets of armor have almost emptied Uncle Queen's inventory.

After that, it's time to return to Hachinosu Island.

Now that the decision to act has been made, there's no way to stay in Wano Country for too long; the purpose of this trip has been perfectly achieved.

However, when he arrived, he only had the Golden Flying Dragon, but when he left, Ian took a fleet with him, carrying more than 10,000 Beast Pirates who were willing to follow him.

This included many of the pillars of the sect, and Ian distributed the remaining Artificial Devil Fruit from the giants to them.

Although it was all an act, the Beasts Pirates had in fact split up at this point. Based on the geographical locations of Wano Country and Hachinosu Island, we can tentatively call the two parts West Beasts and East Beasts.

The news quickly reached the ears of the World Government.

"As soon as Ian returned to Onigashima, he challenged Kaido, causing a split within the Beasts Pirates, with many pirates choosing to follow Ian and fight Kaido!"

"Although it was nominally an exercise, both sides went almost all out."

"The battle between Ian and Kaido nearly destroyed the entire Onigashima, and they eventually stopped fighting when neither side could gain the upper hand."

Finally, Ian left Wano Country with the pirates who were willing to follow him, heading towards Hachinosu Island.

The Gorosei received this report.

Those who wield the highest power in the world instantly grinned.

"Why didn't they kill a single one?!"

"No rush, Ian has already started to gain the upper hand, and his subordinates are stronger than Kaido's! Once he becomes stronger as well, there will be another battle!"

"At that time, only one person will survive!"

That's what the Gorosei think.