Borsalino is indeed a very easy person to get along with. He is quite easygoing and doesn't have many political demands or interests to exchange, making him a good friend.
It is precisely because of his ambiguous sense of justice that there is room for negotiation in this matter.
He did not refuse Mary Geoise when she needed him, nor did he refuse those wicked men like Ortolan when they needed him.
By not offending either side, one can survive as a nobody.
Seeing that Borsalino had already confirmed with Admiral Sengoku, Ortolan stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "Get me a copy of this technical data on combining Seastone with warships. I'll pack it up and take it with me when I leave, okay?"
Borsalino sat down at his desk, picked up a blank sheet of paper, nodded, and said, "No problem. This way, at least the procedural flow needs to be defined appropriately, so that if problems arise in the future, I won't be implicated..."
"You really don't want to get involved in any trouble," Ortolan chuckled.
"You're too bold. I'm really afraid of getting into some trouble with you, which could turn into a huge disaster. Please let me go, Ortolan. I just want to be a lazy bum who does nothing but eat and wait to die. What's wrong with that?" Borsalino complained as he scribbled his documents on a piece of paper.
A moment later, he finished writing the manuscript and handed it to Ortolan, saying, "See, is this method alright?"
Ortolan picked up the draft and began to read. Hmm... The Science Unit received a request from headquarters to conduct collaborative testing with the G-5 Marines in order to further determine whether the Seastone warship technology met the standards and could stably improve the safety factor. The testing area would be the New World, and the technology would be adjusted accordingly.
In other words, Borsalino had communicated with the headquarters and, at the headquarters' request, licensed this technology to G-5. G-5 didn't take it for Ortolan's personal reasons, like developing Calm Belt; he did it for the benefit of the entire Marines, risking the immaturity of the technology to conduct experiments!
What is this? This is the pioneering spirit of scientific exploration that sets an example for the nation!
"Okay, okay, let's arrange it like this, I have no problem with it." After reading the document, Ortolan immediately gave his approval.
He doesn't care about the process; as long as the result meets his expectations, that's all that matters.
Borsalino, seeing that Ortolan had no objections, took the document from Ortolan's hand, walked to the door, and called out. A moment later, a Marine Colonel came over. Borsalino handed the document to him and said, "Go and arrange for all the relevant technical data to be compiled and sent as a set to Vice Admiral Bane's warship."
The colonel didn't ask any further questions, accepted the gift, quickly agreed, and then left.
After settling things down, Borsalino and Ortolan chatted in the office again. Ortolan was quite interested in the various technologies of their Science Unit, and would occasionally inquire about them to see if there was anything he could use.
Borsalino was quite frank; he explained to Ortolan all the technologies that didn't involve special secrets requiring secrecy outside the Science Unit.
After listening for a while, Ortolan asked, "I don't quite understand what you're saying. After all, I'm different from you; I don't have a doctorate. If it's convenient for you, could you take me to see the product?"
Borsalino glared at Ortolan and said, "If you want, I can apply for a doctoral degree for you here. After all, Dr. Vegapunk should be happy to conduct experiments on you."
"Hahaha, there's no need for that, I'm just a rough man..." Ortolan laughed as he refused.
After Borsalino made a sarcastic remark about Ortolan, he didn't refuse and led Ortolan away from the office to the science laboratory.
The two first walked through a very narrow corridor before officially entering the research base area from the Mengxi area.
Upon entering the area, various scientific research-oriented devices appeared, and Ortolan also saw many scientists in white coats, diligently working and bustling about.
The entire Punk Hazard is certainly not limited to just one scientist, Vegapunk. There are many other scientists who are actually affiliated with the World Government. Dr. Vegapunk is simply the most outstanding scientist among them.
In front of a display case, Borsalino stopped and pointed inside, saying, "Look, what's that?"
Ortolan examined it for a moment, then said, "A dagger?"
That's right, there's a dagger in the display case, isn't that correct?
"On the surface, it looks like a dagger," Borsalino said, entering a mechanical code to open the display case. He then removed the dagger and said, "Actually, it belongs to a Devil Fruit User ..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Borsalino seemed to touch an activation button on a dagger. In a flash, the dagger transformed, instantly changing into the shape of a lizard or chameleon. Then, the dagger quickly adjusted its color to blend into the surrounding environment, creating an optical invisibility effect.
"How about that? Pretty impressive, right? A chameleon dagger that can turn invisible..." Borsalino said with a smile.
"Is this the Devil Fruit materialization and transmission technology you just mentioned to me?" Ortolan asked with a hint of curiosity.
"That's right." Borsalino nodded. "This technology is also based on some theories from the previous Life Blueprint, and it's a product of research on Devil Fruit. However, its cost-effectiveness is rather awkward, so apart from a few experimental subjects, this technology has been sealed away..."
At this point, Borsalino seemed to remember something and said, "Because the technical difficulties were relatively low, Dr. Vegapunk believed that someone from the MADS research team should have been able to break through the relevant technology..."
Ortolan nodded in agreement. Indeed, in terms of cost-effectiveness, this thing was really not cost-effective. Using a Devil Fruit to create a Devil Fruit item... Take this chameleon for example, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to just feed it to people and train it into an elite assassin than to use a dagger to become invisible?
It's quite a waste. It's only meaningful for those who are wealthy, have unique interests, or possess a certain level of power and status but lack the ability to make up for it with these external things.
After casually learning about it, Ortolan wasn't very interested. Soon, the two went to another display case, where Ortolan looked at the somewhat strange Devil Fruit inside.
Normally, although Devil Fruit are mutated fruits, they are relatively 'grotesque'. However, although this Devil Fruit also has strange patterns, it does not have that 'grotesque' feeling. On the contrary, it gives people a very smooth and rounded charm.
"Artificial Devil Fruit ..." Borsalino looked at the Devil Fruit in the display case, then said, "However, according to Dr. Vegapunk, this is a failure. You might not believe it, but guess what kind of ability it is?"
Ortolan's heart skipped a beat, as if he had already guessed it, but on the surface he remained calm and asked, "Who?"
"Zoan type Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Azure Dragon..." Borsalino said with emotion, "Years ago, after the Rocks Pirates disbanded, Kaido repeatedly provoked our World Government and the Marines, and we captured him several times. During that time, we also obtained a small amount of his blood for scientific research. After Dr. Vegapunk joined us, we used the last remaining bit of Kaido's blood, through Lineage Factor technology, to create this Artificial Devil Fruit..."
"Kaido's ability? That's quite impressive... Mythical Zoan." Ortolan remarked.
"Mary Geoise is actually quite interested in this ability. I remember they sent a document asking Dr. Vegapunk to hand over this Devil Fruit, but the doctor refused every time," Borsalino with a smile.
"You're the real boss of the Science Unit, why don't we just give you orders directly?" Ortolan complained.
"Although we forcibly brought Dr. Vegapunk here, Mary Geoise actually respected the doctor's personal will. I think they didn't want to antagonize the doctor over a Devil Fruit. So, after fully considering the doctor's opinion, they ultimately gave up the idea of forcibly taking the Devil Fruit," Borsalino explained.
"Then where does this fruit fail? Is there a significant difference between it and Kaido's abilities?" Ortolan asked again.
"I don't know, since it hasn't been actually tested. According to the doctor, it failed because... the Azure Dragon turned into a pink dragon, the colors didn't match. For scientists, rigor is an essential quality, so... calling it a failure isn't wrong." Borsalino couldn't help but complain.
All Ortolan can say is, go for a single 6.
I don't know how to describe Dr. Vegapunk's meticulousness.