Vegapunk Spoiled by Future Knowledge!
While the world was engrossed in the clamor surrounding ONE PIECE and One Piece, one place remained undisturbed.
The latter half of the Grand Line, in the 'New World' seas, on Punk Hazard.
At this moment, there was no poison gas eruption, nor was there the battle between Akainu and Aokiji for the leadership of the island. There were no volcanoes, lava fields, Iceburg, snowstorms, or the large lake in the center.
At first glance, it is full of lush green forests, and you can see traces of prehistoric creatures and modern animals. It is like the 'Little Garden' in the first half of the Grand Line, but it is much larger and has a richer variety of species.
The former Marine Science Unit, now the research base of the Academy of Sciences, stands in this vast jungle. Because it is much taller than the trees, the tower-like building can be seen at a glance.
In addition, to prevent wild animals from entering, a steel wall and gate were built around the research institute, which is covered with electric grids and pipes.
Soldiers in the Army uniforms, armed with guns, stood guard and patrolled the area.
The atmosphere throughout the research institute was extremely serious, solemn, and earnest, punctuated by the occasional roars of beasts.
"The fusion of Zoan Devil Fruit with objects"
In a research room filled with monitors, a middle-aged man, barely two meters tall but with an unusually thick and long head like a radish, wearing a loose white lab coat, scanned the contents of the document in his hand line by line with his glasses-covered eyes.
He is Vegapunk, the current president of the Academy of Sciences and director of the Devil Fruit Research Institute.
"That's interesting."
This document was escorted over three hours earlier by CP6 members in a coded box; he had initially assumed it was a professional report from another researcher.
But as I looked at it, I found that the content was rather disorganized and not rigorous at all, with no experimental data and just all sorts of guesses.
These seemingly chaotic guesses, however, held his gaze captive.
The first part describes embedding Seastone into the bottom of warships, using its oceanic aura to deceive the senses of Sea King, allowing the warships to evade Sea King attacks to the greatest extent possible and navigate smoothly in the Calm Belt.
In the original timeline, this was a technology he conceived nearly twenty years later, so seeing it ahead of time naturally piqued his interest.
However, this alone is not enough to attract Vegapunk's attention.
The key lies in the later discussions about the origin, essence, cycle mechanism, and relationship with Lineage Factor of Devil Fruit, the Spiral Language similar to ability coding, and the idea of feeding matter Devil Fruit —these are what have kept him immersed for so long.
These are all things he will research in the future; it's like he's giving a spoiler to his 'past' self.
"I only recently realized that Zoan Devil Fruit possess inherent Lineage Factor, but I didn't expect them to contain a will similar to a beast soul."
"But where did these World Government get them from?" Vegapunk frowned, deep in thought.
He didn't believe that there were any researchers who had studied Lineage Factor and Devil Fruit more thoroughly than he had, since he was the first to discover Lineage Factor.
Vegapunk continued flipping through the pages and discovered that the following content had nothing to do with Devil Fruit.
Various speculations have been made about things like paddle wheels installed on the sides of warships, power plants utilizing sunlight, wind, and geothermal energy, as well as long-range missiles, Satellite, and the internet.
"Um?"
The last page turned out to be a picture of a rather large humanoid robot spitting out bright yellow laser beams, accompanied by various explanations and a general description of its manufacturing process.
This is a bit too general, but Vegapunk still keenly noticed the key words.
"Shape Memory Alloy with Lineage Factor —the human heart!"
To be honest, even he, who was said to possess wisdom surpassing that of humans by five hundred years, was somewhat confused for a while.
"Let me think. Zoan Devil Fruit come with their own Lineage Factor, so 'eating' a metal is equivalent to giving the metal its Lineage Factor. Is that Shape Memory Alloy is?"
Vegapunk felt something was off; he sensed that this Shape Memory Alloy shouldn't be so easy to manufacture. However, there was one thing he agreed on.
That is, feeding an item Zoan Devil Fruit —it might actually succeed!
He prepared to start experimenting and see if it was feasible. For a scientist, no matter how outlandish the idea, he could find out through experimentation whether it was feasible or not.
"Although it's full of baseless speculation, it did point me to a relatively clear research direction."
This made Vegapunk's feelings even more complicated; he was now somewhat worried that the World Government might have found a researcher who could replace him.
He didn't have much affection for the World Government, after all, he had been forcibly kidnapped here, but he had to admit that he could do research here without any scruples. Whether it was money, equipment, or research materials, he could basically get as much as he wanted.
He could summon five or six Devil Fruits, treasures worth at least 100 million Beli outside, whenever he needed them!
"Oh, there's more?"
Just as he was about to pack up the documents, Vegapunk was surprised to find another file folder in the briefcase. He casually opened it, took it out, and his pupils immediately trembled.
"The Climate Improvement Plan for the Future Kingdom Baldimore!"
After reading the contents of the plan, his hands trembled slightly. The World Government was actually going to help him solve the problem of the extreme cold climate in his hometown.
According to the above statement, if necessary, even the current Vice Admiral Akainu Vice Admiral Kizaru, who are both candidates for Admiral, could be deployed to forcibly change the island climate of the Future Kingdom by utilizing their Logia Awakening abilities.
However, if this is done, the ice and snow on the island will definitely melt rapidly due to the sudden warming, leading to widespread flooding. Therefore, it is advisable to consider relocating the residents in advance and then dispatching the Construction Division to build the necessary facilities after the environment on Balkimo Island has stabilized.
Vegapunk understood what the World Government meant.
The latter is willing to use the greatest financial resources, manpower, technology, and even advanced combat power for his hometown, but he needs to personally plan how to do it, since he is the best in this area.
Of course, if he needs help from scholars in related fields, that's fine too; he just needs to make a list of the talents he needs!
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Silence, a long silence. Vegapunk sat in his chair, looking at the documents in his hands. He was moved, but reason told him that this was a 'bribery' by the World Government.
So here's the question: can the happiness and future of one's hometown buy one's loyalty?
"Dr. Vegapunk, CP6's ship has entered the port, and they've brought Buggy, a former apprentice of the Roger Pirates."
This is a report from the Surveillance Room.
"Buggy, is that the kid who's supposedly got a talent for explosives? Take him to the guest room to rest and give him a day to get used to the place. We'll start arranging a tutor for him the day after tomorrow."
To be honest, Vegapunk has no real interest in explosives, let alone time to personally teach Buggy. He just wants to continue his research on Devil Fruit.
"Yes."
"Also, get me two Zoan Devil Fruits and two Famous Swords; I need them for testing."
"Yes!"
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