Mixed

"Julius, stand up!"

Mobius crossed his arms and looked at a child lying on the ground who looked somewhat like Mobius, with blue hair, but who looked rather disheveled.

The child named Julius was the son of Mobius and Amande. At only about four years old, Mobius had already started training him, laying a solid foundation for his future.

Despite living there for several years, Charlotte Amande's figure remained unchanged, and her icy aura softened considerably, but she was still seen as "the Ghost Lady" by many.

But it's different when it comes to her own child. Although Amande has confidence in her child, she will intervene immediately if Julius is in danger.

Besides, Mobius was there too.

Both Mobius and Amande were strict with children.

This world is cruel, and those in their position know all too well that only power matters.

Therefore, Julius began his journey to become stronger very early on.

Holding a short knife, Julius gritted his teeth and slowly got up from the ground. Opposite him was a hungry wolf the size of an ox, with eerie green eyes and its mouth agape, dripping foul-smelling saliva.

Julius felt no fear in the face of such a hungry wolf, for he had long seen countless creatures far more powerful than it.

I told myself to stay calm, look for an opportunity, and prepare to strike a fatal blow.

This was a trial his parents gave him, not the first time, but he always tried his best to complete it.

At only four years old, his body is still too fragile, and even with training, his strength will not improve much.

Mobius wanted to cultivate in his son was courage, the courage to fight the enemy, and to plant a seed of becoming stronger. He didn't want his child to end up as a useless person.

There were also some onlookers around, all members of the Night Pirates, belonging to the Mobius Pirates' legion.

I've known Julius since he was a child; you could say I watched Julius grow up.

There were also many who cheered Julius on, saying that living was a mockery, which inspired their fighting spirit.

The next moment, the hungry wolf pounced, but Julius dodged to the side and slashed its abdomen with his knife at the same time.

Sharp weapons, blood splattered, a wolf howled, and its attack became even more ferocious.

After a fierce battle, the hungry wolf finally collapsed from blood loss, and Julius, panting heavily, sat on the ground, welcoming the cheers of the surrounding members.

"Well done." Mobius walked in, patted Julius's head, and then hugged him. He wasn't such a cold person to begin with.

He was very satisfied with his son's performance.

"Come on, I'll show you." Mobius was also curious about how Otto's research was going; the news of his witnessing had already arrived.

For the Night Pirates, the research on Artificial Devil Fruit was nearing its end, and all the technologies were quite mature. In just a few years, the Night Pirates had invested a tremendous amount of money.

Mobius was certainly aware of the internal research program; the previous special ability potions were already very attractive, possessing unique enhancement effects.

In addition to enhancing strength, it can also grant the user the power of lightning or fire, and these powers can be used repeatedly.

It was an absolutely stunning invention. After its creation, the lower ranks of the Night Pirates experienced a significant boost, and it began to be widely adopted.

Once the core technology is mastered, the cost of this genetic engineering technology is actually not high; the high cost lies in the initial investment and research costs.

Every month, more than ten or twenty of them flow into the sea, with each one costing as much as fifty million.

Although it cannot compare to Devil Fruit in terms of power, it is rare and valuable, and besides, the side effects of such a potion are minimal.

It can fetch as much as 100 million Beli on the underground black market.

Within the Night Pirates, the fire potion and the lightning potion are affectionately known as the "baldness potion" and the "long hair potion," respectively.

During the period of Awakening fire abilities, and for a period of time afterward, all the hair on their body will be burned away by the flames, leaving them bald or even without eyebrows.

This situation will only improve after training and gaining the ability to control the flames.

Fortunately, the people in this world have strong resilience; for the strong, missing teeth can be restored simply by drinking milk to supplement calcium.

If you want to, hair can grow back very quickly.

The lightning-inducing agent contains genes from the Mink Tribe, so hair growth is unavoidable. This shortcoming is being improved, and regular shaving is now a normal practice with the current product.

Minor flaws do not diminish the sea's desire for them, and no one can resist the increase in strength.

In comparison, the Beastman Potion used by the Beasts Pirates has significant side effects, and few people are willing to accept turning themselves into monsters, especially given its instability.

In the empty plaza of the Night Palace, the main members of the Night Pirates had all arrived.

This was not a secret meeting; it was simply a test to demonstrate the effectiveness of the product developed, and to let others witness it together.

There were quite a few people, including the Mobius family, and there was no need to hide it from Amande. Even if others found out, it wouldn't matter, and the risk of the intelligence being exposed was very small.

There were about a hundred people present, though not a huge number.

Teach sat on the high throne, with Mijela beside him, whom he had also Teach over.

"Otto, take it out and let them see." They developed Artificial Devil Fruit a long time ago, mainly focusing on perfecting the technology.

This is not the first finished product, but it is currently the most complete one.

Unlike the Artificial Devil Fruit researched by Doflamingo and Caesar, these fruits have specific abilities, produced using a particular type of animal.

Eating Artificial Devil Fruit will transform you into this kind of animal.

With Peter's Artificial Devil Fruit, Otto's research team's progress was greatly accelerated.

The Night Pirates possess Lineage Factor from various animals, including many ancient creatures.

There are still many islands in this world that retain their ancient characteristics, most of which are located in the Calm Belt.

In addition, the Night Pirates also have the Lineage Factor of various Zoan users that they can utilize.

The most important technology behind the Night Pirates' Artificial Devil Fruit is that the Lineage Factor of the Artificial Devil Fruit can be switched between being manifest and latent after combining with the person who eats the Devil Fruit.

With human control, when this Lineage Factor becomes dominant, it can transform into Human-Beast Form; when it becomes invisible, it can revert to its original form, and its body will not exhibit obvious animal characteristics.

These Artificial Devil Fruit do not achieve complete beast-like transformation, and this technology is currently difficult to overcome.

Because their research has always been within the scope of Lineage Factor, focusing on genetic alterations.

However, when it transforms into a fully-fledged beast, its entire form changes, making it impossible to study and extremely difficult.

The Night Pirates didn't plan to go to great lengths to create a beast form. The strongest fighting stance for Zoan-type Zoan users is their Human-Beast Form, so why bother creating a beast form? It wouldn't be very useful.

Artificial Devil Fruit inherently possess the ability to transform into beasts; after all, the Artificial Devil Fruit developed by Caesar can directly allow parts of a person's body to grow or transform into animal forms.

It's truly bizarre that its lower body turned into a horse's and its belly grew an elephant's head.

This shows that Artificial Devil Fruit can transform into beasts.

Or, as technology improves, side effects like animalization are eliminated.

The Night Pirates wouldn't even consider ordinary genes worth their attention, and Mobius was a key figure in this test.

This is because the Artificial Devil Fruit uses the Lineage Factor from Mobius's body.

Of course, it underwent processing and extensive modifications, leaving behind a unique Life Blueprint belonging to the mythical creature Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi.

After all, it would be interesting if Artificial Devil Fruit contained Mobius's genes.

Furthermore, the research institute believes that the Artificial Devil Fruit created from the simple Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi Life Blueprint are more effective than those created from the unprocessed Mobius Life Blueprint.

One is purer, the other is mixed with impurities.

This has been proven by data.

Since the goal is to create Artificial Devil Fruit, the more powerful the better.

It stores various Mythical Zoan, Ancient Species, all Zoan Devil Fruit abilities of the Night Pirates, and various Lineage Factor.

As material for creating Artificial Devil Fruit.

A mechanical arm extended from Otto's back, holding an Artificial Devil Fruit, unlike the Artificial Devil Fruit Caesar researched, which were all just apples with rings.

The fruit resembles a cantaloupe, with intricate and strange patterns on it, and several snake-like leaves. If placed next to a real Devil Fruit, it would be difficult to distinguish between them.

This also shows that the Night Pirates' Artificial Devil Fruit are much more advanced, far superior to the defective ones from Doflamingo's side.

Moreover, research has shown that Artificial Devil Fruit are not true Devil Fruit. They are created by imitating Lineage Factor and do not have the weakness of being afraid of seawater, nor do they need to be afraid of Seastone.

This is different from the Artificial Azure Dragon Fruit Peter ate, indicating that the Artificial Devil Fruit could be considered a genuine Devil Fruit.

Below, a member of the Night Pirates is ready to undergo the transformation to come.

Artificial Devil Fruit, utilizing the genes of the Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi, are not far off even if they are not as good as real Devil Fruit. The fact that such a legendary creature can provide such a boost is something that ordinary animals cannot match.

The genes of Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi alone are not enough; the most important Devil Fruit is the animal's consciousness.

The true material of this Devil Fruit was a giant python, which was then transformed into Devil Fruit essence through special means and infused with the factors of Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi.

Even if a giant python possessed consciousness, this member with a bounty comparable to 200 million Beli would be completely unaffected.

If one's strength is even slightly weaker, they are very likely to suffer a backlash.

Animal consciousness is very abstract, but it does exist; it is a wild, ferocious factor, or bestiality.

It became even more ferocious under the influence of the Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi factor.

"Eat it." Otto was somewhat excited as the Artificial Devil Fruit was delivered into his hand via the mechanical arm.

Although there were finished products before, this is different from the ordinary varieties. This is a truly powerful Artificial Devil Fruit, containing the factors of a mythical beast.

The combination of the giant serpent and the Lineage Factor of the mythical beast is the best that can be achieved nowadays.

"Yes." The member took the Devil Fruit and ate it in one bite.

Mobius was somewhat hopeful. If possible, he could assemble an army of Orochi soldiers, all of whom would consume Artificial Devil Fruit containing the Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi factor.

Similarly, they can create Artificial Devil Fruit based on other powerful factors, such as Black Dragon, Mosasaurus, and Emperor Crocodile.

The raw material is a suitable ferocious beast, such as the Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi or a giant serpent.

Whether it's a mythical beast factor or Ancient Species factor, the final Artificial Devil Fruit don't actually differ that much.