Cultivating Raw Materials

The Night Pirates' research into Artificial Devil Fruit is progressing much faster than Doflamingo and his crew anticipated.

The situation changed rapidly; the member's expression became somewhat ferocious, and he exuded an aura similar to that of a wild beast.

Seeing this, it's clear that he's currently battling the consciousness within the Devil Fruit.

It can't really be called a fight; it's more about resisting the impact of wild instincts. It has a certain degree of aggression, but as long as your awareness isn't too weak, there shouldn't be any major problems.

The members of the Night Pirates are all seasoned veterans; how could they possibly fear a mere beast?

The pain in the person's hand lasted only three seconds before gradually subsiding.

Under everyone's gaze, this member's body underwent rapid changes.

Its body was covered with dense snake scales, and its legs did not transform directly into tails like Mobius's. Instead, they branched out at the same time as transforming into tails, giving it three tails, each incredibly agile.

He flicked out a snake's tongue, and his entire body transformed into a snake-like form.

It resembles Mobius's Human-Beast Form, but while Mobius is the Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi, this is only the Sanmata no Orochi, and doesn't have as many heads.

It's as if the giant serpent's own genes have evolved and mutated under the influence of the Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi Lineage Factor.

One crucial aspect is the addition of the "IQ" factor, which enhances the adaptability of the giant snake factor, enabling it to evolve stably.

Feeling the powerful force surging within his body, a few drops of liquid secreted from his fingertips, dripping onto the ground and corroding some of it.

The changes in such a short time drew surprised and delighted glances from the surrounding members of the Night Pirates.

Not only did he transform into a snake-man, but he also gained the power to secrete venom, which he undoubtedly inherited from the Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi.

Such a change in aura undoubtedly indicates that this member's strength has greatly improved.

In reality, there isn't such a huge gap between Zoan and Ancient Species.

Even ordinary animals can become incredibly powerful in harsh environments, transforming into giant beasts tens of meters tall.

These ferocious beasts, as the main materials, are essentially the same; they can all be used to obtain vitality, amplification, and recovery abilities comparable to those of the beasts.

It is then further enhanced through powerful Lineage Factor.

The effects of Artificial Devil Fruit are now in no way inferior to those of ordinary Zoan Devil Fruit.

There is an adaptation process during which the user's strength will continue to increase until the effect ends.

"Perfect!" Mobius exclaimed.

Amande, standing nearby, stared wide-eyed in disbelief that the Night Pirates had developed Artificial Devil Fruit to such an extent.

Her strength is considerable. She was a major fighter in the Big Mom Pirates, second only to Daifuku and Oven. After joining the Night Pirates, she has improved further. Although it will be difficult for her to compete for the title of Thirteen Demon Generals, she still has the strength to fight with a bounty of six or seven hundred million Beli.

Therefore, she could clearly sense just how powerful the boost this member received from the Artificial Devil Fruit was.

Jumping from 200 million Beli to 300 million is a huge breakthrough, and there's still room for improvement. Moreover, this member hasn't fully mastered his current power yet; otherwise, he could have reached even greater heights.

Moreover, such an improvement is one-sided and unscientific, merely a rough guess.

With a certain increase in physical potential and a strengthening of physique, it is foreseeable that the Two types of Haki will definitely improve to some extent. In this way, the battle can continue to escalate.

Her conjecture was still too conservative.

Julius's attention was mainly focused on other important members of the Night Pirates, especially Dark Emperor Teach.

He was somewhat dismissive of this change, thinking it was nothing more Devil Fruit, completely unaware of just how groundbreaking this invention truly was.

"Try to control it and see if you can change it back."

Otto's voice brought the member back to his senses amidst the excitement. He closed his eyes and controlled his body to revert to its original form.

The key point of this test is to see if we can freely control the transformation from dominant to recessive.

The Human-Beast Form is the strongest form of an ability user. If you really want to test the data, you have to see how much the ability increases after he transforms back into human form.

He wasn't used to it; the physical changes were very slow, taking a full ten seconds to return to normal.

Compared to his Human-Beast Form, his aura had decreased significantly, but it still possessed a considerable boost, amounting to approximately 250 million Beli, a mere 50 million Beli increase.

This is only after eating Devil Fruit; it will continue to improve until it fully adapts to the abilities of the Artificial Devil Fruit.

In summary, the Artificial Devil Fruit's full amplification, the increased potential for future effects, the progress in Two types of Haki, and his own training all contributed to this.

Reaching 400 million Beli should be no problem.

Such combat power is comparable to that of a rear Rear Admiral or a typical Marine Vice Admiral.

It consists entirely of the navy's top-level combat power.

If given to someone stronger, it can also enhance their strength.

"Very good." Teach was very satisfied with the effect of the Artificial Devil Fruit.

This is a Pacifista plan that is directly comparable to those of World Government and navies.

Teach was naturally aware of the Pacifista' plan, and in order to cause trouble for the World Government, Doflamingo would also share some information with the Night Pirates.

With its precise target acquisition capabilities, laser beams powerful enough to melt steel, and the exceptionally high defensive capabilities of its special metal body, this is practically a human harvesting machine for pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million.

It would take several pirates with bounties of two or three hundred million Beli to defeat a single Pacifista.

Their combat strength is comparable to that of Marine Vice Admiral, but due to a lack of combat intelligence and adaptability, their combat strength may be slightly weaker.

Even so, the Pacifista are still very powerful; it's worth noting that Marine Vice Admiral is already a formidable force in the navy.

Once the Pacifista can be mass-produced, while they won't pose a threat to monsters like Teach, they will be enough to threaten lower- and mid-level pirates.

Based on the bounty, the Pacifista is worth 400 million Beli, and there aren't many strong individuals on the high seas who can surpass that level of combat power.

At least compared to the sheer number of pirates.

With Pacifista, the World Government could easily eliminate pirates from the seas, gain better opportunities for development, and enhance its deterrent power.

The number of pirates is being continuously reduced, especially those with bounties ranging from 100 million to 300 million.

As time goes by, the pirates' power will inevitably be weakened.

The World Government has plenty of patience; they can wait for these top powers to weaken one by one.

If we can create a large number of powerful individuals, the World Government can then return to its former glory.

Possessing the world's largest number of top-tier combat forces, the World Government gradually eliminates its enemies one by one, ultimately remaining the World Government.

At least the threat is no longer so great.

It was precisely the Pacifista research that prevented the Navy from directly breaking with the World Government.

The Sengoku also had its own ulterior motives; the substantial investment in Pacifista research came from the World Government.

In the past seven or eight years, the annual research funding has reached tens of billions.

Various precious materials, such as Seastone, are extremely expensive and don't last long at all.

The World Government, in particular, didn't have much time for Vegapunk and his team, and was constantly urging them to hurry up as much as possible.

The experiments alone cost 100 million Beli every day.

Various research costs, and failed attempts.

The World Government doesn't have much funding to maintain its operations, but the Celestial Dragons offer a lot in donations. Even though it's much less than before, it still amounts to at least 100 billion Beli a year.

This is undeniable, because the Celestial Dragons are the rulers of the World Government.

Although eight hundred years have passed, the number of Celestial Dragons is much smaller than imagined, less than a thousand.

The absurd life, the so-called dozen or so wives, were mostly slaves and playthings.

There are Celestial Dragons spend their entire lives in pleasure and never have children.

This ensured that the overall number of Celestial Dragons did not multiply like pigs, and also ensured Celestial Dragons preciousness.

Otherwise, how could the World Government protect hundreds of thousands of Celestial Dragons?

Once the Pacifista research is fully completed, the Navy can also produce Pacifista to enhance its own strength.

Find another opportunity, and you can sever ties with the World Government in one fell swoop.

It must be said that Borsalino's few words have deeply resonated with people, and the seeds have begun to sprout.

This is also why the World Government and the Celestial Dragons are so annoying, and why there is such a strong sense of resistance within the Navy.

The Navy's high command was aware of this and had no intention of cooperating with the World Government in suppressing the conflict, as their feelings of disgust were overwhelmingly negative, and any unforeseen incident would have significant consequences.

The World Government's attempt to control the navy has also fueled rebellion among these high-ranking officials.

At the same time, they can also find an opportunity to steal Vegapunk.

The more dangerous the situation, the more the World Government values talent, especially Vegapunk, a scientist with over five hundred years of world wisdom.

The entire research team remained at the Naval Science Department, but the Naval Science Department was split into two.

There's one near Marine Headquarters, but the most important one, Vegapunk, has been moved to another secret research base, closer to the Holy Land.

Although it is still protected by the Navy and guarded by Borsalino, it still represents the World Government's distrust of the Navy, and the guarding force has been expanded to include some World Government agents.

That's how people are; once cracks appear, doubts deepen, and the Navy gradually drifts further and further away from the World Government.

Now that we have Artificial Devil Fruit, we can deal with Pacifista and have no fear in war, even if Teach himself is held back.

The elite members of the Night Pirates are mostly officers who have mastered some of the Six Powers, possess superhuman physiques, and have a combat strength of 100 million Beli.

If everyone consumed Artificial Devil Fruit, their overall combat power would increase dramatically, allowing them to sweep across the entire world. Moreover, they could reuse these fruits along with fire and lightning potions without suffering any negative effects.

Of course, this is impossible. With the large-scale production of Artificial Devil Fruit, the annual quantity will be relatively small, and even those giant snake-shaped ones are quite difficult to find.

Due to raw material limitations, a few hundred can be produced per year at most for now. If there were no restrictions, given the Night Pirates' resources and success rate, they could easily produce tens of thousands.

Therefore, the Night Pirates are preparing an artificial giant python. Vegapunk is able to create a fire dragon using Kaido's genes.

The Night Pirates are naturally capable of cultivating a large number of giant snakes with the genes of Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi.

Genetically modified countless snakes.

To this end, the Night Pirates specially prepared a snake island, which is full of all kinds of snakes, and they modified the Lineage Factor of the snake eggs, starting from the eggs.

Just like the Vinsmoke Family's human modification technology, the Night Pirates can now also modify snakes.

After all, snakes have simpler bodies than humans, making them easier to modify.

Only a portion of the snakes were modified, given the sheer number of snakes in the world.

These modified snakes are marked and equipped with tracking devices, and then they are made to fight and devour each other on the island in a special way.

The Night Pirates also regularly feed the island with wild animal meat, Sea King meat, and even "IQ" plants that promote evolution, accelerating the growth of these snakes.

They cultivate qualified giant pythons and snakes using a method similar to raising venomous insects. Once these snakes reach a certain size Night Pirates will come and harvest them as materials to create Artificial Devil Fruit.

Even though the Night Pirates have made preparations in advance, it's not time to reap the rewards yet. By then, the production efficiency of Artificial Devil Fruit will definitely be much higher.

Not only giant snakes, but also bats that follow the Lafitte Lineage Factor.

The crocodile of the Slada Lineage Factor, the ferocious fish of the Mog Radon Lineage Factor, and the giant lizard of the Rediat Lineage Factor.

Lizards, snakes, and crocodiles with Kaido's Lineage Factor.

Kaido's Lineage Factor is the ultimate remedy, and the Night Pirates won't let it go. The most commonly used beasts are snakes and lizards, which are also easy to cultivate on a large scale.

Of course, there are other creatures as well, including ferocious beasts, strange creatures from the island of Weil, and even bears that unleash lightning.

There were also some mismatched but successful beasts.

A giant ape and a giant bear containing Kaido's Lineage Factor.

There are even various creatures that contain Ares Lineage Factor.

The various Beast Island serve as bases for the Night Pirates to cultivate raw materials for Artificial Devil Fruit.

They were gathered together separately.

It will be some time before the harvest is ready; we've only just started, and it's already a huge undertaking.

Most genetically modified organisms have not yet grown up; they are still in their growth stage, or they have already been killed and eaten by other predators.

Only then will the Night Pirates be able to increase their production efficiency of Artificial Devil Fruit.

The Night Pirates could easily expand their production scale tenfold; the current limitation is the availability of raw materials.

In addition, the fruit takes at least six months to ripen.

While Artificial Devil Fruit are impervious to seawater and Seastone, they cannot be eaten repeatedly.

Unlike the body explosion that occurs after eating two Devil Fruits.

A person who eats two Artificial Devil Fruits will experience a complete breakdown of their body's systems within three seconds, resulting in genetic damage.

However, the effects of consuming it vary depending on the individual's strength.

It is speculated that once one's strength and physical resilience reach a certain level, this situation can be avoided.

It's unclear whether they will gain both abilities. The incompatibility between genes can be seen from the various deceased test subjects, so it's highly likely that they will turn into feces and be excreted without having any effect.

However, it's not absolute; there's a small chance of gaining both abilities.

This is, after all, speculation; it has not been tested.

Teach was somewhat surprised that the research was completed so quickly; the Night Pirates had already been researching for two years before receiving the data from Doflamingo.

In other words, it took the Night Pirates six years to develop the most advanced Artificial Devil Fruit to date.

Doflamingo and Caesar's research could not be kept secret from the Night Pirates. Over the years, their mechanical eyes had become assimilated into the environment and spread throughout the New World.

As expected, it was still a defective product from the original work, but from a much earlier time and with low production efficiency.

Beyond improving production efficiency, further progress is very difficult, given the vast disparity in manpower and resources between Doflamingo and Caesar.

Caesar was alone, while the Night Pirates had an entire research team.

The Beasts Pirates' research is beyond the Night Pirates' detection, but they should be able to complete it in about two or three years, similar to the Pacifista's timeline. The only question is, what will the final effect of the Artificial Devil Fruit be?

This is getting more and more interesting. The Big Mom Pirates have Homie, but what do the Whitebeard Pirates have?

Shanks is still young and has great potential. In the next few years, he will be able to catch up with Big Mom and Kaido and reach his peak.

It's just a matter of whether they can surpass it, since the current Kaido and Big Mom are somewhat different from the Teach remembered, and their strength has improved further.

He was not an ordinary emperor; he was even close to, or had already reached, the level of a legendary ruler.

Of course, the greatest pressure is on the Navy and the World Government, facing such powerful pirates.

The current Three Admirals undoubtedly possess peak Admiral- level combat power, or even close to the Emperor-level. If their Devil Fruit abilities Awakening, their combat power can be raised to another level, reaching the true Emperor-level.

The three of them were also monsters, and therefore they were known as the strongest generation's top combat force.

If any of them become Fleet Admiral, or leave the Marines to become pirates, they can Awakening Conqueror's Haki and, after mastering Conqueror's Haki Entanglement, their destructive power can be increased by another level.

Those who become powerful generally possess the qualities of a king, but Awakening requires a trigger.

However, this does not mean that they can compare with the current Sea Emperor. There is still a gap, and it is quite large, after all, their basic combat strength is significantly different.

The so-called explosive combat power and Devil Fruit Awakening still cannot change this fact, and may even accelerate the consumption of physical strength.

Moreover, at this level, the destructive power of Logia Devil Fruit is not that dominant; Haki is what determines the upper limit of a strong person.

Compared to the various Sea Emperor, they still have shortcomings.

Sakazuki can injure Kaido, but he can hardly break through his defenses unless he possesses Conqueror's Haki. In terms of attrition, Sakazuki is no match for Kaido or Big Mom.

Even so, the navy's top combat power still reached a terrifying peak.

Given this situation, it's only natural that Whitebeard would be eliminated.

I just didn't expect this moment to come so soon.

After all, only six years had passed since Whitebeard's most glorious battle.

The Whitebeard Pirates are still engrossed in their childish games.

A fleeting sadness crossed Teach's mind for Whitebeard; it was because they had been so foolish, so caught up in the present, that they hadn't thought about the future at all.

After all, Marco is not up to the task and does not have the same deterrent power as Whitebeard.

If something were to happen to Whitebeard, the number of islands Whitebeard, which exceeded one thousand, would shrink by at least 80%.

No one will wait for them, or even remind them; they should realize this themselves, but unfortunately, successors are not so easy to find.

In this day and age, would that child still join them according to the script?

Teach was highly skeptical of this, so he decided to wait and see in three years.