The Promotion Ceremony for "Secret Art Master" has been going on for several days now, Sig's only clue, or rather, the part he can solve, is the "fruit carrier."
Whether it's a "Zoan" type, a "Paramecia" type, or even a "Logia" type, they're all the same fruit—they all taste like shit.
Of course, Sig never ate it directly; this is written in Vegapunk's notes.
Furthermore, regardless of the type of Devil Fruit, in terms of regeneration, they all originate from the mutation of Devil Fruit "fruit".
In addition, there was a series of experiments behind the scenes, and the final conclusion was that the "fruits" were essentially the same.
Therefore, a fruit that can be used as a vessel for an "artificial Zoan Devil Fruit" can also be used as a vessel for an "artificial Paramecia Devil Fruit"!
Artificial Devil Fruit cannot be processed from ordinary fruits; they are special fruits that come with their own "patterns" when they are grown—unlike the spiral pattern of Devil Fruit, they have a "concentric circle" pattern.
The planting conditions are extremely demanding, but with the botanical skills of the Tontatta people, it is definitely possible to grow it. Moreover, Caesar had already completed this part of the research, and Sig was aware of it.
Sig wasn't in a hurry because he needed to cooperate with Caesar to achieve mass production anyway, and to avoid alerting the enemy, he didn't make any preparations in advance.
Otherwise, what would Caesar think if he had just discovered the Tontatta people's talent for agriculture and wanted to cooperate, only to find that they had already started planting?
Now Sig doesn't need Tontatta people; he only needs one finished product, and a few of those plants will suffice.
By learning the planting techniques of the Tontatta people, Sig could easily do it himself, which is not difficult for a "Polymath".
However, this only solves the "carrier" problem...
When a person eats this fruit, their Lineage Factor will be in an unstable state for a period of time. At this time, as long as there is a "Devil Fruit power source," like a radiation source, to guide the human Lineage Factor to mutate in a specific direction, that is the working principle of the Devil Fruit!
Of course, this refers to the principle on the "material" level. If we delve into the "mystical" level, the fruit carrier is a special Spirituality material that can open the door to the consumer's Spirit Body, allowing the "Devil" inside to slip in...
Sig is currently more focused on the former!
Because once the former is achieved, the latter will naturally follow.
Both Vegapunk's notes and Caesar Courant's research focus on "material" knowledge, with almost no exploration of the "mystical" realm.
However, based on Sig's knowledge of the occult, he deduced that once Caesar Clown's experiment was officially successful, Artificial Devil Fruit would definitely also be able to generate "different wills".
Of course, this is not Caesar created a "Devil," but because when collecting Lineage Factor and creating power sources, it is inevitable that the fruit will be tainted with bestiality and merge with part of the consumer's will, thus forming a will similar to Devil, but completely without clear consciousness.
This makes it easy for artificial Zoan Devil Fruit users to lose control— Sig suspects that the Jailer Beast of Impel Down are a product of "loss of control," or what is known as "failed Awakening."
Material knowledge and mysticism are two sides of the same coin; once one has mastered one, the other will inevitably follow.
As for how to bestow the "Devil Fruit power source" upon the fruit's vessel, Sig understood about 80-90% of the principle—the last one or two points, Caesar hadn't fully grasped even when Sig were researching together before.
This was actually no problem for Sig. As long as he calmed down and had Vegapunk and Caesar's research results as a reference, Sig was able to overcome the final hurdle on his own within a few months.
However, the difficulty lies in how to create the "power source"...
Caesar Clown's method was simple and brutal: he extracted it directly from animals. Vegapunk's method... the information in his notebook was incomplete, Sig suspected that he extracted it from Devil Fruit ability, after all, the "Artificial Azure Dragon Fruit" was there, containing Kaido's Lineage Factor!
In comparison, Vegapunk was more successful.
However, extracting this from ability users is limited to Zoan abilities and Paramecia abilities, and it is not reflected in flesh and blood!
"Why... are you staring at me like that?" Violet asked, feeling a little embarrassed by Sig's gaze.
While I was eating ice cream, this guy kept staring intently into my eyes... tsk tsk, could it be that he's fallen for me?
"Don't get me wrong, I was just staring at your captivating eyes," Sig offered the bare minimum of explanation.
Well, to be honest, it's quite hurtful—I was just thinking about whether collecting some cells from her eyeballs could be developed into a "source of power."
But on second thought, Sig also felt it was unreliable.
The Glint-Glint Fruit doesn't mutate the eyes, otherwise hand gestures wouldn't be needed...
Essentially, it granted Violet new abilities, rather than changing the structure of her eyes.
Of course, sensing Violet's pride, Sig considerately didn't tell the truth.
"Smooth-talking..." Violet blushed, then said with disdain.
"I think he's more likely to be someone who can't do his homework!" Rebecca said astutely from the side.
"Huh? At your age, you already know about homework?" Sig, somewhat surprised.
"Yes, she's driven away several teachers already..." Violet bluntly exposed.
It's strange that Rebecca didn't know Violet was Princess, nor that she had a tutor so early in her life.
However, she simply couldn't learn anything, so King Riku gave up for the time being.
"Let me teach you. When you can't do your homework, just think about how you learned it before!" Rebecca ignored her aunt's sarcasm and said in a pretentious manner.
Sig smiled slightly at first, then suddenly his expression froze...
How did you learn it before?
Inspired, Sig began to think about the problem from a different perspective.
In terms of Sequence advancement, "Polymath" and "Secret Art Master" are of the same lineage, with the latter being a further step forward from the former.
So...
If we look at it from another angle, creating a new Paramecia Devil Fruit should also start with "erudition".
So, it means first "learning" the knowledge, thoroughly summarizing and organizing it, and then recombining it to create new abilities... right?
Trying to replicate Artificial Devil Fruit using the methods of Vegapunk and Caesar Clown might be a misguided approach. Sig should first create a unique ability!
Then we can think about how to integrate it into a carrier, and by then, perhaps that won't be a problem anymore...
"Little Rebecca, I never imagined... you'd be so useful!" Sig said sincerely.
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