In August 1516, Sig completed the forging of the "Blade of Spirit and Flesh".
Thanks to Vegapunk, who has a stock of almost every metal and even other special non-metallic materials, as well as the effects of the "Combine-Combine Fruit" and the "Paw-Paw Fruit, "Sig's "Blade of Spirit and Flesh" is now made of the best materials.
As for what follows, it will be a slow and meticulous process, gradually bestowing the power of "corruption" upon this Blade of Spirit and Flesh.
To do a good job, one must first have the right tools. With this "Blade of Spirit and Flesh" body, forged through countless trials, the subsequent forging will be much more efficient.
Normally, the Blade of Spirit and Flesh is fused into Sig's right arm...
In order to forge the "Blade of Spirit and Flesh," Sig naturally studied the Kuma's body in detail, and then developed the "Separate Mushroom"—an artificial Demon Mushroom with the ability to separate objects that are combined inside the body.
In the last two weeks, Sig did not cooperate with the Kuma; he was able to separate the negative substances in the alloy on his own.
However, when Sig discussed with Vegapunk about continuing to use his own power to create the "Pacifista Core," Vegapunk refused— Vegapunk had no intention of helping Sig trick the World Government.
The "contract" also stipulates that the cooperation between the two parties will not interfere with any other position, nor will it force or interfere with the other party's actions based on other positions.
But...
The "Pacifista Core" that has already been created is clearly not simply a "cooperation between Vegapunk and the World Government," as Sig's "light" also plays a role in it.
At this point, what Sig did wasn't exactly interfering with Vegapunk; he was doing it himself...
Since Vegapunk has refused to continue helping Sig with his "Cyber Evangelism," Sig will stop pretending to be a gentleman!
Starting about two weeks ago, Vegapunk noticed that the "Pacifista Core" that had already been created were all acting strangely.
Not only do they continuously emit light, but if someone is exposed to the light for too long, their consciousness will gradually be affected!
The two most seriously injured guards responsible for the warehouse have completely lost consciousness. No matter how much they try to stop them, they desperately try to reach the shore, repeatedly bowing to the sea with only fanaticism in their eyes.
The other guards who were affected also began to admire the sea from the bottom of their hearts. Even the Seastone Handcuffs looked handsome. One of the Devil Fruit users, however, showed obvious signs of depression.
The bizarre phenomenon once caused widespread panic within the research institute... It took Vegapunk a great deal of effort to quell the situation!
Since Vegapunk wouldn't help expand the number of cybernetic followers, Sig could only incite them to start praying frantically to fill his role-playing progress.
Having nearly completed his role as the "Priest of Light," Sig no longer intends to develop his own followers; simply exploiting the existing cyber followers will suffice.
Sig didn't do this before mainly because he didn't want to alert Vegapunk, but now that he's on guard, Sig naturally won't hold back anymore!
However, this result...
This served as another reminder to Sig!
As expected, in the world of One Piece, the image of the "Sun" in the "Sun Path" has been replaced by the sea, or rather... "sunlight" has been replaced by "Seastone Factor".
Seastone Factor exist in both freshwater and air, but the concentration of Seastone Factor in seawater is much greater than that in freshwater, while the concentration in freshwater is much greater than that in air.
Therefore, Devil Fruit ability will lose strength once they are immersed in seawater, especially the part of their body submerged in seawater. When immersed in fresh water, they will generally only react when more than half of their body is submerged. They are almost unaffected by air... or rather, they have become accustomed to this effect.
However, in Visalia meteorology, it is believed that Seastone Factor also exist in the atmosphere.
"Making such a commotion, you can't be considered 'not causing trouble,' can you? Is your contract real or fake?" Infinda looked at Sig with suspicion.
Infinda and Kuma had already signed contracts; otherwise, Sig wouldn't have trusted them to know.
Although Vegapunk had a headache, he still said, "Alright, there was something of Sig's in it to begin with, so his control... can't be considered using me to cause trouble."
As for "not using Vegapunk," Sig was simply causing trouble for the World Government, so naturally he wouldn't be bound by the contract. Sig had no intention of peacefully coexisting with them.
Vegapunk probably understood that Sig was able to bypass the contract by doing this, but he didn't understand the importance of "playing" Sig, so he didn't understand Sieg's purpose.
However, it has been speculated that this likely has some mystical significance, belonging to some kind of ritual...
Sig didn't offer an explanation, but instead glanced at Infinda a couple more times before asking, "Do you know Monkey D. Dragon?"
Infinda:...
Infinda also ignored Sig.
Given Sig's expertise in flesh and blood, he had previously sensed some of Infinda's Lineage Factor and felt a sense of familiarity, suggesting that she was closely related to someone he had met before.
It's just that because "before" refers to before Sig the "Rose Bishop," it's only a feeling of familiarity, without immediately identifying who it is.
Just now, Sig had a sudden inspiration and made a reasonable guess—by simulating and combining the Lineage Factor of Infinda and the dragon, the theoretically possible life form to be born... would have an appearance that would completely encompass Luffy's likeness!
Although Sig wasn't yet the "Rose Bishop" when he met Luffy, so he wasn't entirely sure about Luffy's Lineage Factor, Sig was already 80% certain...
Infinda and Luffy are related by blood, and are most likely mother and son.
If we consider this, it's highly likely that Infinda was involved in protecting the Straw Hat Pirates's ship after Kuma was completely transformed in the original work.
"I don't know that kind of guy!" Infinda said, striking a super Dior pose with downturned eyes and a "well" shape bulging out on her head.
Sig:...
Just then, Sig suddenly noticed that the "Priest of Light" in his consciousness also flickered.
Sure enough, after the "cyber believers" in that half-warehouse were mobilized to pray frantically, the last bit of progress in the role-playing was finally pushed forward. As for the fact that some people were infected, it was just a side effect.
The "Sun Path" and the "The Hanged Man Path," seemingly diametrically opposed, actually share similarities—the latter can lead to depravity, while the former also has an assimilative effect...
"I'm going to take a break. Help me extract some water-soluble Seastone concentrate. Aren't you very good at making that?" Sig said, waving his hand and disappearing from Infinda and Vegapunk's sight.
Although Sig remained at the research institute, even Vegapunk didn't know where he usually "rested," just as Sig didn't know where Vegapunk's true form was...
Sig naturally went to think about this Promotion Ceremony... The advancement of the "Priest of Light" is to the "Unshadowed", and the content of this Promotion Ceremony is completely baffling at first glance.
However, the Navy's reaction, influenced by the "Cyber Believers'" frenzied prayers, led Sig to have some vague suspicions about the true nature of the ritual.