Vegapunk's Clone

A few days later, as news of the Celestial Dragons' deaths continued to spread and ferment.

Dongye Huanglong also welcomed an update to his bounty poster.

His original bounty had doubled, increasing from 500 million Belly to 1 billion Belly.

This terrifying rate and magnitude of increase was even more impressive than that of the young Yonko.

However, many powerful pirates still believed that Dongye Huanglong's strength didn't match his bounty; he had merely accomplished the major feat of killing a Celestial Dragon.

For a time, more and more bounty hunters wanted to hunt down this individual whose strength and bounty were severely mismatched.

Some powerful pirates also wanted to defeat Dongye Huanglong to make their names known throughout the world.

At the same time, more and more crazy individuals wanted to join Dongye Huanglong's Desolate Dragon Group and cause chaos with him.

They enjoyed a life of excitement and wanted to follow Dongye Huanglong in making a move against the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.

These individuals now had a full understanding of Dongye Huanglong's and Tyrant Kuma's Devil Fruit abilities.

The combination of the Dragon-Dragon Fruit ability and the Paw-Paw Fruit ability was simply an excellent pairing for killing, arson, and making a quick getaway.

Following them to stir up trouble across the seas wouldn't mean they'd fear being hunted and captured by the World Government and Marines, much like Golden Lion Shiki's flying fleet back then!

In the new laboratory on Sky Island's Apis.

Dongye Huanglong looked at the young clones of Vegapunk in the experimental pods. Out of the four, three were female.

"You old pervert, do you have some kind of special hobby!"

Dongye Huanglong glanced indifferently at Vegapunk, who already had two robot-like clones by his side.

They were Vegapunk's "Thought" Edison and "Wisdom" Pythagoras.

"They were once geniuses who sacrificed themselves for science. I want them to live on in another way."

A hint of nostalgia flashed in Vegapunk's eyes as he spoke. His still-enlarging super-giant head had already been severed by Law's Ope Ope no Mi.

Combined with Vegapunk's own specialized medical and scientific knowledge, he had built a giant 'Punk Record' on a massive vine!

Currently, his head was connected to his giant brain via an apple antenna.

"These Pacifistas should be ready for combat in just over a year!"

Dongye Huanglong looked at the first batch of cloned embryos using Tyrant Kuma as the template.

Vegapunk's technology was clearly several levels above Vinsmoke Judge's.

Germa 66's clone soldiers were produced in batches of five years, while Vegapunk's Pacifistas only required a little over a year.

"The Buccaneer Tribe's bloodline is very powerful. A year and a half is more than enough time. Then we'll have a very strong army to maintain peace in this world."

Vegapunk said excitedly. The name "Pacifista" itself came from Kuma's dream.

"The Seraphim project also needs to be put on the agenda. I'll find more strong individuals with Paramecia abilities and their genes for you as soon as possible!"

Dongye Huanglong said with a focused expression as he looked at these clones, his voice serious. The plans in his heart were growing larger and larger.

"I know. I'll design specialized experimental pods for cultivating Seraphim as soon as possible.

Also, you asked me to create incomplete Artificial Devil Fruits. Do you want us to build a new large-scale bloodline factor extraction device, or should we move the experimental equipment from Punk Hazard back? That would save some time and funds."

Vegapunk, having understood Dongye Huanglong's intentions, was somewhat interested in the concept of growing artificial Devil Fruits. He hadn't considered allowing the Tontatta, these 'Green Managers,' to cultivate artificial Devil Fruit trees.

"When I have some free time in a few days, I'll personally go to Punk Hazard and move back the things you need."

Dongye Huanglong said after some thought. Since it could save time, using existing experimental equipment would be better, allowing for faster extraction of ordinary animal bloodline factors to cultivate artificial Devil Fruits.

Moreover, he wanted to return to Punk Hazard himself to use the island's entire supply of poison gas to enhance his Poison Powder bloodline ability.

Most importantly, he wouldn't leave any experimental equipment behind for Caesar and Doflamingo to create Artificial Devil Fruits.

He would kill that bastard Caesar sooner or later!

"That's good. Also, there's a giant snake on Apis Island. The people of Sky Island seem to call it the Sky Master. You and Kuma should catch it when you have time. I want to use it to research Sea Beast Weapons and see if we can completely control these giant beasts."

Vegapunk continued, while Edison and Pythagoras, the two robot clones, were rapidly recording Vegapunk's various ideas and concepts.

"Sure."

Dongye Huanglong replied casually, as if it were no trouble. A giant snake was nothing difficult.

"Oh, right, that Munch-Munch Fruit user is really strong. He can actually synthesize shape-memory alloy. We're rich! Just by selling this memory alloy, we can become the world's wealthiest, second only to the Golden Emperor.

Furthermore, I want to research a batch of combat armor similar to Vinsmoke's high-tech combat suits."

Vegapunk exclaimed excitedly, gesturing wildly. To increase the output of memory alloy, he planned to create another Paramecia ability user with the Munch-Munch Fruit for a future Seraphim.

"Besides memory alloy, you might be able to create other alloys with different functions."

Dongye Huanglong said with a faint smile. It seemed capturing Wapol was a very correct decision. In the future, the value this guy would create would be immense, and the money earned would rival the Golden Emperor's Grand Entertainment Island ships.

Dongye Huanglong and Vegapunk discussed many concepts and ideas before he left the Sky Island laboratory with satisfaction.

After leaving Vegapunk's laboratory, Dongye Huanglong went to where the Ark Maxim was being built.

This place was now under the charge of Dr. Wolf, a genius inventor who had extensive research not only in submarine technology but also in aircraft.

Under Dongye Huanglong's suggestion, Dr. Wolf not only added more advanced machinery to the Ark Maxim but also planned to incorporate numerous Wind-Pressure Shells for an emergency acceleration device, and even a compressed air propulsion system similar to the Wind-Pressing Cannon.

"Desolate Dragon Group Leader, give me another month for this golden flying ship, and I guarantee I can complete it."

Dr. Wolf said excitedly, having thoroughly studied the construction blueprints of the Ark Maxim.

However, this golden flying ship seemed to exist solely for a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, requiring a massive amount of electricity to operate.

Of course, besides a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, the lightning from Dongye Huanglong, that Mythical Zoan Dragon, could also power this golden flying ship.

Furthermore, once he and Vegapunk researched a new energy source to replace the Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability, they could mass-produce these flying warships.

"Good, I expect a perfect golden flying ship," Dongye Huanglong said with a smile, enjoying the comfort of having talented subordinates he could delegate to.

How could those so-called elite pirate crews compare to the diverse talent teams of a major power?

Dongye Huanglong didn't quite agree with the elite pirate crew approach; such teams had a limited ceiling, couldn't create more value, and certainly couldn't shake the World Government's foundations.

However, those pirate crews pursued personal dreams and absolute freedom, not world development.

Everyone's aspirations were different.

They wouldn't have the mindset of 'succeed and take care of the world'; they just wanted to live freely or plunder without restraint.