Looking at Caesar, who was sweating profusely and whose face was growing paler, Luo Wen smiled and said, "Give me the fruit that Vegapunk was researching."
"Huh? You want that one? That was just a failure!"
Upon hearing Luo Wen's words, Caesar's eyes widened in surprise.
He knew very well that Vegapunk's Devil Fruit was nothing but a failure.
This is something Vegapunk himself admitted.
"A failed product? The Artificial Devil Fruit you developed were all copied from that failed product."
Looking at Caesar's expression, Luo Wen gave a disdainful smile.
You're still painstakingly researching Artificial Zoan Devil Fruit, which will cause you to lose all emotions except for smiling, and may even be life-threatening.
After paying such a high price, the power gained is not even comparable to that of a normal Zoan Devil Fruit, and is far inferior to that of Ancient Zoan and Mythical Zoan.
The Devil Fruit left behind by Vegapunk is almost a perfect copy of Kaido's Azure Dragon Fruit. Apart from the different color, it's hardly a failure.
A genius's humility is not a reason for you to laugh at them.
However, there was no need to say these things to Caesar.
Caesar's ugly, ferocious face flushed red, veins bulging on his cheeks, as he argued, "Copying? How can you call it plagiarism when it's a scientist's work? I merely improved upon his findings, at most borrowing a little bit!"
Then he started saying things that were hard to understand, like "carry forward and improve" and "learn from others."
This amused Luo Wen and the others, and the monitoring room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
Compared to Luo Wen's indifference, this is the kind of demeanor a top scientist should have.
After laughing, Nami and the other girls were shocked.
"Artificial Devil Fruit?! There's even this kind of technology!"
"That's a treasure from the sea, a prized possession coveted by countless people, yet unattainable!"
"Even the most ordinary one could sell for 100 million Beli!"
The women stared at Caesar in shock, finding it hard to believe.
That's Devil Fruit; eating one grants immense power.
Is it even possible for something like this to be made in humans?
For a moment, Nami and the other girls felt as if the world had changed.
Gion, however, was not too shocked. As a candidate Admiral, she naturally knew that Vegapunk of the Marine Science Unit had already developed this thing.
Gion's expression was grave; she had seen more than she had anticipated.
Mass-producing Artificial Devil Fruit has the potential to shake the world.
Caesar Clown can mass-produce Artificial Devil Fruit and then trade them to Doflamingo and Kaido.
With this, an army composed entirely of Devil Fruit User could be created.
Such an army would be absolutely unmatched in strength.
To make matters worse, Doflamingo, Shichibukai, actually colluded with Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, and even traded Artificial Devil Fruit to Kaido.
She couldn't even imagine what Kaido, that battle maniac, would do if he had an army full of Devil Fruit User.
Fortunately, they found Caesar in advance, and everything could still be salvaged.
"Hehe, now you know how powerful I am."
Caesar, seeing the women's shocked expressions, secretly felt smug.
Compared to Luo Wen's indifference, the people around him certainly know his stuff.
"Caesar, hand over Vegapunk's Devil Fruit."
Luo Wen looked at Caesar and said in a deep voice.
"I kept that Devil Fruit in my lab; you can go get it for me!"
Caesar snapped out of his smugness and cautiously spoke to Luo Wen.
"No need, just tell me a place."
Luo Wen rejected Caesar's proposal outright.
He didn't want this guy to pull any more tricks.
"It's in A Building, Lab 302; you can see the surveillance footage from here."
Caesar had no choice but to honestly reveal his location.
"Okay, I understand." Luo Wen nodded slightly, then looked at Gion: "Go and get it back."
Okay, I'll go now.
Gion rolled her eyes, but still went.
She had already guessed that the Luo Wen had asked her to obtain that Devil Fruit was probably for Kalifa.
Is this to make her receive it herself, in case she denies it?
"By the way, do you have Artificial Devil Fruit here?"
Luo Wen asked Caesar again.
Those things are obviously useless to our own people, but they're good for reselling.
"Yes, in the storage room on the second floor of Building B."
"There are five there, all recently manufactured, but we haven't had time to deliver them to Doflamingo yet."
Caesar confessed everything honestly.
Monet panicked and quickly said, "Luo Wen, those are important supplies for our young master to trade with Kaido. If you take them, it might cause trouble."
This is an important item in the young master's transaction with Kaido; if it's taken away, the young master will be in trouble.
"Oh." Luo Wen nodded nonchalantly, then looked to the side. "Tashigi, Kalifa, you two go over there."
He doesn't just want these Devil Fruits; he wants to take Caesar Clown with him.
"OK."
Tashigi and Kalifa nodded, then quickly went out.
Are the Shichibukai really that powerful?
So far, Luo Wen has defeated Crocodile, subdued Moria, and recruited Empress Boa Hancock. Knight of the Sea Jinbe, along with Fish-Man Island, has also joined Luo Wen's ranks.
Therefore, Shichibukai have already cleared the stage, adding another Doflamingo wouldn't make much difference.
As for Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, he is indeed someone they should be wary of.
However, since Luo Wen has made his decision, all they need to do is support him.
"You, you all..."
Monet watched Tashigi and Kalifa leave, and couldn't help but feel annoyed.
These people completely disregarded her young master.
She wanted to restore respect for the young master, but this only brought her a deep sense of helplessness.
Faced with this newly enthroned emperor, the young master she had always trusted felt utterly powerless.
"Nami, Vivi, you two go out too, and see if this great scientist has any other good stuff."
Luo Wen then gave further instructions to the two men.
"Okay, we'll go right away."
Nami, with a serious expression, went out with Vivi.
This base definitely needs to be thoroughly explored; perhaps we can discover something else.