The Gap Between Scientists, and the Decision to Auction Caesar
In the monitoring room, only Luo Wen, Monet, and Caesar remained.
Monet watched Luo Wen cautiously, still worried about the young master.
Meanwhile, Caesar Cullen looked at Luo Wen with a fawning expression, displaying a particularly expressive face.
"Luo Wen, what do you intend to do with me?"
Caesar rubbed his hands together and asked cautiously.
This old man clearly had ill intentions; he definitely wasn't just after a few Devil Fruit.
"You..."
Luo Wen looked at Caesar, lost in thought.
This guy is indeed a top scientist, but his research approach is wrong.
A poison gas weapon is ineffective against the strong; it can only wipe out small fry and will also accidentally injure a large number of enemies.
Its use will have a huge impact on the environment, turning it into a dead zone.
Even in war, such weapons are unsuitable.
After all, isn't all this fighting ultimately about territory and the people?
If they drop a poison gas bomb, everyone's dead and the ground's ruined, then all that fighting would have been for nothing!
No wonder Vegapunk stopped Caesar's research; even the World Government was unwilling to fund Caesar.
Caesar's greatest value lies in his research on Artificial Devil Fruit.
However, this thing also has a huge flaw: the Navy also has Vegapunk's high-end, perfect version of the Artificial Devil Fruit.
This makes it seem even more useless.
As for Caesar himself, his self-satisfied scientific research abilities were utterly useless.
Meanwhile, Vegapunk on the Navy's side was developing the Mother Flame, which resembled nuclear fusion, and also creating Seraphim at the level of Admiral Candidate.
Putting aside these unrevealed aspects, even the true value of Pacifista is something Caesar cannot easily claim.
Caesar's Artificial Zoan Devil Fruit, at most, increase the strength of a Rear Admiral to the level of the person who ate them, and that's under the most ideal circumstances.
Moreover, it is slow to build, expensive, and has significant side effects.
Vegapunk's Pacifista already possess the power of a lower-level Shichibukai. A single beam of light from their mouths could likely take down two artificial Zoan Devil Fruit users.
In comparison, Caesar is utterly outclassed by Vegapunk.
"As expected, he truly deserves to be called the world's number one scientist!"
Thinking about Vegapunk's awesomeness, Luo Wen couldn't help but sigh.
He alone is worth more than the entire navy, including Admiral and Fleet Admiral.
That Vegapunk is a fucking genius!
I'll definitely snatch him away from now on!
"The world's number one scientist? Luo Wen, you truly have an eye for talent!"
Caesar was overjoyed upon hearing this.
His mouth stretched from ear to ear, and he proudly raised his head.
"I'm talking about Vegapunk; you're not even a hair on his head."
Luo Wen rolled his eyes and said bluntly.
How can this person be so shameless?
Compared to Vegapunk, you, Caesar, are nothing but a hair on his head!
"You!"
Caesar's face flushed red; he felt utterly humiliated.
A scholar can be killed but not humiliated!
Luo Wen was clearly slapping him in the face!
In a fit of anger, Caesar snorted coldly and turned his head away, ignoring Luo Wen.
Monet, standing nearby, breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little more at ease. While Luo Wen might look down on Caesar, the Donquixote Family certainly didn't.
"She's got quite a temper."
Seeing Caesar's arrogant demeanor, Luo Wen snorted coldly and kicked him. What was a prisoner doing trying to act tough in front of him?
Caesar rolled on the ground, then got up, covered in dust. "I'm sorry, Luo Wen, I was rude just now."
Even though it was Luo Wen who humiliated him, he still wanted to apologize to Luo Wen.
Most people would have fought to the death on the spot.
Caesar was no ordinary man; he was shameless and only cared about his life.
Despite feeling extremely aggrieved, Caesar still managed a forced smile at Luo Wen, "Lord Luo Wen, what are your plans for this humble servant?"
I plan to auction you off.
Luo Wen looked at Caesar, lost in thought.
"Auction me off! Luo Wen, are you kidding me?"
Caesar cried out in shock, unable to believe his ears.
Monet was the same; he was completely numb.
"I'm not kidding, auctioning you off would be worth a huge amount of Beli."
Luo Wen sized up Caesar and confirmed his thoughts.
For him, Caesar Courant's research was a double-edged sword.
It's tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw it away.
Even if he were to manufacture Devil Fruit to sell, the profits would come very slowly, and it would require a great deal of effort.
Why not just sell it and get a large sum of Beli?
With the ability to mass-produce Artificial Devil Fruit, it's safe to say that underground forces would be willing to pay for this guy. Even the Revolutionary Army and the World Government would be interested in Caesar.
The World Government possesses Vegapunk's more advanced Artificial Devil Fruit Technology, but it cannot stand idly by and watch Caesar be bought by someone else.
It shouldn't be a problem to fetch over two billion Beli.
As for the issue of aiding the enemy, that's even less of a concern.
These artificial Devil Fruit User mediocre in strength, like ants to him and his forces.
More importantly, the raw materials for Artificial Devil Fruit can only be cultivated by the Tontatta Tribe.
As long as he controls the Tontatta Tribe, anyone else who wants to create Artificial Devil Fruit will have to defer to him.
He could even become a raw material supplier and make another profit.
Just imagining this scene is beautiful!
Of course, all of this will have to wait until after we defeat Dressrosa.
So, Doflamingo, I have yet another reason to take you down!
Luo Wen's eyes were glazed over, as if they could see through the experimental base and reach Dressrosa in the distance.
Meanwhile, Monet and Caesar, who had been shocked by Luo Wen, also came to their senses.
"Lord Luo Wen, if you do this, Kaido will definitely come after you!"
Monet looked at Luo Wen and said anxiously.
She didn't care Kaido would Luo Wen or not; in fact, she hoped Kaido would take Luo Wen, that bastard, under his wing.
The key point is that Caesar is an important partner of Doflamingo and a crucial bargaining chip in Doflamingo's cooperation with Kaido, so he cannot afford to lose him.
"Let him come, I'll be waiting for him."
Luo Wen curled his lip, exuding an air of Haki arrogance.
In the Sabaody Archipelago, Rayleigh taught him the theories of Conqueror's Haki Coating and Armament Haki: Ryuo.
Through his exploration, he had mastered the Ryuo, but the Conqueror's Coating was still lacking.
If Kaido were to come, he could finally experience firsthand the prowess of the greatest pirate master.
"So Haki?"
Monet felt a bitter taste in his mouth as he stared blankly at Luo Wen.
She simply couldn't handle such a Haki man.
She had tried her best to pull him away, but Luo Wen wasn't even afraid of Kaido, so she was at her wit's end.
At this moment, Caesar also rose up, unable to accept the fate of being sold out.
If she were sold, she would definitely be locked in a dark room and forced to work day and night to create Artificial Devil Fruit.
Relax and take a break; the idea of using research funds to solicit prostitutes is definitely out of the question.
That kind of life is utterly meaningless.
Caesar looked at Luo Wen, his fighting spirit ignited within him.
He wanted to impress Luo Wen with his personal abilities.
Make that snobbish guy take back his order!