"You can't auction me off, I'm useful!"
Caesar stiffened his neck and shouted defiantly.
"Heh, what use are you?"
"On the surface, he bullies the weak and fears the strong, cowardly and afraid of death, but in reality, he is incredibly audacious. He cleverly fabricated pretexts to swindle Charlotte Linlin's research funds, which he then squandered on a life of debauchery."
"What use are you, someone like that?"
Luo Wen sneered and revealed the truth without any mercy.
Putting aside his abilities, just based on his personality and way of handling things, this guy wouldn't be a good subordinate.
They have no loyalty to their boss; they'll follow whoever feeds them.
He was even more cold and cruel to his subordinates, treating them only as tools and experimental subjects.
He himself can be described as utterly inhuman, simply because he disagreed with Vegapunk, he directly poisoned the entire island.
How can you trust someone like that?
"What?!" Caesar jumped up, staring at Luo Wen as if he'd seen a ghost. "How do you know all this?"
What Luo Wen said was absolutely right; you could say he saw right through Luo Wen.
The fact that he had swindled Charlotte Linlin's money, in particular, sent chills down his spine. Charlotte Linlin was still unaware of this.
Even Doflamingo thought that the giantification experiments he conducted on the island were in response to Big Mom's demands.
Only he himself knew all along that the giantification experiment was impossible. The children on the island were just putting on an act.
But Luo Wen seemed to know everything, like a ghost.
"You'd better worry about your own situation rather than how I know."
"If that's all you're going to say, then you might as well just be auctioned off."
Luo Wen crossed his arms and said coldly.
Upon hearing this, Caesar gritted his teeth and said, "Weren't you interested in the Artificial Devil Fruit created by Vegapunk? What he left behind were just failed attempts. The Artificial Devil Fruit I researched are the real finished products!"
This is his confidence. Vegapunk himself said that Devil Fruit was a failure, so it must be true.
The Artificial Devil Fruit that I created after several years of research based on Vegapunk's work is definitely better than Vegapunk's failed attempts.
"Hehe."
Luo Wen looked at Caesar as if he were an idiot.
They called it a failure, maybe they were just being modest, why did you actually believe them?
After several years of research based on Vegapunk's work, the Devil Fruit they created was less than one-tenth the quality of Vegapunk's original version.
Wait, Caesar thought it was a failure.
Could his research have been a partial reversal of Vegapunk's findings?
If that's the case, it would explain why Caesar's achievements were so lackluster.
"The Artificial Devil Fruit you developed, are they the reverse of Vegapunk's achievements?"
Luo Wen asked curiously.
"No, I've tried both the right and the wrong way. Following his method always resulted in failures. I only achieved the current result after many improvements."
Caesar didn't understand why Luo Wen asked this, but he answered honestly nonetheless.
He learned something from that Devil Fruit.
But overall, this new manufacturing method was his invention.
"Oh."
Luo Wen looked at Caesar with even more disdain.
This guy can't even copy the standard answer correctly.
He spent several years doing his own random research, and ended up with a hodgepodge.
This guy, it's not that his thinking is wrong, he's just really bad at the game!
"The Devil Fruit that Vegapunk created wasn't a failure. To be more precise, aside from the color, its abilities are exactly the same as Kaido's Azure Dragon Fruit."
"By the way, Vegapunk is a perfectionist. So any fruit with the wrong color is considered a failure by him."
Luo Wen spoke calmly.
"How could that be! You must be lying to me!"
Caesar looked at Luo Wen in disbelief.
His years of hard work couldn't compare to what Vegapunk called a failure.
Impossible, he absolutely refused to believe it.
"You'll give up once you see it with your own eyes."
Luo Wen pointed to the door and said calmly.
Just then, Gion, Kalifa, and Tashigi, who had gone out, returned with their respective spoils.
Gion held the Artificial Devil Fruit left behind by Vegapunk, while Kalifa and Tashigi held the five Artificial Devil Fruit created by Caesar.
The difference is obvious just from their appearance.
Vegapunk's was entirely blue, with circular patterns on it. It looked no different from a regular Mythical Zoan Fruit.
The ones Caesar made were all dark and grimy, they didn't look good at all.
"Kalifa, eat this."
"This is the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Dragon Mode, created by Vegapunk based on Kaido Azure Dragon Fruit."
"Apart from the color being different, its other abilities are almost identical to those of the Azure Dragon Fruit."
Luo Wen took the fruit from Gion's hand and handed it to Kalifa.
"Hiss!"
Upon hearing Luo Wen's words, Kalifa's eyes widened in surprise.
That's a Devil Fruit like the Kaido of the Four Emperors, and he actually ate it himself.
It's so touching.
Gion, on the other hand, was somewhat troubled. If this were true, she would have completely lost her bet with Luo Wen.
Tashigi didn't react much; the fruit that Luo Wen had given her was also a very powerful Mythical Zoan Fruit.
"Eat it quickly."
Luo Wen patted Kalifa on the shoulder, gesturing for her to eat.
"Um!"
Kalifa nodded vigorously, then bit into the fruit.
Caesar watched Kalifa's transformation with bated breath. He couldn't accept that Vegapunk's failed creation was stronger than himself.
Gion was also somewhat conflicted. On one hand, she hoped that Kalifa would eat a powerful Devil Fruit, greatly increasing her strength. On the other hand, she didn't want to lose her bet with Luo Wen and fulfill that embarrassing promise.
Luo Wen, on the other hand, watched with complete confidence, showing no worry whatsoever.
Under everyone's gaze, Kalifa underwent an astonishing transformation after eating the fruit.
Deer antlers, camel head, python body, fish scales, eagle claws...
Kalifa transformed into a pink Chinese dragon.
Its size is tens of meters, and if it weren't for the limited space, it could grow even larger.
The lithe dragon's body meandered and swam in the monitoring room. With each step, clusters of white flames appeared beneath its feet, further emphasizing the dragon's divine power.
After a while, Kalifa returned to normal and excitedly hugged Luo Wen: "That's great! I can become strong too, and I've helped you!"
Congratulations!
Gion and Tashigi congratulated Kalifa.
However, Gion's expression was rather unpleasant.
She lost her bet with Luo Wen, and the defeat CG is coming.
Looking up, she saw Luo Wen, who was holding Kalifa, looking at her with a smug smile.
On the other side, Caesar and Monet were even more miserable.
"I'm so useless!"
Caesar's eyes glazed over; he was completely broken.
Seeing Kalifa's transformation, he had to admit that Vegapunk's skills far surpassed his own.
He could only obediently accept his fate of being auctioned off by Luo Wen.
If he had known it would end the same way, he wouldn't have become the clown.
Now things are really messed up; killing him also meant destroying his spirit, he's completely finished.
"Damn it!"
Monet, on the other hand, glared at Caesar, seething with hatred.
This is a powerful Devil Fruit, just like Kaido's; countless powerful individuals would fight over it if it were out there.
If only it could be given to the young master.
Now that such a treasure has been taken by Luo Wen, the production of Artificial Devil Fruit is likely to be halted.
What worried her even more was that Luo Wen seemed to be after the Donquixote Family.
Faced with such an invincible enemy, she felt despair for her young master.