With Master Asa and the others getting to work, Lind's grand farming venture finally got on track.
Under Master Asa's leadership, the research team made tremendous progress on the hereditary traits of various mutant fruits, including the Dragon Banana.
Although the involvement of Devil Fruit abilities made their genes too complex, and perfect reproduction of first-generation mutant fruits remained an ongoing challenge.
Through Master Asa's cultivation efforts, however, the problem of mutant fruits growing less effective with each generation after the second had been completely resolved.
That was already enough for Lind. He had never intended to expand the number of first-generation fruits on a large scale anyway.
He did not even plan to cultivate too many second-generation fruits. For large-scale cultivation, third-generation fruits would suffice.
For now, the first and second generations would still be reserved for the core members under Lind's command.
Even for ordinary members of his elite squads, Lind intended to have them mainly use third-generation fruits, with occasional second-generation ones.
Now that the large farms' technical problems had been resolved, all that remained was for Lind to supply the seeds.
Unfortunately, despite spending this whole time mutating various food crops, Lind had yet to get anything worthwhile.
Not one had even shown a modest effect. At most, their yields and flavors had changed.
Because of that, Lind decided to try a minor targeted mutation.
Back at the same estate filled with all kinds of plants, Lind stood before a rice plant and began using his once-a-month targeted mutation ability.
Lind intended to mutate this rice plant in the same direction as the Dragon Banana, giving it the ability to slightly improve physical fitness.
Soon, as the golden light faded, the rice plant's appearance changed slightly as well. It grew straighter and larger, beginning to resemble