Gracia immediately perked up when he heard Luo say that.
He pulled a folder from under the lab bench and slammed it on the table.
"We've been prepared for this for a long time!"
Everything from the culturing process of a cloned heart to the formulation of postoperative anti-rejection drugs is here.
I also specifically noted the special situations that Devil Fruit User might encounter when using it.
Although I lack practical experience with Op-Op Fruit, based on theoretical calculations,
"Your abilities may encounter problems during organ replacement; a simulation exercise is necessary beforehand."
As the doctor spoke, he pulled out a fist-sized human model from the drawer. Inside the model's chest cavity were three small hearts of different colors, held together by springs and clips.
He picked up the model and waved it in front of Luo:
Look at this.
The three hearts are arranged in a triangle in the chest cavity, connected in parallel by the aorta, and each heart beats independently.
The reconstruction of the circulatory system was the most complex part of the entire surgery. I conducted three simulations using the Test Subject No. 7 before finding the optimal vascular layout.
If you were to operate it, you should be able to shorten this process to --"
Ten minutes.
Luo interrupted him.
A heart replacement can be done in ten minutes.
The transplantation of the two additional hearts, along with the reconstruction of the circulatory system, can be completed within half an hour.
"The power of the Op-Op Fruit that exaggerated?" the doctor murmured.
" The Op-Op Fruit are in my hands; I can do more than you know."
Luo leaned the Kikoku against the edge of the lab table, took off his coat and tossed it onto the back of the chair, then turned his head slightly toward Roy.
" Roy, are you the first one to be in charge?"
"Certainly!"
"You and the doctor should discuss it as soon as possible."
"Next, I will have the members undergo Blackbeard's gene implantation, followed by a heart transplant!"
"No problem, Captain!" Gracia and Luo exchanged a glance and agreed at the same time.
The underground laboratory on Hachinosu, 3 a. m.
Dr. Gracia had been working for twenty hours straight, but he was more excited than ever.
A thick stack of gene sequence reports lay on the lab table, each page worn and frayed from being flipped so many times.
"The last batch of Blackbeard's gene embedding surgeries have been completed."
He spoke to Roy and Luo, who were standing opposite him at the lab table, his voice hoarse but filled with barely suppressed excitement.
"In three days, all the core members of Hachinosu successfully had their genetic sequences embedded in Blackbeard's."
Rejection was almost zero, and gene fusion rates were all above 99.9%.
Luo leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping lightly on the scabbard of the Kikoku sword.
He barely left the lab for the past three days, and the successive gene insertion surgeries gave him a deeper understanding of the significance of his work.
Multiple fruit ability transfer.
If this gets out, the entire ocean will go crazy.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Roy took the final report from the doctor, flipped through a few pages,
"What's the status of preparations for cloning the heart?"
"All ready."
Gracia pressed a button on the control panel, and one side of the laboratory wall rose up.
Behind the wall, dozens of cloned hearts were neatly arranged, each heart immersed in a pale green nutrient solution and connected to an extracorporeal circulation system through tiny tubes.
"As per your request, the first batch of fifteen cloned hearts has been prepared, with two hearts in each set."
All the hearts were cultured using your individual cells, with a perfect DNA match, so there will be no rejection reaction.
Roy closed the report and turned to look at Roy.
"The heart transplant will begin tomorrow morning."
Luo, are you ready here?
Luo opened his eyes, his pupils reflecting the stark white light of the laboratory.
"I have completely mastered the technology of heart connection."
A heart replacement takes ten minutes.
A complete three-heart transplant, including circulatory system reconstruction, can be completed within half an hour.
No need for open-chest surgery, no need for stitches, no bleeding.
Trafalgar Rodden paused, his tone unusually serious:
"But there's one thing I must make clear beforehand—while the Op-Op Fruit's power allows for non-invasive transplantation, my power will directly contact your internal organs during the surgery."
If any of you experience an instinctive rejection reaction during the surgery, even just a momentary muscle tension, it could lead to failure of the blood vessel connection.
"So?" Roy asked.
"Therefore, the surgery must be performed when you are completely relaxed and completely trust me."
Even the slightest lack of trust could lead to surgical failure.
The lab was silent for a few seconds.
Roy suddenly smiled, put the report on the table, and patted Roy on the shoulder.
"Luo, do you think we wouldn't trust you?"
Luo was silent for a moment, then lowered his head, a barely perceptible smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Then there's no problem."
The next morning, the core members of Hachinosu gathered in the underground laboratory.
Bullet, Tesoro, Hawk Eyes, Crocodile, Yamato, Lucci, Savi, Jesus Burgess, Red Count Redfield, and others...
All of the core combat forces on the island have arrived.
The laboratory was packed with people, and the atmosphere was much more somber than usual.
These usually ruthless and decisive powerful figures were now silent, their gazes shifting back and forth between Roy and Luo.
"I'll go first."
Bullet was the first to speak, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.
"I'm tough and resilient; I can withstand anything that happens."
Let Lao Tzu be the guinea pig.
"It's not your turn."
Tesoro leaned against the other side of the lab bench, golden arcs of electricity flickering twice at his fingertips.
"My Rumble-Rumble Fruit allows my body to become elemental, so even if something unexpected happens during surgery, I can protect myself immediately."
It's only fair that I go first.
"In that case, my Sand-Sand Fruit ability can also work."
Crocodile, a cigar dangling from his lips, exhaled a smoke ring, his tone as languid as ever.
"Alright."
Roy's voice wasn't loud, but the entire laboratory fell silent instantly.
Roy stood up from the lab bench, walked over to Roy, took off his shirt, revealing his muscular upper body.
The light shone on him, illuminating the crisscrossing battle scars.
"Let me go first."
Roy's tone was calm, but every word carried an undeniable weight.
The risks of this surgery are unknown.
Although Blackbeard's genetic sequence underwent three months of in vivo testing, no one can guarantee that there won't be any hidden defects when transplanted into us.
"If even I don't dare to lie down on it, why should I convince you?"
"Besides, with my mental capacity, my Telekinesis-Telekinesis Fruit would be able to detect any abnormalities during the surgery immediately."
Roy turned around, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.
"Keep a close eye on them."
This is the key for our Hachinosu to surpass the World Government and the Four Emperors, and truly dominate this ocean.
And I will be the first to grasp that key.
As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful Conqueror's Haki erupted from his body.