Chapter 170

In order to save the captain's life, he voluntarily participated in human experiments on humanoid weapons.

"Hello, Dr. Vegapunk!"

Jinbe's tone was calm: "As agreed, I will accept the experiment, but please ensure Captain Tiger's life! Can I trust you?"

"Do you know what humanoid weapons mean? They will be implanted with chips, erase their self-awareness, and become weapons that are completely obedient to the orders of the Five Old Stars..."

"I already fully understand." Jinbei replied solemnly.

Begapunk was silent for a while, "This is the 'Twelve Seraphs Project' that is based on Dr. Edie's 'Twelve Earthly Branches'."

Plans are just plans.

At present, not a single Seraph has been built.

Cloning technology is not difficult for him. The difficulty is how to make the clones' combat capabilities reach "Earthly Branch level"!

Vegapunk can't do this.

Therefore, Wulaoxing decided to settle for the next best thing.

It does not require cloning a Kaido... but directly transforming the existing combat power.

The first experimental subject sent now is the fat blue man in front of him.

"What's the current progress? This is a question for the Five Old Stars." Kizaru asked.

"I admire Dr. Edie very much. He is a genius scientist above me."

Bega Punk looked complicated.

Edie cloned the Blue Dragon Fruit, and he also copied it, but his was pink, while Edie's was perfect.

Idi created the Earthly Branches, and he also cloned the Shichibukai, but his was only the Shichibukai, while Idi's was the general level...

Lao Bei was hit hard.

"I feel like I've been living in his shadow...!"

I really want to meet him!

Communicate...no, ask for advice!

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PS: The latest information from the comics, the transformation form of the Five Old Stars has come out, and it only looks like a bird. If the subsequent transformation of the Five Old Stars appears inconsistent with the previous article, please refer to the following article.

Chapter 129 There’s no reason why technology can’t do things even Devil Fruits can do!

"I really want to meet Dr. Edie."

Vegapunk spoke thoughtfully.

Kizaru raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "You want to see Edie?" What do you want to do?

The world's No. 1 scientist and the No. 2 scientist in the world meet... is it to discuss what to eat for dinner? .

"I didn't hear what you said just now. If Wulaoxing finds out, there will be big trouble..."

"Porusalino, please, please help me convey this to Dr. Edie."

Vegapunk had a sincere look on his face, and in response was Kizaru's look of fear of trouble.

"Doctor, I'm just a social creature. If you do this kind of thing, you will lose your job..."

Kizaru suddenly felt that the water in his mouth did not taste good. "Besides, he moved the Beehive Island to the sky. Recently, even the permanent pointer has failed. No one knows where he is."

"He will take the initiative to find you!"

"Ah?" Kizaru was startled.

Vegapunk said in a determined tone: "Geniuses can always understand another genius. I know what he wants to do...!"

He actually said to his face that he was a genius, even though it was indeed the case.

Kizaru cursed in his heart, scratching his head with his fingers, "Will he take the initiative to find me?"

"Among the Earthly Branches information you have so far, is anyone with natural abilities?"

Vegapunk asked, and without waiting for Kizaru's answer, he continued: "No, right? Because the natural system cannot be cloned."

About four or five years ago, after the defeat of the Demon-Slaying Order, Saint Satan, one of the Five Old Stars, came here in person to meet him and asked him to clone the Qibukai.

The first person to be cloned... was Crocodile.

But cloning experiments kept failing.

He had been troubled by this problem for several years and only recently understood it.

"The natural system cannot be cloned...I see, is that what it is?"

Kizaru suddenly realized.

He recalled the first time he met Edie.

That was 7 years ago, in 1503.

He was on a mission near the Shampoo Islands, and when he heard the news of the attack on the Celestial Dragons, he rushed there immediately.

As a result, he met Edi, as well as the two earthly branches [Chenlong] and [Zi Shu].

He was beaten violently by Zi Mo and was injured and bleeding.

At that time, he saw Edie take his own blood.

"I used to think that he didn't clone me because he didn't like my strength. It turns out that the natural system cannot clone me." Kizaru showed a rare smile.

Great, it’s not him who’s rubbish, it’s Dr. Edie’s poor skills.

Win!

"Yes, I have encountered such a problem, and he must have encountered it too." Vegapunk nodded.

"Then why did he come to me?" Kizaru still didn't understand.

"Because he is more talented than me, and he will be able to solve the problems that I can't solve for the time being."

Vegapunk understands why nature cannot be cloned.

The particularity of the natural system lies in the soul.

He knew what the problem was, but he couldn't find a solution.

But he believed Edie would solve it, sooner than he did!

"You really have confidence in him..." Kizaru muttered.

"Geniuses always show sympathy to each other." Vegapunk stuck out his long tongue and smiled like an old naughty boy: "He will definitely come to you. Please help me convey it then. Please, Porusalino !”

This is the only way he can.

Any other method will be known to the Five Old Stars. Once known, the consequences will be serious.

Faced with his request, Kizaru reluctantly agreed.

"If I get fired... I'm 46 now, I can work until I retire at 80, and I can receive 34 years of admiral salary and allowances, and I'll get a pension when I retire, which is about 3 billion."

"3 billion?! Why don't you go and grab it, Kizaru!"

"I'm betting on a stable job, Doctor!"

"Do you know how much you can do with 3 billion in research funds? At least it can advance the progress of some of my research projects by one tenth!"

"Now that you mention it... the admiral's salary is really worthless."

"I can treat you to ramen at most."

"I want tonkotsu ramen."

Jinbei on the side was stunned.

Is this the admiral of the navy and the world's first... no, second scientist in the world?

Is there something wrong with your position?

"Hahaha." He couldn't help laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Vegapunk stopped the meaningless quarrel.

"I feel relieved. Let's get started, Dr. Vegapunk."

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Floating on the Beehive Island at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

Two days ago, after Edie returned with Maotu, he immediately started a major project.

At this time, to the west of the institute, the original vacant land has become a construction site.

Hundreds of bee soldiers are sweating profusely, digging the foundation according to the design drawings given by Edie.

Taotu, wearing a foreman's hat, directs from the side.

The rooftop of the Hive Institute.

Edie inspected the construction of the construction site from a high place. The progress was a bit slow. The foundation was not dug in 2 days.

"What is this going to build? " Assistant Robin asked curiously.

"Soul Tower, a scientific research building that can break the illusion and reality and communicate with the underworld."

Edie smiled lightly and said, "I told you, Robin, this world is divided into macroscopic, microscopic, and there is a soul sea between illusion and reality."

"I don't quite understand. Is it the afterlife?"

Robin couldn't understand it at all.

If Edie hadn't died once in the simulation and seen the soul sea "with his own eyes", he couldn't understand it either.

"It's hard to describe it in words. You can simply understand it as the destination of the soul. It's not really a concept of another space or world."

Edie thought about it seriously and explained: "You can understand it as the soul sea is between three dimensions and four dimensions, but it can't be observed under normal conditions."

Robin: "..."

She stared at Edie with a faint look.

Your words are even more abstract... And what are three and four dimensions?

Edie gave up. These contents were a bit beyond Robin's scope.

"What is it used for?" Robin also gave up trying to understand, and was more curious about the role of the soul tower.

"Resurrection."

Edie's simple two words instantly gave Robin endless reverie.

"Resurrection? Can I understand it literally? Does it mean to revive the dead?"

"You can understand it this way."

Edie nodded and further explained the specific concept of resurrection.

The human soul is real and has mass.

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The average weight of an ordinary person's soul is 21 grams, and the souls of some strong people will be heavier.

The heaviest soul he had seen so far was the soul of the Blood Knight of the Divine Group he had killed. The soul of that woman weighed 101 grams.

"After a person dies, the mass of the soul will continue to decrease. Where do you think the lost mass goes?"

Matter and energy will not disappear out of thin air, it must have a destination.

"Returned to the Sea of ​​Souls?" Robin blinked, "So, as long as we take this part of the soul back, can we be resurrected?"

The key lies in how to take it back.

Edie smiled and said, "Do you know? The power of the devil fruit also comes from the sea of ​​souls."

The desire of a person, the longing of the soul.

The strong wish broke the boundary between illusion and reality, and shared a trace of power from the sea of ​​souls.

Thus, the first devil fruit ability user was born.

After the ability user died, this power could not return to the sea of ​​souls, but was randomly reborn somewhere in the world.