The Star Train's Journey Through the Heavens

Chapter 187 Opening the Sea? Anyone can do that!
(The previous analysis of Devil Fruits has been revised. The will of a Devil Fruit is based on a fragmented soul, but it is unrelated to the fruit's power. The fruit's power is a pseudo-meme rule that combines the power of fantasy, similar to a god born from faith.)

Danheng couldn't wait to start the experiment.

However, Danheng did not use humans for experiments. Instead, he released the aura of the Dragon Lord and summoned a group of sea kings in the ocean.

They chose a sea king that was more spiritual, more pleasing to the eye, and more dragon-like.

He fed the Devil Fruit to the Sea Kings, and then Danheng guided them to transform.

The sea king, hundreds of meters in size, transformed into a giant Wisdom-Bearer, tens of meters in size. Dan Heng's lips twitched slightly; he had acted hastily.

To Danheng's delight, the transformed Vidyadharas carried the blessing of immortality!
In theory, the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique can be used to transform them into a true Vidyadhara!

However, seeing its enormous size, Dan Heng abandoned the idea of ​​transformation and extracted the Devil Fruit power from its soul, reforming it into a Devil Fruit.

That's how external forces are: easy to acquire, easy to strip away.

The sea monster reverted to its original form and disappeared into the ocean.

Although the final experiment was not conducted, it can be basically confirmed that it was successful.

However, after eating a Devil Fruit in its "Illumination" form, and with the time needed to adapt to the transformation and perform the Dragon Transformation Technique, one can only transform a maximum of ten or so people per day.

"Himeko, could you make a few more Devil Fruits in their Vision Form?" Dan Heng asked somewhat embarrassedly, as he rarely bothered others.

He never complained about how many times people had troubled him.

“Of course, there’s no need for that. I’m happy to help you solve your clan’s problems,” Himeko said with a smile.

Isn't it normal for family members to help each other without expecting anything in return?
"It seems there aren't any Devil Fruits with exactly the same power in the world of One Piece," Meng Huaifeng interjected.

Vegapunk's replica of the Blue Dragon Fruit mutated and became a small pink dragon.

"Oh, is that so? I'll keep an eye on it during the production process. Technology is about turning the impossible into the possible." Himeko didn't seem to care.

"Thank you for your trouble." Dan Heng felt a warmth in his heart and squeezed out two drops of essence blood and two drops of ordinary blood. He wanted to see what the difference was between the two types of Devil Fruits made from them.

It takes half a day to make one Devil Fruit, so how long would it take to make four?

The answer is also half a day.

Just because Vegapunk can't do something doesn't mean Himeko can't.

The biggest difference between Himeko and Vegapunk is that Himeko possesses personal power that Vegapunk could not even imagine.

Himeko's immense power allows her to easily discover and influence aspects that Vegapunk cannot even observe.

The same method was used as before, but the resulting Wisdom Fruit was subtly growing in a different direction from the first one.

Himeko, who had been closely monitoring the cultivation progress, frowned slightly and personally intervened to adjust it. After trying several methods, she successfully made the two Devil Fruits created from her blood essence become the same as the first one.

As for the other two Devil Fruits made from ordinary blood, even though Himeko tried her best to adjust them, they were only somewhat similar and ultimately different.

"It's a success, but an accident happened along the way. Without human intervention, it will mutate in an unknown direction. The direction of mutation is uncertain, which will make automated production very difficult. This world lacks the relevant equipment, and there are no reserves on the train." Himeko said to Dan Heng as she brought out four Devil Fruits.

“This is enough. When we get back, we’ll give the method for making Devil Fruits to the Wisdom Clan and let them study it themselves,” Dan Heng said.

"Also, after the fruit's power is removed, it must be properly bound to allow it to regenerate into a Devil Fruit as soon as possible. Otherwise, based on my speculation, it might actively merge into other Devil Fruits of the same kind," Himeko instructed.

What changes will occur after the fusion?

"It should slightly increase the base strength provided after consuming the fruit, and the upper limit of the ability to become stronger by using only the fruit," Himeko said.

What's the use of that? Danheng doesn't value the power brought by the Devil Fruit, but rather the ability to increase the population of the Wisdom Clan.

"...I'll be careful. Are those two different ones made from my ordinary blood?" Dan Heng asked.

"Well, these two might not meet your expectations," Himeko said regretfully.

"We'll see if we try. I'll be satisfied if the blood essence is successfully obtained," Dan Heng chuckled.

This time, Danheng did not summon any sea kings. He simply caught a large fish several meters long, fed it the fruit, and then guided it to transform into a Vidyadhara.

Just as Himeko had predicted, the Vidyadhara race that the great fish transformed into did not receive the blessing of immortality, even though Danheng had raised it to the level of awakening; it simply did not have it.

The difference between them is like the difference between Mythical Zoan and Ancient Zoan.

They have no ability to reincarnate, and their ability to control seawater is extremely weak.

But it's still much stronger than a regular Zoan-type Devil Fruit.

After all, no matter what, ordinary Vidyadharas and Celestials from the Immortal Ship could be regarded as gods even on ordinary planets.

Dan Heng casually peeled off the fruit's power and was about to slap it into a fruit when he suddenly remembered something and released the power.

The power of the fruit that grants freedom directly enters another ordinary fruit of wisdom, and the two powers merge into one.

In other words, if Danheng were to release the three True Wisdom Fruits he possessed and leave them unattended...

Before long, once the first generation of consumers dies out, it will likely fuse into a true Vidyadhara Fruit.

"Danheng, Danheng, do you still want this useless one?" Xing asked excitedly, pointing to the ordinary Vidyadhara Fruit.

"Take it and play with it," Dan Heng said with a helpless smile.

Xing opened his mouth, took a bite of the ordinary Wisdom Fruit, and threw the rest into the sea.

Xing sensed the Devil Fruit power attached to her soul, used it, and transformed.

Two blue dragon horns grew from Xing's forehead, his ears became pointed, and his eyes narrowed and elongated slightly.

Then Xing took out her phone and played music.

"Tear...the body...liberate!"

"A deafening roar like thunder!"

Xing stood by the ship, his eyes narrowed, and he pointed his sword.

"Wow!"

A huge chasm appeared in the sea before us.

Even with only a weak ability to control water, it still produced terrifying effects with the support of Xing's extraordinary power.

Although it was far from comparable to Dan Heng's opening of the sea in the Lin Yuan Realm, Xing was still quite satisfied to have experienced that feeling.

"Have you had enough fun? Let me have a turn too," Meng Huaifeng said with a hint of envy.

I also inherited the Cloud Chanting Technique from Yin Yue, which is definitely better than Xing's!

"Me too! I want to play too!" March 7th jumped up and down, his Divine Form not as ugly as the Horned Dragon Fruit.

"No!" Xing said shyly.

"Naive," Yan said dismissively, leaning against the mast.

Dan Heng glanced at the three True Wisdom Fruits and gave one to Meng Huaifeng and one to San Yueqi.

"Go ahead and play, just don't lose it." "Good brother!" Meng Huaifeng said happily.

"Yay, thank you Danheng!" March 7th cheered.

The two ate the fruit, and the waves they controlled were even bigger than the stars, which made the stars extremely jealous.

"Would you like to give it a try?" Danheng asked the others, holding the last fruit.

They were all somewhat interested, but neither dared to speak up.

"Here you go. Take turns." Dan Heng placed the fruit in front of Zhu Zhuqing, whose eyes were filled with the strongest curiosity.

The waves around the Skyfall Justice were surging wildly, even more so than when it encountered a violent storm.

Danheng silently suppressed the seawater so that it wouldn't spread too far.

A gust of wind swept across the sky, transforming into a young man with an indelible mark of a giant slipper on his face—the revolutionary leader, Long.

The sea surface forms a regular circle, with calm waters outside the circle and towering waves inside.

A few drops of cold sweat involuntarily slid down Long's forehead.

Is this the kind of person Dad admires? Putting aside his thoughts, his abilities are certainly terrifying.

In such an environment, he wasn't even confident that he could safely enter it.

More than ten minutes later, Meng Huaifeng, San Yueqi, and Xing had had their fill of the experience and stripped the fruit's abilities away, handing them over to the others.

Although Yan said it was childish, his actions betrayed him as he experienced firsthand the ability to control seawater.

After Su Xiaoli finished her experience, she asked Meng Huaifeng to remove the Devil Fruit's power.

Zhu Zhuqing, Hong Kou, Po Xiao, and Su Xiaoli are relatively weak and cannot expel their fruit abilities on their own, so they need the help of their seniors.

Dan Heng put away the three True Wisdom Fruits, while Xing kept the ordinary Wisdom Fruit for himself.

"We've been watching for so long, it's time to come down," Danheng said to the sky.

A fierce wind swirled on the deck, and the dragon's figure appeared: "I apologize, it wasn't that I didn't want to come down, but the surrounding area was filled with seawater, making it impossible for me to descend. I am the Revolutionary Army's Dragon."

"The Revolutionary Army? Please have a seat." Himeko was slightly surprised. In that case, there was a 90% chance that he would lead the way in initiating the changes in this world in the future.

"Did you come here specifically to find us, or did you accidentally discover what just happened?" Meng Huaifeng asked.

"I came here specifically because I have some questions that I hope you can answer for me," Long said.

"So Garp told you that?"

The dragon nodded.

"Please feel free to ask if you have any questions," Himeko said kindly.

"I'd like to know what your views are on the World Government?" Dragon asked earnestly.

"Our understanding of the World Government comes only from a few snippets, and it's not very deep. However, the fact that they treat civilians like nothing, offer exorbitant sums of money, and have countless people who can't survive go to sea to become pirates suggests that they're rotten to the core," Himeko said rather conservatively.

As the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind. Knowing that the World Government is history, one naturally wouldn't want to delve into just how awful this pile of history really is.

Even without making a special effort to understand, the train crew was informed by the subtle details that were inadvertently revealed in the daily lives of ordinary people in this world.

The dragon's face lit up slightly, and it continued to ask questions.

"What should we do if the Revolutionary Army's strength lags far behind that of the World Government?"

"What happens when a new noble family emerges after the king and nobles are overthrown?"

"How can people be governed without nobles?"

"..."

The revolutionary army had only been established for a few years, relying entirely on enthusiasm, and many of its ideas and theories were not yet perfect, or even realized.

The train crew didn't directly teach him what to do, but instead explained some theories and examples, asking him to think about methods that fit the world's situation.

Meng Huaifeng also mentioned some relevant ideas and historical examples, but those were lessons learned from a large agricultural country and may not be applicable in a world full of islands; they could only be used as a reference.

Long spent two days on the ship and gained a lot. Countless ideas collided in his mind, and he urgently needed to organize them and then combine them with reality.

……

In the past few days, the Justice Ship has passed through Orange Town, Xiluobu Village, and several other islands.

Meng Huaifeng met Usopp when he was a child. The little guy didn't lie much, but he was very good at bragging, which wasn't very endearing.

Usopp's mother is still alive, but her health is not good. Meng Huaifeng summoned Yin Yue, and a Cloud Chant spell completely healed her.

The mother and son were extremely grateful to Meng Huaifeng, but Meng Huaifeng waved his sleeve and left without taking a single cloud with him.

The floating restaurant, Balati, hasn't been built yet, so it's a pity we can't taste the top-notch cuisine of the East China Sea.

At this time, the Chef Pirates were probably still adventuring on the Grand Line, and Sanji was probably still an unpopular prince in Germa 666.

Soon, the Skyfall Justice arrived at the island where Cocoa West Village was located.

This is an archipelago with dozens of villages on it. The archipelago is relatively remote and not located on the main shipping lanes.

Merchant ships were few, but pirates didn't visit much either.

The Arlong Pirates haven't arrived yet, and the villagers here are living a relatively peaceful life.

The train crew dispersed to various villages. Meng Huaifeng, along with Sanyueqi, inquired about the location of Keke Yaxi Village and headed towards it.

“So, what’s different here, right?” March 7th asked.

"March, you're getting smarter and smarter; you guessed it right away," Meng Huaifeng praised.

"Of course, I'm very clever. So what will happen here?" March 7th said proudly.

"It won't be long before this place is taken over by a group of pirates. Every villager has to pay 100,000 Berries a month, and children 50,000. If they can't pay, they'll be killed. A foster mother used her last Berries to pay the ransom for her two children, but she couldn't pay her own, so she was brutally murdered. This situation has been going on for more than eight years," Meng Huaifeng said.

"What a great mother." March 7th, recalling Himeko's death for him and Hoshino, her eyes immediately reddened: "Eight years, so long, didn't the Navy care?"

"Just as there are a small number of good people among pirates, there are also a small number of bad people in the navy. The naval base commander here is colluding with pirates, and with the navy providing cover, naturally no one cares," Meng Huaifeng said.

"Is that bad guy the commander of the naval base now? Let's go teach him a lesson!" March 7th said indignantly.

"After teaching us a lesson, we'll probably become pirates ourselves," Meng Huaifeng kindly reminded him.

March 7th paused, then said, "So what? Such a despicable guy, I won't feel right if I don't teach him a lesson. Being wanted is fine, it's not the first time anyway!"

“Although this incident hasn’t happened yet, it’s somewhat inappropriate to judge someone based on a crime that hasn’t occurred, but I agree,” Meng Huaifeng said.

“Yes, that’s why I said I should teach him a lesson so he won’t do it again. If it’s already happened, it’s too late. It wouldn’t be too much for such a bad person to die,” said March 7.

　The content regarding his ideas is sensitive and complex, so I won't go into detail. Just know that Long Xue has left.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)