The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

at the same time

The first half of the Grand Line: the Devil's Triangle.

In the deep sea, a town completely encased in a double-layered giant iridescent bubble stands quietly, its interior a self-contained ecological environment.

A giant artificial sun floats atop the town, equivalent to the Sun Tree Eve on Fishman Island. It filters out the cold darkness of the deep sea, spreading soft sunlight inside the bubble membrane. Fluffy, milky-white clouds float by, dividing this area into day and night.

The entire town is nestled among a vast expanse of giant coral reefs, with towering, colorful corals resembling an underwater forest.

Inside the magnificent Conch Research Institute in the town center, John stood in front of a full-length mirror, feeling his new body, as if he had come back to life.

This body still uses the bloodline factors of the Lunaria clan, but Vegabank has further upgraded its poison resistance on top of the previous one.

Now, even if he encounters Magellan, the user of the Venom-Venom Fruit, John can still bathe and play in his poison.

Except for the red form of Magellan, which releases a highly toxic substance with corrosive effects.

"Purple hair looks better."

John tilted his head left and right, looking at his long purple hair in the mirror, and found it more and more pleasing to the eye.

Beside the coffee table at the back, Begabank removed the headset connected to the eavesdropping Den Den Mushi:

"Aren't you going to join in the fun in Wano Country?"

Because of the presence of Huang, a naval spy, he had overheard the entire naval operation and was fully aware of all the intelligence.

The current Wano Country is a place where many powerful forces converge.

Upon hearing this, John turned around, walked over, plopped down on the low coffee table, picked up the sliced ​​deep-sea fruit from the plate, stuffed it into his mouth, and mumbled as he chewed:

"What? You're interested in the ancient weapon 'Pluto'?"

"I'm not interested in weapons; I just want to use technology to benefit the world and make it more peaceful."

Begabank shook his head, indicating his original intention, and then changed the subject.

"However, the most direct proof of the technological level of an era is the super weapon it painstakingly created."

The meaning is simple: he wants to use "Pluto" to see just how advanced the technology of that huge ancient kingdom had become, and by understanding this, he can improve his own technology in a roundabout way.

John understood the implication in Begabank's words and remained silent, unsure of what to say.

I don't know why, but some people always feel that the power of the ancients is something that cannot be surpassed in the present or even the future.

Living in the past.

However, it must be acknowledged that only civilizations with a long and rich history can reach greater heights.

But if you rely too much on the past, you will be unable to forge your own path and will forever be limited by the past.

Although Bergabank is hailed as possessing wisdom surpassing that of the world for five hundred years, John feels that whether now or in the Evil Age more than thirty years from now, Bergabank will always live in the shadow of the "Ancient Kingdom".

All that Bergabank did was replicate the technology that the "ancient kingdom" already possessed.

For example, allowing inanimate weapons to consume Devil Fruits, but the Ice Squirrel of Elbaf existed before Vegabank was born.

"I think you should have your own ideas."

John looked intently at Begabank and stated his philosophy.

"In my hometown, people always say that technologically advanced food is bad, but without technology, we wouldn't be able to eat chickens that are ready for market in a month, seedless watermelons, or high-yield rice..."

"Because of technology, meat and vegetables have become cheaper, making delicious and nutritious food available to ordinary people every day."

"Politicians and their henchmen prevent the world from being equal and happy, but scientists can do their part to help people live relatively happy lives."

"Forget about 'Hades' and the ancient kingdoms, I'll give you the ideas. We'll create our own future!"

John could destroy an ancient weapon with a single blow using only his Devil Fruit ability, "Thunderclap," so he had no need for "Pluton."

Perhaps we should let Begabank break free from his mental constraints and study satellites to monitor the entire world from space.

There are also airplanes, missiles, and so on, which strike various places with extremely high mobility.

Even with the strongest Armament Haki, can it block radiation?

Radiation is far more penetrating than cherry blossoms!

Chapter 175 Magnetic Confinement Fusion

"Oh? Tell me your thoughts and ideas!"

Begabank's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together, clearly intrigued.

He had to admit that John was the most ingenious guy he had ever met in his life, with ideas that were simply wild and bizarre.

"First, we need to refine the vast amounts of oil contained in the Alabasta desert into..."

John didn't keep anyone in suspense and immediately brought over the methods from his hometown, but he was interrupted by a figure walking into the laboratory before he could finish speaking.

With her face covered by bandages and her long blue hair flowing freely, Shuli's heterochromatic eyes gleamed as she gazed intently at John.

"The Five Elders informed me in the contract to be prepared, as they may summon me to Wano Country at any time."

"Before that, are you really not planning to collect some interest and kill the Five Elders first?"

Many people were involved in the destruction of the Kingdom of Esperia. She not only hates Im, but also wants the Five Elders, the Manmaia family, all the Celestial Dragons, and even the Marines to die!

Meeting Shuli's expectant gaze, John stepped forward, raised his hand, and gently stroked her silky blue hair that fell to her chest.

"Promise me you won't cut your hair short. I love it when you have long hair."

"Damn it, I'm talking to you about something important!"

Shuli glared angrily at the frivolous man in front of her, but did not pull her hair back from his grasp.

Seeing this, John also became serious and explained:

"Aside from those who were traveling or those who fled during battles, it can be said that about 90% of the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise are dead."

"In order to ensure the continuation of the 'Celestial Dragons' race, even the Five Elders must take on the task of reproduction."

"Give them twenty or thirty years to develop and have children and grandchildren. Then you can personally kill all their descendants and let them experience the pain of losing a loved one. Wouldn't that be better?"

"Killing them outright would be too easy on them."

Because the Five Elders have lived for so long, they are at least twenty or thirty generations removed from their current descendants. Apart from blood ties, they have lost all kinship.

To make them grieve and feel sorrow, the only way is to have them give birth to children in modern times, thus instilling emotion in them.

"Compared to the Five Elders, you are more like the devil."

Shuri knew that John had no real grudge against the Five Elders or Im. The reason he went to such extremes was entirely to help her vent her anger.

Her usually icy face broke into a radiant smile at this moment, a sight to behold.

"But thank you, John!"

"Then you must remember..."

John held a strand of blue hair to his nose and sniffed it lightly, an intimate gesture that made Shuli blush.

"You are mine. Don't sacrifice yourself for revenge by marrying someone else. At worst, you can reveal your identity and become a member of my pirate crew."

"Hmm..." Shuli nodded weakly, her eyes lowered, too shy to meet John's burning gaze.

Just as John was about to strike while the iron was hot and give her a farewell kiss, Shuli suddenly burst out of black flames and her figure quickly disappeared.

She was summoned and teleported away.

"Ouch!"

Seeing that John had missed his target, Begabank, who had been watching the whole thing from the sidelines, let out a strange, unintelligible cry.

To ease the awkwardness, John cleared his throat and turned to get down to business:

"Have you discovered anything unusual in Shuli's Manmaia family bloodline factors?"

He brought Shuli to Atlantis with the intention of replacing her body at any time to prevent her from dying due to the contract when he was about to kill Im.

By having Babak transfer Shuri's will and personality into a clone, Shuri escaped death.

Since they cannot kill Im now, they can only settle for second best and study the heterochromatic eyes of the Celestial Dragons' Mamaya family.

Begabank, successfully distracted, rolled his eyes and shook his head, saying:

"It won't be that fast. I need to study it for a while longer."

"However, according to Shuli, her heterochromatic eyes are called 'Bipolar Eyes' in the Manmaia family, and she is the only known person who was born with this condition and has never lost it."

"Other Celestial Dragons of the Mamaya family can only possess the 'Bipolar Eyes' through awakening, and the process is extremely unstable."

"Therefore, Shuri is a very special person to the World Government!"

“Uh…” John was speechless.

He was somewhat convinced. More and more rare bloodlines possessed unique powers. If this continued, how would ordinary people survive?

"Oh, right."

Begabank brought up what John had said earlier.

"Refining oil into various materials and energy sources is indeed a great thing, but it causes too much harm to the environment."

"What I pursue is clean, unlimited, and absolutely clean energy!"

"What about the Arc Reactor?"

John remembered the thing that Iron Man had embedded in his chest back home.

“What is that?” Bergabank frowned; it was a term he had never heard before.

At that moment, the Yatagarasu, which was lying sprawled out on the sofa next to the coffee table, suddenly opened its eyes, raised its wings, and pointed at John.

"He made that up; you can't believe it."

"you shut up!"

Begabank quickly grasped the Yatagarasu's beak to prevent it from cawing and disrupting the conversation, then raised his chin to signal John to continue.

John remained silent, gathering his thoughts, before finally speaking:

"It is magnetic confinement fusion, which uses a special type of magnetic field to confine ultra-high temperature plasma composed of light atomic nuclei such as deuterium and tritium and free electrons in a thermonuclear reaction state within a limited volume, so that it can undergo a large number of nuclear fusion reactions in a controlled manner, thereby releasing a huge amount of energy."

He felt that the "mother spark" that Begabank would develop in the future would be very similar to magnetic confinement fusion.