The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

It seems that if I really join their side, the future might become quite interesting...

"Oh, right!"

Sanji lit a cigarette for himself there, as if he was thinking about something.

"How could Jinbe's Seraphim possess the ability to move on the ground?"

Sanji, recalling the strange behavior of the previous [Seraph], couldn't help but ask curiously.

"That's also due to the technology of bloodline factors~"

Vegapunk explained, "I analyzed the lineage factors of some Devil Fruits and tried to reproduce their abilities in these Seraphim."

"I have almost completely replicated the abilities of the S-Shark."

"Recently, I've been planning to recreate Kuma's original Paw-Paw Fruit ability on [S-Kuma].

He spoke so casually, yet everyone who heard it was once again shocked.

Historically, the power of a Devil Fruit has been something that can only be possessed by one person at a time.

Never before has the same ability been manifested in a second person or object!

Of course, this means that Blackbeard was eliminated by Whitebeard during the Marineford War.

Otherwise, he might have become the only person in all these years to have consumed two Devil Fruit powers.

But in any case, at least in the field of Devil Fruits, or more precisely, in the research of lineage factors, Vegapunk has surpassed most people.

Lineage factors, also known as "life blueprints," exist in all living organisms.

Discovered by MADS, a team led by Vegapunk and Vinsmoke Judge.

Judge later applied his discovery to humans, creating "clones" and "cyborgs," and raised all his children to be emotionless super soldiers.

Based on the SMILE raw material SAD invented by Caesar Clown, he produced a large number of inferior artificial Devil Fruits.

Vegapunk can be said to be the person who has studied the bloodline factor most thoroughly.

Not only were they created, but they also produced artificial Devil Fruits with identical abilities in every aspect except for the skin color.

Furthermore, they invented the ability to make objects eat Devil Fruits.

Especially now, the Seraphs have also acquired the abilities of other Devil Fruit users.

His research achievements truly live up to his reputation as one of the world's most powerful minds.

"I do have a question."

Franky curiously raised his hand. "Dr. Punk, can you make objects eat Devil Fruits?"

"Oh, what's wrong?"

"Then tell me, does a dead body count as an object?"

"Of course it counts."

"But if we do it this way..."

Franky seemed to have discovered a blind spot: "If an object can contain a Devil Fruit, then a dead corpse is also an object."

"But why is it that once a person loses their life and becomes a corpse, the Devil Fruit's power disappears and reappears?!"

"Does this mean there's never been a situation where a Devil Fruit remained inside one's body?"

He was genuinely somewhat doubtful.

"That's an excellent question!!"

A hint of appreciation flashed in Vegapunk's eyes. "This is a theory that is entirely possible to realize."

"If this technology can be successfully implemented, the power of this Devil Fruit can be completely sealed within the corpse."

"As long as the body remains undamaged, it can be preserved."

"Moreover, if we use my bloodline factor technology, perhaps..."

He paused, then raised his head, his gaze deep, and said:

"It would allow one person to possess the abilities of two or even more Devil Fruits!!"

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837 The Unseen Side of Vegapunk: The Past of the Mads Team!

Vegapunk has a wide range of interests, but his research on Devil Fruits is of paramount importance.

Regarding this groundbreaking research on overcoming two different Devil Fruit abilities, he must have conducted similar experiments before.

Moreover, this kind of crazy experiment has definitely happened more than once.

After spending some time talking and chatting with Vegapunk, Link finally figured it out.

Vegapunk, this little old man, although he has an idealism to make the world incredibly peaceful, also has a complex side.

His mind is cunning and he is quite ruthless.

Just like in the original, after CP0 and the others attacked, Vegapunk immediately knew that the lower level was about to become a battlefield.

However, he still made Luffy find a way to bring Bonney to the upper level to meet up, while he himself used the power of technology to directly become invisible and disappear.

It's as if they completely disregard the possibility that Luffy and his crew might encounter CP0's ambush.

Perhaps, after seeing Luffy's new bounty poster, this guy wanted CP0 to force out Luffy's [Nika form] so he could witness the legendary [Nika] firsthand.

That's why he appeared so excited in the lab, but not at all surprised or shocked.

Keep in mind that Luffy had just helped him free himself from his spatial device, making him his benefactor.

But he responded in kind.

Furthermore, when Sentomaru landed and Vegapunk was persuading him to fight CP0, he outwardly kept saying he was seeking the other's opinion.

But then he casually mentioned the kindness he had shown him before, which naturally made Sentomaru feel incredibly stressed.

As a result, he had to confront government agents and even suffered a brutal blow from Lucci.

It must be said that Vegapunk's CPU capabilities are truly exceptional.

Although he was a brilliant scientist who pursued science and had lofty human ideals, let's not forget what happened back then.

He was able to lead a group of evil scientists and establish a crazy and illegal scientific research team, Mads.

It's important to know that Vegapunk is also a leader, with Caesar Clown, Queen, and Vinsmoke Judge under his command.

To achieve such a position, it's not simply a matter of being kind.

This little old man is anything but innocent and naive.

Although he appears to be completely powerless in combat, he is actually shrewd and resourceful, and who knows where his trump card might lie.

Moreover, he developed six clones to aid his research.

Among them are Lilith and Astra, who represent [evil] and [rage] respectively.

This also shows that he has a hidden, unknown side.

What's even more interesting is that their research team, Mads, was able to have sufficient research funding back then.

On one hand, there was some financial support from Vinsmoke Judge's family, and on the other hand, there was sponsorship from Luther Field, the "King of Loans" in the underground world.

This character, who appeared in the Whole Cake Island arc and participated in the Big Mom tea party, was one of the underworld giants. In the original story, he tried to steal the Tamatebako from the Ryugu Palace that Luffy and his crew dropped, but was assassinated by Stussy with a finger gun.

This guy, who's obsessed with money and a loan shark, actually chose to invest his money in Mads' research!

No matter how you look at it, something just doesn't feel right.

In their early days, when the Mads team sailed the seas, they used an outer steamer with Ludfield's sponsorship slogan and the names of the merchants affixed to it.

Sponsoring such a team was not charity, but mainly because Mads' team had already raised their banner at that time.

It's not a pirate flag, but the symbol of "pacifist," which means "peaceful person."

That's right. Even before Vegapunk was recruited by the World Government, he was already researching pacifists.

It is highly likely that Luke Field, the king of loan sharks, paid such a huge sum of money for this kind of powerful human weapon.

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Once he has this power, it will be much easier for him to collect loan sharks in the future.

This shows that Mads had already begun researching this dangerous weapon many years ago.

They wanted to obtain more data, information, and technology.

Sailing this foreign ship, braving the winds and waves on the high seas.

It's important to know that most ships on this vast ocean are sailboats that rely on wind power for navigation.

Mads' team's outer vessels, on the other hand, are powered by internal engines, allowing them to navigate regardless of dangerous weather and rough seas.

In theory, they could freely travel through the Calm Belt and enter and exit the Grand Line and the four seas.

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This is why Mads' team was able to bring together such seemingly disparate individuals from all corners of the world: Queen from the New World, Vegapunk from the first half of the Grand Line, and Vinsmoke Judge from the North Blue.

This ship served as both their means of transportation and their mobile research institute.

However, after being forcibly incorporated by the World Government, Mads Team disbanded, and the group went their separate ways.

This mobile research institute, which was of great significance to them, later disappeared without a trace.

Normally, once the useful parts are removed, the item is pretty much discarded.

Interestingly, after being abandoned, the ship, perhaps by fate, continued to serve its intended purpose.

Link looked up at Franky, who was thirsty and had opened his abdomen to take out a bottle of cola from the extra storage space and was drinking it in big gulps.

"Huh? Franky, wasn't the cola supposed to be your motivation?"

"Aww, don't worry, this is just extra reserves. I've already perfected my own body!"

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838 Franky's fate that day!! He had connections in both the legal and illegal worlds!! He walked the line between light and darkness!!

As Franky spoke, he proudly patted his modified robot body.

He has always been very proud of his physique!

Franky was seriously injured when he tried to stop the sea train that was taking Tom away. Fortunately, he encountered an abandoned ship while he was on the verge of death.

On top of that abandoned ship, there were a large number of metal parts and hard steel.

Interestingly, the gun muzzles on the exterior of this ship bear a striking resemblance to those on the Mads warship.

On the ship, there were many devices similar to experimental instruments. It was on this ship that Franky completed the modification of his body, thus saving his life.

Keep in mind that Franky was just a shipwright; it was enough to have him repair the "840" ship and do some shipbuilding.

If we take it a step further, creating some bizarre weapons wouldn't be a problem either.

But when it comes to cyborgs using sophisticated high-tech techniques, this kind of craftsmanship...

Link didn't believe that Mr. Tom knew this skill and would teach it to him.

Franky himself is a scientific genius who was able to master this technology without any systematic learning.

Moreover, it involved operating on his own body, and pulling his life back from the brink of death.

Such technology and such amazing effects, upon careful consideration, could only exist on the ship that Vegapunk and his crew used to research various weapons, cyborgs, and clone soldiers.

Then everything makes sense.

It was precisely because the ship contained cyborg science and technology that Vegapunk considered completely unimportant, or even discarded, that Franky was able to achieve his potential.

After all, in the eyes of the perfectionist Vegapunk, it was just a matter of the color being wrong that he dismissed the results of his twenty years of research on artificial Devil Fruits.

Not to mention, he also has pacifist cyborgs who use lasers as their energy source and primary means of attack.

Isn't this much more powerful than those mere Coca-Cola and Wind-Powered Cyborgs?

Therefore, the cyborg technology that could generate wind power by burning cola was discarded here as a failure.