Chapter 11: Naval Scientific Research Institute

  Naval Headquarters Science Institute, Begabong Human Modification Laboratory.

  A man wearing a disinfectant mask is coming down from an operating table densely equipped with scientific instruments and countless tubes, the door opens.

  "Who is it? Don't you know not to disturb me when I'm in surgery?" Although the man had already taken off his bloody gloves, his calm tone was at odds with the scene on the operating table: a gigantic man nearly seven meters tall, with tubes inserted into his chest that were stained red with blood, and the entire table covered in blood, filling the laboratory with a pungent smell of gore.

  "Vega Punk, the bastard you wanted to see has come on his own." A young man with a wooden mallet in hand and an apron around his waist pushed open the door, named Sentōmaru.

  "Huh? Just as I finished modifying it, he came. It's just in time to mess with his body again. The fruit of Punkhazard that I placed should have been a defective product, but what kind of body would make the fruit work?"

  Bega Bangk walked out of the laboratory with a mask on his face, followed closely by Warudo Maru.

  Institute main hall, Hobodi sat on the sofa, flipping through the scientific data in his hand with great enthusiasm.

  It was originally a boring waiting time to kill time, but as soon as he opened the data that some researcher had dropped, Hobodi was shocked.

  I originally thought that the only things that exceeded the original Earth's world were Devil Fruits and Haki, but unexpectedly, technology is also not lagging behind, and it's even not an exaggeration to say that it's ahead of time.

  "Radium ray laser technology", "transmuted human", and "pacifist" are terms that frequently appear in this document. Although there is no specific manufacturing diagram, just theoretical knowledge has broadened Hopody's horizons.

  Whether it's understandable or not, in short, this information completely overturned his previous assumption that the world was roughly equivalent to Earth's 15th century.

  Although the gun technology is indeed based on the flintlock guns of the 15th century, what the hell is this laser technology and pacifism? Is it good or bad in the 21st century?

  "Can you understand these materials?" Just as Hobody was immersed in the world of 'Man's Iron Dream', an untimely voice interrupted his intention to continue reading, and when he turned his head around, two people were already standing behind him.

  One wearing a face mask, another wearing a funny bellyband.

  Hobbit replied: "No, just passing time."

  "Killing time?" The belly button man's eyebrows jumped, his face unpleasantly said: "The thing you're looking at is a naval secret, for an officer of your level, I can directly eliminate you, right? Begabonk!"

  "No, no, no, Trafalgar Law. He's a crucial test subject for the artificial Devil Fruit, how can you say something like that?"

  "Alright, I got it."

  What does this mean, listening to the old and young words, Hopody's face sank, especially that sentence 'important experimental subject of artificial devil fruit', a bad premonition rose in Hopody's heart.

  "Dr. Vegapunk, I've come to ask for your guidance on how to train with the Devil Fruit that I consumed. This is also what the Shogun of the Warring States meant."

  "Oh my, you're bringing up the name of a Warring States general from the very start! Don't worry, I won't do anything to you~!" Although the mask obscured Begabonk's true face, Hobodi knew that this guy was definitely smiling.

  "Then tell me as soon as possible! I have a flight tomorrow and need to make preparations early."

  "What's with your tone? Even Huang Xiong wouldn't dare give orders to the doctor like that. And why did you have to tell me about the secret of the Dragon, the evil fruit of the Beast System?"

  "Do you know?" Hobodi said subconsciously.

  "Hmph, I won't tell you that kind of person. Speaking of the Begepamon's artificial Devil Fruit, it was actually a discovery by Begepamon in the field of Devil Fruits. Our scientific team found the ancient dragon fossil and then Begepamon merged the genetic factors of the Devil Fruit with its inherited genes, which resulted in that supposedly failed Devil Fruit!" (Note: This is just my speculation, if the truth comes out after many years, please slap me lightly~)

  Is this little fatty looking at me with such a favorable gaze, and deliberately using this arrogant tone to tell me? Hoboldi looked suspiciously at the belly boy in front of him, raised his thumb high, and said "well done".

  Sen Tōmuran was taken aback, and immediately realized he had misspoken. He grumbled, "Those words just now were what I thought Beigabonku wanted to say, but not something I meant to tell a piece of trash like you! I'm the strongest defensive man in the world, and my mouth is also the most tightly sealed!"

  "Hmm!" Bege didn't pry further and looked at Hopodi: "So, you should tell me what happened after eating the Devil Fruit that led to your reappearance of dragon powers?"

  "Dragon's power? Are you talking about controlling clouds?"

  "No, no, no! In the ancient dragon fossil's remains, there are images of wind, clouds, fire and electricity. That should be the complete power grasped by the dragon, the power of the clouds is in that Devil Fruit, I already knew it a long time ago, because I used the cloud-based genetic component from the ancient dragon fossil. What I'm saying is you, how can you recreate the non-existent lightning's power?"

  "Lightning?" Hobody's expression was puzzled, while Sentomaru looked at him with disdain: "It seems that you haven't even realized your own strength. When you were escaping, the lightning bolt that struck down from the warship just happened to hit you, you damn fool, don't even mention coincidence."

  Is it Storm Cloud Flame? And the Dragon on Earth is really similar. So, the power controlled by those Dragons on Earth, I can use it after eating this Devil Fruit?

  Although he was already overjoyed in his heart, Hobodi still pretended to be calm on the surface, shook his head and said: "I don't understand that thing either, but I've come to understand what I wanted to know. Goodbye!"

  "Wait a minute, Mr. Hoppy! Don't you want this weapon?" Begabong's tone was extremely intimate, and he somehow produced the sniper rifle that Hoppy had originally brought from Earth.

  "Hopody took it smoothly with one hand: "Thanks!"

  After that, Rob Lucci quickly accelerated his pace and swiftly escaped from the Marine Science Institute, leaving Begepanda and Warthog Mato stunned.

  The remaining Warthog, with a furious expression, said: "Beck Bangk, you damn idiot! You just handed it over to him like that?! That gun had eaten the marked fruit. Wasn't it agreed that it would be used by my future subordinates?"

  "This one - he took it himself."

  "Fine, I'll go catch him right now! A guy who can't even grasp the concept of dominance, I can take down with just one swing." Warudomon said discontentedly.

  "Never mind, you didn't react in time just now either, did you?"

  Senpeita's face turned red: "Shut up, I just relaxed on purpose."

  "That should be the acceleration of 'wind' among the four major elements controlled by the Dragon." Beigabonk looked in the direction where Hopody had gone: "It's getting more and more interesting, just throwing down a catalyst can produce two different changes, it seems that there are some secrets in his body. What a pity, if only he were a pirate..."

  "Hmm, then you can let Kiba go catch him!" Shikamaru nodded in agreement.