Chapter 117

The improvement of seeds also involves the genetic level, known in the World of Pirates as the Lineage Factor.

Luo Xing can create Zoan cells and improved artificial Devil Fruits; improving grain seeds is naturally a given.

It did not take long for Luo Xing to produce the Super Seeds.

With the seeds secured, the next issue to resolve was the manpower problem.

The total population of the people of Wano Country is not large, and able-bodied laborers are even scarcer.

Moreover, their tools are backward, making the efficiency of grain cultivation far too low.

Luo Xing turned his gaze toward the Cybertronians and soon had electronics.

He planned to transform the Cybertronians into multi-functional robots integrating agriculture and industry.

A few days later,

when Luo Xing brought his latest achievement to the General's mansion to show Yamato, Yamato's eyes went wide!

The commotion drew the attention of others in the General's mansion, who all ran over to look.

The little girl Tama circled around Luo Xing's large hand, her eyes wide open...

"Is this a seed? Why is it so big?"

Luo Xing held up the improved seed and said:

"Because this is a Super Seed, capable of adapting to various harsh environments; producing a thousand jin of grain per mu is no problem."

Upon hearing this, three sharp intakes of breath immediately rang out.

They came from Tama's Master, Tengu Mountain Tsuru, Zoro's Master and Grandmaster, Shimotsuki Koushirou and Kozaburou.

The three old men looked at the Super Seed in Luo Xing's hand in disbelief, their lips trembling with excitement.

"This... this... can it really produce a thousand jin of grain?"

Luo Xing smiled without speaking.

Given his status, would he have any need to deceive anyone?

Tengu Mountain Tsuru, Shimotsuki Koushirou, and Kozaburou instantly understood this logic as well.

The three did not hesitate a second, but knelt before Luo Xing and bowed deeply:

"My Lord Luo Xing's merit is immeasurable; please accept our bow!"

All three elders were veterans from the time when the Kozuki family held power; although they had tacitly accepted the current state of Wano Country, they could not be said to have any particular fondness for Luo Xing or the Beasts Pirates.

Yet, as soon as Luo Xing's Super Seed appeared, they immediately knelt and submitted.

This alone shows how significant grain is to Wano Country!

After helping the three elders to their feet, everyone turned their attention to the massive Cybertronian.

Compared to the original Cybertronians, this one possessed much additional equipment.

The most eye-catching feature was the large shovel at its front.

Tama touched the large, claw-like shovel and asked curiously:

"Big brother, what is this used for?"

Luo Xing explained:

"This shovel is for digging the earth. This multi-functional Cybertronian can transform into an excavator, and can also become a bulldozer, a plow, and a harvester."

Tama, Yamato, and the three elders were dumbfounded, stunned into silence.

It turned out that Luo Xing had not only invented the Super Seeds but had also prepared the tools for the entire process of planting, subsequent harvesting, and so on!

The look in the eyes of Tengu Mountain Tsuru, Shimotsuki Koushirou, and Kozaburou as they gazed at Luo Xing was no longer just gratitude; it held a reverence akin to looking up at a deity.

Luo Xing's inventions were too shocking; every single one would trigger a massive revolution in the world!

It could be foreseen that once these two things were promoted throughout Wano Country, within half a year Wano Country would achieve self-sufficiency in grain, and the problem of going hungry would never be an issue again!

Wano Country would very likely develop into a paradise on this great sea!

107. Luo Xing's Immense Prestige, Komurasaki's Fear and Confusion, Vergo's Ambition

The Super Seeds and the multi-functional Cybertronians caused an unprecedented, massive sensation within the Border of the Kingdom.

Previously, Luo Xing's inventions such as Zoan cells and combination earrings,

although they left the people of Wano Country in awe, were mostly used by members of the Beasts Pirates and had little relation to the common folk.

But the Super Seeds and multi-functional Cybertronians were different; this was a matter directly concerning whether the people could fill their bellies!

It was intimately connected to every single person!

How could the people not be overjoyed? How could they not cheer and leap for joy?

When Yamato personally went down to every village to distribute the Super Seeds and multi-functional Cybertronians to the people,

the people's enthusiasm and cheers were almost enough to scatter the clouds in the sky.

Countless people even knelt by the roadside, shouting out that Yamato was the "Most Beautiful General."

At the same time, an elderly man stepped forward and asked, trembling:

"General, may we establish a shrine to worship My Lord Luo Xing? We wish to honor My Lord Luo Xing as the Guardian Deity of Wano Country!"

The people of Wano Country had already revered Luo Xing as a deity, viewing him as a sage-like existence.

Such immense prestige had never been seen since the founding of Wano Country.

It could be confirmed that even if Kozuki Oden were to be reborn and return now, or even if Oden's father, Kozuki Sukiyaki, were to return,

it would be impossible to shake Yamato's position as General, and even more impossible to shake the prestige of Luo Xing as the Guardian Deity!

Luo Xing's overwhelming prestige was heard even by Komurasaki, who had been staying in the Flower Capital's private villa, that is, Kozuki Hiyori.

Upon hearing this news, Komurasaki sat stunned for a very long time.

She sat at her dressing table, gazing blankly at herself in the mirror, who was becoming more and more beautiful.

Yes, Komurasaki was becoming more and more beautiful, even more beautiful than before by several degrees.

Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case — after all, she is the one locked up here.

Luo Xing killed Denjirou — he is her enemy.

Luo Xing also bullied her often, and once he started bullying her, it would go on for the better part of half a day.

No matter how she cried until her tears fell like pear blossoms in the rain, pitiful enough to move even my heart, that detestable man simply would not stop.

Only when it was over would he hold her and coax her with a few soft words.

Hmph, that hypocritical man!

Thinking of Luo Xing's hateful ways, Xiao Zi couldn't help but grab her handkerchief and twist it, as if the handkerchief were the flesh on that man's body — twisting it hard enough to hurt him would be best.

But it was true that Xiao Zi was growing more and more beautiful.

The reason for this, aside from having eaten the Slip-Slip Fruit, which made her skin even smoother,

was another reason that Xiao Zi did not dare to face, and even did not dare to think about.

Because the moment she thought of it, she would feel a certain kind of utmost dread.

That reason was that she had very likely truly fallen in love with that man!

Th-this, how could this possibly be?

She is Kozuki Hiyori, she is the daughter of Kozuki Oden, she was supposed to be the Princess of Wano Country — how could she fall in love with her own enemy?!

Xiao Zi felt a deep dread over this point.

Again and again she told herself in her heart that she had only been forced, that she had not fallen in love with that man.

But.

What was the meaning of the quiet grievance that would often well up from the depths of her heart?

And what was the meaning of that man's figure so often appearing in her mind?

Xiao Zi was truly afraid to think about the answers to these questions.

At some unknown moment, two clear trails of tears fell from Xiao Zi's beautiful eyes.

The her inside the mirror gradually turned into the likeness of her mother, Kozuki Toki.

Mother and daughter looked very much alike, and Xiao Zi would often mistake the reflection of herself in the mirror for her mother and pour out her heart to her.

"Mother, please tell me what I should do?"

"Should I still take revenge? Should I still bear hatred?"

"Under his management, Wano Country seems to have become even better than when Grandfather was alive, and in the future it will only keep getting better, won't it…"

"Mother, your daughter is afraid she has truly fallen in love with that man…"

"The prophecy you spoke of back then, about twenty years from now — will it truly still come to pass?"

Xiao Zi murmured softly, and within a pair of pale-blue beautiful eyes, there was an endless blankness.

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