Chapter 337: Big Shot

The warship slowly pulled into the dock. Su Xiao walked out of the cabin, followed by the listless Bubu Wang.

An island came into view. It was covered in trees and looked like a deserted island.

However, watchtowers could be vaguely seen among the trees. Su Xiao saw at least a dozen of them, and the entire island was likely dotted with such towers.

Cannons were hidden among the trees. The island looked ordinary, but once an enemy approached, it would unleash a staggering amount of firepower.

Jumping onto a small boat, Vice Admiral Tsuru and Colonel Tina were already on board. To land on the island, one had to take a small boat, as the island had no pier.

The small boat reached the shore. Su Xiao stepped onto the soft sand. It seemed empty, but in reality, at least several hundred marines were lying in ambush in the forest ahead. This island was likely not simple.

"Bai Ye, I can only take you this far. Someone will meet you next. Colonel Tina is responsible for your safety. If you have any needs, you can find Colonel Tina."

Vice Admiral Tsuru was only escorting Su Xiao to this island to prevent him from being snatched by other factions along the way.

Vice Admiral Tsuru boarded the small boat. Su Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed he wouldn't have to compete in intelligence with Vice Admiral Tsuru. Although he wasn't afraid, it was a very headache-inducing matter.

"Let's go."

Colonel Tina walked toward the island. Su Xiao looked around; the marines lying in ambush nearby showed no hostility.

Walking into the forest, the air became fresh. The phrase "birds singing and flowers fragrant" was perfect for describing this place.

There were no large animals in the forest; it had already been cleared by the marines.

Su Xiao sensed at least a hundred guns aimed near him, though none were pointed directly at him; they were all aimed at his vicinity.

Led by Colonel Tina, they passed through the forest, and a complex of steel buildings came into view. This should be a large-scale laboratory.

Two people were waiting at the entrance of the laboratory. One was tall, wearing a brownish-yellow suit, yellow sunglasses, and a white coat draped over his shoulders with the word "Justice" written on the back.

This man's face was full of wrinkles, and a lecherous aura vaguely emanated from his lazy demeanor.

The aura of a lecherous middle-aged man hit him, but upon seeing this man, Su Xiao's heart tightened.

This was one of the three Marine Admirals, Kizaru Borsalino, a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, proficient in Haki and physical techniques, and his swordsmanship was not weak either.

"Yo~, you're finally here."

Kizaru spoke slowly, as if he were never in a hurry to do anything, but in reality, his speed was despairingly fast, nearly reaching the speed of light.

"Old man, this guy's aura is off. He doesn't look like a researcher."

Standing beside Kizaru was a white, chubby youth named Sentomaru, captain of the Marine Headquarters Science Unit.

Sentomaru was proficient in Observation Haki and immediately noticed that Su Xiao's aura was wrong.

Kizaru took out a photo, compared it, and shook his head.

"No, this is the 'researcher' we are here to pick up."

Kizaru narrowed his eyes. He, of course, sensed that Su Xiao's aura was off; otherwise, he wouldn't have come in person.

"Admiral Borsalino, the target has been escorted here."

Colonel Tina saluted Kizaru.

"Hmm, Sengoku has already told me. This is Bai Ye, right? Before entering the laboratory, I have one thing to confirm."

Kizaru glanced at Sentomaru, who took out a video Den Den Mushi.

"Mr. Bai Ye, can you demonstrate that kind of bomb of yours?"

Sentomaru aimed the video Den Den Mushi at Su Xiao. Su Xiao had long anticipated this situation.

He took out an alchemy bomb. Under his control, the alchemy bomb began to change shape in his hand, sometimes expanding, sometimes poised to explode.

Kizaru looked at the alchemy bomb with a strange light in his eyes.

"Can others control this thing too?"

"It can be controlled to a certain extent, but not as flexibly."

Su Xiao tossed the alchemy bomb to Kizaru and told him the method of control.

Kizaru tried to control the alchemy bomb. The bomb only reacted slightly, but this alone made Kizaru very satisfied.

Kizaru detonated the alchemy bomb directly in his hand. Boom—firelight spread in all directions.

As the firelight faded, Kizaru stood in place, completely unharmed.

"The power is also satisfying."

The Den Den Mushi on Kizaru's body rang. Kizaru searched for a long time before finding it.

"Moshi, moshi."

"I am Sengoku."

Kizaru walked away with the Den Den Mushi. Not long after, he returned, having already put the Den Den Mushi away.

"Bai Ye, adapt to the environment here today. Tomorrow, I'll take you to see someone."

Su Xiao shook his head.

"No need to rest."

Kizaru raised an eyebrow at Su Xiao.

"How diligent. Alright then, let's go see that person now."

The group walked into the laboratory. The structure inside was very complex, even worthy of being called a maze.

After walking around for a few minutes, Kizaru led everyone to a laboratory.

The sound of welding steel came from inside the laboratory. As soon as Su Xiao walked in, a several-meter-long experimental table came into view.

A man about seven meters tall was lying on the table. His upper body was bare, and it was no longer flesh and blood; he was a cyborg.

Seeing the man on the table, Su Xiao's eyes lit up. This was Bartholomew Kuma, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

A thin man about 1.78 meters tall was busy. The man had curly hair, wore small round glasses, had stubble on his chin, and looked slightly weary.

"Dr. Vegapunk, still modifying Tyrant Kuma?"

Hearing Kizaru's shout, Vegapunk looked displeased.

"Don't make noise, it'll be finished soon."

Daring to speak to a Marine Admiral like this, Vegapunk had his own confidence. Not to mention a Marine Admiral, even if the Fleet Admiral disturbed his experiment, he would have the same attitude.

Kizaru's expression remained normal, as if this happened often. The level of technology Vegapunk possessed was over five hundred years ahead of the world; the World Government could not do without Vegapunk.

"Doctor, the person has been brought."

Vegapunk, who was modifying Tyrant Kuma's arm, looked up.

"The person who made those bombs has been brought? Where?"

Vegapunk looked excited.

"This is him."

Kizaru pointed at Su Xiao.

"Hello, I am Vegapunk." Vegapunk walked up quickly, looking Su Xiao up and down: "What kind of technology is that bomb? It has already transcended the scope of technology, right? Could it be genetic mysticism like Devil Fruits?"

Su Xiao was stunned. It seemed this Vegapunk was not simple.

"No, that is alchemy. Alchemy is..."

Su Xiao gave Vegapunk a preliminary explanation of alchemy. Vegapunk listened with great interest, while the others were listening to gibberish.

"So, alchemy is not entirely mysticism; that is a wrong perception. Alchemy is the exploration of nature through the human body."

Vegapunk nodded thoughtfully.

"The materials you need are no problem; there are perfect substitutes. But can those things really make bombs?"

"Of course, no problem."

The materials were resolved with Vegapunk's help, but Mana was a problem. Su Xiao still needed an item or potion that could restore Mana.

"There is one more problem. My energy is limited, and making those bombs consumes a lot of energy."

"You don't need to worry about that. I also delayed my research because of insufficient energy before, so I invented this thing."

Vegapunk picked up a test tube from the side and handed it to Su Xiao.

【T3 Potion】

Quality: Purple

Type: Recovery Item

Effect: Restores 100% Mana after drinking.

Rating: 150

Introduction: This potion can be drunk continuously with no side effects (this potion cannot be taken out of this derived world).

Su Xiao was slightly stunned. A derived world with high power levels was indeed different.

"Then there's no problem. I can mass-produce alchemy bombs now."

Helping the World Government make alchemy bombs also had benefits for Su Xiao. He could quickly increase the proficiency of 【Alchemy Bomb Manufacturing】.

It was no longer a question of what level he could raise 【Alchemy Bomb Manufacturing】 to, but what the limit level of 【Alchemy Bomb Manufacturing】 was.

Su Xiao had specifically asked Reincarnation Paradise before. Because 【Alchemy Bomb Manufacturing】 was a knowledge-based ability, as long as he spent Paradise Coins, he could upgrade it even when not in Reincarnation Paradise. Last time, Su Xiao upgraded 【Alchemy Bomb Manufacturing】 in the trading market, not in the Skill Upgrade Hall.

Moreover, after 【Alchemy Bomb Manufacturing】 reached Lv. 10, Su Xiao could unlock Alchemy Pharmacy, which was what Su Xiao craved most. I've been updating three times a day recently, I don't dare to speak loudly, I don't dare to beg for votes, laughing and crying, I might be the most cowardly writer on Qidian. ===== CHAPTER 338 =====