Chapter 424: Founder of Materials Science

Sky City of the Holy Land, Scientific Defense Department.

Looking at the latest prototype of the Peacekeeper, its shell cracked and internal wiring completely melted, the assistants all wore expressions of despair.

"Doctor, we have failed again."

But Vegapunk, standing right in front of the prototype, showed no trace of disappointment in his eyes; instead, a nearly fanatical gleam burned within them.

"Do not be discouraged.

Our design concept is sound; the problem lies not in the structure, but in the material—no existing alloy can withstand the extreme firepower we have endowed it with."

Having spoken, Vegapunk gave an order.

"You all clean up; I am going to find Saint Saint Saint Saiwen."

If there were any problem on this great sea that science could not solve, one could only go to the metaphysical decision-maker, Saint Saint Saint Saiwen.

The still-unresolved Green Beans, the United Kingdom headquarters Sky City...

... are the best proof.

Waddling over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Vegapunk wasted no words and stated his request directly.

"Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, the latest generation Peacekeeper has a theoretical power output increased by at least 70% compared to the previous generation; however, we need an alloy material that is ultra-lightweight, ultra-high strength, and possesses both toughness and rigidity."

"You... must have a way, right?"

Vegapunk had originally expected Saint Saint Saint Saiwen to produce some strange and bizarre material.

He never expected it to be a file.

Looking at the file, which showed a chubby little boy with short dark purple hair, Vegapunk's pupils contracted slightly.

"Paramecia-type Munch-Munch Fruit?"

"Wapol, intern of the Blackbeard Pirates..."

In an instant, Vegapunk realized: Wapol was simply the chosen founder of materials science.

The Munch-Munch Fruit can devour substances such as metal, rock, plastic, living beings, and trash, ignoring volume, hardness, and composition, and then decomposes, fuses, and reassembles the devoured substances within the body.

The reassembled substance can be spat out in any form and with any function, creating entirely new materials or items.

The essence of its ability is a mobile, all-purpose biological synthesis factory.

For materials science, Wapol is an all-purpose synthesis furnace, capable of creating dream materials that surpass natural and industrial limits out of thin air.

For technological development, the Munch-Munch Fruit eliminates all material bottlenecks, allowing any design blueprint to be realized in practice.

Even regarding the world order, controlling Wapol means controlling infinite resources, the strongest materials, and the highest production capacity...

"Saint Saint Saint Saiwen."

Vegapunk stood up, his eyes bloodshot.

"We, the Scientific Defense Department, want this person..."

Seeming to realize that saying so was somewhat inappropriate, Vegapunk shifted his tone.

"Such a key figure remaining as an intern by Blackbeard's side is truly a waste of talent; he must be brought under the control of the United Kingdom."

Saint Saint Saiwen gestured for Vegapunk to sit down first.

"Rest assured, Doctor,

I will send someone to the West Sea immediately to bring Wapol to you, intact and whole."

Even if Vegapunk had not come, Saint Saint Saiwen had already planned to get Wapol over here.

It must be known that in the anime, the Wapol Metal created by Wapol eating trash not only perfectly matched Vegapunk's request: ultra-lightweight, ultra-high strength, possessing both toughness and rigidity.

It also possessed memory metal properties.

After being heated, pressurized, or electrified, it could precisely restore its preset shape, making it the ideal material for manufacturing precision machinery.

This was all achieved by Wapol himself, who was lazy and lacked scientific knowledge, simply by eating trash.

Under Vegapunk's guidance, the Munch-Munch Fruit could absolutely be developed into one of the abilities closest to a creator in the One Piece world.

In addition—

With Vegapunk's wisdom, the infinite possibilities of the Ship-Ship Fruit, the material miracle of the Munch-Munch Fruit reshaping all things, and the financial and manpower support of the United Kingdom.

Given time, Saint Saint Saiwen's dream of traveling to outer space will surely become reality.

"Excellent." Vegapunk breathed a sigh of relief.

As the creator of Stussy, Vegapunk knew why Saint Saint Saint Saiwen had let Blackbeard leave; he had thought that Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, in order to completely eliminate the remnants of the old era, might ignore Wapol's strategic significance.

"Send Borsalino; he is fast."

Saint Saint Saiwen smiled: "Good, I will contact my big brother."

Hearing this, Vegapunk immediately rubbed his hands, his tone unable to hide his urgency and anticipation: "Then you get busy first; I will go back and prepare immediately, waiting for Wapol's arrival."

After returning to the Scientific Defense Department.

Vegapunk thought for a moment and decided to contact Kizaru personally, giving repeated instructions.

"Borsalino, as long as you bring Wapol back to the Holy Land within three days, I will donate all my wages for the next hundred years to you, free of charge."

Den Den Mushi: "......"

The United Kingdom's welfare benefits were extremely good, covering food, housing, and wives; Vegapunk already had no time to spend money, and after Wapol arrived, he would have even less time.

Rather than letting his wages sit in the account and rot, it was better to give Kizaru some motivation to bring Wapol back as quickly as possible, to prevent that guy from slacking off in the murky waters.

"Okay, within three days." Kizaru's lazy voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

Realizing he could take this opportunity to tease Blackbeard and wash away the shame of being jumped into the sea by Blackbeard a few years ago, Kizaru happily agreed.

"Deal."

However, when Kizaru remembered that Vegapunk's modifications to Blackbeard had already greatly increased Blackbeard's strength, and to better slack off in the murky waters, Kizaru specifically called upon Loki, the Giant Prince visiting Whole Cake Island.

"Prince Loki..."

Whatever Kizaru said, Loki simply didn't bother to listen, asking only one question.

"Is there a fight to be had?"

"There must be." Kizaru spoke vividly: "The target is Blackbeard, who has fused the bloodline factors of the Lunarian, Ancient Giant, and Bakkonia races."

Loki recalled certain distant memories.

"Blackbeard? Rocks' son?"

"Yes." Kizaru nodded: "It is him."

At these words, Loki immediately transformed into Nidhogg, the black dragon that blocked out the sun and sky, and soared through the heavens with spread wings.

"Admiral, lead the way."

The reason Loki had not invited Kizaru to sit on his back was that he believed: across the entire sea, the only ones qualified to sit on his back were his father, the Giant King Harald, and the King of the World, Bai Mao.

And the Lightning Squirrel Tielei.

As for everyone else, one by one, none were qualified before receiving Loki's approval.

And the reason he was willing to lend a hand.

Was that many years ago, Loki had been beaten many times by Rocks in Elbaf; now that Rocks was gone, naturally the son must pay for the father's debts,

and Blackbeard must be thoroughly beaten.

Thus, Kizaru led the black dragon Loki, speeding across the sky above the New World, flying toward the direction of the West Sea.

And at the same time.

After riding the wind and waves for many days, the Blackbeard Pirates finally arrived at the Flower Province of the West Sea, formerly the Flower Kingdom, within the agreed time.

"Lu Bianyi." Blackbeard urged impatiently: "Contact Stussy quickly.

Tell her we have arrived."