The overnight research began. Queen placed the penguin on the precision analysis table, and mechanical arms extended various detection instruments:
-Spectrometer scans material composition
-Micro CT examines internal structure
-Computer simulates operating principle
"Strange..." Queen frowned, oily sweat sliding down his greasy cheeks. "Isn't this just the principle of a normal wind-up toy?" He didn't give up and continued to disassemble it until the toy was completely taken apart.
At three in the morning, a roar suddenly came from the laboratory: "Vegapunk! Are you messing with me?!" Queen angrily discovered that these toys were indeed just ordinary shoddy goods, with even the most basic mechanical principles full of flaws.
But just as he was about to give up, he suddenly caught a trace of abnormality. The penguin, which he had smashed to pieces, had restored itself at this moment!
Queen's pupils suddenly contracted: "This is...?"
...
Meanwhile,
Far away in the Germa 66 castle in North Blue, Judge was frowning as he stared at the data analysis report on the large screen.
As a scientific warrior skilled in cloning technology, he keenly sensed that the abnormal behavior of these two guys, Vegapunk and Queen, was by no means accidental.
"Interesting..." Judge put down the red wine glass in his hand, his white cape swaying gently behind him. "A toy that can interest those two old guys at the same time?" He immediately ordered his subordinates to retrieve all product information from Wapol's small shop.
After a whole night of rigorous analysis, Germa's scientists reached a disappointing conclusion.
Judge looked at the final report and snorted disdainfully: "Is this it? A pile of shoddy scrap metal, not even as good as the lowest-level clone toys!"
He casually threw the report into the shredder and turned to leave the monitoring room.
However, at this moment,
Ichiji, the eldest son of the Vinsmoke Family, suddenly spoke: "Father, there's a strange phenomenon."
He brought up the sales data for the past week. "Starting three days ago, all of Wapol's goods have been selling out the moment they are put on the shelves, and..."
Judge narrowed his eyes and looked at the screen, where several familiar accounts were clearly displayed in the purchase records: Vegapunk's Laboratory, Plague Technology, and even a few accounts disguised as ordinary buyers but with IP addresses pointing to the Marine Science Unit.
"Heh, it seems we missed a good show." A dangerous arc lifted the corner of Judge's mouth.
He immediately ordered the technical staff: "Monitor that scrap metal shop for 24 hours. I want to see... Never mind, let's just grab one first and study it ourselves."
The next morning,
When Judge personally stood by the computer, ready to make a purchase, he encountered the same predicament as Queen.
His genetically enhanced ultra-fast reaction speed was still half a beat too slow.
"Sold out again?" Judge stared at the screen in disbelief, his fist slamming heavily on the control panel. The clone soldiers behind him were so startled they took half a step back.
Over the next 72 hours, Germa 66 deployed clone soldiers specifically for purchasing, but still gained nothing.
Every time goods were put on the shelves, they would be swept away by those two guys, Vegapunk and Queen, within 0.01 seconds.
"This isn't right..." Judge stood in front of the castle's floor-to-ceiling window, the cold wind of North Blue howling past.
"To make Vegapunk and Queen go to such great lengths..." He turned and ordered the technical staff, "Everyone, go and buy from Wapol's toy shop for me! I want to know what secrets these pieces of scrap metal are hiding!"
"Yes!"
Reiju had a flash of inspiration and suddenly slapped the table, standing up: "Since we can't get the new products, why don't we start with the second-hand market? Wapol's toys sold quite a few before!"
Hearing this, Judge suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing brightly: "Excellent plan!" He immediately ordered the activation of the Germa 66 intelligence network to recover Wapol toys at high prices throughout the entire sea.
In less than three hours, a worn-out "Wapol Brand Wind-up Toy" was delivered to Judge's laboratory.
"Quick! Analyze it immediately!" Judge personally stepped forward, his white cape fluttering in front of the experimental table. Researchers quickly set up various precision instruments for analysis.
Half an hour later,
Judge stared at the display screen in shock: "This... How is this possible?!" The data showed that this seemingly rough toy's metal material exhibited astonishing characteristics:
Not only did it have memory function, automatically restoring its original shape after being bent, but it also had ultra-high strength: several times that of ordinary steel!
"So that's it!" Judge suddenly understood, his fist slamming heavily on the control panel. "That fool Wapol doesn't even know what he's making! This metal must all be acquired! Start buying immediately..."
He turned and ordered Reiju: "Notify all underground merchant associations to acquire all metal scrap that Wapol has handled, at any cost!"
...
This crazy buying frenzy triggered by the three major scientific giants quickly caused an uproar on the internet.
Major tech bloggers and online influencers began to pay attention to this bizarre incident, with various speculations and conspiracy theories running rampant.
The well-known tech review streamer "Geek Old K" was the first to release an in-depth analysis video.
In front of the camera, he pushed up his glasses and said with a serious expression:
"Folks, this is definitely not simple. Vegapunk, Queen, and Judge, these three top figures in the scientific community, are actually all targeting Wapol's shoddy toys at the same time? There must be something fishy behind this!"
In the video, Old K brought up the detailed purchase timeline:
-Vegapunk booked the entire stock twice in a row
-Queen used all his subordinates to buy!
-Judge sent a clone army to stare at Wapol's online store all night
"The weirdest thing is," Old K lowered his voice, "these three scientific big shots were only focused on frantically buying, but they kept silent about the reason for purchasing. Is this normal?"
The comment section immediately exploded:
"Could it be that Wapol accidentally invented some black technology?"
"Could it be that they discovered a new element?"
"Maybe these toys contain clues to a treasure!"
To verify these speculations, Old K specifically paid a high price to acquire a "Wapol Special Wind-up Penguin" from the second-hand market.
In front of the live camera, he carefully disassembled the toy.
"Let's take a look at this magical toy that caused a tremor in the scientific community..." Old K carefully examined each part with professional tools. "Metal casing... ordinary wind-up mechanism... poor quality gears..."
After half an hour of comprehensive testing, Old K looked up with a bewildered expression: "Friends, I have to tell you the truth, this is just an ordinary, or even a shoddily made toy.
Apart from the material being metal, there's nothing special about it."
The bullet comments in the live stream immediately exploded:
"That's it? The three major scientists fought tooth and nail just for this?"
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