As Wapol's video likes continued to dominate the charts,
This 'Official Certified Master Inventor Title Competition', which caused a sensation across the Sea, also reached its final climax.
Walpol Alloy completely conquered everyone with its revolutionary performance; from ordinary people to scientific authorities, all had to admit that this was indeed a great invention that would change the era.
In the palace of Dressrosa, Ron watched the constantly refreshing data in the backend, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.
He lightly tapped the screen and awarded the glittering 'Official Certified Master Inventor' electronic seal on Wapol's homepage.
As soon as this certification mark appeared, the entire TikTok platform erupted:
A banner ad saying 'Congratulations to 'Gulp-Gulp Factory' for winning the first Official Certified Master Inventor award!' scrolled across the app's homepage;
Wapol's account instantly gained millions of followers;
The topic #Walpol Alloy# surpassed 200 million views.
The certified Wapol went completely crazy; with a belly rounder than ever, he held a grand 'Metal Feast' livestream on the ruins of the Winter Island palace:
'Folks! Your daddy is now an officially certified genius!'
While laughing wildly, he performed the stunt show of'swallowing cars whole'; all the scrap metal on Winter Island had long been scoured clean by him, and now even the few rusty metal benches by the roadside were gnawed completely clean.
Having tasted success, Wapol immediately launched a 'Metal Recycling' service on TikTok!
Wapol's 'Gulp-Gulp Factory' had expanded into a multinational enterprise, and was forwarded countless times on TikTok; he himself was living the life of his dreams:
Sleeping until he naturally woke up every day;
Eating whatever metal he wanted;
Counting money until his hands cramped!
...
As the secret of Walpol Alloy was completely revealed, the three major scientific giants finally lowered themselves and began frantically snatching up this miraculous metal.
'Produce as much as you can! We'll take it all!' Orders from the three major powers slammed into Wapol like an avalanche.
A long line formed outside his small shop; procurement representatives from various major powers glared at each other, the air thick with tension, but no one dared to act rashly, as offending any side could lead to serious consequences.
Complaints from ordinary buyers rose one after another:
'Why can't we buy any after queuing for three days?'
'This is too unfair!'
'Is being rich and powerful so great?'
But these protests were quickly suppressed; the Marine dispatched patrol teams to maintain order and issued regulations regarding the daily production allocation. Although the various powers were not satisfied, it was already the best possible outcome,
Wapol sat on his specially made alloy throne, watching the farce, laughing uncontrollably. His daily work now was:
1. Receiving money until his hands were soft
2. Gulping down metal until he hiccuped
3. Watching various powers fight tooth and nail over him
'If I had known selling metal was this profitable...' he sighed, stroking his round belly, 'Why did I even bother being a king back then!'
.....
On the deck of the going merry,
The Straw Hat were gathered around watching the latest news video.
Usopp stared wide-eyed at the Walpol Alloy properties displayed on the screen, unable to help but exclaim, 'This is too amazing! If we could use this alloy to repair our ship, even ten more Admirals wouldn't be able to break through!'
Nami sighed helplessly, her fingers quickly scrolling through the shopping page:
'Stop dreaming, orders from around the world are now backed up for three years. The three major powers have taken all the production capacity; ordinary buyers can't even get near it.' She pointed to the red'Sold Out' sign on the screen, looking pained at the astonishing prices.
Robin elegantly flipped through the newspaper, chuckling softly, 'It seems this former King is even more prominent now than when he was King.'
She pointed to Wapol's latest photo on the financial page; the once down-and-out fat man was now wearing a custom metal suit, sitting on a throne made of pure alloy.
'Meat~~~' Luffy suddenly stretched his neck towards the grilled meat Sanji had just brought out, his mouth watering, 'Sanji! This looks super delicious!'
Sanji, cigarette in mouth, proudly arranged the platter, 'This is made with Sky Island's specialty Cloud Beef, paired with...' His words were cut short by the praises of his companions.
'It's too delicious!'
'Sanji-kun's cooking has improved again!'
'This sauce is absolutely amazing!'
Luffy, his mouth full of food, mumbled, 'We should have a cooking competition! Sanji would definitely take first place!'
Sanji gently exhaled a smoke ring, a confident smile playing on his lips:
'If Miss Nami supports me, I'm sure I can win the cooking competition.'
He turned elegantly and placed the last dessert on the dining table in the center of the deck, 'But for now, taking care of our going merry is more important.'
His gaze swept over every subtle sign of wear on the deck, his tone suddenly becoming serious:
'Don't forget, the 'Pirate King' novel clearly stated that the going merry's keel has reached its limit. We need to be mentally prepared, we might soon have to...'
At this point, Sanji's voice unconsciously dropped a few octaves.
Usopp suddenly poked his head out from the crow's nest, his long nose twitching nervously:
'Hey, hey! You guys aren't really planning to go to Water 7, are you?' He flipped and jumped onto the deck, 'Those bastards from CP9 must have already set up an ambush waiting for us to walk right into it! My divination last night was a major bad omen!'
Luffy slammed his Straw Hat onto his head and slapped the deck with his rubber arm,'So what?'
His eyes suddenly sharpened, and a chilling aura radiated from him, 'Every single one of us is getting stronger. Since we have to go to Water 7...'
His rubber fist clenched with a cracking sound, 'Then let's just have a good fight!'
Zoro had somehow already appeared at the bow, his three swords gleaming coldly in the sunlight, 'Just in time to try out some new moves.' A wild smile curved his lips, 'We haven't settled the score from last time yet.'
Nami put her hands on her hips, her orange short hair fluttering in the sea breeze, 'Hey! Listen up, you battle maniacs!' She stomped her foot on the ship's rail, 'You can go, but you have to follow my route! I don't want to be surrounded by the Marine again!'
Robin sat quietly by the ship's rail, her fingers gently turning the pages of an ancient book, 'Water 7... it is indeed worth investigating again.'
She looked up at her companions, her eyes sparkling with wisdom, 'But this time, I won't be leaving, because I've found a group of companions I can entrust myself to~'
'Wow, Robin-chan, the gentleman Sanji will always protect you!'
'Then I'll thank Sanji first, hehe~'
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