Chapter 115: Superhuman Serum
After being rejected by Yumesaki, Marco didn't give up and was about to say something more, but he was cut off by Whitebeard.
"Marco, stand down."
"Father."
"Stand down!!!"
Whitebeard gave a sharp glare to his useless son. Marco felt helpless and was forced to retreat.
Once Marco had left, Whitebeard let out a long sigh and said, "I apologize. My sons are too pampered by me. I beg for your forgiveness on their behalf."
No one asks for a gift without first providing a contribution.
Did he truly think that just by handing over a little blood, he could make demands of a superior?
If this had happened in the Rocks Pirates, Marco's behavior would have certainly resulted in him being beaten half to death on the ground.
The fact that Yumesaki didn't immediately grow angry was enough to surprise Whitebeard. It seemed this boss wasn't a man with a foul temper.
While feeling relieved, Whitebeard still offered his apologies to Yumesaki.
Yumesaki waved his hand and said, "It's fine. Marco was doing it for his comrades. However, they indeed haven't contributed yet, so it isn't appropriate for me to give them rewards."
"But if you all are active during the assault on the World Government, I will not be stingy with the Devil Fruits."
Hearing this, Whitebeard nodded in silence.
He had felt the benefits of the Phoenix Fruit firsthand. If his sons each possessed such a power, their survival capabilities would increase several times over.
Therefore, Whitebeard immediately resolved to exert every ounce of his strength and mind when attacking the World Government later.
At the very least, he had to kill one of the Gorosei to secure benefits for his sons.
Yumesaki noticed the change in Whitebeard and offered a faint smile. After a brief conversation with the old man, he turned and left.
Upon returning to Egghead Island, Nico Robin met him and asked, "How did it go? Was the plan successful?"
"Of course." Yumesaki nodded.
Immediately after, he briefly recounted the situation.
Hearing that, Nico Robin said with a smile, "In that case, Marco actually provided some great assistance."
In Nico Robin's view, Whitebeard's submission was only due to the pressure of the moment.
Because Yumesaki held immense influence and power, Whitebeard bowed his head for the sake of his sons.
It wasn't a sincere submission from the heart.
Thus, to prevent the Whitebeard Pirates from working half-heartedly when attacking the World Government, Nico Robin had deliberately asked Yumesaki to reveal information regarding artificial Devil Fruits.
Afterward, they personally gave the Phoenix Fruit to Whitebeard to heal his wounds and illness.
By doing so, Whitebeard owed Yumesaki a debt of gratitude.
At this point, Yumesaki only needed to show a small hint that as long as Whitebeard was willing to contribute, he could reward his sons with Devil Fruits.
Based on Whitebeard's personality, he would definitely be at the forefront and exert twelve times his usual power during the assault on the World Government.
Even the entire Whitebeard Pirate crew would do the same.
However, Nico Robin hadn't expected Marco to bring this up actively, saving Yumesaki the effort of speaking.
This could be considered a pleasant surprise.
Yumesaki asked with curiosity, "How do you come up with tactics like this, to the point of calculating Whitebeard's moves so perfectly?"
"Read more history books," Nico Robin said.
Seeing Yumesaki's confused face, she added one more sentence. "History books from your world."
The history of the One Piece world was too short and controlled by the World Government. History that disadvantaged the World Government wouldn't be left behind at all.
But Yumesaki's world was different. In a historical flow of five thousand years, countless heroes and great figures had appeared one after another.
Many schemes and tactics were recorded openly.
The Strategy of the Golden Sword, the Empty Fort Strategy, killing three warriors with two peaches, the Order of Expanding Grace, pointing at a hawk and calling it a horse, holding the Emperor hostage to command the lords...
This history and these tactics left Nico Robin, the historian, utterly amazed, and her horizons were instantly broadened.
Controlling Whitebeard was merely a small trial, not a big deal at all.
Yumesaki: "..."
A historian who was well-read truly was incredible.
Time passed, and half a month had gone by.
During these two weeks, Yumesaki suddenly felt he had a lot of free time.
Since the Whitebeard Pirates joined the local faction, Yumesaki had no urgent matters that needed his attention.
This was because he had a group of competent subordinates.
Nico Robin grew rapidly after reading Chinese and World History books.
Every day, she helped Yumesaki handle the affairs around him with great precision.
She first used Morgans' information network to find the users of the Strong-Strong Fruit, Warp-Warp Fruit, and Bomb-Bomb Fruit, then captured all of them.
Then she tossed them all to Vegapunk, Orochimaru, and the others for research.
Of course, the user of the Op-Op Fruit, Trafalgar Law, and the user of the Magnet-Magnet Fruit, Eustass Kid, were not overlooked by Nico Robin either.
Because both were extremely powerful Devil Fruits.
They couldn't be missed.
During this period, Yumesaki also provided a bit of minor help.
Namely, opening doors.
Nico Robin would inform Yumesaki of these people's locations. Yumesaki would open a door, allowing Cu Chulainn, Issho, Heracles, and the others to step in and capture them all.
In this way, they not only saved time but also avoided drawing attention.
Until now, not many people knew that their disappearance was Yumesaki's doing.
However, it was worth mentioning that after Trafalgar Law was captured and realized he would be turned into an experimental subject, he immediately surrendered and stated that his abilities could assist them in researching Devil Fruits.
After Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Vegapunk discussed it, they agreed.
Thus, Trafalgar Law's status rose from experimental subject to research assistant, helping them every day in researching other Devil Fruit users.
With Trafalgar Law's inclusion, everyone's research rose to a higher level.
Through collective discussion, they truly managed to conquer the secrets of Paramecia-type Devil Fruits.
Mass production of Paramecia-type fruits like the Warp-Warp Fruit, Strong-Strong Fruit, Bomb-Bomb Fruit, Op-Op Fruit, and Magnet-Magnet Fruit was successfully carried out.
Along with the breakthrough in Paramecia-type fruits, physical issues were also resolved.
After researching the special physical structures of the Longarm tribe, Three-Eye tribe, Mink tribe, Giant tribe, Oni tribe, as well as Charlotte Linlin and Blackbeard—even including the Elf blood from Serie and the demigod blood of Heracles and Medusa.
Vegapunk, Orochimaru, and their colleagues created a Superhuman Serum.
Although the production of this medicine was small, its effects were magnificent.
The drug could allow a human to obtain the lifespan and strength of a Giant, as well as a powerful body defense like a steel balloon.
The medicine also allowed someone to consume several Devil Fruits simultaneously.
Therefore, Vegapunk called this drug the Superhuman Serum.
Because once injected, one would possess physical qualities and a lifespan that surpassed ordinary humans.
Even an average person, after being injected with the drug, could automatically become a Yonko-level expert.
It must be known that the number of humans in the One Piece world was as numerous as cow hair.
But those who could become a Yonko were very few, countable on one's fingers.
And now, just by injecting the Superhuman Serum, it was equivalent to getting a ticket to the ranks of the strong.
This made Yumesaki very satisfied.
Besides Yumesaki, Nico Robin, Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, Tsunade, Illya, Matou Sakura, and Tohsaka Rin were also very satisfied with this.
The only ones who weren't satisfied were Serie and Orochimaru.
A Giant's lifespan in this world was around three hundred years, triple that of a human.
But for an Elf like Serie, three hundred years was still too short.
The same went for Orochimaru, whose pursuit was immortality. Three hundred years seemed long, but compared to eternity, it was still far too brief.
He craved a longer lifespan.
So after the Superhuman Serum was created, Orochimaru focused all his attention on the matter of age. He wanted to create an elixir of immortality.
He immediately came to an agreement with Serie, obtaining a quantity of blood from her hands, and began new research.
Of course, neither were fools; they knew that eggs shouldn't be placed in one basket.
So besides an immortality potion, the two were also searching for other items that could grant humans eternal life.
Pure Gold.
In the world of One Piece, Pure Gold was an extremely rare metal.
The specific method of its creation had been lost.
But Pure Gold did indeed have the effect of granting humans immortality.
In a One Piece movie, a girl named Myskina Olga had managed to live for over two hundred years thanks to Pure Gold, and even her appearance hadn't changed much.
Therefore, the two wanted to obtain Pure Gold.
Unfortunately, the Pure Gold had been swallowed into the belly of a giant anglerfish, and this fish was currently swimming at the bottom of the sea.
Finding a giant anglerfish in the vast ocean was no easy task.
Thus, the two tried to search for Pure Gold while attempting to create an immortality potion.
Senju Tobirama was also very interested in the elixir of life and decided to join in.
Tsunade had no interest in this, because in her opinion, a lifespan of over three hundred years was enough.
Moreover, Yumesaki could move to other worlds. Perhaps before an immortality potion was successfully created, Yumesaki would have already found a way to make people immortal.
Rather than being busy with an immortality potion here, it was better to increase strength.
Because it wouldn't be long before the Otsutsuki descended upon the ninja world.
If they couldn't defeat the Otsutsuki, immortality was nothing but a pipe dream.
So Tsunade immediately used the Superhuman Serum as soon as the drug was created.
In addition, Tsunade also consumed the Op-Op Fruit, the Strong-Strong Fruit, and even the Warp-Warp Fruit.
She ate the Op-Op Fruit because she was a doctor. This fruit made the task of treating and saving people incredibly easy.
She ate the Strong-Strong Fruit because she already possessed monster strength through her Chakra Enhanced Strength, and this fruit could make her even more powerful.
As for the Warp-Warp Fruit, it meant she possessed strong mobility. In battle, whether attacking or retreating, she could remain in an invincible position.
With the power of these several Devil Fruits, Tsunade felt she was capable of fighting even against an Otsutsuki.
After all, not every Otsutsuki was capable of instant teleportation.
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