Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 316 Chakra Snake Form

For now, let's set aside the question of how much Harry's mistaking of the Skrulls for the Green Goblin serum might mislead the other Avengers.

After Norman Osborn, who was unlucky enough to be blamed for this huge mistake, went missing, it will take the Avengers a lot of time to find him.

Back to Luca, his 'Pandora 2.0' was now complete, and he was happily calling over Sibei, ready to let him test the quality of his exclusive weapon.

However, the arrival of the Si Cup also brought Luca another piece of good news.

"Lord Luca, the experiment with the Divine Tree People is showing promising results. Should we proceed with the second phase of the experiment?"

Upon hearing this, Luca was taken aback at first, but he quickly recalled the experimental project that he himself had almost forgotten.

The so-called 'Divine Tree Man' is naturally a 'chakra-modified human' created by attempting to produce using the cells of the Sibei.

This project has always been led by Si Bei, who once worked with Orochimaru on many biological modifications.

However, the Si Cup is just too useful as a ninja.

Whether it's his own combat capabilities, infiltration, assassination, counter-espionage, or even commanding operations, his performance in all aspects is outstanding. Therefore, whenever Luca has an important mission, he always thinks of such an excellent employee.

This has led to the researchers' identity being overlooked from time to time, causing the experiment's progress to be repeatedly delayed.

Of course, another reason is that the cellular structure of the 'ninja world human' is so different from that of ordinary humans.

Conventional methods of human modification simply cannot give ordinary people 'chakra cell characteristics'. The only way to obtain 'chakra-modified humans' is to clone and cultivate them using the cells of the ninja world, creating a batch of infants with 'human characteristics' and raising them from a young age.

Luca clearly could not accept such an 'achievement,' as it was a loss that outweighed the gains, whether considering the time cost or other factors.

Furthermore, Luca now has no shortage of means to mass-produce combat power, so he has gradually forgotten about the 'Tree Man' project.

But even though he had forgotten about it, Luca was still delighted that the cup had yielded results, and then asked with great interest.

"What breakthrough has been achieved? I remember last time... uh, when was the last time we talked about this project?"

Luca, who had intended to inquire further, suddenly realized that he couldn't recall ever having paid attention to the project Sibei was working on, and a look of embarrassment immediately appeared on his face.

Fortunately, Sibei maintained his usual loyalty and expressionless face, and didn't seem to care about Luca's embarrassment.

He simply summoned a small snake on the spot, took his tablet computer from the snake's belly, and handed it to Luca.

Looking at the tablet covered in slime, Luca hesitated for a moment before reluctantly taking it.

Yes, I received it with my right hand.
The person opposite Luca saw him take the tablet and then began to explain it to him.

"In fact, the reason why the experiment of the Divine Tree Man was able to make such a breakthrough is thanks to the SMILE fruit that you gave to Miss Sherry, Lord Luca."

"Although Ms. Sherry's attempts failed to resolve the issue of random animalization in the bodies of those who consumed the SMILE fruit, I went a step further by incorporating my own cellular characteristics into the SMILE based on her research data."

"As you know, because of Lord Orochimaru's hobby, my cells inherently contain some snake-like characteristics, but in reality, they are not much different from those of other humans." "This way, the random animalization caused by the SMILE fruit can be avoided to a great extent, while allowing the modifier to integrate my body's characteristics almost completely."

"Based on the current tests, it can be inherited in most aspects, including physical attributes, chakra creation and usage, software modification, and heat vision snake eyes."

As he said this, a hint of fervor and joy flashed in the eyes of the usually calm Sibei, which made Luca scratch his head in surprise.

Of course, what's even more important is what the cup says.

"So... you mean you directly created the SMILE Devil Fruit—Chakra Snake Man Form?"

Luca was naturally aware of Sherry's research on the 'SMILE Fruit', as the raw material was the 'Black Panther Form Fruit' that he had brought back from Wakanda.

However, according to Sherry's research, although replicating the 'SMILE Fruit' itself is not particularly difficult, she has been unable to improve the success rate of the fruit itself, and the problem of random animal changes in the body of the user cannot be solved in the short term.

In the end, after the Sokovia prison was filled with many strange-looking and laughing death row inmates, Luca had no choice but to temporarily suspend the plan with Sherry.

Incidentally, the Wakanda heart-shaped grass that was brought back is still one of the projects being researched.

Due to concerns about a possible connection between the Heart-Shaped Grass and the Leopard God, the project has progressed very slowly. Only a patch of soil containing vibranium minerals has been temporarily designated for cultivation, while attempts are being made to extract the part of the Heart-Shaped Grass that enhances the human body.

Getting back to the main point, even Luca himself didn't expect that the Si Cup could combine these two projects, which were considered failures, to create a completely new enhancement method.

"Chakra snake-man form? That's not wrong of you to call it that. But actually, because my previous research also used some of Yuri's cloning technology, it was entirely possible to add the modification ingredients directly during the clone's birth stage without taking the SMILE fruit, so that it could be formed in one go."

"Huh, Yuri's technology too? What kind of hodgepodge modification is this?"

Of course, despite saying that, Luca was still very satisfied with the results of the Si Cup.

However, there is one more thing he needs to confirm.

What is the success rate of this type of modification?

After all, the original 'SMILE Fruit' only has a pitiful one-tenth success rate. Although using clones for modification can simply destroy and recast the failed products, this would inevitably lead to increased costs and reduced modification efficiency.

Fortunately, the Si Cup did not disappoint him.

"Don't worry, sir. If the modification is done on clones, the theoretical success rate can be 100%."

"Even if a SMILE fruit were created and given to an ordinary person, considering individual differences, the probability of achieving enhancement would be over 98%."

"After all, although my cells are different from those of ordinary people, the SMILE fruit can help eliminate this conflict. In addition, this enhancement does not involve animal will, so there will be no will conflict leading to failure or abnormal mutation of the body."

"Well, you could say that even if abnormal mutations occur, they are basically undetectable."

(End of this chapter)