Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

"...Eat it."

Chapter 218 Half-finished Devil Fruit

Fang Rui originally wanted to recite, "A golden elixir (Devil Fruit) entered my belly, and from then on...", but when he saw the indescribable expression on the person's face after taking a bite of the Devil Fruit, he immediately swallowed the words back, and then a surge of curiosity welled up in his heart.

Is it really that bad? How bad is it?!

I'm so curious! Extremely curious!

But I don't want to try it...

After hesitating for a while, Fang Rui came up with a solution. One was to extract memories from a Devil Fruit user and learn about the taste of Devil Fruits from those memories.

Another approach is sensory sharing, where the information captured by the other person's five senses is shared with them.

As for which method to use, Fang Rui had not yet decided. At this moment, he was more concerned about whether the replica Devil Fruit would be successful.

Amidst the expectant gazes of Fang Rui, Kaido, King, and the other pirates, and the bewildered looks of Denjiro, Hiyori, and others, the person who ate the Devil Fruit gradually began to change...

Its skin quickly turned green, green snake scales appeared, and its body rapidly expanded, transforming in the blink of an eye into a gigantic snake with eight heads.

Logically speaking, the Yamata no Orochi that a user transforms into should have its own consciousness in each head, just like a normal person, and should be able to move freely.

However, the reality is that apart from the darker-colored head that houses the consciousness of the ability user, the other heads have no consciousness and cannot move freely. They lie limply on the ground with their red tongues sticking out and their jaws clenched, like a husky.

The person with the ability looked left and right, then stared blankly ahead.

Fang Rui: "emmm..."

It's perfectly normal to fail the first time you make one.

The problem arose in a way that was somewhat unexpected...

Kaido: "Let's test my abilities."

Upon hearing this, the stunned pirate snapped out of his daze and tried to use his ability, but unfortunately, the other seven heads wouldn't obey him, and only one head could use his ability to spew poisonous mist.

As the ghastly green poisonous fog came into contact with the green grass, a hissing sound of corrosion echoed in everyone's ears, and clumps of green grass melted at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Jhin: "Change form."

The burly pirate obeyed orders and switched into his half-orc form, a large, green snake-man who looked rather ugly.

Then came a round of tests, including strength and speed.

Overall, there has been a significant increase, but whether this is commensurate with the reputation of mythical beasts is hard to say.

After all, Orochi had been holding the Yamata no Orochi Fruit for so long, yet his strength remained mediocre, making him unsuitable as a reference.

'Much stronger than the artificial Devil Fruits provided by the Joker.'

Kaido thought to himself, then asked, "Can it be mass-produced?"

"It's a manual craft. I haven't found a way to mass-produce it yet, but until I fully master the method of making Devil Fruits, there will always be semi-finished Devil Fruits."

"Is that so..." Kaido nodded slightly, adding in his mind: I hope you never master the method of creating Devil Fruits.

"I sense a hint of malice in you. What are you thinking?" Fang Rui asked, frowning.

"Cough, I wasn't thinking about anything." Kaido naturally wouldn't reveal his true feelings.

"That concludes today's experiment. Dismissed."

With that, Fang Rui turned and left.

"Choosing to imitate a Mythical Zoan type right from the start is definitely too difficult. I'll practice my skills by imitating a regular Zoan type Devil Fruit instead."

Listening to Fang Rui's "mutterings," Kaido turned his gaze to King beside him.

King, instantly understanding Kaido's meaning, said, "There are no Zoan-type Devil Fruits in the treasure vault, I will acquire them as soon as possible..."

Kaido nodded slightly in satisfaction, then led Denjiro and Hiyori into the forest, heading straight for the treehouse.

A few hours later, a convoy delivered two hundred kilograms of sea stone and a ton of refined steel to the treehouse, where Fang Rui began to study the sea stone.

Seastone is known as "the crystallization of the sea." Its composition is similar to that of the sea, and it can be described as the solid form of the sea. Like seawater, it can make it difficult for Devil Fruit users to control their abilities.

"Its composition is similar to that of the sea..."

Fang Rui held a piece of seastone in his hand, recalling the relevant information about seastone, and said in a strange tone, "Then...shouldn't it be a combination of water and salt?"

"Wait a minute, salt can indeed neutralize the power of Devil Fruits."

In the Thriller Bark arc, Gecko Moria, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, used the power of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit to create "soldiers" that were immune to salt. Once salt with the energy of the sea was stuffed into their mouths, they would be purified...

In other words, sea stone has a high probability of containing salt in its composition.

On the other hand, sea stone has a very high hardness, reportedly the same as that of diamond.

therefore……

"No, not because of that..."

"I don't care about its composition; it's more useful to study what it can be used for."

Fang Rui tossed the sea stone in his hand a few times and nodded slowly: "We can try using it to refine magical artifacts."

Without hesitation, Fang Rui took immediate action, first increasing the purity of the sea stone to its maximum achievable purity, and then formally beginning the refining process...

Blazing flames hung suspended in the air, melting the extremely pure sea stone and turning it into liquid that floated within the flames...

"Should we add other ingredients...?"

As Fang Rui pondered this matter, the Den Den Mushi (snail phone) that had been lying in his pocket slowly crawled out, opened its eyes, and called out in a reverent tone, "Puru~ Puru~"

With each call, his thick lips trembled.

Whether it was its habit or the flames were too hot, it was shivering from the heat...

Perhaps, both.

When you place a Den Den Mushi on your shoulder and remove the walkie-talkie, the Den Den Mushi's appearance changes, mimicking the person on the other end of the communication.

"...A considerable amount of ore and other materials have been collected, and Rain Banquet's warehouse is full. Mr. Crocodile has contacted the Kingdom of Germa, but no meeting time has been arranged. King Cobra has already paid half the deposit and is asking when you will return..."

Listening to Nicole Robin's report, Fang Rui occasionally responded, multitasking as he manipulated the liquid sea stone to change shape, shaping it little by little.

"You did very well."

He first praised Nico Robin, then answered the questions one by one: "Temporarily stop the acquisition of ore. Tell Crocodile to contact the Germa Kingdom. The meeting is scheduled for two days from now at Rain Banquet. If Vinsmoke Judge is unwilling to come, have him go to Cobra and ask him for help..."

"The time to return to the rainy land is today."

After that, we talked about some other things before ending the call.

Immediately afterwards, another 'Fang Rui' suddenly appeared, transforming into a ray of golden light that shot into the sky, and vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye...

Chapter 219 Rumble Ball

On his way back to the Kingdom of Alabasta, Fang Rui suddenly remembered something and changed his route to another island.

The geomagnetism, weather, ocean currents, and air currents along the Grand Line are all in a chaotic state, and the climates of different islands are virtually unrelated.

For example, if it is springtime on one island, the season on a neighboring island could be spring, summer, autumn, or winter...

Moreover... it doesn't necessarily mean the four seasons; it could be one season all the time, or two seasons in rotation, or three seasons in rotation...

Winter Island refers to an island where winter lasts all year round, an island covered in frost and snow year-round.

There are quite a few winter islands in the first half of the Grand Line, among which the most famous is Drum Kingdom, known as a "medical superpower".

The name "Magnetic Drum" comes from the fact that the shape of the island's mountains resembles a magnetic drum.

"A vast expanse of white..."

On a deserted coastline of Cigu Island, Fang Rui gazed at the distant scenery and exclaimed in surprise.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a snowy scene; it was worth commemorating.

He took out a digital camera from his storage equipment and took a picture of Drum Island.

"Perhaps I could create a travel photo album..."

He's definitely going to travel all over the world anyway, so making a travel photo album while he's at it would be a good idea!

Once you return to your solo world, you can redeem it as a souvenir.

Thinking this, Fang Rui stepped forward, without using any abilities. His movements on the snow were somewhat difficult, and the crunching sound of his footsteps echoed in his ears...

Listening to the background music, Fang Rui's gaze wandered around, taking in his surroundings, before finally meeting the eyes of a group of rather strange-looking rabbits (?)...

What happened next can be explained in a few short sentences:

Rabbit: What are you looking at?

Fang Rui: What are you looking at?

Rabbit: Why don't you take another look?

Fang Rui: I've seen it, what are you going to do about it?

Rabbit: Brothers, let's go!

With a wave of its arm, the largest rabbit, which walks upright on its hind legs, is round and several times larger than a normal person. It bared its sharp teeth, let out a fierce roar, and charged towards Fang Rui on all fours.

At this moment, Fang Rui really wanted to lean back tactically and say, "Whoa~ Instead of running away, he's charging at me?!"

But there's no one nearby who can catch the joke, so there's no point in him throwing out a joke here.

With a wave of his hand, a chilling aura swept out, freezing a group of rabbits in place...

Fang Rui withdrew his gaze from the "rabbit" and continued forward.

"A bit boring~"

As he said this, Fang Rui's figure vanished from his spot in an instant, and the next second he appeared at the entrance of a castle.

Looking at the magnificent castle, Fang Rui nodded slightly. It was a beautiful castle, unlike those oddly shaped castles.

Pushing open the city gate, Fang Rui entered the castle. The interior of the castle was not as magnificent as the exterior; it was quite ordinary.

"Hey kid, it's very rude to enter someone's home without permission."

An aged yet powerful female voice came from above. Fang Rui looked up and saw an old woman holding a wine bottle in her right hand, her elbow resting on the railing. She stood in the corridor at a slight angle, looking at him with interest.