Devil Fruit Era: My Max-Level Armament Haki Flowing Sakura

But on that very day, Liu Shiyi's father, Liu Yuzhou, rushed back from outside.

He held the documents in his left hand and the medicine he had prepared to stabilize his daughter's mental strength in his right.

In their small but cozy home, her mother had passed away when she was four years old, leaving her and her father to depend on each other for survival.

Liu Yujian was hurriedly preparing medicine in the kitchen, while Liu Shiyi was pouring water for her hardworking father when his phone rang.

A call came in from someone named Xiaoxue, who immediately called out "Dad" in a very affectionate tone.

Liu Shiyi was a little confused.

It was then that she realized that, all these years, besides her, there was someone else in the world who was calling her father "Dad."

Don't worry about what happens after the call.

Liu Shiyi saw it in the documents her father brought back.

It turns out she has a younger sister who is three years younger than her.

He's been so busy these past few days because his younger sister is turning fifteen, and he's trying to find the best university for her.

He used to be so busy because while he was away on business trips, there was a loving home waiting for him, his husband, to come home.

He didn't remain unmarried for so many years; rather, he had a child with another woman shortly after his mother passed away.

The funniest thing is that her father, Liu Yuzhou, even seriously explained it to her.

His relationship with that woman in Shanghai has always been true love.

My own mother is the ridiculous intruder.

"hiss..."

Large tears streamed down her face as Liu Shiyi covered her cheeks and said painfully, "I remember my mother was always melancholy before she passed away. So that's why... so that's why..."

So it turns out her husband was having an affair!

After hearing this, Ye Chi understood the general idea.

Liu Yujian, the father of the two sisters, and Liu Yuxue's mother, were truly in love.

As for Liu Shiyi's mother, she probably used some underhanded methods to forcibly intervene in the relationship between the two.

So, Liu Shiyi's mother married Liu Yujian.

The star-crossed lovers waited patiently until Liu Shiyi's mother passed away, and their old feelings rekindled.

Liu Yujian gave birth to Liu Yuxue in Shanghai, but due to various reasons, he never had the chance to explain the matter to his eldest daughter until Liu Shiyi personally exposed it.

At that time, she felt desperate and thought the sky had fallen.

The father I relied on most belonged to someone else.

The kind mother I often see in my dreams is actually a ridiculous intruder.

On her eighteenth birthday, a devastated Liu Shiyi chose to commit suicide.

Fortunately, the attempt failed, but it also meant missing the only chance to acquire Devil Fruit powers.

What a pity.

Ye Chi sighed inwardly.

However, no one can undo what has happened in the past.

He touched his side waist, where a small cloth bag hung, containing special fruits.

He took a pack of tissues out of his pocket and handed it to Liu Shiyi.

"Wipe it."

Liu Shiyi's eyes were misty, and the tear tracks on her cheeks were very obvious.

She took the paper, tidied it up a few times, and, having learned to be strong, seemed as if she had never cried out of despair.

Her naturally curled eyelashes, like morning flowers glistening with tears, were fortunate to be naturally beautiful and didn't need makeup; otherwise, she would definitely look like a clown now.

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Ye Chi tried to pull her out of her past trauma by asking, "So how is he now?"

Liu Shiyi gripped the paper bag tightly in her slender hand, her beautiful eyes widening like a rabbit's as she said, "That family is very happy. They are living a very happy life after I left!"

Uh...is that so...?

Ye Chi, who was trying to mediate, suddenly realized that he seemed to be making things worse!

Seeing Ye Chi's awkward expression, Liu Shiyi found it amusing and sighed softly, saying with relief:

"But I really don't blame him anymore, after all, he gave me eighteen years of happy life."

It's not surprising... but isn't it still surprising?

Ye Chi blinked. Women's way of expressing themselves is really...frustrating!

While Ye Chi was slightly distracted, Liu Shiyi continued, "Actually, sometimes I'm quite proud to have a father like that."

As Ye Chi's gaze turned bewildered, Liu Shiyi raised an eyebrow and said, "Don't you know Liu Yujian?"

I really didn't know!

Isn't he your scumbag father?!

Seeing Ye Chi's stunned expression, Liu Shiyi pouted and said, "He's the Federation's top GMO expert!"

Chief GMO expert?

Ye Chi's eyes flickered.

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) – did Earth have this technology in its past life? Is it any different from this world?

of course!

This world is based on the world of rifts.

Genetically modified organisms, of course, are the genetic material of organisms in the Rift World.

Instead of the traditional kind, like genetically modified insect-resistant cotton.

Let's first explain the principle of genetic modification, using insect-resistant cotton as an example.

Cotton does not contain insect-resistant genes, but there is a type of bacteria whose gene-expressed protein can resist insects.

Therefore, the gene segment from bacteria that can express insect-resistant proteins was extracted and inserted into the cotton gene.

This allows cotton to also acquire insect-resistant genes.

Finally, the insect-resistant cotton cells are cultured and propagated asexually to become a new plant.

"You know, those fruits in the Rift World have a powerful effect on enhancing mental strength. Even though the Federation has explicitly restricted the consumption of Spirit Enhancement Fruits in moderation, and even though too many of them will have no effect, the supply still cannot meet the demand."

Yes, a fruit the size of a thumb can sell for 10,000 federal dollars, which shows how precious this thing is.

Ye Chi nodded, and Liu Shiyi explained to him in a gentle, older sisterly manner:

"The reason for this situation is simply that the Rift World is very large, but the number of Spirit-Enhancing Fruits produced within it is far too small!"

Ye Chi had never entered the Rift World before, and he asked curiously, "Are there very few fruit trees inside?"

Liu Shiyi shook her head and said, "There are quite a few, but each time the Rift World opens, it is very random. At least, no pattern has been found yet. At most, it can be detected a few minutes in advance. Every time it is detected, the security bureaus of the surrounding cities can only hastily organize manpower to defend against it."

Ye Chi was unaware of these matters and had not found them in the original owner's memories.

Seeing Ye Chi's eager-to-learn demeanor, like a student, Liu Shiyi began to explain.

Chapter 44 The Rift World

“Every time a new rift world appears, the nearby security bureau has to organize a large number of powerful individuals to guard it and exterminate any beasts that escape.”

Spatial rifts appeared, many of them broken by the beasts inside, who then took the opportunity to escape in large numbers and wreak havoc on the human world.

Humanity can only safely enter by destroying them and then securing the portal.

And most likely, these are the habitats of these animals, where some fruit trees are either unripe or have had their fruit eaten by the animals.

Even the first humans to venture in and explore found it difficult to find valuable Spirit-Enhancing Fruits.

Moreover, people entered the habitats of animals.

The beasts in these rift worlds have a strong sense of territory and will launch fierce attacks on outsiders!

Many people could easily lose their lives if they are not careful.

"Those spirit-boosting fruits are just that rare!"

"So, some years ago, some people tried to pull out the soil from the Rift World to cultivate our fruit, or plant our fruit in the Rift World, in an attempt to cultivate fruit with the same effects as the Enhancing Fruit."

Ye Chi seemed to understand as well, and he shook his head, saying:

"The environment of the Rift World can cultivate Spirit-Enhancing Fruits, while our world can only cultivate ordinary fruits. The difference in the effects of the two fruits is so great, which means that the environments are also very different. This approach is obviously too idealistic."

Upon hearing Ye Chi's analysis, Liu Shiyi gave him a strange look.

Environmental differences in different worlds lead to genetic differences.

If you plant fruit in the cracked world, they will all suffer from "acclimatization problems" and die before long.

This conclusion was reached after countless amounts of money were wasted at the time.

This also caused most investors at the time to abandon this imagined path to wealth.

Liu Shiyi was surprised that Ye Chi guessed it just by listening!

Could he also have the potential to become a biology expert?

Liu Shiyi's suddenly frozen beautiful eyes made Ye Chi feel a little uneasy.

He blinked, then coughed and said, "That idea definitely won't work. Next, someone should be using genetically modified technology, right?"

Liu Shiyi shook her head and chuckled, "No way. Direct planting didn't work, so those people thought of grafting, using the rare fruit trees of the Rift World as the mother tree, and grafting buds and branches of fruits from our world onto them."

Ye Chi smiled as well, immediately pointing out the problem.

"The problem lies in the huge genetic differences. Even if it is the same fruit from two different worlds, it is impossible to successfully graft it."