Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 162 Vegapunk became Dr. Genus's underling?

Several days have passed since Eghard, Bane, Zephyr, and the others arrived at this island of the future.

Bane paid little attention to the turmoil caused by his killing of Shiki, as it had little impact on his various plans.

In the corridor of the research lab on the island, Bane and Ian were walking together.

Ian led the way, while Bane looked down and flipped through a document in his hand.

This is an internal document faxed from the Navy Headquarters, which outlines the internal intelligence circulating within the Navy during this period and some general work arrangements; it has a bit of the feel of an internal publication.

This kind of internal publication is of very high value, so only high-ranking officers at the general level have the authority to access it.

Now a lieutenant general, Bane is certainly qualified. This is the second time he has read this internal publication since taking office. According to Ain, this internal publication is usually published once a week if the frequency is high, but generally once every two weeks.

In this internal publication, there was only one piece of information that Bane valued most: several notices in the publication subtly mentioned that the naval leadership would continue to be optimized and changed, and at the end of one article, there was a message from Sengoku as Fleet Admiral.

This has been a long time since such an event occurred. Meanwhile, in another article, Admiral Sakazuki, who is usually taciturn, surprisingly offered New Year's greetings to the Navy.

That's right, in the blink of an eye, it will be the year 1521 of the Haiyuan calendar.

After asking Ain, Bane learned that Sakazuki didn't usually have the habit of wishing everyone a Happy New Year, so his sudden gesture this time was obviously for a purpose.

While the vast majority of naval personnel may not be aware of the inside story, there is already a growing sentiment among the naval leadership.

These various signs, whether obvious or subtle, all point to one thing: the Fleet Admiral Sengoku is about to step down from his post, and the prelude to the struggle for a new Fleet Admiral has begun.

"We've arrived." Seeing that Bane was engrossed in reading the internal publication in his hand, Ain stopped in front of a gate and called out to Bane.

"Are we there yet? This research base is so winding and complex, I'm actually a bit bad at remembering directions. Luckily, I didn't bring Zoro along," Bane said with a smile as he put away the internal publication in his hand.

Ain didn't quite understand what Bane meant. Although her expression was somewhat puzzled, she didn't ask anything. She pressed the button on the wall, then entered a password. After that, the door was activated and slowly rose and opened.

As soon as the crack appeared, Bane could hear voices coming from inside.

"Yes, just lie down. When you wake up, you'll find yourself in a new life."

That was Dr. Genus's voice, followed by Zephyr's hearty laughter.

Once the door was fully raised, Bane entered the laboratory and saw that Zephyr was already lying in a completely transparent, sealed chamber, somewhat like a nutrient tank or culture chamber from a science fiction movie.

However, he wasn't wearing any IV tubing, needles, or monitoring equipment; he was just wearing a pair of ordinary shorts, nothing else.

Inside the cabin, Zephyr seemed to see Bane, a hopeful smile on his lips. He nodded to Bane but didn't say anything.

Bane smiled and then walked over to Dr. Genus.

Beside Dr. Genus was another figure, Dr. Vegapunk, whose head was unusually large.

He has now created clones, but they are all conducting their own research. Bane has not been very interested in them. He only met them once on his first day here and hasn't seen them since.

Dr. Vegapunk, on the other hand, has been able to see him these past two days. Moreover, he has discovered something very interesting: Dr. Vegapunk, who is known as the most powerful brain and is 500 years ahead of the world, is like Dr. Genus's sidekick in Eghad.

From their conversation, Bane could sense that Vegapunk held Genus in high esteem and paid great attention to Dr. Genus's statements, even to the point of recording every single word.

It's obvious that Vegapunk, who is known as the strongest scientist in the pirate world, was completely outmatched by Dr. Genus's scientific research level!

"Xiao Bei, go and start injecting the ecological fluid," Dr. Genos said, waving his hand.

Vegapunk immediately responded, "Yes, Dr. Genus."

Then, like a research assistant, he quickly ran to an instrument and pressed a button on a device.

Seeing this scene, Bane felt a little emotional, but didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Scientists are judged by their level of expertise. Moreover, although Genus looks like he's in his late twenties, he's actually over seventy. On the other hand, Vegapunk looks like a little old man, but he's only sixty-three years old this year. In Bane's original world, he would just be old enough to retire.

As Dr. Vegapunk finished his action, an unidentified liquid emitting a pale blue fluorescent light began to rapidly accumulate from the bottom of the transparent chamber where Zephyr was located.

"Is this what you've been preparing all this time?" Bane asked Genus as he approached him.

"Yes, didn't we extract some blood and various tissue samples from Mr. Zephyr before? After arriving here, I used this data to start modeling and preparing this ecological fluid." Genus nodded, then said confidently, "After this adjustment, Mr. Zephyr will not only be able to return to his peak physical condition while maintaining his current appearance, but his genetically defective asthma and severed arm will also be fully restored. Furthermore, his body's activity will increase significantly, gaining a certain degree of minor self-healing ability."

At this point, Genus seemed to recall something with some regret, and clicked his tongue, saying, "Actually, I once thought our research on self-healing and regeneration was successful."

"The Zombie Man, right?" Bane casually remarked.

"Yes, that's him. His regenerative ability already meets my expectations for this research. Unfortunately, I repeatedly verified it using the same technology and process. In the end, after ninety-nine experiments, all I got were monstrous flesh that multiplied randomly until the nutrients were completely exhausted and it died on its own. This also proves that the Zombie Man was just an accidental isolated case. Regeneration technology, even if it deviates by just a little bit, can lead to complete destruction. Now I don't dare to put Mr. Zephyr at this intensity." Dr. Genus said regretfully.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Bane grinned as he heard this. Of the hundred human experiments, ninety-nine turned into wriggling, proliferating rotten flesh. Only the zombie man succeeded, which was indeed extremely risky.

Let's not assign Zephyr to him!

Before Bane could even offer some words of comfort to the somewhat dejected Dr. Genus, Dr. Genus suddenly perked up again, saying, "But I never expected to find anything unexpected here. To be honest, since I came to this world, I've only felt that it's backward, far too backward. Aside from research materials, there's been almost nothing good for my research. But I never imagined that even in such a backward place, there would be such amazing technological discoveries."

"Bloodline factor?" Bane asked casually, looking at Professor Zephyr who was gradually being completely immersed in the "ecological fluid".

At this moment, Bane realized that Zefa was able to breathe perfectly well in the ecological fluid without any discomfort. In addition, the fluid might have a certain sleep-inducing or even hypnotic effect, and Zefa had already begun to fall asleep.

"That's right!" Dr. Genus exclaimed excitedly, "The pedigree factor technology is so powerful because it deciphers the genetic code in a completely new way. This is a path I had never even imagined before, and it has immense scientific value."

Then, Genus began spouting a whole bunch of scientific terms that Bane couldn't understand at all, but seeing his excited look, Bane was too embarrassed to interrupt and could only listen to him chatter on and on.

After his excitement subsided, Bane asked, "How long will it take for Professor Zephyr to come out?"

No, I've been talking to you about technology for ages, and this is what you're asking?

"Thirty-six days," Genos said, sounding somewhat distressed.

"Is that so?" Bane stroked his chin upon hearing this, pondered for a moment, and then said, "In that case, I'd better go to Melvure first, lest it completely spiral out of control. If we go now, we might be able to find something we can take advantage of. You should come with me too; there's some bio-engineering technology there that you might be interested in."

"Huh?" Genus said somewhat reluctantly, "I was planning to take some time to study the alien script in order to further unlock the technology of that spaceship."

"I'm really counting on this bio-engineering technology. Let's go, a little more time won't make a difference," Bane urged.

He certainly didn't want to turn this technology into some kind of trump card for conquering the world, like Shiki did, because it was too uncontrollable. The monsters Shiki created were powerful, but they lacked control and were destructive.

The reason Bann valued this technique was that he intended to use it as a 'recipe'!

Creatures with all sorts of strange and wonderful abilities are exactly the best choice for him to eat!

(End of this chapter)