I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"That's why she commissioned me to conduct the Titanization experiment... In fact, not only the Four Emperors, but even the World Government has been conducting Titanization experiments for hundreds of years!"

Big Mom has always been trying to obtain the power of the giants. She believes that as long as she obtains the power of the giants, she can surpass Kaido and Whitebeard and become the Pirate King who is above the Four Emperors.

"Finally, Big Mom entrusted this important task to me..." Caesar patted his chest, a smile unconsciously creeping onto his face.

He was quite arrogant about his profession as a scientist, believing himself to be the world's number one scientist in the future.

"Huh?"

Sieg didn't pay much attention to Caesar, but instead quickly flipped through Caesar's experimental reports.

These experimental reports were given by Caesar to Kaido, Big Mom, and other laymen to report on the progress, so even Sigir, a layman, could understand them.

But as he looked at it, his expression gradually darkened.

"A large number of children were trafficked for human experiments, and there were many cases of children whose bodies swelled up and exploded due to excessive drug dosage, resulting in death."

"The main purpose of conducting human experiments on the pirate prisoners on the island was to test the lethality of the poison gas."

"And there's the artificial Devil Fruit SMILE..."

Reading a comic book about a story is one thing, but listening to Caesar proudly recount his glorious achievements while personally flipping through the bloody experimental report in your hands is quite another.

Sieg closed the lab report in his hand, while Caesar was still enthusiastically boasting.

The bandit king was a notorious and ambitious figure, so Caesar's introduction focused entirely on boasting about the importance of his experiment.

"Being able to create mass-producible artificial Devil Fruits means I'm undoubtedly at the forefront of the world. Even Vegapunk... I'm probably close to surpassing him, maybe by a hair's breadth!"

"Oh? You think I want to recruit you? You're confident you can do better than Vegapunk?"

Sieg tossed the experimental files onto the table and said casually:

"But in my opinion, both you and Judge are just standing on the shoulders of giants. Your breakthroughs are certainly extraordinary, but they are all based on the life blueprints that Vegapunk discovered back then... Don't bother comparing yourself to that cheater."

“This…” Caesar paused, finding it difficult to refute this point.

“One last question, Caesar,” Sieg asked.

"With your current technological capabilities, are you able to restore those children who participated in the gigantification experiments to their original state?"

"Restore?" Caesar chuckled.

"Gigantification is an addictive experimental drug. Even if the drug is no longer supplied and they go through a painful withdrawal period, the bodies of these experimental subjects will at most stop growing. To return to their original normal human size? That's impossible."

"I see. It seems the answer is already clear." Sieg's voice was indifferent, revealing neither joy nor anger.

Caesar guessed correctly; Sieg did indeed covet Caesar's talent and wanted to capture him to conduct research on human modification—this was Sieg's self-interest.

But besides interests, he also had his own thoughts.

When he was weak, he tried every means to survive; when he was strong, he didn't speak out for justice or become a partner of justice, but at least he sought peace of mind and did what he could.

In his early years, he used his sword to cleave sandstorms and slay water gods; similarly, he later liberated slaves.

This is slightly different from the Dressrosa incident a year ago, when Sigurd gave the opportunity to try Violet, a victim with a special identity. But now... can he give it to the child, or to those pirate prisoners?

“Caesar, you are very clever. I do want to recruit you. I do admire your talent.”

Sieg whispered:

"If we don't count Vegapunk, that cheat code, you might really be the world's number one scientist."

"Is...is that so?" Caesar's eyes lit up. He had actually received the bandit king's approval? He couldn't help but feel moved.

“But…” Sig extended a finger, the tip turning pitch black.

He said expressionlessly:

"I changed my mind."

With a single finger, Luo struck Caesar's heart in his hand, and a gush of blood shot out, piercing the heart open and leaving it dripping with blood.

"I...you..." Caesar tried to say something, but he had already lost his breath.

"So the bandit king is this kind of arbitrary, unreasonable, and capricious villain... I miscalculated."

He finally stopped breathing completely, his body collapsed to the ground, and blood began to flow from his chest.

Sieg skillfully pulled a bag of fruit from his inventory and waited quietly to collect Caesar's gas fruit.

"Sig, you're being a bit impulsive."

The blue and white cat sighed softly:

"Caesar was originally a member of the doctoral research team, but he was expelled and arrested because his methods were too extreme."

"But if you can't get in touch with Dr. Vegapunk, Caesar is indeed your best option."

It seemed very interested in the research institute, climbing around everywhere, looking here and there.

“Boss…” Luo and the others were also slightly taken aback. They did not expect Sig to suddenly kill them, after all, Sig had said from the beginning that his goal was to capture Caesar.

So, what do we do now?

Sieg waved his hand and ordered the bandits to take over the entire research institute, while also gathering all the prisoners and children.

The bandits got busy, while Sieg found a chair, sat down, and continued to ponder his next move.

"Vegapunk is unreachable, Caesar is dead, so there are no other options."

"It seems the only option is to try to collaborate with Vinsmoke Judge. Fortunately, he is also an expert in human modification, so it's a good fit for our expertise."

Just as Sieg was deep in thought, he heard a creaking sound from the mechanical transmission next to him.

Turning my head, I saw a small box pop out from a metal compartment in the wall. The blue and white cat squatted beside it, looking astonished. It raised its paw and opened the lid, discovering a Devil Fruit with spiral patterns inside.

"I just discovered a hidden compartment left by the Doctor... Anyway, this fruit must belong to the Doctor, right?" the blue and white cat whispered.

Sieg picked up the fruit and looked at it, but couldn't figure out why.

However, he speculated that this should be the artificial Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, the Azure Dragon Fruit, that a child ate in the original story.

"Isn't that kid the main character of the original story? He ate the strongest Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit at the beginning, and he was born with special abilities, like being able to control Zunesha. He had benefactors all the way, and he was always taking advantage of others..."

Sieg shook his head inwardly, deciding not to think about it anymore.

"This research institute used to belong to Vegapunk, not Caesar."

"However, it seems that even after Caesar occupied this place for several years, he still hasn't fully figured out its secrets. He didn't even get his hands on a treasure like the artificial Azure Dragon Fruit, and in the end, it all benefited someone else..."

Just then, a gasp came from the side. The blue and white cat had actually crawled into a hidden compartment in the wall. It was pointing and drawing inside, and a small screen popped up.

"There seems to be something else? This looks like the Doctor's safe... so there's something inside. And that fruit outside, could it just be dessert before the meal?"

The blue and white cat studied it with great interest, and soon a look of pride appeared on its face:

"Luckily, I had previously peeked at the doctor's password..."

The cat's paws swiftly entered the password in a few quick movements. With a soft click, the floor beneath its feet trembled slightly and then began to separate to the sides. From the hole beneath the floor, a silver-white metal staircase with a downward-looking gaze emerged.

Sieg glanced inside and could vaguely make out what appeared to be a small room.

"A secret basement? Could it be that Vegapunk is keeping a mistress in there? I suspect there's a basement loli, or maybe a whole group of them," the Dragon King exclaimed in a low voice.

Just as Sieg was about to step down, a white shadow flashed in front of him, and the blue and white cat darted down the steps before him.

"Curiosity killed the cat. Don't you know a little too much?"

Ignoring the blue and white cat's struggles, Sieg picked up the overly curious kitten with one hand and then tiptoed down the steps.

Below the steps was a small, secret underground chamber.

The room was surrounded by walls on all sides and filled with various bottles and jars of unknown purpose, making it seem like a secret laboratory.

It was the material of the wall that caught Sieg's attention. He tapped it lightly a few times and looked surprised.

"Seastone? If even the walls are made of seastone, then this small secret room might be a small refuge."

Sieg finally turned his gaze to the very center of the secret chamber.

There, a rectangular, silver-white metal container was placed, its shape resembling a large coffin. Various pipes were connected around the coffin, giving it a strange, technological feel.

At the front of this large coffin was a small, semi-transparent window, seemingly made of glass. Through the window, one could vaguely see... what appeared to be a person lying inside?

"Could this really be a coffin?" The Dragon King's mind began to wander.

"The little girl in Vegapunk's basement died, and he secretly built a secret room to visit her whenever he wanted..."

With a meow, the blue and white cat pounced on the Dragon King, unleashing a barrage of cat punches at her face, sending the Dragon King whimpering and fleeing in all directions.

"Don't joke around, there seems to be a... man in this coffin?" Sieg frowned.

The window on the coffin wasn't completely transparent, so he couldn't see the specific details of the person inside, only vaguely discerning that it was a man.

At this moment, the blue and white cat seemed to realize the expression on the cat's face.

It leaped lightly onto the silver-white metal coffin lid, and peered through the glass window with its cat-like eyes.

"impossible---"

Suddenly it arched its body, its fur bristled up, and the vertical pupils in its eyes shrank rapidly to the size of pinpoints.

"Is this Dr. Vegapunk himself? How did he end up in a coffin?"

Chapter 1180 The Third Vegapunk 6k

After the blue and white cat uttered those words, everyone's expression changed.

Everyone knows Vegapunk; he is very famous and influential, and is the chief scientist under the World Government.

But inside this coffin lies Vegapunk's corpse?

Is this the real corpse of Vegapunk himself? If so, then who is the Vegapunk on the World Government's side?

Siegfried stepped forward and, peering through the semi-transparent glass, could indeed vaguely make out Vegapunk's features...

Sig was initially surprised that the outer layer used a precious artificial Azure Dragon Fruit as a cover... but now he vaguely understood.

The person inside this coffin undoubtedly represents one of Vegapunk's greatest secrets, far more important than any artificial Blue Dragon Fruit.

Instead of opening the coffin rashly, Sieg first searched the underground laboratory.

"The room has a cold storage room, which stores a large amount of food and water...and are the walls made of sea stone?"

"This looks like an underground shelter with ample food reserves that could sustain a person for several years."