I, a Celestial Dragon!

"Why do you always treat me like a child? I'm not really a child. I'm such a grown-up, do I still need someone to feed me?

How annoying! "

As he spoke, Uta held the mushroom soup and began to drink it in big gulps.

Seeing this, Gao Wen showed a knowing smile, worthy of being a rebellious child.

No matter how caring or considerate it is, if the father is not paying attention, he really can’t notice it.

Children at this age are very introverted.

Thinking of this, Gawain rubbed Uta's head and smiled.

"Okay, it's up to you."

After saying that, Gawain reached out his hand to Kalifa, and Kalifa also handed over the Den Den Mushi.

"Moses, this is Vegapunk, is that Gawain across the street?

I vaguely heard a child's voice, is it your daughter?"

Vegapunk's voice sounded a bit mechanical, but before Gawain could hear it clearly, an extremely lazy complaint came from the other side.

“Well, that’s scary, even if you’re Vegapunk, you should at least call me Gao Wensheng.

Otherwise, I'm really worried about your safety and R&D funding...

Besides, it would be very rude to ask about family situations during the first phone call. Gao Wensheng doesn’t have a daughter either…”

Hearing this voice, Gao Wen was stunned. It turned out that Kizaru was also there.

But this is understandable. Vegapunk is the most important scientist of the Navy and the World Government. Even if one of their own people asks for a meeting, the Navy will not let down its guard.

At the same time, as Kizaru's voice rang out, the Den Den Mushi in Gawain's hand showed a confused expression and continued speaking.

"Oh, is that so? So I did something wrong. I will record it so that I won't make the same mistake again in the future.

Let me introduce myself again. I am Vegapunk from the Kingdom of the Future. May I ask if you are Gao Wensheng?

Don't worry, I won't ask any questions about your daughter!

I must also say that this is the first time I have received a call from outsiders. If there is anything I say wrong, please forgive me!"

"Haha."

Hearing this, Gawain simply laughed, and then he said to Vegapunk.

"It's okay. For a genius like you, everyone will be tolerant of you, and I am no exception.

So just be yourself.”

"Okay, I understand. I will respect your opinion and do what I should do."

Vegapunk's voice immediately became more mechanical, and he continued speaking.

"I have received the user of the Slowness Fruit you sent.

There is absolutely no problem with the plan proposed by your men and me.

As long as there is a living devil fruit user as a base, I can completely separate the devil fruit ability into other fruits.

But there is only one thing, the user whose power I take away has almost no chance of survival, because the power of the devil fruit acts on the user's heart and brain.

You may not understand the specific principles, but please rest assured that I will not laugh at your ignorance. It is not worth my ridicule.

You just need to know that many Devil Fruits can create miracles at the cost of the life of the Devil Fruit user, and one of those miracles is the ability to transfer Devil Fruits.

So how do you decide?"

"I……"

At this moment, Gawain couldn't help but smile bitterly. Is this Vegapunk, the super scientist who has been ahead of the pirate world for five hundred years and who was given the title of "Scholar who thoroughly understands Devil Fruits" by the World Government?

So what the World Government actually means is that he only understands Devil Fruits but not the ways of the world?

After complaining in his heart, Gawain turned to Vegapunk and said.

"Very good, you really gave me a satisfactory answer. You are worthy of being the greatest scientist of our time, Mr. Vegapunk.

As for my decision, please do as you please without worrying about the lives of the test subjects.

Because anyone who is worthy of my cherishment will not be sent to your laboratory by me!"

"that would be great."

After receiving Gawain's affirmation, Vegapunk mechanically expressed his joy.

“In that case, I will take out the slowness fruit from the test subject, the silver fox, within three days.

At the same time, if you want to take out other people's fruits, you can give them to me and we can establish long-term cooperation.

As for now, I think...

We should discuss how much you intend to pay me."

Chapter 178 Sky Island Anecdotes

Listening to Vegapunk's words, Gawain smiled and nodded.

"That's quite direct. But that's fine. Tell me what you want, Vegapunk."

After saying that, Gawain waited for Vegapunk's reply, but his Den Den Mushi suddenly went silent.

After seeming to think for a while, Vegapunk shook his head.

“I don’t seem to need anything. After all, the World Government will send me everything I need.

So...well, could you do me a favor?

In my old home in the Future Kingdom, I still have two former laboratories that I used to research devil fruits and mechanization when I was young.

I heard you were traveling, right? When you are not busy, could you help me maintain my laboratory?

Because the technology there is very high, even just maintenance will cost a lot of money. I'm not sure how much it will cost, but it's at least in the tens figures.

Anyway, I'll leave it to you, okay?"

It was not until this moment that Gawain belatedly realized that Vegapunk still had two treasures buried in the Kingdom of the Future!

He had actually forgotten about those two laboratories all this time!

Even if Franky cannot use the Devil Fruit laboratory for the time being, the mechanized laboratory alone should be enough to bring him considerable improvement, right?

So, with a gleam of light in Gawain's eyes, he decisively agreed to Vegapunk's request.

"That's it, Vegapunk!

Don't worry, haha, I will definitely take good care of your experimental equipment, it must be very well maintained!"

"That's great. I'll go help you deal with the problem of the Slow Fruit right away. I wish you a pleasant cooperation, Gao Wensheng."

Vegapunk hung up the phone mechanically, and Gawain quickly looked at the people around him.

"That's right, everyone. Vegapunk, who knows the most about Devil Fruits, can indeed transfer Devil Fruits from the bodies of people with special abilities.

So, you can really pick the fruit you want!"

"But sir, the price Vegapunk mentioned is at least ten figures. Isn't it a bit high?"

Gion asked softly.

“We are short of money right now.

Although we still have income from large ships and casinos, compared with the plans we are planning to implement, we are still under a lot of financial pressure, right?

Suddenly, they spent billions of dollars. With such a price, they could directly buy devil fruits. Isn’t this a bit…”

"It's not expensive at all, Gion. After all, truly excellent devil fruits are rarely put up for auction.

But we can really take advantage of the best results!"

Gao Wen just chuckled and said.

“Besides, besides being able to freely choose our devil fruit, we’re not spending money on Vegapunk!

We do that for our own future!

Just imagine what kind of maintenance would be safer than moving those labs onto our ships.

There just so happens that there is a large open space at the stern of our ship, so let's turn it into an experimental area and move Vegapunk's home there!

In this way, if there is a chance in the future, we can invite Vegapunk to visit his hometown, but his hometown will become our ship, haha!

What do you think, Frankie?

"I have no objection, but isn't this a bit bad...

Sir, someone asked us to clean up the old house, so we moved out.

This... this is too clean, isn't it? "

Even people like Franky felt a little embarrassed, so everyone was looking at Gawain with disbelief.

Facing everyone's gazes, Gao Wen waved his hand indifferently.

“For research equipment, only when they are used can they generate value, right?

Otherwise, no matter how well it is maintained, the experimental equipment will just continue to wait for the end of decay and breakdown..."

Gao Wen made an unquestionable decision.

"It's settled, Kalifa, add this project to your to-do list for the near future.

At the same time, send a small Xuanniao to the Future Kingdom to investigate and make a plan for laboratory relocation and renovation based on the on-site conditions.

If it is easier to move, Franky will take the time to bring Xuanniao to move them back.

If the laboratory is too large, we will drive our Xuanniao there ourselves!"

On the side, seeing Gawain giving orders directly to Kalifa, everyone stopped questioning.

After all, while the Gao Wen Group has a good atmosphere, it is also not lacking in terms of systems.

No one would disrespect his decision as the captain!

After Gao Wen made his decision, Uta beside him casually sprinkled a spoonful of soup on his hand.

"Oops, my hands are so clumsy, I burned them...

Gao Wen, feed me~~~~!"

"Ah."

Gao Wen rubbed the little girl's head with amusement, and then continued to feed the little girl.

After lunch, Gao Wen continued to exercise. In the afternoon, he did not need to train his physical fitness, but instead honed his skills in iron making with great seriousness.

He just took a horse stance, contracted his muscles, and let Gion punch him non-stop.

Boom!

Boom!

Muffled sounds continued to be heard, and Gawain kept falling down. Some rolled their eyes, some vomited, and some convulsed.

With each punch, Gion would urge Gawain to adjust the way the muscles in various parts of his body exert force based on Gawain's condition and his own feel.

“Sir, you have now gotten rid of your instinct to dodge, which is half the battle, but the way you accumulate power still needs to be adjusted.

The iron block is not a technique to simply expand the muscles, it is a technique to coordinate the muscles within a certain range.

Try to find the range that allows you to resist the blows the most, and then gradually reduce that range until your muscles can resist well... eh?"

Having said that, Gion suddenly raised her head curiously and looked straight into the sky in the distance.

At the same time, everyone else on the boat looked over there at the same time.

Noticing Gion's demeanor, Gawain turned around.

Hey!

In the distance, there was actually a large ship about three hundred meters long falling straight down from the sky.

At the same time, Lucci shouted loudly.