To the west of the Airborne Kingdom lies an primeval forest named "Lukal."
In reality, Germa's third experimental base is established in the inner perimeter of this forest, heavily guarded and equipped with a tight defense network, strictly forbidding any unauthorized entry.
Moreover, surveillance den den mushi are installed in every corner.
Above, two giant black eagles constantly circle, responsible for patrolling this forest.
"Lord King!"
"Lady Smoothie..."
Responsible for guarding this place was Germa's former Third Army. Naturally, no one stopped Ichiji and Smoothie, who respectfully saluted.
"Is this Germa's experimental base?"
Smoothie raised an eyebrow, curiously looking around.
"This is just the third experimental base. The security is relatively lax..."
"Experimental Base No. 1 and No. 2 are not here, and their security is far stricter. No one can approach them except the scientists assigned there and personnel authorized by the King..." Vinsmoke Ichiji, neatly dressed in a military uniform, his handsome golden hair naturally falling to his hips, brimming with heroic spirit, introduced her in a low voice while walking.
"I see."
Smoothie pushed back the messy hair from her forehead, nodded, and asked no further questions.
"Grumble... Grumble..."
Bursts of fierce beastly growls occasionally drifted over, making one's scalp tingle.
"Fufufufu! The power has indeed doubled, and it's become even more ferocious..." From afar, Caesar Clown's strange laughter could be heard.
The entire experimental base was built directly into the mountain range.
In front of a giant metal gate, a sturdy large iron cage was placed. Inside, two wild beasts relentlessly tore at each other, blood splattering everywhere, filled with ferocity.
Caesar Clown, a scientist rescued from the Navy, and several scientific researchers who had been transferred to be his assistants, gathered there, observing intently, occasionally recording information in their notebooks.
There were also over a dozen Germa elite soldiers specifically responsible for assisting and standing by.
"First, separate these two fellows, then continue to administer the second dose of the dangerous drug! Fufufufu..."
Caesar Clown, floating in mid-air like a hot air balloon, laughed loudly.
"Yes, sir!!"
"Lord King..."
Seeing Ichiji approaching with Smoothie and others, the soldiers all stood at attention and saluted, filled with fanaticism and respect.
"Ah, Lord Ichiji...! Fufufufu, I never expected Your Excellency to come in person..." Caesar, who had been scared half to death by the terrifying aura Ichiji directly released when he first met him yesterday and dared not be disrespectful again, looked a little unnatural.
"Caesar, how is it?"
Glancing at Caesar, who was floating in mid-air, Ichiji walked to the iron cage, watched the soldiers administer the drug to the two wild beasts, and directly asked, "Can these dangerous drugs be mass-produced?"
"Of course, but we still need to test its efficacy and obtain specific data first..." Caesar hastily replied.
"Ichiji, is this the scientist you plan to recommend to Mother for human gigantification experiments? Is this guy really capable?"
Smoothie sized up Caesar. His body exuded arrogance and slyness. He didn't look like a serious scientific worker at all, and she asked with full suspicion, "He... seems a bit unreliable..."
These past few days, Big Mom had been going berserk. According to Katakuri and others, the head chef, Streusen, was preparing to create a huge, exquisite cake to try and lure Big Mom back to her senses.
If her mother was dissatisfied at that time and felt that Germa was deceiving her, there might be some trouble.
"Hey, hey... are you doubting this genius's ability?"
Caesar, who had always held himself in high regard, immediately floated down from the sky displeased. He looked at Ichiji and then angrily glared at Smoothie, saying, "Who are you, you impolite woman? How dare you question the greatest scientist in the world..."
"Impolite?"
Smoothie's face darkened. Her fair hands instantly turned black as ink.
She looked directly at Ichiji, a dangerous aura in her eyes: "Can I dry him up into a mummy?"
"Don't mess around, Smoothie. He's still useful..."
Lightly stroking Smoothie's head, Ichiji slowly spoke to Caesar with a slight grin:
"Caesar, you're quite bold, daring to provoke even a general of the Big Mom Pirates."
"Big Mom Pirates... Yonko Big Mom!?"
Caesar, reacting, his eyes almost popping out, cold sweat streaming down his face: "What?! General Smoothie?"
"That... that... it was just a misunderstanding. I absolutely had no intention of offending..." He was utterly surprised and flustered, stumbling to the ground, his hands and feet in a mess, without a hint of backbone. He bowed and groveled to Smoothie, and he wasn't ashamed in the slightest.
Among Big Mom's Sweet Commanders, the only female Sweet Commander, "Juice Minister" Charlotte Smoothie, was a terrifying existence with a bounty of nearly 900 million Beri.
His 300 million Beri bounty was only so high because he knew many secrets of the World Government. He estimated that this seemingly harmless little woman in front of him could directly crush him to death!
"Heh heh..."
Isabel, who enjoyed watching others suffer, couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. She then teasingly added to Caesar, "Caesar, Lady Smoothie is not only a Sweet Commander under Big Mom... but also His Highness Ichiji's fiancée, and our Queen of Germa Kingdom!"
"What!?"
Caesar was dumbfounded.
He almost stumbled directly.
"Alright, Caesar, I won't waste any more words."
Sitting on a chair brought by the soldiers, Ichiji looked at Caesar and said indifferently: "As for the experimental base in Punk Hazard, I've already had the Beast Pirates move it to the Calm Belt. For the human gigantification experiment, just do your best. The funding will come from Big Mom's side..."
"But for the other experiment, you must give me results as soon as possible!"
"Fufufufu~~~ Please rest assured! There are no major problems with the technology for artificial Devil Fruits. It's just that it requires plant cultivation, so the success rate might be a bit low..."
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