One Piece: General Xuanming, Defeat the New World

Not far to the west of the Celestial Dragon Family’s residence is the central laboratory led by Vegapunk, which is also one of the few buildings that can be built in the center of the holy land.

This means that there are at least four top fighters guarding the area in all directions. No matter whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it is impossible to interfere with Vegapunk in the slightest.

The laboratory, which covers hundreds of square kilometers, is surrounded by a circle of thick sky blue walls. The sky blue material is closed in the sky in a dome shape, protecting the safety of the laboratory in 360 degrees without blind spots.

"Saint Carson, please come in."

The waiter at the door spoke respectfully, then took three steps to the side and pushed a secret compartment.

As the secret compartment was pressed, a retro sound of gears turning "creaking" was heard, and a code device slowly emerged on the front of the door.

"So... is this gear sound just to add to the ritual?"

The structure of the entire gate was clearly visible under Carson's scan. The gate was completely driven by circuits. As for the gear sound, it was entirely emitted by a recorder on the side of the gate and had no practical function at all.

After the waiter entered a long and complicated password, and then went through the fingerprint verification and pupil verification processes, the sky blue door finally slowly opened.

"I say, is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

Carsent looked at the waiter in front of him, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Anyone who can reach this place must have their identity confirmed countless times, so there is no possibility of misunderstanding.

And if one really has the ability to avoid these inspections, the simple mechanical structure defense will not be able to stop it at all.

The guy in front of him has been completely transformed into a semi-mechanized creature, or in other words, a robot covered with a layer of animal flesh and skin.

"Is your consciousness... connected to Vegapunk?"

Carson curiously stretched out his index finger and poked the chubby skin of the bionic waiter in front of him. Seeing that the other party did not respond, he let go of his hand in boredom and walked towards the door.

As you cross the door, the scenery inside and outside seems to be two completely different worlds, separated by thousands of years of development.

Outside, there were occasional celestial dragons passing by with slaves, and there were only some basic buildings and facilities. Although it was considered a paradise compared to the Four Seas area, it suddenly fell down into the mortal world when compared with the scene behind the door.

Inside the door, countless bionic robots were moving at a rapid speed, and the subtle hum of electric current and even some more advanced energy were being transmitted in an inexplicable way.

The dome of the entire laboratory is covered with various display screens, and various small robots and bionic people are flying in the air.

The walls divide the space into pieces. Each small room contains several large culture dishes. Never-before-seen organisms are soaked in nutrient solution, and countless tubes transport nutrients.

All around, robotic arms hold various testing equipment, detecting every bit of data in the flesh and blood in the culture dish.

The center of the super large laboratory, which is also the core area of ​​the laboratory, seems a bit "plain". Computers, lights, manuscript paper and pencils, which have a sense of simplicity.

"Respected Saint Carson, I wonder what brings you here!"

As soon as Carson opened the door, the man inside put down the banknotes in his hand and greeted him.

"Respected Saint Carsen..."

"Dear..."

……

At the same time, all the humanoid creatures in the laboratory turned their heads and welcomed them in unison.

Looking at the neck that had turned 270 degrees, a sense of weirdness arose.

"call……"

Even with Carsent's state of mind, he let out a long sigh and calmed his fluctuating emotions.

This weird feeling has nothing to do with strength, but rather a basic attitude and respect for life.

"Are all the life forms in the entire laboratory derived from Vegapunk's consciousness? Is this technology or the ability of the fruit?"

Carsent thought secretly in his heart.

"Dr. Vegapunk, I came here today to inquire about the progress of the item fusion devil fruit project."

"But before that, could you please introduce the laboratory in front of me?"

Carsente stared at the plain-looking man in front of him, as if he could see through Vegapunk completely.

Appearance is meaningless to Vegapunk. There are countless clones of Vegapunk, including women and children, and there are likely to be thousands of seemingly ordinary figures.

What Carsent was really interested in was Vegapunk's forbidden comprehension and creativity.

"In that case, please take a seat, Saint Carsen, and let me introduce you in detail."

Vegapunk waved his hand lightly, and countless mechanical blocks emerged from the floor behind Carsent. Countless particles flowed and solidified rapidly like a torrent, and in the blink of an eye, they condensed into a luxurious mechanical chair behind Carsent.

Carsent sat down straight away, looking forward to Vegapunk's next explanation.

"As you can see, this computer is a creation that incorporates the superhuman mechanical fruit, and this computer is connected to my consciousness."

"And all the lives you saw along the way were controlled by this computer and were not directly connected to my spirit."

Vegapunk pointed at the bright silver cube on the desk. There was a flowing luster on the solid shell, and countless data flashed on it, which was extremely strange.

"I believe you can understand that directly connecting to the consciousness of other lives, without even sharing consciousness, and even if it is just a staged reading of biological memories, there is a high possibility of mental breakdown."

"The brain is a person's most precious possession, and we cannot allow this junk data to taint it."

"Therefore, I use this computer as a transit station to filter and expose all useless information, and transmit the purified information to my mind in the form of 'data' rather than 'memory'."

"It's just like the newspapers and books you read. No matter how many times you read them, they won't directly interfere with your consciousness. At most, you'll feel tired after reading them too much."

“That’s the approach I took.”

As Vegapunk spoke, the computer in front of him flashed with silver light, and a clear three-dimensional model of the entire laboratory appeared above the computer.

"Look, this lets you see the entire layout of the lab."

Vegapunk said, tapping casually on the table in the laboratory.

The next moment, light spots like letters floated in the space, recording various data of the gate in detail, from structural model to material properties.

After finishing the demonstration, Vegapunk gave a light push, and the projection floating above the computer actually slowly floated towards Carsent and stopped three inches in front of Carsent.

"Saint Carson, this is still a projection, but the principle is a little more complicated."

Looking at Carsonte in front of him with a curious look on his face, constantly poking him, Vegapunk kindly reminded him.