Foul Medicine & Pure Gold

The three of them fell into silence, and after a few moments, Jozu couldn't help but say, "With father's body, even if his actions become slower, his strength won't weaken too much, right?"

Vista also nodded and said, "I also think father's body is more important. In the past, we always let our father protect us from the wind and rain, but now it's our turn to protect him as sons!"

Marco laughed bitterly, "You guys also know his temper, do you think that he will actively put chains on himself just to live a little longer?"

"But the way father is tortured by injuries you also see ..." Jozu clenched his fist hard; his angular face became a little twisted.

"Cough cough!" Marco coughed twice, and his eyes gestured implicitly.

Jozu also reacted and forced a roundabout way, " Father being tortured by hemorrhoids is somewhat ..."

"Ahem!"

For the two men's clumsy performance, Apophis just stood up and calmly walked out the door, "You don't have to rush to give me the answer, wait for the next time, then come back and tell me the result."

"Next time? When will that be?"

"It won't be long, so prepare in advance."

Seeing that Apophis just walked out, Jozu asked, somewhat puzzled, "What does this guy mean?"

In a rare serious tone, Marco said, "From his move to build the palace is also clear, Apophis, is about to make a big move!"

Vista also went on to say, "It's a pity that his men also do not know his plans, I went to pry a few times these days, but in the end there was no gain."

"Hey? How come I didn't know about this?" Jozu said blankly.

Marco directly ignored Jozu, moved to walk out, "Forget it, what he wants to do has nothing to do with us, it is better to go back early and ask the opinion of father."

...

A hidden base in a secret place;

"Dr. Myskina, how are you getting used to living?"

"Apophis-sama, I, I have no problem."

The doctor with a triangular-shaped head top replied coyly. He was none other than Myskina Acier, rescued by Hancock, who refined pure gold two hundred years ago.

"How is the research of what I gave you before?"

"That was a genius vision." Speaking of research, Myskina's heart's timidity also gradually faded away, and he began to narrate his ideas in an enthusiastic tone.

"The fierce drug 'E-S' allows the cells in the body to complete metabolism in a very short period of time, releasing power beyond the limits of physical ability, which is essentially a way to obtain power by squeezing the life force."

"Pure gold, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. The slowing down of cell division is originally a characteristic of aging, but by actively inhibiting it through the irradiation of pure gold light, the original life cycle of the cells can be greatly extended."

"If we can use some special means to perfectly combine pure gold and fierce medicine, perhaps we can make their shortcomings cancel each other out, and eventually achieve true immortality while realizing human metamorphosis!"

"What about the progress?" Apophis was not impressed by Myskina's description, he still proposed this idea, and he naturally knew the difficulties involved.

When speaking of progress, Myskina's face stiffened. He rubbed his hands together and laughed awkwardly, "The current progress may still have quite a few problems. My initial conception was that the fierce medicine would allow the body to reach its peak state through a round of cellular activation, and then, use the properties of pure gold to keep this peak state permanently."

"But the actual situation is that the power through the extreme metabolism of the cells will be offset by the properties of pure gold, and finally become neither able to gain power nor maintain immortality, and even the human body itself may collapse under the disorder of the rapid transformation between the two extreme states."

In the end, Myskina's voice was already low and inaudible, perhaps fearing Apophis' punishment; he barely raised his voice a bit and struggled, " Apophis-sama, please give me some more time. I will find the best ratio and fusion between pure gold and fierce medicine."

"Do not worry, in this regard, I always have more than enough patience." Apophis said softly, "Besides, you don't have to go through all the process in one step."

"Potions that favor the strength aspect, as well as potions that favor the healing aspect, can be made for one generation first, and then eventually keep upgrading and iterating to the results we want."

"Like that? This is indeed going to be much easier." Myskina was stunned and replied with a slight nod.

...

Two months later, the Marine Headquarters.

It welcomed a new group of cadets into the boot camp.

At this moment, those new members are carrying out the most basic weight training; under the intense sunlight, sweat is evaporated almost the instant when it flows out.

However, none of them would give up lightly.

Because, no matter what, they don't want to let the people they admire look down on them.

"Black Arm" Admiral Zephyr and "Hitsujiza" Vice Admiral Longinus, even in the Marine Headquarters, is a legendary existence.

"Ten years ago, you were still one of them, and now, you are already going to become an admiral!" Zephyr sighed with relief, for this disciple, he is indeed delighted.

Genuinely say problems, that is, he is too strict on his standards, and Kizaru is kind of chaos and can ultimately be two extremes.

All teachers like excellent students, incredibly exceptional and hard-working students, Zephyr is naturally no exception.

"Promotion of such things as admiral is not yet certain." Longinus shook his head and said.

"Your strength and merits are perfectly sufficient, at least in my opinion, you are fully qualified for this to become an admiral." Zephyr teased in a rare moment, "As long as you don't refuse the promotion like you did last time."

"It won't be." Longinus said with a serious expression, "Admiral is different from Rear Admiral, this represents the prestige and authority of the headquarters, to be precise, promotion to Admiral is no longer a matter for me alone, but represents the face and honor of the entire marine."

Zephyr nodded approvingly, "You are indeed more distinguished than some old guy in terms of gentle emphasis."

"In fact, Vice Admiral Garp refused to be promoted because he did not want to make things difficult for the headquarters, right?" Longinus sighed, "even the name of the Pirate King will be secretly changed by the government, unless Vice Admiral Garp is willing to give up his reputation, he is not destined to become an admiral!"

Zephyr was silent for a moment, smiled, and changed the subject, "Actually, there is a very interesting little fellow inside this class of freshmen."

"Is Zephyr-sensei talking about Ain?" Longinus asked softly.

"Hmm!" Zephyr nodded slowly, "Her Modo Modo no Mi is almost rarer than the spatial ability mastered by that Apophis."

"But to become a character of Apophis's level, it's not enough to rely on the fruit alone." Longinus' gaze went towards the youthful and beautiful figure in the crowd.

Perhaps noticing Longinus's gaze, a blush fluttered onto Ain's face.

"Don't ask too much from a young girl." Zephyr laughed, "I brought up Ain, mainly to ask you about your left hand, want to try it? It might be able to bring your left hand back completely."

Published in Qidian, August 02, 2019