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OPI Chapter 89: Virus, Undead and Speculations
🕑 Added 2024-01-06 00:25:00 +0000 UTCIn the office the two leaders of the research team were excited as they watched Professor Fritz read the test reports they had just submitted.
“It’s incredible. The total number of human cells in this world is only about 40 trillion!”
“There are only 4,000 to 5,000 white blood cells in one cubic millimeter of blood, which means that the self-healing mechanism and immune system are very fragile. You can imagine that they are easily sick and have poor physical fitness.”
After hearing what Team Leader Ron said, Team Leader Eli nodded in agreement and said: "It is true that people in our world, even a ten-year-old child, are much stronger than the adults here."
Professor Fritz finished reading the two reports, removed his glasses from the bridge of his nose, and looked at them seriously. The expressions of the two people seemed to look down on the humans of this world to some extent.
"We can't draw such quick conclusions. We only have two test subjects for now, which is not representative. We can't say for sure if they are the norm or the exception, much less know if there are stronger humans."
"Just like you and me, although we are part of the majority, I believe you also know how many people or races there are that are several times, even ten times, or hundreds of times stronger than us."
Leaders Eli and Ron were stunned for a moment, and then they realized that this was indeed the case. God knows if there are any foreigners or people with extraordinary talents similar to the fish-men and giants in this world.
"Yes, we have been hasty in our conclusions." Ron apologized shamefully.
“Well, our focus now should be on this virus. The more I look at it, the more interesting it becomes.” Professor Fritz said before pointing to one of the reports.
“According to experiments, this is a virus that mainly infects the blood. After entering the body through wounds, it will quickly invade the blood vessels, and at the same time cause the infected plasma and blood cells to rapidly heat up, reaching a high temperature close to boiling water.”
“Such a high temperature will of course ‘burn’ the surrounding tissues. The external manifestation is that the skin turns black and purple, and the blood in the blood vessels produces a flame-like red light due to excessive thermal radiation.”
“When the virus invades the heart through blood vessels, it can transmit the virus to all blood vessels, including the brain. However, the brain can hardly withstand such high temperatures, which will lead to brain death, leaving only the instinct, activity and bloodlust that the virus needs and pursues.”
The two team leaders listened silently as they reflected.
Team leader Ron sighed. "What a terrible virus. I can only say that this world is truly full of wonders."
“I just talked about the essence of this virus, now let’s talk about the function of this virus.”
Professor Fritz's mood was a little complicated at this time, because he knew that this virus would definitely be used by the World Government, but if such a dangerous virus was used as a weapon, it would definitely cause countless deaths.
But he had no choice and could not stop it.
“First of all, because the nerve tissue has been burned to a large extent, they will not produce much pain. Likewise, the body's defense mechanisms are deactivated, allowing its strength to have no limits.”
"In addition, through experiments, they have an extremely sensitive sense of smell for blood, their eyes have good night vision due to the light produced by thermal radiation, and their skin has some resistance to high temperatures."
"Finally, the most peculiar thing about this virus is that, although it warms the blood, it partially preserves the functions of blood cells, such as the coagulation of platelets. This translates into a greater ability to heal wounds."
“Having heard this, can you think of its use value?”
Ron and Eli looked at each other, seeing the perplexity in each other's eyes. Eli then hesitated before saying, “Create a large undead army?”
Hearing this, Professor Fritz shook his head in disappointment. Not everyone can have imagination.
"I already mentioned it before. This virus turns the host into an undead only when it invades the brain. All we have to do is find a way to stop this."
Saying this, Professor Fritz paused and said with a grim look: "If we can allow a soldier to retain his consciousness, he could acquire reduced pain sensitivity, superhuman strength, enhanced healing ability, and resistance to high temperatures. "
"And the most important thing would be the ability to smell blood, spread infections through his blood, plus a lining that would protect his heart, and they only need to drink blood to function normally!"
The two team leaders were shocked by Professor Fritz's idea, but immediately they both looked excited.
"Professor, doesn't that mean that if we manage to control this virus it would mean a great advance?"
"This would be a great achievement!"
Professor Fritz's face showed no sign of happiness. Instead, he said with deep concern: "But the question is how to prevent the virus from invading the brain?"
“Their carrier is blood, which circulates in blood vessels. If they are intercepted, they will only stop the blood flow, which will definitely lead to insufficient blood supply to the brain.”
For a while, the office was silent.
“That’s not right!”
Suddenly, a three-dimensional diagram of the undead appeared in Professor Fritz's mind. He felt that he had discovered something. He quickly picked up another report and quickly turned the pages. He turned to the last page, which was the photograph of the undead.
"Exactly!"
Professor Fritz compared the three photographs of the undead, and immediately discovered something in common.
“Although I don’t know the reason, the virus only invades the brain from the left carotid artery, and there are four blood vessels supplying blood to the brain!”
“Although cerebral blood vessel blockage may lead to brain nerve dysfunction, it is totally worth a try!”
At that time, Professor Fritz no longer had any conscience or moral entanglements in his heart but was completely immersed in the research frenzy of being a scientist.
"Step outside for a moment. I need to write up a report to request more test subjects. The provisional code is: Undead Soldier."
…
Imu looked at the report presented by Professor Fritz and was amazed. He really didn't expect the director of the Biochemical Research Institute, a character who didn't appear in the One Piece Series, to have such abilities.
Imu expressionless as he continued to turn the pages and read the report silently.
“The entire report is related to the virus, blood and tissues. He only addresses it from a biological point of view but does not mention the value of the membrane that covers the heart of the Kabane.”
In Imu's opinion, this is no less important than the 'Kabaneri', which they have called the Undead Soldier.
This membrane is as thin and soft as skin, transparent as glass, as hard as steel and resistant to high temperatures. According to his memory, this can cover the blade of a katana, giving him the ability to pierce a Kabane's heart easily and without damaging the weapon.
Imu feels that if it were Vegapunk, the focus of this report might be different.
“Speaking of which, should Vegapunk be exposed to the world of Kabane?”
It's not that Imu is afraid of Vegapunk, but what he considered was: could Vegapunk handle it all?
Considering all the new scientific research projects he has in hand.
In addition, Vegapunk also has to find time to think about the climate improvement plan for the Karakuri Island.
It's not that the Academy of Sciences was a desert in terms of scientists, but he is in charge of important research projects, so it is easy to imagine how busy he was on a daily basis.
If at this moment he had to immerse himself in the investigation of another world...
“Forget it, when the time comes, someone will send some of Kabane's heart membranes to Punk Hazard. It is Vegapunk's own business how to prioritize research projects.”
This also reminded Imu that there was still a shortage of important scientists in the Academy of Sciences.
"Let's see... on Karakuri Island, there is Dr. Tsukimi who is an expert in creating intelligent robots."
"Dr. Indigo, who investigated 'SIQ' in One Piece Film: Strong World."
"Dr. Wolfe, an inventor from Swallow Island, who was able to create a greenhouse on his farm in which he can grow crops in full conditions even in winter. He was also able to create a sea stone sword and build the Polar Tang.”
At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door outside.
“Oh, is it already this time? It’s time to happily torture Mihawk again~”
Imu teasing in his heart, but maintaining his usual indifference on the outside, he stood up and walked over. Playing tennis outside during the day and teaching Mihawk swordsmanship at night have become his daily entertainment. And before going to sleep, listen to some Tesoro songs.
Honestly, compared to before, his life now was not so boring, and his mood was not so depressed or irritable.
This allowed him to focus more on Starfish's upcoming reorganization and think more about his own power.
For example, his Haki
The essence of the aura is willpower, or it can be said to be mental strength.
The reason why his Haki was so much stronger than that of the best was because over the past 800 years he had strengthened his will, naturally increasing his mental strength.
…
Although Imu, the five Elders and others are very interested in the exploration of the other World, they also know that the base of the World Government is still the Starfish world.
Just as CP9 led by Laskey continued to penetrate deeper into the new world, the Government Affairs Council and the Navy were also in a state of extreme busyness.
The approval of the Levely agenda did not mean a resolution of the issues, but rather the beginning of them.
Dragon's actions in capturing the Slaver King and clearing the Sabaody Archipelago only eliminated the two biggest cancers of the slave trade in the world.
But in the Four Seas as well as the Grand Line, there are countless kingdoms and islands where the slavery industry is deeply rooted.
Therefore, Navy Headquarters and all of its Marine Branches in collaboration with the Cipher Pol and affiliated nations provided intelligence and launched the largest slave liberation campaign ever seen in the history of the world.
This led many Marine Branches to move away from capturing pirates; its most urgent task was the complete implementation of the 'Total Prohibition of the Slave Trade and the Total Liberation of Slaves in the World'.
...
Sabaody Archipelago.
Since the Liberation Day on September 15th, the kings who attended the Levely have returned home one after another, and most of the tourists have dispersed, which has brought the flow of people on the island back to normal levels.
But there are changes after all.
At this time, you can see strange-looking fishmen and beautiful mermaids floating with bubble rings around their waists in every area.
The human residents have gotten used to it. They are no longer surprised or afraid by the appearance of fish-men, nor do they scream at the sight of fairy-tale mermaids.
Coupled with the complete disappearance of slave companies, auctions and slave markets, the inhabitants no longer have to look at slaves with eyes full of compassion, nor constantly worry about their safety or that of their children.
But there is something more important.
Lately, the Celestial Dragons, for some reason, have not been seen for a long period of time. This has prevented people from being forced to prostrate themselves and tremble in fear.
People suddenly feel that their lives are more comfortable.
However, among the changes, some people are happy, and others are naturally sad. Because the navy led by Dragon strictly controls the coating industry and the hotel industry, which directly caused them to lose their biggest source of income in the past.
The Pirates!
Currently, any ship attempting to dock in the port of the Sabaody Archipelago must undergo inspection by Navy ships. If a pirate or illegal ship tries to flee, the Navy ships do not rush to pursue them, as the fish-men are responsible for piercing the hulls of the ships, turning them into floating prisons that gradually sink into the sea.
Since Dragon served as the Marine Base commander here, he has blocked 90% of the pirates from entering the Sabaody Archipelago.
GR13 area.
This was originally a law-free zone, but in such a dangerous area, a notorious bar appeared in recent years.
It’s called a Shakky's Rip-off Bar.
“Look, this is the newspaper that just arrived.”
The owner of the bar, Shakky, with a cigarette between her fingers, placed a newspaper next to Rayleigh's glass. However, he barely glanced at it, only glancing at the headline.
[The nobles of the world decided to liberate the slaves in the Holy Land, and the world will broadcast live in two days!]
At this moment, Rayleigh frowned slightly, pushed up his round glasses, and said in a deep voice: "No doubt something has happened within the World Government."
"Everything that has happened in the last year has been unexpected and abnormal. It seems that everything comes mainly from Mary Geoise."
“Hmm... So what?” Shakky asked, blowing out a puff of white smoke.
"I want to know what has caused these great changes in the World Government and what is erasing the era that Roger built."
Rayleigh's eyes sharpened unconsciously, with the sharp aura belonging to a great swordsman.
"Are you thinking... of doing something crazy?"
