Chapter 54 Dawning of a New Era: Dragon Kingdom's Electrifying Transformation

"I don't care"

Doflamingo was angry, but he didn't dare to show it to Kaido.

He went back and told Caesar to hurry up with the research.

They've been working on this for years, and they're not as good as the other people who have made progress in a few days.

It's a shame.

[5 Elders: They actually succeeded in their research! Paramecia, Logia, and even phantom beasts can be created now!]

[Ochoku: If Dragon Kingdom really created Logia phantom beasts, then it's worth it!]

The video skipped ahead to a few days later.

"Paramecia, Logia, and phantom beast species have all been conquered!"

People all over the world were shocked when they saw that man-made Zoan fruits were actually being created.

Many people had already mentally prepared themselves for this possibility, but when they actually saw the results, they were still filled with shock and awe.

[Vegapunk: I'm such a waste.]

[Garp: If Dragon Kingdom publicly sells Devil Fruits, the entire Devil Fruit market will be affected!]

[Roger: Unbelievable!]

[Big Mom: Ability users can be used directly as military resources! This is different from angel potions!]

[Ochoku: One for healing, one for fighting.]

Having a lot of ability users means you can get angel potions.

So, ability users are more important than angel potions.

It's like having a lot of guns but no food. You need a granary to store food.

[Sengoku: All the capable members of the Dragon Kingdom Guard are here? Does Dragon Kingdom want to start a war? They have produced so many Devil Fruits!]

Sengoku is a little scared right now.

The Dragon Kingdom doesn't have any monster-level fighters, but their guards are all Devil fruit users.

There are even a lot of Logia and phantom beast users.

If the middle layer gets too powerful, it could be a problem.

[Silver Axe: Don't be so scared! Newgate's son, the phoenix, is also a phantom beast. He's not that strong!]

[Marco: Are you being polite?]

[Kaido: Does Dragon Kingdom have endless Logia and phantom beast ability users.]

It's scary when you think about it.

[Vegapunk: That's impossible. Even if Dragon Kingdom has conquered the artificial fruit, it still needs to consume a lot of resources to make the precious Devil Fruit. Capable things don't come out of thin air!]

Vegapunk is sure that he knew the secret of the phantom beast earlier than Boss Bai.

However, his artificial Devil Fruit was not perfect and consumed too many resources.

He was stranded in his research.

From the video, Boss Bai's artificial Devil Fruit is undoubtedly better than Vegapunk's. It consumes much less resources and has no weaknesses.

This is a milestone achievement for man-made Devil Fruit.

Boss Bai's success is thanks to her king who is astonishingly rich and willing to invest in her research.

She studied the problem slice by slice and eventually proved that it was all worth it.

Even though she can't generate Devil Fruit infinitely, she can double the original quantity several times.

[Kizaru: The Dragon Kingdom conquered Devil Fruit technology early, but it doesn't seem to have spread to the world. How have they done with it?]

[Loan usury king: Do you need to ask? They must have secretly armed an army of capable people]

[Stussy: Even if Dr. Vegapunk is right, the Dragon Kingdom must have produced dozens of artificial Devil Fruits, just for Logia types.]

[Aokiji: Imagine fighting against multiple people with flash abilities. It's a headache just thinking about it!]

[Garp: Don't worry too much. Having a good Devil Fruit isn't enough to make you a top powerhouse.]

[Sengoku: That's not true. There are only a few monster-level fighters in the world. A natural disaster ability can easily destroy a country.]

[Gao Yang: Mr. Sengoku, we are peace-loving. We told you before, who said Devil Fruits have to be used for war?]

[Queen: I don't believe you!]

[Loan usury king: Are you going to deny that you've been building an army of capable people behind our backs?]

[Sengoku: What do you mean?]

Gao Yang didn't answer.

The video continued to play, and the answer was revealed.

After Boss Bai conquered all the secrets of Devil Fruit, the first thing Gao Yang did was something that shocked everyone.

"A power plant that can power the whole country?"

"Yes, electricity is essential for modern civilization. It's also a key source of energy for many important infrastructure projects in the Dragon Kingdom."

"In the past, we didn't have the technology to build a power plant that could power the whole country. Everyone knows how to generate electricity, but there were too many challenges to overcome in order to build a power plant that could be used by everyone."

Gao Yang only realized how difficult it is to develop something from scratch after he became the King of the Kingdom.

He had been using a lot of things that had been developed by others, and he didn't know how difficult it was to create them from scratch.

Now we have many different types of ability users, and Boss Bai has also figured out how Devil Fruits work.

This means that many problems that we had in the past can now be solved.

"In the past, we didn't have enough knowledge about Devil Fruits. But now that we have all of them, we can learn a lot from them. Electricity is also very important. It's the foundation of civilization in the new era."

"I don't understand it all, but Gao Yang-sama said it's a good thing, so it must be a good thing."

The Dragon Kingdom soon began work on the first major project in line with Gao Yang's wishes.

They called up a large number of excellent workers, many of whom had eaten Devil Fruits.

Paramecia and Zoan fruits were most common, but some Logia fruits were also taken by the Kingdom Guards.

Boss Bai was the chief engineer of the project.

[Crocodile: The Dragon Kingdom is giving Devil Fruits to workers! How many Paramecia and Zoan Devil Fruits have they made?]

[Rocks: What's this? Electricity? What is he doing?]

[Garp: You don't know about electricity? Oh, right. You died too early.]

[Rocks: f**k you!]

[Golden Lion: Electricity is a type of energy that Vegapunk researched more than 20 years ago. There aren't many small generators on the market yet, but they can be used for lighting. If you have a small generator on a ship, you can use it to power a refrigerator to keep food from spoiling. I've also heard that some medical devices are powered by electricity, but they're rare.]

This is the first time electricity has been discovered in this era.

It is not yet widely available, but it is relatively easy to use.

[Rocks: Preserving food sounds good, but using so many capable people to make this thing seems like overkill.]

[Sentomaru: Many royal families don't have access to convenient electricity. If the Dragon Kingdom can make a breakthrough, they could make a lot of money.]

[Loan usury king: In my opinion, the biggest use of this thing is to keep food fresh and provide light. With these, the Dragon Kingdom won't be hard.]

[Moria: It's really a bit of a fuss. I think they've invested at least ten Logia ability users, and thousands of other ability users. If I had a Logia ability...]

Moria is envious.

Many people compete for Logia fruit, but in the Dragon Kingdom project, there is only one senior worker.

That's shocking!

[Queen: They trained these powerful ability users to do jobs that ordinary people can do! It's a waste of their Devil Fruit!]

[Whitebeard: I don't know, but I have a feeling that things are not that simple.]

The people in this era have a limited understanding of electricity.

Even Whitebeard, who is a very powerful person, doesn't know how important electricity is to a modern civilization.

In this era, people still use sailboats, which shows that they don't understand the potential of electricity.

Only a few people, like Vegapunk, understand the potential of electricity.

Vegapunk has already used electricity in many parts of Egghead Island, and it has helped a lot with scientific research.

However, electricity is still limited to the laboratory.

Vegapunk feels like he hasn't fully harnessed the power of electricity yet.

The main reason is that it's not easy to build large power stations.

The World Government doesn't give money to build power stations, they only want weapons.

"I wish the Dragon Kingdom existed decades ago. I would have loved to experience using Logia fruits to cut and research, and I would have also loved to build a large-scale power station."

Vegapunk sighed as he thought about the shortsighted five-star officials who only cared about military force.

He had many ideas for projects that could benefit the people, but the government only funded projects that they thought would be useful for war.

As a result, many of he's ideas sank into the sea, never to be seen again.

[Buggy: Stop! Don't feed that Thunder Fruit to a machine! I'll take it if you don't want it. I don't know what changes the Power Station will bring, but seeing thousands of capable people working together is pretty epic!]

[Kizaru: The speed of construction is amazing! They built a huge building in just a few days by using people with the ability to rustle, swamp, and rock.]

[Marco: Zoan users can move bricks, and one of them can support a lot of people.]

[Sengoku: So devil fruits are the new labor force? If this project was done by ordinary people, it would take months to complete.]

[Garp: I've never seen so many capable people in one place before.]

[Vegapunk: They seem to have created a bunch of strange machines.]

[Roger: There was a similar event in the forgotten era.]

Roger was deep in thought. He knew the history of the Void Century.

[Doflamingo: I'm bored! They already ate Devil Fruit, but they are using it to do this boring job!]

[Morgans: I don't see how much benefit this thing can bring to the Dragon Kingdom. It's such a big investment, even if you have money, you can't afford to build it like this]

[Kaido: Devil Fruits won't work for us. You can use them for us!]

.....

The video started to speed up.

Many people thought that the Dragon Kingdom had mastered Devil Fruit technology, but they didn't really use this advantage.

In fact, they didn't use it at all!

Soon, the large building complex was completed in just one month!

The official opening time of the power station was set at 9:00 PM.

At first, everyone didn't know why, but they were soon amazed.

At 9:00 PM in the Dragon Kingdom, there were only a few scattered lights left in the towns.

The only lights that were still on were the oil lamps in the taverns.

The other rooms were already dark.

The Dragon Kingdom was very dark at night.

The citizens gathered at the gate of the power station to watch the opening ceremony.

The king gave a speech, and then the power was turned on.

The whole kingdom was lit up, and it looked like a bright pearl in the dark sea.

It was like the entire starry sky was shining on the land of Dragon Kingdom

"What a bright light!!"

"It's so beautiful!"

The lights were so bright that they filled the screen.

Everyone watching the video was amazed.

They had never seen anything like it before.

The kingdom was now lit up like it was daytime, even though it was night.

It was like a scene from a fairytale.

The night was no longer a dark age.

A new era had begun

[Bonney: I can't believe it! The kingdom where the sun never sets really exists!]

[Kizaru: I thought it would just be ordinary lighting, but it's so beautiful!]

Kizaru can create light, but his power is not infinite. He can only light up the whole kingdom for a moment

"I'm afraid that the days of reading by lamplight at night will be gone in the Dragon Kingdom."

[Cobra: I've never seen such a beautiful night, even as a king!]

[King Riku: Light can scare away wild animals, help people travel at night, and make the night come alive!]

This scene is for people who have only ever known the dark night.

It is very impressive.

As time goes on, the map will be lit up by electricity.

Many new products related to electricity will be created by talented people.

At this time, the civilization brought by electricity will truly cover the entire Dragon Kingdom.

The world will finally see the real Dragon Kingdom!