Chapter 286: Devil Fruit Rebirth Experiment
Seeing Adrian's solemn attitude, Crocus sensibly refrained from saying things like 'I hope you can let Shanks go,' 'He's just a kid who recently set sail,' 'He's inherited Captain Roger's ideals,' and so on.
Instead, he lowered his head again and continued to select the medicines needed to treat Shanks' injuries.
It must be said, the White Ghost's supply of medicinal materials was indeed very abundant. There was no doubt that treating Shanks' injuries would be no problem at all!
Crocus, with a satisfied look on his face, picked out a strange withered yellow fruit and continued to carefully select other items, his hands never stopping.
Seeing that Crocus no longer probed with words, Adrian gave a faint smile and glossed over the previous topic.
Then, he shifted the conversation.
"Mr. Crocus, I happen to have a question I'd like to ask."
Crocus had just finished sorting the medicines. Hearing the White Ghost's words, he stood up, looked at him, and said calmly, "Just say what you want to ask."
"Although I'm just an old man who has been staying at the Twin Cape Lighthouse for years, I might know the answer you're seeking."
"Rest assured, my question is very simple and doesn't involve any secrets."
Adrian then asked his question.
"Do you know if there have been any pirate crews from the Four Seas trying to cross the Reverse Mountain to venture into the Grand Line recently?"
Crocus raised an eyebrow slightly, a possibility flashing through his mind. He couldn't help but ask, "Are you looking to recruit new crew members?"
To Crocus, the White Ghost's question seemed like a sign of gathering crew members and forming a pirate group.
However…
"It's not like that," Adrian said casually. "I just want to conduct an experiment."
"An experiment?" Crocus touched his petal-like hair and didn't probe further. Instead, he directly answered.
"Those young brats out there, who knows what they're thinking? They think that Grand Line has all the riches, so they just set sail."
"Based on my many years here, on average, two to three pirate crews successfully cross the Reverse Mountain each week, but this frequency is slowly increasing."
"As for those pirate crews that get lost and wiped out on the reverse currents, they are countless."
Adrian nodded slightly, "So, it won't be too long?"
"That, I can't guarantee!" Crocus shook his head and walked towards Shanks. "Everything depends on their luck."
Adrian looked at Crocus, and at the red hair peeking out from behind him, thinking to himself.
"Depends on luck, huh… Coincidentally, what I want to test is also luck!"
While Crocus meticulously treated Shanks' injuries, Adrian and Love returned to Abyss ship.
Doctor Moy stayed behind to assist Crocus, taking the opportunity to observe and learn from the top ship doctor's techniques.
"Adrian-sama, once Shanks is healed, are we heading straight to Paradise?"
"No, we'll wait here for two more days."
Adrian patted Love's fluffy head.
"I have a few things I need to verify."
Love nodded cluelessly and trotted off to prepare snacks.
Adrian then returned alone to the captain's cabin on the top floor of Abyss, silently waiting for the right moment.
...
As it turned out, Crocus's years of covert observation had not been in vain.
They didn't even have to wait until the next morning.
On the very night Abyss docked at the edge of Twin Cape, a group of pirates from the East Blue successfully crossed Reverse Mountain.
Sensing the commotion, Adrian quickly stepped out of the captain's cabin.
But, unfortunately, this group of pirates from the East Blue wasn't strong.
Although all of the dozens of members on the ship had bounties, their average bounty didn't even reach a million Berries.
The captain of this pirate crew was a real weakling, with a bounty not even surpassing ten million Berries.
Such strength might be enough to dominate in the so-called "weakest" East Blue, but it didn't even make a splash in the Grand Line.
Who knows how many years of offerings these lucky guys have made to the sea god to successfully cross the Reverse Mountain.
Given their strength, if their ship had crashed and sunk on the upstream sea route, it would definitely have resulted in a tragedy with no survivors.
What disappointed Adrian the most wasn't that this pirate crew couldn't help him advance his extreme trial mission.
It was that none of these pirates had a Devil Fruit ability!
During the day, Adrian mentioned an "experiment."
Its full name was "Experiment on the Immediate Rebirth of a Devil Fruit at the Scene of an Ability User's Death, Based on the Influence Range of the fake Protagonist's Aura"!
Currently, Shanks was severely injured and physically weak, unable to fight.
Even if he wanted to fight, Adrian would refuse, citing his injuries.
However, this didn't mean Shanks couldn't be useful in other ways!
Yes!
It was time for the "Shanks' Devil Fruit Production Machine" to debut!
Shanks was severely injured and hadn't received timely treatment, causing his condition to worsen. He was also malnourished after several days without proper nutrition...
But he still had his hands!
He still had the "Advanced Luck Aura (Fake)"!
Adrian believed that if the Float-Float Fruit could be reborn in Shanks' hands, then more Devil Fruits could surely be reborn too.
This… was a metaphysical experiment!
Unfortunately, the experiment couldn't proceed due to the lack of sufficient materials.
Adrian couldn't use himself or the ship's spirit Rumi to test Shanks' protagonist aura, right?
As for Dr. Moy…
It hasn't come to that yet!
Fortunately, Abyss was currently at Twin Cape.
Reverse Mountain was a strategic point where the four seas met and the true starting point of the Grand Line.
Almost every so often, pirates from all over the seas tried to cross Reverse Mountain to reach the Grand Line.
Adrian, stationed at Reverse Mountain, played the role of the fisherman.
Just wait for the fish to bite!
But to finally encounter a pirate crew that successfully crossed the Reverse Mountain only to find that not one of them had a Devil Fruit ability…
What a joke?
How ridiculous?
Annoyed and shivering with rage!
With a face like frost, Adrian sent this crew, who hadn't even begun their new life, to a completely unfamiliar world, letting them start a new life in another dimension!
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