"Whoa, so this is the legendary 'Biological Treasure Trove', Punk Hazard?"
"Quite the spectacle."
Hamr's eyes lit up as he entered the research base. The high-tech lobby looked grand and impressive.
"Indeed, this is Punk Hazard's main scientific research facility. Gentlen, this way please. Dr. Vegapunk has been waiting in the weapons hall."
Vice Admiral Edward spoke with a calm face, clearly unfazed. He was already used to seeing such things regularly.
Hamr still wore a mild smile, but his mind was already racing.
'Vegapunk… Punk Hazard…'
In his past life, he'd blown up his forge in excitent over this damned part of the storyline.
Thinking about it left him a little regretful. His current life wasn't bad, but there was still a lingering frustration.
Oh well, since he was already here, he might as well make the best of it. This ti, he had to score so advanced tech weapons, or the trip would be a waste!
Having made up his mind, Hamr's steps grew lighter.
Before long, under Vice Admiral Edward's guidance, the trio arrived at an enormous room.
It was filled to the brim with all sorts of weapons, every kind imaginable.
Hamr and the others were dumbfounded.
'An assault rifle? Cute.'
'A rocket launcher? Wait, quad-barrelled?'
'A mortar? Can you even put that on a ship???'
'A flathrower? Hmm… this one's pretty similar to Judge's tech.'
'Grenade launcher? Damn, that's legit.'
'Wait, what the hell is that? A Barrett? No… the caliber is even bigger!'
All kinds of firearms dazzled Hamr's eyes.
He was practically seeing hearts.
Sa with Lance, the ship's sniper. For him, guns were life.
"Relax. These are all outdated models. Nothing to get too excited about."
A calm voice suddenly spoke from behind the trio.
A tall man in black, wearing a helt labeled "01," stood behind them.
Seeing him, Hamr's thoughts stirred.
'Shaka…'
'So he already developed clones this early on?'
'Looks like Vegapunk had been wary of the World Governnt from the very beginning…'
"I am Dr. Vegapunk, Shaka. It's a pleasure to welco you to Punk Hazard."
Shaka's gaze landed on Hamr, scanning him up and down.
"So, you're Rear Admiral Hamr? I've heard your forging can imbue objects with special properties."
"I'm curious, does that co from your Devil Fruit power?"
Hamr steadied his mind.
"Hello, Dr. Vegapunk. Yes, the imbuing ability cos from my Devil Fruit."
"I've used it to create a number of special items."
He casually pulled a long sword out from his ring, his longsword.
Shaka's visor instantly lit up with two beams of light. His voice sounded a bit excited.
"A spatial-type item? Your ability seems quite impressive."
"Even I haven't made much progress in space research yet!"
Hamr grinned.
'Buddy, even if you have the Brain-Brain Fruit and knowledge beyond anyone else…
"This power of mine isn't sothing science can explain. It's system-granted, one of a kind! Jealous? You should be!'
The Brain-Brain Fruit (Paracia) gives its user limitless brain capacity. The more data they absorb, the bigger their head becos. Vegapunk, already a natural-born genius, beca the owner of the largest brain in the world.
But the Shaka standing here was just a clone of Vegapunk.
Hamr understood, after all, they were just regular Marine folk. Vegapunk wouldn't co to et a rear admiral personally, no matter how unique his power might be.
"You flatter , Doctor. You're the smartest man on the seas. I ca here today actually hoping to ask for your help."
"Oh? Help with what? Go ahead."
Shaka returned to his usual composed deanor, waiting for Hamr's question.
"First, I'd like to requisition so weapons. Don't worry, I brought an authorization letter from Admiral Sengoku."
"Second, I'm looking for a type of tal that can handle extre elental properties. I've forged a longsword with ice elental power, and regular scabbards simply can't contain it. Not even ice made by the Logia Ice-Ice Fruit can coexist with it."
Shaka's visor flashed again.
"An ice-elental longsword? Forged from Cryolite Ore?"
"Yes. And my ability enhanced the ice power further."
"Hm… sounds like only that tal would work."
"That tal?"
Hamr's eyes flickered with curiosity.
"All the weapons are here; take whatever guns you like. They're just outdated models anyway."
"As for the tal, follow ."
Shaka turned and headed toward another lab.
Hamr shot a look at Lance and Shirley.
The two instantly gave him an "OK" hand signal in sync.
Take everything! Not even one bullet gets left behind!
"To suppress elental power, the best material is mory tal, though it's incredibly rare."
"Even I don't have much of it in stock."
'mory tal?'
Hamr's mind suddenly conjured an image of a man: Vinsmoke Judge.
'Isn't that tal his specialty tech?'
"I heard you've t Vinsmoke Judge. Then you probably know sothing about mory tal, right?"
"We only t on assignnt," Hamr replied casually.
Shaka didn't even turn around as he began explaining.
"mory tal is a special material. My research is still in the early stages, but it has fusion and regeneration properties. Even if damaged, it can restore itself after a period of ti."
"That longsword of yours with ice power—if you made a scabbard out of mory tal, it should be able to fully contain the freezing energy without breaking."
'mory tal…'
Hamr already knew of it. Whether it was Germa's raid suits or the later-debuted Seraphim, all used mory tal.
'Coming to Punk Hazard was totally worth it…'
'Even in its early form, mory tal was powerful. And more importantly, it was tal.'
A spark flashed in Hamr's eyes.
If it's tal, then it can be forged. And if it can be forged, he, Hamr, can turn it into a masterpiece!
"This chunk should be enough for a scabbard. As for the forging, you're the blacksmith, no need for to intervene."
Hamr gleefully took the large chunk of tal, then casually asked a question that even surprised Vegapunk.
"Doctor, do you have any ideas for future weapon developnt?"
"I'm still thinking. In the end, whether it's biological or scientific research, it all gets turned into weapons anyway, doesn't it?"
"Doctor, are you familiar with laser beams?"
"Lasers? Yes. But turning them into weapons is very difficult."
"Not difficult at all! I've got excellent research directions and skilled personnel!"
Hamr grinned slyly.
'Sorry, Monkey Bro, but it's ti for you to shine.'
'That way, my warship can get equipped with laser weapons sooner rather than later!'
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