Chapter 49: [BONUS 3] The Beginning of a Miracle
"I guess I've touched upon some of the system's judgment patterns." Kenji wouldn't be so arrogant as to think he had completely figured out the system.
However, for the current long-term main mission, the system's general judgment pattern was indeed as he had previously expected.
"For the current main mission, the system should be judging that when I am stationed outside, my subordinates are also considered part of my combat power."
"Logically, this should indeed be the case. Otherwise, if multiple pirate incidents occur simultaneously at the Garrison and I'm still required to deal with them quickly alone, it would be too difficult for a student who just graduated from Marine School."
As for the matter of him not being in Loguetown, the stationed location, Kenji also had a guess.
It's perfectly reasonable for stationed personnel to 'occasionally' go on a long business trip, right?
Of course, guessing is one thing, whether it can ultimately be realized still depends on the system's judgment, and facts prove that at least for now, everything is still going smoothly.
Over the next few days, Kenji relaxed, touring Science Island, accompanied by Marie and some elite soldiers.
After the tour, he began to carefully survey the waters near Science Island, preparing to select a site for the New World training camp.
This took him several days, and he finally settled on three unnamed islands as candidates.
The New World training camp is an advanced version of the East Blue 'novice' training camp in Kenji's plan.
If the East Blue 'novice' training camp is for training elite reservists, then the New World training camp is for further training the elites cultivated in East Blue into powerhouses at least at the Marine general officer level.
It is foreseeable that there will not be many trainees at the training camp in the New World. Elites, after all, are always scarce.
So Kenji wasn't in a hurry to build the camp here in the New World, especially since the 'novice' training camp in East Blue was just starting to show some promise.
"Marie, note down the locations of those three islands." Kenji instructed Marie, who was following behind him.
"In the next few days, I will find some researchers from Science Island to go with you and thoroughly investigate those three islands."
With the site selection complete, Kenji returned to Science Island on a Marine ship with a group of soldiers.
This time, he left Marie with the troops to guard the Marine ship, and went alone to the central complex of Science Island, entering the core experimental area.
The experimental area was quite lively today. Kenji saw many familiar faces at a glance.
Among them, all the MADS members, except for the one 'eating free meals', were present, each conducting their own interest research.
Caesar Clown and Vinsmoke Judge were arguing over whose weapon caused more damage.
One said he added poison gas to his gas bomb, creating an enhanced version of the gas poison bomb, which could turn a town into a no-man's land with just one.
The other stated that merely killing was too low-level, and once his mind control technology was complete, it could make a person absolutely obey commands, even if it meant dying, without any hesitation or resistance.
Kenji listened to their speeches for a while and found it a bit hard to bear. Such a debate between the two on who was more 'beastly' in the 'beastly way' was truly rare.
Compared to them, the viciousness of most pirates seemed minor.
After all, most pirates still had to use knives to kill people, while the things these two developed could almost carry out extinction plans.
Compared to these two 'treasures', even Scien, who hadn't changed his name to Queen yet, seemed 'kind and benevolent', just a bit laughable.
"This kid, he's not going to pull another stunt, is he...?" Kenji walked nearby but didn't get any closer.
Not far opposite him, Scien was vigorously shaking two large experimental beakers. Liquid 'gurgled' inside each beaker, simultaneously emitting thick, pale white and dark green smoke.
"...Like this, it's almost done..." Scien mixed the liquids from the two beakers, waiting for something with an excited expression.
Then, the next moment, his face suddenly changed dramatically. "Oh no!"
Bang!
A muffled sound came from inside the beaker containing the mixed liquid, followed by dense mist rising up.
Scien couldn't dodge in time, and his head was enveloped by a ghostly green chemical mist.
Other scientific personnel nearby seemed to have anticipated this situation, and they all ran away in advance, unaffected by the chemical smoke.
"Ugh! Cough, cough! Pfft, pfft, pfft!!"
After coughing for a long while, the green smoke enveloping Scien's head finally dissipated.
Scien's head, dyed green from the inside out, was revealed. At this point, even the air he exhaled carried a ghostly green color.
"Damn it... this is really troublesome, I need to find a way to make it more flexible." Scien had a distressed look on his face.
Kenji stood at a distance, watching from beginning to end, and confirmed one thing in his heart.
"This kid isn't faking it, he really has 'talent'!"
Such a talented freak, with just a slight move, reaches a height that those 'live streamers' could never achieve in their lifetime.
When the small commotion in the laboratory subsided, Vegapunk walked out, followed by a graceful figure.
Kenji recognized the beautiful woman. She was the only one in the MADS who 'ate free meals': Buckingham Stussy.
"She's here too?" Kenji frowned slightly, having no good impression of this exquisite, self-serving, and deeply cunning woman.
However, unexpectedly, Stussy's behavior today was very strange. Her pretty face was full of curiosity, and she looked around, showing great interest in every object in the laboratory.
When she followed Vegapunk to stand opposite Kenji, she even showed a shy yet charming smile, a perfect pure and seductive style that made it hard to resist.
Just as Kenji watched with a surprised expression, another almost identical graceful figure walked out of the adjacent room, looking exactly like the previous Stussy.
"Hey, hey! Why are you staring at me, old Marine man!" The newly emerged Stussy was very displeased with Kenji's gaze.
And this demeanor and tone were what Kenji was familiar with from the 'bad woman' Stussy.
At this moment, Vegapunk proactively explained, "This is the latest technology... I call it 'the beginning of a miracle'."
"A miracle?" Kenji looked at the two Stussys in the laboratory and was suddenly startled, "The other one... is a clone?"
"A clone? That term is indeed very fitting."
Vegapunk nodded, excitedly saying, "I have discovered a wondrous thing... in the future, it might bring about a revolution to the world!"
Kenji smiled upon hearing this, seemingly not surprised, but with a slightly playful look at Vegapunk. "You kid, you're a bit dangerous!"
Vegapunk scratched his head, not understanding, and thought Kenji was talking about something else.
He took out a small treasure box from and handed it over. "I almost forgot, the items inside have already been appraised."