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Just then, a group of people arrived at the kitchen. In the hall, workers were already preparing food, and upon seeing Shiraishi Osamu and his group, a chef wearing a white hat came over.

The chef smiled and said to Shiraishi Xiu, "I'm so glad that you, Boss, could come here to dine after shopping."

Seeing his dignified appearance, Bai Shixiu couldn't help but feel a bit of goodwill towards him, and said, "What delicious food have you prepared today? Hurry up and bring it to me, my stomach is really growling."

Shiraishi Osamu was telling the truth. He was heartbroken after leaving the Amazon, which is why he went on a hunger strike in bed for several days.

If it weren't for Shiraishi Osamu's superior strength, he probably would have lost his life long ago.

"I've prepared roast goose."

The chef quickly replied.

Hearing this, Shiraishi Xiu chuckled and said, "As expected, you truly are a chef. You were able to guess what I wanted to eat. This is really beyond my expectations."

Upon hearing this, Caesar hurriedly asked, "Does the boss really want to eat roast goose? That's unbelievable..."

Shiraishi Osamu chuckled and said, "Tell this chef how he knew I wanted to eat roast goose."

The chef scratched his head awkwardly and said, "I didn't know that. I just happened to be preparing roast goose!"

Shiraishi Xiu nodded and said, "I see, it was all a coincidence."

At this moment, everyone quietly watched Shiraishi Xiu, falling into a silence.

Shiraishi Xiu seemed to have something to say. Because every time Shiraishi Xiu spoke, he would first put on a serious face and look very solemn.

Shanks asked, "Boss, is there something you want to say?"

Shiraishi Osamu looked at Shanks and said, "It can't be you, can it? You really are like a tapeworm in my stomach. This is truly amazing to have such a group of subordinates like you."

Red-haired Shanks awkwardly touched his hair and said, "Boss! You're not being sarcastic, are you? This will make us in 4.0 feel very embarrassed."

Shiraishi Osamu said with a grin, "If that's not true, why would I be mocking you? To be honest, I think you are really quite outstanding. Not only did Caesar achieve a huge breakthrough in artificial Devil Fruits, but the chef also anticipated that I wanted to eat roast goose, so he prepared roast goose."

Shiraishi Osamu then looked at Shanks and said, "And you, you actually knew I had something to say..."

Chapter 0983: Cold Sweat Lingered

Hearing this, everyone broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that Shiraishi Xiu was about to lose his temper.

However, Shiraishi Xiu's gaze suddenly softened, and he said, "Listen to me carefully, this is a great victory, and this great victory will mean that we will usher in a new turning point!"

"What kind of turning point?"

Caesar stared at Shiraishi Xiu in surprise and asked.

Shiraishi Xiu gave Caesar a thumbs-up and said, "Don't you understand? The artificial Devil Fruits have achieved a major breakthrough, which will bring us a powerful military force."

Caesar said, "10 Of course I understand. If I didn't understand this, I wouldn't have bothered to work on it."

Shiraishi Osamu said, "Good lad, you actually have such ambition, that's really amazing."

At this moment, Shiraishi Xiu said again, "Yesterday I had a dream. I dreamed that our artificial Devil Fruits were used in all kinds of mechanical weapons and became the most powerful helpers for some of our ordinary soldiers!"

"Oh, so that's how it is!"

Shanks sighed and said.

Shiraishi Xiu said with a grin, "I never expected that now that I've woken up, my dream has actually become reality. I'm actually quite satisfied with that."

At this moment, Caesar stood up and said, "Boss, how about you have a drink to celebrate?"

Shiraishi Osamu chuckled and said, "Absolutely no problem. I haven't dared to drink any alcohol during my time on the warship because there's no alcohol available."

Red-Haired Shanks hurriedly knelt down and said, "I'm so sorry, I should have prepared the drinks much earlier!"

Shiraishi Osamu sighed and said, "This is not your fault. No one would think of keeping drinks on a warship. It was just wishful thinking on my part."

Caesar said, "Let's not talk about the past. Now that you're here on this experimental island, I can always buy you a drink."

"You're really something else. You even knew I wanted to drink."

Shiraishi Osamu mentioned a thumbs-up to Caesar.

Caesar chuckled and said, "It's nothing special. I've been by the boss's side for a long time, so of course I can figure out what he's thinking."

Upon hearing this, Shanks fell silent.

No one knew what Shanks was thinking, but he sat quietly in the corner.

Just then, Caesar's men brought up the wine.

When Shanks saw this, he said, "I'd like to drink too, but I don't know if you'd allow me to!"

Shiraishi looked at Shanks with satisfaction and said, "You brought me here this time, which is a great service, so of course I can allow you to drink."

Hearing this, Shanks grinned and said, "Thanks, boss!"

He couldn't help but admire Shiraishi Xiu even more. He had made a mistake earlier but hadn't been criticized by him. Now that he was allowed to drink, it proved that Shiraishi Xiu was a magnanimous person.

Shanks, the Red-Haired, greatly admires such a person.

Shiraishi then opened the bottle and handed it to Shanks. Shanks took it and began to drink.

He finished the drink in no time.

Shiraishi Xiu quickly praised, "Very good! Your alcohol tolerance is definitely better than mine!"

Chapter 0984: A Slight Gap

Red-Haired Shanks retorted, "Can my drinking capacity compare to yours? This is really hilarious, don't tease me."

Shiraishi Osamu smiled and said, "About the same as me. Although there's still a gap between us, it's about the same."

Hearing this, Shanks was extremely pleased. Being praised by Shiraishi Osamu was something that could make one feel happy in itself.

At this moment, Shiraishi Xiu took a sip of wine and then said, "This island is actually quite interesting. It's covered in ice and snow, but it's not cold at all in this kitchen."

Caesar quickly replied, "That's because I invented a new device that can generate heat!"

Hearing this, Shiraishi Osamu chuckled and said, "That's very interesting. Where exactly is this device?"

Caesar pointed to a machine next to Brother Bai. That square machine was actually emitting streams of warm air when it started working.

Shiraishi Osamu couldn't help but say to Shanks, "Look! As expected of a great scientist, he's actually able to develop such advanced equipment!"

Caesar touched his nose and said smugly, "The reason I was able to come up with this idea is entirely because of Shiraishi Osamu!"

Upon hearing this, Shiraishi Osamu said incredulously, "When did I inspire you to research this air conditioner-like thing?"

What is an air conditioner?

Shanks, the red-haired man, couldn't help but ask.

Shiraishi Osamu gave an awkward laugh and quickly said, "Oh! It's nothing, because this is an item from another world that you don't know about."

Like Caesar, Shanks knew that Shiraishi Osamu had traveled from another world, so sometimes they were puzzled by some of the terms Shiraishi Osamu mentioned, but they didn't care.

Caesar said, "Have you forgotten? It was you who told me about this kind of item last time, which is why I made up my mind to research it."

Shiraishi Osamu chuckled and said, "Then you've really taken a two-pronged approach, because you not only figured out the transformations of artificial Devil Fruits, but you've also invented this air conditioner!"

At this moment, Shanks said, "Could this thing be called an air conditioner in another world? I just find it very amazing!"

Shiraishi Osamu said with a grin, "That's right, this thing has a name in another world, which is air conditioning, but the air conditioning in that other world can adjust the temperature."

Caesar suddenly realized and said, "Oh, I had overlooked that."

Shiraishi Osamu smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. It's already quite impressive that you were able to come up with this."

Caesar then happily said, "Thank you for the compliment, boss. After we finish eating, I'll take you to see the experiments on artificial Devil Fruits."

Shiraishi Osamu said with a grin, "That would be perfect! (Mano Zhao)"

Inside the laboratory, when Shiraishi Osamu and his team arrived to carry out the experiment, all the researchers stopped what they were doing.

These researchers all knew Shiraishi Osamu's identity. They also knew that Shiraishi Osamu was a scientific genius of unparalleled talent, so they held him in high esteem.

At that moment, Shiraishi Osamu noticed a sword nearby and remarked to Shanks, "Look, this must be the sword that ate a Devil Fruit!"

Chapter 0985: Devil Fruit

Upon hearing this, Shanks gasped and looked at Shiraishi Osamu, saying, "How is this possible?"

Caesar quickly said, "You're really not as smart as Shiraishi Osamu. This is a sword that ate a Devil Fruit. I didn't expect Shiraishi Osamu to see it at a glance."

Caesar continued, "This is a knife that ate an elephant's fruit."

Shiraishi Osamu said with a grin, "I finally understand. It seems that this sword can transform into the shape of an elephant, just like a user who has eaten a Zoan-type Devil Fruit."

Upon hearing this, Shanks said, "I think I understand now. This is what they mean by a weapon eating a Devil Fruit."

497 Caesar said with a grin, "That's right, that's exactly it, because doing it this way is actually very technically difficult. So much so that even the World Government hasn't been able to figure it out."

Bai Shixiu laughed and said, "Great! They haven't figured it out, but we have. This is enough to prove our strength; we are catching up step by step."

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Shanks, the red-haired man, said with a grin, "And what is this then?"

At that moment, everyone saw that Shanks, the Red-Haired, was holding a sword in his hand.

Caesar said, "This is a sword that ate the Dog-Dog Fruit!"

Suddenly, Shiraishi Xiu frowned and looked at Caesar, saying, "Then which one is more powerful, this sword or this knife?"

Upon hearing this, Shanks was puzzled.

Not only was Shanks confused, but everyone in the room was confused.

After discovering this breakthrough, Caesar was overjoyed. He didn't even test the functionality of the two weapons!

Shiraishi Xiu couldn't help but scold, saying, "Could it be that they haven't tested their functions yet?!"

Shanks said, "Yeah, isn't this going too far? Shiraishi Osamu even came to see your experimental results in person, and you're still doing things so carelessly."

Caesar quickly knelt down and explained to Shiraishi Xiu, "I'm sorry, I was planning to save this test (baea) until the boss was present, so that it would be convenient for the boss to inspect it."

Knowing that he was being unreasonable, Shiraishi Osamu was willing to give him a way out, so he said, "Alright, in that case, let me personally test the functions of this knife and sword."

Shanks said, "Boss, I want to try it too!"

So Shiraishi Osamu said with a grin, "In that case, you can take that sword and duel with me."

Shanks asked, "Really? Is that possible?"

Shiraishi Osamu nodded and said, "That's right, that's how we test the function. In this duel, we absolutely cannot use our other strengths."