one piece: gene extraction and fusion system-Chapter 282: The Island of Gorillas

Mio shook his head and didn't think too much.

After dealing with current affairs, Fishman Island should be almost within reach, and by then, perhaps he would arrive soon.

Thinking of this, Mio turned to Bai Feng and asked, "How is it? How long will it take?"

"Soon. If nothing goes wrong, we should be able to arrive tomorrow," Bai Feng reported while looking at the sea chart in front of him.

The island Vegapunk had previously studied was located in a relatively remote part of the Grand Line. The distance wasn't far, but it was by no means close either.

Mio nodded, and with a thought, he summoned his panel.

Looking over the genes he had collected, Mio stroked his chin in thought. At present, there weren't many powerful genes in his possession. After arriving at their destination, aside from the Float-Float Fruit gene, most of the genes he had previously drawn might need to be used up. As for the Float-Float Fruit gene, Mio wanted to reserve it for Noah, though he remained hesitant.

After all, Noah was such a massive ship. If it could develop the ability of the Float-Float Fruit, it would be perfect. But as a vessel, Noah would undoubtedly encounter sea water in the future.

And the Float-Float Fruit gene was vulnerable to seawater—something that concerned Mio.

"I hope I can draw some good genes in the remaining four chances."

These four draws would be saved for cultivating Noah.

But Mio wasn't in a rush to draw just yet.

Everything would be decided after reaching Fishman Island.

With a thought, Mio closed the panel.

He sat at the bow and began practicing his abilities.

To be honest, the Influence Fruit was truly powerful. At least for now, within the area of his influence field, Mio could manipulate and use various elements.

He could even alter the weather and affect the sea within the zone.

If fully developed to the point of awakening, it might even be able to influence human hearts.

The development of the Influence Fruit was also his main training direction moving forward.

Unknowingly, a day passed. The next morning, as the sun once again shone on the sea, an island finally appeared in Mio's view.

It was a massive island.

Its forest was lush and wild, and faint roars echoed from deep within the foliage.

The sounds were filled with rage and savagery.

They made the corners of Mio's mouth curl upward with anticipation.

Soon—

The ship neared the island.

However, just as it approached, a massive figure suddenly charged toward the vessel.

It was a towering black-haired gorilla, easily over ten meters tall. Its powerful muscles made it evident that its strength was overwhelming.

"Roar!"

The gorilla let out a fierce roar, clenched its fists like giant hammers, and swung down toward the Black Glory.

But before it could land, a massive arm rose from the sea and caught the gorilla mid-air. The powerful force rendered it motionless.

It could only thrash and roar helplessly.

"My lord, what should we do?" Hanba asked, looking at Mio.

"Throw it down," Mio said casually, spreading his hands.

"Okay." Hanba nodded and hurled the gorilla onto the beach.

The gorilla roared in fury, beating its chest before pounding the ground. The impact split the earth beneath it.

Its eyes were filled with feral rage—completely devoid of reason—as it prepared to charge again.

But the next moment—

Mio moved his fingers slightly.

A wind blade began to condense beside him. It started large but compressed until it was only the size of a boomerang.

Mio waved his right hand.

The wind blade vanished.

Then, a deep gash appeared across the gorilla's chest. Blood poured out.

With another thought, Mio transferred the gorilla into a cultivation tank.

Not rushing the process just yet, Mio turned his gaze toward the island and addressed Lilith and the others nearby. "You all wait here. Guard this island and don't let anyone approach."

"Also, contact Judge and have him send the ship I requested directly here."

Upon hearing this—

Lilith and the others nodded in acknowledgment.

Mio then began walking toward the island.

After advancing a short distance, he came upon a large wall dividing the nearby seaside forest from the rest of the island.

No doubt, this section was specially designed to contain the violent gorillas.

From deep inside the forest, their furious roars echoed constantly.

Mio found a spot to sit cross-legged. He opened the cultivation tank and began to strategize.

Honestly, cultivating three thousand gorillas one by one would take considerable time—but there was no better option.

Looking at the panel, Mio quickly began selecting genes to load into the gene slot.

First, beast genes to enhance strength.

Then defense genes.

Then speed.

Then regeneration, toughness, and more.

After pulling every gene that enhanced comprehensive attributes into the slots, Mio pressed the cultivation button.

Then, standing again, he spread his Observation Haki. Raising his right hand, he activated his Influence Field, which instantly enveloped the entire zone.

With a single thought—

A violent wind whipped through the forest, transforming into invisible whips that swept every corner.

Before long—

A multitude of gorillas rose into the air, caught by the gusts. They thrashed violently but were unable to resist.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of gorillas had gathered in front of Mio.

And more continued to arrive.

Three thousand gorillas—this was a staggering number.

Even the Moby Dick of the Whitebeard Pirates didn't house so many.

Whitebeard had sixteen divisions, each led by a commander and comprising up to a hundred men—only 1,600 in total.

Mio now had 3,000 under his command. And not just in numbers—the strength of each one would be considerable. After undergoing training and learning Armament and Observation Haki, their power might surpass the average threshold for those entering the New World.

This "entry-level" of the New World didn't refer to weak cannon fodder, but to the captains of newly arrived pirate crews—not quite supernovas, but definitely not weak. Most had bounties in the tens of millions.

And this was before they were even cultivated. Once modified with the genes selected by Mio, their strength would skyrocket.

Just then—

A prompt appeared on the panel.

The first gorilla has been cultivated.