Another year passed by swiftly, and the Country of Elbaph advanced and grew even more than before.
Thor had finally finished his in-depth study regarding his own Eitr liquid experimentation and its potent effects on the DNA of the Giants.
He had acquired the necessary advanced equipment from Vegapunk, who had officially visited the land of the giants with Thor's express permission.
The scientist was not alone, as he also met Stussy, who had joined up with Vegapunk's organization as a sort of leech to keep herself safe.
Currently, Vegapunk is sharing his latest research results with Thor.
"I am starting to think that the deal we made previously is incredibly unfair to me," Vegapunk said with a sigh.
He was sitting comfortably at the large table that Thor had prepared for him, which was laden with a lot of exotic food that could easily be found in the Elbaph country.
Meanwhile, Stussy was also eating heartily on the side of Vegapunk, as she was already quite familiar with the castle layout and hospitality.
"Long time no see, Stussy. I honestly cannot believe that you and Newgate did not get married. I truly thought that Newgate would be the endgame for you." Thor then turned his attention towards Stussy, who was just eating her heart out to distract herself.
"Don't mention that name in front of me anymore. Newgate broke my heart when he abandoned me in the God Valley," Stussy replied with a sharp tone.
Thor wanted to say something in defense of the pirate, but decided not to do so.
He knew it wouldn't be worth the trouble, as he knew from experience that once Stussy started complaining, there wouldn't be anyone who could stop her tirade.
Thor then began reading the thick stack of notes that Vegapunk had given him. He absorbed the results of countless experiments in an instant.
From what Thor could see in the data, Vegapunk had already started the process of cloning Stussy, who had willingly given her own DNA for the sake of the experiment and perhaps her own vanity.
But as he read further, there was a specific page that caught his eye. It said that Vegapunk had started creating a person from two different DNA samples, similar to how a child is reproduced biologically.
However, it seems that the product is not successful yet, as one of the DNA samples was kept in a poor manner. This degradation resulted in an incredibly flawed and physically altered offspring.
'Wait a second, does this directly confirm that Weevil was really created in a lab? It would make sense if he were made using the DNA of Whitebeard and Stussy, but due to some unforeseen complications, Weevil did not assimilate the entirety of Whitebeard properly.
Stussy's clone is perfectly created, so if Weevil is really a clone as well, he is not supposed to look like that, but if there is this reasoning regarding the degraded DNA sample, it is entirely possible,' Thor thought to himself.
He then began to think harder and harder about the future implications of this technology.
"It seems that you are making great progress with the Lineage Factors. Haven't you tackled creating clones of Devil Fruits, specifically the Zoan types?
As it would allow you to collect massive funds if you manage to sell a perfect Devil Fruit clone, you know how expensive a Devil Fruit is on the market," Thor said towards Vegapunk.
The scientist's eyes immediately widened at the suggestion. He then began to think rapidly about the scientific implications of this, as well as its economic feasibility.
"Hmmm, what a great idea, you really are a genius," Vegapunk said towards Thor with genuine admiration.
"Where is Borsalino? I knew that he was living here, but I don't see where he is," Vegapunk then asked, looking around the room.
He is also a friend of Borsalino, not just Thor. Borsalino would sometimes help him pick up rare items that he needed for experimentation much faster due to Borsalino's Glint Glint Fruit abilities.
"Borsalino is in the other room, he's getting lazier and lazier ever since we have been in this country.
As Borsalino is treated as royalty here due to me, and you know him, Borsalino would take advantage of that luxury until the last drop," Thor said with a smirk, which made Vegapunk laugh loudly.
Thor and Vegapunk discussed more and more of their affairs and plans until it was time for Vegapunk to leave as well.
King Harald is currently out at sea with Queen Ida, Loki, and Hajrudin. They had restarted their adventures once again, as they had been invited by one of the allies that Harald had created during Thor's previous voyage with the Rocks Pirates.
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After another month had quietly passed by in the land of giants, Thor was currently enjoying a hearty meal with his family inside the castle.
He was sitting with Borsalino on his side, along with his parents and brother.
Suddenly, Thor jolted in his seat, as there was a telepathic message that directly came into his own brain from his subordinates.
This sudden communication made Thor grin widely, a reaction which Borsalino immediately noticed, as well as the others at the table.
"Did something happen, Thor? You are grinning like a maniac," Borsalino then asked towards Thor mockingly. The comment set off a round of laughter, with Loki, Hajrudin, Harald, and Ida laughing at this interaction.
"It's finally finished," Thor said towards Borsalino and the others. They did not understand the context at first, but then, a realization hit them as they remembered the words of Thor a year ago.
He had begun to construct a ship that was large enough that Thor would look like a normal-sized person while standing on its deck.
Thor, with the indefatigable help of the hundred dwarves, created it to accommodate his own massive height.
Furthermore, it possessed the miraculous ability to transform itself into a smaller vessel that would fit a normal person, with its shrunken size being roughly the same as the Thousand Sunny.
The group immediately finished their eating, as they could not wait to see the result. They went towards the massive dock where the dwarves had created the entire ship.
And when they finally arrived at the precipice, they saw a massive ship made out of the darkened, burnt wood from the Adam Tree that had been existing in the Elbaph.
It was constructed from all the sturdy trunks that had been cut down whenever there was a fire in the region, repurposed into something magnificent.
But the material is not the most surprising feature of the ship. The very first thing you would notice is the sheer size of it, which is physically bigger than one of the most populated villages in the entire Elbaph country.
Even King Harald felt that he was so small compared to the entire ship, as it was really huge.
They could see that in the center of the vessel, there sat a giant castle-like building that resembled the castle that exists on Thriller Bark.
The shape of the ship is similar to the golden ship of Gran Tesoro. Despite the burnt wooden outward appearance, the entire floor of the ship is made out of reinforced stone and concrete, something that Thor had created and used to ensure durability against the New World's weather.
"What do you need this large ship for?" Borsalino asked, genuinely confused by the excessive scale.
Thor just smiled at the question but did not answer verbally. He knew something that all of the people who were looking around the entire ship did not know.
Thor knew that the entire world was eventually sinking into the sea.
By making an entire ship that could accommodate all of the giants that exist in the Elbaph, he effectively secured one of the most crucial solutions for the threat facing the country of Elbaph.
He was giving them the ability to leave and have a floating home if Imu decided to use the ancient weapon that he used to destroy the country of Lulusia in the future.