Many things are born out of chance, and Zach is no exception.
A pool of leaked venom flowed through the cracks in the alchemical technology facilities into the sewer area of Zaun, and accumulated into a puddle in an isolated pit deep inside.
It was in this environment that Zach developed consciousness and responded instinctively to external stimuli.
A cabal of alchemical technologists noticed it and took it back to their lab.
After testing, they discovered that the gel had some kind of psychotropic properties. Simply put, it could mimic the type of stimulation it received. If it was treated kindly and lovingly, it would respond with childlike joy and playfulness.
But if you inflict pain and irritation on it, it will fight back.
The alchemist baron named Takeda Saito wants to research more weapons, but two researchers disagree.
Striving to counteract the violent teachings of the other members of the group, the two men wanted to teach Zach right from wrong by exposing him to acts of selflessness and generosity.
Their efforts paid off, and Zach did not turn into a brutal killing machine, but a gentle creature who also regarded these two special researchers as family.
Finally, they took the opportunity to escape from the laboratory with Zack, which naturally caused Takeda's dissatisfaction, and he began to order people to search for them. Finally, when they were desperate, they were sheltered by Oran, and Zack also had a new residence.
Although Zach's birth was an accident, Orlan was the one who understood his situation best.
The special nature of the devil fruit filled this accident to some extent and eventually created Mercury Zack.
"Independent combat form."
The mercury gel separated from Orlan's exoskeleton and solidified into a humanoid creature beside him.
Terminator, Venom, Blacklight Virus, Moon Marrow Elf, Bio-Demon, this new Zack is more like a complex fusion with more comprehensive abilities.
However, this work has a drawback. Today, Zack is the least intelligent of all Orlan's products. It has poor self-awareness and its actions rely entirely on commands.
"Come on Zach, put this together."
Orlana gave Zach a small educational toy, a box with holes of different shapes on it, and various collections of similar shapes next to it.
At first, Zack was very ignorant and had no idea how to do this thing, but after Orlan demonstrated it once, Zack was able to skillfully replicate Orlan's movements immediately.
"As long as your learning ability is up to par, there's no problem. Just go into standby mode and grow slowly."
Zach's body began to shrink, and finally merged back into Orlan's exoskeleton.
"I've put together a Rift lineup without realizing it. It seems pretty good."
Top laner Wukong, jungler Zac, mid laner Orion, AD Zeli, support Blitzcrank.
Although it includes two larvae and two modified melee versions, the lineup is still solid, and even an elemental dragon can be assembled.
While Orlan was testing Zack, He had already met Kate and Frankenstein who came to greet them.
"Father is very busy now. He will come to see you after he finishes the experiment. Come with us first."
There was not much emotion in Frankenstein's tone. This was always her attitude when talking to strangers. As for Kate, she didn't want to talk. She didn't think there was anything wrong with it before, but after seeing the navy, she still felt a little disgusted.
Especially the word "justice" on the coat made Kate feel disgusted.
She knew that one should not generalize, but she did not have the patience to distinguish each person's situation, so it was difficult for her to have a good impression of this group.
"Sister He, why do I feel like they don't welcome us?"
One had a blank expression, the other said nothing. Anyone who was not a fool could feel that something was wrong in the air.
The two people leading the way were more than 20 meters away from the navy team. Gion, who felt something was wrong, whispered in He's ear.
"That's not important. Sidiliel's attitude is the key. Are all these scientists so weird?"
The navy is not Pele, and it is not something that everyone likes. In the New World or some remote places in the world, the navy is even a negative word like pirates.
However, He was a little confused about what Oran was thinking. He was present during the phone conversation, which was generally pleasant, but now the attitude of the person who called Oran father was very cold.
When someone went to find Vegapunk before, he kept them outside for three days. It was not until the end of the experiment that they saw Vegapunk himself.
[Want to take more initiative in the conversation? What exactly does this person want to do?]
If it was Garp who came, he would not care about such things at all and would just pretend not to see them. However, He was a senior staff officer of the navy. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, and finally he started to imagine it himself.
But in fact, Orlan just casually asked Kate and the others to deal with the matters at hand. At that time, Blitz was practicing boxing with Leliana, and Orlan had no other confidants available. This was just a pure coincidence.
He was even prepared to wait for a day or two. After all, Frankenstein had clearly stated that Orlan was conducting an experiment, but Orlan came here in the evening.
Without wasting too much time, Oran left the housework to Kate and Blitz, took Frankenstein and followed Crane's warship to Marinford.
Until the warship returned, He still didn't understand what Oran was planning.
It takes some time to get from Doudou Island to the Navy Headquarters. Oran did not show any disgust along the way, but Frankenstein kept a cold face.
Crane's ship was full of female soldiers, and Orlan hardly ever left her room during the voyage. She usually taught Frankenstein and Zack, leaving all contact with the outside world to Frankenstein.
This also made some female soldiers feel very awkward, but fortunately the voyage did not last too long. After arriving in Marinford, their mission naturally ended.
But He received some extra news at this time.
"What did you say? Were you delayed by pirates? And it'll be a few days later?"
Orlan came here to provide technical guidance and discuss technical upgrades, but the military doctors who were supposed to learn surgical techniques were involved in a battle with a group of pirates on their way here, which delayed their trip.
"Dr. Sidiliel, it looks like we'll have to delay you for a few more days. This sea is not peaceful, and this is also an uncontrollable factor."
"It's okay, I understand."
"You can just stay here for the next few days. We will arrange everything. Don't worry about safety. Marinford is arguably one of the safest islands today."
He arranged accommodation for Oran and left. As a chief advisor, she could not sit idle.
"Father, there's something wrong with those people."
Frankenstein did not believe what He said about the safety, but checked the situation here personally. She actually found several people with unusual behavior, as if they were deliberately avoiding something.
Oran was not familiar with the terrain here. If the navy generals saw this, they would realize the problem. The direction those people were heading was exactly the residence of the family of the current admiral of the navy headquarters, Black Arm Zephyr.
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