Deep within the ancient palace of Alabasta.
The scorching sun outside, the breath of history inside the house along with a cool breeze, except for the sound of the air conditioner, it was very quiet.
Ezekiel stopped writing, rubbed his temples, and looked at Jinbei, who stood nearby with wide-open eyes. If it were Fujitora, he would already be drooling in his sleep.
"Jinbei, you're such a conscientious guy."
In the past two days, Ezekiel had been somewhat negligent in state affairs, and it wasn't because of his sister, who was still drifting at sea. She has her own future. As a princess of the royal family and the sister of the King, she must bear that future.
It was because Reiju's research had reached breakthrough progress. The Lineage Factor is a miraculous technology. It is considered one of the most amazing technologies in the entire world of One Piece. Ezekiel thought that even in countless worlds, this technology would not be ordinary.
After Reiju joined the Academy of Sciences, Ezekiel gave her two tasks.
The first was to develop a way to use Lineage Factor technology to make inanimate objects "eat" a devil fruit to gain a power.
The second was how to create an artificial devil fruit.
These two technologies already exist, but they are imperfect.
The raid suits of Germa 66 are the product of the combination of these two technologies.
Using the Lineage Factor, not only were the Lightning Factor, Fire Factor, and Poison Mist Factor, similar to the powers of devil fruits, researched, but the power of these factors was also transferred to clothing.
Ezekiel was technically blind because he uploaded this technology directly to a network drive without uploading it to his own memory, so he didn't clearly understand that the original raid suit was also a product of the Lineage Factor technology.
But, obviously, compared to Vegapunk's Pacifistas, this technology still lags significantly behind.
At the very least, Vegapunk has developed the most basic artificial intelligence, while the Raid Suit still needs to be controlled by humans, even though its cost is much higher than that of a Pacifista.
Germa only has a few Raid Suits.
And although the Raid Suits possess comprehensive power, they are far from the destructive force of a Pacifista.
The palace gates slowly opened, and Ezekiel saw Reiju entering with a black metallic disc in her hand.
"Your Majesty, this is something made according to your specifications—an ultra-miniature energy source of the Lightning Factor, which can guarantee uninterrupted power supply for 24 hours a day for ten years and can support the daily life of at least 20 people. After that, the Lightning Factor needs to be reintroduced. But the current is very weak and almost lacks destructive power," Reiju essentially explained that this device fully meets 21st-century household power supply standards.
Ezekiel took this small device, seeing, hearing, and feeling the energy directly within it.
The cost of such a small energy source is only 10,000 belli, equivalent to 1,000 dollars, but it can provide a power supply 24 hours a day for ten years.
"Is it possible to make it bigger?" Ezekiel's eyes lit up.
"Theoretically, if you need it, it's possible, and the cost is low," replied Reiju, although she still did not understand what Ezekiel was planning to do. Such a gadget without any combat power was equivalent to a superbomb that could not explode.
"Then prepare one first."
Ezekiel smiled. If utilized correctly for combat, it could be considered a strategic weapon, couldn't it?
Germa is a country with powerful technology. And this technology remains relevant.
Since obtaining the Thunder Fruit, although the lack of electricity has significantly weakened, with the electrification of dozens of cities and the creation of factories using a large number of electric motors, the Thunder Fruit is still insufficient. After all, it's still challenging to find users with 100GB of memory.
Therefore, the energy source of the Lightning Factor is the perfect solution to this problem.
Household consumers use small energy sources, while factories use more powerful energy sources...
To calculate electricity bills, Alabasta uses a special meter developed by the Academy of Sciences.
Germa 66 has never studied civilian technologies. In their opinion, Ezekiel's order is simply inexplicable, but in the end, Judge did not dare to object; he was happy regardless. To him, it was strange that Ezekiel did not seem interested in the technology for making Raid Suits.
"Is he willing to lose a watermelon in exchange for sesame seeds?"
Does King Ezekiel not need such powerful technology for combat uniforms? And yet he spends so much time and effort on developing this ridiculous gadget?"
Judge heard that the King's goal is to improve the lives of the civilian population. The power source is intended for them to use electrical appliances, such as an electric stove for cooking.
"What is wrong with fire? Why use electricity? Truly a strange country."
All these large-scale projects require huge investments. In fact, not all of Alabasta, but only the capital, Alubarna, is barely provided with a 24-hour power supply.
For the population of Alubarna, which numbers over 5 million people,