# Chapter 455: Production of Clones
"Adult, absolute loyalty, guaranteed growth potential, what's the approximate production efficiency?"
Ignis looked at Doctor Ian and asked.
After cloning the three main personnel, Ignis set his sights on ordinary clones.
Even for ordinary clones, Ignis required absolute elites with a certain degree of growth potential.
In Ignis's view, only clone Soldiers who mastered Haki could be considered qualified.
Otherwise, they were just cannon fodder, completely useless.
"Currently, there are only seven cultivation pods.
Using ordinary nutrient solution, cultivating seven people in three years is the limit.
To increase the quantity, we need more cultivation pods."
"Regarding this, potential cannot be guaranteed.
There will be a five-year growth period after birth, after which their potential will be exhausted.
Furthermore, clones may face lifespan limitations, likely surviving for about thirty years."
Ignis's requirements were no problem for Doctor Ian.
Although he hadn't conducted specific experiments yet, Doctor Ian could roughly estimate what mass-produced ordinary clones would be like.
"Cultivation pods, huh?"
Hearing this, Ignis started to get a headache.
Cultivation pods weren't sold on the market.
He had acquired them through the Kronos Kingdom's channel.
One cultivation pod cost thirty million Beli, and that was just the cost price.
As for the price sold to him, it was fifty million Beli.
Even between father and son, accounts had to be settled clearly.
Ignis needed a large number of clones.
If he bought a thousand cultivation pods, it would require fifty billion Beli.
Moreover, the cost to produce one ordinary clone was ten million Beli, requiring a continuous supply of nutrient solution during the gestation process.
Therefore, he also needed to gather supplies to produce a large amount of nutrient solution.
Ignis didn't need low-level clones.
Doctor Ian knew Ignis's needs.
By using the gene templates of Garp or other Strongmen, the most ordinary clones could potentially reach the level of Marine Headquarters Colonel Rank in terms of strength.
If they were more outstanding, they might reach the Commodore level.
Using ten million Beli to acquire a Marine Headquarters Colonel Rank with a thirty-year lifespan was a very cost-effective deal.
The most important thing was rapid cultivation.
Doctor Ian needed six years to cultivate an adult clone.
Compressing rapid cultivation to three years would greatly deplete the potential of the clone.
Coupled with the five years of growth time, it would require a total of eight years of cultivation.
Ignis didn't actually care about the strength of the clones; as long as they were sufficient, that was enough.
The sooner clones could be mass-produced, the faster Sound Nest would enter a phase of rapid development.
Whether it was Merchant Guild development or the development of other industries, a large workforce was needed.
Strength was merely a secondary matter.
Ignis could accept all of this.
But the problem was the high initial investment.
Although cultivating Garp only took one year, he consumed a full six billion Beli.
Furthermore, he couldn't clone another Garp; Zero Garp was unique.
If he cloned another Garp, what would Zero Garp think?
Clones with independent personalities like this could not be replicated.
The first batch of clones, if they were a thousand as Ignis envisioned, would require fifty billion Beli for cultivation pods and ten billion Beli in cost.
This cost was simply too high.
Ignis had to make a compromise.
Even with a compromise, it was useless because he didn't have enough money.
This forced him to temporarily shelve the mass cloning plan.
At least until the Heavenly Tribute transportation work finished this year, he wouldn't consider this matter.
That's right, he had once again set his target on the Heavenly Tribute.
For the development of Sound Nest, he could only rely on himself.
"Next, research human body modification and optimize the nutrient solution to further shorten the cultivation cycle as much as possible." Putting aside these troublesome matters, Ignis issued the next research plan.
"This is Judge's domain of expertise.
I can only say I'll do my best to research it," Doctor Ian couldn't help but sigh upon hearing this.
He was superior in the field of clones.
However, whether it was Lineage Factor or human body modification, Judge was more outstanding than him.
Super Recovery, Iron Body, and even Gene Fusion were all Judge's main research directions.
Nutrient solution was manageable; he could research the remaining top-grade nutrient solution.
But in the area of human body modification, it wasn't just ordinary modification; it completely involved Lineage Factor.
However, the Life Design Blueprint hadn't been researched yet, and Vegapunk was killed by Ignis.
This was a very profound domain for Doctor Ian, requiring long-term research.
"Is that so?
Then let's research the nutrient solution first." Ignis was also a bit awkward; Vegapunk died too early.
And he now understood why his father wanted him to kill Vegapunk; the Life Design Blueprint was too dangerous.
In his heart, he also made a mental note of the name Judge, planning to look him up when he had time, wondering if this Scientist named Judge was dead or alive.
Even if he was alive, he might be in the hands of other Factions, and he didn't hold much expectation.
Human body modification was a massive undertaking, and Sound Nest's research team was still too small.
Currently, Sound Nest still lacked many things.
The production of nutrient solution alone wouldn't meet Sound Nest's future needs.
He needed to build a factory to produce a large amount of nutrient solution, not just for producing clones, but also for the daily needs of Sound Nest members.
Meanwhile, "00" and Zero Garp stood in front of the Research Institute gate, looking bewildered.
They only knew they had been unconscious for a long time and woke up outside.
"Come with me.
I'll take you to the Royal Military Academy.
This is where you'll stay for the next two years.
Someone will arrange your specific life there." A Rear Admiral in a black military uniform called out.
He was inwardly curious; his superior had instructed him to pick up these two youths.
He wondered what their identity was?
Inside the Royal Research Institute, research began on Zero Garp's body data, and "00"'s body data was also scanned.
Unconsciousness, blood drawing, scanning—a full package, completely arranged.
Both Zero Garp and the mixed-blood "00" were special.
Naturally, they aroused the curiosity of some Scientists at the Royal Research Institute.
"How is it?" Hades stood in front of the screen, unable to understand the data, but he could roughly judge that these Scientists were conducting gene comparison.
With the excellent medical technology of the Sky Arena, the Kronos Kingdom had collected body data from countless people.
They could already conduct in-depth research to determine approximate physical potential.
"It's truly incredible!
Simply a perfect masterpiece!" He heard a Scientist exclaim in admiration.
"The gene of Clone Garp is ninety-seven percent identical to that of the real Garp.
The other three percent should be changes that occurred during the cloning process due to certain reasons."
"Then how does their potential compare?"
"It's impossible to calculate, only to estimate.
Clone Garp's potential is likely in the range of twelve to ninety-eight percent of the real Garp's."
"Why is the starting point so low?" Hearing such a wide range, Hades was somewhat confused.
"The human body possesses infinite mysteries.
Acquired growth is no less important than innate talent," a researcher explained.
"The degree he will truly reach still depends on his own effort and the development of his physical potential."
(end of chapter)
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