"Do you have any concrete ideas for the next phase of research?"
After handing over Kryptonian blood, along with the remaining Devil Fruits from the Devil Fruit bundle he had purchased earlier and the Teigu: Demon's Extract, An Xora asked Mebius.
"I do have some preliminary ideas regarding the Kryptonian blood," Mebius replied after accepting the items, her condition clearly excellent after completing the fusion warrior surgery.
"Although this small amount of blood is nowhere near enough to transform you into someone like Superman from the DC universe, if we treat it purely as material for a fusion warrior procedure, it should be perfectly usable."
"As for the Devil Fruits and Teigu," she continued, "they'll also be put on the research schedule—but slightly later."
Compared to Kryptonian blood, the upper limits of Devil Fruits and Teigu were clearly lower, so Mebius placed them after monster research in her priorities.
"A fusion warrior surgery using Kryptonian blood as material, huh?"
An Xora nodded thoughtfully.
This was indeed the most feasible way, in the short term, to make use of Kryptonian blood.
After all, fusion warrior procedures using merely Honkai Beasts as material had already produced monsters like the Thirteen Flame-Chasers. If the material were upgraded to Kryptonian biology, then even for An Xora in his current state, the benefits would undoubtedly be enormous.
"However," Mebius added, "if we're going to perform a fusion warrior procedure, the compatibility tuning will require some time, so you'll have to wait a bit. In the meantime, I plan to acquire body tissues from powerful monsters in this world and study whether they can also be used as fusion materials."
"Waiting isn't a problem—I'm not in a rush," An Xora said.
"But using monsters as fusion material… that won't cause any issues, right?"
Hearing that Mebius intended to include monsters as potential fusion materials, An Xora couldn't help but ask.
"Relax," Mebius replied calmly.
"Before I have absolute certainty, I would never apply such an idea to you, Master."
As a manifested avatar, An Xora's safety was Mebius's top priority. Even without An Xora saying anything, she would never risk using experiments with potential dangers on him.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.
During this time, Mebius used the research base's funds to acquire large quantities of body tissues from powerful monsters. At the same time, she officially registered a biotechnology company on the surface and recruited a number of employees.
According to Mebius, although powerhouses in this world possessed overwhelming strength, that didn't mean money was useless. On the contrary— even the Hero Association, which could mobilize numerous heroes, was still influenced by capital. Even S-Class heroes might be dispatched to protect wealthy individuals over trivial matters.
Since they had already obtained massive wealth through the Holy Grail, it only made sense to put it to good use. First, register a legitimate company, then invest and become a shareholder of the Hero Association. After that, they could issue directives to the association from a shareholder's position.
With such a layer of identity, An Xora and Mebius would gain tremendous convenience in the One Punch Man world.
As for the future?
Once Makima finished dealing with the upper echelons of the nations in the jujutsu world and had the spare capacity to turn her attention to the One Punch Man world, those ordinary human tycoons would no longer have a "future" to speak of.
Compared to the intense pace on Mebius's side, An Xora's life was far more relaxed.
After receiving a large sum of money from Mebius, An Xora spent these two weeks thoroughly experiencing the unique characteristics of the One Punch Man world.
For example—
Walking down the street when a monster suddenly jumped out of nowhere.
Going to a restaurant only to find that the ingredients in the kitchen had turned into monsters.
Trying to relax in a quiet place, only to run into monsters again.
Although most of these monsters were low-tier trash that got instantly wiped out, the frequency was insane—two or three encounters per day on average.
An Xora wasn't sure whether his luck was terrible, or whether ordinary people in this world genuinely lived in such a hellish environment.
It could be said that over these two weeks, aside from watching monsters bare their fangs at him, An Xora hadn't enjoyed himself at all. He even started considering switching worlds—whether it was going to Terra to look at kemonomimi and animal friends, or heading to DanMachi to build a familia, both sounded far better than watching bizarre monsters go insane all day in the One Punch Man world.
Fortunately, on this very day, Mebius sent him a message saying that there had been new breakthroughs in her research, temporarily extinguishing An Xora's urge to leave.
City A — inside Mebius's research base.
An Xora stared at the sight before him:
A mass of flesh pulsing like a living heart, and beside it, a vial containing golden liquid.
He fell into silence.
"This is… a monster cell?"
"To be precise," Mebius corrected, "it's a stabilized monster cell. Its functionality is already vastly different from the original monster cells."
She explained calmly:
"The original monster cells primarily serve to transform humans into monsters, and the process is extremely unstable. If the transformation fails, death is guaranteed."
"After carefully studying the process of monsterization, I've refined the new monster cell so that its function has returned to its most fundamental essence—awakening potential."
"No monsterization is required. Simply consuming the improved monster cell will allow the user to undergo one round of potential awakening based on their original foundation, resulting in a massive increase in strength."
"If it doesn't turn people into monsters," An Xora asked, "why still call it a monster cell?"
"Because the essence of monsterization is the process of awakening potential," Mebius replied.
"I've simply removed all the physical mutation side effects that occur during that process."
As she spoke, Mebius pointed to the golden vial beside the monster cell.
"As for this," she said, "I've named it the Limit-Breaking Serum. It's another product created during my research into monsterization."
"I mentioned before that monsterization is essentially a process of awakening potential. And once potential is awakened, it naturally means that existing limits have been broken."
"Based on that principle, I developed this serum. Its effect is very simple—once consumed, it allows the user to break through their original racial limits, thereby gaining a higher upper ceiling."
"No side effects?" An Xora asked.
"None," Mebius replied.
"If I had to point out a flaw, it would be this: both of these products have an upper bound. According to the power scaling of this world, they only work on beings below God level."
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