(T/N: Clarify that in this chapter there is so much text that I consider it unnecessary so I cut a lot, since the chapter is simply Karl screaming that immortality is rubbish so that halfway through the chapter he starts to think that, if you can, nonsense, so to cut the so much unnecessary text from my perspective I just put the essence, but most cut it off)
"Eternal youth?!!"
Blackbeard's crew members, who were right behind him, almost fell over at the sound of those two words.
The temptation and impact of immortality were really too great. It was the dream of countless people since ancient times!
"Teach, what are you... smoking?"
"You won't believe that I will eat such a blatant lie, you will seriously give me your life in exchange for immortality, right? What is the purpose? I don't give a shit!"
Hearing Blackbeard's decision, Karl gave a big blank stare and cursed voraciously, at the complete opposite pole to the other crew members' craving for such a possibility.
Of all those present, no one knew the characteristics of the Ope Ope Fruit better than him.
Perhaps the high Im on the Void Throne has undergone an operation of eternal youth, but at the end of the day that is just speculation.
According to known records, no one has succeeded.
Why has there never been an accurate record or transmission of someone who has achieved immortality at sea? Not even a rumor!
Thinking of this, Karl narrowed his eyes and frowned slightly.
"Could it be that this so-called eternal youth is just that, no immortality in the whole sense of life?"
Youth alone is not enough to live forever!
People don't die just from longevity problems, what about accidents, murders, and serious illnesses?
Born in an era as chaotic as the 'Great Pirate Age', it's a bizarre thing for civilians to live and die naturally, not to mention Karl and the pirates competing at sea!
If immortality surgery only has an effect as tasteless as the essence of eternal youth.
Does it still deserve to be called a definitive fruit?
Absolutely impossible!
"The beginning of eternal life? Yes, there is!"
After thinking for a while, Karl's eyes lit up, and a possibility suddenly filled his mind!
The concept of eternal life, in Karl's previous life, there were also many madmen who gave endless experiments and conjectures.
Even its principle has been proven by excavations!
The division of cells in normal people has an end of existence, so people have the natural cycle of birth, growth, old age, and death.
The principle of eternal life is nothing more than giving human cells the ability to divide and activate indefinitely.
In other words, if those human cells that no longer fission continue to divide, they will always maintain an optimal state of life! In this way, the human body will not age naturally.
Cells with this level of activity, in addition to not aging, will naturally increase natural physical abilities to a superman increase!
There is no doubt about this!
There is also resilience, energy, stamina, etc., which will be enhanced in all directions, surpassing normal humans!
Until his head is cut off or his heart broken, which is instantly fatal and irreversible damage, he will not die...
And you'll recover quickly thanks to the ability to self-heal!
This is true eternal life!
After all, Ope Ope Fruit is just the realm of surgery.
The only possibility of offering such a technique is to change the division of human cells by surgery, which is the most reasonable for this type of fruit.
Even these speculations are concepts that Karl applied to his previous life.
But nothing is different from the original, regardless of the Devil Fruit, Haki, etc., just talking about the human body, the world of pirates is the same.
"If it really is an operation of eternal life in such a concept, it gives me a lot of help. With such an increase, who will be my rival...?"
The more I thought about it in that direction, the more enthusiastic Karl became.
What excites him is not that he will gain a long life, but the terrifying increase added to his body!
Once you are truly given an eternal life operation, it means that you will gain extremely tyrannical vitality and stamina!
You know, sooner or later, Karl will get the Gura Gura Fruit
Known as the strongest Paramecia Devil Fruit with the power to destroy the world, if you want to control and exercise its true power, isn't it mandatory to have a physique that can withstand such a magnitude of power?
Why can't Whitebeard in his last years make the most of his Gura Gura Fruit?
(T/N: I would say that if I use it in good use, what I fail would be the Haki)
You should know that although the Gura Gura Fruit deals enormous damage to the enemy, at the same time the user of the ability will also be under considerable pressure!
It's a double-edged sword!
If the power output is too great, it will even add wounds that in the long run will destroy the body....
I am not exaggerating anything!
But Karl is different. He follows his supremely beastly combat style and his body is inherently strong.
With the Bullet-level physique that is even stronger than Whitebeard's physique, he already has the best level to withstand the Gura Gura Fruit.
Eternal life surgery will allow him to use the Gura Gura Fruit without any scruples in the future.
How to develop, the world can truly be destroyed, there is no need to have the slightest scruples!
What's more, he still has his gloves repaired.
Double repair, no matter how big the side effects of the Gura Gura Fruit are, there is no fear!
"At that time, I'm afraid I've reached a level above Yonkou, right?"
Thinking about this, Karl's eyes seemed to have ignited the fire of desire.
An eternal life operation, combined with the Gura Gura Fruit, can push him straight to a position above the Yonkou.
Even with this combination, he could get the strongest technique, the Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
Then he, Karl, would be the figure standing above the Yonkou's heads!
Beyond them, it would be like playing.
Crushing Blackbeard if the time came would be even easier, it would be playing super easy mode!
Of course, all this will be left for later.
On second thought, Karl's mind quickly cooled, and he won't be dazzled by these crazy ideas.
Because the most important problem at the moment has not been solved.
Even if the facts do not differ from what he supposed, it would be difficult to successfully perform the Surgery of Eternal Youth.
Like any normal operation, there should be the possibility of failure of the operation.
Of course, Karl is very confident in his own strength and destiny, and he is also a member of the Transmigration Army.
However, there is no doubt about Blackbeard's character: Karl always doubts that Teach is so generous!
To give his own life and have an operation to obtain eternal life?
Impossible, absolute lie!!
Because of that, Karl said that he was not even moved by that guy's statement, so he simply complained and returned.
What made him curious was that Blackbeard had figured out what the method was, after all, this guy, like him, would never aim for anything.
If it's just to make him happy, then I do it....
"Wiihahahaha~ the vice captain is right!"
"Yes, according to the vice captain's plan, the captain started taking the route to be an abomination with 10 devil fruits, a monster never seen before, how could he be willing to give up his own life?"
"Yes, it's a big joke for the vice captain!"
After a while, the surprised people gradually calmed down, and they all smiled and echoed Karl's words.
They are all more or less the same kind of ruthless and unscrupulous person, the word "ethical or moral" has no relation to them. Don't play the trap of sacrificing yourself for others!
Even the Empress, looked at Blackbeard suspiciously at that moment.
There's still a hint of coldness in those beautiful eyes!
Obviously, not only did she not believe that this unreliable guy would act like this, but she was also worried that this guy would put her beloved in some danger.
Although I got on that boat, I never got to meet that group of guys, and I even spoke very little.
But the Empress is no fool. As the queen of a country, she's quite intelligent and she's long since seen what kind of person Blackbeard is.
" *Tos*... Don't look at me like that, what's wrong...?"
Sensing everyone's somewhat strange gazes, Blackbeard coughed a few times, expressing embarrassment.
No, this is not what I expected!
After giving an impassioned speech and making such a courageous and dedicated decision, shouldn't it be filled with applause?
What about all this doubt-filled stuff? It's so illogical!
"Zehahahahahaha, as expected of Karl, my mind is meticulous, I didn't really plan to die, hehe..."
With an embarrassed smile, Blackbeard's original hero face directly broke the merits and began to frankly confess his true plans to everyone...
"That's right, isn't the core of obtaining a large amount of Devil Fruits, is it the Yamata Devil Fruit not Orochi?"
"Zehahahaha, the point is here, what I think is that after I get it, I'll go to where the Ope Ope Fruit user is and swallow it!"
"Then, at the cost of losing a head, I will give Karl an eternal life operation as a reward!"
"What do you think of this magnificent plan? You don't have to die, you can still take eternal life, what a perfect plan, Zehahahaha!"
See!
Hearing this, Karl raised his eyebrows, but he wasn't too surprised.
Just now, he knew that it was impossible for this guy to die, so he would do this major immortality surgery.
But, even so, in making that decision, you must have found a way to do both.
Originally, he was thinking if Blackbeard's method would have something to do with the Yamata no Orochi Devil Fruit
Whether you say it or not, if you do this, it will indeed work.
Then, Blackbeard's plan is completely feasible: to forcibly control the snake head that devoured the Ope Ope Fruit user and execute the eternal youth operation.
The only loss would be one less head and the Ope Ope fruit user killed.
Is this a big deal? It's nothing at all!
(Law: I don't know why I feel great malice about me)
Compared to what Karl has done for him, what he has paid for is just one less skill in the future.
Furthermore, this can only be achieved if it stays in the basic line that Karl planned for him with the Yamata no Orochi beast upgrade
Otherwise, how could he, Blackbeard, be willing to lose his own life?
"That's right."
"I already knew, how could the captain be willing to die? Hehe!"
"But it's a good way, at the lowest price, in exchange for the chance to immortalize the first mate, it's even better!"
"Yes, with the vice captain's otherworldly brain, maybe there will be some way in the future, so that I can also gain the ability to have eternal life in the future!"
"Even if he can't live forever, it's still possible for him to live for decades and hundreds of years~"
"Permanently dominating the sea, just thinking about it is exciting!"