Chapter 1740 Napoleon VS Yamato (2)

Factors that influence its price trend include, in addition to the specific abilities of the fruit, the severity of its side effects.

As mentioned before, Charlotte only sells those defective devil fruits.

The side effects of these defective artificial devil fruits are far more than just amplifying certain emotions in people's hearts.

After all, the Rockefeller Kingdom has invested more than 10 to 20 years of time and energy in the research of artificial devil fruits!

It can be roughly divided into five generations.

Among them, the first generation of artificial devil fruits had the most serious defects.

When people eat this fruit, there is a 90% chance that their bodies will explode, and only a 10% chance of awakening certain abilities.

However, even if they successfully awaken, the abilities gained are only a part of the animal's and cannot be fully realized. At the same time, the user will also lose all emotions.

The risk is too great. If you are not careful, it will be life-threatening and you may explode and die.

However, there is still an extremely small probability, about 0.1 percent, that a special hybrid may awaken.

For example, a hybrid form such as a lion's head, a tiger's body, a snake's tail, and an eagle's claws.

Although this hybrid has some unique advantages, the chances of it appearing are extremely small.

Not only that, even if the hybrid is successfully awakened, its stability is quite poor, the user's will will gradually be lost, and most hybrids are very fragile.

Not every hybrid can awaken powerful animal limbs, so there is great uncertainty involved.

In general, the first generation of artificial devil fruits can be said to be defective among defective products. Charlotte usually throws them into the underground world like garbage and sells them on the black market.

Maybe at some lucky moment, some lucky person will successfully awaken powerful abilities.

Regrettably, after so many years, Charlotte has never heard of anyone successfully gaining powerful strength and soaring to the sky after consuming the first generation of artificial devil fruits.

On the contrary, most people would explode and die instantly when they swallowed the first bite.

This first generation of artificial devil fruit is really of little interest to people. Only those who are forced into a desperate situation and have no other options hope that it can bring them powerful strength.

After all, the price of the first generation of artificial devil fruits was extremely low, and it only cost 100,000 berries to buy them.

But because of this, its mortality rate is extremely high, resulting in almost no one being willing to try it.

In comparison, the second generation of artificial devil fruits are much better.

The most significant improvement was a significant reduction in the mortality rate to only ten percent.

However, this also comes with certain risks, namely, there is a 50% probability that the person will lose his mind and turn into a beast that only knows how to kill.

Of course, if they can get through this stage, then the artificial devil fruit will be no different from the normal animal-type ordinary type, and it will not be like the first generation that can only transform some limbs into animals.

Therefore, the value of the second-generation artificial devil fruit has made a qualitative leap compared to the first generation, and the price has been rising in a straight line, soaring directly to one million berries.

Not only that, some powerful ordinary artificial devil fruits were sold at auction for as high as three to four million berries!

The biggest advantage of the third generation of artificial devil fruit over the second generation is that it eliminates the risk of death.

Users no longer need to worry about exploding and dying due to the power of the fruit, which is undoubtedly a huge breakthrough.

However, the third generation of artificial devil fruits is not perfect.

It has an obvious disadvantage, which is that it will amplify certain emotions within the user, such as rage, greed, laziness, kindness, etc.

These emotions have both positive and negative sides.

But in any case, compared with the first two generations of artificial devil fruits, the third generation has made great progress.

Due to its obvious advantages, the value of the third-generation artificial devil fruit ranges from one million to ten million berries, making it a hot commodity on the market.

Once it enters the market, all parties will compete for it, fearing to miss the opportunity.

Nowadays, most members of the Beast Corps of the Beast Pirates have gained their abilities by eating artificial devil fruits.

It can be said that the emergence of the third generation of artificial devil fruits has brought unprecedented development to artificial devil fruit technology.

After the shadow of death no longer looms, those who are eager for powerful strength will almost choose to swallow the third-generation artificial devil fruit they have obtained without hesitation.

After all, this fruit can give them extraordinary abilities, making them invincible in battle.

Nowadays, the number of Devil Fruit users around the world has increased rapidly.

Faced with so many powerful people, countries have begun to cultivate their own artificial devil fruit ability users in order to protect their own safety and resist those powerful pirates.

Normally, each country will train three to five such people. They are regarded as national warriors and are responsible for protecting the country.

An animal-type ability user who has consumed an artificial devil fruit is simply invincible in the world.

They can easily kill pirates with bounties below 10 million.

And if two or three people with such abilities join forces, even a big pirate with a bounty of around 30 million will find it difficult to escape their clutches.

You know, a pirate with a bounty of around 30 million is already considered a hegemon in the East China Sea, but in front of these artificial devil fruit users, he is nothing special.

For a kingdom, spending 20 or 30 million to buy a few artificial devil fruits on the black market is definitely a very cost-effective investment.

In this way, their kingdom can be effectively protected and will no longer be invaded by powerful pirates.

This will not only enhance the kingdom's overall strength, but also allow citizens to live more securely.

This is the huge advantage of the devil fruit ability, and it is also the reason why the third-generation artificial devil fruit is so popular.

Although the fourth generation of artificial devil fruit technology has been improved in some aspects compared to the third generation, it has not brought about a fundamental breakthrough overall.

The most significant change is that the types of artificial devil fruits are no longer limited to ordinary animal types, but have been further expanded to ancient types.

However, the shortcomings of this technology are also very obvious.

First of all, humans have both good and evil sides, which will be further amplified after consuming the fourth-generation artificial devil fruit.

Specifically, the good side will always have a smile, while the evil side will always have a sinister smile.