I think something people aren't really considering is the following: Knowledge is worthless if you lack the capacity to enact it.
Vegapunk's genius was highlighted back during the timeskip. Even -before- discovering Clover's records he was already inventing wonders beyond the modern-day One-Piece world. However, what truly distinguishes a man like Vegapunk is his ability to comprehend scientific principles. When you read a science book, do you always understand what you're reading? Imagine a caveman who could somehow read, would they be able to understand how computers work? How electricity does? I sincerely doubt it.
Vegapunk and a select few others are likely the only people on the planet who can understand the scientific principles underpinning the Ancient Kingdom's technology. Sure, it's not the same as creating it all himself, but everything mankind builds is often on the back of a pre-existing concept that was formulated by our predecessors. He is simply doing what scientists and men of intellect have always done.
Vegapunk is an absolute genius. His fruit simply allows him to retain more than your average person. It is still his intellect that allows him to understand it and then bring it to reality in a world lacking in all the conveniences that the past Ancient Kingdom likely had. It's why he needed the WG. He needed their money and resources so he could build his inventions from the ground up.
Vegapunk's genius was highlighted back during the timeskip. Even -before- discovering Clover's records he was already inventing wonders beyond the modern-day One-Piece world. However, what truly distinguishes a man like Vegapunk is his ability to comprehend scientific principles. When you read a science book, do you always understand what you're reading? Imagine a caveman who could somehow read, would they be able to understand how computers work? How electricity does? I sincerely doubt it.
Vegapunk and a select few others are likely the only people on the planet who can understand the scientific principles underpinning the Ancient Kingdom's technology. Sure, it's not the same as creating it all himself, but everything mankind builds is often on the back of a pre-existing concept that was formulated by our predecessors. He is simply doing what scientists and men of intellect have always done.
Vegapunk is an absolute genius. His fruit simply allows him to retain more than your average person. It is still his intellect that allows him to understand it and then bring it to reality in a world lacking in all the conveniences that the past Ancient Kingdom likely had. It's why he needed the WG. He needed their money and resources so he could build his inventions from the ground up.
