Sailing: I am a little dragon

The white dragon floated in the sky above the holy land of Marijoa, leaving a large shadow!

The Five Elder Stars on the ground have already revealed the forms of mythical beasts, with black flame clouds surrounding them!

Face the strongest enemy since the establishment of the World Government with your full strength!

The white dragon in the sky made a loud sound that resounded throughout the sky!

“From today on, there will be no other true dragon in the world except me!”

Sailing: I am a little dragon
Chapter 1: Sincerity is the key to success
Ao Xing sat on the small boat he built, the Yunlong, and looked at the big hole on the sea not far away.
This is the sea area near Gaya Island.
He is waiting for the outburst of the torrent!
As a time traveler, I have tried for many years without getting any response from the system, and I have completely given up hope.
However, fortunately, I am not completely safe, otherwise it would be difficult to survive in this dangerous world.
Ao Xing touched his chest. Although there was nothing unusual on the outside, he could sense the presence of a dragon ball in his body.
This is his greatest asset since coming to this world.
Recalling my past life, on a rainy day, I was alone in the Dragon Temple on a mountain by the sea, worshiping my ancestors. I was bored, so I opened a game of Honor on my mobile phone.
In a version dominated by tanky armor, he was forced to become a marksman, and chose the little dragon man accordingly. In the game, he was transforming into a dragon to avoid the big guys who relied on tanky armor to cross the tower, but he was killed directly by a bolt of lightning.
He was talking about himself!
In a daze, he fell on the dragon head in the dragon temple, his hand resting on the dragon ball held in the dragon head’s mouth.
For some reason, he just felt that the dragon ball passed down by his ancestors, which was just a spherical stone picked up on the beach, was flashing white light.
Then, when he regained consciousness, he was unable to open his eyes. He could only hear the quarreling around him, but he could not understand a word.
Because of his appearance which was basically the same as that of humans, he was sent to the surface of the sea, and his adoptive mother loved him very much.
As for his biological father, the moment he saw him, he was beaten so badly by his adoptive mother that he ran away in fear and did not dare to fight back at all.
Later he learned that his biological mother died of weakness after giving birth to him. Because she could not contact his biological father, she asked a friend to send him to a female friend she knew on the sea, who became his adoptive mother, who took care of him.
Little did he know that his adoptive mother was also the lover of his biological father. It is said that his adoptive mother took him in with a gloomy face, and even after learning that his biological mother had passed away, she still did not refuse to take him in.
What a bloody plot!
His adoptive mother, who took good care of him, never told him who his biological father was. She just kept muttering, “That old bastard!”
They met for the first time until their biological father gave up his wandering life and came to their adoptive mother to seek a warm harbor.
Both sides were stunned at that time!
At that time, I was already half a year old, babbling and speaking quite fluently. I also gave myself a name – Ao Xing.
Ever since he opened his eyes and saw the scenery outside the window was the Sabaody Archipelago, he knew where this world was.
Ao Xing, who was paying attention to the information in the newspaper, recognized at a glance who the shabby man standing at the door was!
Silverbaz Reilly!
Rayleigh, who was beaten black and blue by his adoptive mother, laughed as he held him.
“I beat Roger!”
This is a world where bloodlines and famous teachers are valued in order to reach the top!
In terms of bloodline, he has the blood of a dragon!
This situation is caused by his merman bloodline.
When a murloc and a mermaid marry, there are four chances that the children born will be a boy, a girl, a murloc, or a mermaid.
Since mermen and mermen share a common ancestral genetic memory, the species of fish they are born into is determined by the genes of their ancestors many generations ago, and is not necessarily related to the species of their parents.
Therefore, the fishmen would not be surprised if any family gave birth to children of various appearances. On the contrary, they were not able to adapt to the concept of using facial similarity to determine kinship among earthly races.
Ao Xing speculated that perhaps it was because of the influence of the dragon ball in his body that his bloodline was traced back to the dragon clan, and not the Western dragon, but the Eastern dragon.
As the leader of all dragons, the Eastern Dragon has a trace of blood left in the gene pool of the merman tribe, so there is also a reasonable possibility.
Animal-type devil fruits can generally be divided into common types, ancient types, and mythical beast types.
Occasionally, some mermen acquire genes from ancient fish, and are naturally powerful warriors.
Ao Xing, who has the blood of a dragon, is a natural mythical beast and a natural king.
However, his appearance looks no different from that of an ordinary human. He does not have the strange fish features of a merman, nor does he have the iconic tail of a mermaid.
There are no features that could possibly connect with a dragon.
However, his growth speed, which allowed him to compete with a normal adult in arm strength at the age of three, can still be classified as a monster.
He can also breathe underwater like a mermaid and swim very fast.
His human appearance prevented him from being discriminated against by the fishmen, and he could live in Shampooland as an ordinary human.
Adoptive mother Xia Qi was seriously injured when she was young, and it was said that it was related to Rayleigh. The injury affected her fertility, so until Luffy went to sea more than 20 years later, adoptive mother Xia Qi had no offspring.
The appearance of Ao Xing was a kind of sustenance for her, and she poured all her motherly love into Ao Xing.
For example, she spared no effort to teach Ao Xing various common sense and cultivation methods, and even taught him the Six Styles, the secret of the World Government and the Navy.
‘For example, she also paid a price and brought a powerful devil fruit to Ao Xing.
For example, she even arranged a marriage for Ao Xing in advance, because the current queen of Nine Snake Island was not of the right age, so she decided to hire the next queen.
Compared to Lao Deng, another person in the family who can’t even drop gold coins, she is truly great.
. . . . . .
Ao Xing knew very well that if he wanted to gain a foothold in this ocean, he must have a powerful devil fruit ability, which was why he appeared here.
As the hole was filled with sea water, Ao Xing lowered the sail of the boat, held his breath, and waited quietly for the power of nature to manifest.
On the completely silent sea, a loud noise broke all the peace.
In just a few seconds, a huge vertical current connecting the sky and the sea occupied the entire field of vision.
Driven by the violent storm caused by the surging ocean current, Ao Xing’s small boat rushed towards the sky at a rapid speed.
Zhang Man’s sails were carried by the violent updrafts, ignoring the effect of gravity. Even though the bottom of the boat had left the water, it continued to fly vertically and rapidly into the sky.
After breaking through the clouds, Ao Xing, who was soaking wet, spat out the unknown fish in his mouth.
“Fuck, this is exciting!”
This is much more exciting than the roller coaster in my previous life!
“This is a fish that is unique to Sky Island Cloud Sea. It tastes really different!”
Perhaps because of his mermaid ancestry, Ao Xing, whose taste buds are different from those of ordinary people, does not have any particular aversion to eating raw fish.
However, the blood of the flower-growing family in his previous life still made him instinctively prefer to eat cooked food.
Over the years, he was sent to Tom, a fishman living in the human world, and was adopted by the shipbuilding master and became an excellent shipbuilder.
After checking the small boat that he had specially reinforced, he found that there was no damage caused by the huge impact force.
Ao Xing picked up the telescope and looked around. The cloud road connecting the White Sea and the White Sea was quite conspicuous in this not-so-dark environment.
After setting the direction of the boat, Ao Xing picked up the steel fork, jumped into the white sea and started fishing.
This “White Sea” formed by “sea clouds” in the cumulus clouds at an altitude of 7,000 meters is home to unique fish species.
They have strange appearances and are very light. They have a unique air storage structure in their bodies, which allows them to float in the sea of ​​clouds without falling below.
The meat is chewy overall, and some parts have a soft marshmallow-like texture.
Ao Xing, a top five-star fish taster, gave a favorable comment!
After paying the entry fee, Ao Xing’s boat was taken by express shrimp, going upstream through the cloud road and arrived at the Baibai Sea at an altitude of ten thousand meters.
Angel Island, built on the white island clouds, has the beauty of a paradise under the warm sunshine.
Bailey can also be used on Angel Island. Before coming here, Ao Xing brought a lot of cash with him.
After a shopping spree on Angel Island’s most prosperous Cute Street, Ao Xing bought a variety of Sky Island specialties. Along the way, there were also enthusiastic residents who answered Ao Xing’s questions warmly.
Don’t ask why Ao Xing is so charming.
If you ask me, I, Ao Xing, am as handsome as all of you readers, and I have a deadly killing power on all opposite sexes!
Actually, the truth is…
Ao Xing prepared a lot of flower pots filled with soil on the boat. The flowers in the pots were not valuable, but the soil in the pots, which is called “Bass”, was very precious to the residents of Sky Island!
Sincerity is the secret weapon!
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No matter which store it was, after Ao Xing took out a flower pot as a gift, they all enthusiastically gave Ao Xing the biggest discount.
Arpaiodo, the Island of God, is a holy place for the people of Angel Island, and ordinary residents are not qualified to approach it.
The amount of land that residents can privately own is also very limited. Much of it is passed down from generation to generation and accumulated over time.
Ao Xing returned to the small boat parked at the dock, found an old fisherman, and borrowed his Weiba with his “sincerity”.
The Viper is a means of transportation only available on Sky Island. It is powered by Wind Shells or Wind Jet Shells and can travel like a sea scooter.
Because proficient operation requires understanding of wind direction and sea flow, which is very difficult, the people of Sky Island need to practice for a long time before they can use it freely.
However, Ao Xing had the blessing of mermaid blood and the identity of a shipbuilder, so it only took him less than an hour to become proficient in using it.
Under the guidance of the fisherman, Ao Xing studied the structure of Wei Ba and began to modify his own boat.
The store specializing in selling shellfish also delivered the large amount of goods purchased by Ao Xing to the dock, and he still had a lot of scarce and precious goods in his hands.
There are a few stocks of the Wind-Blowing Shell, which is more powerful than the Wind Shell and is on the verge of extinction.
On the rear deck of Ao Xing’s boat, there were several large flower pots with small fruit trees planted in them.
One hand pays the other hand receives the goods.
The shop owner didn’t want to sell those precious shellfish at first, but after Ao Xing tentatively proposed to buy them with “Bass”, he decisively agreed.
A flower pot for a shell!
Both parties privately felt that they had made a fortune!
earth?
cowry?
What kind of worthless thing is that?
The thing in the other party’s hand is really valuable!
The ideas of both parties are strangely highly consistent!
The shop owner picked up the heavy flowerpot, put it on his cart, and walked away so quickly that only his back could be seen from a distance, for fear that Ao Xing would go back on his word.
“Bath is already very valuable, and with the fruit trees as a bonus, it’s a steal! A huge profit!”
Those who occasionally come to Sky Island are pirates who are fighting for their lives. Which pirate group would plant fruit trees on their ship for no reason?
Fruit trees unique to Qinghai are in short supply on Angel Island!
The shell unique to Sky Island has the main function of storing certain substances and releasing them again.
There are different shells depending on the materials stored, and thus they have different uses.
Sound shells, light shells, water shells, image shells, taste shells, wind shells, fire shells, etc.
As long as the shell itself is not damaged, it can be used continuously and can basically be said to be semi-permanent.
Install the wind-jet shell and wind shell at the stern to transform your own boat into one with the same power as Weiba.
Ao Xing drove the small boat Yunlong towards Bika Island according to the instructions on the purchased nautical chart.
The sea of ​​clouds at ten thousand meters does not cover the entire sky.
But the Jidi Cloud where Angel Island is located covers a very large area, and Angel Island is not the only empty island in the vast sea of ​​clouds.
Bika Island is on the edge of the Baibai Sea. The thickness of the sea of ​​clouds here has begun to become thinner, and in many areas there is no sea of ​​clouds at all.
In the future, this area may be disconnected from the Baibai Sea and drift away like the “Yunfu Flow” punishment of Sky Island.
If you don’t have a nautical chart and don’t know the route, you might fall from an altitude of ten thousand meters if you’re not careful.
…
Bika is just a small empty island, not even a quarter of the people on Angel Island.
There are not many “Baths” on the island. At first glance, there are only a few trees.
According to the information Ao Xing purchased on the black market, the user of the Thunder Fruit ability has not appeared for hundreds of years.
The previous user of the Thunder Fruit had at least the strength of a Four Emperors and dominated a certain sea area, which left behind the legend that “the Thunder Fruit is the strongest nature-type Devil Fruit.”
There isn’t even a forest, so the devil fruits are most likely hidden by the islanders.
The only one who can collect such a strange fruit as the Devil Fruit is the ruler of the island – “God”!
It is very simple to come to such a conclusion.
On an island like Arpaiado, the “Gods” are in one’s hands, and ordinary sky island residents cannot get close.
This shows how much “God” wants to control his possessions.
Ao Xing landed on the island and started working without saying a word!
Ao Xing had long since adapted to the thin air at an altitude of ten thousand meters, so it would not affect his ability to fight.
Ao Xing already had some understanding of the fighting style of the Sky Island people, so he was not caught off guard.
“Hit the water!”
Several water drops appeared in Ao Xing’s hands. He swung them hard, and the water drops pierced through the guards’ bodies like sharp arrows, knocking them to the ground.
Ordinary humans also know and can learn the physical skills of the merfolk. There is no reason why Ao Xing could not learn them.
Fighting all the way to the temple in the center of the island, Ao Xing found that hundreds of divine soldiers and priests had fallen behind him.
“Tang Cao Wa Zheng Quan!”
God Bika, who had just walked out of the main gate with murderous intent, was blown away by the shock wave along with the divine weapon behind him before he could react.
The shockwave continued to be powerful, passing all the way through the main gate and reducing the temple to ruins.
In the center of the ruined temple stands a statue of an angel with full wings.
The angel statue has both hands raised high, and on its open palms are placed two treasure chests made of iron clouds.
Ao Xing quickly stepped forward and took down a treasure chest that had a sense of existence in his heart.
Just as he was about to take the other one, a slashing attack came and Ao Xing dodged sideways.
“Asshole attacker!”
The clothes on God Bika’s body had become tattered, blood was constantly flowing from the corners of his mouth, and the Slashing Shell in his hand launched another slash.
“To be the god of an island, you must be quite powerful.”
This kind of slashing attack is extremely fast for ordinary people, but it seems a bit slow in Ao Xing’s eyes.
Ao Xing dodged the slash and kicked hard, causing the statue’s arm to shatter due to the recoil.
He appeared in front of God Bika at ghostly speed and punched God Bika in the chest.
“Takeruinan!”
The impact penetrated the body of the Bika god, shattering his heart and lungs.
Dodging the fountain version of vomiting blood from the Bika God, Ao Xing took a bunch of keys from his waist.
I tried one by one, but couldn’t open the treasure chest.
“It’s too late to kill. I still don’t know where the key is! Fortunately, I have some skills.”
The God Bika, lying in a pool of blood, had long since stopped breathing, and it was impossible to get any information from him.
Ao Xing took the treasure chest from the angel statue’s other hand, took a look at it, and broke the angel statue’s hand as well.
The angel statue is a female figure with both arms broken, paying tribute to a certain master’s work.
A young man with a white headscarf and long earlobes hid in the corner and looked at Ao Xing in awe.
Ao Xing didn’t pay attention to the gaze in the dark. Except for the god Bika who took his second move, the other divine soldiers were blown away after being hit by his attack.
There are no powerful characters on this island.
Ao Xing returned to his Yunlong without any obstacles along the way.
All the Bikan people knew that their god had been killed, and no one dared to take action anymore.
After Ao Xing felt that he couldn’t get any money out of his old man, he used his connections to come to the Seven Water City to learn shipbuilding.
Is there any need to talk about his master?
Of course it’s the best shipbuilder in the world—Merceman Tom!
The people who come to the Seven Waters City to repair or buy ships are a mixed bunch, from all walks of life.
Ao Xing, who is good at learning, has acquired many skills, including the trick of lock picking from someone.
After finding his toolbox, Ao Xing opened the two treasure chests in no time.
One of them contained a golden fruit, the surface of which was covered with lightning-shaped spikes. In the dim light, it seemed to be shining like a ball of thunder.
Ao Xing picked up the devil fruit, looked at it carefully, and confirmed that this was the Thunder Fruit he was looking for.
“Then let me take a gamble!”
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Chapter 3 I! Have a cheat! (Old version)
As he grew up, Xia Qi gave him a precious natural devil fruit.
This fruit was looted from the home of the Celestial Dragons when Fisher Tiger went to the holy land of Marijoa to liberate slaves.
The fishmen basically do not eat devil fruits, and he does not recognize this devil fruit. He only knows that the devil fruit is very precious, and it is a thank you for Rayleigh and Shakey’s secret help in the slaves’ escape from the Holy Land and the Sabaody Archipelago.
When Ao Xing obtained the natural devil fruit, the dragon ball in his body reacted.
This natural devil fruit is the Cloud-Cloud Fruit, a not very powerful ability.
Although Ao Xing longed for top-notch devil fruit abilities, he also understood that Dragon Balls were his biggest foothold in this world.
If the Dragon Ball responds, then believe it!
Ao Xing ate the Yunyun Fruit on the spot, just like now!
Ao Xing opened his mouth wide, swallowed the fruit in one gulp without peeling it, and was not afraid of the thorns on the devil fruit.
But even so, before it was swallowed, the extremely disgusting taste of the devil fruit still filled his mouth.
I couldn’t help but dry heave. The familiar awful taste was still the same as always.
Ao Xing closed his eyes and sensed his body. After the devil fruit entered his body, an astonishing energy appeared.
Sensing this energy, the dragon ball in Ao Xing’s body directly captured it.
The energy showed signs of struggling and spreading, but was still unreasonably absorbed by the Dragon Ball.
The dragon ball, which originally had only clouds inside, gradually began to appear in the shape of lightning.
When Ao Xing first traveled through time, the surface of the dragon ball was full of cracks and dull. After eating the Yunyun Fruit, some of the large cracks gradually healed.
Now even some small cracks have begun to disappear. There are only some uneven cracks on the surface of the dragon ball, which is better than before.
Ao Xing’s head suddenly began to hurt severely, this feeling was right!
It was the same last time, except that it was all over the skin, and this time it was the top of the head!
Am I going to have a brain this time?
This was Ao Xing’s only thought before he fainted!
When Ao Xing woke up and stepped in front of the mirror, his attention was attracted by a pair of small dragon horns that suddenly appeared on his head.
The sky blue dragon horns seem to be natural, and if you look closely you can see lightning patterns on them. The corners do not have rounded curves, but are sharp instead. The overall shape is full of majesty and domineering.
Ao Xing took off his clothes!
Of course, he is not a pervert!
Just observing the hair on his body!
Ever since he ate the Yunyun Fruit, all the hair on his body, including his hair and eyebrows, turned white, matching the color of the white clouds.
And the ability to perceive the surrounding environment, such as temperature, humidity, wind speed and wind direction, has reached an extraordinary level.
Even though he had not systematically studied navigator knowledge, he could easily predict weather changes.
Possessing the holy body that navigators always dream of!
This pair of dragon horns is naturally a change brought about by the Thunder Fruit. He can now sense the changes in the magnetic field in the dark. More specific abilities require further testing!
Although Dragon Ball swallowed the energy of the Devil Fruit, it did not affect Ao Xing’s ability to use it. He used it without any hindrance.
The user of a natural devil fruit becomes a container for the devil himself, and now it is just that the Dragon Ball has become a container for the devil.
Therefore, Ao Xing was not cursed by the sea, his ability to swim was not lost, and the sea was not his nemesis!
In the Sabaody Archipelago, Devil Fruits were not rare items at auctions, but the superhuman and animal types that appeared did not cause any reaction from the Dragon Balls.
When Ao Xing was not far from the Thunder Fruit, the Dragon Ball reacted, proving that the Dragon Ball only has feelings for the natural system.
This means that Ao Xing will have to say goodbye to those powerful superhuman and mythical beasts.
Ao Xing sneered at the statement “There are no useless devil fruit abilities, only useless ability users.”
Among the people who are now standing at the top of the ocean, those who possess the power of devil fruits, how many do not have the most advanced abilities?
The top devil fruit abilities are combat power amplifiers for them, rather than useless limiters.
Lose in one place, gain in another!
Being able to possess multiple natural devil fruit abilities without any side effects is really great!
Ao Xing tried to use his ability, and a dragon ball gave him feedback, with lightning flashing across his entire palm.
Ao Xing tried again.
There’s no problem releasing lightning all over your body.
Elementalization, no problem.
Ao Xing once regretted that he didn’t have a system, but since he had a cheat and was a good cheater, it didn’t matter.
Ao Xing experienced the joy of hanging on the wall.
According to Vegapunk’s theory, Devil Fruits were created because humans desired to possess certain powers.
Whether it is desire or hope, devil fruits are made through some ancient technology.
The existence of Dragon Balls would have been a rare Taoist treasure in previous lives.
If the Dao treasure wants to be repaired and strengthened, it needs to be fed with treasures from heaven and earth.
In the Age of Discovery, apart from the Devil Fruit, what other fruit can catch the eye of Dragon Ball?
No matter what the principle of Dragon Ball is, Ao Xing feels that as long as he knows that he has a cheat, the cheat is very powerful, invincible!
That’s enough.
Blackbeard only ate two devil fruits, but I have Dragon Balls, and I can have more in the future!
Become a real mobile scourge!
Ao Xing, in a good mood, began to test his observation Haki.
The heart network on Sky Island is essentially the observation Haki.
They are just different names for the same thing in different isolated places.
In the future, Eneel will be able to combine the power of the Thunder Fruit and possess a heart network with an extremely large range.
Ao Xing could also sense that the coverage range of his Observation Haki was at least ten times larger than before, and now it could easily cover the entire Bika Island.
After obtaining the Thunder Fruit, there was no need to stay in Bika any longer, so the Yunlong returned to Angel Island.
As for Enelu who still stayed in Bica, Ao Xing had no intention of accepting him as his subordinate.
There are many talented people on the sea. He doesn’t like this little gangster, so there is no need to accept him.
Although he had a miserable situation since childhood and was targeted everywhere in Bika, Ao Xing considered himself not a good man and would not run out of time to save a stranger.
The greatest opportunity for him, the Thunder Fruit, has already been obtained by himself. It is estimated that he will not be able to resist reality in the future, so let him fend for himself on this island.
Enel is now just a malnourished, slow-growing gangster who doesn’t know when he’ll have his next meal and can’t even beat an ordinary divine soldier.
This was the conclusion Ao Xing came to after covering the entire Bica with his Observation Haki.
Back on Angel Island, Ao Xing prepared to relax.
In order to prevent any accidents with the Thunder Fruit, he rushed to Bika without stopping, and had not yet had a good time on Angel Island.
Ao Xing randomly picked one that he liked from among the girls who warmly welcomed him and visited her home.
This brings us to Ao Xing’s beauty.
The dragon’s gene means that he possesses inhuman beauty!
At a young age, he had already killed people of all ages, young and old.
Ao Xing has never worried about food, all thanks to this attractive, succubus-like face.
In this sea filled with strange-looking people, handsome men are quite rare.
I don’t know how many young women are willing to spend a lot of money to invite Ao Xing to have a meal with them.
After washing his body, Ao Xing, feeling refreshed, wore a white Hanfu robe that he had specially made for him. His lazy silver-white medium-length hair made him look like an immortal who was isolated from the world.
Years of hard training have given him a very streamlined body.
Ao Xing’s figure, appearance and clothing taste are enough to easily defeat most men in the world of navigation where there are countless strange-looking people.
This is the confidence of a flower-growing man!
Chapter 4 All the Gold is Mine (Old Version)
The girl has prepared a large amount of Sky Island delicacies for Ao Xing, mostly meat as requested.
Under the (???) gaze of the girl, Ao Xing began to eat with great relish in an elegant manner.
The rule of this world is that meat has more nutritional value. If you want to be stronger, eating more meat is the best way.
“Thank you for the treat, beautiful lady!”
Ao Xing finished eating quickly, took out a towel to wipe his mouth, walked to the girl, took the girl’s hand and kissed her hand.
Steam came out of the girl’s head and she fainted out of embarrassment.
Ao Xing helped the girl up as if nothing had happened and placed her on a sofa supported by clouds.
Although he likes the feasts of young girls and young wives, Ao Xing is still a man of principles and will never allow anything beyond friendship to happen.
In this world, strength is the basis for everything.
The word “lust” is like a sword hanging over one’s head. Ao Xing feels that he is still young and it is not time for him to enjoy life.
After eating and drinking, Ao Xing went directly to the realm of God not far from Angel Island, the island that was washed up by the rising ocean current – Arpaio.
Before the battle, Ao Xing summarized his current strength.
Ao Xing, dragon bloodline, 15 years old.
Devil Fruit: Cloud-Cloud Fruit, Thunder Fruit
Swordsmanship: Swordsman.
(Swordsmanship is divided into three categories from low to high: Swordsman – Swordsman – Swordsman – Swordsman – Great Swordsman)
Physical skills: shaving, moon step, storm kick, iron block, paper painting, finger gun (proficient) among the six styles
Murloc Karate: Mastery
Armament Haki: Getting Started
Observation Haki: Getting Started
Getting started – becoming proficient – becoming proficient – achieving small success – achieving great success – becoming perfect.
This is a simple division method made by Ao Xing himself.
Before, with Ao Xing’s strength, he had no problem defeating a major general from the headquarters who was not domineering.
Now that he has the Thunder Fruit, he should have no problem defeating the headquarters lieutenant general. Since he can’t fight head-on, he can just run away.
With reference to the original work Enelu, the method of combining electric waves and observation Haki, the coverage of Ao Xing’s observation Haki jumped to the small success level.
As soon as he landed on the island, Ao Xing sensed that several divine soldiers responsible for defending the divine realm were rushing towards him.
“Lightning strike!”
The speed of lightning is not something that ordinary people can react to.
Before the magic weapon saw Ao Xing’s figure, it was struck by a sudden lightning and lay on the ground with its body charred.
The god of Angel Island is still Ganfor. His temple is easy to find, just under the huge vines.
Ao Xing used the power of the Thunder Fruit unscrupulously, and electrocuted the magical weapons that sensed the direction of his movements into pieces of black charcoal.
By gaining experience with this group of magical soldiers that posed no threat to him at all, Ao Xing quickly became familiar with the ability of his Thunder Fruit and verified some of the moves he had developed.
Ao Xing tried out his moves, which made a rumbling sound, but still alarmed the guards in the temple. He took out a whistle and blew it hard.
By the time Ao Xing arrived at the gate of the Divine Palace, all the divine soldiers from the Divine Realm had already gathered at the gate of the Divine Palace.
“Who are you?”
Facing the questioning of the leading priest among the divine soldiers, Ao Xing only said coldly:
“Thunder net!”
The azure lightning intertwined into a web, covering the front of Ao Xing.
The densely-positioned divine soldiers fired artillery shells in panic for long-range attacks, and some even wanted to use iron clouds to create a defensive barrier.
But they were all destroyed by lightning. After the dazzling lightning, the magic weapons lost consciousness, fell to the ground and lost their ability to fight.
When Ganfor heard the whistle and arrived on his bird, he was shocked to find that the divine army had been wiped out.
Looking at the temple with its gates wide open, Ganfor felt an extreme sense of danger.
But he, who is called the “Knight of the Sky” by the islanders of Angel Island, may be old, but his love for the people and his bravery have not cooled yet.
With a heavy heart, Ganfor, wearing his iconic full body plate armor, walked into the temple and looked towards the main throne of the temple.
There.
Ao Xing was leisurely drinking the fine wine treasured in the shrine. Beside him, the shivering maid of the shrine was serving him with various fruits and snacks.
“Sir, what is your purpose in coming here from Qinghai?”
Although he was extremely angry about the defeat of his own magic soldiers, Ganfor found as he flew all the way here that the enemy did not kill them. Most of the magic soldiers were only seriously injured and were still alive.
Gan Fule has lived long enough to have had some dealings with people from Qinghai like Ao Xing.
After realizing that Ao Xing had no wings and was a Qinghai native, Ganfor quickly overturned the two possibilities of a Shandian guerrilla attack and other Sky Island people wanting to overthrow him as a god.
“I need gold, and now all the gold on the island belongs to me!”
“Go and collect all the gold on the island and present it to me. After I get the gold, I will naturally leave.”
Ao Xing showed a domineering smile, which made the maids in the temple beside him feel their hearts fluttering. But in Ganfor’s eyes, it was the devil’s hideous smile.
“You have no right to refuse. If you don’t agree, I will destroy this island.”
Ao Xing gently raised his right hand, and the restless lightning instantly flew out of his hand, destroying the outer wall of the palace and a large open space behind it.
Ganfor fell to the ground helplessly, looking at the charred and smoking ground behind him.
If an attack like the previous one was directed at him, he would probably die on the spot before he could even react.
Under Ao Xing’s absolute violent coercion, Gan Fule chose to cooperate very willingly.
Ganfor gave the palace to Ao Xing to live in, while he arranged the treatment of the divine soldiers, and let the divine soldiers who had recovered their movements begin a carpet search of the divine realm.
He just wanted to quickly find the gold that Qi Aoxing needed and then send this plague god away.
The divine soldiers of Angel Island drove out the Shandians and occupied Arpaiado four hundred years ago. They are already quite familiar with the conditions inside the island.
They already knew about the golden city of Shandora covered by clouds, but they thought the soil was more precious than gold, so they kept it there.
In less than a week, those divine soldiers had plundered all of Shandora’s gold and piled it up in the temple.
In the past few days, the thunder that occasionally exploded in the sky was like a notice from the god of death, forcing them to work hard day and night.
Three things to do when reading: read, collect, and reward!
Chapter 5: Renovation of the Boat (Old Version)
Ao Xing studied under Tom for quite some time, so naturally he had quite good shipbuilding skills.
In Bika, Ao Xing found the design drawings of the Ark Maxim in another treasure chest.
The text above was in ancient language, which Ao Xing could not understand, but he could still understand the complex structural diagram.
Through reverse analysis using the technology he mastered, Ao Xing slowly worked out the core power device of the Ark Maxim.
As Tom’s disciple, Ao Xing thinks that Ark Maxim is unremarkable except for its core power device.
Although there are many advanced technologies in this ocean, many technologies are not connected due to the difficulty of communication between islands.
At least Ao Xing has not yet obtained much technology about electric-powered power devices, not to mention that the power device of the Ark Proverbs can be coordinated with the Thunder Fruit.
For Ao Xing, who has become the user of the Thunder Fruit, this is a very important ancient technique.
The technology of the maritime world actually still needs to rely on archaeology. Ao Xing doesn’t believe that this technological gap was not caused deliberately by the world government.
After getting what he wanted, Ao Xing tried to make modifications on the boat he built.
Although it is a small boat, it is relatively large among light sloops, and is no smaller than the Merry that Luffy sailed on.
As a dragon man, Ao Xing prefers slender and streamlined hulls. In comparison, it is the difference between a battleship and a battlecruiser.
Because he was the only crew member, Ao Xing designed a lot of simple portable control devices, otherwise it would be difficult to sail in the dangerous waters of the Grand Line.
As a shipbuilder, I know a little about navigation (modest face).
In order to ensure that the ship can sail in various severe sea conditions, it is not enough to have sufficient understanding of the sea.
In fact, in the past, shipbuilding, like car building, involved a lot of industry and scientific technology, and was an important project that an industrial power must strive for.
In this primitive industrial age, if you want to build a good ship, you must first have knowledge in all aspects to become an excellent shipbuilder.
And Tom is a great treasure. As a top shipbuilder, the skills he possesses are coveted by anyone who knows him.
Franky was able to become a cyborg without learning any weird knowledge from Tom. Ao Xing didn’t think that guy could do it.
Later in the future country, he was able to understand Vegapunk’s manuscripts. This alone surpassed most scientists in the world.
Ao Xing had prepared a lot of materials for the renovation on his own boat “Yunlong”, spending most of his accumulated wealth. If he hadn’t found the Thunder Fruit, he would have lost everything on this trip.
While Ao Xing was practicing the ability of his Thunder Fruit, he absorbed the design of the power device of the Ark Maxim, miniaturized it, deleted many functions, manufactured it, and installed it on the Yunlong.
The Yunlong was specially built by Ao Xing in order to fly to the sky island. Its streamlines are professionally designed, and its modern design looks very different from the current mainstream ship types in the sailing world.
It only took Ao Xing a week to complete the modification of the Yunlong, and finally he had time to collect the gold.
The Shandians once had a glorious civilization, and those golden handicrafts were not something that uncivilized barbarians could make.
The Shandians and Sky Islanders both have wings and are obviously related by blood, but the geographical environment has differentiated them over the past hundred years, forming different civilizations.
It is rumored that the Sky Island people are the descendants of the Moon people who migrated to this planet. The Moon people in the past had a highly developed technological civilization and could even make robots.
As for now?
The degeneration is really severe!
They can all travel across stars, but the remaining people can only fight with swords and spears, and the muskets in their hands were seized from the Qinghai pirates who came to the White Sea.
The temple was filled with gold. Ao Xing used the power of the Yunyun Fruit to generate a large amount of iron clouds and made a super large cloud mountain to cover the gold.
With Sky Island’s technological capabilities, it is simply impossible to open the Iron Cloud Mountain.
Only a small amount of gold was left to fill the cabin, and Ao Xing temporarily stored most of the rest here and would take it out next time when needed.
Ao Xing has also found the holy bell of the Shandia people, and he left a rubbing of the historical text under the bell base.
Ao Xing left Angel Island with the girl’s farewell, while Gan Fule and the others had tears in their eyes.
This evil star finally left. In order to taste the special food of Sky Island, Ao Xing used electric fishing in the waters near Angel Island. The surrounding fish all turned upside down and floated to the surface of the sea, and only a few survived.
Now if they want to fish, they have to go to distant seas.
Passing the balloon octopus at the end of the clouds, the Yunlong descended to the Grand Line.
After using the Thunder Fruit to fully charge the battery and pointing the bow in the direction of the permanent compass, Ao Xing began to train hard on the deck.
The weather on the Grand Line is unpredictable, and there are pirates as numerous as weeds. Now Ao Xing is the only one on the ship, and there is no lookout to be on guard. He can only suffer the pain of taking on multiple duties and use his Observation Haki to scan from time to time.
However, the purpose of going out to sea this time was to hone myself, so this little bit of hardship is not a big deal.
The pirates on the Grand Line are as numerous as weeds, and that is not just an adjective.
But that’s the reality.
Ao Xing’s Yunlong did not fly the pirate flag. The hull had a white cloud shape and a simple carved dragon head on the bow.
The overall shape makes it look like a travel ship exclusively for nobles. Compared with the pirate ships and merchant ships on the sea, it is an outlier.
As for the pirates who had little cultural knowledge and were reckless and impulsive, when they saw the Yunlong, their first thought was that the ship looked as beautiful as a little girl.
This is the only way to describe the cultural level of pirates, and Ao Xing’s observation Haki can testify to this.
The second thought was who except a noble aristocrat would use such a ship?
noble?
On the sea, that is a fat sheep!
Come closer to me!
As long as the pirates saw the Yunlong during the voyage, they would be interested in it.
Then they were all sent to the bottom of the sea by Ao Xing, who was looking for a sparring partner.
One day, Ao Xing’s Yunlong appeared within the sight of a pirate fleet again.
A similar script is being played out again!
The shells fired by the pirate fleet fell around the Yunlong, exploding into columns of water.
Judging from the size of these water columns, the caliber of the pirate fleet captain’s artillery is not small. To be able to afford artillery of this caliber, this pirate fleet must be very rich.
After spending a long time with Franky, the weapons development maniac, Ao Xing has become familiar with the power of weapons and equipment circulating on the market.
Ao Xing was the only one on the Yunlong, and he was not able to balance defense and attack well.
Ao Xing increased the speed of the Yunlong to the maximum, locked the rudder, and let it leave the sea area on its own.
He himself transformed into lightning and descended on the pirate fleet.
As we all know, metals can reflect electromagnetic waves, and different metals have different reflection effects on radio waves, that is, radar.
Radio waves also have wavelengths suitable for long-distance and accurate detection.
Now that you have mastered science, develop some abilities based on scientific principles.
Aoxing constantly changes the wavelength based on its radio wave detection capabilities, looking for the most suitable wavelength to use.
Some can detect at a longer distance, while others can sense more clearly at a close distance.
Chapter 6: Strong Luck (Old Version)
Ao Xing flew to the largest flagship of the pirate fleet, stopped on the lookout on the largest mast, and kicked the lookout into the sea.
He took a look at the pirate flag hanging on the top of the mast. With his intelligence, he had already memorized all the pirate groups that were somewhat famous in the Grand Line.
He took out a cigarette, lit the cigarette with the arc emitted by his finger, then pointed his finger at the pirate flag, and the burning fire quickly engulfed the entire pirate flag.
Burning the pirates’ pirate flag to ashes in front of them is the biggest and absolutely intolerable provocation.
The hatred value brought by the provocation directly rises to the point where the fight will not end until death!
“What I hate most is human traffickers!”
Facing the pirates on the deck who were shooting at him frantically or trying to rush up the mast with knives along the mast and ropes, Ao Xing’s voice, which was cold and without a trace of warmth, echoed in everyone’s ears.
“Dragon’s Judgment!”
Lightning flashed all over Ao Xing’s body, and hundreds of dragon-like lightning bolts fell from the sky.
The Observation Haki captures everyone and brings them thunderous destruction.
It is called a judgment, but in fact it is just a beam of lightning that is slightly stronger than a verdict.
Under Ao Xing’s control, lightning thicker than a water tank pierced through the bottoms of three nearby small pirate ships from top to bottom.
As a shipbuilder, Ao Xing, who is familiar with the structure of ships, aimed at the keel of the pirate ship.
Once the keel was broken, the pirate ship, which was originally full of sails, was affected by the force and broke into two sections at the place where the keel was damaged.
Ao Xing jumped from the top of the mast to the deck, picked up a knife from a pirate minion, and rushed into the cabin.
Under his perception, no pirates can escape.
After the pirate ship in the distance sank, the pirates who fell into the water but were not dead yet held on to the wooden boards and looked at the lightning and thunder spreading out from their main ship in despair.
Fishermen never come back empty-handed!
The prerequisite is to be able to use technological means.
The first one is of course the strictly prohibited electric fishing!
Once the electric shock is delivered, no matter how big or small you are, you cannot escape as long as you are in the water.
After clearing out the pirates, Ao Xing’s first thing was to drive his Yunlong back.
“I still need to find another crew member. I can’t keep abandoning the ship when I encounter a battle just by myself.”
Ao Xing complained as he neatly packed up his spoils.
As pirates, they were also human traffickers, so there was naturally no shortage of slaves on the ship.
After freeing them and leaving some Bailey for their travel expenses, Ao Xing also left a recording pointer and let them sail back by themselves.
This place is not far from the next island, and Ao Xing is not a pushover.
It was enough for him to save their lives, and he had no intention of taking responsibility for the rest.
However, out of kindness, he cleared out some of the bad guys among the slaves, leaving only the innocent ones who were captured.
From the villains who were eliminated, Ao Xing obtained an important piece of information that there was a devil fruit on the ship.
This group of pirates robbed another group of pirates and snatched the devil fruit from them, and the original pirates became the new slaves.
When they were planning to sell the stolen goods on a nearby illegal island, they were killed here by Ao Xing.
Ao Xing opened various treasure chests in the spoils and found the devil fruit in one of the chests.
A purple spherical fruit with serrated lines in the middle, it looks like a big mouth.
“Swallow Swallow Fruit?!”
Ao Xing raised his eyebrows.
What a pleasant surprise. He had originally planned to go to the Drum Kingdom to see if this fruit with great potential had been eaten by that idiot Walpo.
Unexpectedly, he was the destined one.
The old king of the Drum Kingdom has died, and the current king is Walpo.
The old king doesn’t have only one child. He also has a son who was exiled to the Fire Nation and who has the ability of the Fungus-Fun Fruit.
In order to prevent his brother from coming back to seize power and usurp the throne, Walpo, who had just ascended the throne and had plenty of money, probably wanted to buy a devil fruit.
This Swallowing Fruit came into his hands in a subsequent transaction and was eaten by him.
He got the Thunder Fruit smoothly and also snatched the Swallow Fruit in the vast ocean.
Is this God’s will?
What good luck!
When passing by a naval base, Ao Xing took the pirate’s head in and exchanged it for some pocket money.
Because Ao Xing often calls himself “this young master”, and his unparalleled beauty brings him an aura of nobility, he leaves a deep impression on anyone who has seen him.
Then, the legend of “Noble Master Yunlong” began to spread in this sea area.
After all, there were not many bounty hunters who went to the naval base to collect the heads of more than a dozen pirates with a bounty of tens of millions in one go.
Among them, there is a pirate captain with a bounty of 50 million berries, which is even more convincing.
Morgans’ economic news agency spies were omnipresent. Ao Xing had only come ashore a few times and his route was unpredictable, but reporters still took photos of him and spread them across the sea.
Due to the control of the World Government, the news in the Four Seas and the Grand Line is not exactly the same. Most of the pages of newspapers in each block are reporting on things happening in the local sea area. Only major events will be published on small pages of the world and become the headlines.
The reason why Morgans’ Economic News Agency can become the most influential newspaper is that it is the only news agency that can obtain news from all over the world, except for newspapers run by world government forces.
The newspaper in the Grand Line section reported the rumors about Ao Xing’s “Noble Master Yunlong”.
Then Ao Xing became famous!
The reason is that after Ao Xing’s handsome and elegant photos were published, he quickly gained a large number of female fans.
Because of the increased newspaper sales brought by Ao Xing’s outstanding appearance, the Economic News Agency once began to follow up on him.
Even though it was just a small news, the Economic News Agency gave it a large page, mainly showing his handsome photos from multiple angles, showing him in all directions and without blind spots.
As for the psychological trauma and complaints of some male readers, they are not important at all compared to the sales increase brought about by female consumption.
Make money!
There’s no shame in giving up some principles!
Seeing the Economic News Agency publishing his photos from time to time, Ao Xing swore that he really did not buy the hot searches.
However, the news birds that landed on his bow recently all carried cameras and lucrative pay checks, just to ask him to pose a few more times.
He chose to accept the check, wore several more styles of clothes, and worked as a male model a few times.
With the current popularity, Ao Xing estimated that if he could increase his popularity further.
From now on, female fans from all over the Grand Line are his meal tickets (crossed out).
In order to save money on food, Ao Xing decided to stir up some heat.
Having experienced the information explosion, Ao Xing became a plagiarist, no, a writer.
He conspired with the Economic News Agency and published several love stories in newspapers, which made him even more popular.
Of course, he was paid more!
Chapter 7 Sanfarud (Old Version)
The Yunlong is equipped with a propeller, and the abundant electricity provided by the Thunder Fruit allows the ship to maintain a high speed.
If you don’t want to generate your own electricity, you can buy wind shells from Sky Island to allow your ship to sail without the help of wind.
So Ao Xing removed the mast from the Yunlong so that he wouldn’t have to raise or lower the sails.
In this era when most ships are still sailing, raising and lowering the sails is a very laborious and troublesome task.
In addition, Ao Xing also spent a lot of money to install seastone on the bottom of the ship, and the effect is no worse than that of naval warships.
Through the memories of the previous life, Ao Xing knew that the navy’s warships could pass through the doldrums because seastone was installed on the bottom of the ship, but he did not know the specific installation method.
This is top secret of the Navy!
Even though some of the navy’s warships were built in the Seven Water City, the Seven Water City only built the hulls.
Specific outfitting, such as heavy artillery and sea stones, which involve naval secrets, are all completed by the navy’s own shipyards.
Ao Xing doesn’t know how to do it, but he has a master who is the world’s best shipbuilder!
This secret was shared with Tom. In less than a month, Tom figured it out and passed it on to disciples such as Ao Xing.
Kaido has already controlled Wano Country, and things like seastone have spread out of Wano Country in large quantities.
The difficulty of seastone lies in its hard texture and difficulty in processing.
Therefore, the price of processed seastone is very high.
There are not so high requirements for the seastone installed on the bottom of the ship, and irregular pieces are also acceptable.
This price is much cheaper, almost equivalent to gold, so the navy can still afford it.
Otherwise, with the sky-high price, and the tight military budget of the navy, at most the headquarters’ ships with the rank of lieutenant admiral and above can be equipped with seastone.
Later, Smoker, a colonel stationed in the East China Sea, had soldiers equipped with seastone weapons.
It can be seen that the price of seastone was indeed brought down by Teacher Kaido.
From the pirate ship that obtained the Swallow-Swallow Fruit, Ao Xing learned the name of the island where a black market auction will be held soon, and as human traffickers, they are regular suppliers of goods to the auction house.
Although they cannot be called big customers, they often help the auction house to introduce new buyers, and they still have a catalog of information about the auction items.
Following the direction indicated by the permanent compass that it had looted, the Yunlong sailed all the way to its destination, a city that Ao Xing was quite familiar with.
Sanfarud, the city of carnival!
As a famous entertainment spot in the first half of the Grand Line, the number of pirates has greatly increased here. It is also one of the seven routes leading to Sabaody and, like the Seven Water Cities, has been plagued by pirate attacks.
Even worse than the Seven Water Cities, Sanfarud is the intersection of two of the seven routes.
Pirates from more than one route came here, dealing a fatal blow to the city’s traditional tourism industry.
Originally, Sanfarud’s tourism industry became prosperous due to its locational advantage as a crossroads of air routes, but now, with the change in the overall environment, it has become a disadvantage.
There are countless islands along the Grand Route, and not every island’s magnetic force will be connected with the magnetic force of other islands to form a route.
Pirates from all over the world are impatient, and most of them want to rush into the second half of the Grand Line in one go.
Unless one gets lost due to bad sea conditions or there are permanent pointers to relevant islands, the frequency of encountering pirates on islands outside the seven shipping routes drops by an order of magnitude.
On the Grand Line, all the small islands that serve as military bases and large branches are uninhabited islands outside or within the route.
As long as the islands on the route are suitable for human survival, they are owned by others. The navy cannot buy them because of its financial resources, or the world government does not want the navy to get involved in those islands.
Relying on its numerical and institutional advantages, the Navy continued to explore various sea areas along the Grand Route and search for unowned islands suitable for building military bases, thus forming several famous branches along the Grand Route.
The nautical charts produced within the navy are always among the highest quality on the black market. This is the foundation of the navy.
During the time that Ao Xing was in the Seven Water City, as a child who grew up eating food from all kinds of young girls and women in the Seven Water City, his reputation was known to everyone in the Seven Water City.
As soon as his Yunlong approached Sanfarud, it was immediately discovered by sailors from the ship from the Seven Water City that was anchored at the port.
A ship without a mast sailing on the sea is still very recognizable.
“Hey, isn’t that the Yunlong?”
“Really? False?”
The cry of surprise attracted everyone on the ship to come to the side of the ship to watch, and when they saw the Yunlong approaching, they cheered.
Ao Xing, who was at the helm of the Yunlong, soon noticed the noisy ship.
Seeing that the sailors of that ship quickly cleared a berth for the Yunlong in the port, Ao Xing parked the Yunlong there directly.
Ao Xing’s radio waves had already clearly heard the conversation on the Seven Water City ship, and knowing that they meant well, Ao Xing accepted it.
As soon as Ao Xing got off the boat, he was surrounded by enthusiastic sailors. Tom’s studio was not well-off, and Ao Xing had a big appetite, so he often went out to eat. Of course, he would not go too far, and would provide what the other party could provide. He ate and drank everywhere in the Seven Waters City, and became familiar with people from all walks of life.
Even though he didn’t know their names, Ao Xing remembered that he had seen them in the Seven Water City.
Ao Xing responded to their greetings with a smile.
After a few words, Ao Xing also learned the reason why they appeared here.
Just recently, Tom’s Shipbuilding Studio where Ao Xing works developed the sea train.
The sea train is a navigation tool used to quickly connect islands.
However, the construction of the route requires the consent of each island and also involves the establishment of a series of trade terms.
The city government of the Seven Waters City sent various teams to the nearby prosperous islands for negotiations.
After a series of negotiations, the two sides reached an agreement on cost sharing of sea train construction, navigation and trade, personnel flow and other issues. Now they are sent by the municipal government to Carnival City to formally sign the treaty.
With their enthusiastic help, Ao Xing no longer had to worry about the safety of the Yunlong ship docked at the port with no one guarding it.
After manufacturing the sea train, the name of Tom’s Shipbuilding Workshop became famous throughout the Seven Waters City, and every member of Tom’s Shipbuilding Workshop won the heartfelt respect of the residents of the Seven Waters City.
In addition, Ao Xing has been fighting pirates recently and has become famous. With extensive publicity in newspapers, the residents of Water Seven City regard Ao Xing as a great hero from their city.
As a famous tourist destination, Carnival City does have a variety of fun and beautiful toys, handicrafts, etc., as well as an amusement park that is as famous as Shampoo and Bubble Park.
Having seen various amusement facilities in his previous life, Ao Xing had little interest in them. He still preferred to eat.
In order not to attract too much attention, Ao Xing bought a mask from a shop at the port and put it on his face, and also wore a hat to cover his dragon horns.
Sanfarud holds a huge mask carnival every year that lasts for several days, and now is the time to celebrate.
The streets were full of people walking around wearing masks, and Ao Xing was just adapting to the local customs, so it didn’t look out of place at all.
Chapter 8: The Girl of Thorns (Old Version)
“Where should I find that meal ticket for free?”
Ao Xing’s eyes scanned the entire street and stopped on a tall black-haired girl.
The black-haired girl has dark red eyes, a black dress, and a pair of black over-the-knee high-heeled boots.
The face of the black-haired girl wearing a white mask cannot be seen, but based on Ao Xing’s many years of experience in identifying girls, she must look good under the mask.
What attracted Ao Xing the most was the dangerous feeling emanating from the black-haired girl.
Everyone emits a weak life magnetic field, which normal people cannot perceive.
The strength of the life magnetic field varies depending on the strength of the vitality. What is more special is that each person’s life magnetic field has its own unique characteristics, just like fingerprints and irises.
During this period of time, Ao Xing’s Thunder Fruit’s ability to sense radio waves has been developed to the point where he can sense the magnetic field of life.
The black-haired girl’s vitality was like a scorching flame among the faint fireflies in the crowd.
The strength of vitality does not represent the level of combat effectiveness.
But in the world of sailing, the strong must have vigorous vitality.
A dangerous rose with thorns.
A mysterious smile appeared on the corner of Ao Xing’s mouth.
Since the carnival activities couldn’t excite him anyway, he might as well find some fun for himself.
“My lady, you are alone in such a beautiful and beautiful time. Why don’t you let me tour the island with you? I have a good understanding of the customs and culture of this island. Let me introduce it to you in detail so that you can have more fun.”
The black-haired girl was startled by Ao Xing’s sudden remarks. She walked straight on the street as if nothing had happened, and her eyes were concentrating on observing the surrounding street conditions.
Unexpectedly, Ao Xing, who was walking towards him, stopped him directly, bowed like a gentleman, and invited him to travel together.
“No, sorry, I don’t need it.”
The girl’s answer was slightly panicked.
“You are so beautiful, but you are walking alone in the crowd. That’s what caught my attention.”
The girl glanced at the people around her. Most of them were in pairs, except her.
Before, she also noticed that people around her were looking at her from time to time, but there was no murderous intent or malice, so she ignored it.
Now that I think about it, walking alone on the street, I would be a bit conspicuous, especially since San Farud is a city known for its hospitality and openness.
Anyway, the organization has not assigned her any tasks at this time, so she can relax.
Although she was scouting the terrain, she was too conspicuous on the street, which was not good for her line of work.
So, when faced with Ao Xing’s invitation again, she nodded slightly to show her agreement.
“What’s your name, young lady?”
Facing the girl’s silence, or rather her thoughts, Ao Xing explained, “You don’t need a real name. During the carnival, many people will give themselves a code name.”
“thorns.”
Thorn is a code name using a plant, but this plant is not liked by those innocent girls.
However, the dangerous feeling from the girl also confirmed its thoughts.
While thinking in his heart, Ao Xing continued with a passionate voice: “Then you can call me Long Kui.”
The two of them walked together on the street. While Ao Xing introduced the buildings and specialties on the street to the black-haired girl, he keenly observed that the black-haired girl was actually observing the terrain.
In order to attract the girl’s attention, Ao Xing deliberately focused the information he introduced on the building structure and street composition. He also took the girl to some places where it was easy to observe the street locations, actually helping the girl to scout the area.
Through the conversation, Ao Xing also found that although the girl had a cold face, she was still quite “innocent”.
At least in terms of interpersonal communication, there is something lacking. This is not a disguise, Ao Xing can feel it.
As an old sea king who roams among flowers, Ao Xing has his own set of judgment methods and secrets for women which cannot be taught to others.
After discovering that the girl codenamed “Thorn” was also a hidden foodie, Ao Xing also guided the girl to some places selling delicious food, and both of them had a great meal.
The thorn girl had no idea that her appetite had been exposed to Ao Xing’s heart.
In the sailing world, being able to eat is also a sign of a person with strong vitality.
In order to help the Thorn Girl to scout the spot better and faster, it was reasonable for Ao Xing to charge some food as payment.
The Thorn Girl is also a hidden wealthy woman. She buys many high-quality and expensive pastries without hesitation.
Of course, both parties share a common hobby, the love of meat.
Ao Xing positioned himself as a tour guide rather than a little puppy in heat, and this way of getting along made the Thorn Girl feel more at ease.
Moreover, he had no intention of flirting with the girl and having in-depth communication with her. He simply wanted to find a meal ticket.
He also has principles. There are so many couples on the street, he can’t just interfere.
Speaking of this, Ao Xing felt that it was better to be a child. As long as he acted cute, his audience ranged from young girls to young women, with an age span of thirty or forty years. There was no problem at all. Who would think that a child had bad intentions?
Now he also has to be careful not to cause family conflicts among other people. After all, his appearance can easily arouse hostility from his partner, other men.
At night, the girl made an excuse that she had something to do and parted with Ao Xing in a happy mood.
In the end, the girl’s belly was still flat and her figure was graceful.
This woman also has a stomach of another dimension!
With a sigh, Ao Xing prepared to find a restaurant to have dinner.
Ever since he started using the Thunder Fruit to imitate the lightning body training of the Raikage next door, his physical fitness has greatly improved and his appetite has also increased steadily.
When he left Sky Island, Ganfor was greatly relieved. He had sent all his magic soldiers out to hunt in the forest of God Island and to fish and hunt near Angel Island. If Ao Xing stayed any longer, many species on Sky Island would be eaten to extinction by him.
At that time, even the express shrimps raised on Sky Island worked desperately, transporting people back and forth between the White Sea and the White White Sea to deliver all kinds of catches to the Island of God.
It had been accidentally injured and once floated to the surface of the sea with its belly up, but the soldiers in charge of fishing did not have the heart to kill it and chose to let it go.
Having experienced being electrocuted, he was afraid that Ao Xing would find it useless and would be sent to the table and become a delicacy.
Before this, it had never known that the quality of their express shrimp was so high, and that there were so many ways to eat it.
After Ao Xing left, only some of its disciples and apprentices still had horns and bumps, and they were so small that they could only fill the gaps between teeth, so they escaped the disaster.
What it didn’t know was that Ao Xing’s flower-growing family in his previous life was the world’s largest consumer of crayfish. He was a professional when it came to eating crayfish!
Since his meal ticket was gone, Ao Xing had to pay for his dinner himself, but the Den Den Mushi he carried with him rang at this time.
Chapter 9 Mayor Jerry (Old Version)
Ao Xing appeared in front of the largest hotel in Carnival City, the Sanfarud Carnival Hotel, and took off his mask. The staff of the Seven Water City Government who were waiting at the door handed the invitation letter to Ao Xing and took him into the hotel.
This place is reserved today, and the Carnival City Government has organized a grand dinner.
In order to sign a negotiation treaty, the mayor of the Seven Water City also came to Sanfarud by boat.
After finishing the reception organized by the mayor of Sanfarud, he learned that Ao Xing had also come to Sanfarud, so he invited him to the banquet.
After all, the Sea Train was produced by Tom Studio. No one else from Tom Studio came to the Seven Water City, and since Ao Xing happened to be here, he had to attend.
Tom from Tom Studio is a murloc. Because the Grand Line is too close to the Celestial Dragons, the culture of discrimination against murlocs has also spread among the aristocracy in various places.
Knowing that the local leaders were unfriendly to the merpeople, Master Tom did not want to be looked down upon and refused to come.
The other three disciples.
Under the inspiration of Ao Xing, the eldest disciple Bingshan is busy integrating large and small shipbuilding companies in the Seven Water Capital and has no time.
The second apprentice, Franky, is a weird pervert who walks around in his underwear and is really not suitable for the occasion.
The young apprentice Ao Xing has a good appearance and temperament. Although he is a little young, it doesn’t matter. He just went out to sea after building the sea train. He is doing very well and can’t be found.
The mayor of Seven Water City was worried about the unreliability of Tom Studio, and he was extremely happy to hear the news of Ao Xing’s appearance.
When Ao Xing entered the dinner, he saw an old man in a suit and tie, showing an elegant temperament – the mayor of Seven Water City – Mr. Jerry, walking quickly towards him.
To be honest, Ao Xing already has the ability to not passively participate in this so-called official high-level dinner. In the sailing world, whoever has the bigger fist is right. With the power to destroy a country, few people care about the official “ordinary people”.
But this old man is different. Ao Xing’s biggest meal ticket in the Seven Water City is the mayor’s family.
The mayor’s wife is a kind and compassionate grandmother who often treats Ao Xing to big meals.
Although the mayor is usually busy with work, he will teach Ao Xing all kinds of knowledge in his spare time.
If Ao Xing accidentally got into trouble, he would also clean up the mess for Ao Xing and help him settle it.
As for Tom, he is a generous fishman and he would never learn such high-sounding things as etiquette.
Brought to the dinner by the mayor, Ao Xing, wearing an exquisite mask again, communicated freely with various celebrities at the dinner. Coupled with his solid knowledge of shipbuilding, he showed the demeanor of a master.
In addition, during this period of time, Ao Xing’s fame has spread throughout the Grand Line, so no one will look down on him.
They were just surprised that Ao Xing actually came from Tom’s studio, which made them more interested in the next cooperation.
The strength of the strong will bring enough respect.
After the dinner, Ao Xing and the mayor took a carriage back to the ship at the port. In the carriage where no outsiders were around, Ao Xing’s true colors were revealed.
Sitting lazily on the spacious carriage seat, Ao Xing picked up the pastries he had brought with him and stuffed them into his mouth.
The dinner for celebrities was very particular about style, and the food provided was indeed exquisite and delicious. However, for Ao Xing, the portions were too small.
Besides, a dinner party is just a social occasion where etiquette needs to be observed and it is impossible to eat too much.
After the meal, Ao Xing finished his portion, but felt his stomach was empty.
“It’s not like you don’t understand the structure of the sea train, so there’s no need for me to come forward, right? I’m so hungry after a dinner!”
Mayor Jerry, who is strict with himself, turned a blind eye to Ao Xing’s laziness.
He watched Ao Xing grow up and knew Ao Xing’s daily lifestyle very well.
“I knew you weren’t full. Don’t worry, I’ve had someone prepare other food for you.”
Speaking of which, the shipbuilders in the Seven Water City pay great attention to the master-apprentice system, which is passed down from generation to generation.
Mayor Jerry and fishman Tom both studied under the same master. After realizing that they did not have much talent in shipbuilding and were not as good as their junior apprentice Tom, they went into politics and became mayors.
After becoming the mayor, he no longer engaged in shipbuilding, but vigorously developed the shipbuilding industry of the Seven Water City. Orders from various islands in the Grand Route came in one after another, all of which were negotiated personally by Jerry after traveling around.
However, after Roger became the Pirate King, pirates became rampant and the foreign trade of Water Seven City was hit hard, which made the old man worried.
Moreover, Tom, as the shipbuilder of the Pirate King’s ship “Oro Jackson”, has also been targeted by the World Government.
The World Government will not let go of anyone who is involved with One Piece. Before Ace was born, the World Government killed newborns and pregnant women on many islands in the South China Sea.
A lot of official pressure from the world government was blocked by Mr. Jerry.
The reason why Tom’s sentence was delayed by the judge of the world government was all thanks to Mr. Jerry.
Knowing how difficult it was for Grandpa Jerry during that time, and after he wanted Ao Xing to attend the dinner, Ao Xing came without hesitation despite being reluctant.
After entering politics, he took up a lot of energy. Old man Jerry did not train any apprentices, but he favored the apprentices brought up by Tom.
The Pirate King’s ship reached the end of the world. As a master from the same lineage, Grandpa Jerry was also proud of Tom’s achievements.
Later, Bingshan integrated the shipbuilding industry of the Seven Water City so smoothly, established the monopoly Carrera Company, and became the mayor of the Seven Water City.
It’s just that the old man feels that the shipbuilding industry in the Seven Water City really needs to be reintegrated. It can no longer be a situation of internal friction, lowering the price of ships and making the profits of shipbuilding insufficient to cover the expenses. It needs to concentrate its efforts on major projects.
Facts have proved that Bingshan has indeed inherited their excellent shipbuilding skills, and he is also smart enough to take over his job.
The first running sea train, Smoking Tom, applied a lot of black technology. It was extremely expensive and required extremely high craftsmanship. Apart from Tom’s Studio, no other force could manufacture it.
Until Luffy set out to sea, there was only one sea train, which shows how difficult it was to build.
The research and development costs of high-tech products are always high.
In order to develop and manufacture the sea train, Tom invested all his savings over the years and also borrowed a large sum of money from Jerry.
Until the day of judgment, Tom’s studio was still paying off its debts and had no money to build a second car.
Later, Tom was executed and Franky stopped shipbuilding. Relying on the iceberg himself, he could only ensure the maintenance of the sea train and ensure that there were no problems in the operation of the sea train, but it was difficult to build a second sea train.
It wasn’t until Luffy entered the New World that the second sea train, Smoking Iceberg, was built.
The gap in between was more than ten years, and there was a technological gap at that time.
Just like the United States proudly built the Ghost bomber, but then the technology was lost. The manufacturing of the second-generation Ghost still needs archaeology, and it is unknown how long it will take to manufacture it.
Chapter 10: Girlhood (Old Version)
They are all from the same master, and Jerry, who gave up shipbuilding long ago, is also incapable of building a sea train.
The ability to read pictures and the ability to do things are two different things.
Although Mr. Jerry cannot manufacture a sea train, he has no problem understanding the complex manufacturing drawings of the sea train.
“Mr. Mayor, the meat has been delivered.”
A familiar girl’s voice came, which made Ao Xing shudder.
The girl who knocked on the door and walked into the carriage was wearing a uniform of a city government employee, but Ao Xing would not mistake her for the meal ticket he had chosen today.
“Joel, bring in enough meat for ten men, and take the rest aboard.”
The thorn girl with white hair accessories was also a little stunned when she saw Ao Xing in the carriage.
Ao Xing was still wearing the same Hanfu that he wore during the day. Although he had changed the mask, it was not difficult to recognize.
“I see!”
The girl called Joel reacted, agreed, and hurriedly left the car.
Without the mask, the girl’s appearance is indeed very delicate, but her clothes are a bit rustic. With a little dressing up, her appearance will be several points better than it is now.
“I’ve never seen this Yoel before!”
Because of his good personal relationship with Jerry, Ao Xing is quite familiar with the city government staff of the Seven Water City.
“Kasan is ill and can no longer handle the work of the municipal government. She is a member of my newly recruited secretarial team. You little brat, don’t have any evil ideas!”
Seeing that Ao Xing’s eyes were fixed on Joel, old man Jerry widened his eyes and hit Ao Xing’s head hard with his cane.
Ao Xing’s head suddenly bulged up. He touched his head and complained, “Old man, you are too cruel!”
“snort!”
Old man Jerry was very clear about Ao Xing’s daily routine.
Relying on his handsome face, he has been hooking up with women as his meal tickets and living off them since he was a child.
It was fine when he was a child, but ever since Ao Xing became a handsome boy, countless girls in the Seven Water City have been clamoring to wait for Ao Xing to grow up and to marry no one else.
She completely messed up the marriage market in the Seven Water City and became the public enemy of all men of marriageable age in the Seven Water City.
Previously, they let Ao Xing, who was not yet an adult, leave the Seven Water City. Firstly, they were not worried about Ao Xing’s safety, and secondly, Ao Xing attracted too much envy and jealousy from the men in the Seven Water City.
If Ao Xing was a scumbag for playing with the feelings of young girls, Jerry would have thrown Ao Xing into jail long ago.
But Ao Xing only treated the others as meal tickets. It was the others who deliberately misunderstood him, and he was the one who was wronged.
No, that’s not right. This guy’s attitude towards women is even more infuriating.
Thinking of this, Jerry hit Ao Xing’s head hard with his cane while he was eating meat, and another bump appeared.
Another knock and Ao Xing dodged.
“Don’t even think about it, old man!”
“Don’t hide, you little brat!”
The carriage returned to the port amidst the commotion of the people inside.
The old man was old, so after getting on the boat, he went to rest.
As he got older, Mr. Jerry’s energy began to decline. His original secretary left, and now he has to hire more secretaries to take charge of other work.
“Miss Blair, leave the meat here!”
Ao Xing came to the deck of the Seven Water City’s ship and sat down, pretending to see Joel for the first time.
Seeing that Ao Xing did not recognize him, Yoel breathed a sigh of relief. After all, his secret trip during the day could not be exposed.
“Okay, Mr. Ao Xing!”
Joel bowed and asked the porters to put the meat on the deck before leaving.
After Yoel left, Ao Xing leaned against the side of the boat, eating barbecue. His expression remained normal, but his heart felt heavy.
Did the World Government’s spies specifically lurk in the Seven Waters City so early? !
Ao Xing knew that Tom would be tried again by the World Government in two years. By then, the World Government’s intelligence organization CP would approach Tom directly and ask for the Pluto design drawings.
At that time, the World Government already knew quite clearly that the design drawings of Pluto were in the Water City of Seven and were in Tom’s possession.
Over the past eight hundred years, even if the World Government had some suspicions, it had never locked down the intelligence to this extent.
Blair Yoel!
This seemingly ordinary secretary of the Seven Water City Government, based on Ao Xing’s intuition and inference, is definitely a member of the CP organization.
Since we are going to conduct a secret and comprehensive investigation on Water Seven, there is no better choice than lurking next to the mayor, the power center of Water Seven.
Now that I think about it, the subsequent arrangement of CP9 in order to find the design drawings of Pluto is also very meaningful.
As the mayor’s secretary, Kalifa keeps an eye on Iceberg’s every move and also has access to various official information about the Seven Waters City.
Lucci and Kaku entered Carrera, the only shipbuilding company in the Seven Water City, and checked the shipbuilders one by one.
As the bar owner, Bruno is responsible for collecting civilian information and establishing intelligence bases that will not arouse suspicion.
CP9 started from three aspects to search for where the Pluto design drawings were hidden in the iceberg as much as possible.
“Damn it, where did the information leak from?”
The World Government’s intelligence department would not focus its attention on Water Seven and Tom for no reason.
There is no point in worrying about intelligence leaks now.
Now that the World Government has noticed this, it must come up with a solution.
In this dark game of espionage, sufficient intelligence is the key to determining victory or defeat.
Ao Xing is a time traveler and knows the outcome of the future. This is his greatest advantage.
Cause – process – result.
If you interfere with the process before the worst outcome occurs, the results may be very different.
After finishing the barbecue, Ao Xing turned over and jumped off the boat, returning to his own small boat, the Yunlong.
Late at night, the bustle of Sanfarud came to an end and there were fewer distractions.
The radio wave ability of Ao Xing’s Thunder Fruit was fully activated, and it began to monitor the entire Sanfarud, with the focus on the black-haired girl, Yoel.
Joel’s mission should be to lurk in the Seven Waters City Government for a long time. In order to prevent being exposed, there is no need for her to disguise herself and scout around Sanfarud during the day.
Unless she received orders from her superiors in the CP organization to perform other important tasks.
After waiting for a while, as Ao Xing expected, Joel would definitely quietly leave the ship and go to the CP organization’s contact point.
Ao Xing locked onto Joel’s life magnetic field and took out the prepared map of Sanfarud. Based on the calculation of the distance to Joel, he found the location of the CP organization.
Ao Xing did not rush to follow him, as his poor tracking ability would only expose his whereabouts.
The perception ability of the Thunder Fruit can make it impossible to be noticed by others. With Ao Xing’s ability to lock the direction from a long distance, there is no need for that.
Ao Xing focused his attention and monitored the contact point of the CP organization, from where he heard a familiar and reminiscent name – Spandam.
Chapter 11: Good Luck Since Childhood (Old Version)
By monitoring the CP organization’s contact points, Ao Xing also figured out their purpose.
Their target turned out to be old man Jerry!
In an instant, Ao Xing’s anger made them disappear under the thunder!
However, they only mentioned Grandpa Jerry’s name, and the real purpose was still unclear. Ao Xing could only give up for the time being and see what explosive news Spandam, the big mouth, could reveal!
Auction house!
This auction house is not a secret auction house with a black market background, but has an official background in Sanfarud.
In order to survive, the officials of Sanfarud could not find any obvious means to improve the economy, so they began to take advantage of Sanfarud’s convenient location and started holding large-scale auctions.
In the past, Sanfarud also held auctions every year, but they were all small-scale.
In recent years, the official Sanfarud has cooperated with the underground kings of the dark world. The underground kings provide channels for auction items, and Sanfarud provides venues and official cover. The two parties have held several large-scale auctions.
Because of the cooperation with the underground king of the dark world, Sanfarud found a protective force other than the navy. Even if Sanfarud was attacked by pirates, there were masters stationed in the dark world to help drive them away, so he would not suffer too much loss.
With the official cover of Sanfarud, the World Government turned a blind eye to this, and many banned items were allowed to appear at the auction.
It was at this auction that Franky later bought the precious Adam wood and built the Sunny for the Straw Hat Pirates.
Sanfarud holds a grand carnival every year. During the carnival, people coming and going will wear masks or strange costumes. It is an excellent opportunity to hide their identities, which is very popular among people who do not want to reveal their identities.
The carnival in San Farud attracted a large number of extra guests, whose spending power was much greater than that of ordinary tourists.
In this world where the strong prey on the weak, there are only a few upper-class people who are truly concerned about the safety of life of the grassroots people.
As long as they can make money and maintain their extravagant life, it is not a big deal if the lower-class people are in danger or a group of them die.
When Ao Xing was monitoring the entire Sanfarud, he heard a lot of dark things. Just a few words were enough to make people who grew up under the red flag angry.
Ao Xing suddenly understood Fujitora’s actions. The ability of observation Haki is too strong, which is sometimes not a good thing in this dark world. It is really a torture for people with conscience.
If one wants to avoid unfortunate things from happening to oneself, one must have enough strength. Ao Xing reaffirmed his belief.
Thunder exploded, and several scumbags were executed with airborne lightning. After monitoring the movements of the CP organization, Ao Xing fell asleep peacefully.
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After several days of waiting, the auction is finally about to begin.
Ao Xing took out the Ma-Ma Fruit that Ganfor presented to him. This fruit had been kept in the treasure house of Angel Island. Ganfor only learned about the devil fruit from the Roger Pirates more than ten years ago and confirmed that it was an animal-type devil fruit.
The main combat force of Roger’s pirate group are all people without special abilities, and they have no intention of eating devil fruits. So the devil fruit that Ganfor took out to make friends continued to gather dust in the treasury.
Until Ao Xing’s arrival, in order to prevent Ao Xing from harming the people of Angel Island, Ganfor took out this very precious devil fruit in Qinghai.
Although he had no bad intention to harm Angel Island, Ao Xing still accepted it when faced with Ganfor’s offer.
Ao Xing was clear about Gan Fule’s thoughts.
Just like a real case in the previous life, a patient who was waiting to have a major operation wanted to bribe the surgeon. If the doctor was very honest and refused to accept the bribe, the patient would become very uneasy, fearing that the doctor would not be dedicated during the operation.
Even though doctors take every operation seriously due to their profession, they cannot avoid the concerns of patients who have never experienced such a big scene as surgery.
Anyway, Ao Xing’s satisfied attitude after receiving the devil fruit made Gan Fule feel relieved.
Since you have official connections, you don’t have to go through the secret channels of the black market.
Ao Xing looked down on the Ma-Ma Fruit, an ordinary animal-type devil fruit, so he entrusted it to Grandpa Jerry to be officially consigned to Sanfarude.
“Animal-type Mama Fruit?”
Old man Jerry closed the lid of the wooden box. The fruit inside had the iconic arabesque pattern of the devil fruit, and the shape of the devil fruit could be vaguely seen as a horse-faced devil.
“Is there any problem with the source?”
“Don’t worry, I didn’t steal it from others. I found it.” Ao Xing said righteously.
Well, this devil fruit was indeed not stolen from others by him. It was presented to him by an isolated Sky Island. If it were placed in the outside world, it could be considered as found by Ao Xing.
“You little brat, you’ve had good luck since you were a kid.”
Old man Jerry knew that Ao Xing had another devil fruit, which he found in a shipwreck not far from the Seven Water Capital.
The shipbuilding industry of the Seven Water City has been very prosperous throughout history. The sunken ships near the island will gradually be washed out of the sea and onto the shore of the Shipwreck Island by the tsunami Akula Lagna.
When Ao Xing was a child, he relied on his mermaid blood to breathe and move underwater for a long time. He searched for treasure in a shipwreck that had washed up from the open sea to the nearshore and found a devil fruit.
For this purpose, he specially found Mr. Jerry and asked him if he had a devil fruit encyclopedia.
When they first met, he didn’t know Grandpa Jerry’s identity. Later, he found out that they were all from the same lineage. Ao Xing was not afraid that Grandpa Jerry would snatch his devil fruit, so he took the initiative to confess to him.
The collection of books in Grandpa Jerry’s house can be said to be the richest in the Water Seven City. Although there is a devil fruit encyclopedia, it is an old version from decades ago and does not contain the devil fruit information found by Ao Xing.
There was no other way, Ao Xing could only find Xia Qi to ask, and finally confirmed that this was an Animal-type Devil Fruit – the ordinary Rat Fruit – the Rat Rabbit form.
What kind of rubbish is this?!
Ao Xing disgustedly pushed him into a corner and left him to collect dust!
When Tom was worried about the funds to build the sea train, Ao Xing used this devil fruit as collateral to borrow a large sum of money from the Seven Water City Government.
Tom, who was short of money, initially refused the money, but after Ao Xing’s persuasion, he accepted the money and was moved for a long time.
Because Mr. Jerry had some conflicts with Tom when they were young, he and Tom have never had any contact in the Seven Waters City.
The friendship between the two brothers still existed. After seeing Ao Xing’s dedication to Tom, he swallowed his pride, took out his own savings, and lent Tom a lot of money in his personal name.
Chapter 12 Joel (Old Version)
Devil Fruits are rare and precious things, so the market is never bad and they can always be sold at high prices.
In particular, the Animal-type Devil Fruits are more popular among those with simple minds and well-developed muscles than the Parahuman-type Devil Fruits.
Devil Fruits also require development. In this ocean, knowledge is not popularized and it is normal for most people to be illiterate.
A man who couldn’t read a single word was asked to develop those strange and bizarre superhuman abilities. The way he displayed his abilities made Ao Xing feel that it was a waste of talent.
The booger bomb of the Explosion Fruit, the Swallow Swallow Fruit which only eats food, etc.
If he had any knowledge, he would not have developed such a useless ability.
“I understand. I will hand this fruit over to the officials of Sanfarud.”
After a conversation, Mr. Jerry agreed to Ao Xing’s request and gave Ao Xing an invitation to the auction.
At his level of status, the existence of the auction is no secret.
He was in Sanfarud, and there was no reason for Sanfarud officials not to extend an invitation letter to this future partner.
Ao Xing had long expected Mr. Jerry’s frankness.
This man, who has always lived by elegance, would not refuse such a harmless request.
Grandpa Jerry is the mayor of the Seven Water City. Such precious items presented at the official level will definitely be guaranteed to be safe. Even if there are problems in the subsequent auction, the officials of Sanfarud will make compensation.
As for bidders with ordinary or unknown identities, if their auction items are lost, then they are lost.
This is the benefit that can be enjoyed by people who have a background, whose auction items have a clean source and who have not violated any regulations.
Things were going well, and Ao Xing gave him a thumbs up and said, “Old man, you are so elegant!”
“Go away, we’re done talking, you bastard, get off my boat now!”
Seeing Ao Xing’s smug look, Jerry picked up the cane on the table and started to chase him away.
Ever since meeting his secretary Joel, Ao Xing started to behave dishonestly again and kept hanging around his boat.
From his perspective, the simple-minded Joel was really easy to hook, and with Ao Xing’s sweet words, the relationship between the two sides progressed rapidly.
The murmurs of his male crew members came into his ears from time to time these days.
This kid went out and hunted a few pirates, and outsiders referred to him as the hero of the Seven Water City.
But as soon as this guy starts to flirt with the beautiful women around him, the men’s hostile attitude quickly becomes unified.
It really hurt when old man Jerry hit people with his cane. Ao Xing held his head and fled from Jerry’s office.
Before leaving, he didn’t forget to remind me.
“Just deduct my loan from the proceeds from the Ma-Ma fruit auction and return it to me. I will take away the devil fruit that was pledged in the Seven Water City later.”
As soon as Ao Xing went out, he met Yue Er in the corridor and greeted him warmly:
“Miss Youer, let’s go shopping in the city together later. I found a restaurant with great cooking skills!”
“Okay, Mr. Ao Xing.”
Joel half covered his face with the documents in his hand, his face flushed. He looked at Ao Xing’s handsome face, his eyes dodging, and shyly agreed.
“You’re not allowed to go!”
Old man Jerry’s roar came from behind, and an exquisite cane flew past Ao Xing’s ear with a whoosh and was directly nailed to the wall.
Without even looking back, Ao Xing could imagine old man Jerry’s angry lion-like posture.
“It seems that Mayor Jerry has something to arrange for you. I’ll make an appointment next time!”
Ao Xing floated out like the wind, and behind him, several more canes were nailed to the wall one after another in the direction of his movement.
Seeing this scene, the sailors whispered to each other.
“It takes the mayor to subdue that lecherous dragon!”
“It’s Miss Youl. I’m afraid she has fallen.”
“Damn it, isn’t he just a little more handsome than us? Why is he so popular?”
“My Lady Camilla, I hope she will not fall into his hands!”
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At night, the carnival has come to its last day and the auction will be held tonight.
Ao Xing put on a helmet and did not choose his unusual Hanfu, but a traditional black suit to hide his identity.
The familiar Fiesta Hotel in San Faro, this is where the auction will be held.
After showing the invitation letter, Ao Xing was led to the VIP box by a hot waiter.
Guests who come to the auction all wear masks to hide their true faces. Some with more obvious identities will even wear cloaks to cover their identities.
Ao Xing sat down in a luxuriously decorated box. This place was used by the Sanfarud Carnival Hotel to host large-scale performances. Now that it was used for an auction, it had a new purpose.
The last day’s Carnival parade is being held in full swing outside the hotel. Civilians and tourists from all over the city are gathered there. The parade route will not be too close to the San Farood Hotel.
But after the auction, guests can easily blend into the long parade with just a sprint, using the parade as cover to hide their tracks.
It can be seen that this is all carefully arranged by the Sanfarud officials. As the platform provider, their service is indeed very thoughtful.
Even the waiters and security guards were wearing masks. There were many murderous villains among them, and it was estimated that many of them had a bounty on their heads.
They are just wearing masks to conceal their true identities. These people should be security forces sent by the underworld.
“Joel, she is here as expected.”
The radio waves sensed the surroundings and remembered some noteworthy people.
Ao Xing signaled to the beautiful waitress beside him, who was wearing a black long dress with half her white balls exposed, to pour him a glass of champagne and drink it by himself.
Each VIP box will be equipped with a dedicated waiter to provide services to VIP guests.
Of course he could refuse, but Ao Xing had no reason to refuse the service of the beautiful waitress beside him.
Ao Xing knew she was Yueer the moment she walked into the box.
I secretly admired the methods of the CP organization. In such a secret and heavily guarded place, they were able to allow a woman to quietly replace the original waiter.
“Come and sit down!”
Joel, who was holding a glass of champagne and bending down to refill Ao Xing’s glass, hesitated for a moment, then walked over to the empty seat on the sofa next to Ao Xing who spoke and sat down.
The waiters in the VIP box are all carefully selected beauties. If the guests have some special requests, the waiters cannot refuse.
Ao Xing’s left hand held Joel in his arms, and he felt the girl’s soft waist suddenly become stiff.
What an innocent girl!
If it were the experienced old Ski, he would not have had such a reaction.
“Relax, I’m just hugging you and drinking, this little thing is not too much!”
Realizing that Ao Xing’s hand did not explore the mysterious area, but was simply placed on her waist, the girl breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed her body.
Ao Xing noticed from the corner of his eye that the girl’s small hand was lowered from a metallic-colored weapon, which should be her personal weapon.
“I never revealed my name.”
Ao Xing leaned close to her ear and reminded her softly.
Yoel’s body suddenly stiffened again, cold sweat broke out, and he thought: Damn it (it’s over). It was too sudden just now, and he instinctively called out Mr. Ao Xing’s name.
Chapter 13 Blood Gold (Old Version)
“Well, Joel, no matter what your purpose is, I forgive you now. Pour the wine!”
The girl bit her rosy lower lip tightly. Her nervous and helpless reaction made Ao Xing, who had teased the girl, find it very funny.
He stopped pretending to be mysterious and directly said Joel’s name, easing the awkward and solemn atmosphere in the box.
When he heard Ao Xing say her name in a teasing tone, Joel knew that she had been exposed.
At this moment, thinking that his identity had been exposed, Yoel became calm.
Ao Xing held the deadly slender waist tightly, and Yoel was unable to get up. He could only reach out and pick up the champagne from the table in front of the sofa and pour a glass for Ao Xing.
Ao Xing held up the champagne glass in his right hand and shook it gently, showing his elegance.
His left hand was caressing Yoel’s soft waist, feeling the wonderful touch.
This action made Joel blush, and even his swan-like neck turned an alluring red.
After a few days of improving favorability, the seeds of love had been planted in Yoel’s heart, but he did not resist.
The side of the box facing the stage uses expensive one-way glass. People in the box can see what’s on the stage clearly, but people on the stage cannot see into the box.
The sound insulation has also been carefully handled, so the interior of the box is very private.
Ao Xing and Joel’s embrace would not be seen by outsiders, which made Joel feel less restrained and nervous.
Ao Xing, who is good at speaking, would not let the atmosphere become dull. He took the initiative to lead the conversation into some light-hearted topics to make Yoel relax, and never mentioned any sensitive issues.
“Joel, is there anything you want to buy? I’ll give it to you!”
Since it was a private occasion, Ao Xing even omitted the honorific title of Miss.
“Mr. Ao Xing, I don’t have anything to buy.”
Yoel just felt that Ao Xing was so warm and his breath was so intoxicating that he answered in a very low voice.
“Don’t use honorifics at a time like this. Just call me Ao Xing.”
“De, Ao Xing!”
Yoel whispered softly, a sweet feeling coming over him.
Which girl doesn’t have love in her heart? Her living environment has always made her not confident about her appearance. The “high” recognition from a handsome guy like Ao Xing is like a ray of sunshine that illuminates the dark world in her heart.
The auction was almost halfway through, and Ao Xing had no interest in the items at the front; his target was at the back of the auction list.
As a VIP, the auction house would prepare a detailed auction list in the box. Ao Xing took a glance at it and memorized the list.
“Next, there is this strange metal, which we call blood gold. It can absorb blood to repair itself and even enhance its own material.”
The auctioneer picked up a piece of brass metal the size of a human head and had a swordsman cut a deep crack on it. He then took out a bag of blood and poured it on the metal.
A horrifying thing happened. The blood was disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye. The cracks on the metal were gradually closing and then disappearing.
Even though the cracks have disappeared and the blood absorption rate has slowed down significantly, it can still be seen that the blood is decreasing.
A metal similar to the material of a beheading sword?
With such evil nature, it is a good material for forging a magic sword.
While Ao Xing was thinking, he turned his head and saw that Yoel was looking at the blood gold in the auctioneer’s hand with shining eyes.
It’s so easy to understand what he’s thinking.
Ao Xing placed his hand on the fare adder and pressed it lightly.
“This special blood gold is very rare and is a good material for forging weapons. Six million Baileys. Is there anyone who wants to bid more? Oh! The guest in Box 7 bids another one million Baileys!”
“Seven million Baileys!”
Seven million berries was close to the selling price of a good sword worth fifty gong. After all, it was just a piece of material, and there was still a risk of failure in forging the sword.
According to Ao Xing’s understanding, the average price of weapons of various levels at auction on the black market is one million Baileys for a good sharp sword, ten million Baileys for a good sharp sword of fifty levels, one hundred million Baileys for a large sharp sword of twenty-one levels, and the supreme large sharp sword is priced but not in demand, so he has never seen one being auctioned.
In the original novel, the price that Tashigi paid to Wado Ichimonji was estimated to be 10 million Beli. It was not because she did not know the price, but because of the famous sword encyclopedia in her hand, which was updated every once in a while.
This unstable world is full of battles, and it is not uncommon for a famous sword like Zoro to be accidentally damaged.
Fifty good swords does not mean that there are only fifty good swords in the world. With so many people and swordsmen in this world, how could there be only fifty?
The swords recorded in that illustrated book are probably the fifty most famous ones!
The pearl is covered in dust and its value is no longer there!
There is no powerful swordsman who can hold it and make a name for himself.
Even if it is a famous sword, in this world where people can quickly forget major events from 20 or 30 years ago, its reputation will fade and it will fall out of the famous sword illustrations.
Without fame, the price will be relatively low. Similarly, if it is luxury goods, with the blessing of a famous brand, the price will skyrocket.
The reason why the owner of the weapons shop in Rogue Town was willing to entrust Zoro with a good and sharp sword, the Snow Walker of Fifty Knifes, was because he understood this very well.
A famous sword is just a good sword unless it has good forging materials and craftsmanship.
There are so many swordsmiths, and great swords are rare, but ordinary people can still reach that level of good swords. A swordsmith with some aspirations can forge a good sword in his lifetime.
In order to raise the reputation of a swordsmith, you must first make the weapons you forge recognized by the world.
In this information-blocked ocean, even the best sword would not have much reputation if it were in the hands of a third-rate swordsman.
Wado Ichimonji is no longer included in the famous swords illustrations. Ever since the descendants of Shimotsuki were lurking in the East China Sea, it has disappeared from the sea for more than ten years.
As for why Koshiro said it was the Great Sword of the Twenty-First Order when he gave it to Zoro, it was because it really was one before.
You can’t just say it’s not something just because its reputation has dropped, that would be too uncool!
“This piece of blood gold is my gift to you.”
Ao Xing whispered in Yoel’s ear.
A puff of steam suddenly came out of Joel’s head.
Ao Xing’s words were automatically translated into a love gift in her ears.
She felt that happiness came too quickly!
???
Ao Xing was a little confused by Joel’s transformation into a steam princess. Women’s minds are the hardest to guess.
Yoel’s body fell limply on Ao Xing, and Ao Xing hurriedly supported him with his right hand.
“Joel? Joel!”
At this moment, Joel had fainted from happiness, his little face under the mask was red and emitting amazing heat.
The corner of Ao Xing’s eye twitched, his meal ticket would sometimes get so excited that he would faint, but You’re a female agent, Yoel!
What about professionalism?
Chapter 14 Secret Arrest (Old Version)
Thinking back to some of the working styles of the CP organization’s agents, well, they’re not that reliable!
This is a world where personal strength can determine everything. Even for CP, improving the strength of members is given top priority. Professional training in other areas may indeed not be sound enough.
Ao Xing continued to hug Yoel without making any extra unnecessary movements. The strong were very alert to their own body reactions and could sense malicious intent even in their sleep.
He has not forgotten the positions of both parties, and now they are enemies!
Just faint, it’s no big deal.
The auction is gradually coming to an end!
“Strange, why hasn’t she woken up yet?”
Joel had been unconscious for a while, so he should have woken up.
Ao Xing, who was confused, didn’t bother about it. He helped the girl up from the sofa, changed his position, and continued to hug her.
With a beauty in my arms, the world belongs to me!
After comforting himself, Ao Xing continued to focus his attention on the auction. What was being auctioned now was the Ma-Ma Fruit that he had taken out.
Little did he know that Yoel did not wake up. It was because his Conqueror’s Haki was accidentally leaked when the Dragon Slayer Sword absorbed it, knocking Yoel unconscious again. As Ao Xing expected, the Ma-Ma Fruit, even though it was an ordinary devil fruit, still sold for a high price, close to 200 million berries.
The finale of the auction item was naturally the navigation notebook. Ao Xing had no intention of taking action at this time, as the wealthy world government would not allow it to be leaked.
By the time the auction was over, Ao Xing’s radio wave perception was fully activated.
VIPs like him with normal identities use bank cards of the official bank of the world government to pay. Those who do not want to reveal their identities use anonymous black cards of underground banks and will not carry large amounts of cash with them to attend auctions.
Only those pirates who roam around everywhere are not comfortable keeping their money in the bank, so they carry it with them to feel safe.
Ao Xing didn’t think that the person who took out the navigation notes would dare to accept bank card transfer transactions. Not to mention official cards, even underground black cards are not safe.
“No one came to collect the cash. After the auction, the auction house will not keep the money for the customer.”
Ao Xing waited patiently for others to leave, but a situation contrary to his expectations occurred: no one came to collect the money!
Taking out a cloak, he wrapped Joel in it, and holding her, Ao Xing followed the crowd out of the Sanfarud Carnival Hotel.
VIP guests in the private room can take away any waiter whose service satisfies them as long as their spending exceeds 100 million Baileys.
The market base price of an ordinary human slave is only 500,000 Beli, which is a small amount compared to the consumption of 100 million Beli.
The auction house is happy to give a little “gift” to each guest who participates in the auction and spends a large amount of money!
Ao Xing’s radio wave perception locked onto the CP organization and some navy members who came to participate in the auction.
Since it is impossible to obtain the location of the Pirate King’s crew in advance, follow the hounds and you will eventually find the hidden prey.
As a hunter, you need to be patient.
When Ao Xing was about to reach the street where the carnival parade was taking place, Yoel woke up in confusion.
Seeing himself in Ao Xing’s arms, Yoel blushed again and jumped down immediately. After learning that the auction was over, he thanked Ao Xing and hurriedly ran away, blending into the parade and disappearing.
“The Navy and CP’s operation hasn’t started yet, let’s go eat something first!”
Smiling and waving goodbye to Joel, Ao Xing stretched himself, randomly found a restaurant, and sat down opposite a lady who had no male companion.
The meal ticket in my arms has already run away, so I’ll find another one.
Boom!
Just as Ao Xing was talking about friendship with the lady, an explosion suddenly was heard at the port!
“Pirates! Pirates bombarded the port!”
Ao Xing looked out the window and saw that was the direction where the Seven Water City ship was anchored!
“Excuse me, ma’am, let’s make an appointment next time!”
Ao Xing left a stack of banknotes, smashed the window and jumped out.
In an eagerness to travel, Ao Xing chose to expose his ability, and the Yunyun Fruit formed a white cloud.
“Somersault Cloud, let’s go!”
Ao Xing did not intend to expose the Thunder Fruit. All the pirates who had seen his ability before were dead, so the news would not leak out.
The Yunyun Fruit is powerful enough at this stage!
Even if someone links him to lightning abilities, he will let them know that thunderclouds are not incapable of thunder!
“Mayor Jerry, please come this way!”
In a dark alley somewhere in Sanfarud, Joel helped old man Jerry out of the vehicle that had turned into scrap metal!
“Joel, I didn’t expect you to be a government agent, but why did you save me!”
Jerry’s expression was complicated.
Just now, government agents stopped his carriage with weapons in hand, and without saying a word, killed the coachman with a single bullet.
Just when he thought he was going to die, Joel, who was standing among the agents, killed them cleanly with a brass needle in his hand.
“I can’t tell you the details. The government secretly arrested you because they want information about a warship hidden in the Seven Waters City. I heard it’s very powerful!”
“Haha, after all these years, the World Government still hasn’t forgotten that incident.”
Old man Jerry smiled bitterly. Ever since the last time a world government official asked him about Pluto’s news, he felt that something was wrong.
Eight hundred years later, the World Government still hasn’t forgotten that Pluto was built in the Water City of Seven Waters. They have always been wondering whether there is any information about Pluto passed down in the Water City of Seven Waters.
The agents of the World Government were still professional at this time, and they had already marked the spot in Sanfarud in advance.
This is the time when the carnival parade is at its most lively. Residents all go to the central street to participate in the celebration. If they want to reach the port quickly, they must take the side roads.
This was exactly the ambush site left intentionally by the World Government. The public arrest of the mayor of an autonomous city under the jurisdiction of the World Government would cause a huge public outcry.
In the political system of the World Government, apart from the Celestial Dragons, the kings of the member states have the highest status and the most say, but the power of the autonomous cities is not much lower than that of those kings.
To become an autonomous city, one must firstly have an island that is too small to be a country, or one must have good economic conditions, or be able to pay a large amount of heavenly gold to the World Government!
Just like Luluga Island in Rainbow Mist, it was able to become an autonomous city only by exploiting civilians and paying tribute to the World Government.
Joel had just helped old man Jerry through a few intersections when the World Government agents came up again.
Let old man Jerry hide beside the pile of debris and be careful of stray bullets, and Joel rushed forward with a steel needle in his hand.
“Bang! Bang!”
Dense bullets flew towards Joel, but Joel, with his quick reactions, dodged without any harm and quickly approached the World Government agent.
The overall length of the steel needle is about thirty to forty centimeters. As long as it penetrates a certain distance, it can cause injury deep inside, and the needle tip is sharp enough to pierce the human body.
“Yor, how dare you betray the World Government!”
The last agent roared as he fell down with his heart pierced.
Chapter 15: Dirty Hands (Old Version)
“Useless! You are a bunch of useless people! He even managed to escape! Send everyone out to look for him immediately!”
The commander of the CP organization roared angrily.
“Where’s Joel? Let her chase him too!”
“She betrayed us. She was the one who killed our other agents and allowed the target to escape!”
Upon hearing about Joel’s betrayal, Spandam became even more furious!
In order to gain command of this operation and claim credit, his father spent a huge amount of money to smooth over connections within the government, which gave him this opportunity.
His father used to be the commander of CP9. After being promoted to CP0, the current commander of CP9 does not get along with him.
CP9 is the most powerful agent in the CP organization system except for CP0, and is the reserve of CP0.
Other CP organizations focus on intelligence gathering and have many members, but their overall combat effectiveness is not strong.
Assassinations or capturing important targets, which require high combat power, are all handled by CP9 who have mastered the six styles.
It is easier to achieve results and gain credit through assassination or arrest than through intelligence gathering.
Intelligence gathering also requires attention to the timeliness and authenticity of the intelligence. Casting a wide net may not necessarily yield big fish.
As for assassination, as long as the target is dead, everything else is easy.
As long as the target is caught, there are few mouths that the world government cannot pry open.
Normally, CP9 should be responsible for a target as powerful as Jerry, but his father snatched the job away from him and assigned it to himself.
If he does an outstanding job, he will be promoted to the commander of the CP5 intelligence department. Next time, if he accumulates great merits, he will be promoted to the commander of CP9.
This mission is suitable for CP9, as CP9 needs to send people to participate in the siege. As long as he can command CP9 members to complete this mission and build good relationships at the same time, he will have the foundation for his future promotion to commander of CP9.
Unfortunately, the current CP9 commander is also very shrewd and does not get along with his father, so how could he just hand over all the credit this time?
Using the excuse that all the official members of CP9 were carrying out important missions in the four seas, they sent in reserve members to fill in the numbers.
At that time, he was furious when he got the answer. How big the difference in combat power between regular members and reserve members is? Do you really think he doesn’t know?!
After repeated inquiries, CP9 felt that they could not explain to their superiors, so they sent a CP9 reserve member who was currently on an undercover mission and was about to become a formal member to hand him over to command.
What’s the result?
Those CP9 reserve members who had just left the training base and hadn’t even mastered the six styles completely were useless.
Joel alone held back the other two reserve members, allowing old man Jerry to run away on his own.
For this mission, he paid out of his own pocket and secretly hired a group of pirates to attack the ships of Water Seven, making it impossible for the people of Water Seven to provide support to the island.
He was so confident that he didn’t let his men disguise themselves when they were taking action, not to mention Joel’s betrayal. Jerry must have known that it was the World Government who did it.
If Jerry were to get away, it wouldn’t be a merit but a gross negligence.
He had caused such a big mess that even if his father could settle it for him, he would still be beaten up when he got home.
“Mobilize all personnel on the island and intercept him with all your strength. If you let Jerry escape, you will all commit suicide!”
“Yes~~Sir!”
The person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi tremblingly put down the receiver and shouted orders, asking the remaining people to surround the port and not let even a fly get through.
As for Spandam, how could he, who was afraid of death, personally command the front line? Instead, he stayed in the secret base and gave remote commands.
“A bunch of incompetent trash. And that bastard from CP9, he must be displeased with me, so he let that Yoel hinder my mission and prevent me from getting any credit!”
Spandam angrily hammered the table hard, and the coffee in the coffee cup on the table splashed and fell on his hand.
“It’s hot! It’s hot!”
Spandam screamed.
“Shh! Be quiet!”
A dagger was suddenly pressed against his throat, stopping his screams abruptly and making him dare not move.
The fear of facing death made his body tremble uncontrollably. He wanted to shout for help, but the feeling of the needle piercing his throat and about to puncture his trachea made him choose to speak in a low voice.
“You don’t need to know this. Don’t look back or look away. Once you see my face, I will have no choice but to kill you, my little chicken!”
The one standing behind the chair and threatening was Ao Xing.
Realizing that no one in the CP base had the ability to use Observation Haki, he quietly sneaked into the core of the base.
As for why he dared to take such a big risk?
The man sitting in this office is called “Spandam”.
When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. Future enemies are still enemies, not to mention those who have already become enemies!
When Ao Xing was monitoring this base a few days ago, he knew about Spandam’s existence. Meeting is fate, so how could he not take advantage of this opportunity to collect some interest.
Originally Ao Xing was still thinking about how to take hostages, but it turned out that this idiot who was totally incompetent in combat was staying alone in a quiet and secret place.
The longer it lasts, the more likely an accident will occur. Ao Xing took out a rope with one hand and tied Spandam up, then tore a piece from the curtain and stuffed it into his mouth, and also wrapped it around his eyes several times.
Ao Xing carried out a standard kidnapping procedure smoothly.
“Don’t lie. I have a way to tell whether you are telling the truth. If you tell a lie, I will kill you!”
Leaning on the table, Ao Xing began to interrogate Spandam.
From him, I learned that Vegapunk’s research had made new breakthroughs, and the World Government had found the energy research direction to make ancient weapons move.
It’s not that I wasn’t interested in Pluto before, but a battleship that couldn’t be started would be meaningless even if I got it. But if it could be started, then the meaning would be different.
Upon learning that Tom had built the Sea Train, a groundbreaking marine vehicle, the World Government suspected that Pluto’s technology had been secretly used, so they secretly planned this operation, hoping to find a breakthrough from Jerry first.
Ao Xing, who knew the reason, was not interested in other secrets of the World Government. He would need to find a way to get them out of this idiot in the future.
“Next, I say, you do it! If you agree, just nod your head! Of course, if you don’t agree, you can just go and die.”
Ao Xing did not block Spandam’s hearing; he could hear it.
Spandam’s heart was already filled with fear, but with his eyes blindfolded, he had no idea who it was. He was afraid that his death had come, and he wanted to beg for mercy, but his mouth was blocked and he could not make a sound.
Now hearing Ao Xing’s hoarse question, he nodded hurriedly to show his obedience.
“It’s very simple!”
The tip of Ao Xing’s dagger moved across Spandam’s face, leaving shallow blood marks. Spandam felt as if he was on the brink of death, his body shaking like a sieve.
“Just repeat it again: All the Celestial Dragons are pigs and they all deserve to die!”
Chapter 16 Mission Impossible (Old Version)
After hearing Ao Xing’s speech, Spandam’s body shook even more violently, his lips trembled and lost their color.
Only now did he realize how daring and unscrupulous the man who dared to kidnap him was.
Ao Xing used a dagger to pick the cloth out of Spandam’s mouth, and immediately warned him: “Don’t scream, my dagger is faster than your voice!”
Just as Spandam was about to angrily ask if the person who kidnapped him was seriously ill, he felt the tip of the dagger piercing the front of his trachea.
He could even feel the dagger cutting his trachea at any moment when he breathed.
After waiting for dozens of seconds, seeing that Spadam was not cooperating, Ao Xing didn’t bother to care about his mental activities.
It’s just an idle move anyway, it doesn’t matter whether it succeeds or not.
“No answer? I’ll send you on your way.”
Ao Xing raised the dagger, and Spandam suddenly shouted: “The Tianlong people are all pigs, they all deserve to die!”
“very good!”
Ao Xing Ao Xing showed a satisfied smile of success and punched Spandam’s ugly face hard. The power of this punch was enough to make him wear a bigger leather mask in the future.
Ao Xing put away the sound shell and image shell that were placed aside, and the handle was in his hand.
It would be too easy to kill a waste like Spandam directly. It would be better to be able to use him in the future.
But think about it, if I don’t leave him with a lifelong mark, I always feel that I can’t vent the anger in my heart.
Before leaving, Ao Xing broke his egg, making him an eggless man.
He punched him in the face again, causing him to fall into coma again.
Both sides of his face swelled up, and his entire head was swollen like a tomato.
Spandine, spandam, just because, chicken.
This disgusting family should not be passed down. He doesn’t want to see another “Spandaki” causing trouble in the future.
After admiring Spandam’s distorted expression of pain in his “peaceful sleep”, Ao Xing left quietly.
Before the guards, startled by the sound of Spandam hitting the wall, rushed to the room, Ao Xing turned into a white cloud, flowed through the gap in the window to the outside world, and disappeared into the night sky.
Before he left, he also put the Mama Fruit in his hand.
Well, the big customer who bought the Ma-Ma Fruit was none other than the unlucky guy Spadam.
Now the property has been returned to its original owner.
Ao Xing had been using his Observation Haki to sense the situation in the distance. It was Yoel’s betrayal that made him decide to come to Spandam first.
At this time, Joel had already dealt with the two reserve members of CP9, but he was also badly injured. His black dress had turned into rags, and his wounds were bleeding.
Ao Xing appeared beside her and reached out to support the staggering Yoel.
“Mr. Ao Xing? What kind of ability is this?”
“I am the user of the Nature-type Cloud-Cloud Fruit.”
Joel’s surprised and admiring expression made Ao Xing feel a little proud.
“Come, I’ll take you flying!”
Ao Xing summoned out a means of transportation he called “Somersault Cloud” and flew all the way to the port. On the way, he met Old Man Jerry who was playing hide-and-seek with the World Government agents.
Flying quickly above the Seven Water City ship, Ao Xing snapped his fingers as he looked at another round of incoming shells.
“Iron Cloud!”
The white clouds turned into a wall blocking the front of the ship, and the shells exploded on the clouds, leaving only charred marks.
“The clouds are changing so fast!”
The wall transformed into the shape of a giant hound, speeding across the sea and smashing several pirate ships not far away.
He also very cleverly started hunting the pirates who fell into the sea and made them sink completely.
“Set sail immediately!”
Old man Jerry, who returned to the boat, immediately gave the order.
The crew were all on board and there was no need to wait for anyone. The ship set sail and gradually left the port.
Ao Xing handed Yoel to the doctor to treat his wounds, and he drove the Yunlong behind the ship to escort it.
In order to wait for Mr. Jerry who had not returned to the ship yet, the ship was ready to sail but did not move.
Being besieged by several pirate ships, the ship was in a passive position and suffered a lot of damage.
Fortunately, the ship is strong enough and does not affect normal navigation.
What’s more, more than half of the people on the boat are boat workers, so there is no problem even if they can repair the boat while sailing.
In a small room inside the Yunlong.
Ao Xing felt a little headache. Why was he so impulsive and brought her back?
She is a government CP agent, and what I have been doing these days is just a chance encounter and acting out the show.
The seriously injured Joel could not hold on while being treated by the doctor and fainted.
After all, she was one of the mayor’s secretaries, so her situation was reported to Mayor Jerry.
Then Jerry had someone take Joel to Ao Xing’s boat.
“You can’t let such a dangerous person stay around an old and frail person like me, right? Doesn’t she listen to you?”
Ao Xing swore that the shameless old man Jerry must have misunderstood their relationship and thought that Joel was instigated by him.
As for how to incite rebellion, besides the beauty trap, are there other tricks?
This is not the first or second time that Jerry has encountered this. As a young man, he understands the situation.
The next morning.
The girl whose injuries had been treated in the room was Joel. At this moment, she was squatting in the corner with a red face, not saying a word.
Yoel’s inner monologue:
What should I do? What should I do? How did I end up in Mr. Ao Xing’s room? Could it be?
Seeing that Joel had been keeping his head down and not speaking since he woke up, Ao Xing had to speak first and ask about the situation.
“Joel…”
“If it’s Mr. Ao Xing, I have no problem with that. It’s okay even if we don’t get married!”
No! What’s going on?
Ao Xing’s brain short-circuited for a moment.
Looking at Joel whose face was as red as a steam queen, Ao Xing held his forehead with his hand.
“You seem to have misunderstood something? I didn’t do anything…”
After Ao Xing repeatedly proved himself, Yoel finally came to his senses, but he felt even more embarrassed because of his bold statement just now, and the steam on his head became thicker.
“I’m actually a member of the Garden, sent to go undercover in the World Government.”
garden?
The intelligence and assassin organization under Xia Qi?
“Do you know my situation?”
Yoel nodded and said cautiously:
“Boss, after knowing that I was in the Seven Waters City, she specifically told me to pay attention to your safety and report to her after summarizing your daily activities.”
Being able to describe a garden and know its relationship to him cannot be false.
Ao Xing rubbed his brows. Just in case, he still had to confirm it.
“You should take good care of your injuries first. It’s safe here.”
I gave Joel some instructions and asked her to have a good rest.
Ao Xing observed Joel’s physical condition and confirmed that he was fine.
He taught himself some medical skills, but he only knew a little bit of it and could handle common minor problems.
If the serious injury wasn’t caused by himself, then he would have left it to fate.
In order to sail safely in dangerous waters like the Grand Line, Ao Xing learned a lot of skills from all walks of life.
As the captain, he also served as a fighter, navigator, gunner, cook, ship doctor, shipwright, and helmsman.
Except for shipwrights and fighters, the others can do everything but are not good at anything.
As for positions like musicians, what kind of things would only be needed by an irregular fleet?
Ao Xing called his adoptive mother Xia Qi and felt relieved after getting a definite reply.
He knew that Xia Qi’s intelligence network was powerful, but he didn’t expect that she would send someone to almost infiltrate CP9.
Mission Impossible!
Chapter 17 Tom’s Studio (Old Version)
After sending Yoel a portion of food that would help her recover, Ao Xing saw that her emotions had stabilized.
“Now that things have come to this, the Garden asked you to give up your undercover mission. You should stay on my ship for now! You can ask for the specific orders later!”
Ao Xing left the room after leaving Yoel with a Den Den Mushi that could make calls over very long distances and a white Den Den Mushi that could be used to prevent eavesdropping.
On the deck, Ao Xing was carrying a heavy barbell and doing physical training. Talent is important, but hard work is also indispensable.
Yor is a reserve member of CP9. He has not fully mastered the six styles, but he knows all the training methods.
No wonder Xia Qi sent him a more detailed six-style practice method last time. It turns out there really is a traitor.
Ao Xing bought a new issue of newspaper from the newspaper delivery man. Joel has been officially wanted for “betraying the World Government” and a reward of 30 million Baileys is offered.
I didn’t mention the reason for the betrayal, and I didn’t dare to mention it!
Jerry protested to the World Government against the actions of the CP organization in the name of the mayor of Water Seven City, but was evaded by the World Government with the excuse that they had “found the wrong person.”
But after all, they were in the wrong, so they still gave some financial compensation to Grandpa Jerry and the Seven Water City and reduced some of the heavenly gold.
Now the Seven Water Cities need to open sea trains to nearby islands and are in urgent need of money. By paying less sky gold, they can have more funds to lay tracks.
Yoel was usually a little confused, but he was quite good at clerical work, so he helped Ao Xing with some research materials.
She has been in the Seven Water City for some time, and she has also collected information about Ao Xing.
Basically, women love him and men hate him.
In general, based on the intelligence and the experience of getting along with him, Ao Xing is not a bad person.
In addition, Ao Xing is both handsome and capable, and can help by staying on the boat, so she is very happy.
The Six Styles is a set of moves to develop the body. Ao Xing does not value the power of the moves, so his proficiency in them is not high. Because no matter how powerful the Six Styles is, can it be as powerful as the Yun-Yun Fruit and the Xianglei Fruit?
On the contrary, the part in it that develops and utilizes the body is very useful for Ao Xing, who needs to quickly tap into his body’s potential.
During this period of time, he trained himself to death. Even when he was exhausted and at the end of his rope, as long as he had some electrotherapy and a good night’s sleep, he would feel refreshed the next day without any trace of fatigue left.
The destination of this voyage is the City of Seven Waters!
Who knows whether the World Government has given up its actions against Mr. Jerry? He will have to escort the old man for a while.
After sailing for about a week, Ao Xing saw the outline of the Seven Water City in the distance.
Ao Xing went ashore, took Grandpa Jerry’s approval note, went to the Seven Water City’s financial safe to take out the Rat Fruit, and got the prepared supplies at the port.
He was very familiar with the Seven Water City. Once he got close to the Seven Water City, he only needed to make a few phone calls and place an order remotely, and the supplies would be delivered to the designated place.
Grandpa Jerry will send someone to deliver the money to them. Ao Xing has already handed the money to him.
As for the gold brought from Sky Island, he is not like the Straw Hat Pirates who have no connections, so how could he let it fall into the hands of the profiteers in Water Seven City? The right thing to do is to give it to his adoptive mother, Xia Qi.
It has only been a few months since he left here, but Ao Xing still feels a little homesick for the Seven Water City.
This time he came back mainly to remodel his beloved Yunlong.
The Yunlong is a small boat he designed for himself. There is only one bedroom on the boat, and the other cabins were customized according to his needs.
Recently, with the addition of Joel on board, he gave up his bedroom and slept in his own workshop.
It’s okay for a short time, but for a long time, where would his face as a captain be?
Since he plans to form a small team in the future, he will need a bigger ship.
When it comes to shipbuilding, his master Tom is the most reliable.
Ao Xing returned to the Yunlong, and Joel, who stayed behind to guard the ship, took his luggage.
After unpacking his luggage, Joel found that nothing was missing and smiled happily.
“Thank you so much, Mr. Ao Xing!”
“I’ve already told you not to use honorifics with me, just call me Ao Xing!”
As the dream lover of thousands of women in the Seven Water City, Ao Xing has also noticed Yoel’s unspeakable secret during this period.
He took the initiative to propose to Jerry that he clear out Joel’s house in the name of confiscating the criminals’ belongings and store everything in the warehouse at the dock together with the supplies he ordered.
Ao Xing sailed towards the Shipwreck Island, which was still filled with tattered sailboats and the smell of rotting wood planks.
But Ao Xing had long been accustomed to this smell.
He put the big fish caught at sea into a cart and returned to Tom’s studio with Joel, humming a little tune.
“What a great catch! Ao Xing, you caught such a big fish again! I’m in for a treat!”
The ox-horned fishman who was sitting at the workbench and drawing on the blueprint was stunned when he saw Ao Xing push open the door, and then laughed and praised.
Tom, the merman, is the world’s best shipbuilder and Ao Xing’s master shipbuilder.
“Tsk, Tom, if you want to eat it, just go and catch it yourself!”
Ao Xing spat, then carried the fish, which was bigger than himself, into the kitchen.
Where is this?
The City of Seven Waters!
A small island without land-based aquaculture produces no other meat except aquatic products.
All meat that is not produced in the sea is brought across the ocean by merchant ships, and the price is not cheap.
When Tom’s studio was in financial difficulty due to the development of the sea train, this fishman spent a lot of time going to the sea to catch fish to feed his family.
In the kitchen, Aunt Kokoro was preparing bread and other side dishes for dinner.
She is a traditional mermaid who neither eats nor kills fish.
Ao Xing has to handle the fish himself.
Fortunately, he lived in a coastal area in his previous life and was familiar with the processing of seafood.
Ever since he regained the ability to move, he has been handling the matter of adding meals to his own meals on his own.
As a master chef, Tom cannot be relied upon, and it is better not to mention the cooking abilities of Ao Xing’s two senior brothers.
When Ao Xing brought the fragrant fish dish to the table, his senior brothers Bingshan and Fram had already returned early after learning the news that Ao Xing had returned home.
Tom, Iceberg, Fram, Ao Xing, and Joel, the whole family sat around the table and happily ate dinner.
As for Aunt Kokoro, she has her own family. She prepares dinner for them, finishes her work, and goes back.
This world is extremely cruel to old and ugly women. Aunt Kokoro was a mermaid when she was young, and now…
Let’s not talk about it!
Affect the audience’s appetite.
Chapter 18 Swallowing Fruit (Old Version)
As the world’s number one shipbuilder, Tom is definitely a rare cultured person in the world, with dabbles in many fields.
Ao Xing learned a lot of useful knowledge from him, so he didn’t become an illiterate man.
With the insights brought by the technological explosion, Ao Xing helped Tom indirectly to complete the finalization of the sea train two years ahead of schedule.
The sea train brought new life to the dying city of Seven Waters.
But it also means that Tom’s final judgment is about to come!
The World Government should still be in doubt about whether there is a Pluto design in the Water Seven City, otherwise it would not send a reserve agent like Joel to lurk, but a formal agent like Future Lucci.
The world is big, and there are many dark affairs that the world government needs to deal with. It is impossible to place excellent agents on imaginary matters.
Just in case, Ao Xing needs to make some preparations.
After dinner, Ao Xing took out a treasure chest and opened it. Inside was a fruit covered with strange patterns and with serrations in the middle that looked like sharp teeth.
It was the Swallow Fruit that he had obtained unexpectedly.
Ao Xing was not planning to eat this devil fruit himself.
Although the effects of this devil fruit would be incredible if it could be developed, it did not meet Ao Xing’s pursuit.
He was not going to give the rubbish devil fruit abilities to the people around him, so he took out this suitable fruit.
“Is this a devil fruit? It’s different from the previous one!”
“Where did you get this treasure?”
Iceberg and Franky exclaimed when they saw the fruit in the treasure chest.
Ao Xing had obtained a devil fruit before, which they had all seen. This one was different from the previous one. It was a new fruit that they had never seen before.
“I got it accidentally from a pirate ship.”
Ao Xing’s casual tone made Franky feel like he had bitten a lemon, and a mask of pain covered his face.
“How come you are always so lucky?! This is a devil fruit! You can easily come across it, it’s not easy!”
A hint of sarcasm hung on Ao Xing’s lips, and he made an eight shape with his fingers, indicating that the distance between the two sides was very large.
“Compared to you, an unlucky guy, this is the difference in our luck!”
“Clam?”
Franky waved his arms and stood up angrily.
Peng!
“Have you forgotten the difference in strength between us?”
Hit Franky’s head and make a big bump to make him quiet down.
Ao Xing picked up the fruit and placed it in front of Franky.
“I prepared this for you, eat it!”
“For me?”
Franky, who was gritting his teeth, was stunned, and Tom and Iceberg were also surprised.
“Master and Iceberg are both traditional shipwrights. They won’t eat devil fruits and become landlubbers.”
“Iceberg has always been very rational and won’t cause trouble. He doesn’t need a devil fruit to increase his strength!”
“Among the brothers, you are the most impatient and like to fight.”
“With your personality, you won’t stay on this island forever. If you want to go out to sea in the future, this devil fruit is very suitable for your ability!”
Ao Xing explained.
Franky’s expression became unusually serious and he pushed the devil fruit back.
“You are now galloping on the sea! She should need the devil fruit power more than me to help you better!”
“Hahaha! No need for you to worry, idiot!”
Faced with the precious devil fruit, Franky was able to decisively refuse, proving that the relationship between the brothers was strong. Ao Xing was very happy and said with a smile:
“I’ll find her a fruit that’s more suitable for her!”
Hearing Ao Xing say this, Yoel’s eyes were filled with light.
A white cloud suddenly appeared above Franky’s head, forming a fist, and with one punch, a big red bump appeared on his head.
“grass!”
After Ao Xing’s long-term influence, they also learned some Chinese culture.
It is impossible for one person to eat two devil fruits. Ao Xing had already explained this to them a long time ago.
Knowing that Ao Xing had eaten the devil fruit, he had always envied its powerful abilities.
Franky didn’t refuse anymore and stuffed the devil fruit into his mouth without hesitation.
vomit!
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“It’s horrible! This is the worst thing I’ve ever eaten!”
Looking at Franky who was kneeling on the ground and bending forward in frustration, Ao Xing raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise:
“Don’t you even bother asking me what kind of devil fruit ability this is?”
“Can you harm me, kid?”
Franky stood up, wiped his mouth with his hand, and said excitedly:
“Watch me!”
Franky’s mouth opened strangely wide and he swallowed a whole piece of wood next to the door in one bite.
“Super! Franky the Wooden Man!!”
The flesh and blood body turned into wood, and Iceberg curiously knocked on various parts of Franky’s body as he posed.
“It’s really wood!”
“This devil fruit is the Swallow Swallow Fruit. The eater can eat anything and turn it into a part of the body, or synthesize new things. He can also eat himself to change his body shape.”
Hearing Ao Xing say this, Franky immediately performed his magic trick.
He ate himself, chewed it a few times, and then spit out his body.
“Thump, thump, thump! Super muscle Franky!”
Franky used to be thin, but now he has become strong, and his arms are as big as Tom’s.
“Hahaha! What a powerful ability!”
Tom watched Frankie’s performance and laughed heartily.
“He’s just eaten a devil fruit and he can use it to this extent. Franky and the Swallow Swallow Fruit’s abilities are really compatible.”
Ao Xing was very satisfied with his prior judgment.
“Franky, if you want to maximize the ability of the Swallow-Swallow Fruit, sufficient scientific knowledge is essential.”
“Whether you become a robot in the future or develop the legendary memory alloy, it’s all possible. Don’t feel sleepy when you read next time.”
Ao Xing gave his own advice and understanding of the direction of fruit ability development.
“Stupid Franky, how can you read without getting sleepy?”
“Stupid Iceberg, who are you talking about?”
“Stupid Franky, you’re so heavy, you’re crushing me!”
The two men wrestled with each other, and Franky took advantage of his muscular physique and pinned Iceberg to the floor.
After making a fuss for a long time, the two finally calmed down.
“Teacher Tom, you should all know that Joel is wanted. We can’t stay on this island for too long.”
Hearing this, the atmosphere became serious.
“I need to rebuild my boat, can you help me?”
“Of course!” X3
The four of them looked at each other and burst into laughter!
Chapter 19 Xia Qi (Old Version)
The renovation of the Yunlong can be said to be a dismantling and reconstruction. The process is more complicated than rebuilding a new ship, but the four brothers completed the renovation very quickly.
Although he is not yet so proficient in the development of the Thunder Fruit, he is familiar with the Yunyun Fruit!
They built a cloud furnace, increased the electric current inside, and started electric furnace steelmaking and electric slag remelting.
The thick steel materials on the sea train were all made by Ao Xing using scrap steel as raw materials and electric furnace steelmaking.
Before, the Yunyun Fruit had difficulty controlling electric current, but now with the Thunder Fruit, it’s different.
The yield rate of manufactured steel has increased dramatically, and complete components are produced, which greatly improves efficiency.
The power of my thinking can allow the devil fruit ability to ignore many real-life difficulties and quickly achieve many conditions.
The four men worked non-stop for a whole day and night without rest, and finally built a steel ship of similar tonnage to the Sunny.
This is a ship that is completely designed in the modern style of the previous life. In terms of style, it is a subordinate of warships – a coast guard ship.
In this world, he does not have the ability to develop missiles, but he can design a small-caliber naval gun with continuous firing capability and a loading method similar to that of a tank gun.
If the degree of automation is higher, it will be too complicated. He can wait for Franky, the weapons development maniac, to come up with it and then copy it.
It was he who provided the idea for the tank gun’s continuous firing, and it was Franky who was responsible for its implementation.
As for large-caliber ships, forget it, as their boat cannot accommodate them.
For him, artillery was just something he played with occasionally, so he only installed the front main gun. There was no flight deck at the stern, which was integrated with the central bridge. They were all superstructures, which increased the living space.
After all, there are only two people on the boat, and only the front main gun is enough. If there are more, they cannot be operated. More can be installed during later modifications.
Ao Xing estimated the firing rate of the main gun, which was only a few dozen times faster than the muzzle-loading guns commonly used on pirate ships today.
Not bullying at all (serious face)!
After the hull was built and could sail normally, Ao Xing set off. He could handle the interior decoration by himself.
The name of the ship has not changed, it is still Yunlong!
Except for the hull, many of the materials inside the new ship are from the original Yunlong.
As a boat builder, there is always a debate.
After a ship has been substantially modified, in the era of wooden sailing ships, if even the all-important keel of the hull is replaced, is it still the same ship?
Ao Xing’s answer: Yes!
He himself is a time traveler. He has changed his body. Does that mean he is no longer himself?
The reason for this debate is that shipbuilders are willing to believe in the legend of ship elves and believe that ships are alive.
Ao Xing didn’t know whether his Yunlong could give birth to a ship elf. He still loved the ship very much. The only reason he rebuilt it was to allow it to accompany him further.
As a local resident of the Grand Line, how could he not know the existence of permanent pointers? Ao Xing had already prepared permanent pointers for many well-known islands in the first half.
Using the permanent compass of Fishman Island, we set off towards the Sabaody Archipelago.
It has been a long time since he went back to see his reliable adoptive mother Xia Qi and his eccentric biological father Lei Li.
Before embarking on a great adventure that will last for who knows how many years, go home and take a look.
I’m not an orphan at the beginning, I have concerns.
With its powerful power and sturdy hull, the Yunlong sailed quickly to the Chabao Archipelago at a speed far exceeding that of a sailboat.
We passed through the waterways within the archipelago with ease and stopped at a pier.
Ao Xing and Yueer got off the boat. An iron cloud enveloped the boat, even the underwater part, and it looked like a giant egg.
The public security in the Chabaotier Archipelago is almost non-existent in this lawless area. Not to mention stealing boats, even if you get blood splashed on your face in a street fight, no one will care.
Ao Xing brought Yoel to the door of a remote tavern. Before they entered, they saw two pirates smashing the wooden door and being thrown outside.
A beautiful woman who was still as charming as before, with a cigarette hanging from her lips, was about to mock the two pirates, Karami, but she saw Ao Xing and Yoel not far away.
A smile immediately appeared on his face, and he threw the cigarette lightly at one of the pirates who was lying on the ground.
“Hot!”
The pirate screamed as a white cloud appeared above him and turned into a fist, causing him to fall into a peaceful sleep.
“It’s been four years. Have you finally remembered to go home and see me, your old lady?”
Ao Xing walked forward with a smile on his face, handed over the gift in his hand, and kept saying nice things.
With one hand he motioned for Yoel to follow, and with the other he held onto Xia Qi’s arm and returned to the bar.
“Is Dad not home?”
“That damn guy took a coating business order and hasn’t come back yet.”
Ao Xing heard this and said in surprise, “I thought he was out of money again and was planning to sell himself at the auction house!”
“Hey! Little Star, when you settled your remuneration with the World Economic News Agency, did you use the bank account in the Chabaoti Archipelago?”
Xia Qi sighed and asked.
“What’s wrong?”
Ao Xing had a bad feeling.
“Your money is gone! Your father took it all!”
Ao Xing widened his eyes, covered his heart with his hands, and looked like he was so heartbroken that he couldn’t breathe.
“That’s more than 10 million Baileys! Are they all gone?”
“He spent all the money on wine! He also said that you finally know how to respect your elders and you spent it happily!”
x@#$!
If Xia Qi hadn’t been beside him, Ao Xing’s greetings would have come out immediately.
“However, he still has some conscience and gave me half of the money. Do you think I should take it?”
Xia Qi lit another cigarette, leaned her arm on the bar and asked with a smile.
“That’s as it should be! In my heart, you are the best mother. My money is your money!”
Ao Xing, who was sitting on the other side of the bar, expressed his approval righteously.
“Haha, it’s not in vain that I raised you!”
Xia Qi’s eyes turned into crescents. She liked to hear Ao Xing say nice things. This child had been able to coax people since she was young.
“Let me see what gift you brought me?”
Xia Qi opened the gift box and saw two devil fruits.
“The Animal-type Devil Fruits – the Rat-Rat Fruit (rat rabbit form) and the Pony-Pony Fruit. You want to give these two fruits to me? Instead of asking me to help you sell them?”
“I don’t like these two fruits, so I’ll leave them to you!”
A lifelike Xia Qi, formed of a white cloud, appeared in Ao Xing’s hand, revealing a sunny smile.
“Didn’t you give me a better fruit?”
Xia Qi nodded, closed the gift box, turned to Yoel and said:
Joel, the lurking plan failed. I don’t blame you. Just follow him from now on!
“Okay, okay, boss!”
Yoel answered stumblingly.
Joel had great respect for Xia Qi, who had picked him up as an orphan. Otherwise, he would not have agreed to such an extremely dangerous arrangement as an undercover agent in the CP organization.
Chapter 20 Savior (Old Version)
“He is younger than you. You must protect this brother!”
Xia Qi’s instructions made Youer blush, and she nodded silently.
“I already consider her as one of my crew members. Even if you don’t tell me, I won’t let her go.”
“Mom, give me a glass of ‘Innocence’! What do you want to drink, Joel?”
“Innocence” is a non-alcoholic cocktail that Ao Xing used to drink often.
“I can do anything!”
Whenever Xia Qi encountered something related to him, she would nag like an old lady, so Ao Xing quickly changed the subject.
As the three of them were talking and laughing, the broken wooden door made a creaking sound and the visitor walked in as if nothing had happened.
Seeing the three people gathered at the bar, a smile appeared on his face.
Ao Xing turned his head and immediately yelled angrily: “How dare you take the money of a kid like me?!”
“You are already 13 years old. In some countries, you can get married. How can you still be considered a child?”
The visitor was none other than Ao Xing’s unreliable father – the Pirate King’s right arm – Pluto – Silvers Rayleigh.
“At worst, I’ll buy you a drink!”
Rayleigh nonchalantly took out a bottle of wine from the toolbox he was carrying and threw it to Ao Xing.
Xia Qi quickly intercepted the wine and slammed it heavily on the bar.
“He is still young and can’t drink. You old fool, you have been teaching him bad things. Do you still want to have dinner?”
Xia Qi’s lion roar made Rayleigh shrink his neck and stand there obediently to be scolded.
If he is not honest, Xia Qi will really throw him out and let him live on the streets tonight.
After scolding for a few words, Xia Qi stopped. She also knew that this man would not change his eccentric personality. This was why she was attracted to him in the first place.
“Forget it! Since you’re back, I’ll go cook. Little Star is back, I’m going to prepare a big meal, you clean up the bar!”
After Xia Qi entered the kitchen, Ao Xing threw the bottle back to Reilly who was cleaning. Reilly took it, pulled out the cork with one hand, and took a big gulp.
“You little brat, why don’t you come to help!”
“Mom, you didn’t ask me to clean, that’s your job!”
Having said that, Ao Xing still stood up, took out wooden boards from the warehouse, and repaired the broken wooden door.
“Lord Rayleigh, let me do the sweeping!”
Feeling at a loss, Yoel took the broom from Rayleigh who was wiping the table and started cleaning seriously.
Xia Qi’s cooking skills are amazing.
Although the tavern business is mainly to receive pirates, the pirates who can come to Sabaody are all going to the New World. It is basically a one-time deal and there are very few repeat customers.
But as the owner of a small business, Xia Qi’s cooking skills have been honed and are no worse than the chefs of other hotels in Champagne.
“This is the taste. I haven’t eaten it for a long time. It’s so delicious!”
“If you like it, eat more!”
Xia Qi picked up some food for Ao Xing and Yoel with a smile. She even used the chopsticks in her hand to hold down Rayleigh’s hand that was reaching for a chicken leg, and instead picked up some broccoli for him.
“You’ve gained a little weight recently, so eating more vegetarian food is good for your health!”
Reilly sensed the threat implied in Xia Qi’s words and could only pick up his bottle of wine and drown his sorrows in alcohol.
Family status?
In this family, Reilly is the youngest of the brothers.
After dinner, Ao Xing asked Rayleigh to cut him with a knife, but not in a domineering way.
“Boy, don’t think I don’t know you can transform into an element!”
Complaining, Rayleigh took the dinner knife and casually slashed Ao Xing’s body.
The knife passed through Ao Xing’s body, but of course there was no damage at all, as his body instinctively used elementalization.
However, the one who was hurt was Rayleigh who was caught off guard. The electric current was transmitted along the knife into Rayleigh’s body, turning his hair into an afro.
“You kid, you’re playing a prank again!”
Before Ao Xing left the Sabaody Archipelago, he knew how to use thunderclouds. When practicing with him at that time, Rayleigh was tricked more than once.
“Take a closer look!”
“Isn’t this the elementalization of the Yunyun Fruit?”
Ao Xing’s hint made Rayleigh take another closer look, and he instantly discovered the difference. He had seen Ao Xing’s Yunyun Fruit’s elementalization more than once, and it was definitely not like this.
After hearing what Rayleigh said, Ao Xing finally stopped transforming into an element, and his body, which had been split into two halves at the waist, returned to its original state in a flash of lightning.
“Since I was little, I’ve told you that I have dragon blood, right?”
“I know that.” Rayleigh rolled his eyes, “It comes from your mother’s mermaid bloodline.”
“This bloodline is extraordinary, it allows me to eat multiple nature-type devil fruits!”
Ao Xing said seriously, pointing his hand out of the window, and thunder that fell from the sky killed several unlucky pirates who were passing by not far away.
“Now I am the user of the Cloud-Cloud Fruit and the Thunder Fruit!”
!!!
Rayleigh’s hand holding the bottle froze, Xia Qi’s cigarette fell out of her mouth, and Joel, who was drinking tea, choked.
“This is incredible!”
Rayleigh, with his hands shaking with shock, picked up the cigarette that Xia Qi had dropped on the table and took a deep puff.
“Besides me, you are the only ones who know about this matter now. Don’t spread it to anyone else.”
Rayleigh and Xia Qi are his parents, and Joel is the crew member he has reserved. From his observations during this period, there is no possibility of betrayal, and they are very tight-lipped, so they can be trusted.
Being able to become a user of multiple natural-type Devil Fruits will be exposed sooner or later as long as you use your abilities, and people close to you should know this secret.
Ao Xing did not expose the deepest dragon ball, but attributed it to his own bloodline. In order to prove himself, Ao Xing took off his hat.
“After eating the Thunder Fruit, I grew dragon horns.”
Joel took a look at the dragon horns on Ao Xing’s head that looked like a work of art. The dull-witted girl thought it was a decoration, but she didn’t expect it to be real.
Xia Qi’s eyes were full of pride and joy, while Rayleigh’s eyes were filled with complicated emotions.
This is his son, and he is very proud of his talent.
Charlotte Linlin’s steel balloon and Kaido’s vigorous vitality are no match for such a talent.
Over the long years, the world’s geniuses are as numerous as carp swimming in the river.
When Ao Xing was a child, he also showed precocity and extraordinary physical strength. Rayleigh’s expectations for him were just like those of silver medal players like Silver Axe, Wang Zhi, and John. If he could see through that layer, it was possible for him to leap into the Four Emperors.
He had always thought that in this era, he needed to wait for the next Joyboy for Roger, but he didn’t expect that Ao Xing might be the biggest variable of this era, or even…
Savior!
How dangerous Ao Xing’s thoughts are can be seen from the fact that after communicating with Long of the Revolutionary Army in the past, Long directly called him a pioneer.
The slightest revelation of that red thought is already the biggest subversion of the world.
Chapter 21: Crossing the Calm Belt (Old Version)
There are guest rooms inside the tavern, including a room that Xia Qi has always reserved for Ao Xing. When it was late at night, Ao Xing was holding the information that Xia Qi had carefully prepared for him.
The Garden Organization under Xia Qi is mainly responsible for intelligence and assassinations in the Grand Line, including the first and second halves.
The target of assassination is always a pirate leader who has committed crimes, or an aristocrat or a wealthy businessman who is rich and unkind.
But this does not mean that Xia Qi has no information channels in the world, it’s just that they are not so timely.
Hearing that Ao Xing wanted to travel around the four seas, Xia Qi collected a lot of general information about the four seas so that he could have a simple understanding of the four seas.
With Ao Xing’s current physical condition, even if he exercises to his physical limit without getting injured, he only needs less than 5 hours of sleep to restore all his energy.
Although he stayed up late at night, Ao Xing still woke up the next day in high spirits.
When he heard that Ao Xing chose the East China Sea as his first stop and wanted to visit Rogue Town, Lei Li talked to him about it for a long time.
That was the place where Roger took him to set sail.
The reason why Rayleigh could talk so much was because he could drink to his heart’s content, and he blamed Ao Xing for all the trouble.
Because it was Joel’s first time to the Sabaody Archipelago, Ao Xing asked her to cover her face and took her to tour the Sabaody Archipelago.
And shop along the way in the shopping street, which is located right below the holy land of Marijoa, and all the specialty products of the Four Seas and Grand Line can be found here.
This requires an explanation of the geographical location of the holy land of Marijoa. Compared to the Upside-Down Mountain on the other side, where the currents from all four seas converge and lead to the Grand Line, you can only enter but not exit.
The Holy Land of Marijoa has been under the management of the World Government for 800 years, and the urban area is very large. The center is naturally where the Celestial Dragons live, and there are several sub-cities on the periphery, where the World Government officials and civilians live.
The urban cluster centered on the holy land of Mary Joa has expanded its urban area along the Red Earth Continent. The edge of the city has even exceeded the position of the doldrums. Elevators that go directly to the top of the Red Earth Continent have been set up on the edges of the four seas, and ports have been set up at the bottom.
At the World Government Conference held every four years, the kings of the four seas and the member states of the Grand Line would travel by ship to the holy land of Marijoa under the escort of the navy.
Without establishing entrances and exits in the four seas, the kings in the four seas would not be able to climb over the Upside-Down Mountain, pass through the first half of the Grand Line, and then go to the holy land of Marijoa.
Needless to say, the danger of this journey is enormous, and the navy cannot always mobilize so many lieutenant generals and rear admirals for escort.
The Celestial Dragons would travel around the world from time to time, passing through dangerous routes like the Calm Belt. In addition to seeking excitement, the precious Celestial Dragons would rather set out directly from Marijoa.
Before the emergence of Vegapunk, the Navy had not yet mastered the method of embedding seastone in the bottom of the ship and using steam power to safely cross the doldrums.
Even if the current navy crosses the doldrums, it has to take the relatively safe routes provided by the World Government. Otherwise, if it accidentally enters the nest of some sea king, the chances of being discovered are still quite high.
As for how the World Government obtained the Calm Belt Route, it was obtained through suppressing bandits.
The World Government has the Holy Land of Marijoa, the world’s largest logistics distribution center that connects the four seas and the Grand Line. It makes a lot of money from transit taxes and is extremely rich.
But there are always some illegal materials that need to cross the obstacles of the Calm Belt, and some pirates who entered the Grand Line and failed in their business need to retreat to the vast seas, giving rise to some secret routes.
The opening of these routes was achieved step by step at the cost of human lives. Over the past 800 years, the World Government has gained control of many routes through the Calm Belt by cracking down on transactions with the dark world.
Keep the safe ones for yourself, the more dangerous ones for the navy, and release the extremely dangerous ones to let the pirates and desperadoes try them out. It is better to feed them to the sea kings than to let them do evil on the sea.
Umit, the “deep current” of the dark world, was able to become the king of shipping. He also had many safe routes crossing the doldrums under his control, which allowed his smuggling business to spread all over the world.
Why did he come back to Shampooland at this time? That was because Ao Xing needed to spend his 14th birthday with his family.
Xia Qi prepared a big birthday cake for him, and the family spent the evening happily together.
The next time we meet, Ao Xing might already be an adult, and it would not be appropriate to hold a birthday party for him.
Perhaps because they inherited Rayleigh’s wandering personality, the time they can spend together will become less and less in the future.
Ao Xing cherishes the present time very much. If Xia Qi hadn’t adopted him, he would have grown up alone since infancy and might have died a long time ago.
How could I have the peaceful time I have now!
The day after the birthday party, Ao Xing said goodbye to Xia Qi and Lei Li, and drove the Yunlong towards the doldrums.
The doldrums, as the name suggests, are calm seas without wind. In this era when most sailing ships are still powered by wind, entering here is like stepping into a dead zone, not to mention that there are extremely dangerous sea kings here.
Following the secret route provided by Xia Qi, Dragun sailed into the doldrums.
The bottom of Dragun’s boat is inlaid with seastone, just like the navy’s ships. As long as it does not cause too much turbulence, it will not disturb the sea kings on the seabed.
Dragun mentioned this principle to the fishman Tom. After studying it for a while, he quickly figured out the principle.
In some ways, mermen have something in common with fish in the seabed. To put it bluntly, sea kings are just fish that have grown larger.
Thanks to his racial talent, it was quite easy for Murloc Tom to reverse engineer the method after knowing the conclusion.
Originally, he was still worried about how to prevent the sea train from being attacked by fish when running on the sea. He also invented a device that generates ultrasonic waves between the wheels and the tracks to drive away fish, just like the airports in his previous life had some devices to drive away birds to prevent them from endangering the takeoff and landing of aircraft in the airport.
With the blessing of seastone, we have double insurance.
The price of seastone is indeed expensive, but that is the price after processing. The processing method of seastone is only mastered by the craftsmen of Wano Country.
Things like seastone handcuffs and prison cells are ridiculously expensive.
Although the fragments of seastone are expensive, they are within an acceptable range.
Just for the small boat of Dragun, the amount of sea floor stone fragments used would cost millions of Baileys.
Large-sized naval warships are even more valuable. Even the navy has only installed them on the ships of lieutenant admirals at the moment, and some major admirals’ ships may not be able to install them.
This is the result of the price of seastone falling compared to the past and the sufficient supply.
Thanks to Mr. Kai for bringing the price down!
Chapter 22 Shimotsuki Village (Old Version)
The process of crossing the doldrums was uneventful, and we did not encounter any outrageous situations such as sea kingfish surfacing to the surface to bask in the sun.
Ao Xing’s Yunlong now has an all-steel hull that can withstand the test of stronger sea speeds.
An ordinary sailboat can only travel at a speed of 6-8 knots, and at most 10 knots.
However, after being modified, Aoxing’s Yunlong can now reach a speed of more than 30 knots.
The navy’s steam-powered ships had to consider the amount of coal they carried and the exhaust emissions produced after combustion, so their maximum speed was only 15 knots. In most cases, they still relied on sail power.
Ao Xing is a human-shaped energy source, and the Yunlong is like an electric car, completely powered by electricity and does not even need a chimney.
When the power ran out, he recharged the battery.
He came up with new tricks by combining the Yunyun Fruit and the Xianglei Fruit.
He used a thundercloud to replace the battery and could charge the thundercloud.
Under normal circumstances, this thundercloud can absorb the electric charges carried in the air, slowly restore electricity, maintain basic power supply, and greatly reduce its charging frequency.
Don’t ask about the principle, Devil Fruits are just unreasonable.
Even if the ship is sailing at full load and maximum speed and is damaged, Ao Xing can recast new components for repair. There is no need to go to the port for maintenance, so there is no need to worry about sailing at high speed.
The Yunlong quickly arrived at its destination at a speed of about 30 knots.
A small island not far from the ferry port of the holy land of Marijoa below the red earth continent.
Because the Red Earth Continent is basically made up of cliffs and the conditions are too harsh, the ports on the sea are relatively small and are not good as trading points.
The world government will basically look for other islands not far from the port to serve as trading points.
On such a small island, you can submit an application to the World Government in advance to cross the Red Earth Continent through the office set up by the World Government. After receiving the arrangements, you can set off for the Red Earth Continent.
The Sabaody Archipelago is a trading point set up by the World Government on the Grand Line. It is not far from the port just below the Holy Land of Marijoa.
With Fishman Island as a magnetic field marker, the Sabaody Archipelago is not that difficult to reach.
Even if the World Government wants to destroy the Fish-Man tribe, it will not destroy the Fish-Man Island, the magnetic field anchor point.
Otherwise, the function of the Chabaoti Archipelago as a trading point will be useless.
The Chabaoti Archipelago is an island formed by the Alchiman mangroves that emerged from the sea, but it has no magnetic force.
Compared with other ports in the world, the transportation cost of the bubble elevators operating in the ports in the first half of the Grand Route is significantly reduced due to the climatic conditions formed by the Yarchiman mangroves.
The Sabaody Archipelago plays a very important strategic role for the World Government. Maintaining the prosperity of the Sabaody Archipelago will bring more benefits than disadvantages to the World Government.
After the Great Pirate Era began, pirates as numerous as stars in the sky also needed the transit function of the Sabaody Archipelago to travel to the New World.
Otherwise, they will all accumulate in the first half of the Grand Line, causing great damage to the stability of the entire first half of the Grand Line, which is unacceptable to the World Government.
As long as a country can be formed in the Grand Line, it will basically be a member of the World Government and the place where the World Government’s rule is most stable.
On the contrary, in a vast area like the Four Seas, the World Government has the advantage in strength, but there are always some countries that are unwilling to become a member of the member states.
The islands that can become trade nodes set up by the World Government are all islands directly governed by the World Government.
The Yunlong has not yet hoisted the pirate flag and is still a docking point for merchant ships that can enter and leave the port normally.
Leaving Joel to watch the boat, Ao Xing took the items that Xia Qi had arranged for him in advance from the contact point of the Garden Organization on the island and left.
There are still sufficient supplies on the ship, so there is no need to stop here for resupply.
Ao Xing arrived too quickly, and the information he wanted was still not found, so he planned to check in at some well-known places in the East China Sea first.
Compared to the unpredictable weather on the Grand Line, Ao Xing’s talent for weather sensing is like a fish in water here.
He can sense disasters such as storms and tornadoes from a distance and avoid them in advance.
Unlike the Grand Line, even if you discover it, you don’t have much time to avoid it, and most of the time you can only take it head-on.
The map of the East China Sea obtained from the garden was quite detailed, with many small villages marked.
Unless the village is a small village formed within ten years and has weak external communications, it will be marked on the map.
East China Sea, Shimotsuki Village.
As soon as the uniquely shaped Yunlong docked, it attracted the attention of many residents, as it was different from any ship they had ever seen.
Among the crowd of people watching, Ao Xing noticed a child with a conspicuous green hair color, and his eyes lit up.
He jumped off the boat, came up to the kid, and looked him up and down.
“I heard there’s a good swordsmanship gym in this village. Judging from your appearance, you should be an apprentice there. Can you take me to the gym?”
The child took a step back cautiously and tightened the wooden sword in his hand.
“What are you doing at the gym?!”
“Seeking a sparring match with the gym leader, you can think of it as challenging the gym leader.”
“Kick the club?!”
The child’s eyes lit up instantly, and he shouted, “My name is Zoro. If you want to challenge me, you have to get past me first.”
He swung the wooden sword in his hand towards Ao Xing without hesitation, like a real reckless man!
Ao Xing grabbed the attacking wooden sword and flicked his finger on Zoro’s head, causing a crack.
A big bump instantly appeared on Zoro’s head, and his head felt dizzy, but he still clenched the wooden sword in his hand.
Ao Xing was surprised. Making sure the knife in your hand never falls out of your hand is the most basic quality of a swordsman.
But when faced with danger, he can still persist. That is the manifestation of willpower. He is worthy of being the workaholic of the future. Clues can be seen from his performance when he was a child.
“You are just a junior apprentice, you still have a long way to go!”
Ao Xing let go of the wooden sword, and Zoro fell on his butt.
He smiled and took out a Bailey, then asked other people around him about the location of the gym.
Asking Sauron to lead the way was just a casual remark. Ao Xing knew that he was a person with poor sense of direction. Even if he was asked to lead the way, they might not be able to reach their destination by night.
As for why he didn’t use Observation Haki, with Koshiro’s strength, there was no reason why he didn’t master the two-color Haki, not to mention that there was also a Kozaburo living in seclusion here.
Not polite.
Koshiro protected the village and resisted the invading pirates. The residents were confident in his ability. When they heard that Ao Xing just came for a simple exchange and to broaden his horizons, the aunt who was questioned readily pointed out the way.
Ao Xing took safety measures on the boat, and walked towards the gym with Yoel amid the exclamations of the crowd.
Chapter 23: Challenge (Old Version)
Ao Xing didn’t use much strength against Sauron. If he really wanted to use more force, his head would have exploded long ago.
Zoro had a big bump on his head. He looked at the two people walking away, gritted his teeth, stood up, and followed them.
Noticing that Sauron was following him, Ao Xing made a gesture, signaling Yoel to speed up.
The two of them were running too fast, and Zoro had to try his best to catch up. By the time he arrived at the gym, he was already exhausted and out of breath.
In response to Ao Xing’s evil intentions, Yoel made a cute little angry expression, turned around, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off Zoro’s face, which was covered with sweat and he could hardly open his eyes.
Zoro’s face turned red and he kept thanking him.
Ao Xing pushed open the door of the gym, and saw a group of apprentices of different ages in the courtyard shouting slogans and repeating basic sword-training movements over and over again.
Not far away, there was a middle-aged man in a kimono, kneeling under the eaves, watching the apprentices training with a smile.
Ao Xing walked in, stared at the middle-aged man, and said straight to the point:
“Ao Xing, come and learn swordsmanship from the gym owner!”
The person with the strongest life breath here is the middle-aged man in front of him. That restrained and sharp aura shows that he is at least a swordsman. There is no doubt that he is Shimotsuki Kozaburo.
Ao Xing drew the knife from his waist. As the son of a swordsmith master, Koshiro recognized the extraordinary nature of the knife at a glance. It was a good and sharp knife of good quality.
Judging from the craftsmanship, it should be a technique commonly used by swordsmiths on the Grand Line. Judging from the fit of the palm, it is very likely tailor-made.
“This person is not from the East China Sea!”
Koshiro made a judgment in his mind.
Ao Xing drew his sword, indicating his intention to challenge the other disciples, which made the other disciples who were practicing swordsmanship very angry.
“If you want to challenge the gym owner, you have to get past me first!”
The older apprentices shouted, took out their real swords, and jumped forward.
Ao Xing snapped his fingers with the hand that was not holding the knife, and white clouds covered the entire courtyard, turning into white cocoons that imprisoned all the apprentices.
“Let me introduce myself briefly. I am a natural devil fruit user. You can’t hurt me without Haki!”
With a slight wave of his hand, those apprentices were piled into the corner of the courtyard. With their strength, they could not break free from the Iron Cloud level’s restraints.
Looking at Ao Xing’s clear attitude, Geng Shilang’s heart sank.
He comes with bad intentions!
Not many people in the East China Sea know about Haki, and the other party is a user of a natural devil fruit ability.
The other party’s purpose is still unclear. In this case, we have to fight back no matter what.
“Kuina!”
Koshiro gently called his daughter’s name.
A pretty black-haired girl came out from behind the house, her forehead covered with sweat. It seemed that she was practicing alone somewhere behind the house.
The girl was stunned at the chaotic situation in the courtyard.
Koshiro took the Wado Ichimonji from the girl who didn’t understand the situation and said to Ao Xing, “The gym is too small to use it. Let’s go to an open place.”
Ao Xing nodded and put the knife back into the sheath, indicating that he had no ill intentions.
“As expected of the Shimotsuki clan, even their daughter uses a famous sword like Wado Ichimonji for sword training. I came here this time only because I heard that Master Kosaburo lived in seclusion here, and I wanted him to make a weapon for my companion. As for sparring, it’s just a pleasure to see the prey, so please don’t mind, Master Kosaburo.”
Hearing the words “your daughter uses a famous sword”, the black-haired girl Kuina showed an unhappy look, but still stood behind Koshiro in silence.
Ao Xing revealed his purpose, and Geng Shilang’s guard was slightly lowered. He said tentatively: “I wonder where you heard about my father’s whereabouts.”
“It’s not appropriate to talk about my background in this situation. We can talk about it on the way.”
Ao Xing freed Bai Yun from his restraints, and the gym apprentices fell on top of each other like a pyramid.
Koshiro told them to stay in the gym, including his daughter Kuina and his most concerned disciple Zoro.
Kuina’s little face showed disappointment, while Zoro came to his senses and shouted that he wanted to go too.
Kuina held onto the back of Zoro’s collar tightly to prevent the wild bull from acting impulsively.
Ao Xing looked at the two brothers and sisters, pointed at them, and said with a smile: “I can feel that they have strong sword talents, so let them go together!”
“Just watch the battle from a distance. My companion Yoel can protect their safety. Watching a duel between powerful swordsmen will be beneficial to their growth. Such opportunities are rare in the East China Sea.”
Ao Xing’s words stunned Kuina. When the strength in her hands eased a little, Zoro ran to Koshiro excitedly and said loudly: “Master! I want to go too!”
Koshiro bent down, looked helplessly at Zoro’s determined eyes, and said with a smile: “Okay, okay, you and Kuina go too!”
Her father’s permission brought a smile to Kuina’s little face. She had always wanted to know her father’s true strength, but unfortunately Koshiro seldom took action, and even when he went to resist the invading pirates, he would not take her with him.
The five of them went out together, without talking on the way, and came to a deserted beach.
Yoel brought Zoro and Kuina to a cliff in the distance to watch the battle, while Ao Xing and Koshiro stood opposite each other.
Ao Xing’s swordsmanship is stuck at the threshold of a swordsman. If he wants to make further breakthroughs, he needs to challenge stronger people to put pressure on him.
Rayleigh’s swordsmanship level is at the level of a great swordsman, but Ao Xing is too familiar with him. His swordsmanship was taught by Rayleigh. When he was resting in the Sabaody Archipelago, he went to an island in the outer sea to fight, but he couldn’t make a breakthrough.
Koshiro is a very good candidate. He is a swordsmanship teacher who runs a dojo. He values ​​talent, knows how to put pressure on people, and he is also a stranger!
As a devil fruit user, swordsmanship is inevitably combined with the fruit ability, but now Ao Xing has given up the devil fruit and is competing purely in swordsmanship.
The swords of both sides collided with each other, sparks flying.
As soon as they started fighting, Koshiro realized how powerful Ao Xing was, even he was slightly inferior to him.
This forced him to use clever strength to relieve the force so that he could withstand Ao Xing’s vigorous attack.
The knife in Ao Xing’s hand was a Miao Dao that Xia Qi had customized through someone else’s connections. The handle was relatively long, making it convenient to hold with both hands, and suitable for both offense and defense.
Neither side used Haki.
Koshiro’s swordsmanship style is completely inconsistent with his kind appearance. He is like a demon, full of violence and aggression.
As both sides swung their swords faster and faster, even though Ao Xing’s reaction ability could keep up, his sword defense could not keep up, and his body had no time to react, resulting in many wounds.
Ao Xing used his swordsmanship to his heart’s content. He had only learned a few different sword moves from Rayleigh, but gradually developed his own style of swordsmanship.
Ao Xing drew his sword to block and shouted angrily. The muscles in his arms bulged, and the huge force was so strong that Geng Shilang didn’t have time to change the direction of the sword. He was knocked back and his feet left two long marks on the beach.
The realm of a swordsman is to be able to feel the breath of all things and to kill everything!
“A sword with only power has no strength!”
Chapter 24: Understanding the Original Mind (Old Version)
A swordsman’s sword needs to carry his own beliefs. What exactly are his beliefs?
Is it the lofty red ideal of the previous life?
Or to protect your family?
To live freely on this sea?
Ao Xing had thought about a lot of things before, but Rayleigh couldn’t give him an answer, so he needed to give himself an answer.
Ao Xing took a deep breath, and under the control of his will, the torn wounds on his body were squeezed to stop the bleeding.
He didn’t know the answer in his heart, and that was why he needed to vent through fighting.
“Come on! Use your real moves!”
Koshiro put the Wado Ichimonji into the scabbard, and the sharpness of the sword was instantly reduced. If he hadn’t held the sword in his hand, no one would have thought he was a swordsman.
Ao Xing chose to attack actively with a knife in hand, without dodging or evading.
“Ghost Slash!”
In an instant, hell seemed to appear before my eyes, and a ghost came with a grim smile to claim my life.
Phew!
There were wounds deep enough to see the bones on Ao Xing’s body from his right shoulder to his left waist, and one could even see his heart beating faintly.
“Ahem!”
It’s been a long time since I felt this close to death!
Ao Xing felt that the revolving lantern before death was beginning to appear.
It was at this moment that he finally understood that with such a great foundation laid down for him to live his life over again, what could be better to suit his wishes than to shape the world according to his own will?
If he wants to change the world, in this place where personal power can determine the will of all living things, he must live! Set foot on the pinnacle of strength!
He is not a small fry!
He is a true dragon, destined to soar in the sky.
Turn your hand and clouds appear; turn your hand again and rain falls!
When awake, hold the power of the world; when drunk, lie on the lap of a beauty!
The thoughts are clear!
A dormant power in his body also awakened!
An invisible aura vibrated out, the waves became calm, and everything around stopped moving.
“Heroic Haki!”
Thinking that Ao Xing couldn’t hold on any longer, Geng Shilang’s pupils shrank!
Ao Xing closed his eyes, held the knife with both hands, and fully activated the perception brought by the dragon horns and dragon hair.
In the silence, he heard a deafening roar coming from within his body, venting out his power.
In his perception, the sea was full of cheers and joy.
The knife in his hand was buzzing, which was a sign of fear and submission.
I am the only one who is supreme in heaven and on earth!
Ao Xing followed his heart and swung his sword towards the sea. The sword energy tore the sea apart, dividing the water into two sides that could not be mended for a long time.
“call!”
Ao Xing let out a long breath, and his pupils turned golden vertically, filled with supreme majesty that made it impossible to look directly at him.
On the distant sea, the sea beasts wandering near the coast looked towards the direction of the island in fear. That was their natural enemy that was far superior to them, or the king of the sea.
Ao Xing put away his sword, he has already reached the level of a swordsman!
The white cloud covered his body, acting as skin and flesh, preventing his injuries from getting worse.
It looks round, just like the Snow King in a certain milk tea.
Ao Xing summoned the somersault cloud, sat on it, and waved to Geng Shilang.
“That’s all for today. Thank you Master Koshiro for your guidance! I’ll visit you again next time.”
The somersault cloud floated to the cliff, took away the unconscious Yoel, and flew towards the Yunlong.
Geng Shilang looked at the direction where Ao Xing left and murmured, “The young are to be feared!”
He turned around and returned to the gym with the unconscious Zoro and Kuina.
Ao Xing can fly, and no matter how many questions he has in his mind, he can’t be stopped.
In the world of One Piece, the common points of people with strong vitality who want to recover from injuries faster are eating and sleeping!
Ao Xing put Yueer back into her room, left a note, and ran to the food storage to gobble up the food.
. . . . .
By the time Ao Xing finished eating and fell asleep, and woke up again, two days had passed.
Ao Xing stood up comfortably, with a crackling sound coming from his bones. The clouds dissipated, revealing his still perfect body.
There is not even a single scar left on the smooth skin!
When he came to visit again, the apprentices in the gym were much more polite. They had heard from Kuina and Zoro that this was a new swordsman.
Koshiro was already waiting in the living room, and Ao Xing sat cross-legged on the tatami without any hesitation.
Guina on the side took the initiative to bring fragrant tea to the small table in front of Ao Xing, and Yoel sat quietly behind Ao Xing.
I noticed that there was half a green head looming on the small door at the side, and someone was eavesdropping.
After Kuina left the room, the green algae hair was still there, but there were traces of black hair.
Ao Xing didn’t care and said with a smile:
“Let me introduce myself again. My name is Ao Xing, my last name is Silverbaz, and my father is Pluto Rayleigh!”
Pluto Rayleigh!
This name was very familiar to Koshiro, who had experienced that era. Ao Xing’s self-introduction made Koshiro understand why he came to him.
There is still some connection between Roger Pirates, Kozuki Oden, and their Shimotsuki.
“This is a big secret, please don’t tell anyone!”
Koshiro nodded seriously, but Zoro and Kuina, who were eavesdropping on the side, were confused. The World Government’s control over information was still quite strict.
After the execution of the Pirate King, the younger generation that was born knew very little about the members of Roger’s pirate group except for the Pirate King Roger, so both of them looked confused.
At most, I think this name is extraordinary. Pluto is the king of the world of death, which is not something that ordinary people can have.
Ao Xing opened the wooden box he brought, revealing the metal inside. In addition to blood gold, there were also other precious metal materials.
“I would like to ask Master Kozaburo to make a weapon suitable for my companion Yoel.”
“This is blood gold. It has the ability to absorb blood and recover. It is a treasure I bought from the Grand Line auction.”
“Its properties are too evil. I’m afraid the finished product will become a demon sword. Ordinary craftsmen don’t have the ability to forge a demon sword. Master Kozaburo once forged a demon sword like Yan Mo. This time I came here to ask him to help me. Remuneration is not a problem.”
“This is the deposit! One hundred million Baileys!”
Joel opened the suitcase and it was full of banknotes.
“This?! My father has not forged swords for a long time. I cannot make the decision on his affairs. Please wait for a moment! I will go and ask my father!”
Koshiro gave a wry smile.
If Ao Xing was just an unknown guy with no background, he could have declined even if he had an excellent talent for swordsmanship.
But Ao Xing had a powerful background and was extremely generous, so he couldn’t refuse outright. He had to ask his father for his opinion first.
“Master Geng Shilang, you can take these materials with you first.” Ao Xing pushed the wooden box in front of Geng Shilang.
“Joel, you will also give your weapon to Master Koshiro and have him take it to Master Kozaburo.”
Chapter 25: Poaching (Old Version)
“Master Koshiro is gone, so stop squatting in the corner and eavesdropping!”
As Ao Xing spoke, a panicked sound came from outside the door.
Zoro was ordered to take the wooden box and Yor’s weapon and was taken by Koshiro to Kozaburo’s retreat. There was only one person outside.
The wooden door was opened, and Guina walked into the room and knelt down directly opposite Ao Xing.
“I heard from my father that you have become a swordsman. Congratulations! Boys really have an advantage!”
Kuina, wearing a white top and black trousers, stared at him straight, with curiosity, loneliness and unwillingness to admit defeat on her delicate little face.
“This has nothing to do with the fact that I’m a boy. It’s the result of talent and hard work.”
“How is it not related? My father said that a woman can’t become the world’s best swordsman!”
Kuina responded, straightened up and retorted subconsciously.
Realizing that she had spoken out of turn in front of Ao Xing, a stranger, Kuina continued to sit there in silence.
“That is history that has never happened. It is a fact. Your father is not wrong.”
After hearing Ao Xing’s words, Guina’s application was filled with disappointment and loneliness.
But Ao Xing changed the subject.
“But history is meant to be created and broken. Since you mind being a girl, why don’t you become the world’s first female swordsman?”
Guina stared at Ao Xing in a daze, and suddenly there was light in her eyes.
“There is a gap in strength between women and men, so women are more likely to suffer in swordfights. However, strength is only the foundation, not the absolute. To reach the pinnacle of swordfighting, one must have the heart.”
Ao Xing pointed to his heart.
This is a child who has been hit so hard by her father that she is almost losing hope in life. She has pressure accumulating in her heart, and if she doesn’t vent it, she will most likely self-destruct.
When facing the dilemma of death, a strong desire to survive and a firm will can create miracles. If you give up on yourself, the fire of life will no longer burn.
Ao Xing didn’t believe that the so-called “supreme” staircase could really kill people. It was only possible that at that time, Guina was seriously injured but chose to die quietly.
Kuina’s talent in swordsmanship is indeed good. With a little training, she can have the combat power of a lieutenant general of a headquarters.
In that case, why not dig a little hole in the wall!
“Of course, this doesn’t mean that strength is unimportant. The heart determines the upper limit, and strength determines the lower limit. If the strength is so weak that it can’t kill a strong enemy, it won’t bring victory even if it is at a high level.”
Observing that Kuina’s little face was beginning to show disappointment again, Ao Xing secretly complained that it was so easy to understand, her emotions were shown on her face.
“I have a way to improve your physical condition and increase your strength faster, but in exchange, you have to board my ship and become my companion.”
Ao Xing stretched out his hand and invited Kuina.
“You can’t become a strong man if you stay on this small island. Only by seeing more scenery on the sea can you improve your strength to the greatest extent.”
“I……”
“I will stay for a while. You can think about it and then give me an answer.”
Guina engraved Ao Xing’s gentle face deeply in her heart, and she felt a little confused now.
What a child who is at the lowest point in his life needs most is encouragement and recognition.
“Would you like to exchange swordplay?”
“ah?”
By the time Kuina reacted, she and Ao Xing were already standing in an open space in the dojo. Neither of them was using real swords, but wooden swords for practice.
“You attack first!”
Kuina took a deep breath, quickly adjusted her state, swung the wooden sword, and attacked Ao Xing. Ao Xing blocked with the most standard swordsmanship posture and suppressed his strength to a level similar to Kuina’s.
Rayleigh has traveled all over the world and has seen all kinds of sword techniques. When Ao Xing was learning swordsmanship at a rapid pace, he used all kinds of sword techniques to teach Ao Xing.
While being beaten repeatedly, Ao Xing quickly digested and absorbed the contents of various schools, integrated them, and created his own sword-fighting style.
Gradually, he felt that simple and direct methods without any extra fancy moves were most suitable for him.
If you can kill your opponent with one strike, there is no need to strike a second time.
Fast! Accurate! Ruthless!
After a while, Kuina stood there panting, with hot sweat soaking her entire top.
During the constant confrontations, she also learned that Ao Xing was only fourteen years old, three years older than her.
She was already able to defeat all the adults in the gym except her father, but when facing Ao Xing, a peer, the gap between them was so big that she had never imagined.
The pride in my heart was shattered. Perhaps, just as he said, he had been staying on this small island all this time, without seeing the vastness of the outside world, and he was just a frog in a well.
She refuses to give up!
“I want to see your sword skills!”
As soon as Kuina finished her words, Ao Xing appeared in front of her and gently touched her forehead with the wooden sword.
Guina fell to the ground. The gap was too big. She didn’t even react when Ao Xing, who was more than ten meters away from her, appeared in front of her.
“Give up?”
“No! I can still fight!”
Kuina stood up again stubbornly and held the wooden sword in her hand steadily.
“Fighting with me again will only deepen the prejudice in your heart.”
Ao Xing looked at Guina’s indomitable eyes with admiration and threw the wooden sword in his hand to Yoel.
“Joel, it’s your turn to fight her!”
“Eh? Me?”
Yoel took the wooden sword with a hesitant look on his face.
“I’m not good with swords.”
“It’s okay. Let her see the strength of another powerful girl. This will help her recognize the truth of the world.”
Joel held a wooden sword. During the internal training of CP, he needed to learn swords, spears and muskets. Even if he was not good at them, he had no problem using the basics.
Ao Xing was well aware of Yoel’s strong physique. Not to mention his strong resistance to poison, he also had strength and agility far beyond his peers. His body’s recovery ability was also quite fast. Otherwise, he would not have become a reserve member of CP9 at the age of 15.
Joel is a tall, black-haired beauty with dark red eyes.
She had a good face and figure. She wore a yellow hair accessory decorated with flowers, a pair of golden cone earrings, a black off-shoulder dress, a pair of black high-heeled over-the-knee boots, and a pendant given by Ao Xing hanging near her neck.
Kuina was a little hesitant. This beautiful older sister who was a little naive didn’t look like she could be beaten!
However, when Yoel stood opposite Kuina with a cold expression on his face, the murderous aura of a veteran in battle emanated from him, making Kuina feel a little difficult to breathe.
Chapter 26 No Problem (Old Version)
Compared to Ao Xing’s use of superb swordsmanship, Yorna’s pure crushing power lies in physical strength and speed of attack.
As soon as Kuina’s wooden sword touched Yor, it was bounced away by the huge force and flew out of the yard in a spin.
Kuina felt her hands becoming numb and about to lose sensation, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Even compared to the uncle who teaches in the gym, the strength she has trained is not much lower.
But now, an elder sister who was not much older than her had the power to completely suppress her.
This feeling of power contrast is even greater than the gap between an adult and a 3-year-old child.
“How is this possible?”
Kuina felt frustrated, but more of a surprise.
If Joel can have such power, then why can’t she reach her level.
Kuina glanced at Ao Xing secretly.
“That man said there is a way to increase a girl’s strength. It’s not empty talk.”
Kuina’s heart was beating fast.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t control my strength well, are you hurt?”
When Yoel saw Kuina in a daze, he thought she was injured, so he hurried over and pried Kuina’s hands apart to see if her palms were injured.
“I’m fine!”
Yoel’s enthusiasm made Kuina feel a little embarrassed, and she quickly withdrew her hand.
At this moment, Koshiro came back with Sauron and said to Ao Xing:
“My father agreed to forge it, but it will take quite some time to forge the sword.”
“It will take a while. That’s not a problem. I’m traveling in the East China Sea now. I have at least half a year or a year. I can wait until the forging is completed and then come back to get the knife.”
“That’s great! It’s getting late, why not stay and have a quick meal!”
Ao Xing agreed.
When Zoro heard that Kuina had challenged Ao Xing, he shouted that he wanted to challenge her too, but Ao Xing said, “You are too young, so I rejected you.”
A blow to the head caused a big bump to appear on Zoro’s head, and he became completely obedient.
With Yoel’s gentle personality, Kuina quickly got along well with Yoel, and she asked Yoel how to increase her strength.
This made Yoel very distressed. She didn’t know whether she should tell others about her experience in the CP organization. Moreover, she was naturally stronger than others, and after a little training, her strength grew very quickly.
Ao Xing signaled to Youer not to worry, and Youer then told her some of the training methods she had experienced.
Some of the training methods of the CP organization are to squeeze the physical limits of the trainees to death, but they also have perfect logistical supplies and medical conditions.
As long as we can hold on, the leap in strength is a foregone conclusion.
The students who fail to meet the targets, the initial orphans, will be eliminated and disposed of directly.
However, those who are still useful in the middle stage of training will be arranged to other training grounds with slightly worse conditions to be trained as grassroots members.
The world government’s money doesn’t come from the wind. It is not worth it to get rid of all the eliminated people just for those few elites.
Moreover, the world government needs to place its own spies all over the world, and it cannot do so without a sufficient number of grassroots members.
To become a grassroots member of the World Government, a certain level of strength is required, after all, you represent the face of the World Government.
In the initial stage of training in the CP training camp, they will be eliminated and will be of no value to the World Government. But they can be kept in the middle stage, at least they can be at the level of excellent naval soldiers.
Those who fail to pass the ideological education can be thrown into the holy land of Mary Geoise as slaves. The loss of slaves in Mary Geoise has always been very high.
Yoel’s innocent personality doesn’t reveal too much scheming, and he accidentally passed the many ideological tests of the World Government and graduated successfully, which is quite funny.
As she said, among the students in her class, all the students who were eliminated under the extremely high conditions set one day were taken away and their whereabouts were unknown, leaving only a few people.
After graduation, I heard from the instructor that it was the intention of the upper level, and all those who were eliminated were sent to the holy land of Marijoa.
Ao Xing calculated that the time was shortly after Fisher Tiger liberated the slaves in the holy land of Mary Geoise.
The fate of the eliminated students can be imagined. They were directly used as consumables by the world government that was in urgent need of manpower replenishment.
Joel’s legendary experience left Kuina and Zoro stunned. They never expected that the world had such a dark side.
The cruel training methods of the CP organization are not something they can use. Without sufficient logistical support, they will really cripple people.
“Now, with the help of Ao Xing, I have a better training method, which has greatly enhanced my physical strength.”
“I didn’t control my strength just now because I just finished a training session and I can’t fully control my increased strength yet.”
“This is the secret of our fleet. Only by joining us can you know it.”
Hearing what Joel said, Zoro was greatly disappointed. This was totally useless!
Kuina did seem a little moved, but she was still struggling inside.
Secretly giving a thumbs up to Joel’s assist, Ao Xing also told them some of his own stories.
He is the apprentice of the legendary shipbuilder Tom. The small boat with a peculiar shape in the harbor was designed by him and built by him and his brothers.
Kuina also found out that Ao Xing’s unreliable father was actually a top swordsman who lived in seclusion. He was also very powerful when galloping on the sea, and his swordsmanship ranked among the top five in the world.
Roger, Golden Lion, and Kozuki Oden are all good swordsmanship. Whitebeard mainly relies on the power of his fruit and domineering, and his swordsmanship is unknown.
The sword-wielding ones among the Five Elders never showed up, and the pillars of the navy at that time all relied on their fists to conquer the world.
During the Rocks era and the three legendary eras, no one in the world had ever sat on the throne of the world’s number one swordsman.
There are many top sword masters, but those who dare to claim to be masters are either hacked to death or have no one to recognize them.
Hawkeye Mihawk ascended to the throne of the world’s number one after defeating a bunch of top sword masters in the last era who either died or went into seclusion, and he defeated all the swordsmen.
Now he is only vaguely known as the world’s greatest swordsman, and has not yet gained widespread recognition.
The most important thing is that only after Red-Haired Shanks, who will ascend to the throne of the Four Emperors in the New World with his strength in the future, publicly acknowledged and endorsed Hawkeye Mihawk, did this honorary identity become completely confirmed.
Ao Xing did not elaborate on the glorious past of his unreliable father, but simply gave a brief introduction to his achievements.
Even so, Kuina and Zoro had stars in their eyes. It was so cool.
“Master! Master! Is what he said true?”
Zoro asked Koshiro.
“I am not very clear about that era, but according to the information I have learned, what Lord Ao Xing said is correct.”
(Thanks for the reward, more will be added tomorrow)
Chapter 27 Rebellious Period (Old Version)
“Then Master, where do you rank in the world?”
Children speak without restraint. Zoro’s question made Koshiro look helpless. He spread his hands and said with a smile:
“I am just the owner of a small sword hall in the East China Sea. I am not famous at all.”
“Master, you are so strong, but you are still not famous? Then I will surpass you in the future. I have decided to become the number one swordsman in the East China Sea first!”
“Haha! I believe you will be able to achieve it in the future, Zoro!”
After dinner, Ao Xing said goodbye to Geng Shilang and the others, returned to the port, and drove the Yunlong towards the next destination.
“You didn’t even discuss this with your father?”
Ao Xing didn’t expect that Guina would make a decision so quickly.
He returned to the port, packed up the cabin with Joel and set off. Unexpectedly, Guina quietly boarded the ship at this time.
“He won’t agree. I wrote a letter at home and left it there. I want to go out to sea and become stronger to show him!”
Ao Xing had a headache. Guina’s rebellious appearance was really a bit like his adolescence in his previous life.
With the speed of the Yunlong, in just a short while, only the vague outline of the island where Shimokatsuki Village was located could be seen.
He released a white cloud that turned into an arrow, wrote a small note on it, and fired it in the direction of Isshin Gym.
He always had to leave some promises to protect Kuina’s safety with the old father who was worried about his daughter.
He is not a will-o’-the-wisp boy on a motorcycle, nor is he a kidnapper.
“Do you know Wano Country?”
Ao Xing invited Gu Yina into the cabin. The various high-end modern equipment inside the cabin dazzled Gu Yina, who had always lived in a traditional environment.
Kuina shifted her curious gaze around her and nodded at Ao Xing.
“Yes, I heard from my father and grandfather that it is their hometown!”
“It is a closed and conservative country, and the social ethos of male superiority and female inferiority is quite strict.”
“Girls are not even qualified to learn kendo. Girls who practice swordsmanship will be discriminated against and insulted by many samurai.”
Kuina was stunned, too surprised to speak.
She had never heard her father say that the social atmosphere in Wano Country was like this.
“In my opinion, your father and even your grandfather are quite open-minded. As a girl, you can not only receive swordsmanship instruction, but also obtain a famous sword like Wado Ichimonji.”
“In Wano Country, this is something that the general public would not dare to imagine. Your father has always valued you, but he may not know how to say it.”
Ao Xing spoke softly, without using a teaching tone, just calmly stating a fact to compare with the present.
As for children in their rebellious period, Ao Xing has gone through that period himself and has his own methods to guide them.
Kuina stared at the Wado Ichimonji in her hand, her eyes full of complex expressions.
Ao Xing also looked at the Wado Ichimonji, a large sword with twenty-one skills. It was really not easy to get one.
Not all big and fast swords are suitable for every swordsman. Whitebeard’s “Kurokumo-Kiri” is an unparalleled big and fast sword.
But it is the traditional big razor of the foot basin chicken, and you can’t use it unless you are more than three meters tall.
Each supreme sword is refined into a black sword by the user using the armed color domineering, and the users are all top legendary figures of an era.
There are only twelve of the Twelve Supreme Swords, a tribute to the legend.
The supreme great sword that has fallen from fame will be included in the ranks of great great swords.
Because there is no qualified user, the black knife will fade with the passage of time and no longer have its former sharpness.
Even if there is no successor for a long time, it will not be lost, but will be directly removed from the list of famous swords.
In other words, no sword is born as the Supreme Sword. The Supreme Sword is just a title for the twelve strongest swords in the world that are called black swords.
Roger’s Western sword “Ace” is also a supreme sword in the list of famous swords, and Shanks’ sword “Griffin” in the future is also a supreme sword.
But now “Griffin” is neither in the Twelve Techniques of Supreme Swords nor in the Twenty-One Techniques of Supreme Swords. That is the fame that Shanks will gain from his swords in the future.
Ao Xing has established his own style of swordsmanship, and the weapon he uses is not a regular type of knife, but needs to be specially customized.
He asked Kozaburo to make weapons for him instead of making them for himself because, firstly, he didn’t have the right materials, and secondly, he had a hunch that in the future, he would be able to make weapons that would truly suit him.
“Ashisui” of “Dragon Slaying Swordsman” Ryuma might have been an unrivaled sword in that era, but Wano Country was closed off from the outside world, so “Ashisui” was put in a cemetery. It is now only briefly mentioned in the famous sword illustrations of successive dynasties.
When Golden Lion was at his peak, there were already many people who were waiting for the time when his swords “Dead Wood” and “Sakura Ten” would turn into black swords so that they could be included in the Twelve Supreme Swords.
As a result, the Golden Lion entered Impel Down and disappeared after escaping from prison, so there was no hope for him to be promoted.
There was no news of the death of the Golden Lion, and the judges of the famous sword list carefully retained the status of “Kuroki” and “Yakura Ten” as the twenty-first great swords.
What if one day, the Golden Lion comes out again, and “Dead Tree” and “Sakura Ten” are no longer on the list, and the irritable Lion King wants to tear them apart with his bare hands, wouldn’t that be fatal?
Although Kozuki Oden is a funny idiot, with his talent, if he is given some more time, Ame-no-Habakiri and Enma may become supreme swords.
Unfortunately, there is no if.
What he meant was:
“Teacher Kai, well done!”
After Kuina came back to her senses, Ao Xing took out the latest edition of the famous sword manual and gave her a brief introduction, which aroused Kuina’s competitive spirit.
“One day, I will make Wado Ichimonji the supreme sword that will be praised by the world.”
The girl held up the Wado Ichimonji, placed it in front of her eyes, and spoke firmly.
“Then let it grow quickly. It has been several decades since it appeared in the world, and no one has ever made a name for itself. It has now fallen out of the top 21 in the list of famous swords.”
“In another ten years, perhaps even the famous sword manuals will no longer be recorded.”
“How about setting a small goal first, to make it return to the reputation of the 21st Works!”
“Um!”
Kuina nodded firmly.
What Ao Xing didn’t tell her was that in the future, after Zoro went out to sea, he earned the title of pirate hunter, was called the number one swordsman in the East China Sea by those who liked him, and the Wado Ichimonji he wore would return to the Great Sword Twenty-one Works.
Although the East China Sea is jokingly called the weakest of the four seas, the title of the East China Sea’s number one swordsman can also support a large and sharp sword to enter the list.
Ao Xing captured pirates in the Grand Line for bounties. Some judges who knew the quality of his sword were already arranging to list his sword “He Miao” as a good and sharp sword of the 50th grade in the next update of the famous sword catalog.
The main focus is to keep up with the times and take advantage of the popularity.
Chapter 28: Lightning Body Forging (Old Version)
The reason why Yoel’s physical strength improved so quickly during the time he spent with Ao Xing was because of the lightning body-building technique that Ao Xing created with reference to a certain film.
The body is activated and strengthened through electric stimulation.
First, a room was arranged for Guina to rest. The next day, Guina couldn’t wait to find Ao Xing early in the morning to try the training method that Yoel mentioned.
After confirming Kuina’s physical strength through exercise equipment, Ao Xing made a cylindrical black thundercloud.
“I’ll tell you in advance that this method will cause great pain, and it can’t be overdone. If you realize that your willpower can’t hold on or your body can’t bear it, you must stop immediately.”
Guina nodded to show that she was ready. Ao Xing waved his hand, and the thundercloud took Guina in and began to rotate slowly.
The subtle and ubiquitous electric current inside the thundercloud constantly stimulated Kuina’s body, and her body cells gradually became more active than before.
After being tempered by electric current, the speed of absorbing nutrients and energy in the body is greatly enhanced, the metabolism becomes more vigorous, and the cells become stronger.
However, the stimulation to the senses is also intensifying, and the sharp pain everywhere in the body is amplified, making it unbearable.
Kuina couldn’t help but let out a scream, then she clenched her teeth with willpower and stopped making any sound.
Kuina gritted her teeth and persisted. She is a gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, and her unyielding character is reflected in her performance.
She persisted until Ao Xing felt that she had reached her physical limit. If she continued to be stimulated, she would suffer hidden injuries, but she did not fall into a coma due to the pain.
The thundercloud stopped moving, and Ao Xing took out a special emerald green liquid. The thundercloud had now turned into a white cloud without any charge.
The emerald green liquid made from the secret recipe that Xia Qi got from Nine Snake Island was poured into the white clouds, and the white clouds quickly turned green.
The temperature of Baiyun was rising under Ao Xing’s control, reaching a suitable temperature. The activity of the medicine became more active as the temperature rose.
It seeps into Kuina’s body silently, making up for the deficit left after the strength of her body cells was increased.
Just now it was the pain of being torn into pieces, but now it is the comfort that makes the mind relaxed and happy, and Kuina let out a soft moan.
As the medicine was gradually absorbed by Kuina’s body, the green cloud that helped protect her eyes turned white again.
The white clouds changed their shapes, revealing Kuina’s pretty face.
“How does it feel?”
“This is incredible. I feel like my body has been completely rejuvenated. My strength has almost doubled. I need to test it to know how much it has increased.”
Kuina looked at the exercise equipment around her, her eyes full of eagerness to try, she was already impatient.
“Please let me go. I want to test it now.”
After hearing this, Ao Xing raised his eyebrows, showing a strange look, and asked: “Are you sure you want to let go now?”
“That’s right!”
Kuina gave an affirmative answer.
This was her decision, and then there would be beautiful scenery to enjoy, but he didn’t insist on seeing it.
Ao Xing waved his hand and the white clouds dissipated.
Seeing Ao Xing looking at her without blinking and covering her ears with his hands, Guina suddenly felt a little cold. She looked down and her face turned red instantly.
All the clothes are gone!
In the real world, there is no God of Holy Light.
Ao Xing, who had anticipated Kuina’s reaction, calmly watched as Kuina sang a soprano voice and covered her private parts with her hands, one above and one below.
Girls of this age already understand the differences between men and women and that physical contact is not allowed.
The white cloud covered Kuina’s body again. Ao Xing pointed to the corner and said calmly, “There is a shower room there with spare clothes for changing.”
With that, Baiyun took Kuina and flew to the shower room.
Ao Xing opened the window of the training room for ventilation.
Because it is the first time to strengthen the body with thunder and lightning, the body will undergo a change like cleansing the essence and marrow, and a large amount of filth will be discharged from the pores all over the body.
The white cloud that was used to strengthen the body just now dissipated, but not completely. The white cloud covered Guina’s body surface, which would peel off all the filth from the body surface and then pile them together.
The cloud that was controlled to turn into a “dark” cloud flew out of the window and fell into the sea.
In addition to the filth, there were also remnants of Kuina’s clothing that were burned to ashes by the electric current.
Ao Xing calmly picked up the newspaper that the newspaper delivery man had just delivered this morning and continued reading.
For a little kid who hasn’t even fully grown yet, the scenery isn’t spectacular at all. Thinking back to when Joel was just as reckless, that’s what we call mountains and steep cliffs.
As for the beautiful scenery, he had seen a lot of it. In the Seven Water City, there were always warm-hearted and hospitable people who “inadvertently” provided him with benefits.
The smell left by the filth was unbearable for the girl. Kuina cleaned for a long time before she emerged wearing the bathrobe left by Ao Xing in the shower room.
Guina blushed and didn’t dare to look at Ao Xing. The joy of increased physical strength disappeared, and the feeling of shyness filled her mind.
“It’s almost noon. Let’s have lunch before testing! Go back to your room and change your clothes first.”
Kuina said nothing, nodded, and quickly returned to her room.
Ao Xing put away the unfinished newspaper and walked towards the kitchen on the middle floor. At this time, Yoel was listening to the dynamic music on the phonograph and busy cutting meat, and he didn’t notice the movement in the training room on the lower floor.
“Ao Xing, I have prepared all the ingredients for the meal.”
Joel, who was wearing home clothes and an apron, saw Ao Xing coming, put down the knife and said with a smile.
“Okay, I’ll cook right away.”
Now Joel has completely become the gentle and lovely image of a Yamato Nadeshiko. The only imperfection is that Joel can’t cook.
After you eat her food, you can see the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Monsters walking towards you, and the underworld is right in front of you.
After Ao Xing experienced several trips to hell, he no longer let Youer cook, but asked her to help prepare the ingredients, which she had no problem with.
Ao Xing’s cooking skills are not as good as those of a restaurant chef. His cooking skills are just that of a small restaurant chef, which is enough for daily life.
The Yunyun Fruit is really a very convenient ability in daily life.
Ao Xing summoned a red fire cloud. It was not the red cloud seen at sunrise and sunset, but a real cloud containing flames.
The fire cloud turns into the shape of a grill. Pour the cut meat with the secret sauce and put it into the fire cloud. You will soon get delicious barbecue.
The things baked in each of the fire clouds are also different. In addition to meat, there are also pancakes, bread, egg tarts, etc.
The white cloud can also transform into multiple arms, allowing Ao Xing to control four pots at the same time without any problem, which is very efficient.
By the time Guina came to the kitchen, the blush on her face had faded a lot. She secretly glanced at Ao Xing who was busy in the kitchen, and then prepared some dishes with Yoel.
Chapter 29 The More You Eat, the Stronger You Are (Old Version)
“tasty!”
Guina didn’t expect that the food baked by Ao Xing with the fire cloud tasted so good.
“To celebrate your arrival on board, we’ve prepared a lot. Eat more!”
Ao Xing raised his glass, and the three of them clinked their glasses together. Of course, the glasses were filled with juice.
Ao Xing prepared many Grand Line specialties that Guina had never seen before. With his introduction, Guina tried all kinds of dishes.
Before she knew it, Kuina found that she had to eat five times the amount of food she usually ate before she felt full.
“Am I eating too much? I’ve never eaten so much in the sword hall.”
Kuina said embarrassedly.
“This is normal. The stronger the body, the bigger the appetite. Otherwise, it would not be able to meet the body’s needs.”
“Your appetite is far from enough.”
Ao Xing summoned a fire cloud, took out the meat inside, and stacked it on his rice bowl to a height of half a meter, forming a small meat tower.
Kuina blinked a few times and found that the height of the meat tower was rapidly decreasing layer by layer. In less than a minute, it all disappeared in Ao Xing’s mouth.
The last time Ao Xing visited her home, she had seen how big Ao Xing’s appetite was, but now it still seemed incredible to her.
A meat tower can already meet Ao Xing’s basic needs, and he still has room in his stomach for some soup or bread.
The reason why the Straw Hat Pirates eat like starving ghosts is that they often run out of food along the way and have been hungry for several days. Once they get ashore, they look like starving ghosts eating nothing but gluttony!
Ao Xing’s financial situation was not tight, his ship had enough storage space, and the food reserves were sufficient.
Kuina discovered that even Yoel ate much more than her.
Could it be that the more you eat, the stronger your fighting power?
“After eating, the next step is to digest the food!”
Ao Xing gave a devilish smile.
Suddenly it was time for dinner, and Kuina finally understood why she could eat so much food.
Ao Xing spent the entire afternoon straining her body through physical training.
The increase in the first body-building effect has been calculated, and it is three times her original amount.
In order to adapt to the sudden surge of power, Ao Xing trained her well.
Every time she felt like she couldn’t hold on any longer, she would see Joel beside her carrying an even heavier load than her.
The weight of the iron sheet on Ao Xing’s body even made her feel like it could crush her to death, but Guina gritted her teeth and persevered.
Lightning body-building technique cannot be performed every day, and the body needs to be given a recovery period.
The first time you exercise your body, the effect is the best and the improvement is the greatest, but in the future, the improvement is much smaller and becomes a slow and steady process.
Although the East China Sea is vast, we will eventually reach our destination.
Along the way, they encountered many small pirates from the Karami Pirates. Yoel took Kuina to start actual combat. After killing people with her own hands, Kuina grew very fast and her swordsmanship became much more sharp.
With the guidance of the “kind-hearted” pirate, although Ao Xing came to the East China Sea for the first time, his route was basically correct and he arrived at the Kingdom of Goa.
A country known as the “most beautiful” in the East China Sea.
However, this country is a garbage place that excludes unnecessary things and can be called a successful example of “segregated society”.
In this class-divided society, the treatment of the upper aristocracy is completely different.
Ao Xing was wearing an exquisite black suit, paired with expensive accessories.
The soldiers at the port did not make any attempt to make things difficult for them. Looking at the graceful shape of the Yunlong ship, it was obvious that it was a proper “noble”.
They have never seen him, so he is from other places. Nobles from other places are still nobles. Who knows whether they have any influence in the local area.
Dressing appropriately is not a necessity, but it will always help you avoid some minor troubles.
The Tianlong people had come to this country not long ago, and some celebratory slogans could still be seen on the streets that had not been removed yet, which made Ao Xing even more upset.
When passing through the central street of the Kingdom of Goa, the guards suddenly blew a sharp whistle.
“Assholes, how dare they eat and dine for free? Catch them!”
Two little rascals laughed and ran past not far in front of Ao Xing. One of them had freckles on his face and the other wore a straw hat. A team of guards were chasing them angrily from behind.
“Interesting, you met me just now?”
After casually noting down the characteristics of their life magnetic field, Ao Xing took Yoel and Guina and continued to head towards Gao Town.
What Ao Xing didn’t notice was that the two little ghosts seemed to have noticed something and looked back at Ao Xing at the same time, but they didn’t take it to heart and continued their escape.
We had a sumptuous lunch in Gaozhen and bought a lot of clothes for Guina.
The girl’s clothes were too plain before. When she entered Gao Town, a guard saw what Guina was wearing and wanted to stop her. But Ao Xing just revealed a hint of murderous intent, and those useless soldiers fell to the ground, cowering and not daring to get up.
After entering Gao Town, there were many strange looks around, which made Guina, who had never experienced this before, feel uncomfortable.
It was not until Guina entered a prestigious clothing store and changed into new clothes with the help of Ao Xingchao’s power that she stopped receiving strange looks.
Kuina changed her simple outfit of a white top and black trousers into a simple white dress.
As for that complicated puffy skirt, there were too many steps to wear it, and even the walking posture was required. Joel didn’t help her choose, and she couldn’t wear it.
Even so, it was the first time for Kuina, who usually has a tomboyish style, to wear a skirt, a piece of clothing that only girls wear.
I always feel light and fluttery, which makes it difficult for me to move around.
However, Guina quite liked the small silver ornaments in the shape of cherry blossoms that Ao Xing gave her, and they matched her white dress very well.
With a white wide-brimmed hat, she looks like a pure elf.
When Ao Xing returned to the Yunlong, the ship’s side was already filled with supplies he purchased from Gao Town.
White clouds carried supplies to the cabin. It seemed like a lot of supplies, but they disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
The guards at the port were knowledgeable enough to know that this was most likely a devil fruit ability, and they were secretly glad that they had not made a mistake.
Ao Xing pulled out a stack of banknotes and motioned the guard to come over.
This team of guards has just been diligent in helping to guard the Yunlong and the supplies at the port, so it is not impossible to give them some benefits.
Amid the guards’ repeated thanks, Ao Xing also found out the location of the Windmill Village, which was on the other side of Mount Korpo.
The island where the Kingdom of Goa is located is not small in area. Mount Korpo is mainly located on the east side of the island from south to north, extending all the way to the coast.
The remaining plains suitable for farming are mostly located on the west side. There are only a few small villages with small populations on the east side of the island, and Windmill Village is one of them.
Chapter 30: Meet My Brother (Old Version)
With the speed of the Yunlong, they quickly arrived at Windmill Village.
The iconic building of Windmill Village is a tall windmill tower in the center of the village, which can be seen from a distance and is easy to identify.
Because it is close to Mount Korpo, the cultivated land area near the village is not large, so the population is not large, with only about a hundred houses scattered along the coast.
Perhaps because Garp often goes home, the vice admiral-level warships are still very large, and the wooden dock of Windmill Village is longer than that of ordinary seaside villages, which makes it convenient for the Yunlong to dock.
There is only one tavern in the village, and it is easy to identify. Ao Xing pushed open the door. It is not open for business now, so there are no business and it seems very deserted.
A beautiful cook with a headscarf and dark green hair was dozing off at the bar. When she heard the noise at the door, she quickly stood up and smiled brightly.
“Guests, please come in and take a seat. What would you like to eat?”
The interior of the pub is quite simple but very clean.
The Windmill Village is just a small village that can be seen at any time and is not worth visiting. So Yoel and Guina stayed on the boat to continue exercising, and Ao Xing got off the boat alone.
I found a seat at random and sat down.
“Give me some specials!”
The Red Hair Pirates stayed here for quite some time. It was inferred that the food cooked by the young cook Makino tasted quite good, and Ao Xing wanted to try it.
It can’t be that the red-haired old guy was attracted by the beauty and fell in love with the young cook!
Although Makino is good-looking, in Ao Xing’s eyes, she is only about 80 points out of 100, which is not particularly beautiful.
“Okay, please wait a moment!”
After a while, Machino brought out a seafood risotto, which was in line with the characteristics of a port town.
Ao Xing tasted it and found it tasted really good, only slightly worse than what he had at Gao Town at noon.
For this remote village, this is quite a good craft.
The tavern mostly receives regular customers, and there isn’t even a menu. Ao Xing called Makino over again, listened to her description, ordered some dishes, and paid the bill after eating, without any delay.
During the meal, Makino kept looking at him, perhaps because he had never seen a guy as handsome as him!
With this face of his, he would be the focus of girls’ attention wherever he went, and he was used to it.
Ao Xing, who returned to the boat to rest, looked at Yor and Kuina who were sweating profusely, and was sure that the old man with red hair was definitely attracted by their beauty.
A fellow traveler!
But judging from his lazy and sloppy uncle appearance, maybe he likes Makino’s type!
The next morning, Ao Xing set out alone and headed for Mount Korpo.
Because he had already memorized the life magnetic field, when the power of the Thunder Fruit was fully activated, he quickly found the location of Dadan’s family.
In some ways, he is really a good baby. He knows to go home and sleep, and he won’t stay out all night, making Dadan, his “mother”, worry.
Ao Xing kicked the door open and saw the bandits inside sleeping in a mess on the floor.
The bandit was awakened by the loud sound of the door opening. He thought it was another prank by the little kid and didn’t react immediately.
It was not until a short, funny-looking pirate rubbed his sleepy eyes and saw Ao Xing standing at the door that he let out a howl.
“Someone’s knocking on the door!”
Ao Xing cooperated and took out the gorgeously designed revolver that he usually used to show off and fired a shot into the sky.
The bandits, who were so drunk that they didn’t want to get up, heard the gunshots, and quickly stood up and picked up any weapons at hand.
There were big pots, spatulas, iron forks, wooden sticks, and all sorts of other things, but few people were holding real weapons.
Relaxed! Too relaxed!
Ao Xing took out another gun that looked to be of a large caliber and had a square box-shaped top, which made the bandits feel like they were facing a formidable enemy!
When Dadan, who lived on the second floor, hurriedly put on her clothes and came down, she saw a scene that made her blood boil.
The gun in Ao Xing’s hand was spewing out banknotes continuously. After it finished, Ao Xing took out another stack of money and reloaded it, continuing to spray.
These banknotes are of the smallest denomination, which is equivalent to the denomination of fifty yuan from the flower grower, but these bandits are poor!
They had never seen such a way of distributing money before, so they scrambled for it without any hesitation and without caring about their image.
You kick me, I punch you back. In the melee, they did not forget to shout the slogan that Ao Xing taught them.
“The boss is generous!”
“Say the young master is generous!”
“Young Master is generous!”
“You are so generous!”
The banknotes were flying in the air, and Dadan, who was used to being poor, wanted to go down and grab them.
But as the leader of the bandits, at least she had not lost her mind and forced herself to shift her gaze from the banknotes to Ao Xing.
“Boy, what are you doing here!”
“Me! Come make friends!”
Ao Xing used up the ammunition in his hand of the little toy he specially made – the money gun, and put it down, revealing a sunny smile.
“Young Master, you are our Dadan family’s best friend!”
“That’s right, that’s right! The boss is generous!”
The bandit’s eyes turned into the shape of Bailey’s, with no sense of crisis or vigilance at all, and veins popped out on Dadan’s forehead.
This guy at the door who came from nowhere is now being tied up by these bastards on the spot. I’m afraid these bastards won’t even hesitate.
Relying on his strong physique, Dadan gave each of the bandits a big biba to wake them up.
After the farce, Ao Xing found a relatively clean chair and sat down. The bandits knelt opposite him, and Dadan sat on his own “throne”.
He counted the money he had snatched from the bandits in his hand and smiled from time to time.
“So noisy so early in the morning! Dadan, it’s time for dinner, and you didn’t even call me!”
Luffy, wearing a straw hat, a T-shirt and shorts, walked down from the second floor while picking his nose, followed by Ace who also looked sleepy.
Dadan, who was interrupted by Luffy and wanted to buy something good with the money, yelled at Luffy, “Eat, eat, all you know is to eat!”
Then he lowered his voice instantly, and said to Ao Xing in a soft voice, “Guest, what are you doing here?”
“I just wanted to come and see my brother!”
“Hey~~~~~”
The bandits all opened their eyes wide, looking incredulous.
Ao Xing looked at Ace, who was staring at him intently.
Ao Xing took off his hat as an elegant gesture of courtesy.
“Let me introduce myself. I’m Ao Xing. My father is Pluto Rayleigh, the vice-captain of the Pirate King!”
Chapter 31 Problem Child (Old Edition)
“Son of Pluto Rayleigh?”
“Another little brat with an incredible background. What sin have I committed?”
Dadan’s heart was roaring.
“Wow! You have horns on your head!”
Luffy ran over and looked above Ao Xing’s head.
“You can understand that I am a dragon man, and this is a dragon horn!”
Dragon horn!
Luffy’s eyes brightened.
“Can I touch it?”
“Can’t!”
Ao Xing refused mercilessly.
Luffy muttered, “Stingy!”
Then he asked energetically: “My name is Monkey D. Luffy, born in Windmill Village, where are you from?”
“The Grand Line!”
The Grand Route!
For ordinary residents of the East China Sea, they may never have left the island where they live in their entire lives, and the existence of the Grand Line is like a legend.
Luffy then turned into a curious baby and started asking questions.
Ao Xing did not answer, but looked at Ace and asked with a smile: “What’s your name!”
“Ace!” After a pause, he gritted his teeth and said, “Porter Ace D Ace!”
Another problem child!
Ao Xing clapped his hands and pointed to the forest outside.
“Let’s go out and talk!”
Without waiting for Ace’s answer, a somersault cloud formed under his and Luffy’s feet, lifting them up and flying out of Dadan’s family’s wooden house along with Ao Xing.
“Is this a cloud? We are flying!”
Most children would be scared and scream after being caught off guard and flown high into the sky, but Luffy seemed unusually excited.
Even Ace put aside some of his little emotions and looked curiously at the familiar forest below as it continued to recede.
Ao Xing found a small stream and landed there. He chopped several ignorant crocodiles lying on the shore into pieces with his sword.
The flames enveloped the meat, and soon the aroma of barbecue began to waft out.
“I’m not the son of Pirate King Roger!”
Ace stared at Ao Xing and spoke slowly.
“I didn’t even ask, and you just said it out loud. You’re just trying to cover up your guilt!”
Ao Xing smiled and shook his head. Although Ace had a stubborn personality, he still didn’t have much social experience.
Ao Xing was aware of Ace’s current rejection of his bloodline.
When he was a baby, he was brought from the South Sea to the East Sea by Kapu and raised by Dadan.
Garp is a navy officer and he has his own responsibilities. After the Great Pirate Era began, the number of pirates increased like a blowout.
Garp needs to go out to sea constantly to kill pirates, so naturally he has no time to teach Ace.
What’s even worse is that Ace knew the identities of his biological parents very early on.
Which child would not desire the love of his parents when his three views have not yet been formed?
Young Ace kept asking people around him what they thought of his father.
But what kind of people does he interact with in his environment?
Thief, criminal, homeless person, pirate…
They are just the lowest people in this world, and their impression of One Piece is nothing but hatred and ridicule.
This caused Ace to deny his own existence, hate his own blood, and even feel that he should not live in this world.
If it weren’t for the two brothers Sabo and Luffy, there would be no brotherhood.
Although Dadan looks rough on the outside, she is very delicate on the inside and gives Ace precious maternal love.
In addition, Garp would return home from time to time to correct Ace’s mistakes.
Otherwise, this child would have chosen self-destruction long ago.
Ao Xing’s father is Rayleigh. The friendship between his fathers has enabled him to gain a lot in the process of growing up. It is reasonable and moral for him to help Ace.
“Do you feel like the blood in your body is pressuring you so much that you feel like you can’t breathe?”
“It’s a heavy yoke, but it’s not without benefits.”
Ao Xing also stared into Ace’s eyes.
“Don’t reject it, accept it and use it.”
“You don’t understand anything!”
Ace protested loudly.
“Because of our different living environments, it’s hard for me to empathize with you!”
“However, the simplest way for men to communicate is to speak with their fists.”
Ao Xing knocked Ace to the ground with one punch.
“Come on, stand up and let me see your current strength.”
“You bastard!”
Ace stood up quickly and punched Ao Xing, but Ao Xing caught it directly.
Ao Xing’s fist left a black bruise on his eye socket.
Ace was so angry that he kept attacking Ao Xing, but they were all easily resolved by Ao Xing, and he was hit by one punch after another.
Even Luffy joined in halfway and was also beaten up.
“From now on, I am your big brother! Don’t argue with my words!”
Looking at the two people who had completely fallen to the ground and had no strength to stand up again, Ao Xing opened the fire cloud and placed pieces of roasted meat in front of them.
“Eat it now!”
The two men, who had not eaten breakfast and were already starving, immediately turned over and pounced on the meat, eating big mouthfuls of it.
After they finished eating, Ao Xing hooked his finger at them.
“Come on, continue! It’s not over until you call me big brother!”
Ace and Luffy looked at each other and decided that this was a difficult idea, so they retreated first.
After eating, the two men regained their strength and stood up, running in different directions.
“Have you forgotten that I can fly?”
Ao Xing appeared in front of them and kicked each of them back to their original position.
“Damn it, I can’t escape!”
“Why does his fist hurt so much like Grandpa’s!”
Not long after Garp left, Ao Xing’s fist with armed Haki made Luffy, who had forgotten the pain after his wound healed, recall the feeling of being dominated by the iron fist of love.
The two brothers fought and fled, using all kinds of tricks, but they still stayed where they were and were beaten up by Ao Xing.
When the two men were exhausted, Ao Xing grabbed an animal from the forest, roasted it for them with a fire cloud, let them eat it to restore their strength, and then started another round of beatings.
The two brothers fought so hard that they almost forgot why they were fighting with Ao Xing in the first place.
After sending the two brothers, who were covered in scars but still refused to admit defeat, back to Dadan’s family, Ao Xing flew to the Yunlong to get the recovery medicine for the two brothers.
Dadan looked at the two brothers who were covered in wounds and glared at Ao Xing. Ao Xing repeatedly assured him that he was careful in his actions and that the two brothers were not seriously injured.
The next day, Ao Xing flew from the Yunlong to Dadan’s family again. The two brothers had become full of energy again with the nourishment of the medicine.
Before the two brothers could resist, Ao Xing tied them up with Baiyun and took them away.
“You were very unconvinced yesterday, right? Today I will increase the intensity for you. The longer you can hold on, the greater your strength will be.”
The two brothers were confused as two thunderclouds enveloped them.
Screams echoed throughout the forest.
Chapter 32 Straw Hat (Old Version)
“Although she is younger than Kuina, her physical strength is really not weak. She has persisted for so long.”
Ao Xing originally thought that after Luffy ate the rubber fruit, the lightning forging technique would no longer work.
After all, it is outrageous that a rubber man in the original work ignores the damage of the Thunder Fruit.
Maybe it was because Luffy had just eaten the rubber fruit not long ago, Ao Xing increased the current in the thundercloud, which still had an effect on Luffy.
The rubber fruit gave Luffy strong resistance to lightning, but it also increased his pain.
But Capuna’s devilish training of Luffy since childhood has honed his extraordinary willpower.
Not everyone can endure the dangerous tests that Garp will test in his childhood, such as tying people to balloons and flying them high into the sky, throwing them into the abyss, and throwing them into the depths of the jungle.
After a long time, Ace was the first to wake up. Seeing Luffy still unconscious, he recalled the pain he had just endured and angrily punched Ao Xing without caring about anything.
“Yes, this power increase is very strong.”
Hearing this, Ace, who was almost overwhelmed by anger, was stunned.
Only now did he feel the power in his body experiencing an explosive growth.
“Go to the side and get used to your current strength first.”
“It will take a while for Luffy to wake up.”
Ao Xing left Ace aside, turned and went into the forest, ready to hunt some prey.
Ace is awake now, so there is no need to worry about Luffy’s safety.
Ace looked at Ao Xing with complicated eyes as his figure disappeared into the forest. He already understood that Ao Xing was not giving them a blow but a great gift.
By the time Ao Xing returned, Luffy had already sobered up and was excitedly pounding on the tree trunk to test his strength.
“My fists are as powerful as guns now.”
An ignorant little devil.
Ao Xing had never seen how much damage a gun could do to a strong person.
How can you be considered a strong person if you can’t even ignore a gun.
Tearing the Japanese apart with bare hands and showing off his skills in the hail of bullets, this is the excellent example of a man in this magical drama.
Behind Ao Xing were several fiery clouds, filled with wild boars.
“Dinner is ready!”
“Yeah!”
Luffy ran over happily. This kid was so optimistic that he was heartless.
Whoever can feed him is probably his best brother.
Ao Xing waved to Ace. He hesitated for a moment, then came over and sat down next to Ao Xing.
“Thank you, thank you!”
A hesitating voice came from the side.
Quite polite.
A smile appeared on Ao Xing’s lips.
“You two are my little brothers now. You are not allowed to eat unless you call me big brother.”
Luffy, who was happily circling around the fire clouds and drooling at the aroma of barbecue, quickly said, “Brother! Let’s eat!”
Ace’s face was filled with black lines. He had repeatedly warned Luffy last night that he must never bow to Ao Xing.
As a result, Luffy directly rebelled.
“I don’t want to eat anymore!”
Ace turned his head proudly and walked to a big tree not far away and sat down.
What an awkward child.
It’s a pity that tsundere people don’t have a good ending.
Ao Xing opened the fire cloud, and Luffy, regardless of the fact that the temperature inside the fire cloud had not completely cooled down, stretched out his little hand and took out the meat to eat.
Luffy’s mouth opened wide, and the whole wild boar quickly disappeared. After a while, his stomach swelled like a balloon, and his waist became like a bucket.
Ace lowered his head and didn’t want to look at the cheerful scene nearby. A feeling of loneliness surrounded him.
From childhood to adulthood, the various vicious comments about One Piece made by adults that he had experienced kept appearing in his mind.
Ace, who was so depressed that he came back to his senses, suddenly saw a white cloud appear in the corner of his eye, with a piece of meat on it.
“Eat quickly, or Luffy will eat it all and won’t leave a single piece for you.”
Ao Xing’s voice came, like a ray of light illuminating his heart.
Ace looked up.
Luffy had eaten so much that he could no longer walk. He lay on the ground, but he was still tirelessly stretching out his hands to take the meat from the burning clouds.
The second wild boar is almost gone.
Ace rushed over and knocked Luffy’s evil little hand away.
“You didn’t even leave me any meat!”
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“Aren’t you hungry?”
Luffy’s little head was full of question marks.
Ever since the two kids met, they have been fighting over food. When Ace walked aside, did that mean he wasn’t hungry?
Ace’s face flushed red.
My younger brother is so stupid.
“Fool!”
His hands did not stop moving. He ate the piece of meat on the white cloud while competing with Luffy for the meat in the burning cloud.
“It tastes really good. I’ve never tasted anything like it before.”
Luffy, who had eaten his fill, lay on the ground, patting his belly, which had swollen to an exaggerated degree, with contentment.
He just ate and still wanted to eat more. Ao Xing even wondered if he would eat himself to death.
“I just sprinkled a little salt. I brought it from the Seven Waters City. This kind of salt is not available in the outside world.”
“The Seven Water City? Where is that?”
Luffy, who had only been hanging out in Windmill Village, Mount Korpo, and the capital of the Kingdom of Goa since he was a child, asked curiously.
“It’s an island on the Grand Line. It’s a holy place for shipbuilding. The Pirate King’s ship, Oro Jackson, which can sail around the world, was built there.”
“Hey! That’s amazing!”
“So you came from the Grand Line?”
The two little ones looked shocked.
“Didn’t I say that?”
Ao Xing thought about it and felt that he had never mentioned it.
For the two little ones who are determined to go to the sea, the world outside the sea is something they have never seen before.
Although the two little ones pestered Ao Xing and wanted him to tell them some stories about the Grand Line, Ao Xing shook his head and refused.
He knew how wild the two little ones were.
In case you are too interested, just go out to sea.
He will probably be regarded as the primary target by old man Karp.
He doesn’t want to be chased by the mad dog Garp like the Roger Pirates in the past!
(ー_ー)!!
“Then do you know Shanks? He was the one who gave me this straw hat.”
Ao Xing glanced at the straw hat in Luffy’s hand, then looked at Ace.
What a twist of fate.
Ao Xing’s gaze made Ace feel very uncomfortable.
“Do you know the origin of this straw hat? Luffy, Ace.”
Ao Xing spoke in a deeper voice.
“Isn’t this Shanks’ straw hat?”
Luffy took his straw hat off his head and looked at Ao Xing in confusion.
From the first time he met Shanks, he saw him wearing a straw hat on his head.
“Shanks was once a trainee crew member of Roger’s pirate group!”
Ao Xing took the straw hat from Luffy’s hand and looked at it. It was a very ordinary straw hat.
“This straw hat was worn by the Pirate King when he went out to sea. It was later passed on to Shanks, and now it’s passed on to you.”
“This is the most valuable relic of One Piece.”
As soon as Ao Xing finished speaking, everything fell silent.
Chapter 33 Rogue Town (Old Version)
The two kids were so shocked that they couldn’t speak for a long time.
Ao Xing didn’t say anything more.
This straw hat represents the inheritance of the Pirate King’s will.
There is no need to let the two little ones know about this heavy burden.
Ace stared at the straw hat in a daze.
He always thought that everything about Roger was far away, but he didn’t expect it to be right in front of him.
After returning the straw hat to Luffy, Ao Xing touched Ace’s little head.
“Of course, the gift that Roger is most satisfied with and proud of is your birth!”
Tears flowed from Ace’s eyes unconsciously and spread all over his face.
“Ace, why are you crying?”
Luffy put the straw hat on his head.
Regardless of whether it was the brain that the Pirate King had once carried, he only knew that it was given to him by Shanks and was proof of their promise.
“Oh no, there’s sand in my eyes!”
Ace wiped his eyes with his greasy hands, but to his surprise, his tears kept flowing.
Men don’t shed tears easily. They will only become stronger after crying.
“Let’s stop here today. Tomorrow you can go to Windmill Village. My ship is docked at the port there.”
Crying babies are the most annoying thing.
Ao Xing thought that out of sight, out of mind, he ran away decisively.
Turning into white clouds and disappearing in front of the two little ones, Ao Xing returned to the Yunlong.
Another day passed, and Ao Xing was on the upper deck of the Yunlong, teaching Kuina some moves.
As mentioned before, Rayleigh is knowledgeable and can master swordsmanship styles from all over the world.
Over time, Ao Xing will also be able to imitate the swordsmanship of different swordsmanship schools.
Now, we are going to use various sword techniques to broaden Kuina’s horizons.
“Wow! What a beautiful boat!”
Luffy’s shouting voice came from the side of the ship.
Ao Xing signaled to Guina to pause and used the white clouds to create a rope ladder that extended to the port.
Ace and Luffy quickly climbed up the rope ladder.
After introducing the two parties to each other, Ao Xing saw that Ace seemed to be interested in sword practice, so he said:
“Ace, why don’t you learn some swordsmanship? It’s much more useful than hitting people with a water pipe.”
Ace nodded embarrassedly, and Ao Xing threw him a wooden sword to test his skills first.
There is absolutely no method and no foundation in swordsmanship at all.
Old man Garp always hits people with his fists. There is no swordsmanship teacher in this village, so he can’t learn any swordsmanship.
However, he had a pretty good talent for swordsmanship and learned the basics very quickly, and it seemed like he inherited some of it from Roger.
Kuina looked at Ace’s sword-learning speed and found it was no worse than Zoro’s.
Another future competitor.
She practiced harder.
Ao Xing stayed in Windmill Village for a month. Guina was closer in age to the two little ones, and they often competed with each other.
Although Kuina is not satisfied with her increased strength now, she still relies on her better swordsmanship foundation to defeat Ace and Luffy in succession, winning more than a hundred duels in a row.
Before leaving, Ao Xing gave Ace a sharp knife as a gift.
He also snatched a good and sharp sword from another pirate.
Unfortunately, it was a large sword, longer than Ace’s body, and not suitable for him to use.
Ace, who was beaten into submission, had already changed his tone and called him “big brother”. There was nothing wrong with giving a gift to a younger brother.
Luffy doesn’t learn swordsmanship, he only practices boxing.
After thinking about it, Ao Xing gave him a small piece of seastone.
Although this piece of seastone is not big and its purity is not very high, it is enough to make Luffy’s body as soft as noodles as soon as he touches it.
Ao Xing told him to train with seastone from time to time in the future to overcome this weakness of Devil Fruit users.
Ao Xing also left tens of millions of Baileys to Dadan as living expenses for the two little ones, and asked her to order more food for them in the future.
Dadan was so moved that he burst into tears.
God knows how aggrieved she must have felt when Karp sent her one child after another to raise and she didn’t even dare to get angry.
As a vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters, Garp did not leave any money.
She raised her two hungry children with great difficulty.
Now I finally see the money!
Dadan solemnly put the money away and vowed to spend it only on the two little ones.
As a “mother”, Dadan is still very qualified, and Ao Xing believes in her.
With the farewell of the two little ones and Dadan’s family, the Yunlong sailed away from the Windmill Village and gradually disappeared into the open sea.
Ao Xing felt it was a pity that the king of the sea outside Windmill Village did not come to cause trouble.
He really wants to see the true appearance of the sea king that bites off Shanks’ arm!
The East China Sea is known as the weakest sea because there are no big pirates with high bounties in this area.
Rumor has it that this is related to a naval hero who often goes home for leave.
Just because there are fewer pirates with high bounties doesn’t mean there aren’t many pirates.
Ao Xing kindly asked for directions from a few “kind-hearted” pirate groups, confirmed the direction, and arrived at a place that all pirates must check in.
Rogue Town!
It is called “the town of beginning and end”.
It was here that the Pirate King Roger abducted his right-hand man, Silvers Rayleigh, his father, onto the pirate ship, executed him here, and opened the Great Pirate Era.
This town is the closest to the entrance to the Grand Line in the East China Sea. Many pirates who want to go to the Grand Line have to resupply here.
As a result, the town is a mixed bag, with a high number of villains.
Ao Xing parked the Yunlong at a toll merchant port where the security measures were quite good.
There shouldn’t be many bad-intentioned hooligans who can get on his boat, as there are plenty of boats around that are more luxurious than his.
Because the pirates in the East China Sea are relatively weak, the risk for nobles and merchants going out to sea is relatively small, otherwise there would not be so many civilian ships docked here.
In this era, civilian ships were all equipped with cannons, most of which were more advanced than those in the hands of pirates. This was also the capital for their safe navigation.
Most pirates are poor and cannot afford expensive cannons, and the shells are not cheap either.
Therefore, the characteristics of a pirate ship are its high speed and the ability to engage in boarding battles.
Human life is not valuable. After all, once the pirate minions die, we can recruit new ones.
Most of the guns on the black market are old artillery pieces that have been discarded from warehouses in various countries. It is hard to say whether the barrel will explode when firing, but the accuracy is in line with the level of Black State marksmanship in Ao Xing’s eyes.
Unfortunately, Ao Xing is now under someone’s supervision.
Otherwise, with his own charm, he can easily seduce a group of young ladies. With a group of local tour guides, a tour group can be set up in minutes.
Ao Xing, who has just arrived, can only spend money to find a tour guide at the port.
As a tourist attraction, there are usually some children wandering around the port, who will take jobs as tour guides to earn a little income.
Ao Xing glanced around the port and noticed a familiar figure.
“Huh?”
Chapter 34 Dashiqi (Old Version)
Ao Xing jumped off the boat and came to a little girl with glasses.
“Sir, do you need a tour guide? I know all the attractions in Rogue Town, and the fees are not high.”
Ao Xing looked her up and down.
This little girl really looks like Kuina, just like twin sisters.
Noticing Ao Xing’s gaze, the pale-faced, shabby-clothed little girl felt a little uneasy.
“Don’t be nervous, little sister, what’s your name?”
Ao Xing gave a gentle smile to calm the little girl’s tension.
“My name is Tashigi.”
The little girl replied weakly.
Ao Xing nodded. It was indeed Dashiqi. He didn’t expect that she had lived in Rogue Town since she was a child.
“You will be my tour guide these days!”
Ao Xing took out a few large coins from his pocket and handed them to her.
“Sir, it doesn’t cost that much.”
Dashigi said anxiously.
“It’s okay. If it’s extra, consider it a tip for you.”
Ao Xing shook his hands to show that he didn’t care.
Dashiqi hesitated for a moment, but finally took the coin in her hand. This reward was enough to cover the income from her past ten jobs.
Some malicious eyes were cast towards Dashigi.
Ao Xing frowned.
As the last stop on the way from Donghai to Upside Down Mountain, the public security in Rogue Town is not as good as it seems.
Ao Xing asked the girl to wait there for a while, then returned to the boat, and when he came down again, he was holding a net bag in his hand.
In the net bag were several human heads that had been embalmed, all of them were wanted criminals with a bounty in the East China Sea.
Someone with eyes at the port recognized the identity of the head in the net bag and exclaimed in surprise.
“Oh my god! That’s the head of the pirate Bart, whose bounty is 10 million berries, and the head of Brother Yemi, whose bounty is 6 million berries!…”
“Is he a pirate hunter? He actually killed so many pirate captains!”
All the malicious looks that were originally surrounding Dashigi disappeared, and the eyes she looked at Ao Xing were full of fear.
“Hey! This is ‘He Miao’, the latest famous sword on the list, the best and fastest sword Fifty Works!”
Dashiqi looked at the seedlings that Ao Xing had just brought back to the boat and pinned to his waist, her eyes shining.
“How did you know about this knife?”
“The latest issue of the famous sword catalog! It was just released two days ago!”
Did those people on the famous sword judging panel take advantage of his popularity so quickly?
“Can you show me this knife?”
Dashiqi was like a crazy fan and excitedly asked Ao Xing.
Ao Xing pulled out the seedlings and placed them in front of Dashiqi for her to admire.
The seedlings are very heavy, and Dashigi probably can’t lift them.
Because Rogue Town is a town that intersects with the Grand Line, Joel still wore a black tuxedo and brought a black veil to cover his face when he got off the ship.
Kuina was carefully dressed up by Yoel and she was no longer the tomboy she used to be.
Her hair had grown long, reaching her shoulders, and was styled into a beautiful hairstyle by Joel.
Because of this, the two got off the boat a little late.
The two of them looked at Dashiqi, who was standing beside Ao Xing with her attention completely focused on He Miao, and were stunned.
“That little girl looks just like Kuina!”
“She looks exactly like me?”
Ao Xing put He Miao back into the scabbard. Dashiqi reluctantly shifted her gaze, but when she looked not far away, she was also stunned.
This is not a good place to have a conversation.
Ao Xing called a passenger carriage and the four of them got on it. Kuina and Tashigi were still looking at each other, and the more they looked, the more they felt a sense of familiarity.
After asking, I found out that the mothers of both parties were actually related by blood.
Kozaburo established Shimotsuki Village in Tokai more than 40 years ago.
Kuina’s mother was not from Wano Country, but a woman that Koshiro rescued from a shipwreck when he went out to sea. Later, the two fell in love and gave birth to Kuina.
Before her mother passed away, Kuina heard that her mother had a twin sister who was lost in a shipwreck.
Unexpectedly, she was rescued and came to Rogue Town, where she got married and gave birth to Dashiqi.
“Mother said she looked a lot like her sister, but I didn’t expect…”
Unexpectedly, the genes of these two sisters were so strong that the daughters they gave birth to looked very similar.
Both of Tashigi’s parents passed away when Rogue Town was invaded by pirates, leaving her with only a small house. She has survived until now with the help of her neighbors.
Knowing Tashigi’s tragic past, Kuina held her tightly in her arms.
It was only then that Tashigi noticed that Kuina also had a famous sword on her waist.
“Is this Wado Ichimonji?! It was once ranked among the twenty-first great swords!”
Dashigi became excited again.
Her father was once a swordsman of considerable ability. He was very obsessed with famous swords and had a collection of many famous sword manuals at home.
This also influenced Tashigi, causing her to develop an extraordinary love for famous swords.
The carriage stopped at an inconspicuous residential building. Ao Xing got off the car and contacted the people from the Garden Organization stationed there using secret codes. He handed the heads of the bounty criminals to him and asked him to go to the naval base in Rogue Town to exchange them for the bounty.
The carriage set off again, taking the four people to the most iconic place in Rogue Town – the Pirate King’s execution platform.
After paying the taxi fare, Ao Xing asked Yoel to take Kuina and Tashigi for a walk around.
The execution platform of One Piece is so famous that many people come to pay their respects.
With the execution platform as its center, it is now the most prosperous commercial area in Rogue Town.
Ao Xing found a cafe where he could see the execution platform and sat down by the window.
“Is this where the tide of the times breaks out?”
The execution platform is very ordinary. It has no special features except that it was specially built very high in order to allow more people to see the execution of One Piece.
After observing a few minutes of silence for the captain who was his father, Ao Xing looked at the memorial wall in the cafe, where there were many photos taken when the Pirate King was executed.
Ao Xing even noticed a conspicuous onion-headed person among the crowd – Moonlight Moria.
After drinking coffee, Ao Xing left the cafe and wandered in a random direction.
Upside-down Mountain is where the ocean currents from all over the world converge at the top of the mountain and then flow towards the Great Route.
During this process, ships in the four seas can control their direction and even go to the other four seas instead of the Grand Route.
But in this process, it is easier to go up the mountain than to go down.
The boats must not only be strong, but also large and heavy enough, otherwise they will be pushed back by the upstream current rushing towards the mountains.
We also have to be wary of other ships from all over the world that are rushing along the sea route. The risk factor is extremely high, so few ships dare to do this.
If it is a sea fish that is swept into the ocean current, that is another matter.
Those with tenacious vitality may swim upstream along the sea channel and enter a new world.
Most of them were knocked unconscious by the ocean currents on the top of the mountain and fell randomly into one of the four seas.
Skilled and daring fishing boats like to fish at the dangerous entrances to waterways. Although the ocean currents here are complicated and the boats may be destroyed and people may die if they are not careful, they can catch rare fish from other seas and sell them at high prices.
Chapter 35 Black Flag (Old Version)
Ao Xing met a fishmonger selling his wares on the street. Many of the fish on his stall were from other seas.
Sensing that someone was releasing murderous intent towards him, Ao Xing turned around and walked into an empty alley without changing his expression.
There was a dead end at the end of the alley. Ao Xing turned around and looked at the person who followed him in.
He was wearing incongruous clothes, a Shamatte hairstyle, an extremely ordinary middle-aged face, with a gloomy and dark look on his face. He drew his knife without saying a word.
“I heard it at the port, you have a good knife!”
Ao Xing looked at the knife in the middle-aged man’s hand and smiled.
“You are so unlucky to meet me with that knife!”
“What?”
Ao Xing instantly appeared behind the middle-aged man, and a head fell off.
Flash sale!
Picking up the middle-aged man’s knife, Ao Xing felt a demonic aura trying to corrode him.
The armed color domineering wrapped around the blade, suppressing it instantly.
“The Demon Sword Third Generation Kitetsu!”
The blade is long, with a large curvature and no blood groove. The blade pattern is a typical flame-patterned steel burnt blade.
“A swordsman without strength who uses it will often encounter misfortune. You are really unlucky to have met me!”
This middle-aged man is obviously a poor guy, otherwise he wouldn’t be holding the magic sword. Even his consciousness has been eroded by the magic sword and his mind is not clear.
Every famous sword on the list means there is a powerful swordsman behind it.
With such mediocre strength, you dare to cause trouble for him.
He casually put the Sandai Kitetsu on his waist. This magic sword posed no threat to Ao Xing.
The weapon shop in Rogue Town seems to also have a collection of a good and sharp sword – Snow Solitaire. I remember that in the original work, Zoro got Snow Solitaire and the Sandai Kitetsu from there.
But forget it. Although Ao Xing has the money to buy snow, he can only collect it. He doesn’t need it, so he might as well leave some chance for that kid Sauron!
After contacting each other through Den Den Mushi, and at the recommendation of Tashigi, the two sides met at a well-reviewed restaurant in Rogue Town.
“This is the Sandai Kitetsu! The sword of a murderer. How did you get it, Brother Ao Xing?”
“At the port, someone heard my name He Miao and caused trouble for me, but I dealt with him.”
Tashigi was still studying the Third Generation of Kitetsu. After hearing what Ao Xing said, she realized that she was too excited at the port and said the wrong thing.
“I’m sorry, it’s all my fault!”
Dashigi bowed and apologized.
“No need to apologize, I’m very strong, that person is no threat to me.”
Ao Xing looked at the restaurant menu and waved his hand to indicate that he didn’t care.
“Brother Ao Xing, why did you come to Rogue Town?”
“To commemorate the Pirate King Roger, and then use this place as the starting point to hoist the black sail.”
“Brother Ao Xing, do you want to be a pirate?”
Dashiqi’s voice suddenly became louder, and when she saw everyone around her looking at her, she lowered her head embarrassedly.
“Because of your parents’ death, you are disgusted with pirates, right?”
Dashigi nodded.
Tashigi later became a navy soldier. In this chaotic era, many navy soldiers came from people who had been harmed by pirates.
“There are good pirates and bad pirates, but it is true that most pirates are evil.”
Ao Xing responded to Dashiqi’s questioning look and touched her head with a smile.
“In this world, not all navy officers are righteous, and not all pirates are evil.”
“I think Brother Aoxing, Sister Yoel, and Sister Kuina are all good people. Why do they want to become pirates?”
Dashigi was in a very low mood.
Children’s world is black and white, they don’t understand so much.
“Let’s eat first!”
Joel wanted to comfort Dashiqi, but Ao Xing shook his head.
What you hear is not as good as what you see!
This child’s position will not change because of a few words.
After dinner, I sent Tashigi back home and looked at the simply furnished cottage and the patched-up old furniture.
Ao Xing and Yue Er started packing.
“Brother, what are you doing?”
Dashiqi just got some hot water from the kitchen and wanted to entertain Ao Xing and the others. No one had visited her home for a long time.
Apart from the kitchen, I saw that my things were almost all packed up.
“I’m worried about you living here alone, so why don’t you come with me and go out to sea!”
“I~I don’t want to be a pirate!”
“I’m a pirate, this is not up to you!”
Ao Xing smiled cunningly and knocked her out gently. Bai Yun picked up Dashiqi’s luggage and the three people and flew towards the port.
“Wouldn’t this be bad?”
Kuina asked as she looked at Dashigi who was carried on Ao Xing’s back.
“We can’t just watch her live alone in Rogue Town! Look, she’s malnourished. It’s very dangerous to continue like this.”
Looking at Tashigi’s thin body, Kuina sighed reluctantly and acquiesced to the fact that Tashigi was being forced onto the boat.
I had originally planned to stay in Rogue Town for a few more days for sightseeing, but since what happened to Dashiqi, I had no choice but to leave early.
When Dasiqi woke up, she was stunned.
She was not at home; judging by the slight swaying of the boat, she was out at sea.
The Yunlong has left Rogue Town and is sailing on the endless ocean.
Dashiqi groped her way out of the cabin, and when she looked up, she saw a black flag hoisted on the top of the Yunlong’s originally bare mainmast.
There is a red circle in the center of the black flag, with a black dragon pattern on the circle.
It does not have the classic skull logo on the pirate flag, but rather the Han dragon flag from Ao Xing’s previous life.
The patterns on pirate flags are varied. Not all pirate groups use skulls. The focus is on the black flag.
As long as a black flag is hoisted, it is generally assumed that one is a pirate.
“I became a pirate?”
Dashigi wanted to cry but had no tears.
“If there’s no bounty on your head, you can’t be considered a pirate.”
Ao Xing appeared in front of Dashiqi, smiled and stretched out his hand to her.
“Welcome to my Shenlong Pirates!”
“Woo woo! Brother Ao Xing is such a bad guy!”
Dashiqi threw herself into Ao Xing’s arms and kept hitting Ao Xing’s chest with her little fists.
The Yunlong began to cruise around the East China Sea, and Dashiqi had no choice but to accept the reality that she was dragged onto the pirate ship.
Due to malnutrition, Dashigi’s health was seriously weakened.
Ao Xing asked her to recuperate first and was not in a hurry to use lightning body training on her.
After three months of rest, the paleness on Dashiqi’s face was no longer there and it became radiant.
Her father left her a sharp knife named “Shigure”.
Kuina started practicing swordsmanship with her. When Tashigi was a child, she learned some basic swordsmanship through her father’s guidance.
After his body recovered, his swordsmanship improved rapidly.
During these three months, they have landed on many islands and destroyed several pirate groups.
In the process, Tashigi’s yearning for the navy was also shattered.
Because the navies of the four seas take advantage of their positions and do many things to exploit the people.
The voyage was temporarily interrupted because of a message sent to Ao Xing by the Garden Organization.
Chapter 36 Dragon Bones (Old Version)
East China Sea, ant nest hell.
The location of this sea area is quite remote, and the Garden Organization, which has weak intelligence capabilities in the East China Sea, searched for a long time before finding this island.
The island is surrounded by special ocean currents, and anyone who approaches will be swept into it and unable to escape.
Ao Xing used white clouds to lift up the Yunlong, crossed the complex ocean currents, and landed on the island.
The island has a large forest area, but there are no edible plants or animals, which obviously looks wrong.
Based on experience, this island is likely to have terrible predators that can cross the sea.
Ao Xing already knows who the predator here is?
A huge, decayed ship was found in the distance. Judging from the size of the cabin, it should be related to the giants.
“There doesn’t seem to be a giant village in the East China Sea. Did this ship come from another sea area?”
Ao Xing shifted his gaze from the wrecked ship and walked towards a cave inside the island.
The entrance to the cave is very large. A quick look inside shows that although it is a naturally formed cave, there are many signs of human modification.
Judging from the carving marks that are thicker than Ao Xing’s waist and the huge head exposed in the corner, it should have been transformed by the giants.
The inverted skull was placed on the ground like a bone bowl, with dry branches sticking out from the edge.
Ao Xing walked closer to the head and saw through the dark eye sockets that it had been transformed into a bird’s nest with four normal-sized eggs in the middle.
“The owner of these eggs hasn’t returned yet? Birds usually leave one bird to guard the home. There are no other large animals alive on the island, so has the bird let down its guard?”
What Ao Xing was looking for was a wooden treasure chest. Inside the cave, besides the skeletons of giants, there were also many normal humans and bones of other creatures.
The ground inside the cave was very flat, and there was no place to hide anything. Looking around, there was nothing but bones.
There is also a huge hole in the cave that can be used for ventilation, but the inside of the skull is relatively closed and the stinking smell is very strong.
Ao Xing suppressed his nausea and walked into the skull, where he discovered that there were some shiny gold or gems on the edge of the skull. It seemed that the owner of this nest really liked to collect these things.
Ao Xing would not personally turn over the bird’s nest that emitted a pungent smell.
The ability of the Cloud-Cloud Fruit was activated, and a group of hands formed by white clouds first moved the bird eggs out of the nest, and then began to turn over the nest.
There are some broken wooden boards or wine barrels at the bottom of the bird’s nest, which seem to have been piled on the bottom as materials for building a bird’s nest.
After peeling off the first layer, Ao Xing found a wooden box. The cloud hand brought it back to Ao Xing, and the other small cloud hand opened it, revealing the fruit inside.
The appearance of the fruit is like a dragon fruit, with an orange-red spherical fruit with spiral patterns on the top. The fruit stalk is green with a vortex at one end and a flame at the other end, and the skin is made up of countless small flame-shaped spiral fruit patterns.
This shape is exactly the Flame-Flame Fruit that Ao Xing is looking for.
Before coming to the East China Sea to look for the Flame-Flame Fruit, Ao Xing had already confirmed with Xia Qi that there had been a user with the ability of the Flame-Flame Fruit since the Rocks era, but he was killed in the New World and has never appeared since.
It is true that having an old person in the family is like a treasure.
Given the extent to which the world government has been erasing information circulated on the ocean, it would be difficult to search through documents and look for intelligence if there weren’t some old man who roamed the ocean in that era alive.
The Flame-Flame Fruit is jokingly called “even dogs won’t eat it!” by people who can travel through time.
There are a lot of people in this world who have the ability to control fire.
The Flame-Flame Fruit doesn’t seem to be as powerful as the Magma Fruit, but it is not completely useless.
Although Ao Xing can create a fire cloud, his ability is limited to his own business. So far, the temperature of his fire cloud can only reach two to three hundred degrees Celsius.
When it comes to a confrontation between strong opponents, the lethality is minimal. The only thing to do is to worry about the opponent catching a cold, so you need to heat up the person’s body.
The temperature of the incinerator for cremation needs to be over 800 degrees. What can this temperature of the fire cloud accomplish in battle?
Its biggest function is to act as an oven to heat and keep food warm.
It is practical, but its biggest drawback is that it cannot be used to fight.
Just as Ao Xing was looking at the Flame-Flame Fruit, a sharp cry was heard and a black shadow appeared at the entrance of the cave.
Ao Xing looked up and saw two strange-looking birds, as big as small trucks, looking at him angrily.
The bird’s nest at home was turned upside down and all the eggs were thrown out.
The two strange birds’ anger levels reached their maximum, and they opened their beaks full of sharp teeth and flew towards Ao Xing.
In order to prevent any accidents, Ao Xing suppressed his nausea and swallowed the Flame-Flame Fruit on the spot.
The dragon ball played its role again, and a flame shape gradually condensed inside it, forming a three-legged tripod with the clouds and lightning.
The uneven traces on the surface of the dragon ball quickly disappeared, turning into a round and smooth sphere.
Flames appeared on Ao Xing’s body, and the instructions for use flooded into his mind.
Ao Xing laughed loudly, and when he swung his fist, orange-red flames immediately filled the entire cave.
The strange bird, which was already very close, had no time to dodge and was covered by flames. Its feathers burned first and turned into two large fireballs.
With the experience of developing the fire cloud, the temperature created by Ao Xing as soon as he ate the Flame-Flame Fruit exceeded 500 degrees.
In order to fly, birds have thin and fragile bodies.
Even though its body became larger, its weaknesses would not change. After just a few wailing sounds, the strange bird fell to the ground in the cave, without a sound.
Before he could even laugh a few times, Ao Xing fell to the ground.
Severe pain came from all parts of his body, making him groan in pain.
Ao Xing had already gotten used to the severe pain brought by lightning and thunder, so he did not faint this time.
This time my whole body felt like it was burning, especially my bones, where the pain was the most intense.
All the bones in my body felt like steel being burned, with pain coming in waves.
By the time the pain receded like the tide, all of Ao Xing’s clothes had turned to ashes, with only a layer of filth remaining on his skin.
Ao Xing has already understood that this time the Flame-Flame Fruit has brought him dragon bones.
Both the hardness of bones and the associated hematopoietic and immune functions have been greatly improved.
His bones are now harder than steel, and even a swordsman cannot cut them.
Even if a large amount of blood is lost in a short period of time, Ao Xing can still produce a large amount of blood quickly and continuously.
Moreover, ordinary toxins have no effect on him, and the effect of highly toxic substances is also limited.
Chapter 37 Alabasta (Old Version)
Joel’s voice called out from outside the cave, but the interior was now filled with flames and she couldn’t get in.
Ao Xing summoned white clouds full of water, used them to wash and wipe his body, and used the white clouds to turn into thick clothes.
The fire in the cave was extinguished under Ao Xing’s control. Joel walked in worriedly. The scorching temperature inside the cave that had not yet dissipated made her little face blush.
“Dumb tape? Mr. Ao Xing?”
Ao Xing stood up, and a large number of dark clouds appeared, bringing artificial rainfall to the inside of the cave to cool it down.
The strange bird had turned into a charred mass and could no longer be eaten, but the bird’s eggs were protected by a hard eggshell and still survived.
Because the temperature was too high, the eggshell cracked slightly.
Ao Xing broke open a piece of eggshell and found that the egg white inside had completely solidified.
Grab a piece and put it in your mouth. The protein is chewy and tastes very good.
Because of the continuous burning of the flames, except for the giant’s skull, the wood and ordinary bones have turned into ashes.
Only some gems and gold of good quality were left, which were packed up and taken away along with the bird eggs by the white clouds.
The main dish of the first meal on the island was the eggs of a strange bird.
Apart from those two strange birds, there are no other strange birds on this island.
But this is in line with common sense. In nature, the larger the carnivore, the larger the territory it needs.
Ao Xing also explored the giant’s abandoned ship. Apparently the giants had no habit of writing navigation notes, and they didn’t even have parchment that could be preserved for a long time.
There were some rusty and broken weapons scattered around the wreck, and the interior was empty.
Apart from the huge bronze figurehead at the bow, which has some value, there is nothing else.
The figurehead is huge. The bronze is valuable but not that valuable. Ao Xing doesn’t plan to take it away, so just leave it here.
Having robbed Ace of the opportunity to obtain the Flame-Flame Fruit, Ao Xing was thinking about compensating him later.
Ao Xing was kind-hearted and dug a hole on the island, burying some dry food and canned food. The shelf life of these things is enough for sixty years.
A sign was erected at the pit, so that if there are more victims who arrive on the island in the future, they may be able to survive a little longer by relying on these hard-to-swallow supplies.
Whether you can hold on and leave this island depends on luck.
Ao Xing felt that although he killed the two strange birds, the strange birds obviously also had a tribe.
Now that these two are dead, it is very likely that strange birds will migrate to this place again in the future.
The Yunlong was once again carried by the white clouds and flew away from the sea area, continuing Ao Xing’s journey to the East China Sea.
After checking with professional instruments on the Yunlong, Ao Xing discovered that the keel had also changed his skeleton.
The average human body has approximately 206 bones.
Ao Xing roughly estimated that he probably had about 500 bones.
Even though they still have a human appearance, their internal bone structure is inhuman and can generate greater power than a human body.
For example, ordinary humans can lift objects that are 1-3 times heavier than their own weight, while ants can lift objects that are hundreds of times heavier than their own weight.
The difference in physical output involved is as huge as heaven and earth.
Now the change in Ao Xing’s body’s bone structure has broken the human body’s limit of output.
Although this fantasy world can increase human power to an outrageous level, the benefits that Ao Xing gains from each increase in power are different now.
When others increase their strength by one point, Ao Xing increases his strength by one point, and can gain a tenfold or even greater strength bonus.
Ao Xing now felt that the heavy sword He Miao, which used to be quite easy to use, was too light to use.
“Just make do with what you have!”
Ao Xing inserted the seedlings into the scabbard.
I designed this thing myself and spent a lot of money to build it. It has been with me for less than three years, but I didn’t expect that it would fail to keep up with my usage so soon.
Through extensive training, Ao Xing is quickly exploring the limits of his strength and achieving proper control.
Until he can effectively control his strength, he is no longer suitable to be Kuina’s sparring partner. He is afraid that if he uses a little more strength, Kuina will be injured because she cannot withstand his strength.
Ao Xing also deliberately searched for the slippery fruit at several suspicious locations where Luffy was knocked away in Alrita’s original work.
It is such a waste of God’s gift that this beauty fruit is given to that ugly fat woman.
Unfortunately, Ao Xing was not found.
His Dragon Ball only seems to be interested in Nature-type Devil Fruits.
When he first landed on the Ant’s Nest Hell Island, the Dragon Ball pointed him in the direction of the Flame-Flame Fruit.
The Slippery Fruit is a superhuman devil fruit, and Ao Xing got nothing.
I had no choice but to give up the search for this devil fruit.
That day, Ao Xing received another call.
“Tom’s trial is about to begin? Don’t do anything stupid. What the World Government needs is evidence. Don’t forget what I warned you about, Iceberg, Franky!”
Ao Xing hung up the phone and rubbed his brows.
Inspired by him, Tom built the sea train ahead of schedule, and the world government’s trial of him was also brought forward.
It was his negligence that he did not anticipate this.
“We can save them, but they have hoisted the black sails. They are destined to stand on the opposite side of the World Government in the future.”
“How to save them is the question. Should we adopt that plan?”
Ao Xing thought about it for a while and had the answer in his mind.
“Mom, is it okay to forge my identity?”
“Don’t worry, I guarantee the World Government won’t be able to find out.”
“Just use your identity as a fish-man hybrid?”
“I am, so I’ll use this!”
After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Ao Xing turned the bow of the Yunlong and rushed directly towards the calm belt.
If he was near Luohe Town, he would have walked up the mountain.
Our current location is in the central part of the East China Sea, and the speed is fastest from the Calm Belt to the Grand Line.
The Yunlong sailed at full power and accelerated. It took only ten days to reach its destination, Aoxing, from the East China Sea.
Alabasta!
This country is located on the Saint Island in the Grand Route. Saint Island is a super giant island, but most of the country is desert with a tropical desert climate.
The island can only support a limited number of people, only 10 million.
If the climate is suitable for farming, it is not impossible for the population to exceed 100 million.
At the Rapeseed Flower Port, Ao Xing found out some news about Crocodile.
The desert has a very harsh climate. If we are not prepared, it would be bad if something unexpected happened to children of Kuina and Tashigi’s age.
If you want to cross the desert, you need a means of transportation. The cheapest and most convenient one is naturally a camel, but there are many other options.
Ships can be sailed in the desert of Alabasta, and some desert pirate groups use this form of transportation.
Large trading companies also build sand ships to transport goods in the desert. This has the lowest cost and can transport large quantities of goods at one time.
Ao Xing doesn’t need a big ship, a small sand boat is enough.
Chapter 38 Rainy Land (Old Version)
After buying the supplies needed for crossing the desert at Rapeseed Flower, the Yunlong then entered the Santa Dora River and went upstream.
The Rainland where Crocodile resides and Alabasta’s capital, Alupana, are located on both sides of the Santara River, in roughly the same north-south direction.
The Santora River in Alabasta is not completely free of danger, as there are also dangerous freshwater creatures living there.
Alabasta is not in the dire situation of drought with no rain for three years now. The water level of the Santa Dora River is high enough for the Yunlong to sail inland.
Small ferries have been built on both sides of the Santa Dora River.
In theory, the banks of freshwater rivers are the most suitable places to build towns in the desert.
But because the Santa Dora River is the only huge freshwater river in Alabasta, it is a source of drinking water not only for humans but also for many desert creatures.
There are no towns along the Santa Rosa River, and the towns that existed along the river in history were either destroyed by the creatures in the river or the top predators in the desert.
The civilians of Alabasta live in an oasis deep in the desert and usually do not go near the Santara River.
Ao Xing chose a secluded place and used clouds mixed with yellow sand to cover the Yunlong, blending it with the surrounding desert and providing maximum safety protection.
There is only one house at the small ferry, standing alone on a towering rock by the river.
Many desert creatures have the ability to burrow underground, so for safety reasons they will not build their homes on soft sand.
Looking at the small boat that Ao Xing threw from the deck of the Yunlong, the three of them were all puzzled.
“I will take the helm from now on, and we will take this sand boat to the rainy land.”
Boat?
Take a boat to a city deep in the desert?
Yor, Kuina and Tashigi all expressed that they found it difficult to understand; it was the first time they knew that a boat could be sailed in the desert.
After placing some supplies on the sand boat, Ao Xing asked them to sit down.
The long and unceasing wind in the desert blew on the sails of the sand boat. Ao Xing steered the sand boat towards the depths of the desert at a very fast speed.
The most frightening thing in the desert is getting lost.
The overall magnetic field of the Grand Route is chaotic, and island-to-island treatment requires recording pointers to navigate.
If a stable magnetic field is formed inside the island, the compass can be used.
After finding the right direction, the sand boat sped all the way. However, at the speed of the sand boat, it would not be able to reach the rainy land in one day.
At night, we found a rocky desert area to rest for the night.
The residents of Alabasta knew how to avoid some dangerous areas, but Ao Xing’s sand boat sailed straight regardless, angering many predators in the desert.
Scorpions the size of calves, lizards the size of trucks, Ao Xing killed many unique creatures in the desert along the way.
One of them accidentally fell into a quicksand area, but the white clouds lifted up the sand boat and made it float up.
While eating dinner, Ao Xing sensed that the air flow in the direction of the rainy land was very wrong.
Looking up, he saw a sandstorm that covered the sky and the sun rolling in from afar. Ao Xing built a safe house with white clouds in the leeward side of the Gobi Desert.
When a sandstorm passes through the Gobi Desert, the wind blows through the Gobi Desert, which has become smooth over the years, causing the airflow to become turbulent and making a huge, strange noise.
Kuina and Dashiki listened to the howling of ghosts and wolves outside in fear, and Ao Xing comforted them and put them to sleep.
By the next day, Kuina and Tashigi were hugging Ao Xing tightly on each side, while Yoel was hugging the younger Tashigi, and the four of them were huddled together.
Ao Xing, who recovered his energy the fastest, woke up first and noticed that he was being hugged tightly like a pillow.
I didn’t move rashly so as not to disturb their rest.
A white cloud suddenly glowed faintly, like a desk lamp, and another white cloud turned into a cloud hand, which took a book containing common knowledge about the Alabasta Desert from the luggage and flipped it slightly in front of Ao Xing’s eyes.
This is a new ability that Ao Xing recently developed, Shining Cloud.
The air duct of the safe house was specially left by Ao Xing. It was not buried by the desert, the air was flowing, and there was no risk of suffocation.
The biological clocks of the three Yoel people were very precise due to years of exercise. After they woke up one after another, Ao Xing used the Yunyun Fruit to make fresh water for them to wash.
Soon after entering the depths of the desert, Ao Xing discovered that the power of the Yunyun Fruit had been greatly weakened in the desert.
The essence of clouds is water!
Although Aoxing has developed additional strange functions, it cannot change the essence of the cloud.
There are too few water molecules in the air in the desert, so Ao Xing needs to expend more physical strength to use the ability of the Yunyun Fruit.
“Even a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit.”
“Crocodile will never be as weak as when Luffy lands in the future. When we get to the rainy land, I need to make some preliminary preparations for safety.”
Shazhou arrived at the rainy land and found a hotel to accommodate Yoel and the other two.
Now Crocodile has started his game of pretending to be the “Hero of Alabasta”. He recently appeared in the port city on the other side of Alabasta to deal with the pirates who attacked there.
Ao Xing has used his Observation Haki to confirm the interior of the rainy land and found no hidden strong men, so Crocodile was definitely not there.
The casino “Yuyan”, which has begun to become magnificent, is his old nest, and he will definitely come back soon.
Ao Xing flew high into the sky and began to make preparations for the war. The Yunyun Fruit and the Shasha Fruit might be mutually restraining.
If it were on the sea, that would be the home ground of the Cloud-Cloud Fruit, and Crocodile would have no way to escape.
Radio waves monitor the rainy land.
The current rainland does not cover a large area.
Cobra is a qualified king, not a useless fool.
Even if Crocodile is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea designated by the World Government, he will not trust him easily.
Crocodile asked him for a place to stay, but he did not give it to the already established and well-developed city.
Instead, he was given an uninhabited oasis and allowed to build his own city.
Except for the capital city of Alupana, which is built on a huge bedrock base, most other cities in Alabasta are built on the coast or not far from the coastline.
It’s closer to the ocean, has more rainfall, and is away from the dangers of the deep desert.
Before Crocodile, the sand crocodile, came, the Rain Land was a paradise for desert wildlife.
Crocodile first killed all the dangerous creatures near the rain land before gradually building the city.
Building a new city from scratch will consume a lot of money, but it is not without benefits. The city of Rainland is completely under the control of Crocodile.
Crocodile will not hand over the profits earned within the city to Alabasta.
A casino city that does not have to pay taxes will quickly accumulate huge wealth.
It can be seen from the fact that Crocodile later supported so many people in the Baroque Workshop that his wealth at that time was truly rich enough to rival a country.
Chapter 39 Crocodile (Old Version)
A bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket struck a crocodile running rapidly in the desert, and the carriage on the crocodile’s back instantly shattered into pieces.
Ao Xing sat on the somersault cloud and slowly descended from the sky.
“It seems that your skills have declined a lot, Crocodile!”
Crocodile, who was sitting on the crocodile that had turned into mature meat, looked up with a gloomy face and threw away his black coat that had turned into a burnt black.
“Who are you, little brat?”
“To put it simply, I want to take your head. Your head is very valuable and can be used to make a name for myself!”
“Bounty hunter? I am one of the Shichibukai. The World Government has cancelled my bounty. You can’t exchange my bounty.”
Although the sunlight cast by the sun behind Ao Xing was very dazzling, Crocodile still recognized Ao Xing’s identity through the shadow cast by the light.
“Young Master Yunlong——Ao Xing!”
“I used to be a bounty hunter, but now I’ve hoisted the black sail and am a pirate!”
The somersault cloud descended into the desert, Ao Xing jumped off and stepped on the soft sand.
“The Seven Warlords of the Sea are already full, and there are weaker guys among them. Hunting them is too boring. It is more challenging for a veteran pirate like you.”
“You little brat! Desert Knife!”
Crocodile angrily swung out a sand blade, cutting through the desert and leaving a cut several meters deep, but his expression became even gloomier.
“A natural devil fruit user!”
Ao Xing closed his body, which was cut in half vertically, and smiled.
The enemy has already made the first move, so there is no need to be polite.
Before Crocodile could react, Ao Xing’s heavy punch hit Crocodile in the heart, knocking him away and smashing a tall sand dune a hundred meters away.
“After failing to challenge Whitebeard, you accepted the World Government’s offer to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. The speed at which your skills have declined is beyond my imagination. Do you still use Haki?”
“Ahem!” Crocodile stood up, spat out two mouthfuls of blood, and stared at Ao Xing, “Armament Haki, it seems that you are not an ordinary kid!”
Because of the World Government’s blockade of cultivation knowledge, whether it is the pirates from the four seas or the pirates from the first half of the Grand Line, few people in the first half of the Grand Line knew about the existence of domineering, let alone practicing it.
“Desert Sunflower!”
With Aoxing as the center, the sand dunes collapsed and turned into quicksand areas, rushing towards the concave area in the middle.
“it’s useless!”
Two small white clouds appeared under Ao Xing’s feet, just covering his feet and supporting him floating in the air.
“Desert Diamond Sword!”
Crocodile’s right hand turned into several huge sand blades that were hard enough to cut through rocks and flew towards Ao Xing.
Ao Xing pulled out the seedlings from his waist and chopped them off quickly, cutting off the sand blade.
“I thought you couldn’t even use Haki, but now you’re using Armament Haki, right?”
When Crocodile fought Luffy ten years later, he really couldn’t even use Haki, but now Crocodile, who has only declined from his peak for a few years, can still use it.
Haki is a kind of idealistic power. The Haki that Crocodile had wrapped around the sand blade, which had not been used for a long time, had declined to the point where Ao Xing could easily cut it off with just a small amount of Haki.
“I thought we could have a good fight!”
Ao Xing pointed to the sky, and the power of the Yunyun Fruit surged into the sky. The originally sunny sky quickly turned into dark clouds, covering an area of ​​dozens of square kilometers.
“What? You can actually do this!”
Crocodile looked at the endless black clouds in the sky with a face full of shock.
“Compared to other devil fruits, the most striking feature of the Nature Devil Fruit, besides its elemental nature, is its wide attack range. What’s so surprising about that?”
Heavy rain poured down, soaking the desert around the rain area.
This is Ao Xing’s preparation before the war. The natural devil fruit user Ke has already opened up an advantageous home ground suitable for fighting with his own abilities in advance.
Knowing that the Shasha Fruit has the ability to absorb moisture and cause dryness in addition to controlling sand, Ao Xing worked hard to gather atmospheric moisture from the surrounding areas to form large-scale heavy rainfall.
With Crocodile’s ability, he cannot drain all the water from such a large area.
“Divine Dragon’s punishment!”
Thick dragon-shaped lightning shot out from the dark clouds and landed on the ground in the blink of an eye.
Crocodile, whose body was soaked by the rain, emerged in the strong light of the lightning strike, and even the outline of his bones could be seen.
Lightning struck the sand dunes, leaving behind burning black scorch marks, and even transparent crystals of melted sand appeared in the middle.
“You want to escape, but can you?”
The radio waves spread out over a wide area. Ao Xing pointed his finger, and another dragon-shaped lightning struck the sand dunes hundreds of meters away, piercing through the surface of the desert.
“Still not giving up?”
Several more dragon-shaped lightning bolts flew down.
Because the electric charge in the cloud will decay and take time to accumulate, the first one will be the most powerful, and the power of subsequent ones will gradually decrease.
A somersault cloud appeared, carrying Ao Xing and quickly approaching the location where the lightning landed.
“Heavyweight sandstorm!”
Crocodile, knowing that he had fallen into a trap, immediately reacted by retreating, but he was hit again and again as he was lurking deep beneath the desert ground.
Even though he changed the direction, the target still hit the target accurately. Crocodile knew that it was useless for him to hide in the deep desert.
The desert absorbs water very quickly, and the water quickly penetrates into the depths of the desert.
Crocodile cannot move forward in the moist surface desert. His body cannot come into contact with water, otherwise any physical attack can hit him.
He couldn’t stay in the deep desert for long because the oxygen concentration was not high enough, so he had to ascend every few miles.
He can use the dried power of the Sand-Sand Fruit to keep moving forward, but this move cannot be used infinitely.
Devil Fruits can affect reality, but cannot change the overall mass or quantity of matter.
The water absorbed by the Sand-Sand Fruit will be stored somewhere in his body that controls the sand. The more water, the less sand he can control.
In the end, if the sand stored inside his body is no longer in a dry state, he will be completely unable to use elementalization.
During battle, you can only control the sand in the surrounding environment, which will be more exhausting.
Crocodile, who was always hit in the right position, realized that it was meaningless to hide in the depths of the desert.
The power of the previous lightning bolts was not that great, and the damage he suffered was not great, but being walked around like a dog in the deep desert was nothing more than a slow death.
He needs to come out and fight hard!
Chapter 40 Easy Defeat (Old Version)
The sandstorm created by Crocodile blocked some of the rain, and it was soon on the verge of collapse under the heavy rain.
But the time gained was enough for Crocodile to turn into flying sand, fly up into the sky and approach Ao Xing.
Crocodile’s attack was a long-planned one and was launched at an extremely fast speed. Ao Xing swung his sword and hit Crocodile’s body.
A slanted wound appeared on Crocodile’s chest, blood gushed out like a fountain, and he fell powerlessly to the surface of the desert.
Ao Xing covered the wound on his left upper arm, and the white cloud covered it to stop the bleeding.
“It’s over, Crocodile!”
A blue cloud emerged from the Somersault Cloud and turned into chains, wrapping up Crocodile, leaving only a scarred face exposed.
Crocodile’s originally vicious face instantly became weak, and he asked in a weak voice: “Seastone?”
“It’s sea clouds, it has the same effect as touching the sea.”
“Ahem, don’t think you’ve won! You’ve been poisoned. This is a deadly poison. Without an antidote, you won’t survive.”
Looking at the sea cloud on Crocodile’s left hand making a corrosive sound, Ao Xing removed the sea cloud on his left hand and dropped it on the desert, which also made a corrosive sound.
The big golden hook in Crocodile’s left hand has the outer shell removed from the tip, revealing an iron hook with a hole inside, and purple venom is constantly oozing out of the hole.
Ao Xing used seedlings to cut it off, and completely destroyed the golden hook, revealing the broken part of Crocodile’s left hand.
“You can also use poison, which really fits your character!”
“This is the wisdom of the old pirates!”
“Do you want to use the antidote as a bargaining chip to make me let you go?”
“hehe!”
Crocodile’s conspiracy was exposed and he sneered triumphantly.
“Unfortunately, poison has no effect on me!”
Crocodile’s smile froze instantly.
“Even if a coward like you uses a deadly poison, it won’t be a deadly poison that kills the victim instantly or has an acute onset. Instead, it will take time to take effect.”
“You’re probably afraid you might get infected by accident and won’t have time to detoxify!”
“If it’s an acute poison, then it’s really hard for me to handle it, and it could affect my ability to hunt you down.”
Ao Xing activated his dragon bones as he spoke.
Bone marrow cells differentiate rapidly and, in addition to hematopoietic cells, they also continuously produce immune cells.
After entering the blood, the immune cells begin to hunt down toxins that have invaded the body.
The white cloud covering Ao Xing’s wound absorbed the most poisonous blood, which turned blood red and fell to the ground.
Ao Xing closed his eyes and concentrated on controlling the blood flow in his body, preventing more blood from his left arm from entering his heart or other parts of his body.
As the toxin was swallowed by a large number of immune cells, Ao Xing gradually forced the immune cells containing the toxin out of the wound.
Without the influence of the toxin, the wounds were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
“If it was a month ago, your poison would have been a problem for me.”
Seeing that Ao Xing was completely unaffected by the poison, Crocodile’s face was filled with disappointment and viciousness.
“You should get some sleep first!”
Using his fists to physically put him to sleep quickly, Ao Xing used white clouds to turn into a rope and dragged him all the way into the rain.
Crocodile’s face was exposed for the purpose of showing it to others.
Seeing Ao Xing dragging Crocodile back to the rainy land like a dead dog, the pedestrians on the streets of the rainy land exclaimed in disbelief and tried to avoid Ao Xing, the evil star.
The first thing built in Rainland was naturally the “Rain Banquet” in the center of the city, the largest and most luxurious casino in Alabasta.
Everyone knows that this is Crocodile’s asset.
He kicked the blind security guard away and smashed the door of Yu Yan. The gamblers inside were gambling happily. The miserable state of the security guard made them pause for a moment, and then they continued to gamble enthusiastically.
This is Crocodile’s casino, the troublemakers will be suppressed soon, so they are not worried at all.
“My guest, do you want to cause trouble?”
The casino manager in a suit and tie came over angrily with the casino security and asked loudly.
“We won’t be accepting guests at the Rain Banquet today, so you can ask them all to get out, including you!”
Ao Xing gave up his throne, revealing the miserable Crocodile behind him.
The casino management and security opened their mouths and eyes widened instantly.
“I’ll give you ten seconds. Anyone who’s still here will be killed!”
The gamblers who originally didn’t care looked back and had the same reaction as the casino management.
As soon as Ao Xing finished speaking, people stumbled out of the door from both sides of Ao Xing at a very fast speed, and they only regretted that their parents had not given them two more legs.
Soon, the entire casino was deserted, leaving the place in a mess.
After sweeping up all the gambling equipment and junk on the first floor with white clouds and throwing them into the lake surrounding Yu Yan, Ao Xing walked into the depths of the casino.
With an old silver coin like Crocodile, how could he not store things like seastone handcuffs to handcuff his feet.
He couldn’t be handcuffed because he was missing his left hand.
Thanks to the Golden Lion’s action of cutting off his own legs, Ao Xing also prepared a slave collar commonly used in Shampoo, the kind with seastone fragments, put it on Crocodile, and then threw him into the cell.
He used Den Den Mushi to notify Yoel and the others to come to the Rain Banquet. During this time, Ao Xing used his fists to beat up the banana crocodile in the lake, which was so ferocious that it even dared to bite sea kings, and the crocodile didn’t make a sound after each punch.
Ao Xing defeated all the banana crocodiles and made them recognize the three hostesses of Yoel except him. He then let them float to the surface of the lake and guard the edge of Yuyan Island in the middle of the lake, where they could also bask in the sun.
Many animals in this world possess high intelligence, and Crocodile has also trained them to be obedient.
Ao Xing has now become their new boss through the violence of his fists, and can still order them around.
“Mr. Ao Xing, are we going to live here temporarily?”
Joel looked at the miserable Crocodile in the cage and asked Ao Xing with admiration.
Ao Xing nodded, took out Crocodile’s treasured cigar, and lit one for himself to enjoy.
“Wait for the response from the World Government and the Navy before deciding on the next course of action.”
Ao Xing was in contact with Morgans of the World Economic News Agency. He called Morgans and informed him that Crocodile was “dead”. Crocodile’s miserable appearance after the defeat was also photographed by the reporter who was assigned to the rainy land in advance.
Morgans, who was far away in the New World, shouted big news, and the Den Den Mushi imitated Morgans’ excited bird-headed look.
“Brother, you are the one who takes care of me! Don’t forget to remind me of this kind of big news next time. I will publish a new issue right away, and the whole world will be able to see this headline tomorrow.”
Chapter 41 First Bounty (Old Version)
“Nani, Crocodile was defeated?”
In the palace of Arubana, Cobra was shocked when he received the news.
Around him, Ikalem, Bale and Gakka all had serious expressions on their faces.
“According to the tip, he has moved into Rain Banquet and has not left. It is still unclear what his intentions are.”
Regarding Ao Xing’s unusual behavior of occupying the magpie’s nest, the royal palace of Alabasta discussed it for a while, and decided to wait and see what Ao Xing would do next.
They didn’t massacre civilians on a large scale, so there was no need for their troops to be dispatched immediately.
An emergency meeting of the Navy Headquarters was called, and the remaining vice admirals came to the meeting one after another.
“Crocodile was defeated in his own lair, and one of the Shichibukai is missing.”
Although the entire navy was unhappy with the World Government’s choice to appoint pirates to check and balance pirates, the establishment of the Seven Warlords of the Sea in the past few years did eliminate a lot of pirates and relieve some of the pressure on the navy.
Many pirates who enter the first half of the Grand Line want to challenge the Seven Warlords of the Sea first and make a name for themselves.
Crocodile is closest to the entrance of the Grand Line and has been attacked by pirates the most times.
As a result, the Kingdom of Alabasta was also frequently attacked by pirates and suffered unexpected disasters.
But Crocodile himself was very happy with his kills, and his name as a hero had begun to spread in Alabasta.
Fighting pirates is the duty of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and there are strict target requirements every year, but if they do enough, they can exchange it for a bounty from the navy.
This is also a reward measure taken by the World Government to encourage the Seven Warlords of the Sea to fight pirates; the more you work, the more you get.
The World Government selected several pirates to serve as the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but they were all brought down by newcomers.
Few veteran pirates were willing to accept the amnesty, Crocodile was one of them. Unexpectedly, he was also beheaded like the previous ones.
“Who defeated Crocodile?”
“Young Master Yunlong——Ao Xing.”
“The bounty hunter who became famous not long ago?”
“He is no longer a bounty hunter. At the port of Alabasta, someone photographed his ship hoisting black sails. He is now a pirate!”
Zhan Guo said angrily.
Ao Xing had a good reputation and was capable. He originally wanted to send someone to try to contact him and see if he could recruit him into the navy.
The Navy’s intelligence department has speculated that Ao Xing is likely a natural devil fruit user and is related to Yun.
To see how powerful the nature department is, just look at the three new generals.
Who knows, this might be the seed of a future general!
Ao Xing’s whereabouts were erratic, and the navy couldn’t find him, so they were delayed.
“Let’s set the bounty at 100 million Baileys!”
“Is the first bounty set so high?”
“He was famous before. He hunted many pirates worth tens of millions. Crocodile’s bounty was 80 million Baileys before, but you all know his true strength. It is definitely more than 80 million.”
The generals in the conference room were silent.
“By the way, where’s Garp?”
Sengoku, who was having a headache, was about to take out some treasures from the drawer of the conference table, but found that they were gone. He immediately looked around and found that Garp was not there.
“Vice Admiral Garp said he went home to visit his family, and he also took away a lot of the dried senbei you hid!”
A clerk in the conference room stood up, saluted, and reported loudly.
“Damn Garp! Didn’t he just come back home half a year ago?!”
The generals were no longer surprised by Garp’s behavior of taking leave without writing a note. They sat quietly in their seats and listened to Marshal Sengoku roaring at the head.
They probably also knew the real reason for the roar.
It’s not because Garp took leave without asking for permission, but because Vice Admiral Garp stole, no, took away the snacks that Marshal Sengoku had hidden with great difficulty.
“Bru Bru!”
A navy soldier walked into the meeting room holding a Den Den Mushi in his hand.
“Marshal Zhan Guo, the Five Elders are calling!”
“What? Let Ao Xing take over as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?”
“Follow orders, Sengoku!”
Zhan Guo sat in his seat and clenched his fists tightly.
He also knew that the Five Elders would not allow any vacant seats among the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Even if a pirate who has committed many crimes defeated one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the World Government would still have to consider the fierce reaction from the public and the navy.
Ao Xing had no bad record before, so no matter how you look at it, he is a good successor.
As for whether he can keep his position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea in the future?
If someone brings him down, we’ll replace him. The Seven Warlords of the Sea are just consumables in the eyes of the World Government.
“Let the branch near Alabasta send someone to contact him first.”
The navy’s reaction speed was so fast that only one day later, the navy’s representative, a colonel from the headquarters, led a team to Alabasta.
When the colonel of the Navy Headquarters appeared, Ao Xing was doing nothing and controlling the rain clouds to bring heavy rain to an area the size of a house.
The people were happily gathered in a circle, collecting water with wooden buckets.
Because the price of rainwater is cheap!
It only costs less than one-third of the usual price to fill a wooden barrel, and during heavy rains, the barrels fill up even faster.
This was a good opportunity, and every household in Yudi took out their water containers and rushed to buy them.
Amid the citizens’ praises for Ao Xing, Yoel and the other two were busy collecting money.
The colonel of the headquarters, who was more than three meters tall, looked over the crowded crowd and saw Ao Xing sitting in a boss chair under a parasol with his legs crossed. With a wave of his fingers, the rain fell into the wooden barrels piled together.
Next to the stall, there was a sign that read: “Limited time rainwater special offer, 70% off, no waiting after this time!”
The navy soldiers used all their strength to clear a path through the circles of fanatical crowds so that their colonel could enter.
“Navy? Colonel, are you here to buy water as well?”
Ao Xing, who was wearing big shorts and a floral shirt, lowered his sunglasses and glanced at the captain of the Navy Headquarters.
I don’t know him. He is not a character in the original novel.
“You are so bold that you actually sell water here openly!”
“I’m not a wanted criminal. It’s not illegal to run a small business!”
“Now you are!”
The colonel of the headquarters threw a bounty order over to Ao Xing. Ao Xing took it and looked at it. He first counted the zeros to avoid any mistakes, and then looked at the first digit.
“One hundred million Baileys? Not bad!”
Ao Xing stood up and snapped his fingers. The rain stopped and the crowd left with wooden buckets full of water.
“Are you here to arrest me?”
“I do want to!” The colonel gritted his teeth and continued, “The World Government invites you to take over Crocodile’s position and become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.”
Chapter 42: The New Shichibukai (Old Version)
Ao Xing said without hesitation:
“I agree! Mr. Colonel, just leave a phone number, no need to send it off!”
Ao Xing tore off a piece of paper from the notebook beside him and handed it to the colonel of the headquarters. He turned to look at the people around him and shouted:
“The last three rainfalls, if you want to buy, hurry up!”
Ao Xing’s nonchalant attitude made the colonel so angry that he clenched the note in his hand.
“What is your purpose in becoming a Shichibukai?”
“make money!”
???”make money?”
“What else?”
Ao Xing glanced at him and explained:
“Being a bounty hunter requires running around the world to catch pirates, which is a very inefficient way to make money. When you become one of the Shichibukai, you will have a base and pirates who are not afraid of death will come to you one after another. It saves a lot of effort and time!”
“I’m really good at making money. I can think of such an alternative way.”
The colonel’s body was shaking continuously.
Although this reason is outrageous, you have to admit it, it does make sense.
The colonel of the headquarters remained silent, numbly took out a pen from the pocket of his military uniform and wrote down a string of numbers.
“This is the number of Marshal Zhan Guo’s office. I will go back and report first.”
The citizens of Rainland quickly placed a large number of empty wooden barrels, and Ao Xing let the rain fall again.
Turning around and taking out a wooden cup full of water, Ao Xing took the note.
“Fresh rainwater, sweet and delicious, I’ll give you a free cup!”
The colonel of the headquarters was shocked by Ao Xing’s magical reason. He picked up the water glass expressionlessly and took a sip.
My eyes widened instantly. This water tastes so good!
Looking back at the marines who were sweating under the scorching sun, the colonel took out Bailey.
“I’ll buy a bucket too!”
The water vapor in the atmosphere is limited, and Ao Xing doesn’t want to exhaust all the resources and make it impossible for the city to have rain for a long time in the future.
Just eat in moderation!
The colonel of headquarters distributed the bucket of water he bought to his subordinates. Each naval soldier held a cup and tasted it with relish, each with a refreshed expression on his face.
“This water tastes so good!”
The main component of rainwater is fresh water, but it is also divided into different water qualities.
Drinking rainwater mixed with acid rain and pollutants will not cause sudden death, but it will only cause mild diarrhea.
The rainwater from Ao Star is mixed with some substances beneficial to the human body, and impurities have been removed. It is an exclusive secret recipe obtained from nature. Everyone who drinks it says it is good.
This is also the reason why the citizens of Yudi are eager to buy it.
Who doesn’t like good quality and low price?
Amid the laughter of the people who shouted “Rain God! Rain God!”, Ao Xing and his group returned to the Rain Banquet with a box of Baileys earned from selling fish.
After a quick look at the Baileys in the wooden box, I saw that the denominations were large and small, but there was still a 10 million.
In Alabasta, a dry and water-scarce desert country, selling water is really profitable.
Ao Xing was selling rainwater in the city center early in the morning. When he returned to Yuyan, he found that today’s newspaper had already been delivered by the newspaper gull.
The colonel of the headquarters did not ask for Crocodile, probably because he had read the newspaper which reported Crocodile’s death.
Using Cloud Hands, Ao Xing physically put the listless Crocodile in the cell to sleep again, and then used Den Den Mushi to dial the number given by the colonel of headquarters.
“Moshi Moshi, Marshal of the Warring States Period?”
The Den Den Mushi was connected quickly.
The colonel of the headquarters has already reported this to Zhan Guo, who also has a difficult expression on his face.
“You want to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?”
“That’s right! That’s right! I heard that each of the Seven Warlords of the Sea can choose a place as their base. I will use the Seven Water Capital as my base.”
“That is an autonomous city directly under the jurisdiction of the World Government. I have no right to interfere.”
“I am not listing it as my fiefdom. I am just building a base there. The Five Elders will not object. You should also know my origins. There will be no obstacles in the Seven Water City.”
Zhan Guo thought about it and agreed.
Judging from the intelligence collected, Ao Xing’s popularity in Seven Water City is ridiculously high. The mayor of Seven Water City watched him grow up and would not object to the establishment of a stronghold at all.
The Seven Water Capital is a famous shipbuilding sanctuary and has been frequently attacked by pirates.
With the protection and deterrence of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, it might be safer and they won’t object at all.
As long as the Seven Water City is not granted to Ao Xing openly and the Seven Water City pays taxes to the World Government on time, the World Government probably won’t care how Ao Xing controls the city secretly.
“You want to make money by fighting pirates?”
“I’m used to being poor! Bounty hunters make money too slowly, and being a marine is even poorer. The Shichibukai have the legal right to plunder and make more money, but it’s a pity that the Shichibukai only recruit pirates.”
This reason…
“Who told you that the Seven Warlords of the Sea can only be pirates?”
“Among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, which one is not a pirate? It’s all written in the official report.”
(`皿′) 屮!
Who would have thought that there would be a guy as strong as you among bounty hunters.
Sengoku has already thought about it, and will later suggest to the Five Elders that they modify the recruitment scope of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
We can’t just focus on famous pirates, we can also try recruiting strong people from the public.
Sengoku further explained in detail the obligations and rights that the Seven Warlords of the Sea need to assume.
In short, the Seven Warlords of the Sea are seven pirates given special powers and qualifications by the World Government. They are not a group that operates independently.
The Seven Warlords of the Sea all have their own purposes for becoming the Seven Warlords of the Sea. For their own purposes, they cannot give up the power and status of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and they use each other with the World Government.
Apart from having to accept the mandatory call-up of the World Government and paying a certain amount of income to the government, they can usually move freely without any interference from the government.
When becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the original wanted order will be stopped, and the World Government will no longer pursue all crimes committed before.
Even if members of the “Seven Warlords of the Sea” engage in privateering, the World Government will condone it, but they will be required to pay tribute if discovered.
Even with this loose cooperative relationship, pirates are generally regarded as “running dogs” of the World Government.
Compared with other aspects, what Ao Xing values ​​more is that after the bounty on the Seven Warlords of the Sea is no longer there, they can obtain the bounty from the navy like bounty hunters.
Of course, this is only the surface purpose. The deeper purpose cannot be revealed to the Warring States.
In their public identities, the Seven Warlords of the Sea are all under the jurisdiction of the World Government, but in reality, all communication and mobilization are managed by the Navy.
The Five Elders, who are busy with their daily affairs, will not focus their attention on the seven pirates. Unless necessary, they will communicate through the navy as an intermediary.
By the way, the official emphasized the equal status of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the Navy, and used the pirates’ unruly style of behavior to warn the Navy.
The navy did feel disgusted and nauseated, but there was nothing they could do and they could only hold it in.
This achieves the purpose of the Five Elder Stars.
Chapter 43 Arubana (Old Version)
The confirmation of the Seven Warlords of the Sea cannot be established immediately in a short period of time.
It still needs to follow official procedures, and given the efficiency of the world government, it will not be announced to the public until a week later.
Now, with the spread of the World Economic News, Ao Xing’s reputation has become known to the whole world.
This influence is even more exaggerated than before. As a veteran pirate, Crocodile is famous all over the world.
“Little Star, you even killed Crocodile. Now you are completely famous.”
At the Rip-Off Bar, Xia Qi was in a good mood and rarely allowed Rayleigh to have a few more drinks.
Rayleigh glanced at the newspaper, then at the handsome photo of Ao Xing on the wanted poster.
“Not as handsome as I was when I was young.”
Xia Qi took a puff of cigarette and rolled her eyes. She could only describe Rayleigh’s words as a man with a tough mouth.
The photo on Ao Xing’s bounty order was obviously carefully taken, and even the dragon horns that were usually hidden under the hat were exposed.
Ao Xing is also specifically marked as a special race with unknown ethnicity. In terms of appearance, it is said that he originated from mermaids, which is consistent with the public’s impression of the beauty of mermaids.
“According to Ao Xing’s request, I concealed a lot of information about his childhood so as not to expose you and me. I placed his main experiences on Fishman Island, which is a blind spot for the World Government’s intelligence. What the World Government can find out is still from the Seven Water City.”
When Ao Xing was in the Sabaody Archipelago, he didn’t like to wander around. The environment there was too dangerous. A cub like him who was loved by everyone was the favorite target of human traffickers.
He usually stays at home to study, and Rayleigh will take him to an uninhabited outer island to practice. He rarely appears in the Sabaody Archipelago, so it is easy to cover up.
“After you finish drinking, go to Iron Island again. Little Star has contacted me. His seedlings need to be reforged. Go find your old friend to help you out.”
Rayleigh was stunned. How long had the seedlings been created? Why did they need to be strengthened already?
“I have no money, how can I go?”
“Swim over there. Aren’t you a good swimmer?”
“That’s so slow! Give me some money!”
“You want me to give you money? Fine!”
Xia Qi glanced at Rayleigh.
“Take out the two famous swords you hid, melt them down, and use them as materials to upgrade Little Star’s seedlings. I’ll pay you. You won’t be using those two swords anyway.”
Reilly smiled awkwardly, finished the wine in his glass, and went out to find a coating business to earn money for his trip.
Both of his knives are large and sharp knives of the 21st grade. They are his old companions in the battlefield. Even if he doesn’t need them, they cannot be melted down and let Ao Xing take advantage of them.
Xia Qi is really extreme.
Inside the Seven Water City, there was an uproar and people were running around telling each other that Ao Xing had defeated Crocodile.
Even Mayor Jerry showed up in Tom’s studio after a long absence, only to find that an enlarged version of Ao Xing’s bounty photo had appeared in Tom’s studio and was posted on the wall.
Tom also pointed at the photo first and showed off.
“Ao Xing has become a reputable man!”
The merfolk look all kinds of weird to begin with, so having a pair of horns is nothing special. But they paid reporters to take beautiful pictures of them, and then exposed them.
Ao Xing no longer needed to hide it, but he had gotten used to wearing a hat, so he continued to wear it.
Fortunately, his dragon horns are relatively small in size and bend backwards close to his forehead, unlike Kaido’s, which cannot be covered at all.
Based on the information given by Bingshan, Ao Xing calculated the time and found that he still had time to stay in Alabasta for a few more days.
As a fan of Haimi in his previous life, Ao Xing was considered half a researcher.
He remembered that in addition to the capital city of Alabasta, there was another historical text hidden there.
Ao Xing collected the treasures that could be found in the Rain Banquet and put Crocodile into the coffin made by Bai Yun.
The group first went south from the rainy land to Juba, where it rained again.
The local citizens were very enthusiastic in sharing with Ao Xing the information that only the locals of Alabasta knew well.
The distance between Yuba and Eluma was not far. Ao Xingfei observed from the air and found the target after eliminating several relics.
A historical text that had been buried deep in the desert for who knows how long was copied by Ao Xing.
Ao Xing once again closed the entrance to the ruins, allowing it to continue to be hidden under the desert.
The group headed east again and found the Yunlong along the Santara River.
He drove the Yunlong across the Santa Rosa River, and after landing, he encountered a Kung Fu manatee.
On a whim, Ao Xing taught the cute manatees a few kung fu moves, left them a lot of food, and asked them to watch the boat.
The Yunlong’s protective layer left a small hole that only a Kung Fu Manatee could enter and exit. Its main purpose was to regularly feed Crocodile, who was still a captive, some water to prevent him from dying of thirst.
Ao Xing, wearing a hood, and his group arrived at Arubana. Arubana had been peaceful for a long time, so the guards at the city gate let them in without a careful check.
Ao Xing used the same trick again and put up a sign to sell rainwater.
After only two or three days of spreading the word, Arubana also heard of Ao Xing’s name.
“Rain God! The Rain God is here!”
The ecstatic citizens soon gathered around with the barrels in their hands, paying without any hesitation.
Soon, the fish that Ao Xing wanted to catch took the bait.
“It’s incredible that someone can control the rain!”
When the king arrived, the citizens made way for him.
The Alabasta Kingdom, from top to bottom, loves a wise ruler like Cobra, otherwise Crocodile would not have prepared for such a long time to steal the country.
Doflamingo was so efficient, he took it down straight away.
But it also factored in his identity as a former Celestial Dragon, and the fact that the Kingdom of Dressrosa was just a small country without that many people.
“Are you the king of Alabasta?”
While it was raining, Ao Xing asked the middle-aged man with black hair who walked in front of him.
“What is your purpose in coming here, pirate?”
Ikalem, who was responsible for guarding the king’s safety and was basically inseparable from the king, was the first to question.
“I have no ill intentions. I have already accepted the World Government’s offer to replace Crocodile and become the new Shichibukai. However, it will take a few days for the news to be announced.”
The new Shichibukai!
Cobra and Ikalem looked at each other and exchanged information.
“I came to Aruba just to do business.”
“The Rainland is Crocodile’s territory. After I defeated him, the Rainland became my trophy.”
“I have no intention of staying in Alabasta permanently, so I need to sell the Rainland. In this country, the only one who can buy an oasis is you, the king.”
“Let me make it clear first, you are not qualified to refuse!”
Chapter 44 Secret Negotiation (Old Version)
Ao Xing’s tough remarks made Ikalem furious.
“you!”
“Don’t be angry yet. After I sell the rainwater, we can talk in detail in the palace. This is not a good place to discuss things.”
Ao Xing smiled, took out a few water cups, and controlled the rain to fill the cups.
“I’ll give you a free glass of water. Try it. It tastes very good.”
“Thank you for your kindness!”
Cobra took the cup first and drank it all.
In the arid desert country of the Kingdom of Alabasta, offering water to guests is the best etiquette and greeting.
Accepting a glass of water is a sign of friendship and no intention to be hostile.
Ikalem suppressed his anger, took the cup of water and drank it.
The two of them smiled happily one after another, and the scene of blooming chrysanthemums was faintly visible around them.
“Your water is exactly the same as the rumors say.”
“This is the best water I’ve ever had.”
Cobra gave the highest praise.
As long as they drink the rain water brought by Ao Xing, 99.999% of the people of Alabasta will think that Ao Xing is a really good person!
How could he be a bad person if he could create rainwater that tastes so good!
Cobra was indeed a king who was approachable. He also queued up to buy water without any airs of a king.
Aruba is the capital, has a larger population and is more affluent, and the rainfall on Aoxing lasts much longer.
At night, Cobra arranged a high-standard dinner to entertain Ao Xing and his party, and Ao Xing also met the young Weiwei.
A beautiful and quirky princess.
After the dinner, Ao Xing and Cobra arranged a private talk.
“The Rainland is an oasis after all. I won’t charge you too much. Ten billion Baileys will be enough.”
A well-developed oasis city in Alabasta is not expensive at all, at ten billion.
Cobra still asked tentatively: “What if I refuse?”
“Have the number of sandstorms in Alabasta increased recently?”
Cobra looked puzzled as to why Ao Xing had changed the topic to this.
Without waiting for Cobra to ask, Ao Xing continued:
“This is all Crocodile’s doing. It’s the power of the Nature-type Sand-Sand Fruit. He created a sandstorm, hoping that the desert would gradually devour all the oases in Alabasta.”
Cobra stood up in shock.
“This is the power of the Nature Devil Fruit. In the hands of a strong person, it can change the topography or climate of a country.”
“My ability is the Nature-type Cloud-Cloud Fruit, which allows me to control clouds!”
White clouds appeared on Ao Xing’s hand as a demonstration.
“You saw today that I can make it rain in this country, but at the same time, as long as I use the power of the devil fruit to the fullest, I can also make this country lose its rain and cause drought throughout the country!”
Cobra’s pupils suddenly contracted. This was a threat that hit the Alabasta Kingdom’s weak spot.
“I am a pirate now, and I am using threats to make a profit. I hope King Cobra doesn’t mind.”
“So do you want to be friends? Or enemies?”
“It seems I can’t refuse!”
Cobra sat back in his seat, let out a long sigh, and answered helplessly.
“A wise choice! One billion Baileys, not a penny less!”
Ao Xing put away the white clouds and chose to ease the atmosphere.
“If the Kingdom of Alabasta encounters a large-scale drought in the future, as long as you can afford the price, you can ask me to bring rain to the Kingdom of Alabasta.”
Cobra had an ugly smile on his face.
Beat him with a stick and then give him a sweet date?
But the national conditions of the Kingdom of Alabasta made him fall for Ao Xing’s trick. Rain was too important to the Kingdom of Alabasta.
“Next, it’s a topic that no one should know about.”
Ao Xing’s intriguing smile made Cobra’s heart tighten and his eyelids tremble. This was a bad feeling.
“I know the history of the Nefertari family. Of the twenty kings who founded the World Government, you are the one who was unwilling to move to the Holy Land of Marijoa!”
“I found a historical text from another place in Alabasta, and I know that Arubana has another one hidden.”
Cobra looked at Ao Xing who was openly showing a photo of a historical text. The background of the photo had sand and the building style was also the ancient style of Alabasta. His face was heavy.
“Where on earth did you get this information? These are secrets buried by history.”
A flaming cloud was summoned, and Ao Xing stuffed the photo into it, and it turned into ashes bit by bit.
“How I know this is not something I can reveal.”
[I can’t tell Cobra that I’m a time traveler! ]Ao Xing secretly complained in his heart.
“Take me to the basement of the Funeral Hall. I need to make a copy.”
[Does even the Funeral Hall know about this? ]Cobra slumped weakly in his seat.
It’s really uncomfortable to have this feeling that can’t be hidden.
“How much do you know about Hades?”
At this point, Cobra didn’t believe that the mysterious man Ao Xing didn’t even know about ancient weapons.
“I know where it is. The historical text of the Funeral Hall is of no use to me.”
Ao Xing’s words were shocking, and Cobra felt pain in his heart. At his age, he already had the illusion that he was going to have a heart attack.
“Where is it?”
“King Cobra, it’s better for you not to know. You don’t have the power to resist the World Government. Before the final outcome comes, the World Government doesn’t mind eliminating your life.”
Ao Xing shook his head and Cobra remained silent.
“I have a guess, King Cobra, please listen to it!”
“When Crocodile begged for mercy before his death, he revealed to me the news that Pluto was in Alabasta. He even prepared a plan to eliminate the Nefertari family and steal the country.”
“The true body of Pluto is not in Alabasta. The Alabasta royal family is only guarding a piece of historical text. How did a pirate like him get this information and decide to stay in the Kingdom of Alabasta?”
“This is a secret test from the World Government!”
Cobra felt horrified.
“Whether this is true or not is up to you. It’s just my one-sided statement. You can investigate later, but it’s best to be on guard.”
Ao Xing opened the window and the moonlight shone into the room.
“It’s late at night and everyone is asleep. Let’s go to the Funeral Hall now and come back quickly.”
Grabbing Cobra, Ao Xing’s somersault cloud carried the two of them out of the palace.
Cobra was very tactful and let Ao Xing get the rubbing smoothly.
When leaving the Funeral Hall, Cobra couldn’t help but ask:
“Your Excellency knows so many secrets, why do you want to become a Shichibukai?”
“Pluto was made in Water 7, and my master is the best craftsman in Water 7. The World Government already has agents secretly lurking in Water 7.”
Ao Xing gave an irrelevant answer. As a king, Cobra was not stupid. He automatically figured out some clues and the truth in his mind.
“Don’t think too much. I became Shichibukai only because members of Shichibukai will not be judged by the World Government.”
Chapter 45: Merits and Demerits Offsetting (Old Version)
Whether Cobra trusted him or not was like a passing cloud to Ao Xing. The only thing on his mind at the moment was the rubbing of the historical text in his hand.
The young Princess Vivi always had endless longing and curiosity for the vast ocean.
On a quiet night, she sneaked into Ao Xing’s room without telling anyone.
Ao Xing had not yet fallen asleep, and was immersed in a rare and orphan book he had found in the royal library of Alabasta.
Alabasta, an ancient country with thousands of years of history, has a library with rich collections and a long history that is breathtaking.
Many rare copies that are difficult to find in the outside world are gathered here.
“Princess Weiwei? Please come in!”
Ao Xing noticed the movement outside the door and called out gently.
The door opened slightly, and Weiwei’s little head poked in timidly.
Ao Xing smiled and waved at her, motioning her to come in.
A bright smile broke out on Weiwei’s face, and she trotted over to sit on the sofa opposite Ao Xing.
This suite was prepared by Cobra for Ao Xing. It was spacious and luxurious, and even had a booth area that was sufficient for meeting guests.
“Mr. Ao Xing, can you tell me what race you are? I once read in the newspaper that you have mermaid blood?”
Weiwei asked curiously.
Ao Xing smiled and nodded: “Yes, my mother is indeed a beautiful mermaid.”
“Are you also a mermaid? But the mermaids mentioned in the books all have a tail?”
Weiwei asked in confusion.
Ao Xing patiently explained: “This is because our genetic classifications are different…”
Then, Ao Xing explained to Weiwei in detail the secret of the bloodline inheritance of the merman race.
Weiwei listened with great interest, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
“The mermen are so magical! There are so many kinds of strange fish!” Weiwei exclaimed.
“When you have the chance to visit Fishman Island in the future, you will be able to see it with your own eyes.” Ao Xing said with a smile.
However, Weiwei pouted in frustration.
She knew very well that her father Cobra doted on her, so how could he let her travel alone to the distant Fishman Island?
The two of them had a very pleasant chat and time passed by quietly without them noticing.
It was not until Weiwei began to doze off that Ao Xing signaled to end this pleasant conversation.
He rang the bell gently and asked the maid to come and take Vivi away.
The next morning, Ao Xing and his group were walking through the streets of Aruba.
Every citizen extended warm greetings and blessings to them.
Amid the citizens’ farewell, they rode on the running ducks lent to them by Cobra and left this city full of historical heritage.
The Yunlong slowly sailed away from the San Blas River, braving the wind and waves and sailing at high speed all the way.
Finally, they arrived at the famous City of Seven Waters.
However, as soon as they stepped into the waters near the Seven Water City, they heard the rumbling sound of cannons coming from afar.
I saw a World Government law enforcement ship being bombarded, with smoke and flames filling the sky.
Ao Xing looked from afar and saw the roar of cannons in the distance. It was the gunboat built by that guy Franky that was wreaking havoc.
Although it seems incredible to carry a cannon on a small boat, it exerts amazing power in Franky’s hands.
After a few rounds of artillery fire, the World Government’s judicial ship was already filled with smoke and was on the verge of collapse.
Ao Xing’s heart sank; the thing he was most worried about happened.
He muttered to himself, “I clearly warned him, but the World Government’s agents still found an opportunity. It seems that I have to find a chance to beat that kid up.”
In the distant Water Seven City, Tom, Iceberg and Franky were kneeling on the ground, covered in wounds.
Franky cried out in agony, “That’s not my boat! I never built anything like that!”
However, no one believed his words.
Tom, who was about to be cleared of the charge of building ships for One Piece because of his construction of the Sea Train, is now in crisis again because the “Super Franky Battle” built by Franky attacked the World Government’s judicial ship.
Tom struggled to get up and knocked Franky to the ground with one punch.
This was the first time he hit Franky, and it was also the thing he least wanted to see.
“You say that’s not your boat? You can’t say that!” Tom cried.
“There is no good or bad ship! It doesn’t matter what kind of ship you build in the future! However, no matter who your ship hurts or what it destroys, the owner of it must protect it and cherish it! Only the person who built it cannot deny it or blame it! A man should hold his head high and be responsible for the ship he built!”
Tom’s words were so powerful and resounding that everyone present was shocked.
They all looked at him with admiration and were impressed by Tom’s determination and persistence.
However, at this moment, Fishman Tom suddenly turned around and knocked the team leader Spandam to the ground with one punch.
The knocked down Spandam shouted anxiously: “What are you waiting for? Shoot!”
Spandam, who was wearing a hood, had just been discharged from the hospital after recovering from his injuries, but was suddenly attacked by Tom, which scared him out of his wits.
“Cloud Wall!”
The bullet hit the wall of white clouds that suddenly appeared, leaving no trace.
This scene shocked and puzzled everyone.
Just then, Ao Xing slowly walked over from a distance.
He dragged a group of people in diving suits, beaten to death.
He threw these people in front of the judge and said coldly: “These are the real culprits who attacked the judicial ship.”
Spandam’s eyes widened instantly. He looked at Ao Xing guiltily, his lips trembling and unable to speak.
At this moment, the navy soldier behind the judge who was responsible for protecting his safety raised his gun and pointed it at Ao Xing.
“The pirate with a bounty of 100 million berries – ‘Noble Master Yunlong’ Ao Xing!” the soldier shouted.
Spandam’s expression suddenly became arrogant.
He took advantage of Tom not holding his collar and quickly ran behind the judge, shouting, “How can you believe the pirates’ words? They must have colluded with each other!”
Ao Xing ignored Spandam’s sophistry.
He looked at Tom the Fishman and asked with a smile: “Which crime do you plan to use to offset the merit of building the sea train?”
When Tom saw Ao Xing appear, a relieved smile appeared on his face.
He said to the white-bearded judge: “Your Honor, I plead guilty to the crime of attacking the judicial ship. If the merit of building a sea train can offset a crime, I intend to use it to offset today’s crime.”
The judge frowned when he heard this.
Chapter 46 Innocence (Old Version)
The judge said in a deep voice: “Even if I agree to your request, things will just go back to square one. The crime you committed by making the Pirate King’s ship is still enough to sentence you to death.”
Hearing this, Tom showed a relieved smile on his face.
He said: “That’s all. It is the honor of my life to build a ship for Captain Roger… Even if it costs me my life, I have no regrets.”
However, Ao Xing interrupted Tom and started with Roger.
Saying such things in this situation will only make things even more out of control.
He said: “Your Honor, I declare in the name of the Shichibukai: Tom is my crew member. According to the privileges of the Shichibukai, all his past crimes will be pardoned.” As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was in an uproar.
Spandam suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart.
With eyes wide open, Spandam looked at Ao Xing in disbelief. He shouted, “What?! Seven Warlords of the Sea?! This is impossible!”
Ao Xing ignored his exclamation.
“The official announcement of the World Government has been issued!” Ao Xing threw out a newspaper that was freshly printed today. The headline on the front page read “Ao Xing takes over the Seven Warlords of the Sea!”
The judge took the newspaper, glanced at it quickly, then turned his head to signal the navy to verify the situation again.
He straightened his collar and continued, “Your Honor, I hope you can respect my decision. Tom is a great shipbuilder, and his talent and contribution should not be buried and forgotten. I believe that in the days to come, he will bring more surprises and miracles to the world.”
Upon hearing this, the judge fell into deep thought.
He was well aware that Ao Xing’s identity and status as one of the “Seven Warlords of the Sea” was of great importance, but as the Chief Justice appointed by the World Government, his decision was no joke.
After some weighing and consideration, he finally nodded, agreed to Ao Xing’s request, and finally made a solemn judgment.
“Tom, acquitted!”
In an instant, both Iceberg and Franky were so excited that their eyes filled with tears and they cried with joy.
Just like that, a crisis was averted.
“What are you two still standing there for? Send Master Tom to get treatment immediately!”
Before Ao Xing finished his words, he kicked them up from the ground one by one.
The judge left after he pronounced the verdict, leaving Spandam standing there with a grim face. All his careful planning came to nothing at this moment.
“Are you Spandam?” Ao Xing suddenly appeared, grabbed his neck, and whispered in his ear, “The Celestial Dragons are pigs. Do you remember this?”
Spandam’s face became even uglier, as if this sentence had hit him so hard that he fell into deep despair and helplessness.
Cold sweat dripped down Spandam’s forehead like a drizzle. He clenched his teeth and squeezed out a low and angry word from between his teeth: “It’s you!”
“Let’s end this matter here! Otherwise…”
Ao Xing loosened his hands that were strangling Spandam’s neck. If he had used a little more strength, this idiot guy would have suffocated to death on the spot.
Spandam collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath, glaring at Ao Xing with resentment in his eyes.
With the help of his agents, he staggered away from the scene, looking both embarrassed and helpless from behind.
“Bai Yu!”
Ao Xing gave an order, and white clouds rolled up and instantly condensed into sharp feather-like spikes, piercing the hearts of the enemies wearing diving suits like divine soldiers sent from heaven.
Spandam obviously no longer had any mercy on these people, and Ao Xing chose the most direct way – to end their lives.
The farce finally came to an end, and the originally maverick Franky seemed to have suddenly matured a lot at this moment.
He quietly moved out of Tom’s studio and decided to build a small house of his own by the sea to start a new chapter in his life.
“That idiot!” Bingshan cursed, but there was no real blame in his tone.
Even with his body wrapped in bandages, Tom still looked full of energy. He laughed loudly, and one could tell from Bingshan’s words that he was more worried and helpless about Franky.
“Isn’t this year’s God of Water coming soon? If things continue like this, this island will be submerged by the sea sooner or later. Although the sea train has solved the trade problem, the crisis that really concerns the survival of the island is far from being resolved!”
Ao Xing looked at Tom deeply and put forward a bold and innovative idea.
“How about we transform this island into a giant ship? Build the largest ship in the world and make it our new home!”
Ao Xing’s words were full of passion and confidence.
“What a shocking idea, turning an island into a ship?”
Tom’s eyes widened in surprise, but then he smiled approvingly.
“You are nominally my subordinate now. This is the task assigned to you by the captain. As for the funding, I will invest 1 billion Baileys as start-up capital!”
Ao Xing smiled and gave all the money he got from selling Yudi to Cobra to Tom, and then turned his attention to the iceberg.
“That guy Franky has left the nest like a young eagle and has gone out to start his own business. You also need to spread your wings and fly high in the sky.”
“I need you to integrate all the shipbuilding companies on the island to avoid vicious competition, which will only drag down the island’s shipbuilding industry.”
Ao Xing’s words revealed his trust and expectations for Bingberg.
After a moment’s silence, Bingshan nodded.
He is indeed more mature and stable than Franky, and can better understand Ao Xing’s good intentions.
Today, although Tom has been cleared of the charges, his identity as a pirate is still embarrassing.
They needed to keep their distance from Tom on the surface, a decision Tom himself agreed with.
He no longer has anything to teach, and it is time for his disciples to leave and start their own business.
In the following days, Ao Xing stayed in the Seven Water City, bought a manor property, and established his own base.
Although his pirate group has taken shape, he lacks capable personnel.
Although Franky has eaten the Swallow-Swallow Fruit, his strength is still limited and he can’t even defeat the agents of CP5.
Ao Xing decided to train Franky well. He first asked him to recruit the homeless and starving thugs on the island to protect the island.
Under Franky’s leadership, these gangsters gradually became disciplined and developed the organizational structure of a gang.
With Ao Xing’s support, Bingshan quickly integrated all the shipbuilding companies in the Seven Water City and established a new shipbuilding company – Carrera Shipbuilding Company.
This new company is not only large in scale but also technologically advanced.
Since its establishment, it has become a leader in the world’s shipbuilding industry and a new landscape of the Seven Waters City.
Chapter 47 Fiancée (Old Version)
As for the source of funds when the company was first established, Ao Xing used the high mobility of the Yunyun Fruit to continuously attack the surrounding pirates and exchanged a large amount of bounty from the navy.
These bounties not only provided sufficient financial support for the construction of his pirate group’s base, but also injected new vitality into the development of Water Seven.
Of the seven routes in the first half of the Grand Line, three will converge at the Seven Water Cities and then lead to the Sabaody Archipelago.
This also made Water Seven a frequent target of attacks by pirates.
But since Ao Xing came here and stationed there, the arrogance of the pirates has been effectively curbed.
On this day, citizens of the Seven Water City stood on the breakwater and looked toward the sea.
I saw a large ship pulled by two giant snakes slowly approaching and sailing around the island. The flag of the Nine Snakes Pirates was flying on the ship.
This is the vehicle that belongs to Boa Hancock, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
“Why would the Nine Snakes Pirates appear here? Is it because Young Master Ao Xing is here?” The citizens speculated.
At this distance, if pirates were coming to plunder the city, they would have fired a few shots first, causing some damage or casualties to demonstrate their brutality and force.
The ship of the Nine Snakes Pirates ignored the noise on the shore, and after discovering the unconventional little ship, the Yunlong, from afar, it headed straight for where the Yunlong was anchored.
Ao Xing, who was basking in the sun on the Yunlong, only noticed the arrival of the Nine Snakes Pirates at this time.
Before the two ships got close, a graceful figure leaped over from the Nine Snakes Pirates and threw herself into Ao Xing’s arms like a blooming black rose.
“I really miss you, Ao Xing!”
Hancock’s voice was full of tenderness and nostalgia.
“Hancock!” Ao Xing took off his sunglasses and responded with a smile.
Because Hancock jumped down from mid-air, there was no force dissipation, and the entire Yunlong shook violently on the shore before it straightened its hull.
Sensing something strange, Yoel ran out of the cabin and saw a beautiful woman in cheongsam hugging Ao Xing tightly, her face full of obsession.
“Shameless!” Yoel muttered.
“Who is she?” Hancock raised her head reluctantly, stared at Joel and asked.
“Ahem, she is my crew member Joel.” Ao Xing explained awkwardly, “Hancock, you can come down now.”
However, Hancock clung to Ao Xing like an octopus, not moving at all, with no intention of giving up.
Ao Xing had no choice but to gently hold up her delicate cheeks and kiss her red lips deeply.
“Is it okay now?” Ao Xing asked with a smile.
“OK, dear!”
Hancock stood up with a blushing face, twisting her body, but there was a smug light in her eyes.
At this time, Kuina and Tashigi also stopped practicing swordsmanship and ran over.
When they saw the two kissing, they covered their eyes with their hands, but their fingers were open a little wide, and it was obvious that they were peeping.
Ao Xing also stood up from his beach chair and calmly introduced to his crew members: “This is my fiancée, Boa Hancock!”
fiancée!
These three words exploded in Yoel’s heart like a thunder.
Her little face was flushed as she bit her handkerchief, her eyes full of reluctance and loss.
Hancock leaned against Ao Xing and looked at Joel proudly. Her woman’s intuition told her that this girl named Joel had different feelings for Ao Xing.
The Nine Snakes Pirates’ ships, the Perfume Serpent and the Cloud Dragon, were closely docked together.
Hancock’s sisters Sandasonia and Marigold also jumped over, and Hancock’s pet snake Salome also crawled over and curled up at Hancock’s feet.
“Since you’re here, why not go sit in the cabin!” Ao Xing invited enthusiastically.
Hancock took Ao Xing’s arm and followed Ao Xing to the cabin like a little bird.
Only then did Ao Xing have time to take a closer look at Hancock in front of him.
She is 191cm tall, half a head taller than Ao Xing, who is now 180cm tall.
She is tall and curvaceous, like a picture of perfection.
Her long hair, as black as night, was combed into a princess style, with the ends of her hair hanging down to her perky buttocks.
The skin is delicate, white, smooth, flat and crystal clear, as if it would break with the slightest touch.
The deep blue eyes were like the deep ocean, full of mystery and temptation, but at this moment, a deep affectionate light was flashing in the depths of the eyes.
The bridge of her nose was straight and delicate, and under her small nose were soft lips, like newly-opened petals, without a trace of aging.
Her entire body is undoubtedly the Creator’s most proud masterpiece, and every inch of it exudes endless charm.
A pair of golden snake-shaped earrings swayed gently on Hancock’s ears, contrasting with the dragon-shaped necklace on her chest. It was a precious jewel given to her by Ao Xing, and she always wore it.
“How come you have time to come here?” Ao Xing asked softly.
“I’m already the captain of the Nine Snakes Pirates, and also one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, famous all over the world, but you’ve never come to the Nine Snakes Island to visit me, so I have no choice but to come and find you as agreed!!” Hancock said with a hint of resentment.
Ao Xing smiled awkwardly, gently embraced her soft waist, and said apologetically: “Nine Snake Island is a forbidden place for men, how dare I set foot in it easily.”
“It’s my fault. I’m glad you came to see me.”
Hancock nodded, and all her resentment disappeared at this moment.
When Ao Xing was young, he lived in the picturesque Sabaody Archipelago. How could he not know about Hancock’s tragic death?
Although Xia Qi is known for her intelligence capabilities, her attention is not always focused on every slave auction in the Sabaody Archipelago.
After all, it is just a drop in the vast ocean of intelligence.
However, Ao Xing is an exception.
He paid special attention to the information of the slave auction in the Chabaobab Archipelago that lasted for a year, as if he was looking for some crucial clues.
Finally, after capturing the news that the slave-hunting group was trying to send the warriors of Nine Snake Island to the “population agency” for sale, Ao Xing chose to take action without hesitation.
He was very familiar with the Sabaody Archipelago. He found a hidden spot, shot a group of people, and then flashed by like a flash of lightning, kidnapped Boa Hancock and her two sisters, and staged a thrilling scene of a hero saving a beauty.
While avoiding the subsequent pursuit by the slave-hunting group, Ao Xing quickly contacted Xia Qi with the help of the Den Den Mushi in his hand.
On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Xia Qi’s voice was filled with a bit of urgency and worry. She was the only one who dared to go alone to rescue people.
Chapter 48 Marriage (Old Version)
Anxious Xia Qi punched Reilly, who was drinking, out of the bar. At her urging, the tool Reilly attacked quickly like a tiger ready to pounce. Those once arrogant slave catchers were wiped out in the blink of an eye.
Upon learning that someone in the Sabaody Archipelago dared to attack the Nine Snake Island, Xia Qi was furious.
She decisively ordered the Garden Organization to eradicate the slave-hunting group.
This slave-hunting group was a well-known presence in the Sabaody Archipelago, but now it had suffered such a bloody revenge.
For a time, the underground forces in the Sabaody Archipelago were spreading rumors: People from the Nine Snake Island must not be touched!
After the storm subsided, Ao Xing made a bold proposal to Hancock: to repay Hancock for saving her life, she should repay him with her own life.
It was just a joke, but the innocent Hancock took it seriously.
She blushed and nodded in agreement.
There was a strange light flashing in those clear eyes, as if she had already seen the beautiful picture of herself and Ao Xing spending the rest of her life together.
When Xia Qi learned about this, she couldn’t stop smiling.
Not only did she not object, but she also fanned the flames and arranged a marriage for the two.
But Xia Qi also put forward a condition: Hancock must become the leader of the Nine Snakes Pirates before the two can officially get married.
Hancock has shown an extraordinary talent since she was a child – Conqueror’s Haki.
Not only did she become the youngest warrior of the Nine Snakes Pirates, she was also implicitly established as the next leader, the emperor of the Land of Women Amazon Lily. In the Nine Snakes Pirates, the position of leader is nominally held by the strongest warrior in the country, and as long as no one successfully challenges them, they can serve for life.
However, the Nine Snakes Pirates had several unreliable captains who went out to sea in pursuit of love and left the captaincy to their successors.
Such willful behavior has caused the Nine Snakes Pirates’ talent pool to begin to appear to be in a state of disarray.
Amazon Lily is just a small country trapped in the doldrums. It has a harsh environment, a small territory, and a sparse population. It cannot even be self-sufficient and often needs to go out to sea to plunder to maintain the livelihoods of its citizens.
The former former emperor, Mother New, once joined the Rocks Pirates. Her legendary experience has been buried in history with the death of Rocks.
The former emperor Xia Qi chose to live in seclusion with Rayleigh in the Sabaody Archipelago, leading a simple and happy life.
As for the former emperor Toritoma, Ao Xing had never seen her true appearance.
I heard that she is not bad looking, but the last time Ao Xing saw the Nine Snakes Pirates, it was still led by Granny New.
Before Grandma New took Hancock away, their relationship had quietly warmed up as they spent time together day and night, and Ao Xing’s figure had been deeply imprinted in Hancock’s heart.
After explaining the origin of the relationship between the two parties, everyone gradually became more pleasant to talk to. Sandasonia and Marigorude introduced the customs and culture of Amazon Lily to the three girls of Yoel, which caused a burst of exclamations.
Although Hancock still maintains a cool appearance today, subtle changes have taken place in her heart.
Without the tragic experience of being a slave of the Celestial Dragons, she became more confident and cheerful.
It is because she has become the world’s most beautiful woman that the Sweet-Sweet Fruit has unleashed unprecedented power in her hands, rather than the other way around.
Ao Xing does not think that the Sweet-Tian Fruit has raised the upper limit of Hancock’s strength.
In his opinion, if a stronger devil fruit appears, with Hancock’s qualifications and potential, even if she cannot become a Four Emperors-level warrior in the future, she will definitely be an admiral-level warrior.
Ao Xing looks particularly handsome while busy in the kitchen.
His every move tugged at Hancock’s heartstrings.
She looked at Ao Xing’s busy back and began to automatically imagine their future world for the two of them.
In her imagination, Ao Xing was her destined person, and they would go through the ups and downs together and share the sweetness.
Ao Xing is extremely handsome without the need for beauty or filters.
Hancock could no longer imagine anyone more handsome than Ao Xing.
There is only Ao Xing in her eyes, and there is only Ao Xing in her heart.
While eating at the table, Hancock stuck to Ao Xing.
She seemed to have forgotten that there were other people around her, and there was only Ao Xing in her eyes.
Her face was filled with a happy smile, and a pink love atmosphere continued to emerge around her.
Such a scene made Sandasonia and Marygorude look at each other in bewilderment, muttering in their hearts: “It seems that my sister’s lovesickness has become even worse!”
In fact, Hancock was relatively normal when she was on Nine Snake Island.
She turned a deaf ear to the outside world and focused on practicing and improving her strength.
However, ever since she saw the news about Ao Xing in the newspaper last year, she began to show symptoms of lovesickness.
During this expedition, the Nine Snakes Pirates encountered a merchant ship just as they came out of the Windless Belt. They obtained a series of the latest newspapers and magazines from Ao Xing from the robbed merchant ship.
Hancock was even more excited when she saw this, and directly ordered the Perfume Serpent to sail towards the Seven Water City.
As for why there is so much information about Ao Xing on the merchant ship?
That’s naturally because there’s Ao Xing’s fangirl on it.
This fan girl not only collected all the photos and reports of Ao Xing, but also took them out from time to time to look through and reminisce.
When she was robbed, she was reluctant to hand it over, causing the soldiers of the Nine Snakes Pirates to mistakenly believe that she had hidden the precious jewels.
Unexpectedly, what they found were a bunch of photos and reports of Ao Xing’s deeds, as well as a limited edition photo album of Ao Xing.
The soldier had heard the three Hancock sisters mention Ao Xing’s name, so with a try-it attitude, he brought these items back to the Perfume Serpent and gave them to Hancock who was on guard on the bridge.
Hancock was overjoyed and gave the warrior a generous reward, and even gave some to the fan girl.
But the fangirl whose item was robbed was still in tears, because those items she had collected with great difficulty, and now they were all gone.
Ao Xing not only prepared a sumptuous dinner for the three Hancock sisters, but also sent a portion for the other crew members of the Nine Snakes Pirates on the Perfume Serpent.
His attentiveness and thoughtfulness made the other crew members feel very warm and touched.
Hancock picked up food for Ao Xing, poured wine for him, and gently stroked Ao Xing’s face with her hand.
Ao Xing felt that such an action was a bit out of line, but he could only enjoy it for now – no, endure this sweet burden.
It just so happened that at this time, both Yor, Kuina and Tashigi had reached the standard to practice domineering.
Ao Xing asked Hancock to teach them how to awaken their domineering spirit, and Hancock gladly accepted the request.
She learned from the love books she looted that at times like this, one should assert the status of the wife as the main wife.
So she began to teach the three girls seriously.
On Nine Snake Island, powerful women are the most attractive and have the most say. She wants to make the three women of Yoel realize her unrivaled strength!
Chapter 49 Emergency Contact (Old Version)
In the following days, Ao Xing and Hancock’s relationship became closer.
Wearing cloaks and masks to hide their identities, they visited every corner of the Seven Water City together and tasted the local delicacies.
Until one day, Ao Xing’s Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.
This is a large cross-sea Den Den Mushi, a dedicated line that Ao Xing left for some secret friends.
He quickly opened the lid of the white Den Den Mushi to wake it up.
The black Den Den Mushi is used for eavesdropping while the white Den Den Mushi can prevent eavesdropping.
This is the newest species of Den Den Mushi to appear in the ocean, and it is an essential tool for gathering intelligence.
Long’s tired and heavy voice came from the other end of the phone: “Ao Xing, based on your intelligence sources, do you know where I can get a cure for Jade Scale Disease?”
Jade scales?
Ao Xing’s heart moved.
Of course he knew that this was a terminal disease and it was rare.
Unless it is in a place like the holy land of Mary Geoise, there might be rumors, because most people who are infected with Jade Scales die, but the rich and powerful can continue to live.
Thinking of this, Ao Xing couldn’t help but lower his voice and asked, “The Ginny you mentioned last time, was released from the Celestial Dragons?”
“You are still as sharp as ever.” There was a hint of helplessness and emotion in Long’s voice.
“Based on the Celestial Dragons’ way of doing things, if she is released, she must be dead soon!”
“The doctor said she only has about a week left.” Long was silent for a moment before continuing.
“She also brought back a baby girl who also had Jade Scale.”
Hearing this, Ao Xing couldn’t help but frown.
With his half-baked medical skills, he was helpless against the terminal illness called Jade Scale Disease.
But looking at the tired and self-blaming eyes of the dragon simulated in the Den Den Mushi, Ao Xing knew that he would not give up easily.
“Long, don’t worry. Ginny and the baby girl will be fine.” Ao Xing said in a deep voice, “Let me think about it first!”
After putting the phone receiver aside, Ao Xing fell into deep thought.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Long’s words were choked with sobs. He couldn’t wait to continue speaking:
“She never blamed me for not helping her in time. She only had one wish in her heart, which was to let the child survive.”
“If you have any method, our revolutionary army is willing to pay any price!”
Long’s tone was full of determination.
Ao Xing was silent, feeling mixed emotions.
Ginny escaped from the Valley of the Gods incident with Big Bear and Ivankov, and later they joined the Revolutionary Army together.
The appearance of Ao Xing was like a flapping butterfly, quietly changing the direction of the plot.
Although Ginny was eventually captured, Big Bear arrived in time to see her for the last time.
Under the guidance of Ao Xing’s theory, the revolutionary army developed far faster than described in the plot.
However, they still seem insignificant in front of the behemoth that is the World Government.
Long rationally chose not to attack Mary Geoise directly. Although Ao Xing could understand such a decision, it also made people feel a little regretful.
This is a tragedy in which an honest man was teased by fate.
But no matter what, you should try your best to save it, even if it’s just a little bit.
“I can give you some advice.”
“Right now, the most pressing issue is Ginny’s condition. She has very little time left.”
“On a small island next to Dressrosa, there lives a group of dwarfs. Their princess, Shermanly, is the user of the Healing Fruit. Although the probability of the Healing Fruit being able to heal Jade Scale is extremely low, there is a great possibility that it can extend Ginny’s life first, and then we can look for other doctors.”
“As for doctors, there is the tower keeper Crocus under the Upside Down Mountain. He was once the ship doctor of the Pirate King. He has superb medical skills.”
“In the medical powerhouse of Magnetic Drum, there lives a witch who is over a hundred years old. She is also an old doctor with superb medical skills.”
“If all the doctors are helpless, then we can only rely on the power of the devil fruit.”
“Some time ago, traces of the Operation Fruit, for which the World Government offered a reward of 5 billion berries, appeared on Mignon Island in the North Sea. However, neither the World Government nor Doflamingo, who was involved in the matter, were able to take it for themselves. It must have been obtained by someone else.”
“If even the power of the devil fruit doesn’t work in the end, then we can only try to ask for help from Vegapunk. However, he is under the heavy protection of the World Government, and it is very difficult to contact him.”
“But I can contact Vegapunk.”
Long said in a low voice, with a barely perceptible firmness in his voice.
Ao Xing was stunned when he heard this. He didn’t expect that Long and Vegapunk actually maintained contact during this period of time.
Was Bear later arranged to go undercover in order to treat Bonnie, or was he needed to confirm his safety after he was cut off from Vegapunk?
“We can try to contact Vegapunk first to see if he has any solution.”
“If we need high-tech means, we can first look for the Germa Kingdom. Their technological means should not be underestimated. Even if the cost is high, it will never be more difficult than infiltrating the World Government to contact Vegapunk.”
“The person with the Ope Fruit ability and the Germa Kingdom are both in the North Sea. Our Revolutionary Army can search for them at the same time.”
Long continued, his eyes gleaming with wisdom.
“I will also help you keep an eye on the information in this area.” Ao Xing nodded in approval.
“Thank you so much. I never thought there would be so many solutions. I will send people to contact many parties at the same time and try to find a way to save Ginny as soon as possible.”
“The Revolutionary Army owes you a big favor!”
After Long finished speaking, he hung up the phone in a hurry.
Ao Xing sighed and put away the Den Den Mushi. His eyes were deep and complicated.
This incident really makes people feel depressed.
During dinner, Hancock noticed that Ao Xing was not in a good mood, so she asked quietly what had happened.
Ao Xing shook his head and didn’t tell her about this troublesome matter.
He knew very well that there were some things that he should just bear by himself without making his loved ones worry about them.
After this incident, Ao Xing realized more deeply that life is short and one must seize the present moment.
He thought back to what happened to the big bear and couldn’t help feeling emotional.
It was because Daxiong was too gentle and indecisive that he missed out on love and ultimately ended up living a tragic life.
Ao Xing secretly made up his mind not to leave any regrets like Daxiong.
He whispered something in Hancock’s ear, and Hancock nodded with a blushing face.
At night, Ao Xing lay on the big bed in his room.
This bed was specially made by him. It is spacious and comfortable, more than enough for four or five people to sleep at the same time.
He lay quietly in bed, waiting for Hancock to arrive.
Chapter 50 Ability Regeneration Experiment (Old Version)
The door was not locked, which Ao Xing left specially for Hancock.
He knew that she would not refuse and would definitely come.
Sure enough, after a while, Hancock pushed the door open.
She was wearing a light nightgown and looked as beautiful as a fairy from heaven.
Ao Xing patted his side and motioned for her to come over.
Then he gently turned off the light.
The night is as dark as ink, and the moonlight outside the window shines into the room, adding a bit of haziness and mystery to this quiet night.
Hancock closed her eyes tightly, a happy smile on her face.
Following the whispers of love, Ao Xing jumped on his horse and started fighting, drawing blood with one blow of his sword.
(Omitted here…)
A night of release made Ao Xing feel refreshed.
Hancock frowned slightly, and he couldn’t help but blame himself, thinking that he was too indulgent.
“Dragons are inherently evil. This is all this body’s fault!”
Ao Xing smiled self-deprecatingly, held the beauty tightly in his arms, and continued to enjoy the peace and tranquility.
Even though Ao Xing had already strengthened the sound insulation and shock absorption measures in the captain’s room, the noise last night still alarmed others.
The rooms of the three girls of Yor were not far from the captain’s room, and they all heard the blushing and heart-pounding sound.
At breakfast time, they all had faint dark circles under their eyes, obviously because they did not get enough rest.
Ao Xing couldn’t help feeling a little embarrassed.
But he quickly regained his composure, and adhering to the principle of “as long as I am not embarrassed, others are embarrassed”, he greeted them with a normal expression.
As for Hancock, she doesn’t care even more about what others think.
With her physical condition, she has recovered from last night’s indulgence.
Except for the awkward steps, she still followed Ao Xing in high spirits.
She couldn’t read the air at all, and she was still sticking to Ao Xing like glue, as if what happened last night had never happened.
Ao Xing called his master Tom and asked him to check the Perfume Serpent.
Under his professional eyes, this historic ship was indeed exposed to many hidden problems.
Ao Xing decided to send it to Dock No. 1 for repairs, which also became the first big order received by Carrera Company since its establishment.
As for the money, it was deducted from Ao Xing’s small treasury. Although Hancock was also a wealthy woman, she couldn’t let her girlfriend pay.
Ao Xing, feeling that he had rested well, started his experiment again.
During this period, he has been capturing pirates in the area around Water Seven City day and night, among whom are several devil fruit users.
Ao Xing detained them and prepared for the next experiment.
When the Nine Snakes arrived, Ao Xing was basking in the sun instead of being lazy in his cultivation.
But he had just returned to the Seven Water City not long ago and needed to rest well to restore his strength.
Ever since he ate the Yunyun Fruit and his dragon bloodline was activated, he can breathe underwater with the help of his dragon hair.
But his body structure is different from that of the mermen. He can effectively balance the sea pressure in the deep sea and dive to the extremely deep seabed.
The deep sea is also an excellent training place for him.
He had previously tested the Devil Fruit at depths of 500 meters and 1,000 meters, but both times he had failed.
This time, he planned to test the depth of three thousand meters.
Ao Xing stuffed a devil fruit user into a pressure-resistant hull used to build submarines, and threw in a bunch of fresh fruits of various kinds.
Then, he dived into the deep sea with the egg-shaped pressure-resistant shell.
The depth of three thousand meters has already caused Ao Xing to feel oppressive inside and outside his body. Even if he can breathe without worries, he cannot stay at the bottom of the sea for too long.
There is no light below a depth of about 1,000 meters on the seabed.
Below this depth, sunlight cannot penetrate the water, so this area is called the aphotic zone. ?
In the dark deep sea, Ao Xing moved the mechanism outside the pressure shell, and the unlucky pirate tied inside was pierced through the heart by the spikes while he was sleeping, ending his sinful life.
Ao Xing waited for dozens of minutes before starting to float up.
There are no windows on the pressure hull, and Ao Xing has no idea what’s going on inside.
After floating to the surface, Ao Xing couldn’t wait to open the pressure hull floating on the sea.
When Ao Xing saw that one of the fruits had a arabesque-like pattern, he knew that his experiment was successful!
The sea hates the devil fruit power.
If a user with a Devil Fruit ability dies in the sea, and there is no suitable carrier around, the “devil” will be gradually pushed to the surface of the sea and then reincarnated.
If there are carriers around, the situation may change.
Some people who like to salvage shipwrecks on the seabed are sometimes lucky enough to find devil fruits from the shipwrecks. This is an open secret in the salvage industry.
They are simple-minded and may not understand the principle, but Ao Xing can test the mystery.
There are many evil thieves on the sea, and they can always catch experimental subjects.
In order to prevent it from being an accidental incident, Ao Xing took another pirate with special abilities and dived into the deep sea, and the experiment was still successful.
Ao Xing returned to the Yunlong and came to the cell.
Crocodile, who was out of breath, looked at Ao Xing who stopped at the door of his cell and said coldly: “Are you here to ask about Hades again? I won’t tell you the source of the information!”
“That’s not important anymore. You don’t think that it was because of Pluto’s source of information that you were saved, right?”
Crocodile’s pupils shrank and he felt something was wrong.
Ao Xing raised his gun and pointed it at him.
Bang!
The powerful anesthetic bullet fired from the pistol made the weak Crocodile fall asleep.
After placing it in a pressure-resistant shell in the same way, Ao Xing dived into the deep sea again.
When Ao Xing got on the boat again, a sandy-yellow fruit shaped like a cactus and covered with tiny thorns appeared in his hand.
The Dragon Ball was throbbing. There was no doubt that this was a natural devil fruit.
Back in the room, Ao Xing ate it.
A miniature shape of a sand dune gradually appeared inside the dragon ball.
However, Ao Xing suffered a splitting headache. Even though he had a strong tolerance for severe pain, it was his brain that evolved this time.
He couldn’t resist and quickly lost consciousness.
When Ao Xing opened his eyes again, he felt that his consciousness was clearer than ever before, and his thoughts were as sharp as a blade, extremely agile.
At this moment, his brain seemed to be endowed with new powers; his memory and computing abilities achieved a qualitative leap, as if he had been reborn.
He casually took a book he had never read from the bookshelf, and quickly scanned the pages with his eyes like lightning.
After closing the book, he closed his eyes and thought. The contents of the book appeared in his mind as clearly as an imprint, word for word, without omission.
“Have I now become a humanoid computer?”
Chapter 51 Reconstruction (Old Version)
Ao Xing murmured to himself, surprised and happy.
However, this sudden ability also made him wonder: “This ability is indeed powerful, but why does the Sand-Sand Fruit improve his IQ?”
He thought hard but still couldn’t solve the mystery.
After all, the evolutionary gift of Dragon Ball is like a miracle from heaven, which can neither be predicted nor controlled.
The brain’s sulcal circuits are layered and undulating, somewhat similar to sand dunes?
Or is it that nerve transmission is like the wind blowing sand grains?
It can’t be that sand can be smelted into silicon-based materials suitable for making chips. Is this a hellish joke?
Everything is just speculation.
In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly and give up his unnecessary guesses.
But in the blink of an eye, all kinds of inspirations and speculations emerged in his mind like mushrooms after rain, and he quickly listed a series of possibilities.
He seemed to be standing at the peak of wisdom, overlooking the problems that had troubled him in the past, all of which were now easily solved.
Looking back on the days after his rebirth, he had to grit his teeth and study those boring book knowledge just like he did in his student days.
But now, this knowledge flowed into his mind as smoothly as water, making him feel unprecedented joy and satisfaction.
It turns out that learning can be so easy and comfortable, like a feast for the soul.
Looking around, Ao Xing felt a strong impulse in his heart.
He decided to challenge himself again and push this newfound power to its fullest potential.
First, he resolutely decided to dismantle the ship again and build an unprecedented perfect warship.
Yunlong, the masterpiece he once designed with great care, achieved a relatively perfect balance after compromising with numerous practical conditions.
He had higher aspirations, he wanted to make the ship more perfect.
He bent over his desk and wrote rapidly, his pen as if inspired by God, and new ship drawings quickly took shape under his pen.
Then he found Franky and used the power of the Swallow-Swallow Fruit to make structural parts.
Compared to the hard work of smelting with thunderclouds before, this method is undoubtedly much more efficient.
This time, he would build a brand new battleship from scratch by himself.
The Yunlong’s displacement has continued to increase from its original frigate size, to the destroyer size after its last reconstruction, and to its current light cruiser size, and its level of automation has achieved an epic leap.
However, due to automation and electrification, the difficulty of operating this battleship has been further reduced.
In order to obtain enough high-quality steel, Ao Xing did not hesitate to borrow the stockpile of ore from Carrera Company and squeezed Franky’s sleep time so that his Tuntun factory could have a steady supply of steel.
With Ao Xing’s hard work, he completed the construction of the hull in just three days, leaving only the outfitting part to be completed.
At this time, Franky was so tired that his illusory soul was about to come out of his mouth, and his body was still mechanically swallowing and spitting out the materials.
“You can’t do that, little dog!”
This scene is a great mockery to any man.
Franky came back to his senses, pointed at Ao Xing with trembling hands, and wanted to curse him angrily.
But he was so tired that he didn’t even have the energy to curse back.
Ao Xing smiled helplessly, knocked him out with a punch, and then began to sort out the materials that had not been used.
The Swallow Swallow Fruit is truly a magical ability!
It might take about two weeks for a piece of high-quality armor steel plate to go from entering the furnace to leaving the factory.
But after Franky understood the new armor steel plate production process designed by Ao Xing, he was able to make it quickly in just ten minutes.
The hardness and toughness of this armored steel plate far exceeds the steel used in the Sea Train – Smoking Tom.
You know, the front of Smoking Tom’s car once withstood artillery bombardment and remained intact!
Today, the muzzle-loading cannon technology used by the pirates cannot cause any damage to the hull of the New Yunlong.
The all-steel hull is full of powerful beauty, while the design that is far ahead of its time adds a sci-fi feel.
Although Ao Xing still called it a light cruiser, that was from the perspective of his previous life.
In front of this steel monster floating on the sea, even the Nine Snakes Pirates’ Perfume Serpent seems inferior.
Maybe it’s the men’s desire to win that’s at work!
Lose the fight but not the battle!
No matter what, your car can never lag behind your wife.
Hancock took out a towel to wipe the sweat off Ao Xing’s body. These days, she had been silently watching Ao Xing’s struggle on the shore, her eyes full of pride.
After several days of careful outfitting, Ao Xing made adjustments to the functional areas as the team welcomed new members.
In appearance, it is almost the same as the previous Yunlong, but the interior is completely new, with electrification in every corner, complete living facilities, and even an elevator, which greatly improves the convenience of living.
After the new Yunlong was completed, Hancock chose the captain’s room closest to where Ao Xing lived as her own room. She also pestered Ao Xing to help her make thoughtful arrangements for it.
If Ao Xing had not firmly refused, she would have wanted to move directly into Ao Xing’s room, fill Ao Xing’s closet with her own clothes, and cover the entire room with her own photos.
The dinner after the completion was held on the spacious deck of the new Yunlong.
After some overhaul, the Perfume Serpent was now in a brand new state. After coming out of the dock, it stood on the shore again, parked side by side with the Yunlong.
At the dinner, all the members of the Nine Snakes Pirates and the former members of Tom’s Studio gathered together. There was laughter and joy, and the atmosphere was filled with a strong festive atmosphere.
Under the bright lights, everyone was drinking happily. The crew members of the Nine Snakes Pirates were bold and unrestrained. They surrounded Tom, touched his skin, and were very curious.
Bingshan is still just a shy young man, and being surrounded by so many thinly dressed women makes his face blush.
Franky was only wearing swimming trunks, which was eye-catching. He led the crew of the Nine Snakes Pirates to perform a homemade dance.
Happy times are always short-lived.
The Perfume Serpent had been out to sea for a long time, and Grandma New, who was far away on Nine Snake Island, received a call urging her to leave as expected.
Granny Niu is very prestigious on Nine Snake Island.
Although Hancock was reluctant, he had to face the reality.
She couldn’t turn a deaf ear to the words of the previous emperor and prepared to return home.
Chapter 52: Compulsory Summoning (Old Version)
Hancock had already secretly figured out in her mind that although the Perfume Serpent had been overhauled, it was not impossible that there were other hidden dangers.
A bold idea came to her mind: next time she went out to sea, she would just need to “lightly kick” the hull with her legs and “inadvertently” leave a few “small scars” on the boat, causing the hull to leak.
He could then use the excuse of repairing the ship to delay his return again, to put off that annoying old woman, Granny New, and take this opportunity to return to the Seven Water City and reunite with Ao Xing.
After the dinner, Hancock insisted on staying on the Yunlong.
As night fell, she opened the door of Captain Ao Xing’s room silently like a ghost, and what came into her sight was Ao Xing leaning on the bed, immersed in a sea of ​​books.
Seeing Hancock’s guilty look, Ao Xing couldn’t help but laugh and asked helplessly, “What are you doing?”
Hancock replied without any shyness: “I want you.”
As she spoke, she slowly opened her tightly wrapped black cloak, revealing a bold and seductive outfit underneath.
Ao Xing looked at the charming woman in front of him, and an indescribable impulse surged in his heart.
All the attack speed equipment is put on.
What else can he say?
Only by satisfying her can this sudden storm be calmed.
The next morning, Ao Xing watched the Perfume Serpent leave the port and waved goodbye to Hancock who was reluctant to leave.
They did not return to the navigation bridge until the Perfume Serpent disappeared over the distant sea horizon.
Because Joel suddenly informed him that a Den Den Mushi was ringing, telling him that it was a call from the navy.
The serious voice of Admiral Sengoku came from the other end of the phone: “This is a mandatory summons issued by the World Government!”
After listening to Zhan Guo’s story, Ao Xing couldn’t help but frowned and said jokingly: “Can’t your navy handle this kind of trivial matter by yourselves?”
However, Zhan Guo’s tone left no room for doubt: “Stop talking nonsense, Ao Xing!”
“I won’t do anything that won’t earn me a reward!”
Sengoku on the Den Den Mushi side had already anticipated the meaning revealed in Ao Xing’s teasing tone.
“If you can catch him, you can get a reward!
Sengoku continued, “The Nine Snakes Pirates are in the Seven Waters! Whatever deal you have, you and Boa Hancock go together!”
After saying that, without giving Ao Xing any chance to refuse, he hung up the phone with a click.
. . . .
“What a grumpy old man!”
Helpless Ao Xing called again.
“Are you trying to refuse the order?”
Zhan Guo said angrily, he knew the nature of the Seven Warlords of the Sea better than anyone else, and this was also a test for Ao Xing, the newcomer to the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
“How can I refuse something that can earn me a bounty? Mr. Zhan Guo, did you forget to mention the time and place?!”
“You can’t ask me to search for it like looking for a needle in a haystack, right?”
Speechless silence.
“Puji Island in three days! They should appear there!”
The Den Den Mushi was hung up again. Ao Xing handed the Den Den Mushi to Yol and asked her to put it in the Den Den Mushi’s small room.
Just then, he looked up and saw that the Perfume Serpent was returning at an extremely fast speed.
After a graceful drift around the corner, it stopped again on the side of the Yunlong.
The two big snakes pulling the boat were panting at this time, and there was a bump the size of a human head on the head of each snake. It was obvious that they had just made great efforts to pull the boat back.
When Hancock saw Ao Xing, he excitedly threw himself into Ao Xing’s arms and shouted happily: “Honey, let’s go on a honeymoon!”
Ao Xing looked at her with a dark face, but his heart was full of helplessness and doting.
This is just the mission conveyed by the Navy.
Facing Hancock’s eyes full of expectation, Ao Xing found it difficult to bring himself to say those words that would spoil the mood.
He took a deep breath and smiled gently: “Yes, dear, we are about to embark on a sweet honeymoon!”
The return of the Perfume Serpent was obviously due to an emergency call from the Warring States Period.
The Seven Warlords of the Sea, these powerful men who usually act on their own and only obey orders but not declarations, often selectively ignore the forced call of the Marine Headquarters.
Hancock originally planned to refuse this sudden order, but when she learned that she would travel with Ao Xing, a rare smile appeared on her cold face, and she agreed without hesitation.
Ao Xing had not originally planned to set sail immediately as the supply reserves on the Yunlong were not sufficient.
Fortunately, the Perfume Serpent had just been fully equipped with supplies. Ao Xing quickly contacted the previous suppliers, urgently ordered a batch of much-needed goods, and asked them to deliver them as quickly as possible.
After the supplies were loaded, the Yunlong and the Xiangshui Youshe sailed side by side on the vast ocean.
Hancock sat leisurely on the bow deck of the Yunlong, accompanying Ao Xing and enjoying the fun of fishing.
She had no intention of returning to the Perfume Serpent to take command.
Women in love sometimes seem so innocent and cute. Even if they occasionally do something ridiculous, as long as they love you wholeheartedly, that is enough.
At this moment, Sandasonia and Marygorude were holding palm-leaf fans on the left and right, bringing coolness to the two of them.
Hancock’s pet snake Salome curled up and served as a seat for Hancock and Ao Xing. It must be said that the smooth snake body was icy cool, and it was quite comfortable to sit on it on such a hot day.
Hancock kept peeling the fruit and feeding it to Ao Xing piece by piece. Her smile was as warm and bright as the sunshine.
Hancock did not eat the sweet-sweet fruit that would have doubled her charm, and Sandasonia and Marigorude did not become users of the Snake-Snake Fruit.
Without the constraints of psychological trauma, they began to gradually accept the outside world’s definition of “beauty”.
Today, they have a good figure and youthful and beautiful appearance, and they have not grown crooked.
Ao Xing turned his head and looked at the two Boya sisters who were sweating slightly in the sun, and a warm feeling surged in his heart.
He persuaded softly: “Actually, you don’t have to work so hard to fan us. I have electric fans on my boat.”
The two sisters shook their heads firmly: “We usually fan our sister like this, brother-in-law, you don’t have to mind.”
The word “brother-in-law” made Ao Xing stunned. He understood that this was the result of Hancock’s arrangement.
He fixed his fishing rod in place. Perhaps the two giant snakes pulling the boat on the Perfume Snake were too conspicuous, or perhaps he was just unlucky. Two hours passed and he didn’t catch a single fish.
Ao Xing shook his head helplessly. If he continued like this, he would be out of fishermen. Now he was not on an island, so he could buy some from the fish market to save face.
He decided to give up this fruitless fishing trip. The Air Force was out of the question.
He would go into the sea to catch them soon. If there wasn’t a giant snake pulling the boat of the Nine Snakes Pirates nearby, he would just use electric shock to fish.
Chapter 53 Arrival at Puji (Old Version)
Ao Xing turned to look at Hancock: “I forgot to ask before, Hancock, have you heard of the lightning body forging that Yoel and the others practiced?”
After receiving a positive answer, Ao Xing sent the three Hancock sisters into the thundercloud to train their bodies with lightning, while he himself got busy and went into the sea to catch fish as the main course for the next meal.
The space of the new Yunlong is spacious enough. Ao Xing installed independent showers and toilets in each room, and also specially added a spacious bathroom with a huge bathtub.
When the three Hancock sisters completed their lightning body training, Ao Xing had already prepared warm bath water for them.
He “threw” them in through the bathroom door with a white cloud, and then waited quietly.
After a while, the bathroom door quietly opened a crack, and Hancock’s little head popped out from inside: “Honey, don’t you want to take a shower together?”
Ao Xing was shocked. Hancock really didn’t consider him an outsider!
He shook his head gently: “Let’s take a shower together tonight. There is also a bathroom in my room.”
Hancock smiled triumphantly when she heard that, and quickly closed the bathroom door.
Even a hero can be tempted by beautiful women!
In the next three nights, Ao Xing and Hancock enjoyed their sweet time.
When Ao Xing stepped onto the shore of Puji Island, his legs and feet felt sore and weak involuntarily.
The charming little fairy always makes people overdo it.
On the Grand Route, every prosperous island contains unique festivals and cultural heritage. They are like bright stars, embellishing this vast ocean.
Phuket, a world-famous food city, is currently immersed in the lively atmosphere of the annual food competition.
The competition not only brought together delicious food from all over the world, but also attracted countless new culinary talents to show their skills and compete for the supreme honor in the chef world.
In this sea full of temptations and opportunities, ships are shuttling through the waves, and one of them is particularly eye-catching.
This is the Yunlong under the command of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. It does not need to hide like other pirates, but is docked in the port of Puji Island with dignity, enjoying the status and conveniences of a legal pirate.
The berths where the Yunlong and the Perfume Serpent were docked seemed particularly empty due to the reputation of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
The merchant ships gave way one after another, leaving a wide space for the two pirate ships.
Ao Xing, as the captain of the Yunlong, didn’t care about this at all. Instead, he thought it would be more convenient to leave the port, so why not do it?
Before entering the port, Ao Xing had given Hancock some detailed instructions.
The two men stepped off their respective ships and were greeted warmly by the port manager of Puji Island.
Ao Xing was dressed in white clothes as white as snow, with lifelike dragon patterns embroidered with silver thread on his gorgeous clothes. A flawless white jade pendant hung on the left side of his belt, and on the right side he wore his precious sword He Miao.
His elegant temperament and flawless face instantly attracted a large number of fans to the port. Their eyes followed Ao Xing’s figure closely, as if they wanted to imprint him deeply in their hearts.
Hancock was wearing an intricate and bright cheongsam with a black coat on the outside, which perfectly covered her exquisite figure.
Although she was not wearing any makeup, her dazzling face still attracted countless people’s attention.
Her beauty is breathtaking, as if it can instantly capture people’s hearts and souls, making it impossible to ignore her existence.
The side armor of the Yunlong slowly opened, and a tough-looking, luxurious armored off-road vehicle drove down from the ship.
This car not only looks domineering, but also contains powerful technological capabilities.
Ao Xing opened the car door and the three Hancock sisters got in first.
They did not intend to be completely exposed to the public eye. It would be enough to show up at the dock and let the World Government or the Navy know of their arrival.
In the world of One Piece, although the technology tree is a bit crooked, Ao Xing’s armored off-road vehicle seems reasonable.
Smoker has an amphibious three-wheeled motorcycle, so why would it be difficult for him to make an armored off-road vehicle?
However, the power system of this car is designed differently according to individual circumstances.
It is driven by an electric motor and is a new energy vehicle.
In order to improve the driving experience, Ao Xing has carried out enhanced treatments in terms of shock absorption, warmth preservation, sound insulation, etc., making this car much more comfortable than a horse-drawn carriage.
Moreover, there are not many hardened roads in the One Piece world. Many towns have cobblestone roads, and some places don’t even have cobblestone roads.
When it rains, the dirt road turns into mud, making it difficult for pedestrians to move.
At this time, the off-road vehicle’s trafficability becomes particularly important.
After leaving Alabasta, Ao Xing wanted to build a land vehicle of his own.
It’s just that it was difficult to implement due to various technical difficulties.
After obtaining the dragon head (brain), previous problems were easily solved. During the voyage here, Ao Xing used the materials at hand to piece together a land vehicle of his dreams.
The main road of the food city of Phuket can accommodate six carriages running in parallel to accommodate tourists.
Ao Xing’s armored off-road vehicle is roughly the width of two horse-drawn carriages, so it is more than enough for passing through.
The armored off-road vehicle is surrounded by bulletproof glass, and the front and rear windows are double-layered.
The transparent bulletproof outer layer provides safety for people inside the car; the jet-black light-proof inner layer effectively blocks the view outside the car.
The side windows are electrically adjustable windows, and the double-layer glass can be raised and lowered separately.
There is also a gauze curtain on the inside, which is another excellent barrier to prevent peeping.
The gauze curtains were made by Yoel working overtime, and they perfectly match the style of the vehicle’s interior. The logo of the Shenlong Pirates is also embroidered on it.
Before this, Ao Xing didn’t know that she also had the excellent skill of tailoring.
The novice female driver, Joel, was driving the vehicle steadily. Kuina and Tashigi were sitting in the passenger seat, while Ao Xing and the Hancock sisters were sitting in the back seat.
This car is prepared for the whole group to travel. There is no partition between the driving area and the passenger area to facilitate communication among everyone.
There is space left in the middle, so you can switch positions front to back, making the journey more comfortable while also making it easier to deal with emergencies.
There are three rows of seats in total, with the seats in the rear two rows facing each other.
Therefore, the rear doors are also designed to open side by side, making it easier for passengers to get on and off the vehicle.
The last row was the “boss seat”. After closing the car door, Hancock sat in the back, leaning against Ao Xing, while Sandasonia and Marigorude sat in the middle row.
Along the way, Ao Xing introduced the other girls to the various delicacies displayed on the street.
Chapter 54 Food Festival (Old Version)
During the food festival, famous delicacies from all over the world and the Grand Route can be found here.
Ao Xing prepared a guide in advance and knew every dish by heart. His eloquent talk aroused everyone’s strong interest in tasting the food.
“After we finish meeting with the mayor of Phuket Island, we will check in at a restaurant on the island.”
As soon as Ao Xing finished speaking, the girls cheered.
Hancock was immersed in the fantasy of a candlelight dinner for two, with a happy smile on her face.
The area of ​​Puji Island is not large, and like the Seven Water Cities, it is an autonomous city under the World Government.
However, this tourist city famous for its food was once on the verge of bankruptcy not long ago.
Like the Seven Water Cities before it, it also suffered from frequent attacks by pirates.
But fortunately, it has as mayor.
The mayor is fat, kind and amiable, and his round figure shows how much he loves food. He is now a well-known food connoisseur on the Grand Route, and his previous experience is legendary.
After a brief meeting, Ao Xing politely declined the dinner invitation arranged by the mayor.
He is more interested in unique delicacies that are unknown to outsiders.
With the mayor’s enthusiastic recommendation, Ao Xing learned about some affordable food restaurants that are well-known to the locals.
Although these shops are inconspicuous, the taste is unforgettable.
The mayor is not only a person who loves food, but also a kind-hearted person.
He loves every style of cuisine equally, and can find words of praise for both high-end and affordable cuisine.
Back then, he was also a self-made chef.
The food in his own restaurant is unique in the food city of Puji and has been praised by many celebrities and nobles.
When he was young, he dared to travel around and make many connections. He accepted invitations to be the chef for grand banquets hosted by kingdoms and nobles. He used his own strength to advertise, bringing a steady stream of food-loving tourists to Phuket Island.
The mayor cordially invited Ao Xing and Hancock to be special tasting guests for the food competition, and Ao Xing gladly accepted.
The armored off-road vehicle, temporarily named “Qilin”, slowly drove into the city of Puji Island. When passing by the preliminary competition site of the food competition, Ao Xing watched the chefs who were preparing to show their skills and shine in the food competition and were engaged in a fierce competition.
Because of the concept of equality upheld by the mayor of Phuket Island, each food festival will not focus on a certain style of cuisine, in order to test the chefs’ mastery and innovation capabilities of diverse dishes.
On the contrary, food festivals tend to focus on ingredients. Dishes of any flavor and cooking method can all be presented on stage, serving as a stage for chefs to showcase their superb skills and unlimited creativity.
This way of competing undoubtedly adds a bit of strangeness and fun to this food competition, where one can see all kinds of weird cooking techniques and dishes.
Ao Xing looked around at the contestants and saw that half of them had monstrous bodies or costumes, while the other half were barely pleasing to the eye. Only a small handful could meet Ao Xing’s standards for appearance.
At the preliminary round, there were crowds of contestants, with one hundred chefs competing on stage at once, creating a spectacular scene.
They are all gearing up to show off their skills in this taste feast.
The preliminary competition process is compact and orderly. The chefs will be divided into several batches and gradually go on stage for screening.
As long as you can cook qualified dishes within the specified one hour and conquer the judges’ taste buds, you can advance to tomorrow’s preliminaries and take the first step towards the final championship.
The preliminary round will be a more intense competition. The top ten will be selected from many outstanding players to enter the main competition and compete for the championship glory the day after tomorrow.
When the main competition comes, the special guest Ao Xing will make his official appearance and add a touch of color to this food feast with his good looks and fame.
When Ao Xing lowered the car window and carefully observed the players on the field, he seemed to feel a familiar gaze cast on him.
However, when he followed his intuition, he failed to find any familiar figures in the endless stream of people.
Maybe it was just his illusion.
Ao Xing did not take this matter to heart, but quickly raised the car window, exchanged positions with Joel, and took over the driving of the Qilin.
Joel, a novice female driver, was quite adept at driving on the wide main road, but the rest of the journey was full of challenges.
The place they were about to go to had narrow streets and dense crowds, which was undoubtedly a huge test for novice drivers.
Ao Xing couldn’t help but feel fearful of the rumors that female drivers were “road killers”. He was worried that if Joel mistook the accelerator for the brake in a panic, the consequences would be disastrous.
At such a festive time, Ao Xing didn’t want to leave a notorious reputation because of a car accident involving a large number of people.
So he decisively took over the steering wheel and drove the vehicle forward himself.
As the creator of Qilin, Ao Xing has skillful and steady driving skills, and can quickly shuttle through narrow streets and dense crowds of people.
Under Ao Xing’s piloting, Qilin quickly approached its destination.
Without getting out of the car, Ao Xing used his new ability – “Mimic Cloud Image”.
This is a figurine he made using white clouds. It looks lifelike.
Although the color is a bit monotonous, it is all pure white, but the agility and realism are enough to amaze people.
Ao Xing had previously looked in the mirror and used white clouds to shape his own image. If he added a few touches of color, it would become a work of art that was so lifelike that it could be mistaken for the real thing.
These cloud statues are just like normal people and can freely walk to various shops to buy food.
Although their strength is as fragile as the shadow clone of a certain shadow, a slight collision will not cause them to dissipate unless they are hit hard.
The cloud statues cannot speak and are mute.
But under Ao Xing’s close-range radio wave control, they are able to pick up a pen and write to communicate.
Even if they encounter illiterate shop owners, they can convey their needs by pointing at the menu and making gestures.
During such a festival, no store would refuse a wad of bills placed on the table just because the customer has some difficulty communicating.
“This customer looks a bit strange and can’t speak, but the way he pays is so cool that he is definitely a distinguished guest of our store!”
The shop owners all expressed such praise.
Ao Xing and others’ food journey officially began.
They swam in this ocean of delicious food and savored the unique charm of each dish.