In a certain sea area of the East Blue, a ship flying the Buggy Pirates' flag was tied to another ship, sailing side by side. Luffy was unhappy about the Buggy Pirates' flag; he really wanted his own pirate flag. But the pirate flag design was painted on the sail, and to sail, he had to unfurl the sail with the pirate flag. Luffy wanted to protest, but Nami's gaze instantly silenced him.
As in the original story, Luffy left one bag of treasure for the reconstruction of Orange Town, and Nami also gave Luffy a good scolding. Although she scolded Luffy, Nami wasn't truly angry deep down. Seeing what happened to Orange Town reminded her of her hometown, Cocoyasi Village, which was violently ruled by Arlong. Helping to rebuild Orange Town was also Nami's wish.
At the same time, Nami gained a deeper understanding of the difference between Lu En and the others and other pirates. Remembering what Lu En said to her, Nami's heart stirred with ripples. Should she, or should she not, rely on Lu En and the others? But was that monster Arlong really someone Lu En and the others could deal with? She was almost able to save up the one hundred million Berry to buy her hometown, Cocoyasi Village, from Arlong. Was there really no need to take such a risk? But could Arlong really be trusted...?
No! She couldn't think like that. Otherwise, what was all her hard work to earn a hundred million Berry for? Nami held the map, her eyes somewhat unfocused, then fiercely shook her head. For now, she still needed to properly plan for these guys. With their current situation, there was no way they could navigate the Grand Line.
"Indeed, trying to go to the Grand Line with a boat like this is too reckless." After calming down, Nami looked at the map in her hand, then at the two small boats temporarily tied together, and said seriously. "We definitely still need some companions." Luffy sat at the bow, eating an apple, and said.
"Not just personnel, but also the deficiencies in this ship's equipment. They absolutely cannot guarantee our safety." Nami placed her hands on her slender waist.
"That's right, we must have a musician." Luffy agreed wholeheartedly.
"A musician? Hahahaha!" Zoro heard this and couldn't help but burst into laughter. To go to the Grand Line, dubbed the 'Pirate Graveyard,' the most important thing was a musician. Luffy's way of thinking was truly completely different from ordinary people.
"You idiot! Lu En, you say something too! You also know navigation, right?" Nami had already grown accustomed to Luffy's thought process and could only cover her head, looking helpless, then turned to Lu En.
"Hoo! Inhale!" Lu En, who had already enhanced his capacity sufficiently through "Born of the Sea (Super Gold)" and was now on the ship, absorbing the sea's energy from the sea breeze to digest his capacity and enhance his Haki, opened his eyes when he saw Nami's gaze. "Relax, Nami. You are our navigator now. My navigation skills can't compare to yours, so you decide the next route," Lu En said with a smile.
Because Nami had only temporarily joined and wasn't a full member of the Straw Hat Pirates yet, Lu En couldn't load her entries. Nami's "Climate Sense (Light Gold)" entry, though a non-combat entry, was something Lu En greatly desired. After all, even the author himself stated that Nami's powerful talent for sensing climate changes through her body, if combined with the Goro Goro no Mi, would likely surpass Zoro in combat power, placing her second in the Straw Hat Pirates.
Without the Goro Goro no Mi, just acquiring Zeus elevated Nami's combat power to an exaggerated extent. One could imagine how terrifying she would be if she obtained the Goro Goro no Mi, combined with this "Climate Sense (Light Gold)" entry. Lu En, whose goal was the Goro Goro no Mi, naturally also hoped to obtain this entry.
However, Lu En wasn't in a hurry. Nami joining was only a matter of time, and obtaining this entry was also inevitable. As for navigation, since they had a navigator, Lu En completely entrusted the route planning to Nami. What Lu En needed to do now was to continue getting stronger.
At this moment, Lu En's "Conqueror's Haki (Light Gold)" entry, having continuously strengthened through the "Born of the Sea (Super Gold)" entry, also changed, with a progress bar appearing. Conqueror's Haki (Light Gold): Initially mastered, capable of causing weaker individuals to faint with powerful pressure (Light Gold) — further mastered, capable of initially using Conqueror's Haki for coating attacks (Deep Gold).
As long as this progress bar was filled, Lu En's Conqueror's Haki would automatically upgrade to a Deep Gold level entry, capable of initially using Conqueror's Haki for coating attacks, which was the level of Yamato's Conqueror's Haki in the original story.
Once it evolved to a Deep Gold level entry, even relying solely on Conqueror's Haki, Lu En's strength could immediately soar to the level of a top-tier Yonko Commander. The power of Conqueror's Haki was simply too overbearing. Even just reaching a Deep Gold level entry, before Conqueror's Haki ran out, relying on Conqueror's Haki, he could even clash with a Yonko using Conqueror's Haki Coating for several moves.
Unlike other Yonko Commanders and Admiral candidates, who couldn't even withstand a single full-power Conqueror's Haki Coating attack from a Yonko. Being able to initially use Conqueror's Haki for coating attacks would definitely make one a strong contender for the title of the strongest beneath the Yonko.
Although the upgrade progress bar was only slowly advancing, at least Lu En could upgrade his Haki using "Born of the Sea (Super Gold)." Other strong individuals in the One Piece world didn't have such a method; they could only slowly accumulate capacity through methods similar to "raising gu," using the blood and failures of enemies, thereby strengthening their Haki.
And this accumulation, which couldn't be achieved through training, was very time-consuming. Before Luffy, even powerhouses like Whitebeard and Gol D. Roger, at the age they had sufficient capacity to fully master Conqueror's Haki - Coating and become peak powerhouses in this world, were generally over forty years old. The age at which powerhouses in the One Piece world reached peak strength was even over fifty.
Current Yonko, and the three Marine Admirals, these peak powerhouses of the sea, except for Red-Haired Shanks, who was under forty, the ages of the others were generally over fifty. This was because the accumulation of capacity was very slow; only through the sharpening of time and the victories of countless battles could one possess super strong Haki.
However, Lu En, who possessed the "Born of the Sea (Super Gold)" entry, didn't need to accumulate slowly like this. He only needed to continuously train to continuously strengthen his Conqueror's Haki until he fully mastered Haki Coating. The more Lu En used this entry, the more satisfied he became with it.
"Alright, let's go a little further south. There's an inhabited island there. It would be great if we could get a decent ship there." Nami looked at the map in her hand, carefully planning the route.
"Then let's go there and eat meat!" Luffy raised his hands in celebration.
"Don't forget the sake either." Zoro reminded him.
"You guys!" Nami instantly transformed into her fanged persona again.
"South, huh." Lu En's eyes gazed into the distance. Lu En had already seen the map; that place was Syrup Village. There, besides being Usopp's hometown, it was also the birthplace of that pirate ship, the Going Merry, which countless One Piece fans on Earth found hard to let go of.
After obtaining Superhuman Physique (Dark Purple), what Lu En needed most now was a well-equipped pirate ship and a chef. After all, only a well-equipped pirate ship could store large amounts of nutritious meat.
Small boats like this could at most store some fruits for sailing on the sea. Just eating fruits wouldn't allow him to fully utilize the Superhuman Physique (Dark Purple) ability to strengthen his body. Lu En closed his eyes again, digesting the capacity increased by "Born of the Sea (Super Gold)," continuing to strengthen his Conqueror's Haki.
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