Mr. Dragon didn't say much, just watched Luo Yan quietly. Luo Yan also didn't waste words and immediately boarded the ship to set sail.
As soon as the sails were lowered, a gust of wind picked up, propelling the ship forward quickly. As Mr. Dragon also possessed the ability to control wind, he could clearly feel that this wind came from Luo Yan's manipulation. He then walked to the edge of the ship and looked down, noticing that the water flow had also become unnatural, actively pushing the ship forward.
"Being able to control both water currents and wind direction simultaneously to propel a ship forward, putting aside other things, it's at least very practical."
"Haha, of course. The Sequence 9 of my pathway is called Sailor, a favored one of the sea. Even a Sequence 9 who has just consumed the potion can stay in the water for nearly twenty minutes without any equipment, and possesses powerful balance, moving as if on solid ground on any ship, no matter how strong the winds and waves are."
"Sailor, a favored one of the sea..."
Mr. Dragon repeated these words in a low voice, his expression subtly changing.
"Can those who have eaten a devil fruit also drink potions?"
"It should be possible. At least, there won't be any problems before Sequence 4. After Sequence 4, I can't be sure."
Luo Yan hadn't experimented with whether people who had eaten a devil fruit could drink potions, but he was still very certain, because almost all potion ingredients before Sequence 4 had no connection to devil fruit. However, at Sequence 4, things started to get entangled with devil fruit.
And if the potion consumed was not on the same pathway as the devil fruit that person had eaten, then going half-mad would be the best outcome.
"Will the sea favor those it despises?"
Mr. Dragon asked again. Luo Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, a smile hidden within: "After drinking the potion, a person's structure has already changed."
Luo Yan didn't directly answer Mr. Dragon's question, but he gave a very definitive answer. The change in body structure meant that the ability to survive in the sea would not disappear due to complete weakness. This meant that a devil fruit ability user, after consuming the Sailor potion, would gain the ability to survive in the sea for nearly twenty minutes, which was of great significance to a devil fruit ability user.
Despite the favorable winds and currents, Luo Yan's ship still sailed for nearly two hours before reaching the uninhabited island Mr. Dragon had mentioned. In fact, this island could no longer be called uninhabited, as the Revolutionary Army was already active on it. However, the island itself had no name, and since it was previously called an uninhabited island, the name was not changed.
Luo Yan immediately saw a huge sailboat with long dragons carved on both sides docked next to the uninhabited island's port. There were many people on both the ship and the island.
"Mr. Dragon!"
Luo Yan's ship had just entered the port and hadn't even stopped yet when a Revolutionary Army member, wearing a grey overcoat and a matching peaked cap, shouted. He waved as he shouted, and Mr. Dragon, who had been standing next to Luo Yan, suddenly vanished, appearing next to that Revolutionary Army member in the next instant.
"You've worked hard."
Mr. Dragon's reply was calm, with a very authoritative feel. The Revolutionary Army member's expression immediately became solemn, and he saluted Mr. Dragon before turning his gaze to Luo Yan and his group.
"Mr. Dragon, who are they?"
"Collaborators. Bring those two captives over. Afterwards, you all can prepare to set sail."
"Yes!"
The Revolutionary Army member saluted again and quickly ran onto the ship, then quickly ran back down. This time, four people followed him, two of whom had their hands tied behind their backs and their mouths gagged, while the other two were escorting them.
"Mr. Dragon! The captives are here. Are you going to interrogate them or dispose of them?"
"You all go prepare. You don't need to worry about this."
"Yes!"
The three Revolutionary Army members said no more, responding in unison and leaving. After they had walked some distance, Mr. Dragon turned to look in Luo Yan's direction.
At this point, the ship had just stopped and hadn't had time to drop anchor. Seeing Mr. Dragon's gaze, Luo Yan didn't hesitate, carrying a silver briefcase and flying directly from the ship to Mr. Dragon's side.
"You want to use them to test the safety of the potions?"
Luo Yan didn't even need to guess to know Mr. Dragon's plan. Mr. Dragon nodded, with no intention of hiding it.
"You also said that taking potions carries risks. Without confirming the degree of risk, I cannot risk my subordinates. You can first tell me the price of the potions. Regardless of the test results, I will buy the potions at your asking price; I won't let you suffer a loss."
"Haha! I call the abilities brought by potions 'Beyonder', and Beyonder will not disappear; it will only transfer from one thing to another. So even if they collapse into monsters on the spot, the potions will not be wasted."
Luo Yan originally thought Mr. Dragon would need him to explain further, but Mr. Dragon nodded with a hint of understanding.
"Like a devil fruit? When a devil fruit ability user dies, that devil fruit will reappear on the sea. The fruit's ability does not disappear with the death of the ability user."
"Uh! Yes, except 'Beyonder' won't be lost like a devil fruit; it's still here."
"Good, then you can begin."
Mr. Dragon didn't waste words, directly telling Luo Yan to start. Luo Yan immediately opened the briefcase and took out two metal bottles. The bottles contained pre-mixed potions, one as black as coffee, the other light blue and occasionally shimmering with light.
Since they were brought in tied up for experiments, Luo Yan wouldn't be gentle with them. After removing the rags that gagged their mouths, he directly inserted the bottle openings into their mouths, then held the bottles, preventing them from spitting them out. Anyway, with potions, they couldn't refuse to drink it even if they wanted to. They didn't even need to drink it; pouring the potion on them would also work, it would just take a little longer to take effect than drinking it directly.
The two tied individuals began to struggle violently, their expressions becoming extremely distorted, but there was no pain, only fear.
They didn't know what they had drunk, but after consuming the potions, they both felt changes within themselves. However, they also didn't know whether this change was good or bad, hence their fear.
"Hmm! Very smoothly, they are already Sequence 9s, one a Sailor, one an Assassin."
Feeling the spiritual energy beginning to emanate from the two, Luo Yan knew they had successfully endured the potion consumption, and he released his grip on the bottles.
The two immediately spat out the bottles and bent over to cough in unison. However, as they coughed, the Beyonder who had consumed the Assassin potion suddenly stood up. The ropes tying his hands behind his back had been unbound at some unknown point. He rapidly retreated, dashing towards the depths of the island. When he stepped into the shadow of a tree, his figure simply vanished.
"Oh?"
Mr. Dragon narrowed his eyes. Luo Yan only felt wind swirling beside him, and when he turned his head, he found that Mr. Dragon had disappeared.