Chapter 7: Heroic Spirit Templates Value Compatibility
"Unfortunately, Luffy, the Francis Drake in front of you is only a projection."[1]
"So there's no way for me to invite her to become a partner."
"More importantly, watch the power she's showing you carefully."
"After that, compare it with the other two, and then make your final choice about which power you want."
Rozi put his hand on Luffy's shoulder to stop him from rushing toward the projection of Francis Drake.
As he spoke, the skeleton soldiers blasted by Francis Drake's cannons completely fell apart, and not a single one remained standing.
Just when Luffy and Nami thought the demonstration was over—
Several hundred meters away from Francis Drake, ten enormous Marine warships suddenly appeared on the sea.
The instant the warships appeared, they opened fire on Francis Drake.
The dense swarm of cannonballs immediately made Nami's face change as she quickly hid behind Rozi.
Damn it, is this really a projection? Those cannonballs look so real.
Can that woman called Francis Drake really handle that many cannonballs?
Nami pressed her lips together and stared at Francis Drake.
Francis Drake's mouth curled upward, and the aura around her abruptly grew extremely intense.
"Little ones, the main act is on!"
Drake raised her twin guns high. Along with her sharp shout, the ice beneath her feet suddenly shattered.
A gorgeous warship nearly 37 meters long rose up from beneath the ice, and Drake stood calmly at the ship's bow.
Boom! Boom!
The moment the warship appeared, it immediately fired back at the incoming cannonball swarm.
But unlike the ordinary cannons fired by the warships ahead, the ship beneath Drake fired golden lasers.
The cannonballs struck by the lasers melted away in midair in an instant.
"So cool! Lasers!"
"Rozi, is that your ship?"
"Will I be able to have a ship like that someday?"
Luffy's eyes shone as he excitedly asked Rozi.
Rozi just smiled and didn't answer, because he knew an even more shocking scene was coming next.
After the gorgeous warship beneath Drake fired a round of lasers, twenty smaller warships surfaced from the sea around it.
"King of the Storm, horde of the dead—the Wild Hunt begins."
With a confident smile, Drake raised her hand, aimed at the ten warships opposite, and pulled the trigger of her flintlock.
In the next moment, the warship beneath her and the surrounding warships all unleashed a bombardment.
In an instant, a continuous barrage of lasers surged toward the warships.
Under overwhelming firepower, amid thunderous explosions, the ten Marine warships ultimately sank into the depths.
Luffy's eyes widened to the extreme. For a moment, he was so excited he couldn't even speak.
Nami looked a little better than Luffy, but her trembling body still betrayed what she was feeling.
"The Noble Phantasm Golden Hind and Stormy Night is Francis Drake's greatest armament, and also her strongest power."
"Luffy, if you choose to inherit Francis Drake's Heroic Spirit template, then you'll be able to possess that power."
Rozi patted Luffy's shoulder and asked with a smile.
"So awesome! Rozi, if I inherit Francis Drake's template, can I summon those warships like that?"
Hearing Luffy's question, Rozi shrugged.
"Well, inheriting a Heroic Spirit template only gives you a seed of power. How far you can use that power depends on you."
"The stronger you are, the stronger the power will be when you use the Heroic Spirit's abilities."
"What you just saw—the Noble Phantasm Golden Hind and Stormy Night—is Drake's strongest power. It won't be easy to bring out that kind of power."
"Also, there's compatibility between a person and a Heroic Spirit template. The more compatible you are, the easier it is to bring out the Heroic Spirit's power."
"So, Luffy, I suggest you watch the next two Heroic Spirit templates before deciding whose power to inherit."
As he spoke, the platform under the three of them shook.
In the blink of an eye, the three returned to the pitch-black space again.
"Hehehe, this is really fun."
"Rozi, you're amazing—you've got such an incredible ability."
"As for Francis Drake… I don't know what kind of captain she is, but she's seriously cool."
"I wonder if the other two are just as cool."
Luffy adjusted his hat and looked toward the other two names on the panel in front of Rozi.
"Rubber, Reed Richards—let me see this one."
With a big wave of his hand, Luffy slapped his palm onto the name Reed Richards under the Rubber trait.
Soon, accompanied by that familiar shaking sensation—
Rozi, Luffy, and Nami arrived inside an extremely advanced-looking laboratory.
At the center of the lab, a man kept stretching arms like rubber to handle materials and documents, busy with various operations.
"He's really rubber like me!"
"Rozi, did he also eat the Gum-Gum Fruit?"
Luffy pointed at Reed Richards and looked at Rozi curiously.
"He didn't eat my fruit. His rubber ability comes from somewhere else."
Rozi glanced at Reed Richards, who was focused on his research, and a faint glint appeared in his eyes.
Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards… what's scary about this man isn't his rubber ability.
If I inherit this guy's power, will I inherit that terrifying scientific knowledge too?
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