80: Chapter 80 Interesting Stories Along the WayA group of teenagers and a bear, half-baked, piloted a submarine to the Kingdom of Alabasta, located on the Grand Line.
Inside the submarine, a polar bear was nervously comparing the compass needle and the map, saying, "At our current speed, we'll reach Alabasta in just five more days."
"Five days?" Pekin exclaimed in surprise, then pointed at Law and Luffy and said, "Look at how much those two eat.Our ship's food supplies can only last another day at most."
Xia Qi chimed in, "Yes, you should check which islands we'll be passing by.We need to go up there to resupply."
Bepo replied, "Don't rush me, I'm looking, I'm looking.I can't find it!"
Then Bepo pointed to the map with its bear paw and said, "Look for yourselves.Our route goes all the way to Alabasta without passing any islands.It's all sea."
Upon hearing this, Peggy and Shakky quickly leaned over to look at the map.Although they didn't understand much of it, they recognized the endless expanse of blue.Then, somewhat despairingly, they slumped back to back and sat down, saying:
"Are we going to starve to death on our very first voyage?"
Law, who was gnawing on meat nearby, remained completely calm and even seemed to want to laugh.He then gestured with his eyes to Luffy, who was also gnawing on meat, to reassure them.
Seeing this, Wang Lufei smiled, put down the meat, and said, "No need to worry, I am inevitable!"
Food is no problem for the strong on this high seas.Summon the submarine to the surface and see how I get food.
Upon hearing this, Bepo quickly did as instructed and ascended the submarine.After the ship surfaced, Wang Luffy gestured for the others to follow him out to watch his performance.
Then everyone went up to the deck.Wang Luffy spread his hands and said, "Step back, I'm going to start operating (showing off)."
Wang Lufei first knelt down and placed his hands on the deck to add an electrical insulation layer to the submarine.Then, he calmly stood up, walked to the edge of the ship, and released a super-strong current into the sea.
"Thunderclap!Thunderclap!Electric Fish!" With a series of three powerful electric shocks, a large number of sea king corpses surfaced.
The two people and the bear who were secretly observing from behind were also terrified when they saw the ocean stained red with corpses and blood.
The two humans and the bear never expected Luffy's method of obtaining food to be so simple and brutal—just electrocute him.It seems they (the bear) were somewhat superfluous in comparison.
Wang Lufei ignored what they were thinking and said, "This should be enough for us to eat for a while.Let's go clean up and do some more salvage!"
Then they returned to the cabin to continue eating meat.The two men and the bear also got to work quickly upon hearing Wang Lufei's order, but their efficiency was really low.
This made Law, who was watching the show from the sidelines, unable to stand it any longer.He imitated Luffy's actions and tone and said, "Step back, I'm about to start showing off (operations)."
Then, under the watchful eyes of the two people and the bear, they successively released "room·slaughterhouse", "room·command stick" and "scalpel", a set of movements that were smooth and quick, instantly accomplishing what the two people and the bear had been trying to do for half a day.
Then Luo imitated him and said, "The rest is up to you." Then he returned to the cabin with a flourish.
The two humans and the bear exchanged speechless glances, realizing they were indeed superfluous.
After finishing the cleanup work, the two humans and the bear returned to the cabin and continued their journey to Alabasta.However, the two humans and the bear were not in high spirits after returning to the cabin; in fact, they seemed rather dejected.
Wang Luffy clearly noticed this, and went up to touch Bepo's bear ears, asking, "What's wrong?Were you discouraged by my strength?So, when it comes to life, don't compare yourself too much.If you want to compare, compare who gets up earlier."
As Bepo steered the boat, he apologized, saying, "I'm so sorry, I can't be human, I'm just a bear.And why do we have to compete to get up early?"
Wang Lufei scratched his head and said, "It's just an example.What I mean is that you shouldn't compare yourselves to me; you should compare yourselves to yourselves."
Do you know why I'm the captain and you're just crew members?
Bepo nodded, and Peggy and Shakky, who were standing nearby, also came over to hear what Luffy had to say next.
Seeing this, Wang Luffy explained, "Because I'm stronger.It's precisely because I'm stronger than you that I was able to become your captain.You agree with that, right?"
The two men and the bear nodded.Wang Lufei continued, "In that case, you shouldn't compete with me in strength, because in your minds I'm already at a higher level.Competing with me now will only make you feel bad."
The same logic applies to Luo.Before I arrived, you all considered him the captain, right?
Therefore, you don't need to worry too much about our strength.After all, the stronger we are, the safer you will be, and the better environment you will have for growth.
I know you're unwilling to accept this and want to improve.But improving skill takes time and effort.Do you know what I trained you at your stage?
Upon hearing this, the two humans and the bear looked at Wang Luffy with shining eyes and nodded expectantly.
Seeing this, Wang Lufei was very satisfied and continued, "Just two words: energy!It may be different from what you understand.This energy refers to your will, your awareness, and your patience."
This is the energy harvesting method I trained before, and now I'm officially teaching it to you.Train hard and strive to advance to the next stage as soon as possible.
After Wang Lufei finished speaking, he smiled and pulled out a book on iron block cultivation from his pocket, along with a list of medicinal ingredients.The two people and the bear accepted the book from Wang Lufei as if it were a treasure.
Because Bepo is closest toWhen it got its hands on the book, Luffy was the first to obtain it.It eagerly opened it and began to read.Its expression changed from joy to shock, then to fear, and finally to a look of grim determination.
Bepo then handed the book to Peggy, turned around and set the submarine to automatic navigation.Then a bear, with a somewhat heroic air about going to its death, walked out the door, waiting for Peggy and Shakky to make their choice.
When Peggy and Shakky were flipping through the book, they, like Bepo, performed a Peking Opera-style face-changing act.Finally, they closed the book and, with a death-defying resolve, walked out of the cabin to find Bepo.
The two men and the bear then began months of grueling training to withstand the impact of heavy metal.Especially before reaching Alabasta, the three-man team was filled with screams of agony on the ship.
The medicine wasn't a problem either, because Law was on the ship.The Op-Op Fruit gave the two of them and the bear a mutated Luffy physique, allowing them to be completely refreshed the day after being beaten up.
However, that scene was so heartbreaking that it brought tears to the eyes of all who heard about it.
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