47: Section 47

With a light cough, Moyi raised an eyebrow and said:

"It's been three days, little guy. Are you trying to scare your big sister to death?"

Su Ming: "..."

This... they've already formed a united front against me?

But...

It seemed he really had gotten carried away playing. Cough!—Galloping across the sea for the first time, it should be understandable, right!

To avoid being subjected to a joint trial, Su Ming hurriedly informed the Angels of his experiences in the One Piece World one by one.

The novel Devil Fruits, the unheard-of Great Pirate Era, and the Sea Kings that were so ridiculous they shattered biological logic.

Those unheard-of things and events easily extinguished the small flames of anger in the hearts of the two Angel sisters.

"Eating a fruit allows one to master the power to interfere with physical reality... this kind of setting... well, it's hard to evaluate."

He thought to himself, 'As expected.'

The Devil Fruits truly lived up to being the trademark of the One Piece World.

They immediately drew all of the Angels' attention.

Chapter 53: Klee's Signature: Jumpy Dumpty

Regarding the existence of Devil Fruits, not only did the Angels not understand them, but Su Ming himself didn't understand them either.

Before entering the Transcendent realm.

No matter how strange the setting of the Devil Fruits was, Su Ming would only clap and cheer.

Now that he had joined the ranks of the Transcendent, he immediately discovered the problem.

Instantly bestowing transcendent power upon a mortal—where did the energy come from?

Su Ming naturally knew that Devil Fruit abilities could be activated by consuming physical stamina, but the current question was: who bore the burden of the energy that initially bestowed that transcendent power upon the mortal!

Su Ming didn't know.

At least.

The original work didn't explain it.

Another even more thought-provoking point.

Whether it was Cultivation, Qi Refinement, Magic, or Martial Arts, when a person died, their light went out; their transcendent power would surely dissipate into the world. That was the circulation mechanism of the great universe, and it was beyond reproach.

But Devil Fruits didn't follow that!

After a Devil Fruit user died, their fruit ability would automatically reconvene and then possess any nearby fruit!

Thus, you could see that the One Piece World had even come up with a Devil Fruit Encyclopedia!

There was only one explanation: every recorded fruit must have gone through more than one host!

Taking everything into account, it wasn't that Su Ming was overthinking things.

Nor was it strange that the Angels found it incomprehensible in various ways.

"So, from this perspective, there is only one true power system in the One Piece World!"

Zhixin frowned and asked, "Physical strengthening?"

Su Ming nodded and said, "Yes. The existence of Devil Fruits has too many traces of artificial design!"

Moyi asked curiously, "Then what do you plan to do?"

"Heh, do what I should do, of course."

Su Ming spread his small hands and said righteously:

"I don't plan on staying in the One Piece World permanently. I don't want to dig up some historical secrets or fight to the death with some so-called mastermind..."

"I'll just get some good stuff and be done with it."

With a cold snort, Zhixin said dissatisfiedly:

"That sounds nice, but why did you attract the Navy's targeting right from the start?"

Ah, that...

Su Ming had no rebuttal.

He was already being forced to build Mushroom Bombs; wasn't that enough to illustrate the problem?

Patting Zhixin, Moyi directly changed the subject:

"The so-called Navy of that world doesn't know your background, so they probably won't go all out immediately... however, it's better to be safe than sorry!"

"Su Ming, do you need Zhixin and me to support you with a batch of high-yield weapons?"

"No need!" Su Ming refused. A mere One Piece World wasn't worth using what the Angels called weapons of mass destruction.

That would be too brutal.

"Then you came back this time to..."

"To rest, of course!" Su Ming had a strange expression.

He had been drifting at sea for three days; the novelty had long since passed, leaving only boredom and lack of interest.

He had made a small-scale Mushroom Bomb.

The Sea Stone factor was still accumulating. With nothing to do, he simply let Midnight continue sailing while he, of course, went home to rest!

What?

Am I not allowed to come home?

Zhixin's pretty face turned slightly red, and the tips of her ears were burning.

Knowing she had asked a stupid question, Zhixin was almost ready to cry from her own stupidity.

Moyi shook her head as she watched. She hadn't seen where this kid Su Ming was particularly brave, but she couldn't help it if Zhixin had somehow taken him to heart!

How troublesome!

...

The next day

Carrying nearly a thousand Jumpy Dumpties in his backpack, Su Ming bid farewell to the two little ones and immediately teleported to the One Piece World.

When he landed, he was still on the deck of the midnight rose.

Don't ask about teleportation coordinates.

If you're already teleporting, isn't it normal for things to be a bit more idealistic?

If you really want to get technical, the planet itself is constantly in motion. What, you jump three feet high and when you land, you've been thrown out of sight by the planet's rotation?

"Master, welcome back!"

"Yeah. Any accidents while I was away?"

"Yes, Master!" Midnight immediately reported her work: "Four hours after you left, a pirate ship attempted to approach, but I accelerated and shook them off... Master, do we need to change course immediately?"

Change course?

What, to grind that ship into ashes?

Not bad, not bad!

As expected of an AI 'raised' by the Ge Men.

However...

"Forget it. Pirates who can only cause trouble in nearby waters basically have no ability... Let's go, Midnight. Continue toward Loguetown!"

Yes.

Su Ming's goal remained unchanged.

Since the Navy wanted to cause trouble, Su Ming would naturally keep them company.

But how it started and how it ended could only be decided by Su Ming himself!

The voyage continued.

Along the way, Su Ming continued to accumulate Sea Stone factor.

In the process, making Jumpy Dumpties became a daily diversion.

[Item: Jumpy Dumpty (Green)]

[Category: Consumable · Projectile]

[Effect: Bouncing (Bounces three times consecutively, and each bounce triggers an explosion. On the third bounce, it actively contacts the target to trigger a massive explosion with three times the base power)]

Yes.

Su Ming had once again used his 'I Think' power.

He successfully intercepted the fragmented techniques little Klee used when making Jumpy Dumpties.

After some magical modifications, the Su Ming version of the Jumpy Dumpty was born.

Unlike the crowd-control type Naughty Bomb.

The Jumpy Dumpty was aimed squarely at large-scale bombardment!

Therefore.

Even with thousands stored in his backpack, Su Ming still felt it wasn't enough.

As if thinking of something.

Su Ming suddenly tossed a Jumpy Dumpty into the sea.

Boom!—

The fire from the explosion suddenly rose.

In the blazing light, the Jumpy Dumpty with rabbit ears leaped ten meters away. When it touched the sea surface for the second time, as expected...

Boom!—

Another violent explosion bloomed!

Following that was the third bounce. This time, the Jumpy Dumpty leaped twenty meters away.

BOOM!—

The final explosion was completely comparable to an aerial bomb!

"Gah gah gah!"

"I knew it! Klee can use Jumpy Dumpties to blast fish; there's definitely no problem with the Ge Men using them to blast ships!"

"I really am a demolition genius!"

Ziggs: Don't you have anything to say to me?

The sun and moon rotated twice, and they even encountered particularly severe storm weather on the way.

Fortunately, this was still the East Blue.

The climate wasn't yet as crazy as the Grand Line.

Relying on the excellent performance of the midnight rose, Su Ming passed through the sea ruled by the storm without any danger.

Finally.

Not long after he teleported onto the ship in the early morning.

A distinct green rise was gradually becoming prominent on the azure sea surface.

"Land! Midnight, change course! We're going to the island to take a look."

"Yes, Master."

A few minutes later.

The midnight rose approached the island.

Before the ship had even come to a stop, Su Ming impatiently performed a Heroic Leap.