61: Section 61

In the hospital bed, Smoker, wrapped almost like a mummy in bandages, responded with a bitter smile:

"I didn't expect even you to be alarmed, Vice Admiral Momonga."

With a creak, a chair was dragged over.

Momonga sat by the bedside, resting his chin on his hand, and explained:

"I just finished my negotiation mission with the Empress of Amazon Lily. On my way back to headquarters through the Calm Belt, I heard about your situation. The Fleet Admiral's intention is for me to find you, the person involved, and understand the specific circumstances."

After a pause, Momonga asked curiously:

"Tell me, what exactly happened that even the branch hospital's wards aren't enough?"

Upon hearing this, Smoker didn't hide anything and recounted the events of yesterday noon in detail.

After a while, having finished listening to Smoker's description, Momonga's expression was complex:

"So, you're saying that rebel named Omar not only has a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit ability, but can also transform, and create and control ghosts!"

"That's exactly right." Smoker nodded, confirming the accuracy of this intelligence once again.

On this point alone, Smoker was one hundred percent certain.

There was no helping it; his subordinates had been traumatized, and over eighty percent of the wounded soldiers didn't dare to sleep!

Momonga's eye twitched, and he continued to ask with forced patience:

"He can use his own ability to create a ghost ship, and use it to dive into the deep sea without protection!"

Smoker nodded again. He had seen it with his own eyes. How could it be false!

"Fine, my intelligence officers have questioned other surviving soldiers and interrogated the diners at Baratie. I have no objections regarding the existence of the ghost ship."

"Then, the last point!"

"Are you sure Omar can also erase matter?"

Smoker snorted impatiently:

"That's right. My elemental form is completely countered by him! Otherwise, how do you think I got these injuries?"

Momonga fell silent. He really didn't want to admit the authenticity of this intelligence. But the facts were right in front of him.

Seemingly recalling some teeth-gritting scene, Smoker's expression turned ferocious, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

That damn guy was not only dangerous but also had an extremely vile style of operating!

"You could have just left, for God's sake, but why did you have to wreck the warship?"

"Who can understand the feeling of a warship suddenly disappearing without a trace, and dense crowds of Navy soldiers falling into the water like dumplings?"

"If it weren't for the timely rescue by the chefs at Baratie, the branch hospital would have been ninety percent empty in an instant!"

"The reason is simple: dead people don't need treatment!"

Sighing, Momonga stood up to comfort him:

"Rest well, Smoker. The justice of the Navy still needs backbone forces like you to uphold it!"

Watching that retreating figure, after a moment of silence, Smoker couldn't help but ask:

"Vice Admiral Momonga, regarding Omar... how does headquarters plan to respond?"

At the hospital room door, Momonga said with his back to Smoker:

"The bounty will be doubled! Three Vice Admirals from headquarters, including myself, and Crocodile will be dispatched in batches. Rest assured, this time we will definitely strangle him in the first half of the Grand Line!"

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea... will Crocodile actually participate in such an operation?"

"Heh, that won't be up to him."

Reverse Mountain... No, this endless mountain range before my eyes, which I can't see the end of, should formally be called the Red Line.

And Reverse Mountain is merely a part of the Red Line. It is an important node for the Four Seas to quickly travel to the Red Line.

If it were other pirates, when sailing to this point, they would have to be 120% focused!

The rapid currents capable of sweeping away any ship force them to be careful!

Su Ming was different. He had Midnight leading the ship. He had a group of Banshees working diligently without complaint.

Su Ming only needed to keep casting his Collection Skill, and his target was the ship debris that almost covered the seabed in the deep sea beneath Reverse Mountain!

Wood, stone, bones, metal fragments, Sea Kings' skeletons, and so on.

Occasionally, he could even harvest sporadic small pieces of Sea Stone.

By common sense, these materials mentioned above were basically of little significance to Su Ming.

But now, common sense had been kidnapped by a blueprint!

[Item: Blueprint · Yellow Spring Coating (Deep Purple)]

[Category: Consumable · Auxiliary Facility]

[Consumption: 4800 shipwrecks (70% or more integrity is sufficient), Bones * 120,000, Giant Sea Beast Skeletons * 666, Deep Sea Gloomy Wood * 300, Any Extraordinary Carrier * 1]

[Description: Drape a layer of coating over your ship; in the name of the Yellow Spring, nothing is taboo!]

This blueprint was not only an important part of the midnight rose's upgrade!

At the same time, every auxiliary facility of Deep Purple grade or higher could cause the ship's performance to soar significantly.

The midnight throne gave Su Ming Midnight, an overpowered hero unit.

The Banshee Graveyard gave Su Ming an immortal Banshee Legion!

One could imagine that the Yellow Spring Coating of the same rating was definitely not simple; the description [In the name of the Yellow Spring, nothing is taboo] alone made Su Ming extremely expectant.

But... as a large auxiliary facility that covers and envelops the ship.

The materials consumed by the Yellow Spring Coating far exceeded any previous Creation.

4800 shipwrecks were easy enough to talk about; there were shipwrecks everywhere under Reverse Mountain. With a little integration, gathering eight or nine tenths of them wouldn't be a problem.

The remaining gaps would also not be lacking on the Grand Line.

120,000 bones were a bit terrifying. These bones were undoubtedly the remains of intelligent life!

Su Ming even doubted whether he could collect so many bones during his trip in the One Piece World.

Giant Sea Beast skeletons, on the other hand, could be easily collected—hunting, scavenging, or even buying them if necessary.

In the One Piece World, everything might be lacking, but Sea Kings were everywhere!

300 units of Deep Sea Gloomy Wood—this could be taken care of while salvaging shipwrecks.

And any extraordinary carrier? Are you sure it's not something like a Devil Fruit?

Su Ming had a premonition that what the carrier was didn't matter. The extraordinary nature was the key!

It likely indicated that the type of extraordinary ability would determine the functional manifestation and depth of potential for the finished Yellow Spring Coating!

"So... Lord Wapol... Ge Men is coming to find you!"

Chapter 69: Log Pose! Creation and Healing

The process of crossing Reverse Mountain felt like riding a runaway roller coaster, speeding forward with the strange sensation of not knowing when it would derail.

Of course, for Su Ming, such a diversion wasn't bad.

Yes, for him, this level of excitement could only be considered a small game to regulate his mood.

With the ghost ship under Midnight's control, even if the reverse currents were turbulent, it could precisely fine-tune the ship's course.

Su Ming wasn't idle either. Strands of Grudge Spider Silk shot out from his back, working with Midnight to control the course.

After this combo, the midnight rose smoothly broke through the mountain peak, and then with a boom, majestically docked into the correct route.

During the descent, water mist filled the air, greatly obscuring vision.

Fortunately, Su Ming's Psychic Power was vast enough to completely replace Midnight in locking onto the path ahead.

Finally, accompanied by a huge splash, the Grand Line welcomed the greatest accident factor of this world!

Su Ming paced toward the bow, looked around the surrounding sea, but couldn't find the giant whale Laboon.

The moving story of the Rumbar Pirates and Laboon was very interesting; the 50-year persistence and Laboon's determination to keep hitting the Red Line were also moving.

But... what did that have to do with Su Ming?

That wasn't quite right. If Laboon had actually dared to block the way just now, this giant island whale from the West Blue would have died, one hundred percent!

"Master, there is a lighthouse over there. Should we go over and take a look?"

An ethereal voice with a hint of coldness echoed low, and Su Ming ordered without turning his head:

"Go over and take a look. Let's get the Log Pose first before talking about anything else."

A few minutes later, before the midnight rose had anchored and stopped, Su Ming performed a Heroic Leap and jumped in front of the lighthouse door.

Creak! — The door opened gently.

An old man dressed in an extremely tropical style walked out.

Floral shirt, beach shorts. A hairstyle as flashy as a flower.

And a face as dark as the bottom of a pot, looking like he was about to curse!

"It's four or five in the morning, for God's sake. Can't a person get any sleep?"