One Piece: Power-Power Fruit

Chapter 360 News from Sky Island

Chapter 360: News from Sky Island

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After Lorian's voice faded, Mu Chong didn't rush to speak. Instead, he leaned back in his chair with a calm expression, slowly tapping the table with his right hand, his eyes sweeping across the faces of everyone present.

Currently, aside from Slad who returned to Skypiea, almost all of the high-end combat forces on the Freedom are here.

However, this alone is far from enough for unimpeded navigation on the high seas. How to quickly improve everyone's strength, and whether to recruit more renowned high-level combatants, have become Mu Chong's most pressing concerns.

"Everyone! You've all worked so hard these past few days! The development of Mogu Town is inseparable from everyone's efforts. Although I really want to praise everyone, I still want to say that it's far from enough!"

As soon as Mu Chong finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to him, their expressions a mixture of doubt, expectation, and surprise.

"Compared to any established power, we are currently quite insignificant! So we need everyone's continued efforts in the future! I hope that one day we can fight side by side and achieve true freedom!"

Mu Chong wasn't good at expressing himself, nor did he know how to say anything inspiring, so after struggling for a while, he could only manage to utter these few words. As for how everyone present interpreted them, that was up to them.

Afterwards, various discussions arose again in the meeting room as people shared their experiences and a variety of novel and unusual ideas.

The day passed quickly, and the meeting, which had no clear purpose, finally ended around noon.

After lunch, some people followed Lorian to learn the Six Styles of the Navy, while a few who had already mastered them went to the tavern with Mu Chong.

Through Bellamy's introduction, Mu Chong learned that the owner of this tavern was none other than Mr. Lip, the old man Mu Chong had rescued at sea.

However, since there's also a noodle shop, the tavern is currently run by Lip's daughter, Lilman, and it's become a place for Bellamy and the others to drink and chat.

Mu Chong and his friends spent the afternoon in the tavern, chatting and drinking with the packed patrons. Sometimes they would argue heatedly about who among the Four Emperors was the strongest, and other times they would miraculously reach a consensus on which pirate was the most beautiful.

As news of Mu Chong's presence at the tavern spread, more and more people flocked there. Eventually, the tavern was almost completely full, with even the area outside packed with people. Even Mu Chong himself couldn't believe he possessed such charisma.

This scene continued until evening, when, with Slad's return from the Sky Island, Mu Chong finally left the tavern and returned to his lodgings.

"Captain! This is McKinley, who ate the Zoan-type Devil Fruit Rhinoceros Form, and is currently the only Zoan-type Devil Fruit user on Skypiea!"

Inside the reception room, Slad pointed to a tall, burly man wearing a white beret sitting next to him and introduced him...

"Lord Muchong!"

When McKinley heard Slard introduce himself, he immediately stood up from his chair and gave Mu Chong a standard salute.

"Hehehe! No need for such formality! McKinley! This isn't our first meeting! I've called you here today because I hope you'll cooperate with our ship's doctor on a research project. This research will do you no harm; on the contrary, it will enhance your combat capabilities!"

Mu Chong waved to McKinley, gesturing for him to sit down, and then explained the reason to him.

"Yes! Lord Slad already told me before I came! Don't worry, I will cooperate fully!"

McKinley looked at Mu Chong with fervent eyes, and stood up again as he spoke.

"Hahaha! Good, good, good! Hey! Belinda, Baku and McKinley are in your hands! The Freedom might set sail before noon tomorrow, so you don't have much time! You'll have to work hard!"

Seeing McKinley's expression, Mu Chong shook his head helplessly. Why all the formality? He then turned to Belinda and said...

"Okay! Got it, Captain!"

Belinda didn't hesitate. Upon hearing Mu Chong's words, she stood up and walked outside. Baku then stood up as well, gesturing for McKinley to follow.

After the three left, Mu Chong turned his attention back to Slad.

"Captain! Everything is going very well on Sky Island right now. Grandpa told me to tell you that there's no need to worry about Sky Island's development, and if support is needed, Sky Island currently has enough strength to fight back!"

Sensing Mu Chong's gaze, Slad then began to describe the current situation on Sky Island, his tone full of joy.

"Yes! With the old man overseeing Sky Island, I feel completely at ease! In that case, Curriculum, your intelligence team should focus all your efforts on collecting Zoan-type Devil Fruits that grant flight abilities. Of course, Paramecia and Logia-type Devil Fruits that also grant flight abilities are also acceptable. At the same time, inform Hill of this information! That way, even if we leave here, you can freely travel to and from Sky Island!"

Mu Chong nodded slightly after hearing Slad's words. Currently, the Sky Island's location was relatively safe, and given its current strength, it was safe to protect itself unless an admiral-level being arrived there.

"Yes! Don't worry, hero! I'll keep a close eye on things!"

Sitting next to him, Montblanc Coulicate nodded in agreement; for him, it was just a matter of putting in a little effort.

"Slade! Have the Straw Hat crew already left Skypiea?"

After arranging everything, Mu Chong turned to Slad and asked softly, this being one of Mu Chong's biggest concerns, since Robin was still on that ship.

"Yes! Captain! The Straw Hat crew left Skypiea two days ago. It has been confirmed that Robin was indeed on that ship. And while on Skypiea, my grandfather, as you instructed, let Robin see the Poneglyphs!"

Slad took a sip of water and spoke, then, seeing that Mu Chong didn't seem inclined to speak, he spoke again.

"The Straw Hat crew didn't have any major conflicts with everyone when they were on Skypiea, but Locas did have a sword fight with the swordsman on that ship!"

"Oh? What was the result?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Chong's eyes flashed with curiosity, and he quickly asked...

"Hehehe! Locas won! But according to Locas himself, that swordsman named Zoro also possesses remarkable talent; that guy's three-sword style has the potential to reach the level of a strongman!"

Slad chuckled and recounted the whole story.

It turned out that Zoro saw that Locas was also a pure swordsman, so he had the idea of ​​sparring. Thus, the two began a swordsman's duel in front of a crowd.

Just as Slard predicted, Locas won the duel. Although the duel ended quickly, Zoro earned Locas's respect.

"Hehehe! Roronoa Zoro! This guy has the potential to become the world's greatest swordsman. Among the Straw Hat crew, apart from that special Luffy, Zoro has the greatest potential!"

After hearing Slad's description, a smile appeared on Mu Chong's face. Mu Chong was not surprised that Locas could win the sword duel with Zoro. Compared to Zoro two years later, he was not yet the King of Hell.