Chapter 251: Preparing to Head to the Sky Island

Having captured the King of the Drum Kingdom and released Doctor 20, although Uchiha Feiyu did not make any further arrangements, this was already enough to allow this small country to gradually return to normal.

According to the information Uchiha Feiyu learned from the manga, as long as there is no interference from outside pirates, the future development of this country will be quite good.

"Alright, there are no problems with this country now. Pack up, silly son, we'll leave in a few days!"

Hearing Kureha's words, Chopper reached out his little hooves to scratch his head, a look of reluctance appearing on his face as he mumbled:

"We're going to a new country..."

"That's right, the Drum Kingdom is a bit too small, and many medicinal herbs cannot be obtained here. If it were still a great medical power as it originally was, it wouldn't be a problem; we could easily import them from other countries, but now..."

Kureha did not continue with the rest of her words, but even if she didn't say it, Chopper knew what she meant.

Even though little Chopper had a naive and even somewhat silly personality, he was very clear about the good deeds that the idiot king Wapol had done. The great medical power that was once famous on the Grand Line had now declined into a country without doctors. If it weren't for Doctor 20 and Dorie, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to find a single doctor in the entire country.

Under these circumstances, the connection between the Drum Kingdom and the outside world had naturally been severed long ago. It is unknown how much time it would take to restore the original situation. Without enough medicinal herbs to experiment with, wanting to restore the prescriptions was naturally a pipe dream.

"Let's go, live in a new place, perhaps you can meet more friends, silly son!"

"Ah!? Really? Doctor Dorie?"

"You won't be able to meet many people here anyway; if you don't try, you'll never be able to improve!"

"Besides, don't you want to go out to sea? Although it's not to be a pirate, this can also be considered going out to sea to see the world."

"I understand, Doctor Dorie, I will work hard!"

Seeing that the mother and son had finished discussing, Uchiha Feiyu did not waste time; he took the two of them onto the ship and headed directly for Alabasta.

Along the way, with Nami using the Slippery-Slippery Fruit to accelerate from time to time, they returned to this desert kingdom in less than a day.

In fact, while still on the ship, Doctor Kureha and the little reindeer Chopper had already begun to study the prescriptions. Besides the prescriptions, that old lady doctor also began to study the cultivation of Human Immortal Martial Arts.

Being able to live to 140 years old in the dangerous One Piece World, and still be able to drink, smoke, climb mountains, and beat people up, this old lady was clearly not someone to be trifled with.

Although Uchiha Feiyu didn't ask much about her past, he could tell that when this old lady was young, she must have had at least the strength of a Marine Vice Admiral; she likely possessed Two-Color Haki, and her Life Return was absolutely at a master level.

In just one day, Uchiha Feiyu could feel that the old lady's life force seemed to be a sliver stronger. As a Vampire Fruit user, he was certain this was not his hallucination, but that this old lady, who was skilled in health preservation, had indeed benefited from Human Immortal Martial Arts.

Feeling the benefits, Kureha didn't even need Uchiha Feiyu to urge her; as soon as she returned to Alabasta, she began to work hard to crack the prescriptions and practice Human Immortal Martial Arts.

Although Alabasta is not known as a great medical power, its population is thousands of times that of the Drum Kingdom. The number of doctors that can be found is actually more than when the Drum Kingdom was at its peak. Not to mention that medicinal herbs are available in abundance; at least, apart from some extremely rare items, nothing is missing.

Led by Doctor Kureha, gathering dozens of famous doctors from Alabasta, it took less than a month to finish replacing the prescriptions.

Although it had not reached perfection and there was still great potential to be tapped, the medicinal efficacy was already no less than those prescriptions used to assist cultivation in the Yang God World, and even a cut above.

After all, the medicinal pastes, medicinal wines, and medicinal baths in the Yang God World, for realms before the Martial Saint, mostly used ordinary plants of higher age or body parts of fierce wild beasts.

And in the One Piece World, there are countless strange plants and bizarre fierce beasts, which are far stronger than the ordinary plants and beasts of the Yang God World.

Although the Yang God World also has various heaven-sent treasures and spiritual pills that far exceed those of the One Piece World, in terms of auxiliary medicinal drugs for the basic stage alone, it is indeed inferior to the One Piece World.

At Alabasta Palace, having just finished a half-month special training, several girls were drinking afternoon tea.

"Well... this medicine is indeed quite useful."

Nami stretched, and the bones all over her body made a crackling sound. In fact, these medicines helped not Uchiha Feiyu the most, but girls with mediocre talent like Nami, Vivi, and Robin.

Uchiha Feiyu's talent was already high enough; when practicing, these medicines could at most give him a 50% efficiency bonus, but this 50% efficiency bonus was more than five times as much for Nami and the others.

Therefore, in a short time, the physical fitness of Nami and the others had rapidly improved, and it was no longer inferior to the average Marine Vice Admiral's officers. If nothing else, now that Nami uses the Slippery-Slippery Fruit Awakening ability to sail, she can at least sustain it for more than ten hours.

"Indeed, I didn't expect my speed of becoming stronger to be so fast! I feel that now, even if I were to face Krokfar, I could trade a few blows."

Robin had also developed the Flower-Flower Fruit ability that she would only be able to use two years later, which is to use the Flower-Flower Fruit to create huge limbs; developed to the extreme, it can form a body like a Giant.

In fact, for so many years, Robin's development of the Flower-Flower Fruit was not weak; it was just that due to long-term displacement and lack of proper training, her physical strength could not keep up.

Now that her shortcomings have been filled, her strength has increased quite a bit. Even relying on her fruit ability, she can deal with some weaker Marine Vice Admiral-level figures. It wouldn't be easy for Krokfar in his low period to defeat her.

"However, the one who has changed the most is Doctor Kureha! It feels like she has become decades younger!"

Princess Vivi said with some longing:

"Practicing this kind of martial arts, when I am old, I should also be this young and beautiful, right?"

"I don't think she's decades younger; she should be over a hundred years younger! That old lady is now over 140 years old! Even if she were half her age younger, she would still be a 70-year-old woman."

Nami retorted. She had always admired the great vitality that Kureha possessed at such an age. It's no wonder that the old lady's catchphrase was always, "Do you want to know the secret to my eternal youth?"

Although it didn't quite match her face full of wrinkles at the time, once you consider her age of 140, you know that this secret to eternal youth is truly full of substance.

Now, after integrating Human Immortal Martial Arts, this old lady has truly regained her youth and looks much younger. In Uchiha Feiyu's view, she has a bit of the demeanor of the landlady of the Bar of Shackles.

"It seems your special training this time has progressed quite quickly!"

Uchiha Feiyu walked over and glanced at the three of them; from the abundant life force on the three of them, one could see that they had improved a lot.

"Feiyu, you're here! Hehe, if we go out to sea this time, I won't hold you back again!"

"So the boss has come. Boss, do you still remember what you promised me?!"

Nami and Robin spoke at the same time, making Uchiha Feiyu slightly stunned, and then he chuckled:

"It seems you all really want to go out to sea! That's not bad; I was just preparing to go out to sea as well."

"As for Robin, of course I haven't forgotten what I promised you. This time going out to sea, I can help you find an Ancient History Text!"

Hearing this, Nami jumped up with excitement, shouting that she was going to sea, and Robin also showed a smile.

On the contrary, Princess Vivi was slightly disappointed. She actually had quite a bit of an adventurer's personality, but unfortunately, her status as a princess and the current situation of Alabasta destined her not to be able to leave for a long time.

"By the way, Feiyu, where are we going this time? Are we still going to the New World?"

"Of course not. This time we don't need a Marine escort, and the place we are going will definitely surprise you."

"Surprise us?"

Nami touched her chin and said:

"Could it be the Sabaody Archipelago? I heard that it is the most lively and prosperous island in the first half of the Grand Line!"

"Or is it Fish-Man Island? The mysterious island hidden 10,000 meters under the sea; it is said that there are legendary mermaids on the island..."

Uchiha Feiyu shook his head:

"Neither! Besides, these two islands are not good places. One has a lawless zone and occasionally some Celestial Dragons appear, and the other also has a hellish place like the Fish-Man District where conflicts with humans are sharp."

"The place I am taking you this time is the legendary Sky Island! Nami, haven't you always wanted to ask me about news of the Golden City? The city legendary for being filled with gold is right there on Sky Island!"

"The Golden City!!"

Hearing this, Nami's eyes radiated the glow of gold and Belly, and she leaned in with a covetous look on her face:

"Then when are we going? Now?"

Hearing the words "Sky Island," a look of anticipation also appeared on Princess Vivi's face, but unfortunately, after thinking about her country, she ultimately suppressed her desire for adventure.

"We can set off tomorrow. In fact, I have been making some preparations, and only today were they fully completed."

A look of contemplation appeared on Robin's face:

"Boss, you just said the place we are going is Sky Island, right! That kind of place is something I've only heard of... A legendary island of clouds flying in the sky; I never expected it to actually be real!"

"But if it is Sky Island, then the preparation you mentioned, could it be Miss Valentine Mikita?"

"No wonder a while ago when you were spreading the faith, Boss, you shoved Mikita in there; it was to let her fruit reach Awakening, wasn't it!"

Uchiha Feiyu was not surprised; Robin's intelligence ranked among the best in the entire Pirate King world, so it was quite normal for her to deduce his actions after learning the news about Sky Island.

"Correct. Although Mikita's Light-Light Fruit has no potential and its power isn't much to speak of, after Awakening, it can be used to reduce the weight of the ship, increase the ship's speed, and even make the ship fly. It can be considered quite practical."

"So that's how it is... I originally thought the Boss had just taken a fancy to Miss Mikita's beauty! I was even wondering why the Boss hadn't made a move on me, and why I wasn't even included when spreading the faith."

"I didn't expect that you, Boss, had already set your sights on Sky Island. Mikita's ability is indeed very suitable for exploring the Sky Island in the sky."

Robin said with a smile, her expression somewhat inscrutable, and Uchiha Feiyu rolled his eyes:

"Heh, why I didn't have you spread the faith, and why I didn't give you the Future Unborn Sutra—don't you know the reason in your own heart!?"

"Come to think of it, you should be secretly happy that I was able to teach you the Human Immortal Martial Arts!"

At this time, Robin was not the archaeologist on the Straw Hat Pirates, but the Devil Child who mingled in the black market. Although her conscience was not yet extinguished, if you were to say she was a purely good person, I'm afraid few people would believe it.

Not to mention anything else, Baroque Works had been rooted in Alabasta for such a long time; although it was ostensibly a Bounty Hunter organization, in reality, it had committed more than one or two evil deeds. Even if the bulk of the responsibility lay with Krokfar, Robin, who formulated and implemented the specific plans, would also have to bear at least one or two layers of responsibility.

Furthermore, Uchiha Feiyu was not the Straw Hat Luffy; he possessed neither that kind of personal charisma nor that sincere heart, and he didn't feel that he could truly make Robin loyal to him.

If it came to it, Robin's betrayal would be a minor matter, but if the Future Unborn Sutra were leaked, that would be the real major event. Even though Uchiha Feiyu had already left behind countermeasures in the scriptures he taught, he did not want to see a flood of powerhouses who had strengthened and awakened their Devil Fruits across the sea. Who knew what kind of oddities would appear then?

For example, if the Hobby-Hobby Fruit reached Awakening, would all things in heaven and earth turn into toys? Or perhaps the Soul-Returning Fruit reached Awakening, creating a bunch of strange ghosts? If the Revive-Revive Fruit reached Awakening, could it open the road to the underworld and let everyone play a hand of Reanimation?

Devil Fruits are strange and varied, and there are too many things they can do; after Awakening, they would likely become even more perverted. Therefore, one must naturally be extremely cautious when it comes to teaching the Future Unborn Sutra.

Mikita is not a good person, and one couldn't say she is very loyal, but she is easy to handle and also easy to satisfy.

Before Uchiha Feiyu taught her the Future Unborn Sutra, he told her that once her Devil Fruit reached Awakening, he would use the Vampire's Hypnosis ability to withdraw her memories regarding the Future Unborn Sutra, and this former Agent agreed without a second word.

If it were Robin, whose head is full of secrets, Uchiha Feiyu would probably start thinking about how to defect the moment he mentioned modifying her memories.

Robin was clearly very aware of this point; a trace of bitterness flashed in her eyes, but on the surface, she did not show any disappointment. She stirred the black tea in her hand and stopped speaking.

(End of this chapter)