Chapter 27

On the boat,

facing that single seat,

Li Xiao ultimately did not choose to squeeze in with Mihawk.

After all, with a seat that small,

how would the two of them even manage to sit down!

Li Xiao considered himself to have no twisted inclinations,

so naturally, he was unwilling to squeeze into a seat with a bearded, rough man!

If it were Nami, that would be a different story!

Ahem,

no other reason,

it's purely because Nami has a petite figure,

so she would fit!

However,

for the current situation,

Li Xiao had long been prepared!

On Mihawk's coffin boat,

although there was only one seat,

there was still quite a bit of empty space,

so Li Xiao directly took a small stool out of his Sumeru Ring

and sat down in the empty space in front of the coffin boat.

Subsequently,

Li Xiao took out the orange Nami had given him before he left,

peeled it in a few quick motions,

and stuffed more than half of the fruit into his mouth!

Compared to the oranges Nojiko had given him before,

this orange from Nami was exceptionally sweet,

and the peel he had stripped off seemed to have a bit more fragrance,

which clearly wasn't the scent of the orange itself...

Li Xiao turned his head to look,

only to see Mihawk had returned to his usual posture,

sitting upright on the seat of the coffin boat,

with his legs crossed,

hands folded on his knees,

and staring expressionlessly ahead.

After a moment of silence,

Li Xiao looked at the coffin boat beneath his feet

and finally couldn't help but ask:

"Um, I have a question, I don't know if I should ask it?"

Mihawk looked at Li Xiao and said:

"What is it?"

"Why did you specifically make a boat that looks like a coffin?"

Hearing this,

the corner of Mihawk's eye twitched,

and he retorted:

"I don't think it looks like a coffin!"

"Oh!"

Li Xiao nodded in understanding,

then immediately continued:

"Then it's a coffin that looks like a boat!"

"............"

Mihawk felt the corner of his eye twitching wildly,

wanting to retort,

but for a moment, he didn't know what to say!

After a long silence,

Mihawk finally spoke:

"I also have a question, I don't know if I should ask it?"

Hearing this,

Li Xiao waved his hand

and said immediately:

"You shouldn't ask, don't ask!"

"............"

At this very moment,

Mihawk suddenly felt

that Li Xiao's previous suggestion to let him stay behind was actually quite good...

It's just a coff... bah, just a boat, I should have just given it to him!

At least I wouldn't have to suffer this!

………………

A moment later,

when Mihawk and Li Xiao had completely disappeared from the sea surface,

on the floating restaurant,

Krieg, who had been curled up in a corner

and hadn't dared to breathe too loudly, suddenly regained his confidence,

and walked out with a swagger and an arrogant face,

continuing his dream of conquering the floating restaurant to make a comeback!

Subsequently,

Krieg broke into a battle with Luffy,

and his subordinates fought with Sanji!

However,

it is worth mentioning that,

no matter how they fought,

Krieg intentionally avoided Nami,

always keeping a safe distance from her!

If Luffy punched him,

he might not dodge,

but if Nami took even one step toward him,

Krieg would wish he could retreat ten steps immediately!

There was no helping it,

he was truly terrified!

If this woman were to get even slightly hurt,

causing that big shot from earlier to turn back and hack him with another sword,

how damn unjust would that be!

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A few days later,

Loguetown.

Li Xiao looked at the coffin boat accelerating away

and nodded with satisfaction!

After his "earnest teachings" and "careful guidance" along the way,

Mihawk should surely not be coming to challenge him to a sword duel anytime soon!

How wonderful!

Watching Mihawk's coffin boat quickly disappear from view,

Li Xiao turned his gaze toward the interior of Loguetown.

Compared to small villages like Windmill Village and Cocoyasi Village,

located near the entrance to the Grand Line,

and being the place where the Pirate King Luo Jie was born and died, Loguetown

was undoubtedly many times more bustling and prosperous!

Li Xiao was just standing at the entrance of the town,

and the clamor was already incessant!

Li Xiao was in no rush to check in,

but instead walked into Loguetown and found an inn to stay at.

Subsequently,

Li Xiao stood in his room,

looking at the bustling streets outside the window,

and silently chose to check in!

"Ding, congratulations to the host for a successful check-in!"

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the reward [Call the Wind and Summon the Rain]"

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the reward [Detailed Explanation of Basic Talismans]"

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the reward [Three Catties of Spiritual Rice]"

Listening to the system notification echoing in his ears,

the corners of Li Xiao's mouth curled up slightly.

Sure enough,

the check-in rewards for Loguetown were not bad at all!

However, having experienced the massive windfall in Windmill Village,

Li Xiao was undoubtedly much calmer now,

and simply checked the specific information of the rewards in silence.

Call the Wind and Summon the Rain,

this is a true divine ability!

As the name implies,

one can consume spiritual power to summon wind and rain,

but the power depends on the cultivator's own cultivation base!

With Li Xiao's current strength,

this divine ability is highly unlikely to be used as a conventional means of attack!

However, regarding this,

Li Xiao didn't really care.

Now that he has the Sword Control Art,

combined with the Qingshuang Sword,

anyone would have to weigh their options!

In terms of attack intensity alone, he can already be considered to be at the top level of the pirate world!

There is naturally no urgent need for more attack methods.

By comparison,

a divine ability actually made Li Xiao even more excited!

Although it might lack strength for now,

as his cultivation base improves,

the true power of Call the Wind and Summon the Rain will be gradually revealed!

When the day comes that his cultivation reaches the level of a terrestrial immortal,

he will be able to change the wind and clouds with a wave of his hand,

and the summoned storms could even submerge an entire city!

Especially on the ocean,

the power of this divine ability will likely be even greater,

making it a natural counter to all ships!

"Detailed Explanation of Basic Talismans,"

the title is simple, crude, and easy to understand!

This is a comprehensive guide to talismans,

recording almost all basic talismans!

From their functions to the methods of drawing them,

everything is there,

the content is extremely detailed,

and it can simply be called prenatal education-level teaching!

However, this "Detailed Explanation of Basic Talismans" is similar to the Sword Control Art from before;

it cannot be mastered directly with the system's help,

and requires Li Xiao to learn it himself!

Li Xiao flipped through it roughly,

and the talismans recorded inside wouldn't do much to improve his strength,

but they had all sorts of wonderful uses,

which piqued Li Xiao's great interest!

As for the last three catties of spiritual rice,

it was just real rice!

But unlike ordinary rice,

spiritual rice belongs to spiritual plants,

containing a certain amount of spiritual power,

which can be directly absorbed by the human body

and contains no impurities!

Ordinary people who consume it long-term can prolong their lives and strengthen their bodies,

and it also has no small effect for cultivators who have just stepped onto the path of practice!

But for Li Xiao today,

the effect is not significant,

and eating any amount is not as practical as a single One-Yang Pill!

By comparison,

what Li Xiao cares about more is,

this thing,

is it tasty?

A moment later,

Li Xiao put the "Detailed Explanation of Basic Talismans" and the three catties of spiritual rice into his Sumeru Ring,

then left the inn,

and walked into the bustling, clamorous streets with the flow of people.

Since he was already here,

Li Xiao didn't plan to leave for a while,

so he might as well take a good tour of Loguetown!

As a town near the entrance to the Grand Line,

Loguetown's economy was quite prosperous,

and the streets were filled with all kinds of shops,