Chapter 103

After all, when Haki first appeared, it was merely singular; the three types of Haki came later.

"I believe you can do it! Keep going!" Cloaca encouraged.

At this moment,

Sima Di saw Kuregai on the lookout tower, looking utterly confused, and suddenly his eyes lit up!

Doesn't Wu Xia have "instant enlightenment"? I wonder if this Haki can be transferred to others, allowing them to perceive Haki in advance and thus shorten the time to awaken.

After sharing the idea with Cloaca, Cloaca also thought it was feasible!

He immediately pulled a bewildered Kuregai, stood facing him, placed a hand on his shoulder, and began transferring Haki to him.

Sima Di was also very expectant!

Will it succeed?

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The idea of "transferring Haki" is beautiful, but reality is very harsh.

Cloaca worked all night, yet Kuregai showed no reaction whatsoever.

Unconvinced, Cloaca tried others: Usopp, Chopper, and even Run Fast was dragged in for experiments. The final conclusion was—those who have not awakened Haki simply cannot perceive the existence of Haki.

Let alone circulating energy.

"Perhaps it's not impossible; we just haven't found the key," Sima Di comforted Cloaca.

Instead, this only ignited Cloaca's desire to research!

"It might really be so. I must continue my research!"

"I recall several medicinal herbs that can stimulate human potential. If we can restore part of the Superhuman Water's effects to combine with them, the success rate will surely increase greatly!"

Thus, after Chopper began researching the "Universal Medicine," Cloaca also gained the dream of researching a "Haki Awakening Medicine."

That's quite good,

far better than spending the whole day on the ship blowing in the sea breeze and growing old.

Sima Di then used "Telepathy" to transmit the Cultivation Technique to Nami and the others who had awakened Haki, so they no longer had to toil in physical training; they just needed to stand there and circulate energy.

However, as they were all beginners, they could not master it as quickly as Cloaca did.

They need some time to learn.

Although he continued to ponder the matter of the "Fully Automatic Cultivation Method."

He first thought of the "Nine Yang Divine Art"!

Once Dragon's Tongue cooled, he materialized the "Nine Yang Divine Art Internal Cultivation Method," but the result was...

Aside from a slight decrease in efficiency, there was no difference at all.

After several tests,

he only discovered that the Yi Jin Jing was the most suitable for Haki cultivation; nothing else worked.

"It seems the characteristics of Internal Energy's bone-marrow cleansing and endless vitality do not apply to Haki."

"I was thinking of materializing the Northern Dark Divine Art or something, so I could absorb others' Haki in the future."

Sima Di felt somewhat regretful.

"Woo-woo-woo-woo—"

Hmm?

Why is there a train whistle?

Sima Di withdrew from his research state, stood up, and looked toward the sound. He saw a steam train moving across the sea, heading straight for the Going Merry...

Wait!!

Heading straight for us?!

"Nami! Turn the rudder quickly!" Sima Di shouted.

"Then you help too! Lower the sails by one-third immediately! Otherwise, it will be too late!"

Everyone on the ship scrambled to operate the controls and, just barely, managed to graze past the sea train.

"Phew—We almost died." Usopp was drenched in cold sweat.

"By the way, how can a train of that shape possibly sail on the sea?" Nami asked, puzzled.

The others were also very confused.

After the sea train passed, they discovered a sea island resembling a "train station" not far away.

"Let's go over and take a look." Nami commanded.

Only Sima Di, who knew the truth, gazed at the train tracks beneath the sea, vaguely feeling as though he had grasped something...

The train tracks beneath the sea allow the train to move across the sea...

This unconventional, wildly imaginative idea is truly...

Hmm?

Sima Di suddenly had a flash of inspiration!

Although the direction of the Cultivation Method won't work...

he still has the Word Spirit ability!

He immediately ran back to the Going Merry, found a spot, sat down, and began experimenting!

【My Haki will automatically circulate the Yi Jin Jing Cultivation Technique!】

The next moment,

His Haki really did circulate along the Cultivation Technique route of the Yi Jin Jing, and he himself didn't have to do a thing.

Until it completed one minor circulation, and he confirmed he was safe and sound.

Sima Di laughed!

Although it was a "VIP exclusive edition," at least it worked, didn't it?

"Hahaha— wonderful!"

"Whoosh—"

Crocus flashed to appear before Sima Di's eyes, looking at him expectantly.

"Has the automatic cultivation really been completed?"

The others also turned to look, one after another.

"Mm... let's call it a Half-finished Product." Sima Di said: "Although it really can cultivate automatically, unfortunately it's combined with my Devil Fruit ability, so others can't use it."

Crocus couldn't help but feel a little disappointed upon hearing this...

But then he said contentedly: "Haki cultivation is already a revolutionary invention; if automatic cultivation could succeed too, this era would be in chaos."

No need to cultivate on your own — once you awaken Haki, you can grow stronger.

At that point, wouldn't Admirals be a dime a dozen, and the Four Emperors as common as dogs?

Robin handed over a cup of water, while Vivi held a towel to wipe Sima Di's sweat.

Sima Di drank his water and looked around.

At some point, the Merry Already had set sail again.

At this moment,

Luffy took out an abstract crayon drawing and showed it to Sima Di, saying seriously: "This person is the finest shipwright — if you see him, you absolutely must recruit him onto the crew!"

Sima Di looked at this abstract figure that strongly resembled an octopus, especially the "height: 5 meters" marked beside it, and the corner of his eye twitched.

If someone like that could actually be found, then ghosts must exist!

"It was intel provided by an interesting old lady — the stationmaster of that train station we just passed." Robin explained: "But she seemed drunk, so she gave us a letter of introduction that lets us find the best shipyard in Water 7 to repair the Merry."

Sima Di nodded upon hearing this.

Although Sima Di had always taken great care of the Merry Already, it inevitably still suffered some damage; the terrifying weather of the Grand Line was a challenge even for ordinary ships.

It was time for some maintenance.

"Look! How beautiful!"

Everyone looked ahead of the Merry Already — a city sat upon the sea, and from a distance it looked like a fountain, with columns of seawater spraying from the top into the sky, then flowing back into the ocean through water channels.

Magnificent!

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