Chapter 54

"Where are Facing Facing Nami-san and the others?" Sanji asked strangely.

"They'll be here soon, weigh anchor, prepare to leave." Lord Lord Sima Di said.

Sanji nodded and called Chopper and the others to prepare for departure.

Lord Lord Sima Di was secretly laughing.

"Tsk!"

"I wonder what Blackbeard will think when he survives that half-hour and finds out that not only did I run away, but I also burned his little treasury clean?"

"If he carelessly goes in himself, he might even get burned."

"And... darkness shouldn't be burnable, right?"

"Then wouldn't Amaterasu burn forever? He can forget about hiding things in his dark space in the future."

Now Blackbeard has tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice; I hope he won't be furious.

"Eh? Lord Lord Sima, you're back?" Facing Facing Nami's surprised voice came.

Zoro threw Luffy onto the deck and also looked over with concern. After confirming that Lord Lord Sima Di was not injured, he went to lift weights by himself.

Still too weak; he could only run away when facing a strong enemy.

Must become stronger!

This made Lord Lord Sima Di look at Zoro thoughtfully. He remembered the reward he signed in earlier—the Room of Spirit and Time teleportation stone!

This thing has a 30-day cooldown; shouldn't he use it early to start the CD?

But giving it to Zoro wasn't the most appropriate.

Although the teleportation stone can take two people there, no one on the ship can guide his swordsmanship, nor are there powerful swordsmen as opponents for him to break through himself.

In the empty Room of Spirit and Time, he would at most have a stronger physique after a year.

A bit of a waste.

However...

Lord Lord Sima Di looked at Crocus; this man knows about Haki cultivation.

Send him there too?

That's a good idea.

But Crocus is already old, and although a year passes in the Room of Spirit and Time while only one day passes in the outside world, the body is still actually growing. I wonder if Crocus is willing to spend a year of his lifespan?

A burst of fragrance hit, it was Robin.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Hmm..."

"Don't keep problems to yourself. Although we aren't as smart as you, we can brainstorm." Robin said.

This gave Lord Lord Sima Di an idea.

"Alright." Lord Lord Sima Di nodded: "Everyone come over, I have something to say."

It just so happened that Facing Facing Nami was directing the Going Merry to set sail, and everyone was on the deck.

They gathered over immediately.

For Luffy lying on the ground with a big belly, not many were curious.

After all, the gluttonous Luffy usually wouldn't stop until his stomach was full.

Lord Lord Sima Di took the Room of Spirit and Time teleportation stone out of the system space.

"You must be very curious why I can develop Devil Fruit abilities to such a high level, right?" Lord Lord Sima Di said mysteriously: "Besides my smart brain, this stone, which has been passed down in our family, also deserves some credit."

"The ancestral teachings say it is a secret treasure of the Great Kingdom, capable of teleporting up to two people to a space. Besides living quarters, it is an endless wasteland, with gravity several times that of the outside world and thin oxygen; it exists entirely for cultivation."

"Most importantly, one year passes there, while only one day passes in the outside world!"

"Unfortunately, everyone can only go there twice in their lifetime, and each time cannot exceed one year. And I have already been there twice."

"It activates every 30 days, and today is exactly 30 days since I last activated it. Does anyone want to use it?"

After hearing Lord Lord Sima Di's explanation, everyone was stunned for a long time!

They could understand teleportation, after all, there's the Hearthstone.

But...

One day inside equals one year outside?

Each person can only enter twice in their lifetime?

Even with the precedent of the Devil Fruit separation potion, the Room of Spirit and Time teleportation stone still seemed too magical.

However...

"As expected of the Great Kingdom! The magical country that built the Grand Line!" Robin sighed.

She believed Lord Lord Sima Di's words deeply.

At the same time,

She finally understood why Lord Lord Sima Di was interested in the Poneglyphs.

It turns out his ancestors had this connection with the Great Kingdom, so it's normal to want to explore the truth of history.

"Yeah! It's so magical!"

"It's just like a Devil Fruit..."

"You say, could it be that Devil Fruits are actually..."

"Since Devil Fruits can be separated, why can't they be manufactured?"

Finding that everyone's discussion was going off-track, Lord Lord Sima Di clapped his hands to stop them.

"So, who wants to train for a year? My personal suggestion is that it's best to team up, because it's too lonely for one person there."

Hearing this,

The Straw Hat Pirates looked at each other.

Zoro was obviously very tempted, but he clearly knew what he needed most right now, so he looked at Crocus with hesitation.

Lord Lord Sima Di said,

One year inside is a real year, which made Zoro embarrassed to speak.

Crocus noticed this and looked at Laboon with flickering eyes.

He had spent most of his life with Laboon, and even after boarding Roger's ship, it was to find the whereabouts of the Rumbar Pirates for Laboon.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them partners.

Now that Laboon has turned into a human, he treats her like a daughter.

He knows...

Animals can also learn Haki!

It's just that normal animals have too low intelligence and can almost never comprehend it.

But Laboon is obviously not in that category!

Seeing everyone hesitating,

Crocus said: "Let me, an old man, and Laboon go in to cultivate first! Afterward, regardless of whether Laboon cultivates Haki or not, I will take others in next time."

This is using his own "one year of teaching time" to exchange for the opportunity to use the Room of Spirit and Time teleportation stone first.

"I have no problem, after all, I can't use this stone anymore." Lord Lord Sima Di said indifferently.

He threw the problem to others.

"I have no problem." Zoro took the lead.

Without Crocus's guidance, although he could become stronger by training himself, the extent would be limited.

It would be a waste of the opportunity.

"Me too."

"Agreed."

"Is Laboon going to become the strongest among us?"

"Did you forget about Lord Lord Sima?"

"No wonder Lord Lord Sima is so strong; it turns out he has this stone to cheat!"

7. Pirates who only aim at ships! Cricket's epiphany!

When the Going Merry docked, two giant ships were also speeding toward the island.

They looked like they were competing to see who would arrive first.