Chapter 87

"It's that kid from earlier."

"Huh?"

He turned his head to look.

At a glance, he saw the black-haired youth walking slowly toward them from not far ahead in the alley — wearing a military-green long trench coat, carrying two large bags in his hands.

The tattooed-sleeve man couldn't help but be stunned.

It really was that kid from earlier.

The fat, burly man picked up the spiked club from the ground, stared at the slowly approaching black-haired youth, his face full of excitement: "Didn't expect the prey to deliver itself right to our door — how lucky!"

"This time there's no one left to stick their neck out for him, right?"

He grinned viciously, grabbed the spiked club, and strode toward him.

The tattooed-sleeve man felt an inexplicable sense of foreboding in his heart.

"George, wait…"

The words had barely left his mouth.

A slender wind blade slashed across the fat, burly man's neck.

The tattooed-sleeve man hadn't even reacted yet.

His head tumbled off like a ball, a great spray of blood bursting forth. His body swayed twice, then toppled forward under the horrified, wide-eyed stares of the tattooed-sleeve man and the rest of the thugs.

The black-haired youth, expression calm, kicked several more wind blades toward them.

After a few screams imbued with despair.

There was no more movement.

Behind Luo En, Kage's subordinate Rob Lucci stared at him, his gaze subtly solemn.

One of the Six Powers.

Rankyaku.

And his mastery of it was extremely high.

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After Luo En slaughtered the thugs who had come looking for death on their own, he turned to look at Lucci and said:

"I want a good ship. Do you have any good channels? Preferably yes."

"What if I say no?"

"Then I can't guarantee whether your identity will leak out."

Lucci narrowed his eyes: "Are you… threatening me?"

Luo En didn't answer, but his gaze fell on the dove called Hadori perched on Lucci's shoulder, and he smiled: "Last time we met, I told you this dove of yours would probably taste pretty good roasted."

Lucci's eyes narrowed slightly. He stamped his foot, his figure vanishing instantly, reappearing in front of Luo En, and lashed out with a vicious whip-kick.

But it hit only empty air.

Soru?

Lucci's pupils contracted slightly.

Luo En, who had used Soru to arrive at the spot Lucci had just left, stood with his back to him holding the two large bags and said: "I'd advise you not to make a move. Because if you do, the one who dies will definitely be you."

Lucci slowly turned around, fixing his gaze on Luo En's back: "Oh, is that so…"

His body began to slowly enlarge, his clothes tearing apart.

Luo En let out a helpless sigh.

Why is it that when you kindly try to advise someone, they never listen…

Lucci, who had activated his Cat-Cat Fruit and transformed into his human-beast form, swiped a claw at him. Luo En turned and kicked out.

A blast of air surged outward from where the two clashed!

…………

A few minutes later.

Luo En, whose clothes had only been torn in a few places, bent down to pick up the two bags of snacks he had set aside. He looked at Lucci, who was lying in the corner, beaten back into human form, covered in wounds, looking utterly miserable, with breath as thin as a thread, barely able to even crawl, and said: "I'll be staying in Water 7 for a while longer. In seven days, I'll wait for you at the tavern on the central street."

……

Seven days later.

Lucci, his face and body wrapped in bandages, came to stand before Luo En.

"As expected of a Zoan user who has mastered the Six Powers — your injuries really do heal fast."

Luo En sipped his juice, looked at the gloomy-faced Lucci across from him wearing a tall black hat, and laughed.

"Can what I want be arranged within a month?"

"Two months, and add another 100 million Beri."

"No." Luo En shook his head.

A flash of anger crossed Lucci's eyes: "Impossible! Where am I supposed to get you a ship with such demanding specifications in such a short time?!"

"Is it that hard? I thought for you, Lucci, it would just be a matter of opening your mouth."

Luo En said with feigned surprise, "After all, you are…"

The look in Lucci's eyes instantly became as if he wanted to kill him on the spot.

Luo En smiled, leaned back in his chair, holding his juice cup, bit the straw, took a sip, and said: "One and a half months, fifty million Beri, and I'll completely forget your identity. Once everything's arranged, I'll leave this place and guarantee I won't interfere with your mission."

Although he had money, since he could squeeze some out of Lucci, why not?

Lucci was extremely irritated upon hearing his words.

Although he understood Luo En was taking the opportunity to extort him, considering his mission, and this guy's strength…

It really was best to cut ties with him as soon as possible.

GLOSSARY: Luo En, Kage, Rob Lucci, George, Hadori, Six Powers, Rankyaku, Soru, Cat-Cat Fruit, Water 7, Traveler

He agreed to Luo En's conditions.

With this arrangement.

Luo En no longer had to run around everywhere for the matter of the ship.

After selling off that pirate ship.

For the next month and a half, Luo En spent his time buying all sorts of high-end furniture, premium cookware, entertainment equipment, as well as large quantities of steel materials and tools — in short, the finer and more expensive the better, money flowing out like water.

A month and a half later.

Luo En, who had spent several hundred million Beri, finally saw the new ship.

The materials were exactly as he had requested — the main structure used the branches and trunk of the Treasure Tree Adam.

Precisely because of this, the ship's value had to be at least three hundred million Beri.

Although he didn't know where Rob Lucci had gotten his hands on it, the man had definitely bled a fortune for it.

After obtaining the new ship, Luo En spent half a month carrying out a series of mechanical-design modifications and placing everything he had bought inside.

Then he spent two more days on a big shopping spree in Water 7, and once everything was prepared and properly stored.

He steered this large ship, which he had named the 'Voyager', and departed from Water 7.

On this Voyager, there was an entertainment room, a library, an aquarium, a training room, a kitchen with a massive refrigerator, a granary, a bathroom, a flower room, a fish tank, and so on.

After Luo En sailed out of Water 7, based on the system sea chart and the understanding of ocean currents and wind directions brought by his Navigation Proficiency skill, he set the ship's course.

Then he dove straight into the machine room.

With his Mechanical Proficiency, his mind was full of ideas; now that the tools and materials were all in place, it was only natural to bring them to life.

Five days later.

Luo En manufactured an extremely precise mechanical arm that could move according to his thoughts, perfectly assisting him in his work.

Ten days later.

Luo En successfully built a water-going locomotive powered by cola, capable of firing cannon shells and lasers.

Fifteen days later.

Luo En installed all kinds of powerful weapons on the ship — even more advanced than a Marine warship.

Twenty days later.

Luo En installed a newly developed laser barrier on the ship, with seven layers in total; once activated, the entire ship would be enveloped within a seven-layered shield of light, and outsiders without authorization could not enter.

Thirty days later.

Luo En built a single-person flyer and a small submarine, powered by cola jets.

Besides these, there were all sorts of other little gadgets.

……