Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 356 The Path to Overnight Riches
Just as Li Xia killed Enel, the Straw Hat crew, who had been hiding in the bushes and watching the whole thing from beginning to end, were trembling with fear.

"Monsters! Both of them are monsters!"

With his exceptional eyesight, Usopp immediately recognized the fighters in mid-air as 'Colonel Xia', who had captured them.

This surprise was no less than discovering that the person who had captured him was merely a naval captain.

When did naval captains become capable of this?
Luffy, on the other hand, remained calm. Back in Loguetown, he was thoroughly humiliated by then-Marine Captain Smoker.

He was powerless to fight back, and if it weren't for the mysterious person who suddenly appeared and saved him, his adventure would probably have ended there.

So he put his hands behind his head and listened to his friends talking about how terrifying 'Summer' was, and vowed to stay far away next time.

But then, with his signature smile, he said:

“I think Xia is a pretty good guy. He doesn’t want to kill us, otherwise we would have been dead long ago.”

"Luffy!" Usopp nearly collapsed. "Those are Marines! They're here to capture us. Promise me you won't even think about fighting those monsters!"

Regarding the issue of summer, the Straw Hat crew split into two opinions. The first was the "avoidance faction," led by Usopp, Nami, and Sanji.

Robin, however, thought there was something wrong with the navy ships being attacked and their escape, recalling Chopper's words about the black cat telling them not to be afraid.

This gave rise to the 'harmless faction'.

Zoro and Luffy, on the other hand, were only thinking about getting stronger and then having another fight.

"Well! Since we've finished fighting, let's continue. I promised Uncle Chestnut Head that I would find the Golden Bell and tell him that his ancestors didn't lie!"

The shrine that originally belonged to Enel has been converted into a temporary headquarters by the Revolutionary Army.

Sabo sat at the table, speaking gently to the representatives of the Sky Island inhabitants, the former 'god' of Sky Island and also its king, Ganful, as well as the priests and warriors of the Shandian race:
"We will not disturb your lives, nor will we implement a reign of terror like Enel did."

We hope to create a world without nobles or oppression, where everyone can live in peace.

Sky Island is our first stop and our starting point.

You can rest assured about that.

The various factions exchanged bewildered glances, filled with questions but daring not to voice them.

They were well aware of Enel's terror, but someone who could kill Enel, who had been suffocating them, was far more terrifying than Enel himself.

Who knows if he's telling the truth or not?

Looking at them, Sabo sighed softly. He knew that it would be difficult to convince them based on their current verbal accounts alone.

The only way to change someone's impression is through time.
But he quickly cheered up again, just as Xia said, as long as you are on the right path, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, you can keep going.

More and more people will follow them and move forward together!
After seeing off the several groups of people who were filled with fear and anxiety, Sabo sat there for a while and then got up and went to the garden at the back.

This was once Enel's favorite place, and also a forbidden area that no one could approach.

It is surrounded by lush plants, and various flowers that do not grow on the ground are blooming wildly. Under the largest tree, there is an exquisite couch and table.

Li Xia lay reclining on the soft couch, her eyes slightly narrowed, enjoying the peaceful afternoon. The kitten curled up in a ball, sleeping on one side of the couch.

Its glossy black fur shimmered with an exceptionally beautiful color in the sunlight filtering through the leaves.

"You must have a lot of free time."

Sabo shook his head and laughed, "We're all so busy, yet you, the Chief of the General Staff, are relaxing here." Perhaps it was this peaceful and relaxed atmosphere that infected Sabo, for he simply sat down on the lush green grass, plucked a blade of grass, and put it in his mouth.

“Deputy Chief of Staff, you are the Chief of Staff.”

Li Xia yawned, sat up straight, and rubbed her sleepy eyes:
"I can't get involved in what's happening here, and I don't have the time. I'm going back to Jaya Island soon."

He suddenly remembered something, turned around, and took the dragon egg that was stuck in the treetop sunbathing down:
"I have a favor to ask of you. This little dragon stays here and will learn 'Dragon Claw Fist' from you."

“No problem.” Sabo nodded readily, having already experienced all the surprises he could along the way.

Li Xia explained Xiaolong's origin as "originating from the World Government's inhumane experiments, which turned infants into legendary creatures."

In short, they just need to throw any kind of mud at the World Government, and the most important thing is that they actually did it.

Not only did everyone agree, but even the World Government, upon hearing this, could only blame its own staff for being careless and leaking the information again.

This is 'public credibility'!
How do you plan to get to the moon?

Li Xia finally got down to business:

"Still a hot air balloon?"

"Yes, we also saw Enel's Ark of Proverbs. It could only fly by being powered by a Devil Fruit ability. Now, balloons are the easiest way to achieve this."

"If only we had Enel's Devil Fruit or something similar, such a huge ship could carry so much stuff."

Sabo was somewhat disappointed, but Li Xia was even more disappointed.

For the Apostles, Devil Fruits are also very precious, as they are rare system items that can still retain some of the 'weak rule-based' properties even after being modified by space.

As the apostles understood, the more unsolvable a power is in the derivative world, the greater its limitations become outside of the derivative world.

This is because most of the unsolvable abilities involve the analysis and utilization of rules, and the basic rules of each world in the void are different.

The rules of one world do not apply to another. The apostles can use them entirely because they have the support of the temple behind them.

But Devil Fruits are different; they represent both rules and humanity's expectations and hopes for the infinite possibilities of the future.

In the void, only one rule is eternally in effect: destruction and hope.

Therefore, Devil Fruits based on this will also be subject to great limitations, but only the range of the fruit's power will be limited.

Within a certain range, it remains as magical as in One Piece, and even vaguely resembles a 'pseudo-domain'.

This is the main reason why Devil Fruits are so precious!

However, what Li Xia regrets is not that Enel cannot directly unleash his Devil Fruit. Under normal circumstances, the chances of getting a Devil Fruit from a treasure chest are very high if you kill a Devil Fruit user independently.

Moreover, he also has 'misfortune', so he is not worried about the fruit.

What he regrets is that Enel has no bounty on his head!
Therefore, in order to rack up points, Li Xia suddenly remembered a character with extremely high cost-effectiveness.

Shiki the Golden Lion!
Bounty amount: 40 billion!
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(End of this chapter)