I'm at the top of One Piece

Even now, his aura is weak and strange.

Garp nodded in agreement.

Kureha, standing to the side, twitched her lips. Weak constitution? This was the funniest thing she had heard in the past year.

Despite his frail physique, he could carry a 15-pound load and traverse mountains and valleys without even breaking a sweat.

Is it physically weak enough to hunt on its own, even if it's just a bamboo rat or something similar?

How could someone with a weak constitution stay in the snow for so long?

Kureha rolled her eyes, reached out and pinched Messer's skull, then asked Garp, "The seas have been rather turbulent lately, do you have time to wander around here?"

Mercer's eyes flashed, and he listened quietly; this was one of the few channels through which he could learn about current events outside.

The newspaper has been edited.

Rumors circulating outside can be misinterpreted.

But Garp in front of me is the one who tells the "truth".

"Tch, so what? The current situation on the high seas is just like that. Pirates are like fish and shrimp in the sea, desperately running towards the New World."

As for the New World, it's currently a situation of one superpower and many strong forces. The Great Pirate Era started by that bastard Roger has brought many pirates, but the only ones who can truly stand at the top are the group of monsters who came off that ship.

Oh, by the way, there seems to be some trouble in Wano Country in the New World lately. I heard that Kaido, that bastard, is going to start a war with the samurai or something.

The leader of those samurai seems to have been on Roger's ship, named something like Kozuki Oden. Well, just take that with a grain of salt.

"It's not something you can just say casually."

Kureha smiled, took a sip of tea, and said, "Roger, huh? Gol D. Roger. What a mischievous brat."

Even if he dies, the impact is still so huge.

"D? Speaking of which, you're a D, he's a D, even that brat Messer is a D. What exactly is a D?" Kureha said, then shook her head in disbelief. "Never mind, that thing has nothing to do with me. I'm just an ordinary doctor."

Garp glanced at Messer silently, noticing the "curiosity" in Messer's eyes. Although he hadn't spent much time with Messer, he knew how clever the little rascal was.

According to Kureha, Mercer was a very quiet and sensible child who never cried or made a fuss. She was also very intelligent and precocious.

then.

"Mercy, can you tell Grandpa what you want to be when you grow up?"

Garp himself didn't know why he asked that question: "Do you want to join the Navy with Grandpa?"

Kureha's gaze also turned to them, and she said, "You can tell a person's character from their childhood, and their future from their childhood at the age of three."

This child is filial and affectionate, but it's unclear where he learned his sharp tongue and indifference towards life. This is a good thing for doctors, but it's worrying to see him like this at such a young age.

And then there's that D-related stuff.

Why don't we let this kid go to the East Blue with Garp to see his younger brother? Would it be better if he were with someone his own age?

Then he looked at Garp. This guy was a bastard too. He was clearly not the kind of person who could raise children well.

He sighed.

At that moment, Mercer's voice rang out, chuckling, "I want to learn medicine. I want to learn Dr. Doriel's medical skills. I want to create an elixir of immortality. I want Dr. Doriel to live forever."

Oh, by the way, if I manage to create the elixir of immortality, I'll reluctantly give it to you, Grandpa.

Garp frowned, clenched his fist, breathed hot air into it, and chuckled angrily:

"You brat, don't change the subject. I have no interest in living forever."

As he spoke, he punched Moses on the head, creating a fleshy bump on Moses's head. He then angrily said, "And you brat, what do you mean by 'reluctantly'? Do you think your grandpa is inferior to this old woman?"

At the same time, Kureha's face darkened, her smile froze, and she suddenly kicked Garp in the chin with a loud thud, sending Garp crashing his head through the wooden ceiling.

It slumped over in the living room, its body hanging limply.

Kureha smiled darkly, "You bastard, watch your mouth, or even if you're this brat's grandfather, I'll teach you a lesson you'll never forget."

Garp braced his hands against the ceiling, and with a "snap," pulled his head out of the splintered wood, landing on the ground with a look of utter helplessness on his face.

"You really have a fiery temper."

He rubbed his face, brushed the wood chips off, and said to Moses, "Don't follow my example, or you'll never find a wife."

"So, does joining the navy come with a wife, Grandpa?" Mercer asked, blinking.

Garp's face stiffened.

Mercer added, "I don't ask for much, just the most beautiful woman in the world. How about it, Grandpa?"

Garp's face was dark, his lips twitched violently, and he gritted his teeth as he said, "The Navy doesn't assign wives, and there's no such thing as the world's most beautiful woman. You'd better not join the Navy; I'm afraid I'll get beaten to death."

If he dared to say that he would be assigned a wife if he joined the navy, Ah He would tear him apart.

The female marines are under her command.

Moses chuckled and said, "You should have said so earlier. I wasted my breath. I thought the Navy was great, but it turns out they don't even assign wives."

Garp was so angry his face turned green, his lips trembled, and he looked at Messer's happy face with his teeth showing, his eyes were a little dazed as if he saw a familiar figure.

He took a deep breath, sighed somewhat dejectedly, and waved his hand. "Let's talk about joining the navy later. I was just passing through today. Now that I've seen you and you're healthy, that's enough. I'll come see you again next time."

By the way, think carefully about what I told you. That brat Ace is quite curious about you and really wants to meet you.

Just like Karp, who came in a hurry, finished his tea, patted his behind, and left in a hurry.

Kureha looked at the hole in the ceiling, then at Messer, and went to get the wall-repairing tools with a speechless expression. "What a blunder. I was wondering why that bastard ran away so fast; he just didn't want to fix my ceiling."

Mercer grinned as he handed Kureha the repair tools. Although he had no skills himself, he felt a sense of participation in helping out.

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Regarding Soul Crystals: The following is a basic introduction.

PS: [Soul Crystals]: Soul Crystals of varying qualities are obtained through combat. They can be used to enhance attributes and bestowed abilities. (Soul Crystals are refined and forged from the spiritual essence of life.)

* Soul Crystals can be fused/decomposed

* For the same quality, use a base-5 system (e.g., F-→F), and for each subsequent quality, use a base-10 system (e.g., F+→E-).

Five F-grade Soul Crystals can be combined to form one F-grade Soul Crystal.

Five F-grade Soul Crystals can be combined to create one F+ grade Soul Crystal.

10 F+ grade Soul Crystals can be combined to create 1 E- grade Soul Crystal.

For example, 10000 F-grade Soul Crystals can only be synthesized into 8 E-grade Soul Crystals.

One hundred million F-grade soul crystals can be synthesized into approximately 1 C-grade soul crystals.

PS: 10000 F-grade Soul Crystals are equivalent to being refined from 10000 F-grade lives.

PS: Spiritual essence is the foundation or essence of life; it represents the inherent potential and possibility of every living being or thing. Spiritual essence is the unique and latent core element of every life or thing.

PS: The quality of the Soul Crystal you obtain is directly proportional to your strength.

PS: It naturally precipitates from the corpse of the prey after killing it.

Chapter 6: The Unexpected Battle!

“Messer, you’re a grown-up now. If you want to study medicine, you must first learn to independently harvest various medicinal herbs.”

"Ten kilometers to the east, in that small valley, as you know, that's where reindeer often roam, and this season is when they grow their antlers."

“I really want to say that I won’t go with you, but you have Observation Haki and you’ll definitely be able to spot me. So, I’ll only intervene if your life is in danger.”

"As long as you don't die, I won't lay a hand on you even if you lose an arm or a leg."

This was Kureha's last act of defiance.

Thinking about what Kureha would say, a bear cub followed closely behind her.

Before long, he was knocked back by the guy's head and staggered. He turned around and glared helplessly at the round, chubby thing that was rolling around and acting cute.

Her figure, her rounded curves, made it impossible to tell that she was almost a year old. She had a figure comparable to Mercer's, and even more rounded.

It has been almost half a year since Garp smashed the ceiling, and it is currently mid-May.

He wore a white burlap hood, white fur pants, and a fur coat of the same material and color.

A pair of polarized sunglasses.

A pair of white cotton gloves.

It was covered up from head to toe, looking just like a big rabbit.

The cubs of Labang?

"No, no, no, how could I be a rabbit?" Mercer shook his head, banishing the terrible thought from his mind. "How could that be?"

Snowflakes, as fine as goose feathers, drifted down from the sky.

As they trudged through the snow, one foot sinking into the other, a soft "Ooh~" sounded. The little bear had grabbed Mercer's trouser leg and was pulling him away.

Mercer crouched down and pinched the bear's ears. After a long period of domestication and living together, he could clearly sense the unease in the bear cub's cries.

He stroked the latter's head with his left hand to soothe his emotions. At the same time, within the range of his Observation Haki, a chaotic aura rose and fell not far away behind the small snow slope in front of him.

Yo-yo~

Calming down, a series of clear deer calls rang out from not far away, and Moses couldn't help but feel a surge of joy; his target had been spotted.

Looking down into Xiong Bao's dark, bright eyes, Mercer's eyes showed approval.

Xiong Bao stuck out his tongue at just the right moment and blinked.

Acting cute is shameful.

Moses said, "Since you're scared, then wait for me here. Remember to hide in the snow."

Moses got up and gathered his equipment: an axe, some stones, and a sling with stones tied to both ends of a rope.

There is also a "steel-eating beast" mount that is not yet fully grown.

After climbing over the small snow slope and lying on the top, you can see a herd of reindeer happily grazing in the snow-covered bushes not far away.

In terms of numbers, there were at least fifty or sixty reindeer of various sizes.

It is clear that this is a small herd of deer.