The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

Zoro and Sanji stared blankly at the octopuses scattered all over the ground, momentarily questioning their very existence.

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"Sizzle~!"

The bright red octopus meat, grilled on a hot plate, instantly fills the air with its enticing aroma!

"smell good!!"

Luffy kept stuffing grilled octopus into his mouth while giving genuine praise.

If it tastes good, then eat more.

Sanji, with toilet paper wrapped around his nose and a cigarette dangling from his mouth, continued grilling without stopping.

"There's still a tough battle ahead for us."

Just now, after Usopp briefly explained the situation to everyone, they had a general understanding of it.

Then Sanji, the chef and octopus nemesis, took over and quickly tied up most of the octopuses on the field, preparing a sumptuous octopus feast...

This is to celebrate the perfect conclusion of their more than 200 days of training!

As for the giant octopus that could spit out octopuses, Sanji temporarily tied it up and closed its mouth, intending to hand it over to Hachi later so that Hachi could reuse it to make them a proper takoyaki meal.

As for his nose... well, can you imagine how desperate Sanji felt after not seeing a pretty girl for over two hundred days?

When he spotted Robin and Nami in their new outfits...

He suffered the same fate as Brooke, and then he settled down here and started grilling on a hot plate.

Besides the octopus meat that Sanji is currently cooking on a teppanyaki grill, there are various other ways to prepare it.

There are various ways to prepare octopus, such as grilled octopus, cold octopus salad, raw marinated octopus, stir-fried octopus with soy sauce, octopus borscht, and fried octopus rings.

Whether used as a main dish, as an appetizer, or even as a broth for ramen, it tastes great.

Luffy and his crew thoroughly enjoyed their meal, while Zoro and Rayleigh ate their cold octopus salad and drank to their hearts' content.

Yi Xiao slurped up the octopus ramen, while Pei Bo and the others turned their grief and anger into appetite, stuffing the octopuses into their stomachs.

The others were also constantly filling their stomachs.

Although everyone has been able to eat their fill for the past two hundred days, all their focus has been on improving themselves.

This is the first time since I started cultivating that we've gathered together to satisfy our appetites.

Everyone there had a great appetite and enjoyed this rare delicacy.

Squeak.

Just as everyone was eating and chatting in small groups, suddenly, the sound of the front door opening was heard.

"It seems everyone's cultivation has progressed quite well during this period."

A voice that everyone recognized rang out in the room.

Instantly, all the noise in the room fell silent.

"Whoa, Link!!!"

Luffy immediately swallowed the mouthful of octopus meat and said excitedly.

"You're back?!"

Upon seeing that familiar figure, voices of excitement, joy, or relief rang out one after another in the arena.

"We were just talking about where you could go! Ouch!!"

　1.6 Franky happily made a five-pointed star with his hand.

"I'm so glad you're finally back!!"

A gentle smile flashed in Robin's eyes.

"Now we can proceed with our next steps smoothly, and we can breathe a sigh of relief."

Nami patted her own imposing figure, looking relieved and relaxed.

It's clear how Link's presence or absence affects everyone's feelings and makes a difference!

"Yo-ho-ho-ho, Mr. Link is back too! Now we have everyone together!!"

Brooke also seemed very happy.

"That's right, and Link, we've gotten a lot stronger too!!"

Usopp immediately showed off his biceps and his muscular physique.

"That's right, that's right! We've all become much stronger!!"

Little Chopper swung his deer hooves, looking proud and self-satisfied.

"Looks like you haven't wasted this time, Link..."

Beside him, Zoro, who had already changed into a new green robe that he was quite satisfied with, was drinking while looking Link up and down, and couldn't help but grin.

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315 You went to the Land of Women?! That's so enviable, no, it's simply outrageous!

After his strength improved, Zoro was able to sense the difference in Link, and a surge of fighting spirit gradually rose in his eyes.

After achieving success in his cultivation, he was extremely eager to find a worthy opponent to test his progress!

"Everyone has indeed grown."

After looking around, Link took in everyone's condition and couldn't help but feel gratified.

Not only has his attire changed, but his strength is also completely different from before.

The current condition of our companions is completely different from what it was twelve days ago.

It can be described as a leap forward in strength, with physical qualities and intensity also improving exponentially.

In fact, it's even stronger than the original version when it set sail two years later!

After all, this is a case of enhanced physical talent after modification, the availability of a learning artifact like the [Efficiency Enhancement Pill], and guidance from two renowned teachers...

If this version really can't compare to the original two years later, Link might as well just disband and go to sleep.

Fortunately, my group of friends didn't let me down!

If the Straw Hat Pirates seemed immature two years ago, they have now grown up and become a force to be reckoned with!

Even if you threw them into a new world teeming with wolves and tigers, they would definitely make a name for themselves and earn their place!

"Here you go, freshly grilled octopus skewers!"

Sanji, who had also changed into his new outfit, immediately grilled a large skewer of meat and handed it to Link, who was looking pleased, smiling as he said:

"By the way, where have you been all this time? And you even took a Celestial Dragon with you?"

"Yeah, I went to get the Celestial Dragons as a greeting gift, and found some outside help~"

Link took the skewers of meat and said with a smile.

Hancock and the others, or more specifically, Sandersonia and Marigold, were extremely pleased with the gift.

He was especially pleased after the hoofprint of that Heavenly Dragon was transferred to his body.

They wanted to continue doing something to the Celestial Dragons, but they gave up due to Granny Newt's strong opposition.

Anyway, they were in a good mood and had completely let go of their worries. Whether the Celestial Dragon was dead or alive, they didn't care.

They even felt that producing such shoddy goods was dirtying their own hands.

Therefore, it was Link who ultimately brought the Celestial Dragon there and back.

"Foreign aid!"

Sabo, standing next to him, chuckled and said, "The foreign aid that you'd use the Celestial Dragons as a bargaining chip to get must be incredibly powerful."

That's certainly true.

Link thought about Hancock's training progress over the past two hundred days and nodded slightly.

"Come on, try some of the grilled sea monster skewers I brought back. They're a specialty from a certain island!"

Then, he took out the large meat skewers he had bought on Amazon Lily.

"Wow!! It's Sea King meat!! That's amazing, Link, as expected of you!!!"

Luffy was shouting praises at the top of his lungs.

Hmm, Link even felt that if this guy knew internet slang, he might blurt out "You are my god"~~~

"Oh, by the way, these are your clothes, why don't you change them too?"

While swallowing indistinctly, Luffy handed Link the very stylish black trench coat he had left behind.

This was specially reserved for Link by everyone; it was the coolest outfit he wore throughout the event.

"It looks really good..."

Link gently stroked it with his hand, and instantly the black trench coat emitted a slight sheen, covering Link's body.

They also replaced his usual casual attire.

"It really looks great!"

Without needing to look in a mirror, Link could get the result from the rather astonished looks of those around him.

Involuntarily, in a very good mood, I took out all the other skewers.

Link bought a lot of large meat skewers from Sister Chunbo and gave a lot to everyone.

"This fragrance..."

After Rayleigh took it in his hand, he sniffed it carefully. "I feel like I've smelled this barbecue smell somewhere before... That's it!"

He suddenly remembered, looking at the meat and exclaiming, "Is this the way Amazon Lily cooks her large meat on Amazon Lily Island?"

"That's right, it's Amazonian lily cuisine."

Link also snapped his fingers.

"Amazon Lily? What's that place? Is it a place that specializes in meat dishes?"

Luffy buried his head in his food, munching away and exclaiming, "Their grilled meat is really good, so delicious!!!"

"Of course not!!"

Pegin, a member of the Heart Pirates, chimed in, "That's the legendary Amazon Lily!!!"

"A land of women?!"

Upon hearing the name of this country, some people paused in unison.

"Ah, that's a legendary country located in the doldrums."

Luo continued to share the information he knew while eating the grilled fish:

"It is said that the country is composed entirely of women, and they have even formed a Kuja Pirates."

"Their captain, who is also the queen of the Amazon Lily, is Boa Hancock, known as the 'Pirate Empress'~"

"When she first set sail, she was awarded a bounty of 80 million Berries and was immediately recruited by the World Government as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

As he spoke, Law also looked at Link, "The outside help that the head of the [Item Master] is looking for should be this Shichibukai, right?"

"Yeah, that's right."

Link nodded and said, "After all, he is a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. More help might be more beneficial to our rescue operation."

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea?"

Luffy and Zoro were focused on this: "Would she be willing to help us?"

"Yes, I successfully persuaded her by appealing to her emotions and reasoning with her."

"Is that so? That's pretty good. We've gained another Shichibukai to help us, hehe."

Luffy was laughing happily, "That way, after we rescue Ace, we can go to her island for a visit and thank her for her help... *slurp*!"

As he spoke, he wiped his drool.