Chapter 105: All-Around Cultivation

Chapter 105: All-Around Cultivation

In just two hours, Rainbase was almost completely looted. The subordinates packed cash and treasures into large and small bags, rode the Bananawani with Sag, and slipped out into the sandy terrain, kicking up wisps of smoke and dust.

Following immediately, of course, was the storm…

"Sag, I could have led the team for this kind of thing, why did you have to come along?" Renettia asked strangely.

Inside the room carried by the crocodile, only Sag and Renettia were sitting. Sag was currently behind the curtain, by the door, watching the continuously falling bean-sized raindrops, his pupils calm like an ancient well, as if seeing through some future.

"That's because…"

Rumble…

Raindrops dampened the surface layer of the desert. And ahead, the desert suddenly bulged. A huge crab, entirely red but with its head covered as if by sand grass, appeared like a mountain, blocking the path of the crocodiles.

The appearance of this giant crab made the rapidly advancing crocodiles show fear, looking like they were about to stop abruptly.

"Tenha Kassatsu!"

Bang!

But just then, from the back of the foremost crocodile, a cluster like pitch-black flowing fire flew out, striking the crab's body. Following the Haki hit, the shell of this mountain-like large crab cracked open below its eyes, scattering the meat within the shell, bursting open a gap.

With just one strike, the crab's body shook for a moment, then collapsed in the desert.

This kind of creature, big as it was, its physique was just so-so. Although his Haki emission hadn't reached the point of combining with internal destruction yet, relying on hitting the pressure points, the destructive power caused was not low.

Sag retracted his hand. "You're still not strong enough to face the obstructions of misfortune!"

Letting subordinates rob by themselves wasn't something he hadn't considered. But considering the danger level of this desert and the strength of his subordinates, he decided against it.

Renettia might be fine, but how much could she carry alone?

Robbery had to be completed by the subordinates.

The crocodiles stopped. Several subordinates were eager to get down and split open this large crab.

"What's there to eat when it's dead? If you want to eat, eat live crab. Let's go!"

Sag said, then let the crocodiles continue moving.

The crab was large enough, eating it would definitely be satisfying. But since he killed it with one strike, forget it.

All the way until noon, the crocodiles reached the Sandora River. Sag had originally thought about bringing them aboard the ship. These crocodiles weren't small, thirty meters long, and were said to feed on small Sea Kings.

But after dropping off the people, this group of crocodiles directly drilled into the water, residing in the Sandora River.

"Not coming with me? Forget it…"

Sag shook his head, not caring too much. After boarding the ship, he said to Lily waiting on deck, "Set sail, Lily. I'm going to take a nap."

From Rainbase to Arabasta and back to Rainbase, during those two days, he hadn't rested much. Although he could endure, sleep was still necessary.

The subordinates boarded the ship and tidied up. Lily ordered the others to raise the sails and steer the rudder. She glanced at the Log Pose on her wrist. "Set sail!"

The huge black ship raised its black sails, sailed downstream from the Sandora River, heading towards the sea.

Of course, leaving together with them…

Was the extremely oppressive storm that caused the great river to flood and roll out waves.

Dark clouds densely covered the sky, thunder rolled, and heavy rain poured down, making the surroundings appear dark and chaotic. And the black ship gradually sank into this darkness, gradually merging with the storm.

…

The next day.

The storm was still raging. Amidst the rolling waves, large enough to capsize normal ships, the Death Omen Star sailed smoothly. Only a few scattered people occasionally came out onto the deck to take a look.

Most were in the third-floor control room, looking around to see if they would encounter anything.

"Keep a close watch. Adjust immediately if direction problems appear."

Inside the control room, Lily glanced at the Log Pose and said to the subordinates.

In this control room, several Log Poses were also placed. Crocodile had given quite a few. All had stored enough magnetism, uniformly pointing towards the next island possessing magnetism.

This thing was very magical, at least for Lily.

Each island in the Grand Line possessed a special magnetic field, and they were interconnected between islands. A Log Pose could point the way after storing enough magnetism.

But depending on the magnetic field, the time to store enough magnetism also varied. Maybe a few days, maybe a few months, some even needed several years…

Even if the ship's speed was very fast, landing on an island still required spending some time.

If the Log Pose was missing, sailing in the Grand Line would be like being a headless fly; one wouldn't even know when they deviated from the course.

Normal ships here, even if lucky enough not to encounter Sea Kings hidden in the sea, once they entered the Calm Belt… reaching the Sea Kings' lairs, they couldn't even sail, only wait for death.

Lily certainly wouldn't just keep one on her wrist. Many Log Poses were also placed in the control room. Renetti had even made a compass for some, taking off the wrist strap and putting the pointer inside the compass.

Now in the control room, there was a table-sized compass specifically designed to stabilize the Log Poses.

And Lily didn't like wrist straps either. She asked Renettia to make a small compass, convenient to carry on her person.

She was a swordswoman and also needed to fight. Having it on her wrist could easily lead to accidents.

This thing wasn't hard.

Although the subordinates' navigation knowledge wasn't good, they could definitely tell direction. Just staring at the Log Pose's direction change was enough.

After giving the instructions, she walked down the internal passage towards the second-floor captain's quarters.

Within this space, which could also be called huge, Renettia sat on the sofa, focused intently on drawing blueprints. Lily glanced over; it looked like a motorcycle-like transport tool…

And on the office desk at the head position, Sag seemed to have just woken up, bare-chested showing his sturdy upper body. He pulled a bottle of wine from the wine cabinet and poured it into his gem-inlaid wine cup.

"Awake, Sag?"

When she woke up to command, the door to the second-floor bedroom was still closed.

"Ah… what time is it now?"

Sag drained the wine in his cup and asked.

"Eight in the morning. You slept for an afternoon plus a night. Was that intensity worth sleeping so long?"

"Sleeping longer gives good energy. Where's Marika?"

"Ara, calling me?"

Just as Sag finished speaking, Marika appeared from downstairs. She carried a large platter, smiling. "Although I guessed you would probably wake up around this time, I don't know if this breakfast is enough…"

She walked to the table and put down a portion of the breakfast from the large platter.

Eggs, bacon, bread, milk, dried fruit, sandwiches, oatmeal… A wide variety of food paired with side dishes covered half the office desk.

This breakfast, enough to feed at least ten people, Sag glanced at it, shook his head, "Enough is enough, but I have another plan. Let's eat on the first floor in the future, Marika. Starting from the next resupply, I need a hundred-person portion of food for every meal. The ingredients must be good and abundant. Let's just eat this for now. Hold a party at noon, and divide the robbed treasure along the way."

"Understood," Marika smiled gently.

Sag eating so much, for her, was also a very happy thing.

Making cuisine was very fulfilling; Marika didn't feel annoyed or tired.

"But, why eat so much?" she asked curiously.

With Life Return, he could eat any amount. This itself consumed energy. Sag eating normally, even if he deliberately maintained Life Return and improved his physique before, wouldn't eat this much.

"Yeah, Sag, are you going to become a sumo wrestler? I think this body size is just right," Renettia asked, waiting for Marika to come over and taking food from the platter.

"Of course, it's for cultivation."

Sag looked towards the Poneglyph placed against the wall in this spacious hall. "With this thing, I can do some cultivation. Life Return, no matter how good, if not transformed into specific cultivation, the effect is still a bit slow."

Becoming strong by eating, becoming strong by training – combining eating and training, of course, could make one even stronger.

"This thing…"

Lily took breakfast from Marika's hand, said thanks, sat down on the sofa, looked at the large stone block as tall as three people, "Is there some secret method on it that can enhance strength?"

"What are you thinking? There's no such weird thing. This is a Poneglyph. What's recorded on it is the location of 'Pluton,' the Underworld King Crocodile was always seeking, a destructive weapon capable of destroying an island with one shot," Sag said.

"Oh? So this is it!" Renettia's eyes lit up. "Sag, is it in Arabasta? Possessing such strong technology, why not rob it?"

"Of course it's not here. The information on it is just its location. Specifically, it should be in Wano Country in the New World. But where, no one knows. Otherwise, Kaido would have revealed it long ago."

"I see…"

Renettia nodded, then suddenly froze.

She wasn't the only one stunned; Lily included, all looked over in surprise.

"Sag…"

Lily blinked. "Aren't you illiterate? This kind of ancient text, why do you know it?"

She came from a family with deep scholarly roots, read many books, but the text engraved on the stone block, she didn't recognize at all.

"Yeah! I am illiterate! No need to say it, I just know this thing! Not important!" Sag rolled his eyes.

He was illiterate, but he had memories!

Didn't he just remember…

But this thing couldn't be explained.

"Anyway, just know this information. Don't spread it randomly."

The World Government should be watching this thing very closely. Although he wasn't afraid of trouble, who would want to randomly provoke trouble? Wasn't that just looking for discomfort?

"I want this thing purely because I fancy its hardness!"

Sag quickly finished the ten-person portion breakfast, drank another glass of wine, wiped his mouth, walked up to the Poneglyph, stood firm, clenched his fist, and smashed it forward fiercely.

Bang!

The muffled sound of the impact echoed in the large hall. The force transmitted even made the space tremble slightly.

This punch from Sag carried considerable force.

Relying solely on his physical body, he could already smash rocks. But such a punch left no trace on this Poneglyph.

Lily narrowed her eyes. She could see Sag hadn't used Haki.

She had already comprehended Busoshoku Haki, so she could see the 'color'.

Sag's punch was purely physical.

"Without using Haki, without using abilities, when I can hit it and leave a trace, even smash it broken, then the growth of my body's quality will be extremely terrifying…"

Saying this, he kicked out again, hitting the stone block.

Bang!

The same sound and reverberation spread out.

"Utilize every part of the body, use them all, achieve the maximum degree of exercise."

His weak point wasn't combat skill; Sag wouldn't dare say he was number one in this, but he was definitely top-tier.

But his physical quality, and the amount of Haki, were still not strong.

Haki, as will, gradually strengthened through the strengthening of will. Through the cultivation of perseverance and determination, of course, will would grow, thus enhancing Haki. But death matches would be faster.

However, this had little relevance to body growth.

"True first-class powerhouses have top-notch mind-will, physique, and skill. Not a single point can fall behind."

"If you guys want to cultivate, then do as I do. Don't use Haki or abilities, only then will it be effective."

He remembered Garp's training method: punching mountains, and hammering huge steel-clad warships until they were烂 (rotten/broken), hammering them爛 solely with physical strength…

Those top powerhouses on the sea had extremely strong physiques, even Logia types!

The Three Admirals in the Marines, he still knew of them.

Aokiji was Garp's disciple; his training method was the same as Garp's. His body quality wasn't weak either.

As for Akainu who defeated Aokiji…

Just think about it!

This was the most convenient cultivation method for martial arts powerhouses. Sag didn't have the chance before. Although the treasure vault in the hold was wrapped in a steel room, that kind of steel actually wasn't hard enough.

If he really struck down, Sag could make an imprint. But now, having obtained this Poneglyph harder than steel, it was just right to temper his physical body.

He wouldn't even strike the pressure points. In his eyes, no matter how hard this stone was, there were still traces to follow (weaknesses).

It was purely relying on physical strength.

And striking down like this was also a kind of training for the will.

After all…

Bang bang bang bang!

Sag used almost every part of his body to strike the Poneglyph: forehead impacts, fist strikes, elbow attacks, leg kicks, knee bombardments – every usable position was employed.

Each time, the force was immense, causing this huge hall to vibrate repeatedly.

Visibly, various parts of his body began to turn red, some even starting to fill with blood vessels. If he continued hitting like this, his body would definitely be injured. This injury pain and tempering could also train the will.

Bang!

Sag struck the Poneglyph again with his fist. Blood burst from his hand; he was already injured.

However, he was completely unconcerned about this. As he raised his fist, the wound on his fist instantly healed.

This cultivation method could also enhance the use of Life Return, thus tempering the physical body to the maximum extent. As the body improved, Life Return also improved.

"Wait until the day I hammer this thing爛, smash it broken…"

Bang!

Sag swung out another punch, ambition shining in his eyes. "Then no one can stop me!"

Pain?

Suffering?

He was more afraid of not being able to become a landlord!

The suffering endured now was all for future enjoyment!

Before, seeing his adoptive father's share, he wanted to walk a path less noticed by the World Government, become a landlord through this, and then continue to grow bigger and stronger.

But now that he had become a pirate, of course, it was different.

Those strong people on the sea were all ridiculously strong, exaggeratedly strong. Sag wasn't afraid of failure, but he also didn't want to fail.

Not strong enough, he couldn't complete his dream and ambition!

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