Chapter 89: Keep Buying, Keep Winning
No, no, that's not right.
What if it doesn't grow back? It would be a tragedy.
Shane's gaze shifted to his left hand.
Hmm, to be safe, I should probably start by experimenting on my little finger.
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[Tifa's Mithril Gloves]
Type: Equipment
Price: 500 Points
Description: From the world of Final Fantasy, one of the gloves compatible with Tifa. A Shinra-tech product, forged from mithril. The hardness of the knuckles and the overall toughness far exceed that of ordinary metal.
Seller's Note: I was supposed to be reincarnated as Cloud, so what's the deal with me waking up as a Chocobo?
"Mithril Gloves?"
Shane pondered.
He had no use for them, but they were perfect for Nojiko.
The metal gauntlets she was currently using were made by a blacksmith from a neighboring town a few years ago. Their quality was passable, but they were barely suitable for real combat.
In every aspect, they were far inferior to a Shinra-tech product.
Add to cart. Next!
…
[Henry's Guide to Thievery]
Type: Training Manual
Price: 600 Points
Description: From the world of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, a manual handwritten by Henry after maxing out his thievery skill. Understanding its secrets may further enhance your own thievery skills, perhaps even to the point of mastery.
Seller's Note: It's time, brothers! Let's get picking!
"The world is going to hell in a handbasket!" Shane lamented, his heart aching. "How can people sell something like this? Where is your conscience? Where is your bottom line? Where's the 'add to cart' button?"
Oh… there it is.
Next!
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[Kassandra's Eagle Statue]
Type: Buff Item
Price: 5,000 Points
Description: From the world of Assassin's Creed Odyssey, a statue of Ikaros the eagle, which protects the crew on their voyages. After being installed on the ship, it will provide a 2x efficiency bonus to all physical training conducted by the crew on board. This effect can be stacked with other buff items.
Seller's Note: Oh no, bros, I've been reincarnated as Pythagoras!
A divine artifact!
Shane's eyes lit up. Without a second thought, he added it to his cart.
He remembered clearly that the first buff item he had ever bought was the Statue of Heracles.
For two thousand points, he had gotten a 3x efficiency bonus to his own physical training.
And now, this eagle statue cost more than double, and although it only provided a 2x bonus, it was an area-of-effect buff!
It might not be very useful for a lone wolf, but for him, the captain of a ship, it was far more cost-effective.
…
He quickly browsed the remaining items in the marketplace, but none of them piqued his interest.
He proceeded to checkout.
He had bought four items this time: the serum, the gloves, the eagle statue, and the "item retrieval" manual.
The total cost was 13,100 points, leaving him with 35,500. With the windfall from Roger's execution platform, he still had plenty of points to spare.
After closing the attribute panel, Shane looked around.
Kuina had already gone to the open-air dojo on the second-floor balcony to train, while Nami was still tirelessly tormenting the silver wolf figurehead like a husky.
It's just an eight-thousand-Berry bounty. Is it really that big a deal…? Look at Chopper and Bepo, they never complained!
Shane shook his head, got up from the deck, and went inside the ship.
He first went to the mini tangerine grove and gave the Mithril Gloves to Nojiko, who was watering the plants.
The blue-haired girl was overjoyed. She immediately put them on as if they were a precious treasure, carefully storing her old metal gauntlets in her locker. Then, she excitedly ran off to her training room to test them out.
Shane smiled at her retreating back, then began to look for a suitable place to put the eagle statue.
After some deliberation, he decided to hang it on the wall of the library.
Only Kuina usually came here, so he didn't have to worry about it being accidentally damaged. And the rustic style of the eagle statue matched the library's decor perfectly.
Leaving the library, he walked to the end of the corridor, toward the training rooms. The kitchen door was just around the corner.
Shane poked his head in, wanting to see what was for dinner.
He happened to see Zeff with his butt in the air, fiddling with the ventilation duct.
"What's wrong, Uncle Zeff?" he asked curiously.
"Oh, it's you, Captain," Zeff said, turning his head with a headache. "The exhaust fan seems to be acting up. The kitchen has been getting really smoky these past few days, and the vent doesn't seem to be working properly. Do you know how to fix it?"
Smoky?
"Let me see," Shane said, joining him to take a look.
In his past life, he had repaired a range hood before. A more primitive exhaust fan shouldn't be a problem, in theory.
But… the technology in the world of One Piece was really strange. You never knew where some bizarre piece of black-tech would pop up.
Take this exhaust fan, for example.
It looked primitive and crude on the outside, but its internal structure was far more complex than he had expected. And the most crucial part… it was powered by dish soap!
Who the hell could figure out how this works?!
The more Shane thought about it, the more confused he became. Finally, just before his brain short-circuited, he had an epiphany and decided to throw all his engineering knowledge from his past life out the window.
—I'm just a muscle-bound brawler now. Is this really something I can figure out?!
"We need to find a professional, and soon," Shane offered his expert opinion. "A ship can't be without a shipwright."
"You're right," Zeff sighed. "I guess we'll just have to make do for now. When we get to the next town, we can see if anyone can fix it."
This was definitely something that needed to be addressed.
The exhaust fan was a minor issue, but once they entered the Grand Line, you never knew what would come first: a powerful enemy or a storm.
The ship was bound to get damaged at some point. They needed someone who could provide technical support anytime, anywhere.
Speaking of which, they now had the most important roles of cook and navigator filled. The most urgently needed positions were doctor and shipwright.
"I hope we can find some suitable crewmates soon…"
Leaving the kitchen, he walked down the corridor and entered his private training room.
He closed the door, took the serum out of his inventory, and injected it into his body with the attached syringe.
A slightly tingling sensation spread through his body, as if a warm current was flowing under his skin.
Shane waited quietly for a moment.
Only when "Regeneration" appeared in his skills list did he draw the Masamune from his back and swing it at his little finger.
CLANG!
It didn't cut…
Shane looked at his little finger, speechless. There was only a faint white mark on it, not even a drop of blood.
The Masamune, a blade comparable in quality to one of the 21 Great Grade Swords, couldn't even break his skin. An ordinary sword would have probably just chipped.
His Flesh-Melting Furnace Art was now at four parts: Copper Head, Iron Bones, Thick Skin, and, learned a year ago, Steel Sinews.
The effect of Steel Sinews was to greatly enhance the strength of his muscle fibers, taking his body's overall defense to the next level.
He still hadn't come across the final part, and he was eagerly anticipating the extra bonus he would get for completing the set.
But in the end, it was because he was a fake swordsman.
If it had been Kuina, who had truly grasped the breath of all things, she could have easily cut it off, as long as he wasn't actively resisting.
Looks like I'll have to do it this way.
Vwoom—!
In an instant, the sharp blade was coated in black Armament Haki. Shane then used a reverse Iron Body to soften the base of his little finger as much as possible.
With a swift motion, he finally cut off his little finger.
"One, two… five, huh?"
Shane counted in his head. On the fifth second, something happened.
With an itching sensation, the blood that had been flowing from the stump suddenly receded. The bone quickly extended, and the muscle fibers rapidly reassembled.
Then, like a bamboo shoot breaking through the soil in spring, a new, tender layer of skin rapidly grew, completely covering the exposed bone.
The entire process took less than ten seconds.
He held it up to his eyes and wiggled it. Apart from being slightly paler, it was indistinguishable from the original.
To be honest, the scene was a little gruesome.
But the thought that he now possessed this terrifying regenerative ability filled him with nothing but joy and a sense of security.
He closed his eyes and focused.
The regeneration process had indeed consumed some energy, but very little, probably less than two percent.
This meant that a minor injury like a severed finger was now basically negligible to him.
"Let's try something bigger!"
Shane's eyes immediately landed on his thigh with renewed enthusiasm.
He had to run a few more control experiments today.
He needed to see how long it took for different body parts to regenerate and how much energy each one consumed, so he had a clear understanding of his new ability.
And he had Life Return to fall back on.
No matter how much energy he used, he could just stuff himself with a few more pieces of grilled meat, and after a burp and picking his teeth, he'd be fully replenished.
…
While Shane was having fun playing with his own limbs in the training room, on the outside, the wanted posters for the Curtain Call Adventurers were spreading like wildfire throughout the Four Blues with the newspapers, attracting widespread attention and sending ripples across the world…
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