"It's fine, we're all old friends... so, there's no harm in telling you!" Beidou waved her hand. As a martial arts fanatic herself, she completely understood the desire to ask for advice upon seeing a stronger expert.
Hearing this, Zoro was incredibly happy, and the others also began to smile. They hadn't expected this expert to be so approachable. Not bad at all.
Beidou looked at the gathered Straw Hat crew and began to speak. "I only have fifteen minutes left. So I'll keep it brief. You must listen carefully!"
"Haki is not about wrapping it around as many parts of your body as possible. That is a foolish method. Combining Observation Haki with Armament Haki—that is the stance of a true expert."
"Defend where the enemy attacks, and don't waste excess Haki! Otherwise... fighting a strong opponent will quickly exhaust your Haki. That is the first point!"
"Secondly, the power of Haki... is the true core power of your world. Don't ask why. Devil Fruit powers are not something everyone can possess. But the power of Haki can be trained."
"As for why my sword-qi is so strong, it is because... I infused Conqueror's Haki into it. The true Emperors of the Sea... can all infuse Conqueror's Haki!"
"Also, don't just let your Haki cover your weapon or fist. You must make the Haki flow. Once you can make your Haki flow, then research how to make it enter the opponent's body. That is its true form!"
"Alright, time is short. I should be going... I hope that the next time I see you, you will be stronger..."
The time limit was up. Beidou's body gradually faded until she disappeared from before everyone's eyes.
Robin, watching the dissipating figure, couldn't help but be surprised. "I didn't expect her to leave like that..."
"It's my first time seeing it too!" Usopp nodded.
Zoro and Luffy, however, were studying the problem of "flow."
"Haki needs to flow? No wonder she could easily cut through everything..."
"Conqueror's Haki Infusion! So Conqueror's Haki can also be infused! The power of an Emperor... I must master it! I feel like it will be even stronger than Gear Fourth!"
Robin looked at the two entranced men and revealed a smile.
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On the other side, Beidou returned to her ship. This bountiful harvest felt so good! She had truly struck it rich.
"Hahaha... tomorrow, I'm going to make Su Han keep me company properly. After earning so many things this time, if he still tries to get out of it, that would be too much!"
With so many treasures, having a drink with her shouldn't be too much to ask, right? Hehe.
Early the next morning, Beidou returned to Liyue Harbor aboard The Alcor. The Ministry of Civil Affairs already had people waiting to receive her.
"Hey, you... Qingli, these technical personnel are in your care. Everyone else, unload the cargo and go get a drink! Food and drinks are on me today!"
"Don't worry, Captain! I'll take care of the brothers! Hehe..."
Sea Drake led everyone towards Wanmin Restaurant, while Beidou returned to the Jade Chamber.
Sure enough, many people had already gathered there. Keqing, Ganyu, Su Han, Albedo, Sucrose... almost everyone was present.
"Hey... so many people today?"
"Cut the chatter and bring out the treasures! It's not good to keep us in suspense!" Faced with Ningguang's teasing, Beidou chuckled. "Isn't it because I earned too much? I have to show off properly... Alright, let me take the things out one by one."
The first treasure to appear was an item that Albedo and Sucrose were very focused on.
Transponder Snails.
"There are over a thousand Transponder Snails here. It's basically all of Dressrosa's stock, plus some food for them. You guys study them yourselves. I heard that these snails, besides chatting like in the group, can also project images..."
Beidou handed the instruction manual and the items to the two of them. After all, the information she had obtained was limited. Professional things should be left to professionals.
Albedo looked at the strange snails, surprised. "To think such a creature exists. How interesting... Let me study how these little guys transmit communications."
The Transponder Snails were very useful. Although the group had the chat, many people did not. If they could breed these snails well, they could cover every corner of the three nations. Even soldiers could carry a phone to transmit information immediately. And the Visual Transponder Snails didn't need much explanation; they were equivalent to video calls.
Sucrose looked at the manual and nodded. "I see... biological radio wave transmission. If that's the case, then they cannot transmit messages across dimensions or to other worlds. Functionally, they can't compare to the Multiverse Mission Group, but their utility is still significant."
"Transmitting radio waves is good, but... being wiretapped is also a problem! We must prepare for this from the start..." Albedo added.
Subsequently, Beidou took out the medical books and handed them to Ganyu, along with a large amount of herbal seeds and medicinal formulas.
"There are hundreds of kinds of herbs, and they are all ones our world doesn't have. It seems... Luffy and the others really prepared a lot of things!" Ganyu was surprised. So many rare herbs and formulas were proof enough of their dedication.
With these seeds, they could cultivate a large amount of medicine, because Dendro Vision users had a natural advantage in cultivating plants. These herbs could be grown within a few days, and some could be put to use in about a month.
Ningguang looked at them and said, "If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask Dr. Baizhu. He's an expert in this..."
"Mm, I know." Ganyu nodded. She trusted Baizhu's medical skills very much.
Hu Tao laughed. "How about I go and invite Dr. Baizhu? I haven't seen Qiqi in a long time... I really want to bury her... cough, cough... I mean, play with her."
The nearby Xiangling had black lines on her forehead. You clearly just want to bury Qiqi. Tao-tao is getting bad again.
After handing over the items, Beidou turned to look at the little chef.
"These things are some recipes, and Franky's special drinks. There's one called 'Cola' that he highly recommended. He said it tastes very good chilled. Come and take a look..."
"Okay!" Xiangling took the items and read them seriously. Inside were very detailed recipes and explanations for hundreds of drinks and Colas.
Of course, there were also formulas for alcohol, and considering the materials, King Riku had also had the citizens send some raw materials, such as spices and seeds. The wines brewed would all have flavors that Teyvat did not possess.
"Wow... this is too amazing! I feel like this is priceless..."
If you don't look, you don't know; if you look, you get a shock. To say it bluntly, any recipe here would be worth a fortune if taken out.
Xiangling looked up at Su Han and said, "I'll make these things, but... selling them at home for the original price is fine." Her family ran Wanmin Restaurant, after all. It wasn't good to just take the recipes for free.
Su Han nodded. "Alright... later, we'll open a 'Su's Winery,' and you can be the manager."
"Hehe... that works." Xiangling nodded with a smile.
Watching the two chat about business, Beidou handed a stack of blueprints to Sucrose. "This is what Franky talked about. I think you've all seen it. Although we have murlocs exploring, it will take some time to breed them. I think we can build submarines, and also research coating technology. That way, mining will be simple. I even feel that once the technology matures, we can dig tunnels underground... take a look!"
"Mm, I'll leave the Transponder Snail technology to Mr. Albedo. I'll research the submarines. We have a mature rune power system; I think it will be much stronger than using Cola as a power source."
The One Piece world lacked a mature power system; Franky used Cola. But Liyue was different. They had powerful rune power. The submarines built this way would be countless times stronger than those mini-subs.
As for the coating technology, it required some technical content, and there were many processes that needed breakthroughs.
But after researching, Sucrose said to Ningguang, "I feel that with this coating technology, plus the levitation technology, we can build artificial islands in the Sea of Clouds."
"Mm. Whatever you need, just tell the secretaries at Yuehai Pavilion. They will handle it..."
"Okay." Sucrose nodded, confirming the plan.
Afterward, Beidou took out some other gadgets, such as Tone Dials from Skypiea, strange shells, and special vehicles, including the Jet Dials used to make Wavers. Unlike the original story, Luffy and the others had obtained many of these things, about a few dozen, and Beidou had brought back twenty.
After seeing all the items, Ningguang sighed. "It's a pity there are no Devil Fruits..." Even a Devil Fruit with side effects would have been fine.
Su Han was also a bit helpless about this. If it weren't for the Summit War mission, they could have obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit from this mission. Because Ace was saved, Dressrosa had no way to obtain the Flame-Flame Fruit. Even after the battle was won, no Devil Fruits were found in the Donquixote family. This was the most helpless part.
Mona, who was studying a book, heard Ningguang's words and couldn't help but laugh. "You... you're just too greedy. The things we obtained this time can make our strength leap forward. It's much stronger than a single Devil Fruit."
"That's true... these items are too important for the current Liyue. I was thinking too much." Ningguang shook her head and smiled. She found that she was a bit insatiable now, always feeling that she hadn't earned enough.