No, no, Sabo still can't go chopping willy-nilly.
What if he gets completely cut and can't come back? Ace would be very sad.
Shano shifted his gaze and looked at his left hand.
Hmm, to be on the safe side, better start experimenting with the pinky finger later.
...
[Tifa's Secret Silver Gloves]
[Type: Equipment]
[Price: 500 points]
[Description: In the Final Fantasy World, one of the gloves matched for Tifa, produced by Shinra Technology, made of secret silver, the hardness of the knuckle part and overall flexibility far exceeds ordinary metals]
[Seller's Remark: Said I could dress like Cloud, but then I opened my eyes and turned into a Chocobo, what's the meaning of this?]
"Secret Silver Gloves?"
Shano mused.
He definitely can't use this, but it'll be perfect for Nojiko.
The metal gloves she's using now were crafted by a blacksmith from the neighboring town that Shano found a few years ago. The quality is just passable, only suitable for combat.
In all aspects, they definitely can't compare to the products made by Shinra Technology.
Add it to the cart for now, onto the next!
...
[Henry's Stealing True Manual]
[Type: Cultivation Manual]
[Price: 600 points]
[Description: In the Heaven's Salvation World, the manual personally written by Henry after maxing out his stealing skills, comprehending the various mysteries within may further enhance your stealing techniques, even reaching the pinnacle]
[Seller's Remark: It's time, brothers, let's get cracking!]
"The world is in decline, and morals are degrading!"
Shano lamented, how can they even sell such a thing, where's the conscience, where's the bottom line? Where's the order address?
Oh... here it is.
Next one!
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[Cassandra's Hawk Statue]
[Type: Enhancement Item]
[Price: 5000 points]
[Description: In the Assassin's Creed Odyssey World, the Hawk Icarus statue that blesses the crew's voyage, once installed on the ship, it provides double efficiency boost when the crew undergoes physical training, can stack with other enhancement items]
[Seller's Remark: Oh man, I've turned into Pythagoras!]
What a divine artifact!
Shano's eyes gleamed, without hesitation, he added it to the cart.
He remembered clearly, the first enhancement item he purchased years ago was the Hercules statue.
Spent two thousand points to gain a triple efficiency boost in body techniques cultivation.
And now, this Hawk statue happens to be on sale. Despite the price being more than doubled, it provides only a double efficiency boost, but this is a wide-range aura effect!
For a lone wolf, it might not have much use.
But for the captain of a ship, its cost-effectiveness is much higher.
...
He quickly browsed through the remaining items in the marketplace, but none could trigger Shano's desire to buy.
Now to the checkout.
This time, he purchased a total of four items.
Serum, gloves, Hawk statue, and the picking things manual.
Spent a total of 13100 points, with 35500 points remaining, thanks to Roger's execution platform as backup, it's still rather sufficient.
After closing the attribute panel, Shano looked around.
Kuina had already gone up to the second-floor outdoor sword dojo to cultivate, while Nami remained like a persistent husky, continually tormenting the Silver Wolf statue.
It's just a bounty of eight thousand Belly, is it really that serious... just look at Chopper and Bebo, they never have much to say!
Shano shook his head, stood up from the deck, and entered the cabin.
First, he went to the mini Orange Garden and handed the Secret Silver Gloves to Nojiko who was watering the plants.
The blue-haired girl was very happy, immediately wore them like a treasured possession, then carefully put her old metal gloves back in her cabinet, and excitedly ran to her training room to test the effects.
Shano watched her cheerful back and smiled, then began to search for a suitable place to put the Hawk statue.
After some selection, he finally chose to hang it on the library wall.
Usually, only Kuina comes here, no need to worry about accidents, and the antique-style Hawk statue also matches well with the library's overall decor.
He left the library and walked to the end of the corridor towards the training room, with the kitchen door around the corner.
Shano popped his head halfway inside, wanting to take a peek at what dinner would be.
And he happened to see Uncle Zeff bending over, tinkering with something at the ventilation duct.
"What's going on, Uncle Zeff?" He curiously asked.
"Oh, it's the captain," Zeff replied.
Zeff turned his head and glanced, speaking somewhat headache-inducing, "The exhaust fan seems to be having some issues. These days, when cooking, it always feels like the smoke and fumes are particularly heavy, and the vent isn't very smooth. Can you fix it?"
Heavy smoke and fumes?
"Let me take a look." Shano leaned over and joined in on the research.
In his previous life, he had also repaired range hoods himself, so a more primitive exhaust fan should theoretically not be a problem.
However, the technology tree in Pirate World is really skewed. Who knows where some inexplicable black technology might pop up.
Take, for instance, the exhaust fan in front of him.
It looks primitive and rough on the outside, yet the internal structure is far more complex than he anticipated, and the most crucial point... it actually uses detergent as a power source!
Who the heck can figure out that principle!
The more Shano thought about it, the more question marks filled his head, and just before he crashed, he had a sudden realization and decided to throw all his science and engineering knowledge from his past life out the window.
— I'm just a muscle-head who only knows how to fight now. Is this something I can figure out?
"We must quickly find a professional." Shano suggested, "A ship can't go without a boatman."
"Indeed." Zeff sighed, "Looks like we'll have to make do for now and see if there's someone who can repair it in the next town."
This issue definitely needs to be on the agenda.
Exhaust fan ventilation ducts and such are minor issues; once we enter the Grand Line, strong enemies and storms could strike at any time.
The ship is bound to suffer damage eventually, and someone must be available to provide technical support at any time, anywhere.
Speaking of which, we currently have cooks and a navigator; the most urgently needed positions are a doctor and a boatman.
"I hope we can find suitable partners soon..."
After leaving the kitchen, he walked down the corridor and entered his personal training room.
He closed the door, took the serum from his backpack, and injected it into his body with the syringe provided.
A slightly tingling sensation spread throughout his entire body, as if a warm current was surging under his skin.
Shano waited quietly for a moment.
Until the words "Regeneration Skill" appeared in his talent skills bar, he finally drew the Masamune from behind him and swung it at his pinky finger.
Clang!
It didn't cut...
Shano raised his pinky with an expressionless face; there was only a faint white mark on it, not even a drop of blood.
The Masamune, with quality comparable to the Twenty-One Great Grade Blades, couldn't even break through; a normal blade might just get chipped directly.
As he was now.
The "Blood and Flesh Melting Furnace Technique" had already collected four volumes: "Copper Head," "Iron Bone," "Thick Skin," and "Steel Rebar," which he mastered a year ago.
The effect of "Steel Rebar" was to greatly enhance the muscle fiber strength throughout his entire body, further elevating his body's overall defense.
As for the last remaining volume, he hadn't acquired it yet, and Shano was still looking forward to the additional enhancement effect of collecting the full set.
But, after all is said and done, it is because he is a fake Sword Master.
If it were the real Kuina, who has comprehended the breathing of all things, she could easily sever him if he wasn't deliberately resisting.
Looks like this is the only way.
Buzz—!
In an instant, the sharp blade edge was covered with a pitch-black Armament color, and Shano reversely utilized Tekkai, making the base of his pinky as soft as possible.
With a swing of the blade, he finally cut off his pinky finger this time.
"One, two, ... five, huh?"
Shano silently counted in his heart, and just as he reached the fifth second, something happened.
Accompanied by an itching sensation, the blood flowing out from the severed finger rapidly contracted back, the exposed bone quickly extended outward, and the muscle fibers rapidly reformed.
Then, like bamboo shoots breaking through the soil, tender white new skin quickly grew.
Before long, it completely covered the exposed bone.
All in all, it took less than ten seconds.
He shook it in front of his eyes; except for the skin being slightly paler, there was no difference at all from the original finger.
Honestly, this scene was somewhat unsettling.
But when he thought about having such terrifying regenerative abilities himself, there was nothing but joy and reassurance.
He closed his eyes and carefully felt it again.
The process of regeneration did consume some energy, but very little, probably less than two percent?
This means that in the future, minor injuries like a severed finger can be virtually ignored.
"Let's try a bigger one!"
Shano enthusiastically fixed his gaze on his thigh.
Today, he had to conduct several comparative experiments.
To see how long it takes for each different portion of the body to regenerate and how much energy it specifically consumes, just to have peace of mind.
After all, there's Life Return to rely on.
No matter how much bodily energy is consumed, by eating a few large pieces of roast meat and filling the belly, then burping and picking the teeth, it can be replenished.
...
While Shano was hiding in the training room, having a great time playing with his limbs.
In the outside world.
The Endgame Adventurer Group's bounty order, scattered like snowflakes across the Four Seas along with the newspapers, caught widespread attention globally, like a stone dropping into a still lake, quietly rippling the surface...