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Chapter 145: The Curtain Rises
"To the northwest, about forty meters away; to the southeast, around fifty meters."
Xiaqiu carefully sensed the silhouettes around her. After a month of training, her Observation Haki had improved slightly, allowing for more precise control.
Through continuous practice over the past month, Xiaqiu felt that the energy in her mind had increased significantly. The enhancement was slow, but she could definitely feel a difference.
The control of Observation Haki manifested in two main aspects: reduced Haki consumption for the same tasks and greater ease of control.
The former allowed Xiaqiu to spread her Observation Haki in all directions, reaching up to fifty meters at maximum distance, while maintaining a considerable range for shorter distances.
The latter aspect enabled her to direct her Observation Haki toward a specific direction with ease.
For instance, if she focused solely on sensing her surroundings without considering above and below, she could extend her range to nearly one hundred meters.
However, if she concentrated on a single direction—up, down, left, or right—she could reach one hundred fifty meters. Behind her, the range could extend to two hundred fifty meters, while in front of her, it could approach four hundred meters.
This was determined by the area being scanned; a larger area meant fewer directions could be explored.
If she focused on a narrow area to the left or right, she could still achieve a distance of three hundred to four hundred meters.
This significantly enhanced Xiaqiu's perception range.
Of course, this required active scanning and maintaining sufficient calmness.
One characteristic of Observation Haki is that it demands a state of tranquility.
For example, Aokiji dodged Whitebeard's attack by sensing it in advance and dispersing beforehand, only to be pierced by the blade without sustaining any injury.
However, when Aokiji was struck by Jozu, he was distracted and got hit directly, resulting in him spitting out blood.
Similarly, Katakuri, overwhelmed by anger, lost his composure and could not evade Luffy's attack.
Thus, maintaining calmness is essential.
The downside is that Xiaqiu's Observation Haki is somewhat limited and will deplete quickly. Training takes a long time and progresses slowly, so he must continue to hunt strong users of Observation Haki.
Next is Armament Haki.
Xiaqiu has significantly increased his Armament Haki through practice, but the extent of improvement is limited.
However, through training, he can control his Armament Haki relatively freely and minimize its consumption as much as possible.
His Armament Haki can cover both legs while maintaining a certain level of strength, but it will deplete during impacts.
Therefore, he must reserve some of his Armament Haki for consumption. If he focuses it on one leg or fully channels it into one Tentacle, it can sustain an average impact for about three minutes.
If he concentrates on the area below the knees and half of both Tentacles, it can last approximately five minutes.
The impact from the head's horn, dorsal fin, and tail can last for six minutes; the duration supported by his teeth varies.
The time is not long.
It was a bit too little for a battle.
Perhaps it was due to its massive size; sixty meters in length was simply too enormous.
One of its legs was larger than the area covered by Luffy's Fourth Gear when using Armament Haki. Of course, the latter had higher strength and consumed more Haki.
At the same time, the intensity of the impact varied, the enhancement levels differed, and the ability to withstand force also changed, leading to different Haki consumption.
However, with training, Xiaqiu had already learned to infuse only a portion of Armament Haki while simultaneously enhancing its own defenses, which improved its overall resilience.
In addition, Observation Haki could help in better utilizing Armament Haki.
If an enemy attacked a specific part of its body, Observation Haki would detect it, allowing Xiaqiu to use Armament Haki solely on that area.
Thus, the next step was to combine both abilities effectively.
As Xiaqiu pondered this, the door suddenly swung open, and Bola walked in. "President, Vivi is here."
"Let her in," Xiaqiu replied lightly, turning toward the door as Vivi stepped inside.
She approached Xiaqiu and said, "I found the Sea Prism Stone Cage you asked me to look for a few days ago; it's on the ship. However, I couldn't find the Seastone Handcuffs."
"That's fine; as long as we have the cage."
Xiaqiu nodded. There was a cage made of Seastone where Crocodile was held. After killing Crocodile, the office was submerged in seawater. Since it was located in the middle of a lake, and there were also Banana Crocodiles inside, ordinary people wouldn't dare to approach. There was no need to eliminate the Banana Crocodiles either, so aside from the Rain Banquet Casino near the shore being dismantled, the office remained underwater.
The Sea Prism Stone Cage was crucial for Xiaqiu's second plan. Therefore, Xiaqiu asked Vivi to search for a Sea Prism Stone Cage in the lake of the Rainy District and to check if there were any Seastone Handcuffs available. However, they only found the Sea Prism Stone Cage, which was already sufficient for Xiaqiu.
Xiaqiu looked at Vivi and said, "You must have put in quite a bit of effort this time, right?"
"This time we mobilized six hundred soldiers and five members of the Bird Claw Troop. We used poison and explosives to eliminate all the Banana Crocodiles, and after searching for six days, we finally found the Sea Prism Stone Cage," Vivi replied.
"Trouble for you all."
Xiaqiu said calmly, "But I won't be giving you a reward this time. The Sea Prism Stone Cage will be very useful for me. When I benefit from it, I'll share a portion with you, which will be worth much more than what you invested this time."
Hearing this, Vivi curiously asked, "President, what do you need the Sea Prism Stone Cage for? It’s effective against Devil Fruit users; are you planning to deal with them?"
Xiaqiu glanced at her and replied, "Knowing too much isn't good for you."
"Alright then."
Vivi shrank back slightly.
Xiaqiu continued, "I need you to use Alabasta's official resources to help me find Seastone, Seastone Handcuffs, bullets, and weapons. This time I will purchase them at black market prices."
In reality, Seastone was heavily regulated by the government and was extremely difficult to produce; these items were priceless on the black market.
In the original story, aside from the Navy, exposed Seastone was only possessed by Becky apart from the Navy and Seven Warlords of the Sea; Zefa was originally part of the Navy as well.
With the strength of Baroque Works, obtaining Seastone is indeed too difficult.
Vivi said helplessly, "Doesn't that just give you more ways to restrain me?"
"I want to kill you; why would I need Seastone?" Xiaqiu replied coldly.
Vivi sighed and said, "I will do my best."
"Then go ahead."
Xiaqiu looked at Vivi and said, "Continue to train yourself; I need you to become stronger."
"I will."
Vivi nodded, turned, and disappeared into the distance.
Once she left, Bola walked in. Xiaqiu said, "Find some people and modify Island Three according to my plan."
With the Sea Prism Stone Cage in place, the second phase of the plan could be implemented.
...
In the Grand Line, New World.
"Dad, Dad! I just went out to fight with Ace Captain and Captain Sachi, and I got a Devil Fruit!"
Nami raised her hand, holding a light purple Devil Fruit.
"Gurala La La, Nami's luck is really something," Whitebeard said with a laugh.
"Of course!" Nami replied proudly.
Meanwhile, Marco added, "Nami, according to the rules of our Whitebeard Pirate Crew, that Devil Fruit belongs to you now. You can eat it."
"I don't want to."
Nami shook her head and said, "If I eat the Devil Fruit, I won't be able to swim. I definitely don't want that."
A voice called out from a distance, "Since Nami doesn't want it, then give it to me. I still need a Devil Fruit."
"Captain Sachi?"
Nami looked over and huffed, "A Devil Fruit is worth one hundred million. How could I just give it to you for free?"
Sachi smiled and said, "Alright, I can give you One Hundred Million Berries."
Upon hearing this, Nami's eyes glinted as she replied, "No way. One hundred million is the black market price. You have to give me at least one hundred and ten million—no, one hundred and twenty million."
"Nami, you really do love money," Ace said helplessly from nearby.
"Deal."
Sachi smiled and said, "But Nami, you can't raise the price again."
"That wouldn't be good; what if someone offers a higher price?"
Nami, holding the Devil Fruit, replied mischievously, "So you need to pay up quickly."
Sachi shrugged and said, "Alright, I'll go get the money. I should be able to give it to you in about two hours."
"Mm-hmm."
Nami thought about the portion of money she still had to collect and couldn't help but smile widely as she ran toward the cabin with the Devil Fruit in her arms.
"Is that the Dark-Dark Fruit?"
Not far away, a figure watched Nami with a look of surprise in their eyes. "To think that Nami got it; what a double win."
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