At the same time, Observation Haki is also very important to him. As for Haoshoku, that depends on his future luck, to see if he truly possesses the so-called potential of a king.
Zoro thanked Kuina, but Kuina's reply was simply, "It's nothing."
After all, the Straw Hat Pirates would encounter Haki sooner or later, but Kuina still hoped they would encounter it earlier so that Zoro wouldn't lag too far behind her, and the Straw Hat Pirates wouldn't lag too far behind the Pink Hat Pirates.
Currently, the gap between the Straw Hat Pirates and the Pink Hat Pirates is too vast. The Straw Hat Pirates' strength would struggle against even a few Shichibukai. Moreover, if they encountered powerhouses like Bartholomew Kuma or Hawk Eyes Mihawk, who transcend the other Shichibukai and are at least Admiral-level fighters, they should expect complete annihilation.
Unlike the Pink Hat Pirates, whose current overall strength can only be suppressed by the Four Emperors. Luna's comprehensive strength is only slightly inferior to the four captains of the Four Emperors, but with her Void Ability, neither any Pirate Four Emperors nor the Fleet Admiral can do anything to her.
In summary, the Straw Hat Pirates are currently far behind the Pink Hat Pirates in all aspects.
Therefore, Kuina hopes that the Straw Hat Pirates and Zoro can improve quickly, which is also what Luna wants to see.
But in Luna's opinion, there is only one word for it: difficult.
After all, if the Straw Hat Pirates are rich second-generation players experiencing life, then they are overpowered cheat players experiencing life.
The speed at which the Pink Hat Pirates improve is much, much faster than the Straw Hat Pirates, not to mention they also possess the time training house...
By the next day—or more accurately, under the cover of night—the Straw Hat Pirates seized the opportunity to steal a considerable amount of gold. Yes, that is what Pirates should be doing.
As for the Pink Hat Pirates, they did not do this. Because when the Straw Hat Pirates came looking for them, Luna had already instructed The Girls, and the Pink Hat Pirates had already taken the opportunity to leave.
They also left a note behind that read, "See you below," signed personally by Luna.
Luffy and his plan to steal gold with the Pink Hat Pirates could only be abandoned. They went to steal some gold themselves, just like in the original plot, as the Straw Hat Pirates were still too poor and needed to get rich overnight to increase their savings.
However, the Pink Hat Pirates did not immediately descend. Instead, they were on the other side of the island making preparations before descending. Although they did not expose their whereabouts to Luffy and his crew, the Sky Island residents and the Shandians knew.
What was the result of this? When the Straw Hat Pirates left, the Sky Island natives did not know who to give the enormous golden pillar they had transported as a thank you gift. Those who knew the Pink Hat Pirates were on the other side immediately suggested giving this golden pillar, which was useless to them, to the Pink Hat Pirates.
And so, the Pink Hat Pirates accepted this generous gift. In return, Luna felt uncomfortable taking such a massive golden pillar for free, so she immediately left behind some food, electrical appliances, and forging techniques, among other things.
With the cooperation of Shiro, Deya, and Carmen, they melted the huge golden pillar into gold bricks, which were temporarily placed inside the dimensional space created by Deya.
At the same time, they left the area, being seen off by all the Sky Island people.
Originally, they wanted to send them off, but returning to the Blue Sea meant dropping directly from an altitude of over ten thousand meters.
Just like on the other side, Conis and her father summoned the balloon octopus, which could help the Straw Hat Pirates descend slowly.
But what happened next... I don't even want to mention it. It makes me laugh every time I think about it. Luffy recklessly used the octopus's head as a trampoline, accelerating their descent. Although Usopp later tried to use the Sky Dial to slow them down, the temperamental balloon octopus immediately shrank and left. The going merry crashed heavily onto the sea surface, worsening its damage, which is why they had no choice but to change ships once they reached Water Seven.
However, things were different for the Pink Hat Pirates.
Tatsumaki and Deya cooperated. Tatsumaki used her powerful Psychokinesis to slowly lower the ship toward the Blue Sea, and Deya even performed spatial teleportation midway.
Continuously reducing the distance to the sea below, the journey that should have been ten thousand meters was instantly shortened to five thousand meters.
Finally, their pirate ship landed smoothly on the sea surface.
At the same time, Luna had successfully completed all three of her Sky Island missions.
Two thousand tons of top-tier alloy materials from the Ultraman World, one Conqueror's Haki Awakening Card, the Galactron Genetic Modification Technology, one special weapon, and one Devil Fruit.
Luna had obtained everything, and it was currently stored in her system space.
She was just waiting to process them. About two days later, they had officially returned to the vast ocean.
"Luna, where are we going next?" Kuina walked up to Luna and asked, inquiring about their next destination.
This had to be decided personally by Luna, as the Captain.
"Captain Luna, I'm a bit confused about exactly where we are,"
Nojiko immediately stepped forward and said. She was unsure of their location.
But forget about someone like her, who just entered the first half of the Grand Line; even veteran Navigators who have sailed the Paradise section of the Grand Line for a long time cannot discern direction and exact location without a compass, unless they are extremely familiar with a specific place. If they are on the boundless ocean, however, it is difficult to say.
"Water Seven is our next target. Take this; this is the eternal pose I obtained when we were at Jaya Island."
Luna said with a smile, taking out an eternal pose and tossing it to Nojiko.
"Yes." After receiving it, Nojiko showed a confident smile. Under her direction, and confirming the direction was correct and that no severe weather conditions were occurring at sea.
Their pirate ship immediately headed toward Water Seven.
The Girls also returned to their respective posts. Luna went to the back of the ship, found a chair, and sat down. While resting slightly, watching the ocean behind her, and feeling the sea breeze coming from both sides, she began processing the mission rewards.
"Regarding these twenty thousand tons of alloy materials, I'll discuss them with Long Long and the others later." Luna looked at the massive amount of metal stored in her system space. She knew this was the top-tier alloy material from the Ultraman World.
There were over twenty thousand tons in total. She planned to take a large portion of it to build a new pirate ship, the exclusive pirate ship of the Pink Hat Pirates.
As for the size, it must at least be no worse than the newly launched warships and destroyers of her country in her previous life.
Although building such a ship would definitely consume a large amount of metal materials, there should still be plenty left from the twenty thousand tons for Shiro to research and create new inventions.
Her requirements were not high: the interior must be suitable for them to live in, ensuring that every one of The Girls has a good, private room. At the same time, the speed, combat power, and defense must be excellent, possessing the ability to fight one against ten, or even one against a hundred.
As for the exterior, it must possess an absolute weapon system and be built into a battle fortress that can not only sail on the sea but also soar through the sky—a fortress capable of both offense and defense.
Since they have Shiro, a top-tier Scientist of the super-cosmic level, plus Deya, a Shipwright who is also of the cosmic level.
Building a massive steel ship that meets all the requirements mentioned above should not be a problem.
She believes this because both of these otherworldly partners have a certain understanding of the cosmos in their worlds. With their strength, building interstellar warships would be no problem, let alone aerial warships operating on a planet.
She believes that once the ship is built, they certainly won't disappoint her.
Luna will talk to these two later and then see what happens, as they also need materials from the Pirate World, such as the top-grade wood material, adam wood.
After finishing her thoughts, Luna continued processing the remaining rewards.
First, she had finally obtained another Conqueror's Haki Awakening Card. Currently, there are nine of The Girls on their ship.
Those who possess Conqueror's Haki are her, Kuina, and Shiro. Luna's ability to possess Haoshoku, and now having cultivated it to the Imbuing stage, even mastering techniques like long-distance intimidation, all relies on her talent and the bloodline of Rocks flowing through her current body.
Kuina and Shiro relied on the Awakening Card, but after experiencing so many battles and adventures from the East Blue until now, it would be false to say their Haoshoku hasn't improved.
However, having now obtained a new Haoshoku Awakening Card, Luna considered The Girls who remained.
In terms of strength, or even those who possess some kingly potential within their bodies without relying on the Awakening Card.
That would have to be Tatsumaki. Her strength is second only to Luna in the team, possessing the power of an Admiral, and she was the second strongest in the Hero Association in her previous life.
From multiple perspectives, Tatsumaki is the most suitable candidate. Therefore, Luna decided to give this third Conqueror's Haki Awakening Card to Tatsumaki, making her the fourth crew member in their team to possess Conqueror's Haki.
Moreover, Tatsumaki, as the combatant on the ship, is also the most suitable, because every type of Haki is inherently a powerful tool for battle.
"Next, I just need to find the right opportunity to use it on Tatsumaki." Luna took one last look at the Conqueror's Haki Awakening Card in her system space before starting to process the next reward.
Following closely behind, Luna saw the Galactron Genetic Modification Technology. But Luna quickly recalled the system's previous introduction to this technology: she might need to find some people.
Specifically, some orphaned girls who have no background, no reliance, and are homeless. Ideally, they should be younger, as youth represents innocence.
The most prominent examples of this on the vast ocean are The Girls who have been enslaved and are set to be auctioned off.
"I'll deal with this once we reach the Sabaody Archipelago," Luna decided after careful thought.
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