Body Talent Enhancement (Part 1)

At night, Ring Tree Island was peaceful and tranquil, with laughter occasionally echoing through the island.

The faint fragrance of Fish Cake stimulated Luo Han's taste buds!

After returning home from the Hunting Squad, Grandma Mo had already prepared the meal.

For the past few years, because of his training, Grandma Mo had always been the one cooking. Luo Han only cooked when he came home early once in a while, and he had hardly spent any time with Grandma Mo either!

Watching Grandma Mo bustle about in front of him, Luo Han felt a little troubled. Have I been pursuing strength too obsessively?

Ever since he had transmigrated into this World of Pirates, Luo Han had once dreamed of becoming a pirate like Luffy in the early days. Sincere friendship! Fantastical adventures! And that damned freedom.

But that was all it was—a dream! Not to mention that Luffy had not even been born yet; for all he knew, even Luffy's father might not have been born yet!

Given Luo Han's personality, he really was just an ordinary person! The fear he had felt when he first arrived was also because he lacked confidence in himself and was unfamiliar with his surroundings.

It was only after he had confirmed that Ring Tree Island was safe and stable, and under Grandma Mo's care, that Luo Han gradually settled down.

As the saying went, when people were well-fed and warmly clothed, they began to think of desire! Once Luo Han began living steadily, he started yearning for the wonders of this World of Pirates.

But he was afraid that he would not be strong enough! He might die before accomplishing anything. At heart, Luo Han still had the mindset of an ordinary person.

What was the mindset of an ordinary person? Stability! That was right—stability!

When he wanted to leave the island and see the world, Luo Han's first thought was to grow stronger, then go see the world. Better yet, he could lie low until he reached the strength of an Admiral before going out.

As a result, Luo Han became obsessed with increasing his strength and neglected Grandma Mo's companionship.

Luo Han should have realized from the beginning that he did not need to become a pirate to travel the world. That way, the Marines would not target him either. As long as he ran fast enough, it should be fine!

Having figured this out, Luo Han felt there was no need to put so much pressure on himself. Protagonists who never died no matter what only existed in novels.

After letting go of it, Luo Han felt much more relaxed in both body and mind.

At the dinner table, Luo Han and Grandma Mo quietly ate their evening meal.

"Xiaohan, you joined the Hunting Squad today?" Grandma Mo looked at Luo Han with some concern. She had heard it that afternoon from Cole's mother, Aunt Lillian.

Luo Han looked apologetically at Grandma Mo. "I only found out after going to the Hunting Squad's training grounds this morning. I'm sorry, Grandma. I didn't tell you!"

"Sigh! You children... I had thought that you might join the Hunting Squad someday. Ring Tree Island needs you to grow up so you can protect it better. But you must stay safe and not act recklessly, understand?"

Grandma Mo sighed. She was somewhat helpless, yet somewhat relieved. In the end, all that remained was worry and advice, hoping that Luo Han would stay safe.

A confident smile appeared on Luo Han's face. "Grandma! Don't worry! I'll be careful. Besides, I can fly now, so nothing will happen to me. Haha!"

Grandma Mo smiled as well. "All right! Our Xiaohan can fly now. Then Grandma can rest easy and prepare meals while waiting for her good grandson."

Luo Han nodded firmly!

The warm dinner came to an end.

The next morning, Luo Han flew to the first level to explain why he had come to Uncle Witt!

"Are you sure?" Uncle Witt stared at Luo Han in shock!

What Luo Han had said was simply too astonishing! There was still a year before they could eat the Scale Fruit, yet Luo Han claimed that he could use the Mind Fruit's abilities together with the energy replenishment from Rainbow Light Fish to rapidly enhance his body talent.

Just like the Scale Fruit's effect!

Most importantly, Luo Han's Devil Fruit ability could evolve and strengthen a person's body talent.

One had to know that a person's body talent was actually limited! Not everyone could grow stronger through training. Even if they could, there was a limit. Once they reached that limit, they could not improve any further.

Those with stronger talent, like Cole, could easily reach the limits that some Hunting Squad members had attained.

And this was only Cole's foundational stage of strength; he had not even reached his explosive growth stage yet!

"Luo Han! Are you sure it improves body talent rather than physical strength?" Uncle Witt asked urgently.

"It should be raising the upper limit of body talent," Luo Han replied with certainty.

Luo Han was actually a little surprised! He knew this ability would shock people, but he had not expected Uncle Witt to be this shocked!

After thinking about it, it should indeed be an improvement in body talent. After all, the strength he possessed at his current age had already reached its limit. The only thing that could allow his strength to keep rapidly increasing was the enhancement of his body talent.

It was like turning a small pool that held water into a larger one. Naturally, it could hold more water.

Yet even after hearing Luo Han's answer, Uncle Witt was still shocked.

After all, what Luo Han had told Uncle Witt was that his body talent could grow stronger, not merely his body.

A stronger body was only temporary and could not raise the upper limit, while stronger talent lasted a lifetime and could raise the upper limit of one's body talent.

That was why Uncle Witt was so shocked.

If it was true, then Luo Han might be able to surpass Cole!

Uncle Witt looked solemnly at Luo Han, somewhat curious about how this had been done.

More than anything, it was simply too miraculous. He had never expected that aside from the Scale Fruit borne by the Divine Tree, which could alter body talent, Luo Han's Mind Fruit ability could do the same.

After thinking so much, Uncle Witt still wanted to confirm it once more.

He carefully asked, "Luo Han! Are you certain you can make your body talent stronger?"

Luo Han answered firmly, "I'm sure. I already confirmed it during my battle with Cole the day before yesterday. The improvement was visible to the naked eye, which was why I became certain. This is also one of the Mind Fruit's abilities—it can improve a person's body talent under Mind Guidance. Before this, because the Mind Fruit had not been developed well enough, it was only after I developed Psychokinesis and my Observation Haki mutated to sense and record auras that this ability to use Mind Guidance to strengthen body talent became apparent.

Because I recorded Cole's body-talent aura, my Mind Guidance gained a specific reference. The speed at which Mind Guidance strengthened my body talent immediately increased.

I only sensed it during my intense battle with Cole. That was how I confirmed that the Mind Fruit's ability could enhance and strengthen my body talent."

Luo Han did not hide why he could strengthen his body talent and told him everything. After all, Uncle Witt was someone he could trust. He was also Cole's father and his own father's close friend.

Even though he had confirmed that what Luo Han said was true, Uncle Witt still found it hard to believe!

He asked, "Does this strengthening of your body talent have any limits? Or does it stop once it reaches Cole's level?"

Luo Han shook his head. "There is no limit, Uncle Witt. As long as I still want to improve my body talent, there will be no limit. It is just that without a powerful body-talent aura to use as a benchmark, this Mind Guidance ability will be much slower.

Otherwise, I would not have failed to notice it during the previous few years."