Improving Physical Talent (Part 2)

By the end of it, Luo Han felt a little embarrassed. He actually hadn't noticed such a bug-like ability. How embarrassing!

"Is that so? Then can you use this ability on other people?"

Uncle Witt looked at Luo Han expectantly, hoping he would give him a good answer.

Unfortunately, Uncle Witt was destined to be disappointed.

Luo Han replied, "Uh... no. This Mind Guidance seems to only work with me as the core."

Uncle Witt sighed inwardly. I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up. If such a powerful ability could be used on others...

Then everyone could reach Cole's level!

After all, his minimum expectation for Cole's future strength was that he would become an admiral candidate. Only admiral-level strength would meet his goal.

Just imagine it—having a hundred admirals at his command. Ring Tree Island would surely be a beautiful sight then.

Uncle Witt imagined that wonderful future.

As Uncle Witt sank into his beautiful fantasy, a somewhat lecherous smile unconsciously appeared on his face. (Think of Kizaru's smile.)

Uh... Seeing Uncle Witt's lecherous grin, Luo Han inexplicably shivered. He really wasn't used to it. Usually, Uncle Witt was quite serious, but once he got lost in his own world, he could become this sleazy.

"Ahem! Cough, cough! Well... Luo Han."

Obviously, Uncle Witt had noticed the subtle change in himself as well, and he was feeling a little embarrassed.

"Uncle Witt, my current Mind Fruit ability still can't extend outside my body, so I can't help others improve their physical talent.

But once my Mind Fruit ability can extend outward in the future, I should be able to help others improve their physical talent. The exact conditions probably won't be known until then.

Still, I have a feeling that I'll be able to help others improve their physical talent and become stronger. Hehe!" Luo Han said to the awkward Uncle Witt.

Uh... Uncle Witt, who had just been about to say something, was left speechless!

Could my fantasy actually come true? Hmm! If this ability were discovered by the World Government or other pirate forces...

Then... I need to warn him!

His expression immediately turned grave as he said to Luo Han, "Luo Han! You absolutely must not let anyone else know about this ability, aside from me and Uncle Kate.

You still don't understand how monstrous this ability of yours is! Once the outside world finds out...

It will be a disaster for both you and Ring Tree Island.

Do you understand?"

Luo Han became serious as well. This was a world where the strong ruled.

An ability that could improve physical talent was like being able to mass-produce powerful people. What force wouldn't be tempted by that?

"I understand, Uncle Witt. I won't tell anyone," Luo Han replied solemnly.

This ability to improve physical talent was like bloodlines in the Naruto World.

Just imagine!

When Madara Uchiha needed his own brother's eyes to awaken the Eternal Kotoamatsukami, you could accomplish it by improving physical talent.

When Kotoamatsukami needed Hashirama Senju's cellular power to evolve into the Rinnegan, you could accomplish that too by improving physical talent.

Wasn't that terrifying? And there was more.

In cultivation worlds, the most important thing was cultivation talent. Everyone else had trash spirit roots.

Yet you could raise your own trash spirit roots into the strongest spirit roots. Simply put, you could turn trash into a genius.

Then congratulations! Every force and every person would only choose between killing you and controlling you.

Either you make me and my people exceptional, or you die, and everyone stays the same and leaves it to fate.

You had come along and started doing Heaven's job. How could anyone possibly rest easy?

If I hadn't thought about it, I wouldn't have realized it! Damn! Good thing I'm still on Ring Tree Island and only told Uncle Witt. If the World Government found out, I'd be doomed.

For all I knew, I might spend the rest of my life fleeing from the World Government's intelligence agencies.

Or maybe I'd simply be killed outright!

Thank goodness, thank goodness! Luo Han secretly rejoiced.

Seeing Luo Han's relieved expression, Uncle Witt smiled.

Then, as if realizing something, he once again said seriously to Luo Han, "Luo Han! Don't worry too much! Fortunately, you developed a different kind of Psychokinesis through your Mind Fruit.

In the future, just fight using Psychokinesis. Publicly, I'll also say that you ate the Mind Fruit.

Don't casually display the power of your physical talent. In close combat from now on, use the Psychokinesis you developed to cover your whole body and fight that way.

Then people basically won't be able to guess your Devil Fruit ability!

I suspect the Devil Fruit the World Government wanted back then was your Mind Fruit, not Cole's Kun Kun Fruit.

That Zoan Devil Fruit was probably found by that World Government spy himself. The World Government likely still doesn't know.

But when you and Cole go to sea in the future, both of you must be careful. If you can avoid exposing your Devil Fruit abilities, then don't expose them."

Luo Han said, "I'll be careful, Uncle Witt!"

Luo Han felt rather fortunate that he had developed Psychokinesis first as a cover. Not bad!

But how did Uncle Witt know I wanted to go to sea?

On second thought, it made sense. He went to Green Cliff every day to watch the sea with longing written all over his face. Anyone could guess that he wanted to sail out.

Perhaps Uncle Witt, Father, and the others had once stood atop Green Cliff too, gazing at the ocean and yearning for the world beyond.

For now, he just had to wait until he grew up. Lay low! Don't get reckless!

"Alright! I understand, Uncle Witt! Then can I come get Rainbow Light Fish in the future?"

Luo Han asked Uncle Witt. After all, Rainbow Light Fish could help him quickly complete the improvement of his physical talent.

"How about this? I'll specifically bring you one every night from now on! Eat it at night, then train.

I'll just say that I ate it. I doubt anyone will suspect anything!"

Uncle Witt thought it over before replying.

Then he said sternly to Luo Han again, "Although the people of Ring Tree Island are all good people, you still shouldn't reveal that your Mind Guidance can improve physical talent.

Fortunately, we didn't know what kind of fruit it was back then either!"

"I understand. Then I'll head back to the Hunting Squad to train." Luo Han indicated that he understood, then flew to the top of the island to train with Cole.

In the days that followed, Luo Han sparred with Cole in the mornings, then went on patrols outside the island with Uncle Kate and the others in the afternoons.

Originally, patrol duties would have rotated, but because Luo Han and Cole were special, they had taken on the role of an emergency response team.

So they continued joining the patrols.

When he returned home at night, he no longer went to Green Cliff. Instead, he spent some time talking with Grandma Mo.

Grandma Mo was already very old, nearly a hundred years old. Luo Han wanted to spend more time with her.

After all, old people were especially lonely. Watching familiar friends around them leave this world one by one was like the memories proving their own existence in this world were gradually disappearing.

In the end, they no longer recognized anything around them, and the loneliness in their hearts would surround them like darkness.

At times like that, what they needed most was the companionship of family. Luo Han wanted to accompany Grandma Mo through the final journey of her life.

Late at night!

After Grandma Mo fell asleep, Luo Han began eating Rainbow Light Fish to guide his physical talent toward improvement and strength. Generally, it only took a few hours to use up the Rainbow Light Fish's energy.

Then Luo Han would stop, lest he become skin and bones again.

Such days continued for half a year!