Ring Island Life (Part 2)

Lying on the stone bed, Luo Han quietly pondered. What point in the timeline is this? One Piece probably hasn't even come into being yet, has it?

Sigh! This little island was still too remote. Based on the setting of the World of Pirates, Ring Tree Island should count as a Summer Island! It had not snowed even once in ten years.

But being remote had its advantages too. Basically no pirates came here. In any case, in ten years, Luo Han had never seen an outsider come to this island, much less a pirate.

That also gave Luo Han a stable environment to survive in. After all, the World of Pirates truly was not as wonderful as he had imagined! All kinds of pirates ran rampant and slaughtered people. Even within nations, there were often trashy nobles who treated commoners like livestock.

That was why Luo Han cherished his current life.

But he could not let his guard down either. One thing was certain: Ring Tree Island should be located on the Grand Line, right? After all, islands with distinct climates all year round only existed on the Grand Line.

I still need to gain power as soon as possible! This world is so fascinating! I have to go see it! Forget power and authority, but I definitely won't turn down beautiful women.

"Hehe..." Mm... the corners of Luo Han's mouth curled up slightly!

Being single in his previous life could not be changed, and he had not wanted to settle. But in this life, as long as he possessed strength, he could possess everything. He would not become some great villain, but he did not want to be a saint either. I just want to be myself!

That night, after obtaining the Mind Fruit, Luo Han voiced the ambition deep within his heart for the first time—his desire.

That's right! I, Luo Han! A transmigrator from Earth! A Mind Fruit user!

My greatest ambition is to "end my singlehood as soon as possible." What a truly magnificent ambition!!!

Luo Han fell asleep with that desire in his heart, only to wake the next morning and discover that his pants were a little wet!

So... what the hell was this!!!

Luo Han felt rather miserable. Did reality have to be this brutal? He had just declared his ambition last night, and then he had a wet dream in the morning. Were children in the World of Pirates really so precocious in that regard? Was this world trying to compete with the Naruto world next door?

Sigh! After changing into a fresh pair of pants, Luo Han went outside the main hall.

He saw Grandma Mo with her back to him, cooking fish soup for breakfast. He walked over and sat on the stone stool beside her.

"Grandma, you always get up so early to make breakfast!"

"It's fine, Little Han. Grandma can still get up! Just wait a little longer, it'll be ready soon." Grandma Mo smiled.

Grandma was always so kind! She was always smiling. Every time I wanted to get up early and make breakfast, I would wake the next morning to find Grandma Mo getting up even earlier than usual to make it. She said it was so I could have a hot breakfast when I got up early. So later on, I stopped getting up early and simply let Grandma Mo handle it.

Before long, breakfast was ready. After Luo Han and Grandma Mo finished eating, he called Cole and headed to the ninth-level plaza to gather.

By the time they arrived at the plaza, many people were already there.

Mm... it was Brother Rein!

Luo Han took a step forward and dodged Rein's hand as it came down to pat his shoulder. Hehe! Take that, Observation Haki!

Smack... the little fatty did not dodge in time!

"Hey! Little Han! Cole! Have you... felt any changes in your bodies today?" Brother Rein looked at Luo Han with some surprise, but did not think much of it.

"So it's you, Brother Rein! Yeah! Yeah, I feel like I've gotten a lot stronger. Even Brother Han couldn't beat me last night!" the chubby Cole said smugly.

Luo Han felt the corner of his mouth twitch. Damn it, did he have to show off like that? As expected, a child was still a child. We really were different!

"What about you, Little Han?" Brother Rein continued.

"Uh... I'm doing alright. It's just that my improvement wasn't as obvious as Cole's."

"It's fine. Keep training slowly and you'll improve. I'm heading over first. You two should get ready too. Practice is about to begin." After comforting Luo Han, Brother Rein left to organize everyone for Military Fist practice.

Brother Rein was Uncle Kate's nephew. He was eighteen this year, already two point nine meters tall, and built like a bear.

It had to be said that the World of Pirates was unique. Not only were there all kinds of races, but people's heights were also baffling—some were abnormally tall, while others were abnormally short.

It was probably related to the various physical arts and foods.

The burly Brother Rein was usually responsible for organizing their daily morning physical arts training—Military Fist. Since he was the oldest, he also served as their supervisor.

The best part of a day was the morning.

As the sun rose, the youths of Ring Tree Island, from ten to eighteen years old, began their daily morning training.

Four hours later, the morning training ended and the group dispersed. What they did next was up to their own arrangements.

Brimming with excitement, Cole went to ask Brother Rein for pointers on Military Fist, probably because he had felt himself improve again during the morning training.

Luo Han looked normal on the surface, but he was still somewhat jealous inside. Even so, he was genuinely happy for Cole!

He shook his head, casting aside those thoughts as he silently comforted himself: things would get better in the future.

Luo Han returned home and began helping prepare lunch. Lunch was simple too: fish cake and fish soup with meat. Fish cake was made from the resin that flowed from the Divine Tree. After it was dried and ground into powder, it resembled flour or rice flour. It was then mixed with water and steamed. It carried a rich fish-like fragrance, which was why it was called fish cake.

Grandma Mo was old now and usually just stayed home grinding resin. So after Luo Han turned eight, he had been the one making lunch. Only breakfast was something Grandma Mo still insisted on making herself.

An hour later, lunch was ready, and he called Grandma Mo to eat with him.

Soon, after lunch and a brief rest, Luo Han informed Grandma Mo and headed to the top of Ring Island.

By then, the island's Hunting Squad members were already preparing.

Today was the day the Hunting Squad went into the sea to harvest Sea Salt. All the salt consumed by the island's residents was obtained through the Hunting Squad's harvesting.

"Brother Han! Come over here! I'm here!" Cole and Brother Rein waved at Luo Han from the distance.

"Coming!"

Luo Han walked over to Cole and the others.

All the island's youths between ten and eighteen were there. Before they turned ten, Luo Han, Cole, and the other children under ten had only watched for fun.

Now, they needed to help!

Brother Rein and some of the older youths were already organizing the salt-harvesting tools. When Luo Han arrived, he joined them.

"Little Han, connect the Rattan Basket to the rope first. Then put the rope into the basket, and place it on top of the other stacked Rattan Baskets."

"Alright, Brother Rein."

Next, Luo Han, Cole, and everyone else organized the salt-harvesting tools together.

Half an hour later, all the tools had been sorted out.

The Hunting Squad arrived as well. Every brawny member held a Harpoon made from fish bones. The Harpoons were four meters long, which suited their average height of over three meters.

At their waists, they also carried shovel-like tools similar to Military Shovels, made from the bones of Sea Kings.

At that moment, Cole suddenly pulled Luo Han aside in a mysterious manner. He even looked left and right to see whether anyone was around, as if he were afraid of being overheard. He looked rather cute.

"Oh yeah... Brother Han... my dad said he has something to tell us at Green Cliff tonight! He told us to wait for him at Green Cliff."

"Uncle Witt? Alright! Got it."