Haki, Currency Credibility

East Blue.

Naval Branch 153.

Wang Yan collected information about Haki by working with Reincarnator scattered throughout the Pirate World of One Piece.

This is not a completely idealistic metaphysical force.

It is much easier to understand than laws of time and space.

"Armament Haki".

With a thought, a layer of glaze-like blackish-purple substance covered Wang Yan's fists.

It can greatly enhance the body's defense, resisting slashes and gunfire, and can even directly attack Logia Devil Fruit User.

"Expand."

Armament Haki instantly spread and covered his entire body.

Wang Yan's lips curled up slightly.

This ability is quite interesting.

However, it is still far inferior to Observation Haki.

By analyzing Observation Haki, Wang Yan's ability to use Spiritual Power has improved slightly.

According to the Assistant Program's calculations, his overall strength level has increased by about 0.7%.

For Wang Yan now, every tiny bit of improvement is precious.

"Unfortunately, no Reincarnator has yet come into contact with Conqueror's Haki."

Wang Yan felt a little regretful, but he wasn't in a hurry.

"System, are you there?"

Nami started calling him "Dad" again.

"Yes, what is it?"

Wang Yan's will broke through the void and instantly descended beside Mount Rivus.

Mount Rivus, also known as Reverse Mountain.

The Red Continent and the Grand Line are two separate loops, with two intersections. The first intersection is located here.

This is an incredible and dangerous mountain, where the sea flows upstream and is a regular entrance to the Grand Line.

Navy Colonel Nami, along with her mercenaries, intercepted Luffy was just beginning to realize his dreams.

As a colonel in the new branch, Nami didn't have any elite soldiers under her command, so she had to hire some outsiders as helpers— Baroque Works.

At this moment, the three parties are in opposition.

The invited mercenaries seemed to have other ideas.

"These greedy guys want to raise the price at the last minute!"

"And what's more, they even suspected I was lying to them!"

Nami seemed to feel enveloped by an invisible will, and instantly felt much more at ease. She then whispered her grievances to her System Father.

Although the voice was very soft, it was still heard by everyone present.

Darth Bonis, codenamed Mr. 1, remained silent.

He felt that his partners' behavior of driving up prices was really damaging to their reputation and was not acceptable.

But Bonney, codenamed Miss. Two Fingers, brushed aside her purple hair and giggled. "Mr. 1 is Paramecia Quick Cutter. No one who has ever been called a swordsman has ever hurt a single hair on his head."

"Although I am a bit weak, as a Thorn-Thorn Devil Fruit User, I must be an important fighting force, right?"

"Besides that, there are Devil Fruit User, Huazhou Swordsman, incredibly strong muscular women, sharpshooters with perfect aim, and ninety elite members..."

"Think about it carefully, so many of us have traveled thousands of miles from the Grand Line to this godforsaken place in the East Blue. It's only reasonable to ask for a slightly higher price."

Hearing this, Wang Yan chuckled inwardly and transmitted his voice to Nami: "Problems that can be solved with money aren't problems. How much are they asking for? Ten billion Beli? Ten billion, or a hundred billion?"

"It's just a number."

"They're not afraid of getting burned, just give it to them."

The creation of paper money is accomplished through the Telekinesis; it takes only a thought to do so.

He could even use whatever he could find without consuming anything.

Wang Yan gave Nami endless wealth, and of course, it wasn't just for his own wicked pleasures.

The global economic system has a certain degree of self-regulation capability.

Once this capacity is exceeded, the credibility of currencies worldwide will begin to collapse, triggering a series of chain reactions.

Perhaps it was the hardship of her childhood that instilled in Nami a habit of thrift and frugality. She was too careful with money and never met Wang Yan's standards.

This is not good news for him.

"No... not that many..."

"'Only' 200 million Beli, after all, it's just to deal with a newbie pirate."

Nami was shocked by the System Father's generosity and became a stutterer, her speech becoming somewhat incoherent.

One hundred billion Beli!

She wouldn't even dare to dream of that number!

I could faintly hear the sound of the Snap.

In the blink of an eye, 200 million Beli appeared at Nami's feet.

The warship rocked with the waves, and a sea breeze blew, causing several banknotes to fly into the hands of the Thorn Woman Bonney.

"It's real money, this fat sheep is really rich..."

Bonney and Mr. 1 exchanged a glance and immediately began to act according to Nami's instructions.

Doing things for money is the bottom line.

If they don't put in the effort after raising the price, Baroque Works's reputation will be ruined.

Even without Nami's intervention, Crocodile will not let them go!

"Luffy, leave this Quick Cutter to me."

Zoro tied his green bandana around his neck, a flash of crimson light crossing his eyes.

An existence that has never been harmed by a swordsman...

It is the best whetstone on the path of a swordsman!

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

The two fought fiercely, their blades flashing and Mars flying.

The blade scorched as it cut, and the sea breeze carried a hint of blood.

In the current Straw Hat Pirates, besides Luffy, Naruto, and Zoro, Usopp and Sanji have also naturally joined.

Because of the difference in departure time and schedule, Zoro did not encounter Dracule Mihawk, who holds the title of the World's Greatest Swordsman, and naturally, he was not injured.

Theoretically speaking, the current Straw Hat Pirates, with Naruto replacing Nami, are much stronger than they were at the same point in their original destiny.

However, precisely because of this, they could not escape the pursuit of Nami's fleet and had no choice but to fight a battle against them.

If you win, the sky will be high enough for birds to fly freely, the sea wide enough for fish to leap freely, and dragons will enter the ocean to conquer the Grand Line.

Defeat meant either death on the spot or imprisonment.

There is no third possibility!

"Miss Navy officer, may I ask your name?"

Sanji, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, stared at Nami with eyes as sharp as a hawk's.

His cool demeanor lasted only three seconds. Just looking at Nami's sly smile, he suddenly had a nosebleed and went limp.

He lay on the deck, completely incapacitated.

"That lecherous man is definitely unreliable!"

Usopp huddled inside the empty bread barrel, muttering to himself, "It's over, it's completely over! This is Navy Colonel! And Logia Devil Fruit User at that!"

If Sanji had been able to resist the temptation of beautiful women, he would have had a chance to win.

But now, the loss of a key combat force has completely tipped the scales of victory in the navy's favor!

Naruto and Luffy were respectively entangled by Nami and Thorn Woman Bonney, Zoro was completely unable to break through that defense that Quick Cutter...

No matter how you look at it, you're definitely going to die!

Perhaps we can take a small sailboat and escape in the chaos?

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Long Nose immediately slapped himself.

He leaped out of the empty barrel and shouted, "I, Usopp, am a great warrior of the sea, and I would never abandon my comrades and run away!"

As he said this, Usopp trembled all over, his face turned pale, and he looked like a cowardly wimp.

Regardless, his actions at the crucial moment earned him the true recognition of Luffy, Zoro, and Naruto as a partner.

As time went on, the battle became increasingly intense.

The battle at the foot of Reverse Mountain is drawing to a close...