Leaving

At that moment, Locke stood on his ship with a book in his hands, reading it with great interest. A tiny wooden puppet sat on his shoulder, reading along with him.

The little puppet was Annie. Since Annie could not walk under sunlight, she could possess inanimate objects, and then she would no longer fear the sun.

So after Yun Zhinnan woke up, Locke had asked him to make such a tiny puppet.

"Locke! Time to eat." Carmen came out of the kitchen and called to him.

Hearing Carmen's call, Locke set down the Devil Fruit guidebook Panda had picked up after Sis died, stood, and slowly headed toward the kitchen.

When Locke arrived in the kitchen, he found that the dining table was already full. The three Kuma brothers sat on the right side of the long table, while Carmen and Yun Zhinnan sat on the left. An empty seat remained in the middle, clearly reserved for Locke.

"We'll set off for Bisi Island after this," Locke said as he ate.

Hearing Locke's words, the three Kuma brothers, who had been focused on devouring the food in front of them, all raised their heads and looked at him excitedly.

"Shouldn't we wait a little longer? Your injuries haven't fully healed yet," Carmen asked worriedly.

"My injuries are almost healed. As long as I don't do anything too strenuous, I'll be fine."

"Alright." Seeing Locke insist, Carmen could only agree.

"Big brother, are we leaving this island?" After watching Locke and the others finish eating, Annie asked softly from Locke's shoulder.

"What's wrong, Annie? Can't bear to leave?"

"No." The little puppet Annie shook her head.

"Then what is it?"

"I'm just a little nervous. And I don't know what it's like outside."

"Don't be nervous. The outside world is a lot of fun."

"Is it like the amusement park in big brother's dreams?"

"..." Locke did not know how to answer for a moment.

Just as Locke was wondering how to answer Annie's question, he saw Yun Zhinnan walking over.

"Zhinnan, you're here. There's something I want to talk to you about," Locke said.

"Annie, go play with Sister Carmen first. Big brother has something to discuss with Brother Yun Zhinnan." Then Locke turned to Annie and said.

"Alright." Annie obediently controlled the little puppet and floated down from Locke's shoulder.

Watching Annie leave, Yun Zhinnan, who had come up beside Locke, asked, "What is it?"

Locke did not answer. Instead, he pulled a book from his clothes and tossed it to Yun Zhinnan.

"What's this?" Yun Zhinnan caught the book, opened it, and asked Locke.

"I noticed that on the island, you were very curious about the Haki I mentioned. This book contains methods for training Haki. Take a look."

"This is a Haki training manual?" Yun Zhinnan held the book and began reading it carefully.

"Well?" After watching Yun Zhinnan finish the book, Locke asked.

In truth, Locke still had a small expectation for Yun Zhinnan. The customs of the country he came from were very similar to those of ancient times in Locke's original world. Perhaps they had some cultivation methods like qigong.

Moreover, Locke had a bold thought. Could these Haki training methods have originated from Yun Zhinnan's country?

"This Haki is very similar to the True Qi I've cultivated since childhood, but there are also many differences."

"True Qi!?" Locke was stunned. He had not expected his guess to be correct.