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After spending about 150 Million Possession Coins, Rojen was now fully satisfied, feeling as if he had eaten his fill.
He glanced at the system balance again and nodded.
"90 Million Possession Coin."
There were still 90 Million left, which he would save for future use.
Next, Rojen's plan was simple: train the Dragon-Elephant Prajña Merit, integrate various internal merits, and create the strongest merit method suitable for his own training.
As long as his physical fitness and internal merit improved, achieving a certain realm through both internal and external training, his combat power would undoubtedly rise to the next level.
"Captain." At this moment, Jason called out.
"Hmm?" Rojen turned around with a puzzled look on his face.
"Are we still heading to the North Blue?"
After thinking for a moment, Rojen nodded.
"Yes, to the North Blue, and at the fastest speed possible."
The East Blue and South Blue, places he had been to, would undoubtedly be under strict investigation by the Marines. Having personally experienced this world, Rojen was fully aware that the Marines were meticulous, experienced, and far from foolish.
With their vast numbers and strength, they had the resources to deploy forces and conduct thorough checks in areas he had previously visited.
The saying that the most dangerous place is the safest place also needs to consider the actual situation. During this critical period, Rojen wasn't foolish enough to walk right into the Marines' line of sight.
"If we don't delay, it will probably take us about half a year to reach the North Blue."
Jason scratched his head.
Rojen frowned upon hearing this.
"Half a year? Can we shorten this time?"
Jason was taken aback, then furrowed his brows and thought for a moment before saying, "If we can switch to a faster ship, we might be able to shorten it to about four months."
"Can it be any shorter?" Rojen pressed further.
Rouge's pregnancy likely couldn't last that long.
Giving birth on the ship? Rojen hadn't considered that, and it was even less feasible in the South Blue. The Marines weren't foolish enough to not monitor pregnant women and newborns during this period.
After thinking again, Jason still shook his head. "No, unless we pass through the Calm Belt."
"The Calm Belt?" Rojen's eyes narrowed.
He was well aware of this unique area in the One Piece world, a region without wind. Without wind, ships couldn't move, and it was also home to an enormous number of Sea Kings. Venturing into it would be suicidal.
"Yes, the area we're in now is closest to the Calm Belt. By passing through the Calm Belt to enter the Grand Line, and then using the Calm Belt again to reach the North Blue, we can shorten the distance." Jason explained.
"But our ship can't move without wind, and we don't have Seastone to repel the Sea Kings." Rojen muttered, fully aware of the difficulty of this task.
It was essentially an impossible event.
"Right, our ship isn't capable of such a voyage. So, Captain, unless we can fly, we must abandon the idea of using the Calm Belt."
Jason shook his head seriously.
He was well aware of the dangers of the Calm Belt and thus didn't recommend Rojen choose this route.
"Unless we can fly?" Rojen's brows furrowed slightly, but then they relaxed. "If we only need to enter the Grand Line through the Calm Belt, how long would that take?"
"Only entering the Grand Line?" Jason was startled, then quickly responded.
"At most, one month!"
They were so close to the Grand Line that if they could indeed cross the Calm Belt, it wouldn't even take a month.
Rojen's face broke into a smile. This made things much easier.
If he remembered correctly, among the unique skills he had exchanged for, there was one that allowed him to fly.
"Bai Feng."
Rojen murmured the name, a faint smile on his face.
"Jason, change course. We're heading to Gateali Island."
"Huh? Why there?"
Jason asked, looking completely confused.
"Because there are birds there, big birds!"
Rojen replied.
On their way to Baterilla Island, Rojen had heard pirates talking about this island, which was said to be home to enormous, ferocious birds. And for Bai Feng, birds were no problem at all.
As long as they could fly, crossing the Calm Belt would be a piece of cake.
[The Logan] quickly changed course and sailed toward Gateali Island.
The island wasn't far from their current location; according to the sea chart, it would take less than five hours to reach.
As Rojen walked onto the deck, he saw Rouge watering an orange tree with Lordling by her side, and he couldn't help but smile faintly.
After all the effort, they finally had some results, didn't they?
Once Ace was born, he looked forward to watching him grow up, enjoying a leisurely life, and teaching him to be a good uncle.
Such a life was something Rojen eagerly anticipated and cherished.
It was beautiful, wasn't it?
Sitting cross-legged on the deck, he closed his eyes and began to deduce and conceive methods for cultivating internal merit. Countless merit methods and the flow of energy in his mind, the impacts on the meridians, and the operational methods continuously circulated, with new ideas emerging and being discarded.
Soon, four hours passed, and he could vaguely see an island ahead of [The Logan].
They have arrived at Gateali Island.
Slowly opening his eyes, Rojen felt a sense of clarity. After a period of contemplation, he had roughly constructed a framework for his internal merit cultivation.
"The human body has numerous apertures, like stars in the sky. Each time an aperture is impacted, the energy within the body expands and becomes stronger. By operating energy and impacting these apertures, one can obtain extraordinary power, enhancing physical fitness."
The concepts of meridians and apertures were involved in almost all meridian methods, and Rojen understood that the training of internal power and internal energy was closely related to these human body apertures.
The body's meridians and acupoints were interconnected, forming either regular or irregular patterns, resembling constellations in the sky. In the darkness, these apertures shone brightly, continuously infusing energy into the body and facilitating its movements.
Rojen's current thought was to operate these apertures, linking them together to form an enormous and intricate acupoint map of the stars, allowing the apertures within his body to shine brightly, like the bright stars in the night sky.
"I need to refine and ponder this further."
As he regained his focus, [The Logan] had already approached the coast of Gateali Island.
He made a simple disguise for Rouge and Jason, then everyone disembarked from the ship.
Just as they reached the entrance of the town on the island, a loud commotion erupted.
"Look, so many papers!"
"What is that? Are seagulls raining down newspapers from the skies?"
"It's the newspaper birds; there are so many of them!"
Upon hearing this, Rojen and the others immediately turned to look.
(End Of This Chapter)