One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 131: Concentrated Practice
"I'll go back and bring Bonnie over right now!"

The big bear stood up and left impatiently.

Since Bonnie became ill, he had no idea how many places he had visited and how many doctors he had consulted.

This was the first time someone had suggested trying treatment, and he would not let go of the opportunity.

"We will stay on this island for a while."

Rod said to Big Bear.

This was a decision he had made after talking with Neru.

The companions need some time to settle down and grow, and this winter island with its extreme climate is perfect for their training.

Moreover, now that the World Government wants to recruit him to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, they should temporarily suspend the pursuit.

This gave them time to rest.

"Now, let's talk about you, Miss Chameleon."

After watching the big bear leave, Rhodes set his sights on a petite woman with short light blue hair.

"I'm Martha!"

Martha was wearing a pure white work suit and a pure white plush coat, allowing her to perfectly blend into the environment of the island.

In fact, she really blended in so well that she almost hid her presence from everyone, even Nayru didn't notice her presence.

However, her strength was still a little lacking, and her luck was also a little bad. She was accidentally caught in Aokiji's ability range before. Under Aokiji's coldness, her disguise revealed a flaw and was noticed by Neru.

"I'm not an enemy, I'm just a reporter!"

Martha held up her hands to show that she was no threat.

After discovering Rhodes and his crew on Tiger Shark Island, she followed Rhodes' pirate group all the way into the Grand Line. Before that, she witnessed their actions of destroying Whiskey Mountain, fighting against [Black Arm] Zephyr, and defeating the [Golden Emperor] of the underground world.

Martha doesn't think that Rhodes and his friends are good men and women.

"So, those previous photos of us were all taken by you, right?"

Rhodes took the Den Den Mushi handed to him by Neru and looked through the photos taken by the other party.

"Hehe~~ I carefully selected the most handsome and beautiful photos of you before publishing them."

"That's true."

Rhodes nodded affirmatively.

The other party's photography skills are indeed impeccable. The photos I saw in the newspapers before did indeed show them all very well.

"Are you from Morgans?"

Rhodes suddenly asked.

"I can't be considered his person. I'm a freelance journalist. It's just that my cooperation with him is more in-depth."

Martha was very honest and answered every question.

"But if it's the scoop I give you, even Morgans will take it seriously!"

Seeing that Rhodes seemed to be a little disappointed, Martha quickly spoke up and increased her own chips.

"I can be your voice!"

As if she had guessed what Rhodes was thinking, Martha spoke quickly.

At this time, don't consider the reporter's persistence and ethics, although she doesn't have much of that.

Martha glanced at the heart held in Luo's hand.

As soon as her whereabouts were discovered, the other party took out her heart.

"Alright."

Rhodes nodded slightly and threw the Den Den Mushi to the other party.

"I allow you to release some intelligence and news about us. If there is anything special, I will also tell you in advance; but in exchange, you have to make a name for me."

A gleam of brilliance flashed in Rhodes' eyes.

If you want to achieve world hegemony, you cannot rely on force alone, you also need the support of public opinion.

With the support of public opinion, even Buggy can become one of the 'Four Emperors'.

"I understand everything!"

Martha put away her Den Den Mushi and took a look at the heart still held in Law's hand.

"that···"

"Don't even think about it."

Rhodes signaled Luo to keep Martha's heart.

"I don't have much trust in you, so just bet on me."

Martha hesitated a little, but finally didn't dare to say anything more.

After all, she was just a prisoner captured by the other side, and it was lucky that she could keep her life.

"Speaking of which, let's write two articles first!"

Rhodes changed the subject, moved closer to Martha and patted her shoulder.

"I don't think the Navy will renew my bounty in the short term. Write two articles and give me a new name!"

"boring!"

After looking at Rhodes, Luo turned and left.

He was now even more curious about the "Jade Scale" that Big Bear mentioned. Before the other party came with his daughter, he had to go to Kuleha to learn some relevant information and make preparations.

Nelu glanced at Rhodes, shook his head, and left.

Although Rhode decided to stay on the island for a while, it didn't mean that they had to stop moving forward. Compared to Rhode, he had fallen behind a lot, so he had to take advantage of this time to move forward faster.

But at this level, I can't be Rhodes' right-hand man.

Moreover, not only him, others also need improvement!
Next, Rhodes and his group openly occupied the original royal palace.

After Big Bear's verbal attack, Dalton seemed to have figured something out. He never led the guards to look for Rhodes again, and seemed to have forgotten that there was a group of pirates occupying the original palace.

They seemed to have forgotten that there was a royal palace in this country and consciously turned the Magnetic Drum Peak into a forbidden area. They only led the guard team to patrol the island and assisted the citizens in doing some work within their ability.

However, every time Minina and her friends went to the small town on the island to purchase supplies, they would receive a warm welcome from the island’s residents.

The people on the island clearly felt that their lives were better after the king was killed by pirates.

Luo would take out most of his time every day to read medical books with Kuleha to discuss the treatment plan for the disease "Jade Scales".

Not only that, a team of 20 doctors from the former Magnetic Drum Kingdom also expressed their willingness to join in and discuss medical plans together.

As early as two years ago, because of Shiruluk, they wanted to change themselves and worked hard to study medicine.

Now that Wapol has been defeated, they can finally speak their minds loudly and do what they want to do.

After discussing with so many doctors, although they have not seen the patient in person, Luo and Kuleha already have a treatment plan in mind.

During this time, Neru led the others to start practicing again, just like when they were young.

The difference is that this time they are training on a cold winter island with snow all year round, and they are carrying Gray's newly developed super-weight-bearing equipment on their backs so that they can better exert their physical strength.

"Our practice ends here."

Pei Jin and Xia Qi breathed a sigh of relief, then walked towards the shore together.

They are Devil Fruit users. In addition to doing half a day of physical training with Neru every day, they also have to spend the other half of their time developing their fruit abilities.

However, the abilities of their fruits are too powerful, so they can only train at remote seaside locations.

"I never thought that being a pirate would require such hard work."

Bakara wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Even she was doing physical exercises together.

"If you don't work hard, you won't be able to keep up with Rhodes."

Nia patted Bakara.

In her battle with Lucci, she finally managed to truly unleash the power of her devil fruit.

However, apart from the appearance of a strange black flame, Nia did not find anything different, and her physical strength did not improve significantly.

However, when exercising, the improvement seems to be more obvious than before.

This made her completely fall in love with spiritual practice during this period, and she followed Neru every day until the end.

"Huh - I want to join the next battle too."

Genos let out a breath.

Also a mythical beast, his fruit ability gives him super strength, defense, and recovery.

However, it seemed that precisely because his recovery ability was too strong, conventional training had little effect on him, and the improvement it brought him was minimal.

Perhaps, only by continuous fighting can his abilities be improved faster.

"You better fight me first!"

Nia turned her head and looked at Genos, a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes.

She loved sparring with Genos the most.

If you are slightly stronger than your opponent, you can suppress him, and you don't need to show mercy or worry about hitting him too hard.

Such an opponent is awesome!
"bring it on!"

The corners of Genos' mouth twitched slightly, but he finally nodded and agreed.

He didn't want to be the one holding back the ship.

On the edge of the mountain not far away.

Daz Bonis clasped his hands together and half-crouched in front of the cliff in a horse stance.

All kinds of heavy objects were hung on his body.

'The power to cut through steel!'

Daz Bonis opened his eyes slightly, with a calm look in his eyes.

He thought back to several previous battles.

In the small garden, he was defeated almost instantly by the female marine.

Although his body became as hard as steel, the opponent was a 'swordsman' who could easily cut through steel!
So, what if I could also cut through steel?
Daz Bonis's mind flashed through what Rod had said to him.

"Your heart must be as calm as the sky, and your actions must be as fast as lightning!"

"Listen to the breathing of all things, find their weak points, and then you can destroy everything."

Daz Bonis loosened his palms slightly, put down the weight on his body, his right arm turned into a blade, and his eyes were fixed on the mountain wall in front of him.

Due to the long-term cold, the mountain walls are covered with a thick layer of ice, which is harder than steel.

If I can cut through this wall of ice, I can also cut through steel.

Daz Bonis touched the ice wall lightly with his arm, closed his eyes slightly, and felt the breath of the ice wall in front of him with his heart.

According to Captain Rhodes, they will stay here for a while.

I had also asked Bepo to bring him rice balls every day.

Well, stay here until you feel the breath of the ice wall and are able to cut it apart!
Daz Bonis lowered his body slightly and assumed the horse stance again. He lightly touched the ice wall with his arms and felt the breath with his heart.

(End of this chapter)