The Straw Hat Pirates' Scientist

"have no idea!"

Upon hearing the pirate's words, Luffy blinked his big eyes and spoke very seriously.

"......"

The pirate was stunned for a moment.

Clearly surprised by Luffy's response, they arrogantly declared, "Our captain is Baiji Kuro! You'd better release us now, or our captain will make sure you suffer the consequences!"

"Although you are strong, you have no idea how terrifying Captain Crowe is!"

"That is an enemy you absolutely cannot defeat!"

"So let's get out of here now, and I'll pretend this never happened. Otherwise, I'll definitely tell Captain Crowe!"

The pirate roared at the top of his lungs.

"If this stupid guy were told about this, that ruthless and heartless guy, Crowe, he'd be the first person Crowe would kill."

When Ron heard the pirates say that, he couldn't help but feel a surge of disdain.

He guessed that the pirate knew what was going on, which was why he was just bluffing and trying to scare people.

I just hope that Luffy and his crew will be scared away by Kuro's reputation and thus survive.

"Is your captain very capable?"

But at that moment, Luffy's eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but ask a question.

"Of course he's amazing! He's a terrifying pirate with a bounty of 1600 million Berries!" the pirate said proudly.

"Zoro, you've slain all these pirates, but I'll leave Captain Kuro to me!" Luffy suddenly turned to look at Zoro beside him.

"Whatever, I want to go have a drink now!" Zoro grinned, sheathed his sword, and headed into the village.

These pirates are too weak; they're not even good enough to sharpen his knife.

Zoro has absolutely no interest in the weak.

"Ah, Zoro, wait for me! I want to eat meat too!" Luffy jumped up and chased after him.

But halfway there, he suddenly stopped, turned to Alvida's men behind him, and said, "Tie this guy up. We'll have him lead us to Captain Cloth later."

"That pirate with 1600 million bounty must be pretty strong!"

A glint of fighting spirit flashed in Luffy's eyes.

Seeing Ron's energy shield earlier had stirred a competitive spirit in Luffy.

After all, his crewmates are all improving, so how can he, as the captain of the pirate crew and the future Pirate King, not become stronger?

"......"

The pirate was completely dumbfounded, and his face turned pale with fright.

He thought mentioning Captain Crowe's name would scare them away, but to his surprise, they asked him to lead them to Captain Crowe instead.

"I never expected to get to Xirob Village this way!" Ron's eyes flashed with surprise.

"Is this what they call the self-correction of the world's natural order?"

Although his presence caused a butterfly effect, slightly altering the plot,

But it seems that Heaven has the ability to self-correct the plot.

However, Ron didn't really care about any of that. He just wanted to live a better life in this world and have nothing weighing him down anymore.

Ron didn't care about the process; he only cared about the result.

Ron, however, couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Crow.

Originally, it seemed that Luffy could bypass Syrup Village because of his appearance, which would have made Kuro's plot possible to succeed.

After all, without Luffy and his crew, Usopp wouldn't have been able to stop Kuro with his strength.

But now it seems that the will of Heaven has the ability to self-correct, and it is still guiding Luffy towards Syrup Village.

If Kuro knew at this moment that he had been dragged into this mess because of the Black Cat Pirates, he would be quite surprised.

What would you think if you provoked two powerful enemies?

Moreover, Ron now has an urge to fight Kro.

The opponent is a pirate with a bounty of 1600 million Berries. By observing the opponent's strength, Ron can test how strong his defense really is.

After all, Kuro possesses a movement technique that is no less powerful than the "Shave" move from the Six Styles of the Navy.

If Ron can handle such speed with ease, then his defense is truly solid.

"At least ordinary henchmen can't hurt me!"

Ron looked at the energy shield covering his entire body and a satisfied expression appeared on his face.

As for the ultimate limit of the C-level energy shield, that will require further testing.

Ron immediately put his mind to it, and the energy shield vanished, restoring the ring in his hand to its previous state.

At the very center of the sapphire in the ring, there is a mysterious symbol composed of ten strokes, shimmering with blue starlight, making the entire ring look even more dazzling and beautiful.

However, one of the strokes has become slightly darker at this moment.

This mysterious symbol is like a battery indicator on a mobile phone; ten strokes represent ten squares.

As the energy shield continues to deplete its energy, these ten strokes will gradually fade away, one by one.

When all ten strokes have completely lost their light, the C-level energy shield will be completely depleted and will need to be recharged before it can be used again.

When all ten strokes of the mysterious symbol light up, it means that the energy source of the energy shield is full.

"It seems this level of combat has only depleted one or two percent of my strength!"

Ron looked at the faded stroke and immediately gained a general understanding of the energy shield as a whole.

"However, the energy shield can convert energy through light, and with the sun so bright right now, it should recover in no time!"

Ron glanced at the sky, his smile widening.

He then walked into the village.

Although there were still some materials on the ship that could be used for research, Ron had also consumed a large amount of ordinary materials in order to create the energy shield, and he needed to replenish his supplies.

The village, which had been ravaged by the Black Cat Pirates, was saved by Luffy and his crew.

This made the whole village exceptionally enthusiastic.

The tavern owner gave Zoro his 20-year-old vintage liquor.

The butcher even brought out all his stock to make his best grilled meat to treat Luffy.

As a result, Ron also gained a lot of research materials.

Luffy and Zoro ate meat and drank alcohol heartily, as if they were having a banquet.

Ron, on the other hand, ate and drank casually, then wandered around the village to see what he could use.

This is a habit he developed when he was a craft content creator; he always felt that he could make something "useful" out of everything he saw.

Half a day passed in the blink of an eye.

After Luffy and his crew had eaten and drunk their fill, they purchased a considerable amount of supplies and carried them onto the ship.

Only then, led by the Black Cat Pirates, did they set off towards Syrup Village.

The village's hospitality gave Luffy yet another reason to defeat Kuro.

Luffy was worried that if they left, the pirate named Kuro might return to the village and take revenge on the kind villagers.

Luffy, who was treated to fine food and wine, would absolutely not allow such a thing to happen.

Ron was very clear about this about Luffy.

After all, in the original story, Luffy almost had a life-or-death battle with Zoro because Zoro had cut down those bounty hunters who had ill intentions towards them at Whiskey Peak.

This reveals Luffy's personality, so Roon wasn't surprised at all.

And so their ship set sail once again.

This village is not far from Xiluobu village, which originally only took two days by sea.

But unexpectedly, when they were only halfway there, a sudden storm broke out.

There wasn't a single reliable navigator on board, and this was the first time Luffy and his crew had encountered such weather.

The losses were devastating in a short time.

Half of Alvida's original dozen or so subordinates were taken away, leaving only a few behind, and even the pirate ship was severely damaged.

If Ron hadn't managed to store the lounge in the capsule in time, it would likely have been destroyed in the storm as well.

Fortunately, the severe rainstorm did not last long and dissipated in just over ten minutes.

But this also made Zoro, Luffy, and the others even more determined that they had to find a skilled navigator.

Otherwise, it would be far too dangerous to be on this vast ocean.

It's already this dangerous before even entering the Grand Line; it will only be more dangerous once we enter that notoriously treacherous sea.

"Zoro, let's go find Nami!"

Luffy thought of the incredibly skilled navigator that Roon had mentioned before.

"It's not time yet!" Ron shook his head.

Because of his appearance, Luffy's journey has changed somewhat, so it's unlikely that he will invite Nami to join the crew as in the original story.

But Ron believed that with Nami's intelligence, she would be able to uncover the truth about Arlong.

After learning about the scam of redeeming the village for 1 million Berries and recognizing Arlong's true colors, he will inevitably make a decision.

His bet and deal with Nami would definitely tempt her.

That would be the best time to get the other party on board.

"But I really want a great navigator partner!" Luffy muttered, but didn't argue with Ron anymore.

Because he believed that Ron's decision was correct.

Luffy knew he wasn't good at these things, so he didn't want to use his brain to think about them.

Thinking is for smart people; all he needs to do is grill.

After a short rest, Ron and the others continued their journey towards Sirob Village.

Ron sat on the sofa in the lounge, picked up a cup of coffee, blew on it, took a small sip, and then leaned back on the sofa with a hint of helplessness.

"This is difficult!"

He had all the blueprints for the GX-type Byakugan, but making it himself was proving difficult.

Common materials are easy to collect, but there are a few that are the hardest to get your hands on.

One is the bone of a special organism; the older the bone, the better the effect.

There is also a type of cell with vigorous vitality; the more vitality it has, the better the effect it achieves.

Moreover, both materials have a minimum standard.

Along the way, Ron also had Zoro help him obtain a lot of sea monster cells and bones.

But it simply cannot pass the test; it doesn't even meet the lowest standards.

"There are also health-enhancing supplements, which require a special kind of biological blood, and also need to be full of vitality."

"Although we have three samples of sea monster blood that barely meet the standard, the health supplements made from their blood will not even reach the gold standard; they will only be the lowest grade, green quality."

Ron couldn't help but sigh softly.

Actually, there is a solution. You can simply spend points to buy the most perfect and ideal materials in the mall.

The problem is, Ron is currently penniless!

To create the C-grade energy shield, he consumed a large number of points, and with the remaining points, he bought the blueprint for a gliding boot.

Of course, even if you don't buy anything, those points aren't enough to buy materials.

To gather all these materials, just the GX-type Byakugan alone would require at least 2000 points, and if you add the health-enhancing supplements, it would take even more.

"That damn Black Cat Pirates are so poor. They only managed to get a few hundred thousand Berries after looting the entire ship."

"No wonder they came to loot this not-so-wealthy village; they must be desperately poor!"

Ron couldn't help but grumble.

"It seems we'll only be able to obtain vibrant blood and cells at Upside Down Mountain!"

"Given the vitality of the Labrule whale, its blood could absolutely satisfy the needs of GX-type white-eyed individuals and those requiring tonifying supplements!"

Ron sighed softly and stopped thinking about it.

Instead, he finished the rest of his coffee in one gulp, then went straight to the research table and began looking at the blueprints for the glider boots.

He currently has a C-level energy shield for defense and a smart pistol for offense, his only weakness is speed.

Once the gliding boots are developed, his lack of speed can be compensated for.

Even gliding boots can provide brief periods of flight.

The effect is similar to Moonwalk, but smoother and closer to the effect of the flight boots in the Germa Technic suit.

Two more days passed in the blink of an eye.

Although it took a day longer than expected, Luffy and his crew finally arrived at the port of Syrup Village.

Usopp, completely unaware of this, had just run out of his house.

After straightening his clothes, he began his daily morning performance with a tense expression.

"Oh no! Something terrible has happened! Pirates are here!"