The Straw Hat Pirates' Scientist

Rumble!

The shell exploded, sending up several meters of spray that landed on the small boat.

"What's wrong?"

Luffy immediately looked in the direction from which the cannonball had come.

A pirate ship was seen slowly and rapidly approaching their side.

This is a pirate ship with a swan on its prow, decorated with numerous heart patterns.

"It's like searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly."

"I was thinking of going to find the Alvida Pirates, but I didn't expect her to come to me on her own."

When Ron saw the pirate ship, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"It looks like a pirate ship! Ron, what are you laughing at?"

Luffy blinked, then turned to look at Ron, only to find Ron smiling, which puzzled him.

"Of course there's good news!"

When Roon heard Luffy's question, he immediately grinned.

"What good news?"

When Luffy heard Ron say that, his eyes widened and he became excited.

Although he didn't understand what good thing it was, since Ron said it was good, it couldn't be wrong.

"Weren't you hungry?" Ron said.

"Yeah, I'm still so hungry. Do you want me to go inside and continue eating?" Luffy immediately became excited.

"What are you thinking? The food reserves in my lab aren't even enough to fill your teeth."

"The good news I'm referring to is that someone has sent us food, and not only food, but also a pirate ship!"

Ron gestured forward with his chin, and Luffy followed his gaze, only to see that the Alvida Pirates were already very close to them.

"Go, Captain, defeat them, and the whole ship and all the food on board will be ours."

Ron immediately pointed forward and spoke.

"Food, food, leave it to me!"

Luffy immediately became excited, then rolled up his sleeve and stretched his arm forward.

The distance of several tens of meters was extended in an instant.

In an instant, Luffy's body was pulled toward the Alvida Pirates' ship.

"Oh my god, his arms have grown longer!"

"What kind of monster is this?"

"He's charging at us!"

"Ahhhh..."

With a loud bang, Luffy landed on the Alvida Pirates' ship, knocking four or five pirates flying.

"Who are you? Zoro, the pirate hunter?"

Suddenly, a burly, ugly, obese woman carrying an iron bar emerged quickly from the crowd.

This man is none other than Alvida, the captain of the Alvida Pirates, a pirate with a bounty of 500 million Berries, known as "Iron Rod" Alvida.

"As expected of the world of One Piece!"

"The iron bar in Alvida's hand is a solid iron bar. Judging by its size, it must weigh at least 100 pounds, but in her hands, it looks like a baseball bat."

"Let alone a woman, even the world's strongest men champions couldn't swing their arms so easily with one hand, could they?"

Ron looked at Alvida in the crowd and felt a pang of emotion.

This is the world of One Piece; you can't understand it using the physics knowledge from Earth. Otherwise, Newton would be turning in his grave.

"He doesn't look like Zoro, the pirate hunter!"

Alvida looked at Luffy with a hint of disdain on her face.

Since she had never seen this person before, it was clear that he was not a powerful figure.

"Not bad. Do you want to earn a bounty?" Alvida said to Luffy with a cold smile.

Clearly, Alvida mistook Luffy for a novice pirate hunter.

"My name is Luffy, and I'm a pirate!" Luffy looked at Alvida and said very seriously.

"Pirates? Just you alone?" Alvida said disdainfully.

"Of course I'm not alone. I already have a partner, and I'll continue to look for partners in the future. I'll probably find 10 partners!" Luffy said.

"In that case, we're enemies!" Alvida said abruptly.

"That's right, Ron told me to knock you all out of the way. He wants the ship, and I want the food on it."

Luffy gave a hearty smile and spoke very seriously to Alvida.

"You bastard, you're asking for it!"

Alvida, who was used to being domineering and arrogant, was furious that no one had ever dared to act like this in front of her. She raised the iron bar in her hand and smashed it down on Luffy.

This blow was powerful and heavy, enough to easily smash a large crater into the deck.

If an ordinary person were to be struck by such an attack, they would be instantly and severely injured, losing their ability to move.

Alvida, nicknamed "Iron Rod," wasn't just a figurehead; she was forged in the East China Sea, built upon the corpses of her enemies.

A bounty of up to 500 million Berries is enough to terrify ordinary people.

After all, this is the East China Sea, and a bounty of 500 million Berries is already quite astonishing.

But Luffy showed no intention of dodging, and a terrifying blow instantly landed on his head.

With a loud bang, the deck beneath Luffy's feet cracked layer by layer, almost breaking completely.

"It's no use!"

Luffy slowly raised his head and grinned at Alvida.

"What?"

Alvida's face immediately showed shock, and she looked at Luffy in disbelief.

Alvida knew better than anyone how powerful this blow was; even a rock would have broken into pieces.

But when a solid blow landed on the opponent's head, the opponent was completely unharmed.

"Because I'm a rubber man!" Luffy said to Alvida with a hint of pride in his eyes.

"Could it be a Devil Fruit? I've heard rumors about it before, but I never thought it was actually true!"

Alvida's face showed a solemn expression.

If the legend is true, the person who eats a Devil Fruit will gain a devilish ability.

Although they may be abandoned by the sea and cursed by it to become unable to swim, those who possess demonic power can also become extremely powerful.

"A rubber, rubber... rocket launcher!"

But before Alvida could think too much about it, Luffy punched her away.

Alvida never imagined in her life that she, with her large and heavy physique, would one day be punched and sent flying.

The excruciating pain in her abdomen actually gave her a slight sense of pleasure.

"Captain Alvida!"

"Lady Alvida!"

The remaining pirates on the pirate ship were utterly horrified upon witnessing this scene, and they all screamed in horror.

Clearly, they hadn't expected that the powerful "Iron Rod" Alvida would be sent flying with a single punch.

"Listen up, all of you. From now on, this ship belongs to me, and all the food on board is mine."

Luffy immediately looked at the crowd, grinned, and said.

"Hey Ron, come here right now! This ship is ours now, and all the food on board is ours. We can have a feast!"

Luffy immediately waved to Ron on the small wooden boat not far away.

"As expected of the captain, you're really amazing. You took over this ship so quickly." Ron smiled and rowed towards Alvida's pirate ship.

He soon boarded the pirate ship.

"Ron, I'm leaving everything here to you."

After Luffy finished speaking, he looked at the crowd around him, randomly pointed to a short boy, and said, "Hey, where's the food? Take me there."

"Koby?"

Ron followed Luffy's finger and saw that the person was none other than Coby, the new generation of naval hero who would become famous throughout the seas two years later.

"Okay!"

Dinkle was also surprised that Luffy would assign him a task, and was momentarily stunned, but then quickly exclaimed in surprise.

Even Alvida was sent flying by the straw hat boy in front of her, so she was afraid that she would be killed by him in an instant.

Without hesitation, he quickly led Luffy to the food storage warehouse.

"You, you, you, you, and you, all of you come here, hurry up! If you don't cooperate, I'll have Luffy knock you all away and send you to the sea to feed sharks with Alvida."

Ron casually pointed to a few people in the crowd, but without exception, they were all strong, muscular, and robust.

"What are your orders, sir?" one of them asked somewhat nervously.

"Our pirate crew is short-staffed and we're temporarily lacking some menial workers. You guys can stay on the ship and do menial tasks for now. Once Captain Luffy recruits enough crew members, you can leave."

As Ron spoke, he pulled a small bottle from his pocket, inside which were a dozen or so black pills the size of soybeans.

"These are extremely potent pills purchased from Beihai. If I didn't provide you with the antidote every month, those poisoned would surely have their internal organs turn to pus and blood, dying a gruesome death!"

"Believe it or not, but don't forget, our captain is a man with demonic powers."

Ron sneered and then assigned the pills to the people he had chosen.

Some people hesitated, but Ron calmly said, "Those who don't take the pills, Luffy will send you flying to feed the sharks right now!"

"After taking the pills, you'll just be doing odd jobs on the ship. As long as you follow the rules and obey orders, you won't be in danger, and you'll be free in the future."

Given the choice between being a handyman and dying instantly, these pirates naturally knew which to choose.

So, unsurprisingly, all of these people took the black pills.

"Alright, everyone else, take the small boat for the procurement and leave." Ron waved his hand dismissively, issuing the order to leave.

Alvida's pirate ship was temporarily taken over by them.

The others looked at each other, then awkwardly boarded their small boat and left.

After all, they were worried that the man with demonic power might change his mind and send them flying as well.

A virtuous person judges others with the mind of a virtuous person, while a petty person thinks of others with the mind of a petty person.

They are cruel and tyrannical pirates; if they were in their shoes, they would naturally do the same.

Therefore, they believe that Luffy might do the same.

"Alright, you guys keep sailing."

Ron then looked at a man wearing a black and white striped bandana next to him and said, "Then I'll go find Luffy."

"Yes, Lord Ron!" the man immediately replied respectfully.

"Huh? How do you know my name is Ron?" Ron looked at the man with some curiosity.

"I heard Luffy calling for Lord Roon just now," the man quickly said.

"Not bad, you've got a knack for it." Ron nodded immediately.

Soon Ron followed the man to the food storage room, and as soon as he entered, he saw Luffy frantically gulping down food.

This left Ron speechless; Luffy really didn't understand planned economy.

Fortunately, there was plenty of food on Alvida's pirate ship, so much so that it looked like a densely packed mess.

It's enough to feed the remaining people for 10 days.

..............

In the lounge,

Luffy sat on the sofa, drinking chilled juice.

"Ron, you're so mean! You tricked them by using the mud pills on your body as poison!" Luffy slammed his fist on the table and burst into laughter, tears welling up in his eyes.

"It was just a sudden inspiration. After all, these people are Alvida's subordinates, so we have to be careful."

"You can't be too careful!" Ron said with a smile.

The main problem is that Alvida's pirate ship is quite large, and it's impossible for Luffy and his crew to operate it on their own.

"Ron, can we head to the Grand Line now?" Luffy asked impatiently.

"Not yet. Alvida's navigators are too incompetent. You're going to be the Pirate King, how can your navigators be so mediocre? We need an excellent navigator to get our pirate ship to the final destination and find the legendary One Piece!" Ron said.

"Mhm!" Luffy nodded immediately upon hearing Ron's words and burst into laughter.

Over the next few days, Ron conducted his scientific research in the lounge.

Luffy was sent out by Ron to act as a fishing tool, catching different sea creatures every day to provide biological data samples.

Finally, on the afternoon of the fourth day, Ron completed his additional mission.

"Ding~"