The most courageous pirate hunter

Two days ago, Hermes left Dressrosa with Mansherry.

They've already drained Doflamingo dry. If they want to keep fleecing him, they'll have to give him some time to recover. Hermes isn't a vampire; he knows how to make money slowly and steadily.

The second level at the stern was a small garden, though most of it had been converted into vegetable fields. Hermes, his upper body drenched in sweat, was clearly just finished his training.

Holding a small hoe, he is sowing seeds.

On the other side, Mansherry, wearing a small straw hat, looked like a hardworking little bee, digging holes and burying seeds, and she did it quite well.

After all, the dwarf race is exceptionally gifted in breeding.

In contrast, Hermes appeared rather clumsy, clearly an amateur.

"That's not how you buried them; that will prevent the seeds from germinating."

Mansherry wiped non-existent sweat from her forehead like a little adult, and when she saw the seeds Hermes had planted, her eyes were filled with contempt and condemnation.

Finally, there's something this guy isn't good at.

"Ha, are you trying to compete with me in farming? Do you know that as a pure-blooded descendant of Yan and Huang, farming is ingrained in our genes?"

Hermes snorted coldly.

Although he had never farmed in his previous life, he had seen pigs run. He wouldn't say he was a great farmer, but he certainly wouldn't have had a complete crop failure.

It's ridiculous that such a tiny little thing would look down on him.

"I don't understand what you're saying, but in short, that's wrong. When it comes to breeding, no race dares to claim to be second or first."

Mansherry arrogantly raised her chin, looking very smug.

"How about we take a gamble?"

"Just bet."

"Within five minutes, I can make these seeds germinate, or even accelerate their development."

Mansherry was taken aback at first, then looked at Hermes as if he were a fool. Even she wouldn't dare say that she could make a seed sprout in five minutes; it would take at least three days.

After all, all crops have a cycle.

"Don't look at me like I'm an idiot. The stakes are 90,000 Berries. You can still back out now."

Seeing Hermes's confident assurances, Mansherry hesitated.

The main problem is that she only has about 91,000 Berries left in her possessions, and she hasn't even paid her food bills for this month. If she loses, she'll be penniless and become a pauper.

But if she wins, her fortune will double.

"To gamble or not?"

Hermes raised an eyebrow, extremely arrogant.

"bet."

Mansherry admitted that she was definitely not after the money; she just couldn't stand Hermes's attitude and wanted to teach this arrogant man a lesson.

This is to let him know that there are people more capable than you in the field of planting and breeding.

"Okay, watch me perform."

Hermes wasn't really sure either; he was just conducting a small experiment. Besides, 90,000 Berries was nothing to him, unlike Mansherry who was so poor she was practically destitute.

Little did he know that when he first came into this world, he was even poorer and more down-on-his-luck than Mansherry.

Now that I have a few coins in my wallet, I'm starting to get cocky.

"what!"

Mansherry suddenly felt a sharp pain as she watched Hermes cut her hand, drip a drop of blood into the bucket, and then pour the water onto the ground.

At that moment, Mansherry's face darkened, and the urge to kill someone grew stronger and stronger.

When did she start having such a fiery temper? It seems like it started after she met this man.

Green smog drifted by, and soon green shoots began to sprout from the ground, growing very well. The healing fruit is indeed not only for treating diseases, but should also have some other uses.

While not as dramatic as abundant fruit production, it does have some growth-promoting effect on plants.

"Give me 90,000 Berries!"

Hermes was somewhat smug, completely ignoring Mansherry's murderous glare.

"Humph!"

Mansherry didn't try to argue; she didn't want to see this foolish man at all, she was furious.

Just then, a newsbird flew over and landed on the mast. In its satchel on its chest were several newspapers. Hermes had seen them before and skillfully paid for one.

"really interesting."

"King of Hunters".

The news report described his fight with Doflamingo as a draw, along with his officially recognized title of "King of Hunters" from the Navy, which sounded quite prestigious.

As expected.

He should be famous now.

I believe that many pirates who dislike him will come to challenge him in the future. If the Navy is inherently hostile to pirates, then pirate hunters are just looking for trouble and treating pirates like ducks to be slaughtered.

This attracts far more firepower than the navy.

The navy managed to take advantage of them a little!

"You're in the newspaper."

Mansherry jumped onto Hermes' shoulder, looking at the newspaper with some excitement; anyone who didn't know better would think she was in the paper.

"What a fuss."

Hermes glanced at the other news reports, then frowned thoughtfully.

Mansherry snorted again and asked, "Where do we go next?"

It seems that since leaving Dressrosa, the man hasn't turned the helm; he's simply lowered the sails and gone with the wind.

Is this really good?

For some reason, Mansherry felt very insecure.

"Go to Wano Country."

Hermes had planned this all along.

Life Return has now been awakened, and the AOE ultimate move has been unlocked. The next step is to improve other powers. The Six Powers and Mini Fruit can be steadily trained and developed. Observation Haki and Armament Haki are the only remaining skills.

Among the known forms of Observation Haki, there are several unusual and unconventional extensions, even rarer than Conqueror's Haki.

The first and most basic example is the super-large-scale one, such as the famous future Admiral Fujitora. That guy's Observation Haki can penetrate deep into outer space, and then he uses the power of his Devil Fruit to pull down a meteorite.

The sheer range of Observation Haki is terrifying to even think about.

The second is the ability to perceive emotions. This ability allows one to sense the emotions of living beings and thus influence their thoughts and minds. It is highly infectious and can even eventually be used to manipulate emotions. A prime example of this is Queen Otohime.

The third is reading minds and memories, easily reading what others are thinking and their past memories. A representative figure is Baron Redfield of The Lone Red, a legendary and terrifying character.

The fourth is being able to hear the voices of all things, the sounds of nature. This makes one a darling of the world, and there are many notable figures, such as Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, and Luffy.

The fifth one is even more bizarre: the ability to foresee the future. Charlotte Katakuri is a prime example, and it seems that Luffy, the protagonist, also possesses this ability.

In addition to these, there are some other techniques.

Those who can awaken the above special perception colors are all exceptional individuals, truly one in ten thousand, as rare as phoenix feathers.

In comparison, Conqueror's Haki is something that's commonplace.

Hermes had thought more than once that, after all, he was a transmigrator, and both his soul and talent had been greatly improved because of the transmigration. Logically, he should be the one most likely to awaken this ability, but so far there was no sign of it.

One sentence: "The dog is served."

For now, we can forget about developing Observation Haki; the future depends entirely on talent and luck, so all that's left is Armament Haki.

Compared to Observation Haki, which has many variations, Armament Haki is less flashy and can be divided into several stages and techniques.

The first stage of the technique, which is newly awakened, can only increase defense and attack power by locally entangling enemies.

The second stage technique can affect Logia-type characters, and with the entire body wrapped in it, both defense and attack power will be greatly increased.

The third stage of techniques can alter the shape of weapons, even creating shockwaves, solid rhombuses, and causing internal damage.

Changing the form of a weapon is easy to understand. It's like covering a blade of grass or a leaf with this level of Armament Haki and turning it into all sorts of weapons—purely a display of overwhelming power.

The shockwave needs no explanation.

As for solid rhombuses, like Katakuri, when they are wrapped, their rhombuses are distinct, and their attack power, hardness, and penetrating power are even more terrifying.

Internal destruction is somewhat like hitting a cow through a mountain, damaging the internal organs through the body; in Wano Country, it is called Ryuo.

Strictly speaking, altering weapon form, creating shockwaves, solid angular shapes, and internal destruction are all techniques that require a certain level of Armament Haki mastery. These vary from person to person and depend entirely on the direction of training.

Hermes went to Wano Country to learn the Ryuo Haki, which is internal destruction. Learning this technique would deal tons of real damage to enemies, whether they have strong or weak defenses.

Therefore, in the world of One Piece, Haki is the true all-rounder and an unbeatable ability. It's said that deeper levels of Haki can even nullify some Devil Fruit powers.