Starting with two Kamui, they raised the flag of rebellion in One Piece.

"So, how much exactly?"

Upon hearing this, Li Mingyuan frowned and asked, "My savings aren't small now. I can afford even a regular Devil Fruit that costs 100 million each. It shouldn't be that I can't afford it."

"That depends on how much you plan to buy."

Karina shrugged. "Although it's not cheap to begin with, considering its scarcity, the price, like a famous sword, can be arbitrarily inflated by the merchant. If you buy more than you originally planned, you might spend tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of Berries like water."

Seeing Karina and Li Mingyuan getting more and more into their conversation, Nami couldn't stand it anymore, feeling like she was the only one who knew nothing.

"Wait! Why are you guys the only ones getting into this conversation? Can't anyone explain this to me?"

"What exactly is this 'seastone' you're discussing?"

Nami couldn't help but interrupt.

Hailou stone.

This is the name of the item that Li Mingyuan just mentioned, and it's something Nami has never heard of before.

"You can spend tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of Berries? According to you, this thing is worth as much as gold and jewelry. Why would you buy this, Captain? Are you planning to learn how to live a life of luxury from Karina?"

Nami looked confused and hesitated slightly before saying, "Besides, you can buy a Devil Fruit for 100 million Berries? I don't think I've ever heard of that in the East Blue."

Upon hearing Nami's series of questions, Karina and Li Mingyuan exchanged a glance.

Although it would be a bit troublesome to explain, they wanted to discuss the situation in the black market first. However, seeing Nami's appearance, Karina couldn't ignore Nami and had to look at her again.

"It's perfectly normal that you haven't heard of this in the East Blue, because Nami, you usually just save money and don't spend much at all, right? How could you possibly know about something that's basically limited to the Grand Line without specifically asking around?"

"In fact, it's quite rare to find someone like the captain who knows this in the East China Sea."

Karina explained with a wry smile, "Devil Fruits are extremely rare, basically like famous swords. Although they have market prices, they are not actually circulated in the market. They are only occasionally sold at auctions on the Grand Line."

"I see."

Nami replied thoughtfully.

"As for sea stone..."

"Nami, I don't know if you know this, but although we usually refer to them all as Devil Fruit users, there are actually big differences among them depending on their abilities. Like the pirate Ace that the captain fought today, he ate the so-called invincible 'Logia' Devil Fruit. Under normal circumstances, their bodies can evade attacks by 'transforming' into elements. Not to mention defeating them, even ordinary attacks cannot harm them at all."

"Even among Devil Fruit users, Logia-type Devil Fruit users are the most invincible group."

At this point, Karina shrugged and said in a light tone, "But even so, ordinary people aren't entirely without a chance to harm these ability users."

"Seastone is the answer."

"It is said to possess the same energy as the ocean. Any ability user who touches it will feel as weak as if they had fallen into the sea, and may even be unable to use their abilities. Even Logia-type ability users are no exception. If a weapon made of Seastone is used, it can directly hit the ability user's physical body and inflict severe damage."

"In addition, Seastone is said to be very hard, comparable to diamond, and can only be processed by special means. Therefore, in addition to making specialized weapons for Devil Fruit users, it is also often used as a prisoner's instrument for Devil Fruit users."

"Legend has it that this kind of stone was used extensively to imprison criminals with special abilities in Impel Down, the world's number one prison."

After explaining the situation of Devil Fruit users and Seastone to Nami in detail, Karina turned back to look at Li Mingyuan.

"That's basically the situation."

"Although I don't know why the captain suddenly wants to buy seastone, most of this stuff isn't available on the market. I know a few decent black markets and exchanges, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to buy it."

"If you want to buy it, you'd better be mentally prepared."

After saying that, Karina naturally walked into the cabin next to her.

She was about to get some paper and pen to mark the nearest islands on the map for Li Mingyuan to choose a route for later.

Only Nami and Li Mingyuan remained on the deck.

"The sea is truly vast; there are so many things we don't know at all."

Nami leaned against the railing of the ship and sighed, "Compared to me, who used to focus solely on saving money, Karina knows so much more. Perhaps she's the real thief? She knows how to save money, but she also knows how to spend it. In comparison, I was just a fake thief in the past."

"But it sounds really powerful. Maybe I should buy some for self-defense if I have the chance."

As she spoke, Nami seemed to suddenly remember something.

She looked at Li Mingyuan with renewed curiosity and asked, "Speaking of which, it's one thing for an ordinary person like me to want to buy some seastone, but why do you want to buy it, Captain? Even without this seastone, didn't you still defeat that pirate?"

"Not only were there no injuries, but even my clothes weren't torn at all."

"If I hadn't occasionally seen you swimming and knew that you hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit, I would have thought you looked more like a Logia-type Devil Fruit user than Ace."

Nami's eyes were full of confusion.

From her perspective, this question is indeed puzzling. If he didn't have the ability, that would be one thing, but Li Mingyuan clearly has the ability to deal with Logia-type ability users, so why would he want to spend a lot of money to buy Seastone?

In particular, Nami was well aware that Li Mingyuan had always had a goal in mind, a goal that would enable him to become a bounty hunter, a goal that required a large sum of money and that he would never be extravagant even when he had money.

In this situation, Li Mingyuan still insisted on using his precious savings to buy something that was dispensable to him. For Nami, this situation was simply incomprehensible.

After hearing Nami's question, Li Mingyuan slightly raised his head and looked at the bright moon overhead.

"More like a Logia-type Devil Fruit user? I see, is that how you see it?"

Li Mingyuan chuckled, then shook his head slightly and said, "But even if you seem to be handling things with ease on the surface, it doesn't mean that's actually the case."

"Especially in terms of combat."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

This somewhat unexpected reply startled Nami. "Were you injured in the previous battle?"

She quickly straightened up from the railing, her eyes scanning Li Mingyuan up and down with a worried expression.

"Don't worry, it's not the kind of injury you're imagining. Otherwise, I would have had you and Karina help bandage it up already."

"What I just mentioned was the situation regarding strength."

The evening breeze brushed against his face, causing the ends of Li Mingyuan's hair to flutter.

Li Mingyuan said calmly, "Ace is much stronger than you think. Logia-type Devil Fruits are not as simple as they seem. Strictly speaking, Ace only collapsed because he was too engrossed in the battle and exhausted himself. It wasn't because I defeated him. The techniques that can truly defeat Logia-type Devil Fruit abilities would have to come at a price."

"Given my current situation, I'm actually just like you guys; under normal circumstances, I can't harm Logia-type Devil Fruit users."

"Therefore, seastone is also essential to me."

It was because of this encounter with Ace that Li Mingyuan came up with the idea of ​​buying Seastone.

Although he did completely overwhelm Ace, giving him no chance to fight back, that wasn't a normal fighting style.

Normally, if he could harm a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, he could have already "killed" Ace upon first sight when he approached through the Crossfire with Kamui—instead of using Kamui to rush in front of the opponent and then having to perform the impromptu Fishman Karate move, which is like taking off your pants to fart.

Ace was able to launch an emergency retreat by catching Li Mingyuan's movement animation, which gave him the opportunity to use Fire Fist to exchange blows with Li Mingyuan at full power.

In the world of One Piece, Haki does exist, allowing one to attack other Devil Fruit users without external force. In a sense, Haki became even more important than Devil Fruit abilities in the later stages of the manga.

However, the ability to dominate cannot be mastered overnight; it also involves long-term training of one's instincts.

Li Mingyuan had been sailing on the ship for over a month, figuring things out on his own according to the comic book, even jumping into the sea to compare his swimming speed with that of Sea King, but he still hadn't awakened any Haki. He knew then that this was something that couldn't be rushed.

While obtaining domineering power is somewhat elusive, Seastone is something that can be obtained with money.

There's no reason to ignore a method that can improve strength so quickly.

Acquiring Seastone has now become Li Mingyuan's next small goal on his journey to Wano Country.

"is that so?"

Nami seemed to understand, but not quite, and her expression held a hint of doubt.

But before she could say anything more, Karina returned to the deck with the map.

Nami had no choice but to abandon the idea of ​​talking and shut her mouth again, standing aside.

"Li Mingyuan just said that if the time comes, he's willing to pay a price to defeat a Logia-type Devil Fruit user."

Nami wondered to herself, 'What exactly is that price?'

Li Mingyuan has always been tight-lipped about his abilities and unwilling to reveal too much.

Although the captain had confided in her tonight, which was quite rare, Karina's arrival undoubtedly disrupted the atmosphere of their conversation.

Hopefully, in the future, there won't be a time when using that ability requires paying a price.

Nami didn't think about it any further.

After marking several large islands with Karina, the two were both a little tired, so they said goodbye to Li Mingyuan and went back to their rooms to prepare for sleep.

As for Li Mingyuan...

After obtaining the coordinates of several islands from Karina, he returned to the captain's cabin.

He first counted all the money he had on him, and then began to calculate his future expenses, figuring out how much he would need to spend on the sea stone so that it wouldn't affect his daily life.

In the original Straw Hat Pirates manga, these kinds of valuables were naturally kept by Nami. However, firstly, Nami is currently only an employee, and he doesn't trust her enough to not run away with the money. Secondly, these are all purely personal assets of Li Mingyuan, and he doesn't have the habit of entrusting them to others for management.

Therefore, we still need to put in some effort and plan ahead ourselves.

In the blink of an eye, the night grew deeper, and only the occasional sound of waves could be heard from the sea near the island.

Even the Spade Pirates, which had been making a bit of a commotion not long ago, apparently because Ace had woken up.

Then it became quiet.

After finishing all his work, Li Mingyuan stretched and stood up from his seat.

"call……"

"At this hour, they should all be asleep, right?"

Li Mingyuan muttered to himself.

Putting down what he was holding, Li Mingyuan suddenly turned around and walked out of the room, taking light steps as he began to venture deeper into the cabin.

Passing by Karina and Nami's rooms.

Finally, Li Mingyuan arrived at the bottom of the ship's cabin, at the door of the room where Edrag had been placed not long ago.

Without hesitation, I opened the door and went inside.

Looking at Edrag, who was bound tightly from head to toe and even by his mouth, and who was lying unconscious on the ground like a small mountain, Li Mingyuan remained calm and unmoved.

"Even a lion clad in golden armor, once tamed, ultimately appears utterly powerless."

He reached out and placed his hand on the golden armor on his shoulder.

next second.

The space centered on Li Mingyuan's right eye rapidly twisted into a vortex shape.

Edrago and Li Mingyuan disappeared from the ship.

Divine Power Space.

Countless stone tablets of varying sizes and shapes stand in this space, like tombstones in a steel city, or like a manifestation of some kind of mental state, carrying an indescribable sense of heaviness, and you can't see the end of them at a glance.

After a spatial distortion, Li Mingyuan and Lion Head Edrag suddenly appeared on one of the square stone pillars.

Li Mingyuan surveyed the surrounding environment.

This was also his first time entering the Divine Might Space and witnessing these scenes with his own eyes.

"It's exactly the same as the Kamui dimension in the anime."

"It's said that besides the tombstone imprints in the story, which may reflect Obito Uchiha's mental state from a certain philosophical perspective, this scene also seems to carry some sensitive real-world metaphors from the author Kishimoto. I don't know if it's true or not, but... heh, could it be that the system directly crossed time and space and ripped Obito's bloodline off with it?"

"Or is it that the scene inside the Kamui Space was always like this from the beginning?"

Li Mingyuan looked around the interior of the Divine Might Space with great interest.

The comic book has come to life. The solemn and majestic scene inside the Kamui Space gives people a strange sense of oppression, making people really curious about why it looks like this.