Alone and Infinite

The heaviness that was previously caused by the inconsistency of gravity has also subsided considerably.

Awoo waited outside. It was currently in a mud body and had virtually no means of strengthening itself. It needed to transform into a flesh and blood body.

"Walk--"

Li Xia hurriedly brought Aowu to the square. At this moment, he was burning with hunger, and it seemed that every cell in his body was screaming.

No wonder the hall's restaurants are all located next to the enhancement hall, because you really get hungry after enhancing!

I walked around the food court several times, and it was still bustling with activity. Every restaurant was packed, because they were trying to maximize the flow of customers.

The temple arranged the apostles' entry into the world at the same time.

Left with no other choice, Li Xia went to the 'Bai Xiao Restaurant' again.

As I pushed open the door, the melodious sound of wind chimes rang out, and before I even entered, a shrill voice shouted:

"Four 2s with two kings!"

"Moo!"

"Wang!"

Upon hearing the doorbell ring, several pairs of eyes turned to look at him. Li Xia felt as if a surge of blood energy had rushed over and transformed into a giant beast that was grinning maliciously.

No wonder nobody comes to eat! You're losing money hand over fist!

"Damn! Someone actually came—oh, it's you."

A bald eagle dropped the sign from its talons and yelled at the top of its lungs, "Open for business!"

The husky, carrying a menu, ran over and stared curiously at the dog beside Li Xia.

I randomly ordered a few set meals, and the taste was quite good. Most importantly, there was no need to queue, and the food was served extremely quickly.

The minotaur carried a large axe into the kitchen, and soon the sound of chopping, which was extremely suggestive, rang out again.

The bald eagle coughed and said to Aowu, "We're one short for mahjong, wanna join?"

Li Xia thought that Aowu, being such an old-fashioned creature, wouldn't know how to play, but to her surprise, its eyes lit up and it subconsciously rubbed its empty arms with its two paws.

"Oh? Gambling? Come, come, let me see what's going on!"

"Do you have money? Order one of the 10 Halls of Fame!"

Silently, I allocated half of my remaining 4000 Hall Points to it, and then I saw the husky bring out a Vest Table from somewhere.

A bald eagle, a dragon, a husky, and a cat sitting together playing mahjong—this is a scene I never imagined.

"when--"

Bai Xiao, with a knife at her waist, walked out of the kitchen carrying a huge plate in one hand—enough for five people.

As Li Xia's strength increased, his appetite also grew. He heard that later on, he would need to eat energy-rich foods to meet his needs.

Alternatively, one can acquire skills or talents that allow them to absorb free energy in the environment.

Otherwise, eating a whole cow in one meal is no joke.

After placing the food on the table, Bai Xiao didn't leave. Instead, she glanced at Li Xia and nodded, "Not bad, you've improved quite quickly."

After swallowing a large mouthful of tender and juicy meat, Li Xia let out a comfortable sigh.

He picked up his water glass, thought for a moment, and asked, "It's alright, but I haven't experienced enough of the world, so I feel like I haven't accumulated enough experience."

Bai Xiao was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I have some suggestions, do you want to hear them?"

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Chapter 124 Bai Xiao's Advice

Li Xia nodded, put down his chopsticks, and said earnestly, "I'd like to hear the details!"

"Don't take it so seriously, it's just some suggestions."

Bai Xiao waved his hand, then leaned back in his chair with complete relaxation, pondering for a moment:

"There are advantages to being fast, but being too fast will indeed lead to slower accumulation, which is not in terms of wealth, but rather internal accumulation."

For example, combat experience, handling unexpected situations, etc.

Therefore, it's best to make time to fight in the arena.

An arena? The palace has an arena?

Li Xia was somewhat puzzled, perhaps because he had only been in the Hall of Light for a short time and was unaware of the arena.

Perhaps sensing his confusion, Bai Xiao waved her hand:

"It's normal not to know, because the arena was suddenly closed before it reopened."

Suddenly shut down? For some reason, the last glimmer of light from when he transcended all seemed to appear in Li Xia's mind.

And the scene where the Hall of Light, as if triggered by a stress reaction, halted all processes and summoned substitutes.

I wasn't inside the hall at that time, so I didn't see what the interior looked like.

It's very likely related to that escapist act; experts like to mingle in the arena.

Therefore, it is only natural to suspend the arena.

Does reopening now confirm that Transcendence has finally fallen into eternal slumber and let its guard down?

"Also, don't sell the Time-Space Copper Coins lightly, even if you can't use them."

Bai Xiao seemed to have thought of something and looked into the distance, towards the high-level area that was blocked by high walls.

"Finally, there's the finishing ability; try to get a strong one—it will be very useful."

He ended with this sentence, which piqued Li Xia's curiosity.

He has the ability to finish off enemies? He does, and it's a fate-level finishing move, but now it seems more like a finishing move to collect the Fate Bullet.

Because he can reduce the enemy's health to 10%, killing the enemy is not difficult for him.

But judging from Bai Xiao's words, it seems that the subsequent killing will be extremely important?

"Can you tell me more about it?"

Bai Xiao stroked the hilt of his sword and shook his head: "You'll know when you reach the fourth level. Knowing in advance will only cause you more trouble."

Fourth order? It should be soon.

Li Xia didn't press the matter, but focused on eating, occasionally chatting with Bai Xiao. Sometimes, Bai Xiao would suddenly remember something and say a few words to Li Xia.

"Whitebeard's body is in poor condition, mainly due to the hidden injuries caused by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's distortion. Ordinary medicine is ineffective, but if he recovers, he will be able to operate during the Marineford War."

However, it's difficult; conventional medical treatment can't cure Whitebeard, which is a hidden clue.

"Akatsuki is actually a pretty good guy. He's easy to get along with, but Kakuzu isn't so good. I suggest you stay away from him."

Itachi is too preoccupied with his thoughts; overuse of the Sharingan can cause glaucoma and increased intracranial blood pressure.

If the main characters are hard to get, you could consider Akatsuki, provided you're strong enough, which you should be pretty good at.

Bai Xiao's speech was scattered and somewhat chaotic, and at times she would suddenly fall into deep thought, as if she were recalling something.

But Li Xia listened very carefully, not because she wanted to replicate such behavior, but because she wanted to understand the impact of different choices on the subsequent plot.

For example, could a fully-powered Whitebeard have turned the tide in the Marineford War?

If he really manages to turn the tables and escape unscathed, what will the One Piece world become?

It's not that no one has tried to accomplish this, but everyone's abilities are different, and the subsequent developments will be completely different.

The meal was finished quickly, and from the mahjong table came groans of doubt:

"Are you cheating?"

"Impossible! How dare you slander someone's innocence? If you don't explain yourself, I'm going to get angry today!"

Li Xia and Bai Xiao turned their heads to look, and saw Aowu pointing at the husky: "The left paw is a tube, the right paw is a ten thousand, both paws together are a strip, and if the ears are raised and the direction is reversed, they are the hands of a clock."

Corresponding to 1-9.

Bubumu was stunned, the little white cat's ears turned into airplane ears, and the bald eagle couldn't even speak properly:

"You can tell that from that?"

Bai Xiao: ".Bubu!"

The husky dejectedly pushed over a premium card for the Hall of Fame.

Bai Xiao thought for a moment, then took out something that looked like a tablet and handed it over:

"A stress-relieving little game that can improve hand speed and is a good way to pass the time."

"Thanks."

After putting the tablet away, Li Xia waved and said, "Awoo, I'm off."

Shenlong happily picked up the prepaid card, preparing to place it in Li Xia's hand: "Your Highness, this is what I won—"

"Take it, consider it pocket money."

"It's just over a thousand yuan," Li Xia waved his hand. "Actually, the restaurant owner is a nice person, just a bit fierce."

After thinking for a while, Li Xia sent a copy of the Firestone Staff's attributes to Lisa of the Brotherhood of Steel.

I received a reply shortly afterward.

"This equipment is pretty good, it's almost top-tier, worth 1 Hall Points!"

This sentence was accompanied by a smiley face.

Ten thousand? That's definitely overpriced. This piece of equipment would probably only fetch around 8000-9000 if sold at a stall.

I attached the staff to the email and selected cash on delivery for the postage.

There was a response almost immediately.

You have received 1 Hall Points.

The money in my account has returned to 12038, a little less but enough.

Actually, the profit this time was very high, but I could use most of it myself, so I kept most of it for myself.

Putting everything else aside, just the Devil Fruit itself could easily fetch around 70,000 to 80,000 dollars, and that's considering the Swamp Fruit is considered a relatively weak Logia-type Devil Fruit.

If it's a top-tier Devil Fruit like the Magma-Magma Fruit or the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, it would cost at least two or three hundred thousand.

Not to mention Smaug's Scales, Hollow Wave, Flying Dance, and Sealing Technique, which together cost at least 15.

The only use of Hall Points is to be converted into skills and equipment to enhance oneself; now, the purchasing process has simply been skipped.

After tossing the Devil Fruit around, Li Xia prepared to browse the stalls. The big guilds definitely wouldn't accept exchanges; asking them to hand over equivalent equipment would be worse than killing them.

“Your Highness, there’s no need to rush to find something to upgrade your equipment. Your strength lies in the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts and your overall abilities. Even without a weapon, you will still be formidable.”

Awoo stood on the left shoulder, looking at the bustling stalls around him, and whispered something.

"Your Highness's skills are already sufficient, and you will soon be advancing to Tier 3. Tier 2 equipment is not very useful."

"Hmm." Li Xia nodded. Actually, he wasn't in a particular hurry. There were four skills that needed to be infused, plus two skills that needed to be upgraded.

It's already quite comprehensive, and it's definitely enough for now, at least for the time being.

He would rather keep the fruit than have something else suitable.

Or, could you contact a chamber of commerce?

Actually, there is an even simpler and cheaper method, which is also the method used by the vast majority of people.

That means changing your weapon at each tier, and then finding a lower-tier upgradeable weapon to carry with you when you reach a higher tier.

But Li Xia was reluctant; he was used to the same weapon and really didn't want to change it.

After browsing around, I shook my head slightly in disappointment. I was unlucky; there wasn't anything outstanding at the stalls this time.

After thinking for a moment, Li Xia opened the map, found the location of the Chamber of Commerce, and decided to try his luck one last time!

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