Zoro, with his arms crossed, showed a rare look of surprise. "Getting stronger just by lying in the sun... that's even easier than my Sleep Ability. I've been sleeping so much lately that I can't fall asleep, so I need to hit someone to vent."
"Damn it! Green Algae Head, why are you looking at me?!"
"What? You called me Green Algae Head? Perverted Cook!"
Perverted Cook?
Sanji was about to explode, but he instantly calmed down. He saw that Zoro had already drawn his three swords, even though they were sheathed. This guy clearly wanted to hit him to vent his energy.
"...You wait. Next time we fight! I'll study my moves first."
Zoro: ....
On the other side, Nami's eyes sparkled, her professional instincts immediately kicking in. "Chopper, getting stronger by sunbathing is perfect for you. There's no danger at all."
Luffy excitedly hugged Chopper. "That's great! This way, Chopper can become even stronger!"
His rubber arms squeezed Chopper until he couldn't breathe.
Then Ron looked at Chopper. "Chopper, quickly see if there are any special ability quests."
"Huh? Oh, oh."
Chopper hastily looked at the ability panel. Just then, a "ding" sound suddenly rang in his mind:
[Special Ability Reward Quest Triggered!]
[Accumulate 12 hours of sunbathing, receive reward: Transformation Potion Mastery!]
Chopper looked at the potion knowledge on the ability panel in front of him in shock. Various potion effects flashed by like a revolving lantern.
He stood there dumbfounded, his mouth wide open. "Trans... Transformation Potion Mastery? I can concoct Fur Reinforcement Potions, Gigantification Potions, Judo Potions... and with absolutely no side effects?!"
"Oh my god!" Chopper suddenly jumped up excitedly, his small hooves waving non-stop. "This is too amazing! I can make all kinds of reinforcement potions from now on!"
Tears of excitement sparkled in his eyes. "This way, I can protect everyone better!"
Upon hearing this, the deck fell silent for a moment, with only the gentle sound of waves lapping against the ship.
"This... this is too perfect for Chopper, isn't it?"
Usopp was the first to break the silence. He widened his eyes and gestured exaggeratedly.
"He can be a doctor and research transformation potions. It's simply an ability tailor-made for him!"
Nami rested her chin in her hand, deep in thought. "Indeed, compared to our strange abilities, Chopper's is both practical and safe."
Her eyes suddenly lit up. "Wait, these transformation potions... can the rest of us use them?"
This question immediately piqued everyone's interest.
Luffy was the first to jump up. "I want a Gigantification Potion! It must be so cool to become super—super big!"
He stretched out his arm to demonstrate, almost knocking Zoro off the ship.
Zoro steadied himself, showing a rare look of interest. "Are there any Swordsman Potions... the kind of potions very suitable for swordsmen?"
".....It seems there aren't." Chopper mumbled softly.
As everyone was chattering, Sanji's eyes suddenly burst forth with astonishing light.
He dashed to Chopper, his hands pressing heavily on Chopper's shoulders. "Chopper! Can you research an Invisibility Potion? You know... that kind!"
Chopper was startled by Sanji's sudden enthusiasm, his blue nose twitching involuntarily a few times.
"In... Invisibility Potion?" He tilted his head and thought for a moment. "There's no recipe for that in the current knowledge..."
Sanji's expression instantly fell, as if his soul had been sucked out.
But Chopper immediately puffed out his chest and guaranteed confidently, "But I will try my best to sunbathe! I will definitely research it as soon as possible!"
This sentence was like a shot in the arm; Sanji immediately recovered full health.
He patted Chopper's head with emotion, his voice softening a few shades. "That's my Chopper! From today onwards, tell me whatever you want to eat, and I'll make you the best dishes!"
"Really?" Chopper's eyes instantly lit up, and he happily spun in a circle. "Then I want cotton candy! Lots and lots of cotton candy!"
"No problem!" Sanji agreed generously, then lowered his voice and added, "But about that Invisibility Potion..."
Ron shook his head from the side. "Sanji, you're going to corrupt Chopper like this."
Usopp, meanwhile, stroked his chin, deep in thought. "An Invisibility Potion, huh... If it could be researched, then sneaking into the women's bathhouse would be... free entry and exit."
"Bang!" Nami's iron fist immediately shut the long-nosed sniper up. "Don't corrupt Chopper!"
Luffy didn't pay any attention to this and was still excitedly shouting, "I want to try the Gigantification Potion first! Chopper, when can you make it?"
Chopper scratched his head awkwardly. "Well... I need to get enough sun first..."
"Right, right! Quickly let Chopper sunbathe!"
Usopp was the first to react, busily starting to clear the clutter on the deck.
"He needs at least 12 hours of sun!"
"But I still have to grind herbs... those tools..."
Luffy directly stretched out his arm and moved all of Chopper's medicine-making tools to the sunniest part of the bow. "The sun is best here! Chopper, grind your herbs here!"
Although Zoro didn't say anything, he had already quietly put away the parasol.
Sanji even thoughtfully brought a glass of iced fruit juice and placed it next to Chopper. "Vitamin D supplementation helps with calcium absorption, Chopper."
Chopper's eyes welled up with emotion, his small hooves tightly gripping the pestle. "Everyone... I will definitely work hard!"
He started working with full enthusiasm, occasionally looking up at the countdown on the ability panel in his mind: [11:59:23... 11:59:22...]
Vivi watched all of this, dumbfounded the entire time.
Chopper, under the sunlight, seemed to be coated in a golden glow, his grinding motions much faster than usual.
She whispered, "Is this... is this the power of the 'Special Ability'?"
Although she still didn't quite understand what the "Special Ability" was, everything happening before her eyes had already exceeded her comprehension.
To allow a doctor to gain potion-making abilities while sunbathing, and for the concocted potions to dramatically enhance the entire team's strength—this was absolutely not something an ordinary person could do!
Her gaze involuntarily turned to Ron.
The black-haired young man in the sunlight was looking at the busy Chopper with a smile, the lines of his profile appearing exceptionally profound in the interplay of light and shadow. Vivi's heart suddenly quickened a few beats, and her beautiful eyes sparkled with a mix of shock and hope.
"If even this kind of thing can be done..." Vivi unconsciously gripped the railing tightly, her knuckles turning slightly white from the effort. "Then solving Crocodile..."
This thought made her tremble all over.
Ron seemed to notice her gaze, turned his head, and met her eyes. Those smiling black eyes seemed to see through people's hearts, and Vivi immediately felt her cheeks flush.
"What's wrong, Vivi?" Ron asked gently.
"No, nothing!" Vivi hastily shook her head, but the excitement in her heart was already uncontrollable.
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