"Wuha!!!"
The Kung-Fu Dugong jumped up and down in excitement as the items spilled out of the Jar.
Its luck really was not bad. Ever since the Jars changed, most of them only gave one or two items. Three at once had become rare even for Amon.
"Haha, not bad at all. Let your master take a look."
He rubbed the dugong's smooth head to calm it down a little, then took the items from its hands. This time he did not even bother studying the outside first. He went straight to the system scan.
Very soon, the properties of all three items appeared before his eyes.
[Basic Armament Haki]: An Armament Haki card. After use, grants the user basic Armament Haki.
Amon's brows rose.
Armament Haki again. Not uncommon, but still an excellent fit for a Kung-Fu Dugong.
[Honey Badger Gene]: Combat genes extracted from a honey badger. After use, grants the user the honey badger's battle instincts. It will challenge anything under heaven, on earth, or in the air. Each victory in battle will also strengthen the user's combat experience.
Honey badger gene?
That suited the dugong surprisingly well. In temperament, Kung-Fu Dugongs and honey badgers were not that different. Both loved picking fights the moment they saw something worth challenging.
The last item made Amon pause for a second.
[Eighth Broadcast Calisthenics Projector]: A projector that plays the Eighth Broadcast Calisthenics. Following the rhythm can strengthen the body and also help with the training of Armament Haki.
Amon almost laughed.
The system really did have a bad sense of humor.
He had just taught them the Seventh Broadcast Calisthenics, Soaring Eagle Style, and now the system had conveniently supplied the Eighth.
Still, ridiculous as it sounded, the effect was genuinely useful. Practicing calisthenics to strengthen the body was one thing. Having it help with Armament Haki training too was another entirely.
Once he finished checking all three items, Amon tucked away the thoughts and turned back to the eagerly waiting dugong.
"Disciple, this first one is called an Armament Haki card. Once you use it, you'll be able to train the same Armament Haki your master uses."
As he spoke, Amon raised one arm and covered it in Armament Haki.
The entire arm darkened at once.
Then he turned and threw a casual punch at a reef not far away. The impact shattered the whole rock formation and blasted a deep trench into it.
The Kung-Fu Dugongs froze for a beat.
Then they erupted in cheers.
They admired strength more than anything. The stronger Amon was, the more they revered him. Even the calisthenics he had taught them suddenly seemed far more profound.
A moment later, several of them had already lined up again and begun practicing with complete seriousness.
The dugong who had opened the Jar looked like it wanted to join them too, but Amon caught it and pulled it back.
There were still two more rewards to explain.
"Lily, tell it to place this card on its chest, press its hands together, and silently say use. Then it'll be able to use Armament Haki just like I did."
Lily translated beside him, and the moment the dugong understood that it could become stronger like Amon, its eyes lit up.
Then it suddenly dropped to its knees and bowed three times toward Amon before carefully following Lily's instructions and placing the card on its chest.
As soon as it activated the card, the black card dissolved into its body and began altering it from within.
"Wuha!"
The dugong let out a cry, and strands of dark force immediately wrapped around its fist. Its punch grew visibly harder and heavier.
It had successfully awakened Armament Haki.
It stared at its own fist in delight, then promptly broke into a full set of broadcast calisthenics right in front of Amon.
That nearly made him laugh out loud.
"Enough, enough. Stop for a second. Your master still has the second item for you."
Amon took out the bottle containing the honey badger gene.
"Lily, tell it to drink this. It should be good for its body."
There was no real point trying to explain the details. It would understand soon enough by feeling the effects directly.
The dugong took the bottle the moment Lily translated, uncorked it, and drank it in one gulp.
Amon watched closely, curious to see what would happen.
"Wuha!"
The change came fast.
The moment the honey badger gene took effect, the dugong's battle instinct surged. The fighting spirit in its body rose sharply, and the strength running through it became restless, almost violent, as though it urgently needed an outlet.
But even so, it showed no sign of disrespect toward Amon.
Amon had given it strength. In its mind, that made him its master. No matter how intense the urge to fight became, it still suppressed it.
Animals could not speak like humans, but their feelings were often more straightforward. Once they accepted something, they rarely changed. Laboon at Twin Cape had been like that. This dugong was the same.
Amon nodded slightly.
"You do know how to respect your teacher. Good. Then take the last item too."
He handed over the projector.
"This one contains a training video for Armament Haki. You can use it together with the others."
"When you have time, practice both this and the set I taught you earlier. If fate allows, we'll meet again."
With that, Amon passed over the final item and waved as he turned to leave.
The Kung-Fu Dugongs who had been practicing all stopped at once and began waving back.
It had only been a short meeting, less than an hour in total, yet Amon's image had already rooted itself deeply in their minds.