Chapter 86: Roshi-sensei (5-star review required)
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Soon, there was no more space left in the entire cave to store things. Gel stopped in time, looked back at the full warehouse of supplies, admired his masterpiece, and nodded with satisfaction.
These things should be enough for this old man to eat for decades.
Xia, who was standing by, had already shouted until he was exhausted. He collapsed on the ground, stretched out his palm to Ge Er, and cried out in tears:
"That's enough... I can't bear to part with this!"
Gel walked a few steps to the old man, stretched out his hand to help him up, and said with a smile:
"Alright, alright, let's stop it. Hurry up and wipe your tears. You should be happy. If others don't know, they will think I did something to you."
"Ger boy! This is really too expensive. There is no way I can finish all this!"
Xia stared blankly at the cave full of precious supplies in front of him, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
"It's okay, it's okay. You're a long-lived man... at least two hundred years old. You will definitely be able to finish it."
Gel was about to say "live a long life" but when he thought that the old man was already over 90 years old, saying "live a long life" didn't seem like a good thing to say, so he changed his words temporarily.
"Hey, how can this person live that long! You always pick out nice things to say. There are really too many of them. Such good things, I'm afraid I'll waste them."
"Hahaha, not much, not much. Compared to what I got from you, this amount of supplies is nothing. I also felt that we were destined to be together the first time I saw you. There's no need for us to be polite to each other."
What Gel said was sincere. Even though he bought a lot of things, the money he actually spent was less than 1 million Baileys.
"Come on, kid. I'll go to the kitchen and cook. We'll have a good meal today. I've even forgotten what white rice tastes like. I can't wait."
Xia didn't say anything more. He picked out a few ingredients and packed a small bag of rice. He then pulled Gel outside and prepared to cook a table of food to celebrate their meeting.
Halfway through the walk, Xia suddenly stopped, slapped his thigh and said:
"Oh, look at my memory, how could I forget that thing!"
After saying that, he walked back. Gel didn't understand why, so he could only follow him to see what was going on.
Arriving at the entrance of the passage, Xia took out a small box from the bag of nuts that was previously the most valuable in the cave and handed it to Geer, saying proudly:
"Hey kid, I'll give you this too. People say this thing tastes terrible. I was thinking that since it won't go bad, I can save it and eat it to satisfy my hunger when I have nothing to eat."
Gel had guessed most of what was inside the box after hearing what he said. He excitedly stretched out his hands to take the box. After opening it, he was surprised to find two strange fruits with special patterns lying quietly inside the box.
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After the two came out of the passage.
Xia was making a fire beside the earth pit to prepare a feast, and soon smoke began to rise from the cave.
Gel sat on a large bluestone at the entrance of the cave, crossed his legs, and took out a box containing two devil fruits.
The light was too dim in the cave just now and it was a little difficult to see clearly. Now that he was outside, Gel couldn't wait to take it out and check it.
The devil fruit on the left is black-brown in color with regular hexagonal textures evenly distributed on it. The surface texture is a bit like the matte paint of a car. The one on the right is red in color, but if you look closely, you will find that the surface is not smooth, but is made up of small red bumps, like a giant bayberry.
Gel thought to himself, I have a system, why should I observe anything?
【Ding! 】
[Unknown devil fruit detected, automatically analyzing...]
【Ding! 】
(Analysis successful: Animal type. Turtle Turtle Fruit. Galapagos tortoise form)
(Analysis successful: Animal type. Ancient species of the Bug Bug Fruit. Meganeura dragonfly form)
The smile on Gel's face became even wider. He was very satisfied with the result of the identification. Although both of them were the most common animal types, one of them was actually an ancient species, and it was a rare devil fruit with the ability to fly.
Gel had no idea what kind of dragonfly the Meganeura was, but as long as it was a dragonfly, its flying ability alone was among the best among all flying creatures. It was a well-deserved aerial acrobat!
"I thought it was a bayberry, but now I see that its shape should symbolize the compound eyes of an insect."
Gel put away the big bayberry, took the black-brown turtle fruit in his hand, and decomposed it with his mind!
[Ding! Decomposition successful! Gained ability (ultra-low metabolism). (Human-beast form).]
[(Ultra-low metabolism): Galapagos tortoises can survive for 18 months without food and water. When food is scarce, the consumer can enter a state of ultra-low metabolism, using extremely low energy consumption to prolong vital signs under extreme conditions. Usage: Oral. ]
[(Human-animal form): Galapagos tortoises are recognized as one of the longest-lived animals. When they transform into tortoise-human form, their defense is greatly enhanced and their speed is greatly reduced. If the user maintains this state for a long time, their life span can be greatly extended! Usage: Oral. ]
“Senior Xia!!”
After reading the description of these two abilities, Gel ran over to explain the situation to Xia without saying a word and asked him to swallow the two pills.
"How is it? Do you feel anything different?"
Ger inquired curiously.
"I feel my legs are no longer sore and my waist doesn't hurt anymore!"
Just like a devil fruit, after eating it, the eater will know what abilities he has gained and how to use them.
I saw Xia's back began to bulge, and slowly turned into a black-brown tortoise shell with a metallic matte luster. His limbs and neck also became much longer. His original height of 1.2 meters grew to about 1.6 meters after the transformation. His whole temperament also became mature and steady, and he did things calmly. Coupled with the old man's very unique long silver-white eyebrows and long beard, he already looked like an immortal hermit.
"How? Will it look weird?"
Xia asked, even her speaking speed was half a beat slower.
"Huh? Wait!"
Gel also bought a pair of flip-flops, a set of loose beach pants and a floral shirt from the system mall. Finally, he specially picked out a wooden crutch with a spherical nodule on the head and a pair of round-frame sunglasses.
Because there was a big turtle shell on Xia's back, Geer took out a pair of scissors and made some simple modifications to the shirt.
"OK, done!"
After arranging a full set of equipment for Xia, Gel couldn't help but nod his head. Here comes the One Piece version of Master Roshi's ginseng!
Gel took out a big mirror and let Xia look at himself. When the old man saw how handsome he was in the mirror, a shy smile of satisfaction appeared on his face.
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