East Blue, Logue town.
On the other side of the island where Logue Town belongs, there is a wooden stake stuck on the edge of the coast, with a Marine soldier guarding it.
A thick hemp rope was tied to the wooden stake, and the other end of the rope stretched into the sea. A figure could be vaguely seen in the water.
"Wow!"
Suddenly, Marine on the shore struggled to pull up the rope and dragged the figure out of the sea with difficulty. It was Smoker!
This exercise method was taught to him by Atlas. He didn't make it up out of thin air. He originally wanted to use seastone to carry weights, but this strategic resource was too scarce in East Blue, and the headquarters did not give it to Logue Town at all. It is equipped, so it can only use sea water.
The pressure in the deep sea can not only strengthen the body but also strengthen Smoker's resistance to the seastone factor. Otherwise, he will not be defenseless if he is accidentally exposed to seastone in the future.
"Lieutenant Smoker, you lasted one minute longer than last time."
A Marine next to him said happily to Smoker.
Smoker has been doing this training for several months. From the time he was paralyzed at the beginning to now... he is still paralyzed.
The Marine soldiers guarding the side came to help because they were worried that Smoker would lose strength in the sea and be unable to get up.
Smoker didn't answer and leaned against the wooden pile, looking at the sea in the distance with lingering fear, his sight seemed to be through the cold water...
I saw that muscular figure.
"Lieutenant Smoker, don't compare yourself to Lieutenant Colonel Atlas; he is a monster among monsters!"
Marine on the side saw this and quickly comforted him.
And in the distance, thousands of meters below the surface of the sea, Atlas's body was suspended in the cold water.
The surroundings were dark, with only a few small Sea Kings swimming by from time to time, proving signs of life activity. Pressure from all directions surged towards Atlas, but Atlas's expression did not change at all.
With Atlas' current physical fitness, holding his breath underwater for half an hour is not a problem, and the pressure of the deep sea can mold his body like steel.
Atlas felt the changes in his body carefully and then confirmed them with his thoughts. Sure enough...
After completely 'digesting' the Horse Talisman, Atlas discovered that the Horse Talisman had become his physical talent, and he only needed to consume energy to repair his body.
So, he had a bold idea, is the zodiac talisman similar to the Paramecia Devil Fruit, divided into Bodily Alteration and Environmental Manipulation. Then he classified the zodiac talisman: rat, tiger, dragon, snake, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig can give Atlas Environmental Manipulation powers, while ox, rabbit, horse, and sheep can give him Bodily Alteration powers.
Atlas had gone to waterfalls for training and also used wooden sticks to hit him, but in the end, he found that the effect of the deep sea was the best because the pressure it put on Atlas was all-round without any bias.
After lighting up the Ox Talisman for practice, Atlas found that his whole body's muscle density, bone density, and visceral strength were all increasing at a slow rate. It can be said that the Ox Talisman was transforming his body's potential!
Once the Ox Talisman completely disappears from his mind, he will probably have the strongest talent in the world!
Just like BIGMOM's steel balloon with terrifying defensive power, Atlas will have the gift of giant strength, even more exaggerated power than the young Whitebeard! Of course, the body's defense is not bad; it's just not as exaggerated as the steel balloon.
"Lieutenant Smoker, Lieutenant Colonel Atlas - Ga... Vice Admiral Garp is here, Colonel Randall calls you over!"
A Marine ran up to Smoker panting and said.
"I know, let me call Brother Atlas."
"No, I understand."
Atlas' coverage area had already heard what the Marine said, and he immediately dragged his wet body onto the shore.
But Atlas was a little surprised. Why did Garp personally come to pick them up and take them to the headquarters?
...
Soon, Atlas and Smoker changed their clothes and ran to the Logue town port.
I saw Randall talking respectfully to a Marine who looked about the same age as him. It was none other than Marine hero Garp!
"Yo! Atlas brat, it's really easy for me to wait."
Garp also saw Atlas not far away, picking his nostrils with one hand and waving his other hand to say hello.
"Vice Admiral Garp, why are you here in person?"
Atlas motioned to the excited Smoker to follow him, and then walked quickly towards Garp.
"Ah, I just happened to go back to East Blue for a vacation to see my grandson. I stopped by to pick you up."
Garp said nonchalantly.
"Atlas, Smoker, you two brats come to headquarters and behave well. Don't embarrass our Logue town!"
Randall also warned with a serious expression.
"yes!"
"yes!"
Atlas and Smoker responded with a respectful military salute.
"Okay! It's time for us to set off. I wonder if you have any of Sengoku's donuts left for me? Hahahahaha..."
Garp said without any image, then turned and walked towards the ship, leaving behind a tall figure.
Atlas and Smoker also waved their hands and followed...
--Dividing line--
"(⊙o⊙)Wow, Vice Admiral Garp, I really admire you. Can you sign your autograph for me?"
"Vice Admiral Garp, can you tell me about capturing the Pirate King?"
As soon as Smoker got on the boat, he pestered Garp and asked questions excitedly, which made Atlas want to pretend that he didn't know this guy.
"Hey! You brat, please be quiet!"
Perhaps Garp was tired of being harassed, so he hit Smoker on the head with an iron fist. In an instant, a big hot bag appeared in the middle of Smoker's white hair, which looked quite funny.
"Report Vice Admiral Garp! About to cross the Red Line and enter the Calm Belt!"
At this time, a messenger came over to report the progress of the warship.
"Okay! I know!"
Instead of taking the route up the Upside Down Mountain to enter the Grand Line, Marine went directly to Naval Headquarters via the Calm Belt.
As for how to avoid the attack of the Sea Kings in the Calm Belt, we need to rely on Dr. Vegapunk, a scientist who claims to have 500 years of wisdom beyond humankind.
It is to inlay seastone on the bottom of the ship to deceive the perception of the Sea Kings, making them mistakenly think that the warship is part of the sea water.
However, this cannot completely avoid the attack of the Sea Kings. If you are unlucky and happen to be hit head-on by a Sea Kings, there will be nothing you can do.
"Crash!!!"
A Sea Kings nearly 800 meters in size surfaced and was about to collide with the warship...
But the sailors on the warship all looked indifferent. It was impossible to be afraid. This was the ship of Marine hero Garp!
"Ah! Atlas brat! I leave it to you. I can take a nap, phew~"
After Garp said this to Atlas, he stood there and snored.
"Eh!!?"
The soldiers around were so shocked that their jaws dropped. Is it really okay for this kind of thing to be so casual? ! ?