Above Pirate King - Chapter 96
After returning from the Soul Society, Arthur took a moment to look at the items he obtained from the lottery.
There were three bottles of Enlargement Potion, two bottles of Elixir of Longevity, a super luxury yacht, a Heart of Transformation, Shadow Activation Potion, and the Mastema.
“These should be the guaranteed rewards for a million reputation!” Arthur murmured as he looked at the three green vials of Enlargement Potion and two red vials of Elixir of Longevity.
Then, Arthur picked up one bottle of Enlargement Potion to examine it.
The medicine was contained in a cylindrical glass bottle with a wooden cork at the top. Each bottle contained about twenty milliliters of green liquid and was placed in a box, with twelve bottles in each box.
Arthur checked its properties.
[Enlargement Potion]
[Description: Usage method – oral administration. Each bottle can make the body grow three to five times larger for one hour, but the weight remains unchanged.]
Not very impressive!
Arthur made an instant judgment.
Growing three to five times larger in size could make people who were already tall and big appear as giants, and when giants consumed it, they would become comparable to Majin Buu in size.
However, if the weight didn’t change, it would be quite problematic.
Having the appearance of a giant but lacking the weight of a giant meant that he could only play around with his giant form casually. If he used it in battle… he would be beaten to death!
If your body originally had the hardness of steel, after becoming larger, because the weight remained the same, your muscles would be as soft as cotton. If you punched a steel wall, your hand would bleed, but if you punched a cotton wall, it would dent.
Arthur put the vials aside without much interest.
With a hopeful expression, he turned his attention to the Elixir of Longevity.
Anything with the words “longevity” was bound to be good!
The appearance of the Elixir of Longevity was similar to that of the Enlargement Potion, with the only difference being the color – one was green, the other red. But they were both stored in the same box.
Arthur directly checked its properties.
[Elixir of Longevity]
[Introduction: Usage method – oral administration. It allows a person to extend their lifespan from one hundred to one hundred and fifty years and gradually restores their body to a state relative to their age. Limited to one bottle per person, no duplicates allowed!]
Simple and straightforward!
But the value was extremely high!
Anything related to extending lifespan had great value!
Why were the Op-Op Fruit and the Keel of Millenium Dragon so sought after?
It was because one could perform the Perennial Youth Operation and one could be used to create an elixir of immortality.
Not to mention the restorative effects of the Elixir of Longevity.
Imagine a person with a lifespan of 100 years reaching 70. Was their condition better than that of a person with a lifespan of 200 years reaching 70?
It was obvious at a glance!
“Glug..glug…”
Arthur immediately opened a bottle and drank it.
His first impression was…
Hmm… it tasted sour and sweet… quite delicious!?
Other than that, he didn’t feel anything else.
He couldn’t sense any significant increase in vitality or the feeling of extended lifespan.
But he didn’t think much of it. After all, it was produced by the system, and it wouldn’t deceive him, right?
After some thought, Arthur put away the remaining bottle.
He planned to give it to Shigekuni!
Since Shigekuni was already seventy years old, and most of the other important ministers and close associates were relatively young, they didn’t have such an urgent need. He could give it to them later if he drew more in the future!
“It’s a pity it’s a bit late. If only I had obtained it when Grandpa was still here!” Arthur sighed.
If Shigekuni had stayed a bit longer, he could have given him the Elixir of Longevity. With the Elixir of Longevity, Shigekuni’s physical condition would have greatly improved, and Arthur would have felt more at ease!
Next, Arthur continued to look at the next item.
The super luxury yacht was too large, so he could only look at the Heart of Transformation for now.
The name “Heart of Transformation” instantly reminded Arthur of something yellow…
Uh… it was Bumblebee!
Just hearing the name made him feel a connection to Transformers.
The Heart of Transformation was a silver-white small iron sphere, about five centimeters in size. It was covered with futuristic lines that faintly emitted a blue light, sometimes dim and sometimes bright, as if it were a beating heart!
Arthur casually checked its properties, and his guess about the iron sphere was correct. It was indeed related to Transformers.
[Heart of Transformation]
[Description: It can transform a transportation vehicle into a Transformer.]
“Transformers! When I was a kid, I always thought Transformers really existed. I dreamed of having a Transformer. Now, it seems my childhood dream has come true!” Arthur played with the sphere in his hand, memories flashing through his mind.
Although he hadn’t seen the super luxury yacht he obtained from the lottery yet, since it was from a million reputation draw and labeled as super luxurious, it must be good. It would be perfect for using the Heart of Transformation on it.
After casually placing the Heart of Transformation aside, Arthur picked up the next item.
Shadow Activation Potion!
The appearance of this vial was similar to that of the Enlargement Potion and the Elixir of Longevity, but the liquid inside was black, a transparent black. From the outside, the liquid seemed illusory, neither real nor fake.
If it weren’t for the glass bottle, and his hand being able to touch the bottle, he would have thought it was fake.
He opened the properties.
[Shadow Activation Potion]
[Description: Pour the potion into the shadow to completely activate it. You can freely manipulate the shadow and transfer your consciousness to it. However, the shadow has no substance and cannot be hit by attacks nor has any attack power!]
Uh… Arthur really didn’t know how to evaluate this thing.
”Alright, it didn’t have any attack power, but it should be useful for gathering information or something like that…”
But at the very least, it was obtained through a million points lottery draw, so it shouldn’t be wasted.
Immediately, Arthur stood by the window.
Under the bright sunlight, his shadow was elongated.
“Poof!”
Arthur opened the cap of the Shadow Activation Medicine and poured it directly onto his shadow.
The dreamy black liquid slowly dripped into the shadow, merging with it without any ripples. Even after emptying the entire bottle, there was no change.
After a while!
“Gurgle, gurgle!”
Like boiling water, Arthur’s shadow started to boil.
Suddenly!
A black hand extended out from the shadow and pressed onto the ground.
One hand, two hands, one foot, two feet—slowly, the entire shadow crawled up, and Arthur’s shadow on the ground disappeared completely.
In front of him stood a black shadow resembling a murderer in Detective Conan, with no eyes or teeth!
Looking at the black shadow in front of him, he had a feeling that the shadow was like his own arm, a part of his body.
Left!
Right!
Forward!
Backward!
As soon as he had a thought, the shadow followed, without any delay, just like his own arm.
After carefully exploring the shadow.
Arthur became even more delighted. He discovered that the shadow could freely change its size, elongate or shrink, and even merge with other shadows, freely traversing between them.
When he touched the shadow, his entire arm passed through it, unable to be touched even with Haki.
Even Observation Haki couldn’t sense the presence of the shadow.
This was incredibly advantageous for gathering information!
Then, he tried the last function of the shadow.
Closing his eyes, he silently transferred his consciousness into the shadow.
Suddenly!
Arthur felt himself entering a strange state.
He realized that he had entered the shadow.
It was a peculiar state. He couldn’t feel any part of his body, nor the beating of his heart. He could only see and hear but couldn’t speak.
He extended his pitch-black arm, elongating, shrinking, merging with other shadows—all with a single thought.
Meanwhile, his physical body sat still in the chair, seemingly lost in thought.
With a thought, his consciousness returned to his body.
In this way, he tried several times and found that his thoughts could be partially transferred to the shadow.
He could keep his main consciousness in his physical body while transferring a portion of it to the shadow.
It was like multitasking.
However, in this state, his thought process would slow down, and he felt somewhat schizophrenic, with two perspectives in his mind—one from the shadow and one from his body.
Thus, he fully immersed his thoughts in the shadow and played around with it.
After merging the shadow with the shadows of the underground table and chairs, he continuously moved between the various shadows in the room!
For a moment, he enjoyed himself and decided to explore further.
He passed through the door without being noticed by the maids at the entrance.
He traversed through the shadows in various corners of the palace.
No one noticed him!
Soon, he arrived outside a room.
It was where Satomi was staying.
The room’s door was tightly closed.
But now Arthur was in shadow form, flowing through the crack of the door like water.
Inside the room, there were only two Raichus and Ophelia. They were sound asleep, lying on a small bed, with two hands each massaging them. Seeing their comfortable expressions in their sleep, it was clear that they were feeling good.
Ophelia leaned against the wall, half asleep.
Satomi sat on a chair, looking at two cradles in front of her, supporting her head with her hand, half awake. Two hands were also extended from behind her, massaging her shoulders.
The two children were lying in the cradles, sleeping soundly while sucking their thumbs.
Robin sat on a chair, with her hands crossed over her chest. Two hands also extended from her chest, holding a book and carefully flipping through its pages.
Seeing this scene, Arthur felt that it was a good idea to leave Robin here. Whenever he wanted a massage, Robin could take care of it alone.
And it wasn’t just a massage—it included foot massages, shoulder massages, everything that made Arthur feel extremely comfortable.
After wandering around the room, unnoticed by anyone, Arthur didn’t want to disturb them and left.
After wandering around the palace for a while, his sense of novelty gradually wore off, and he returned to the study to continue his lottery business!
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