Chapter 644: Supersonic Flight
Just as the news bird was spreading the news of the Golden City heist all over the world, above on the Sky Island Barron Gray Terminal, a bustling construction project was in full swing.
Ian acted on his ideas immediately. After obtaining a large sum of money, aside from setting aside a portion for his own recharges, he immediately began building a research institute on the island.
Waldo was overjoyed by this matter.
The research institute was built on the Sky Island, but it didn't disturb the original Moon People ruins. Instead, they found another location for construction. Enel was quite satisfied with this, so during the construction of the institute, he used his own experience to guide everyone on how to use Sky Island clouds for building. Although Barron Gray Terminal was somewhat different from Enel's original Angel Island, the principle behind forming island clouds was the same.
In fact, most of the original ruins on this Sky Island were also built with island clouds, so there was no shortage of building materials.
The sailors of the Dragon Hunter Pirates naturally became the construction crew, working under Waldo's command according to the blueprints.
In just a few days, the prototype of the research institute had already taken shape.
However, while the construction could be completed, the various facilities inside the institute were a problem. Waldo couldn't create the equipment he needed out of thin air, so he had to find a way to purchase them from various countries on the sea.
So, after carefully checking his project plan, Waldo found that he still needed some special instruments. He called everyone over, intending to have them accompany Ian on a trip.
But when they heard they had to go shopping with Ian, the sailors of the Dragon Hunter Pirates all shuddered and frantically shook their heads.
"No way! I absolutely refuse!" Especially Dorry, who bristled like a cat and jumped up, saying, "The one who went with the captain to buy steel the day before yesterday was me! I'm not going again this time, no matter what!"
The other sailors were just like Dorry, firmly refusing!
Are you kidding? Last time Dorry went out with the captain, he came back almost completely exhausted, his fur all blown backward, and he couldn't even stand steady when he landed! That sight had scared many people.
Ever since the captain's flying ability evolved, anyone who dared to be carried by him while flying was practically risking their life...
Seeing that no one was willing to go, Waldo had no choice but to sigh and say, "Alas, I'll have to let the captain go alone. Hopefully, he can bring everything back by himself..."
After Waldo turned around and went to find Ian, the sailors of the Dragon Hunter Pirates finally breathed a sigh of relief, patting their chests. They curiously asked Dorry, "Is Ian-sama really flying that fast now?"
"I swear!" Dorry raised his hand solemnly and said, "You absolutely don't want to experience it a second time!"
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At that moment, Ian was sparring with Crocodile and Mr. 1.
This was the daily training of the Dragon Hunter Pirates. Ian knew that his appearance had changed many things. For example, Trafalgar Law and the others, who would have originally roamed the New World and encountered many strong enemies, gradually honing their abilities to become stronger. Now that they followed him, given the Dragon Hunter Pirates' current reputation, they encountered far fewer opponents. To ensure their strength didn't stagnate, Ian sparred with them whenever he had free time, training them.
Crocodile also seemed eager to further develop his Devil Fruit ability, so he joined in as well. Mr. 1 naturally followed Crocodile's lead.
When Waldo found them, he happened to see Ian strike the sandified Crocodile on the back with the flat of his blade, using Haki to knock him out of the air, then instantly appear behind Mr. 1 and kick him away.
"5 to 0! The winner is still Ian!" Fujitora, acting as the referee, announced from the side.
Robin watched with a smile, observing her current boss beating up her former boss...
"Damn it!" Crocodile got up, somewhat discouraged, and said, "How did you get even faster!?"
"Want to go again?" Ian said with a smile. "Your Haki is still relatively weak right now. You need to train harder!"
Yes, when sparring with Crocodile, Ian never held back. He always went all out and hit hard. Crocodile seemed to have been beaten so much that, under Ian's continuous training, he finally awakened Armament Haki, which somewhat made up for his weakness. But his Haki was still not refined enough to defeat Ian.
"I'm done. I need a rest!" Crocodile said, panting.
"Then who's next?" Ian turned to ask Fujitora.
"It's Law and Urouge!" Fujitora replied.
As he spoke, Law and Urouge had already prepared themselves, eager to step forward.
They didn't know exactly what level Ian's strength had reached, but having such a strong person personally train them was something no one would refuse.
But just then, Waldo spoke up, "Stop! Captain, stop for a moment!"
"What's wrong?" Ian turned to look at Waldo.
"Captain, I need to purchase quite a few instruments now. I'll have to trouble you to make a trip!" Waldo said, handing over a list.
Ian took it and looked it over, then immediately broke into a grin. "We need to go to quite a few places. That's not bad."
"Yeah, yeah!" Waldo said with a cold sweat. The instruments on this list couldn't all be bought in one place. They would have to visit at least several islands. It was troublesome, but only Ian would find it exciting.
"There's quite a bit of stuff! Who's coming with me?" Ian looked up and asked everyone.
Hearing this, Law and Urouge immediately turned around and quietly tried to slip away. Crocodile and Mr. 1 lay on the ground playing dead. Fujitora looked up at the sky, pretending to drink tea. Enel simply turned into lightning and ran off.
Seeing that no one was responding, Ian had no choice but to call out names himself. "Robin..."
But before he could finish, Robin immediately crossed her arms and refused, "I don't want to!"
Ian was speechless, so he asked, "What about you, Reiju?"
Reiju replied with two words: "Heh heh..."
"Baccarat?" Ian finally turned to the newly joined Baccarat.
"Boss, think carefully!" Baccarat flicked her hair aside and said, "I could go with you, but are you sure that when you fly while holding me, you won't have an accident because your luck gets drained by me?"
Ian looked like he had been kicked by a dog. That reason was too strong; he had nothing to say...
"Fine, if no one's going, I'll go alone!" Ian sighed and complained, "You guys are too lazy..."
But everyone ignored him, waving their hands dismissively, telling him to hurry up and leave.
So Ian had to take the list and prepare the money needed for the purchases, locking it in a leather briefcase.
When he stood at the edge of the clouds, Ian's expression gradually began to grow excited.
Under everyone's gaze, Ian raised his hand and shot out a Black Dragon Wave, then absorbed it. The black Flame Wings appeared on his back again.
Ian took off his hat, and the next second, golden flames suddenly erupted all over his body!
These golden flames burned like raging fire, bursting upward from below, looking incredibly powerful. Ian's originally black hair also turned golden at that moment, standing up straight like a hedgehog.
Transformation! Super Saiyan!
Over the past few days, Ian had finally gathered several Trunks cards and successfully upgraded to a five-star red card. Now he could finally use the Super Saiyan transformation.
"Hahaha!" Excited, Ian immediately leaped off the cloud edge after completing the transformation!
Fujitora, Crocodile, and the others all walked to the edge of the clouds and looked down at Ian.
Ian fell straight down vertically without spreading his wings to fly. When he was about to hit the sea surface, he suddenly shouted, "Bukujutsu!!!"
The next moment, Ian, who had been falling straight down, made a sharp ninety-degree turn close to the sea surface, trailing golden light!
At the same time, his flight speed exploded to its peak. With a loud boom, a white sonic boom cloud appeared. Ian pushed through the sonic boom cloud, his body twisting spirally, and flew forward with a terrifying momentum, skimming the sea surface!
The seawater along his path, due to the airwaves he caused, was split open like a plow, carving a straight trench on the sea surface. It only slowly closed up after he flew far away.
Everyone watched his entire flight process and, almost in unison, wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads and let out a sigh.
"Supersonic flight. Only our captain in this world can do that!" Fujitora said with some envy. "Young people sure know how to have fun..."
"But he enjoys flying himself. If anyone is carried by him while flying, it's practically suicide!" Urouge said with lingering fear. "Dorry has already experienced it once. He said even breathing was difficult..."
"Hmph, and he wanted to take us girls flying!" Reiju snorted. "Absolutely not going to indulge his arrogant show-off behavior!"
Ian had no idea that after he left, he would be unanimously criticized by everyone. He was currently enjoying the thrill of supersonic flight!
He himself hadn't expected that combining the Black Dragon Wave's Flame Wings with Bukujutsu could achieve such a fast flight mode. The pleasure of breaking through the air and leaving everything behind in an instant was simply wonderful!
He finally understood why so many people loved speeding.
But supersonic flight was far cooler than speeding. Ian felt that if it weren't for the limitation of Psychic Power consumption, he might even be able to achieve the level of flying around the planet several times. If he could really do that, the distances on this sea would no longer be an obstacle for him.
Mundo, go wherever he wants...