Chapter 96 The Moon
What was particularly unusual was that this little fat boy wore very few clothes.
Isn't it cold in the snow? Lynch and Robin were strolling and came over.
The little fat boy still had a serious expression on his face, with his knees slightly bent, one fist clenched at his waist, and one palm loosely placed in front of his body, staring at the tree trunk motionlessly.
When Lin Qi passed by, he tilted his head and asked casually, "God?"
The little fat boy didn't react.
"Monster?" Lynch waved his hand in front of his eyes.
The little fat boy still didn't respond.
"Thank you." Lynch nodded.
Just as they were about to leave and move on, Robin heard a muffled sound behind him.
She turned around and saw the fat boy slap the tree trunk he had been staring at for a long time. The tree swayed slightly under the palm, and the snow covering the crown, branches and leaves fell down.
"What is he doing?" Robin asked Lynch in a low voice.
"Hey! Xiaopang, what are you doing?" Lin Qi stopped, turned around and walked closer to the tree.
"It's no use asking me. I'm determined to be the most defensive man in the world! So I'm also the most tight-lipped." The little fat man said in a deep voice, still half-stanceing under the tree, with his fists clenched and his palms empty.
Lin Qi smiled and said, "At least tell us your name? Or do you prefer to be called Xiaopang?"
"I said I'm doing Haki training to become the most defensive man in the world, Zhan Taowan, so I'm the most tight-lipped." The little fat boy said seriously, "I'm not fat."
Lin Qi groaned and said, "You really said everything..."
Zhan Taowan said: "I just told you myself, so it doesn't count as answering your question."
Robin: “…” Is this little fat guy a fool?
"Domineering, so powerful?" Lin Qi leaned against the tree trunk, "Teach me how to do it too."
Robin remembered that Lynch had always wanted to learn this thing called Haki. He asked Kurokas to write a letter of introduction, and his purpose was to find a man named Rayleigh to learn Haki...
"I am the most tight-lipped man." Zhan Taowan said seriously, "Besides, Haki cannot be taught with just a few words. It requires hard training... Because just looking at me now is enough to see it at a glance, so this does not count as answering your question. By the way, either I can break this tree with one palm, or I can avoid all the falling snow without looking, otherwise my training will not be completed..."
We didn’t even ask about the last part… Robin tried hard not to open his mouth in surprise.
Lin Qi seriously suspected that if they continued to stay here, Zhan Taowan would probably tell him his birth date...
He looked up at the tree. It was very thick and tall...
Lin Qi gathered his strength and took a deep breath… It was similar to the trick of explosive power of his legs, or the trick of hardening a block of iron. Anyway, no matter what, Lin Qi mobilized the life energy hidden in his body with this palm. With the skill of returning life, he commanded the muscles of his arm to perform beyond their normal level. The muscles swelled and he slapped the side of the tree trunk with force! Bang! There was a dull loud noise. The tree trunk kept shaking.
A large piece of accumulated snow fell down, soaking the motionless Zhan Taowan thoroughly.
Zhan Taomaru: “…” You two hid quickly.
Lin Qi blew on his numb red palm, "It hurts... It's very difficult to break a tree! Good luck."
With a wave of his hand, Lynch took Robin and left.
Robin looked back at the fat boy under the tree and asked Lin Qi, "Is it really okay? You really want to learn that domineering style, right?"
"This little fat guy hasn't figured it out yet..." Lin Qi pointed to the empty air beside him, and the faceless armor followed closely beside him, "Look, he didn't even notice this guy."
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Zhan Taowan looked at the two rows of footprints in the snow that started from under the tree and then went away into the distance, "..." He raised his head.
The snow on the branches has almost all fallen off.
It's time to change the tree...
He was about to move when his eyes suddenly focused and he noticed that there was a clear palm print left on the tree trunk where the young man had slapped his hand.
Zhan Taowan was silent for a moment, then he raised his bandaged hand and slapped it hard on the palm print on the tree trunk.
Bang! The trunk of the tree shook. Zhan Taowan waited for a while, and then there was a crisp sound of "crack!" under his palm, and the whole tree broke under his palm.
"..." Zhan Taowan whispered to himself, "Did he rely on pure brute force? Who on earth is that guy..."
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Lynch and Robin were walking in the snow, and they had just reached the foot of the strange mountain that the uncle had pointed out before - the "floor heating project" that Dr. Vegapunk had left unfinished in his youth.
Before he could take a few glances, the faceless armor following Lynch suddenly raised his hand, patted his main body, and pointed in another direction.
"Oh, have you found the research institute?" Lin Qi waved his hand, "Lead the way!"
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This is a large building complex that has a very chemical plant-like style. The main gates are sealed with iron bars and iron plates, and there are signs prohibiting entry, as well as the cross-like symbol of the World Government and the seagull-shaped logo of the Navy.
It is Vegapunk's home and also his former research institute.
The dark mask's eyes glowed white as it hovered over the research institute. The mask basically ignored these iron walls and moved between them like a ghost, going in and out, observing the terrain before the main body arrived...
It shuttles through the complex and winding corridors of the institute...
When passing by a room, I could clearly hear some voice coming from it... I entered through the doors, windows and walls of the bow and saw several marines leisurely reading newspapers, smoking and chatting.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
There were also marines with guns patrolling at several inconspicuous exits...
There are about 20 marines stationed there... From the conversation, the highest-ranking officer seems to be a lieutenant at the headquarters... The visor thought so, and when it sensed that the main body and its other parts were approaching the research institute, it turned in mid-air, brushed past the face of a marine on the entrance handle, and flew away, heading straight in the direction where Lynch and the others were coming from...
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“It’s really big!”
Lynch and Robin were walking around the perimeter of the research institute when they suddenly saw a mask floating out from inside like a ghost.
Lin Qi took the flying mask, covered his face with it, turned his head and said to Robin: "Let's go, brother will take you to the amusement park!"
How come he's my brother again? Robin thought so, and was gently pushed by Lynch. He suddenly shrank and flew into the ghost castle...
In the deserted snow.
The pitch-black visor floated in place.
The faceless warrior took a step forward, and with a click, the visor closed tightly, and his eyes glowed slightly white.
It took one look at the iron walls of the research institute, then walked in like a phantom and passed through the wall.
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Whoosh, whoosh... The sound of wind and snow outside faded away, and the lights in the research institute were bright, empty and deserted.
"BIB" walked among them, going in and out of the laboratories.
Lynch and Robin sat in a row at the castle portal opened in its chest, taking a quick look at the strange and bizarre equipment in each laboratory.
If they find it interesting or curious, they will jump out and play with it.
However, Lynch couldn't figure out what most of the equipment was for... Even Robin, an eight-year-old doctor, was confused the whole time. After all, he was a doctor of liberal arts.
They were completely confused about the equipment and instruments and did not understand how powerful they were.
But if you come across some drawings or research reports, you can at least read them briefly...at least the words are clearly written!
Although many of the charts are confusing... the long paragraphs of text also make people dizzy.
Robin was actually okay, after all, she was a little genius who had completed her PhD at the age of eight. But she couldn't understand why Lin Qi, who was clearly having a headache, still read through the copies one by one, not missing a single word... He read faster and more casually than Robin! What was the point of doing this...
"Hey, hey..." Lin Qi took out a bowl of noodles from somewhere and cooked them while sitting at the entrance of the cave. He pointed with chopsticks at the research report in his hand that was full of words like a heavenly book, "It's a profit to see it. Can't I write it down first?"
Robin was surprised and asked, "Do you have a photographic memory?"
"What do you think?" Lynch raised his eyebrows complacently, and casually took a research report delivered to the door by BIB. When he saw the first two lines, Lynch burst out laughing on the spot. "Pfft..."
"On the Transformation of the Moon xxxx..."
"...Well, this research is basically invalid. It's unbelievable! There is an atmosphere on the moon... It shouldn't be like this. Unless someone has already modified the moon... Who could it be? ... Could it be (painting)?"
(End of this chapter)