One Piece: The Strongest Trait System novel Chapter 161

Chapter 161: [161] : [BONUS] - Infinite Upgrade Capability! Bounties Exceeding 100 Million for Everyone! An Emperor-Level Crew!

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The Munch-Munch Fruit and Door-Door Fruit combination, Kamui—without Haki to resist these two Devil Fruit powers, nothing could withstand its space-warping force.

Not just the keel—Rowen used his Munch-Munch Fruit power to reinforce every single material on the Going Merry.

After strengthening the materials, the next step was to modify and upgrade the ship itself.

With the Munch-Munch Fruit’s ability, expanding and remodeling Merry’s entire structure was easy. To handle the upcoming voyages on the Grand Line and eventually the New World, such a remodel was essential.

And this modification work—was naturally undertaken jointly by Franky and Iceburg.

As apprentices of the legendary shipwright Tom, Franky and Iceburg were arguably the top shipwrights on these seas.

Their combined skill, using materials enhanced by the Munch-Munch Fruit’s power—The newly upgraded Going Merry would surpass even the Thousand Sunny from the original story in excellence.

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"It’s done."

Under the combined efforts of Iceburg and Franky, the new Going Merry was completed, fully upgraded. freewebnøvel.com

"SUGEEEEEE!"

Seeing the new Merry, Luffy, Chopper, and Usopp—the ’Amazement Trio’—their eyes turned into stars as they roared with excitement.

"Hahaha! This is a SUPER~ pirate ship, built by me and Iceburg, using brand new materials created by Big Bro Rowen’s Munch-Munch Fruit ability!" Franky declared, laughing with immense pride as he looked at the new Merry.

"Mm. Even our late teacher, Tom, couldn’t have built such an outstanding ship. The power of the Munch-Munch and Door-Door Fruits combined has elevated these materials to an unprecedented level on these seas," Iceburg added with a smile.

The cornerstone of any ship was its materials. That was its life!

Without Rowen’s Devil Fruit abilities, it would have been impossible to fuse the incredibly resilient Treasure Tree Adam with other wood.

But Rowen had done it!

Using the space-warping power of the combined Door-Door and Munch-Munch Fruits, he had broken down the Adam wood on a spatial level, then fused it with Merry’s original timbers.

Not just Adam wood; during the construction, Franky and Iceburg incorporated many other high-grade woods into Merry’s materials—

—The wood of the new Going Merry was now the strongest material ever seen on these seas. With the strongest foundation, even if Franky and Iceburg’s skills hadn’t surpassed their teacher Tom’s, they could still build the strongest ship in history.

Meaning—the new Going Merry was even stronger than the Oro Jackson, the ship Tom built for the Pirate King Gol D. Roger, the ship that reached the final island!

She was, in name and reality, the Strongest Pirate Ship!

"And with your Munch-Munch Fruit ability, Little Bro Rowen, if we encounter even more special wood during our voyage, we can further enhance Merry! It’s no exaggeration to say—this ship can be continuously upgraded!"

Franky laughed grandly, his eyes filled with awe. A ship that could be infinitely upgraded—was unheard of on these seas!

The Going Merry had become a super pirate ship, capable of infinite upgrades!

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"You’ve both worked hard—" Rowen said with a smile, looking at the new Going Merry.

The ship was now significantly larger.

All her materials—keel, deck, sails—had been completely upgraded.

Before, Merry’s ordinary wood, no matter how decorated, still looked somewhat fragile. But now, all her wood seemed to glow!

The fusion of the incredibly resilient Treasure Tree Adam and other high-grade woods made Merry’s materials incredibly special. Just looking at her exuded a noble aura—This was the powerful presence of the strongest materials in history!

The current Going Merry perfectly matched the status of Rowen and the Straw Hat Pirates!

Of course, Merry’s overall appearance remained unchanged; her iconic, cute sheep figurehead’s smile now seemed even more lively. The entire ship had been enlarged proportionally—anyone would recognize her at a glance.

Merry now had four levels, and everyone’s rooms had been fully upgraded.

Thanks to Rowen’s Munch-Munch Fruit, even their beds were the most comfortable on the seas.

The training room materials had also been comprehensively reinforced; even if Rowen and the others trained inside, the materials could withstand the impact without shattering.

Chopper’s infirmary, Nami’s cartography room, Robin’s history research room—all were fully equipped.

There was even a large aquarium observation room for displaying fish caught from the sea—and for emergency rations, if needed.

This greatly relieved Chopper—though Rowen protected him and often scolded Luffy and Sanji, those two still sometimes teased him about being emergency food.

Chopper was overjoyed with his infirmary; his cute reaction made Rowen vigorously ruffle his little head. Nami and Robin were also very happy with their cartography and research rooms.

But the biggest change to Merry was her propulsion system!

Referencing the design of the Ark Maxim, after discussion, Franky and Iceburg upgraded Merry’s propulsion. She could now use the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit as a power source!

And Franky also incorporated the Coup de Burst design from the original Thousand Sunny, allowing her to use cola as fuel for a ’Coup de Burst’. Combined with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, it should be called a ’Coup de Tonnerre’ (Thunder Burst)!

With the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s power added, her speed was now terrifyingly astonishing!

Franky also modified Merry’s weaponry, allowing her to directly use the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s power for attacks!

One cannon shot would unleash a terrifying ’Railgun’ blast, its power extremely shocking. These attacks could also be pre-charged, serving as an additional offensive capability without draining Rowen’s stamina in battle.

Propulsion, weaponry, materials, scale—all received an all-around upgrade.

And to accommodate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s power, a large amount of gold was also integrated into the design.

The current Merry was now, in name and reality—the ’Golden’ Merry!

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"It’s wonderful, Merry!" Nami exclaimed happily.

Her tangerine grove had also been upgraded, able to grow more tangerines.

And with the Munch-Munch Fruit’s help, Franky had turned it into a temperature-controlled grove, with humidity and temperature perfectly suited for tangerine growth.

"Oh? These training equipment materials are not bad—" Zoro, having gone straight to the training room, commented with a smile after testing them.

"I have my own doctor’s office too! HELLO! I’m Dr. Chopper! How can I help you, you bastard!" Chopper play-acted, dancing with joy.

"The storage room and cooking utensil materials are also top-notch. Not bad at all," Sanji also smiled.

"The research lab is great too—and there’s a dedicated sniper’s crow’s nest!" Usopp was also overjoyed. With a research lab, he could maximize his inventive capabilities.

Rowen also felt the massive changes to Merry and smiled.

But what made everyone happiest was that the one carrying them on their future voyages was still their precious comrade—Merry!

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