Currently, he still didn't know what specific tier he was in.
But, the Zoan-type Ibuki?
It was said that before coming here, he had plundered several villages and towns along the way, as well as some merchant ships passing by on the sea.
He was currently selling off the plundered goods on the island to exchange for money in preparation for the subsequent Devil Fruit auction.
"Worthy of being a pirate! Sticking firmly to and keeping in mind his professional identity. Then...
"There should be at least one hundred million Berries on his ship, right?"
As far as Merlin knew, if anyone wanted to cause trouble on this island, among the forces currently arrived, probably only the Donquixote Family had the strength.
But it was said that their family seemed to be one of the masterminds behind this island.
Presumably, they wouldn't break the rules.
As for Williams, the only son of that Rakeid he was "familiar" with...
Although Merlin didn't feel he needed to avenge Flevance, the days of fleeing like a dog while being chased by those soldiers were real.
And the current Merlin had completely adapted to this world, this era...
Like a beast that had tasted blood.
"In this world, there is only one kind of person who cannot be killed, and that is one of my own.
"As for the rest, none are exempt."
This was Merlin's bottom line.
Even if there were still some moral concepts from his past restraining his self.
But Merlin now also had his own set of behavioral guidelines.
Selective killing.
The world was like a giant dark forest, and for the "beasts" living in this forest to live longer and better, killing was a necessity.
Killing was merely plundering resources.
The purpose was to strengthen oneself.
The demise of Flevance, in the final analysis, stemmed from its own weakness.
And the stance Merlin gave himself.
Chaotic Good.
Walking in the street, firm in his stance, the image of a tiger-like lynx sharpening its fangs and claws and roaring at the sky unconsciously emerged in his mind.
Tiger roaring in the mountain forest.
Unknowingly, the aura on Merlin's body became increasingly pure, so much so that passersby walking past or in front of him unconsciously and instinctively went around Merlin.
Gazes from many passersby swept over Merlin.
All of them revealed a touch of apprehension in their eyes.
A moment later, Merlin crossed the Safe Zone and entered the outer perimeter of the town.
The surrounding atmosphere quietly became different.
Even the air seemed to become turbid.
Still wandering aimlessly through the streets and alleys, while walking, he comprehended his current state.
Bio-electric field surrounding his body.
And during this movement, Merlin's heart was calm, perceiving the movement between his own muscles and bones. As mental and physical strength were consumed, his own bio-electric field was also fluctuating.
Unknowingly, in this state of mental tranquility, a unique power slowly emerged from his consciousness and began to surround his body. As this state continued, this power also gradually integrated into the electric field around him.
The messy auras around him began to be captured into his consciousness one after another, and outlines began to appear in his mind.
Mental power consumption also increased abruptly.
And at this moment, this peculiar perception range was expanding step by step, starting with a radius of ten meters around himself...
Eleven meters, fifteen meters... fifty meters, one hundred meters... three hundred and sixty meters...
Until this moment, the expansion speed of this perception range became very slow.
But although slow, it continued to expand in a steady state.
At this moment, Merlin's walking steps stopped. Calamity Black Flames quietly ignited in his eyes, and at the same time, he saw clearly where he was at this moment.
In an open space between buildings.
And five meters in front, there was a long stone staircase leading downwards.
This Black Pearl Town, from the outer perimeter towards the center, presented a gentle slope terrain.
Merlin took a few steps forward, sat down at the top of the stairs, and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air from his mouth.
The azure Equipment Slot appeared before his eyes.
With another thought, the information bar appeared.
[Observation Haki]: A potential power in your body has been developed during arduous cultivation. From this moment on, you have fully awakened this power capable of intensely perceiving the surrounding aura. Through this power, you can perceive various states of things that could not be detected in the past.
Looking at this sensory Haki ability that appeared in the special specialization column at this moment, the look in Merlin's eyes was very calm: "An expected result."
Maintaining his current mental calm, silently experiencing the power of this Haki, combined with the bio-electricity emitting from his body, Merlin slightly closed his eyes.
Perceiving the bio-electricity constantly operating in every corner of his body, at this moment, he truly and genuinely experienced the power of this bio-electricity.
Consciousness seemed to integrate into the bio-electricity in his body along with Observation Haki at this moment, and the neural reaction ability brought by Lightning Reflexes allowed Merlin to experience this peculiar process more clearly.
His right fist clenched involuntarily. A bzzzt sound of weak current appeared, and under the constraint of Merlin's consciousness, wisps of blue-white electric arcs began to appear on the surface of his fist.
Waves of stinging needle-prick sensations appeared on his fist. The bio-electricity flowing in his body began to gather on his fist. Because he could perceive it, he could guide it.
No longer gushing out all at once like before, he had started learning how to master this special power.
Energy in his body began to be consumed continuously. Thoughtfulness appeared in Merlin's eyes: "It's the conversion of internal energy."
And at this time, quietly, another brand new special specialization appeared from the information bar in the Equipment Slot before him.
[Bio-electricity]: Under your long-term adaptation to self-electrocution, marvelous changes have appeared in your physical body. The bio-electricity in your body has become incredibly active. Under the energy circulation within the body, you have obtained the characteristic of generating and discharging electricity through internal bio-electricity.
Appearing naturally. Merlin's eyes remained calm, perceiving the relaxed and joyful feeling in his body at this moment, like some kind of restriction had been broken.
At this moment, an instinctive feeling that he had already evolved also emerged in his heart.
"Another [Equipment] graduation."
Merlin thought so. Naturally, he didn't plan to continue equipping the [Electric Eel].
Since he had already obtained the power generation ability he wanted, he wouldn't gamble on whether he would obtain other useful specializations with the remaining time.
"What's the next equipment?"
"Cockroach? Or..."
Merlin stood up and walked towards the island port, thinking about his next equipment.
Before long, arriving at a spot pieced together by wooden planks below the port, he looked around and saw no one, then sat on the planks.
With a thought, the two-meter-long electric eel fell into the seawater with a splash.
Watching this guy float on the sea surface and then start sinking, black flames rose in his eyes, and his blurry vision suddenly became clear.
The long-lost sense of openness from seeing things clearly welled up in his heart. Merlin smiled: "Although I don't know if you can survive in this sea, I will pray for you."
Merlin clearly saw the electric eel under the seawater suddenly wake up, then twist its body and dive quickly underwater.
A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He wouldn't keep the electric eel anymore. Anyway, it wasn't a cub, wasn't smart, and wasn't good-looking. letting it live was enough.
After all, it had electrocuted him half to death back then. Not roasting and eating it directly could be considered an outbreak of his compassion.
Although thinking this way wasn't very good.
But this was the fact.
Taking out the paper recording intelligence from his pocket, Merlin scanned it ten lines at a time to deepen his memory. After confirming he wouldn't forget the important content on it, he crumpled it into a ball in his palm.
Bzzzt sounds of current rang out.
Merlin controlled the bio-electricity in his body to gather in his palm, constantly compressing and heating it, until a few seconds later, thick smoke appeared in his hand.
Then opening his hand, with a whoosh, a handful of orange-red flames ignited, and the paper quickly burned to ashes.
Crumbled by Merlin and scattered into the sea.
At this time, he bent down and reached into the seawater to wash away the residual ashes.
"The current isn't concentrated, very scattered, and difficult to constrain, so the intensity is very poor."
"How to solve this problem?"
Merlin pondered in his eyes. Even obtaining a specialization didn't mean instant practical application; he also needed to develop it himself.
To think, to master.
Even obtaining the power generation ability didn't mean Merlin possessed the muscle structure of an electric eel. The voltage and current intensity contained in the "bio-electricity" at this moment were probably inferior to even an electric eel.
"Would Life Return work?"
By pouring consciousness into the body to control oneself even to the hair tips—Merlin knew this theory but suffered from having no specific cultivation method.
Marine Six Styles (Rokushiki) was a prerequisite.
Although fusing Observation Haki with internal bio-electricity allowed him to perceive every corner of his body, in the end, they were still two different types.
He always felt something was missing.
Merlin looked at the boundless sea in the distance at this time, "Have to think of a way to find a channel to learn it!"
Time passed little by little, and some unique ideas gradually formed in his mind.
At this time, Merlin felt a little hungry in his stomach. He glanced in a direction to the west, where Teresa's ship was located.
But after thinking about it, he decided against it. The cook on that ship had average skills.
So before long, after jogging for a few kilometers, Merlin arrived in the inner Safe Zone again. Smelling the aroma in the air, he soon arrived at a booming restaurant.
At a seat by the window.
Merlin ordered a table of the restaurant's special meat dishes and rice.
Soon, the restaurant's special delicacies were served: braised sea beast head meat, two-headed abalone, lobster, and grilled fish. Merlin held his bowl and chopsticks and ate in big mouthfuls.
The taste was very~ delicious.
"Laplace? Is that you?"
Suddenly, just as Merlin was eating heartily, a trembling, hoarse voice rang out from the doorway nearby.