Chu Yang reminded him from the side.
Tom sighed deeply, "Why save me? You must have other motives, right?"
Shanks smiled and said, "The only purpose is to repay your kindness. If it weren't for the Going Merry, which you painstakingly built, Captain Roger would have had difficulty achieving his ideals, and of course, there would be no Pirate King later on."
Tom looked up sharply at Shanks, his face full of surprise.
"I used to be a rookie on the Roger Pirates," Shanks said, scratching his head.
Only then did Tom remember that there were indeed two little brats on Roger's pirate ship back then, and one of them seemed to be Red Hair.
The two chatted for a long time, and then Shanks invited Tom to join the banquet that night.
There was nothing more worth celebrating than successfully saving a comrade's life.
At least, that was the case for the Red Hair Pirates.
The dining hall, four or five times wider than before, became the banquet hall, brightly lit all night.
All the pirates sang and danced, their wine glasses never empty.
Tom slowly integrated into the group and got drunk not long after. When he woke up the next day, he accepted the fact that he had become a member of the crew.
Chu Yang resumed his research.
Perhaps because he was in a good mood, the research on Bloodline Factor Technology proceeded very smoothly.
Five days later, Chu Yang successfully extracted a Bloodline Factor with Wood Release effects.
...
Naruto World.
After cultivating for many days in Shikkotsu Forest, Chu Yang successfully mastered Sage Mode, but he still couldn't enter this state instantly like Senju Hashirama.
Entering Sage Mode instantly was not that easy.
Even Jiraiya, who would later become one of the Sannin, couldn't do it.
It requires balancing three types of energy within the body.
Physical energy, spiritual energy, and natural energy.
Chakra is the product of balanced physical and spiritual energy. To add natural energy to it, one must break the established balance.
But inertia is terrifying.
Especially when the body has become accustomed to producing Chakra, this inertia has long developed into an instinct.
This is the fundamental reason why Sage Mode is difficult to cultivate.
Entering Sage Mode is not difficult when highly concentrating one's mind.
The difficulty lies in maintaining Sage Mode during movement and even combat.
Chu Yang successfully manifested the facial markings on his face on the first day he entered Shikkotsu Forest to cultivate.
It took him three days to move freely.
It took him five days to engage in normal combat.
Such speed was unprecedented in the eyes of Slug Sage, but Chu Yang was still not satisfied.
If he couldn't guarantee instant entry into Sage Mode during combat, then it was meaningless.
For this, Chu Yang specifically went to consult Senju Hashirama.
Senju Hashirama: "Just like this... then like this... and finally like that."
Chu Yang: "???"
While Hashirama gestured, the words he spoke felt both familiar and strange to Chu Yang.
He seemed to think his description was very detailed, even vivid.
Until Chu Yang looked at him with a blank expression.
"Tobirama always said I wasn't suited to be a teacher..." Senju Hashirama awkwardly scratched his head and laughed, "I think actual combat will make you understand more easily."
Chu Yang sighed, realizing this meant he was about to get a beating.
But to enter Sage Mode faster, Chu Yang could only nod in agreement.
In actual combat, other Ninjutsu or Senjutsu could not be used besides Sage Mode, meaning Senju Hashirama's most advantageous Wood Release could not be used.
If it was just a taijutsu battle, the gap between Chu Yang and Senju Hashirama wasn't actually that big now.
The problem was that Senju Hashirama wouldn't give Chu Yang a chance to enter Sage Mode during actual combat; he suppressed Chu Yang from the very beginning.
Senju Hashirama in Sage Mode fighting Chu Yang, who had no Sage Mode and could only use taijutsu, the outcome was predictable.
Chu Yang was bewildered by the beating.
Forget about entering Sage Mode; he could only barely defend against Senju Hashirama's attacks with all his might.
More often than not, he was like a human punching bag.
The two fought from morning until dusk.
Chu Yang was swollen all over.
Senju Hashirama said, refreshed, "It's been a long time since I've had such a satisfying fight. The last time was with Madara. After becoming Hokage, there aren't many opportunities to fight. Sometimes I really envy Madara; at least he can still fight Tailed Beast."
"How about it? After fighting for so long, have you gotten a feel for it?"
Chu Yang, bruised and swollen, looked up at Senju Hashirama and said mournfully, "Do I look like I've gotten a feel for it?"
Senju Hashirama held his breath and asked seriously, "Who are you?"
Chu Yang sighed deeply, "Teacher, that joke isn't funny at all."
"Is that so? Hahahaha." Senju Hashirama scratched his head and laughed to himself.
Senju Hashirama's teaching method was simple and brutal.
But it was very effective, fully unleashing Chu Yang's potential. Chu Yang was beaten for three days and three nights, finally learning the skill of instantly entering Sage Mode during combat.
...
Harry Potter World.
After mastering the Unforgivable Curses, Chu Yang resumed his research on spells.
As for wands, they were temporarily put on hold.
Chu Yang's wand-making skills had reached a very high level, and he had even found an alternative formula for wand cores, but it was still difficult to find stable core substitutes for the "selves" in other worlds to make wands.
So Chu Yang decided to change his research direction, preparing to learn the secrets of wandless magic from Professor Flitwick or Dumbledore.
Wands were actually a European product. Before the British witch Isolt Sayre founded Ilvermorny School, indigenous North American wizards used wandless magic.
African wizards only began to encounter wands in the twentieth century.
Strictly speaking, wands are not essential for spellcasting.
Wandless magic is very difficult, at least much harder than O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. exams.
The advent of wands lowered the spellcasting requirements, making it more controllable and simpler, and was a key factor for European wizards to overpower wizards from other regions in their continuous historical development.
Wands and wandless magic are like internal combustion engines and steam engines; the latter has been abandoned by the times.
For most wizards, abandoning wands and choosing wandless magic is as incomprehensible as modern people abandoning high-speed rail and choosing steam trains.
Even someone as powerful as Dumbledore would never use wandless magic in combat.
But for Chu Yang, compared to the high learning threshold and disadvantages of wandless magic, enabling the "selves" in other worlds to use magic was more important.
As for the disadvantages of wandless magic, Chu Yang could slowly overcome them using knowledge from various worlds; he wasn't worried about that at all.
Dumbledore had been very busy recently.
Ever since Chu Yang leaked the information about Voldemort's seven Horcruxes, he had rarely been seen at Hogwarts.
Harry's mood also became a bit low, but fortunately, Ron and Hermione were often by his side.
Given that Dumbledore was not at school, Chu Yang could only ask Professor Flitwick to teach him the techniques of wandless magic.
As the champion of the Duelling Club, Professor Flitwick's spellcasting ability was second only to Dumbledore in all of Hogwarts.
Snape and McGonagall's wandless magic abilities were also good, but they might not explain it as thoroughly as Professor Flitwick.
This was not their strong suit.
After class, Chu Yang did not go to the Great Hall for dinner with his classmates, but instead went alone to the eighth floor, passing the Room of Requirement, and continuing down the corridor to an office near the West Tower.
He reached out and knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Professor Flitwick's high-pitched voice came through.
Chu Yang pushed the door open and saw Professor Flitwick making coffee.
"Would you like a cup?" Professor Flitwick smiled. He liked students like Chu Yang coming to him after class.
When they discussed spells, Chu Yang's imaginative ideas often brought him great inspiration.
"No, Professor, I came to ask you for some knowledge."
Chu Yang sat down on the sofa very naturally.
"Have you encountered a spell that's difficult to understand?"
Professor Flitwick held a freshly brewed cup of coffee and sat curiously opposite Chu Yang.
"It's not a spell..." Chu Yang smiled and said, "I want to learn the techniques of wandless magic from you."
"Wandless magic?" Professor Flitwick was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "Why are you learning that? Wandless magic is neither efficient nor difficult, just like a primitive man's stone tools..."
It was not difficult to tell from Professor Flitwick's words that he looked down on wandless magic, and like most wizards, believed it to be very backward.
Seeing the conversation drifting further, Chu Yang quickly interrupted him, "I've been studying the history of magic recently and am very curious about the earliest period of wizarding history. I want to understand how European wizards cast spells before wands were invented."
"Oh!" Professor Flitwick suddenly understood, smiled knowingly, and said, "I used to be like you, curious about everything in the magical world."
"Since you want to understand wandless magic, I must first explain the relationship between magic, wands, and spells."
"Each person's own magic is like the water in a large bucket, and the magic required to cast a spell is like the water in a small bottle."