"Alright, I understand your situation. I will prepare the corresponding potions for you. You should go and prepare yourselves now. It's best to keep your mental state at its peak, ideally by getting some sleep first."
The ten people looked at Long together, and after receiving his nod, they all returned to the cabin.
Once all ten were inside the cabin, Luo Yan deliberately acted as if he had suddenly remembered something, slapping his forehead.
"Oh! Right! I forgot to tell them that they'll be studying Mysticism with my crew for the next few days."
"Mysticism? What is that?"
Although Luo Yan had already mentioned several new terms before, Long still showed a considerable degree of confusion.
"Of course, it's the basic knowledge a Beyonder needs to know. Do you think a Beyonder is worry-free after drinking a potion? How to quickly digest the potion, how to minimize the risk of losing control, how to better utilize one's abilities—all these require learning."
Long realized, "So that's it. How long will it take to finish all the Mysticism courses?"
"Heh! How could it be possible to finish? Mysticism is a very vast subject. What I teach are just some common-sense knowledge, which can be considered after-sales service for selling potions. More in-depth Mysticism knowledge isn't something one can learn just by wanting to."
Luo Yan deliberately made his tone sound disdainful. Long raised an eyebrow and very easily understood Luo Yan's meaning.
"What do you want?"
"Hehe, truly worthy of being the leader of the Revolutionary Army; you saw through my little scheme right away. I hope that while I teach the Revolutionary Army Mysticism, you can also teach me Haki. This is an exchange of knowledge, what do you think?"
"Haha! You really are… acceptable. But I also want to audit your Mysticism courses."
Long chuckled, offering his condition. Luo Yan, far from finding it difficult, was very pleased. If Long also became interested in Mysticism, future cooperation would be much easier, and teaching each other could quickly bring them closer.
"No problem! Starting tomorrow, I'll teach Mysticism in the morning, and you'll teach me Haki in the afternoon."
Long nodded, then looked down at the five magical items on the table. With a wave of his hand, a gust of wind picked up the items and floated them in front of Luo Yan.
"I don't have that many Berries on my ship. I'll settle the payment when I give you the sound-reflecting materials later. You can hold onto these items for now."
Luo Yan nodded, not being polite, and directly put the five magical items back into his briefcase. Then he waved to Long and the other Revolutionary Army members on the ship.
"Then I'll go back to my ship for a bit. Have those ten people come over in two hours, and I'll give them the potions."
"No problem."
After receiving the reply, Luo Yan didn't linger. He immediately soared on the wind, flying towards his ship.
"Captain! Are you alright?"
As soon as Luo Yan landed on the deck, Xia Tali and Luo Ta came over, both showing clear concern. Mite had been in the cockpit, preparing, which was also Luo Yan's instruction. Although a divination had been done beforehand, divination wasn't foolproof. If the talks broke down, Mite would have to immediately set sail and leave.
Luo Yan turned his head to look at Potter, who was still standing on his shoulder, and chuckled, shaking his head.
"I'm fine, the talks went very smoothly. Oh, by the way, let me introduce our new companion, Potter."
Luo Yan introduced the Qiguang Bird Potter to Xia Tali and Luo Ta. Xia Tali glanced at the bird, which gave off a warm feeling, and subtly frowned, seemingly not very fond of it. Luo Ta, however, was very interested in it.
"Captain, is this bird also a Beyonder?"
"Hehe, yes, and it's more powerful than you. It's a Sequence 8 Qiguang Ren… uh, to be precise, a Qiguang Bird."
"Sequence 8? This bird? Captain, you're not trying to trick me, are you?"
Luo Ta directly questioned him, but Luo Yan didn't want to explain so much. He casually handed Potter to Luo Ta and strode towards the cabin.
"I have no reason to trick you. Prepare yourselves; we'll be staying on this island for a week. Later, you'll go ashore to set up tents. I need to concoct potions. Don't disturb me for an hour."
"Oh! Alright, Captain."
Luo Ta casually responded, then focused all his attention on Potter.
Xia Tali stared at Potter for a long time, but the more she looked, the tighter her pretty eyebrows furrowed. Finally, she shook her head sharply and withdrew her gaze.
"I'll go tell Mite."
With that, Xia Tali no longer paid attention to Luo Ta and walked towards the cockpit on her own.
Xia Tali initially thought her discomfort with Potter was just an illusion, as she didn't inherently dislike birds, having even raised one as a child. Moreover, Luo Yan explicitly stated that Potter was a companion. But after observing closely, she found that she truly couldn't bring herself to like this bird; a feeling of aversion always unconsciously emerged from the bottom of her heart.
Luo Ta didn't know Xia Tali had so much inner turmoil. In his opinion, informing Mite was a very normal thing. After all, since the talks didn't break down, there was no need to be ready to leave at any moment. And Luo Yan also said they needed to set up tents, so Mite would naturally need to help.
Two hours later, Xia Tali, Luo Ta, and Mite had cleared a large open space on the beach and set up the first tent.
Luo Yan sat on a small stone, in front of him was a large wooden stump, nearly a meter in diameter, serving as a table. Ten bottles of potion were placed on the stump, and in front of him stood ten people, precisely the ten chosen by Long earlier.
"Here are four Sailor potions, three Hunter potions, one Assassin potion, one Sleepless potion, and one Corpse Collector potion. There are ten of you, one bottle each. You can choose freely, but before that, I still want to make some recommendations."
The ten people looked at each other, nodded after a moment of eye contact, and no one raised any objections. Luo Yan was very satisfied with this and began his recommendations.
"I already asked earlier, so I'll start directly. For the four people who sing well and those who sing poorly, I recommend you drink the Sailor potion, because at Sequence 5, singing is one of the methods. Good singing and bad singing can produce different effects."
All ten people suddenly understood. It was then that they realized the purpose of Luo Yan's first question.
"Mr. Luo Yan, we have no objection to your recommendation."
One of the four stepped forward half a pace and replied. Luo Yan nodded, then looked at the burly man with abundant body hair who wished to become a transvestite.
"Perhaps you might feel that your physique is not very suitable for an Assassin, but I want to tell you, this is the most suitable potion for transvestites, because Sequence 7 of this pathway will turn men into women, and with each subsequent Sequence advancement, they will become even more beautiful. You can choose not to drink it; after all, there are ladies here, who probably wouldn't refuse to become more beautiful. Oh, by the way, ladies will not change sex, they will only become more beautiful."