By the time Townsend returned to the airship, the banquet had already begun.

He could see in the middle of the great hall that Barn was standing on a table that had been put together, with the largest beer glass in both hands, and his feet kicking the dwarven dance, but not a drop of wine had been spilled.

And the elegant upper-class people of the past gathered around, trying to cater to his atmosphere.

He finally got his wish to turn the evening party accustomed to merchants and nobles into a dwarven style, using his shoes still stained with demonic pus to step on the priceless wood, and the warhammer smashed on the bar.

It's just that this time no one will ask him to lose money, as one of the people who saved the airship, this is just a trivial matter without pain.

After all, in the eyes of the people on the airship, apart from Smaug, Barn's performance was the most shocking one - he literally single-handedly crushed the battlefield.

It simply subverts people's stereotypes of the warrior profession.

As for Trichy, she was obviously not as accustomed to being sought after by everyone as she said, and was now hiding in the corner with a glass of wine on her face, and beside her, Lephrenhia had re-transformed into a human form.

The shock of the golden dragon made people not dare to come and disturb.

Townsend had no interest in the banquet, and after greeting the two of them, he returned to the room.

As expected, he saw Naomi in the room.

The other party is rarely not wearing a hood.

Compared to the limelight of Barn and Trihy, Naomi has little presence in this unexpected encounter with the demon, and as a wanderer, this is not her home field.

"What do you think?"

Townsend asked casually.

"Your abilities seem to be getting stronger again." Naomi didn't answer Townsend's words, her gaze turned back from the window, and said, "It's much better than when she faced the Night Mask Man." ”

"The Night Mask isn't worth mentioning." Townsend said this, waiting for Naomi's follow-up.

But Naomi was silent for a moment before she said, "I was going to go back after the Eternal Wasteland. ”

"I know." Townsend smiled: "But you changed your mind. ”

"I don't think the help I've provided in the Eternal Wasteland is equal to the reward you've promised me." She stared at Townsend with dark red eyes, "I don't like to owe people. ”

"That's why I'm here."

"I thought you just didn't want to be studied by me." Tang Sen spread his hands: "Of course, I do need you for the next journey." ”

Hearing the word research, Naomi turned her head, her face flushed slightly, but her tone remained cold: "Judging from today, maybe you don't need me. ”

"I mean." She paused, "Whether it's you or your teammates, your strength is strong enough that even the Baro Flame Demon can't stop you, and I-"

Tang Sen suddenly laughed and interrupted her: "So you think that your strength can no longer keep up with the team?" ”

"I didn't expect Naomi Hanni, who is a Killing Blade, to have this kind of thought."

Naomi was silent.

Townsend took a step closer, stood in front of Naomi, and said seriously:

"In terms of strength, whether it's you or me, what's the difference between Searle?"

"I never thought we could stand up to Sazastan, at least not yet."

"That's why I need to think of more ways to make up for these gaps in strength, and no matter what, you're part of it."

Naomi pursed her lips and nodded, "So-"

"I have a new idea about the vampire bloodline you said earlier."

"What thoughts?"

Naomi looked out the window at the dirty desert and said slowly, "If you can take out the vampire blood in my body, you must be able to implant more vampire blood in me, right?" ”

Tang Sen raised his eyebrows: "Implant bloodline? ”

He pondered for a moment: "Theoretically, it works, the bloodline of a vampire can increase your strength?" ”

Naomi nodded and said, "Although it hinders my progress in the long run, my current strength is indeed partly due to half-blood. ”

Tang Sen glanced at the other party, a strand of black hair sliding down the other party's pale skin, and pulling on the refined collarbone.

So, is it for this reason that the other party didn't let himself go through the operation immediately, and continued to endure the bloodthirsty impulse of the half-blood to prevent a big drop in strength?

"It's too dangerous." "I can turn a half-blood back into a human, but there's no way to turn a vampire back into a human, at least not for a long time," Townsend. ”

If the fruits of surgery are developed to a very deep extent, it is not impossible to change the race of others.

Naomi understood what Donson meant, once there was too much vampire blood in her body, maybe she would become a vampire completely.

Her face was calm: "This is the only way to improve your strength quickly." ”

Tang Sen gave her a deep look.

It seems that Barn is not the only one who feels that his own strength is not enough to deal with this adventure.

It's just that Barn is more outgoing, so it's obvious that Naomi is too reserved and doesn't want others to notice her thoughts.

Well, Tricy didn't have that idea at all, although she was the weakest member of the team if she only looked at her own strength.

"Let me think about it."

Tang Sen said seriously: "Improving strength is actually not only a way to improve the bloodline of vampires. ”

"Or rather, your ideas give me some inspiration. If some bloodlines can help, why do they have to be vampires? ”

"That's not a powerful thing."

Naomi looked up with a puzzled expression, "What do you mean?" ”

"If I can implant vampire blood, why not be bolder?" Townsend was lost in thought: "And the idea doesn't seem to be out of the question. ”

Tang Sen had never thought about it, after all, the original owner of the fruit had never shown such ability.

And it does sound incredible.

However, the performance of Devil Fruits originally depends on the development of capable people.

And on the bloodline. In other words, in terms of the understanding of the existence of extraordinary characteristics, Townsend himself, who has the characteristics of a shepherd, can devour the extraordinary characteristics of other creatures at will, and acts these characteristics on himself, is definitely an expert.

If, with the knowledge of the characteristics of the shepherds, the ability of the fruit of surgery to be developed in this regard-

Townsen's heart beat a few beats faster.

"Naomi." He said seriously, "If you don't mind—"

"Can I inject something else into your body?"

(End of chapter)