After an hour and a half of sailing, to Rayleigh's surprise, they arrived at Amazon Lily, the Amazon Lily Kingdom.
As the name suggests, this is an island inhabited only by women. The island is home to a matriarchal warrior tribe called "Kuja," and the nation they established on the island is also called "Amazon Lily." The current Empress is one of the former Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock.
Amazon Lily is located in the Calm Belt, unaffected by any storms; however, due to the surrounding area being full of the nests of gigantic Sea Kings, ordinary navigators cannot easily enter or exit, which allows the island's residents to be isolated from and undisturbed by the outside world.
The Kuja Pirates possess a Pirate Crew ship pulled by a fierce venomous sea snake named "Yousnake," allowing them to enter and exit freely without being attacked by Sea Kings; this is the only ship in all of Amazon Lily. However, the Marine, through newly invented Sea Stone technology, can make warships undetectable to Sea Kings and approach Amazon Lily. Due to an agreement between the World Government and the Kuja, the Marine is prohibited from invading within 3 kilometers of Amazon Lily's coast. Since Amazon Lily's natural barrier against the Marine is now gone, their leader, the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock, found it necessary to cooperate with the World Government and retain her title as a Shichibukai to protect her people on the island.
Soon after Lan Luo and Rayleigh's group approached the port, they were surrounded by the Amazon Lily guard. Shortly after, Lan Luo and his companions met one of the current Shichibukai, the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock, as well as her two younger sisters, Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold.
As soon as the Empress appeared, the surrounding citizens shouted, "The Empress is truly beautiful!" and similar fanatical declarations. Among Lan Luo's crew, everyone except Kuina thought the Pirate Empress was indeed the most beautiful woman in the world.
Dismissing the surrounding guards and citizens, only the Empress and her two sisters approached Lan Luo. At this moment, the Empress's voice trembled slightly, "Do you have a way to solve my troubles?" She didn't want anyone to know about her past, yet a strange man suddenly told her her biggest secret one day.
"To show my sincerity, I'll give you something first; you'll know once you try it," Lan Luo said, taking out three bottles of Beauty Potion.
The Empress, receiving the three bottles of potion, did not use them immediately. She still didn't trust Lan Luo's inexplicable words and instead asked, "What do you want, Sivslie Lan Luo?" She had clearly also received intelligence from Shakky.
"I want some of the Empress's blood. My research needs the charm bonus of the Love-Love Fruit, so I hope that analyzing the blood can advance my research. Of course, I won't let you suffer a loss; this is just a trade. The potions I'm giving you are three bottles of Beauty Potion. Drinking them will make you more beautiful and heal some of your wounds."
Before Lan Luo could finish his last word, he directly elementalized, causing the Empress's foot to miss the ground.
With a backflip, the Empress jumped back to her original position and said, "I will try it. You all return to your ship for now. If it's effective, I will summon you later."
Lan Luo waved his hand, and the crew followed Lan Luo back to the ship, while Rayleigh waited on the shore for Hancock.
Nami, back in the cabin, was the first to speak, "Lan Luo, do you still have that Beauty Potion? We all need it. Why didn't you bring it out sooner?" Everyone nodded in agreement, even Kuina this time.
"I thought you didn't need that. You're already very beautiful," Lan Luo said, a bit helpless. He was busy with their training and shipbuilding himself.
Everyone was happy to hear that, but Robin wouldn't be so easily fooled. She proactively extended her hand and said, "The Captain shouldn't treat his crew harshly, right?"
Lan Luo had no choice but to take out four more bottles of Beauty Potion and throw them to the four.
At this moment, Chopper spoke, "I want some too, Lan Luo. I want to research it."
"This is a magic potion, Chopper. It has some magic in it, so you won't be able to research it," Lan Luo said, still giving Chopper a bottle.
Robin then spoke, "Lan Luo, can we learn magic?" She felt magic suited her very well.
"Yes, you can. Once I get the Empress's blood and add the abilities of succubi, imps, and muscle relaxation, you will not only have unparalleled beauty but also, like the Empress, the ability to turn anyone who is charmed by you into stone. You can also start learning magic," Lan Luo analyzed seriously.
Lan Luo returned to the biological laboratory and began to take out the previously cultivated genes and the Extremis Virus's life code. He wanted to make all the preparations.
Chopper also walked in at this time. Recently, he had been studying biotechnology with Lan Luo. He had previously talked about finding a medicine that could cure all diseases, and he didn't expect Lan Luo to have it—that was the Extremis Virus. After injection, it could not only make people stronger but also allow them to heal themselves.
He also knew that Lan Luo had once again evolved the Extremis Virus. Although he hadn't seen many of the gene sequences, the energy that sometimes erupted was astonishing, and these were just cells.
"Chopper, can you analyze the magic potion's production? Can it be improved locally?" Lan Luo was also curious how Chopper would do it. It was undeniable that Chopper sometimes had some novel ideas.
"I just got it; it's not that easy," Chopper said, also speechless. He had just gotten it and hadn't even started researching. Was this Captain too confident in him?
"Alright, I'm also preparing. When I get the blood, everyone can get a boost," Lan Luo also gave up on their training and improvement methods.
"Will there be any danger?" Chopper was a little scared of this experiment.
"There's no danger at all. This has been used many times, and the technology is mature and very stable," Lan Luo also recalled experimenting with Ji Lian using the garbage from Hell's Kitchen.
Before they could chat further, Mikita came over and said the Empress had agreed to meet again.
Meeting the Empress again, he saw that her eyes were a bit swollen, clearly from crying. Her two sisters next to her were the same, but all three of them looked much better in figure and appearance. The Empress was even more captivating now.
The Empress regained her former arrogance and said, "Lan Luo, what will you trade with me?"
Lan Luo took out three magic rings and said, "These are rings I created. Once worn, you can control them through thought. With this, you can communicate, teleport to a friend's location, watch videos and movies, play games, and store supplies." After speaking, he threw the three rings over.
Lan Luo also specifically taught the three sisters how to use them. When they put their Pirate Crew ship into the ring, they were all astonished. Lan Luo also taught them how to communicate and transfer items.
After using the magic ring, the Empress said with great satisfaction, "I agree to your request." With that, she extended her hand.
Lan Luo carefully took out a syringe from the ring, and in a short while, the sampling was completed.
"Thank you for your support. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can contact us. If it's not too difficult, we will do our best to help you complete it." This was a small favor Lan Luo promised them.
At this moment, Sandersonia spoke, "Lord Lan Luo, can we visit your spaceship? I heard from Rayleigh that your spaceship can not only fly but is also very fast, taking less than two hours to get here from Sabaody."
Seeing that the Empress and her two sisters were very curious, Lan Luo let Nami and the others take the three of them to play on the spaceship.