Starting with One Piece, a Multiverse Simulation

At 19, you strayed into the Calm Belt. After enduring a period of hardship, you eventually ran out of food and perished at sea, boat and all.

Because you are dead, this simulation has ended.

Unlike the simulators Wood used to play, which could easily simulate lifespans of hundreds of years and tribulations, Wood was speechless when he saw only a few lines of information appearing on the screen.

How should I put it? It was unexpected, yet it seemed to make sense.

This ocean is full of dangers, and I'm not like Wang Luffy, who has relatives all over the ocean and the protagonist's halo.

The moment you decide to go to sea, you are already facing a huge risk of death.

It's more accurate to say that for a newbie like Wood to be able to set sail alone and live on the high seas for several years, seemingly taking down quite a few pirates along the way, is already somewhat beyond Wood's own expectations.

"This simulation is now complete. You can choose to claim the following rewards."

1. The results of physical training before leaving Red Leaf Island.

2. Relevant nautical knowledge acquired over several years of sea voyages.

3. The valuables on board before it was lost at sea.

4. A combat skill used during random battles with pirates.

Looking at the four options that popped up, Wood hesitated briefly before choosing the fourth option.

The first option seems good, but if Wood trains steadily over the next year, his physical fitness will also improve.

As for the second and third, they are simply too useless for Wood at the moment.

While his knowledge of navigation and the treasure were valuable, seeing the simulated outcome of his life, Wood clearly had no intention of going to sea alone again, or rather, he would never set sail until he had reached the required level of strength!

The fourth option is actually quite risky. Choosing the first option would save Wood a year of training time, while choosing the fourth option means no one knows what useless ability he might get.

Even so, after weighing the pros and cons, Wood ultimately chose the fourth reward.

The reason is simple: Wood believes that physical training can be done anytime, but experience and skills in fighting enemies are far more valuable.

As the saying goes, theoretical discussions can never compare to real combat on the field!

Since Wood was able to kill small, unknown pirate crews after the age of 18, it means that he already possessed a certain level of strength.

Even acquiring some of their combat skills at that time would be far better than training alone on the island.

"Ding, congratulations on extracting a swordsmanship manual."

As soon as Wood saw the reward pop up on the system interface, a large amount of memories were directly poured into his head.

Previously, Wood was completely ignorant about swords, but now, if he had a sword in his hand, he felt as if he could wield it as easily as his own arm.

Before Wood in The Sims perished at sea, he had mastered the "Iron-Cutting" level swordsmanship that allowed him to breathe all things. Now, all of these skills have become Wood's possession.

"Iron Slash" and "External Slash" are two symbols of a swordsman. Although 18-year-old Wood in The Sims cannot unleash the External Slash yet, he has clearly reached the threshold of a "swordsman"!

Chapter 3: Wood's Growth, The Girl on the Island (Please add to your favorites, please...)

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Life on Red Leaf Island did not return to its former peace within a year. With the arrival of the Great Pirate Era, more and more people were heading to the Grand Line.

Nowadays, the original inhabitants of Red Leaf Island have decreased by more than half. The frequent visits of pirates have caused most of the island's residents to leave and move to other islands not far away.

During this period, Wood's system was like a computer crash, completely unresponsive except when issuing tasks.

If it weren't for the fact that a second task had been issued to him earlier, Wood would have even doubted whether his "cheat" had been completely taken offline.

After a previous Sims experience, Wood gained swordsmanship and insights comparable to a 'sword master'.

However, despite having the corresponding sword skills and mindset, and possessing swordsmanship at the "cutting iron" level, Wood was completely unable to actually cut iron.

Ultimately, although he had mastered swordsmanship, his physical constitution was simply too poor.

After three months of relentless axe-wielding and intense training, Wood's physical condition improved considerably, but he was still only slightly better than the average person.

So during this year, besides absorbing the relevant sword techniques in his mind, Wood spent most of his time honing his body and undergoing rather brutal physical training every day.

A year ago, Wood was a rather thin young man. However, a year later, Wood's skin not only has a healthy tan, but you can also tell from his bare upper body that he is no longer the same as before.

His healthy wheat-colored skin shimmered in the sunlight, and his streamlined muscles looked incredibly powerful. His height had also increased from 1.8 meters to around 1.9 meters.

During this time, Wood, who had been training alone, also tried to develop a superhuman physique, like the World Government's CP organization, in order to learn the so-called "Naval Six Styles".

However, as it turned out, although the long-term training had improved his physique considerably, even though he knew the principles of the "Naval Six Styles," he still couldn't grasp the essentials.

Wood believes there are two reasons for this: one is that his physical condition is far from meeting the standard for mastering the "Six Styles".

Another one is the so-called "Naval Six Styles," which may involve special training methods.

After all, the "Naval Six Styles" are essentially the combat techniques used by most naval officers. As a unique technique of the navy, it is obviously unlikely that someone like him, who is just a self-taught individual practicing haphazardly on an island, would be able to successfully learn it.

If the "Six Styles of the Navy" were that simple, then most people would have learned it in no time, given the number of pirates they've encountered.

"Brother Wood, it's time to eat, come back and eat quickly."

Wood, who had swum several nautical miles shirtless to complete his morning physical training, saw a little girl with a ponytail carrying a shopping basket on the shore. He immediately smiled, splashed a lot of water with his hands, and swam to the shore at an amazing speed.

“Ayn, didn’t I already tell you? There’s no need to bring lunch here.”

This is so dangerous! What if we run into pirates? The area around the island isn't safe these days.

Wood, swimming back to shore, tried to minimize his movements to avoid splashing the little girl's pretty floral dress with seawater.

"Brother Wood is a liar. You promised Ain the same thing before, but every time you start cultivating, you forget the time and don't even eat for a whole day."

And Ain isn't afraid of pirates at all. Anyway, with Brother Wood around, those mere pirates are no match for her.

Will Brother Wood save Ain from the pirate villains just like he did a year ago?

The girl who just called out to Wood was named Ain. She was a cute girl of about seven or eight years old with a blue ponytail.

Ayn is also a resident of Red Leaf Island. A year ago, Wood rescued her from a pirate henchman, which triggered the activation of the system.

"Because she knew that Brother Wood was doing a lot of physical training every day like a training fanatic, Mom specially made a lot of meat dishes."

And this fruit, Ain picked it herself in the forest today; it's so sweet!

Because of the previous pirates landing on the island, Ain's father died protecting her, so now Ain only lives with her mother.

Wood perfectly fits the basic setting of a time traveler: an orphan with no parents and all alone. In order to repay Wood for saving Ain's life, Ain's mother, Stia, also took Wood in.

Because they lived together, and because of the debt of gratitude he owed Ain for saving his life, Wood's relationship with her quickly became as harmonious as that of family.

Having been killed by pirates, Ain undoubtedly hates pirates the most. However, she is also very fortunate that after her father's death, she gained a powerful older brother who is extremely protective of her.

After acquiring the "Iron-Cutting" level swordsmanship in his Sims, Wood didn't rush to show off his skills, but instead secretly trained diligently.

After all, there are countless powerful individuals on this vast ocean, and his current level is simply not enough to compete.

The Sims previously showed that the player died young because they weren't careful enough.

This time, Wood was determined not to be the first to act until he had built up his strength to a level where he could be fearless in the first half of the Grand Line.

However, sometimes things just don't go as planned.

More than half a year ago, a group of pirates landed on the island and not only looted it again, but also set their sights on the beautiful Stia and her daughter Ain, planning to capture them and sell them to the slave market.

Seeing that his "family" with whom he had spent every day was about to be captured, Wood naturally could no longer hide, so he easily killed the pirates in front of him.

Unfortunately, among the pirates he killed, one seemed to be a high-ranking member of a pirate crew, and his strength was quite outstanding. He managed to escape too far before he could kill him.

If someone kills a pirate crew officer, how can the pirate captain remain indifferent and act as the leader?

So the pirate captain at the time also attacked Wood, and after a fierce battle, the pirate captain was also killed...

A pirate captain with a bounty of 800 million Berries was actually killed by a kid who looked like he hadn't even grown any hair yet.

When the other pirate crew members saw Wood's still-young but fierce face, they were all terrified and scattered in all directions, without even thinking of collecting their leader's body.

It was through this incident that the people of Red Leaf Island learned that Wood was no longer the same person he used to be.

If most of the people on the island hadn't watched Wood grow up, they wouldn't even believe that the teenager in front of them, who was only a little over ten years old and could kill a high-ranking pirate with a bounty on his head, was the Wood they used to know.

Chapter 4 The Boy Guardians of the Island

After personally slaying the first pirate crew that landed on the island, Wood's name spread far and wide across the island, and he became the guardian of Red Leaf Island.

Of course, to put it nicely, he's a guardian, but in reality, he's just a security guard... a captain, and one without any salary.

If he could, Wood really didn't want to be famous. After all, we live in a great pirate era, and some pirates will do anything to become famous.

Slaughtering an entire island is considered basic practice, since a pirate's bounty isn't necessarily directly related to their strength.

As long as the deeds are vicious enough, a high bounty can be obtained. In the pirate world, the bounty given by the Navy is equivalent to their popularity.

There are many ways to become famous. Besides committing all sorts of evil deeds, defeating a well-known local powerhouse is also a way to quickly increase one's fame.

So if he could, Wood really didn't want to be famous, because it would only bring more trouble. What if one day someone he couldn't afford to mess with came along?

Now that his strength has been revealed, the islanders will definitely turn to him for help when faced with pirates coming to the island in the future.

Even if the islanders don't ask him for help, the pirates who land on the island will definitely target him, knowing he's a troublemaker.

Considering the seriousness of the situation and the potential threats it might pose, Wood went home almost without hesitation to pack his bags and planned to take Stia and Ayn to other islands for refuge.

If it were when he first transmigrated, going to sea would undoubtedly be a matter of life and death. But now, with his "Iron-Cutting" level swordsmanship and the intense training he's undergone in the past six months, as long as he doesn't deliberately court death, Wood is confident that he can take Nina and her daughter to live on other islands.