One Piece: Starting with just a sword, the crew relies entirely on slashing.

With pink fur and tears streaming down its face, Koby crawled out shakily, wailing incessantly.

"Waaah... Have mercy! I'm not a pirate, I was captured by them."

Looking at this future king of deserters, Wang Zhe really couldn't feel any goodwill towards him. However, as someone with a cheat code, he naturally wouldn't look down on the weak who were striving to become stronger.

Wang Zhe wanted to say something, but he had no ideas, so he finally sighed.

"Sigh, you don't seem like a pirate to me. What's your dream?" Although I knew the answer in my heart, I couldn't help but ask.

Coby's eyes brightened slightly. He wiped away his tears and said excitedly, "My name is Coby, and I want to become a righteous Marine."

"I'm Wang Zhe, the future righteous navy. Do you know Windmill Village? You can go there to wait for Vice Admiral Garp, the naval hero. Perhaps you can realize your dream. I hope you can truly become a righteous navy member."

"Mr. Wang Zhe, you're so capable, why don't you join the Navy with me?"

"Everyone has their own dreams, don't they?"

Sensing that Wang Zhe wasn't a truly wicked person, Kebi mustered his courage and asked, "Then what is Mr. Wang Zhe's dream?"

Wang Zhe turned to look at the sea and spoke from the depths of his heart.

"I want to be the freest person on this vast ocean."

"The freest person, huh? Then you're going to become the Pirate King!" Coby exclaimed in shock!

"No, only the strongest are truly free. As long as no one can affect my freedom, being a pirate or the Pirate King is just a title."

"A dream of national significance! This is the greatest dream I've ever heard of. Mr. Wang Zhe is truly an extraordinary person."

Seeing Coby's enthusiastic support, Wang Zhe was in a great mood and decided to go all the way and send him to Windmill Village. He also planned to visit Luffy, who was about to set sail, and defeat him to earn some gold coins.

The thought of Luffy, the rising star he would become, filled Wang Zhe with excitement. He had finally transmigrated once, and the main character was just there to boost his stats, right? Hehehe.

"Koby, can you sail a boat?"

"Set sail, destination: Windmill Village"

On the vast ocean, Coby controls Alvida's legacy—the Miss. Love Duck.

Wang Zhe was sunbathing on the deck. The system shop panel, visible only to him, appeared before his eyes. He glanced at his gold coin balance of 1200, a smirk playing on his lips, and clicked on the hero lottery.

"Thank God, at least it's a ten-pull, I should at least get two powerful heroes."

As the interface kept flashing

Hero Fragment +1 (Exchange Shop not yet open, please stay tuned)

[Hero Fragment +1]

[Hero Fragment +1]

…………

Six hero fragments appeared in quick succession, causing Wang Zhe to break through his defenses.

"Holy crap!"

"This is outrageous! You're doing the same thing as Lao Ma, is that right?"

Suddenly the light paused, and endless lightning flashed in the projection.

[King of Thunder - Sikong Zhen]

"It's that man! —Jailer!"

Another burst of golden light

"Holy crap, holy crap, it's finally getting better! Is it coming? Who will it be this time?"

[Best Inscriptions for Sikong Town (Fully Equipped)]

"Well, okay then!"

The golden light flashed again

[Sikong Zhen's skins all include attribute bonuses] (ps: effects cannot be stacked)

As the lottery ended, Wang Zhe's anxiety finally subsided. However, considering that he had only spent 648 gold coins to acquire the Prisoner, he felt that it wasn't such a bad deal after all, at least there was a safety net.

Looking at the large card in the character panel, it clearly stated: [All summoned heroes are from the peak of the current version. Using the card will automatically authorize rune equipment and skin usage. Summoned heroes will also receive gold and experience rewards for defeating or killing enemies.]

As Wang Zhe clicked "Use," Sikong Zhen's avatar appeared prominently below the character panel, displaying the character's level as 1.

At the same time, lightning and thunder suddenly struck over the sea.

"Born from the ashes by the power of thunder."

"My path has no forks, for the future is already set."

"All the thunder in the world is at my disposal."

Sikong Zhen slowly emerged from the thunder and descended from the sky, looking at Wang Zhe with the eyes of someone reunited with an old friend.

"Lock big!"

Looking at Sikong Zhen's eyes, Wang Zhe felt a sense of familiarity and blurted out involuntarily.

"Summoner, this battlefield seems different from before."

"You..." Wang Zhe didn't know what to say for a moment.

"We've had a total of 560 battles in the Rift, do you remember, Summoner?"

Wang Zhe felt a surge of joy and shock. Although Sikong Zhen was a character in his game account, he was now standing right in front of him in person. How could this not be considered a kind of encounter with an old friend in a foreign land?

"Great, Lao Da! No wonder we seemed so familiar. Since we're so close, you don't mind me calling you that, right?"

"Summoner, we are comrades-in-arms who have shared life and death, so of course we don't mind."

"Um, Lao Da, you can call me Captain or Wang Zhe. Summoner feels weird."

"Yes, Captain. During the summoning process, I learned some information about this world. I think our future will be very exciting, and the eight of them should like it here very much."

"The eight of them?"

"According to what you captains say, we are the Nine Gates of Prisons," Sikong Zhen joked, though his face was serious.

Wang Zhe was stunned. As a veteran side laner, the bond between him and the heroes of the Nine Gates had been built up over countless days and nights. Moreover, the heroes summoned by the system were all at their peak in the current version, so Wang Zhe was naturally very familiar with their terrifying power at their peak.

"That's great! Looks like we need to work hard to earn gold coins and get everyone together as soon as possible."

"Captain, it won't be long. I also brought you a gift this time."

"Gift?"

Bolts of lightning emerged from Sikong Zhen's palm and continuously surged into Wang Zhe's body.

"From now on, we will jointly control the power of thunder."

Feeling the thunderous power within his body that he could freely mobilize, Wang Zhe was almost moved to tears.

"Wow, Lao Da, you really are! I'm so happy! When I have more gold coins in the future, I'll definitely buy you a full set of top-tier gear first!"

"Captain, let's use the gold coins to summon the rest of our crew."

"The main purpose of the equipment shop is to replenish your equipment. The equipment that I and my later companions use can be purchased through limited-time events."

"The limited-time event, which allows the use of this world's currency, is currently underway."

Wang Zhe opened the limited-time events section of the system store and found that there were indeed events running.

[Limited-Time Event: East Blue Paradise Edition. Users can purchase using the world's currency, Berries, or convert Gold Coins to Berries. One Gold Coin = 10,000 Berries. First purchases are 50% off or more.]

[Event duration: 30 days. During this period, defeating pirates will grant double experience and triple gold, as well as double the corresponding bounty.]

Looking at the dazzling array of goods, there are swordsmanship skills, navigation skills, and a whole host of abilities found in the world of One Piece, as well as all sorts of hero equipment.

The price of this equipment is a bit scary. For example, the golden holy sword that costs 2070 gold coins requires 20.7 million Berries. All other equipment is the same, with one gold coin being equivalent to 10,000 Berries.

Wang Zhe currently can't afford either gold coins or Pelés. He only has 552 gold coins, which isn't even enough to buy the cheapest attack speed boots.

Wang Zhe looked at Sikong Zhen with embarrassment, feeling somewhat sorry for his old friend.

"Big Brother Lao, given our current situation, we can only ask you to make do. But don't worry, I just checked, and you can get a 50% discount on the first purchase of the entire set of equipment. Once we defeat the Evil Dragon Pirates, we can buy you the Six Gods set."

Although Sikong Zhen only had the authority to change runes and skins in the system shop, he was fully aware of everything displayed there. He smiled faintly and said, "It's alright, Captain, things will be fine."

Just then, Koby ran over shakily. "Mr. Wang Zhe, we're almost at Windmill Village. Who is this?" Although the commotion caused by Sikong Zhen's arrival startled Koby, after observing him, he realized that the stranger was clearly Wang Zhe's companion, so he came over to ask him with peace of mind.

"He is my partner—Sikong Zhen"

"Hey, this kid's a future Marine, his name's Coby."

Sikong Zhen looked at Koby, his indifferent gaze seemingly seeing through everything about Koby.

"Hello, Koby"

Koby was startled by Sikong Zhen's expression. After all, Sikong Zhen always had a blank expression when dealing with people other than Wang Zhe. Koby couldn't withstand the pressure and didn't dare to look him in the eye.

"Since you're Mr. Wang Zhe's boss, then you're my boss too. Hello, boss," Koby replied blankly.

Wang Zhe smiled without saying a word, while Sikong Zhen said solemnly, "Wang Zhe is my captain, I am not his boss. This is just a special title between us. You can call me Sikong Zhen or Da Sikong directly."

Kobyton felt embarrassed. "Is that so? Hello, Lord Sikong. As expected of Mr. Wang Zhe, your companions are so strong, and they even appear suddenly. Does our benefactor have other companions?"

Before Sikong Zhen could answer, Wang Zhe blurted out, "Yes, there are some Koby. I have nine partners as strong as that, all of them are top-tier experts on the high seas."

"Si Guoyi! That's fantastic! No wonder you're worthy of Mr. Wang Zhe!"

Koby's admiration for Wang Zhe had reached its peak at this moment.