Game Merchants Starting from the Ninja World.

Chapter 162: Glossary and Enlightenment Pill?

Seven days have passed.

On the first level, the ghosts at the edge of the island of death could no longer satisfy the players' hunting progress, so they began to venture deeper.

More and more players are starting to encounter the red-clad ghost.

"Rubber, rubber. Mind-driven!"

Luffy swung his arm, took off his straw hat, and smashed it straight onto the ground.

A slight tremor spread.

A special green energy array spread out from the ground within a five-meter radius around the straw hat.

All the spirits were frozen in place by the shockwave.

With the support of the green energy array, Luffy's punches became even more powerful and swift, relentlessly striking the spirits until their life points were depleted.

"What a powerful move!"

Zoro opened his eyes and stared intently at the captain who was hunting ghosts.

This is the loot they just got from hunting a red wraith; it's a blue skill called [Mind Drive].

It can slam its own giant weapon into the ground, creating the [Giant Weapon Power] effect around it, slightly increasing critical hit damage, and when driven by willpower, it has a sixth sense-like enhancement of willpower, allowing it to hit enemies more accurately.

But on second thought,

Zoro felt that [Mind Drive] wasn't quite right for him. He was going to become the world's greatest swordsman, so he couldn't just be like Luffy, that roughneck, and just shove [Wado Ichimonji] into the ground and then engage in close combat, could he?

"If we continue forward, we should be getting closer to the center of the island. I wonder how strong the tower lord is, and whether he's worth my time!"

Zoro's gaze was sharp.

Behind them, plumes of dark mist rose up, and the phantom of ghosts and gods gradually solidified and descended.

This is a new skill that appears after upgrading [Ghost Affinity] to Lv.5.

The system prompted that Zoro could spend 8,000 reward points to upgrade the skill quality. After signing a bond somewhat bewilderedly, [Demon Affinity] was upgraded to a new skill.

【Kaija of the Afterimage】: By drawing upon the power of ghosts and gods to wrap around the body, it enhances critical hit damage and movement speed, and the slashes are imbued with ghostly energy.

"The power of afterimages!"

Zoro bit the hilt of his sword, held it with both hands, and slammed his right foot into the ground, speeding past several ghosts.

The ghost's claws fell, but were blocked by the afterimage on Zoro's body, as if passing through an illusory shadow, without causing him any harm.

stab.

The purplish-black ghostly energy slashed, tearing open the chest of the vengeful spirit.

This ghost god originated from a guardian of the Shadow Labyrinth on the continent of Arad. In life, he was a Shadow Swordsman, but after death, he refused to dissipate due to his strong will and spirit, and eventually transformed into a ghost god.

"If I were to fall on the path to becoming the world's greatest swordsman, the resentment and unwillingness I felt would probably turn me into a wandering ghost in the world."

As he sheathed his sword, Zoro silently contemplated the afterimages and ghostly figures surrounding him.

Whether it's a ghost or a pirate, no one can stop me from becoming the strongest swordsman. I will cut down all the obstacles in my way!

"That idiot Smoker, how dare he blatantly poach Navy personnel?"

Admiral Akainu, and Sakazuki, who was never one to tolerate injustice, slammed their fists on the conference table in anger, shouting, "He actually used the Navy's funds to upgrade a game company that poses a huge threat to the Navy! Does he want to betray the Navy?"

Inside the video Den Den Mushi,

Smoker has not yet signed any bonds, but instead generously used naval funds to upgrade the Poison Attack Mastery, which has reached level 5.

【Venomous Blood】: Street Fighters have trained in the use of poisons, resulting in their blood containing highly lethal toxins.

This is the core ability of Street Fighter.

Aokiji spoke calmly, "Smoker is also doing this for the Navy. The stronger he is, the more information he can gather about the game merchants, and the better he can protect the World Nobles."

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Zhan Guo quickly stopped them.

These days,

All high-ranking naval officers, after finishing their current tasks, must attend a meeting to analyze and observe the game content transmitted back by the video Den Den Mushi (snail phone).

There are two levels of objectives.

The first step is to uncover the secrets of the game merchant's abilities so that Lieutenant General Tsuru can better deal with them.

Then, do your best to help the navy in the first level of the landing trial tower find the weak points of Death Island, and make the navy the victors in killing the tower's boss.

Sengoku said with a headache, "The navy has already signed bonds and obtained reward points from the game merchants."

Bonds.

It doesn't sound like a good thing, meaning the navy that signed the bonds would need to constantly hunt these wraith monsters to repay the game merchant's reward points.

Nobody knows what the consequences of breaching the contract will be.

If the consequences are so severe as to endanger lives, it will be like a chain binding the navy that signed the bonds. It would not be surprising if those with weak will betray the navy in order to save their lives.

A note was handed to Sengoku by a naval soldier.

Sengoku's expression changed drastically after reading it, and he cursed, "That idiot Garp! I clearly told him not to act rashly, yet this guy dared to become a contracted player and even sneak onto the island?"

"Lieutenant General Garp has also become a contract player?"

"Nonsense!"

The naval officers were immediately in an uproar.

A vice admiral in the Navy Headquarters is one of the Navy's top combat forces, especially since he has been unwilling to be promoted for some reason, and his true combat strength is already that of a Navy admiral, namely [Hero Garp].

He once chased after the Pirate King's ship and cornered Roger several times, and is now regarded by ordinary people as the man who represents the honor of the Navy.

If something goes wrong, the navy will suffer huge losses.

This is nothing like the defection of a few small-time navy personnel from the East China Sea branch, or the death of Smoker.

The video Den Den Mushi frantically rotated its snail-like eyes, and after several minutes, it finally located Garp.

"Coby, someone as cowardly as you can never be a Marine!"

Garp punched the pink-haired dwarf on the head, and looked at Koby, who was running away with his head in his hands in fear of the ghost, and was angry at his lack of self-control.

He received instructions from the Warring States period and arrived at the East Sea Trial Tower area.

Along the way, they encountered Koby rowing alone and felt that he was a promising talent, so they decided to recruit him into the Navy.

After only a few days of contact, I found that Koby was too weak.

Why not let Sakazuki train him for a while and hone his willpower?

boom.

Garp's punch was as hard as steel, and when it hit the ghost, it felt like tearing cotton.

He is a man who stands at the near pinnacle of the pirate world. He has no Devil Fruit power, but possesses pure Haki and fighting skills. He has not weakened with age, but has instead become more refined and honed over time.

I didn't bring much money with me on this trip to the East China Sea.

However, it is enough to unlock real-world abilities, Lv.5 Armament Haki. Although it is only rated as a blue quality skill by the Rinne Game, it is enhanced by combat skills, and the speed at which it hunts ghosts is fast enough.

"That was a truly exhilarating battle!"

Garp laughed heartily, swinging his fists repeatedly, each strike powerful and heavy.

The figure wearing a dog-head hat moved back and forth among the ghosts, each punch taking away a ghost with it.

"What's going on? They're both at Lv.5 Armament Haki, but Vice Admiral Garp's punch is stronger?"

The Marines following Garp wore expressions of bewilderment.

They are able to fight alongside Garp, and their combat strength is not weak at all. Armament Haki is an essential skill for traversing the Grand Line and the New World.

In order to keep up with Garp and Bogart, they all signed bonds and received reward points to unlock Armament Haki.

But despite having the same level, it doesn't have the same power as Garp.

"Perhaps it's because my Armament Haki skill has acquired a new attribute?"

"Entry?"

The naval personnel all looked puzzled.

Garp directly displayed his skill bar, and a new entry appeared at the bottom of the [Armament Haki] skill.

【Armament Haki Lv.5 (Blue)】: A special ability in the One Piece world that greatly enhances defense and attack power when released.

Level 5 stat: Increases punch penetration by 15%.

The sailors looked at each other in bewilderment and quickly opened their skill menus.

After some research,

You need to learn skill attributes yourself or purchase Enlightenment Pills from the in-game store to discover them.

A single Enlightenment Pill costs 5,000 reward points, and there is no guarantee of successful comprehension.

Looking at the newly listed items, Afu asked doubtfully, "Master, will anyone really buy Enlightenment Pills?"

Entry.

To put it simply, it's because each player's level of understanding of the same skill is different, resulting in different effects.

Just like the secret manuals in the world of martial arts, or the secret techniques and fighting spirit in the world of fantasy, the effects of each person's cultivation are different.

The stronger a player's soul potential, the deeper their understanding and comprehension of skills, and the more powerful they can unleash even at the same level.

These subtle differences were displayed by the owner in a completely playful manner.

"Of course I will buy it."

Fang Yi's lips curled slightly as he said, "Can't you see the envy in those navy men's eyes? Everyone's skill level is the same, so why is yours more powerful?"

Afu said matter-of-factly, "That's because Garp has a stronger understanding and comprehension of Armament Haki, and by incorporating it into his own methods, his Armament Haki is more powerful in terms of punch penetration."

This has a lot to do with the potential of the soul.

Although everything in the game of reincarnation is a game framework, its essence is still the real world, and innate advantages cannot be completely ignored.

Just like Hawkeye and Zoro, their soul potential is strong enough, and they have a unique understanding of swordsmanship from birth.

Even in a world without magic, some people can apply the same knowledge in a practical way, while others, even if they memorize it by rote, cannot apply it to other situations.

"So, this is the reason why the Enlightenment Pill exists."

Looking down at the endless stream of players pouring into the first level of the Trial Tower, Fang Yi said, "The purpose of the Reincarnation Game is to change everyone's fate and fulfill all wishes."

"Players with high soul potential are certainly the vanguard and the sharpest team in hunting down sources of pollution, but we cannot ignore our largest base."

"That's a regular player."

"Why is it that even though we're all players in the Reincarnation Game, we can't have the ability to change our fate? With the same level and equipment, Hawkeye can reach the strength of a lord, while I, Pirate Palu, can only be an elite monster?"

"The appearance of the Enlightenment Pill is meant to tell ordinary players that as long as they have enough willpower and are willing to go all out to hunt down the corrupted and obtain reward points, they can catch up with those chosen ones and the children of destiny, and even trample them underfoot!"

"This is the true meaning of the cycle of reincarnation."

Even Afu felt a surge of excitement after hearing this.

The little fists clenched involuntarily; destiny was in their own hands!

Immediately afterward, she sensed something was amiss and asked, "But Master, aren't the Enlightenment Pills priced too high? The same amount of reward points is enough to upgrade skills; wouldn't that make you even stronger?"

That's the problem.

The attribute boost from skill upgrades far exceeds the meager attribute bonuses.

But the Enlightenment Pill, which can help you comprehend and change skill entries, is actually selling for more than the reward points for skill upgrades. Are there really any suckers willing to buy it?

Fang Yi looked relieved and said, "The One Piece players may have to wait a little longer, but the Ninja World players are already irresistible. Let alone 5,000 reward points, some people would even try for 50,000 reward points."

"How could that be? I definitely wouldn't buy it!"

Afu simply couldn't believe that any player would be so foolish as to spend a large number of reward points to buy Enlightenment Pills.

Just for that tiny bit of attribute bonus?

Take Garp [Lv.5 attribute] for example, his 15% punch penetration power makes his skill power stronger than that of ordinary Marines' Armament Haki.

But instead of spending 5,000 reward points to buy Enlightenment Pills to gamble on a Lv.5 level Fist Penetration attribute, it's better to directly upgrade the skill.

Even a level 10 Armament Haki without any special modifiers could easily overwhelm Garp's level 5 Armament Haki with modifiers.

That's the power of hierarchy.

Even a purple skill at level 1 cannot match the power of a white skill at level 10.

Fang Yi sneered, "That's because you underestimated the players' demand for perfect crafting."

Back when I was a game designer,

He has seen too many players who already have top-tier equipment, but still spend a lot of money to achieve single-digit stats.

Equipment grade adjustment boxes, attribute reversal books, and attribute correction pens are all for the purpose of pursuing the ultimate.

"Perfectly crafted?"

Afu didn't quite understand this word.

After a moment's thought, Fang Yi asked, "What is the highest attribute of a level 5 skill?"

Afu thought for a moment and replied, "Twenty percent, or twenty attribute points."

Punch penetration, sword critical strike power, counterattack power, shadow attack power, physical evasion, and defense.

The attributes that an entry can have are incredibly diverse and varied.

However, they all have attribute limits.

Just like in the world of martial arts, no matter how fierce the sword moves are, or how strong the swordsman's comprehension is, it is impossible to surpass the limits of that sword technique.

20%.

That is, the maximum attribute amplification that a level 5 skill modifier can provide.

Fang Yi laughed and said, "Believe it or not, even if someone reaches a 19.9% ​​attribute bonus, they still can't resist buying more Enlightenment Pills to pursue the ultimate 20% attribute bonus?"

"impossible!"

Afu shook his head repeatedly.

Even though players are usually easily fooled by their owners, they wouldn't be that stupid.

"Then we'll wait and see."

Of course not now.

The One Piece players' equipment and skills haven't been upgraded to their best yet, but when they're ready to attack the New World, just like the Ninja World players...

Enlightenment Pills will start selling like hotcakes.

Fang Yi looked at the players inside the Trial Tower as if he were looking at a new batch of golden leeks, about to ripen and ready to be harvested.

(End of this chapter)