Transmigrating into One Piece: The Peerless King

Of course, this orthodox ideology is centered on Zhao Hai's ideas, and it is absolutely different from the Navy's so-called 'justice'.

Without hesitation, Zhao Hai's eyes darted around, and he reached out and patted Koby on the shoulder, saying earnestly, "Koby, you can't do this. This society is very dangerous. Being too kind is no good. Do you know how much of a scumbag that Granter I just beat up was? Do you really think I'm a bad guy who can't distinguish between good and evil and just bullies anyone he finds? (That's exactly what happened.)"

At this point, Zhao Hai paused slightly, his tone becoming even more serious, and slowly said, "Actually, it's not like that. Many things in this world are not what the eyes see; they can only show a very small part of a person."

“Take that Grant from earlier, for example. You only saw me beat him up, but do you know how scum he is in his daily life? You don’t! Do you know that he bullies his comrades by using his reputation as a naval genius? You don’t know that either…”

Zhao Hai was getting more and more excited as he spoke, completely unaware that Gary and Coby beside him had already stopped and were giving him meaningful glances.

Unfortunately, Zhao Hai was in the middle of a great deal of fun, and his IQ seemed to plummet. He completely missed the message being conveyed in Coby and Gary's eyes, and even said to Coby with some displeasure, "Coby, why did you stop? Your big brother is giving you a life lesson! Concentrate, stop blinking like that. Do you know how many people want to hear my lesson? Even that old man Garp would be..."

Upon hearing Zhao Hai's domineering words, Gary and Coby were so shocked that their mouths gaped open.

"Uh—, what's with that expression?"

Seeing Gary and Coby's exaggerated facial expressions, Zhao Hai was somewhat surprised and realized something was unusual. He stopped 'lecturing' and began to look around.

But as soon as Zhao Hai turned his head, his heart clenched in shock.

Zhao Hai only just realized why Gary and Coby had been blinking at him, and why they were so surprised when he mentioned Garp.

It turned out that the old man Garp was looking at him with great interest, as if to say, "Go on! Let me hear how a vice admiral from the Navy Headquarters wants to hear your lecture."

"Hello, Lieutenant General Garp!"

Zhao Hai greeted the old man Garp somewhat awkwardly, thinking to himself, "I overdid it with my bragging, and to make matters worse, I ran into the real deal. How tragic."

"Hmph! Kid, I don't have time to waste with your nonsense right now."

Garp gave Zhao Hai a cold snort, then said to Coby, "Coby, from now on you are my official disciple, and I will personally teach you."

To prevent Koby, the future pillar of the Navy, from being led astray by Zhao Hai, especially after hearing Zhao Hai's twisted logic, Garp became even more determined in his decision.

Garp's original plan to train Koby as a prospective disciple was instantly changed to accepting him as a formal disciple.

"Thank you, Vice Admiral Garp... oh, no, Master!"

When Coby heard that Garp, a legendary figure in the Navy, wanted to take him as his disciple, he was speechless with awe.

"Hahaha... Not bad!"

Old Man Garp was quite pleased to see that Coby had agreed so easily.

For example, Garp is a vice admiral in the Marine Headquarters, and he could easily have a large number of people come to him to become his apprentice with just a wave of his hand, but the feeling of being truly accepted by people still made the old man Garp feel gratified.

Seeing that Garp was about to take Koby as his disciple, Zhao Hai grabbed Gary and ran away.

How could Zhao Hai possibly let such an opportunity to escape slip by? If old man Garp were to recover from his excitement about taking on disciples and seek revenge, he would be even more wronged than Dou E.

If the other party wasn't Garp, whom Zhao Hai had just offended, Zhao Hai would definitely have stayed and dragged Coby into a corner to give him a good scolding: "Can't you have some backbone? You agree to take someone as your apprentice? You should at least see what good things they can offer you before you decide whether to agree or not! What if another high-ranking Marine comes up with an even better gift in a few days? Wouldn't you be at a huge loss!"

Zhao Hai, who had dragged Gary back to the dorm, finally collapsed onto his bed in relief when he saw that old man Garp hadn't chased after them. "Damn! That was so exciting! How could someone as cowardly as me have stumbled upon such a once-in-a-millennium scene? I'm such a fucking idiot!"

Seeing Gary's somewhat absent-minded look, Zhao Hai guessed that the kid was jealous of Coby's good luck in losing to Garp as his master.

This was just a normal competitive mentality among teenagers, so Zhao Hai didn't interfere much. He glanced at it briefly and then paid no more attention.

"Xiao Jin, check me over and see how my strength foundation is progressing? How well do my body and strength mesh?"

Today, Zhao Hai, unusually, started to care about his cultivation progress and asked the system, Xiao Jin.

Furthermore, through some basic inheritances from the King System, Zhao Hai also learned about some major taboos in cultivation, among which the compatibility between strength and body is of paramount importance in the early stages of cultivation.

If this aspect isn't handled well, unless one can suddenly achieve a qualitative change in their spiritual well-being—that is, awaken domineering power—then they can basically forget about making any significant achievements later on.

This is why Zhao Hai controlled his level and strength increases for a long time to hone his skills.

"The host's power and body are now perfectly integrated. You can confidently begin your upgrade journey. We hope you will continue to work hard!"

Hearing the system, Xiao Jin, actually cheering him on, Zhao Hai was quite surprised. "This Xiao Jin is really becoming more and more human-like."

"Now I've finally recovered from the surge in experience points from those sea kings and can start leveling up with peace of mind. It's also been a while since I checked my physical attributes."

Thinking about how his strength had been consolidated during this period, Zhao Hai silently read through his own attribute panel.

Character Attributes: (Note: In One Piece, the strength attribute of any standard adult is 10)

Name:

Zhao Hai (One Piece world name: Caribbean Sea)

level:

30 (You can now be considered a junior officer in the Navy, at least a lieutenant.)

defense:

Four Symbols Immortal Body - White Tiger Body Proficiency: 50.00% (White Tiger Body activation cultivation conditions, comprehended the second level of White Tiger Body - Seeing the big picture from small details, your defense is barely passable, a small pebble thrown by a naval soldier can no longer harm you in the slightest)

Movement Technique:

Seven Transformations of Heaven - Leap Transformation Proficiency: 75.00% (You have mastered the third level of Leap Transformation - Integration and Mastery. Your speed is already quite good, but you can only show off in front of some ordinary naval officers.)

strength:

300/500 (Hot-blooded gene activated, you can advance infinitely to level 50 through battle. Your strength is barely enough to be considered a lieutenant in the Marines in the world of One Piece!)

Talent Skills:

Five Elements Sword Qi (Not Activated)

Accessories:

None (The only equipped item in the system—the King's Sword—was not obtained).

Task:

Main storyline 1:

Joined Marineford, Headquarters (Completed)

Side Quest 1:

Hidden Quest - The Old Village Chief's Instructions (Incomplete, reward unknown).

"Although my strength hasn't increased much during this period, my ability to use power and my movement techniques have improved significantly."

Looking at his own attributes, Zhao Hai nodded with satisfaction. "I just don't know when the next upgrade quest will be available. But for now, I shouldn't have to worry about leveling up."

"Thump thump thump... thump thump..."

Suddenly, just as Zhao Hai was deep in thought, a series of urgent knocks sounded on the door, echoing in the dormitory and stirring Zhao Hai's heartstrings.

"Could it be that old man Garp has recovered from the joy of taking on a disciple and is coming to settle a score because he's holding a grudge? That can't be right, a dignified vice admiral wouldn't be so petty, would he?"

As Gary took steps closer and closer to the dormitory door, Zhao Hai's heart jumped into his throat.

Chapter 43: Another round of accepting disciples? No interest!

"Squeak...creak..."

The dormitory door slowly opened, and a powerful figure hurriedly walked in.

Seeing this figure, Zhao Hai felt relieved. "Thank goodness it wasn't old man Garp coming for revenge."

The man who entered at that moment was Burnham, the burly fellow who had met Zhao Hai and the others once when they entered the Naval Academy.

Seeing Burnham panting heavily, clearly out of breath from running, Zhao Hai, out of camaraderie, handed him a glass of water and said, "Burham, why are you running so fast? We're all elite members of the Navy, the future pillars of the Navy. How can you be so impatient?"

After speaking, Zhao Hai subconsciously glanced at Gary beside him, hoping that Gary would affirm his words, because Zhao Hai felt that his words would be more approachable and persuasive. However, Gary seemed not to hear him at all.

Burnham, the big guy, remained unmoved by Zhao Hai's actions. He let out a slight sigh of relief and said to Zhao Hai and the others, "I was sent by Teacher Chatun to call you over. The teacher seems very unhappy, so you'd better hurry up and go!"

Before Zhao Hai could recover from his earlier composure, Burnham grabbed Zhao Hai and Gary and ran outside.

"Why is Teacher Chaton in such a hurry to see me and Gary?"

"The key point is that Burnham said that Mr. Burnham looked very unhappy. Have I done anything wrong lately? No!"

Zhao Hai followed behind Burnham, secretly pondering why Teacher Chaton had called them, but he just couldn't figure it out.

At this moment, Zhao Hai had completely forgotten the exhilarating feeling of beating up Gurant, and his face was filled with a bewildered and pitiful expression.

This caused Gary's heart to clench violently when he inadvertently caught a glimpse of Zhao Hai's gaze. "What kind of mess have you made that you don't know? What's with that distorting look in broad daylight?"

After a short while, Zhao Hai and his group passed through several quiet corridors and arrived at the office of Teacher Chatun.

"Caribbean Hai and Gary, come in. Burnham, you can go back now!" As soon as Zhao Hai and the others reached the door, a slightly deep voice came from inside the office.

Hearing the voice, clearly tinged with suppressed anger, coming from inside the office, Zhao Hai's heart skipped a beat.

"Squeak...creak..."

However, Zhao Hai still forced himself to push open the door and go in, with Gary following behind him tremblingly.

Zhao Hai looked at the old man sitting at the desk and chair. His face was no longer as kind as the last time he had seen him. Instead, a strong aura of iron-blooded power was constantly emanating from him, pressing down on their nerves.

A true man can bend and stretch. Seeing Cha Tun's domineering expression, Zhao Hai decided to be a good boy and behave himself.

With a respectful expression and clear eyes, he looked at Chaton and said softly, "Chaton-sensei, what brings you to see me and Gary?"

"What do I need from you? How dare you ask me that?" Looking at Zhao Hai's innocent and pure eyes, Teacher Cha Tun couldn't help but laugh.

If Chatun hadn't thoroughly investigated the matter, he might have hesitated to ask Zhao Hai's question earlier.

Listening to Teacher Chatun's obviously meaningful words, Zhao Hai roughly understood the situation. If he, Zhao Hai, still didn't understand something so obvious, then he really had a serious intellectual deficiency.

"Damn it! This kid Grand is no man at all. He got beaten up and still has the nerve to cry like a child and threaten to tell his mom!"

Zhao Hai mentally gave a stern scolding to Gurant, who was lying unconscious on the bed (of course, Zhao Hai was unaware of the situation, but even if he had known, he would never have taken back those words).

Although Zhao Hai knew the whole story, he had known since childhood the "truth" of "speaking out and being punished severely, resisting and being punished leniently," so how could he easily admit his mistake?

So after pausing for a moment, Zhao Hai put on an extremely serious expression and said 'sincerely' to Teacher Chatun, "This student does not know, please enlighten me, teacher."

“Then let me give you a heads-up, Grand…”

Seeing that Zhao Hai still wouldn't tell the truth even at this point, Teacher Chatun's patience was almost exhausted, and her tone of voice clearly showed that she was getting angry.

"Oh, you mean Grand? I remember now, we sparred today, but I was lucky enough to win by half a move in the end."

When Zhao Hai heard Cha Tun mention Grand, he immediately slapped his forehead, a look of 'sudden realization' on his face, and launched into action without any pause or hesitation, everything appearing so skillful...

Oh, no, it should be 'natural' here!

Seeing Chaton's increasingly pale face, Zhao Hai quickly changed to a fearful expression, trembling and his voice shaking, "I...I won't be...punished by the Navy for this, will I?"