MTLNOVEL Chapter 123: Gold Rating
Time flies, late at night.
On the hillside behind Raven Harbor, two figures were sparring with each other, holding wooden swords tightly in their hands.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
For a moment, all that could be heard was the sound of wooden swords colliding.
The swinging bamboo swords swept up the surrounding fallen leaves, which danced wildly in the air, and were then cut off by the even faster wooden swords.
The two people who kept fighting with swords were Nami and Gaza.
Because there is a big gap between their own strength and the cadres of the White Knight Pirate, and because they are both women, the two naturally become the most suitable training partners.
Gaza seized the opportunity and knocked the bamboo sword out of Nami's hand with one slash and then put the tip of her sword against Nami's throat.
They had been training together for a period of time before, but recently, Gaza was busy with the affairs of Raven Harbor, so there was a break in their battle.
Snap!
"Nami, I win this time!"
Gaza looked down from above with a faint smile on her face, and Nami's eyes were gleaming with stubbornness, showing no sign of weakness: "I can't let Mr. Gawain down!"
"Again!"
As she spoke, she grabbed the wooden sword on the ground and chopped at Gaza in front of her.
Soon, there was another continuous sound of impact in the air, like raindrops. There was no spark, but it scared away countless birds and wild animals.
After practicing till now, the swordsmanship of the two has basically reached a high level, and ordinary pirates are basically no match for them.
If Gaza used her devil fruit ability, she would not be much weaker than Jango.
But they both knew that such strength was still too weak to keep up with Gawain's pace.
It has no value anymore, so they practice harder!
"Hey, Nami, I want to see how far we can go in the Martial Arts Tournament!"
Gaza spoke her thoughts, and Nami was slightly stunned before putting away the bamboo sword in her hand: "Then let's go and give it a try!"
Then, the two women held their swords and rushed towards each other with determined eyes.
There was another sound of wooden swords colliding in the air.
It was not until late at night that the two of them dragged their exhausted bodies back to Raven Harbor.
At the same time, Gawain sat in his room, waiting for the system to settle the account.
Soon, the familiar system prompt sounded in Gawain's mind.
"Physique experience +741!"
"Swordsmanship experience +583!"
"Zoan-type Devil Fruit experience +60!"
As another wave of experience was absorbed, a familiar panel appeared in front of Gawain.
[Host: Gawain]
[Age: 24]
[Identity: Captain of the White Knight Pirate]
[Current Bounty: 248 Million Belly]
[skill:↓]
> Swordsmanship: Level 11 (6413/20000 ) Feature: Swiftness, Extreme Force
> Physique: Level 11 (9611/20000) Feature: Equilibrium, Harmony
> Human-Beast Form Physique: Level 14 / Beast Physique Form: Level 15
> Pussyfoot Maneuver: Level 6 (351/4000) Feature: Flash Step
> Observation Haki: Level 4 (1271/5000)
> Armament Haki: Level 1: (538/1000)
> Navigation: Level 5 (815/Max)
> Devil Fruit, Red Dragon: Level 1: 2(5000)
> Sniping: Level 3: (1106/1600)
[Badge: ↓]
> Captain's Fury: Subordinates' physical strength recovery speed +20%.
> Rising Fame: You can check the potential level of your subordinates.
> A bounty of over 100 million: The Favor of the Sea (Used)
[Rating: Gold, you can roam the sea freely, but even if you are considered a strong person in the world, there is still an insurmountable gap between you and those monsters at the top!]
"In half a month, my swordsmanship and physique have gained more than 10,000 experience points."
"Has my combat power finally reached gold?"
Looking at the prominent word Gold in the rating column, Gawain couldn't help but smile.
From the day he left Raven Harbor to now, almost half a month has passed, and all the data have shown a significant increase.
Among them, swordsmanship, physique, Pussyfoot Maneuver, and Red Dragon fruit were improved by one level, sniping was improved by two levels, and the Observation Haki has reached Level 4.
If he takes his Observation-Haki one step further, he can awaken a new exclusive feature.
This is also what Gawain is most looking forward to.
After all, the advanced application of Observation Haki shown in the manga is actually much rarer than Armament Haki.
But each of them has great value, especially Katakuri's ability to predict the future, which is like a bug in battle.
Although it was patched by Red Hair's Observation Killing in the later period, its powerful practical value is still undeniable.
At least for Gawain now, it is like adding wings to a tiger.
"Although it fluctuates every day due to the different conditions of Kuro and Gin, the general data is similar."
"Nowadays, the daily gain of Observation-Haki is about 80 points."
"If I calculate this way, in about forty days, my Observation-Haki will be able to reach level five."
"And other skills will also see a significant improvement."
"By then, my combat power will be formidable even in the New World. If compared with the generals, I will definitely not be weaker than the three calamities and seven warlords of the sea."
"It's just that the growth rate of Armament Haki is really slow…"
It awakened more than a month ago, and it was at level 1 as soon as it awakened, but his Armament Haki has not been upgraded yet.
Unlike other skills that can be practiced by others to gain experience, Armament Haki can only rely on himself now.
Gawain couldn't help but feel a bit bitter.
Only about a dozen experience points are added every day, which is incredibly slow.
At this rate, by the time the Martial Arts Tournament is held in two months, his Armament Haki might just have reached Level 2.
It is still a long way to unlock the feature at Level 5.
But Gawain could understand this.
In the manga, except for the Straw Hat Pirates, who were given a lot of plot armor by Oda himself, and some exceptions like Crocodile and Gecko Moriah, the peak period of most strong people basically remains in the age of thirty-eight to early fifties.
Whether it is Roger, Whitebeard, Sengoku, Garp, or the younger generation, Akainu, Aokiji, Hawk Eyes, and Red Hair, they basically all conform to this law.
This is because it takes much longer than expected to improve every ability to the top level.
To solve the problem of slow progress in Armament Haki.
There are two possible ways.
Either accept the leeks that awaken the Armament Haki or let Kuro and the others awaken the Armament Haki.
As for the former, let alone in the East Blue, there is not much of the first half of the Grand Line. As for the latter, Gawain's current hope probably has to be placed on Kuro and others.
Unfortunately, their physique is still not up to par at the moment. It depends on whether they can reach the standard within these two months.
However, these are not problems that can be solved in a short period of time.
After struggling for a while, Gawain put the question aside and focused his attention on the Red Dragon fruit.
Gawain has experienced the power of the Beast Form.
Hanafuda's full-strength attack was unable to even shake his body.
Now that his skills have been upgraded, Gawain has become more proficient in controlling this devil fruit.
There is naturally no problem with the basic three-form transformations.
The biggest problem is still the inability to combine the Devil Fruit with his own swordsmanship.
"In this regard, I can either refer to the principle of the Rumble Ball to control multiple transformations or even partial transformations, or I can wait until my skill improves to level 5 to see what kind of feature it can provide."
"But."
"Even if I rely solely on the power of my Devil Fruit, my combat power has already reached the Gold level. Even among the seven warlords of the sea, I am not weak."
"At least I'm superior to Hanafuda, Crocodile, and Gecko Moria, whose faith has been shattered. There is almost no rival in the first half of the Grand Line."
"Once the Martial Arts Tournament is over, it's time for me to enter the Grand Line and take over my own territory."
"The East Blue is too small after all."
"The available leeks are too scarce."
"Except for those who have little hope, all the other available people have basically boarded my ship. There is little point in staying here any longer."
After a few minutes, the lights in Gawain's room suddenly went out, and the surroundings became quiet for a moment, with only the sea breeze blowing along the corners of the wall, making a sharp hissing sound.