LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 2: If You Are Not Strong, You Cannot Survive
"Helm of Destiny System?"
Gawain's eyes lit up when he realized what was happening, and a light blue translucent panel slowly unfolded in front of him.
The people around him had no reaction to this. Apparently, only Gawain himself could see the panel clearly.
[Helm of Destiny System]
[Host: Gawain]
[Age: 24]
[Identity: Captain of the White Knight Pirate]
[Bounty: 8 million Belly]
[Epithet: White Knight]
[Skill: Swordsmanship: Level 4 (431/800), Physique: Level 3 (357/400), Navigation: Level 1 (39/50)]
[Badge: Captain's Fury: Subordinates' physical strength recovery speed +20%]
[Rating: Iron, trashy, no need to say more.]
Looking at the glaring word trash at the end of the panel, Gawain's mouth twitched slightly, and then he focused all his attention on the system.
Soon, Gawain figured out the function of the system.
For every bit of progress the crew made in their training, Gawain would receive ten times the benefit.
The character rating represents one's current strength, and there are six levels from bottom to top: Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, and Platinum.
The higher you go, the stronger the combat power.
For example, Whitebeard, Roger, and others at their peak basically have a Diamond rating.
The four emperors and the admirals start from the gold level, and some can reach the Diamond level.
The seven warlords of the sea are mainly concentrated between the silver and gold ratings.
As for the highest rating, Platinum, it only exists in theory.
A pirate like Gawain is undoubtedly at the bottom of the pirate world, a complete trash.
However, compared with other pirates on the island, Gawain can barely be considered a larger trash.
The badge in the prompt just now is also displayed on the panel, which can increase the crews' physical strength recovery speed by 20%.
"In other words, as long as I let my subordinates practice hard, I can directly get ten times the benefits?"
"I can even rely on the system's badge function to make these leeks... I mean, the crew members speed up their training, and I can harvest faster?"
"What a capitalist!"
Gawain looked at the pirates around him and counted them briefly.
Including the few shipwrights who stayed on the ship to repair the ship, there were almost one hundred pirates left.
He turned to look at the crew beside him: "If we try our best to hide here, how long can we last?"
"If we estimate optimistically, it will be about a month."
"One month..."
Gawain did a quick calculation.
Thirty days, one hundred people, ten times the efficiency…
In other words, as long as he brings this group of pirates and practices here for a month, he can obtain the results of an ordinary person's practice for more than 80 years?
(T/N: 30 100 = 3,000 10 = 30,000/365 = 82 years)
Then, after overcoming this crisis, if he could recruit more geniuses under his command, as long as they practiced, he would be able to become stronger ten times faster?
This speed can even be stacked!
According to Gawain's recollections, the current time is approximately year 1519 in the Sea Circle Calendar, which is the year when Ace went out to sea.
"Ace's potential should be far above that of ordinary people. After all, he awakened his Conqueror's Haki, and he also had the blessing of Roger's blood."
"And the two main forces of the Straw Hat Pirates in the future, Zoro and Sanji, one is still a pirate hunter, and the other is still an apprentice at the ocean-going restaurant, Baratie."
"As long as these three people don't die in the growth process, according to the system's evaluation standards, they will have the rating of gold or even Diamond in the future!"
"If I could bring them under my wing, how fast would I grow?"
"Never mind."
"Let's think about something practical for now. Let's set a small goal first and defeat Morgan in one second!"
Gawain looked at the pirate, who was looking at him in awe and had an idea in mind.
… … …
The next morning.
Although the changes that happened to the pirate group last night were huge, Gawain also showed a decisive side that was completely different from the past, bringing unprecedented confidence to everyone.
Therefore, their mental state was quite good. They were no longer at a loss as before, with panic written all over their faces. Even their actions became orderly.
Gawain stood in front of the crowd, looking at his leeks with satisfaction.
After a long silence, he spoke with a slightly heavy voice: "Ahem!"
"My dear brothers, after the shipwright's overnight inspection, I can only regretfully announce that we can no longer set sail. This means that we only have two options left for survival."
"First, we hope that other ships pass by before the Marines find us, but the possibility of this is very small, if not impossible."
"Second, we will wait for the Marines to arrive and seize the Marines' ships. However, the marines led by Morgan are definitely the elite troops in the East Blue. After all, we just suffered a crushing defeat at their hands."
As soon as these words came out.
The pirates at the scene suddenly panicked. The hope that had just risen because of Gawain was instantly poured with a bucket of cold water.
In the minds of these pirates, Morgan is almost invincible.
After all, even a strong captain like their own was injured by him and is still wrapped in bandages.
"I…"
"I don't want to die, captain, save me."
There were even bursts of sobbing sounds from the crowd.
In fact, most of the pirates of this era were just ordinary people who could not survive in their hometowns.
If they have a knife or a gun in their hand and face other ordinary people, they will naturally be fearless, but fighting against some monsters is nothing but a pipe dream.
Gawain saw everyone's reaction; the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he thought to himself: Done!
This is the routine used by countless course sellers in his previous life: First, create anxiety and then sell the product.
Although the routine is simple, it has been proven to be effective. After all, when there are so many people, there will always be a few fools who will be fooled.
To Gawain, these pirates, who had only received a few days of education and had not experienced the impact of the information age, were actually not much different from fools.
"But!"
Gawain raised his voice: "Can we just sit there and wait for death?"
"Think about the oath you made when you set out to sea. Not to mention finding the One Piece, but what about the money? Where is the money?!"
"How can we surrender to the Marines when we haven't found anything yet?!"
"There is a minimum of one month that we can stay here. Do you want to take a chance and be a hero, or just wait to be killed?"
A louder voice suddenly erupted from the crowd. Under Gawain's deception, all the pirates had red faces on the spot and vines bulging on their necks.
"Fight him!"
"Damn it, the timid ones will die of starvation, and the brave ones will die of gluttony!"
"Captain, tell us what we should do!"
The crowd grew increasingly agitated.
Gawain sighed secretly, thinking that it was so easy to deceive them: "Brothers who are willing to follow me and take a gamble, please raise your hands!"
Whoosh!
Without exception, nearly a hundred people raised their hands with serious looks on their faces as they stared straight at Gawain with a fire burning in their eyes.
"Very good! Very energetic"
Gawain smiled slightly and said: "For the next month or so, please put aside all distractions and follow me in training. I will pass on everything I have learned throughout my life to you!"
"Remember!"
"You are not practicing for me, but for yourself because in this era, you cannot survive if you are not strong!"
"Your wealth can be taken away by swords, but your strength can never be taken away by anyone!"
"Oh!"
There was a sudden burst of excited voices from below, and all the pirates were convinced by Gawain's words.
"That's right, only strength is fundamental."
"At first, I even naively thought that the Marines would do me justice and help me get my property back."
"It was not until I saw the nobles who had taken my property standing and laughing with the Marines that I realized that this world was already beyond redemption."
"Power is everything!"
A pirate with a mohawk hairstyle and fiery eyes:
"That's right!"
"If you are not strong, you cannot survive!"
"And now, the only one who can give us hope is Captain Gawain!"