Back in his cabin, Yeyin lay down and summoned his status panel.
[Host: Yeyin
Age: 14
Pick-up Points: 166,000
Strength: 2,880
Speed: 2,210
Defense: 2,280
Agility: 2,490
Mental Power: 2,650
(Normal human baseline attributes: 50)
Abilities: Intermediate-Advanced Armament Haki, Basic Conqueror's Haki, Gunmanship Lv5, Swordsmanship Lv7, Digestion 520.
Skills: Dual Sword Style - Water Wheel Slash, Single Sword Style - Hundred Birds, Shave, Moonwalk.
Items: Great Sword "Falling Rain," Great Sword "Spirit Echo," A box of herring cans, The King's Underpants, Source of Life...
Wealth: 40.38 million Berries
Title: Entry-level Scavenger (Equipped, +100 base attributes, +120 charisma)
Intermediate Portable Space: 1,000 cubic meters
Marketplace]
"Huh?"
"Something's not right!" Yeyin stared at his drastically increased base attributes, confused.
Based on the trash he had collected, there was no way he should have gained this much in base stats! His stats had increased by seven or eight hundred points overall since setting sail, and what stood out the most was that all his attributes had improved.
Suddenly wide awake, Yeyin carefully calculated again. Even after recounting everything he had picked up, he was still missing a few hundred points.
Could it be...?
At that moment, Yeyin's gaze shifted back to the page. His digestion stat had increased to 520, up by 200 points.
This couldn't have been a mistake. Aside from the time he picked up something related to digestion from Lucky Roo, he hadn't obtained anything else that could explain this increase.
"Could it be you?" Yeyin muttered as he pulled out a green substance—the Source of Life! It was the only item he hadn't figured out how to use, and it hadn't shown any noticeable effects after consuming it.
Now it seemed that his gradually increasing base stats were the true power of the Source of Life!
With that in mind, Yeyin didn't hesitate to pop another piece of the Source of Life into his mouth. Then, satisfied with his discovery, he went back to sleep.
Five days later...
"Hina, aren't we at the next island yet?" Yeyin asked, sounding utterly defeated as he stood on the deck.
"Colonel Yeyin, it'll be another two days," Hina replied with a sigh.
When they first set sail, everything was fine. Yeyin spent his days cleaning the warship and practicing his swordsmanship on the deck. But by the third day, when he found that some small items were no longer giving him pick-up points or rewards, his mood took a nosedive.
Now, on the fifth day, the warship had nothing more to offer him, though he still cleaned it thoroughly. His spirits, however, remained low.
"Two more days, huh? It wouldn't hurt if some pirates showed up to keep me entertained," Yeyin said, waving his sword, "Muramasa," with frustration.
Another day passed.
The next morning, a dark shape appeared ahead of the warship.
"Colonel Yeyin! Hina spotted a ship ahead!" Hina shouted as Yeyin was scrubbing the deck.
"A ship...?"
"Hahaha! Finally! Finally!" Yeyin's eyes blazed with excitement.
"Colonel Yeyin, you're scary! Hina's a little scared!" Hina remarked as she watched Yeyin dash forward in excitement.
(End of Chapter)