As for the pitiful 8 points of swordsmanship experience, Gawain could understand it.
After all, there is almost no one in the pirate group who is good at using a sword except him.
The potential of those ordinary pirates has been basically tapped to the limit, and the experience points they can provide can only be said to be better than nothing.
Gawain narrowed his eyes slightly: "After recruiting Nami, the next target would be Zoro."
"But compared to the others, Zoro's mind is undoubtedly much stronger. It is impossible to get such a person on board by relying solely on violence."
"However, meals must be eaten one step at a time, and the road must be walked one step at a time."
"First, do the things in front of you well and quickly improve your own strength. This is the hard truth."
After that, the light in Gawain's room was turned off.
... ... ...
One month later.
The White Knight Pirate entered a long period of recuperation.
The previous series of battles had already left many people seriously injured. Even with the logistical support from Raven Harbor, many wounded still did not survive and died from wound infection or other complications.
Although everyone was a little sad, they were used to this kind of thing.
The life of a pirate is far from being as beautiful as shown in the manga. Death, fighting, and endless sailing are the norm.
But, at this stage, those who survived are basically no longer in serious condition and will be able to recover after recuperating for a period of time.
It's a blessing in disguise.
After witnessing more deaths, Gawain gradually got used to this kind of life.
Nightfall.
Gawain's room was brightly lit, and the sea breeze blew in from the window, ruffling Gawain's hair.
During this period, under the influence of the two people, Kuro and Gin, most of the people in the pirate group began almost rigorous training.
One of them was staring at the area below Gawain's buttocks, while the other was still brooding over his previous defeat at the hands of Kuro.
They all put in their best efforts and risked their lives.
After recovering from their injuries, their strengths have greatly improved, and Gawain has reaped the benefits, gaining a large amount of experience points every day.
Now, Gawain sat at the desk, carefully wiping the sword in his hand.
During this month, although he still has not reached the threshold of Armament Haki, he and Guanze Masamune have become more familiar with each other.
Looking at the sword again at this moment, Gawain actually felt a blood connection with it.
Suddenly, a familiar system prompt sounded in Gawain's mind:
"Physique experience +133!"
"Swordsmanship experience +6!"
"Pussyfoot Maneuver experience +32"
"Observation-Haki experience +54!"
Compared to half a month ago, all skills except swordsmanship have seen significant increases.
With a large amount of experience pouring into his body, Gawain's physique and Observation-Haki, which had been stagnant for a long time, finally ushered in the moment of transformation.
Physique: Level 6: (2987/3000) -> Physique: Level 7: (120/5000)
Observation-Haki: Level 1 (998/1000)——> Observation-Haki-Level 2: (52/2000)
Along with the successive upgrades of the two, there are changes in his body again.
A familiar warm current surged from his heart, along with the blood that reached every part of his body, nourishing every cell in his body, pushing his already strong physique to a higher peak.
His skin turned visibly red, even emitting bursts of hot steam, and a large amount of impurities were discharged from his body through his pores.
Despite this frightening change, Gawain did not feel any discomfort. He only felt his body becoming lighter and more coordinated.
After a few seconds, the changes in his physical body gradually subsided, and the scorching steam in the room was gradually blown away by the sea breeze.
"Huh!"
Gawain opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of hot air, then took off his leather armor, revealing his muscular upper body.
His size hadn't changed much.
He became even thinner than before and had basically returned to his body shape just after traveling into this world.
But he could feel that the basic capabilities of his body had been raised again.
Strength, physique, agility.
The three developed in a balanced manner under the constraints of the equilibrium feature, ensuring that every time he improved, he could reach the most ideal state of his body and could perfectly exert every bit of the body's strength.
Feeling the changes in his body, Gawain couldn't suppress the ecstasy in his heart:
"At level seven, the strength, stamina, and agility have increased by nearly 40% compared to level six and have almost doubled compared to level five!"
"If I were to fight Smoker again at this time... "
Gawain suddenly clenched his fists with confidence in his eyes: "He won't have the chance to throw the Nanashaku Jitte into the sea."
"And the Observation-Haki also successfully broke through to level two."
"Time to give it a try."
After speaking, Gawain used his Observation-Haki, and then a strange feeling that was independent of his five senses appeared in his mind.
The wind in the air, the waves on the sea, the chirping of insects in the corner, the snoring of the pirate downstairs…
At this moment, everything came to Gawain's mind.
The improvement of perception ability by Observation-Haki becomes more abnormal as the skill level increases.
At this moment, Gawain was even looking forward to whether he would be able to awaken the ability to predict the future in a short period of time or other derivative abilities when he upgraded this ability to level 5.
The next moment.
Gawain unsheathed his sword, and a silver-white Flying Slash flew out of his hand, crossing a distance of hundreds of meters and cutting a shark that jumped up from the center of the harbor in half.
Whoosh!
Blood splattered, dyeing the sea red.
The pirate in charge of the night watch rubbed his eyes. If it weren't for the shark's corpse still floating on the water, he would have thought he was hallucinating.
He wanted to sound the alarm, but when he saw the location where the silver light had just come from, he put down the horn in his hand.
"I'm so stupid. Who else but the captain could do such a thing?"
"But has the captain become stronger in such a short time?"
He turned his head to look at the attic in the distance, only to find that the windows there had already been closed as if what he had just done was just an insignificant thing.
"My captain is truly... A monster!"
… … …
In the room, Gawain slowly put his sword into the scabbard, recalled his sharp perception just now, and couldn't help but exclaim: "I can sense any creature from hundreds of meters away. No wonder that guy, Kuro, is so arrogant after awakening his Observation-Haki."
"Observation-Haki is indeed consistent with what I inferred. It can make up for the defects of the Pussyfoot Maneuver. Kuro can even use it to push Pussyfoot Maneuver's speed to a higher peak."
"It's just the same thing, but I can do it even better."
Gawain smiled slightly and opened the system panel. The familiar light blue screen appeared before his eyes:
[Host: Gawain]
[Age: 24]
[Identity: Captain of the White Knight Pirate]
Skill:
Swordsmanship: Level 5 (1439/1600 ) Swiftness
Physique: Level 7 (120/5000) Equilibrium
Navigation: Level 1 (13/100)
Pussyfoot Maneuver: Level 3 (3/800)
Observation Haki: Level 2 (52/2000)
Badge:
Captain's Fury: Subordinates' physical strength recovery speed +20%.
Rising Fame: You can check the potential level of your subordinates.
[Rating: Bronze. You are a big shot, even in Paradise, but please keep your head down in the New World.]
During this month, not only his Physique and Observation-Haki had greatly improved, but even the Pussyfoot Maneuver he had learned from Kuro had also been upgraded by two levels, directly to Level 3.
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