[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki":3,"chapter-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-23":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","If You Don't Try Hard, How Can I Become Pirate King?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2340007,4574,"Chapter 23: Provincial Military Commander Krik","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-23",23,"\u003Cp>“Are you men of Provincial Military Commander Krik?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keluo nodded and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder. Pretending to be Marines to infiltrate the port and launch a coordinated attack—that’s his signature move. Shall we move?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Better to avoid trouble. That guy’s strength is average, but he commands a massive fleet of thousands, dozens of ships attacking together. Taking them down by force isn’t hard for us two, but we’d lose most of our crew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not worth it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry up. Once we’ve restocked, we leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keluo replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen turned to look at Akin, still standing on the deck; after meeting his gaze, Akin turned and walked toward the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen quietly activated his badge function and launched a direct scan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name—Akin】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Potential—Bronze】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Rating—Iron:】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Grateful for kindness, utterly loyal!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Though talent is mediocre, no boss doesn’t love an employee like this!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grateful for kindness, utterly loyal…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen stared at the keywords on the panel and grew interested:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bronze-level potential, nearly equal to Keluo’s—decent experience fodder. If I get the chance later, I’ll definitely recruit him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But first, I need to handle the supplies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closed the badge interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen left most of his men aboard to guard against possible surprises, then followed Keluo to find the contact person, Habinjie, as arranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to the ship, Akin found Palu awake from his coma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the shattered shield beside him and Akin’s silence, Palu instantly understood what had happened and spoke apologetically:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Akin, I’m sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Saying that now is pointless. Stay aboard and heal. The rest is my responsibility.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akin patted Palu’s shoulder, but his mind kept replaying Rat’s strange reaction—he suspected something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out his phone-worm linked to Krik and dialed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low voice came from the other end:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Akin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Done?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akin shook his head, voice grave:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides us, two other groups have arrived here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One is Marine Colonel Rat—he’s already left, no longer a threat. The real problem is the other group.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They haven’t even moved yet, and Rat was left babbling in fear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Either a powerful pirate, or a monster from the Grand Line—neither is easy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From their aura, the two leaders are stronger than me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain, should we postpone this operation and wait for another chance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akin asked tentatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Another chance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice on the line let out a scoff:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Akin, do you know how much it costs to run a 5,000-man fleet for a month? Do you know how long our food will last? Do you know how many rounds of ammunition are going bad from dampness every day?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Combat is your duty. Understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krik’s voice rose sharply, brimming with unshakable confidence:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that I won’t wait—it’s that this path allows only forward motion, never retreat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I command this massive fleet so that only my voice echoes across this sea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dozens of pirate ships, one broadside can destroy a town—what use is individual bravery against such power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, the weapons for survival are already forged. I don’t believe anyone is stronger than me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akin nodded. He would never defy Krik’s orders, even if the path ahead led to certain death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he truly agreed with Krik’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this sea, individual bravery has limits—flesh and blood cannot withstand blades, bullets, or warships!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ended the call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akin’s gaze sharpened. After counting enough men, he moved swiftly, scouting the city’s troop deployments and ammunition storage sites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quietly positioned key forces from the ship at these locations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once given the order, they could instantly dismantle the port’s resistance—even seize the entire harbor without firing a single shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had done this countless times, never failed; each success proved Krik’s unmatched strategic insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time, we won’t fail—even with other factors involved!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akin calmed himself and personally led the team to observe Gao Wen and the others’ movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krik studied the intelligence returned from the port, his brow slightly furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two worn bounty posters lay on his desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain, based on Akin’s report, we can confirm the other force in the port is these two.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knight Gao Wen, bounty 8 million Berries.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keluo the Cunning, bounty 15 million Berries.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krik’s assistant presented his compiled data and added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We haven’t updated our ship’s bounty posters in a while—this information may be outdated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krik nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pirate bounties rarely change drastically within a few years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No issue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, Gao Wen only rose to fame two years ago, and Keluo the Cunning is rumored to be considering retirement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krik sneered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For a pirate, thinking of retirement means death is already near.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But pretending to be Marines to enter the port—they’re clearly trying to seize Crow Port from within.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they get there first, it’ll be trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strike first! We move now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant froze:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Akin and Palu are still in the port—isn’t that a bit…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krik’s lips curled into a cruel smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, subordinates were merely expendable—anyone could be sacrificed to complete the plan, even his second-in-command, Akin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m confident they can survive the attack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they can’t, then they’re just weaklings—such crewmembers can never be my right hand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant swallowed hard, eyes filled with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know when he, too, might be discarded by Krik—perhaps far in the future, perhaps in the next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the more he thought this, the more he wanted to prove his worth, the more he dared not defy Krik’s will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the assistant trembled in dread,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krik turned, gently caressing the golden armor beside him, his eyes filled with rapture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This armor, forged from special alloy, can withstand direct hits from naval cannons—even the strongest swordsmen cannot cut through it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And beneath every plate lies a deadly weapon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Armor-piercing rounds, high explosives, poison gas shells—each can easily kill a man. And I have this too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krik gripped a grotesque spear, its sheer weight exceeding a ton, feeling its power—his eyes blazed with fierce confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stronger the force with which you swing, the more powerful the explosion that follows...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just this armor, I deserve a place on the Grand Line—let alone a tiny Donghai ?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who can stop me?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1031,"2026-06-20T23:03:52.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b99cbc613d1a80d2353a5a7874a36715e241885d36277ed55191ed637ebf7bad","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-24","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-22",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]