[{"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-4":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},2339988,4574,"Chapter 4: Astonishing Enhancement","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-4",4,"\u003Cp>“More surprises?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this the choice the system said would determine my future?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the voice in his mind, Gao Wen quickly snapped back to awareness, his face lighting up with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three advanced abilities lay before him at once; the best choice was obviously to take them all, but reality clearly didn’t allow it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this concerned his future combat power, and very likely his first transformation at this stage—he couldn’t afford to be careless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely by their names, the three abilities’ functions were clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Iron Slash enhances the power of sword strikes; Zoro demonstrated this when fighting Mr. 1-Daz Bone in Alabasta—he could slice through steel bodies as if they were nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Flying Blade refers to aerial slashes, the mainstream long-range technique for swordsmen in the Pirate World—master it well, and you can cut through mountains or islands like Mihawk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen then turned his attention to the final option: Speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speed, without doubt, increases the speed of my attacks. In battle, even a fraction of a second faster can decide victory—or life and death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, Gao Wen finally fixed his gaze on Speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My current opponents don’t possess Armament Haki, and those Devil Fruits that significantly boost physical strength aren’t found in the East Blue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Iron Slash may be useful in high-intensity fights, but it offers me little benefit right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Flying Blade is the same—it’s a late-stage skill. No matter how strong aerial slashes are, they can’t surpass the blade itself; when I need long-range attacks, I can just use cannons—or learn the technique of the Yui no Ken.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why use martial arts when you have a gun? How can you call yourself a master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Judging by this, Speed is the most beneficial to me right now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Gao Wen made no further hesitation—he selected Speed. The system interface vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body began to heat up the next instant; the high temperature turned his skin crimson, even steaming with scorching vapor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers grew longer and more powerful; his entire musculature began regenerating, his whole body undergoing a transformation—growing toward greater perfection, precision, and strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few breaths later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen’s body temperature slowly returned to normal. As he exhaled a puff of white mist, he opened his eyes—and what he saw stole his breath:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything around him had slowed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The falling leaves in the distance, the crashing waves along the shore, even the branches swaying in the wind—all moved unnaturally slow, like a slow-motion video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could even see a flying mosquito drift past his face—the vibration of its wings, the trajectory of its flight—all exquisitely clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not the world slowing down—it’s my perception becoming sharper!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen instinctively drew his sword…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade flashed silver—a single motion: draw, strike, sheath—all completed in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Gao Wen registered what had happened, the mosquito had already been split cleanly in two, its body spiraling down, its transparent wings severed and scattered by the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen stared at his sword, his pupils contracting involuntarily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I do that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So fast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Faster than I could react—everything was already over. This speed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen then compared himself to Monka, the opponent he’d fought before, and a faint smile curled his lips:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now I can cut off his head with a single strike!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boost from Speed was nearly comprehensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From nerve reflex speed, to perception, to the instinct of drawing the blade—all served one purpose: faster sword speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From drawing the sword to slaying the mosquito to sheathing it again, the entire process took less than 0.2 seconds—faster than the theoretical human limit in his previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he could feel this was still not the limit of this body—once he mastered it, he could do even better!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even faster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the boost of Speed, Gao Wen’s sword speed became wildly exaggerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you can break defense, even a fraction of speed is the difference between life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen tossed a stone into the air and swung his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the stone hit the ground, it shattered into dozens of pieces—each fragment’s cut surface perfectly smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before the stone landed, I struck thirteen times. This speed rivals a light rifle—more than enough for battles in the East Blue!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen’s spirits lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unease he’d felt since his transmigration finally eased, partly thanks to his own growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now looked forward even more to the future boosts the system would bring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If each skill level-up grants me one term every five levels, then once my swordsmanship reaches level ten, I’ll gain the next term.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My physique is about to reach level five—if these men keep growing at this pace, their physique will meet the upgrade condition in no more than half a month.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What will the physique branch ability be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen’s mind filled with guesses, but they were all just speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, once he seized the ship from Monka and found a place to let these Jiucai  train for ten or fifteen days, their physique experience would be more than enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen set aside his distractions and began carefully familiarizing himself with his surged attack speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He practiced each technique from his mind’s swordsmanship, one move at a time—even using Monka as a mental opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and soon it was deep into the night. Gao Wen, now thoroughly familiar with his body, was drenched in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stripped off his shirt, revealing his sharply defined upper-body muscles, and with his height exceeding two meters, his proportions resembled a Greek statue—perfectly beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This body’s appearance was that of Gauvain from the Knights of the Round Table, one of the prototypes of the White Knight—his looks were naturally exceptional, which explained why the Queen of Goa Kingdom couldn’t resist him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen mimicked a famous anime hair-gel hand gesture, sweeping his bangs upward, exposing his refined, sculpted features—his demeanor now carried more aggression than his former gentle-gentleman image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After tidying himself, he walked toward a cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pirate ship was too badly damaged to repair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen ordered his men to dismantle the cannons and transfer all supplies and ammunition into the hidden cave, then waterproofed the cannonballs—turning it into a temporary base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave loomed ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most pirates were already asleep; snores echoed inside, and even the night watchmen sat back-to-back by the fire, eyes closed in light slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen glanced around briefly, his brow slightly furrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from those stationed near the pirate ship, all his men were here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Ba was not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, a wounded man should be staying here under the ship’s medic’s care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“On guard duty?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That doesn’t make sense—why assign a wounded man to guard duty when manpower is sufficient?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The estuary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pirate ship with a broken mast lay motionless there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dense black scorch marks on its hull and its nearly shattered keel proved it could no longer sail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Ba quietly leapt from the deck and scanned around—confirming no one was near—he slowly removed the seagull pendant from his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened it, revealing a hidden miniature Den Den Mushi inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Private Jia Ba reporting. Position of Knight Gao Wen: distance from the Sixteenth Branch…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1225,"2026-06-20T23:03:52.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8c81ce83049c73e07f3241cdfea767e4f71a0ac56dd63fb2d75d088a1990b875","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-5","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-3",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]