[{"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-41":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},2340025,4574,"Chapter 41: Burgeoning Experience Points","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>Gao Wen blinked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The numbers for swordsmanship and physique were still normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Keluo and Ajin were both severely injured and unable to move normally; the only sources of experience now were the pirates in the crew whose potential had not yet reached its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They yielded at most a dozen points a day, sometimes just a few—barely better than nothing, and overall the amount was even declining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was within Gao Wen’s expectations; what truly startled him was Observation Haki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are only two people in the crew who’ve awakened Observation Haki—Ajin’s injury is worse, so it must be Keluo, who’s recovered better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can Keluo really provide 33 points of Observation Haki experience per day?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And this is even while he’s still injured and physically limited—once he fully recovers, his contribution will only increase.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Gao Wen opened his system panel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Host—Gao Wen】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Age—24】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Title—Captain of the Gao Wen Pirates】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Skills:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swordsmanship—LV-5: 1171\u002F1600 (Blazing Speed)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physique—LV-5: 381\u002F1600 (Balanced)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Navigation—LV-1: 13\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stick Death—LV-1: 3\u002F200\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observation Haki—LV-0: 33\u002F500\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Badges:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain’s Fury—Subordinates’ physical recovery speed +20%\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rising Fame—View potential abilities\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Rating—Bronze: Across the Four Seas and even Paradise, you’re a notable figure, but in the New World, keep your head down.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, those who returned to Parra Island had clearly not abandoned their training; collectively, swordsmanship and physique each gained over a hundred experience points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was within Gao Wen’s expectations; what truly surprised him was Observation Haki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The experience needed to reach Level 1 exceeds that required to reach Level 4 in Physique?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So even among abilities, there are tiers of superiority?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen furrowed his brow slightly; though still puzzled, this was the only reasonable explanation he could conceive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Haki only becomes widespread after reaching the New World, where the strong gather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Four Seas and the first half of the Grand Line—Paradise—many train swordsmanship, body arts, or develop Devil Fruits, but those who truly master Haki are few and far between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If so, the experience needed for Armament Haki and even Conqueror’s Haki will be even greater.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even at Keluo’s current rate, I’ll reach Level 1 in less than half a month—then I can truly apply it in combat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once both of them recover, Physique and Stick Death will begin rising again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And I must also train Armament Haki—otherwise, facing Logia users, I’ll be hopelessly passive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling his battle with Smoker, Gao Wen felt a deep sense of frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In raw power, he was unquestionably superior to Smoker—but Smoker’s Logia ability to phase through attacks nullified every strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only suppress him by repeatedly stabbing at blinding speed, shattering Smoker’s body over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If next time he faced a Mera Mera no Mi or Magma Mera no Mi user—with direct lethal power—he’d have only one option: run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haki is the manifestation of the heart; everyone possesses Haki, but not everyone can awaken it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Observation Haki is already active—can Armament Haki be unlocked by analogy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought in mind,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the next day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen entrusted crew affairs to Zan Gao, and had the Cat Brothers lead a group of recovered crew members to hunt pirates near Crow Harbor as promised, securing the shipping lanes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then began attempting to awaken his own Armament Haki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But saying it was one thing; doing it was another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Days passed, and Gao Wen gained nothing—not even a clue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blind luck like that only happens once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without guidance, Gao Wen’s understanding of Haki was limited to a few forum posts he’d read in his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those weren’t wrong, but they were just wild speculations—correct in theory, useless in practice, offering him no real help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while Haki remained a mystery, Ajin and Keluo were gradually starting to show results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the boost from Gao Wen’s badge ability, Ajin’s recovery far outpaced expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just seven days, he removed his bandages; though many wounds still bore scabs, he could move normally again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the influence of Gao Wen and Keluo, Ajin gradually began training himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at the harbor, the sun sank overhead, baking the earth into searing heat—the air above the ground visibly warped, and the cicadas’ drone stirred the mind to restlessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the pirates had retreated to the shade, but Ajin kept punching a derelict pirate ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His bloody, mangled fists left dents one after another on the hull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the agony, Ajin’s mind grew unusually clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as Ajin came to understand the Gao Wen Pirates more deeply, he increasingly felt the weight of Gao Wen’s past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The once kindest, most caring captain of a pirate crew—betrayed by his own men in crisis, forced to draw his sword against them, and forever changed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder Gao Wen could still set aside his prejudice and save me, even though I was his enemy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only those who’ve shared similar experiences can truly understand each other.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed slowly, he didn’t know how long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his final punch, Ajin noticed the sun had already swallowed its last glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain in his fists made him acutely aware his body had reached its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing further would only cause more hidden injuries—not worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew~!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ajin exhaled and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Gao Wen’s fried rice, his heart filled with something he’d never felt before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen, frustrated after failing to awaken his Haki, returned to his room—when suddenly, the familiar system chime echoed in his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Physique experience +127!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Swordsmanship experience +8!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stick Death experience +22!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Observation Haki experience +44!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen froze, then his eyes widened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Physique experience increased by 127?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At the current rate, the rest of the crew combined barely contribute a fraction of that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So Ajin and Keluo together provided roughly 120 points of Physique experience?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not to mention Stick Death and Observation Haki!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just these two alone match the output of a large pirate crew of hundreds—and they sustain it longer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At this rate, my Physique could leap two levels in under a month, reaching LV-7—perhaps even reach LV-10 in half a year, unlocking a second descriptor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, a crewmate with great potential can outpace hundreds—or even thousands—of ordinary pirates in experience.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The gap in innate talent between individuals in this world is utterly unreasonable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1060,"2026-06-20T23:03:52.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d69fe3d75b04c3c178180f461b9dd22b5706f4a071780bf9f0c648fbbf70963e","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-42","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-40",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]