[{"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-412":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},2340396,4574,"Chapter 412: Technology Development Bureau","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-412",412,"\u003Cp>Gao Wen’s lips curled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hooked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It may be used only when confronting the World Government, and must not be prioritized.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen froze:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not prioritizing nuclear weapons… you mean the Ancient Weapons?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment he saw Gao Wen freely harnessing the earth’s energy veins, he had felt a creeping unease—this feeling intensified when he learned the scale Gao Wen could control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly half of Britannias’s earth energy veins, though still vastly weaker than the Ancient Weapons, could be harnessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, a single shot could easily erase a city from the map; with precision targeting, it could destroy an entire nation’s urban centers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This level of destructive power granted a strategic deterrence nearly equal to that of the Ancient Weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the damage caused by the Red Dragon drawing upon earth energy was no less severe than the sea-level rise triggered by the Ancient Weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A world turned entirely to desert would mean humanity’s living space would be crushed and confined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Vegapunk snap back to awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This entire conversation had been Gao Wen’s trap—a trap meticulously laid to exploit his nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Vegapunk knew he had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen’s group had already built the Pluton; the tide had turned, irreversible. His only option was to impose limits on its use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must ensure, to the greatest possible extent, that Knight Gao Wen would never abuse the Ancient Weapons!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome aboard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doctor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk looked at the hand extended toward him and sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The young are formidable indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today’s youth are too cunning—I’m an old man who’s fallen behind. One misstep, and I walked straight into your trap.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It may not be all bad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hands clasped together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warppan, just waking up, saw this moment and grinned foolishly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the spirit, old man!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Britannias is the perfect place for you to unleash your talent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk smiled helplessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A fool who gets sold and still counts the coins for the seller.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe~~~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warppan didn’t mind at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the calculating Vegapunk, he genuinely loved this nation beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He loved its people, and the places that warmed the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk shook his head in resignation, glanced once more around the embassy, then followed Gao Wen away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two weeks later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The New World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Britannias.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a desolate island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon sat exhausted in a valley, beside him lay Sabo, drenched in blood, and Ivankov, equally battered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the past few days, Dragon’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our intelligence was leaked. There’s a traitor in the Revolutionary Army—otherwise, the Divine Knights could never have executed such precise strikes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even those two monsters showed up themselves…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gack—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon spat out a mouthful of blood, then turned his gaze to Sabo beside him, worried:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve temporarily escaped those monsters, but we’re not safe yet. Send this location’s intel to Crow—order them to evacuate immediately and root out the traitor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Commander.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivankov pressed on:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s our next move?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dragon?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even though we’ve shaken off the Divine Knights’ pursuit, the situation is dire.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A traitor in the Revolutionary Army meant every one of their bases was at risk of falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most rational course now was to abandon Britannias and return to Revolutionary Headquarters to regain control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But concerning the Ancient Weapons, Dragon had no reason—and could not afford—to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Revolutionary Army held the Ancient Weapons, it could stand toe-to-toe with the World Government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When both sides possessed the power to annihilate each other, negotiation became the only solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, the balance would shift increasingly in favor of the Revolution!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Vegapunk’s matter was a thorn in his heart—he couldn’t rest until he understood it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon fell silent for a long while, then looked up at Sabo:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sabo, return to the Revolutionary Army. Take charge of the headquarters for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabo hesitated, but seeing Dragon’s serious gaze, he knew there was no turning back:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re the successor I’ve trained. The future burden of the Revolutionary Army rests on your shoulders.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Consider it your test.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ivankov, assist Sabo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivankov nodded solemnly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After settling Revolutionary Army affairs, Dragon rested briefly, regained his strength, then rode the gales, skimming the sea surface as he sped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabo watched Dragon’s retreating figure and murmured:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ivankov, what do you think Commander will feel when he sees everything in Britannias?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who can say what such a thing might be?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivankov shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s probably not much different from how we feel. Forget it—we’ve more important things to do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the night sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures sailed away in a small boat, slowly vanishing beyond the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Britannias.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Camelot, in a vast bay, a grand circular structure stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Vegapunk’s joining, Gao Wen established the Technology Development Bureau at Britannias’s headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk became its first director; Franky took the deputy director’s post; Warppan became commander of the bureau’s combat team.\u003C\u002Fp>",841,"2026-06-20T23:03:54.258Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3c7f5653f673193a7867b7405b61f8e59f3eb6b58e4f96240c983f98eb0da6dd","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-413","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-411",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]