[{"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-422":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},2340406,4574,"Chapter 422: Sixteen Strong!","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-422",422,"\u003Cp>Ten thousand meters above ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami stood atop the floating island, gazing down at Britannias.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this height, the inner sea, hundreds of kilometers in diameter, already revealed its faint boundaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new Camelot rising from the ruins still fell far short of the former capital city of Britannias.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the crisscrossing roads, neatly planned buildings, and the tiny, dust-like figures moving along them all carried the vitality of dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This storm was no accident—it was the result of Nami using the Cloud-Cloud Fruit to manipulate the clouds over Britannias’ inner sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The compatibility between this fruit and Nami far exceeded Gao Wen’s initial expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Gao Wen’s original estimate, Nami might have needed another half a year to reach this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she achieved it in merely half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there was Tenghu’s Gravity-Gravity Fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former affected large-scale climate, summoning a storm to obscure vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter directly acted, lifting the shipyard and dozens of kilometers of land into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together, their abilities produced an effect beyond imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It must be spectacular!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tenghu sat cross-legged beside Nami, straining to open his sightless eyes downward, yet perceiving only a hazy glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, it’s spectacular.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk walked slowly over, standing shoulder to shoulder with the two, gazing down at the land below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his gaze back to Tenghu and Nami beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk’s eyes narrowed slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I recall correctly, the Float-Float Fruit left behind by the Golden Lion is also in the hands of Knight Gao Wen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gravity, floatation, clouds…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A kingdom standing high in the sky?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Combining these three is no idle fantasy—it’s already possible. That man is surely preparing for the coming end of the world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He already knows what the future holds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet even such power might allow a single race to survive the apocalypse—but when expanded to cover the entire sea, it remains insignificant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether the Martial Arts Tournament or the creation of Pluton, he seems rushed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did he see at Laugh Tale?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he thought,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the heavier Vegapunk’s heart grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had begun to suspect something—but dared not probe deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That future was too desperate, too terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All humans except the Fish-Men—no, all life dependent on land—would face certain destruction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tenghu glanced back at Vegapunk without a word; his pale eyes saw nothing, yet revealed unimaginable complexity:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Regardless, Gao Wen has his own path.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All we can do is trust him, stand beside him, and walk toward the future.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether it means destruction or rebirth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk replied softly, his tone tinged with confusion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why, as his enemy, do you trust him so utterly?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enemy?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tenghu shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have never been his enemy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From the start, we were friends. Now, we are comrades.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And shouldn’t you already know why more and more people follow Gao Wen, until they’ve gathered into a force capable of confronting the World Government?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk said nothing, only lowered his gaze to the land below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storm had long passed; Camelot at midnight glittered like stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk murmured:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gao Wen truly embodies a possibility never before seen in this world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind around them suddenly surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air currents ten thousand meters above ground were far fiercer and colder than those on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at this moment, Vegapunk felt a fire ignite within his chest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, he made a decision:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then now… we must do what we must. It’s time for the World Government to see the true power of the Ancient Weapons!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three rose and walked toward the shipyard behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst blazing lights,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a loud, exultant cry rang out from the shipyard:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Super!!!!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uraa—!!!!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at a CP0 base under the World Government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As information about Britannias leaked out, the officer’s expression grew increasingly strained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gone?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could it be gone?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could a shipyard spanning dozens of kilometers vanish without a trace?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was nearly driven mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infiltrating Britannias, confirming whether Gao Wen’s group was secretly building Pluton, and determining its progress—this was the mission assigned by the Five Elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still remembered the thrill he felt when he first received it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though dangerous, success meant a direct path to the highest echelons of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite knowing the peril, despite knowing the monsters he’d face, he had accepted the mission without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what had he encountered now?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the storm, the shipyard spanning dozens of kilometers had vanished entirely, leaving only a pit a kilometer deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he not known the Five Elders would never deploy an Ancient Weapon at this moment, he might have believed it was the mark of Heaven’s Wrath!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he failed this mission…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dared not think of the consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deploy every operative we have hidden in Britannias! Find it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe he can fly into the sky!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Camelot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen stood by the window, watching the clear blue sky after the storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his vision, he could even see the massive pit left behind when the shipyard and dozens of kilometers of land had been lifted into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seawater would flood in; soon, the pit would become a bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hss—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drawer slid open.\u003C\u002Fp>",873,"2026-06-20T23:03:54.258Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8acd1255454131f6737676fa3ffac4d595ad078d56ee844c3c4ef375f61b090e","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-423","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-421",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]