[{"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-452":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},2340436,4574,"Chapter 452: The World Is Sinking Faster—The Power of the Paramecia!","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-452",452,"\u003Cp>Originally, Rydfield had taken that remark as a joke from Barrett.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he was humbled by Gao Wen’s immense power and aura, and became one of Gao Wen’s followers, he finally realized Barrett had not lied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, words can deceive, but the feeling of surpassing one’s own limits and advancing further cannot be faked by anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the decades of his past life, he hadn't felt this kind of thrilling excitement in a very long time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he had regained his youth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not physical youthfulness, but his soul itself had become younger, more vibrant, brimming with endless possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You felt it too, didn’t you?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mihawk!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mihawk raised a hand to press down his hat, and beneath the brim, his lips curled upward; behind him, the black sword emitted a thrumming hum of pure exhilaration~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In just a few days, my swordsmanship has improved—barely noticeable, but the feeling is unmistakable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In other words.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we have enough time, perhaps we truly could reach the height this man has attained…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Possible?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the overwhelming power Gao Wen had displayed in that battle, Rydfield still felt dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could I… ever reach that level?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Rydfield pondered, Mihawk’s voice reached his ears:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Words are useless!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everything lies in the blade!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black sword drew, and Mihawk’s entire aura, no longer concealed, erupted fully!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Real combat is always the best cultivation, and in Britannias, there will never be a shortage of opponents!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True enough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rydfield’s lips curled as he drew his umbrella-sword, meeting Mihawk’s incoming slash head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripple spread outward from the two of them; the force tore a layer of earth from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others also found their own opponents and began clashing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though they had only been here for a few days, they had already been assimilated by Gao Wen’s fanatical cultivation atmosphere, becoming one of them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that great battle, Britannias quickly returned to calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Camelot was destroyed in the battle, fortunately, its residents had already been evacuated by Gao Wen in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, aside from a few unlucky souls, casualties were minimal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plans to rebuild Camelot were already on Gao Wen’s desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still remembered that the name Camelot, in legends, symbolized an impregnable fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, there was no such thing as an impregnable fortress—only those with unyielding will, rebuilding this royal city again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Internally, Britannias had become unusually quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they would not forget their hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they waited—for the king at the summit to issue the command for revenge, to seize everything from the World Government!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As order gradually returned within Britannias, the entire sea grew increasingly chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The side effects of the Five Elders’ abuse of ancient weapons were beginning to manifest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just two short years, they had used ancient weapons three times in succession, and sea levels began rising again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faster, more violent, more extreme than ever!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The water level rose again?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This place is no longer safe!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On an island along Britannias’ border, many coastal buildings had already been submerged by seawater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village chief led a group of able-bodied men to relocate to higher ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s faces were grim; faint, suppressed sobs could be heard among the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just three days ago, the coastal water level had still been below the safety line—but now nearly half the village’s foundations had been swallowed by seawater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water level had risen over a meter, and the rate of rise was accelerating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If this continues, the entire island will eventually be swallowed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We should consider moving to another island!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman, her face filled with worry, could not help speaking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had lived here for many years and had vaguely sensed the seawater level rising gradually—but its sudden acceleration to a visibly alarming pace filled her with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald, elderly chief sucked on his pipe, gazed around, and saw only endless ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Over fifty years ago, when we founded this village, there were more than a dozen islands nearby—all now sunk beneath the sea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time we can move higher—what about next time? Or the time after that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one answered the old chief. Everyone felt a stone pressing on their hearts, as if they already saw the day when seawater would swallow the Red Line Continent whole!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice emerged from the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since the disaster two years ago that destroyed half of Britannias, sea levels have risen faster—and after the nearly identical disaster a few days ago, the rate rose again…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there’s a third, a fourth…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps this entire world will be swallowed by the sea!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just Britannias—sea levels across the entire world were accelerating upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inch by inch, land was being swallowed; habitable land was visibly shrinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic and unease spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world, once stabilized under Marine suppression, had become turbulent once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rumor that the world was sinking spread globally, and all blame pointed to the two disasters in Britannias!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technology Development Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk, upon learning from Stussy that S-Long had spent the entire day sparring with the Knights of the Round Table and gradually bonding with them—even literally “battling into unity”—felt considerably relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, thanks to S-Long’s inherited instinct from Gao Wen, though his way of interacting with these monsters was unusual, it was surprisingly harmonious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk felt slightly reassured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when his gaze fell upon the survey report in his hand, his heart tightened again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just as we initially predicted, repeated attacks by ancient weapons are causing the world to sink faster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It has reached the point of being visibly apparent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t wait any longer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a crisis of life and death—for Britannias, even more urgent than the World Government!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We must report this to Gao Wen immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After temporarily entrusting the Technology Development Bureau to Franky, Vegapunk boarded a hot air balloon and slowly descended into Gao Wen’s temporary base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk slammed his findings onto Gao Wen’s desk, his gaze unusually urgent:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gao Wen, the situation is worse than we originally predicted!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After this, Britannias has less than two years left!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1034,"2026-06-20T23:03:54.258Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","13a59f919439666b6ad3bb8f9319efb25f5f6e3a4a56a75e0a2275b19e072bd8","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-453","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-451",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]