[{"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-460":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},2340444,4574,"Chapter 460: Open Fire","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-460",460,"\u003Cp>Half a day later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile’s group boarded the Sky Island, and it was here that they first saw the colossal object floating high in the sky—resembling both a warship and an invincible fortress of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What… is this?! A ship flying in the sky? How is this possible?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, hey, hey!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t the size even more terrifying? How long is this thing? A kilometer? No, definitely more!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I feel like this thing firing one shot could blow Marine Headquarters straight into the sky!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the group’s astonishment, none noticed Crocodile’s dazed gaze:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… is Poseidon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had never seen it before, he named it instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, Poseidon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile’s knowledge of Poseidon was limited to a few fleeting lines in the translated historical texts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most evil warship in history, capable of destroying a nation with a single shot, an unstoppable steel beast…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When such exaggerated terms appeared in the records of that ancient kingdom, their weight needed no further explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile had no doubt about Poseidon’s power—he was stunned that Gao Wen had quietly acquired a card capable of toppling the World Government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason pirates on the Grand Line now answered the World Government’s call was partly because they sought the precious escape slots granted by the World Government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other half was fear of the Ancient Weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single strike left a crater hundreds of miles wide in Britannias, killed Kaido of the Beasts, and indirectly accelerated global sea-level rise and the sinking of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a weapon of true apocalyptic power—once possessed only by the World Government, now also by Gao Wen, alongside the legendary Qiangzhe  stockpiled in Britannias itself…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Crocodile had previously had only a fifty percent chance of believing Gao Wen could replace the World Government as the new hegemon, that confidence now rose to ninety percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, Poseidon’s appearance here was a cruel mockery of Crocodile’s twenty-year silence in Alabasta.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When did you get it?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just built it these past few months.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen spoke calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this warship, designed from the Poseidon blueprints and fused with countless technologies, has surpassed the original Poseidon. Its new name is Avalon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Avalon…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile murmured, a self-deprecating smile tugging at his lips—he realized once again how much he had underestimated Gao Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who had slaughtered his way across the Grand Line in just three years, rising from an unknown nobody in the East Blue to become the Lion King whose name echoed across the world, possessed not only power rivaling gods and demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was this cunning that made him truly terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment he became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea in the East Blue, everything Gao Wen did afterward may have been part of his plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After failing to seize Poseidon-related intelligence in Alabasta, he turned and stormed into Water Seven to steal the Poseidon blueprints; when the situation turned hopeless, he casually released a fake blueprint, clearing his own name while securing the real one—and escaped in full view of the Marines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he marched into the New World, conquered Britannias, and at that time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile’s breath caught:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your goal from the start was Poseidon?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen glanced at him, speaking coolly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think so if you want. Though honestly, this thing has little meaning to me now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile’s lip twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do you mean “think so if you want”? What do you mean “little meaning to you”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is Poseidon—the weapon that can shake the world, the very thing I spent twenty years chasing and failed to obtain—don’t treat it like it’s nothing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at this moment that Crocodile remembered: Gao Wen had just recently taken a direct hit from an Ancient Weapon—and yet remained unharmed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Ancient Weapons can’t touch this monster?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen ignored Crocodile’s expression entirely, speaking calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since it’s been built, let the world witness just how magnificent the firepower of Poseidon truly is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile looked up at the steel giant before him—his eyes held awe, faint anticipation, but mostly clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had once chosen, even for a moment, to side with the World Government, his fate might have been Poseidon’s cannonfire—or the pursuit of this monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might not even need Gao Wen to act himself; the monsters of the Round Table Knights could easily tear apart the Cross Guild!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen seemed to read Crocodile’s thoughts, turning and walking toward the distant shipyard:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you’ve joined, I’ll introduce you to those monsters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re quite enthusiastic—hope you can handle it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enthusiastic?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile was confused, yet an inexplicable chill crept over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Britannias wasn’t such a good choice either!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slipped by—half a month later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above the seas near Britannias, dark clouds gathered, lightning flickered intermittently, followed by restless thunder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning split the sky, illuminating the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And revealed the countless pirate ships drifting along Britannias’s borders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, to compete for the scarce lunar escape slots held by the World Government, nearly every major faction had sent forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Marines have deployed everything. Nearly every notorious figure in the New World has come. Even a rough estimate puts the incoming warships at over twenty thousand, with combatants reaching an unprecedented number of millions!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big Mom stood on the deck, ignoring the rain pelting her, gazing at Britannias in the distance with a sinister grin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the Age of Piracy—no, it’s the greatest war in history!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And the funeral of that monster in Britannias!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This force was enough to conquer any power—even Britannias.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mommy~ Mommy~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside Big Mom, Jin  stood with arms crossed, staring at Britannias in the distance, flames flickering in his pupils—but he remained hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knight Gao Wen, let you live a little longer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will personally avenge Brother Kaido—and take your head.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big Mom couldn’t help speaking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No rush. We have all the time in the world. This time, the whole world wants him dead—no one can stop it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big Mom’s eyes flickered with unusual light:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Won’t Katakuri be coming too?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced around but saw no sign of the figure she awaited—she gave up and waited silently for the war to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell is Britannias doing?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even now, at this point, hasn’t Gao Wen shown himself?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marine camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akainu stood on the deck, slowly lowering his telescope, his expression grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For days, they had sent small boats to infiltrate Britannias to gather intelligence—but none returned.\u003C\u002Fp>",1085,"2026-06-20T23:03:54.258Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d60f422be652e792fc61c8519d23b3533697384182a8f31c4c3e1af7102a4204","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-461","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-459",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]