[{"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-65":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},2340049,4574,"Chapter 65","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-65",65,"\u003Cp>Inside the captain’s cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen opened his system panel as usual to tally today’s gains—it had become his nightly ritual before sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, lying there doing nothing while watching his experience bar surge and his strength grow—was there anything better than this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the news that reached his ears left him utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Physique experience +233!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Swordsmanship experience +408!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scoop Death experience +40!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Observation Haki experience +84!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much did swordsmanship increase?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen rubbed his eyes, confirmed the numbers, and still couldn’t suppress his shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, the pirates in the crew training swordsmanship yielded almost no gains—only a few scattered experience points daily, sometimes none at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant these four hundred swordsmanship points came almost entirely from Zoro, and nearly half of his physique experience did too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zoro had been under Gao Wen’s command right after his awakening, a month would have been enough to raise his swordsmanship to its current level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—it would have far surpassed Gao Wen’s own strength!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoro’s Gold-level potential, when converted proportionally, yielded nearly four times the experience of Bai Yin Keluo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap wasn’t as vast as from Iron to Bronze, but it was roughly comparable to the difference between Bronze and Silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Gold-level potential?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, his envy for other Gold-level potential crewmembers in the East Blue growing sharper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ace was out of consideration for now—without Armament Haki, Gao Wen’s actual combat results against him would be little different from fighting Smoker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logia-type users were just too broken; without specific countermeasures, they were truly unbeatable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll get a Devil Fruit one day!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t care if it’s a special Paramecia or Logia—Mythical Zoan would be even better!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen, familiar with the original plot, knew that among the countless Devil Fruits, only Mythical Zoan was the meta answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combining an animal form with a Mythical ability, consuming a Mythical Zoan fruit was nearly equivalent to consuming both a Paramecia and an Animal-type Devil Fruit at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of Devil Fruit one received still depended entirely on luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most powerful elemental abilities among Logias had already been claimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mythical Zoans had many legendary forms still unseen, but they were the rarest of all—finding even one was incredibly difficult, with no room for choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This thing depends on fate, but swordsmanship and physique are within my control right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pushing these two to their extremes is enough to earn the right to reach the summit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, even Roger the Pirate King and Shanks the Red-Haired reached the top without Devil Fruits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen shook off the distractions in his mind and focused entirely on the panel before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His swordsmanship, already on the verge of leveling up, surged past its limit directly to LV-6 thanks to Zoro’s sword-dao experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flood of sword-related knowledge flooded into Gao Wen’s mind—he felt his fingers itch, instinctively reaching to draw his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen stepped quickly out of the cabin onto the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew Kensei Masamune and executed every new technique that had just entered his mind, one move after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the deck was filled with shimmering silver blade-light and Gao Wen’s whirling figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of countless blades slicing through the air echoed across the deck, moonlight glinting off the edges to cast mottled shadows all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moves that had already been streamlined now branched into countless variations, then slowly refined again until they merged seamlessly with Gao Wen’s original sword system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike his former razor-sharp, brutal style, this time his techniques carried an unusual beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they remained just as swift and lethal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami, having just returned to her room, stared through the window at the figure endlessly practicing swordplay—she froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even the captain is training at a time like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who told me the captain doesn’t train at all? I’d love to slap this scene right in their face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Turns out, those people who make it look easy to score perfect marks are just working hard when you’re not looking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, their kind of effort might be ten minutes’ work equaling your whole day’s results.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami’s lips twitched; she simply shut the porthole, determined to ignore it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t help but recall Keluo, who had once been ambitious to overthrow Gao Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she could see Keluo deeply respected Gao Wen, the reality was clear—someone stronger than you is even stronger than you…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Keluo~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You might as well give up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami shook her head, silently mourning for Keluo for a few seconds, then lowered her gaze back to the sea chart in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The candle flame flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casting light upon Nami’s focused face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade-light on the deck continued until dawn approached, the distant clouds glowing like fire, radiating streaks of dawn light, before finally ceasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen was drenched in sweat, yet felt not the slightest fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kensei Masamune in his hand vibrated softly, as if sensing its master’s transformation, radiating excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You felt it too, didn’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve grown stronger—and now you’ll drink more blood from powerful warriors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And… no, I will definitely challenge the man at the very top!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen stood still on the bow, facing the rising sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea breeze brushed his face, lifting the strands of hair from his forehead, revealing a sharp, noble face and eyes as brilliant as the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen stood at the bow for several minutes, then turned and returned to the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he eagerly anticipated tonight’s gains, bad news reached his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keluo and his two companions suffered muscle strains from overtraining—Ajin had even urinated blood and would likely be confined to bed for the next few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Experience, of course, was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen’s face twisted into a constipated expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell are you guys trying to prove?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven Harbor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the lord’s mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Sha stared at the stunningly beautiful girl in the mirror, momentarily spellbound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this… me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice carried an air of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Mo Li, who stood beside Jia Sha holding the mirror, froze in place at the sight of Jia Sha’s transformed appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Sha’s original looks had been unremarkable, but now before Mo Li stood a girl of exquisite beauty and an impossibly slender figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially her skin—not just pale, but glowing with a dewy luster, instantly recognizable as impossibly smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with Jia Sha’s naturally outstanding aura, Mo Li at that moment even thought that even the Empress Hancock, whom she’d seen in newspapers, could not surpass this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Li, snapping back to reality, nodded firmly and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, this is you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this the effect of the Devil Fruit?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Sha raised her hand to gently touch her face, then turned to gaze at the other Devil Fruit on the table, murmuring:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think Mr. Gao Wen might need this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1175,"2026-06-20T23:03:52.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8f54c469fd2eb7fe93d2d5d986def0b0b587ad64f923be75e7e99dae4171de61","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-66","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-64",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]