[{"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-69":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},2340053,4574,"Chapter 69: Silver","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-69",69,"\u003Cp>“Flash Step?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only one branch option?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Different skills have different advancement ranges?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen had a faint suspicion, but immediately turned his attention to the newly added branch ability—just from the name alone, it was clear that Flash Step was a sudden acceleration skill similar to Shave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s test its power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen stood up and leapt out the window, landing on the central open ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his feet touched down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kensei at his waist was already drawn, its silver blade blindingly bright under the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took one step—and instantly activated Shave. Before he could even react, his body appeared dozens of meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sudden stop, Gao Wen shattered the harbor’s stone slabs; cracks radiated outward from his position like spiderwebs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gao Wen paid no attention to this now—he faced the exact same problem Kuro had once encountered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His neural reflex speed could no longer keep up with Shave’s enhanced burst velocity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The instantaneous burst speed must be at least twice Shave’s normal speed to surpass my neural reflexes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This skill… is it really this overpowered?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen glanced at the cracks beneath his feet, then at the spot where he had just stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the slight pain in his soles from the recoil, he’d have doubted whether he was dreaming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen forcibly suppressed his thoughts, activated Observation Haki, and strained to sense everything around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, his figure vanished from the air—only the shattering floor and booming echoes remained in the harbor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gao Wen finally stopped, not a single intact stone slab remained where Kuro and the others had trained during the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood frozen in place, unable to move further—his legs trembled uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a sign of extreme muscular overexertion; Gao Wen now felt as if his legs weren’t even his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his eyes burned with pure excitement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Flash Step’s burst speed is far more extreme than I expected—nearly three times Shave’s normal speed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But as I originally suspected, this is a high-speed, short-range dash technique. Bursting at over three times Shave’s speed comes at a heavy cost to the body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Under these conditions, combined with the Kensei’s sharpness and my swordsmanship, if the opponent lacks Observation Haki or other survival techniques, I can land a guaranteed first-strike kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This ability represents a qualitative leap for me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“None of my previous upgrades in swordsmanship, physique, or Observation Haki pushed my rating to Silver—but now, it’s certain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen directly opened his system panel—a familiar screen reappeared before him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Host—Gao Wen】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Age—24】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Title—Captain of the Gao Wen Pirates】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Skills:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swordsmanship—LV-9: 148\u002F7000 (Divine Speed)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physique—LV-9: 1613\u002F7000 (Balanced)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shave—LV-5: 11\u002F5000 (Flash Step)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observation Haki—LV-3: 376\u002F3200\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Navigation—LV-3: 301\u002F800\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Badges:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain’s Fury—Subordinates’ stamina recovery speed +20%\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rising Fame—View potential abilities\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Rating—Silver:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even on the Grand Line, you are a regional powerhouse. The Marines must deploy at least a Rear Admiral to act against you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen stared at the unassuming words “Silver” on his rating—and slowly grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shave’s breakthrough had shattered the final barrier between Bronze and Silver, truly elevating him into the ranks of the strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the Cross Guild’s classification, Gao Wen’s current combat power matched that of pirates with bounties between one hundred million and one billion Berries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first half of the Grand Line—the Paradise—unless he was catastrophically unlucky and encountered some out-of-spec entity, he’d face almost no serious rivals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The position of Warlord of the Sea, once merely a fantasy in Gao Wen’s mind, was now within reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only barely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, even the weakest Warlord, by system rating, stood at the peak of Silver—most were Gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for titans like Mihawk, they had unquestionably entered the legendary tier, symbolizing absolute supremacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But in the East Blue, I can walk with my head held high.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has my immediate combat power already approached my potential limit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not forget the state his pirates reached after hitting their potential ceiling—no matter how hard they trained, they could never advance further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He refused to accept such a fate for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to consider breaking through my own potential limit. Body modification is out—so that leaves either a Devil Fruit… or…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen recalled the battle between Kuro and Akin in Crow Harbor, when Kuro, after awakening to his true self, had enhanced his own potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, in the East Blue, no one could push him to that kind of pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do I have to go to the Grand Line?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A distant sound of a window closing echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up and saw an orange tree on the windowsill, its leaves rustling in the sea breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen rubbed his nose, glanced at the shattered floor around him, then guiltily vanished into the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuro and the others arrived at the harbor as usual to train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All they saw were countless shattered slabs—the central ground was now utterly unusable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akin frowned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I trained too hard yesterday, hit my limit, and passed out the moment I got back to my room—I had no idea what went on outside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoro nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same here. But to cause this, besides the three of us, only the captain could’ve done it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He trained secretly while we were gone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoro sucked in a sharp breath:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s underhanded!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuro shook his head, adjusted his glasses with his palm, and said calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s trying to stop us from training—using this childish tactic of destroying the training ground to delay being surpassed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gao Wen, you’ve fallen. To protect your position, you’ve resorted to such petty tricks?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoro froze, instinctively ready to defend Gao Wen—but Akin grabbed his arm and subtly shook his head, whispering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s useless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once Kuro decides something, he won’t change his mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoro also chose to stay silent, watching Keluo perform in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The training ground had been damaged, but it could not dampen their enthusiasm; they hurried to a flat beach, warmed up slightly, and began their individual training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it grew even more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was well known that when the first person in your dorm started pushing themselves, others would inexplicably feel anxiety: \"He’s working so hard, and I’m still a waste.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by pushing themselves just as hard could they relieve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, over the past month, each of them had made their own progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After mastering Observation Haki, Ajin had already reached a Bronze-level rating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoro’s transformation was even more dramatic: as a newcomer, he had continuously defeated the Cat Brothers and Zanho, becoming the ship’s undisputed fourth-ranking member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strength had nearly doubled compared to just over a month ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cat Brothers, having completed their patrol mission at Crow Harbor, sat in a cake shop by the harbor, enjoying a rare morning tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahh~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzhi shoved an entire cake into his mouth before he could chew, when a frantic ringing came from the phone-worm in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glug~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzhi’s face flushed red as he swallowed the cake, then pulled out the phone-worm and answered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss Buzhi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve located the Haishangcantingbaladi . But there’s a man there, not mentioned in any intel—he’s terrifying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We don’t know, but his eyes—they’re like an eagle’s!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1250,"2026-06-20T23:03:52.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0dc9a6751248efc84a3437938f11cbe3c9aff11faffb811fca820b88de259fc6","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-70","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-68",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]