Chapter 21: Rapid Progress

The next day, Karl reported to Zephyr on time, which was essentially getting special treatment.

Karl had been absent for a week, and his practice of the Six Powers had fallen behind quite a bit. Although the only thing he couldn't do yet was Moon Walk, as long as he knew how to use Shave and had a strong physique, he could easily master stepping on his left foot to jump onto his right foot and fly into the sky.

Currently, what Karl lacked were some tips for using the Six Powers and combat techniques. Zephyr was clearly a qualified martial arts teacher.

"I've already told you the techniques that should be told, but saying more is not as good as a real fight!"

"Next, I will be your sparring partner. Use all your means and launch an attack on me!"

Karl nodded, set his stance, and raised his hand for a Finger Pistol, then a Nine Heavens Thunder double-kick—which was actually Tempest Kick—and finally used Shave to rush in front of Zephyr, punching Zephyr's mandible.

It could be described as a flurry of operations fierce as a tiger, but looking at the damage, it was 250.

Zephyr took all of Karl's attacks without changing his expression, and then subdued Karl in one go.

"The movements are so big! Are you deliberately letting others see that you are about to attack?"

"Tempest Kick is not used like that. Treat your leg like a whip and lash it out to maximize its power!"

In short, Zephyr didn't show any mercy when teaching Karl. It was how it was. After a round of "military training," Karl's combat techniques improved rapidly. Except for Moon Walk, all other techniques had been mastered.

"Alright, that's it for today! Continue tomorrow. When your physique improves a bit more, I will teach you the technique of Moon Walk!"

Karl, covered in dust, panted slightly and patted a Holy Light onto himself to alleviate the fatigue after high-intensity combat.

"Phew~ Master Zephyr, when can I awaken Haki?"

Zephyr frowned, just wanting to reprimand Karl for wanting to run before he learned to walk, but thinking that this guy couldn't be lumped in with others, he thought it over and said.

"Karl, don't be in a hurry regarding Haki. After you have mastered the Six Powers, I will conduct special training for you in Haki."

"Really? That's great! Thank you, Master Zephyr. Then I'll head back!"

Zephyr glanced at the time. Very good, less than an hour until lunch...

Life in the training camp was monotonous. The only keynote was hard work, struggle! Sweating!

Just like that, time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, it was the 60th day, which was also the prelude to the end of the recruits' training camp career.

Because today was the day to test the recruits' growth and harvest, commonly known as the "Recruit Competition."

60 days passed, and Karl had also transformed from a small fry into a true Navy elite, leading the pack in the training camp. Ain and Binz were both hard-pressed to keep up.

Karl had also long since completed the 【Training Camp Wind and Cloud Second Stage】 task, easily obtaining ten designated attribute enhancement cards (Advanced), as well as the special skill 【Moving as a Rabbit】 that Karl was most looking forward to.

Without advanced enhancement cards, Karl's attributes were as follows.

Host: Karl

Age: 24

Physique: C

Perception: D

Willpower: D-

Special Ability: 【Still as a Virgin】, 【Moving as a Rabbit】

Holy Light Fruit: 5.8% (Awakening Progress)

Active Skill: Frail (Available)

From the attributes, it was not hard to see Karl's strategy in using attribute enhancement cards: focus on physique, secondary focus on perception, and he hadn't bothered with willpower at all.

Because Karl discovered that as his strength continued to grow, his willpower attribute would gradually rise, so he was too lazy to waste enhancement cards to specifically boost it.

The reason was simple: physique affected Karl's strength, speed, stamina, recovery... while perception affected reaction and thinking.

These two attributes had a huge impact on Karl's combat power. It was certain that the higher these two attributes were, the stronger Karl's combat power would be.

As for willpower... the system's explanation was very complicated, involving spirit, aura, and all sorts of messy things. The only thing worth noting was that once willpower reached S-rank, one could automatically awaken Conqueror's Haki.

"Ring ring ring~"

"Karl, wake up quickly! Aren't you participating in the test today! Don't sleep in!"

Mo Nika, wearing a white camisole nightdress, shook Karl's shoulders vigorously. Soon Karl opened his sleepy eyes, yawned, and muttered.

"Mm-hmm, oh, oh, I know!"

"Holy shit!"

Karl, suddenly awakened, scrambled out of bed, hurriedly put on his uniform, washed up, and after a goodbye kiss with Mo Nika, ran hurriedly to the cafeteria. Only after eating did he arrive at the training ground. ===== CHAPTER 23 =====