Chapter 3

Standing in front was a tall, purple-haired man, about 65 years old, with a firm face and sturdy, well-developed muscles all over his body.

Seeing the groggy Karl, he frowned slightly and made a slightly hoarse voice: "Shuzo, what's going on?"

Shuzo restrained his anger, lowered his head respectfully, and said: "Master Zephyr, this kid was sleeping in! I caught him!"

"Hmm, is that so? Recruit, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation!"

Looking at this tall man with a firm face, Karl felt a little emotional in his heart.

Standing in front of him was the former Navy Admiral, the current Navy Chief Instructor, Black Arm Zephyr!

The marines he trained were all over the four seas, and even his superior, that old guy Charles, was once Zephyr's student.

Facing Zephyr's questioning, Karl swallowed a mouthful of saliva, feeling as if he were being stared at by a wild beast, his back slightly cold.

He replied with a numb scalp: "Report, sir! Because I knew I was coming to Navy Headquarters yesterday, I was so excited that I didn't sleep all night, so I got up late."

A trace of a smile appeared on Zephyr's expressionless face. He remembered the recruit information he looked through yesterday. This kid seemed to have joined the Navy at 14 and had been in for 10 years.

It's his first time at Navy Headquarters! It's normal to be a little excited, so he wouldn't bother him. Time is precious, and anyway, there will be plenty of ways to discipline him in the future.

"Return to the ranks!"

Karl let out a sigh of relief, walked into the queue without saying a word, chest out, head high, looking straight ahead.

Zephyr scanned the Navy array and nodded imperceptibly. Their spirits were good. Just as he was about to speak, he felt a tightness in his chest and began to cough loudly uncontrollably.

"Cough! Cough, cough~" Zephyr waved his hand to signal Shuzo not to help. After pounding his chest hard a few times, he felt much better, but he was still panting slightly.

"Everyone, from today on, you are my soldiers. No matter what rank you held before, here you only have one identity, and that is recruit!"

"For the next two months, you only have one goal. Tell me, what is your goal?"

All the recruits, including Karl, shouted without hesitation: "Become stronger!"

Slacking off and becoming stronger do not conflict. Karl just wants to slack off while becoming stronger, lying down while still making money. What did he do wrong?

"That's right, what I can teach you is how to become stronger. So, in the coming time, I will squeeze every bit of your potential to make you Navy elites. Do you have confidence?"

"Yes!"

"Very good, I believe in you. Now, cough, cough~ follow Instructor Shuzo to the training ground!!!"

Zephyr originally had a lot more to say, but his damn asthma was acting up again.

He had to terminate the lecture phase early and let Shuzo take this group of recruits to the training ground to test their Doriki values and see what they were made of.

Karl walked in the team, looking up at the magnificent Navy Headquarters. The building had the word "Navy" written on it, and in the middle was the Navy emblem.

Passing through the Navy family area and arriving at Navy Headquarters, the team stopped marching.

Shuzo stood in front of the team and said loudly: "Next, I will test everyone's Doriki value. When your name is called, come over! First, Ain!"

The youthful and energetic Ain walked out of the queue. Under Shuzo's guidance, she punched the Doriki testing instrument hard. The displayed value was 401. Shuzo looked at Ain's information and said: "You are a Devil Fruit user?"

"Yes, I am a Paramecia-type, Retro-Retro Fruit user."

Shuzo nodded, recorded the Doriki value after Ain's name, and drew a circle, then called the next person.

After about half an hour, it was finally Karl's turn. Looking at the testing instrument in front of him, he took a deep breath and gathered his strength for a strike!

486! The highest in the whole field. Even Shuzo, who had always looked down on him, took a few extra looks at Karl. This pretty boy seems to have something!

But it was just a few extra looks. This result was not considered very outstanding. You know, the Doriki value of an ordinary Navy soldier is 10, and only those above 500 are considered superhumans.

The CP9 group that would later go undercover in Water 7, the strongest, Lucci, had a full 4000 Doriki, and the weakest, Owl, had 800 Doriki.

And this was the result Karl achieved after using the attribute enhancement card.

It can only be said that the strength of this batch of recruits is not great, just picking the tallest among the short ones.

【Career Task - Training Camp Turmoil】: Successfully entered the Marine Training Camp. Reward: Devil Fruit, Paramecia-type Holy Light Fruit, has been stored in the system space, please check it.

"Damn it!"

Karl spat softly. He knew that with his luck, he shouldn't even think about Mythical Zoan or Logia Devil Fruits.

But having one is better than having none. Taking advantage of the waiting time, Karl hurriedly asked the system and finally figured out what this Devil Fruit was.

The Holy Light Fruit belongs to the auxiliary type of Devil Fruit. After eating it, one can use the power called Holy Light. There are two most basic abilities of Holy Light: the first is healing, and the second is strengthening.

In short, as long as he eats this Holy Light Fruit, Karl can become a healer, capable of healing and supporting. For the Navy, which has many people, this ability is simply top-notch.

"This fruit... is very fragrant!"

However, there's no rush for this moment. Let's see if there's a chance to get a Mythical Zoan in the future, otherwise, he'd be embarrassed to talk to others when he goes out.

Ding! 【Training Camp Turmoil Second Stage Activated】: Training phase, accumulated slacking time reaches 400 hours.

Reward: Designated Attribute Enhancement Card (Advanced) *10.

Special Skill: 【Move like a Rabbit】, when in motion, physical stamina consumption speed is halved.

Gulp, Karl swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Nothing more to say, just start slacking!