Chapter 74: Preparing to Fly Solo

The Moby Dick.

Ma Erke returned to the ship with the scarred Whitey Bay, arranged for someone to treat her, and then hurriedly went to find Bai Huzi.

"Pops!"

"Oh, Ma Erke is back! Gurarara~ How is the situation?"

Ma Erke bit his lower lip, somewhat dejected: "Pops, by the time I arrived, Karl had already slaughtered all of Big Sister Whitey Bay's subordinates, and Big Sister Whitey Bay was also seriously injured."

"Afterward, I fought with Karl, but I didn't expect a Navy Major to have awakened two types of Haki at the same time. I couldn't take him down for a while!"

"By the way, he is also a Devil Fruit user. His ability possesses healing effects."

Bai Huzi's brows frowned slightly: "Is Whitey Bay okay?"

Ma Erke was stunned, then shook his head: "It's fine, just some minor injuries."

"That's good. What happened later? Did you take him down?"

"No, Kizaru came. In case Big Sister Whitey Bay had an accident, I retreated with her."

Bai Huzi laughed 'Gurarara': "It's that annoying guy Kizaru again. Forget it, as long as people are fine. Once Whitey Bay gets better, we'll help her get her dignity back!"

"Mm!"

Marineford, Fleet Admiral's office.

"That is the process of the matter."

After hearing Karl finish the cause and effect, Sengoku nodded. Karl handled this matter quite well—no, very well.

Although he killed many pirates, Bai Huzi couldn't possibly make a big fuss over them and officially go to war with the Navy.

It's not that the Navy is truly afraid of Bai Huzi and doesn't dare to fight him, but the timing isn't right.

If they really fought, neither the Navy nor the Bai Huzi Pirates could bear the series of consequences after the war started.

"Mm, you handled this matter very well. By the way, I heard you were on par with Phoenix Ma Erke?"

Karl scratched his head. Three people make a tiger, indeed! If you really count it that way, then what about Higuma knocking out Shanks with a bottle, and Morgan almost killing Garp with an axe?

"Of course not. I could only barely resist Ma Erke's attacks. I'm still far from being on par with him!"

Sengoku was even more satisfied now. Not arrogant or impetuous, and had a clear understanding of his own strength.

"Hahaha, too humble. You will grow up sooner or later, and then who wins and who loses won't be certain!"

Karl nodded with a smile, trying to speak as little as possible.

"Mm, since you can defeat the Ice Witch Whitey Bay by yourself, then you should have the strength to lead a team to execute missions alone. How about this!"

"Your rank is promoted to Colonel, and Navy Headquarters will issue you a large warship for you to go out and execute missions..."

After leaving Navy Headquarters, Karl couldn't help but wave his fist. From today on, he could be like Hina, a true Navy officer!

Of course, on the surface, he was still Kizaru's adjutant. If there were major missions, he would still need to act with him, somewhat similar to a pirate division; he was equivalent to Kizaru's First Division.

There are many benefits to leading a team alone, such as whether to slack off in the future, when to slack off, and how to slack off—it was all up to him; no one could control him.

Now he just needed to wait for Navy Headquarters to transfer people, such as navigators, gunners, handymen, etc., otherwise, Karl couldn't drive a warship to capture pirates all by himself!

"Wait slowly! No rush!"

Three days later, Karl was officially promoted to Major at Headquarters, which immediately caused a huge uproar, but after learning about Karl's record, everyone shut their mouths.

Defeating the Witch Pirates single-handedly and being on par with the famous Phoenix Ma Erke—being promoted directly to Rear Admiral wouldn't have been an exaggeration.

"Ding! Detected that the host's rank has been promoted from Major to Colonel. Obtained a jump-level reward: Random Special Skill Extraction Card."

"Daily task rewards changed to 5 designated attribute strengthening cards + random rewards * 3 (can be stored). Probability of obtaining rare rewards increased to 5%."

Karl, who had just climbed out of the gentle embrace, smiled slightly. One word: awesome.

"Use all designated attribute cards to strengthen perception, use the random special skill extraction card."

"Use successful. Congratulations on obtaining the special skill: 【Child of the Sea】. Can breathe freely in the sea and ignore water pressure. Underwater stamina consumption -50%."

Seeing this skill, Karl couldn't help but say 'holy shit', which even woke up Monica beside him.

"What's wrong?" "Uh, nothing, nothing! You keep sleeping! I'm going to the bathroom!"

Karl immediately climbed out of bed and disappeared in a flash.

"System, check attributes."

Host: Karl

Age: 24

Physique: B-

Perception: D+

Will: B+

Haki: Armament Haki LV3, Observation Haki LV2

Special Abilities: 【Quiet as a Virgin】, 【Move Like a Rabbit】, 【Child of the Sea】

Holy Light Fruit: 16.6% (Awakening progress)

Active Skill: Frail (Can be used) ===== CHAPTER 76 =====