Chapter 9

Vice Admiral Dolo was startled, finally believing the fact that the World Noble had been attacked, and roared:

"Order! All marines assemble immediately!"

"Prepare to depart in half an hour!"

If a World Noble were harmed within his jurisdiction, Dolo would surely incur the World Government's wrath.

"Yes!" The communications marine hurried toward the communications room.

Wooooo!!!

Soon after, an emergency assembly alarm rang out across the marine base.

Half an hour later.

Five warships, led by Vice Admiral Dolo, set course for the Kingdom of Kachinobu.

The next morning.

Lin Yu sat upon the throne of the Kingdom of Kachinobu.

Before the throne knelt a sea of nobles, ministers, and noble ladies.

These people occasionally stole glances at Lin Yu seated on the throne, and at Shalurya kneeling beside him, their hearts filled with shock.

"How dare he do such a thing to a World Noble? This man is utterly reckless..."

"Yet that arrogant World Noble lady now crouches beside him like a dog—never seen anything like it..."

"This man cannot escape the marines' pursuit..."

Ignoring the whispers below, Lin Yu stroked Shalurya's head as if petting a pet.

At his feet, the World Noble Shalutiya, dressed in a maid's uniform, knelt with a special necklace around her neck, gritting her teeth as she massaged his thighs.

After a night of sword technique instruction, under the effect of "One Point Mastery," Shalutiya's favor toward Lin Yu rose rapidly.

But after climbing from -200 to -50, it stopped changing, granting Lin Yu only 1 point of Physique per hour.

Lin Yu knew this was because he had killed Shalurya's father and brother.

The hatred for a father's murder is unforgivable—he could understand that.

Lin Yu did not mind, for he had already successfully acquired the knowledge of Shalutyia's skill: Quanweidiao Sect.

It was precisely through this skill that Lin Yu, supported by Conqueror's Haki, had forced the royal ministers of Kachinobu to obey him.

"Master, here is the complete list of treasures from the Kingdom of Kachinobu's treasury."

Princess Anna, also dressed in a maid's uniform, approached Lin Yu, knelt on the ground, and presented the list in her hands.

Having helped Shalurya complete her revenge, and after a night of sword technique instruction,

Princess Anna's favor toward Lin Yu had now reached 60, granting him 6 points of Blood Qi per hour.

Under the influence of Quanweidiao Sect, she was extremely obedient.

"Oh? There's a good sharp sword here."

Looking at the treasure list, Lin Yu nodded in satisfaction.

Due to his Ultimate Swordsman Experience Card, Lin Yu intended to pursue the path of a swordsman.

In the Pirate World, swords are classified as Supreme Grade Great Swords, Great Swords, Good Sharp Swords, Sharp Swords, and Ordinary Swords.

Among them, there are twelve Supreme Grade Great Swords, twenty-one Great Swords, and fifty Good Sharp Swords.

That means, in the Pirate World, there are only eighty-three named swords above the level of Good Sharp Sword!

Even the Sandai Kitetsu, gifted to Zoro by the weapon shop owner in Loguetown, and Shishio in Dazhiji's hands, are merely Sharp Swords.

This was why Lin Yu was surprised to find a Good Sharp Sword in the Kachinobu Kingdom's treasury.

"Load all these treasures and the money they surrendered onto the World Noble's ship, and stock it with sufficient food and wine."

Casually tossing the list to Anna, Lin Yu began giving orders.

He had already learned from Shalurya the function of the phone worm that Luo Zi had crushed.

The news of his killing a World Noble had surely spread.

Yet the nearest marine base to Kachinobu Kingdom required at least one full day to reach it.

So Lin Yu was in no hurry.

"Yes, Master."

Hearing the order, Anna immediately went outside the royal palace to instruct royal guards and servants to transport the treasures from the treasury and the ransom money surrendered by the ministers and noble ladies.

Since the World Nobles had driven everyone out of the Kachinobu Wang Gong last night, others still did not know what had happened inside.

And Anna, having helped Lin Yu torment Shalurya last night, now had no choice but to follow him to the end.

So she had no objections to his arrangements—she also wished to leave this place of turmoil as soon as possible.

Seeing Anna leave, Lin Yu began using his system to check his current status.

Host: Lin Yu

Physique: One Star.

Spirit: One Star.

Blood Qi: One Star.

Sword Technique: One Star.

Martial Arts: One Star.

Armament Haki: Two Stars.

Observation Haki: Two Stars.

Conqueror's Haki: Two Stars.

Special Talent: Endurance, Heart-to-Heart Connection.

Special Skill: Quanweidiao Sect, Scouting, Ship Handling.

Devil Fruit: System Type·Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Pirate Crew Fruit.

Base Combat Power: Two Stars / Lieutenant of the Headquarters.

Additional Combat Power: Top-tier Swordsman Experience Card / Remaining Uses: 2.

Note: Ability levels one to three stars are Beginner, four to six stars are Intermediate, seven to nine stars are Advanced, and ten stars are Top-tier!

Note: Combat Power does not equal destructive power.

Note: Only a Marine Sergeant who has trained for years can have physical abilities reaching one star.

"A Lieutenant of the Headquarters, huh."

"With this position, one can already don the Cape of Justice."

Looking at his own information, Lin Yu raised an eyebrow, feeling quite pleased.

Because he had eaten the Devil Fruit, Lin Yu's base attributes directly reached one star; combined with his awakened three types of Haki, his Combat Power successfully reached two stars, attaining the level of a Lieutenant of the Headquarters.

Do not underestimate this one-star increase in base attributes; it is the fundamental reason Lin Yu has pulled away from ordinary guard soldiers.

According to the System, ordinary people like Anna and Shalulia have no star rating at all; only a Marine Sergeant who has trained for years can possess one-star physical attributes.

What is a Marine Sergeant who has trained for years?

When Tashigi first appeared in Loguetown, she was a Marine Sergeant.

Two years later, she became a Lieutenant of the Headquarters, matching Lin Yu's current strength.

Although Tashigi was merely a Sergeant when she first appeared, her strength at that time far exceeded that of other ordinary Marine soldiers.

This is the gap between one-star physical attributes and ordinary people.

Until noon, Anna finally finished loading everything from the treasure vault.

And Lin Yu, taking Shalulia with him, boarded this giant ship that originally belonged to the Celestial Dragons.

In the Pirate World, ship sizes are divided into Micro, Small, Medium, Large, and Giant types.

The Going Merry belongs to the Micro type, the Thousand Sunny belongs to the Medium type, ordinary warships belong to the Large type, and the Navy's largest warships belong to the Giant type.

【Ding! Detected host stepping onto a masterless ship. Proceed with binding?】

【After binding, the host can freely control this ship based on ship control abilities.】

【Ship bound. Please name it:】

Lin Yu glanced at Shalulia, who was following behind him wearing a special necklace, and let out a light chuckle.

"God Slave!"

【Ding! Naming successful. Obtained Pirate Crew Flagship: God Slave!】

The next moment.

The sails on the God Slave automatically unfurled, the helm automatically rotated and adjusted, the ship pulled away from the shore, and sailed toward the depths of the sea.